Yu "Yudy" Deng
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Palo Alto · (No Ballot Designation)
Yu "Yudy" Deng serves on Palo Alto's Parks and Recreation Commission, to which she was appointed in 2024. She works in investment relations and has a background in accounting and economics.
Positions in brief
She supports adding family housing near transit and shopping, faster permitting for small businesses, continued environmental leadership on climate resilience, and a more common-sense, transparent City Hall.
Deng supports adding family housing near transit and shopping areas and enabling mixed-use downtown development, and proposes expanding allowable ADU size and height. On infrastructure, she wants transportation, utilities, parks, and public safety infrastructure to keep pace with growth. On the environment, she wants to continue Palo Alto's tradition of environmental leadership with proactive planning for flooding, wildfire, and sea-level rise. Her 'Green Lights' economic plan proposes a 48-hour permit intake guarantee and 30-day decisions on common permits to cut business costs and reduce vacant storefronts. On government, she wants City Hall to use common sense and create predictable permitting pathways.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports adding family housing near transit and shopping areas, mixed-use downtown development, and larger/taller ADUs.
“Add family housing where it makes sense—near transit, shopping areas”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Wants transportation, utilities, and parks infrastructure to keep pace with the city's growth.
“transportation, utilities, parks, public safety, and other essential infrastructure need to keep pace”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Wants to continue the city's environmental leadership with proactive planning for flooding, wildfire, and sea-level rise.
“continuing our tradition of environmental leadership”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Proposes a 'Green Lights' faster-permitting plan, including a 48-hour intake guarantee and 30-day decisions on common permits, to cut business costs and reduce vacant storefronts.
“48-Hour Intake Guarantee”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants City Hall to use common sense to solve problems and create predictable permitting pathways.
“City Hall should use common sense to solve problems”
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