The only land available in Palo Alto to build new houses on is the ‘foothills’ - a very large area but effectively closed to new building by the local politics. SO, this new ordinance will actually impact almost nobody.
ps:
The median single family home price as of September 22 2013 for PALO ALTO is $2,288,918. It ranges UP from there in most of Palo Alto’s immediate suburbs (Woodside, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, Atherton, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills).
(I hate to say it, but if anybody is able to secure a building permit in P.A, he can probably afford a silly electric outlet for his car... anyway. A bad ordinance, but not one that is going to hurt millions of people like Obamacare.)
Aren’t we just talking about an extra 220 V dryer outlet in the garage?
Even if you don’t want an electric car, it would be good for your kiln, air compressor or welder for your other hobbies.