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Home My Public Portal AboutJanuary 3, 2023 City Council Emails701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 1/3/2023 Document dates: 12/27/2022 – 1/3/2023 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. Some people who received this message don't often get email from pmuggler@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant From:Leung, Brittany To:pmuggler@gmail.com Cc:pwecips; Council, City Subject:RE: Traffic Light Replacement: El Camino Real and Arastradero/Charleston Roads Date:Tuesday, January 3, 2023 11:22:19 AM Good Morning Patrick, Thank you for email. We have been working through conflicts that we encountered with multiple organizations/agencies which resulted in a pause of construction activities over the past few months. We were able to get these conflicts resolved recently so work at this intersection is planned to resume starting this month, weather permitting. The right lane in the northbound direction will be reopened at the completion of concrete work which will take place after the new traffic signal equipment is activated. This is to ensure the work site is kept safe during the duration of construction since the portions of the existing sidewalk were removed for the new traffic signal poles. We’re anticipating the remaining work at the El Camino intersection to take a couple of months to complete. If you would like to stay informed of when work at the El Camino intersection resumes, the best way to stay updated is to sign up to receive our project newsletters through our website. Thank you and Happy New Year! Brittany Brittany Leung, LEED AP BD+C Engineer | Public Works Engineering (650) 329-2197 | brittany.leung@cityofpaloalto.org From: Patrick Muggler <pmuggler@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2022 11:13 AM To: pwecips <pwecips@CityofPaloAlto.org> Cc: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Traffic Light Replacement: El Camino Real and Arastradero/Charleston Roads CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Sir / Madam, I'm a resident of Palo Alto living close to the intersection of El Camino Real and Charleston Road. Over the past several months, the project to replace the traffic lights has not had any progress. Would it be possible to share the timeline to complete this project and re-open the right lane on El Camino Real (North/West direction)? Kind regards, Patrick Muggler From:julianneasla@sonic.net To:"Thomas Rindfleisch"; "CPNA" Cc:"Margaret Bruce"; Murray, Kevin; Council, City Subject:helping with sandbag filling today Date:Tuesday, January 3, 2023 9:02:04 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from julianneasla@sonic.net. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. This from VEOCI “2. Palo Alto Youth Community Services has volunteers filling sandbags today from 11:30am - 1:30pm at the Rinconada Sandbag Site (Corner of Newell and Hopkins); and from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at the Mitchell Park Sandbag Site (Mitchell Park parking lot on Meadow Road). They can use help and we encourage you to assist if you or family members can do so. “ Possibly some youngish folks in the neighborhood could help out. Julianne From: crescent-park-pa@googlegroups.com <crescent-park-pa@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Thomas Rindfleisch Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 8:00 AM To: CPNA <crescent-park-pa@googlegroups.com> Cc: Margaret Bruce <mbruce@sfcjpa.org>; Kevin Murray <kmurray@sfcjpa.org>; Palo Alto City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: [CPNA] SFC Forecast Uncertain . Virus-free.www.avg.com From:Thomas Rindfleisch To:CPNA Cc:Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City Subject:SFC Forecast Uncertain Date:Tuesday, January 3, 2023 8:00:41 AM Attachments:yCvacdYZKxR7loeR.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachmentsand clicking on links. Friends, this is to let you know that NOAA appears to be uncertain about how to model the storm that is headed our way.The latest plot from the CA/NV River Forecast group shows no update for stream levels later in the week, i.e., after 7:00AM this morning. I will keep an eye out for updates to the model as they come, but be prepared for the possibility of moreflooding. You can see a time lapse satellite view of the coming storm at this link... Tom R. From:Carl Thomsen To:Chuck Karish Cc:Xenia Hammer; Council, City; City Mgr; Eggleston, Brad; Margaret Bruce; Crescent Park PA; dsfna@googlegroups.com Subject:Re: [CPNA] SF Creek Flood Control; Newell Road Bridge Date:Monday, January 2, 2023 11:21:23 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from carl@thomsenhome.com. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. Hmmm. I think that’s how long it took to build the Hoover Dam. I guess it’s going to be quite an amazingbridge Sent from my iPhone On Jan 2, 2023, at 11:11 PM, Chuck Karish <chuck.karish@gmail.com> wrote: The status of the project is published on the city's Web site. Construction will begin during the 2023 dry season and will take about a year and a half. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Public-Works/Engineering-Services/Engineering-Projects/Newell-Road On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 3:25 PM Xenia Hammer <xhammer@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Mr. Shikada and Palo Alto City Council, The events of this past Saturday, Dec 31, when San Francisquito Creek overflowed its banksremind us all of the urgency of flood control for San Francisquito Creek for Reach 2 between101 and Middlefield Road, including Pope Chaucer Bridge. I urge you to continue to support the work of SF Creek JPA in moving the Reach 2 projectforward as quickly as possible. At the same time, Palo Alto is managing the Newell Road Bridge replacement project, whichis a necessary part of Reach 2 flood control and is a prerequisite for replacing the PopeChaucer Bridge. Could you please provide the community with a detailed update on the Newell Road Bridgeproject including: Current status and timeline Reasons for the project's delay(s) since its 2020 approval (In 2020, the expectedtimeframe for construction was 2021-23; for reference, I am including a photo of theproject sign that had been posted at the bridge and later removed.)What can we as community members do to support this project moving forward asquickly as possible. Thank you very much, Xenia HammerSharon Court -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent ParkPA" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/CA%2BpcwCosY2X95aFdjkCfjJ77e8iU2GiFK%2B3SD6g%3DXnoeM7nztg%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent ParkPA" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/CACgV82RBbRVbEng41RyvJxG1p-pqmYWBaf5%2BY4Ov6Qn8iOV0bA%40mail.gmail.com. From:Xenia Hammer To:Council, City; City Mgr; Eggleston, Brad Cc:Margaret Bruce; Crescent Park PA; dsfna@googlegroups.com Subject:SF Creek Flood Control; Newell Road Bridge Date:Monday, January 2, 2023 3:25:19 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from xhammer@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mr. Shikada and Palo Alto City Council, The events of this past Saturday, Dec 31, when San Francisquito Creek overflowed its banks remind us all of the urgency of flood control for San Francisquito Creek for Reach 2 between101 and Middlefield Road, including Pope Chaucer Bridge. I urge you to continue to support the work of SF Creek JPA in moving the Reach 2 project forward as quickly as possible. At the same time, Palo Alto is managing the Newell Road Bridge replacement project, whichis a necessary part of Reach 2 flood control and is a prerequisite for replacing the Pope Chaucer Bridge. Could you please provide the community with a detailed update on the Newell Road Bridgeproject including: Current status and timeline Reasons for the project's delay(s) since its 2020 approval (In 2020, the expected timeframe for construction was 2021-23; for reference, I am including a photo of theproject sign that had been posted at the bridge and later removed.) What can we as community members do to support this project moving forward asquickly as possible. Thank you very much, Xenia HammerSharon Court From:Stephen Kent Pond To:Thomas C Rindfleisch Cc:Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City; Tom W Zigterman; CPNA Subject:RE: [CPNA] [USGS] Update on USGS SFC Flow Estimates Date:Monday, January 2, 2023 11:30:49 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from spond@stanford.edu. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Thanks for clarifying, makes perfect sense, that said our margin for concern/panic relative to high flows now starts at the 6,000 +/- cfs versus the prior 7,000 cfs flow rate, wish we went in the other direction… From: Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 11:28 AM To: Stephen Kent Pond <spond@stanford.edu> Cc: Margaret Bruce <mbruce@sfcjpa.org>; Kevin Murray <kmurray@sfcjpa.org>; Palo Alto City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Tom W Zigterman <twz@stanford.edu>; CPNA <crescent- park-pa@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [CPNA] [USGS] Update on USGS SFC Flow Estimates On 1/2/2023 11:18 AM, Stephen Kent Pond wrote: and the timing of this adjustment was just purely coincidental with the largest flow ever recorded for SFC? No conspiracy, Stephen. One needs a significant flow in the creek to do the recalibration,which has not happened for several years. The USGS did the recalibration within hours ofhave the new high flow data available. Tom R. From:Rohini Chakravarthy To:Council, City Subject:Flooding: Beavers in Palo Alto to help with water management Date:Monday, January 2, 2023 8:46:44 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from rohini.chakravarthy@gmail.com. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council: When you next have a session on flood management along San Francisquito Creek, could youplease include working with beavers as a sub topic on the agenda? I shared the links below with the Crescent Park Neighborhood and several neighbors wrote back positively that this may be a constructive approach (pun intended :)) Why You Should Give A Dam About Beavers! : Short Wave npr.org Beavers are making a comeback in the San Francisco Bay Area SFGATE Rohini 1370 Pitman PS: we came close, but house stayed dry on 12/31/22 From: Rohini Chakravarthy <rohini.chakravarthy@gmail.com>Date: January 2, 2023 at 7:39:09 AM PSTTo: CPNA <Crescent-Park-PA@googlegroups.com>Subject: Beavers in Palo Alto to help with water management I posted a link about a beaver led restoration effort in Oregon on one of the flood threads.. thanks for the replies and for a suggestion that I make it a separatethread. Why You Should Give A Dam About Beavers! : Short Wave npr.org Since then, I came across this article that mentions that beavers were indeed partof our local ecosystem. They were hunted to near extinction last century, but recently two were found in Matadero creek nearby and in other parts of the BayArea. Beavers are making a comeback in the San Francisco Bay Area SFGATE I would love any experts in this group to comment - the beaver led restoration of Bridgecreek in Oregon took 12 years, 1/2 the time it has taken us humans here inPalo Alto.. just saying :) Rohini Sent from my iPhone From:Andrew Kay To:Council, City Subject:University Avenue Proposal Date:Monday, January 2, 2023 8:00:27 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from andrewkay160469@gmail.com. Learn why thisis important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Members of the City Council of Palo Alto, My name is Andrew, a 16 year old, and I use my bicycle as my primary form oftransportation. I am writing to express my support for the proposal to make University Avenue car-free in the downtown area of our city. I believe that this would have numerous benefits forour community, and I hope that you will seriously consider this proposal. First and foremost, making University Avenue car-free would significantly improve the safety of our community. As you are aware, pedestrian and bicycle accidents are a serious issue inour city, and reducing the number of cars on the road would go a long way towards preventing these kinds of accidents. Additionally, removing cars from University Avenue would make thearea much more pleasant and enjoyable for pedestrians and cyclists, encouraging more people to walk and bike, which would further improve safety. Instead of making the road a promenade restricted from bicycle access, like on CaliforniaAvenue, University Avenue should be open to cyclists as a thoroughfare. Another benefit of making University Avenue car-free is that it would improve air quality in our downtown area. Cars are a major source of air pollution, and reducing the number of carson the road would significantly improve the air quality in our city. This would be especially beneficial for the health of children, who are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects ofair pollution. Furthermore, making University Avenue car-free would be good for businesses in the downtown area. By creating a more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly environment, we wouldencourage more people to come to the downtown area and visit local businesses. This would be especially beneficial for small, locally-owned businesses, which often struggle to competewith large chain stores. On-street parking can be transformed into outdoor dining for restaurants. In conclusion, I strongly believe that making University Avenue car-free in the downtown areaof our city would be a positive step for our community. It would improve safety, air quality, and the local economy, and I urge you to give serious consideration to this proposal. I amexcited to see what plans the city can offer to reform University Avenue. Thank you for your time and for your commitment to the well-being of our city. Sincerely,Andrew Kay From:Elke MacGregor To:Council, City Subject:Bike lanes Date:Sunday, January 1, 2023 5:25:37 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from bemacgregor@earthlink.net. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Esteemed council members Thank you for your continued support of the Charleston Arastradero bike lane project. We (family of 4) bike along that corridor weekly and really appreciate the additional safety the bike lanes have provided. It is especially exciting to see the improvements at the Charleston/El Camino intersection lately. I’ve always felt like I was playing a live game of Frogger as I biked across that intersection. The additional striping and clearly marked crossing areas are making me feel safer and more visible on my bike. Happy new year! With appreciation, Elke MacGregor and Family 55 Roosevelt Circle, Palo Alto From:Thomas Rindfleisch To:CPNA Cc:Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City; Tom Zigterman Subject:[USGS] Update on USGS SFC Flow Estimates Date:Sunday, January 1, 2023 1:19:55 PM Attachments:zY6jGO2GZyCTyLTI.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachmentsand clicking on links. Some may have noticed that the USGS flow curves I have been sending out for San Francisquito Creek reduced the flowvalues shown by about 1050 cfs just before noon yesterday. The reason is that they recalibrated what is called the "ratingcurve" for the creek gauge. The "rating curve" relates the height of the water at the gauge structure to the flow rate throughthe gauge. This has to be recalibrated from time to time to account for changes in the channel near the gauge, such asvegetation or other things affecting the channel cross section (see this link). For us, an adjustment of -1050 cfs is a big deal in that the reported flow at ~9:00 AM yesterday dropped from 7400 cfs to6350 cfs after the recalibration, i.e., from a level above the 1998 flow of record to a flow more in line with the amount ofoverflow we experienced during the day. The USGS does not indicate in any obvious way in the chart when they makesuch an adjustment, which means we have to be very careful in judging the absolute values given for the flow rates overtime in terms of when overflow at a downstream location such as the P-C bridge. On the other hand, the USGS applies thecalibration changes retroactively so that the relative flow rates over time in the graphs have meaning. We know that more rain events are forecast for the coming week. To help you think about what might happen, the plotbelow is the current best estimate (as on noon today) the NOAA river modelers have for the magnitude of the comingevents relative to what we have just gone through. The bumps for Mon/Tue and Wed/Thu are expected to be significantlysmaller. However, the ground is now saturated and weather forecasting is an approximate science despite marveloussatellite observers. We will keep watching the forecasts and let you know of updates... Enjoy the sunny day (before the next rain event). Tom R. From:Shikada, Ed To:Ed Lee Cc:City Mgr; Council, City Subject:Re: So it’s OK for Toyota of Palo Alto’s security alarm to keep ringing for the next 24 hours Date:Sunday, January 1, 2023 8:11:41 AM Awesome – thanks! From: Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2023 8:09:20 AM To: Ed Lee <edjam92@yahoo.com> Cc: City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Re: So it’s OK for Toyota of Palo Alto’s security alarm to keep ringing for the next 24 hours Good morning again Mr. Lee - The police department was able to make contact with the dealership and they are responding.We will also review the response you received from our staff. Thank you for your kind words. I’m not planning to leave anytime soon. Best, —Ed From: Ed Lee <edjam92@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2023 7:48 AM To: Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org> Subject: Re: So it’s OK for Toyota of Palo Alto’s security alarm to keep ringing for the next 24 hours You don't often get email from edjam92@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important Thanks very much Mr. Shikada. I have to say I was mightily disappointed in the “don’t care” attitude that the Palo Alto Police Department dispatcher displayed. She basically said well you’re just gonna have to enjoy it for over 24 hours. Thank YOU for replying!!! We will miss you when you retire… Cheers, Ed Sent from my iPhone On Jan 1, 2023, at 7:36 AM, Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@cityofpaloalto.org>wrote:Good morning Mr. Lee, I’m sorry you’re needing to deal with this disturbance. We are having otherdepartments attempt to contact the dealership. We hope it will be resolved soon. Best regards, Ed Shikada City Manager From: Ed Lee <edjam92@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2023 4:49 AM To: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: So it’s OK for Toyota of Palo Alto’s security alarm to keep ringing for the next 24 hours Some people who received this message don't often get email from edjam92@yahoo.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Becautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, This morning at about 2:30 AM on January 1, I was awakened by allowedsecurity alarm going off at Toyota of Palo Alto. I Called Palo Alto Police Dispatch. He sent out police officers. I called back at about 4 AM asking what the status was, since the alarm was still ringing. The dispatcher said the police officers had indeed found that the Toyota of PaloAlto alarm was the offending alarm. When I asked what was happening to get the alarm turned off, The dispatcher said that they tried to contact the name listed for Toyota… but that the number wasdisconnected. When I ask what that meant, the dispatcher said that there was nothing they can do. Since it’s January 1, I asked if we had to listen to this alarm ringing for over24 hours, until Toy Auto employees return to the dealership? The dispatcher said yes. Surely there’s got to be somewhere the city can get Toyota to turn this off. Toyota has been presenting alarm problems for years. Well the last year or so has been decent, it’s hard to comprehend that the PA PD can do nothing to turn thealarm off. That’s all we can do is wait until Toyota decides to turn it off. What sort of help or guidance can you give those of us affected by this alarm ringing? Help! Ed Lee 670 San Antonio Road Palo Alto CA 94306 https://nextdoor.com/p/F78znWMrnWKP?utm_source=share&extras=NTc1MjE3MTg%3D&init_source=copy_link_share Sent from my iPhone From:Michele Lew To:Council, City Subject:Note of appreciation Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 9:06:27 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from michele_lew@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Mayor Burt and Members of the Palo Alto City Council, As our street flooded on the morning and evening of 12/31/22, I contacted the City twice to ensure they knew what was happening. My call was answered promptly and professionally both times. A few minutes after my am call, a patrol car drove down our street. PAPD Officer Yolanda Franco-Clausen was driving the car, and she was professional, informative, and courteous. She helped use the vehicle’s loudspeaker to inform neighbors about the rising waters, and she briefed us neighbors outside on the status of the local area. I appreciate the public service of our Palo Alto sworn officers and staff, especially on New Year’s Eve in the middle of a storm with creeks overflowing. Thank you to the outstanding professionals in the City of Palo Alto. Sincerely, Michele Lew Dana Avenue resident Palo Alto From:Bonnie Street To:Rebecca Stolpa Cc:egas1044@aol.com; tcr@stanford.edu; Crescent-Park-PA@googlegroups.com; mbruce@sfcjpa.org; Murray, Kevin; Council, City Subject:Re: [CPNA] Looking at the Bright Side Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 6:39:27 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from bonniecstreet@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. our dogs are happy!!! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2022, at 6:24 PM, Rebecca Stolpa <rebecca@stolpa.com> wrote:Love your thinking! We can all use a bit of levity. Rebecca Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2022, at 6:18 PM, egas1044 via Crescent Park PA<crescent-park-pa@googlegroups.com> wrote:A little humor ligjtens the load. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> To: CPNA <crescent-park-pa@googlegroups.com> Cc: Margaret Bruce <mbruce@sfcjpa.org>; Kevin Murray <kmurray@sfcjpa.org>; Palo Alto City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Sent: Sat, Dec 31, 2022 6:13 pm Subject: [CPNA] Looking at the Bright Side I just thought of an upside to today's laments -- we probably won't have to worry about neighborhood fireworks disturbances tonight Tom R. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/533f7179-5994-7ad1- 1732-0cfd7d700acc%40stanford.edu. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/846858416.6106307.1672539509786%40mail.yahoo.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/27EE389E-671E-4244-A849-673FDF7358DA%40stolpa.com. From:Dhruv Khanna To:Council, City Cc:Board of Directors Subject:Another day, another flood Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 6:26:55 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from dhruvkhanna2002@yahoo.com. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Gentle Friends, our City Council Members, (and copy to the gentle Board members of Valley Water) My home was flooded in 1998. Now today, again, some 25 years later. 742 Alester Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303. Deja Vu -- seen this before. Slippery, silty stuff. I fell twice today -- slipped on the silt into the muddy flood waters while I spent over 3.5 hours out in the rain trying to keep the storm water drain clear of endless bits oftanbark. 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The City of Palo Alto folks who stopped by (police and others) did absolutely nothing, other than block off the street an hour plus too late. Nice. Today, only my garage was flooded, and my driveway is contaminated with slippery silt. Can we please agree that governmental processes and environmental processes arethe slow-moving, bureaucratic menace which they are -- for example, the San Francisquito creek flood abatement project, the Anderson Dam project etc etc etc.? What we have here is 25 years of collective, governmental incompetence. Without infringing on Apple's trademarks can we please append "I" to the governmentagencies involved -- with "I" being for Inept more than Incompetent, but I'll let you choose as between the two well-earned epithets. So now, may I please refer to you as the I City Council of Palo Alto, and Valley Wateras I Valley Water? You will be hearing more from me on this -- and I write today in my personal capacity. You may also hear more from me in my capacity as the current President ofthe Santa Clara County Farm Bureau because of my farming experience in the South part of the County for the past 23 years and my election to that position only a month ago. The hills around 280 and Stanford and Arastradero are bald. No vegetation, no trees, no orchards, no vineyards, no farming, and only three golf courses to help absorb the excessive, fast-falling rain. The City of Palo Alto actually has a ban on planting sequoias. And restrictions on sod, natural grass in favor of the damn tanbarkthat clogs storm drains. How brain-dead is that? Over the past 60-70 years, the City of Palo Alto has replaced apple orchards, plum orchards and other trees with homes, cement and asphalt. The carbon foot print of Palo Alto and degradation of the environment is at the highest level - and has been a gradual debauched and dissolute conversion of the Valley of Hearts Delight into the Silicon Valley of HP, Mark Zuckerberg, Kleiner Perkins and other such folks. Silicon Valley and the City of Palo Alto are to be faulted for their promiscuous money-making and brain-dead purportedly pro-environment policies. For example, the City of Palo Alto is awash in groundwater. But it gets 100% of its water from Hetch Hetchy!!! For the past 60 years, the City of Palo Alto has stoppedfarming and stopped almost entirely groundwater pumping which is a grotesque over- reaction. My pleas to the City of Palo Alto on this for the past decade have fallen on deaf ears. Palo Alto's policies are contrary to our California history -- namely, pump wells during droughts and let them replenish during wet years. Now there is injection well technology. Now farmers are slowly being appreciated for carbon sequestration, groundwater replenishment AND FLOOD CONTROL. Please get with the program and recognize the menace of GOVERNMENTALISM and FAKE ENVIRONMENTALISM: 1. Allow and encourage planting of trees and farming -- sequoias, orchards, vineyards, soccer fields with natural grass, golf courses. . . and in fact outlaw tanbark and fake grass that heat the soil, radiate heat and twist ankles and knees of football and soccer players and fail to biofilter dog shit and bird shit etc. 2. Complete the flood control project concerning San Francisquito Creek. 3. Encourage the planting of all trees, including Sequoias 4. Make some, judicious use of Palo Alto's abundant groundwater especially for irrigation including farming, soccer fields, golf courses and home lawns. Feel free to call me at (650) 906-3537, and I'm happy to talk more. Not inclined to say so to any governmental official -- but it's new year's eve, so Happy New Year to all. Best, Dhruv Khanna, Resident at 742 Alester Avenue, Palo Alto since Fall 1996Owner of Kirigin Cellars since April 2000 From:Thomas Rindfleisch To:CPNA Cc:Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City Subject:Looking at the Bright Side Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 6:14:02 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.________________________________ I just thought of an upside to today's laments -- we probably won't haveto worry about neighborhood fireworks disturbances tonight Tom R. From:egas1044@aol.com To:Council, City Subject:Resident Parking in Downtown Garages during Flood Emergency Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 5:45:20 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from egas1044@aol.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members - I'm sure many residents affected by today's flood have parked cars in the city's garages. I respectfully ask that city parking guidelines be suspended during the flood emergencies and notenforced for residents that have no other recourse. Many are dealing with home/residential inundation and if they can at least use garages so cars are notflooded, it would begreat. Eileen Skrabutenas1044 Hamilton Avenue650-224-6402 From:Thomas Rindfleisch To:CPNA Cc:Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Tom Zigterman; Council, CitySubject:[USGS] Creek Flow Gauge Status Still Touch and Go Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 5:30:01 PM Attachments:C6IukV2Ob0PV8J80.pngVaOZD8JV0Xf8ZGdG.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Friends, sorry to put you on edge further into New Year's Eve, but the USGS Flow Gauge has been rising again (see first plot below). As of 5:00 PMit registers 5730 cfs which is right about at the capacity of the P-C bridge. The bridge gauge, assuming it is now working again, registers 23 ft out ofthe 24 foot overflow level. At this stage I think almost all the rain falling in the watershed is going to be coming down the creek. Remember that aflow value at the USGS gauge will hit P-C about 45 minutes later. Nature is playing with us by sitting right on the overflow brink. It is best that youprepare for some additional overflow tonight. Sandbag entrances if you can. Move any valuable assets from low spots in your house and yard tohigher areas. Make sure you have a survival kit and transportation ready to go if evacuation is called. A note on the brighter side is that the NOAAriver modeling group still predicts an end to the rain and a peak flow this evening below the new record level this morning (see second plot below). Sigh... Here's hoping NOAA is correct and that we can get some rest tonight! Regards, Tom R. From:John Guislin To:Thomas Rindfleisch Cc:Crescent Park PA; Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City; Tom Zigterman; Norm Beamer Subject:Menlo Park Police warning creek is close to flooding at 4:30 Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 5:07:57 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. FYI The Menlo Park Police are driving on Woodland near the pope Chaucer Bridge andannouncing via loud speaker that: "The creek is very close to flooding. Take appropriate action to protect yourself and your property." On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 2:59 PM Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> wrote: On 12/31/2022 1:39 PM, rich@gerould.com wrote:> Below seems to be the last CPNA post on the subject of Pope Chaucer > bridge. Do we think that today’s flood will help move things forward? > I remember from an earlier post that there is some pending litigation > regarding both Newell Bridge and Pope-Chaucer that may be slowing > things down... Anybody have the latest information? Rich and fellow neighbors, since the 1998 SFC flood of record, we have had about a half dozen near misses. This is the first full-on overflow, although less devastating, since 1998. The peak flow rate (USGS monitor) was actually higher today than that in 1998 (~7400 cfs today versus ~7200 cfs in 1998), but the duration was much shorter than in 1998 (minutes versus hours). That said, my hope is that this event will shake things up at the government and resident levels so that new impetus is given to actually realizing the Reach 2 (Hwy 101 to Pope-Chaucer) creek upgrade plan that has been pending for years. Re the law suit by Peter Joshua (Menlo Park), he lost his case at the Superior Court level and at a subsequent appeal several months ago. The usual deliberate legal process was prolonged by the pandemic's effects on court and other proceedings so that we lost a good two years in working on the creek -- perhaps exactly what Joshua was trying to achieve. I know (and share) residents' frustrations about the glacial pace of things -- we're 25 years out from 1998 after all! The road to fixing the creek has been crooked and fraught with many potholes. There were disagreements initially about who should lead the upgrade process (Federal/Army Corps of Engineers versus State of CA versus local agencies). There were years of conceptual, engineering, environmental, and fiscal design work needed to come up with a chosen solution among many alternatives. Some of our neighbors (not just Mr. Joshua) worked to hinder that process along the way because some of their strong preferences were not met in the course of compromises. The permitting process (meeting federal NEPA and state CEQA requirements) is extraordinarily baroque and political. The upgrade of the creek must take place prudently and sequentially, starting from downstream in the Hwy 101 to the bay reach (to protect East Palo Alto and its residents) and then proceeding to the upstream reaches (Hwy 101 to Pope-Chaucer and Middlefield, and then in the creek origins involving Searsville Dam and other detention options). I think not enough notice and commendation has been given to the great progress already made to actually finish the Hwy 101 to bay reach several years ago so that we can focus on the upstream parts. And finally, 25 years is a long time and during this period there has been turn-over of key personnel that introduced further delays in getting new staff on board and up to date. This event, while causing unfortunate anxiety and upset to those whose homes were threatened by the muddy SFC waters, is probably a prescient message from nature that says "I'm here as potent as ever and am not swayed by droughts or climate change or foibles of human decision-making or red tape -- you better pay attention!". For my part, I have been at this since ~2000 and will keep pressing for what I think is an outstanding plan for containing the flood threat from the creek while maintaining its natural ambience. For me, the only way forward to success is to be constructive in our comments and actions rather categorically negative about the work underway and the people who have worked hard and patiently to try to make it happen. End of rant... Happy New Year to All! Tom R. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent- park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park- pa/87122cbd-c8c3-de54-22d2-e6e35a6c10d6%40stanford.edu. From:Chuck Karish To:Rohini Chakravarthy Cc:Stephen G Monismith; Thomas C Rindfleisch; CPNA; Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City; Tom W Zigterman Subject:Re: [CPNA] SFC Overflow Likely at P-C Bridge and Palm St Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 3:42:29 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. I think the gauge was working fine. The trace got to the top of the chart and readings higher than 20 feet weren't shown properly. On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 10:01 AM Rohini Chakravarthy <rohini.chakravarthy@gmail.com>wrote: Can someone please replublish the flood watch do’s and don’t s to minimize the impact ofthis overflow? Should everyone stay inside on the upper floors? No Driving except for emergency vehicles?Store potable water? Rohini Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 31, 2022, at 9:54 AM, Stephen G Monismith <monismith@stanford.edu> wrote: > > I think the PC gauge is not working properly now. > > Stephen Monismith > Monismith@Stanford.edu> (sent from my iPhone) > >> On Dec 31, 2022, at 9:50 AM, Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> wrote: >> >> Friends, I am informed by the SFCJPA that creek overflows may be expected at P-C bridge and Palm Street. However, the P-C creek gauge indicates the level at the bridge isdecreasing... >> >> Tom R. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CrescentPark PA" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tocrescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/c9f8e416-d75a-60f6-30ff-c890a3dc9299%40stanford.edu. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CrescentPark PA" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tocrescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/B0555781-B27B-4B97-9DAE-E01EE62FE912%40stanford.edu. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent ParkPA" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/1C70F447-9C50-4E0B-A4BE-4F55E4274973%40gmail.com. From:William Reller To:Phillips, Peter Cc:Thomas Rindfleisch; crescent-park-pa@googlegroups.com; Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City; Tom Zigterman; Norm Beamer Subject:Re: [CPNA] Are we prepared for a megaflood? Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 3:38:25 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from wereller@664gilman.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clickingon links.________________________________ Amen!Totally agree!Go, Tom!HNY! Sent from my iPad > On Dec 31, 2022, at 3:33 PM, Peter Phillips <pkphillips@gmail.com> wrote:>> Tom - Thanks for a good summary of the situation and for your and others tireless work on pushing fwd a goodsolution.>> Stay safe, dry and enjoy the new year.>> Sent from my iPhone>>>> On Dec 31, 2022, at 2:59 PM, Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> wrote:>>> On 12/31/2022 1:39 PM, rich@gerould.com wrote:>>> Below seems to be the last CPNA post on the subject of Pope Chaucer bridge. Do we think that today’s floodwill help move things forward? I remember from an earlier post that there is some pending litigation regarding bothNewell Bridge and Pope-Chaucer that may be slowing things down... Anybody have the latest information?>>>> Rich and fellow neighbors, since the 1998 SFC flood of record, we have had about a half dozen near misses.This is the first full-on overflow, although less devastating, since 1998. The peak flow rate (USGS monitor) wasactually higher today than that in 1998 (~7400 cfs today versus ~7200 cfs in 1998), but the duration was muchshorter than in 1998 (minutes versus hours). That said, my hope is that this event will shake things up at thegovernment and resident levels so that new impetus is given to actually realizing the Reach 2 (Hwy 101 to Pope-Chaucer) creek upgrade plan that has been pending for years.>>>> Re the law suit by Peter Joshua (Menlo Park), he lost his case at the Superior Court level and at a subsequentappeal several months ago. The usual deliberate legal process was prolonged by the pandemic's effects on court andother proceedings so that we lost a good two years in working on the creek -- perhaps exactly what Joshua wastrying to achieve. I know (and share) residents' frustrations about the glacial pace of things -- we're 25 years outfrom 1998 after all!>>>> The road to fixing the creek has been crooked and fraught with many potholes. There were disagreementsinitially about who should lead the upgrade process (Federal/Army Corps of Engineers versus State of CA versuslocal agencies). There were years of conceptual, engineering, environmental, and fiscal design work needed to comeup with a chosen solution among many alternatives. Some of our neighbors (not just Mr. Joshua) worked to hinderthat process along the way because some of their strong preferences were not met in the course of compromises. Thepermitting process (meeting federal NEPA and state CEQA requirements) is extraordinarily baroque and political.The upgrade of the creek must take place prudently and sequentially, starting from downstream in the Hwy 101 to the bay reach (to protect East Palo Alto and its residents) and then proceeding to the upstream reaches (Hwy 101 to Pope-Chaucer and Middlefield, and then in the creek origins involving Searsville Dam and other detention options). I think not enough notice and commendation has been given to the great progress already made to actually finish theHwy 101 to bay reach several years ago so that we can focus on the upstream parts. And finally, 25 years is a longtime and during this period there has been turn-over of key personnel that introduced further delays in getting newstaff on board and up to date.>>>> This event, while causing unfortunate anxiety and upset to those whose homes were threatened by the muddySFC waters, is probably a prescient message from nature that says "I'm here as potent as ever and am not swayed bydroughts or climate change or foibles of human decision-making or red tape -- you better pay attention!". For mypart, I have been at this since ~2000 and will keep pressing for what I think is an outstanding plan for containing theflood threat from the creek while maintaining its natural ambience. For me, the only way forward to success is to beconstructive in our comments and actions rather categorically negative about the work underway and the people whohave worked hard and patiently to try to make it happen.>>>> End of rant... Happy New Year to All! Tom R.>>>> -->> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group.>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/87122cbd-c8c3-de54-22d2-e6e35a6c10d6%40stanford.edu. >> --> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group.> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/FBC67F2B-D90C-4EA9-9AEB-2A991A6AB0BF%40gmail.com. From:Andi Werboff To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: [CPNA] clearing drains - city services Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 1:21:24 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from awerboff@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Begin forwarded message: From: Rod Miller <rod@rodmiller.com>Subject: Re: [CPNA] clearing drains - city services Date: December 31, 2022 at 12:58:53 PM PST To: crescent-park-pa@googlegroups.com Cc: rod@rodmiller.com Those of you who are new to Crescent Park since 1998 need to understand Amy's comment: 24 years have gone by since there was WORSE flooding. 24 YEARS TO FIX THE CREEK SYSTEM AND IT ISN'T FIXED! Outrageous is a mild term for this failure of our government. On 12/31/22 12:11, amy kacher wrote: Well, apparently that wasn’t enough. It’s outrageous that we are still dealing with this 24 years later. On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 12:01 PM <jkathomas@aol.com> wrote: Just so you know, the City crews were out this morning, early, clearing storm drains (those which flood/back up first perhaps?). They did this also a day or two just before the last big rain. Jeannie In a message dated 12/31/2022 11:26:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, amykacher1@gmail.com writes: Nobody from the city trying to clear drains. We have teenagers out there trying to do something. This is a poor response from the city. And it was very predicable that this would happen. On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 11:23 AM Andi Werboff <awerboff@gmail.com> wrote: They are out of sandbags at the tennis court. And the ones that were there you had to fill yourself Try the airport and bring your own shovels THERE IS NO ONE FROM THE CITY anywhere around *AndiArt* _________________ Andi Werboff 650.888.6187 awerboff@gmail.com On Dec 31, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Rita Vrhel <ritavrhel@sbcglobal.net> wrote: down by the tennis court on Hopkins/Newell Rita C. 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To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/6c6eac16- 5462-55e2-0805-6d38622cdb33%40rodmiller.com. From:Andi Werboff To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: [CPNA] Sandbags at Embarcadero Location Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 1:20:11 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from awerboff@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. I am not feeling too thankful. The bags ran out too soon, there weren’t pre-filled sandbags, there weren’t enough city workers out there clearing drains or drivingaround with pumps. The city did not get their act together in advance of this storm. Nothing about this storm was unpredictable. What was predictable was thatthe city would no mitigate this well as they have proven ineffective for the last 24 years inmanaging a remedy for the the creek flooding problem. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups"Crescent Park PA" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send anemail to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. 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From:Aram James To:bryan.gobin@uncbusiness.net; Council, City; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Ed Lauing; vicki@vickiforcouncil.com; GreerStone; Binder, Andrew; Sean Allen; Enberg, Nicholas; Tannock, Julie; Wagner, April; ladoris cordell; dennisburns; Kevin Jensen; Jeff Rosen; Rebecca Eisenberg; Winter Dellenbach; Michael Gennaco; Foley, Michael; JoeSimitian; Josh Becker; chuck jagoda; Human Relations Commission; Reifschneider, James; Pat Burt; GregTanaka; Shana Segal; Lydia Kou; Tony Dixon; Shikada, Ed Subject:Re: Should San Jose stop using police dogs? - San José Spotlight Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 12:09:52 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ 12/31/2022 > > Bryan et al: > > I am sending around the San Jose Spotlight piece: Should San Jose stop using police dogs? again, to invite you to review the 45 plus comments the piece has thus far generated. And if you are so moved—- join in and add your own comments re this exceedingly controversial subject. > > aram > > Scroll to the very end of the article where you will see the comments > > > https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-police-department-dogs-under-fire-canine-unit-k9-bites-sjpd/ > > > Sent from my iPhone From:Andi Werboff To:Thomas Rindfleisch Cc:Apple Inc.; Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City Subject:Re: [CPNA] [NOAA] SFC Modeling Forecast Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 11:40:53 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from awerboff@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Thanks Tom. FYI, neighbors: They are out of bags at Riconada, so that is good news.There is no one from the city helping. There were no shovelsAnd the bags that were there are now gone. We don’t see anyone clearing drains either. City Council; please take notice AndreaPitman Avenue AndiArt _________________Andi Werboff 650.888.6187awerboff@gmail.com On Dec 31, 2022, at 11:36 AM, Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> wrote: Friends, the NOAA River Forecast Office has put out the prediction below for the USGS creek gauge at Stanford. Note that we were above the 1998 flow of recordat ~9:00 AM today. As of 11:00 AM the forecast flow is decreasing rapidly and, assuming their modeling is accurate, things are likely to return to backgroundflow levels by tomorrow morning and through the coming week. Colleagues at SFCJPA warn people against going near the creek during this highflow as the banks have become unstable in places and they may collapse under your weight. Tom R. <0RsS0hE4jNLrUSeq.png> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/d48fe998-2d40-08d3-eed6-df33981b0918%40stanford.edu. From:Thomas Rindfleisch To:CPNA Cc:Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City Subject:[NOAA] SFC Modeling Forecast Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 11:37:16 AM Attachments:0RsS0hE4jNLrUSeq.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. Friends, the NOAA River Forecast Office has put out the prediction below for the USGS creek gauge atStanford. Note that we were above the 1998 flow of record at ~9:00 AM today. As of 11:00 AM the forecastflow is decreasing rapidly and, assuming their modeling is accurate, things are likely to return to backgroundflow levels by tomorrow morning and through the coming week. Colleagues at SFCJPA warn people against going near the creek during this high flow as the banks havebecome unstable in places and they may collapse under your weight. Tom R. From:Chris Colohan To:Al Yuen Cc:Michele Lew; "Michele Lew" via Duveneck Elementary; Xenia Hammer; Thomas Rindfleisch; DSFNA googlegroup; CPNA; Margaret Bruce; Murray,Kevin; Tom Zigterman; Council, City Subject:Re: [duveneck] Re: [CPNA] Creek rising rapidly Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 11:20:32 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from chris@colohan.com. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. Newell and Channing On Sat, Dec 31, 2022, 10:58 AM Al Yuen <threeboysunder5@yahoo.com> wrote:Newell Bridge 5 mins ago. Regards,al On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 10:55 AM, 'Michele Lew' via Duveneck Elementary<duveneck-elementary@googlegroups.com> wrote: Dana Ave between Newell and Center is flooded. City is aware. On Dec 31, 2022, at 10:45 AM, Chris Colohan <chris@colohan.com> wrote: Water has gone over the banks upstream of Chaucer street. When I was over there a few minutes ago,flooding had started in University Ave, but I didn't see it going into any buildings yet. Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6f4D3FcHQryF8sZ56 (I have a bunch more uploading from my camera, will add to album once the data is copied.) Chris On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 10:13 AM Xenia Hammer <xhammer@gmail.com> wrote:Well said, Tom, agree!Neighbors, if you are out and about looking at the creek, bridges and any flooding, please takephotos! On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 9:29 AM Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> wrote:Friends, looks like we are having another close one this morning. The USGS gauge indicates~7400 cfs at 9:15 (somewhat higher than the 1998 7200 cfs level of record) and the P-C bridgegauge indicates 23.0 ft, just below the 24 ft overflow level. The fact that the rain has stopped fornow and the USGS gauge seems to be peaking is a good sign. It takes about 45 min to ~1.5 hrs forthe upstream flow to fully reach P-C bridge so we may get a smallish overflow by ~10:00. Thework on the creek that has been done recently to increase its capacity around P-C may save ourbacon, but this again underscores the need to get the SFC reach 2 flood project done like now! If we get more rain, now that the ground appears to be saturated, you should keep your eyes on thegauges... 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From:Xenia Hammer To:Thomas Rindfleisch; Duveneck Elementary Google Group; dsfna@googlegroups.com Cc:CPNA; Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Tom Zigterman; Council, City Subject:Re: [CPNA] Creek rising rapidly Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 10:14:55 AM Attachments:8IY5tcxXkafzzj5D.pngeZdZ0D6OnJ0TdTue.png Some people who received this message don't often get email from xhammer@gmail.com. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments andclicking on links. Well said, Tom, agree!Neighbors, if you are out and about looking at the creek, bridges and any flooding, please take photos! On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 9:29 AM Thomas Rindfleisch <tcr@stanford.edu> wrote:Friends, looks like we are having another close one this morning. The USGS gauge indicates ~7400 cfs at 9:15 (somewhathigher than the 1998 7200 cfs level of record) and the P-C bridge gauge indicates 23.0 ft, just below the 24 ft overflowlevel. The fact that the rain has stopped for now and the USGS gauge seems to be peaking is a good sign. It takes about 45min to ~1.5 hrs for the upstream flow to fully reach P-C bridge so we may get a smallish overflow by ~10:00. The work onthe creek that has been done recently to increase its capacity around P-C may save our bacon, but this again underscores theneed to get the SFC reach 2 flood project done like now! If we get more rain, now that the ground appears to be saturated, you should keep your eyes on the gauges... Regards, TomR. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group.To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park-pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park-pa/1111366f-1b59-a1ff-392e-7e4df5494179%40stanford.edu. From:Thomas Rindfleisch To:CPNA Cc:Margaret Bruce; Murray, Kevin; Council, City; Tom Zigterman Subject:SFC Overflow Likely at P-C Bridge and Palm St Date:Saturday, December 31, 2022 9:50:09 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.________________________________ Friends, I am informed by the SFCJPA that creek overflows may beexpected at P-C bridge and Palm Street. However, the P-C creek gaugeindicates the level at the bridge is decreasing... Tom R. From:Aram James To:chuck jagoda; Council, City; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; Binder, Andrew; Jethroe Moore; Jeff Rosen; JoeSimitian; Cindy Chavez; Javier Ortega; Shikada, Ed; Ed Lauing; Greer Stone; Shana Segal; Angie Evans; RobertaAhlquist; Winter Dellenbach; Josh Becker; Assemblymember.Berman@assembly.ca.gov; Sean Allen; RebeccaEisenberg; Vicki Veenker; Wagner, April; Enberg, Nicholas; Human Relations Commission; Reifschneider, James;Jay Boyarsky Subject:By Rev. JETHROE MOORE -with a compelling quote by Malcolm X Date:Friday, December 30, 2022 10:22:35 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. By Rev. JETHROE MOORE -with a compelling quoteby Malcolm X When White people stand up for themselves, it is called “fighting for freedom” or exercising your constitutional rights. When Black people and other people of color speak out publicly against racist and violent discrimination K9’s use, we are exhorted to remain peaceful. We are experiencing an unprecedented acknowledgement of the systemic racism and White privilege that permeates our police departments, courts, prisons, and entire criminal justice system including juries, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges. And K9 use. There are at least as many people in Santa Clara County who still deny that racism exists and who still see Civil right advocates as terrorists and criminals. Investigations into the police departments across this nation found that police dogs’ bit non-White people almost exclusively. This is not “Fake” news. A dog must pass a basic obedience training course before they can be considered for a police department. It’s essential that they obey a handler’s commands without any hesitation. Yet time and time again the videos show the k9 failure to obey in any language. Yet the requirements clearly require the handler must always have complete control over the dog’s actions, including how much force they use with a suspect. I believe in banning canine units altogether, except for search and rescue, bomb disclosure and other non-apprehension reasons. either narcotics OR explosives, and used only for tracking, lost persons location, or cadaver detection is needed. Not violent attack dogs, Courts have recognized that properly trained patrol dogs are a “non-deadly force.” the Police Executive Research Forum, recently called for clearer national standards to ensure all agencies have protocols for canine use. Suggest you read, K-9 CATCH-22: THE IMPOSSIBLE DILEMMA OF USING POLICE DOGS ON APPREHENSION OF SUSPECTS Ann L. Schiavone. a man has the audacity to put a police dog on you, kill that dog, kill him, I’m telling you, kill that dog. I say it if they put me in jail tomorrow, kill that dog. Then you’ll put a stop to it. MALCOLM X From:chuck jagoda To:Aram James Cc:Barberini, Christopher; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Sean Allen; Binder, Andrew; Jethroe Moore; vicki@vickiforcouncil.com; Jeff Rosen; Shikada, Ed; Ed Lauing; Reifschneider, James; Council, City; Greer Stone; Shana Segal; Winter Dellenbach; Karen Holman; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Wagner, April; Jay Boyarsky; ladoris cordell; Human Relations Commission; Greg Tanaka; Pat Burt; Lydia Kou; Enberg, Nicholas; Tony Dixon; Perron, Zachary Subject:Re: K-9 Catch-22:The Impossible Dilemma Of Using Police Dogs In Apprehension Of Suspects Date:Friday, December 30, 2022 10:13:31 PM Attachments:DC Network.png Some people who received this message don't often get email from chuckjagoda1@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. When it comes to imposing pain on prisoners, I come back to the real menches who endure the pain before they give an opinion on whether or not to use it on prisoners. Richard Armitage, John Mc Cain, damned few have volunteered to try out receiving taser strikes and then approved that torture for others. Seems to me to make a decision on one's impressions of what others experience without any first hand knowledge oneself aren't worth much. Those brave enough to endure before pronouncing have my attention. Chuck On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 9:01 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. By closing this message, you agree to the use of cookies. Close Skip to main content LAW FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Home > LAW > LAW-FACULTY-SCHOLARSHIP > 55 K-9 Catch-22:The ImpossibleDilemma Of Using Police DogsIn Apprehension Of Suspects Ann L. Schiavone Document Type Article Abstract In the past several years, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has seen two canine police dogs (K-9s) killed in the line of duty, Rocco in January 2014, and Aren in January of 2016. Both were killed by stab wounds while attempting to apprehend suspects. The man who killed Rocco received significant jail time for stabbing and killing the dog, while the man who killed Aren was fatally shot as a direct result of his actions toward the canine. While Rocco was vocally celebrated in the community, and sympathy primarily focused on the canine, the deaths of Aren and the suspect who killed him, Brian Kelley, Jr., led to a very PLUMX METRICS different response. In the aftermath of the 2016 incident, there was significant vocal outcry from a variety of advocates (for both humans and animals) concerning the injustice of using K-9 officers to apprehend suspects and calling for a ban on such practices. Certainly, Pittsburgh’s experiences are not unique, although they present a vivid backdrop for the discussion of whether K-9s should be used for apprehension of suspects and under what circumstances. This Article explores the legal and ethical questions surrounding the use of police dogs, specifically in the realm of apprehending suspects where a violent interaction between human and canine is inevitable. The Fourth Amendment allows the use of canine force against persons if “reasonable” under the totality of the circumstances, based on the officer’s observations. However, that totality of circumstances does not take into account the very real and very reasonable fear response induced in humans by an animal attack, that in some cases compels the suspect to defend themselves and thus places the suspect at risk for further violence, and the police dog at risk for injury or death. Further, while any suspect may be compelled to resist or defend itself against a police dog, the historical use of police dogs against African Americans, coupled with the deployment of police dogs more frequently in minority communities, may tend to put African Americans at greater risk in this “K-9 catch-22.” Ultimately, this Article considers the question of whether, in light of human behavioral fear response to animal attacks coupled with examples of implicit racial bias, using police dogs in apprehension is ever truly “reasonable.” Repository Citation Schiavone, A. L. (2019). K-9 Catch-22:The Impossible Dilemma Of Using Police Dogs In Apprehension Of Suspects. University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 80 (3). 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When White people stand up for themselves, it is called “fighting for freedom” or exercising your constitutional rights. When Black people and other people of color speak out publicly against racist and violent discrimination K9’s use, we are exhorted to remain peaceful. We are experiencing an unprecedented acknowledgement of the systemic racism and White privilege that permeates our police departments, courts, prisons, and entire criminal justice system including juries, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges. And K9 use. There are at least as many people in Santa Clara County who still deny that racism exists and who still see Civil right advocates as terrorists and criminals. Investigations into the police departments across this nation found that police dogs’ bit non-White people almost exclusively. This is not “Fake” news. A dog must pass a basic obedience training course before they can be considered for a police department. It’s essential that they obey a handler’s commands without any hesitation. Yet time and time again the videos show the k9 failure to obey in any language. Yet the requirements clearly require the handler must always have complete control over the dog’s actions, including how much force they use with a suspect. I believe in banning canine units altogether, except for search and rescue, bomb disclosure and other non-apprehension reasons. either narcotics OR explosives, and used only for tracking, lost persons location, or cadaver detection is needed. Not violent attack dogs, Courts have recognized that properly trained patrol dogs are a “non-deadly force.” the Police Executive Research Forum, recently called for clearer national standards to ensure all agencies have protocols for canine use. Suggest you read, K-9 CATCH-22: THE IMPOSSIBLE DILEMMA OF USING POLICE DOGS ON APPREHENSION OF SUSPECTS Ann L. Schiavone. a man has the audacity to put a police dog on you, kill that dog, kill him, I’m telling you, kill that dog. I say it if they put me in jail tomorrow, kill that dog. Then you’ll put a stop to it. MALCOLM X From:Aram James To:Barberini, Christopher; Binder, Andrew; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Jeff Rosen; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Shikada,Ed; Ed Lauing; Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg; vicki@vickiforcouncil.com; Shana Segal; Angie Evans; Greer Stone;Rebecca Eisenberg; Winter Dellenbach; Josh Becker; Council, City; Human Relations Commission; chuck jagoda;Wagner, April; ladoris cordell; Enberg, Nicholas; Reifschneider, James; Joe Simitian; Pat Burt Subject:St. Paul Police Dog Bit Man After Collar Broke Date:Friday, December 30, 2022 6:13:50 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://youtu.be/LgDCP5LCIWQ Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:Binder, Andrew; Barberini, Christopher; Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore; Jeff Rosen; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Shikada,Ed; Council, City; Ed Lauing; vicki@vickiforcouncil.com; Rebecca Eisenberg; Winter Dellenbach; Joe Simitian;Greg Tanaka; Josh Becker; Greer Stone; Jay Boyarsky; Wagner, April; ladoris cordell; Enberg, Nicholas; HumanRelations Commission; Reifschneider, James; Shana Segal; Pat Burt; Lydia Kou; Wagner, April; Tony Dixon Subject:Family and police reaction after child bit by police dog Date:Friday, December 30, 2022 3:00:26 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://youtu.be/Aie4UcH9o-U Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:Barberini, Christopher; Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Ed Lauing; Shikada, Ed; Binder, Andrew;Human Relations Commission; Council, City; Greer Stone; Kou, Lydia; Jeff Rosen; Rebecca Eisenberg; VaraRamakrishnan; Winter Dellenbach; Perron, Zachary; Reifschneider, James; Wagner, April; Lee, Craig; Figueroa,Eric Subject:San Jose Police K-9 Bites Toddler Date:Friday, December 30, 2022 10:24:42 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://youtu.be/cSbEj6RIoDE Sent from my iPhone From:Jethroe Moore To:abjpd1@gmail.com; Barberini, Christopher; Perron, Zachary; Binder, Andrew; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed; EdLauing; Jeff Rosen; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Rebecca Eisenberg; Council, City; vicki@vickiforcouncil.com; WinterDellenbach; Greer Stone; Josh Becker; chuck jagoda; Wagner, April; Enberg, Nicholas; ladoris cordell; JayBoyarsky; Human Relations Commission; Joe Simitian; Reifschneider, James; Shana Segal; Pat Burt; GregTanaka; Lydia Kou; Tony Dixon; Molly Subject:Re: Colorado’s Law Ended Qualified Immunity To Hold Police Accountable | NBC... Date:Thursday, December 29, 2022 3:10:04 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Colorado, Connecticut, New Mexico, and New York City have either ended qualified immunity altogether or limited its application in court cases. California is not really leading in many areas today,, we have Great politicians but not leaders. On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 2:42 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: https://youtu.be/2yiOKx59NuQ Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:Barberini, Christopher; ladoris cordell; Jethroe Moore; Binder, Andrew; Shikada, Ed; Julie Lythcott-Haims; JeffRosen; vicki@vickiforcouncil.com; Rebecca Eisenberg; Sean Allen; Sean Webby; EPA Today;cromero@cityofepa.org; rabrica@cityofepa.org; Council, City; Winter Dellenbach; Josh Becker; Jay Boyarsky;chuck jagoda; Human Relations Commission; Joe Simitian; Angie Evans Cc:Enberg, Nicholas; Tannock, Julie; Wagner, April; Reifschneider, James; Lee, Craig; Afanasiev, Alex; Binder, Andrew; Figueroa, Eric; Foley, Michael; Michael Gennaco; Sean Allen Subject:Police dog attacks costing taxpayers Date:Thursday, December 29, 2022 2:24:21 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://youtu.be/Osyo-gqAJIs Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:Barberini, Christopher; Tannock, Julie; Foley, Michael; Foley, Michael; Figueroa, Eric; Michael Gennaco; Wagner,April; Reifschneider, James; cromero@cityofepa.org; rabrica@cityofepa.org; Raj; EPA Today; Diana Diamond;Sue Dremann; Greer Stone; Shana Segal; Gennady Sheyner; Bill Johnson; jdong@paweekly.com; Jason Green Cc:Sean Allen; Binder, Andrew; Jethroe Moore; Richard k; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Shikada, Ed; Ed Lauing; Council, City; Pat Burt; Lydia Kou; Greg Tanaka; Lewis. james; Reifschneider, James; Wagner, April; Perron, Zachary; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Cindy Chavez; Joe Simitian; Enberg, Nicholas Subject:Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 4:21:35 PM Attachments:1200x.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Christopher, As the Palo Alto Police Department’s newest canine handler the 13 part Pulitzer Prize series ( Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons) is a must read. ( see link below) You will see some very hard to watch videos of folks doing the same job you are now doing.In addition you will learn how the police then called “slave patrols” used vicious attack canines on enslaved people. You will learn much about the use of police attack dogs during the civil rights movement ofthe 60’s and their more recent use during the protests against the police execution of George Floyd. If you would like to speak with me re the subject of police weaponized canines I will gladlymake myself available. Best regards, aram james 415-370-5056 Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons themarshallproject.org Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:Barberini, Christopher Cc:Binder, Andrew; Jeff Rosen; Sean Allen; Sean Webby; Wagner, April; Jethroe Moore; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Ed Lauing; Molly; Stump, Molly; Enberg, Nicholas; Tannock, Julie; Lee, Craig; EPA Today; Jay Boyarsky; Bains, Paul; bob nunez; Tony Dixon Subject:Police K-9 Locks Onto Man"s Throat For Over A Minute Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 12:43:44 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.________________________________ Hi Christopher,This one is hard to watch. I believe Jeff Rosen our district attorney should file attempted murder charges against theofficers involved in this incident.Best regards, aram>>>> >>>>>> https://youtu.be/gxHJVI45VCI>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:Rebecca Eisenberg; Julie Lythcott-Haims; vicki@vickiforcouncil.com; Ed Lauing; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Lait,Jonathan; Shana Segal; Greer Stone; Pat Burt; Joe Simitian Subject:Santos: Valley Water resumes in-person tours at advanced purification center - San José Spotlight Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 12:20:57 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://sanjosespotlight.com/santos-valley-water-resumes-in-person-tours-at-advanced-purification-center/ Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:moore2j@att.net; Diana Diamond; Binder, Andrew; Shikada, Ed; Bill Johnson; bryan.gobin@uncbusiness.net; JeffRosen; Sean Allen; Winter Dellenbach; Council, City; Tony Dixon; Reifschneider, James; james pitkin Cc:DuJuan Green; Rebecca Eisenberg; rabrica@cityofepa.org; cromero@cityofepa.org; Michael Gennaco; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Javier Ortega; Supervisor Otto Lee; Cindy Chavez; Sean Allen; Sean Webby; Joe Simitian; Tannock, Julie; Barberini, Christopher; Sue Dremann; Gennady Sheyner Subject:Eliminate the use of canines in police work? Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 11:15:41 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Rev. Moore, Thank you for your profound comments on the use of police canines. Sincerely, Aram James On Dec 28, 2022, at 3:17 AM, Jethroe Moore <moore2j@att.net> wrote:When White people stand up for themselves, it is called “fighting for freedom” or exercising your constitutional rights. When Black people and other people of color speak out publicly against racist and violent discrimination K9’s use, we are exhorted to remain peaceful. We are experiencing an unprecedented acknowledgement of the systemic racism and White privilege that permeates our police departments, courts, prisons, and entire criminal justice system including juries, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges. And K9 use. There are at least as many people in Santa Clara County who still deny that racism exists and who still see Civil right advocates as terrorists and criminals. Investigations into the police departments across this nation found that police dogs’ bit non-White people almost exclusively. This is not “Fake” news. A dog must pass a basic obedience training course before they can be considered for a police department. It's essential that they obey a handler's commands without any hesitation. Yet time and time again the videos show the k9 failure to obey in any language. Yet the requirements clearly require the handler must always have complete control over the dog’s actions, including how much force they use with a suspect. I believe in banning canine units altogether, except for search and rescue, bomb disclosure and other non-apprehension reasons. either narcotics OR explosives, and used only for tracking, lost persons location, or cadaver detection is needed. Not violent attack dogs, Courts have recognized that properly trained patrol dogs are a "non-deadly force." the Police Executive Research Forum, recently called for clearer national standards to ensure all agencies have protocols for canine use. Suggest you read, K-9 CATCH-22: THE IMPOSSIBLE DILEMMA OF USING POLICE DOGS ON APPREHENSION OF SUSPECTS Ann L. Schiavone. a man has the audacity to put a police dog on you, kill that dog, kill him, I'm telling you, kill that dog. I say it if they put me in jail tomorrow, kill that dog. Then you'll put a stop to it. MALCOLM X REV. JETHROE MOORE II On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 04:52:22 AM EST, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: https://youtu.be/gxHJVI45VCI Sent from my iPhone Supporting a diverse and vibrant community. From:Charlie Weidanz To:Council, City Subject:Building Homes and Hope - A message from Palo Alto Community Fund Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 11:01:01 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Building Homes and Hope Funding Local Housing Solutions The California housing crisis seems overwhelming and often without a workable solution. However, local, targeted programs can make a difference to those who are housing insecure. Who are the people experiencing homelessness in our community? They are often familiar faces—the grocery cashier, a child whose parents are fighting to stay in the school district, the person sitting next to you in your place of worship. The 2022 Point in Time (PIT) Count and 2022 San Mateo County One Day Homeless Count and Survey recorded 274 individuals in Palo Alto, 169 individuals in East Palo Alto, and 56 individuals in Menlo Park who are facing homelessness. When we put numbers to the problem, solutions seem more plausible. PACF invests in local housing solutions Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2021 and 2022 Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) proudly awarded grants totalling $560,000 to 14 local nonprofits working tirelessly everyday to help those who need shelter. Affordable Housing Factory in East Palo Alto United Hope Builders (UHB) is a new social enterprise aimed at addressing all three barriers to affordable housing in Northern California: cost of construction, availability of land, and political will. UHB was founded by Pastor Paul and Cheryl Bains and is a majority BIPOC managed entity. The Bains’ also co- founded WeHOPE, a leading provider of shelter and services to unhoused individuals in the Bay Area, and headquartered in East Palo Alto. UHB has received two larger Dave Mitchell Impact Grants from PACF, one in 2021 for $50,000 and another in 2022 for $75,000. Our grants helped fund a new East Palo Alto modular housing factory, which broke ground this past July, paving the way to create 100 high-quality, local jobs with profit sharing and produce 400 modular housing units a year. One of UHB’s most innovative and mission-critical strategies involves working with nontraditional landowners to address the challenge of securing workable, affordable locations for these modular single and multi-family homes. “I believe that none of us is as strong as all of us, and I truly believe that we’re better together than we are a part. I am so glad that we have this relationship with Palo Alto Community Fund because without them I think we would be further back than where we are.” - Pastor Paul Bains Homekey Palo Alto In August of 2022, LifeMoves, in partnership with the City of Palo Alto, was awarded $26.6 million in State funding to expand services for the unhoused in Palo Alto through an innovative transitional housing facility which includes wraparound services. PACF is honored to be a part of this journey with LifeMoves through a $100,000 Dave Mitchell Impact Grant. We committed this grant in December of 2021, pending State project approval, in support of the Homekey Palo Alto application for State Homekey funding. Located at 1237 San Antonio Road in Palo Alto near the Palo Alto Baylands, Homekey Palo Alto will provide a dignified transitional step for unhoused residents on the path to stable housing. LifeMoves will develop this interim housing shelter with 64 individual units and 24 family units—supported by comprehensive on- site services. The State grant award is a part of a California wide effort to sustain and rapidly expand housing for those currently unhoused or at risk of homelessness. Housing Insecurity Nonprofit Partners PACF is proud to partner with United Hope Builders, LifeMoves, and 12 other nonprofits working tirelessly everyday to help those who need shelter. Thank you to: Downtown Streets Team, LifeMoves (2022 Dave Mitchell Impact Grant recipient), Habitat for Humanity, Home and Hope, Housing Choices Coalition, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, Rebuilding Together Peninsula, United Hope Builders, and WeHOPE. Please give where you live through the Palo Alto Community Fund and make a difference in our community today! Thursday, December 8Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Presented by Alta Housing Join Alta Housing for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Volunteer Opportunities Presented by Downtown Streets Team Volunteer with Downtown Streets Team to help restore dignity, inspire hope, and provide pathways to recovery for individuals experiencing DONATE the Wilton Court Apartments on Thursday, December 8 at 10am. Wilton Court is the first affordable housing project in Palo Alto in the last 5 years. It has 59 studios and one bedroom apartments for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Thank you, Alta Housing for your work in making housing affordable for all in Palo Alto! homelessness this holiday season. Volunteer opportunities include attending weekly success meetings with homeless clients, hosting a hygiene/warming kit party, helping newly housed with basic home needs, and more. Learn more + You can make a difference in our community. Donate to PACF today! Copyright © 2022 Palo Alto Community Fund, All rights reserved. This email was sent on behalf of Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 355 Alma St Palo Alto, CA 94301.To unsubscribe click here. If you have questions or comments concerning this email or services in general, please contact us by email atinfo@paloaltochamber.com. From:Elizabeth Guthrie To:Burt, Patrick; Council, City Cc:Joshua Moss; Pat Burt Subject:RE: SV Business Journal request: Will Palo Alto be part of our Economic Forecast event Jan. 26 Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 8:54:04 AM Attachments:image001.png Some people who received this message don't often get email from eguthrie@bizjournals.com. Learn why this isimportant Hello Pat. I hope you have been enjoying some downtime during the holidays this year. We appreciate your willingness to take part in our upcoming panel discussion on January 26th, 2023. And while we would have loved to have spoken with you (and feel you would have been a great addition), the SVBJ Economic Forecast focuses on current mayors in the four cities we have selected. Since Lydia Kou is set to transition into that role at the beginning of the year, we have asked if she would be willing to be on the panel instead. Again, we appreciate you, and thank you for being willing to take part, but unfortunately, it will not fit with this particular event. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you again so much- Elizabeth GuthrieEvents DirectorP 408.299.1871 | F 408.295.5028Silicon Valley Business Journal From: Burt, Patrick <Pat.Burt@CityofPaloAlto.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 11:39 AM To: Elizabeth Guthrie <eguthrie@bizjournals.com>; Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: Joshua Moss <jmoss@bizjournals.com>; Pat Burt <pat@patburt.org> Subject: Re: SV Business Journal request: Will Palo Alto be part of our Economic Forecast event Jan. 26 Some people who received this message don't often get email from eguthrie@bizjournals.com. Learn why this isimportant You don't often get email from pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org. Learn why this is important Elizabeth, I'd be glad to participate. It sounds like a good event. What time of day would the panel be? Also, I've cc'd my personal email which is the better one to use. Best regards, Pat Burt 650-892-0925 From: Elizabeth Guthrie <eguthrie@bizjournals.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 10:35 AM To: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: Joshua Moss <jmoss@bizjournals.com> Subject: SV Business Journal request: Will Palo Alto be part of our Economic Forecast event Jan. 26 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Mayor Burt, My name is Elizabeth Guthrie, and I am the Events Director at Silicon Valley Business Journal. The first SVBJ public event of 2023 will be an Economic Forecast discussion and we’re hoping you’ll agree to take part. We’re working to bring the mayors of the region’s four biggest cities — Fremont, Palo Alto, San Jose and Santa Clara — together for a 30-40 minute panel conversation to talk about the big economic issues facing Silicon Valley in 2023. The event will take place Jan. 26 at The Westin in downtown San Jose. Is this something you’re able/interested in doing? Happy to discuss more or provide other details. I’ve included our Editor, Josh Moss, on this email chain to help answer any content/programming questions. I can help with event-related questions. I hope you’ll be able to join us. We would really like to get your voice into this program! Please let me know if you have questions. Thank you for your consideration. Elizabeth GuthrieEvents DirectorP 408.299.1871 | F 408.295.5028 Silicon Valley Business Journal From:Charlie Weidanz To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Automated License Plate Recognition discussion / Q&A Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 8:53:39 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Palo Alto Police Department - Automated License Plate Recognition Q&A January 10, 2023 12:15pm - 1:00pm The Palo Alto Police Department is exploring the possibility of deploying Automated License Plate Recognition cameras (ALPR) in 2023. Please join Captain James Reifschneider for an informational discussion January 10, 2023 - 12:15pm - 1:00pm Captain Reifschneider will explain what ALPR is (and isn’t), what it does (and doesn’t) do, and how it might aid police in preventing and investigating criminal activity in Palo Alto. He will also discuss applicable law, as well as policy and privacy considerations if the Department begins using ALPR. Captain Reifschneider is eager to answer your questions and hear your concerns and feedback. Please RSVP to Charlie Weidanz - charlie@paloaltochamber.com to get the ZOOM link This email was sent on behalf of Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 355 Alma St Palo Alto, CA 94301.To unsubscribe click here. If you have questions or comments concerning this email or services in general, please contact us by email atinfo@paloaltochamber.com. This email was sent on behalf of Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 355 Alma St Palo Alto, CA 94301.To unsubscribe clickhere. If you have questions or comments concerning this email or services in general, please contact us by email atinfo@paloaltochamber.com. This email was sent on behalf of Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 355 Alma St Palo Alto, CA 94301.To unsubscribe clickhere. If you have questions or comments concerning this email or services in general, please contact us by email atinfo@paloaltochamber.com. From:Aram James To:Binder, Andrew; Wagner, April; Reifschneider, James; Tim james; Jethroe Moore; Shikada, Ed; Jeff Rosen;Council, City; Winter Dellenbach; Joe Simitian; Rebecca Eisenberg; Greer Stone; Josh Becker; chuck jagoda; JayBoyarsky; Vicki Veenker; Shana Segal; Ed Lauing; Bains, Paul; Enberg, Nicholas; Tannock, Julie; MichaelGennaco; Foley, Michael Subject:Eliminate the use of canines in police work? Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2022 1:52:27 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://youtu.be/gxHJVI45VCI Sent from my iPhone