Palo Alto, CA -- Channel 29, a new government channel, has been added to the channel line-up for the cable system that serves Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Atherton, Menlo Park and portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The new government channel 29 will complement the existing government channel 26, making two dedicated government channels.

"The new channel provides the cable system communities additional live city council and committee meetings. We think that residents will be pleased with the increased opportunity to view meetings live as well as see replays of meetings," said David Ramberg, cable franchise manager for Palo Alto.

The added capacity provided by government channel 29 will enable Palo Alto and the other cities to broadcast more than one live meeting at the same time, reducing the occurrence of conflicting live meeting broadcasts currently experienced. In the weekday daytime channel 29 will broadcast the California legislature when in session.

Residents can access the schedules for channels 26 and 29 in the television grid in the local newspaper, or online at www.cityofpaloalto.org/clerk

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