Palo Alto市议员Julie Lythcott-Haims支持新候选人George Lu参选，Lu是第二位35岁以下的“支持住房”候选人。Lu现年31岁，在Meta担任产品经理，他曾在规划和交通委员会任职，并表示希望改善交通安全和住房负担能力。他获得了Lythcott-Haims、学区委员Jennifer Di-Brienza以及两位前任市长Larry Klein和Gail Price的支持。

😁 **支持住房的年轻候选人**: George Lu是Palo Alto市议员选举中第二位35岁以下的“支持住房”候选人。他曾在规划和交通委员会任职，并表示希望改善交通安全和住房负担能力。

🤝 **获得多方支持**: Lu获得了Palo Alto市议员Julie Lythcott-Haims、学区委员Jennifer Di-Brienza以及两位前任市长Larry Klein和Gail Price的支持。

💼 **丰富的经验**: Lu现年31岁，在Meta担任产品经理，拥有丰富的专业经验。他曾在规划和交通委员会任职，并对当地社区发展有着深刻的了解。

🏙️ **关注城市发展**: Lu在竞选网站上表示，他希望为小型企业在Palo Alto的运营创造更低成本和更简单的环境，并关注城市发展中的问题，例如交通安全和住房负担能力。

By Braden CartwrightDaily Post Staff Writer

Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims is getting behind the newest candidate for council.

Planning Commissioner George Lu announced his candidacy yesterday (May 28), becoming the second pro-housing candidate under 35 to enter the race.

Lu is endorsed by Lythcott-Haims, school board member Jennifer Di-Brienza and two former mayors: Larry Klein and Gail Price.

Lu, 31, grew up in Millbrae as the child of immigrants and graduated from Stanford in 2014. He now works at Meta as a product manager and lives in the Mayfield neighborhood by California Avenue.

Lu has been on the Planning and Transportation Commission since last April. He said in his announcement that he’s “seen first-hand how challenging it is to move the needle” on issues like traffic safety and housing affordability.

“Our city deserves an efficient and responsive government,” Lu said. “If we work together, we can reduce traffic deaths, invest in our neighborhoods, achieve our climate goals, and ensure the viability of local businesses.”

Lu said on his campaign website that he wants to make it less expensive and less complicated for small businesses to operate in Palo Alto.

“When we lose businesses like the Nut House or CineArts theater, we don’t get them back,” he said, referring to a longtime bar on California Avenue and a movie theater at Palo Alto Square.

Four seats are up for grabs in the fall.

Councilwoman Lydia Kou, 57, and Councilman Greg Tanaka, 49, can’t run again due to term limits. Mayor Greer Stone, 34, is eligible to run for a second term. Councilman Pat Burt, 72, has filed papers to run for re-election.

Lythcott-Haims is the first sitting council member to endorse someone in the race.

Katie Causey, a pro-housing and pro-cycling member of the city’s Human Relations Commission, announced her campaign in March.

Causey, 30, is endorsed by Mountain View council members Emily Ann Ramos and Lucas Ramirez, East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio Lopez, former Redwood City Mayor Giselle Hale and state Board of Equalization member Sally Lieber.