After a 10-month pop-up at the Stanford Shopping Center, the kitten rescue nonprofit Mini Cat Town opened its first standalone location on California Avenue in Palo Alto.
The relocation comes after city planners issued a notice reclassifying Mini Cat Town from a “retail pet store” to a “kennel/boarding” facility. This new classification violated zoning regulations, triggering a 30‑day eviction notice, which ultimately forced the store to find a new location in March. According to Mini Cat Town co-founder Thoa Bui, the Stanford location was always intended to be temporary.
“The community reacted really well to our 10-month pop-up location in Stanford,” Bui said. “Once the lease ended, we decided to find a new location in Palo Alto.”…