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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20200406plCC 701-32 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: 04/06/2020 Document dates: 3/18/2020 – 3/25/2020 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Flaherty, Michelle Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 4:41 PM Subject:Discontinuing business tax ballot measure Dear Palo Alto business community friends,  I wanted to let you know that – in light of the current economic landscape – city staff is recommending we discontinue  work on and consideration of a local business tax ballot measure for the November 2020 election.     For more details you can click on the link below to read the memo prepared by City Manager Ed Shikada and Chief  Financial Officer Kiely Nosé for this Monday’s (3/23) City Council meeting.   https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/75851    Please let me know if you have any questions.  Best wishes,  Michelle        Michelle Poché Flaherty  Deputy City Manager  250 Hamilton Ave | Palo Alto, CA 94301  D: 650.329.2533 | C: 650.509.0726    E: Michelle.Flaherty@cityofpaloalto.org   Quality|Courtesy|Efficiency|Integrity|Innovation      1 Baumb, Nelly From:Matt Dolan <Matt.Dolan@hilton.com> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 9:23 PM To:Council, City; Minor, Beth Subject:Homewood Suites - Palo Alto Attachments:Homewood Suites - Request.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Greetings,    The attached letter addresses the topic the Palo Alto business tax.    Thank you for your consideration.    Best,  ‐Matt        Matt Dolan  General Manager  Homewood Suites by Hilton Palo Alto  4329 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, Ca 94306  Direct: 1 650 383 9005 | Main: 1 650 559 8700  www.paloalto.homewoodsuites.| https://www.facebook.com/PaltoAltoBowl| Twitter            This transmission is not a digital or electronic signature and cannot be used to form, document, or authenticate a contract. Hilton and its affiliates accept no liability arising in connection with this transmission. Copyright 2020 Hilton Proprietary and Confidential  Dear Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members: The effects of COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the national economy, overwhelmed healthcare providers and decimated the hotel/hospitality industry on a national, regional and local level. Empty streets, business and school closure along with restricted travel have rendered Palo Alto a ghost town with no end in sight causing hotel and business closings. For January and February 2020 Homewood Suites produced modest 2% same period YOY occupancy increases. March 2020 I am forecasting a 63% reduction in occupancy with expectations of greater reductions in April. Effective March 11th we laid off over 30 staff members. The hotel is being operated by five members of the management staff. Prior to this order I had hoped the hotel could perform closer to 40% for the month. An important consideration in measuring the scope of this crisis is the Governor projects 25.5 million Californians to be infected over an eight week period. If only half that number become infected the number is still staggering. The pandemic health crisis continues to escalate directly impacting all of us on a personal level creating disruption at home and for business operators while demanding resources from the county and local level. An important financial indicator in addition to shelter in place is the current travel ban to and from China disrupting tech industry business processes which include manufacturing, distribution and supply chain management. Also impacting hotel occupancy. The historical trend indicates that China is the #1 feeder of travel to the US and particularly California with the airline measurement of 45,000 seats per week. SFO and SJC are two of the California points of entry for what was approximately 149 weekly non-stop flights. Certainly this drives business travel, however, over 50% of Chinese travelers arrive in California for leisure pursuits, generally staying 14 nights with ancillary spending of $2,220 for shopping and dining. The China travel ban has resulted in an abrupt halt to this travel and the economic ripple of every dollar spent in Palo Alto. This travel is typically planned 2-3 months in advance suggesting if the travel ban were lifted in the 2nd quarter we would not see travel resume until late summer or early fall. My view is the damage of this financial and health crisis is not entirely understood and will continue to reverberate globally, nationally and locally for quite some time. I firmly believe Palo Alto will emerge stronger and better and has the opportunity to affirm a leadership role positioning the city for future distinction. I urge you to consider thoughtful study/evaluation to measure impact of current events before proceeding with a business tax. Global and national indicators have intruded on our local decisions becoming a new voice in the conversation. A postponement will provide the opportunity to have a more informed strategy to implement a stronger and more effective outcome that benefits the entirety of Palo Alto. Respectfully. Matt Dolan General Manager Homewood Suites – Palo Alto 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Carl Guardino <cguardino@svlg.org> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 10:29 AM To:Council, City Cc:Minor, Beth Subject:Proposed Palo Alto Business Tax Attachments:Letter to Palo Alto City Council Regarding Business Tax.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor Fine and Members of the Council,     Please find attached a letter regarding the Palo Alto Business Tax.    Warm Regards,     Carl     ‐‐   Carl Guardino, CEO  Silicon Valley Leadership Group  408‐501‐7864 svlg.org  @CarlGuardino  2001 Gateway Place, Suite 101E San Jose, California 95110 (408)501-7864 svlg.org CARL GUARDINO President & CEO Board Officers: STEVE MILLIGAN, Chair Western Digital Corporation JAMES GUTIERREZ, Vice Chair Aura RAQUEL GONZALEZ, Treasurer Bank of America GREG BECKER, Former Chair Silicon Valley Bank STEVE BERGLUND, Former Chair Trimble Inc. AART DE GEUS, Former Chair Synopsys TOM WERNER, Former Chair SunPower Board Members: BOBBY BELL KLA DAWNET BEVERLEY Donnelley Financial Solutions CARLA BORAGNO Genentech CHRIS BOYD Kaiser Permanente RAMI BRANITZKY Sapphire Ventures JOE BURTON Poly LISA DANIELS KPMG TOM FALLON Infinera VINTAGE FOSTER AMF Media Group JOHN GAUDER Comcast KEN GOLDMAN Hillspire DOUG GRAHAM Lockheed Martin LAURA GUIO IBM STEFAN HECK Nauto ROBERT HOFFMAN Accenture ERIC HOUSER Wells Fargo Bank JULIA HU Lark VICKI HUFF ECKERT PwC AIDAN HUGHES ARUP MARY HUSS SVBJ/SF Business Times MICHAEL ISIP KQED RHONDA JOHNSON AT&T TRAVIS KIYOTA East West Bank IBI KRUKUBO EY ERIC KUTCHER McKinsey & Company BRENT LADD Stryker JANET LAMKIN United Airlines ENRIQUE LORES HP Inc. ALAN LOWE Lumentum MATT MAHAN Brigade TARKAN MANER Nexenta BEN MINICUCCI Alaska Airlines KATHLEEN MURRAY SAP BILL NAGEL San Francisco Chronicle STACY OWEN NBC Universal MARY PAPAZIAN San Jose State University JES PEDERSEN Webcor Builders KIM POLESE ClearStreet RYAN POPPLE Proterra RUDY REYES Verizon SHARON RYAN Bay Area News Group TOMI RYBA Regional Medical Center San Jose JEFF THOMAS Nasdaq JED YORK San Francisco 49ers ERIC YUAN Zoom Established in 1978 by David Packard 20 March 2020 Palo Alto City Council 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Mayor Fine and Members of the Council: Palo Alto's Chief Financial Officer and City Manager have recommended that in response to the current public health emergency that the Council should direct staff to discontinue work on developing a local business tax for the November 2020 election to allow staff to focus on other issues. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group has many concerns about a headcount tax, which is a tax on jobs. The Leadership Group's Vice President for Tax Policy, Dan Kostenbauder, will follow up with some additional ideas about the tax proposal currently under consideration. In the current environment we strongly endorse the recommendation of the City's staff to defer consideration of a headcount tax. There is tremendous uncertainty about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic on the health of our citizens and the health of our economy. The low unemployment rates of the past few years cannot be counted on to continue. We know many workers have already lost their jobs in the travel and hospitality industries, and if the pandemic is not contained soon, unemployment will spread widely with damaging effects on our companies in Silicon Valley, including Palo Alto. Now is not the time to add to the economic challenges of our local employers while they are preparing to face a very uncertain future. Respectfully, we urge you to follow the staff's recommendation. Warm Regards, Carl Guardino President & CEO Silicon Valley Leadership Group 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Howard Bulka <chezhowie@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 4:12 PM To:Minor, Beth; Council, City Subject:A concerned Citizen re Business tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Members of the City Council,   I have been a business owner in Palo Alto for more than a decade. I am deeply dismayed that you are considering imposing a business tax and I wanted to voice my firm opposition. My objections were fully formed before the recent outbreak of the corona virus and considering recent developments, a business tax would seem even more foolish if not outright destructive. It is difficult to believe that you are even considering imposing new taxes at this time and it confirms my suspicion that you are completely out of touch with the needs of the Palo Alto business community. Small business owners like myself are being raped and pillaged on a daily basis by the ever increasing taxes and fees we are required to pay, the high cost of utilities in this city, the shitty transportation system and the bizarre lack of affordable housing available to our employees. How about you guys figure out how to make life easier for small businesses occasionally? How about you spend your time dealing with the biggest health crisis our community has ever faced? A tax on small business? Shame on you.     Sincerely,    Howard Bulka    ‐‐   Howard Bulka  chezhowie@gmail.com  ph:(650)766‐8545  fax:(650)366‐4635      1 Baumb, Nelly From:BC Palo Alto <paloalto@bestinclasseducation.com> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 4:31 PM To:Council, City; Minor, Beth Subject:request to postpone discussions about the business tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council Members,     This is a request to postpone discussions about the business tax to the businesses in Palo Alto.     As we all know, the state of California is ordering "stay at home" to all residence in California due to COVID- 19. Many businesses have to shut down until further notice. This is already greatly hurt all businesses, no matter if they are small, medium or large businesses. As one of the small business owners in Palo Alto, we are struggling to survive. Additional tax will cause us business more burden and even crucial to the survival of the business.     Therefore, I urge city council to pause any discussions on the business tax during this economic crisis and not put it on the November 2020 ballot.    I hope the city council could join the Chamber of Commerce and any other business association to engage in a constructive dialogue to work together to help businesses and the community in this time of crisis.    Sincerely,    Shan Zhao, MBA  Director of Operation‐Palo Alto  HauteEDU LLC  Best In Class Education Centre  490 California Avenue Suite 100  Palo Alto, CA 94306  650‐272‐6581  PaloAlto@bestinclasseducation.com  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Sue at Watercourse Way <sue.wcw@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 7:40 PM To:Council, City Cc:Minor, Beth Subject:Palo Alto Business tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members: The impacts of Covid-19 are vast and have significantly impacted businesses and the economy. Palo Alto businesses have been forced to lay off workers, cut hours and change daily operations to allow remaining employees to work from home, all contributing to a drastic drop in operating funds which may force some businesses to forego payments of rent and payroll and even consider shuttering permanently. In this time of economic uncertainty, it is the wrong time for the Palo Alto City Council to be pursuing this tax and further burdening businesses who are already struggling. In addition, the shelter in place rules make it difficult for businesses to effectively provide feedback and input as the Council further develops this tax. We have had to close Watercourse Way due to COVID-19. We cannot do massage or facials remotely. We continue to have expenses with no income coming in. We do not know how we will pay the Emergency Sick Pay let alone our own sick pay policy. We are completely shut down so we will not be able to be contacted by city staff for input. In light of the current situation, we would like to ask that you postpone discussion of a business tax and ensure the business community that you do not intend to have a measure on the November 2020 ballot. While many businesses have had to close their doors and are simply trying to survive, it is most imperative that we support the health, safety and welfare of our community at this time. We trust you to make a decision that reflects the best interest of the business community. As we face this together, we hope to continue a dialogue.    Sincerely, Susan Nightingale  Owner  Watercourse Way 165 Channing Ave Palo Alto, Ca. 94301      Susan Nightingale   Watercourse Way  P 650 462 2010  F 650 462 2020    2 watercourseway.com @watercoursespa    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Sophie Ravel <sophie.ravel1@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 10:20 PM To:Council, City Subject:Business tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I would like to ask you all to stop any discussions on business tax on Monday the 23rd until the economic crisis has  passed. I feel we have to wait pass 2020 before putting it on any ballots again. Small Palo Alto businesses are hurting too  much right now and the timing for this tax is no longer appropriate.               Sophie Ravel  Top 1%   Keller Williams Realty  www.sophieravel.com  650‐796‐4732    Oh by the way...I am never too busy for your referrals!      The information contained in this email message is being transmitted to and is intended for the use of only the  individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised  that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message  in error, please immediately delete.    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ryan Carrigan <rcarrigan@silvar.org> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 3:12 PM To:Council, City Subject:Request to Postpone Consideration of Item 1 - Local Business Tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor and Council,    Thank you for your leadership and efforts to keep those in Palo Alto and throughout our region safe and in  compliance with the statewide "Shelter in Place" order. Certainly, we all are facing many challenges right now  and our local businesses, housing providers, and workers will struggle with the economic impacts of this  emergency for months, if not years, to come. For these reasons, I urge you to postpone any further  consideration of a tax on local businesses until our community is safe and we regain a sense of economic  stability.    If I can provide any resources to you all, particularly related to real estate and housing issues, as we navigate  this emergency please let me know.    Thank you,    Ryan Carrigan  SILVAR      1 Baumb, Nelly From:David Linares Palo Alto <david@telefericbarcelona.com> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 4:03 PM To:Council, City; Minor, Beth Subject:Formal Letter CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members:     In the last few weeks, our country has faced unprecedented challenges with the arrival of COVID-19. The impacts of this disease are vast and have significantly impacted businesses and the economy. Palo Alto businesses have been forced to lay off workers, cut hours and change daily operations to allow remaining employees to work from home, all contributing to a drastic drop in operating funds which may force some businesses to forego payments of rent and payroll and even consider shuttering permanently. In this time of economic uncertainty, it is the wrong time for the Palo Alto City Council to be pursuing this tax and further burdening businesses who are already struggling. In addition, the shelter in place rules make it difficult for businesses to effectively provide feedback and input as the Council further develops this tax.    COVID-19 has affected our business in the following ways:     · (layoffs)  · (closures)  · (limited hours)  · (inability to pay rent, utility bills, payroll)     In addition, at this time it will be very difficult for City staff to get input from the business community while developing this tax. Businesses are unable to attend Council meetings in person to provide feedback. Many businesses are completely shut down so they would not be able to be contacted by city staff for input.      In light of the current situation, we would like to ask that you postpone discussion of a business tax and ensure the business community that you do not intend to have a measure on the November 2020 ballot. While many businesses have had to close their doors and are simply trying to survive, it is most imperative that we support the health, safety and welfare of our community at this time.      We trust you to make a decision that reflects the best interest of the business community. As we face this together, we hope to continue a dialogue.     Teleferic Barcelona.     David Linares General Manager  2 Email: david@telefericbarcelona.com Phone: 415 527 7429  Website: www.telefericbarcelona.com/  Address: 855 El Camino Real #130, Palo Alto, CA         To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.  Find us in any of our locations:  Barcelona-Eixample (Spain). Plaza Doctor Letamendi, 27.  Walnut Creek (USA). 1500 Mount Diablo Boulevard. Sant Cugat (Spain). Avinguda Torre Blanca, 2. Palo Alto (USA). 855 El Camino Real #130. Miami Beach (USA). 1500 Collins Ave. (MORROFINO BARCELONA)  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Georgie Gleim <Georgie@gleimjewelers.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:35 AM To:Council, City Cc:Minor, Beth Subject:Business tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor Fine and Honorable City Council Members  As both a business owner and Palo Alto resident, I urge you to follow the recommendation of both City Manager Shikada  and city staff to postpone discussion of a business tax and assure your business community that such a vote will not  appear on the November 2020 ballot.  The shelter in place rulings have had a profound impact on already‐challenged Palo Alto businesses.  Many of us have no  revenue coming in at all; we are trying to maintain our staff as long as we can but we may face some difficult decisions if  the shelter in place goes on too long.  Palo Alto will lose businesses due to COVID‐19 and our local economy will look  dramatically different.  Even if the head count tax is meant to apply only to larger businesses, they, too, will be faced  with economic hardships if this continues.  This is not the time to make operating a business in Palo Alto even more  challenging.  In addition, this is too important a decision to make without input from local businesses, and with the inability to attend  council meetings in person, the decision will be made in a vacuum.  Businesses are currently consumed with trying to  adapt to the current crisis and stay afloat, so outreach to the community has been difficult.  Postponing the measure will  allow for truly constructive conversations with the business community to address the issues.  The Chamber of  Commerce has already hosted community forums, but there has not been a chance for true engagement with the  council to provide input as the concept of a tax is developed.  If you continue on the current path and place the business tax on the November ballot, it will send a clear message to  local businesses, large and small, that our input, or even our presence, means very little and we are not regarded as an  important part of the Palo Alto community.  I would hate to see that message, with its profound implications for the  future, passed on to either the business community or the community at large.  Please postpone placing a vote about the tax on the November ballot.    Thank you    Georgie Gleim  President, Gleim the Jeweler    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Dan Kostenbauder <dkostenbauder@svlg.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:16 PM To:Council, City Cc:Minor, Beth Subject:Proposed Business Tax Attachments:DK Letter to City Council on March 22, 2020 on Letterhead.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Please see the attached letter urging the Council to defer consideration  of the proposed business tax.    Best regards,  Dan        Dan Kostenbauder  Vice President, Tax Policy   408.501.7881 | svlg.org  Connect with us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook  dkostenbauder@svlg.org    To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.       2001 Gateway Place, Suite 101E San Jose, California 95110 (408)501-7864 svlg.org CARL GUARDINO President & CEO Board Officers: STEVE MILLIGAN, Chair Western Digital Corporation JAMES GUTIERREZ, Vice Chair Aura RAQUEL GONZALEZ, Treasurer Bank of America GREG BECKER, Former Chair Silicon Valley Bank STEVE BERGLUND, Former Chair Trimble Inc. AART DE GEUS, Former Chair Synopsys TOM WERNER, Former Chair SunPower Board Members: BOBBY BELL KLA DAWNET BEVERLEY Donnelley Financial Solutions CARLA BORAGNO Genentech CHRIS BOYD Kaiser Permanente RAMI BRANITZKY Sapphire Ventures JOE BURTON Poly LISA DANIELS KPMG TOM FALLON Infinera VINTAGE FOSTER AMF Media Group JOHN GAUDER Comcast KEN GOLDMAN Hillspire DOUG GRAHAM Lockheed Martin LAURA GUIO IBM STEFAN HECK Nauto ROBERT HOFFMAN Accenture ERIC HOUSER Wells Fargo Bank JULIA HU Lark VICKI HUFF ECKERT PwC AIDAN HUGHES ARUP MARY HUSS SVBJ/SF Business Times MICHAEL ISIP KQED RHONDA JOHNSON AT&T TRAVIS KIYOTA East West Bank IBI KRUKUBO EY ERIC KUTCHER McKinsey & Company BRENT LADD Stryker JANET LAMKIN United Airlines ENRIQUE LORES HP Inc. ALAN LOWE Lumentum MATT MAHAN Brigade TARKAN MANER Nexenta BEN MINICUCCI Alaska Airlines KATHLEEN MURRAY SAP BILL NAGEL San Francisco Chronicle STACY OWEN NBC Universal MARY PAPAZIAN San Jose State University JES PEDERSEN Webcor Builders KIM POLESE ClearStreet RYAN POPPLE Proterra RUDY REYES Verizon SHARON RYAN Bay Area News Group TOMI RYBA Regional Medical Center San Jose JEFF THOMAS Nasdaq JED YORK San Francisco 49ers ERIC YUAN Zoom Established in 1978 by David Packard 22 March 2020 Palo Alto City Council 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Mayor Fine and Members of the Council: Thank you all for your efforts to deal with the current health challenges that we are facing. At the Leadership Group we are doing what we can to support our member companies as well as our communities in dealing with the situation. I have two main thoughts to share with you regarding your consideration of a measure on the November 2020 ballot that would impose a tax on Palo Alto businesses. First, Palo Alto should defer any decision about imposing a business tax until after the November 2020 election so that we will know whether the “split roll” ballot measure has passed and can begin to assess the possible impact upon Palo Alto employers. The split roll measure would require commercial and industrial property to be assessed at fair market value at least every three years. The impact of a split roll on Palo Alto businesses could be profound. Below is a rough calculation of the possible impact of split roll on Palo Alto businesses that shows why Palo Alto should be concerned about the health of its business community if split roll passes. To do the calculations below, I will make some assumptions. The reality might not be as severe as under my assumptions, but the reality could definitely be worse than my assumptions. Either way, I strongly urge you not to put a Palo Alto business tax on the ballot until you know whether the split roll measure will pass and can begin to assess its consequences. Here are the sources or assumptions on which the calculations below are based: 1. From the Santa Clara Assessors Annual Report for 2019-20, this is the total assessed value of industrial, office and retail property in Palo Alto. 2. Assume 10% of such properties have not been reassessed for many years and thus are highly appreciated 3. Number 3 below indicates the increased value of 10% of Palo Alto’s business properties if they are reassessed at 20 times their current assessed value. There are anecdotes in the Santa Clara Assessors Annual Reports for 2019-20 and 2018-19 indicating that upon a change in ownership of land in Silicon Valley, the assessed value increased by more than 20 times. 4. Assuming that Palo Alto taxpayers pay approximately 1.18% of assessed value, this would be the total additional amount of property taxes that would be paid by Palo Alto businesses. 5. Over $16 million is the amount of increased property tax that Palo Alto would receive using my assumptions since the City of Palo Alto receives 9% of the 1% of assessed property value. Thus, passage of split roll could result in a larger Palo Alto tax increase on many of the same large employers than the proposed business tax, notwithstanding the total property tax increase. Calculations based on the data and assumptions above: 1. $ 9,640,085,535 2. $ 964,008,553 3. $18,316,162,516 4. $ 216,130,718 5. $ 16,484,546 The point of these calculations is to demonstrate that the passage of split roll would result in a massive tax increase on Palo Alto businesses that have owned their property for a long period of time. It also shows that the City of Palo Alto would realize a significant increase in property tax collections. Please note that the business owners or lessees of the largest and most valuable properties would generally be the same businesses that have significant numbers of employees and thus would be the companies that would pay the most under a new business tax as it is currently contemplated. Clearly split roll would increase taxes on Palo Alto businesses and the City would receive a major increase in property tax revenue. Adding a business tax at the same time could be devastating for many local employers and businesses. It could be that my assumptions are not accurate. Nevertheless, it would be useful to have the City’s consultants who are modeling the tax impact of the business tax to consult with the Santa Clara Assessor’s office to develop more refined estimates of the possible impact of the split roll ballot measure. Doing so before placing a Palo Alto business tax on the ballot would help the city to understand the potential impact on businesses in the City if a second tax is imposed on the same taxpayers at the same time that they would have to deal with a split roll. Second, business taxpayers with the most employees in Palo Alto might pay the business tax at a level much higher than larger companies in other cities. The Finance Committee Staff Report for the December 17, 2019 meeting had a schedule of tiers for calculating the head count tax to achieve various percentages of the City General Fund expenses. Under the schedule to achieve 5% of the City’s General Fund, an employer with 5,000 employees would pay $2,271,623 and an employer with 7,000 employees would pay $3,439,623. The City Council Staff Report for the March 23, 2020 Council meeting proposed four scenarios for a business tax tier structure estimated to raise between $4.3 and $5.2 million per year. Scenario D, which would impose the highest amount of tax on the largest employers, would raise about $5.0 million per year. Under Scenario D, an employer with 5,000 employees would pay $1,456,400 while an employer with 7,000 employees would pay $2,046,400. The business tax that the Mountain View City Council placed on the November 2018 ballot provided for an additional $150 tax for each employee above 5,000. This resulted in an estimated tax liability for Mountain View’s largest employer, with over 23,000 employees, of about $3.3 million. The tier structure under the 5% scenario in the December 2019 Palo Alto Staff Report would cause a Palo Alto employer with only 1/3 of the employees of Mountain View’s largest employer to pay more business tax than that company, which had an estimated tax per employee of about $143. Scenario D in the March 2020 Staff Report would impose a tax of about $292 per employee, which is more than double the tax imposed by Mountain View on its much larger employer. Because Palo Alto does not have any large employers with employee levels comparable to the large companies located in some neighboring cities, Palo Alto should avoid putting an undue tax burden on Palo Alto businesses in an effort to use a headcount based tax to raise tax revenue comparable in amount to other cities with much larger employers. Thank you for considering our request to defer further consideration of a business tax this year. Very best regards, Dan Kostenbauder Vice President, Tax Policy Silicon Valley Leadership Group 1 Baumb, Nelly From:bhuvan sahney <bhuvansahney@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 7:40 PM To:Council, City; Minor, Beth Subject:Another Business Tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Mayor Fine & City Council Members, As a retail business owner, I ask that you to follow the recommendation of City Manager Shikada and the city staff to  postpone discussion of a business tax and make sure this will not appear on the November 2020 ballot. As I write this, the current shelter in place mandate by Gov. Newsom has already had a very large impact on our  business.  We have no money coming in and are trying our best to keep staff employed but may have to come to the grim decision  of letting go / laying off staff if the mandate goes on any longer than the proposed date of April 7 2020.   Palo Alto will most certainly lose many businesses due to COVID‐19 and our local economy will look dramatically  different. I understand that the head count tax is meant to apply only to larger businesses, but no single business is  going to be unharmed or be unscathed. They as well will face the same economic hardships if this continues.   I implore you to not make operating a business in Palo Alto even more challenging. This decision should be made with input from local businesses, and with the shelter in place mandate, people are not  able to attend council meetings. This sets the wrong tone and yet another hurdle for the business community.    If you continue on the current path and place the business tax on the November ballot, it will show local large and small  businesses that our input, or even our presence, is not valued. With a very uncertain future ahead of us, it would appear  that the Mayor and his office are tone deaf and do not regard our businesses as an important part of the Palo Alto  community.    No more taxes. Sincerely  B. Sahney 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Mila Z <mila@cacao70.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 8:46 AM To:Oxana Morozov; Joan Fantazia; Council, City; Minor, Beth Subject:Town & Country group letter Attachments:Town & Country group letter #160 (1).pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To whom it may concern, Please see the attached file.   ‐‐   Best Regards,    Mila Zhu       CACAO 70 California Branch Office  Email: mila@cacao70.com  Cell: +1 213-800-5411   Website: https://cacao70.com/  Dear Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members: In the last few weeks, our country has faced unprecedented challenges with the arrival of COVID-19. The impacts of this disease are vast and have significantly impacted businesses and the economy. Palo Alto businesses have been forced to lay off workers, cut hours and change daily operations to allow remaining employees to work from home, all contributing to a drastic drop in operating funds which may force some businesses to forego payments of rent and payroll and even consider shuttering permanently. In this time of economic uncertainty, it is the wrong time for the Palo Alto City Council to be pursuing this tax and further burdening businesses who are already struggling. In addition, the shelter in place rules make it difficult for businesses to effectively provide feedback and input as the Council further develops this tax. COVID-19 has affected our business in the following ways: · Cacao70 is a brand-new shop aimed to be opened in early May. Due to the arrival of COVID-19, we have stopped all training and operation and decided to work 100% with the plaza and government to slow the spread of the virus. · Cacao70 will remain closed and postponed its grand opening until the coronavirus outbreak ends. · We would like to extend the fixturing period (supposed to end on April 1st, 2020) until we are able to operate normally. In addition, at this time it will be very difficult for City staff to get input from the business community while developing this tax. Businesses are unable to attend Council meetings in-person to provide feedback. Many businesses are completely shut down so they would not be able to be contacted by city staff for input. In light of the current situation, we would like to ask that you postpone discussion of a business tax and ensure the business community that you do not intend to have a measure on the November 2020 ballot. While many businesses have had to close their doors and are simply trying to survive, it is most imperative that we support the health, safety, and welfare of our community at this time. We trust you to make a decision that reflects the best interest of the business community. As we face this together, we hope to continue a dialogue. Owner CACAO70 855 El Camino Real, #160 Palo Alto, CA 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Natalie Richardson <natalierichardson3131@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 11:50 AM To:Council, City; Minor, Beth Cc:Richardson, Bracken; Lourdes Lopez Subject:Fwd: Potential Business Headcount Tax Attachments:City of Palo Alto Tax Abatment Request Letter - 03.22.20 (3).docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Dear Honorable City of Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members,     Please find my attached letter regarding the above matter.    Thank you for your time.    Gracias, Natalie      ‐‐   Natalie Richardson  650-867-1222  LuLu's Mexican Restaurants  www.LuLusMexicanfood.com    Comida fresca...salsa calien              March 22, 2020 Via E-Mail: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Copy to City Clerk: beth.minor@cityofpaloalto.org Honorable City of Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members: We fear that small businesses maybe forced to leave Palo Alto instead of joining in the recovery after the present COVID-19 crisis and Ordinance is behind us. Small business in America is strong and creative in almost all situations, however no small business can be expected to survive this catastrophic condition and then have the extra burden of new business taxes based on the employees they have been forced to send home due to lack of clients/customers/income. I believe that LuLu’s Restaurants, which has been a staple in the Palo Alto community for eleven (11) years, if given the opportunity, will be able to recover from the COVID-19 virus impact. Like any small business owner in the City of Palo Alto, we will need time and support to bring back our service to its pre-COVID levels. This is without the proposed additional burden of the tax increase. Please reconsider placing this tax initiative on the ballot. Please focus on what the City of Palo Alto can do to actually help, not hurt small businesses as we all try to weather this storm and hopefully recover. Respectively, Natalie Richardson LuLu’s Mexican Restaurants 855 El Camino Real, Suite #49, Palo Alto, CA 94301 855 El Camino Real, Suite #49, Palo Alto, CA 94301 855 El Camino Real, Suite #49, Palo Alto, CA 94301 1 Baumb, Nelly From:lourdes l <lounovember62@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 11:58 AM To:Natalie Richardson; Council, City; Minor, Beth Cc:Richardson, Bracken; Lourdes Lopez Subject:Re: Fwd: Potential Business Headcount Tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Very good!  ! They have to re‐considered       Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone  On Monday, March 23, 2020, 11:50 AM, Natalie Richardson <natalierichardson3131@gmail.com> wrote:    Dear Honorable City of Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members,     Please find my attached letter regarding the above matter.    Thank you for your time.    Gracias, Natalie      ‐‐   Natalie Richardson  650‐867‐1222  LuLu's Mexican Restaurants  www.LuLusMexicanfood.com    Comida fresca...salsa calien              1 Baumb, Nelly From:Pat Burt <patburt11@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 3:56 PM To:Council, City Subject:CTAHS comments on Iten 1 032320 re Business Tax Attachments:CTAHS comments re Item 1 032320.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Subject: Response to 3/23/20 Agenda Item #1 – Business Tax  From: Citizens for Transportation and Affordable Housing Solutions (CTAHS)  Dear City Council,  We support the staff recommendation to suspend work on a business tax for the November 2020 ballot.  Over the past month, it has become increasingly clear that the coronavirus emergency would escalate into the greater  social and economic crisis that we now face. As the staff report states, this reality means that staff resources must be  broadly redirected toward their many short‐term urgencies, to be followed by many subsequent adjustments that  remain to be identified.   While many arguments in 2016, 2017 and 2019 opposing a business tax were specious and short‐sighted, the reasons  today are clear and correct.   The timeline of the process for selecting grade separation designs was being driven largely part by the city’s effort to  align the business tax with the grade separation plan. This connection had already been broken by the council’s  tentative decision to limit the scale of the prospective tax to a fraction of the likely funds required which obviated the  need to have rough cost estimates before a decision to place a ballot measure. Also, the council’s deferral of what to do  about the Palo alto Ave/Downtown crossings would have left a hole in any citywide cost estimates.   Another issue now affecting the timeline is how a pending recession will impact the need and timing for the Caltrain  expansion that is principally driving the need for grade separations. While the capital project of electrification is likely to  proceed without interruption, future capital and operational investments may be delayed depending on the depth and  duration of the downturn.  We also support the staff recommendation to improve the business registry. In addition to making the registry more  complete and reliable, the city should determine what other key information will help the city understand the character  and impacts of its business community.    Lastly, as the city transitions during these very challenging times, we encourage staff and council to embrace the strong  resources that residents, businesses and non‐profits are willing and able to provide in support of their community. A  guiding tenet of emergency planning is that, when the emergency comes, the city will not have nearly the amount of  staff of specific expertise to address the needs that arise. We look forward to the city and the council playing the  leadership role needed to enlist and leverage our community resources.  City leadership should take advantage of the  world‐class expertise within our city.   We look forward to the city and the council playing the leadership role needed to enlist and leverage our community  resources.   Sincerely,  Pat Burt  On behalf of CTAHS  Subject: Response to 3/23/20 Agenda Item #1 – Business Tax From: Citizens for Transportation and Affordable Housing Solutions (CTAHS) Dear City Council, We support the staff recommendation to suspend work on a business tax for the November 2020 ballot. Over the past month, it has become increasingly clear that the coronavirus emergency would escalate into the greater social and economic crisis that we now face. As the staff report states, this reality means that staff resources must be broadly redirected toward their many short-term urgencies, to be followed by many subsequent adjustments that remain to be identified. While many arguments in 2016, 2017 and 2019 opposing a business tax were specious and short- sighted, the reasons today are clear and correct. The timeline of the process for selecting grade separation designs was being driven largely part by the city’s effort to align the business tax with the grade separation plan. This connection had already been broken by the council’s tentative decision to limit the scale of the prospective tax to a fraction of the likely funds required which obviated the need to have rough cost estimates before a decision to place a ballot measure. Also, the council’s deferral of what to do about the Palo alto Ave/Downtown crossings would have left a hole in any citywide cost estimates. Another issue now affecting the timeline is how a pending recession will impact the need and timing for the Caltrain expansion that is principally driving the need for grade separations. While the capital project of electrification is likely to proceed without interruption, future capital and operational investments may be delayed depending on the depth and duration of the downturn. We also support the staff recommendation to improve the business registry. In addition to making the registry more complete and reliable, the city should determine what other key information will help the city understand the character and impacts of its business community. Lastly, as the city transitions during these very challenging times, we encourage staff and council to embrace the strong resources that residents, businesses and non-profits are willing and able to provide in support of their community. A guiding tenet of emergency planning is that, when the emergency comes, the city will not have nearly the amount of staff of specific expertise to address the needs that arise. We look forward to the city and the council playing the leadership role needed to enlist and leverage our community resources. City leadership should take advantage of the world-class expertise within our city. We look forward to the city and the council playing the leadership role needed to enlist and leverage our community resources. Sincerely, Pat Burt On behalf of CTAHS 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Carl Guardino <cguardino@svlg.org> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:35 PM To:Council, City; Minor, Beth; Flaherty, Michelle; Fine, Adrian Cc:Dan Kostenbauder; Greg Tanaka; Kniss, Liz (internal) Subject:Thank You - Business Tax Deferral CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Fine and Members of the City Council,  On behalf of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, I want to express our  appreciation for your unanimous decision to discontinue efforts to put a  business tax proposal on the November 2020 ballot.  The business  community in Palo Alto will be hard hit by the economic challenges  created by the COVID‐19 pandemic, as will our employees and their  families.  If local employers do not have to face a tax increase during the  recovery period, it will help to ensure that the maximum number of jobs  will be preserved.  There clearly are community health issues, as well as economic health  issues, that have become our top priority and yours.    Thank you for your leadership in addressing these concerns.  Please let  me know if there is anything that the Leadership Group can do to help.  Warm regards,  Carl Guardino  CEO   Silicon Valley Leadership Group     ‐‐   Carl Guardino, CEO  Silicon Valley Leadership Group  408‐501‐7864 svlg.org  @CarlGuardino  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Dan Kostenbauder <dkostenbauder@svlg.org> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:45 PM To:Council, City Cc:Minor, Beth Subject:Decision regarding proposed business tax CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Dear Mayor Fine and Members of the City Council,    Thank you for deferring further consideration of a business tax beyond  the November 2020 ballot.    The Leadership Group fully supports your decision to focus your efforts  and that of the Palo Alto City staff on dealing with the challenges created  by the COVID‐19 virus as well as the difficult and complicated choices  related to grade separation issues.      Apparently there will soon be significant economic and tax relief coming  from the federal government.  Not having a new Palo Alto tax to deal  with will help local businesses in the recovery process from the very rapid  downturn that the Palo Alto economy is experiencing.      Very best regards,  Dan      Dan Kostenbauder  Vice President, Tax Policy   408.501.7881 | svlg.org  Connect with us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook  dkostenbauder@svlg.org    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Liz Gardner <gardnerjaqua@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 5:28 PM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction Moratorium -- Avoid a 2nd Disaster 12 Months not 120 days and No yearly rent increase CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Honorable Council Members, Move 120 days to 12 full months No rent increases for at least one year after the Health and Human Crisis passes. Shelter for the currently unsheltered human neighbors I am writing to strongly encourage City Council to expand the 120 days to a full 12 months for tenants to pay back rent in full. 47% or Palo Alto families, individuals are renters, there are college students who co-house as well as other who co-house to offset extraordinary rents prices in this town. Many elderly low income too. It's not only a loss of a job, reduction in hours, and or having to stay home with their children while schools are closed, it's about the extra burden caring for a fragile family member, covering food cost, utilities costs, and other amenities associated with daily life. Santa Clara County is a vector zone, was the first to report a Covid-19 positive patient in California, 2nd county in the Nation to declare an emergency. Car repairs, doctors visits caring for family members sick or elderly or infirm all incur incredible costs for already much rent burdened households in Palo Alto. Many may never return to the job that paid what it did before.Public Schools may be closed until the fall. This pandemic is 2 likely going to linger longer and schools and business' periodically be shuttered over the next year or so. The CDC is preparing for peaks and valleys of this virus in our community. Sheltering in Place (SIP) measures may very well continue for the next 18 months. I ask that the City consider a full 12 month ability to pay any back rent NOT 120 days after the emergency passes. 120 days is not enough time for a renter to recover and be back to "normal" having endured much job loss, financial loss, illness, emotional stress. As well landlords/property owners/management companies may very well receive financial assistance for their losses from the Federal Government HUD or the State of California. If so, replenishing the loss of their property income will help them but will it help Palo Alto tenants. If this is so should a tenant still be required to pay any back rent. Having these renter protections in place now will ensure a more assurances of security and a future for our community. Should land owners get part or full reimbursements for their rental income from the Government like HUD, tenants should not have to pay them back on top of these bailouts. I also suggest an immediate moratorium on rental increase for one year to existing lessees who lose wages, work hours, their job, have to be home with school closures or caring for an elderly parent or family member due to the Covid-19 National/State/County/City emergency. Raising rents post Covid-19 would plunge tenants into a second crisis during this ongoing National Crisis which would surely force them out of an already expensive rental market place. 12 months to pay back rents more equitable way to help recover the much suffering, loss offsetting worry, stress, the unknown during this extraordinary time for all of us. As well a moratorium on current lessees assurances that after its all said and passes we remain untied as a community that helps each other out. 3 As an anecdote: Due to Covid-19 FEME has extended all displaced persons living in temporary trailers due to the Butte County Campfire to permanently find a home until January of 2021 . Finally. What is the City doing to mitigate our homeless unsheltered human being here? There are so many living in unsanitary conditions, in RV's, in cars, on the streets and in doorways. Are temporary showers, toilets and hand washing stations being set up for them like they are doing in San Jose? Are empty building being ID's at this time to provide clean shelter with social distance of 6 feet or more being set up? How about asking Sabroto Co. temporarily donate the former empty Fry's building and parking lot for safe, clean, sheltering place for our City's most vulnerable to contracting this illness and spreading it amount themselves and thus the rest of us. Please don't hesitate to contact me should you need any clarification on the above. Liz Gardner  94306 Palo Alto 650-845-7502   Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Megan Kanne <kanne.megan@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 5:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please Support Eviction Protections CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor and Council Members,     Thank you for acting quickly to protect our community during this crisis. And a special thanks to City Staff for their work  under these challenging conditions.    I urge you to support both the urgency and standard residential eviction temporary moratoriums at your Monday (3/23)  meeting.    These are essential to keep our neighbors housed. But we must not stop there. Please move with haste to extend these  protections to small businesses and non‐profits in the City. Please move with haste to get our unhoused neighbors  shelter and sanitation.    Your actions will determine how our community handles and recovers from this crisis. Please act now.    Regards,  Megan Kanne  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Roberta Ahlquist <roberta.ahlquist@sjsu.edu> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 7:35 PM To:Council, City Subject:Moratorium on Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members:     We, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, approve efforts to help tenants across the bay area.  Please quickly pass  a moratorium on all evictions until this crisis is over.  Sincerely,  Roberta Ahlquist, WILPF Low Income Housing Chair  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Carol Lamont <carol@lamont.com> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 3:01 PM To:Council, City Subject:Letter to Palo Alto City Council re 3-23-20 Agenda Item 8 - Moratorium on Residential Evictions Attachments:Letter from Carol Lamont to Palo Alto City Council re 3-23-20 Agenda Item 8 - Moratorium on Residential Evictions.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear members of the Palo Alto City Council,  Please accept the attached letter to the City Council with recommendations to consider for March 23, 2020 Agenda Item  8, an Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions  for Nonpayment of Rent Related to the COVID‐19 State of Emergency.    I am hoping you will provide the leadership to take strong and urge actions to protect against the displacement of  residents who rent during the COVID‐19 pandemic and recovery period.      Sincerely,  Carol Lamont    Carol Lamont 618 Kingsley Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301-3226 650-327-1813 March 21, 2020 Palo Alto City Council 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Subject: March 23, 2020 Agenda Item 8, Moratorium on Residential Evictions Dear Members of the City Council: Many community members are now out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Bay Area and Statewide shelter-in-place order. No one deserves to be evicted or without a home at this time. No renter should be forced to choose between medical bills or food and paying rent. The Palo Alto City Council must take urgent action NOW to protect its residents. We need an immediate moratorium (temporary prohibition) on evictions for Palo Alto residents who rent homes during this public health crisis! As you are aware, COVID-19 has been determined by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic. Currently, many in our community are losing work and wages as a result of the shelter-in-place order. Without urgent protections, the prospect of residents who rent homes being displaced and creating an astronomical transmission risk is basically inevitable. An eviction moratorium is now necessary. The Emergency Order Governor Newsom passed in March does not enact any mandatory statewide eviction protections and punts the responsibility to already overwhelmed and stretched cities and counties. The federal government has taken action to provide foreclosure protections, but no rental eviction protections against displacement. As a result, cities must now pass eviction moratoriums due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. I urge the Palo Alto City Council to take urgent action. We need an immediate moratorium on evictions for Palo Alto residents who rent homes, and we need more temporary shelters to reduce the movement of homeless people for the duration of this public health crisis that includes the following measures: • A moratorium on all causes of eviction. Community members who cannot demonstrate a documented loss of income should not suffer during this time. Not all workers, such as subcontractors, gig economy workers, or undocumented workers, can provide proof of loss of wages. No one deserves to be evicted during a pandemic. Every tenant should receive the same level of protection, without exception. • Prohibit late fees for any missed payments during the state of emergency. • Prohibit landlords from evicting a tenant for rent accrued during the state of emergency. This ensures that a landlord cannot immediately serve an eviction notice once the state of emergency ends. • Enact a rent freeze during the state of emergency. If tenants are unable to make rent during the state of emergency, it is unreasonable to expect tenants to sustain a rent increase. • Provide reasonable accommodation, at the conclusion of the crisis, for tenants to pay back any rent due. This must include the option of rent forgiveness. During this global health crisis, please take immediate action now to protect ALL members of our community, especially the most impacted: families, seniors, the unemployed, the working poor, and the homeless! Sincerely, Carol Lamont 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jan Skotheim <skotheim@icloud.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:38 AM To:Council, City Subject:support for ordinance to protect renters CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City,   I support temporarily halting evictions in this difficult time.   Best,  Jan  --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Jan Skotheim Professor Department of Biology Bass Biology Building 4th floor Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 skotheim@stanford.edu lab: (650) 721-6401 office: (650) 721-1160 cell: (857) 928-3630 skotheimlab.com   Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Judith Wasserman <jwarqiteq@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:39 AM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction prevention ordinance CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,     Please protect our renters by not allowing them to be evicted. Anyone you can protect in these times should be. We are  counting on you as our city leaders to be in the forefront of helping citizens who are in distress. No one who is evicted  will be able to find new housing.   Preventing evictions is the least you can do.    Please please please vote for this proposed ordinance.    Thank you very much,  Judith Wasserman    Bressack & Wasserman Architects    Palo Alto CA 94303   ph: 650 321‐2871    fx:  650 321‐1987   www.bressackandwasserman.com     Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Geoff Ball <ghball@aol.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:45 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please protect renters from eviction during the COVID 19 pandemic. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To: City Council, Palo Alto Please protect renters from eviction during the COVID 19 pandemic. Geoff Ball, Ph.D. Geoff Ball & Associates , Palo Alto, CA 94301 ghball@aol.com, cell: 650-279-9461 www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-ball-5259241 Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Marty Keller <martyk@sonic.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:50 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please vote to stop evictions during the virus crisis CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Marty Keller  Palo Alto CA 94306 Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Adrienne Germain <aegermain@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:52 AM To:Council, City Subject:Support for eviction moratoria CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  As we are all navigating with unprecedented change, I am encouraged to see leaders taking  proactive steps to *avoid* the knock‐on effects from the critical shelter in place order.  I  strongly support you to take action now to protect residential tenants from eviction and to  extend the ordinance to businesses, non‐profits, and other commercial tenants.     Thank you for the quick action already taken with regard to Utilities.  I also hope you will  explore ways to alleviate the economic burden of “past due” bills when we are safely able to  get back to “normal” work.      Best,  Adrienne Germain  , Palo Alto, CA 94301    ‐‐       Adrienne Germain  415‐531‐2843  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Barbara Gretler <bgretler@icloud.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:55 AM To:Council, City Subject:Moratorium to evict for non- payment due to Covid19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I live in Palo Alto since 1999 and I am endorsing the proposal above mentioned.    Barbara Gretler    Sent from my iPhone  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Nancy Olson <nso2431@icloud.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:59 AM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I support a temporary eviction moratorium.  This is a stressful time for all of us.  It is important to support members of  our community who are forced into a situation they cannot control.    Nancy Olson    Palo Alto 94301    Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:K Currier <katrinacurrier@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:04 AM To:Council, City Subject:Halting Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members,  I am writing to express my support of the proposal to halt all evictions  during this troubling time for all of our small local businesses, non profits,  and residents.  Thank you so much for considering this important, life‐saving measure.  Best,  Katrina and James Currier   Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Lauren Briskin <lauren.j.briskin@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:08 AM To:Council, City Subject:Moratorium on Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I implore you to support the effort to ban evictions for non‐payment of tent during the COVID19 shelter in place  mandate. Many families are experiencing financial hardship due to business closures and it would be inhumane to put  anyone out on the street during a period when all Americans have been ordered yo stay at home to prevent contagion.    Entire families will suffer. The children’s education will suffer and they may never recover from the trauma.     An adult with an eviction on their record may never undo the damage to their credit record.     I am a disabled senior living on social security in Palo Alto. I have lived in the same BMR apartment for more than 19  years. I have not relocated because I can ration medication and forgo nutrition to pay my rent. I categorically can not  afford to move to a smaller apartment in an area where rents are lower. If I am evicted and my record as a renter is  ruined, I will die on the street.     I can count on my social security being deposited into the bank. Those who are still among the active work force do not  have the luxury of that complacency.     Please protect those whose lives have been upended by this unforeseeable crisis. There will be some who will try to  abuse this provision. It will be simple to verify who among us deserves the concession and who does not.     Please protect those whose lives have been upended but not completely destroyed ... yet.     Very sincerely,       ‐‐      ~Lauren      Lauren Briskin   ןקסירב ןרול   )Sent from my iPad(   1 Baumb, Nelly From:susan chamberlain <suschamberlain@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:09 AM To:Council, City Subject:eviction moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I support the eviction moratorium. Please be compassionate for people adversely affected by pandemic and unable to  pay their rent.  Susan Chamberlain    Palo Alto  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:SALLY WOOD <sallyfwood@comcast.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:36 AM To:Council, City CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  No evictions please 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jim Fox <jimafox@pacbell.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:42 AM To:Council, City Subject:Support Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Palo Alto City Council,    Please support the eviction moratorium. With businesses shuttered and jobs disappearing, such action is urgently  needed.  Thank you,  Jim Fox  Carlson Circle  Palo Alto  94306  1 Baumb, Nelly From:paloaltoliving2013 <paloaltoliving2013@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:42 AM To:Council, City Subject:Halt renter Eviction due to COVID-19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello, City Council,    Please stand by our people. Please act as soon as possible. Halt any rental ieviction.    Also. check out the $1000 government check Mr. Trump is promising to Americans. Hope his words can be truthful for a change. Landlords have fixed cost, property taxes are a big chunk and always burdensome even before the COVID-19 crisis. Utilities bills are skyrocketing so therefore when we halt on evictions we need to remember fo assist the landlords. We all need help. Please help.    Thank you, Barbara Hing Great Palo Alto Living           Sent from my T‐Mobile 4G LTE Device    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Patty Irish <irishpw@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:49 AM To:Council, City Subject:Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Please suspend evictions during this crisis.  Patty Irish      Palo Alto, CA 94301  650 324 7407  650 245 3906 cell        Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:56 AM To:Council, City Subject:Monday agenda CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Fine and council members, I write in support of the eviction moratorium and any actions the city can take in collaboration with other cities to urge state and federal action to bolster the safety net and support our most vulnerable residents and small businedsses. I also support the staff recommendation to postpone discussion of a business tax. In addition to the economic turmoil we are in and have no way of predicting the duration, it is also true as staff points out that the city cannot go through all the necessary steps of outreach and analysis before the deadline date. I also note that many other jurisdictions are postponing planned November tax measures. Stephen Levy Palo Atlo Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Julia Moran <juliawells@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:59 AM To:Council, City Subject:Moratorium on evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Council,  I’d like to express my strong support of a moratorium on evictions during this unprecedented health emergency. It is our  duty to care for our most vulnerable populations.    Best ,  Julia Moran  (Professorville)            Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Dennis Irwin <irwindennis@fhda.edu> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:Stop Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  This is clearly a time for sacrifice, for compassion and for unity.  I strongly support the proposed ordinance to put a  moratorium on residential evictions.    Dennis Irwin    Palo Alto  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Linda Henigin <linda@brail.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:06 PM To:Council, City Subject:In Support of the Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Councilmembers,    I am writing in support of the Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on  Residential Tenant Evictions.    Keeping residents in their current housing is critical to stopping the spread of the Corona virus. We will endanger the  public health of the entire town, if not the region, if we allow tenants to be forced from their homes at this time. This is  critical.    Additionally, it will be morally incumbent upon us to help our fellow residents when this emergency is over, and large  amounts of back rent are due in a short period of time. We will need to continue helping our fellow residents to navigate  these difficult times.    Thank you,  Linda Henigin    Palo Alto CA 94303    Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Lars Johnsson <lejohnsson@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:15 PM To:Council, City Subject:Act now and adopt the Ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on Residential and Small Business Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council I assume you don't need any convincing to pass this common sense ordinance, but just in case you haven't noticed, we are just at the beginning of what is going to be a massive employment and small business crisis across California, the US and the rest of the World. It is imperative that we look past our traditional financial metrics and support those in need, giving people the confidence that they will not become homeless during the Virus crisis. This is essential for everyone's peace of mind, and their ability to shelter in place, so we're all together when it is time to rebuild our community. Sincerely, Lars Johnsson Resident CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY March 23, 2020 The Honorable City Council Palo Alto, California Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent Related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency; and Discussion and Direction on Extending the Evictions Moratorium to Businesses, Nonprofit Organizations, and Other Commercial Tenants Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Linda Lingane <linda.lingane@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:Proposal to suspend mortgages and rents for two months CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Please consider requiring that all rents and mortgages be suspended for the months of March and April, with the proviso  that people who depend on rental income as their main source of income be compensated.  So many people are being  laid off during this COVID19 crisis, and allowing them to have two months of lower expenses could be crucial for their  mental health.  The number of people adversely impacted by this proposal would probably be much smaller than the  number of people who would feel a crucial benefit.  Large financial companies can absorb this price far better than  individuals who are paying the price.    ‐‐ Linda Lingane    Linda Lingane  Development Coordinator  Medical Center Development    Stanford University  University Hall, MC 5470  485 Broadway  Redwood City, CA  94063  (650) 724‐5558  fax:  (650) 725‐2450  email:  linda.lingane@stanford.edu    CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic mail and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments.      Please consider the environment before printing this email.    1 Baumb, Nelly From:pellson@pacbell.net Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:26 PM To:Council, City Subject:Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance re: Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Honorable City Council, Please support the proposed Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions for non-payment of rent related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Further, please direct staff to prepare a draft ordinance to extend the evictions moratorium to small businesses and non-profits, and other commercial tenants following the San Francisco model, but applying a receipts/revenues threshold that is appropriate to preserve local-serving and small businesses in Palo Alto. The proposed residential tenant ordinances seem to me to be both humane and practical to help citizens and businesses comply with the “shelter in place” order and to preserve public health and safety. Thank you for considering my comments and for your public service during this challenging time. Sincerely, Penny Ellson   To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office preautomatic download of this picture from the Intern   Virus-free. www.avg.com   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Lawrence Garwin <lawrencegarwin@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:45 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please pass both Eviction Protection Ordnances CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Honored City Council Members,    I urge you to adopt both the Urgency Ordinance Relating to a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions for  Nonpayment of Rent Due to the COVID‐19 State of Emergency and the Ordinance Relating to a Temporary Moratorium  on Residential Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent Due to the COVID‐19 State of Emergency.    Thank you for protecting the less fortunate amongst us.    Lawrence Garwin  Palo Alto, CA 94301  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Shaul Hurwitz <shaulhurwitz@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:55 PM To:Council, City Cc:Noga; Shaul Yahoo Subject:Halting evictions of rent CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Dear Palo Alto City Council,     I strongly urge you to consider temporarily halting evictions of rent related to COVID‐19, This is the least the council can  do to help the most vulnerable in our community.    Kind regards,  Shaul Hurwitz       Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Annette Isaacson <annetteisaacson@comcast.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 1:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:moratorium on rent CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members, Please vote for a moratorium on rents for housing. We don't want more people trying to live on the streets. Housecleaners, restaurant workers, store clerks, hair dressers are all out of work. Many low wage earners have less than $400 in savings. Without an income, they will be unable to pay their rent. This is an emergency. Please allow them up to a year after the end of the Covid-19 emergency to pay back the rent that they skip. For low wage earners who often pay up to 40-50% of their income for rent, they will not be able to pay the rent back within just 3-4 months. We want our small businesses to be able to survive, too. Please put a moratorium on their rent, too. Sincerely, Annette Isaacson Midtown 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Terry Roberts <terryr2564@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 1:28 PM To:Council, City Subject:no evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi City Council,     I understand you're considering a proposal to disallow evictions during the Covid‐19 crisis.  I strongly support this  idea.  We need to help our neighbors get through this, not make things even tougher on them.  I support the  moratorium for tenants, nonprofits, and businesses.  All are being hit hard with the major economic changes that are a  side effect of everyone isolating.    Please pass this proposal.    Thanks,  ‐Terry Roberts, Greer Road, Palo Alto    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Marc Toby Grinberg <marcgrinberg@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 1:59 PM To:Council, City Subject:Temporarily Halt Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I'm writing to support a moratorium on evictions for the non‐payment of rent related to Covid‐19.     Marc Grinberg     Palo Alto, CA 94301  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Winter Dellenbach <wintergery@earthlink.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:Agenda item #8 - winter dellenbach CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Date: March 23, 2020   Agenda Item #8   To: City Council Members  From: Winter Dellenbach     I urge you to pass A. and B. of this ordinance, and also C with my particular concern for small businesses and non‐profits. I have personal knowledge of the rapid loss of jobs occurring in particular to low‐income people in Palo Alto – my  example is at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park   Residents at BV often work more than one job to make ends meet. It is rare that someone there doesn’t pay rent on the  space their home is on. But within the last few weeks, many residents have lost not just one, but multiple jobs, or were  cut back substantially in the hours worked. One longtime resident has worked for years at Starbucks and had her hours  cutback 40% at the same time the elderly couple she gave daily assistance to let her go due to the virus. She now is  unable to pay rent for the first time ever. Buena Vistans have now gotten help to work out delayed rent payments when  needed.   But Buena Vistans temporary resolution is not the norm in Palo Alto for the vast majority of low‐income residents who  are, as usual, the most vulnerable in this time of sudden economic downturn. I strongly urge you to pass A. and B.  tonight to protect them.  And protect others who are higher income also losing jobs.  I have a concern with A. in the proposed ordinance.  As an urgency ordinance it needs a 4/5 present vote. We have seen  in the recent past that our City Attorney had great difficulty understanding what “present” meant in counting the vote  when a council member, as I recall, recuses or abstains. Whichever it was, there were multiple corrections resulting in  weeks of delay when advice regarding the count should have been right the first time. Make sure it is right this time or it  will cause more intolerable delay.  Given that B. of the ordinance doesn’t go into effect for 30 days (after the upcoming cycle of rents are due on the first of  April), everything depends on A. passing, and underscoring what I have said above.  C. of the ordinance is also not an urgency ordinance and all I have said above pertains. It’s terrible to think how small  businesses are barely managing to survive and may not without immediate relief. Please pass this ordinance now.  A., B. and C need and deserve your unanimous vote to ensure timely relief.   2 Winter Dellenbach  Barron Park  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Arushi Goyal Gupta <arushig@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 3:06 PM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello council members,    I've been a Palo Alto resident for five years and just started as a student at Stanford. I want to express my  strong support for the eviction moratorium ordinance. This time of crisis is already incredibly stressful, many  jobs are suspended, and for people to be evicted due to circumstances beyond their control is unfair and  dangerous. Not only is it a threat to tenants, but having more unhoused residents is a threat to public safety  for everyone.    I hope you enact this moratorium.    Thank you,  Arushi Gupta  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Marianne Mueller <mrm@sonic.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 3:15 PM To:Council, City Subject:been on evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I would like to express my strong support for the proposed ban on evictions during this time of some people being out of  work and some unable to pay rent. due to the shelter in place orders. thank you, I am a resident of Palo alto.    marianne  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Katherine Dumont <khdumont@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 3:45 PM To:Council, City Subject:Yes to a moratorium! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  As a responsible renter and a patron of many local small businesses, I urge the city council to adopt a resolution that will  protect residential tenants from eviction and to extend the ordinance to businesses, non‐profits, and other commercial  tenants.      As of this writing, my husband and I are still employed, but that could change any day. Either way, we are lucky enough  to have some savings set aside and we will pay our rent and other obligations for as long as we're able.     That said, the rents here are very high, and many live paycheck to paycheck. Most of the local businesses are shuttered,  leaving owners and service workers out in the cold.     Please adopt this resolution and provide a little peace of mind in these trying times.     Thanks,  Katherine Dumont  Barron Park  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Peter Broadwell <peter@plasm.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 3:45 PM To:Council, City Subject:I support a moratorium on evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    City Council Members ‐    As a 27 year resident and current small time landlord here in Palo Alto I don't want our community to be torn asunder  by the COVID‐19 virus.  The best way to avoid a total catastrophe seems to be to "shelter in place" and otherwise curtail activities that make for  normal life.  As a result,  many businesses are having to cut back, and folks are loosing their jobs and hence finding it hard to make  mortgage or rent payments though no fault of their own.    By placing a moratorium on evictions we can help preserve the variety of businesses and living spaces, with their currant  tenants, that will allow us to recover once this crisis passes.    Please support a moratorium on all evictions ‐ never know when you might become the beneficiary. ;‐)    ;;peter  Peter Broadwell, College Terrace    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Neville Batliwalla <nbatliwa@pacbell.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 3:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:Pl. put together support for both tenants and landlords CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      Regards  Neville Batliwalla  650‐345‐5626    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ellen Smith <ef44smith@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 4:07 PM To:Council, City Subject:support for halting evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I strongly support an emergency ordinance to protect residential tenants from eviction - and to extend the ordinance to businesses, non-profits, and other commercial tenants. Palo Alto renters, many of whom were already rent-burdened before COVID-19, now face even greater insecurity. Additionally, many beloved small businesses and community-serving non-profits are faced with devastating disruptions to their operations. As such, it is imperative that the city take this important first step to ensure that community members are not displaced. Yours, Ellen Smith Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:VW Martin <martin108vw@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 4:37 PM To:Council, City Subject:I support the proposed ordinance temporarily suspending evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,    I support the proposed ordinance temporarily suspending evictions, and not only for residential tenants. Otherwise, we  risk the permanent loss of many of our beloved locally owned small businesses.     Thank you for your kind consideration of how best to proceed in these especially challenging times.    Vickie Martin  , Palo Alto, CA 94306 Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Anjali Rajagopalan Santhanam <ars2321@columbia.edu> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 5:23 PM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hello,    I am emailing as a resident of Palo Alto to express my support of the ordinance being discussed tomorrow: the  moratorium for non‐payment of rent related to Covid‐19. I strongly believe that this will help out many families and  people who are struggling in these unprecedented circumstances. This ordinance has the potential to actually save lives  and families.    Sincerely,  Anjali Santhanam      1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ray Bramson <ray@destinationhomesv.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 5:47 PM To:Council, City Cc:Jennifer Loving Subject:Palo Alto City Council - Letter - Item 8 - March 23, 2020 Attachments:Palo Alto City Council - Item 8 - 3-23-20 - Destination Home.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  On behalf of Destination: Home, please find the attached letter to Palo Alto City Council in support of Item 8, the  proposed temporary eviction moratorium. Thank you for your consideration of this critical response for our most  vulnerable residents to the current coronavirus crisis.      Ray       ‐‐   Ray Bramson   Chief Impact Officer   Destination: Home  www.destinationhomesv.org   @DSTNHome     IMPORTANT NOTICE: This message is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is  CONFIDENTIAL.  If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination of this communication is  strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its  attachments and notify me immediately.  Thank you.  Destination: Home 3180 Newberry Drive, Ste 200 San Jose, CA 95118 USA ph: 408.961.9895 • fax: 408.559.9515 501(c)3 Tax ID# 82-3353174 www.destinationhomesv.org HONORARY COUNCIL Hon. Jim Beall California State Senator Hon. Kansen Chu State Assembly Member Hon. Dave Cortese Santa Clara County Supervisor Hon. Ash Kalra California State Assembly Member Hon. Sam Liccardo Mayor, City of San Jose Hon. Evan Low California State Assembly Member Councilmember Raul Peralez City of San Jose Chuck Robbins CEO, Cisco Hon. Mike Wasserman Santa Clara County Supervisor Lived Experience Advisory Board BOARD OF DIRECTORS Roger Biscay Cisco Jan Bernstein Chargin Gilroy Compassion Center Louis Chicoine Abode Services Jacky Morales-Ferrand City of San Jose Katherine Harasz Santa Clara County Housing Authority Jennifer Loving Destination: Home Miguel Márquez County of Santa Clara Joel John Roberts PATH Claudine Sipili CityTeam John A. Sobrato The Sobrato Organization Ben Spero Spectrum Equity Investors Nicole Taylor Silicon Valley Community Foundation Ted Wang Cowboy Ventures March 22, 2020 Palo Alto City Council City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 RE: Council Item 8 - Temporary Eviction Moratorium - March 23, 2020 Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, On behalf of Destination: Home, I am writing in support of the proposal for a temporary moratorium on evictions due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As you know, Destination: Home is a public-private partnership serving as the backbone organization for collective impact strategies to end homelessness in Santa Clara County. Working with our partners, we have helped to house over 14,000 people in the past five years. Unfortunately, while the COVID-19 crisis is affecting our entire community, our lowest-income residents are facing the most severe impacts right now. Low-income and hourly-wage workers are finding it harder to earn income as events are cancelled, workplaces are closed, classes are suspended, and more people are forced home to take care of themselves or their loved ones. In fact, according to Politico, an NPR/Marist poll conducted March 13-14 found that 18% of U.S. households already reported being laid off or having hours reduced because of COVID-19. Given that most of these individuals are already severely rent-burdened and living paycheck-to-paycheck, any sustained period of unemployment will cause significant hardship. Working with our partners, Destination: Home is launching an emergency financial assistance initiative to help address this need. In the coming weeks, the program will provide vulnerable, low-income residents in Santa Clara County with immediate financial assistance to help pay rent or meet other basic needs. Administered by Sacred Heart Community Service, in conjunction with its county- wide Homelessness Prevention System partners, the program will utilize existing infrastructure to receive applications, verify eligibility, and disburse funds. This effort, however, will not be enough to meet the tidal wave of need. Your proposal to provide a temporary moratorium on evictions throughout the City is critical right now to ensure families remain stably housed, safe, and secure in this difficult time. We realize this is only a temporary bridge to a much needed longer- Destination: Home 3180 Newberry Drive, Ste 200 San Jose, CA 95118 USA ph: 408.961.9895 • fax: 408.559.9515 501(c)3 Tax ID# 82-3353174 www.destinationhomesv.org HONORARY COUNCIL Hon. Jim Beall California State Senator Hon. Kansen Chu State Assembly Member Hon. Dave Cortese Santa Clara County Supervisor Hon. Ash Kalra California State Assembly Member Hon. Sam Liccardo Mayor, City of San Jose Hon. Evan Low California State Assembly Member Councilmember Raul Peralez City of San Jose Chuck Robbins CEO, Cisco Hon. Mike Wasserman Santa Clara County Supervisor Lived Experience Advisory Board BOARD OF DIRECTORS Roger Biscay Cisco Jan Bernstein Chargin Gilroy Compassion Center Louis Chicoine Abode Services Jacky Morales-Ferrand City of San Jose Katherine Harasz Santa Clara County Housing Authority Jennifer Loving Destination: Home Miguel Márquez County of Santa Clara Joel John Roberts PATH Claudine Sipili CityTeam John A. Sobrato The Sobrato Organization Ben Spero Spectrum Equity Investors Nicole Taylor Silicon Valley Community Foundation Ted Wang Cowboy Ventures term solution from the federal government, but it is imperative to act now and keep our residents housed and healthy. Thank you for your continued leadership in this time of crisis. We are here to provide whatever support we can to help ensure all of our most vulnerable neighbors stay in their homes. Sincerely, Jennifer Loving Chief Executive Officer 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Elizabeth Ratner <elizabeth.ratner@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 6:05 PM To:Council, City Subject:Moratorium on evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear council members,  I support a moratorium on evictions during the corona virus crisis.  Failing to suspend evictions now will increase  homelessness in our community.  Lisa Ratner  Palo Alto  Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Gina D. Dalma <gddalma@siliconvalleycf.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 6:38 PM To:Council, City Cc:Erica K. Wood; Vinita Goyal Subject:Please enact a local ordinance to freeze evictions during COVID19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council Members,  We ask you to enact a local ordinance to freeze evictions for the duration of the COVID-19 state of emergency. This is the action we need to keep our communities whole and our people in their homes during the crisis. As elected officials we call on you to take immediate action to halt evictions resulting from our current crisis. We need consistent steps at all levels of government to respond to this uncertainty and hardship. We each have a role to play in protecting our community. Cities hold the authority to prevent landlords from issuing evictions, and to notify both tenants and landlords of their rights and responsibilities. Governor Newsom’s Executive Order issued Monday 3/16 recognizes the severe impact of potentially losing one’s home during the pandemic, and authorizes cities to take action to stop evictions of residents who are experiencing extra hardships due to COVID-19. Thank you for all you are doing to keep our communities safe during this difficult time. We know that everyone is being impacted by this public health crisis and that the most vulnerable members of our community, especially those who are housing insecure or experiencing homelessness, are being hit the hardest. Please center them in your response to this crisis. In this time of social distancing, this is how we can come together as a community and help those who need it most. Kindly, Gina D. Dalma Special Advisor to the CEO and Vice President of Government Relations Silicon Valley Community Foundation Direct: 650.450.5542| Main: 650.450.5400 | Fax: 650.450.5401 e: gddalma@siliconvalleycf.org t: @ginadalma siliconvalleycf.org | Facebook | Twitter 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Elizabeth Heath <biz.heath@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 7:41 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please Pass Eviction Freeze Measure CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the Members of the Palo Alto City Council,     Please use the emergency powers granted to you by Governor Newsom to halt evictions here in Palo Alto.  In this time  of crisis we cannot let our neighbors loose their housing due to the economic impacts of this pandemic.  People have  lost their jobs, businesses are closed down, retirement investments are crashing day by day.  From self‐employed single  mom hair dressers to young gig workers who hustle at 6 different jobs to elders whose retirement funds just got wiped  out, it would be catastrophic to our community if all of these people were to loose their housing in the middle of this  crisis.      Thankyou,  Elizabeth Heath  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Anne Cribbs <acribbs@basoc.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 7:44 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please support the ordinance CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    To protect renters and small business and non profits from eviction during this though time. Thank you    Anne Warner cribbs  415‐264‐2067    Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Maryjane Marcus <maryjane.marcus@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 8:10 PM To:Council, City Subject:halt evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,     I urge you to support the measure to prohibit evictions in Palo Alto related to COVID.    But how would people be able to pay that deferred rent?   They can't pay because they lost their wages, and they own't  double even if the economy recovers in a month.  People should not be penalized for a public health crisis,     Please suggest solutions to this issue or advocate at the County/State/Federal level if you cannot.    This eviction  ordinance is a starting point, not the last thing people can do.     Warmly,  Mary Jane Marcus     Palo Alto, CA 94306            Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:april triantis <triantisfamily@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I fully support an eviction moratorium in Palo Alto.   If New York can step up so quickly to help folks at this time, I believe we can as well!  Thank you,  April Triantis  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Calista Danae Triantis <ctrianti@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:53 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please adopt COVID-19 eviction moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,    As a local, I'm writing in support of the eviction moratorium that you will be considering tomorrow. This is a  time where our community needs to protect each other. Too many members of this community ‐ workers,  parents, neighbors ‐ are already rent‐burdened. COVID‐19 and its implications aggravate this stress of housing  security alongside many others (safety, physical and mental health, employment security, food security, etc.).  As this crisis unfolds, I've become severely concerned for what it will mean for people I interact with every  day.    The threat of eviction during this time would not only be unjust toward our neighbors, it would weaken all of  us by making us more susceptible to the virus and its impact. If a tenant is afraid to stay home from work and  risk losing their source of income, it puts the entire city at risk.    This moratorium is essential to a just response to the COVID‐19 crisis and to the safety of our city. Please  adopt this ordinance.    Thank you,    Calista Triantis  Stanford University, Class of 2023  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Carol S Vernallis <cvernall@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:01 PM To:Council, City CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the City Council:    One of my students put it better than I could. Let me send my support as a second voice.     Best wishes,    Carol    As a local, I'm writing in support of the eviction moratorium that you will be considering tomorrow. This is a  time where our community needs to protect each other. Too many members of this community ‐ workers,  parents, neighbors ‐ are already rent‐burdened. COVID‐19 and its implications aggravate this stress of housing  security alongside many others (safety, physical and mental health, employment security, food security, etc.).  As this crisis unfolds, I've become severely concerned for what it will mean for people I interact with every  day.    The threat of eviction during this time would not only be unjust toward our neighbors, it would weaken all of  us by making us more susceptible to the virus and its impact. If a tenant is afraid to stay home from work and  risk losing their source of income, it puts the entire city at risk.    This moratorium is essential to a just response to the COVID‐19 crisis and to the safety of our city. Please  adopt this ordinance.  Carol Vernallis, Ph.D. Department of Music Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 (650)326-1705 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jewel Hutt <jewel.hutt@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:07 PM To:Council, City Subject:Support for moratorium on rental evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,    I support the moratorium on rental evictions due to lack of income during the Covid ‐19 shutdown.  Renters are more  likely to be hourly workers who have had hours lost or jobs shut down without the ability to work from home.  If people  have the ability to pay, they will choose to pay their rent.  But many will need a window to regain lost income.  My family has lost 50% of income.  We rent, and my self‐employed business has dropped to zero.  If the shutdown lasts  more than 8 weeks, It will take several months beyond that before my business rebounds.  My family has a financial  cushion to cover lost income for a time, but many families in Palo Alto are already on razor thin margins.  Please offer  this protection to them.    Best regards,    Jewel Hutt  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Janet Meng <23jmeng@castilleja.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:27 PM To:Council, City Subject:Support CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,    I am emailing in support of the proposed ordinance regarding the evictions moratorium for non‐payment of rent relating  to COVID‐19. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.      Best regards,  Janet Meng  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Gail Price <gail.price3@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:30 PM To:Council, City Cc:Gail Price Subject:Support for adopting ordinance for temporary moratorium on residential evictions and discussion and direction regarding its extension : Agenda Item No.8 3/23/20 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.          Dear Mayor Fine and Council members, Thank you for prioritizing the health and safety of our community at this critical time. On behalf of Palo Alto Forward (PAF), I am writing to express our support for the adoption of an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent related to COVID-19, and the extension of an evictions moratorium for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other commercial tenants. This global health crisis is impacting every aspect of community life, demonstrating the great vulnerabilities of our residents with housing insecurities. 45% of our neighbors are renters and over 40% of them are already paying more than 30% of their income on rent. With the potential loss of jobs and the reduction in hours for so many, this ordinance is an important first step. The threat of eviction for renters who lose their job and cannot pay the rent is part of a much larger economic crisis facing residents here and across the nation.   Palo Alto Forward supports actions from governments, businesses and the philanthropic community to expand the safety net for these families and provide income support in this emergency. We also recognize that all of us as individuals can find ways to support local businesses and our fellow residents who are struggling with the economic fallout of COVID-19.  Gail Price  President Palo Alto Forward Board of Directors       2 Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:John Foster <johnxfoster@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 8:59 AM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Esteemed members of the Palo Alto City Council ‐    Thank you for considering the Eviction Moratorium.    While my family (wife and two PAUSD kids) can handle a couple of months rent for our apartment with our savings, we  are in a desperate situation with our small business and our lease with the property owners.  On Monday evening, like  most of the non essential businesses in Palo Alto, we had to lock our doors.  Our business is closed.  Our hair salon,  Monica Foster, in the Midtown shopping center, is the working home for 17 of us (stylists, assistants and a front desk  manager).   The unfortunate timing of the lockdown hit us just as most of the salon bills had been paid leaving the bank  account nearly depleted.  The last of the money will go to paying the final two weeks of payroll on Wednesday this week  and then the payroll taxes on the 31st of the month.   With no revenue I don’t know how we are going to make the lease  payment, PA utility bill, health insurance premium for the staff that we cover, telephone/internet, the cleaning service  we employ, our business insurance policy…    This is a thriving Palo Alto business that has packed appointment calendars.  The salon, like every other small business in  Palo Alto, needs a little help to bridge this gap until the stay‐at‐home order is lifted.    Thank you for your efforts to help us make it to the other side.    John Foster  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ruby B <ruby.bolaria@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 9:19 AM To:Council, City Subject:Support for eviction moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi, I'ma resident emailing to express support for the proposed ordinance to protect residential tenants from eviction and to extend the ordinance to businesses, non-profits, and other commercial tenants.       Palo Alto renters, many of whom were already rent-burdened prior to the onset of our current global health crisis, now face additional precarity and housing insecurity. Additionally, many beloved small businesses and community-serving non-profits are faced with devastating disruptions to their operations. As such, it is imperative that the city take this important first step to ensure that community members are not displaced.    Best,     ‐‐   "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for.  We are the change that we seek."  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Margaret Rosenbloom <margaret_rosenbloom@hotmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 9:22 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please establish an eviction moratorium to protect renters from losing shelter during COVID19 crisis CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Figure out the best way to do this, with at least a 6 month time limit.    Margaret Rosenbloom    Palo Alto  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Hilda Sendyk <hillary33@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 10:56 AM To:Council, City Subject:I agree there must be a moratorium on evictions, consideration for partial payments, and NO BAD CREDIT RATING BY LANDLORDS ALLOWED BC PERSON COULD NOT PAY DURING THIS CRISIS! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Thank you!   Hillary  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Christopher H. Kan <ckan91@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 10:13 AM To:Council, City Subject:Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council,     I am a Palo Alto resident and a renter. I strongly support the eviction moratorium during this pandemic. We have jobs  being lost at the highest recorded rate in American history and the city council should protect renters during this crisis.  The city will be stronger if people stay housed during this crisis. Please enact this moratorium as fast as possible to  protect our local workers and families.    Thank you,  Christopher Kan    Palo Alto, CA 95060  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Devon McNaughton <devjmcn@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 1:33 PM To:Council, City Subject:Evictions Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hello,    I am a resident of Palo Alto writing to express my strong support of the proposed moratorium on evictions for non‐ payment of rent as a result of Covid‐19. Many hard working people are out of work as a result of this crisis. Evicting  them, forcing them onto the streets in the middle of this, would be reprehensible.    Allowing people to weather this crisis in their homes is the right thing to do and will benefit Palo Alto.    Best,  Devon  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Margaret Heath <maggi650@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 1:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:Renters CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor and Council Members,     I am writing to support an emergency moratorium on all rental evictions.  Given the hardship those who have overnight  lost their jobs and/or their businesses, in the current extraordinary circumstances I believe this is the right thing to do  for the future of our community.       In addition, council should consider a break on utility bills for those who have suddenly lost their jobs and individually  owned businesses whose customers have suddenly disappeared. Our utilities make a profit of over $20 million a year. In  the current extraordinary circumstances, giving those who have suddenly lost their income a temporary break on utility  bills would be a compassionate gesture that a wealthy city that owns its own utilities could and should extend.    Thank you for your consideration,      margaret heath  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Janie Lorber <janie.lorber@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 2:17 PM To:Council, City Subject:In support of Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear PA City Council,    I'm writing in support of the proposed ordinance to protect residential tenants from eviction and to extend the ordinance to businesses, non-profits, and other commercial tenants.     Palo Alto renters, many of whom were already rent-burdened prior to the onset of our current global health crisis, now face additional precarity and housing insecurity. Additionally, many beloved small businesses and community-serving non-profits are faced with devastating disruptions to their operations. As such, it is imperative that the city take this important first step to ensure that community members are not displaced.    Sincerely,    Janie Lorber      ‐‐   Janie Lorber   339.206.5812  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Feliks Kogan <feliks.kogan@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 2:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:In support of Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear PA City Council,    I'm writing in support of the proposed ordinance to protect residential tenants from eviction and to extend the ordinance to businesses, non-profits, and other commercial tenants.     Palo Alto renters, many of whom were already rent-burdened prior to the onset of our current global health crisis, now face additional precarity and housing insecurity. Additionally, many beloved small businesses and community-serving non-profits are faced with devastating disruptions to their operations. As such, it is imperative that the city take this important first step to ensure that community members are not displaced.    Sincerely,    Feliks Kogan    ——  Feliks Kogan, PhD  Assistant Professor  Department of Radiology  Stanford University  (585)733‐8684  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Randy Tsuda <rtsuda@pah.community> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 2:32 PM To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed; Sheryl Klein Subject:Agenda Item 8, Moratorium on Residential Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Mayor and Members of the City Council: As the City's largest owner of affordable rental housing, Palo Alto Housing (PAH) strongly supports the proposed emergency ordinance to protect residential tenants from eviction due to the inability to pay rent caused by the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Our tenants are some of the most vulnerable residents in Palo Alto. As a non-profit owner of affordable housing, we will do everything possible to help our residents maintain their homes during and after this crisis. We would like to thank the City staff for convening the non-profit coordination calls. The calls have been a valuable source of information and allow PAH to provide our residents with key support resources. From an administrative viewpoint, it has been beneficial to learn how our fellow non- profits have modified their operations while continuing to provide critical services to the community.  PAH is contacting all of our residents to assess how the shelter-in-place orders impact their incomes. We are in the process of collecting this information but, not surprisingly, we have many residents that are already experiencing a loss of income. In the short-term, the emergency rental assistance programs provided by LifeMoves, Destination Home, and other entities will provide needed support for lower-income households. PAH will waive late fees, and temporarily postpone and/or reduce rents for those who have not secured rental assistance. It is essential that ample funding be available for rental and income assistance for the duration of this crisis. Without rental assistance, it is highly unlikely our residents would be able to pay the rents that accrued during the moratorium, even if given 120 days to do so. Non-profit affordable housing providers like PAH could then need financial relief to prevent our properties from falling into long-term financial distress. If such a situation were to occur, PAH would be forced to request financial relief from our lenders (including from the City of Palo Alto) to avoid placing our organization and our properties at financial risk. We certainly hope this situation does not come to pass and will undoubtedly keep the City appraised should this crisis continue.    We support the Council in taking early and decisive action to protect renters in Palo Alto.    RANDY TSUDA, President & CEO a: 2595 E. Bayshore Rd. Ste. 200, Palo Alto, CA 94303 p: 650.321.9709 x113 c: 650.690.0756 e: rtsuda@pah.community w.pah.community     BUILDING STORIES THAT MATTER  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ryan Globus <ryanglobus@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 3:13 PM To:Council, City Subject:Comments on Council Agenda: SUPPORT Item #8 on March 23, 2020 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the Palo Alto City Council,     Please approve the urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on residential tenant evictions for  nonpayment of rent related to the COVID‐19 emergency. During these uncertain times, and given that the State and  County have ordered many residents to stop working, we must protect vulnerable renters in our community.    Furthermore, please extend this moratorium to small businesses and nonprofits. Both groups are vital to what makes  our City vibrant and unique, and it would be cruel to evict them in the face of government‐mandated closures.    Finally, please do not let perfect be the enemy of good. Given how quickly this crisis is unfolding, vulnerable tenants do  not have the luxury of waiting several weeks for a potentially better ordinance. Given that many face rent bills due April  1, we must act tonight.    Thank you,  Ryan Globus  Midtown Renter  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ryan Globus <ryanglobus@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 3:13 PM To:Council, City Subject:Comments on Council Agenda: SUPPORT Item #8 on March 23, 2020 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the Palo Alto City Council,     Please approve the urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on residential tenant evictions for  nonpayment of rent related to the COVID‐19 emergency. During these uncertain times, and given that the State and  County have ordered many residents to stop working, we must protect vulnerable renters in our community.    Furthermore, please extend this moratorium to small businesses and nonprofits. Both groups are vital to what makes  our City vibrant and unique, and it would be cruel to evict them in the face of government‐mandated closures.    Finally, please do not let perfect be the enemy of good. Given how quickly this crisis is unfolding, vulnerable tenants do  not have the luxury of waiting several weeks for a potentially better ordinance. Given that many face rent bills due April  1, we must act tonight.    Thank you,  Ryan Globus  Midtown Renter  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Angie Evans <angiebevans@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 3:14 PM To:Council, City; Fine, Adrian; Cormack, Alison; Tanaka, Greg; DuBois, Tom; Kou, Lydia; Kniss, Liz (internal); Filseth, Eric (Internal) Subject:Supporting Eviction Moratorium Tonight CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor Fine and Palo Alto City Council Members,      First, thank you for agendizing this issue so quickly. I know there are no easy decisions in the middle of a global health  crisis but I appreciate how swiftly our city and city officials have come together. I am writing to express my support for a  residential moratorium, and the extension of this to commercial renters. I would also recommend strengthening it to  disallow for no‐fault evictions currently being processed. 24 local jurisdictions in California have already passed eviction  moratoriums and Palo Alto renters like myself are waiting to see what happens here. I believe these protections are an  important first step in ensuring that our community come out of this whole, and that is why I am urging you to pass this  as an Urgency Ordinance tonight.     But as you know, the work will not stop here. Far more is needed to bring our unsheltered community members indoors  and prevent homelessness from increasing during this critical time. Eviction protections must be paired with rental  assistance. This must be done with minimal proof requirements around COVID‐19 loss of income and cannot include  means testing. Income verification does not take into account the high cost of childcare, health services, or spending on  a family member that many vulnerable community members have in their monthly budget. In addition, we must make  hotel rooms and SROs available for people who are currently homeless and we must have hand washing and sanitary  stations placed where there are current encampments.     Many will say that protecting renters from displacement isn't a problem in Palo Alto but over 40% of our renters are  already spending more than the federal recommendation, as a percent of their income, on housing. In 2019, the point‐ in‐time count found 313 people without shelter in the City of Palo Alto alone. And many of our current homeless  residents changed their housing status after a large rent increase or eviction. We know the estimates around  homelessness are always lower than the reality. Let's take the right steps immediately to ensure that our most  vulnerable community members are still here when the State of Emergency is over.     All my best,   Angie Evans  Crescent Park neighbor and Mom x 2   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Rob Nielsen <crobertn@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 4:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:Item #8 Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To Palo Alto City Council Members, I am a long-term Midtown homeowner since 1998. I am also a former Palo Alto landlord of 10 years and could well become one again in the future. The economic contraction surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has made this a desperate time for renters in Palo Alto. This comes on top of a severe housing crisis that has lasted too many years. I support the Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions and urge you to vote yes on this item at tonight's city council meeting. Thank you very much, Rob Nielsen 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kevin Schuster <kevinrschuster@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 4:52 PM To:Council, City Subject:Support of ordinance to protect residential tenants from eviction CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi, I am writing in support of the following ordinance to protect residential tenants from eviction and to extend the ordinance to businesses, non-profits, and other commercial tenants - "Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance and  Regular Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent  Related to the COVID‐19 State of Emergency; and Discussion and Direction on Extending the Evictions Moratorium to  Businesses, Nonprofit Organizations, and Other Commercial Tenants".    Thank you for the work you are doing to protect and support our most economically at‐risk community members during  these unprecedented times.     All my best,  Kevin Schuster  1 Baumb, Nelly From:John Kelley <jkelley@399innovation.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 4:55 PM To:Council, City Subject:I urge you to accept the recommendations of City Staff to adopt "an Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent Related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency" CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  March 23, 2020    Via Email: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org    Honorable Adrian Fine, Mayor  Honorable Tom DuBois, Vice Mayor  Honorable City Council Members  City of Palo Alto  250 Hamilton Avenue  Palo Alto CA 94301    Re:      Monday, March 23, 2020, Agenda Item 8, Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance and Regular Ordinance Establishing  a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Tenant Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent Related to the COVID‐19 State of  Emergency; and Discussion and Direction on Extending the Evictions Moratorium to Businesses, Nonprofit Organizations,  and Other Commercial Tenants [1]       Dear Mayor Fine, Vice Mayor DuBois, and City Council Members,    Under the circumstances, I do not anticipate attending tonight’s City Council meeting, but I urge you to accept the  recommendations of City Staff regarding the proposed urgency ordinance and ordinance:    "A. Adopt the Urgency Ordinance (Attachment A) Relating to a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions for  Nonpayment of Rent Due to the COVID‐19 State of Emergency....    B. Adopt the Ordinance (Attachment B) Relating to a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions for Nonpayment of  Rent Due to the COVID‐19 State of Emergency....    C. Discuss and provide direction to staff on potentially extending the temporary moratorium to protect businesses,  nonprofit organizations, and other commercial tenants from eviction for nonpayment of rent due to the COVID‐19 state  of emergency."    In light of the extraordinary and devastating public health crisis that the COVID‐19 outbreak has created, these are  sensible and humane responses that Palo Alto can and should undertake to help its citizens and others in  need.  Furthermore, in doing so, Palo Alto will demonstrate to other communities throughout the world how local  governments can and should respond forcefully to this crisis.       Respectfully submitted,  2     John Kelley      Palo Alto, CA 94301  jkelley@399innovation.com  (650) 444‐2237      [1] See the revised agenda  (https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=73514.95&BlobID=75747) and the report from the  City Attorney (https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=64347.18&BlobID=75852)                  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ella Henn <ellalhenn@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 5:05 PM To:Council, City Subject:In Support of Evictions Moratorium due to Covid-19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the Palo Alto City Council:      I fully support an eviction moratorium in Palo Alto to help ease financial strain on individuals and families who are  suffering financially because of the shutdown. Additionally, I'm curious if the City Council is currently considering any  other plans to support small businesses and low‐wage workers who may be struggling during this time?     All the best,     Ella  1 Baumb, Nelly From:David Coale <david@evcl.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 5:06 PM To:Council, City Subject:Temporarily halting evictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hi Mayor and Council members,    I support the temporarily halting evictions for non‐payment of rent related to Covid‐19 in the case where renters have  lost their jobs and are unable to pay rent.    However, I do not support the non‐payment of rent during this time if the renters are still employed and are able to pay  rent.  This has been happing in the county where renters, who still have their jobs and can pay, have been telling  landlords that they will not be paying rent due to Covid‐19.  For many landlords, rent is their only income so these  people also need protection and are not listed as a small business so don’t have other resources such as unemployment.   Sincerely,    David Coale  Barron Park    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Mitch Mankin <mitch@siliconvalleyathome.org> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 6:13 PM To:Council, City; Fine, Adrian; tomforcouncil@gmail.com; Kou, Lydia; Cormack, Alison; Tanaka, Greg; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Kniss, Liz (internal) Cc:Clerk, City; David Meyer; Mathew Reed; Lait, Jonathan; Tanner, Rachael Subject:RE: Temporary Eviction Moratorium - small loophole needs fixing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  In addition to the petition below, it was brought to our attention that the ordinance as proposed contains a loophole,  allowing tenants who have demonstrated financial impact from COVID‐19 to be evicted if the landlord files a “no‐fault”  eviction rather than an eviction for “nonpayment of rent.”     That loophole can be fixed by making 2 simple edits as outlined below in red. These changes could also be introduced to  the non‐urgency eviction when it has its second reading next week.    SECTION 4. Applicability   This Ordinance applies to Affected Tenants in any Rental Unit and Landlords of Affected Tenants. This Ordinance  applies to nonpayment and no‐fault eviction notices and unlawful detainer actions based on such notices,  served or filed on or after the date of introduction of this Ordinance.    SECTION 5. Prohibited Conduct   A. During the term of this Ordinance, no Landlord shall take actions to evict a Tenant for nonpayment of rent  or for any cause that it is not the fault of the tenant, as those causes are defined in Cal. Civil Code Sec.  1946.2(b)(2), if the Tenant demonstrates that as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic, or declaration of the  County Public Health Officer, or other local, State or Federal Authority, including government‐recommended  precautions related to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the Tenant has suffered a substantial loss in income through  their employment as a result of any of the following: (1) job loss; (2) a reduction of compensated hours of  work; (3) employer’s business closure; (4) missing work due to a minor child’s school closure; or (5) other  similarly‐caused reason resulting in a loss of income due to COVID‐19 (collectively referred to as “Covered  Reasons for Delayed Payment”).    Note: Cal. Civil Code Sec. 1946.2(b)(2) defines what constitutes “no fault” evictions.    We applaud the city council’s proactive action to protect those affected by COVID‐19 and it’s economic consequences in  these extraordinary times!    Best,  Mitch Mankin Policy and Advocacy Associate Pronouns: he/him (408) 780-8915 mitch@siliconvalleyathome.org   From: Mitch Mankin   Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 6:00 PM  To: 'city.council@cityofpaloalto.org' <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Fine, Adrian' <Adrian.Fine@CityofPaloAlto.org> 2 Cc: 'Clerk, City' <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org>; David Meyer <david@siliconvalleyathome.org>; Mathew Reed  <mathew@siliconvalleyathome.org>; 'Lait, Jonathan' <Jonathan.Lait@CityofPaloAlto.org>; 'Tanner, Rachael'  <Rachael.Tanner@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Subject: Re: Temporary Eviction Moratorium     Dear Mayor Fine and City Councilmembers,     We write to you in support of the urgency ordinance proposed tonight. As a collaborative of community serving  organizations in Santa Clara County, we have come together to call for an immediate moratorium (freeze) on evictions  for the duration of the COVID‐19 state of emergency. This is the action we need to keep our communities whole and our people in their homes during the crisis. Everyone is being impacted by this public health crisis.  We recognize that we will need to work on further mid‐to‐long term solutions for landlords, tenants, and property owners affected by the  economic disruption caused by COVID‐19.    In the past three days, our petition has been endorsed by 12 local community organizations and over 400  individuals (an updated count can be found at the petition page on our website). On behalf of the organizations  listed below and the community members who have signed on, we submit the following petition to you.     Petition    Dear Cities, Counties, and Public Officials,  As a collaborative of community serving organizations in Santa Clara County, we are coming together to call for an immediate moratorium (freeze) on evictions for the duration of the COVID-19 state of emergency. This is the action we need to keep our communities whole and our people in their homes during the crisis.   As elected officials and government staff, we call on you to take immediate action to halt evictions resulting from our current crisis. We need consistent steps at all levels of government to respond to this uncertainty and hardship. We each have a role to play in protecting our community. Cities hold the authority to prevent landlords from issuing evictions, and to notify both tenants and landlords of their rights and responsibilities. Counties hold the authority to protect tenants and homeowners by declaring an end to the enforcement of evictions for the duration of the state of emergency. Governor Newsom’s Executive Order issued Monday 3/16 recognizes the severe impact of potentially losing one’s home during the pandemic, and authorizes cities to take action to stop evictions of residents who are experiencing extra hardships due to COVID-19. We call on the Governor to take the next step and take statewide action on an eviction freeze. In order to be effective, news of the eviction freeze must be disseminated as widely as possible, in multiple languages that reflect California’s diversity, to make sure that all parties understand their rights and obligations. Thank you for all you are doing to keep our communities safe during this difficult time. We know that everyone is being impacted by this public health crisis and that the most vulnerable members of our community, especially those who are housing insecure or experiencing homelessness, are being hit the hardest. Please center them in your response to this crisis. In this time of social distancing, this is how we can come together as a community and help those who need it most.   3 Sincerely, Silicon Valley at Home Sacred Heart Community Service Working Partnerships USA Silicon Valley De-Bug Law Foundation of Silicon Valley Affordable Housing Network of Santa Clara County SOMOS Mayfair Destination: Home Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning PACT – People Acting in Community Together Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County                     4         Best,  Mitch Mankin Policy and Advocacy Associate Pronouns: he/him (408) 780-8915 mitch@siliconvalleyathome.org 350 W Julian St. #5, San Jose, CA 95110 Website I Facebook I Twitter I Newsletter I LinkedIn I Become a Member!     Check out our Resource Hub for all your housing data needs.      1 Baumb, Nelly From:Michelle Bailey <rovinggourmet@icloud.com> Sent:Wednesday, March 25, 2020 11:31 AM To:Council, City Subject:Rents CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hello,    I am a single mom who has lived in the same rental for 10 years (Hanover st. And Stanford Ave.) I’ve never not paid my  rent but it gets harder and harder to do.  In the last 4 years my rent has doubled yet my income as a self employed  private chef has remained the same. At 53 I can’t save a dime with the rents. I have lost all my income due to the corona  virus nightmare. I have 4 clients that have sent me some money but it’s not nearly enough to pay my rent, utilities  (which also goes up all the time too).    After reading the article I’d like to make a comment. I was a small landlord at one time. I lost my home in Oregon in  2008. I get that some landlords shouldn’t go without income but what about those that have no mortgage and a huge  amount of rental income due to gauging like mine. I live in a cottage of 13 that has been owned outright for a very long  time. It is managed my a sleazy property manager (Silicon Valley Property Management Group) and a fiduciary. I wrote  them a litter requesting a rent decrease for 2 month and they denied me. I think that each situation should be looked at  and treated differently. This property of 13 rentals with no mortgage should be required to kick in and help. And I can  tell you that there’s no way I’ll be able to catch up in 120 days after this is over with a rent of $3,300. I’ll have 1/2 the  income because everyone has been hit financially and cleaners and private chefs are the 1st to go.    So I think some landlords should be required to take a hit if they are in a position to do so.    Sincerely,  Michelle Bailey  408‐410‐5515    Sent from my iPhone  Roving Gourmet    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ted Glasser <glasser@stanford.edu> Sent:Wednesday, March 18, 2020 4:57 PM To:Council, City Subject:Quick question CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Concerning the "shelter at home" mandate: Is landscape maintenance considered an "essential business"?  I'm too old  to do it myself.        Theodore L. Glasser   Professor Emeritus  Department of Communication   Stanford University   McClatchy Hall   Stanford, California 94305-2050    phone: 650-723-0962 | fax: 650-725-2472 | glasser@stanford.edu    http://comm.stanford.edu/faculty-glasser/ | http://web.stanford.edu/~glasser      Palo Alto, CA 94306       Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Neilson Buchanan <cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, March 18, 2020 8:11 PM To:Shikada, Ed Cc:Council, City; Kamhi, Philip Subject:RPP Policy CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I realize that your city management team is moving fast with many pressing issues on your table. I am concerned with one statement in today's email announcement. "Many of the City’s parking rules will be lifted, such as enforcement for timed parking and we are suspending the residential parking permit program." Many neighborhoods would be more comfortable with a clarification such as .....we are temporarily suspending enforcement of the residential parking program. Please clarify your intent as soon as feasible. Emergency powers are all encompassing so please be clearer about major changes in policy. Neilson Buchanan Palo Alto, CA 94301 650 329-0484 650 537-9611 cell cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Wednesday, March 18, 2020 10:10 PM To:Loran Harding; kfsndesk; newsdesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Pam Kelly; Council, City; nick yovino; beachrides Subject:Fwd: Bill Gates' thoughts on Wed. March 18, 2020 re coronavirus CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 9:58 PM  Subject: Fwd: Bill Gates' thoughts on Wed. March 18, 2020 re coronavirus  To: Dan Richard <danrichard@mac.com>, Daniel Zack <daniel.zack@fresno.gov>, dennisbalakian  <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, Doug Vagim <dvagim@gmail.com>, Steve Wayte <steve4liberty@gmail.com>, Mark  Standriff <mark.standriff@fresno.gov>, Mayor <mayor@fresno.gov>, <midge@thebarretts.com>, Mark Kreutzer  <mlkreutzer@yahoo.com>, Joel Stiner <jastiner@gmail.com>, leager <leager@fresnoedc.com>, Cathy Lewis  <catllewis@gmail.com>, Leodies Buchanan <leodiesbuchanan@yahoo.com>, <lalws4@gmail.com>,  <dlfranklin0@outlook.com>, <dallen1212@gmail.com>, bballpod <bballpod@aol.com>, Irv Weissman  <irv@stanford.edu>, David Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, <vallesR1969@att.net>,  <fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 9:22 PM  Subject: Fwd: Bill Gates' thoughts on Wed. March 18, 2020 re coronavirus  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 9:18 PM  Subject: Fwd: Bill Gates' thoughts on Wed. March 18, 2020 re coronavirus  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 9:16 PM  2 Subject: Bill Gates' thoughts on Wed. March 18, 2020 re coronavirus  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>                   Wed. March 18, 2020                Here are Bill Gates' thoughts. Five key insights. He has some experience with epidemics, viruses and vaccines:                 https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/five‐insights‐from‐bill‐gates‐reddit‐ama‐on‐ coronavirus/?utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily‐brief                     LH‐  With 470 more deaths today‐ in one day‐ in Italy, this virus is very lethal. Fauci said 10X more lethal than  seasonal flu virus. Very contagious, very lethal.                    DW carried a nationwide prime time address to Germany by Kanzerlin Merkel, her first in 15 years in office. The  worst crisis for Germany since WWII, she called it. No lock down there as total as in France, Italy and Spain.                   We have 170,000 ventilators in the U.S. We could need one million, worst case. 830,000 at $2,000 each would  cost $1,660.000,000.00.  ~$1.7 billion. Trump said today that it is not clear we will need them all. So the Defense  Production Act won't cause immediate production of them. One expert said that if the DPA were used to get more  ventilators, they wouldn't come on line for weeks or months. They are used in very advanced cases where it is life or  death, apparently. They can put pure O2 into the lungs, or at least one pt said his "had been reduced to 50% pure O2".                    The cry is constant all over the U.S. about not enough protective gear for HC workers. Masks, shields, suits.  Maybe SV Cos. could help get more produced.                   I wonder if giant Genentec is working on a vaccine. South SF, I think.  SV has a considerable biotech  establishment.                  They are hard at work on a vaccine at Cambridge Univ.                  The female M.D. at ABC network News, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, said tonight that the virus can live for long minutes,  or even hours, (not sure which) in the air, and for varying hours on various surfaces.                The Silicon Valley Leadership Group might have ideas about SV cos. making ventilators, protective gear. They  should be consulted. All of the major Cos. there are members, I think.                    https://www.svlg.org/                LH                        Announcement today by Best Buy:                  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwHMPlMLfJKvsCRxKBfrXMRxqrM              1 Baumb, Nelly From:Anjani Sarma <anjani.sarma@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 9:52 AM To:Council, City Subject:Managing the shelter in place while meeting needs of people CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council Members of Palo Alto.      Thank you for all you are doing to keep citizens informed and protected while we deal with this crisis. I was at the  Mountain View Costco and the Trader Joes there this morning doing my weekly groceries. I am assuming this is the  situation for the Trader Joes and Whole Foods in our city also. At 8:30, the lines at the mountain view trader joes snaked  all the way to the Carters store and the line at the Mountain View Costco snaked up to the Ross store. This in my opinion  is defeating the shelter in place and is needlessly perpetuating the panic buying. Because people see lines, they panic  and line up in case stores run out. Plus even though people are maintaining distance in these lines, the very fact that  there are so many out at once, may not help stop the spread of this virus. I was wondering if the City could work with  the council at Mountain View and the stores in our two cities to create some sort of a token system where people sign  up to shop at these stores in one hour windows of their choosing and perhaps wait in their cars till it’s their turn. I know  probably stores are not equipped technologically to do this kind of stuff but these are difficult times and I am sure we  have the talent in silicon valley to figure this out. I saw senior citizens with walkers waiting at the end of the line at  Trader Joes and that’s not okay. Yelp already has such a capability. It allows us to see what our position on the waiting  list is when we reserve a table at restaurants,    Thank you for your time reading this,    Anjani    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Michael Korn <makompk@aol.com> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 4:47 PM To:Council, City; cityleaders@fcgov.com Subject:Viral Opportunities CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Been thinking about name COVID-19. It sounds like Hebrew word Kaved meaning heavy. 19 is Hebrew gematria for Yad Hashem = Hand of God. Thus COVID-19 suggests the Hebrew phrase THE HAND OF GOD IS HEAVY [upon me] - 'ה די ילע דבכ Thanks to the internet, you can access literally the entire world from your desktop computer. I encourage you to watch lectures theater probably you can get the MET on your computer. You can watch operas on YouTube. You can take online classes.   For people who have a decent computer and internet being quarantined is not an inconvenience but an amazing  educational and cultural opportunity. I think President Trump could facilitate the quarantine by giving away free iPod  smartphones &unlimited data plans to every American. It would probably cost a billion dollars about the price of a  fighter airplane. And it would enable people to pass their time in quarantine in great contentment as they absorb all the  wisdom of humanity stored up on the internet!      MEVASHIR.HOME.BLOG "Re-examine all you have been told... Dismiss what insults your Soul." Walt Whitman 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 12:27 PM To:dennisbalakian; David Balakian; Dan Richard; dallen1212@gmail.com; Daniel Zack; dlfranklin0 @outlook.com; bballpod; Irv Weissman; beachrides; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; Council, City; Cathy Lewis; Chris Field; Doug Vagim; eappel@stanford.edu; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; Steven Feinstein; francis.collins@nih.gov; Raymond Rivas; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Joel Stiner; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; Kirk Sorensen; kfsndesk; newsdesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; Mayor; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; terry; Tom Lang; vallesR1969@att.net; Mark Waldrep; yicui@stanford.edu; shanhui.fan@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Important: Adaptive Biotecs and MS decode COVID-19 immune response CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 12:15 PM  Subject: Important: Adaptive Biotecs and MS decode COVID‐19 immune response  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>                 Friday, March 20, 2020             To all‐ especially to those involved in Covid‐19 vaccine research:                   https://news.microsoft.com/2020/03/20/adaptive‐biotechnologies‐and‐microsoft‐expand‐partnership‐to‐ decode‐covid‐19‐immune‐response‐and‐provide‐open‐data‐access/                      Pres. Trump might have Dr. Fauci mention this in their news conferences.                LH  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Terry Andre <terryandre@earthlink.net> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 1:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:Instruction needed for food deliveries and Covad19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    We will soon be receiving box deliveries from grocery stores, I hope. Considering that asymptomatic persons working  anywhere in the food chain would be shedding virus on the food, we want to know how to disinfect.  Less important is incoming letters and magazines.  Have searched CDC, County, PAMF and not yet found this. Can you help raise the issue for needed attention?  Terry Andre, Palo Alto  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Judy Kleinberg <Judy@paloaltochamber.com> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 2:11 PM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Cc:Fine, Adrian; Kniss, Liz (internal); DuBois, Tom; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Tanaka, Greg; Kou, Lydia; Cormack, Alison; Minor, Beth; Nose, Kiely; Flaherty, Michelle Subject:Palo Alto Business Tax Attachments:Chamber Ltr to Council re Business Tax Postponement_3.20.2020.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor Fine and City Council members,    Because we are observing the "shelter in place" order and working remotely, we will not be able attend your  meeting Monday, March 23rd, to speak to you in person about the proposed business tax matter on your  Council agenda.     Therefore, we respectfully ask you to read the attached letter from our Chamber of Commerce on behalf of  hundreds of local businesses regarding the state of our local economy and the City Manager's request to  postpone consideration of a business tax.    Sincerely,    Judy Kleinberg, President  Charlie Weidanz, CEO    Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Foundation 355 Alma Street Palo Alto, CA. 94301 Tel: 650‐324‐3121 www.paloaltochamber.com   March 20, 2020 Mayor Fine and City Council Members City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Re: Proposed Business Tax Dear Mayor Fine and Council Members, We are grateful to you and our City staff for the City’s response to the current health crisis and the decree for non-essential businesses to cease operations until further notice. We especially thank Mayor Fine for reaching out to our Chamber and member business leaders to personally understand their concerns during this challenging time. Like all non-essential businesses, our Chamber is closed and working remotely to support local businesses and do what we can to help them get through this difficult period and continue to serve the Palo Alto community. We have asked businesses to be in touch with you directly to be sure you have heard from them what they are dealing with during this time, and how this is impacting them currently and their ability to continue to serve our community with the severe economic burden this is creating. Hotels are at single digit occupancy, restaurants offering take-out have no office or retail workers to use the service, and retailers, especially small non-chain stores, are concerned that they may have to close permanently. The reported drop in sales tax and TOT revenue to the City is only the canary in the coal mine and the next weeks and months may bring greater hardship with more serious impacts to our businesses. At this time of a drastic downturn in the economy, when local businesses are concerned with paying their rent and payroll, many laying off workers, we respectfully ask you to support the City Manager’s recommendation to discontinue consideration of a business tax to allow you and your City staff to concentrate on the health of our residents and essential workforce, and allow businesses to concentrate on the challenge of surviving this difficult period. Given the reality of an uncertain future, and that there is no estimate of when businesses will be allowed to reopen, or when – and for many, if – they will recover from this economic crisis, your agreement to postpone the tax proposal process would be a welcome acknowledgement to the business community of your concern for their economic health and sustainability. Sincerely, Judith Kleinberg, President Charlie Weidanz, CEO 355 Alma Street ˑ Palo Alto ˑ CA 94301 ׀ 650 ˑ 324 ˑ3121 ׀ www.paloaltochamber.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR Matt Dolan Homewood Suites by Hilton VICE CHAIR Jon Goldman Premier Properties TREASURER Luke Farley Heritage Bank SECRETARY Sydnee Journel Waymo DIRECTORS Shweta Bhatnagar Stanford University Candice Gonzalez Sand Hill Properties Nikki James Finance Committee Opes Advisors Judith Kleinberg, JD President Charlie Weidanz Chief Executive Officer 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Spektro LLC Fugee <mr.zoltan.papp.pocketfitbook@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 2:41 PM Subject:Covid-19 relief fund submission: Science papers, AI and ChemApp thermo-chemistry library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi!    Could you please forward these scientific and Butler equations(ChemApp library) of thermo‐chemistry research papers  to the right department? Hope this can help against Covid‐19. Thank you!    Topics included in the papers are:    ‐FIFRA Laws of the Department of Agriculture USA  https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/federal‐insecticide‐fungicide‐and‐rodenticide‐act‐fifra‐and‐federal‐facilities  ‐Butler equations(ChemApp library) of thermo‐chemistry research at the University of Aachen, Germany.  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zoltan_Papp2  ‐HIV AIDS Center for Disease and Control  https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html  ‐NASA: Climate Change and Global Warming, Vital signs of the planet  https://climate.nasa.gov/  ‐El Nino of Mexico, HAARP  https://www.gi.alaska.edu/facilities/haarp  ‐Chemtrail of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  https://www.noaa.gov/    I would like to submit the following research papers for science, theology and peacekeeping. Hope you will make use of  these papers! Science papers, robotics/automation, artificial intelligence and new age engineering. Green African shift of  economic climate.    >ArtificialIntelligenceVer3.5.pdf (Newly updated!)  >DemonDSPchipVer4.1.pdf   >MSc_Proposal.pdf  >VentureInvestments.pdf  >HandbookOfTheLordVer6.9.pdf (Newly updated!)  >MetallurgyResearchGTT_Technologies_Aachen_Germany.pdf   >MrZoltanPappResumeEng.pdf  Ref: https://zoltanpdesign.wordpress.com/ Think‐tank on academics and peacekeeping    >Terraforming Mars out of climate change  https://climatechange‐theneweconomy.com/12291‐2/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_City  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GBj6mqqaok (On‐line available)    >Machine Learning: Living in the Age of AI | A WIRED Film  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJixNvx9BAc    >Religion and social transformation in Africa: A critical and appreciative perspective  2 http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2305‐445X2015000100010    *Hope that the submitted research papers will be useful! May the Lord be with us! Regards, Mr. Zoltan Papp, Senior  systems engineer, Tel:+44(07946)815‐197 (UTC+0)  Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zoltan_Papp2  Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PappMr  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 9:52 PM To:dennisbalakian; David Balakian; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; dallen1212@gmail.com; dlfranklin0 @outlook.com; Mayor; Mark Kreutzer; midge@thebarretts.com; margaret-sasaki@live.com; Mark Standriff; beachrides; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; Doug Vagim; eappel@stanford.edu; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Irv Weissman; Joel Stiner; jerry ruopoli; Jason Tarvin; Pam Kelly; kfsndesk; newsdesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; leager; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; Raymond Rivas; Steve Wayte; terry; vallesR1969@att.net Subject:Fwd: A message from Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: President Marc Tessier‐Lavigne <president@stanford.edu>  Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 6:46 PM  Subject: A message from Stanford President Marc Tessier‐Lavigne  To: <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>        I am writing you at the end of an extraordinary week. Whether you are here in the Bay Area, or elsewhere around the world, we have all been affected by COVID‐19 and the policies being put in place to combat it. View In Browser     To our Stanford family: I am writing you at the end of an extraordinary week. Whether you are here in the Bay Area, or elsewhere around the world, we have all been affected by COVID-19 and the policies being put in place to combat it. The shelter-in-place orders issued across the Bay Area on Monday—and      2 statewide in California on Thursday—have affected all of us at Stanford in different ways: from pausing research, to canceling events, to requiring almost all undergraduates to leave campus. Yesterday, we announced that spring quarter courses will be taught online for the duration of the quarter. I know that this news has come as a significant disappointment to all, and especially to our students. I deeply regret that many of you will not be living and studying on campus this spring. Unfortunately, it became clear that this was the only responsible course of action, considering the global public health challenge in front of us and the possibility that shelter-in-place guidelines will be extended. But I truly wish it were otherwise. To those of you in the class of 2020, graduating this spring: I know many of you must be heartbroken to spend your final quarter away from Stanford and that we will not be able to hold our traditional Commencement ceremony in June. This is not how you expected—and not how any of us expected—you would complete your Stanford degrees. All of us at Stanford are incredibly proud of you, and of the resilience and ingenuity of our entire student body, which has been so evident in the midst of this crisis. We are committed to celebrating you and your tremendous accomplishments together on campus. At this point, we do not know what the timing or the format will be, but we are working to make this gathering a fitting recognition, in spite of the upheaval. I thank you for your patience while we work through these issues. We will reach out directly to graduating students and their families as soon as we have information to share. Remote learning is new for many of our students. And while I understand that you may be uncertain about how the experience will unfold, I am heartened by the work our faculty is doing to ensure the best possible remote learning experience for all of our students. Since remote learning was announced, faculty members have been focused on using this opportunity to rethink and advance online learning, leveraging technology to make this a rich learning experience in all disciplines. 3 Meanwhile, staff across campus are striving to provide, remotely, many of the same services students would normally receive on-campus: from telehealth and phone support through CAPS, to virtual FLI Fridays, to opportunities to experience the arts at Stanford online. While I know that this is not the same as being on campus, I hope you are able to embrace these opportunities and the possibilities they offer for new experiences and perspectives. I also encourage you to remain connected with one another. Earlier this week, Mary and I walked our dog on what is, now, a mostly empty campus. But we did see a few students, faculty, and staff members, and we spoke with them—from a safe distance—about how they are adapting to this strange time we are living through. Those interactions highlighted for me that, though we are forced to remain socially distant, these circumstances are forming a deep bond between all of us who are living through them. Though our Stanford community is now dispersed around the Bay Area, the nation, and the world, I hope you use technology to stay connected not only to your work, but to one another. While maintaining a physical distance is vital right now, I also encourage you to embrace the concept of “distant socializing” to maintain our connections with one another in this challenging time. As we all settle into this new reality, and even as many of our students and faculty members are absorbed with final exams and projects in the next week, I hope all of you are able to spend time with your loved ones at home. I know that many in our community now have additional family responsibilities on top of their usual work. Many of us are worried for our older relatives. Others are suddenly responsible for homeschooling children, or are caring for toddlers who are home from daycare. These concerns are paramount. I also know that some families may be experiencing financial hardships during this difficult time. I want to encourage any students or families who are in need to work with the Financial Aid Office to determine what 4 support may be available to them. Although there will continue to be twists and turns as this crisis unfolds, I want to assure you that our resolve is undiminished. In the near and medium term, we will continue to focus relentlessly on supporting our community and other communities; on preserving operations, including teaching, as best we can; and on contributing to combatting the pandemic and saving lives through our research and clinical care. At the same time, I believe it is not too soon for us to begin to plan for the longer term. So, in parallel, I am convening a Recovery Team to think through how we will manage the aftermath of this crisis and get our campus back to a new normal. Before I close, I want to express my thanks to every member of our community. You have all made sacrifices to advance the well-being of our community, even in a moment of great personal challenge. For this, I am profoundly grateful. Thank you, also, to all who have communicated your needs or shared ideas for how we can best accomplish our work in these challenging times. I appreciate your feedback and your input. We are listening, and we are working hard to find solutions as quickly as possible to the challenges that this situation presents. I also want to offer my deepest gratitude to everybody at Stanford Health Care, who are on the front lines as we cope with this pandemic. The COVID-19 test developed at Stanford has rapidly expanded capacity to test and serve patients in the Bay Area and beyond. Clinicians, researchers, and staff are working around the clock to care for our community and conduct research into vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Despite the challenges we are all facing now, I am confident that, by standing together as a community, we will emerge from this moment stronger and more resilient. Thank you, again, for the actions you are each taking to support the well-being of all. 5 Best wishes, Marc          This message was sent to loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org. Do we have your most recent contact information? Update it here. If you have received this in error, or if you'd rather not receive further emails of this kind, you can unsubscribe here If you are encountering difficulties with the above email, contact Customer Service. You may also email alumniwebhelp@stanford.edu or call toll free, 1-866-543-0243 (International: +1(650) 724-0627). The Stanford Alumni Association abides by the university's privacy policy which can be found here: https://www.stanford.edu/site/privacy/ Stanford University | Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center | 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Malek Kaci <labohemepaloalto@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 10:01 PM To:City Mgr; CSD; Office of the CIO; OES; Info, Plandiv; City Auditor; Clerk, City; Council, City Subject:Restaurant / business Listing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Hello, Just to let you know we are open for Business too, our restaurant La Boheme was not listed with the rest for the Special Shelter in Place Menu , so please if you can add our Restaurant in your list ; La Boheme 415 California Ave, Palo Alto 94306 www.labohemepaloalto.com Thank you , stay safe and Healthy !!     Malek Kaci  La Boheme 415 S California Ave Palo alto labohemepaloalto@gmail.com     1 Baumb, Nelly From:Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 10:55 AM To:Maggie Maese; Council, City Subject:RE: Message from the City Council Home Page Good Morning Maggie,     Thank you for your email message. The City’s public safety response to the current public health emergency includes  reassigning the Police Department’s parking enforcement community service officers temporarily to high‐visibility patrol  efforts around town. This additional set of ears and eyes are helping to support the Police Department’s efforts to  ensure the community’s safety during this time. Enforcement of timed parking restrictions has been temporarily  suspended as a result, but they will still take enforcement action for any parking concerns that present an immediate  hazard. In addition, enforcement of the Residential Permit Parking program is temporarily suspended.     Thanks again for reaching out to us.     Best,  Meghan        MEGHAN HORRIGAN‐TAYLOR   Chief Communications Officer  (650)329‐2607 | Meghan.Horrigan‐Taylor@cityofpaloalto.org   www.cityofpaloalto.org                         From: Maggie Maese <MRM322@outlook.com>   Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2020 9:37 AM  To: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: Message from the City Council Home Page    CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  3/20/20    To whom it may concern:     I observed a Parking Enforcer  driving around the city ticketing cars. I think this is a non‐essential job. People need to feel  secure parking their cars on the city street while the Shelter In Place order is enforced.     Sincerely,    2 Resident of North Palo Alto    Maggie Maese    Sent from Mail for Windows 10    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Gadi Zohar <gzohar@gadizohar.com> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:52 AM To:Council, City Subject:Guidance re exempt business CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,     My wife owns Ruskin Gardens Co.  They are a Palo Alto based landscape maintenance company.  She employs 20+  people.  She is under the impression that she will need to pay all of her employees while they cannot work due to the  shelter in place orders.  Taking out a loan is not a viable option because then we go into more debt.  She is under the  impression that she needs to lay off all of her employees and possibly close her business entirely.      We need guidance as to whether or not landscapers are exempt under the "construction" exemption to the  requirements to shelter in place.  She is very serious about social distancing and other safety issues.  ANy guidance  would be appreciated.    Thank you,  Gadi Zohar      ‐‐   Gadi Zohar, Esq.  Trusts & Estates Attorney  (650) 493‐9200 (phone)  (650) 830‐0757 (fax)  gzohar@gadizohar.com   www.gadizohar.com  2211 Park Boulevard  Palo Alto, CA 94306  Click here for Gadi Zohar's introductory video    This e‐mail and any attached document(s) are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom or to which it is addressed and may contain  information that is privileged, confidential, proprietary, trade secret and exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient  or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or  reproduction of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and  discard the original message and any attachment(s).     Internal Revenue Service Circular 230 Disclosure.  Please note that any discussion of or advice regarding United States tax matters contained herein  (including any attachments hereto) does not meet the requirements necessary to be a "covered opinion" as defined in Internal Revenue Service Circular  230, and therefore, is not intended or written to be relied upon or used and can not be relied upon or used for the purpose of avoiding federal tax penalties  that may be imposed or for the purpose of promoting, marketing, or recommending any tax‐related matters or advice to another party.  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Nat Fisher <sukiroo@hotmail.com> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:04 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fw: City manager: needs to do CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  No reply from city manager. Natalie   From: Nat Fisher <sukiroo@hotmail.com>  Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:50 AM  To: Ed Shikada <ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: City manager: needs to do      There are two things you should order in Palo Alto right away: 1. grocery stores should limit how much anyone can buy at a time, esp. sanitary wipes and toilet paper. Safeway has not had any tp for 2 weeks now when I come in mid afternoon.  2. grocery stores should limit how many people can come inside at a time.  When I went to Piazza's last Monday, there were so many people at the check out lines, that space between them was impossible. We were shoulder to shoulder. I'm over 80 years old and this was very dangerous.    Natalie Fisher    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Paolo <bananaadam4@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 4:39 PM To:News Cc:Council, City Subject:Re: Coronavirus Daily Report - March 20, 2020 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,     You wrote:  "A new online resource is available for the community to support local businesses. Do you have a favorite restaurant  that is still open? Send them our way and we’ll add them to the online webpage we’ve set up."  but I don't know where to send them your way, the page doesn't say either, so I'm replying to this email, cc'ing the City  Council.    Anyway, Terun on California avenue is open.  Café Venetia on University Ave is open according to what the owner posted on Google Maps.    Thanks,  Paolo      On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 8:20 PM City of Palo Alto <news@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:    View this email in your browser         March 20, 2020    Please shelter in place and stay at home. This will save lives. 2    New virtual events are available to connect with one another.  The Red Cross and Stanford Blood Centers are in need of blood. Consider donating today.  A new online resource is available for the community to support local businesses. Do you have a favorite restaurant that is still open? Send them our way and we’ll add them to the online webpage we’ve set up. Read the full Coronavirus Daily Report below for more in-depth information.     We know the shelter in place is difficult. The County is encouraging all residents to stay home and only go out if you have to. The social distancing requirement is established with your health in mind if you must go out. This is to save lives. The new statewide stay home order issued last night by Governor Gavin Newsom aligns closely with the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department order requiring everyone to shelter in place and adhering to social distancing if outside or at the grocery store. One significant difference is that the County order set a specific timeframe in April and the State order does not designate an end date at this time. The Community Support Call Center is available to community members by phone Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. This week the call center received over 1,700 calls from the community. Questions included items such as driving to open spaces and to state and national parks; drive-thru testing center locations and access; medical questions; parking enforcement complaints; local construction projects continuing to work, and more. We answer some of the top questions in our latest blog post. Please feel free to contact us with questions about coronavirus or City services at (650) 3   272-3181. As a reminder, please only call 9-1-1 if you are experiencing a life- threatening emergency.  In other City news, pickleball and tennis courts in Palo Alto are now closed. View and share our flyer with quick reference tips for helping prevent the spread of coronavirus.   We encourage the community to stay connected, and together we will get through this tough time. Stay connected with friends and family by phone or video chat, and find new ways to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Consider participating in any of the virtual events happening over the next few weeks. Join in and invite your friends!   Nightly Metropolitan Opera Streams - Each day, through March 29, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 20 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 3:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.  Stay Home Sessions from Caffe Lena - If folk music is your taste you will enjoy a virtual visit to America’s longest continuously operating folk music venue in the United States. Check out their live-streamed “Stay Home” Sessions and their archive of previous recordings. Ongoing, typically 5 p.m. pacific time weekdays and 10:30 a.m. weekends  Virtual Collage Classes - Join artist Sam Price and the Palo Alto Art Center for free virtual collage classes for kids and families of all ages. Classes will be held on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. PT between March 27 and 4   April 10. Make simple and fun collages using materials you can find in your house! Watch live or view recordings, which will be posted after each class! We know this can be a difficult time and taking care of your mental health is just as important as physical health. Some may find that meditation is helpful to reduce stress. Here are some free online beginner’s guides, guided meditations, and a 15-minute video focused on meditation for anxiety. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has an array of wildlife webcams to watch which can instill feelings ranging from soothing to energizing. Our library staff love the jellyfish (moon jellies) cam! Worldwide, musicians are sharing hours of peaceful music for free.  The Red Cross has set up advice on how to cope with the emotional aspects of the evolving Coronavirus situation. Also check out recommended strategies from Dr. John Sharp, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. The Red Cross and the Stanford Blood Center are both in urgent need of blood donations. Support local food banks, like the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley and support services, like the Community Services Agency or the Peninsula Volunteers, with donations. If you need support, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a national Disaster Distress Helpline for crisis counseling. Call 1-800-985-5990, 24/7 for toll-free, multilingual crisis support services.   Support our local businesses! We encourage our community to help support local businesses by getting take out for dinner and shopping at our local grocery stores. This new webpage contains some information on restaurants and retail establishments that are open for business. Whole Foods markets are 5   now offering special shopping hours for seniors. View the Whole Foods website for information about your local market. Are you interested in helping others or do you need support services yourself? Some support services, volunteer and donation opportunities are listed here. This page will be updated as we hear about other opportunities to support our community during this difficult time.  In addition to regional, virtual events and other online resources provided by the City, the Palo Alto Art Center is now offering free virtual art classes! Join artist Sam Price on Fridays at 11 a.m. for free virtual collage-making classes for kids and families of all ages. Make simple and fun collages using materials you can find in your house. Watch live or recorded classes. What are the ways you are keeping a sense of normalcy? We’d love to hear your ideas!     The City Council will continue to meet on Monday, March 23, and you can watch, listen, or share input via email or mail in your comments as the recommended ways to stay engaged during this public health situation. Please watch or listen to the Council meeting in one of the following ways:   Tune to Channel 26 on your TV  Tune your radio to 90.1 FM KZSU Radio  View the live stream via Midpen Media Center.  The meeting will also be live-streamed on YouTube.   For the City Council meeting materials including ways to share your input with the Council via email, go to www.cityofpaloalto.org/councilagendas   The City is extending rate relief options to customers experiencing financial hardship and difficulties paying their utilities bill. Please contact our Utilities 6   Customer Service Call Center at UtilitiesCustomerService@cityofpaloalto.org or (650) 329-2161 for further information or assistance with your utility account.  Please be careful of falling victim to fraud. If anyone contacts you directly regarding utility service disconnection due to non-payment of your utilities bill, call us to confirm the status of your account. You can access account balance information using our automated interactive voice response system at (650)- 329-2161 or speak with a Customer Service Representative.     The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development compiled helpful information for employers, employees, and all Californians as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak. The CDC also provides guidance for businesses to help prevent exposures to respiratory illnesses, including COVID- 19.  Some new updates include opportunities for small business loans from the State of California, FAQs for businesses, comprehensive statewide business resources, and even small business grants from Facebook. Click here for the Treasurer's Office Small Business Resources Page. The City's webpage will be updated regularly with additional resources for our local businesses.     Stay home if you are sick. Watch for symptoms and contact your medical provider if you fall ill. Most coronavirus testing facilities require a physician’s referral. Find information on the CDC website to help detect symptoms of coronavirus.   7   Our 'daily' report will pick back up next week on Monday. Follow us on social media for any new developments. Stay healthy and be well!     Copyright © 2020 City of Palo Alto, All rights reserved. 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You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.     1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:24 AM To:Loran Harding; dennisbalakian; David Balakian; Dan Richard; dallen1212@gmail.com; Daniel Zack; bballpod; beachrides; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; Council, City; Cathy Lewis; eappel@stanford.edu; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; Steven Feinstein; francis.collins@nih.gov; Raymond Rivas; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; newsdesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Kreutzer; nick yovino; Pam Kelly; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; vallesR1969@att.net; Mayor; margaret-sasaki@live.com; Mark Standriff Subject:Fwd: Stanford's test for COVID-19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 1:45 AM  Subject: Stanford's test for COVID‐19 in use now.   To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>         Sun. March 22, 2020   Stanford's test for Covid‐19 is in use:    https://med.stanford.edu/news/all‐news/2020/03/stanford‐provides‐covid‐19‐testing‐to‐bay‐area‐hospitals.html         The Trump admin. should get this ramped up and available throughout the U.S. If money will help, the feds are  spending plenty of it.  Why would Dr. Fauci and the NIH and CDC and the admin. not get with Stanford on this and get  the test widely available? Wouldn't be because Stanford is in California, would it be? If it is, it should be one more item  in the next articles of impeachment.            At today's press conference, a reporter asked the head of FEMA when additional protective gear would start  reaching hospitals. He gave a vague answer. Trump then asked him  "When?" and he said they were matching supply  and demand. Trump then asked him again "When?" and he couldn't say. I thought we might hear those two famous  words from trump at that point. FEMA got a black eye over Katrina and they don't have a great reputation. I wondered  during this exchange how supplies are moving around in the U.S. once they are available. By truck? By rail? My  suggestion: Move them by military cargo planes. We have plenty of those with all the wars we fight, and some of them  are huge. Smaller ones might be better suited to this task. You don't use a C5‐A to move a few thousand masks. Why  would we be moving medical supplies by truck, including through storms in the east, when the military has lots of  unused cargo planes? No reporter asked the FEMA head about this and I wished they had done.  Can FedEx and UPS  planes do this? If so, and if needed, add military cargo planes. Just let's not use 18 wheelers stuck in snow drifts in Ohio.          But not one word about using military cargo planes to move medical supplies from Trump. Seems like a no‐ brainer.    LH  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Bhavin Merchant <bmerchant@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 1:48 PM To:Council, City Subject:Farmer’s Market CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Council members,  I strongly suggest re‐visiting the Farmer’s Market. Under the current situation and risk of ongoing spread of Covid19 ‐ I  believe these Farmer’s market though outside are irresponsible to curtail and contain the spread of the ongoing  pandemic.   I suggest you strongly consider an immediate suspension of these activities.  Thanks you!    Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Lisa Steinback <lisasteinback@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:39 PM To:Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan Cc:Council, City Subject:Re: closure of Tennis courts is unnecessary and harsh The City is not clear on it's closures, since the Cal Ave Farmer's Market was up and running this morning.  If the courts are going to be closed with 75 feet between players playing singles, then the Farmer's markets   should be closed as well.  Please be consistent.  Thank you,       Lisa    On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 2:30 PM Horrigan‐Taylor, Meghan <Meghan.Horrigan‐Taylor@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:  Good Afternoon,      We understand this is a difficult time. The City temporarily closed the Pickleball and Tennis Courts for your safety. Per  the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department order to shelter in place, they consider tennis and pickleball  activities as organized gatherings and not essential. You may bike, hike or run with those in your household. Please  comply with our closure notice and visit one of Palo Alto’s parks or open space reserves as an alternative.     For more on this and other details about the City’s public safety response to the public health situation, go here.      Best,  Meghan        MEGHAN HORRIGAN‐TAYLOR   Chief Communications Officer  (650)329‐2607 | Meghan.Horrigan‐Taylor@cityofpaloalto.org   www.cityofpaloalto.org      2                     From: Lisa Steinback <lisasteinback@gmail.com>   Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2020 7:45 PM  To: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: closure of Tennis courts is unnecessary and harsh     CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council,   Today I was saddened to see all tennis courts across the city closed due to Corona virus concerns.  This is an extreme  and unnecessary step, which will not aid in the social distancing of people.  The city could have limited the tennis to  singles if they felt that players could not meet the 6 ft. distancing requirement.  People in this city need time outdoors  to get fresh air and stay fit.  Fitness improves people's outlook and boosts their immune system ‐‐ exactly what we  need to be doing!  Personally, I have struggled a lot more at local grocery stores keeping the 6 foot distance than I have  on the tennis court, so closing the courts is not going to reduce the spread of the virus.  It is a punitive measure.  Please re‐think this overly harsh closure of tennis courts.  Families and individuals can use the courts and easily  maintain social distancing.  Thank you for your consideration,        Lisa Steinback, Creekside Dr.  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Bruce Steinback <brucesteinback@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 3:07 PM To:Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan; Council, City Subject:Re: Closing tennis courts? Really? In case you didn't know, all organized tennis activities have already been canceled. This was quite reasonable as they did collect a number of people together, who often mingled before or afterward. But 'Organized Activites?' Two people (often family) playing singles tennis? That's what I saw on the courts before you closed them. Did you bother to look? Perhaps you should close parks as I see a lot of couples (possibly unrelated!) or even whole families walking together! Obviously organized! Oh well, congratulations on your well covered ass. Disgustedly, Bruce Steinback On Sunday, March 22, 2020, 2:33:22 PM PDT, Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan <meghan.horrigan-taylor@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote: Good Afternoon, We understand this is a difficult time. The City temporarily closed the Pickleball and Tennis Courts for your safety. Per the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department order to shelter in place, they consider tennis and pickleball activities as organized gatherings and not essential. You may bike, hike or run with those in your household. Please comply with our closure notice and visit one of Palo Alto’s parks or open space reserves as an alternative. For more on this and other details about the City’s public safety response to the public health situation, go here. Best, Meghan 2 MEGHAN HORRIGAN-TAYLOR Chief Communications Officer (650)329-2607 | Meghan.Horrigan-Taylor@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org From: Bruce Steinback <brucesteinback@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2020 12:05 PM To: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Closing tennis courts? Really? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi, I'm not sure who I should direct this message to, but I'll start with you all. As you probably know, all the public tennis courts here in Palo Alto have just been locked up. I would like to suggest that this is a serious mistake. In the past few days, the courts I have seen have not been terribly busy, but there have been several families playing. This is a wonderful stress reliever, good exercise and helps families get along. There have also been several games with obviously unrelated people, children and adults. But I would note that this is again good and useful exercise, it's done with often just two and at most just four people, and most importantly is done with people on opposite sides of a net, almost invariably with at least six feet separating them. Yes, they're touching the same balls, but I'd remind you that I've been much closer with other shoppers and touched things that have most likely been touched by more people while grocery shopping. 3 Yes, in a perfect coronavirus response it would make sense to eliminate anything that brings anyone in possible even indirect contact with anyone else. But the perfect is the enemy of the good. Or in computer terms there was a joke I remember that it's easy to build a computer that's virus proof, but it's also unusable. I would please have you consider that. Thank you, Bruce Steinback Palo Alto, CA Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 4:18 PM To:Loran Harding; kfsndesk; newsdesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Dan Richard; David Balakian; dennisbalakian; Mark Kreutzer; Daniel Zack; Mayor; Mark Standriff; beachrides; Cathy Lewis; Pam Kelly; Council, City; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; Chris Field; vallesR1969 @att.net; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; midge@thebarretts.com; russ@topperjewelers.com; huidentalsanmateo; Irv Weissman; bballpod; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; terry; Steve Wayte; nick yovino Subject:Fwd: Stanford's test for COVID-19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 3:26 PM  Subject: Fwd: Stanford's test for COVID‐19  To: <president@stanford.edu>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 3:11 AM  Subject: Fwd: Stanford's test for COVID‐19  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>, kfsndesk <kfsndesk@abc.com>, newsdesk  <newsdesk@cbs47.tv>, <kwalsh@kmaxtv.com>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 3:01 AM  Subject: Fwd: Stanford's test for COVID‐19  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 2:36 AM  Subject: Fwd: Stanford's test for COVID‐19  To: <dlfranklin0@outlook.com>, <lalws4@gmail.com>    2   ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 2:23 AM  Subject: Fwd: Stanford's test for COVID‐19  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>, dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, David  Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, Dan Richard <danrichard@mac.com>, <dallen1212@gmail.com>, Daniel Zack  <daniel.zack@fresno.gov>, bballpod <bballpod@aol.com>, beachrides <beachrides@sbcglobal.net>, Leodies Buchanan  <leodiesbuchanan@yahoo.com>, <bearwithme1016@att.net>, city.council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>, Cathy  Lewis <catllewis@gmail.com>, <eappel@stanford.edu>, <fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net>, Steven Feinstein  <steven.feinstein@ionicmaterials.com>, <francis.collins@nih.gov>, Raymond Rivas <financialadvisor007@gmail.com>,  <grinellelake@yahoo.com>, huidentalsanmateo <huidentalsanmateo@gmail.com>, hennessy  <hennessy@stanford.edu>, steve.hogg <steve.hogg@fresno.gov>, Irv Weissman <irv@stanford.edu>, jerry ruopoli  <jrwiseguy7@gmail.com>, Joel Stiner <jastiner@gmail.com>, kfsndesk <kfsndesk@abc.com>, newsdesk  <newsdesk@cbs47.tv>, <kwalsh@kmaxtv.com>, <midge@thebarretts.com>, Mark Kreutzer <mlkreutzer@yahoo.com>,  nick yovino <npyovino@gmail.com>, Pam Kelly <pkelly@svlg.org>, <russ@topperjewelers.com>, Steve Wayte  <steve4liberty@gmail.com>, <vallesR1969@att.net>, Mayor <mayor@fresno.gov>, <margaret‐sasaki@live.com>, Mark  Standriff <mark.standriff@fresno.gov>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 1:45 AM  Subject: Stanford's test for COVID‐19 in use now.   To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>             Sun. March 22, 2020                 Stanford's test for Covid‐19 is in use:                https://med.stanford.edu/news/all‐news/2020/03/stanford‐provides‐covid‐19‐testing‐to‐bay‐area‐hospitals.html                The Trump admin. should get this ramped up and available throughout the U.S. If money will help, the feds are  spending plenty of it.  Why would Dr. Fauci and the NIH and CDC and the admin. not get with Stanford on this and get  the test widely available? Wouldn't be because Stanford is in California, would it be? If it is, it should be one more item  in the next articles of impeachment.                More information from Stanford Health Care re the virus:  Stanford Health Care is the former Stanford Hospital and  Clinics.           https://stanfordhealthcare.org/stanford‐health‐care‐now/2020/novel‐coronavirus.html                     At today's press conference, a reporter asked the head of FEMA when additional protective gear would start  reaching hospitals. He gave a vague answer. Trump then asked him  "When?" and he said they were matching supply  and demand. Trump then asked him again "When?" and he couldn't say. I thought we might hear those two famous  words from trump at that point. FEMA got a black eye over Katrina and they don't have a great reputation. I wondered  3 during this exchange how supplies are moving around in the U.S. once they are available. By truck? By rail? My  suggestion: Move them by military cargo planes. We have plenty of those with all the wars we fight, and some of them  are huge. Smaller ones might be better suited to this task. You don't use a C5‐A to move a few thousand masks. Why  would we be moving medical supplies by truck, if we are, including through storms in the east, when the military has lots  of unused cargo planes? No reporter asked the FEMA head about this and I wished they had done.  Can FedEx and UPS  planes do this? If so, and if needed, add military cargo planes. Just let's not use 18 wheelers stuck in snow drifts in Ohio.                 UPS Airlines:                    https://pressroom.ups.com/pressroom/media‐kits/mediakits.page?id=1426416925389‐ 394&ConceptType=MediaKits                 Air Expedite services from FedEx:                    http://customcritical.fedex.com/us/services/air‐expedite/network.shtml                       Between the two of these, it seems that medical supplies can be moved fast in the U.S.                                 But not one word about using military cargo planes to move medical supplies from Trump. Seems like a no‐ brainer if the commercial transport cos. can't move supplies fast enough.                       LH  1 Baumb, Nelly From:David Coale <david@evcl.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:23 PM To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed Subject:Palo Alto's C-19 Daily Report CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi Mayor and Council members,     In reading Palo Alto’s Coronavirus Daily Report: https://mailchi.mp/6d4cf6d7de7a/coronavirus‐daily‐report‐march‐20‐ 2020  I was disappointed to see that the infection and death rates for Palo Alto were not in the report anywhere.  In the  countries (and states) where they have had the best response to the virus, it is in countries that have had the greatest  transparency of all information.  While you may not want to scare people, from what I have seen outside and on‐line, I  think Palo Alto could do better and knowing just where we are with infection/death rates would motivate people to do  better practices around social distancing and transmission prevention.  We need only to look at what information is  coming from the federal and state levels to see this is true.  We only have one chance to flatten the curve on this, so  please, let’s be as transparent as possible.    I hope you all are well,    Sincerely,    David Coale  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Daniel Reid <dreid1991@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:Residential construction during shelter-in-place CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,     I'm not normally one to complain about construction ‐ it's essential to the city. I live at , where us nine  residents are doing our best to work from home and obey the shelter order. Next door unfortunately, residential  construction is underway. The constant noise is extremely disruptive and makes productivity very difficult. I'm writing to  ask you to consider temporarily suspending or limiting residential construction while the shelter‐in‐place order stands.  Any kind of policy change in this direction would be greatly appreciated.    Sincerely,    Daniel Reid      Palo Alto  Redacted Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Molly O'Connor <oconnormollyc@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 1:05 AM To:Council, City Subject:Healthcare Help Effort CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,      As Coronavirus news worsens, I am quite anxious to do my part to help either healthcare workers or the most vulnerable  members of the community. However, with the current onslaught of (mis)information, it can be difficult to tell what  efforts are worth supporting. Are there any community‐organized, legitimate efforts that a healthy, employed 28‐year‐ old can put her efforts towards?     Sincere thanks,   Molly O'Connor  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Judy Kleinberg <Judy@paloaltochamber.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 9:51 AM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Cc:Flaherty, Michelle; Nose, Kiely; Charlie Weidanz Subject:economic recovery to take 2 yrs. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Some sobering news in the SV Business Journal today.      Dr. Robert Mittendorf, local VC  at Norwest Venture Partners in Palo Alto, who's also an ER doctor with a  Harvard BA & MBA & Stanford emergency medicine advance training, obviously an incredibly smart and  experienced professional, says we should "expect two years of COVID‐19 economic recovery."  I hope it's just  two years but some economists say this may trigger a "great recession."     I know you agree this should be a top concern and priority of the City.    The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce is committed to working with you to help our local businesses get  through this crisis to provide needed services to our community and sustain the City's resources that together  support the high quality of life our community has always enjoyed.    Judy Kleinberg  President Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Foundation 355 Alma Street Palo Alto, CA. 94301 Tel: 650‐324‐3121 Direct: 650‐300‐6040 www.paloaltochamber.com   1 Baumb, Nelly From:holzemer/hernandez <holz@sonic.net> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 10:12 AM To:Council, City Subject:Close Construction Work on Cal Avenue Garage CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council Members,  Living in the California Avenue/Mayfield neighborhood, I have seen many important and "essential" businesses shut down or reduce  operations severely due to the Coronavirus emergency. I understand that and support those decisions.  However, I find it very confusing and somewhat unacceptable that the City continues to allow the construction to proceed on the  California Avenue Parking Garage during this time. I know that the so‐called "exemptions" let the City to technically continue with  the construction, but I think it sends the "wrong message" to the entire Palo Alto community that it is "ok" for the City to continue  its "own business" as usual, but not ok for the rest of the community.  Personally, I worry about someone on the construction team there who accidentally passes the virus on to either one of their own  workers or heavens forbid, someone in the general Palo Alto public.  The City should take the lead here and end all construction activitiy on the Cal Avenue Garage temporarily (and any other "non‐ essential" City projects that aren't needed right now) until the Coronavirus crisis has passed.  In addition, I urge the City to review the entire issue of local housing construction at this time, throughout the City. I have observed  several home building projects ‐‐ especially in the Southgate neighborhood ‐‐ where project continue on a daily basis, with seemingly  no concern over the Cornoravirus situation. Remember this is not housing for the homeless nor is it "essential" at this time given the  current crisis. This type of construction should be looked at and you should find ways to end these activities that are needed or  extremely "essential" to the current crisis.  Thank you.  Sincerely,  Terry Holzemer    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 10:55 AM To:Representative Anna G. Eshoo Subject:DEATH RATE 1%--Solution Easy as ABC CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Good News: Here are new possibilities for a lower death rate by Dr. Fauci of Natl. Institute of Health and other medical experts : Two Articles: 1. Virus death rate similar to severe flu rate 2. Beating the coronavirus: as simple as A, B, C 1. Mortality Rate for COVID-19 May Be Closer to Influenza by Marco Cáceres, Published March 18, 2020 | from Vaccine Reaction newsnvic@gmail.com, March 21, 2020 * 3.4% death rate by WHO is disputed by other disease experts * Too many mild or unknown cases are not counted * Problems with test accuracy * Virus many be similar to severe outbreak of the flu At a press briefing on Mar. 3, 2020, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, said, “Globally, about 3.4 percent of reported COVID-19 cases have died.” On Mar. 13, The New York Times reported that modeling experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were estimating that if no actions are taken to stop the spread of coronavirus in the U.S., worst-case scenario, “between 160 million and 214 million people in the U.S. could be infected over the course of the epidemic” and “as many as 200,000 to 1.7 million people could die.”1 2 3 4 5 . . . .Other infectious disease experts disagree with the WHO’s often quoted 3.4 percent mortality rate, maintaining that it is much lower. Instead of COVID-19 being more 30 times deadly than the annual influenza virus, which has an estimated mortality rate of 0.1 percent, U.S. health officials such as Anthony Fauci, MD of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) believe the mortality rate is closer to one percent, or about 10 times more fatal than seasonal influenza.8 The WHO figure does not take into account asymptomatic COVID-19 cases or cases in which symptoms are minimal, said Dr. Fauci.9 In other words, there are many mild cases of COVID-19 that are not being diagnosed, reported and counted because many of those people are not going to the hospital and are not being tested, diagnosed and reported. . . . A one percent mortality rate for an infectious disease is still high. However, even that estimate is based on extremely limited data, given that very few people in the U.S.—and in many other countries—have been tested for COVID-19. There also have been problems with the accuracy of lab tests for the virus. “We’re very concerned about false 2 positives, just as damning as false negatives” said Bruce Carlson of medical diagnostic market research firm Kalorama Information in New York.10 11 12 13 14 15 Chief medical officer and epidemiologist Professor Chris Whitty thinks the mortality rate for COVID-19 may end up being less than one percent.5 “I am reasonably confident one percent is the upper rate of mortality,” Prof. Whitty said.16 Prof. Whitty’s prediction is consistent with current estimated mortality rates for COVID-19 in countries like South Korea and Germany. . . . Like other infectious disease experts, microbiologists (microbiologist) Dr. Wieler believes the impact of COVID- 19 may ultimately prove to be similar to that of a severe outbreak of influenza.18 For the full story, see TheVaccine Reaction, National Vaccine Information Center at newsNVIC@gmail.com ------------------------------------ 2. Beating the coronavirus: as simple as A, B, C ON Feb 28, 2020. POSTED IN: Lynne McTaggart Blog American lecturer, journalist, author, and publisher. She is the author of six books, including The Intention Experiment and The Field. * Simple solution to coronavirus is high doses of Vitamin C *Medium doses in IV form have taken people off life support * New form of Vit C liposomal has dramatic results * High dose of Vit. C in 1940s stopped deadly infections including polio Last weekend, we held our Get Well Health Expo at Olympia. Thousands came to meet the many dozens of pioneering doctors and therapists of all varieties that we had carefully selected to offer alternative solutions proven to work. Of nearly 50 brilliant talks, two by Dr. Damien Downing, a pioneer in ecological medicine and president of the British Society of Allergy and Environmental Medicine, and Dr. Thomas Levy, a cardiologist and one of the world’s experts on vitamin C, offered the same message: there is a simple solution to the coronavirus, which has gripped the world in fear. Dr Downing . . . and the others released a statement in late January by the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service to say that the coronavirus pandemic ‘can be dramatically slowed, or stopped with the immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.’ This is nothing new. A raft of studies carried out in the 40s and 50s showed that very high dose vitamin C, particularly given intravenously, could stop the deadliest of infections, including polio. . . . Dr. Frederick Klenner was one of the pioneering doctors in the 1940s who successfully cured many viral diseases, from flu and hepatitis, to viral pneumonia and even polio using very high doses of vitamin C, anywhere from 30,000 – 200,000 mg, given as divided dosages throughout the day with no ill effects. . . . . Dr Downing and other physicians from the International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine urged preventive supplementation to ‘prevent or minimize symptoms for future viral infection,’ including the coronavirus. These include: Vitamin C: 3000 mg daily, in divided dosages Vitamin D3: 2000 IUs daily (Start with 5000 IU/day for 2 weeks, then 2000 IU Magnesium: 400 mg daily (in citrate, malate, chelate, or chloride form) 3 Zinc: 20 mg daily Selenium: 100 mcg (micrograms) daily As vitamin C champion Dr. Robert Cathcart once noted, ‘I have not seen any flu yet that was not cured or markedly ameliorated by massive doses of vitamin C.’ So stop panicking about the so-called pandemic and start this simple prevention program. -------------- Pacific Naturapathic in Mountain View, CA offers Vitamin C in IV form to those who want it as preventive. It does not give it to those already diagnosed with the virus. Other naturapaths may also give such IVs. Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, M.A. Health writer, No Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.com 793 deaths in Italy yesterday is for 8 million people. Number sick with virus is not known. Number who died not known if all were from the virus or pneumonia or other diseases. 263 cases in Santa Clara Cty CA (Silicon Valley) is among 1.92 million folks with 8 deaths. 99 + people are living thru or with the virus. That's good news. Just why has the world been shut done . . . something to think about. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Patrick Devine <patrick@immense.ly> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 11:22 AM To:Council, City Subject:Sheltering in Place and Network Usage CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council members,     With all of us at home sheltering with our families and trying to work, provide distance learning, and some semblance of  normalcy, it should be fairly apparent that our internet capacity to our homes in Palo Alto is inadequate to the task.    When will the Council pick up providing internet Fiber‐to‐the‐Node/Premise/Home either as part of our utilities, or  partnering with a company (such as Sonic.net) which can provide the service? How many more years are we going to  kick this can down the road?    Thank you,  ‐‐Patrick.    1 Baumb, Nelly From:tirthankar.lahiri@oracle.com Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 2:15 PM To:Council, City Subject:Message from the City Council Home Page CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I have seen multiple groups of children and their parents, obviously from separate households, playing together in parks,  using the same seesaws, swings, slides, etc. There are lots of alarming accounts on Nextdoor of children still having in  person birthday parties, sleepovers, etc. Of adults gathering together outdoors in violation of the 6 foot separation rule.   I also see in the local grocery stores that there's no attempt to maintain a 6 foot separation in the aisles or during  checkout, and customers actually get annoyed when they are reminded. Trader Joe's has taken the wise step of limiting  the number of customers inside at any given time to 25.    Can the city do anything to ensure residents comply better with the state Shelter‐in‐Place order? Perhaps the police  could start citing people congregating in parks. Another harsher step would be to close the parks but that would hurt  those who abide by rules and use the parks as a place for some outdoor time.    Palo Alto should be a role model for other cities to emulate!        1 Baumb, Nelly From:Edie Keating <edie.keating100@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 6:31 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please support a strong local response to the covid virus CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Thank you for your attention to this matter.  I am not well versed in the options before you.  This is a unique situation,  and I hope you take strong local action to seek to protect our Palo Alto community from displacement and financial  harm.  In turn, I am confident these actions will also support the continued health of our entire community.       Sincerely,   Edie Keating  Alma St.  Palo Alto  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Fred Kohler <kohler70@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 7:01 PM To:Council, City Subject:Homebound senior food delivery CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  We keep hearing reports that food delivery to homebound seniors is not reliable.     Is the city monitoring the status of grocery delivery and is the Community Support Line set up to provide current  information?  If there long delays in deliveries are common, efforts to prioritize seniors would be helpful.  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Mila Zelkha <board@manzanita.works> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 7:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:Manzanita Conference and offer of collaboration with Manzanita Coalition CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,    These are difficult days and I extend much appreciation for your leadership at this time.    Iʹm writing to share two things if it is of interest and support at this time.    Last Friday, our organization had our inaugural Manzanita Conference in partnership with Joint Venture  Silicon Valley and California Urban Partnership. Originally intended to be a full day conference at UCSF  Conference Center, we pivoted to transform the program into a four part series: transportation, education,  housing and the future of work. With the help of PenTV, we were able to meet our original conference date  and the content is now online here:  https://vimeo.com/showcase/6887763    To be notified of parts 2, 3 and 4, you can register for free at our website: www.manzanita.works    Second, within our organization we manage a broad‐based group called the Manzanita Coalition ‐ voluntary  civic institutions who are working together to support the regionʹs workers and worker family welfare. Several  Palo Alto institutions are founding members.    In this uncertain time, we seek to extend a message of shared concern and hope... and to that end, want you to  know that you can turn to this coalition of local community members for coordination, knowledge and shared  leadership.     Our thoughts are with you and we are ready to assist to the best of our abilities.    With appreciation,        Mila Zelkha Executive Advisory Committee Chair 650-518-0040  2  —supporting the welfare of workers and families   A fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, a nonprofit  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Keith Ferrell <ferrell.keith@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 10:26 PM To:Open Space; Council, City; Parks Subject:Foothills Park, Arastradero and other open spaces CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  All,   Given Gov. Newsom's most recent action of closing parking lots at over 30 of California beaches and parks, the city  needs to take a close look at the situation at Foothills Park, Arastradero and the other open spaces in Palo Alto.    This past Saturday our family headed out to Portola State Park for a hike hoping to get away from the crowds and do  something together outside.  As we approached both Arastradero and Foothills, there were cars parked out on Page  Mill.  From Page Mill, we could see cars parked down Arastradero Road and at Foothills, cars filled the lot immediately  inside the guard shack as well as parked on the road all the way down to the entrance.      I find it unlikely that, even given the size of these open spaces, it is possible for visitors to maintain the prescribed six‐ foot distance from each other.  It appeared there was a ranger at the Foothills entrance station, so I'm confused as to  why they would continue to allow people to enter the park.    Please consider closing the parking lots at Foothills Park and Arastradero Preserve in addition to open spaces such as  Byxbee Park in order to slow the transmission of COVID 19.  Thanks  Keith Ferrell  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ron Pardini <ron@uvfm.org> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 10:19 AM To:Council, City Cc:Office Subject:California Avenue Farmers' Market: An update to Palo Alto City Council CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,    Urban Village Farmers’ Market Association had its first weekend operating 8 farmers’ markets in the Bay Area this past  weekend under the new 'shelter in place' conditions that became required last week. We followed all State and County  guidelines, made lots of other plans and preparations, and sent extra staff to all markets to specifically assist with  implementing the new practices. We feel it went well for not knowing what kind of crowds to expect (our Friday  Oakland market was very spacious!), but of course we learned from on‐site experience and other Farmers’ Market  Association’s shared experiences to do even better next weekend.    UVFM has literally only received one complaint from a resident not supporting our State and County exemption to date.  However, we got an early Sunday morning visit at the market from PAPD responding to a citizen complaint of us being  there! Maybe the same guy? Possibly City staff can advise the Police Department that we are authorized to be open?  Thanks.    Also after the weekend, UVFM received a few emails from residents who have expressed gratitude for our community  service, yet usually offering hindsight suggestions that we also had learned from the day.    FYI… here are the guidelines we are operating under and requiring our vendors and customers to follow:     Space booths accordingly to increase social distancing between vendors, among patrons in line and walking  about the market.   Ensure that social distancing of six feet per person for non‐family members is maintained and make clear that  family members can participate in activities together, stand in line together, etc.   Chalk markings were made on the ground near busier vendors to give a visual aid on what appropriate distances  look like (photo below). It worked well and people followed it.   Very large signage to remind people stay keep 6' distances.   Limit the number of customers at any given time as necessary to reduce outdoor/indoor crowding and lines to  meet social distancing guidance. This was mostly asked of vendors to enforce in their booths. Crowds were thin  at most locations so we didn't anticipate the need to limit total attendance. Our markets have many entrances  so limiting total attendance seemed like a tall order but we are reviewing how to do this at markets that were  lucky enough to experience higher traffic.   Eliminate events/marketing that target individuals that CDPH has identified as higher risk of serious illness for  COVID‐19.   Encourage activities such as pre‐bagging to expedite purchasing. We also have most vendors taking 'orders' and  bagging things for customers instead of self service for produce (photo below). Not all vendors have the staff for  such service but others laid out empty boxes to create physical dividers between customers (photo below).   Vendors who need to touch food products will have two employees, one to handle cash and another to handle  food (or at least separate hands for those in unique situations).   Suspend all sampling activities.  2  Increase frequency of cleaning payment devices, and other surfaces.   Removal of all customer tables, chairs and common areas.   Eliminate non‐essential/non‐related services, such as bands or other entertainment. All efforts to keep people in  transit are employed.   Hand sanitizer is impossible to purchase lately. We do require staff to wear gloves when handling money, wash  hands frequently, and follow all other personal hygiene recommendations.    These were guidelines we formed after input from all our local health agencies and then took extra steps in addition to  try and create the safest environment possible for shoppers and staff. Like everyone these days, we are adjusting our  response as more information is available. We are always open to feedback on how to do better. We are fairly  overwhelmed to be able to communicate back to every member of the public, but are especially interested to hear from  public health officials and other public agencies.    Also, thank you for YOUR work to meet the needs of our community during this very challenging time!    In Health,    Ron Pardini Executive Director Urban Village Farmers’ Market Assoc. phone (510) 745-7100 fax (510) 745-7180 e-mail ron@uvfm.org website uvfm.org   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Sal Noureddine <saln@svdemolitioninc.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:59 PM To:PWD Cc:City Mgr; Council, City; OES Subject:COVID-19 Decontamination Services Attachments:SVD Covid-19 Emergency Decontamination Services 3 (1).23v2.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello Public Works Department,     We're being contacted by clients in the public and private sectors for the decontamination of COVID-19 in their facilities and therefore we’re reaching out to inform you that our teams are well trained and certified (40 hr HAZWOPER, BBP, etc.) for this. It's our understanding that normal cleaning agencies are not well equipped with ULV foggers and CDC registered disinfectant cleaning solutions to handle this type of work. Who in your agency does the onboarding for services like these? Please let me know if there is someone else I should reach out to. Attached is some information about COVID-19 and the decontamination service. Stay safe. 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If you have received this email in error, please notify Silicon Valley Demolition, Inc. via email immediately.  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Phil Burton <philip-b@comcast.net> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:22 PM To:Council, City; Adina Levin; Cari Templeton; dshenster@gmail.com; Gregory Brail; Inyoung Cho; Larry Klein; Megan Kanne; Nadia Naik; Patricia Lau; Reckdahl, Keith; Carrasco, Tony Subject:FW: NYTimes: Virus Brings States to a Standstill: Sessions Halt, Budgets Crater, Plans Wait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Virus Brings States to a Standstill: Sessions Halt, Budgets Crater, Plans Wait  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/us/coronavirus‐state‐legislatures.html?re  ferringSource=articleShare    Phil Burton      Sent from my iPad    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Albert Henning <albertkhenning@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:31 PM To:Council, City Cc:City Mgr Subject:Access to City and PAUSD open spaces CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council,    Apparently, the City and PAUSD are directing PAPD to close parks and open spaces. Eleanor Pardee Park is reportedly  closed. The playing fields between Green Middle School and Strafford School are close. The Palo Alto HS track is closed.  All, with no information or explanation, for instance through the NextDoor conduit.    This approach is wrong. It is inconsistent with the directives from the State and County, regarding the essential nature of  recreation. There is enough tension and anxiety in our community already, without denying access to public spaces.    Simultaneously, it is imperative to follow the State and County orders fully. Namely: social distancing rules must be  followed. And, play structures must not be used.    Just because a few individuals have chosen to enter PAUSD spaces; just because a few children have used play  structures; does not mean entire parks must be closed off for everyone in the community/herd. Rather, these mis‐ behaviors create an opportunity for education. I would far rather that public health and safety officers be present in  these spaces, to monitor behavior, and encourage full adherence to the State and County orders — rather than simply  take the easy and punitive measures, to close the spaces altogether.    We are blessed here to have more open space than those living in New York City. We can both recreate, and stay safe; it  is not a situation of either‐or.    Please reconsider the directives which you appear to have made. I’m sure you think you’re doing this ‘out of an  abundance of caution’. But these decisions are not helping. Anecdotally, in my neighborhood we have a daily morning  meeting, at 10ft‐plus spacing; the tensions this morning are increasing and palpable. We need more information,  accurate information, from trusted sources; we need more leadership, local and trusted, and not less. Locking  everything down, satisfies neither of these needs.    Sincerely,    Albert K Henning, PhD    Palo Alto, CA 94303  650‐380‐5309  albertkhenning@yahoo.com  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Emmy Diep <emmy.diep@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 2:22 PM To:OES; Council, City Subject:CoVid19 social distance enforcement Attachments:7F71F664-9B31-49A4-B955-7A7B86A8F484.png; 56259353-F82C-45EC-972A-3030CB14E8A5.png; B00F3982-C2D1-46D9-8454-86386110F32A.jpeg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,     I am not sure who to send this email to or whether anyone in the City is still checking emails but please kindly forward to  the correct department.     I took a walk near Edgewood and Island this past Saturday afternoon 3/21/20. Everyone on the street and side walks  adhered to the social distancing order and more often than not, gave more distance than is required.     During my walk, i heard some shuffling behind me and saw a jogger down the block. I assumed she would run across the  street or at least run six feet away from and around me so I continued my leisurely stroll. Instead of keeping distance,  she ran right up behind and then next to me within one foot!! She then ran pass a man pushing his baby in a stroller a  block or two up. I called the PA police but she was very far by then. I believe she reached Chaucer and Hamilton where I  then lost sight of her. To be precise, the woman was at Edgewood and Island at 4:35pm.     She was an Asian female in her 30s or 40s wearing a magenta top and a navy bottom. Her straight black hair was pulled  back in a low pony tail. I recall she had at least one prominent mole on her face. I have attached a photo of this woman  from the back.     There seems to be a misunderstanding or nonchalance attitude to social distancing for some people during this  pandemic. This miseducation, misinformation, or dismissive attitude could result in diminishing our efforts to flatten the  curve.    Would the city of Palo Alto consider having the parking patrol, instead of going around to check for vehicle permits,  ensure social distancing? It could take a simple and friendly reminder from an authority figure to help stop the spread of  covid19 and to saves lives.     Please consider my suggestion and let me know if I need to forward this to a different department.     Thank you for your time,    Emmy     - -• ---- 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 6:40 PM To:Shikada, Ed Cc:Dave Price; chuck jagoda; Fine, Adrian; Council, City Subject:Toilets and hotels for the unhoused of Palo Alto -during the Coronavirus crisis? Dear Ed,      Thanks so very much for reaching out in response to my questions on toilets and housing for Palo Alto’s  unhoused. I’m glad to know that the toilets in the downtown parking garages are open 24/7. I will pass  this important information on to my unhoused friends.     When I was living in Barron Park and had a week long problem with my plumbing, I would have very  much appreciated if the restroom at Juana Briones Park would have remained open 24/7 so I could have  just walked to the restroom at the park, when I needed to use it, instead of getting in my car to find an  open bathroom on El Camino Real.    I remember one of the stated reasons that some members of the community opposed the idea of a  bathroom at Briones Park—was the fear that it would draw members of the unhoused community. I  don’t believe the restroom every became a problem for the community, once it was built.     Just a thought, maybe during the COVID ‐19 crisis the restrooms at our parks could remain open 24/7.  And, if this experiment works, post the crisis, the city could consider permanently keeping the restrooms  at the parks open 24/7.     On the housing issue, I’m glad to know that the city staff is working closely with the county, non‐profits,  DST, etc., to ensure that at risk members of Palo Alto’s unhoused community are all offered the  opportunity for safe and decent housing‐ during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.      Finally, when your very busy schedule permits, I would like to discuss the need for a restroom at Bol  Park.    Thanks to you and your staff for all you are doing to mitigate the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic‐for  all the people of Palo Alto.     Best regards,    Aram James         On Mar 24, 2020, at 2:48 PM, Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:     Dear Aram,     2 Thanks for your message.  Since we’re all over the COVID‐19 issues, I’d just like to let  you know that the City is keeping the public restrooms in downtown parking garages  open 24 hrs per day/7 days per week.  Park restrooms remain open from dawn till  dusk.  We are also working closely with Downtown Streets Team and they have not  expressed a need for additional restrooms.  There may be a need for hand washing  stations and we are coordinating with DST on the number and locations.     Staff are involved in conversations with the County and other county‐wide providers  with respect to housing high risk individuals.   Palo Alto’s nonprofit service providers are  providing a great deal of assistance to the unhoused and low‐income individuals, and we  are continuing to coordinate with them on their efforts and needs.     Best regards,  ‐‐Ed     <image003.png>  Ed Shikada   City Manager  250 Hamilton Avenue  Palo Alto, CA 94301  (650) 329‐2280 ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org                   ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>   Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 7:12 PM  To: Fine, Adrian <Adrian.Fine@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Cc: Dave Price <price@padailypost.com>; fred smith <fred124c41@gmail.com>; chuck  jagoda <chuckjagoda1@gmail.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Mgr  <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: Toilets and hotels for the unhoused of Palo Alto ‐during the Coronavirus crisis?     CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening  attachments and clicking on links.  ________________________________    3/23/2020    Good evening Mayor Fine,    I’ve heard from members of the unhoused community‐ here in Palo Alto ‐that is difficult  to find available toilets with so many of the small businesses ( restaurants, coffee shops,  etc)  being closed down. A couple of quick questions:    1. Are you hearing similar feedback?    2. Can you push city staff to make toilets available in 10‐12 locations throughout the city  or more if necessary?    3 3. Or does the information you’re receiving suggest that there is no shortage of toilets ‐ for the unhoused ‐during the current Coronavirus crisis? Please advise. Knowledge is  power!    4. On the state level the governor is overseeing the rental of unused hotels and other  appropriate space, to house the unhoused ‐at least during the ongoing Coronavirus  crisis.  Does the city of Palo Alto intend to follow a similar strategy, during the current  crisis?  Please advise. The more details the better.      Information is power!  Best regards,    Aram James    415‐370‐5056  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Keith Ferrell <ferrell.keith@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:03 PM To:Council, City; Parks Subject:Will Foothills and Arastradero close CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Why are the open spaces still open, but the parks and fields are closed?   1 Baumb, Nelly From:chuck jagoda <chuckjagoda1@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 10:46 PM To:Aram James Cc:Shikada, Ed; Dave Price; Fine, Adrian; Council, City Subject:Re: Toilets and hotels for the unhoused of Palo Alto -during the Coronavirus crisis? Dear Ed et. al., As a long time member of Palo Alto's homeless community (I live in Sunnyvale now) I would say the reason for DST not requesting open rest rooms (don't all people have to go to the restroom AFTER dusk, too? I know I do.) has a lot more to do with DST (and anyone who's paid attention) knowing the recent history of Palo Alto's anti-homeless efforts: parkification of San Francisquito Creek, the sit/lie ordinance, banning homeless from the formerly common area of the Cubberley Campus and cutting off restroom access and electricity access there, the lack of support for the Safe Parking Program proposals in 2012, the longstanding right of the police to recreational rousting (finally ended under Chief Burns, and the whole history of Palo Alto's war on the homeless. Also known as "If you feed a stray cat, you'll never get rid of it. The best analogy I can think of some thug has his foot on your windpipe and you might think it would be great to have a drink of cool water but not only are there no fountains available in that park but you just know from previous abuse, there's zero chance of that sort of relief. You'd just be glad if he'd take his foot off your throat. Homeless requests for access to bathrooms would also be a luxury too far. We'd love it, but you start small and hope to get up to some sort of human justice eventually. Right now you can't breathe. Maybe you don't know, but there was a real, strong feeling of NIMBYism in Palo Alto in the recent past. There are lots of generous, kind, helpful people in Palo Alto and all over, but the meanies have had a lot more power and a history of successful oppression. Richer, whiter citizens are not grateful to the poorer, darker skinned workers who helped build the wealth of Palo Alto and do the manual labor still today. Some of today's homeless are native peoples from whom whites came and took this land. You know what native people (the Sioux in particular) called their white invaders? "Takes the fat." American Indians would invite their new neighbors and, like good hosts everywhere and in every age, they brought out treats for their guests-- meat for the meal. And we white eyes made sure to eat the prize part of the meal. Every time. So we earned the name, "Takes the fat." Isn't that embarrassing? This tradition did not die with the former land owners whom we often massacred and killed off-- elderly, women, children, everyone. Part of the Japanese Internment during WWII was about stealing their land. We need to start sharing common resources not worrying about restricting those without resources from access to toilets, water, food, and shelter. One thing whites brought here was the teachings of Jesus Christ who said, "as you do to to the least of these, you do unto me." We just have trouble practicing those teachings. Just like when Jesus first preached them. Listening to them is one thing. Living up to them is quite another. 2 Please go forward with an attitude of shame and reparations. Please. We have too long and in too many instances exercised superiority (including the right of life and death) over our brothers and sisters who are less white, less wealthy, and more in need. Let's continue to reverse that trend. Thank you, Chuck Jagoda Activist, Advocate   On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 6:39 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:  Dear Ed,      Thanks so very much for reaching out in response to my questions on toilets and housing for Palo Alto’s  unhoused. I’m glad to know that the toilets in the downtown parking garages are open 24/7. I will pass  this important information on to my unhoused friends.     When I was living in Barron Park and had a week long problem with my plumbing, I would have very  much appreciated if the restroom at Juana Briones Park would have remained open 24/7 so I could  have just walked to the restroom at the park, when I needed to use it, instead of getting in my car to  find an open bathroom on El Camino Real.    I remember one of the stated reasons that some members of the community opposed the idea of a  bathroom at Briones Park—was the fear that it would draw members of the unhoused community. I  don’t believe the restroom every became a problem for the community, once it was built.     Just a thought, maybe during the COVID ‐19 crisis the restrooms at our parks could remain open 24/7.  And, if this experiment works, post the crisis, the city could consider permanently keeping the  restrooms at the parks open 24/7.     On the housing issue, I’m glad to know that the city staff is working closely with the county, non‐ profits, DST, etc., to ensure that at risk members of Palo Alto’s unhoused community are all offered the  opportunity for safe and decent housing‐ during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.      Finally, when your very busy schedule permits, I would like to discuss the need for a restroom at Bol  Park.    Thanks to you and your staff for all you are doing to mitigate the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic‐for  all the people of Palo Alto.     Best regards,    Aram James         3 On Mar 24, 2020, at 2:48 PM, Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:     Dear Aram,     Thanks for your message.  Since we’re all over the COVID‐19 issues, I’d just like to let  you know that the City is keeping the public restrooms in downtown parking garages  open 24 hrs per day/7 days per week.  Park restrooms remain open from dawn till  dusk.  We are also working closely with Downtown Streets Team and they have not  expressed a need for additional restrooms.  There may be a need for hand washing  stations and we are coordinating with DST on the number and locations.     Staff are involved in conversations with the County and other county‐wide providers  with respect to housing high risk individuals.   Palo Alto’s nonprofit service providers  are providing a great deal of assistance to the unhoused and low‐income individuals,  and we are continuing to coordinate with them on their efforts and needs.     Best regards,  ‐‐Ed     <image003.png>  Ed Shikada   City Manager  250 Hamilton Avenue  Palo Alto, CA 94301  (650) 329‐2280 ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org                  4 ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>   Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 7:12 PM  To: Fine, Adrian <Adrian.Fine@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Cc: Dave Price <price@padailypost.com>; fred smith <fred124c41@gmail.com>; chuck  jagoda <chuckjagoda1@gmail.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Mgr  <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: Toilets and hotels for the unhoused of Palo Alto ‐during the Coronavirus crisis?     CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of  opening attachments and clicking on links.  ________________________________    3/23/2020    Good evening Mayor Fine,    I’ve heard from members of the unhoused community‐ here in Palo Alto ‐that is  difficult to find available toilets with so many of the small businesses ( restaurants,  coffee shops, etc)  being closed down. A couple of quick questions:    1. Are you hearing similar feedback?    2. Can you push city staff to make toilets available in 10‐12 locations throughout the  city or more if necessary?    3. Or does the information you’re receiving suggest that there is no shortage of toilets ‐ for the unhoused ‐during the current Coronavirus crisis? Please advise. Knowledge is  power!    4. On the state level the governor is overseeing the rental of unused hotels and other  appropriate space, to house the unhoused ‐at least during the ongoing Coronavirus  crisis.  Does the city of Palo Alto intend to follow a similar strategy, during the current  crisis?  Please advise. The more details the better.      Information is power!  Best regards,    Aram James    415‐370‐5056        ‐‐   Chuck  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8:11 AM To:Sara Cody Subject:Europe Death Rates Wrong CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Air quality kills in Italy before the virus! It had 1800 deaths per day before the virus! Only 12% of death certificates include the virus! A Swiss Doctor on Covid-19 https://swprs.org/a-swiss-doctor-on-covid-19/ In Short: * "blaming the virus alone for deaths is wrong“ and very misleading“ * Israel: the new virus is less dangerous than the flu“ and lockdown measures "will kill more people than the virus“ * Italy: Air quality is part of current deaths; many for respiratory disease --50- 75% of the test-positive people remain completely symptom-free --people are more likely to die from panic/systemic collapse than from the virus. --75% of the deceased had two + pre-existing conditions, 50% had three -- normal overall mortality in Italy is about 1800 deaths per day --only 12% of death certificates have shown a direct causality from virus“ -- flu deaths in Italy were between 7,000 and 25,000 in recent years * German virologist Hendrik Streeck argues that Covid19 is unlikely to increase mortality in Germany, which normally is 2500 people per day. * Wuhan deaths only 0.04% to 0.12% and lower than seasonal flu at 0.1%. * 2006 Canadian study found that common cold coronaviruses may cause death rates of up to 6% in risk groups such as residents of a care facility, * South Korea and Japan with no lockdown measures have near-zero deaths * Switzerland: Despite media panic, excess mortality still at or near zero: Published: March 14, 2020; Updated: March 23, 2020 Languages: German, French, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian Update: The Italian National Institute of Health published a statistical report on test- positive patients and deceased, confirming the above data.) The doctor also points out the following aspects: Northern Italy has one of the oldest populations and the worst air quality in Europe, which has already led to an increased number of respiratory diseases and deaths in the past and is likely an additional risk factor in the current epidemic. South Korea, for instance, has experienced a much milder course than Italy and has already passed the peak of the epidemic. In South Korea, only about 70 deaths with a positive test result have been reported so far. As in Italy, those affected were mostly high- risk patients. 2 The approximately twelve test-positive Swiss deaths so far were also high-risk patients with chronic diseases, an average age of 80 years and a maximum age of 90 years, whose exact cause of death, i.e. from the virus or from their pre-existing diseases, is not yet known. Furthermore, according to a first Chinese study, the internationally used virus test kits may give a false positive result in some cases. In these cases, the persons may not have contracted the new coronavirus, but presumably one of the many existing human coronaviruses that are part of the annual (and currently ongoing) common cold and flu epidemics. (1) Thus the most important indicator for judging the danger of the disease is not the frequently reported number of positively-tested persons and deaths, but the number of persons actually and unexpectedly developing or dying from pneumonia (so- called excess mortality). According to all current data, for the healthy general population of school and working age, a mild to moderate course of the Covid-19 disease can be expected. Senior citizens and persons with existing chronic diseases should be protected. The medical capacities should be optimally prepared. Medical literature (1) Zhuang et al., Potential false-positive rate among the ‚asymptomatic infected individuals‘ in close contacts of COVID-19 patients, Chinese Medical Association Publishing House, March 2020. (2) Grasselli et al., Critical Care Utilization for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Lombardy, JAMA, March 2020. (3) WHO, Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019, February 2020. Reference values Important reference values include the number of annual flu deaths, which is up to 8,000 in Italy and up to 60,000 in the US; normal overall mortality, which in Italy is up to 2,000 deaths per day; and the average number of pneumonia cases per year, which in Italy is over 120,000. Current all-cause mortality in Europe and in Italy is still normal or even below- average. Any excess mortality due to Covid-19 should become visible in the European monitoring charts. Winter smog (NO2) in Northern Italy in February 2020 (ESA) Updates March 17, 2020 (I. The mortality profile remains puzzling from a virological point of view because, in contrast to influenza viruses, children are spared and men are affected about twice as often as women. On the other hand, this profile corresponds to natural mortality, which is close to zero for children and almost twice as high for 75-year-old men as for women of the same age. The younger test-positive deceased almost always had severe pre-existing conditions. For example, a 21-year-old Spanish soccer coach had died test-positive, making international headlines. However, the doctors diagnosed an unrecognized leukemia, whose typical complications include severe pneumonia. The decisive factor in assessing the danger of the disease is therefore not the number of test-positive persons and deceased, which is often mentioned in the media, but the number of people actually and unexpectedly developing or dying from pneumonia (so-called excess mortality). So far, this value remains very low in most countries. 3 In Switzerland, some emergency units are already overloaded simply because of the large number of people who want to be tested. This points to an additional psychological and logistical component of the current situation. March 17, 2020 (II Italian immunology professor Sergio Romagnani from the University of Florence comes to the conclusion in a study on 3000 people that 50 to 75% of the test-positive people of all ages remain completely symptom-free – significantly more than previously assumed. The occupancy rate of the North Italian ICUs in the winter months is typically already 85 to 90%. Some or many of these existing patients could also be test-positive by now. However, the number of additional unexpected pneumonia cases is not yet known. A hospital doctor in the Spanish city of Malaga writes on Twitter that people are currently more likely to die from panic and systemic collapse than from the virus. The hospital is being overrun by people with colds, flu and possibly Covid19 and doctors have lost control. March 18, 2020 A new epidemiological study (preprint) concludes that the fatality of Covid19 even in the Chinese city of Wuhan was only 0.04% to 0.12% and thus rather lower than that of seasonal flu, which has a mortality rate of about 0.1%. As a reason for the overestimated fatality of Covid19, the researchers suspect that initially only a small number of cases were recorded in Wuhan, as the disease was probably asymptomatic or mild in many people. Chinese researchers argue that extreme winter smog in the city of Wuhan may have played a causal role in the outbreak of pneumonia. In the summer of 2019, public protests were already taking place in Wuhan because of the poor air quality. New satellite images show how Northern Italy has the highest levels of air pollution in Europe, and how this air pollution has been greatly reduced by the quarantine. A manufacturer of the Covid19 test kit states that it should only be used for research purposes and not for diagnostic applications, as it has not yet been clinically validated. March 19, 2020 (I) The Italian National Health Institute ISS has published a new report on test-positive deaths: --The median age is 80.5 years (79.5 for men, 83.7 for women). 10% of the deceased was over 90 years old; 90% of the deceased was over 70 --At most 0.8% of the deceased had no pre-existing chronic illnesses. Approximately 75% of the deceased had two or more pre-existing conditions, 50% had three more pre-existing conditions, in particular heart disease, diabetes and cancer. --Five of the deceased were between 31 and 39 years old, all of them with serious pre- existing health conditions (e.g. cancer or heart disease). The National Health Institute hasn’t yet determined what the patients examined ultimately died of and refers to them in general terms as Covid19-positive deaths. March 19, 2020 (II) A report in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera points out that Italian intensive care units already collapsed under the marked flu wave in 2017/2018. They had to postpone operations, call nurses back from holiday and ran out of blood donations. German virologist Hendrik Streeck argues that Covid19 is unlikely to increase total mortality in Germany, which normally is around 2500 people per day. Streeck mentions the case of a 78-year-old man with preconditions who died of heart failure, 4 subsequently tested positive for Covid19 and thus was included in the statistics of Covid19 deaths. According to Stanford Professor John Ioannidis, the new coronavirus may be no more dangerous than some of the common coronaviruses, even in older people. Ioannidis argues that there is no reliable medical data backing the measures currently decided upon. March 20, 2020 According to the latest European monitoring report, overall mortality in all countries (including Italy) and in all age groups remains within or even below the normal range so far. According to the latest German statistics, the median age of test-positive deaths is about 83 years, most with pre-existing health conditions that might be a possible cause of death. A 2006 Canadian study referred to by Stanford Professor John Ioannidis found that common cold coronaviruses may also cause death rates of up to 6% in risk groups such as residents of a care facility, and that virus test kits initially falsely indicated an infection with SARS coronaviruses. March 21, 2020 (I) Spain reports only three test-positive deaths under the age of 65 (out of a total of about 1000). Their pre-existing health conditions and actual cause of death are not yet known. On March 20, Italy reported 627 nationwide test-positive deaths in one day. By comparison, normal overall mortality in Italy is about 1800 deaths per day. Since February 21, Italy has reported about 4000 test-positive deaths. Normal overall mortality during this time frame is up to 50,000 deaths. It is not yet known to what extent normal overall mortality has increased, or to what extent it has simply turned test-positive. Moreover, Italy and Europe have had a very mild flu season in 2019/2020 that has spared many otherwise vulnerable people. According to Italian news reports, 90% of test-positive deceased in the Lombardy region have died outside of intensive care units, mostly at home or in general care sections. Their cause of death and the possible role of quarantine measures in their deaths remain unclear. Only 260 out of 2168 test-positive persons have died in ICUs. Bloomberg highlights that „99% of Those Who Died From Virus Had Other Illness, Italy Says“ March 21, 2020 (II) The Japan Times asks: Japan was expecting a coronavirus explosion. Where is it? Despite being one of the first countries getting positive test results and having imposed no lockdown, Japan is one of the least-affected nations. Quote: „Even if Japan may not be counting all those infected, hospitals aren’t being stretched thin and there has been no spike in pneumonia cases.“ Italian researchers argue that the extreme smog in Northern Italy, the worst in Europe, may be playing a causative role in the current pneumonia outbreak there, as in Wuhan before. In a new interview, Professor Sucharit Bhakdi, a world renowned expert in medical microbiology, says blaming the new coronavirus alone for deaths is „wrong“ and „dangerously misleading“, as there are other more important factors at play, notably pre- existing health conditions and poor air quality in Chinese and Northern Italian cities. Professor Bhakdi describes the currently discussed or imposed measures as „grotesque“, „useless“, „self-destructive“ and a „collective suicide“ that will shorten the lifespan of the elderly and should not be accepted by society. March 22, 2020 (I) 5 Regarding the situation in Italy: Most major media falsely report that Italy has up to 800 deaths per day from the coronavirus. In reality, the president of the Italian Civil Protection Service stresses that these are deaths „with the coronavirus and not from the coronavirus“ (minute 03:30 of the press conference). In other words, these persons died while also testing positive. As Professors Ioannidis and Bhakdi have shown, countries like South Korea and Japan that introduced no lockdown measures have experienced near-zero excess mortality in connection with Covid-19, while the Diamond Princess cruise ship experienced an extrapolated mortality figure in the per mille range, i.e. at or below the level of the seasonal flu. Current test-positive death figures in Italy are still less than 50% of normal daily overall mortality in Italy, which is around 1800 deaths per day. Thus it is possible, perhaps even likely, that a large part of normal daily mortality now simply counts as „Covid19“ deaths (as they test positive). This is the point stressed by the President of the Italian Civil Protection Service. However, by now it is clear that certain regions in Northern Italy, i.e. those facing the toughest lockdown measures, are experiencing markedly increased daily mortality figures. It is also known that in the Lombardy region, 90% of test-positive deaths occur not in intensive care units, but instead mostly at home. And more than 99% have serious pre- existing health conditions. Professor Sucharit Bhakdi has called lockdown measures „useless“, „self- destructive“ and a „collective suicide“. Thus the extremely troubling question arises as to what extent the increased mortality of these elderly, isolated, highly stressed people with multiple pre-existing health conditions may in fact be caused by the weeks-long lockdown measures still in force. If so, it may be one of those cases where the treatment is worse than the disease. (See update below: only 12% of death certificates show the coronavirus as a cause.) March 22, 2020 (II) In Switzerland, there are currently 56 test-positive deaths, all of whom were „high risk patients“ due to their advanced age and/or pre-existing health conditions. Their actual cause of death, i.e. from or simply with the virus, has not been communicated. The Swiss government claimed that the situation in southern Switzerland (next to Italy) is „dramatic“, yet local doctors denied this and said everything is normal. According to press reports, oxygen bottles may become scarce. The reason, however, is not a currently higher usage, but rather hoarding due to fear of future shortages. In many countries, there is already an increasing shortage of doctors and nurses. This is primarily because healthcare workers testing positive have to self-quarantine, even though in many cases they will remain fully or largely symptom-free. March 22, 2020 (III) A model from Imperial College London predicted between 250,000 and 500,000 deaths in the UK „from“ Covid-19, but the authors of the study have now conceded that many of these deaths would not be in addition to, but rather part of the normal annual mortality rate, which in the UK is about 600,000 people per year. In other words, excess mortality would remain low. Dr. David Katz, founding director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center, asks in the New York Times: „Is Our Fight Against Coronavirus Worse Than the Disease? There may be more targeted ways to beat the pandemic.“ According to Italian Professor Walter Ricciardi, „only 12% of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus“, whereas in public reports „all the people 6 who die in hospitals with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus“. This means that Italian death figures reported by the media have to be reduced by at least a factor of 8 to obtain actual deaths caused by the virus. Thus one ends up with at most a few dozen deaths per day, compared to an overall daily mortality of 1800 deaths and up to 20,000 flu deaths per year. March 23, 2020 (I) A new French study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, titled SARS-CoV-2: fear versus data, concludes that „the problem of SARS-CoV-2 is probably overestimated“, since „the mortality rate for SARS-CoV-2 is not significantly different from that for common coronaviruses identified at the study hospital in France“. An Italian study of August 2019 found that flu deaths in Italy were between 7,000 and 25,000 in recent years. This value is higher than in most other European countries due to the large elderly population in Italy, and much higher than anything attributed to Covid-19 so far. In a new fact sheet, the World Health Organization WHO reports that Covid-19 is in fact spreading slower, not faster, than influenza by a factor of about 50%. Moreover, pre-symptomatic transmission appears to be much lower with Covid-19 than with influenza. A leading Italian doctor reports that „strange cases of pneumonia“ were seen in the Lombardy region already in November 2019, raising again the question if they were caused by the new virus (which officially only appeared in Italy in February 2020), or by other factors, such as the dangerously high smog levels in Northern Italy. Danish researcher Peter Gøtzsche, founder of the renowned Cochrane Medical Collaboration, writes that Corona is „an epidemic of mass panic“ and „logic was one of the first victims.“ March 23, 2020 (II) Former Israeli Health Minister, Professor Yoram Lass, says that the new coronavirus is „less dangerous than the flu“ and lockdown measures „will kill more people than the virus“. He adds that „the numbers do not match the panic“ and „psychology is prevailing over science“. He also notes that „Italy is known for its enormous morbidity in respiratory problems, more than three times any other European country.“ Pietro Vernazza, a Swiss infectious disease specialist, argues that many of the imposed measures are not based on science and should be reversed. According to Vernazza, mass testing makes no sense because 90% of the population will see no symptoms, and lockdowns and closing schools are even „counterproductive“. He recommends protecting only risk groups while keeping the economy and society at large undisturbed. The President of the World Doctors Federation, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, argues that lockdown measures as in Italy are „unreasonable“ and „counterproductive“ and should be reversed. Switzerland: Despite media panic, excess mortality still at or near zero: the latest test positive „victims“ were a 96yo in palliative care and a 97yo with pre-existing conditions. The latest statistical report of the Italian National Health Institute is now available in English. -------- Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, No Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.com 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Hamilton Hitchings <hitchingsh@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, March 25, 2020 11:17 AM To:Council, City; City Mgr; ParkRec Commission; Lucie Stern Community Center Cc:Glanckopf, Annette; Dueker, Kenneth Subject:Please Keep Parks & Nature Preserves Open CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  As we continue to shelter in place, many kids, young adults, active adults and families with dogs need safe outdoor recreation opportunities. Staying indoors constantly is not a viable option, especially for any length of time. Outdoor recreation is critical for physical and mental health. Especially if we plan to have a sustained shelter in place. Limiting the outdoor shared spaces also means more crowding and more difficult to stay 6 feet apart. Therefore, please keep our city's parks and outdoor preserves open. Please do not close their parking lots either. Closing the fields at schools was not a good idea in my opinion where safe outdoor recreation, dog walking etc... can be practiced safely. For example, a few days ago I saw a father playing basketball with his kids which seemed very safe. I also think tennis courts and golf courses and can be used safely and responsibly by family members. Thank you. Hamilton Hitchings Palo Alto Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Dean Lee <thedeanlee@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, March 25, 2020 11:43 AM To:Council, City Subject:'Residential" Construction CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi, A number of "Residential" Construction sites are still working. The one I can speak to is at 993 Los Robles. There are over 15 workers there and they are not social distancing. This is a spec build worth millions of dollars. How is this essential? I have called both the police and the community support line. There's nothing that can be done since it's a "Residential" Construction. I'm sure 993 isn't the only one in Palo Alto and it seems like the city should take immediate action. thanks, Dean 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Annette Isaacson <annetteisaacson@comcast.net> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 3:27 PM To:Council, City Subject:Consent Calendar CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members, Please move items 2 and 5A off the consent calendar. Given the severity of the Covid- 19 pandemic, Palo Alto should re-allocate the $2.5 million from parking enforcement to a Family Emergency Fund for helping folks who can't pay their utilities or who need help obtaining food or medical care. It doesn't make sense to cut and paste the 2020 budget into the 2021 budget since Palo Alto's revenue is dropping quickly because of loss of sales tax and the hotel tax. We are in an emergency. We may have to spend whatever money is available to help mitigate the effects of the virus rather than on what we would have spent the money one. Top priorities must be a moratorium on rental and mortgage evictions for residential units and small businesses. We can't have more people living on the streets. We want to retain our small businesses so that they can get back into business after the emergency has passed. These are tough times and you are going to have to make some tough choices. Whatever help you decide to offer, streamline any application process, making it easy to obtain the services. Don't make folks jump through hoops or have to have a college degree in order to obtain the services. Sincerely, Annette Isaacson Midtown 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Geri <geri@thegrid.net> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 3:14 PM To:Council, City Subject:THIS IS NOT a one story! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________      Dear council,   The building department was not truthful about this being a one story.    AND,  all of us paid a bond to have underground wiring like Seal Street.  We paid all through the 1980’s.  Right here.    Three have blocked our view of all the tree stems , cut down the three tall palms, AND, it looks like a dog gone  WAREHOUSE at 711 Moreno.    This is an. R 1. Block.    2 PLEASE REFUND ALL OF US NEIGHBORS OUR PROPERTY TAX, and,  trim it down.    Nothing can replace the years of future beauty that we have lost just for someone’s selfishness.                Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Geri <geri@thegrid.net> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 3:27 PM To:Council, City; Peter Rosenblum; Mike Bechler; Geri; Daily Post Subject:THIS IS NOT a one story. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Council,    The building department was  Disingenuous with us.        This warehouse structure has obliterated our tree view just for the selfishness of this group!    The building dept.  should have been more diligent!    This is an R 1. Block at 711 Moreno, and Middlefield.    This is WHERE  we need a left turn signal for all the Midtown citizens, not this!  2   Please remove the  Latest top 18 inches.    GERi. MCGILVRAY       Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:mlb <mlb@thegrid.net> Sent:Saturday, March 21, 2020 7:53 PM To:Geri; Council, City; Peter Rosenblum; Geri; Daily Post Subject:Re: THIS IS NOT a one story. - 711 Moreno CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    We were told 711 was going to be a one‐story structure. But the foundation is three feet above the ground, and there is  what looks like a 6‐foot extension on top of the first story. Perhaps it just squeaks under the technical, legal definition of  "one story", but the look and feel is two stories.    We've been tricked. It is thoroughly out of character for the neighborhood. Whoever allowed this monstrosity ought to  be ashamed.    Mike    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  >From: Geri <geri@thegrid.net>  >Sent: Mar 21, 2020 3:27 PM  >To: City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>, Peter Rosenblum <rosenbl@mac.com>, Mike Bechler  <mlb@thegrid.net>, Geri <geri@thegrid.net>, Daily Post <news@padailypist.com>  >Subject: THIS IS NOT a one story.  >  >Dear Council,  >  >The building department was  >Disingenuous with us.  >  >  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Sky Posse Palo Alto <info@skypossepaloalto.org> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 3:06 PM To:Karen.Chapman@mail.house.gov Cc:Council, City; scscroundtable@gmail.com; Ivar.Satero@flysfo.com; airportnoiseoffice@sjc.org; oaknoiseprogram@portoakland.com Subject:For the attention of Representative Eshoo Attachments:March 23, 2020 Letter to Rep Eshoo.pdf; QSC Legislative Asks Virus Omnibus March 2020.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Karen,     Please see two Letter Attachments for Rep Eshoo's attention,    1) Letter from Sky Posse Palo Alto to Rep Eshoo  2) Letter to Members of Congress from the Legislative Committee, Quiet Skies Conference Legislative  Committee     Thank you,    Sky Posse Palo Alto     cc:  Palo Alto City Council  SCSC Roundtable   SFO   SJC   OAK   Sky$Posse$Palo$Alto! 2225!East!Bayshore!Avenue,!Suite!200,!Palo!Alto,!CA!94303! ! Sky$Posse$Palo$Alto$is$a$grassroots$group$of$citizens$deeply$concerned$about$increased$aircraft$noise$and$ pollutants$from$Nextgen.$$Many$have$invested$substantial$effort$in$studying! the$issues,$attending$public$hearings$and$meetings,$and$engaging$in$outreach.! For$more$info:$www.skypossepaloalto.org$$and$www.quietskiesconference.org$! ! ! March!23,!2020! !! Congresswoman!Anna!G.!Eshoo! District!Office!!698!Emerson!Street!!Palo!Alto,!CA!! !Dear!Congresswoman!Eshoo,!!!Sky!Posse!Palo!Alto!requests!that!you!please!support!the!attached!communication!from!the!Quiet!Skies!Conference,!a!national!voice!to!address!public!concerns!about!aviation!impacts.!! We!are!sending!this!one!letter!to!be!respectful!of!the!time!you!and!your!staff!need!for!other!important!issues!right!now,!but!Sky!Posse!represents!thousands!of!your!constituents.! ! As!federal!funds!will!be!used!to!support!aviation,!please!consider!doing!so!with!a!demand!for! aviation!to!dedicate!attention!to!environmental!concerns,!which!you!are!aware!have!significant! repercussions!for!public!health.!! ! The!suggestions!which!are!shared!by!groups!from!around!the!country!are!also!core!consensus! requests!that!emanated!from!the!Select!Committee!on!South!Bay!Arrivals.!! ! ¥!Address!night!time!noise!P!the!national!consensus!is!for!Curfews! ¥!End!unnecessary!concentration!of!traffic!and!take!the!planes!over!bodies!of!water! ¥!Expedite!Airbus!retrofits! !! ! Kind!regards,!! ! Sky!Posse!Palo!Alto!!! ! ! CC:!! Palo!Alto!City!Council!! SCSC!Roundtable! SFO!Airport! SJC!Airport! OAK!Airport!! ! ! March 22, 2020 Dear Members of Congress: As you are preparing to vote on a bailout for the airline industry, we write to ask that it include protections for people impacted by dangerously concentrated levels of aircraft noise and emissions pollution. We realize that this bill is being passed very quickly. However, if at all possible, we’d like to see any or all of the following conditions included in any bailout bill for the airline industry: 1. Nighttime curfews. Curfews would enormously improve the lives of millions of Americans who are seriously disturbed by nighttime noise and would be straight-forward, effective, and enforceable. Curfews could be instituted easily while the airlines are ramping back up after the bigcutbacks in service caused by this crisis. 2. Airlines should be required to direct airplane traffic over non-residential areas (e.g., oceans, bays, rivers, industrial areas) whenever they are flying under 10,000 feet altitude. Where residential overflights are totally unavoidable, airlines should no longer be permitted to concentrate them all over the same communities. 3. Commission the National Academy of Science to publish a consensus report through the Academy's Division of Medical Science, reviewing existing studies of the public health impact of performance-based navigation. 4. Require airlines to retrofit vortex generators to Airbuses/A320s during scheduled majormaintenance, including semi-annual reports of number A320's in fleet, # retrofitting, timeline forremaining. This reflects the thinking of the member groups of the Quiet Skies Conference, a national organization of aviation-focused community advocacy groups throughout the country. Thank you for your consideration, Legislative Committee, Quiet Skies Conference 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net> Sent:Tuesday, March 24, 2020 10:30 AM To:Lait, Jonathan Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City; Planning Commission; Architectural Review Board; UAC; board@pausd.org; health@paloaltopta.org; 'Tina Chow'; 'Todd Collins'; 'William Ross'; French, Amy; Atkinson, Rebecca Subject:Resending: Setbacks from homes for cell towers CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Jon, Below you’ll find an email I sent you early last week. I’m resending it because I haven’t heard from you, and I want to make sure you received it. I realize that COVID-19 has undoubtedly disrupted your work, and your colleagues’ as well. But I trust that the information I’m asking you for (and have been asking the Planning Department for since February 23rd) is at your fingertips, or close by. I say this because it is the basis of the recommendations you made, first, at the City Council meeting on December 16th, 2019, and again at the Planning and Transportation Commission meeting on February 12, 2020. One other thing: Since the Wireless Hot Topics page has not been updated, should I assume that the “shot clocks” on at least some existing telecom company applications to install cell towers in Palo Alto continue to tick, coronavirus or no? Thank you, as always, for your help. Regards, Jeanne   Jeanne Fleming, PhD JFleming@Metricus.net 650-325-5151     From: Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net>   Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 6:15 PM  To: 'Lait, Jonathan' <Jonathan.Lait@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Cc: 'City'' <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Clerk, City' <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org>;  Planning.Commission@cityofpaloalto.org; 'Architectural Review Board' <arb@cityofpaloalto.org>;  UAC@cityofpaloalto.org; board@pausd.org; health@paloaltopta.org; 'Tina Chow' <chow_tina@yahoo.com>; 'Todd  Collins' <todd@toddcollins.org>; 'William Ross' <wross@lawross.com>; 'French, Amy'  <Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org>; 'Atkinson, Rebecca' <Rebecca.Atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Subject: Setbacks from homes for cell towers  2   Dear Jon, I’m sorry you were not able to attend last Thursday’s meeting, and I hope you are well. I am writing to you with a specific request. But first, I want to provide a bit of context. Last December, you recommended to City Council that they allow small cell node cell towers to be placed as close as 20 feet to homes—recommended this because, you said, a 20-foot setback maximizes the percent of poles in Palo Alto on which telecom companies can install their equipment.   In making this recommendation, you explained that Staff had considered four different setbacks from homes—20 feet, 35 feet, 50 feet and 100 feet. Your analysis showed, you said, that:    A 20-foot setback would disallow cell towers on only 10 percent of utility poles (or to put it the other way, it would allow them on 90 percent of poles);    A 35-foot setback would disallow cell towers on 70 percent of poles; and    A 100-foot setback would disallow cell towers on 90 percent of poles.  (The Final Minutes of the December 16th, 2019, Council meeting do not report what you stated was the percent of utility poles on which cell towers would be disallowed were the setback from homes 50 feet.)  But the issue is not the percent of poles Palo Alto makes available to telecom companies for their cell towers. It is the number of poles the City makes available. And looking at the numbers, there is no justification for a 20-foot setback.   Consider, please, this back-of-the-envelope calculation: We know that telecommunications companies have applied to install about 150 small cell node cell towers in Palo Alto. And we know that there are about 6,000 wood utility poles in Palo Alto, 4,500 of which are located in the public right of way. We would expect that, in those large swaths of the city that are both residential and have above-ground utilities, there would be over 3,000 wood poles located in the public right of way. Do telecommunications companies really need 2,700 wood poles to choose from in siting those 150 cell towers in residential areas—that is, do they really need access to 90 percent of all wood poles, which is what a 20-foot setback is designed to provide? For that matter, how can they possibly need access to 2,100 poles, which is what a 35 foot setback would give cell carriers (i.e., 70 percent of 3,000 wood poles). True, they are likely to be filing applications to install more towers—but not hundreds and hundreds of more towers. So what possible reason is there for granting such extraordinary latitude to Verizon et al., at the expense of the quality of life in Palo Alto’s neighborhoods?   To move beyond back-of-the-envelope calculations, I have twice written to the Planning Department’s Amy French and Rebecca Atkinson asking:    What are the numerators and denominators of the fractions that are the basis for the percentages you cited—i.e., what are the actual number of poles used in the setback calculations?  What methodology was used to produce the percentages you cited to Council (e.g., how many of Palo Alto’s 6,000 wooden utility poles were considered in calculating the percentages? were 3 street lamp poles also considered? on what basis were any poles excluded from consideration?)?  Initially, Ms. Atkinson said that this information was being assembled for us. But at our meeting last Thursday, she and Ms. French told Professor Chow and me that they would not provide it. They said it would be unfair to others if they were to give us information they did not give to everyone else. But this makes no sense. We are not asking that the data shown to us be kept from others. Moreover, residents ask Staff for information all the time, and Staff provides it, without worrying about to whom they are not providing it. That said, if Staff are truly concerned that others won’t have the data I have requested, then Staff need only post it on the City’s Wireless Hot Topics page, and it will be available to the public at large. I think you will agree, Jon, that transparency is the cornerstone of good government. And I think you will also agree that when government withholds the data on which an analysis presented to City Council and the public was based, citizens might reasonably wonder about the validity and reliability of that data—might ask themselves, what are people trying to hide. Hence I am writing to you to ask that you please tell me: 1) the numerators and denominators of the fractions that are the basis for the percentages you have calculated for 20-foot, 35-foot, 50-foot and 100-foot setbacks from homes, and 2) what the methodology was for the analyses that produced these numbers.   Thank you very much for your attention and your help. Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Jeanne  Jeanne Fleming, PhD JFleming@Metricus.net 650-325-5151   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Press strong <pressstrong@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:52 AM To:Council, City; Human Relations Commission Subject:Fwd: PAPD to protect and serve... impartial treatment of all. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      Ed Shikada  Palo Alto City Manager            On or about January 2, 2020 at 10:45am this man deliberately walked over toward where I was standing getting food  from a food bar and deliberately bumped into me and then laughed as he continued to walk off.  On or about February 1, 2020 at 11:00 I was sitting at a bench eating lunch when this man walked up behind me almost  brushing against my back and brandished a silver object in a threatening manner.  2 On or about March 18, 2020 at 1:15pm this man deliberately walked over to my location  coming within a couple feet of  me in violation of the 6ft. stay away order, and made a threatening comment.  slm  On or about March 19, 2020 at 5:00pm this man deliberately walked over to my location and thrust out his fist and  revealed the silver metal looking object that he had brandished on the prior date.      3     4   I want nothing to do with this man yet he continues to seek me out making threatening actions toward me.  Should he  ever harm me I will not defend myself because If I defend myself the PAPD will twist the scenario 180 degrees as it has  done in the past numerous times.      https://chiefburns.weebly.com/  https://chiefburns.weebly.com/exhibit‐5.html  5 https://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/  I would ask the PAPD to protect me from this man, but the PAPD wants this man to harm me.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EJHO0LCn9o&t=8s  https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/moore.html  https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/parham.html  https://chiefburns.weebly.com/retaliation.html  https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/false‐arrest.html  Since the City of Palo Alto through their police department refuses me the right to self defense against the malicious  harm of others, and refuses to protect me from malicious instigators like this man; should this man harm me I will hold  the City of Palo Alto liable for any damages this man causes to me.    People v. Curtis , 70 Cal.2d 347  [Crim. No. 12665. In Bank. Feb. 13, 1969.]  https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people‐v‐curtis‐22684  https://www.aerlawgroup.com/california‐self‐defense‐laws/  https://www.shouselaw.com/self‐defense.html  Tony Ciampi  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 9:28 AM To:Bill Robinson Cc:Brian McComas; sixth.district@jud.ca.gov Subject:Re: Brian McComas Attachments:DECLARATION OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF.pdf; Grand-Jury- Investigation-Public-Guardian-Santa-Clara-County.pdf; death_of_julie_stewart_san_jose.pdf; 150989769-Hud-Markham-Plaza-Joinder-345092-001-1-1.pdf; April 2018 Palo Alto City Council.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  There are concerns being raised among the different coalition organizations regarding the repeated threats being made  by Brian McComas against members of military / police organizations  working out  Arizona and Nevada who are  coordinating with others in the San Francisco Bay Area and other areas.          This includes the threats Mr. McComas has made against U.S. Navy officer David Plumb regarding investigation into  Social Services Director: Will Lightbourne,and  the Shower Posse Cartel by retired FBI special agent Ted Gunderson.       https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/01/christopher‐dudus‐coke‐us‐court    This behavior is unacceptable and needs  to stop immediately.      Cary Andrew Crittenden | 408‐318‐1105      2         Begin forwarded message:    From: Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com>  Subject: Attorney Brian Curtis McComas ‐ Re: Murder of Markham Plaza resident Robert Moss  concealed from civil grand jury investigation. ( H045195 ‐ Oral Argument Notice )  Date: March 19, 2020 at 2:56:42 PM PDT  To: Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com>  Cc: Bill Robinson <bill@sdap.org>, sixth.district@jud.ca.gov, sdapattorneys@sdap.org,  SFAG.Docketing@doj.ca.gov, security@silicon‐valley.meda, editor@silicon‐valley.news    Mr. McComas,    WE have decided that there WILL BE ORAL ARGUMENT and that is FINAL.. ( Regardless of Coronavirus )    3   HOMICIDE CONCEALED FROM 2013 / 2014 CIVIL GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION INTO SANTA CARA  COUNTY PUBLIC GUARDIIAN                4 CENTERFORJUDICIAl 1'.\\IJ.ens tar Crl/11/n .._. ___ ....iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii .... lliEXiiiCiiElliiENiiCiiiE.OiiiRGilllllllllli ~ JUSTICE 5       On Mar 19, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> wrote:    Cary,    As Mr. Robinson and I have told you before, your counsel is “captain of the ship” on  appeal.  This includes the decision to request oral argument.  We have already decided  not to request argument.  We will not be revisiting the issue.    Nor can we file a motion to dismiss on the grounds you specify.  We have filed an errata  to the opening brief, which you were served with.  Your habeas petition and motion for  corrective action are pending and will be decided by the Court.    Finally, we will not be emailing you further if you continue to waive attorney‐client  privilege by forwarding the emails to the Court and opposing counsel.  Doing so only  hurts your case.     Brian C. McComas, Esq.  Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP  PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102  Cell: 208-320-0383  Fax: 415‐520‐2310    CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e‐mail is legally privileged and protected by the  Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510‐2521.  If the reader of this  message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for  delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208) 320‐0383 and by return e‐ mail, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you.       On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:14 AM Cary Andrew Crittenden  <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com> wrote:  Mr McCiomas,, We did NOT decide not to request oral argument.      The case WILL have to wait until normal proceedings resume.     All of the issues have NOT been VERY THOROUGHLY briefed.     Matters relating to this case are still under investigation and there is still an audit  pending on SDAP     You have not corrected your inaccurate statements in the opening brief and other false  /misleading statements.    You have not filed motion to dismiss on the grounds that I was deprived of my right to  speedy trial without just cause and denied Marsden motion.     6 My legal council, investigators and participatory defense team must go over all the  documennts and and confer with community stakeholders.    There will be NO BYPASSING oral argument.     Cary Andrew Crittenden | 408‐318‐1105        On Mar 19, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Brian McComas  <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> wrote:    Cary,    I'm forwarding my correspondence from last night to this email  account because we do not know which account you are currently  using.    Sincerely,    Brian C. McComas, Esq.  Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP  PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102  Cell: 208-320-0383  Fax: 415‐520‐2310    CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e‐mail is legally privileged and  protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C.  2510‐2521.  If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,  or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended  recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution  or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have  received this e‐mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208)  320‐0383 and by return e‐mail, and delete all copies of this message.  Thank you.     ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com>  Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 6:06 PM  Subject: H045195 ‐ Oral Argument Notice  To: Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@yandex.ru>  Cc: Bill Robinson <bill@sdap.org>    Cary,    As you may not know, the Sixth District has suspended oral arguments  due to the health emergency caused by COVID‐19.  Arguments will be  resumed when normal procedures return.  The Court's letter to  counsel concerning the suspension of oral argument is attached.  7   After conferring with Mr. Robinson, we've decided not to request oral  argument so that the case WILL not have to wait for normal  procedures to return before the Court rules.  This should speed up the  Court's ruling, even while normal operations are suspended.  Nor do  we believe that oral argument is needed because all of the issues have  been VERY THOROUGHLY briefed.    To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In   Sincerely,    Brian C. McComas, Esq.  Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP  PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102  Cell: 208-320-0383  Fax: 415‐520‐2310    CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e‐mail is legally privileged and  protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C.  2510‐2521.  If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,  or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended  recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution  or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have  received this e‐mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208)  320‐0383 and by return e‐mail, and delete all copies of this message.  Thank you.   <Certify(72).pdf><H045195_Crittenden.pdf>        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DECLARATION OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF - 1 IN PROPRIA PERSONA SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALSE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CARY ANDREW CRITTENDEN, Petitioner,, vs. SANTA CLARA COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND ,SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA RESPONDANT Case H045195 Trial court: C1642778: DECLARATION OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF . IN PROPRIA PERSONA Petitioner, Rev. Cary Andrew Crittenden is a well-established and nationally recognized social activist, which includes political activism and tenant rights advocacy at Markham Plaza Apartments, a HUD subsidized apartment complex located at 2000 / 2010 Monterey Road in San Jose, California. The concerns brought to my attention by Markham Plaza residents included violence, harassment and hostile living environment by Markham Plaza Property Management. Previously, Markham Plaza had a contract through San Jose Police Departments secondary employment unit and hired San Jose Police officers to work off duty, in San Jose Police uniform as security guards, which raised serious conflict of interest issues. Off duty officers were often assisting in HUD violations, Fair Housing Act and section C-1503 of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DECLARATION OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF - 2 San Jose Police Duty Manuel which required that they only enforce laws - not the policies of their employers. In 2008, a complaint was filed by fellow Markham Plaza tenant rights activist, Dr. Christopher Ehrentraut with several law enforcement agencies including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, The U.S. Postal Service, The San Jose Police Department, The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office and the California Attorney General’s office. I had been advocating for Markham Plaza resident Heidi Yauman, who I had a very close relationship with. Heidi Yauman is disabled and was conserved through the Santa Clara County Public Guardian in probate court case ( 1994-1-PR-133513 / 1990-1-PR-124467 ) The Public Guardian also has history of facilitating illegal evictions and committing HUD violations, some of which were exposed by ABC News I-Team (Dan Noyes & Jim O’Donnell) The ABC News Story, Investigating the Public Guardian, is featured at the following youtube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y809jIIev5w There was an incident involving San Jose Police Sergeant Michael Leininger and Heidi Yauman, where Heidi was in outside seating area outside her residence. Heidi Yauman was not violating any laws or lease conditions but was approached by Sergeant Michael Leininger and told to go to her apartment and not come out or she would be arrested. I went over Heidi Yauman’s lease with her and the Markham Plaza House Rules and pointed out a section specifying that she, as a tenant was entitled to full enjoyment of all common areas of the complex, including the outside seating area where she was sitting when approached by Sergeant Michael Leininger. Heidi Yauman and I then returned to the outdoor seating area with copy of the house rules and lease where we were approached again by Sergeant Leininger, who said to Heidi Yauman “I thought I told you to go to your room!” I then attempted to show Sergeant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DECLARATION OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF - 3 Leininger the lease and house rules. In response to my advocating for Heidi Yauman’s fair housing rights, a federally protected activity, Sergeant Leininger commanded me to leave the property and not return or I would be arrested for trespassing. Sergeant Leininger and SEU reserve officer: Robert My name was then unlawfully entered into San Jose Police Department’s STOP program database. Heidi Yauman and I were both maliciously targeted and harassed by Sergeant Michael Leininger and reserve officer Robert Alan Ridgeway, who worked under Leininger’s supervision. Neighborhood residents approached me and complained that Leininger and his officers were also illegally targeting low income residents, and illegally banning them from “The Plant” shopping center, located across the street from Markham Plaza at the corner of Monterey Road and Curtner Avenue. These included residents of Markham Plaza Apartments, Markham Terrace Apartments, Peppertree Estates Mobile Home Park, and the Boccardo Reception Center, a neighborhood homeless shelter. What Sergeant Micheal Leininger and his officers were doing was very similar to the illegal practice of “red lining”. In 2008, Heidi Yauman submitted a complaint letter to Markham Plaza Property Management, Theresa Coons detailing the harassment and by Sergeant Michael Leininger. Chapter 4 of the HUD management agent handbook describes managements responsibility to be responsive to resident concerns. More info can be found at: https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/43815C4HSGH.PDF Sergeant Leininger approached me at my place of employment and told me that because of Heidi Yauman’s letter complaining about him, she was going to be evicted. Sergeant Michael Leininger also stated that I had been living at Markham Plaza and that he had video of me there. On the contrary, I had not been on the property for many months and had been residing in Palo Alto since June, 2007. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Heidi Yauman <heidi.yauman@heidiyauman.com> Sent:Thursday, March 19, 2020 5:11 PM Subject:From Heidi Yauman - Civil Grand Jury Investigation tampered with ( False Police reports ) Attachments:DECLARATION OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF.pdf; Grand-Jury- Investigation-Public-Guardian-Santa-Clara-County.pdf; death_of_julie_stewart_san_jose.pdf; santa_clara_county_courts_covering_up_murders.jpg; June Emails.pdf; civil grand jury retaliation santa clara county human relations cmmission.pdf Importance:High Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. The false police reports are documented here: https://www.uglyjudge.com/santa-clara-county-california-government-conspiracy-exposed-police-falsified-reports-to-frame-whistle-blower-cary-andrew-crittenden/ before and after the Markham Plaza attacks: https://heidiyauman.com/heidi-yauman-before-and-after/ Heidi Yauman HeidiYauman.com To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 2 -------- Original Message -------- Subject:Brian McComas  Date:2020‐03‐19 19:15  From:Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com> To:heidi.yauman@heidiyauman.com  On Mar 19, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> wrote: Cary, As Mr. Robinson and I have told you before, your counsel is "captain of the ship" on appeal. This includes the decision to request oral argument. We have already decided not to request argument. We will not be revisiting the issue. Nor can we file a motion to dismiss on the grounds you specify. We have filed an errata to the opening brief, which you were served with. Your habeas petition and motion for corrective action are pending and will be decided by the Court. Finally, we will not be emailing you further if you continue to waive attorney-client privilege by forwarding the emails to the Court and opposing counsel. Doing so only hurts your case. Brian C. McComas, Esq. Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102 3 Cell: 208-320-0383 Fax: 415-520-2310 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is legally privileged and protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208) 320-0383 and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:14 AM Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com> wrote: Mr McCiomas,, We did NOT decide not to request oral argument. The case WILL have to wait until normal proceedings resume. All of the issues have NOT been VERY THOROUGHLY briefed. Matters relating to this case are still under investigation and there is still an audit pending on SDAP You have not corrected your inaccurate statements in the opening brief and other false /misleading statements. You have not filed motion to dismiss on the grounds that I was deprived of my right to speedy trial without just cause and denied Marsden motion. My legal council, investigators and participatory defense team must go over all the documennts and and confer with community stakeholders. There will be NO BYPASSING oral argument. Cary Andrew Crittenden | 408-318-1105 On Mar 19, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> wrote: Cary, I'm forwarding my correspondence from last night to this email account because we do not know which account you are currently using. Sincerely, Brian C. McComas, Esq. Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102 Cell: 208-320-0383 Fax: 415-520-2310 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is legally privileged and protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208) 320-0383 and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. 4 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 6:06 PM Subject: H045195 - Oral Argument Notice To: Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@yandex.ru> Cc: Bill Robinson <bill@sdap.org> Cary, As you may not know, the Sixth District has suspended oral arguments due to the health emergency caused by COVID-19. Arguments will be resumed when normal procedures return. The Court's letter to counsel concerning the suspension of oral argument is attached. After conferring with Mr. Robinson, we've decided not to request oral argument so that the case WILL not have to wait for normal procedures to return before the Court rules. This should speed up the Court's ruling, even while normal operations are suspended. Nor do we believe that oral argument is needed because all of the issues have been VERY THOROUGHLY briefed. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Sincerely, Brian C. McComas, Esq. Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102 Cell: 208-320-0383 Fax: 415-520-2310 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is legally privileged and protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208) 320-0383 and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. <Certify(72).pdf><H045195_Crittenden.pdf> 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com> Sent:Monday, March 23, 2020 12:46 PM To:Brian McComas; nsba@californiagovernment.agency; group1@californiagovernment.agency Cc:supreme.court@californiagovernment.agency; sixth.district@jud.ca.gov Subject:Attorney Brian McComas - Perjury / Fake Court records Attachments:civil grand jury retaliation santa clara county human relations cmmission.pdf; April 2018 Palo Alto City Council.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mr. Brian McComas,     You need to STOP creating fake records relating to the matter on appeal and the related investigations .    By continuing  to commit perjury and falsifying records, you are putting others in the position where they may feel compelled to  correct your false statements. These include those who were not allowed to testify and witnesses who were stalked  harassed and threatened by The Santa Clara County Sheriff Department.     Many people are not pleased with you about  the death of Mr. Francis Carpenito.     Cary Andrew Crittenden |. 408‐318‐1105    2   He's at a aa•ln With an Illegal evldlon against Patricia A. Bond 18QV295831 a lennlnaly II pe1lent Who had her residence broken li'dD li'lllllld while Iha waa In the hoepital, her stuft stolen and messed up c:alsd by Muldwm Plaza t41inagement, EAH Housing, INC. and a penion was Nin entarintA'nd leaving her premises and asks them • ._.. the loclct so lhat her ill>artment would be locked and secured ...,,, liar Clhalged tw $75 for new lock keys and they installed the new that day. Within 48 hours that same individual did take a aowbar k> door frame to regain entry and make himself at home because ha h place of his own and thent was never any type relationship between no he JJIW her get taken by the ambulance and he saw an opportu Mid he IOOk it. A couple weeks later when she comes ho111e >IPillal she find8 "8 individual still in her apartment and ahe M8ild611 Ptaza'Mana to can the police and have and~ ply and call the P<*BWhiC~ ~ lhe i ual to jad. To her __. Intruder from her a1pat1lmll the Intruder as Defertdai1" 3       Begin forwarded message:    From: Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com>  Subject: Attorney Brian McComas  Date: March 23, 2020 at 11:03:47 AM PDT  To: Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com>, group1@californiagovernment.agency,  nsba@californiagovernment.agency  Cc: Bill Robinson <bill@sdap.org>, heidi.yauman@heidiyauman.com, sixth.district@jud.ca.gov    Dear Mr. McComas, By continuing to commit fraud and refusing to correct the fake court records are creating regarding matters investigation, you are not only jeopardizing the investigations, You are also jeopardizing the lives of those involved. You are not “Captain of Any Ship” as you continue to claim and you directing statements like these toward Navy Officers who worked on Cartel investigations and dealings with Nigerian pirates is completely unacceptable and needs to stop nows. These of of yours are being taken as threats, and you been told repeated;y to stop. You need to stop NOW! You do not have my permission or permission of others involved o make any statements on or off record regarding the case on appeal and related matters under investigation. 4 I very concerned that your reckless disregard for the public and matters under instigation and your threats may be considered by others in conjunction with videos such the one below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bBl0TNmlLs&t=39s. ( I do not know much about this video or whether or not it is hoax, however, many people are in fear because of this video and threatening statements by you. - I am charged with protecting the public and I do not want someone to react I a way that may place others in danger ) I advise you to please do not take it lightly when told that you are under investigation and do not under estimate the level of sophistication or the magnitude of investigative resources that these individuals and organizations have at their disposal. Regards, Cary Andrew Crittenden. |. 408-318-1105 Click to Download April 2018 Palo Alto City Council.pdf 3.4 MB Click to Download crittenden_interview_dr_shawn_spawno.wav 9.9 MB Click to Download LAURA-OCEGUERA-10-24-10.pdf 772 KB , 2020 at 9:27:53 AM PDT To: Bill Robinson <bill@sdap.org> Cc: Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com>, sixth.district@jud.ca.gov There are concerns being raised among the different coalition organizations regarding the repeated threats being made by Brian McComas against members of military / police organizations working out Arizona and Nevada who are coordinating with others in the San Francisco Bay Area and other areas. This includes the threats Mr. McComas has made against U.S. Navy officer David Plumb regarding investigation into Social Services Director: Will Lightbourne,and the Shower Posse Cartel by retired FBI special agent Ted Gunderson. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/01/christopher-dudus-coke-us-court This behavior is unacceptable and needs to stop immediately. Cary Andrew Crittenden | 408-318-1105   5   Begin forwarded message: From: Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com> Subject: Attorney Brian Curtis McComas - Re: Murder of Markham Plaza resident Robert Moss concealed from civil grand jury investigation. ( H045195 - Oral Argument Notice ) Date: March 19, 2020 at 2:56:42 PM PDT To: Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> Cc: Bill Robinson <bill@sdap.org>, sixth.district@jud.ca.gov, sdapattorneys@sdap.org, SFAG.Doc keting@doj.ca.gov, security@silicon-valley.meda, editor@silicon-valley.news Mr. McComas, WE have decided that there WILL BE ORAL ARGUMENT and that is FINAL.. ( Regardless of Coronavirus ) HOMICIDE CONCEALED FROM 2013 / 2014 CIVIL GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION INTO SANTA CARA COUNTY PUBLIC GUARDIIAN Click to Download DECLARATION OF FACTS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF.pdf 347 KB Click to Download Grand-Jury-Investigation-Public-Guardian-Santa-Clara-County.pdf 1.2 MB Click to Download death_of_julie_stewart_san_jose.pdf 157 KB Click to Download 150989769-Hud-Markham-Plaza-Joinder-345092-001-1-1.pdf 586 KB Click to Download April 2018 Palo Alto City Council.pdf 3.4 MB 6   On Mar 19, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> wrote: Cary, As Mr. Robinson and I have told you before, your counsel is “captain of the ship” on appeal. This includes the decision to request oral argument. We have already decided not to request argument. We will not be revisiting the issue. Nor can we file a motion to dismiss on the grounds you specify. We have filed an errata to the opening brief, which you were served with. Your habeas petition and motion for corrective action are pending and will be decided by the Court. Finally, we will not be emailing you further if you continue to waive attorney-client privilege by forwarding the emails to the Court and opposing counsel. Doing so only hurts your case. Brian C. McComas, Esq. Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102 Cell: 208-320-0383 Fax: 415-520-2310 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is legally privileged and protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208) 320- 0383 and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:14 AM Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@icloud.com> wrote: Mr McCiomas,, We did NOT decide not to request oral argument. 7 The case WILL have to wait until normal proceedings resume. All of the issues have NOT been VERY THOROUGHLY briefed. Matters relating to this case are still under investigation and there is still an audit pending on SDAP You have not corrected your inaccurate statements in the opening brief and other false /misleading statements. You have not filed motion to dismiss on the grounds that I was deprived of my right to speedy trial without just cause and denied Marsden motion. My legal council, investigators and participatory defense team must go over all the documennts and and confer with community stakeholders. There will be NO BYPASSING oral argument. Cary Andrew Crittenden | 408-318-1105 On Mar 19, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> wrote: Cary, I'm forwarding my correspondence from last night to this email account because we do not know which account you are currently using. Sincerely, Brian C. McComas, Esq. Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102 Cell: 208-320-0383 Fax: 415-520-2310 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is legally privileged and protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208) 320-0383 and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Brian McComas <mccomas.b.c@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 6:06 PM Subject: H045195 - Oral Argument Notice 8 To: Cary Andrew Crittenden <caryandrewcrittenden@yandex.ru> Cc: Bill Robinson <bill@sdap.org> Cary, As you may not know, the Sixth District has suspended oral arguments due to the health emergency caused by COVID- 19. Arguments will be resumed when normal procedures return. The Court's letter to counsel concerning the suspension of oral argument is attached. After conferring with Mr. Robinson, we've decided not to request oral argument so that the case WILL not have to wait for normal procedures to return before the Court rules. This should speed up the Court's ruling, even while normal operations are suspended. Nor do we believe that oral argument is needed because all of the issues have been VERY THOROUGHLY briefed. To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In Sincerely, Brian C. McComas, Esq. Law Office of B.C. McComas, LLP PMB 1605, 77 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 101 San Francisco, CA 94102 Cell: 208-320-0383 Fax: 415-520-2310 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is legally privileged and protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at (208) 320-0383 and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. <Certify(72).pdf><H045195_Crittenden.pdf >   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Geri <geri@thegrid.net> Sent:Friday, March 20, 2020 4:00 PM To:Council, City Cc:Daily Post; Mike Bechler; Dorian Manke; Geri Mc Gilvray Subject:DICTATORS MONOPOLIZING OUR TV, cars all speeding, as usual. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________      Hi,     It’s an interesting slowdown to be home.  I am.     BUT I don’t want a police state.    THIS   president is bragging and bragging   through  my morning programs about how wonderful he is.     HE has taken over THE VIEW   each dog gone day.   ONLY DICTATORS   2 dominate all the airwaves like this.    DON’T WE HAVE A SAY ?    Do we have any say about his NETWORK the president controls?    The empty busses are speeding by.  They should be allowed to play music while they drive. Poor guys.    Yes, we should vote at the poles.  They are still counting mail ins From the last election.    YouR extra millions should be used to re pave MIDDLEFIELD WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY street between SAFEWAY  AND  Loma Verde.  SO MANY DRIVERS NEED IT.     And, we NEED A LEFT TURN SIGNAL AT MORENO AND MIDDLEFIELD ROAD.  With the speeding.  There is no where we  are safe here To turn leftif we can get out of our driveways.    Scott WIENER  Does not represent   Me.     Please support OUR keeping FRESH water in our TUALUMNE RIVER TO FLOW INTO OUR BEAUTIFUL BAY. The DELTAS are  WHERE RESTORATION IS.     The fish can’t swim on gravel in the summer.    Thanks for reading this, and representing us.    Geri McGilvray   Everyday Safety and WALKABILITY    650‐328‐2416  Dear Palo Alto Mayor Fine and City Council Members: The effects of COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the national economy, overwhelmed healthcare providers and decimated the hotel/hospitality industry on a national, regional and local level. Empty streets, business and school closure along with restricted travel have rendered Palo Alto a ghost town with no end in sight causing hotel and business closings. For January and February 2020 Homewood Suites produced modest 2% same period YOY occupancy increases. March 2020 I am forecasting a 63% reduction in occupancy with expectations of greater reductions in April. Effective March 11th we laid off over 30 staff members. The hotel is being operated by five members of the management staff. Prior to this order I had hoped the hotel could perform closer to 40% for the month. An important consideration in measuring the scope of this crisis is the Governor projects 25.5 million Californians to be infected over an eight week period. If only half that number become infected the number is still staggering. The pandemic health crisis continues to escalate directly impacting all of us on a personal level creating disruption at home and for business operators while demanding resources from the county and local level. An important financial indicator in addition to shelter in place is the current travel ban to and from China disrupting tech industry business processes which include manufacturing, distribution and supply chain management. Also impacting hotel occupancy. The historical trend indicates that China is the #1 feeder of travel to the US and particularly California with the airline measurement of 45,000 seats per week. SFO and SJC are two of the California points of entry for what was approximately 149 weekly non-stop flights. Certainly this drives business travel, however, over 50% of Chinese travelers arrive in California for leisure pursuits, generally staying 14 nights with ancillary spending of $2,220 for shopping and dining. The China travel ban has resulted in an abrupt halt to this travel and the economic ripple of every dollar spent in Palo Alto. This travel is typically planned 2-3 months in advance suggesting if the travel ban were lifted in the 2nd quarter we would not see travel resume until late summer or early fall. My view is the damage of this financial and health crisis is not entirely understood and will continue to reverberate globally, nationally and locally for quite some time. I firmly believe Palo Alto will emerge stronger and better and has the opportunity to affirm a leadership role positioning the city for future distinction. I urge you to consider thoughtful study/evaluation to measure impact of current events before proceeding with a business tax. Global and national indicators have intruded on our local decisions becoming a new voice in the conversation. A postponement will provide the opportunity to have a more informed strategy to implement a stronger and more effective outcome that benefits the entirety of Palo Alto. Respectfully. Matt Dolan General Manager Homewood Suites – Palo Alto 1 Baumb, Nelly From:roberta ahlquist <robertaahlquist@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:02 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fw: [MVHousingJustice] Mountain View's "Services to theHomeless/Unstably Housed" CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council:    Major steps need to be taken to help the poor, the homeless in our community. Here is what MV is doing. Please step  steps to 'up' your actions to support the homeless and low income tenants.    Sincerely,    Roberta Ahlquist, WILPF Low‐Income Housing Committee  ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@sonic.net> To: MVHJC List <mvhousingjustice@lists.sonic.net>; Housing Justice Announcements <housingjusticeannouncements@lists.sonic.net>; mvvehicledwellers@lists.sonic.net <mvvehicledwellers@lists.sonic.net> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020, 08:59:47 PM PDT Subject: [MVHousingJustice] Mountain View's "Services to the Homeless/Unstably Housed" Mountain View released today (March 20) an extensive list of steps being taken to help those who are unstably housed. See https://www.mountainview.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=1574&TargetID=1 These are good steps, but they are far from enough for our current emergency. Lenny -- Lenny Siegel 650-961-8918 Former Mayor of Mountain View, California lennysiegel@sonic.net http://lennysiegel.users.sonic.net/web/ Facebook: mvlenny Instagram:mvlennys _______________________________________________ MVHousingJustice mailing list MVHousingJustice@lists.sonic.net https://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/mvhousingjustice 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Audrey Gold <audreygold@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, March 18, 2020 8:23 PM To:Council, City Cc:Mesterhazy, Rosie; Palma, Jose Subject:Improvements to the Sidewalk in front of 505 N. California Avenue at El Camino Attachments:IMG_6858.jpg; IMG_6856.jpg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Dear City Council and the Safe Routes to Schools Staff,    I have submitted a request on Palo Alto 311 to ask if many of these newspaper boxes can be removed in order to  improve visibility at this intersection.  Most of these boxes are no longer used on a regular basis for newspapers and magazines and instead people use them  as trash cans.    Sadly, it was near these boxes that an 11 year old cyclist was fatally injured.  I know a careful and through investigation is  underway.  Perhaps these boxes made it more difficult for the driver to see the child on a dark evening.        I also hope that engineering experts review this location further to see if there are additional improvements that would  increase the safety of pedestrians and cyclists and others.    Thank you for your consideration and directing this request to the appropriate decision makers.    Sincerely,  Audrey Gold  member of the City / School Transportation Safety Committee and Safe Routes to School volunteer  ••• •• • • • ~ • ·-.. • • .-• • . - • • • . · . • : • • .. • • • • . .. 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' I • • .... .. ...... • • "I -• .. ·• ... ... •• , · . 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Great Palo Alto Living <paloaltoliving2013@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:47 PM To:Council, City Subject:Re: Your e-mail to City Council was received CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Thank you for your quick response.     On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 11:42 AM Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:  Thank you for your comments to the City Council. Your e‐mail will be forwarded to all seven Council Members and a  printout of your correspondence will also be included in the next available Council packet.     If your comments are about an item that is already scheduled for a City Council agenda, you can call (650) 329‐2571 to  confirm that the item is still on the agenda for the next meeting.     If your letter mentions a specific complaint or a request for service, we'll either reply with an explanation or else send it on to the appropriate department for clarification.     We appreciate hearing from you.      ‐‐   Great Palo Alto Living  Palo Alto, CA 94306  (650) 430-3577 (office) (440) 915-2839 (cell) paloaltoliving2013@gmail.com    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Cynthia Typaldos <cynthiatypaldos@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:17 PM To:Council, City Subject:Support this! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  February 19, 2020 Dear Ms. Kim Lunt, Thank you for the awesome tour around City Hall last Wednesday! We had fun and learned a lot. Our favorite part of the tour was the mock City Council Meeting. We sat on the dais and voted for each other's ideas. We learned that to be voted onto the Palo Alto City Council you must live in Palo Alto, be registered to vote, and at least 18 years old. We also learned mayors can serve two consecutive terms and are rotated. It was exciting to go into the mayor's office. The view was amazing! Thank you for giving each of us the Palo Alto 125 year pin, a sticker, and a Palo Alto pencil. Sincerely, Mrs. Deggeller's 3rd Grade Room 30 -Hoover School