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Subject:NYTimes: These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate.
Date:Sunday, November 28, 2021 10:49:57 PM
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Dear city council
Never understood why El Camino does not have roundabouts, especially at the intersection of embarcadero. A lot of
tailpipes emissions at these traffic lights !
Best,
Matthieu Bonnard
These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/climate/roundabouts-climate-emissions-driving.html?
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Subject:Fwd: Dr. John Campbell on Omicron on DW and his vid. today about it. Glimmer of hope
Date:Sunday, November 28, 2021 10:22:31 PM
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From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 5:56 PM
Subject: Fwd: Dr. John Campbell on Omicron on DW and his vid. today about it. Glimmer ofhope
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Subject: Dr. John Campbell on Omicron on DW and his vid. today about it. Glimmer of hopeTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021
To all- Dr. John Campbell in Carlisle, England: Discssing Omicron variant:
DW news interview, Omicron latest - YouTube
His vid for today, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021: Important. Well worth watching. Twenty-some minutes.
Omicron objectivity - YouTube
Some glimmer of hope here in his vid. for Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 for the doubly
vaccinated and esp. for those who are boosted. Omicron seems to be worse in the under 40sand in men. Cases tend to be mild. We'll know in two weeks how well the variant can evade
our vaccines. It will take three months to tweak current vaccines.
Very preliminary information from doctors in South Africa who are seeing cases ofOmicron.
He excoriates officials in the US, Biden for e.g., for letting flights continue into the USfrom South Africa and southern Africa until 12:01 AM ET on Monday. If they are accepting
flights that left Africa today, Sunday, well before that hour, and they say they will, those willarrive at JFK around 7 AM on Monday, seven hours after the supposed travel ban takes
effect. They could not figure that out in the WH even though I told them about it last night.They could have halted flights leaving Africa today, Sunday, by informing the countries
involved last night and this morning. What the US has done wrt halting flights from Africa"is a bit of a farce, isn't it?" Campbell says. I agree. But then, money talks. Inconveniencing a
few travelers is worth it if it prevents some deaths in the US due to Omicron.
L. William Harding
Fresno, Ca.
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From:pennyellson12@gmail.comTo:Council, CitySubject:Grade SeparationDate:Sunday, November 28, 2021 3:10:41 PM
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Honorable City Council Members.
The 2013 Palo Alto Rail Corridor Study (page 4.05), has a map that identifies existing and possible rail crossing options. (See map below.)
Notice that this map identifies a possible bike/ped grade separated crossing in the general vicinity of the Adobe Creek bed. There are two streets in this area, Ely and Greenmeadow Way, either of which might provide landing for
a grade separated crossing on the east side of Alma. The streets on the west side of Alma at these locations provide access to regional bike/ped routes to Los Altos, Mountain View, the Wilkie Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge, SRP, and
Gunn HS. This is a possible grade separation location that could provide additional bike/ped access through construction for this part of Palo Alto and greatly improve regional bike/ped connectivity long term.
The Gunn HS Walk & Roll map shows connections through the Charleston Meadows and Monroe Park neighborhoods that could take advantage of a bike/ped grade separated crossing at this location. See
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/transportation/safe-routes-to-schools/safe-routes-to-school-links/2019-final-walk-and-roll-maps/final-gunn-walk-and-roll-map-2019.pdf
It doesn’t appear that this option was explored in the XCAP process. If it has not been looked at, I think it should be.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Penny Ellson
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Subject:RECONCILING THE DESTRUCTION OF A CULTURAL HAVEN
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From:Allan Seid
To:Channing House Bulletin Board
Subject:Fwd: Asian Americans seen in a new light on Sesame Street – AsAmNews
Date:Sunday, November 28, 2021 11:13:54 AM
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Subject: Asian Americans seen in a new light on Sesame Street – AsAmNews
https://asamnews.com/2021/11/26/ji-young-discovers-she-belongs-on-sesame-
street-despite-being-told-to-go-back-home/
Asian Americans seen in a new
light on Sesame Street
November 26, 2021
Sesame Street Workshop
By Louis Chan, AsAmNews National Correspondent
There’s something about seeing a Korean American rock star that’s
refreshing.
Seeing it on Sesame Street makes it that much better.
Ji-Young, the first Asian American character on Sesame Street, made
her debut on Thanksgiving Day on HBO Max. She’s not only
Korean American, but she’s in a rock band. It’s not often you see
Korean Americans portrayed as rock musicians. It counters the
stereotype.
The episode is already posted by Sesame Street Workshop on
YouTube for those who don’t have an HBO subscription.
The opening sequence shows Mr. Alan, Alan Muraoka, celebrating
Neighbor Day with Ji-Young and Elmo.
Mr Alan shows off his moves doing a Japanese folk dance and Ji-
Young, an up-and-coming rock star, generates oohs and ahhs with
her guitar riff of a Korean song her grandma taught her.
Seeing this behavior normalized sends a strong message to children
that Asians are as American as apple pie.
It’s not too long, however, before Ji-Young realizes not everyone
agrees. The character as portrayed by puppeteer Kathy Kim,
becomes sad after being told by another kid that she should “go back
home.”
“I’m sad and I’m scared,” said Ji-Young.
Mr. Alan explains to Elmo why that’s hurtful to be told you don’t
belong on Sesame Street, to be told that that can’t be your home
because you’re from a different country.
Throughout the episode, Mr. Alan introduces Ji-Young to several
other Asian Americans on Sesame Street including a Filipino boy, a
Hawaiian woman, and an Indian American family. Each is proud to
show a different aspect of their unique Asian American culture.
This episode makes it clear that Asian Americans are not a monolith.
Numerous characters from each distinct Asian American identity are
portrayed.
Guest starring are hapa actress Anna Cathcart, Padma Lakshmi, and
Simu Liu along with a few more surprise appearances.
This is a must-see for the children in your life, and as with many
Sesame Street episodes, there’s plenty for the grown ups too.
AsAmNews has Asian America in its heart. We’re an all-volunteer
effort of dedicated staff and interns. Check out our new Instagram
account. Go to our Twitter feed and Facebook page for more content.
Please consider interning, joining our staff, or submitting a story, or
making a contribution.
From:Carla Befera
To:Council, City
Subject:Castilleja ARB review Dec. 2
Date:Sunday, November 28, 2021 1:27:14 AM
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Councilmembers,
I would like to share the comments below, directed to the members of the ARB. The points may also
be cogent to your future considerations of this project.
Many thanks for your attention to this matter.
Carla Befera
From: Carla Befera <carlab@cb-pr.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2021 12:46 AM
To: 'arb@cityofpaloalto.org' <arb@cityofpaloalto.org>
Subject: Castilleja review Dec. 2
Respected members of the Architectural Review Board:
My family lives directly across the street from Castilleja, and has watched it grow from a
neighborhood-friendly boarding school to a bustling commuter school serving middle and high
school students who largely (+75%) commute into Palo Alto from other parts of the Bay Area. While
we value the education the school provides to young women, and understand its desire to
modernize its buildings, we feel it has already outgrown its current site and do not understand why
the city should agree to an expanded CUP that will simultaneously allow it to expand operations.
Among the items on your agenda we hope you will consider:
1. You have been asked to reconsider the massing and compatibility of the design with the
residential neighborhood context. When this project was proposed, we saw it as a potential
opportunity for the school to reform the ugly 1960s style building facing Kellogg, which is a
stark departure from the building’s historic main structure. We imagined the school would
embrace this opportunity return to the classic Craftsman style of its administration building,
and pictured a handsome set of buildings that would blend with this area – perhaps similar to
the housing created on the former site of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (seen here) which
while new, beautifully blends with its historic setting. Instead we were presented with a
ghastly block-long monolith, the size of two to three Home Depots, smack in this residential
area. Some modifications have been made - raw concrete has been replaced by green tiles –
but the character of this enormous structure remains completely out of synch with this
setting. All of the homes facing that structure date from the early 1900s, in Craftsman or
Dutch Colonial style. The proposed architecture is almost as unattractive as the structures it is
replacing, offers nothing of beauty or style, and the enormous massing makes it entirely out
of keeping with its surroundings. PLEASE weigh in on this important issue.
2. The ARB has purview over the phased construction schedule: the current proposals are 21
months with off-site temporary campus vs 58 months with temporary on-site campus.
Obviously neighbors are dreading the disruption this project will cause – but so should anyone
who uses Embarcadero to reach Paly, Town & Country, Stanford, 280, etc. As we have seen
from smaller projects in town, the traffic issues will be enormous for all – beyond the
neighbors who will be facing chaos, noise, air contamination for years. It should also be noted
that when the school built its below ground gym, it assured it would not reach the water table
– yet it did, requiring six months of clamorous pumps running 24/7, spewing particulate
matter into the air, making life fairly intolerable for neighbors. The idea that the school will
try to continue operations onsite, with increased traffic issues and literally no place to park or
even drop off students, during that process is beyond comprehension. We beg you to require
the school to operate off-site while construction is completed as swiftly as possible.
3. The trees: a reading of the arborists reports show a shocking number of California Live Oaks
scheduled to be potted and (eventually) re-planted. Why the arborist hired for this project
shows modifications such as “it would be better to transplant sooner” it does NOT
acknowledge that transplanting mature oaks largely leads to their death. Many respected
federal reports such as this note long term survival rate is expected to be approximately 10 to
40 percent. Why on earth should this be allowed? If the school cannot find remodeling
solutions that accommodate these mature protected trees, it should revise or look elsewhere.
4) (On page 9 of your report): Based on the current language in the municipal code, staff do
not believe the CUP process provides the authority needed to grant an increase or even
replacement of existing gross floor area (GFA) beyond what is allowed by right in the zoning
district. Moreover, in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 18.70,100,7 when
building GFA that exceeds permitted allowances is removed (demolished), that floor area may
not be restored. It then goes onto to describe two ways this could be circumvented, by either a
text amendment to exempt certain below grade floor area, or reanalyzing the FAR. What is not
mentioned is the current GFA has been established as 138,345. The schools permitted FAR is
.30 according to PAMC, or 81,385 sf. Under what variance would the city allow 56,960 sf, a
170% increase over the allowed amount in a R-1 neighborhood?
Thank you for your consideration of these points. We appreciate your service.
Carla Befera
1404 Bryant Street
Palo Alto
From:Carla Befera
To:Planning Commission
Cc:Council, City
Subject:Castilleja topic at PTC Meeting Dec. 8
Date:Sunday, November 28, 2021 1:24:54 AM
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Dear Members of the Planning and Transportation Committee:
Thank you for reviewing the proposed Castilleja project.
My family lives directly across the street from Castilleja, and has watched it grow from a
neighborhood-friendly boarding school to a bustling commuter school serving middle and high
school students who largely (+75%) commute into Palo Alto from other parts of the Bay Area. While
we value the education the school provides to young women, and understand its desire to
modernize its buildings, we feel it has already outgrown its current site and do not understand why
the city should agree to an expanded CUP that will simultaneously allow it to expand operations.
Among the items on your agenda we hope you will consider:
1. Traffic: the Fehr & Peers report provided to the City notes “As recently reviewed by the
Council, the project - specifically Alternative 4, the Disbursed Circulation/No Garage
Alternative - would meet the City’s Municipal Code requirement providing 104 parking spaces,
which is based on the number of teaching stations.” Neighbors for some time have
questioned this basic methodology. What is being determined a teaching station? We have
seen no description from the school and there is none in the materials provided to the City. Is
the gym - which may host two or three activities simultaneously - one teaching station? Is a
joint classroom also one teaching station? The math is intended to calculate how many cars
need to be accommodated, and it is already a small fraction. Public high schools in Palo Alto
have acres of parking lots, to accommodate teachers and students. Castilleja is proposing to
host 540 students (75% of whom do not live in Palo Alto) in six grades, plus some 140+ faculty
and staff, with 104 parking spaces. We ask the PTC to review more closely the methodology
that leads to this final number, before then agreeing to lower it.
2. Parking: the report makes frequent reference to school frontage parking and non-frontage
parking. As in the assertion “The school frontage parking has an average occupancy of
approximately 80 percent during the middle of the day. Therefore, it should be possible for
persons to easily find parking in the non-frontage on-street parking segments.” Utilization of
on-street parking in order to meet demand is the backbone of this report. In what other
scenario would a private concern be allowed to expand, with the understanding that its
current and future expanded parking needs would be met by the available parking in a
residential neighborhood?
3. Methodology: The information on page 14 is entirely speculative – the reporters are not
counting the parking by students who leave their cars just outside the adjacent areas (which
the school has asked them not to use) and walk an extra block. We neighbors see them every
day, they are unmistakable in their uniforms, and are aware that this merely shifts the
problem further away from the school, but does not mitigate it. The school does not count
these students in its reporting, nor will the TDM monitors.
4. Traffic: It should be made clear that street parking also correlates to cars driving into and out
of a residential area, via one of Palo Alto’s already clogged arteries (which will become deeply
exacerbated should Churchill be closed temporarily or permanently.) All the traffic reports
focus on cars driving into the schools drop off areas, with no consideration of all the self-
driving students who park throughout the area and are NOT monitored by the school. Again,
neighbors are acutely aware of this activity.
5. TDM: There is mention of future programs that will increase the level of carpooling by
faculty/staff and the use of shuttles. NONE of these are predictive methods, as all are
contingent on where the student and teachers live from year to year. The ability to carpool or
shuttle shifts depending on where students hail from. Again, what other private company
would be allowed to expand its operations without specific off-site parking assurances, but
only a hopeful promise to implement carpools?
6. Staff: the report notes that currently, just under 60 percent of the staff drive-alone to
campus, and therefore with a decrease in percentages of staff to student ration, the parking
needed for staff will decrease. Again, this is relative to which teachers are currently on staff –
at the moment, many happen to live in Palo Alto. What happens in five years when there is
turnover and a greater percentage live outside the city and are forced to drive to work? The
methodology is misleading.
7. Restricting driving: a bright spot comes on page 22, which notes incentives examples such as
“restricting sophomores and juniors from driving to campus (a disincentive that reduces
parking), and allowing on-site parking for carpools with three or more passengers (an
incentive to carpool).” We would love to see this a requirement, not a suggestion.
8. Remote parking: also a suggestion that neighbors would like to see as a requirement is
“Remote drop-off/pick-up areas with shuttle service to campus.” Neighbors have asked for
years that the school implement required “kiss and drop” points, serviced by shuttles, which
would dramatically reduce the number of cars coming into this area. We believe this should
be a firm requirement of the CUP.
9. Bike to school measures: less helpful are suggestions that more kids should bike, when the
school has been adamant that it will not restrict any portion of its student body to local kids.
Currently only 25% of its student body is from anywhere in Palo Alto, it is unclear what
percentage is close enough to bike. The city of Woodside requires in its CUP that 50% of the
Woodside Priory enrollment be local, why could Palo Alto not make a similar requirement of
Castilleja in its CUP?
Many thanks for your consideration of these points, and for your service.
Carla Befera
1404 Bryant Street
Palo Alto
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Subject:Fwd: Omicron virus. Why halt flights to US on Sunday night. I"d do it now.
Date:Saturday, November 27, 2021 4:02:51 PM
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Saturday, November 27, 2021 4 PM PT.
To all-
Here is Dr. John Campbell in the UK on Friday, November 26, 2021 discussing the
Omicron variant. Required watching for anyone, including in the media, who have theslightest interest in Omicron. Strongly recommended. Campbell does his usual great job with
this one. He does not really cheer you up about Omicron.
The O variant - YouTube
He made this before Biden announced that flights from South Africa and other southernAfrica countries would be halted just after midnight, at 12:01 AM ET on Monday, November
29, 2021. But with the loophole that flights that left southern Africa before that time would beallowed to land in the US. This apparently with utterly no knowledge on the part of Biden's
WH team that flights from South Africa take 17 hours to reach New York and that such flightsleaving South Africa on Sunday at around 5 PM, which gets them through the loophole, will
land in New York on Monday morning at around 7 AM, seven hours after the travel ban kicksin. Since we know all of that now, we should tell the affected countries in Africa that no
flights bound for the US should depart after Saturday afternoon or evening. NO flights shoulddepart on Sunday afternoon for their 17 hour trip because that will land them in New York
after dawn on Monday, a good seven hours after the ban takes effect. See below for how Iknow all of this.
Dr. Campbell roundly criticises the WHO who advise against any travel bans this time.
He has often expressed his contempt for the WHO. 700 passengers per day have been arrivingin the UK from southern Africa on Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday. British
health authorities have urged them to self-isolate !!!!!!!!!!!! and get tested. Listen to Campbellsay that. Re the US, he quoted Dr. Fauci who said that a travel ban to the US was "possible".
Campbell really excoriates Fauci here for that. We need to buy time to figure out Omicron andprepare for it. Vaccines can be tweaked to counter it, given time. The WH should tell the
countries of southern Africa that no flight originating there after Saturday evening will beallowed to land in New York and o. ports of entry in the US. Why create a loophole and then
knowingly let countries exploit the loophole??!! It has been said that money talks. When askedwhy the travel ban would take effect at 12:01 AM ET Monday, Biden passed the buck Friday
on camera and said it is because his advisory team in the WH met with him for 40 minutes anddecided on that. Fauci was on the advisory team. They decided wrong and the mistake they
made should now be corrected by Biden, recalling Harry Truman's maxim that "The buckstops here". Harry wouldn't have flights from southern Africa landing in New York on
Monday morning after dawn.
L. William Harding Fresno, Ca.
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Subject: Fwd: Omicron virus. Why halt flights to US on Sunday night. I'd do it now.To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>, <antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov>,
<alumnipresident@stanford.edu>, David Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, bballpod<bballpod@aol.com>, fred beyerlein <fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net>, beachrides
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city.council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>, Chris Field <cfield@ciw.edu>,dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, david pomaville
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Subject: Omicron virus. Why halt flights to US on Sunday night. I'd do it now.To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Friday, November 26, 2021 late.
To all-
LH- WRT the Delta variant, when it was spreading fast in India, the British authorities
announced on a Monday that flights from India would be halted as of 4 AM that Friday night.Flights from India were then packed for the next three days as rich Indians fought to get into
the UK before the travel ban took effect.
I'm not sure how long the US government allowed flights in from India. I think it waslonger than the UK allowed them in.
NOW we have the Omicron variant in southern Africa and the US government
announced today that it will halt flights into the US from as of Monday at 12:01 AM ET.Flights that have left southern africa before that time will be allowed to proceed on to the US.
So on Saturday morning and Sunday morning and Monday morning after dawn in NewYork, planes from South Africa and southern Africa will be landing at JFK and perhaps other
US ports of entry. I hope we are quarantineing the passengers and crew members of thoseflights for a full 14 days.
In mid October, 1981, I returned from South Africa to New York. It is 7987 miles from
Jan Smuts International Airport in Johannesburg to JFK, so almost a third of the way aroundthe world. The flight left Jan Smuts in Johannesburg late in the afternoon, at maybe 5 PM.
They fly NW across South Africa and Namibia and then NW over the southern Atlantic for atotal of eight hours. They were careful at that time not to fly over Angola because of the war
there. They land at the mid-way point of the trip in the Cape Verde Islands off the coast ofSenegal to refuel, to let the passengers get off the plane for maybe an hour, AND they do this:
The crew that just brought your plane up from South Africa walks over the plane that just flewdown from JFK and takes over that plane. They will fly it on down to South Africa and that
crew will be home again. The crew that just brought the other plane down to the Cape Verdesfrom JFK walks over to the plane that just came up to the Cape Verdes from South Africa,
takes it over, and flys it on to JFK and they are home again. We noticed that we left the CapeVerdes continuing on to New York with a different crew than the one that brought us up from
South Africa. They fly for eight more hours from the Cape Verdes to get to JFK, so 16 hoursin the air. One is in the dark for most of that time, so that was my longest night so far. You are
moving NW and west across the South Atlantic and North Atlantic so you get ~17 hours ofdarkness. The sun has not been up for long when you land at JFK.
I wonder if the WH gave consideration to this pattern when the decided to let flights
continue arriving in New York until 12:01 AM ET on Monday, just after midnight onMonday, with this exception: Flights that had departed southern Africa before that hourwould be permitted to continue on to the US, the announcement says.The daily flight fromJohannesburg will have left there about 5 PM on Sunday evening local time, so it would be
allowed to land at JFK on Monday morning after dawn in New York, about seven hours after12:01 AM ET on Monday. We know all of that right now, very late on Friday night in
California. Therefore, the WH should tell South Africa that the flight scheduled to departJohannesburg on Sunday evening around 5 PM local time there should becancelled. Ditto for any for any such flights leaving Cape Town bound for New York. Weknow right now that that flight, if it occurs, will land in New York about seven hours after
12:01 AM ET Monday. I would have announced that only flights that depart South Africa andsouthern Africa Saturday evening around 5 pm their time could continue on to New York and
that all aboard those flights would undergo a 14 day quarantine upon landing. Those flightswill land in New York around 7 AM Sunday morning. The 12:01 AM Monday prohibition
will occur about 17 hours later. I do not understand the 72 hours grace period before flightsare halted. In 1981, only one such flight per day was traveling from Jan Smuts to JFK, but
other flights are apparently coming to the US from other countries in southern Africa. I wouldnot have given any of these flights a three day grace period- Friday morning announcement to
Saturday morning to Sunday morning to Monday morning. Planes landing in New York fromSouth Africa and southern Africa early Sunday morning, around 7 AM ET should be the
last flights allowed to land in the US from those countries. They will have departed SouthAfrica and southern Africa on Saturday afternoon around 5 PM local time and they should
be the last flights leaving there for the US.
Live updates: US announces travel restrictions over new Covid-19 variant (cnn.com)
L. William Harding
Fresno, Ca.
From:Pam McCroskey
To:Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission; Council, City
Subject:Castilleja - neighbor opposition
Date:Saturday, November 27, 2021 9:44:30 AM
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My name is Pam McCroskey and I live across the street from Castilleja, onEmerson Street. I have had a lawn sign in my lawn for some time now,
maybe 5 years or so. From what I can see, every house on Emerson from
Embarcadero to Kellogg has a sign opposing the scope of the expansion,
except one house that the school owns and one household that isneutral.
We strongly object to the school trying to increase enrollment when they
haven't complied with their current CUP. We have to live with the intensetraffic. I was never invited to attend meetings prior to the plans being
submitted. However, I do remember receiving a surprise letter in the mail
outlining the school's intentions! It came as quite a shock. This was on
the heels of the news that the school had paid a penalty for intentionalover-enrollment of students over a period of many years.
The school wants variances and special treatment. They have also maxed
out their use of this property. It does not make sense to anyreasonable person that adding students will reduce traffic, and theschool knows this. It isn't fair to make us have to trust them when we
have been living with their history.
Please discourage the school from overwhelming our neighborhood with
this massive building, and taking away on-site parking so they can have a
reason to dig an underground garage. This is all to serve more students at
a private school.
I don't object to the school remodeling and modernizing.
Thank you for listening.
Pam McCroskey
1344 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Date:Saturday, November 27, 2021 3:27:42 AM
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Price,
If you would like to settle his dispute federal court venue. Were more than happy to
accommodate you. We are now as one attorney mentioned “well funded”.
We see that you have lost weight….You would fall into the category of former governor ChrisChristie. Who was the blunt of many jokes.
So with your weight loss you can now push yourself away from the kitchen table…. Don’t get
madd don’t get even.
We know the driving force of Impulsive Behavior it’s what gets people in trouble. Just askDA Jeff Rosen or any member of his staff on what drives criminals to end up in jail…
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Here’s an email address you failed to block…….. Go ahead we will inform ourviewers.
Were sure you can find some copyrighted infringement material somewhere.
Have you thought about taking down Google? Did you inform city attorney
Molly Stump of the potential use of your copyrighted photos sent in as commentsto city council?
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Subject:CORONA VIRUS AND COVID-19 CRIMES AND COVER-UPS LETS GO VIRAL ON THEM
Date:Friday, November 26, 2021 11:13:14 PM
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Crimes or Cover-Up? Exposing the World’s Most Dangerous Lie
Crimes or Cover-Up? Exposing the World’s MostDangerous Lie
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To:Council, City
Cc:Tom DuBois; Alison Cormack; Greer Stone
Subject:Unicorns and business tax
Date:Friday, November 26, 2021 11:06:45 PM
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I noticed on page 9 of Silicon Valley Business Journal 11/26/21 a little box about small businesses with impressiveand noteworthy pre-IPO valuations, “unicorn” in the local lexicon. Two of the ten highlighted are from Palo Alto:TripActions, which raised $637m and is worth $7.25b; and Plume Design, which raised $570m and is worth $2.6b. Imentioned earlier that there is a Hippo, on Lytton likewise worth billions. Yes, a unicorn Hippo.And, ibid, Palo Alto Networks uses our name, its CEO lived near Filseth at Poe and Bryant — next to commissionerGriffith —- and built a monster house, and did a tear down —it abuts me — and though not in Palo Alto we ought tobe licensing our name to them— they spend an estimated $10m a year on branding corporate ID ads with NFLbroadcasts.Any discussion of business tax that does not target TripActions, Palo Alto Networks, Plume Design — of courseTesla, Apple, Amazon — trillions of market cap— and leadership is pulling our horns.Happy happy,
Mark WeissDowntown North
Case in point: Lady Blackbird wants to play a concert here February 23, Wednesday. The Mitch is booked, fairenough. Yet Palo Alto Auditorium is ONLY available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. i.e. business hours? If we had the samebusiness tax as 20 other neighboring towns we’d have $200m in reserves and NOT be furloughing librarians and$20/hr techs at the art center. Its a gift to the landlords, for whom Christmas is every day, every year since about1980….
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To:Jeff Rosen; Jeff Moore; Sajid Khan; mike.wasserman@bos.sccgov.org; Human Relations Commission;supervisor.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; Joe Simitian; Winter Dellenbach; Council,City; Rebecca Eisenberg; chuck jagoda; Roberta Ahlquist; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com
Subject:County should build mental health center, not new jail
Date:Friday, November 26, 2021 4:45:29 PM
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County should build mental health center, not new jail
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Subject:Progressive debt subsidy program to start in Oakland
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Oakland starts rent subsidy program
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From:Allan Seid
To:Channing House Bulletin Board
Subject:Fwd: Delbert Wong
Date:Friday, November 26, 2021 4:53:01 AM
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Fr: Allan.Seid, Carole ChinnAsian Week 2005
11/27/21
A piece by Doug Chan (a local attorney) appeared on Facebook,regarding CA history... a little late now but not forgotten.
On Veterans Day, we honor again Delbert
Wong who would become the first Chinese
American judge in the US-As a navigator
with the 401st Bomb Group of the 8th Air
Force, Wong flew bombing missions over
Germany and the Nazi-occupied countries
of France, Holland, Belgium, and Austria.
He would brave more than his share of
hellish gunfire from German anti aircraft
batteries and Luftwaffe fighters.
On one “routine” mission on February 5,
1944, a fusillade of 20 mm cannon shells
struck Wong’s B-17 over Chateauroux,
France. His plane took 27 direct hits near
its bomb bay. Three crewmates were
wounded, one mortally.
One month later in Bakersfield, Alice
Wong, like so many other mothers of her
time, would read about her son’s exploits
over Germany in the March 30, 1944,
edition of Stars and Stripes. She would save
the clipping for her son until he would find
it years later among her personal papers.
“It was my third trip to Berlin,” a young
1st Lieutenant Wong had told the military
reporter decades ago. “Those clouds of
smoke coming up from burning Berlin
made my trip worthwhile. I’d like to get
another capital – Tokyo.
"We flew the last hour to Berlin without
fighter cover," he further recounted to
reporter Sam Chu Lin. "The city was
surrounded by over 400 gun batteries. We
lost 60 bombers. At the same time, our
division was credited with 400 enemy
aircraft destroyed in one day. We didn't
know what to shoot at because there were
so many fighters coming through. They
came so close you could see the pilots' faces
as they went whizzing by."
Delbert Wong’s tour of duty ended in June
1944. By some miracle, he had survived his
30th combat mission with the “Mighty
8th.” As a navigator lieutenant, Wong’s
miraculous survival in the skies over
occupied Europe was rewarded with the
Distinguished Flying Cross upon the
completion of his 25th mission. He should
have returned home after that mission, but
massive losses by bomber crews forced the
AAF to increase the required number of
missions to 30. Out of his 18-member flying
officer graduation class from Mather Field,
only two other classmates completed their
30 missions. The other 15 were shot down.
After being shipped stateside, Wong was
assigned to the Harvard School of Business
to become an Air Corps Statistical Control
Officer when Nazi forces surrendered the
ruins of the Reich on May 8, 1945. On
Victory in Europe Day, Wong was serving
as one of ten staff officers at the Maywood
Supply Depot near Los Angeles.
Wong’s possession of the DFC (the USA’s
second highest combat decoration), four
Air Medals, and length of time in the
European Theatre of Operations assured
him a quick exit from the AAF. Prior to his
discharge, a base legal officer asked the
Chinese Army Air Force combat veteran if
he had considered a career in the law. To
his parent’s consternation, Wong declined
to return to the family grocery store in
Bakersfield and, instead, enrolled in
Stanford Law School on the GI Bill.
He was a young man in a hurry to make up
for lost time, but he found the time during
his last Spring break to marry a
devastatingly cute coed whom he had met
at Cal, Dolores Wing. “Dodo,” as she was
nicknamed by her friends, was a
psychiatric social worker from the Navy
town of Vallejo, California. With Do, Wong
started a new family and eventually took a
job with the California Attorney General’s
office.
In January 1959, Governor Edmund “Pat”
Brown appointed Delbert Wong, war hero
and pioneering minority lawyer, to be the
first Chinese American judge in the US. In
no small way, World War II had helped
speed Wong’s fortunes. Three years in the
armed services, six months of combat
overseas, and a stint at an Ivy League
business school had expanded his universe
of possibilities.
For him, and thousands of other Chinese
American servicemen, there would be no
turning back. They knew that a window of
opportunity had opened for them. Some
would never live to see that new world –
Delbert’s brother, Ervin, had been killed in
a training accident. Even in death,
however, Ervin and other deceased
servicemen became symbols of the
changing America. Unlike his relatives,
who were buried in a weed-clogged,
scorpion-filled section of the cemetery
reserved for non-whites in Bakersfield,
Ervin was buried in an integrated military
cemetery.
The sons of the families who had fled the
impoverishment of China’s Guangdong
province had, by V-E Day, secured a hard-
fought beachhead to the American Dream
in three harrowing years. Like Delbert
Wong, they knew that a share of the 1950s
prosperity of the postwar US awaited them,
and they would systematically take that
objective with the same determination that
had sustained them through a hail of shot
and shell.
By Doug Chan copyright (c) 2005
AsianWeek
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Subject:Fwd: Dr. Campbell- Nov. 25, 2021- One paper- mRNA vaccines may increase HA risk!!!!!!
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Subject: Fwd: Dr. Campbell- Nov. 25, 2021- One paper- mRNA vaccines may increase HArisk!!!!!!
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Subject: Dr. Campbell- Nov. 25, 2021- One paper- mRNA vaccines may increase HArisk!!!!!!
To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Thanksgiving, November 25, 2021
To all- POTENTIALLY VERY IMPORTANT VERY IMPORTANT
Dr. Campbell goes over an abstract of a paper, with one author's name only, which indicates
that the mRNA vaccines, Moderna and Pfizer-Bioentech, MAY cause inflammation in thearteries of the heart and put T cells into the heart muscle. T cells damage other cells, in this
case, muscle cells in the heart (!).
This is different from and in addition to the small risk of myocarditis and paricarditiswe have seen in young, fit males from the mRNA vaccines, Moderna and Pfizer. People in
their twenties, e.g.
Heart risk after vaccines - YouTube
He shows a picture of the author, and yes, I recognize him. Gundry (?). You see him on TV.He runs a grocery service too. BUT, if you've run out of things to worry about, this could be
a new one for your consideration.
The abstract, which is a summary of a report or study, says that the risk of HA goesfrom 11% up to 25% over five years with the mRNA vaccines. I got Moderna primaries and
the booster on Nov. 2, 2021, so now i'll start worrying about having a HA. I've got to get tobed now so I can lie there and lie awake. This finding merits immediate and well funded study
by the medical researchers. It has huge implications. We should be seeing this in the newsdiscussed by Dr. Fauci, etc.
The risk of this would be greater if the people administering the vaccines do not aspirate.
That is, stick the needle in, pull back a little to see if blood comes into the syringe. If it does,the needle is in a vein instead of a muscle and the vaccine, if injected, will go all over the
body, which is bad. In the US and UK, people do not aspirate and often have never heard of it.One woman said "I guess it means to get some air into the syringe first", to which Dr.
Campbell made a huge face and was stunned.
I'll keep sending this vid and hope that somebody in authority reacts to it. Biden and Fauciwould be a good place to start. They have the money to do the studies and run this down.
Wallensky should get involved too. The media should start asking Biden, Collins, Fauciand Wallensky about this. It is in an American publication.
L. William Harding
Fresno, Ca.
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Numerous attempted were made to take down this page…… How do we know IP address city of Palo Alto server… Most likely Charles Cullens intelligence office for the PAPD….
HRC was informed but, again on fell deaf ears….
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Cc:mark weiss; Dave Price; Sean Webby; Gennady Sheyner; Bill Johnson; jaythor@well.com; Human Relations
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Date:Thursday, November 25, 2021 2:52:28 AM
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And just for your information Jesus Christ did not die on the cross, the Greek word is:
Stauros https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stauros
The cross around Paul Bains neck is a Pagan symbol, the dude is not a Christian he’s a pagan.
Mark Petersen-Perez editor in chief PaloAltoFreePress, Reporting from Nicaraguan
ps. over 25 years of Greek and Hebrew studies
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Mark, Good Morning Buenas Dias
Drive Price took us down too. He tried to throw a knock out punch but wasunsuccessful.
https://twitter.com/pafreepress/status/1463678200962293764?s=21
At first I was angry, we had over 100k views monthly, not bad for a fledging on-
line periodical… BTW this is the last remaining email address Price has notblocked.
I went before the infamous HRC for assistance but like everyone before and after
me, it fell upon deaf ears.
The Palo Alto HRC, can be best described as the propagada arm of Palo Alto CityCouncil and there personal pet peeves… Yes ma’am thank you ma’am
mentality…
I would ask Paul Bains why he where a cross around his neck. Must be a symbolof christianity one might say, right?
Well, would you where the gun around your neck that killed you brother?
Profound statement is it not?
There are untold things people do without even thinking. The Palo Alto HRC isjust one organizational body of stupidity.
The Right to Petition, is another hallmark of our Constitution the City of Palo
Alto has ignored.
And there chief legal council, Molly Stump. She is more concerned about citycouncil chamber decorum and protocol then the constitution.
Here ya-go Mrs. Stump, turn a blind eye on this one too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_petition_in_the_United_States
Mr. Price your a man of opportunity here ya go…..block this email address too…
Everyone have a nice day ! Will report back soon…. This is:
Mark Petersen-Perez editor in chief PaloAltoFreePress, reporting from Nicaragua
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Subject:Council Consent Agenda Question for November 29: Item 6 and 7
Date:Wednesday, November 24, 2021 1:35:17 PMAttachments:image001.pngimage002.pngimage003.pngimage005.pngimage006.pngimage007.pngimage008.png
Dear Mayor and Council Members: On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, please find below the staff response to a question from Councilmember Cormack regarding the Monday, November 29 CouncilMeeting consent agenda item:
Item 6, Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C19173514 With SP Plus to Add Two Years to the Term for the Valet Parking Program for
University Avenue and California Avenue Parking Facilities
Item 7, Approval of the Office of the City Auditor's IT Risk Management Assessment Report as Recommended by the Policy and Services Committee
Councilmember question and Staff response are below:
Item 6, Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C19173514 With SP Plus to Add Two Years to the Term for the Valet Parking Program for
University Avenue and California Avenue Parking Facilities
1. What will happen if the Council does not approve this amendment?
Answer: In the event contract extension is not approved, the City will not be able to support or offer valet services to meet the parking needs in the
commercial core areas as the City recovers from the impacts of the pandemic. The contract extension, which only extends the time period of the
contract, provides the flexibility to the City to continue providing such services as needed when the parking garages reach capacity. Valet is an essential
part of short-term parking plans. In addition to parking operations, valet ambassadors provide security enhancement at these facilities. Therefore, if the
contract expires, the City will have to re-initiate the procurement process for acquiring such services. The procurement of a new contract could cause a
gap in the services and may also increase costs for providing these services.
Item 7, Approval of the Office of the City Auditor's IT Risk Management Assessment Report as Recommended by the Policy and Services Committee
1. Does Council need to pull this item in order to direct staff to initiate a solicitation to develop a Risk Management Framework?
Answer: Pulling the item to direct staff to develop a Risk Management Framework is not required. If the item is approved, staff will develop a work plan
to address the actions documented in the report, which includes creating a Risk Management Framework.
Thank you.
Danille Rice
Customer Service Coordinator
City Manager’s Office
(650) 329-2229| danille.rice@cityofpaloalto.org
www.cityofpaloalto.org
From:Boris MacKey
To:Council, City
Subject:A quick ask
Date:Tuesday, November 23, 2021 5:48:46 PM
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________________________________
I need to ask a quick favour,
My name is Boris Mackey and I am the community outreach manager at
Rehab 4 Addiction. We just put together a resource page for people
living in Hamilton who may be experiencing issues with addiction
and/or mental health. We chose Hamilton as a few of our volunteers
are based in the area.
You can find this resource page here:
https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/country-wide/drug-alcohol-rehab-hamilton
Rehab 4 Addiction is a UK-based addiction and mental health helpline.
I am tasked with building online awareness about the issues of mental
health and excessive drug and alcohol-use, and I am looking to build
bridges with websites like cityofpaloalto.org
Each year, we assist thousands of people experiencing the issues that
are pertinent to our mission. However, we are always looking at ways
of capturing the attention of those who may not be aware of our
existence. We underwent internal brainstorming of potential ways we
could achieve this aim, and one way could be to gain a web link on
websites such as cityofpaloalto.org.
I did a little searching around your website and found the below
page/pages that could potentially be a good place to signpost the
Hamilton page from:
� https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Community-Services/Human-Services/Information-and-Referral-
formerly-Family-Resources
In return, I can of course link back to your website from our 'useful
links' section. If you struggle to write a unique description to
signpost my website, you could always email me back and I can provide
the same, or alternatively, please look at the write-up about Rehab 4
Addiction on our 'about us' page found here:
https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/about
Those experiencing these problematic issues in Hamilton will surely
appreciate your help. If you cannot do as I ask, maybe forward this
on to the relevant person who manages the webpages who may be able to
help.
Personally, I believe this will be a worthy thing to do, even if helps
just one person.
Many thanks,
Boris Mackey, Community Outreach ManagerRehab 4 Addiction
From:Loran Harding
To:Loran Harding; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; David Balakian; bballpod; fredbeyerlein; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; beachrides; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; Chris Field; dennisbalakian;Doug Vagim; Daniel Zack; Dan Richard; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu;francis.collins@nih.gov; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; grinellelake@yahoo.com; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov;George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner;kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; kfsndesk; lalws4@gmail.com; leager; Mayor; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com;merazroofinginc@att.net; newsdesk; news@fresnobee.com; nick yovino; david pomaville;russ@topperjewelers.com; Sally Thiessen; tsheehan; VT3126782@gmail.com; vallesR1969@att.net
Subject:Fwd: Dr. John Campbell in UK- Tues. Nov. 23, 2021 Miracle in Japan. Big News.
Date:Thursday, November 25, 2021 12:22:46 AM
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Subject: Dr. John Campbell in UK- Tues. Nov. 23, 2021 Miracle in Japan. Big News.To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
To all-- This seems important. Dr. Campbell in the UK shows a huge and suddendrop in Covid cases in Japan. 1) Some people in Japan are using Ivermectin, 2) there may
be a mutation there in a protein the virus needs to reproduce and 3) there is apparently adefense enzyme in the Japanese that protects them against viruses. See the graph he shows for
new cases in Japan at the beginning of his vid here.
Covid 19 cases plunge in Japan after Ivermectin is allowed in Japan. Pretty stunninggraph. Dr. Campbell has long been a believer in Ivermectin as a treatment or prophylactic for
Covid. Ivermectin is not approved for use in Japan but people there are able to obtain it fromIndia. Its use is tolerated.
Miracle in Japan - YouTube
Then there may be a new mutation in Japan of a protein in the virus that makes sure the
virus is reproduced correctly. If that protein is bad, then the virus does not getreproduced correctly. Hooray. The protein, NSP14, has an error in it in Japan. Somebody is
working on a drug that disables NSP14, Campbell says.
Then there is a mutation in the Japanese people that makes them more resistant toCovid. He says that it has been noticed that Japanese-Americans don't seem to be affected as
much by Covid as other groups here. Dr. Campbell suggests that studies be done in the USinvolving Covid infections, deaths, etc, in Japanese Americans v. white or black or Irish etc.
Americans. The Japanese have a defense enzyme that helps them defend against viruses.Study their genetics to find out what that is, he urges US researchers.
L. William Harding Fresno, Ca.
Miracle in Japan - YouTube
It appears that the Delta wave has ended in Japan, he says.
From:Allan Seid
To:Channing House Bulletin Board
Subject:Fwd: Sesame Street makes history with the debut of its first Asian American muppet
Date:Tuesday, November 23, 2021 2:55:14 PM
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From: Allan Seid, Dirk BennettDate: Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 2:40 PM
Subject: Sesame Street makes history with the debut of its first Asian American muppe
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055733980/sesame-street-makes-history-with-the-debut-of-
its-first-asian-american-muppet
From:Jeff Brown
To:City Attorney
Cc:Ramirez Vargas, Katherine; Council, City
Subject:Re: Claim Number C21-0053 (attn: Terence Howzell, Chief Assistant City Attorney)
Date:Tuesday, November 23, 2021 2:37:10 PM
Attachments:Rejection Letter - Claim C21-0053.pdf
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Dear Mr. Howzell, and all concerned,
I’m resending the message, below, that I sent to this address on November 1st (and got verification
that it was received), in which I asked to be provided with all documentation pertaining to your
investigation of my (rejected) claim against the city. Since sending that email, I’ve received no
response from the city. I have called the Office of the City Attorney 3 times, including just a few
moments ago, and been told that a response was awaiting your (Mr. Howzell) decision on how to
proceed.
I’d like you to note that, in the city’s October 26th rejection letter regarding my claim (attached), I
am WARNED that I “have only six (6) months . . . to file a court action on this claim.” Having issued
me that warning, which came without even the most abbreviated explanation of why the claim was
rejected, it seems neither fair nor appropriate for you to have delayed for nearly a full month
responding to my simple request.
I hope I will hear from you and your department soon.
Sincerely,
Jeff
From: Jeff Brown <jeffrey.d.brown-1@comcast.net>
Date: Monday, November 1, 2021 at 4:48 PM
To: <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>
Cc: <Katherine.Ramirezvargas@cityofpaloalto.org>
Subject: Claim Number C21-0053
Dear Palo Alto City Attorney,
We received on Saturday, October 30, the attached rejection letter regarding our claim against the
city, No. C21-0053, submitted on August 27th, 2021.
We obviously cannot accept your rejection of our claim, or contest it, without first having the chance
to review all documentation pertaining to your investigation of the claim and to your reasoning
leading to its rejection.
Please send, electronically or by US Mail, all such documentation. Also, please respond to this email
promptly to let us know how and by when the material will be sent. Thank you.
Kind Regards,
Jeff
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Jeff Brown (and Debbi Friedman)
660 Lincoln Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650.328.7191
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From:ROBERT HALLEWELL
To:Council, City
Subject:OBJECT TO CASTILLEJA CURRENT EXPANSION PLANS/ RESIDENT OF COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT
Date:Tuesday, November 23, 2021 11:03:42 AM
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Dear Councillors,
I’ve written at least twice before but our family again wants to register our objection to the current Castilleja expansion. It should be within (actually by rights it should be more than
within, given past flouting of agreed limits) existing planning regulations. No special exemptions.
I’ve copied the resident’s detailed objections below just to flesh out my above summary.
sincerely, Robert Hallewell
Fairness - why should Castilleja get exceptional treatment, to not
have to count all the Gross Floor Area that already exceeds what is
allowed by Code? Reasonableness - allow the school to rebuild but within safe,
neighbor-friendly constraints. Neighbors would love to support a
reasonable expansion that fits the neighborhood.
Precedence - will all non-profit schools and churches in R1 zones be allowed extra floor area and underground garages that are not
basements and not have to count the square footage? Who would
like a stream of cars twice a day through their streets, which we
already have. And now the school is asking for almost 1/3 again more bodies and parents, events and activities.
Did you know that simply not moving the pool would allow the
school to keep all current 35 spots at the corner of Kellogg and
Emerson and the current 25 spots in the lot on Emerson at Melville (where they want to move the pool to), which would work with a modest enrollment increase. And give Oak Tree #89 (below) a
lifeline.
From:Aram James
To:Binder, Andrew; Tannock, Julie; Tony Dixon; Enberg, Nicholas; Human Relations Commission; Jeff Moore;Perron, Zachary; Reifschneider, James; Figueroa, Eric; Jonsen, Robert; robert.parham@cityofpaloalto.org;Filseth, Eric (Internal); Tanaka, Greg; Alison Cormack; Kou, Lydia; Shikada, Ed; Sajid Khan; Council, City;paloaltofreepress@gmail.com
Subject:Tasers save lives the big lie-interview of Taser expert aram james ( from the archives 2015)
Date:Monday, November 22, 2021 10:24:56 PM
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From:Kley Gilbuena
To:Architectural Review Board; Council, City; Planning Commission
Subject:Voicing Support for Castilleja School
Date:Monday, November 22, 2021 8:46:34 PM
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Dear Architectural Review Board Commissioners:
Living on Churchill Avenue, I am a neighbor of Castilleja School, and I'm also proud to be
the school’s robotics coach. I’d like to voice my support for the school’s plans from both
perspectives:
As a robotics coach, I am a resource for our students who compete in the FIRST Robotics
Competition. One of the highlights of our program is that we are a completely student-run,
student-led program. It is incredible every season to watch our all-girls team compete
against (and beat) other predominantly male teams. While building a highly competitive
robot is a high priority, fundamentally the new, larger maker space on our new campus will
allow for every student at Castilleja to expand their creativity exponentially. Currently, our
students work in a cramped, basement room, but the new maker space will allow many
other girls to participate and develop many essential 21st century STEM skills. Young
women need these opportunities now more than ever. Please vote to approve the new
building, so that future students can benefit from the opportunities that this building will
afford.
As a neighbor, I also want to emphasize my support for the new building design and
underground garage. The renderings I’ve seen show classroom buildings that blend nicely
into the neighborhood and are no larger than those existing. I also strongly support the
underground garage so that Spieker Field can be preserved for play rather than parked
cars. All of us will benefit from removing parked cars from the surface. Moving them
underground will be more aesthetically pleasing, quieter, and safer for bicyclists and
pedestrians.
I know you voted to support the school’s plans a year ago, and I hope you will do so again,
now that the building is even smaller. Our students and our neighborhood need your vote of
approval.
Thank you,
Kley Gilbuena
Churchill Avenue
--
Kley Gilbuena
He/Him/His
Robotics Advisor + Bourn Idea Lab Faculty
Castilleja School
1310 Bryant Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
E kgilbuena@castilleja.org
www.castilleja.org
Women Learning. Women Leading.
From:Kley Gilbuena
To:Planning Commission
Cc:Council, City
Subject:In Support of Castilleja
Date:Monday, November 22, 2021 8:36:52 PM
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Dear Planning and Transportation Commissioners:
I live on Churchill Avenue, and enjoy being a neighbor of Castilleja School, and I'm also
proud to be the school’s robotics coach. I’d like to voice my support for the school’s plans
from both perspectives with regard to traffic and events:
On the Robotics team, our schedule for meetings and practices has to go through a careful
approval process to assure that we never disrupt the calm nature of the neighborhood. Our
team differs from other teams in that we are a completely student-run, student-led team.
It is so exciting to watch our all-girls team compete against (and beat) other predominantly
male teams. It is also impressive to see how thoughtful the girls are as they comply with all
good neighbor guidelines at every turn. Right now, our students work in a cramped,
basement room, but the new maker space will allow many other girls to participate and
develop essential STEM skills. I hope that after showing that they can be good neighbors,
these girls will help Castilleja gain approval for this project. Please vote to approve the new
building, so that future students can benefit from the opportunities that the building will
afford.
As a neighbor, I also want to emphasize my support for the new building design and
underground garage. Can we all agree now that it DOES NOT bring additional cars to the
neighborhood? I also strongly support the underground garage so that Spieker Field can be
preserved for play rather than parked cars. All of us will benefit from removing parked cars
from the surface. Moving them underground will be more aesthetically pleasing, quieter,
and safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.
I know you voted to support the school’s plans a year ago, and I hope you will do so again.
Our students and our neighborhood need your vote of approval.
Thank you,
Kley Gilbuena
Churchill Avenue
--
Kley Gilbuena
He/Him/His
Robotics Advisor + Bourn Idea Lab Faculty
Castilleja School
1310 Bryant Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
E kgilbuena@castilleja.org
www.castilleja.org
Women Learning. Women Leading.
From:Jo Ann Mandinach
To:Council, City
Subject:Please don"t even think of approving the Casti expansion without updated and accurate Embarcadero traffic
numbers
Date:Monday, November 22, 2021 8:36:34 PM
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Hello.
Please don't even consider approving this expansion without updated, current trafficnumbers for Embarcadero, one of only 3 access roads to 101 and the only direct one
to Stanford University and the ever-expanding Stanford Hospital and healthcare
facilities.
It's incredible to me that this project could have gotten this far using very outdatednumbers, before the huge and continuing expansion of Google, Stanford and other
businesses. Embarcadero's long been a disaster and it boggles my mind that you're
even considering making it worse. WHY? It's faster for me to go three times thedistance to the Menlo Park Trader Joe's than to go ONE MILE to the Palo Alto one!
The impact on all the neighbors and those of us forced to use Embarcadero will be
horrendous. Why a school serving primarily non-Palo Altans that's violated the lawfor so many years should continue to waste the time of all of us is unbelievable.
Think of the residents. Think of the lost sales tax revenue.
Most sincerely,Jo Ann Mandinach
1699 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94301
From:Aram James
To:Council, City
Cc:Human Relations Commission; Dave Price; Emily Mibach; Braden Cartwright
Subject:Wow!!!! Amazing pool of candidates to select from. Time for some diversity on Park & Recreations. Thanks
Date:Monday, November 22, 2021 7:33:43 PM
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Hi Council:
You have a great opportunity to bring diversity, extraordinary passion… and a wealth of professional expertise tothe Park & Recreation Commission. I suggest that the three opening be filled with new candidates …candidates ofcolor as a priority.
Sincerely,
Aram James
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From:Allan Seid
To:Channing House Bulletin Board
Subject:Fwd: Scan
Date:Monday, November 22, 2021 5:38:47 PM
Attachments:20211122120216195.pdf
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Dear Neighbors and Friends,
Many of you have enquired about my name 'SEID" and my humble background. Mary Anne
Simpson of Channing House wrote a short piece regarding a 2012 adventure Mary and I had.that may answer many of the questions. Mary and I are of Chinese ancestry. I am a 4th
generation Californian and Mary is a third generation "Golden Bear". I was born and raised inSan Francisco Chinatown. Mary was born in Walnut Grove, California, near Stockton. and
moved back to her mother's hometown of San Francisco at an age where school authoritiesplaced her at Lowell high School. We have three children, 9 grandchildren and 6 adopted
children. Mary speaks Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese while I can speak Cantonese.
We hope you'll enjoy Mary Anne Simpson's two page short reports,
Allan and Mary Seid
From:Shikada, Ed
To:Council, City
Cc:Tran, Joanna
Subject:RE: Holiday - Council Consent Questions (due tomorrow COB)
Date:Monday, November 22, 2021 10:33:14 AM
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Councilmembers –
If you won’t be able to send consent questions until the normal Wednesday deadline, we’ll do
what we can to respond over the holiday weekend or Monday.
Respectfully,
--Ed
From: Tran, Joanna <Joanna.Tran@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 9:11 AM
To: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>
Cc: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@cityofpaloalto.org>
Subject: Holiday - Council Consent Questions (due tomorrow COB)
Importance: High
Dear Councilmembers,
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday and limited staffing this week, please provide Council Consent
Questions by close of business tomorrow, 11/23.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best,
Joanna
Joanna Tran
Executive Assistant to the City Manager
Office of the City Manager
(650) 329-2105 | joanna.tran@cityofpaloalto.org
www.cityofpaloalto.org
From:Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & ZooTo:Council, CitySubject:Support Access & Inclusion at the Junior Museum & ZooDate:Monday, November 22, 2021 8:02:50 AM
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Dear Supporters,
We are ecstatic to share that the City of Palo Alto reopened the new JuniorMuseum and Zoo (JMZ) in November and began welcoming the community intoour breathtaking new facility.
The project to reimagine and rebuild the JMZ was a labor of love and could not havehappened without the generosity and support of the Friends community. It is nothingshort of magical to see children engaging with each other -- and with flamingoes andmeerkats -- in this new space that was years in the making. We hope that you will
visit soon and often.
The generous support of our donors helped us raise $25 million to build the newfacility, as well as enabled us to fund our Access and Inclusion initiatives -- from SuperFamily Sundays, a zoo experience for children with disabilities, to ScienceOutreach, a program that brings STEM education to under-resourced schools inEast Palo Alto.
Donate Now
We hope that you enjoy reading the 2020-2021 Annual Report, which is filled withphotos of the engaging new exhibits and animals at the JMZ. As we look to the futurewe have two major fundraising priorities:
Access and Inclusion: The Friends hasbeen committed to access and inclusionprograms for decades. Science Outreachwas founded in 1999 and continues to
bring high-quality STEM education tothousands of elementary-school children
who would otherwise not have scienceclasses. This year the Friends isredoubling efforts to bring the JMZexperience to everyone in ourcommunity, particularly since the City isnow charging an admission fee. Yourongoing support will allow us toexpand the Friends’ access andinclusion initiatives and to roll outprograms such as subsidizedmemberships. We recently launched acorporate sponsorship program, which gives businesses and companies a way tosupport access initiatives and many others. Please visit our website at
www.friendsjmz.org for more information on this program.
Dinosaur Garden Capital Campaign:
Thanks to a generous matching grant fromthe Institute of Museum and Library
Services, the new JMZ will be inhabited bylife-size dinosaurs beginning in 2023. TheCalifornia Dinosaur Garden will featureprehistoric plants within a seasonal marshlandscape, life-size dinosaurs, prehistoricanimal sculptures, and interactiveinterpretive exhibits, including a fossildig. The Friends have committed to raising$300,000 to complete funding, and this is awonderful opportunity for families with
dinosaur lovers to sponsor a truly excitingproject. We are offering namingopportunities for gifts of $10,000 and higher.
The reopening of the JMZ is a milestone achievement, and we look forward tocelebrating it with you.
Sincerely,Lauren Angelo, President of the Friends
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