Row over tow prompts probe of planning commissioner

Row over tow prompts probe of planning commissioner

Forest Olaf Peterson found himself in an awkward predicament in January, when his Ford Mustang was towed for being illegally parked in a public parking structure. His subsequent encounter with the towing business prompted a formal complaint against him -- and a city investigation.

Planning Commissioner accused of throwing his weight around with tow yard owner

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A member of Palo Alto’s Planning and Transportation Commission has been accused of using his city position to ask for special treatment after his daughter’s car was towed from a city parking garage, public records show. Commissioner Forest Olaf Peterson allegedly identified himself as a planning commissioner repeatedly and requested a discount, a tow yard owner said in an email to City Manager Ed Shika…