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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20200505plCC 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: 05/04/2020 Document dates: 4/15/2020 – 4/22/2020 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:CHERYL NAFZGAR <marigoldblu@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:56 PM To:Council, City Cc:fta.adaassistance@dot.gov Subject:Gardeners CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor Fine, At the next Council meeting, please consider exempting seniors and the handicapped from the ‘’No gardeners’’ Ordinance. Last week a Palo Alto police person told our gardener it was not legal to be mowing our grass because of the ongoing worry about spreading Covid 19. I think exceptions should be made. Many of our neighbors are seniors, and some are very disabled. In our case, my husband is 83 years old and has heart disease. Also, I have MS and have had a stroke, both of which contributed to my being in a wheelchair full time. Needless to say, we no longer have a lawn mower, and wouldn’t be able to use it if we did. Additionally, I think this is a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Someone in a wheelchair is not able to mow the lawn. Sincerely, Cheryl Nafzgar Palo Alto, California 94306 Phone – 650. 493. 3287 Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:02 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Online: What will it take for local restaurants to recover? Famed Peninsula brewer Dan Gordon sounds the alarm after closing in Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Palo Alto Online: What will it take for local restaurants to recover? Famed Peninsula brewer Dan Gordon sounds the  alarm after closing in Palo Alto.  https://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/2020/04/15/what‐will‐it‐take‐for‐local‐restaurants‐to‐recover‐famed‐ peninsula‐brewer‐dan‐gordon‐sounds‐the‐alarm‐after‐closing‐in‐palo‐alto      To the City Council ‐     Fyi.     Hope you will have a chance to read this article.    Best,    Kathy Jordan  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:03 PM To:alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; beachrides; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; dennisbalakian; Dan Richard; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; 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; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; newsdesk; leager; Mayor; midge@thebarretts.com; nick yovino; popoff; Steve Wayte; Mark Standriff; terry; vallesR1969@att.net; Daniel Zack Subject:Fwd: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"-4-14-20 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, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:35 PM  Subject: Fwd: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"‐4‐14‐20  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:04 PM  Subject: Fwd: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"‐4‐14‐20  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:55 PM  Subject: Fwd: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"‐4‐14‐20  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:49 PM  Subject: Fwd: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"‐4‐14‐20  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  2           Wednesday, April 15, 2020                 To all‐  KCBS said this morning that Trump has now acknowledged that the Governor's have the power to re‐open  their States, not him. BUT look carefully at his thuggish threat right at the end of his Rose Garden briefing yesterday,  Tues. April 14, 2020. In response to a question‐  "What will you do if the Governor's resist your re‐opening order?"‐   he  said that he won't do anything to the Governors.  Sounded good.  THEN the thuggery:  "I don't think we'll have a  problem there because the federal government has the equipment and the money".                 I hope that Congress noticed that and is ready to start the impeachment process if Trump makes good on that  threat. Strong‐arming the Governors to cause large numbers of deaths by an early re‐opening to enrich Trump's  Republican business pals should get him removed. Congress should issue a public statement warning him of that.                  The number of deaths in the UK yesterday almost matched the number of deaths in New York City‐ about 750.  Cases are spiking in socially gregarious Sweden.                Gov. Cuomo keeps observing that the curve is flattening in New York City, although it has plateaued at a high  number. That last part is important. We need to see Dr. Fauci's dramatic change in the downward slope of the curve, not  a flattening of the curve, before any significant lifting of the lockdown is allowed.                    We will need millions of test kits, large numbers of people trained to administer the tests, many high through‐ put lab systems to rapidly process the tests, and large numbers of people to do all of the contact tracing of those who  test positive on the diagnostic after they are quarantined. Large numbers of trained people will have to monitor the  quarantining process to be sure people stay quarantined. Gov. Newsom acknowledged most of that yesterday in his  press conference re his plan to lift the lockdown in California. Marshalling all of those resources will take time, a lot of  time beyond May 1, 2020.                During an "Ask an expert" 20 min. exchange on KCBS today‐  which can be heard on  www.kcbsradio.com/askanexpert , the issue of smog checks came up. It is a question for the Calif. DMV. If your smog  check facility is closed, can you mail in your check without your vehicle having taken and passed its smog check and get  your registration?  The DMV should make an announcement re that.  Car repair facilities are considered essential, and  that is where I have my cars smogged, but they are not required to remain open.                  Today's expert, Karen Rosenthal, an attorney with San Mateo Co., Calif., said that businesses that are allowed to  remain open are not requird to remain open.                        At www.kcbsradio.com/askanexpert  click on  coronavirus.  Then scroll down and click on  askanexpert.  KCBS  runs this every morning for 20 minutes, presenting the expert with questions which people have sent in. They then post  these programs at that site. This does work. I just did it but when you get to the program, the site buffers for a while. It  does start, however.  Just sit through the buffering. This is on at 9:20 AM every day on KCBS.                       One day they had the head of emergency services at UCSF Hospital. I can listen to it unless the expert is  infected with  "ya know"  and does that every fifth word. Then I turn my radio off. There is a woman on late‐night TV  from England who is infected with this. I have turned her off because of it. She recently interviewed a man who is a huge  name inside the beltway (not a former President)  and, surprisingly, he is infected with it. They were both doing it. They  interviewed him two weeks later and he almost got through the interview without doing it, so they have worked on him.  Somebody who ran for President in the foreseeable past was interviewed and they are infected with it now that they  lost that election. I watch BBC News and they do not employ anyone so infected.     3              The PBS News Hour has a woman who is interviewed re events in Washington‐ she's a regular. Last night she got  20 seconds in before she did it and I turned the program off. Our tax dollars support that show and I object to this. She  does it at least 10 times in 2 minutes, every time she is on.                The expert interviewed by KCBS very recently did it 10 times in 20 minutes. It represents an assault on the English  language and I will not listen to it.                 This "ya know" thing originated with hippies like Charlie Manson and his people sitting in a basement in the  Haight dropping acid and slurring their words. Now big‐gun experts are ruining their reputations and careers by doing  this. There is psychiatry and speech therapy available to most of them, and they should avail themselves of those.                    Be careful. Don't get injured. Want to sit in an ER for hours? Be careful with your teeth. My dentist is closed.  Emergency dental care might be difficult to arrange.Check around in the dental community to see how that could be  arranged before you need it. I heard a blurb about it this AM on KCBS.                      LH  ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:54 AM  Subject: Fwd: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"‐4‐14‐20  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>, dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, David  Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, Dan Richard <danrichard@mac.com>, Doug Vagim <dvagim@gmail.com>,  Daniel Zack <daniel.zack@fresno.gov>, <dallen1212@gmail.com>, <dlfranklin0@outlook.com>, kfsndesk  <kfsndesk@abc.com>, <kwalsh@kmaxtv.com>, Pam Kelly <pkelly@svlg.org>, Mayor <mayor@fresno.gov>, Mark  Standriff <mark.standriff@fresno.gov>, <margaret‐sasaki@live.com>, terry <terry@terrynagel.com>, city.council  <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>, newsdesk <newsdesk@ksee.com>, leager <leager@fresnoedc.com>,  <esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov>, paul.caprioglio <paul.caprioglio@fresno.gov>, <fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net>,  <francis.collins@nih.gov>, bballpod <bballpod@aol.com>, Irv Weissman <irv@stanford.edu>, Joel Stiner  <jastiner@gmail.com>, <grinellelake@yahoo.com>, <alumnipresident@stanford.edu>, <antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov>,  beachrides <beachrides@sbcglobal.net>, Leodies Buchanan <leodiesbuchanan@yahoo.com>,  <bearwithme1016@att.net>, Cathy Lewis <catllewis@gmail.com>, <eappel@stanford.edu>, huidentalsanmateo  <huidentalsanmateo@gmail.com>, steve.hogg <steve.hogg@fresno.gov>, <lalws4@gmail.com>,  <midge@thebarretts.com>, nick yovino <npyovino@gmail.com>, popoff <popoff@pbworld.com>, jerry ruopoli  <jrwiseguy7@gmail.com>, <russ@topperjewelers.com>, Steve Wayte <steve4liberty@gmail.com>,  <vallesR1969@att.net>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:24 AM  Subject: Fwd: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"‐4‐14‐20  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:46 PM  4 Subject: Gov. Cuomo reacts to Trump's "I decide when U.S. reopens"‐4‐14‐20  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>                  Late on Tues, April 14, 2020                    To all‐           Here is Gov. Cuomo  on Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020 reacting to Trump's assertion on Monday April 13, 2020 that  he has the sole power to re‐open the country‐ he has the exclusive power to do that, not the Governors:              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ_Gw9etRfk              Then, look at the Trump press briefing in the Rose Garden today, April 14, 2020. Look right at the end of it. He  seems conciliatory to the Governors after the uproar from his statement on Monday." I am not going to make them do  anything", he says. (That surprised me).  THEN he said "I don't think they will resist my order to re‐open because the  federal government has the supplies and the money". Words to that effect.  Man, that is real thuggery. You Governors  will re‐open your States when I tell you to or we will withhold life and death supplies and money from you.  Trump likes  to be provacative.  Getting the economy going again to enrich his rich republican pals in the business sector is that  important to him?              I think that threat, if Trump makes good on it, should be grounds for impeachment. Just breath the word, and he'd  back off, I think.                      Here is a good article containing big‐gun legal analyses on the issue of Presidential v. States powers wrt re‐ opening the country:                     https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald‐trump/fact‐check‐trump‐claims‐it‐s‐his‐call‐when‐reopen‐ n1182836                 This morning KCBS ‐SF carried 45 minutes of Gov. Newsom's press confence re his 6 step program to re‐open  California. Gradual, not a light switch, a dimmer. We'll feel our way. Gradual lifting of restrictions with their re‐ imposition if necessary. Sounded pretty reasonable. See the vid if you can. Trump refused to say in the Rose Garden  whether Newsom designed that plan in consultation with the feds. What I see is that it will be safe for people to resume  normal activity when there is mass testing‐ the diagnostic test‐ to find people who are infected with Covid‐19 and are  contagious and then to quarantine them!!  When we quit finding people who test positive for the diagnostic test, we will  no longer have people in the public who are a threat to others.  Remember, many young people may show virtually no  symptoms and be fully infectious. There are 40 million people in Calif. How long will it take to test all of  them?  We'll  surely need federal help to do it.  We'll need millions of the Abbott Labs 5 minute test.                I won't feel safe until we either test every person in Calif. and quarantine those that test positive, or we have an  effective vaccine that has been almost universally administered in California. Of course, the statisticians with their  sampling methods can determine with some level of confidence what the infection number is without testing every  person. You take a school with 20 classes. You test every child in 3 or 4 of those classes. The classes chosen would have  to be representative of the entire school. That gives you an idea of how many children in the entire school are infected,  within some confidence intervals. Different age groups in different classes might make finding classes that are  representative of the entire school difficult. The statistical approach would work with a uniform population as long as  the group examined was "representative" of the entire group.     5                Fresno County, Calif. now has 251 confirmed cases of Covid‐19 and seven dead.  Wherever you see those  numbers, the dead come close to 3% of the cases.                This morning KCBS had a short chat with one of the researchers at Stanford who developed the antibody  test.  "It's a work in progress" he said. He certainly did NOT say that that test can determine with certainty that a person  is immune to the virus. If you do widespread testing and find very few people who are positive on the diagnostic test,  and you quarantine them, and then do contact tracing, and then if you find a very small percentage of people who test  positive for the antibodies, I can see how all of that could inform a re‐opening process. But we have a LOT of testing to  do in Calif. before we can lift restrictions very much. Gov. Newsom can gain confidence from the public for his plan to re‐ open if he arranges massive testing and the testing shows very good results. That is what we will be watching for. Until  then, I, for one, will shelter in place.                       KCBS said today that Stanford is testing it antibody test on 5,000 atheletes.                 Despite Trump's and Newsom's assertions to the contrary, Fresno Co. public health officials are still almost  begging for protective gear to be donated here as of Monday, April 13, 2020. Newsom's people should get in touch with  the Fresno Co. public health officials and see what they need.                       BTW, will the Gov. please announce where we can buy masks. Since we have hundreds of millions of them,  where can we get them?                                             LH      1 Baumb, Nelly From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:56 AM To:Sara Cody; Rokhanna Info Subject:C & D now Virus Treatment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Vitamins C and D Finally Adopted as Coronavirus Treatment Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola  April 07, 2020 STORY AT-A-GLANCE  Vitamins C and D are finally being adopted in the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. This fortunate turn of events is likely to save thousands of lives, while keeping health care costs down  Seriously ill coronavirus patients in New York state’s largest hospital system receive 1,500 milligrams of intravenous vitamin C three to four times a day, in conjunction with other conventional treatments  Vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug, actually killing viruses  In recent articles, former CDC chief Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. John C. Umhau, a public health specialist at NIH, highlight the usefulness of sun exposure and/or vitamin D supplementation to reduce your risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection  Although vitamin D does not appear to have a direct effect on viruses, it does strengthen immune function, thus allowing the host body to combat the virus more effectively. It also suppresses inflammatory processes Remember last year when Washington Post reporters were boldly declaring that vitamins C and D could not (and should not) be used against respiratory infections? The information I was sharing about their use was deemed so dangerous to public health that I was branded as a "fake news" site by self-appointed, pharma-owned arbiters of truth like NewsGuard. 2 How times have changed. After having defamatory lies published about me, vitamins C and D are now (finally) being adopted in the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. That just goes to show that when push comes to shove, the truth eventually prevails. When the medicine cabinet is empty, and doctors have limited options, suddenly the basics become viable again, and that is good news indeed, as it's likely to save thousands of lives, while keeping health care costs down. Vitamin C Treatment Implemented for Coronavirus Infection. As reported by the New York Post, March 24, 2020:1 See Mercola Newsletter, April 7 for full Mercola analysis forwarded by Arlene Goetze, No Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.om 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Deborah Goldeen <palamino@pacbell.net> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 8:43 PM To:Council, City Cc:Parks Subject:Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I’m assuming that if you all had moved forward with a strategy that would allow some cars into Foothills Park, I would  have heard about it. To support the idea that access to Foothills Park is essential for well being I’m including a link to a  Forbes article that supports my opinion. I hope you will read it.    https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassidyrandall/2020/04/09/why‐going‐outside‐is‐good‐for‐your‐health‐especially‐right‐ now/?fbclid=IwAR3rdOTp5UyYX2ZaSaR4mZ1‐fgDtgjx9YhCdurmaUbJb0y_sGgN3OYROFRg#5222d1b62de9  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Bill Zaumen <bill.zaumen@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 10:43 AM To:Council, City Subject:Parking restrictions at city parks CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    While the frustration with some rather clueless individuals who won't follow guidelines about "social distancing" is more  then understandable, it is not clear that restricting access to public parks, particular as has been done in neighboring  communities, is a good idea: these clueless individuals will almost certainly remain clueless and the public health effects  are the same no matter where they congregate. Meanwhile, the restrictions tend to push people into a decreasing  amount of space.    My personal experience indicates that these restrictions aren't helping. Typically I'll go running around Bixbee Park  roughly every other day, starting from home. The number of times I have to make some adjustments to try stay at an  appropriate distance from others has gone up over time, mainly along the sidewalks on Embarcadero Road or a short  but narrow path more or less parallel to the road leading to the parking lot.  This happens because people are parking  along Embarcadero Rd due to the parking lot closure, so you end up with additional people traveling in both directions  along a narrow sidewalk or path    The areas where traffic of various sorts seems particularly high are along the path adjacent to the frontage road on the  'bay' side of Route 101, plus the bike/pedestrian bridge between the Oregon Expressway and Embarcadero Road.  It  would help if bicycles used the bike lanes along the frontage road instead of the path: the frontage road gets almost no  traffic right now and should be comfortable for nearly everyone. A few signs encouraging the use of the road might help  spread people out.    For the bike/pedestrian bridge, two things might reduce the number  of people using it.   One is to open the under‐crossing by Adobe  Creek as soon as possible.  The other is to cone off the center lanes of Embarcadero Rd. temporarily at the freeway  overpass: four lanes are probably not needed right now due to so many businesses being closed.  People who normally  ride over the bicycle/pedestrian bridge could use St. Francis  Drive to reach Embarcadero Road, and make a right turn to  enter the centermost lane. Since  most of the cars are going to enter the freeway, it would be very easy to merge back to the right side of the road along the downhill section at the end of the overpass ‐ both due to little traffic and higher  bicycle speeds while going downhill.              Regards,            Bill Zaumen          Palo Alto    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Karen Pennington <chippedpot@icloud.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 11:50 AM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Public response to Covid 19 while exercising CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,     I live in the Community Center neighborhood.    I was out today and have been trying to exercise everyday, but public response to each other’s social space seems to be  on no ones mind.    On the way to and back from the grocery store, I saw that those in parks , jogging, biking and running no one was  wearing a mask, no one made social distancing space or moved off the sidewalk. Joggers 3 abreast a foot apart run past  each other.    I am a 67 year old woman who on my daily walks find this is like playing a form of a game of  chicken‐ as I move forward,  we eye each other and one of us has to move to get into the street 100 % of the time. I always move first.    Yesterday a woman with no mask huffing and expelling her breath kept her space on a sidewalk for a block, first not  making way for a mother with a child in a stroller and next not making way for a senior with a walker.    I saw both of these encounters watching while standing  in the street bike lane, stunned and silent. I am not going to say  anything, the unthinking person was also the most self absorbed person on the street.    I am writing to ask for the city to create a public etiquette section in your daily city wide mail.    Thank you for your concern,  Karen  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Cox <coxbr@aol.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 1:17 PM To:county.counsel@cco.sccgov.org; Council, City Subject:Residential Construction Ban Questioned CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Sir or Madam: I am a General Contractor with have several ongoing residential construction projects, including in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County. We were allowed to continue during the March lockdown, but the April rules made us stop work. The Santa Clara County rule prohibiting residential construction is different from the California state rule, and the rules of many other states, which do allow construction. During March, none of our workers got sick, and I am not aware of any construction workers who got sick on the job. The March Bay Area lockdown was clearly working to flatten the curve, as is the CA statewide lockdown currently, as well as the lockdowns in the many other states which are currently allowing construction. Conditions experienced by construction workers are very different from those experienced by workers in crowded indoor offices, stores or restaurants. Our crews are able to maintain social distancing, wear masks and gloves, and restrict access to our sites. Additionally, we do not have customers visit us the way that a store, office or restaurant does, so do not represent a significant vector for community disease spread. A restriction of civil liberty is only allowed when it is necessary and narrowly tailored to protect public health. Based on the evidence from March, from the state of CA, and from other states, the Santa Clara County rule prohibiting residential construction is not necessary to flatten the curve and slow disease spread. Nor is it narrowly tailored, as explained above, since construction activities are not customer facing and may be easily undertaken with careful safety protocols. I conclude the Santa Clara County ban on residential construction would not stand up to a legal challenge. Our workers NEED their paychecks. They are ready to go. Only the ban is stopping us. Please revise the guidance immediately and let us continue with our lawful activity. We do not wish to cost the County money in defending itself, but we will issue a legal challenge if we have to. 2 Thank you, William C. Cox, Cox Bros. Construction, Inc. P.S. On a personal level, I have been disappointed at the Bay Area leadership's ideological approach regarding people who depend on their monthly paychecks for their livelihood. Perhaps their jobs are "essential" for them, regardless of the county's judgment? We are supposedly an enlightened, progressive area. Our curve is flat. Expenses in this area are astronomical. If someone's work is safe, they should be allowed to perform it. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Helene Grossman <helenegrossman@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 4:27 PM To:Council, City Subject:Professional gardening (leaf blowing, etc.) 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 writing to express my concern about professional gardeners in Palo Alto who are continuing to blow leaves, mow,  etc. during the Shelter‐in‐Place (SIP).  Given how little we know about the coronavirus and how it spreads, it is a  potential health hazard for people nearby when gardeners use high‐powered leaf blowers and potentially blow virus  into the air.    At the best of times, gas‐powered blowers are noisy and polluting, but with coronavirus, they are also a dangerous  health hazard.  While professional gardening is illegal during the SIP, the law is being ignored.  There are gas‐powered  leaf‐blowers all around our home and the neighborhood.  It has decreased since the SIP went into effect, but it is still  very prevalent.    For the health and safety of the residents of Palo Alto, I am writing to ask the Council for more proactive enforcement.  I  understand that citizens can call the non‐emergency police number, but this is not a good solution ‐‐ by the time the  officers would come, the gardeners would be gone, so it is not effective and it wastes police time.  Then, the gardeners  would just return the next week with the same outcome.    I really hope we can be more proactive about enforcing our regulations (as we were many years ago when we first  banned gas‐powered blowers).  My family would like to be able to go into our backyard and feel safe, without gas‐ powered blowers coming at us from various directions.    Many thanks for considering.    Sincerely,  Helene Grossman    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 5:32 PM To:dennisbalakian; David Balakian; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; beachrides; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; Dan Richard; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; Daniel Zack; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; Steven Feinstein; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; Mayor; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com; nick yovino; newsdesk; popoff; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Trump: "They listen to me" re demos at Gov.s mansions demanding open 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, Apr 17, 2020 at 5:17 PM  Subject: Trump: "They listen to me" re demos at Gov.s mansions demanding open  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>              Friday, April 17, 2020‐               To all‐  KCBS CBS News today:  Trump clip:  "They listen to me" re  demonstrators outside the Governors' residences  of Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia demanding that the shut‐down be lifted. He loves it: People of low IQ and little  education‐ his kind of people‐ demanding that the measures in place to slow the spread be lifted.   "They listen to me"  he yelled when informed of these demos.         The same folks listened to AH and Mussolini. That is about Trump's IQ.               Yesterday, at Trump's press briefing in the WH where he showed off his 6 point recommendations to the  Governors, Dr. Birx went over the recoms with a slide show on the two big‐screens on either side of the podium.  AGAIN,  the TV camera did not pan over to show the slide show. This went on for 15 minutes. I complained when that happened  two‐days running a couple of weeks ago, and they started to pan the camera to show the slide show. Now we are back  to zero again on that. Does it really take the Pres. of the U.S. to intervene with the A‐V people to get this fixed?                  FAKE news, or just sloppy, inaccurate reporting. Just unbelieveable!  Last night on NBC Network News,  this:  "Another test for antibodies to see if someone has the Covid antibodies AND SHOULD BE IMMUNE is only starting  to roll out. If someone has the antibodies they could be cleared for work".                   Stanford developed the antibody test. I have sent out lots about that. NOWHERE do those researchers claim that  showing antibodies on that test means that the person is immune.  Just criminal sloppiness by NBC News. Sombody who  got their rich job through the Nazi Affirmative Action scam no doubt wrote that. A few months at a Jr. College probably.  So that is the level to which  NBC News has now sunk.  2              Many are quoting figures re the number of tests done. How about the rest of the story?  When someone tests  positive, they must be confined. If they get sick, they must be quarantined.  Calif., for one, must obtain millions of test  kits, train thousands of people to administer the tests, create a huge array of labs with high thru‐put equipment to  process the tests, train thousands of people to do the contact tracing of those who test positive, hire and train people to  monitor those quarantined to be sure they stay quarantined and to enforce the quarantine upon them with tough  sanctions. That is all a tall order but until we have a vaccine that is widely administered, that is what must happen or the  cases and deaths will spike.  I want to see Gov. Newsom bring all of that about before I will feel remotely safe in public.                And, of course, we have to see Dr. Fauci's dramatic improvement in the downward slope of the curve before any  reduction in shutdown measures would make sense.                Bravo to Gov. Newsom and the other Governors for standing up to the thuggery from Trump re who can lift the  shutdown.                 L. William Harding              Fresno, Ca.                                    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Patricia Becker <patricia@yourhealthandjoy.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 7:10 AM To:News Cc:CSD; Office of the CIO; Council, City Subject:Be Well - Use Local Resources for Stress Relief CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Thanks you for the most recent Coronavirus Daily Report - April 17, 2020 In the Be Well section of the newsletter you reference a YouTube Yoga for Anxiety with a woman who lives across the county. It would be better and much appreciated by Palo Alto residents to send folks to YouTube Yoga for Stress Relief. https://youtu.be/NYR52FqfCxA?t=12 which was produced at our local non-profit, the Midpen Media Center. Please forward this to who can make this change. Do you agree? Patricia Becker,  Wellness Coach; Yoga · Breath · Nutrition     Live Yoga    Shop Healthy    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kim Martin <kim_maas_martin@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:46 PM To:Council, City Subject:Comments Regarding Park Facilities Closures/Traffic Speeds Around Town CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello. My name is Kim Martin. First I would like to thank you for your public service. I am very grateful to live in a town where so many thoughtful and highly qualified people such as yourselves are in public service. I have lived in Palo Alto since 2002 and am writing currently to express my thoughts regarding the closure of certain park facilities during shelter in place, as well as strategies being considered to address speeding around town. Closure of Parking Lots The official number of parking spots at our Open Space parks (Baylands, Arastradero, Foothills) is very small relative to the amount of space to be used by residents in the park (trail space and usable open fields etc). For example, it is my understanding that Baylands alone has 15 miles of trails. My estimate is that the Byxbee parking lot has space for 20 or so cars while the Interpretive Center lot appears to have the same, as does the Sailing Dock, while the lot by the Ranger House may be more like 30, and the Duck Pond looks like 15. So, my total estimate is that Baylands has 105 or so total parking spaces. If you assume that however many people are in one vehicle all live together and will engage in their recreation together, there are at most 105 "groups" using the Baylands at once. Even if they were to all walk 6 feet apart from one another, that would leave over 14 miles of "buffer" space for social distancing. It seems rather absurd to conclude that this space should be closed on the basis of not enough room to maintain compliance with county and state orders. It makes no sense at all and I request that you reevaluate your decision and hopefully open the lots. I think it is totally reasonable to station rangers at entrances to parks to limit the number of vehicles and also perhaps giving a time-stamped temporary "parking pass" to allow residents 1-2 hours at most in a park, and then to enforce that. The closure of parking lots further discriminates against some people in particular, and for that reason should really be lifted. Households with multiple adults and vehicles can easily still use Arastradero and Foothills, where a drop off and pick up are required, or hike-in, but single-adult households can no longer use these parks as parents cannot just drop off their children and hope to pick them up later - such action would negligent at best and illegal at worst. I am personally appalled that Palo Alto enacted a policy that is so discriminatory. I would argue that the single-adult household with children needs access to such spaces most at this time. Closure of Restroom Facilities/Water/Benches at Parks This one makes no sense to me. I must assume that each of you knows that residents are still going to parks. If not, please visit one safely and see for yourself. Until we know more about COVID I can understand that some people may be frightened into the assumption that COVID is just floating around the air all the time, but this makes for bad policy. No matter how much you clean a public restroom, there are literally hundreds of things that can make you sick from them. We all know what we are supposed to do to use them safely, and I hope we all can honestly acknowledge that not all of us use them safely all the time (i.e., people don't always wash their hands). That does not mean you must close them. Rather, the city can do other things such as clean them multiple times a day or make hand sanitizer available on the OUTSIDE of them or install portable handwashing stations so that after people are done using them, and touching the handle which is NEVER clean, they can do a final santitizing. This 2 is just civil. Closing them is not, and discriminates disproportionately toward women in general, parents with children, and the elderly, particularly elderly women. For clarity, I am just going to say that because women do not have penises, they cannot just relieve themselves in a bush quickly and without much notice in an emergency (which I have seen far too often since the shutdown). Hence, closing of bathrooms discriminates against them based on their gender. Young children tend to be poor judges of the fullness of their bladders, and often wait to long before signaling to their parent that they have to "go." If bathrooms are not available in places where we seek our necessary exercise, this results in "accidents" where children or even adults may soil themselves. This is simply traumatic and should not have to happen. Further, many women, particularly post menopausal women experience bladder issues, causing them to urinate far more frequently than normal, making bathroom closure discriminatory on the basis of gender for this issue. Many elderly people have to drink frequently to avoid dehydration, and therefore have to "go" more frequently than others. The lack of available water and bathroom facilities clearly discriminates against them based on age. The closure of benches is totally confusing. COVID is a respiratory disease. Sitting is something we do with our "posterior chain" and for many requires to additional assistance from hands or other body parts. If a resident were to put his or her mouth on a bench for whatever, that is outlier behavior that is not useful to use when crafting public policy. I figure, if someone is likely to do that, they will do it regardless of whether you have posted a "this bench is closed" sign or not. I believe the closure of benches is particularly discriminatory to the very young and the very oldest and disabled residents. It forces people who must sit for whatever reason to sit on the ground instead. If COVID is on the bench, it is on the ground, as are a thousand other things that could make you sick. Might as well lick the bottom of your shoe! You can try to force people to stay at home, but you cannot enforce whether they have appropriate personal hygiene given the current pandemic. Closure of Dog Parks Honestly, this one makes no sense to me. Dogs need to run around and socialize. If there is not already a posting for capacity and time recommendations at dog parks, that would be a reasonable thing to establish. I don't believe people go to dog parks to recreate some sort of happy hour feel with other humans, but rather to exercise their dog at a higher level than is acceptable on city streets on leash. Dog parks may be perhaps one of the dirtiest places on earth. Seriously, dogs poop and pee there, they eat other dogs' poop, they sniff other dogs' butts, and roll around in all this stuff. I am going to bet that COVID viruses that might happen to land somewhere in the confines of a dog park are not going to last all that long in such a harsh environment. You can bet that a lot of dog owners wipe or wash their dogs after visiting those places, too. With the dog parks closed, the traffic of people who walk dogs at the Baylands has increased greatly, as has the frequency with which I see people let their dogs off leash. This is a terrible thing to witness, as the dogs almost always go dashing off after the wildlife and often catch them. There have been posted signs on trails and I appreciate that, but being a Baylands regular myself (I have been going their almost daily since 2002!), I must report that every three or so days I see this. I ALWAYS make an attempt to holler a request to the dog owner to leash their dog. This is usually met with contempt and often foul language. A combative dog owner with a dog off-leash jeopardizes all of us, especially young children. This week, I noticed that the goslings have begun to hatch at the Baylands, so now there are flightless baby geese out there. They are literally sitting ducks for predation by dogs off leash. I implore you to do something. The best thing to do would be to reopen the dog parks. In addition, I think starting a "tip line" for texts about this type of behaviour could be helpful. There are already stiff fines in place - but enforcement is lacking. A tip line would be more effective if some attempt to name or number the various trails were established. Speed Limits Around Town 3 Like many other residents, I have noticed increased speeds and aggressive driving maneuvers around town since the shelter in place orders were put in place. I do not think this is entirely intentional. It is very easy to misjudge one's own speed when there are so few cars on the road - or to speed simply by matching the speed of others when you assume they are going the speed limit. I do not support closing streets as a response to this. We do not need a new restriction that we will have to let up later. This will add to confusion about the right of way for people walking all over the middle of our streets right now. Our schedule of traffic fines ought to be more than sufficient to discourage this behavior, but once again, enforcement is a challenge. Although this is not a simple suggestion like the ones above, I strongly encourage you to consider installation of traffic violation lights at many intersections around town (LouisxEmbarcadero, MiddlefieldxEmbarcadero, ChurchillxAlma, El Camino x Oregon, El Camino x Churchill etc). Menlo Park has them. For that matter, in my opinion Menlo Park has far higher enforcement of traffic violations. Everyone I know who has received a photo ticket from Menlo Park from one of their El Camino intersections with cameras has adjusted his/her driving behavior - and that is the goal, isn't it? Traffic around Palo Alto and the shifting patterns of traffic that will result from diversion of traffic from redesigned intersections, rail-crossing accommodations etc. is a matter of a LOT of debate around town. Why not put cameras in place as an advance deterrent to the disastrous traffic people fear will result from these changes? At a minimum it would provide very useful data for future decisions in this area. Thank you for your consideration. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 3:25 PM To:Frank Agamemnon Subject:Fw: [freedomfight] Truth of COVD-19 and where it started. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Pat Rylance patrylance@yahoo.com [freedomfight] <freedomfight@yahoogroups.com> To: freedomfight@yahoogroups.com <freedomfight@yahoogroups.com>; Steve Quayle <steve777@stevequayle.com>; Lars Larson <talk@larslarson.com>; mike@mikeonline.com <mike@mikeonline.com>; Hal Turner <hal.turner@halturnerradioshow.com>; Peri Mcmillan <peri.mcmillan@dslextreme.com>; Suzanne Short <blueislandbobsue@comcast.net>; Shirley Barclay <shirleybarclay20@gmail.com>; Luana Dowling <dowlingluana@gmail.com>; Rebecca Macy <macyranch@gmail.com>; Chase Dowling <bcdowling@gmail.com>; BRITTANY MATICHAK <brittcody04@yahoo.com>; Judith P. Lindsey <jplindsey1@gmail.com>; Pam Petrocci <pbobandpam@aol.com>; Andrea Bishop <thebishmom@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2020, 12:41:11 PM EDT Subject: [freedomfight] Truth of COVD-19 and where it started. IF...IF you care about what is happening regarding this virus global pandemic and how this is eventually going to affect YOU and YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS ..... everyone in the world, I suggest you watch these two videos before they are taken down. I said from the very beginning that this was a Bio-weapon, well, it is much more than that. Please use your common sense, knowledge and intelligence to understand that Bill Gates, Dr. Fauci and others are deliberately trying to force us into vaccines for this virus EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Rashid Buttar BLASTS Gates, Fauci, EXPOSES Fake Pandemic Numbers As Economy Collapses    EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Rashid Buttar BLASTS Gates, Fauci, EXPOSES Fake Pandemic ... Follow Dr. Rashid A. Buttar: http://AskDrButtar.com/NNN https://www.CentersForAdvancedMedicine.com https://www.D...    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmD3EoSRgsI . These videos explain all you need to know. I only HOPE & PRAY President Trump will get wise to what they are doing. Pat 2 ps: I consider people like Bill Gates, Fauci, Birx and their ilk to be pure SATANISTS and are trying to bring in the scripural 666. Read Revelation 13:16-18 __._,_.___ Posted by: Pat Rylance <patrylance@yahoo.com> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group •Start a New Topic •Messages in this topic (1) VISIT YOUR GROUP • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Steven Scharf <SScharf@cupertino.org> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 11:23 PM To:Steven Scharf Subject:Please encourage Santa Clara County to join with the other six Bay Area Counties in fighting Covid-19 by requiring face coverings. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council Members, Mayors, County Supervisors, and City Managers:    As you are aware, face coverings are critically important in slowing the spread of Covid‐19. Alameda, Contra Costa,  Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sonoma Counties are all mandating face coverings https://abc7news.com/face‐ masks‐bay‐area‐coronavirus‐pandemic‐requirement‐covid‐19/6111369/.      Please encourage Santa Clara County to join the other six Bay Area Counties in fighting Covid‐19 by requiring face  coverings. Currently it is only a recommendation. Our County has the second highest number of Covid‐19 deaths of any  county in California, behind only Los Angeles County. Infection rates and death rates continue to increase as the surge  approaches. A Stanford study, released on Friday April 17th, estimated that between 48,000 and 81,000 residents in  Santa Clara County were infected with Covid‐19 as of April 1, even though the official count on that date was only 956  (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1.full.pdf). Most infected individuals were unaware  that they were Covid‐19 positive because they had no symptoms and were not tested, but they were still spreading the  virus. Face coverings are a critically important tool in breaking the chain of transmission and there should be no  equivocation or ambiguity by our County.    We all know that even with a face covering mandate that law enforcement personnel are not going to arrest residents  for non‐compliance. However if face coverings are required then most people will voluntarily comply because they  better understand the seriousness of the situation. When face coverings are only recommend, many people don't take  the pandemic seriously.    While a unified county‐wide requirement is preferable to a piecemeal approach, next week Cupertino will likely follow  the lead of the six other Bay Area counties and begin requiring face coverings in the City. Please consider taking similar  action in your city should the County fail to act.     Please e‐mail the Santa Clara County Supervisors and request that they communicate the importance of requiring face  coverings to the Santa Clara County Department of Health.     Joe Simitian: supervisor.simitian@bos.sccgov.org     Mike Wasserman: mike.wasserman@bos.sccgov.org     Cindy Chavez: cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org     Susan Ellenberg: supervisor.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org     Dave Cortese: dave.cortese@bos.sccgov.org    If you have not yet seen this video, from the New England Journal of Medicine, of droplets just from talking (with a and  without a face covering), please view it at https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2007800.    Stay safe.      2 Steven Scharf  Mayor of Cupertino    BCC: All City Council Members, Mayors, City Managers, and County Supervisors in Santa Clara County (except Cupertino  City Council members)      1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 3:37 PM To:alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; beachrides; bballpod; David Balakian; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; dennisbalakian; Dan Richard; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; Daniel Zack; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; Steven Feinstein; Raymond Rivas; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com; nick yovino; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; terry; vallesR1969@att.net Subject:Fwd: German Health Minister- Why so low a death rate in Germany 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, Apr 19, 2020 at 3:17 PM  Subject: Fwd: German Health Minister‐ Why so low a death rate in Germany  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 3:06 PM  Subject: Fwd: German Health Minister‐ Why so low a death rate in Germany  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 2:33 PM  Subject: German Health Minister‐ Why so low a death rate in Germany  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>             Sunday, April 19, 2020            To all‐  Here is the German Health Minister, Jens Spahn, telling Amanpour why G. has had such a low death rate  from Covid‐19: Interview on Thurs. April 16, 2020:    2 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour‐and‐company/video/analyzing‐the‐low‐death‐rate‐in‐germany/                      They had LOTS of testing. And lots of ICUs and ventilators. But the big testing regime allowed them to  determine who was infected early on.                 We are WAY behind in the U.S. on testing. We lack the swabs, the reagents, the trained people to do the testing.  AND Trump won't order the manufacturers and chemical companies to produce what we need. Doesn't want to upset  his rich pals in the business community. He should use the DPA to order them into action, and he won't.  Grounds for  impeachment. Congress should begin the impeachment process if he will not act on this. If he only ordered DuPont and  Dow Chemical to produce reagents, I suspect that they could fulfill at least some of the need. Congress is remiss in not  beginning impeachment of Trump over this issue of testing supplies.              Every other day we hit something new from Trump that is grounds for impeachment.                  I'll just repeat something that Herr Spahn said in the complete interview, which ran ~15 minutes. He said you  have to "detect and isolate, and testing is part of that".    So detecting involves more than testing. People presenting  with symptoms? Dry cough, shortness of breath, headache, fatigue, fever, loss of taste and smell senses? Is that what he  meant?  Dr. Fauci should answer this. What did Herr Spahn mean when he said that "testing is one part of detecting".  Response from Dr. Birx?                    Now a very good segment on PBS News Hour for Friday, April 17, 2020 re testing and what the hold‐up is in the  United States. This starts at 22:50 and runs to 28:43. You'll learn a lot here in six minutes:  Start at 22:50.                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TucJAf3ueQo                 BTW, on Friday, April 17, 2020, Gov. Newsom held a press conference dealing mainly with his effort to get  homeless people into motels. During the questions, a reported asked him if California needs help from the federal  government in getting testing supplies. His answer was a classic dodge: "We could use some help". Five words. I guess  you don't pick a fight with Trump every hour on the hour.                One item from KCBS‐SF:  The researchers at Stanford who developed their Covid‐19 antibody test are testing it on  athletes. They are reporting that this test is showing that the infection rate for Covid‐19 is 50 to 80 times,  50 to 80  times,  greater than expected. 50 to 80 times higher.  If that many people have been exposed to the virus, it would mean  that the death rate from it would be in the ball park for that of seasonal flu, a little higher than for seasonal flu, the  report I heard said. I've heard this report twice. The researchers at Stanford should be asked to talk about that.                    How would it be at this point that nurses at UCSF Mission Bay have to use the same mask for their entire shift if  millions and hundreds of millions of masks are now available, according to Trump and Newsom? That was a report on  KCBS on Friday, April 17, 2020.   Either the HC people are lying or the system is not working right. Trump did say in one  of his press briefings that the doctors and nurses say that stuff to the cameras because they know the media won't put  them on otherwise. Is that not a gem? The doctors and nurses are lying about shortages to get on TV. That finally  explains it.                  Friday or Thurs. PBS News Hour or one of the networks interviewed a nurse in NYC. They are wearing the same  gown during their entire shift, treating nothing by Covid pts. Maybe even turning it over to the next nurse as she comes  on duty. Either Trump is lying or she is. Or gear is being sold out the back door of the hospital. There was a report of that  happening or a suspicion of it happening.                  L. William Harding                Fresno, Ca.                  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 1:29 PM To:Sara Cody Subject:Italy pads deaths-- 409 NOT 3,405 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Miscounting Deaths from Coronavirus. by Marco Cáceres From the Vaccine Reaction.com, Published April 19, 2020 In Brief: * Inflated deaths in Italy: People die --WITH-- the virus but NOT-- FROM-- the virus! * Italy padded the number of deaths: only 409 deaths not 3405. Just 12% * What if this same dynamic were in the United States? Only 12% were real? * The CDC counts both 'true' and 'speculative' guesses of COVID-19 the same, they call it death by COVID-19. HOW MANY ARE HONEST REPORTS// * Deaths can be determined even without testing. Real number is anyone's guess. * How can there be this level of inaccurate, incomplete mortality data on a health crisis of this apparent magnitude? ________________________________ On Mar. 19, 2020, the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Italy reached 3,405. The number was significant in that it surpassed the number of COVID-19 deaths in China, which stood at 3,245 at the time, and thus it was widely reported by the media.12 3 4 The following day, the president of the Italian Civil Protection Department, Angelo Borrelli, held a press briefing regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in the country and he specifically addressed the death count.5 6 7 Borrelli stressed… I want you to remember these people died with the coronavirus and not from the coronavirus.6 7 Borrelli was clarifying that the 3,405 people who died did not all die from COVID-19 even though they tested positive for the coronavirus that can cause the disease. He was making the distinction between dying with the virus and dying from the virus, which is not a negligible thing. Particularly when the perceived lethality of the virus may be the key factor behind public policy decisions to encourage “social distancing,” quarantine certain people and mandate the closure of large segments of society and even potentially institute martial law, suspend constitutional rights and violate basic civil liberties. > Professor Walter Ricciardi, who is an adviser to Italy’s Ministry of Health, confirms Borrelli’s point. He recently noted that the way in which doctors code deaths in Italy is “very generous in the sense that all the people who die in hospitals with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus.”7 8 9 10 So why offer what appears to be an inflated figure for COVID-19 deaths in Italy? Why not simply provide the actual number of people who died from COVID-19? In a health crisis where the public is already fearful, why put publish inaccurate information 2 that can only serve to panic people further? Padding the numbers doesn’t make sense unless the goal is to create more fear and panic. So if 3,405 people reportedly died of COVID-19 in Italy by Mar. 19 and not all of them died with COVID-19 as the primary cause of death, then what was the real number? According to Prof. Ricciardi: > On re-evaluation by the [Italian] National Institute of Health, only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 percent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity—many had two or three.7 8 9 10 11 If that’s true, then, of the 3,405 deaths initially reported in Italy as being solely caused by COVID-19, only 409 of them actually can be classified as COVID-19 deaths. That is a huge discrepancy, and one that can dramatically skew the public’s view of the impact of COVID-19 in Italy. On re-evaluation by the [Italian] National Institute of Health, only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 percent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity—many had two or three.7 What if this same dynamic were in play in the United States? Only 12% of deaths were 'from' the virus . . . . . It turns out that such a question may not be as implausible as some may think. On Apr. 7, 2020, Minnesota state senator and family physician Scott Jensen, MD said in an interview that he had received a seven-page document from the Minnesota Department of Health “coaching” him on how to fill out death certificates. He said he felt he was being told that he didn’t have to have a “confirmed laboratory test for COVID-19 in order to make the death certificate be COVID-19.12 Dr. Jensen expressed concern about this policy and how it misrepresents the deaths due to COVID-19. “When we start talking about the data that goes into the modeling, we have to ask ourselves a question. ‘Are we being forthright [with the public]?’ he said. “We don’t need to be having it sugarcoated.”12 When asked why he thought health authorities would want to skew the mortality numbers for COVID-19, Dr. Jensen said: > Well, fear is a great way to control people, and I worry about that. I worry that sometimes we’re so darn interested in just jazzing up the fear factor that sometimes people’s ability to think for themselves is paralyzed if they’re frightened enough, and that’s not where I want people to be. I want people to say we’re going to get through this, I’m going to use my head. I’m going to go to different sources. I’m going to listen to different sources, and I’m going to think for myself… because that’s what America is about.12 Internal medicine specialist Annie Bukacek, MD of Hosanna Health Care in Kalispell, Montana also recently expressed concern about the way the U.S. health authorities are reporting COVID-19 deaths. “Is this death rate based on truth?”asked Dr. Bukacek. “Are the reported deaths from COVID-19 truly deaths from COVID-19?” Dr. Bukacek added: > The Center for Disease Control […] still states that “mortality” data includes both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19. The CDC counts both true COVID-19 cases and speculative guesses of COVID-19 the same, they call it death by COVID-19. They automatically overestimate the real death numbers by their own admission. …We need to understand how the CDC and the National Vital Statistics System are instructing physicians to fill out death certificates related to COVID-19. Brace yourselves, and please pay attention and let what I’m about to tell you sink in. The assumption of COVID-19 death could be made even without testing. Based on assumption alone, the death can be reported to the public as another COVID-19 3 casualty.13 > If a patient is positive for COVID-19 and dies from another cause such as pneumococcal sepsis, it may be considered accurate to say that person died with COVID-19 not from COVID-19. Yet the CDC guideline lists this case as one more COVID-19 death and they go to the next questionable death, they label that as COVID-19 and it goes on and on. You could see how these statistics have been made to look scary when it is so easy to add false numbers to the official database. Those false numbers are sanctioned by the CDC…13 Dr. Bukacek believes that the “real number” of deaths from COVID-19 are “not what most people are told and what they then think.” She thinks that the real number is “anyone’s guess.”13 This is a stunning revelation. COVID-19 mortality figures have been used to institute unprecedented federal government guidelines for quarantining healthy people and state laws for restricting civil liberties. How can there be this level of inaccurate, incomplete mortality data on a health crisis of this apparent magnitude? ________________________________ References: Angelo Borrelli, Annie Bukacek, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID- 19, Hosanna Health Care, Italian Civil Protection Department, Italy, Marco Cáceres, Minnesota Department of Health, National Vaccine Information Center, NVIC, Scott Jensen, The Vaccine Reaction, Walter Ricciardi Note: This commentary provides referenced information and perspective on a topic related to vaccine science, policy, law or ethics being discussed in public forums and by U.S. lawmakers. The websites of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provide information and perspective of federal agencies responsible for vaccine research, development Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, No Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.com. from The VaccineReaction.com April 20, 2020 1 Baumb, Nelly From:David Page <dalpage5@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 4:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:Simultaneous budget AND pollution cuts? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,    I believe you may have already received a copy of these speculative budget/pollution ideas. However, in case you have not, I’m including them below. Please consider them to be a starting place to stimulate your own creative thoughts.    Thank you very much,  David Page  Co-chair, 350SV - Palo Alto team      Triple the rates for nat gas [with low-income waiver/exemption]; keep electric rates the same    Triple the rates for huge water users; double them for “average” users; no increase for low-income / minimal users    Spend no more money to maintain i c e cars in city fleet (with safety considerations, as appropriate) except to prep for sale    Sell city-fleet i c e cars; replace with used ev’s of comparable cost, or bicycles, clipper cards (when appropriate)    Create a fee for existing homes with chimneys, fireplaces, woodstoves. Fee to be reimbursed if chimney is removed, filled with cement, or similar action taken    Institute a fee for grocery stores and restaurants that sell palm oil, dairy products, lamb and beef    Create a fee for resident owners of i c e cars (low-income waiver/exemption)    Delete all funding for staff/council air travel, and other travel involving ghg emissions - including student exchange    Increase fees for golf course use    Increase fees for airport use    Increase the Transient Occupancy Tax to 25%    Delete all spending on promotion of tourism  2   Increase fees - by a lot - for single or two story (low density) construction; keep fees of 4+ story (high density) construction the same    Create a fee for buildings, houses, churches, and parking lots that have no solar panels on roof    Set up “suggestion box” for city employees re saving money/avoiding layoffs, with a small cash bonus if idea also decreases pollution    Charge a new fee to city businesses who do not (as appropriate) encourage/mandate employees to work from home {remote}, unless commute is done without i c e car    Delete funding for food purchases if such includes beef, lamb, palm oil, or dairy    Delete funding for downtown parking garage design and construction unless for ev’s, bikes, etc. only     Increase fees for residents to use city preserves, open spaces and city-owned parks    Decrease money spent on trail maintenance (ask for volunteers?)    Maintain the percentage of “remote” work done by city staff; do not go backwards with this    Collect fines for school/parent i c e car idlers    Have electricity meter reading done remotely, no more going door to door    Increase # of parking meters - if cost effective; and increase meter rates - with ev’s excepted    Increase price of parking permits - ev’s excepted    Postpone fixing problems with nat gas delivery system (as appropriate, with safety) - shut off lines instead of immediate repair; maintain/repair water and electricity as currently done    When in person gatherings are allowed again, create a (voluntary/suggested) fee for attendees who arrive via i c e cars    Increase frequency of sanitary sewer system inspections at businesses, and raise fines for inspection “failures”   Increase fees for use of city-owned parks, rooms, facilities, etc.    Raise fees considerably for the pumping of groundwater (residential basement construction)          1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 5:42 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Concerns re City FY 2021 Budget item on Council agenda tomorrow CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the City Council:  Tomorrow, Monday, April 20th, Palo Alto City Council will be reviewing the proposed FY21 budget (note: FY21 starts July 1, 2020), which can be viewed here:  http://cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/76264  Staff is clear to indicate the proposed FY 2021 budget does not yet reflect any COVID related impacts. Nonetheless, what is presented seems troubling. Where are the FY 2020 actuals, or projections, for example? Hasn't COVID 19 already had impact to City revenues? If the actuals aren't available, where are the FY 2020 forecasts? Why should the Council study a FY 2021 budget based on a now outdated FY 2020 budget?  The presented FY 2021 budget show revenues increasing 19.6% (page 37 and at end of this email) and expenses increasing 13.1% (from FY 2020's budget), including an increase of 4.3% in salaries and benefits (see page 39 and at end of this email). These charts are also included at the end of this email for easy reference.  At this point these FY 2021 budget figures don't seem realistic.   Shouldn't the Council be studying figures and considering action based on the City's new realities? Have there been hits to the City's revenues? How much? Couldn't COVID be considered a force majeure that could allow the City to modify its labor and other contracts? Shouldn't the City be studying these options, given new realities?  Here are areas of concern:  1. FY21 EXPENSES ARE LIKELY “ANCHORED” TOO HIGH  Staff specifically says “the FY 2021 baseline budget reflects the current service levels approved by the City Council with revenue projections prior to the COVID-19 emergency.”   But the approach staff took to develop the baseline is highly unusual. FY21 is compared to FY20 BUDGET (developed a year ago) instead of more appropriately analyzing FY20 CURRENT FORECAST (based on 10 month actual results and May/June forecast).  If the city's operating expenses are below budget this year (as one would hope), then using FY20 budget (developed over a year ago) as the starting point instead of 10 months of actuals and 2 months forecast for May/June seems like it may be artificially boosting the FY20 baseline. Furthermore, the FY21 figures assume “business as usual” (e.g., increasing employees costs >4% with flat headcount). So the starting point of FY21 expenses (before adjustments) seems artificially high.   2) KNOWLEDGE OF COVID IMPACTS SHOULD BE QUANTIFIED  Last week City Staff mentioned last week that the shutdown will cause about a $20m budget gap in the General Fund for the current fiscal year. What about the other funds? And why is the impact of the shutdown this year not shared at some level of detail (by revenue and expense) and then integrated into a few possible scenarios for FY21?  Given the fluidity of the virus situation and high variability of potential outcomes, it seems useful to model different scenarios by quarter as well (not just full year).  2 3) EMPLOYEE SALARY AND BENEFITS INCREASING  Page 43 (also at end of this email) shows Citywide average salary+benefits is $232k, reflecting an increase of 6.14% vs. prior year (here is last year: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/73190)). These average salary figures seem quite generous.  You can also see on Page 43 that 22.4% of employees are categorized as “Management/Professional”, meaning there is more than 1 manager for every 5 employees. This is a very low span of control and a metric that most private sector CFOs would be very troubled by.  As discussed above, the unadjusted plan reflects employee salaries/benefits increasing 4.3% (again, comparing it to the outdated FY20 budget, which may then actually understate the real growth given lower actual revenues).  Needless to say, these unsustainable increases in employee salaries and benefits just exacerbate the unfunded pension liability problem. Calpers has taken a massive hit given the stock market decline (cited as $69 billion loss in the past month). Yet the staff report specifically mentions exploring suspension of proactive funding of long term liabilities (pensions) given revenue softening. These three factors (higher employee salaries/benefits, Calpers performance, and less funding of pensions) are all working in the wrong direction.  SUMMARY  Overall, this report is short on actuals, and projections based on the same.  There needs to be some serious focus on employee cost reduction given that’s the majority of the city expense. Yet the budget ideas, at least at this point, don’t focus on that big bucket.    Thanks for listening.   Best,  Kathy Jordan    APPENDIX:  Page 37: Revenues projected to increase 19.6%:  3   Page 39: Expenses projected to increase 13.1% including a 4.3% increase in salary and benefits:    Page 43: Citywide average salary+benefits is $232k, reflecting an increase of 6.14% vs. prior year, with 22.4% of  employees categorized as “Management/Professional”  4   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Marilyn mayo <marilynmayo@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 7:35 AM To:Council, City Subject:City Budget Meeting 4/21/20 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Mayor & Palo Alto City Council Members,            The Palo Alto Police force should not face cuts in traffic control or non‐emergency calls. As a city we need to  continue to feel safe & protected during this time of Covid19. Other programs could be considered to be at this time,            We don’t want to lay ourselves open to future problems we currently do not have.  I appreciate your consideration of maintaining the standards of our Police Force..    Marilyn Mayo    Palo Alto  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 2:11 PM To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed; Flaherty, Michelle; Nose, Kiely; Guagliardo, Steven Subject:next year's budget 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 urge flexibility in terms of reviewing and modifying the 20-21 budget as we learn more about economic and revenue trends and the path to reopening. I offer no advice on short term adjustments to spending. When I walked over the weekend, I saw even more office vacancies downtown in addition to the toll on retail and restaurants. My sense as a regional economist is that Palo Alto needs a new economic development strategy that is more welcoming of businesses and customer growth. In the job data and news stories that I see as well as walking around, I think the "have to be in Palo Alto" mentality is changing. The post pandemic world was already going to be tough for cities and their economies. The loss of competitiveness in Palo Alto adds to the urgency of paying attention to the activities that support our city's revenue base. Stephen Levy 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 3:30 PM To:Council, City Cc:gsheyner@paweekly.com; jnowell@padailypost.com; Emily Mibach; local@bayareanewsgroup.com; Aldo Toledo Subject:FY 2020 /FY 2021 Covid impact forecasts for Santa Monica/LA versus Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the City Council:     FYI ‐ both Santa Monica and Los Angeles received FY 2020 and FY 2021 Covid 19 impact budget forecasts.   Below is a  comparison with what's been presented by the City of Palo Alto versus Santa Monica and Los Angeles.     Thanks.  Kathy Jordan    FY 2020 budgeting as of April 20, 2020 Palo Alto (67,000 population) Santa Monica (91,000 population) Los Angeles (3.99 million population) Santa Monica citation LA citation Revenue impacts FY 2020 per Covid 19 - could be as much as figure listed ?? -$72,000,000.00 - $598,000,000.00 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020- 04-18/santa-monica-city-manager-rick-cole- resigns-citing-divisions-over-coronavirus- budget-cuts https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020- 04-15/coronavirus-economic-slowdown-la- city-budget City Manager compensation measures, top management ?? CM agreed to take a 20% paycut ?? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020- 04-18/santa-monica-city-manager-rick-cole- resigns-citing-divisions-over-coronavirus- budget-cuts Furloughing workers? Labor Force actions? None Expected personnel reductions. City seeks labor force take 26 unpaid days off, amounting to a 10% pay cut. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020- 04-18/santa-monica-city-manager-rick-cole- resigns-citing-divisions-over-coronavirus- budget-cuts https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020- 04-15/coronavirus-economic-slowdown-la- city-budget FY 2021 budgeting as of April 20, 2020 Palo Alto Santa Monica Los Angeles Santa Monica citation LA citation Revenue projections presented 19.5% increase over FY 2020 budget projections - $154,000,000.00 Next year's budget will include cuts. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020- 04-18/santa-monica-city-manager-rick-cole- resigns-citing-divisions-over-coronavirus- budget-cuts https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020- 04-15/coronavirus-economic-slowdown-la- city-budget   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Shalini Kamala <shalini.pk@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 2:20 PM To:Greg Tanaka Cc:Council, City Subject:Re: Paycut ? Thank you Greg. I very much appreciate you getting back to me. It is good to have an understanding of where everyone  stands, what their priorities are.    It is quite clear cash is going to be short in the next coming months ‐ especially since the city can expect reduced income  from building permits and stuff like that. As a home owner, if I can avoid remodeling, that's what I would do at least for  the next year or so. That is just one small example.    I work in a small startup ‐ there was a 25% layoff 2 weeks back. The rest of us ‐ including the CEO ‐ took a 30‐34% pay  cut. There was a choice to keep employee salary as it is & do more layoffs vs a pay cut. Fortunately, we have a  thoughtful CEO, so he chose to do the latter. He also did this in a very thoughtful way ‐ whoever made <75k were not  impacted, also the pay cut was spread over several weeks, so the immediate impact was less. He also put in a very  generous layoff package  ‐ including company  provided health care for 4 months ‐ very unusual for a startup.     I hope the other council members would rethink their position. It takes a lot of wisdom and courage to do what is right  for the long term, even if it means inconveniences right now. I sincerely hope the city would rise up to the challenge.    Thank you for listening.    Shalini      On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 10:49 AM Greg Tanaka <greg@gregtanaka.org> wrote:  Good point.  Thanks for writing in. Unfortunately, it was a 6‐1 vote (with me in the minority against) voting to give  employees 105 days of paid leave. Here is a slide I presented:  Idled Employee Comparison    ᐧ    On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 9:21 AM Shalini Kamala <shalini.pk@gmail.com> wrote:  CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear council members,     For those staff who are staying home  ‐ with work hours reduced  (not the essential services providers) ‐ will they take  a pay cut ?    https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/world/jacinda‐ardern‐pay‐cut‐coronavirus‐intl/index.html    I think New Zealand is setting a good example! We all have to do our part, save cash, in order to prevent job cuts in  the coming months.    2 ‐‐Shalini        ‐‐     Greg Tanaka | Council Member                            Palo Alto City Council Member Tanaka’s Office  W: www.GregTanaka.org | D: 415.968.9436 | E: greg@gregtanaka.org    Please think of the environment before printing this email – Thank you.     This message contains information that may be confidential and privileged.   Unless you are  the addressee, you may not use, copy or disclose the message or any information contained  in the message.  If you received the message in error, please notify the sender and delete  the message.  Views I state are my own and may not represent those of the full Council.       1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 10:10 AM To:Council, City Cc:jnowell@padailypost.com; Emily Mibach; gsheyner@paweekly.com Subject:LA Mayor calls for furloughs CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  fyi     https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020‐04‐19/garcetti‐state‐of‐city‐la‐address‐ coronavirus?utm_source=sfmc_100035609&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=22944+Essential+California+04%2f20 %2f20&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.latimes.com%2fcalifornia%2fstory%2f2020‐04‐19%2fgarcetti‐state‐of‐city‐la‐ address‐coronavirus&utm_id=4732&sfmc_id=1863107  On Sunday night, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti gave his State of the City address, which included plans for furloughing thousands of city workers as part of a larger effort to ensure the city survives the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis. With tax revenues coming in far short of projections, Garcetti said he would seek 26 unpaid days off from the city’s civilian workforce as a way to balance the budget. The move would represent a 10% reduction in pay, he said. Revenue for the coming budget year could be as much as $598 million below projections, depending on how long Angelenos continue staying indoors, according to figures released last week by the city controller.    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Penny Proctor <plumbago1927@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 5:40 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please require masks CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council members,    Please consider requiring face coverings and gloves for customers and employees in essential businesses.    Thank you,  Penny Proctor, Greer Rd  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Nancy Coupal <nancy@coupacafe.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 5:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Covid-19 and the effects on restaurants CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Members of City Council,    Santa Clara County has approved a $500,000 Small Business Grant which provides for $5000 and $10,000  grants to Essential and Non Essential businesses.  I hope that the City of Palo Alto will do the same and since it  is for the City, the grants could possibly be larger since the population is smaller than the entire county.    Secondly, the idea of Donations for our Frontline Heroes is a wonderful cause with a win‐win situation for  those who are working on the Frontlines, need the meals,  and the restaurant community who wants to feed  them to put their staff to work.  Coupa Cafe offers this program for Stanford Hospital with or without Tax  Deductions on our website.  Furthermore,  the Redwood City Chamber of Commerce has collected donations  for Frontline Heroes and Coupa Cafe has provided meals to many different organizations, while the Chamber  has paid us to do so through the donations.  This helped us focus on making the food and delivery, and not  having to have the additional responsibility of the fund raising.  Hopefully something similar can be done in Palo Alto.    All Palo Alto restaurants need help from our City.  We believe it is in the interest of the City to help all of us  stay in business so that we can pay our staff who all have families to feed and depend on us for their  paychecks.  We also need help to pay our utilities and rents, for those of us who did not have understanding  and compassionate landlords.    I am hoping the City of Palo Alto will stand by the many restaurants and small businesses in this difficult time,  especially with the added problem of the PPP loans still not being available for the majority of us.    Thank you for your consideration,  Nancy Coupal  President, Coupa Cafe  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Justin Grey <justin1612@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 8:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:Stanford COVID19 Testing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hello City Council,    Thank you for broadcasting the City Council meeting. I wanted to provide some information regarding COVID19 testing  at Stanford. Based on comments from the council it appears information about Stanford’s testing may not be clear.    Stanford has been providing testing outside of the Emergency Dept for a few weeks now. Anyone who has been  experiencing symptoms can drive up, speak with a nurse, and explain the need for testing. If they meet testing criteria  they park their car and sit down outside for an assessment. The individual will provide demographics, get swabbed and  have a telemedicine consult with a doctor. If they have Co‐morbid factors I.e over 65, chest pain, unstable vital signs etc  they will be asked to enter the ER for further assessment but it isn’t a requirement. They will test anyone and no need to  call ahead. Results are given in 2‐4 days. Unfortunately I’m unaware of the cost or how insurance is worked into the  process.    Hopefully that information helps      1 Baumb, Nelly From:Pc User <pc77user@aol.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 22, 2020 10:40 AM To:David Meiswinkle; 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Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School Subject:Huge Financial Incentive for Doctors and Hospitals to Diagnose all Illnesses as COVID-19 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    The COVID19/VENTILATOR/FUDGINGTHE NUMBERS Racket.  Many of us have heard of examples such as when a person  brings their elderly father with history of heart problems to a hospital because he is having a heart attack, again, and  then he died in the hospital, and then the person finds out that the doctors put down CORONAVIRUS as the cause of  death.  Or someone falls down the stairs, and the records show he was treated for CORONAVIRUS.  Well, now we know  why, thanks to Mr. Griffin, the author of this article.   It's just another RACKET !!!    https://needtoknow.news/2020/04/huge‐financial‐incentive‐for‐doctors‐and‐hospitals‐to‐diagnose‐all‐illnesses‐as‐ covid‐19/      Best Regards,  RJS  1 Baumb, Nelly From:edie gilbertson <ideasbyeg@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 7:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:Important 5 G Update CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council Members:     IEEE has Updated their Research on the Safety of 5 G.  Take heed for the citizens in our wonderful city.  Thank you,  Edith Gilbertson  Palo Alto, CA    https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#search/clhogan3%40gmail.com/FMfcgxwHMsMCWDFwWwtLKxvFrDl dVLbV?compose=GTvVlcSBpgXSTksHsDPSWwhfqzKTHWHslvwhqFPTWWvsDMCmcJCWjqjcdTxxJFqBsZrbpWfKFxVKp&pro jector=1&messagePartId=0.1    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 3:02 PM To:biotica Subject:Petition and LETS START SPREADING THE NEWS, I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  YES Bob This has been going on for YEARS. Bill and Melinda Gates? Bill may be a GENIUS with COMPUTERS but Bill is NOT a DOCTOR nor EXPORT on VACCINES? Besides BILL GATES, the C.D.C. & the W.H.O. was DUMPED by the Surgeon General & TRUMP today LMAO I'll post the video below on ALL VENUES I posted all of Robert Kenndy's ANTI-VACCINESPEAK / AUTISM SPEAK POSTS AND better those of Gary Null (VACCINE NATION) and Lenord Horowitz (VACCINECIDE) Funny how ALL the VIRUS in 20TH Century alone HIV/AIDS? WEST NILE? AVIAN? HONG KONG? ASIAN? SARS? H1N1? EBOLA? all one need do is LOOK EM UP? LOL WHAT MAKES SENSE IS NO FEAR PORN AND not ONE throughout all time like MSM FEAR PORN spread of CURFEWS? QUARANTINES? MASKS? GLOVES? CLOSED SHOPS? LAWS MADE? WHAT'S NEXT VACCINES? FORCED ON WE THE PEOPLE? Why aren't the MANY DOCTORS coming out about COVID-19 (CORONA) on MSM? AND MANY of their POSTS on the NET are being TAKEN DOWN? WE BOTH KNOW WHY but we BOTH KNOW WE NEED Americans WOKE Let's be frank START SPREADING THE NEWS, I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT :) start in NEW YORK NEW YORK :) I'll sign the petition you requested, and I've signed so MANY? But 2 years ago I stopped? here is why. Petitions and small gathering protests really haven't done ANYTHING to stop ANY PLAN of POWERS! IF ONLY UNITED NATIONS WERE REAL? MY ASS UNITED NATIONS, CFR, TRILATERAL COMMISSION, ARE THE PROBLEM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :) WHAT DO WE NEED THEM FOR? AN EASY CLEAR UP OF ALL COUNTRIES PROBLEMS? LMAO Liken what about Palestine? All of the DISTRACTIONS? COLLUSION / IMPEACHMENT / VIRUS lol OOOO...........................................................................................................................................OOOO OOOO...........................................................................................................................................OOOO The ONLY way to STOP all the EVIL in HIGH PLACES is to TAKE down THE HIGH PLACES Turn them all over to the HOMELESS? I've seen the wealth of the WORLD MIND-BOGGLING The SIGNATURES of KINGS QUEENS and PRESIDENTS TOO on all those 46 ACCOUNTS? MASSIVE ARRESTS OF THE ORDER GIVERS AND ORDER FOLLOWER STAND DOWNS (PREFERABLE) SENT HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES FORGIVEN BUT MUST GET A NEW JOB? ONLY MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ARMED WE THE PEOPLE CAN DO THIS (EASILY) WE OUTNUMBER FEMA 326 MILLION TO 14,000 FEMA and 545 Congress Senate and House LOL AND It's the ONLY way they DON'T stand a CHANCE against US Most IMPRESSIVE was Lansing Michigan THOUSANDS of CARS blocking their capital Wednesday and ALL those on the STREET were NOT wearing masks? or gloves?, as for social distancing LMAO Same went for OHIO a FEW days EARLIER I'll ATTEND if there's one on Pennsylvania Ave WASH DC IMAGINE BLOCKING UP THE CITY WITH 1,000,000 VEHICLES Most JALOPIES left we walk away lol AND IMAGINE there's no FEMA? It's easy if you try :) just sayin 2 Dr Rashid A Buttar Live - HUGE NEWS! Surgeon General Jerome Adams DROPS Gates/CDC/WHO model!!!      Dr Rashid A Buttar Live ‐ HUGE NEWS! Surgeon  General Jerome Adams DROPS...  HUGE NEWS....SHARE THIS WITH THE WORLD!!! Surgeon  General Jerome Adams.... WASHINGTON DC – In a  stunning turn of...     On Friday, April 17, 2020, 10:06:52 AM EDT, biotica <biotica@ptd.net> wrote: Friends - Please sign this petition to the White House for an Investigation into Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Medical Malpractice and Crime Against Humanity. Bill Gates and his Foundation has been for over 20 years vaccinating foremost children by the millions in poor countries, mostly Africa and Asia, many of the programs with the backing of WHO and UNICEF - without the informed- consent of the children or parents or guardians, nor with the informed consent, or with forged consent, of the respective governments. The video below, the first 6:45 min. "Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Program", will provide more details. The petition was launched by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an avid defender of Children's Rights. When I received it this morning, within a week, the Petition had already reached 130,000 signatures Thanks for signing the petition. Peter https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigations-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-medical-malpractice-crimes- against-humanity The Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Programs around the World Dr. Cowan’s video – first 6:45 min. Bill Gates – Messias or Exterminator? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ZveAzRRqg&feature=youtu.be R.F Kennedy Exposes Bill Gates’ Vaccination Agenda On Friday, April 17, 2020, 10:06:52 AM EDT, biotica <biotica@ptd.net> wrote: Friends - Please sign this petition to the White House for an Investigation into Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Medical Malpractice and Crime Against Humanity. Bill Gates and his Foundation has been for over 20 years vaccinating foremost children by the millions in poor countries, mostly Africa and Asia, many of the programs with the backing of WHO and UNICEF - without the informed- consent of 3 the children or parents or guardians, nor with the informed consent, or with forged consent, of the respective governments. The video below, the first 6:45 min. "Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Program", will provide more details. The petition was launched by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an avid defender of Children's Rights. When I received it this morning, within a week, the Petition had already reached 130,000 signatures Thanks for signing the petition. Peter https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigations-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-medical-malpractice-crimes- against-humanity The Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Programs around the World Dr. Cowan’s video – first 6:45 min. Bill Gates – Messias or Exterminator? THE TRUTH ABOUT A VIRUS IS OUT, The End Of Bill Gates, Insane Tests     THE TRUTH ABOUT A VIRUS IS OUT, The End Of Bill Gates, Insane Tests Hi everybody, hope you are all well this is just some of the information that is out there put together just so ...    R.F Kennedy Exposes Bill Gates’ Vaccination Agenda ______________ Peter Koenig   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 5:33 AM To:Frank Agamemnon Subject:Petition and LETS START SPREADING THE NEWS, I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  YES Bob This has been going on for YEARS. Bill and Melinda Gates? Bill may be a GENIUS with COMPUTERS but Bill is NOT a DOCTOR nor EXPORT on VACCINES? Besides BILL GATES, the C.D.C. & the W.H.O. was DUMPED by the Surgeon General & TRUMP today LMAO I'll post the video below on ALL VENUES I posted all of Robert Kenndy's ANTI-VACCINESPEAK / AUTISM SPEAK POSTS AND better those of Gary Null (VACCINE NATION) and Lenord Horowitz (VACCINECIDE) Funny how ALL the VIRUS in 20TH Century alone HIV/AIDS? WEST NILE? AVIAN? HONG KONG? ASIAN? SARS? H1N1? EBOLA? all one need do is LOOK EM UP? LOL WHAT MAKES SENSE IS NO FEAR PORN AND not ONE throughout all time like MSM FEAR PORN spread of CURFEWS? QUARANTINES? MASKS? GLOVES? CLOSED SHOPS? LAWS MADE? WHAT'S NEXT VACCINES? FORCED ON WE THE PEOPLE? Why aren't the MANY DOCTORS coming out about COVID-19 (CORONA) on MSM? AND MANY of their POSTS on the NET are being TAKEN DOWN? WE BOTH KNOW WHY but we BOTH KNOW WE NEED Americans WOKE Let's be frank START SPREADING THE NEWS, I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT :) start in NEW YORK NEW YORK :) I'll sign the petition you requested, and I've signed so MANY? But 2 years ago I stopped? here is why. Petitions and small gathering protests really haven't done ANYTHING to stop ANY PLAN of POWERS! IF ONLY UNITED NATIONS WERE REAL? MY ASS UNITED NATIONS, CFR, TRILATERAL COMMISSION, ARE THE PROBLEM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :) WHAT DO WE NEED THEM FOR? AN EASY CLEAR UP OF ALL COUNTRIES PROBLEMS? LMAO Liken what about Palestine? All of the DISTRACTIONS? COLLUSION / IMPEACHMENT / VIRUS lol OOOO...........................................................................................................................................OOOO OOOO...........................................................................................................................................OOOO The ONLY way to STOP all the EVIL in HIGH PLACES is to TAKE down THE HIGH PLACES Turn them all over to the HOMELESS? I've seen the wealth of the WORLD MIND-BOGGLING The SIGNATURES of KINGS QUEENS and PRESIDENTS TOO on all those 46 ACCOUNTS? MASSIVE ARRESTS OF THE ORDER GIVERS AND ORDER FOLLOWER STAND DOWNS (PREFERABLE) SENT HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES FORGIVEN BUT MUST GET A NEW JOB? ONLY MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ARMED WE THE PEOPLE CAN DO THIS (EASILY) WE OUTNUMBER FEMA 326 MILLION TO 14,000 FEMA and 545 Congress Senate and House LOL AND It's the ONLY way they DON'T stand a CHANCE against US Most IMPRESSIVE was Lansing Michigan THOUSANDS of CARS blocking their capital Wednesday and ALL those on the STREET were NOT wearing masks? or gloves?, as for social distancing LMAO Same went for OHIO a FEW days EARLIER I'll ATTEND if there's one on Pennsylvania Ave WASH DC IMAGINE BLOCKING UP THE CITY WITH 1,000,000 VEHICLES Most JALOPIES left we walk away lol AND IMAGINE there's no FEMA? It's easy if you try :) 2 just sayin Dr Rashid A Buttar Live - HUGE NEWS! Surgeon General Jerome Adams DROPS Gates/CDC/WHO model!!!      Dr Rashid A Buttar Live ‐ HUGE NEWS! Surgeon  General Jerome Adams DROPS...  HUGE NEWS....SHARE THIS WITH THE WORLD!!! Surgeon  General Jerome Adams.... WASHINGTON DC – In a  stunning turn of...     On Friday, April 17, 2020, 10:06:52 AM EDT, biotica <biotica@ptd.net> wrote: Friends - Please sign this petition to the White House for an Investigation into Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Medical Malpractice and Crime Against Humanity. Bill Gates and his Foundation has been for over 20 years vaccinating foremost children by the millions in poor countries, mostly Africa and Asia, many of the programs with the backing of WHO and UNICEF - without the informed- consent of the children or parents or guardians, nor with the informed consent, or with forged consent, of the respective governments. The video below, the first 6:45 min. "Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Program", will provide more details. The petition was launched by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an avid defender of Children's Rights. When I received it this morning, within a week, the Petition had already reached 130,000 signatures Thanks for signing the petition. Peter https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigations-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-medical-malpractice-crimes- against-humanity The Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Programs around the World Dr. Cowan’s video – first 6:45 min. Bill Gates – Messias or Exterminator? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ZveAzRRqg&feature=youtu.be R.F Kennedy Exposes Bill Gates’ Vaccination Agenda On Friday, April 17, 2020, 10:06:52 AM EDT, biotica <biotica@ptd.net> wrote: Friends - Please sign this petition to the White House for an Investigation into Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Medical Malpractice and Crime Against Humanity. 3 Bill Gates and his Foundation has been for over 20 years vaccinating foremost children by the millions in poor countries, mostly Africa and Asia, many of the programs with the backing of WHO and UNICEF - without the informed- consent of the children or parents or guardians, nor with the informed consent, or with forged consent, of the respective governments. The video below, the first 6:45 min. "Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Program", will provide more details. The petition was launched by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an avid defender of Children's Rights. When I received it this morning, within a week, the Petition had already reached 130,000 signatures Thanks for signing the petition. Peter https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigations-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-medical-malpractice-crimes- against-humanity The Truth about Bill Gates and his disastrous Vaccination Programs around the World Dr. Cowan’s video – first 6:45 min. Bill Gates – Messias or Exterminator? 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Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Susan_Artz@msn.com; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School; Class Of '67 Manasquan High School Cc:David Meiswinkle; Frank Agamennon; Steve Kormondy; Lou Basile; biotica@aol.com; Dennis Tiernan; Carol Macannico; Joanne Casey; Mary and John Messina; Tom & Beth Simmons; Nancy Brais; janet darcey; Andres Lorraine; Craig Simmons; Patty LaPlaca; Ken Mandile; mon.tp.coalition@gmail.com; Mark Schleck; Ed Durfee; secretary@njoathkeepers.org; Keepers Oath Subject:NJ governor admits to ignoring Bill of Rights, after Tucker repeatedly asks what science he's using to justify overreach CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Murphy is a turd working for the Internationalist One Worlders, who he worked under for years at Goldman Sachs,  who  want to strip us of our Constitutional Rights, open the borders to masses of people looking for the handouts he gives  them in return for their votes. Handouts that are financed by the ridiculous taxes NJ residents have to cough up  repeatedly. It's a variation of the Kalergi Plan.  He is a traitor who should be pluncked down in front of a Military Tribunal  made up of Patriots, and that goes for some of his armed guards from the NJ State Police.   And the guy with the turban  also, as if he gives a twit about the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution.  Although he is surrounded by armed security,  he thinks YOU shouldn't be allowed to own weapons to defend yourselves with.  Soon, the fraud of this COVID19 will be  revealed, knowledge that he and his ilk have, knowledge about radiation sickness and microwaves, and weaponized cell  towers, and how viruses can be activated with certain frequencies, and turned off with others.  And some frequencies  can destroy the Oxygen Molecule in your body, making it unable to bind with your hemoglobin.  They are using FEAR to  lock you down.    Next comes the "mandatory vaccine" that will have gawd knows what in it, other than their micro chip.   But you can bet that it can get activated by certain frequencies.  Just ask Dr. Robert Duncan about that.   Perhaps if Bill  Gates and Fauci were water boarded we could get some answers, but thats only legal for Muslims overseas.  Remember  JFK said there was a plot to make every American a slave, and that he was going to expose it, shortly before they publicly  2 blew his brains out in Texas ?   T‐H‐E‐Y have been working very hard at it since then.  Already, they have made  $TRILLIONS$ go missing, and now they want most of you GONE !!!    https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/04/16/nj‐governor‐admits‐to‐ignoring‐bill‐of‐rights‐after‐tucker‐repeatedly‐asks‐ what‐science‐hes‐using‐to‐justify‐overreach‐909313    Best Regards, & Stay Healthy !!!  RJS  1 Baumb, Nelly From:tatjana@gmail.com Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 9:24 AM To:Council, City Cc:Administrative Services Subject:Happy 126th birthday Palo Alto! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    >  2 3 >   >   > My 7 year old Leo remembered the important milestone and marked it on our window. The very best wishes and  thank you!  >   > Tatjana Azarova  >   >   Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:David Page <dalpage5@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 22, 2020 9:32 AM To:Council, City Subject:budget/s-cap/tele-commuting CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      Dear City Council, I'm sending you an article from the Palo Alto Daily Post, plus a letter I sent to the Post. I appreciate the difficult decisions that lay ahead for City Council and staff, and I want to thank you for the hard work you are putting in to trying to save money and save lives, both at the same time. Perhaps the tele-commuting phenomena could be a ray of light during these dark days? Especially if the City can sell real estate that'd be no longer needed - IF - you can institute work-from-home arrangements (as much as possible) on a permanent basis. Thank you again, David Page https://padailypost.com/2020/04/16/opinion-stay-at-home-order-points-to-traffic-solution/ comment 4/20 budget mtg Attachments area   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 5:15 PM To:Expanded Community Advisory Panel; Council, City Cc:gsheyner@paweekly.com; Emily Mibach Subject:re Caltrain --- ridership and service --- and coronavirus predictions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To all:  I just wanted to follow up on my prior email with a few excerpts from the linked article, which is about predictions on how the coronavirus pandemic may play out in the US --- which will then have implications for Caltrain, its ridership, service and how that might impact the XCAP process and the City of Palo Alto.  Thanks.  Kathy Jordan  https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/health/coronavirus-slow-recovery-predicted/index.html  Social distancing 'perhaps until 2022' Tuesday, researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health said Americans may have to expect intermittent closures and social distancing directives for more than a year, and perhaps until 2022. Dr. Marc Lipsitch and Stephen Kissler, epidemiology professors and colleagues at Harvard, said their projections indicate the virus would come roaring back fairly quickly once restrictions were lifted. No back to normal, but a 'new normal'  President Donald Trump said repeatedly he would like to reopen the nation's economy by May 1. But governors and state health officials threw cold water on that idea in their daily briefings.  "So when people say that it's time to stop what we're doing and get back to normal, they're wrong," said Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ngoc Duong <duongminhngoc.26@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 9:26 AM To:Council, City Subject:Cell tower CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  “Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Melanie Yao <melyao@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 12:20 PM To:planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org; Council, City Subject:Greater Setbacks for Cell Towers CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Planning Commission and City Council, Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers. This is vital and essential to our community. -Palo Alto Community Member 1 Baumb, Nelly From:chienlan <chienlan@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 7:29 PM To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:cell tower distance from schools CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi,    Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers.    Thank you,  Chienlan  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Devi Ramanan <ramanan.devi@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 8:42 PM To:planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org; Council, City Subject:Act Now for Cell Tower Safety CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Sir/Madam,      Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers.     Many Thanks  Devi Ramanan (parent at PAUSD)      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Fletcher PTA <fletcherenewseditor@gmail.com>  Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 7:00 PM  Subject: Fletcher News April 19  To: <ramanan.devi@gmail.com>    Fletcher News A PTA Publication April 19, 2020       School Website   PTA Website PAUSD Website   City of Palo Alto Website School Updates   NEW Principal Howell's Message from April 15 READ IT HERE     2 NEW Short Story Contest For Fletcher Students Entries begin tomorrow April 20. Last day to Enter May 8. Click here for details on the COVID-19 Short Narrative Contest - Write a “Your Voice on the Pandemic” short narrative!     NEW Tune Into KZSU 90.1FM to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! Wed April 22 7PM-8:30 PM With a special two-part podcast from Stanford University and Ellen Fletcher Middle School Students or online at: kzsu.stanford.edu/live/ Stanford University Seniors Lexi Neilan and Chris Escobedo host this special two-part 50th-Anniversary Earth Day podcast, featuring students from Fletcher. In this special, our middle-schoolers interview family, friends, mentors, and teachers, who reflect on changes they’ve noticed since the first Earth Day in 1970. Then, the same students discuss their perspectives on today’s environmental challenges and offer hopeful messages for a brighter future.     NEW Bike Repair & Safety - Funds Available The Fletcher, Greene, and JLS PTAs are offering our students a LIMITED number of $20 credits at local bike shops to use toward bike repairs or safety gear, to reinforce our already strong bike-to-school participation. Repair costs can vary from $20 to over $100, and participants must pay the balance of the costs of their repairs after the $20 credit has been applied. If you would like to sign up for a credit, please fill out the linked form. Deadline to sign up is THIS COMING Saturday April 25. Redeeming these credits will take place after Shelter-in-Place is lifted.   PAUSD & PTAC Updates   PAUSD Update  NEW Backstage with the Superintendent Webinars Mondays at 5:30PM for Parents Read about them here  REMOTE LEARNING for the rest of the school year  PAUSD Zoom Guidelines: STUDENT PAUSD Zoom Guidelines & Norms 03/25/20     NEW Act Now for Cell Tower Safety The City of Palo Alto is updating its wireless ordinance regulating cell tower placement. Currently, cell towers can be 20 ft from homes and 300 ft from schools. Please email the Planning Commission and City Council by May 1 this message: “Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers.”     UPDATED April 22nd Is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day 3 This year we have an unexpected opportunity to reflect on our relationship to the world around us. We are seeing how our actions impact others, staying at home to keep others safe. It's the perfect time to connect to nature and enjoy the beautiful Spring weather. Here are some family-friendly activities to celebrate Earth Day. The City of Palo Alto also has tips here, A Guide to Celebrating Earth Day, While We Shelter In Place.   Webinars   UPATED Health & Wellness Webinar Series: The Palo Alto PTA Council Health & Wellness Committee invites you to join our Zoom webinars to hear our expert panelists speak on a relevant topic as we shelter at home. (Note: Past webinars are recorded and viewable on the PTA Council website)  Tuesday April 21: Managing Stress with Mindfulness Strategies: Attend this session to help your kids develop habits and responses that reduce their worries with mindfulness strategies. Presented by Patrice Crisostomo, PhD, Clinical Program Manager and Licensed Psychologist at CHC and Madison Sunnquist, MA, Doctoral Psychology Intern at CHC. REGISTER FOR WEBINAR NOW  Wednesday April 22: Responding to Your Child's Challenging Behavior: Attend this session to learn about some effective strategies you can use to respond to your child’s challenging behavior. Presented by Kendra Fraka, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Behavior Specialist at CHC. REGISTER FOR WEBINAR NOW Please register to ensure that you receive the details regarding how to attend this live webinar.   Community Resources   NEW Palo Alto Museum Teen Advisory Council We have created some activities related to Palo Alto history and one called the "Corona Challenges" for students of all ages. Some challenges will be included in a time capsule for 2094, Palo Alto's 200th anniversary. A list of challenges, along with instructions for submitting, can be found here. We look forward to seeing all the creativity in our community!     NEW Free Resources and Support for Special Needs Families by Parents Place,  Special Needs Families Support Group Tuesday, 4/21 (Tues, 1-2pm).  Free Sensory Processing Parent Support Group Thurs 4/23 11:30a-12:30p     DreamCatchers Helping to Support Families - You Can TOO! Please help support low-income PAUSD middle-school students at https://www.dreamcatchersyouth.org/ Our DreamCatchers children live in households with serious economic insecurity made worse lately. Our staff, in conjunction with Paly, Gunn,and Stanford tutors, are providing remote academic support and enrichment, in addition to critical economic help. Thank you for your support.   4 Quick Links   After School Athletics Attendance Procedure Board of Education - Shounak Dharap BoE Meeting Agenda and Archives Daily Schedule Infinite Campus Facebook - Parent Community Palo Alto Bike Registration Palo Alto PTA Council Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) PAUSD   PAUSD News Parent Network Information Principal's Newsletter Issue #1 Safe Routes to School School Library Schoology Staff Directory Superintendent's Updates Tiger Talk AugSept Oct Dec Jan UpToUs & Online Directory Youth Community Servce (YCS)     eNews Publication Guidelines and Archives Fletcher eNews is a publication of the Fletcher PTA. eNews Archives and Publication Guidelines can be found at the Fletcher PTA website. If you have questions or would like to make a submission, please contact our eNews editor.   Fletcher PTA | Fletcher Middle School eNews, 655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Unsubscribe ramanan.devi@gmail.com Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by fletcherenewseditor@gmail.com in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Willy Lai <willyhlai@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 1:58 PM To:planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org; Council, City Subject:Please Increase Setbacks for Schools and Residences for Palo Alto Wireless Ordinance CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto Planning Commission and City Council, Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers. In addition, please update our City wireless standards for residential setback to be consistent with other neighboring cities such as Los Altos where residential setbacks are 200 feet. The current proposal of just 20 feet for residential setbacks in Palo Alto is much too little distance, and does nothing to protect the palo alto residential community, as it leaves virtually all residences in Palo Alto vulnerable to be targeted by wireless companies as cell site locations. I urge you to please enact these changes in the new Palo Alto wireless ordinance. Thank you, Willy Lai 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ann Lai <annwanglai@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 2:16 PM To:Planning Commission; Council, City; City Attorney Subject:Fw: Please Increase Setbacks for Schools and Residences for Palo Alto Wireless Ordinance CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto Planning Commission, City Council, and City Attorney Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers. In addition, please update our City wireless standards for residential setback to be consistent with other neighboring cities such as Los Altos where residential setbacks are 200 feet. The current proposal of just 20 feet for residential setbacks in Palo Alto is much too little distance, and does nothing to protect the palo alto residential community, as it leaves virtually all residences in Palo Alto vulnerable to be targeted by wireless companies as cell site locations. I urge you to please enact these changes in the new Palo Alto wireless ordinance. Thank you, Ann Lai 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathleen Flynn <kath.flynn1@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 5:55 PM To:Council, City; planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org Subject:cell phone towers CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.   “Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In  particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto  PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location  standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers.”    Thank you,   Kathleen Flynn  Lawrence Lane  Palo Alto  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Devi Ramanan <ramanan.devi@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 22, 2020 10:12 AM To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:Fwd: Act Now for Cell Tower Safety CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Dear Sir/Madam,      Consistent with many cities, PTAC joins our PAUSD School Board in requesting greater setbacks for cell towers. In particular, please update our City wireless standards to be consistent with the standards advocated for by the Palo Alto PTA Council and PAUSD School Board for 1500 ft. setbacks of cell towers from schools. Please apply that same location standard and setbacks to ALL cell towers, including macro towers.     Many Thanks  Devi Ramanan (parent at PAUSD)      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Fletcher PTA <fletcherenewseditor@gmail.com>  Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 7:00 PM  Subject: Fletcher News April 19  To: <ramanan.devi@gmail.com>    Fletcher News A PTA Publication April 19, 2020       School Website   PTA Website PAUSD Website   City of Palo Alto Website School Updates   NEW Principal Howell's Message from April 15 READ IT HERE   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Geri <geri@thegrid.net> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 5:24 PM To:Council, City Cc:Mike Bechler; Dorian Manke; Geri Mc Gilvray; Maureen Lowe Subject:NVC/ KINDNESS CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hi City Leaders,    NON VIOLENT COMMUNICATION !    That is what  we ALL want here on our streets.    Speeding IS violence.  It IS tragic expression against home dwellers on our streets, ALL our streets , be they COWPER, or  even MIDDLEFIELD at MORENO.    SPEEDING often causes The 1,000 accidents we have here in a year.  IT ALWAYS harms our right to peace and quiet enjoyment, no matter where we are walking along.    Even with this tiny bit of traffic, drivers are 20 ++ + miles OVER our necessary speed limit of 25 mph.    There is no enforcement what so ever.  The chief should resign.    Now is a chance to start fresh with setting the TONE  for law and order within our little city.    THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN,  ALISON CORMACK,  FOR giving a darn !    It would be SO joyous to enjoy my own front yard awhile during this slowdown.    Geri McGilvray  Geri art.net  EVERYDAY SAFETY AND WALKABILITY    650‐328‐2416      Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Michael Korn <makompk@aol.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 2:16 PM To:Council, City; cityleaders@fcgov.com; megan.lundstrom@averyresearchconsulting.com; William.Woody@unco.edu; peterhiett@thesanctuarydowntown.org; dralisonschofield@gmail.com; arthur.viney@colostate.edu Subject:Corruption goes viral CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/underlying‐conditions/610261/  Written by a high school friend who's now a well known author &investigative journalist  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Heidi Yauman <heidi.yauman@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 4:37 PM To:Vanessa Wiggins Subject:Re: Conservatorship Accounting Attachments:Habeas Corpus Cary Andrew Crittenden Civil Grand Jury Public Guardian.pdf; Grand-Jury- Investigation-Public-Guardian-Santa-Clara-County.pdf; santa_clara_county_courts_covering_up_murders.jpg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  dear Vanessa wiggins try not to murder anybody from Heidi Yauman     http://heidiyauman.com          On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 4:13 PM Vanessa Wiggins <VWiggins@scscourt.org> wrote:  Hello Heidi, I would like to take this moment to introduce myself. I am the Court Investigator tasked with reviewing the accounting submitted by your conservator, The Office of the Public Guardian (Susan Davis). I wanted to take this opportunity to see if you have an questions, comments or concerns about the conservatorship. Ideally, I would like to meet with you but understand your desire for privacy. Would you please respond to this email or phone at (408) 882-2846 to let me know how you are doing? Thank you, Vanessa Wiggins  Court Investigator   Superior Court, County of Santa Clara  (408) 882‐2761   Office  (408) 882‐2846   Direct  (408) 882‐2797   Fax     1 Baumb, Nelly From:dmccully@ix.netcom.com Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 2:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:MEDIA ALERT - FREE Donuts, Coffee and or Soda to Police Officers on Wednesday, 4/22/20 at 2nd and St James parking lot from 10am-11am. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Our Homeless Task Force Mobile Unit, and Know‐A‐Vet, will provide FREE Donuts, Coffee and or Soda to Police Officers  on Wednesday, 4/22/20 at 2nd and St James parking lot from 10am‐11am.    A special thank you to Martha's Kitchen our dedicated meal partner. Thanks Martha's Kitchen! Click their logo for more  info. Opening Doors 2020 provides hundreds of weekly emergency meals in partnership with Martha's Kitchen to those  living on the street in the St James Park Corridor. Meals served Wednesday at Noon, Saturday and Sunday's at 11am.    Thank you CBSN KPIX for covering our meal period on 4/15/2020.    Volunteers are needed for 1 hr of service prepping meals and distributing clothing or hygiene items. We provide gloves,  masks, and goggles. Take a break for some fresh air and join us. Be safe.    To Volunteer email info@od2020.com    We hope to see you there.    Dean McCully    To no longer receive emails about community events, reply to this email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 10:38 AM To:Frank Agamemnon Subject:Psyops 2020: Covid-19 Plannedemic no more lethal than FLU CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Death to the Globalists for their crimes against humanity. Christians unite behind my POTUS campaign. Help bring about the final solution to the Globalists. /s/ Landholt for President, 2020 (Veritas & Aequitas) State Director, Team Traficant (www.ProjectFreedomUSA.org) [ Americans have tried electing Republicans. They've tried electing Democrats. Nothing has worked. The economy continues to weaken, civil unrest is smoldering and the world is falling apart. Americans of all political persuasions say they believe in the "American Creed", the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence that we are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. ] So what went wrong? We the People need to stop looking to Government for solutions. In 2016, I was the only political candidate with the courage to call for revitalizing State Militia in order to restore power back to the People where it Constitutionally belongs. The Federal Reserve criminals and their IRS agents must go "So long as the legislative machine is controlled by and composed of the monopolists, all efforts at restoring healthy economic life will fail." Take my campaign viral. Spread the word.. Follow me on Twitter and FB. "Silence is golden...except where Christian liberty is concerned when it often turns yellow." From: tp101@yahoogroups.com <tp101@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of sam cross ajc2@windstream.net [tp101]  <tp101@yahoogroups.com>  Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2020 07:47  To: tp101@yahoogroups.com <tp101@yahoogroups.com>; garyhousholder@gmail.com <garyhousholder@gmail.com>;  abboud.alboshi@gmail.com <abboud.alboshi@gmail.com>; geo55@windstream.net <geo55@windstream.net>;  georgeadda@comcast.net <georgeadda@comcast.net>; Gene Nemer <rgnemer@gmail.com>;  mcaruso@windstream.net <mcaruso@windstream.net>  2 Subject: [TP101] If new data suggesting Covid‐19 no more lethal than FLU is correct, should the world REVERSE its  lockdown strategy? — RT Op‐ed If new data suggesting Covid-19 no more lethal than FLU is correct, should the world REVERSE its lockdown strategy? With each passing day, we learn more about the coronavirus. And some studies suggest that the virus’s bark may be worse than its bite. Now that the initial panic is over, maybe it’s time to reappraise lockdown plans. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/486224-covid-flu-lockdown-strategy/ _._,_.___ Posted by: sam cross <ajc2@windstream.net> __._,_.___ Posted by: Nicholas Landholdt <nlandholt@hotmail.com> 3 Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group •Start a New Topic •Messages in this topic (2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please tell me again, why I have to press "1" for English? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =========================================================== Please end your message by adding your Name, State & Party. =========================================================== TP101 - A place for members of Conservative Third Parties to communicate. =========================================================== Receiving to many emails go to TP101 at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tp101 and switch to digest mode. Invite Others To Subscribe to this group, send an email to: tp101-subscribe@yahoogroups.com =========================================================== VISIT YOUR GROUP • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 3:37 PM To:alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; beachrides; bballpod; David Balakian; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; dennisbalakian; Dan Richard; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; Daniel Zack; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; Steven Feinstein; Raymond Rivas; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com; nick yovino; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; terry; vallesR1969@att.net Subject:Fwd: German Health Minister- Why so low a death rate in Germany 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, Apr 19, 2020 at 3:17 PM  Subject: Fwd: German Health Minister‐ Why so low a death rate in Germany  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 3:06 PM  Subject: Fwd: German Health Minister‐ Why so low a death rate in Germany  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 2:33 PM  Subject: German Health Minister‐ Why so low a death rate in Germany  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>             Sunday, April 19, 2020            To all‐  Here is the German Health Minister, Jens Spahn, telling Amanpour why G. has had such a low death rate  from Covid‐19: Interview on Thurs. April 16, 2020:    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Geri <geri@thegrid.net> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 10:20 PM To:Council, City Cc:Mike Bechler; Geri Mc Gilvray Subject:just saying, HELLO CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Leaders    I must learn ZOOM.  nice to see the print...    You all are so good at NVC.  My hat is off to you all.  I enjoyed the INTERACTIVE  DISCUSSION just now.    I am sad ANY form of traffic  Calming is ever reduced.  We  Have so little.    I say,  cut from the top!  Pay into your own pensions.  Don’t make the businesses, pay  Anything    Geri Mcgilvray,  everyday  safety and walkability  Geri McGilvrayArtStudio.  Geriart.net  Being recruited by a New York Gallery    Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ted O'Hanlon <tedohanlon@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 1:51 PM To:Council, City Cc:Lait, Jonathan Subject:Housing Production Letter CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  City Council:     I am forwarding a letter from members of the Legislature’s Bay Area Caucus dated 4/16/2020 that requested health  officials across the Bay Area revise their current orders on housing construction and list it as an essential activity similar  to state and federal guidelines.     Signed by Senator Scott Wiener and Assemblymember David Chiu, the letter describes that the pandemic has only  exacerbated California’s housing crisis and that construction is required to provide additional units.      My request in sharing this is to re‐continue construction at the Maybell site, which would fit Recommendation #1 in the  letter for projects that fund other affordable housing projects.    Thank you for your hardwork and consideration.     Sincerely  Ted O'Hanlon        ‐‐‐  Ted O'Hanlon   tedohanlon@gmail.com  415.317.5070 mobile/text  CA DRE #01868277    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 10:55 AM To:David R. Meiswinkle Cc:Michael Ryan; Jack & Barbara Connors; coderevival@yahoo.ca; F Cosmas; codyddeeds@yahoo.com; connie plemmons; clspiess@mcdermott.com; clg_news@legitgov.org; Nancy Clancy; clmacgil@ucalgary.ca; cotingas@hotmail.com; 'Claire'; Council, City; NICOLE; ckerwick1@yahoo.com; MARGO COLEMAN; FRANK SOOS; cldodson07@yahoo.com; CLG News; Cort Greene; LinkedIn; BRIAN HALL; communicate@solari.com; contactsellis@gmail.com; connor_hart@comcast.net; colony14@gmail.com; corky4president2002@gmail.com; coglitor@unive.it; yahoogroups; codepinkorlando@gmail.com; congo@un.int; Carlos Jr Rodriguez; cl_madison@hotmail.com; clearup911@yahoo.com; contact@wearefamilyfoundation.org; companeras1994@yahoo.com; confirm-unsub-qtu5ebhu3c2xscdywpndenxhty4k21ez@yahoogroups.co.in; BRIAN WILLIAM HALL; commanderlopez@gmail.com; comment+7i1gqulyle8j09dlva8re5@comment.wordpress.com; cmchinn2005@hotmail.com; CommSocial; Amy Atkinson; Cliff CIV NSA MIDSOUTH Oliver; yellowbuzz2@yahoo.com; zkcallan@ivaw.org; ymqyw@yahoo.com; yobar23@gmail.com; yucobond@gmail.com; zuk6224@gmail.com; zinnguy@hotmail.com; Greta Bernhardt; zoxebox@hotmail.com; yourfinancialhealing@gmail.com; yourogue@hotmail.com; zenblews@hotmail.com; zubaby2244@yahoo.com; yorkie@mtb.biglobe.ne.jp; zmorales83 @yahoo.com; yellowsub910@verizon.net; zariede@hughes.net; ajwalker86@hotmail.co.uk; a7la_marmoor@hotmail.com; 911grassroots@gmail.com; adam.alex.c@gmail.com; acgravity@gmail.com; Amilie; Annie Bunting; ALDEE FILLEY; Adam; Adam Fligsten; BAYYENAH ABOUL-AZIZ; Rich Schultz; alandberta@gmail.com; adam johnson; Alan Watt; 911readingroom@gmail.com; aahoover@comcast.net; 911research.com@gmail.com; Ajene Washington; abolishtaxes@gmail.com; Jim Barr; ALAIN CARPENTER; 911review.com@gmail.com; agallop@hotmail.com; abenelson@hotmail.com; Anne Johnson; 911truthwatertown@gmail.com; Amy de Miceli Ellie; 1800capone@gmail.com; emilia a; 911truthfarmer@gmail.com; 60m@cbsnews.com; 'A. Caballero'; 4galsandi@comcast.net; Lee Chin; Jason Robo; steve J. Williams; alan_b.stard.m.p@westnet.com.au; A.Kafouri; Adam Parrott; 'butlincat'; a_verias@yahoo.com; Jeffrey Albright Subject:Re: David Meiswinkle Interview on The Last American Vagabond CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  WAY TO GO Dave THE REAL LET'S ROLL BEST TO ALL <3 On Sunday, April 19, 2020, 01:46:03 PM EDT, David R. Meiswinkle <drmeiswinkle@aol.com> wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw7VPpOLnig 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jill Asher <jill@magicalbridge.org> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 11:45 AM To:Jill Asher Subject:We know this is last minute -- but we hope you will join us on the Magical Bridge FB page at noon PST TODAY -- as together, we create a Magical Bridge Theme song! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Leaders (and Friends of Magical Bridge),   I know this is incredibly last minute, but we'd really love and value your participating in today's virtual concert.  It is a  song building activating with a singer and songwriter (Alice Leon)  ‐‐ where we will be creating a theme song for Magical  Bridge.       If you are free at noon PST (today), please join us on the MB Facebook Page ‐‐ ‐ http://www.facebook.com/magicalbridge at noon PST.  Singer/Songwriter Alice Leon will be leading an interactive  session where our community will help create a Magical Bridge Theme Song about Kindness, Friendship and Play.  We'd  certainly love your input during this music session ‐‐ and can you then share that you were indeed part of this  collaborative and creative process!    Here is a link to the event invite ‐  https://www.facebook.com/events/963210020760396/    Please join us if you can!  Kindly share!    If all turns out well, Alice will create a post production recording, which we plan to use on upcoming videos.     Hope you can make it!    Jill (and Team Magical Bridge)  ‐‐   Jill Asher  Executive Director   650‐520‐8512     -- My TEDx Talk about Magical Bridge  Connect with Magical Bridge on:  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/magicalbridge  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/magicalbridge    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Rebecca Sanders <rebsanders@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 5:40 PM To:Council, City Cc:Furman, Sheri; gsheyner@paweekly.com Subject:PAN'S Outreach to the Community regarding the NVCAP2 Survey Attachments:NVCAP Letter Final 20200416.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members:    As you fill in the NVCAP2 survey by Monday, please keep in mind some of these points that a group of activists affiliated  with PAN have put together with the help of some of our Ventura neighbors. Thank you for your kind attention.  We hope you are staying safe during this time.  Best regards,  Becky Sanders    April 16, 2020 Dear Neighbors: In the “North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP) Community Survey” that is circulating online, the City’s Planning Department asks you to opine on three flawed design proposals for the redevelopment of the North Ventura neighborhood with the Fry’s site as its nexus. The survey closes Monday, April 20. The three proposals are the product of the City’s consultants and not of the Council-appointed NVCAP working group which has yet to have the opportunity to discuss the three proposals or propose their own. We are inviting you to join us and others, as you fill out the survey, to register your displeasure with this process by protesting this survey. The reasons for protesting are listed at the bottom of this email. On behalf of the Palo Alto Neighborhoods Executive Committee, we ask you to do the following: 1. Answer the survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NVCAP2), at least up to item 6, which reads: “6. Do you have additional goals or priorities for the area? (1000 character limit)” In space allotted, please cut and paste the following verbiage or create a message of your own: None of these proposals are what the community wants. The proposals overrun Ventura with density, traffic, congestion, and more commercial development while not providing housing for our neediest as well as forgoing community amenities such as adequate parkland and other livability standards. The working group has not been provided an opportunity to discuss these proposals, nor to present their own designs to the community. The community should have a chance to review the proposals of the working group rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals foisted on it. Please allow the working group to do its job. 2. Then fill out the rest of the survey, or alternatively, you may scroll to the bottom of each survey page, click the NEXT button until you reach the end of the survey and click the SUBMIT button. 3. Send an email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org, NVCAP@cityofpaloalto.org and please cc: Becky Sanders, rebsanders@gmail.com if you would. Please use your own words, but if you are pressed for time, simply say: Dear Mayor Fine and Council Members: I protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. 2 <your name> Reasons to Join the Survey Protest Survey Design  The survey is riddled with errors. We found more than 16 mistakes in just one map and dozens of problems elsewhere. Many questions are biased and do not offer a “no” vote. Links don't work. Plans are mislabeled.  None of the plans reflect the lofty goals with which the City Council charged the working group.  This survey represents a failure of the City staff to empower and effectively utilize the NVCAP Working Group the City Council appointed.  The railway side of Park Boulevard is part of the Plan Area but is not addressed in any of the three designs. Why is that? Not including the other side of Park in the design plan is a missed opportunity for more housing and additional community amenities.  The survey is open to all Palo Alto residents, many of whom may have little familiarity with the NVCAP process. Making zoning and design decisions based on such results may not be well-informed. Zoning vs Architecture  None of the proposed plans comply with our existing zoning code, including other existing coordinated area plans.  What should be a land use and zoning discussion is reduced to commenting on architectural design.  Respondents are being asked to identify styles and lighting preferences of buildings and of their interiors, which is irrelevant to a coordinated area plan zoning update.  Alternatives 2 and 3 violate City Zoning by exceeding 50 feet in height. There might be good reasons for additional height (such as allowing additional open space) but adding such a significant change into the designs without any discussion seems inappropriate.  Every alternative includes office space at the Fry’s site even though the site is zoned residential and office space is a non-conforming use. Housing should be a higher priority than office space throughout the area.  The proposals favor higher-priced units for sale over more affordable rentals and do virtually nothing to create affordable housing. Instead, they maximize developer profits. Traffic & Parking  All alternatives violate City Zoning by having only 1 parking spot per unit. Without mitigation, this lack of parking will overwhelm the neighborhood with spillover parking.  None of the proposals analyze the traffic patterns or rely on any traffic data whatsoever.  No circulation, parking or traffic studies have been done. No new or existing zones are proposed with corresponding development standards. Liveability  The proposals would vastly increase the population of Ventura but provide little to no community amenities. At the community meeting in February at Gunn High School, the expected number of residents for each of the three alternatives was shown, but those figures were not in the survey.  There is inadequate parkland for the number of new residents, as required by the Quimby Act. “Greenways” between apartment buildings do not constitute open space or park land.  Terms are used incorrectly. Park and open space have legal definitions and are applied willy-nilly to small grassy spots between buildings and rooftop gardens, for instance.  Alternative 1 does not, as it claims, meet the "Minimum as per Comprehensive Plan" because it does not add the *dedicated* parkland that the Comprehensive Plan requires. Neither do any of the other alternatives presented. Thank you one and all for considering this request. Ventura really needs our support right now. You can and do make a difference. Sincerely, 3    Sheri Furman, Co‐Chair                                                 Becky Sanders, Co‐Chair  Palo Alto Neighborhoods                                               Palo Alto Neighborhoods & Ventura Resident                                                                                1 Baumb, Nelly From:Rebecca Sanders <rebsanders@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 5:40 PM To:Council, City Cc:Furman, Sheri; gsheyner@paweekly.com Subject:PAN'S Outreach to the Community regarding the NVCAP2 Survey Attachments:NVCAP Letter Final 20200416.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members:    As you fill in the NVCAP2 survey by Monday, please keep in mind some of these points that a group of activists affiliated  with PAN have put together with the help of some of our Ventura neighbors. Thank you for your kind attention.  We hope you are staying safe during this time.  Best regards,  Becky Sanders    April 16, 2020 Dear Neighbors: In the “North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP) Community Survey” that is circulating online, the City’s Planning Department asks you to opine on three flawed design proposals for the redevelopment of the North Ventura neighborhood with the Fry’s site as its nexus. The survey closes Monday, April 20. The three proposals are the product of the City’s consultants and not of the Council-appointed NVCAP working group which has yet to have the opportunity to discuss the three proposals or propose their own. We are inviting you to join us and others, as you fill out the survey, to register your displeasure with this process by protesting this survey. The reasons for protesting are listed at the bottom of this email. On behalf of the Palo Alto Neighborhoods Executive Committee, we ask you to do the following: 1. Answer the survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NVCAP2), at least up to item 6, which reads: “6. Do you have additional goals or priorities for the area? (1000 character limit)” In space allotted, please cut and paste the following verbiage or create a message of your own: None of these proposals are what the community wants. The proposals overrun Ventura with density, traffic, congestion, and more commercial development while not providing housing for our neediest as well as forgoing community amenities such as adequate parkland and other livability standards. The working group has not been provided an opportunity to discuss these proposals, nor to present their own designs to the community. The community should have a chance to review the proposals of the working group rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals foisted on it. Please allow the working group to do its job. 2. Then fill out the rest of the survey, or alternatively, you may scroll to the bottom of each survey page, click the NEXT button until you reach the end of the survey and click the SUBMIT button. 3. Send an email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org, NVCAP@cityofpaloalto.org and please cc: Becky Sanders, rebsanders@gmail.com if you would. Please use your own words, but if you are pressed for time, simply say: Dear Mayor Fine and Council Members: I protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Brown Jonathan <jbrownie2218@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 9:22 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:rebsanders@gmail.com Subject:Objectionable NVCAP Online Survey CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council and Mayor Fine, I write to object to the way you are handling the NVCAP process and in particular the current NVCAP online survey. None of the proposals reflect what I have heard community members express as their desire for the area. Yet the survey suggests the three alternatives are the only ones available and represent the will of the working group. To that extent the survey is false and misleading. Each proposal exceeds the maximum density allowed per current zoning and the density needed under Palo Alto’s current housing allocation. With COVID-19 spreading most severely in the densest settings, we need less density, not more. We need high-quality, lower density housing for our most deserving workers with large, attractive parks and shops. These proposals are not those of working group; the process has been hijacked, and the community needs more input. Please allow the working group to do its job. Thank you. Sincerely, Jonathan Brown 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeffrey Hook <tribaljeff51@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 11:49 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:Rebecca Sanders Subject:NVCAP survey is flawed and inappropriate at this time. 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 protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. I want the working group's proposals to take precedence over those of consultants or developers. I want the city to consider converting existing commercial space to housing, in the post-COVID-19 era where many office workers who have been given the opportunity to work from home under "shelter-in-place" directives will continue to do so, since the environmental benefits are so great. These include clean air, less traffic noise, less CO2 emissions, less wear and tear on roads, vehicles, bridges and other transit infrastructure. It is far past time for humans to recognize our past patterns of land use and traffic have severely degraded the Earth for future generations. We need to work toward a smaller population, traveling much less, interacting with nature more, running the "system" less hard. What kind of city do you want to leave for your great grandchildren 100 years from now? Jeffrey Hook 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Paul Machado <plmachado@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 9:45 AM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:NVCAP 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 protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. consultants. You had numerous "community meetings" then ignored the input from them and merely made your own proposals. Your survey, although massive, appears to be limited to what the consultants want to build. Thank you P Machado 1 Baumb, Nelly From:D Caleb Hauser <dcalebhauser@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 11:53 AM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan; Rebecca Sanders Subject:Ventura survey 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 protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. Caleb Hauser 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Marty DOUGLAS <martydoug@comcast.net> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 4:19 PM To:Council, City Cc:Rebecca Sanders Subject:NVCAP Survey 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 recently completed the online survey requesting opinions of the various proposals for NVCAP. I protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants.   Marty  Marilyn "Marty" Douglas    Palo Alto, CA 94306  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Magic <magic@ecomagic.org> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 10:40 AM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:NVCAP Attachments:8 Rungs Citizen Participation.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Councilmembers,    The NVCAP community "survey" is a disgrace to every community planner with even a shred of integrity. It is riddled  with errors and clearly intended to suppress, rather than elicit informed community engagement.    I've attached to this email a summary of an article from the Journal of the American Institute of Planners, "Eight Rungs  of Citizen Participation." The lowest is "manipulation." The recent NVCAP community "survey" is a textbook‐worthy  example of manipulation.    My colleagues at Magic and I once shared a national award for a community planning project in the Atherton/Fair Oaks  area. Our current congresswoman, then a county supervisor, is on the record calling our fees, "The best money this  county has spent during my tenure." I know something of what I write here.    Please STOP hiring consultants to manipulate rather than serve your constituents. Honest consultants are, like honest  representatives, public servants who respect residents, are competent to bring us together, and support us in shaping  the future of our community in a manner consistent with ecological principle.    Thank you for considering these views.    With appreciation,    David Schrom      ************ Magic, 1979‐2020: forty‐one years of valuescience leadership *************    Magic demonstrates how people can address individual, social, and environmental   ills nearer their roots by applying science to discern value more accurately and realize  it more fully.     Enjoy the satisfaction of furthering Magic's work by making one‐time or recurring gifts  at http://ecomagic.org/participate.shtml#contribute. Magic is a 501(c)(3) public charity.  Contributions are tax‐deductible to the full extent permitted by law.                                                                 THANK YOU!    www.ecomagic.org ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ (650) 323‐73‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Magic, Box 15894, Stanford, CA 94309  *************************************************************************************************  Eight Rungs of Citizen Participation Sherry R. Arnstein, Journal of the American Institute of Planners, July, 1969 8) Citizen Control 7) Delegated Power 6) Partnership 5) Placation 4) Consultation 3) Informing 2) Therapy 1) Manipulation 1. Manipulation In the name of citizen participation, people are placed on rubber-stamp advisory commit- tees to “educate” them or engineer their support. Participation is distorted into a public relations vehicle by power-holders. An example of this manipulation has been community action agencies (CAAs) which create neighborhood councils with no legitimate function or power. These groups are used by CAAs to “prove” that “grassroots people” are involved in the program. Most often, the program has not been discussed with the people or important information is left out. Only after the ribbon-cutting ceremony do the members of the council realize that they didn’t ask the important questions, and that the bureaucratic web has become stronger. 2. Therapy This form of citizen participation is both dishonest and arrogant. Its administration assumes that powerlessness is synonymous with mental illness. Under the masquerade of involving citi- zens in planning, the experts subject the citizens to clinical group therapy. The focus is to cure them of their “pathology” rather than changing the racism and victimization that creates their “pathologies.” Common examples may be seen in public housing programs where tenant groups are used to promote control-your-child or clean up campaigns. The tenants are brought together to help P. O. Box 5894Stanford, CA 94309(650) 323-7333 MAGIC m@ecomagic.org Degrees of Citizen Power Degrees of Tokenism Nonparticipation Eight Rungs of Citizen Participation them “adjust their values and attitudes to those of the larger society.” Using these ground rules, they are diverted from dealing with such important matters as arbitrary evictions, segregation of the housing project, or why it takes three months to get a broken window fixed in the winter. 3. Informing Information about rights, responsibilities, and options is important for citizen participation; however, this frequently becomes a one way flow from official to citizen. No channel is pro- vided for feedback and no power for negotiation. Excessively technical information, discourag- ing questions, and irrelevant answers are common tactics for turning meetings into vehicles for one way communication. Also, information may be presented at a late stage in planning, giving people little opportunity to influence the program design “for their benefit.” 4. Consultation If consulting is not combined with other modes of participation, it offers no assurance that citizen concerns and ideas will be taken into account. Attitude surveys, neighborhood meetings, and public hearings are frequently used to consult people. If citizen input is restricted at this level, participation remains just a window-dressing ritual with people primarily perceived as statistical abstractions. Attitude surveys have become a par- ticular bone of contention in ghetto neighborhoods. Residents are increasingly unhappy about the number of times per week they are surveyed about their problems and hopes. As one wom- an put it: “Nothing ever happens with those damned questions, except the surveyor gets $3 an hour, and my washing doesn’t get done that day. 5. Placation At this level citizens begin to have some degree of influence, though tokenism is still appar- ent. An example of placation strategy is to place a few hand picked “worthy” poor on boards of community action agencies or on public bodies like the Board of Education, Police Commis- sion, or Housing Authority. If they are not accountable to the constituency in the community and the traditional power elite hold the majority of seats, the have-nots can be easily outvoted and outfoxed. Other committees allow citizens to advise or plan, but retain for powerholders the right to judge the legitimacy or feasibility of the advice. The degree to which citizens are actu- ally placated, of course, depends largely on the quality of technical help they have in articulating their priorities and on the extent to which the community has been organized to press for these priorities. By and large, people are still being planned for. In most situations the major planning deci- sions are being made by agency staff and approved in a formalistic way by policy boards. 6. Partnership At this rung of the ladder, power is redistributed through negotiation between citizens and powerholders. They agree to share planning and decision-making responsibilities through such structures as joint policy boards, planning committees, and mechanisms for resolving impasses. After the ground rules have been established through some form of give-and-take, they are not subject to unilateral change. Eight Rungs of Citizen Participation Partnership can work most effectively when there is an organized power base in the commu- nity to which the citizen leaders are accountable and when the group has the financial resource to pay its leaders as well as hire technicians, lawyers, and community organizers. One community leader described it as “coming to City Hall with hat on head instead of in hand.” In most cases where power has come to be shared it was taken by the citizens, not given by the city. There is nothing new about that process. Since those who have power normally want to hang on to it, historically it has had to be wrested by the powerless rather than offered by the powerful. 7. Delegated Power Negotiations between citizen and public officials can also result in citizens achieving domi- nant decision-making authority over a particular plan or program. Policy boards on which citizens have a clear majority of seats and genuine specified powers are typical examples. At this level, citizens hold the significant cards to assure accountability of the program to them. To resolve differences, powerholders need to start the bargaining process rather than respond to pressure from the other end. Another model of delegated power is that of separate and paral- lel groups of citizens and powerholders, with provision for citizen veto if difference of opinion cannot be resolved through negotiation. This is a particularly interesting coexistence model for hostile citizen groups too embittered towards City Hall as a result of past “collaborative efforts” to engage in joint planning. 8. Citizen Control Demands for community-controlled schools, black control, and neighborhood control are increasing. People are simply demanding that degree of power (or control) which guarantees that participants or residents can govern a program or an institution, be in full charge of policy and managerial aspects, and be able to negotiate the conditions under which “outsiders” may change them. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Chris Donlay <chrisdonlay@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 11:37 AM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:NVCAP Survey is Flawed 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 strongly protest the current NVCAP online survey -- none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and all of the proposed alternatives would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group – I thought that was why it was created? -- which have not been included in this survey. We are tired of being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. The city has an disastrous track record when it comes to redevelopment issues; don’t make it worse. Chris Donlay Pepper Avenue 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Cecile Cummings <ccummingspa@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 12:36 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:rebsanders@gmail.com Subject:NVCAP Online Survey 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 protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants.    Respectfully,  Cecile Cummings     1 Baumb, Nelly From:Rebecca Sanders <rebsanders@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 11:03 AM To:Magic Cc:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:Re: NVCAP CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Oh David  This is a perfect response and so impressive, your credentials.  I had NO IDEA you were a community planning  rockstar.  Mmmm how can take more advantage of your knowledge without imposing? Your response nailed it plus I am  downloading this and circulating amongst friends and stakeholders.  I feel so lucky to have your support in this.  When  we emerge from our hideouts, let's get together for coffee or drinks. And good luck with your sheltering arms over  there. Jeff mentioned you have quite a host of folks in your domicile.   I have my daughter and son in law and their  unborn baby due in 7 weeks.  YIKES! Thanks again.   Kindest regards,  Becky    On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 10:39 AM Magic <magic@ecomagic.org> wrote:  Dear Councilmembers,    The NVCAP community "survey" is a disgrace to every community planner with even a shred of integrity. It is riddled  with errors and clearly intended to suppress, rather than elicit informed community engagement.    I've attached to this email a summary of an article from the Journal of the American Institute of Planners, "Eight Rungs  of Citizen Participation." The lowest is "manipulation." The recent NVCAP community "survey" is a textbook‐worthy  example of manipulation.    My colleagues at Magic and I once shared a national award for a community planning project in the Atherton/Fair Oaks  area. Our current congresswoman, then a county supervisor, is on the record calling our fees, "The best money this  county has spent during my tenure." I know something of what I write here.    Please STOP hiring consultants to manipulate rather than serve your constituents. Honest consultants are, like honest  representatives, public servants who respect residents, are competent to bring us together, and support us in shaping  the future of our community in a manner consistent with ecological principle.    Thank you for considering these views.    With appreciation,    David Schrom      ************ Magic, 1979‐2020: forty‐one years of valuescience leadership *************    Magic demonstrates how people can address individual, social, and environmental   ills nearer their roots by applying science to discern value more accurately and realize  it more fully.   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Victoria Dauber <vvdauber@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 1:01 PM To:North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan; Council, City Cc:Rebecca Sanders Subject:NVCAP 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 protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. The survey is also confusing and difficult to understand. How come there doesn’t seem to be any representation for the NVCAP neighborhood working groups proposals. Will they be able to have a more prominent presence on a future iteration of the designs? I’m disappointed in the continued disregard for neighborhood/community input. I’ve been to several community meetings and presentations of the NVCAP proposed designs and I am continually amazed that the input they go to the trouble to collect is not then reflected in later iterations. Best regards, as a concerned Ventura resident, Victoria Dauber 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Susan Kemp <skemp650@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 1:32 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:Rebecca Sanders Subject:Concerns Regarding NVCAP Community Survey 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 protest the current NVCAP online survey because none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the NVCAP working group, which I understand have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. For me, boiling the choices down to architectural design rather than land use and zoning policy compliance, as well as neglecting the impact of the development on nearby traffic (i.e., on El Camino Real at Page Mill) and transit (Caltrain is (was) already full and VTA's bus service is not frequent enough, reliable, nor well-connected to Menlo Park) makes this survey inadequate and misplaced. Sincerely, Susan Kemp 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Susan Usman <susanlusman@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 5:13 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:Rebecca Sanders Subject:NVCAP 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 took the on-line survey and answered some of the questions, but I protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants. Susan Usman 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ann Balin <alafargue@mac.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 6:46 PM To:Council, City Subject:Survey CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Mayor Fine & Council Members,    The survey that was designed, by a consulting group as directed by the Planning department without any consultation of  the NVCAP, is unprofessional. First, why wasn’t NVCAP engaged in this process? The members of this group have worked  with the community and understand the Ventura neighborhood and environs. This survey does not reflect well on the  Planning department as it is flawed. The consultants have little knowledge of the complexity of the planning issues  specific to this community.    The proposals offered in the survey are not what neighbors desire for their community. Language employed regarding  parklands is not accurate. The fifty foot height limit is not acceptable to the community. The Fry's site is zoned for  residential. I ask that you disregard this bogus survey and involve NVCAP in future.    Frankly, the perception now is that the city has erred. The council's assigning NVCAP to work with the community has  been ignored by Planning.  Hiring consultants who do not grasp the complexities of this future development boggles the  mind.    I urge the council to redirect the Planning department to work with NVCAP and go forward with input from the Ventura  community. Please adhere to the standards that citizens require concerning this important development site.    Ann Lafargue Balin    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeff Levinsky <jeff@levinsky.org> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 8:49 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:NVCAP Survey 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 agree very much with others that the NVCAP survey reflects a very flawed and biased vision of what is needed for the  North Ventura community.    We should reduce traffic, substantially reduce non‐community‐serving offices, eliminate parking problems, and create  true below‐market rate housing and community amenities.  The proposals in the survey don't achieve that.    Frankly, the entire survey is extremely one‐sided and biased.   In the past,  the city has endeavored to run properly‐balanced surveys using scientific sampling and citing arguments from various  sides.  This survey falls far short of that prior standard of competence.    The survey also contains all sorts of false information and errors.  For example, comparing the Existing Uses and  Alternative 1 makes it look like the latter will add retail to the Fry's site.  That's untrue.    The survey also seems to have no input from the majority of members of the very committee the City created to help  with North Ventura.  Rather than sideline community members who have volunteered countless hours to help, they  should have had the opportunity to review and correct problems with the survey in advance.    As it is, the survey will only delay the NVCAP process by creating needless controversy and yield no useful insights as to  what the community truly  wants.   We can and should do much better.    Thank you,    Jeff Levinsky    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Desiree Docktor <desiree.docktor@compass.com> Sent:Sunday, April 19, 2020 9:59 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:Rebecca Sanders Subject:re: redevelopment/Fry's site Ventura neighborhood 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 protest the current NVCAP online survey as none of the proposals reflect what the community wants and would negatively impact the people already living in Ventura. The community should have the opportunity to review the proposals of the working group, which have not been included in this survey, rather than being forced to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by the city’s consultants.     Desiree Docktor DRE#: 01808874 Cell: 650-291-8487 578 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 www.desireedocktor.com 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Hank Sousa <thomashenrysousa@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 1:44 PM To:North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan; Council, City Subject:North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Friends:    I have followed the NVCAP deliberations with some interest and have even attended one of the large public gatherings.  It seems like an alternative, without an office component, would make good sense. We have heard much about the  over‐commuting to PA as one of our ills. Surely residential, open space and some retail is the way to go, yet I don't see  that as an alternative.   I support your efforts to push the city to include an option with no office space in it.  Thank you,  Hank Sousa    Palo Alto, CA 94301  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Nadia Naik <nadianaik@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 1:50 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:NVCAP Survey is highly flawed 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'm very concerned about the NVCAP process and the survey that has been sent out. The survey doesn't reflect what the Working Group has been saying the community wants! The Working Group's proposals were not included in the survey and instead only proposals prepared by the consultants have been included. How are the community generated ideas going to be heard if they aren't included in these types of surveys? The entire point of having a Community Advisory Panel is to have a process that has meaningful community input. If the process doesn't allow for the Working Group to present their ideas to the Community, then this is a charade. Let's not repeat the mistakes made early on with the Community Advisory Panel for rail! Please let the Working Group guide the process rather than the consultants. The importance of community participation cannot be overstated in situations like these. Allowing the community to only see the consultant's work defeats the purpose of having Community members on the NVCAP. This is a significant project and the more community support you have, the more likely it is to be completed. Please reconsider this process! Nadia Naik Old Palo Alto resident Chair of Expanded Community Advisory Panel on Rail (XCAP) 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Rita Vrhel <ritavrhel@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 1:56 PM To:Council, City Subject:North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council Members: I remain concerned that while there is an excellent and very talented Working Group in place to discuss and advise on the NVCAP, their suggestions and comments seem to be consistently ignored by Mr. Lait and his team. The Consultants have designed plans which do not incorporate the Working Groups requests but instead reflects the Consultants own biases or input from some source other that the citizen's working group. Reminds me very much of the Cubberly outcome; who asked for all those fully developed housing plans originate? Still a mystery to most. There is little wonder why so few residents, as reflected in the PA annual survey, trust City officials or staff. Also not mentioned in this lengthy survey are all the changes to Zoning or other City regulations required to bring any plan to completion. And why is the Cannery, a historical resource, long derided by Mr. Lait, not being saved and repurposed? These current plans, to me, represent another wasted opportunity for the City to do great things. Thank you 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Elaine Meyer <meyere@concentric.net> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 3:03 PM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:Ventura Plan Survey 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:    The views of the neighborhood are essential in deciding what is to be done in Ventura.  For example, Fry's is zoned for housing. I did not see anything that took that into consideration.    The plans shown appear to be developer focused, not resident or neighborhood centered.    The Working Group's views and opinions should be the cornerstone of any plans.    Sincerely,    Elaine Meyer    meyere@concentric.net  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Winter Dellenbach <wintergery@earthlink.net> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 5:40 PM To:Council, City Subject:Terrible NVcap surgery CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Folks – About a week ago I took the city’s NVcap survey, finished it, hit the send button, got a stiff drink, and said to my  husband – that was the longest and poorest designed survey I have ever taken. Only the fact that I was in for a penny, in for a  pound, got me to finish it. It was an utter waste of time and made me angry.  I have taken several city surveys over the years, some better than others, but all within bounds, seemingly done by an outside  entity that knew what it was doing. And I have seen, but often not completed surveys by interest groups that were biased,  push‐pull by design. Last week I was emailed an UC Berkeley survey  (maybe some of you got it?) on several issues, yet I  couldn’t tell the primary subject – it was that well designed and free of bias, though fairly complex and not short. I also saw 4  surveys done at Buena Vista by Stanford professors that followed research guidelines for survey design. So while I could never  design a survey (there are university classes on doing just that), I know a bit about good ones, and the NVcap was so far from  the mark that it broke free from earths gravity, out into the solar system.  I could offer many specifics but won’t because it is way too obvious to anyone unless one truly has a predetermined agenda or  has blinders on. I don’t care about positions or politics or interest groups about this. It’s simply a really bad survey product  that whoever created it shouldn’t have.  If anything is done but shredding this, then you do everyone and the city a disservice because no useful information or  informed opinion can come from it. Surely no one can responsibly want that.  Winter Dellenbach  Barron Park        1 Baumb, Nelly From:Carol Scott <cscott@crossfieldllc.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:50 AM To:Council, City; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:Rebecca Sanders Subject:North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor Fine and Other City Council Members, I am writing to urge you to reconsider the process by which you are developing plans for the North Ventura area including the site most recently occupied by Fry's Electronics, and specifically to halt any consideration of the three proposals for this area that have been developed by outside consultants. None of the proposals put forward -- which were the subject of a recent severely deficient community survey, reflect the desires of the current Ventura community or even those who live in close proximity to that area. All of these proposals would negatively impact the people who live in Ventura as well as adjacent areas through increased traffic, demands for parking, and greater density than any area outside downtown Palo Alto with completely inadequate green space/park area and other amenities. These plans, as currently presented, include office space at the expense of housing, which has been one of the top stated priorities for the last few years, and they potentially increase the gentrification of Palo Alto by its focus on higher end housing units. I understand that the Council appointed a NVCAP working group as a one vehicle through which community input would be developed and incorporated into any proposed plan for this area. However, the consultant's proposals were developed outside this process. The Ventura community, as well as all of Palo Alto (and especially adjacent neighborhoods) should have the opportunity to hear what this working group has to say and to review any proposals it may have. The recent survey did not include any proposals from the working group, but rather forced respondents to choose between the three flawed proposals prepared by City consultants. I urge you to direct the City staff to consult with the NVCAP working group to develop alternative proposals for this area that will incorporate its concerns and its ideas. Thank you. Carol Scott Resident of Evergreen Park   ‐‐   Carol Scott  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Amy Kacher <amyewardwell@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 4:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto planning CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello, I am just writing to say that I hope the city council will act prudently when approving any school or commercial buildings to be exempt from tax status, or to allow them to develop their property in a way that pushes the boundaries of what is best for Palo Alto. Right now we need the most tax revenue as possible in order to invest back into our community. With all the retail and restaurant closures I hope the priority will be those business, not developers or private schools. This is a time to really support the people in town who are working to make our local economy attractive and robust. Thanks Stand together. We are all just people. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Donald Jones <donjones2011@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, April 18, 2020 12:35 AM To:Council, City; City Mgr Subject:Unprofessional Conduct of Palo Alto Police Officers CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  For the Attention of the Mayor and Individual Council Members and   For the Attention of the City Manager    Dear Mayor and Council Members,  I recently came across this video of one of your officers' coughing,  multiple times, in the face of a man that is filming a traffic stop during the  current Coronavirus Pandemic. The officer that coughed in the man's face  says, "I might have Coronavirus." He is threatening this man with bodily  harm by deliberate exposure to a communicable disease. I believe that  officer committed a crime in this video. In this same video, a second  officer calls the man filming the stop an "asshole" repeatedly. I believe it  was that officer's intent to provoke a response from the man in order  to be able to fabricate a criminal charge against the videographer. I am  providing a link to the video that has audio also.    I am a previous resident of Santa Clara. I worked in Sunnyvale for a  defense intelligence contractor. I was a frequently invited guest speaker  at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, many  professional, and academic seminars in your city. I had always held the  City of Palo Alto in high regard. I am taking the time to address this  matter to you from my current residence in the Commonwealth of  Virginia due to the pure repulsion I find in the conduct of your police  officers. Police actions that are utterly disgusting to me. They exhibited  traits of ignorance and power‐hungry tyrants. The Sargeant on scene  lacked any and all command presence in this matter. If she could carry on  2 a protracted conversation she could have provided a last name and  badge number when it was requested. It is painfully obvious that her  intent, even after the arrival of four (4) other officers was to prove that  she WOULD get her way and she WOULD be in control. Pathetic.     I and many of my friends, business associates, and fellow  academicians will be sharing this video so that we will know what to  expect should we ever decide to video a police encounter in your city. At  all future engagements, I will require all accommodations and secondary  meetings be located outside the city limits of Palo Alto and I will make it  public knowledge as to why I refuse to economically engage with the city  and the examples I have of a police force that the Mayor, City Council,  and City Manager have lost control of. I'm sure the economic impact that  I as an individual can wield is insignificant to you, perhaps the impact I  can bring to bear will be in the form of how many others will follow suit  in the same manner.     Video at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GXFF0t7AY    Sincerely,  Don Jones                 Donald (Don) R. Jones, MBA    Pulaski, Virginia 24301  Email:  donjones2011@gmail.com  Cell: 540‐320‐0839  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:David Madwed <dmadwed@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:18 PM To:Council, City Subject:road closures to through trafic CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello Council Members,     I am writing to express my gratitude for seeing possible through traffic road closures in town. For someone who has  lived in this city for 31 years, who bike rides more than 1000 miles per year and runs close to that on our city streets per  year, I applaud you. Furthermore, having have taught 3rd graders for the past 7 years how to ride safely on our streets  per the city's bike rodeo school programs, I can say the most common concern amongst the kids is distracted drivers and  speeding cars.    I live on Tennyson Ave, a common cut‐through street linking Alma to Middlefield. Many people use this to avoid the  Middlefiied/Embarcadero intersection. Cars routinely speed, sometimes upwards of 50 MPH. There are only two stop  signs separating these two main thoroughfares. With more than 25 children under the age of 17 on this street, it is  extremely dangerous for them. The number of cross streets makes it even worse.  I would like Tennyson to be considered as a street closed to through traffic, as well as Fulton and Seale Ave between  Middlefield and Newell. They suffer the same issues. Repeated complaints to the Police Dept has never yielded any  results since 2004.    It is time the city offered safe biking, walking and running on our streets. Virtually any amenity or store is within a 1‐2  mile bike ride in Palo Alto, and the council should promote alternative transportation to make this town a better place  to live.    Sincerely,    Dave Madwed MD   Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 15, 2020 3:33 PM To:biotica Subject:Re: Watch "UNITED STATES IS OVER! TRUMP HANDS IT OVER TO F.E.M.A. !!" on YouTube CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Bob YOURS is the MOST ON POINT SPEAK of ALL that has OCCURED as DEPICTED in the visual here Our ONLY hope is that WE SURROUND THEM when they APPEAR and FORCE THEM TO STAND DOWN. WE THE PEOPLE OUTNUMBER THEM 326 MILLION OF US AND 1 MILLION OF THEM. WE MUST ENDURE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45TIgZVLxM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0dKJVfcU- F9AKL5Ajvz6m7InoSlOwceYd76jKzLQuihFu96gKqI4wd0cI On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 05:50:25 PM EDT, biotica <biotica@ptd.net> wrote: Hi Dave, The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is or should I say was what Donald Trump was the President of. The corporation defaulted on its debt. The Fed and the Treasury are now one with Blackstone Group doing the management of the funds. The Presidential Seal disappeared from the podium, Air Force 1, and the Presidential Helicopter. The gold braid disappeared from the flag. That gold braid indicated that we were under British Maritime Laws, and not the Constitution. The seal has suddenly reappeared on the podium, and the gold reappeared on the flag. Why, and I must say I do not know? In the video that I had sent Trump speaks in the PAST tense that he was honored to have been the President. I do not believe that that was a mistake. Pompeo, former CIA, responded to a question to say that the coronavirus was an EXERCISE. Trump then asks why was he not informed. Draw your own conclusions, but to me it appears that he has been replaced. Qanon now appears as a total psyops, and Trump was part of the group to bring in the NWO. To do it fear had to be planted in the psyche of the public I dumb fucking assholes), and they did a great job. The bit by bit they shredded the Constitution. The so-called relaxation of the unconstitutional acts that are the product of FEMA, and the CDC. They are not the plan of the President. From what I have seen it will be massive continuous testing, tracking, and different levels of mitigation. Nowhere will there be no mitigation. It will be low mitigation, moderate mitigation, and severe mitigation. Get used to your gag, or should I say mask. This conspiracy was drawn up years ago, and each and every bio scare was to bring us closer to the total destruction of the US, and thus the middle class. Kiss your freedom good by. Trump, the governors, and the mayors had NO right to suspend God given rights. Give me liberty or give me death. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "David R. Meiswinkle" <drmeiswinkle@aol.com> To: "honkystar" <honkystar@yahoo.com>, "biotica" <biotica@ptd.net>, "LDBasile" <LDBasile@comcast.net>, "pc77user" 2 <pc77user@aol.com>, "Steve Kormondy" <pyramidian@optonline.net>, "Dennis Tiernan" <dennistiernan@comcast.net>, "Philip Hussa" <philiphussa@aol.com>, "David R. Meiswinkle" <drmeiswinkle@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 3:16:20 AM Subject: Fwd: Watch "UNITED STATES IS OVER! TRUMP HANDS IT OVER TO F.E.M.A. !!" on YouTube I can see why u r upset. There are some things that are not clear., however to me from this video. Trump says that he and others are thinking about doing something soon...I think that he may be talking about lifting the restrictions to save the economy. It's a big deal either way. If he is right, the economy starts reviving and people go back to work with some normalcy. If he is wrong he is perceived as a murderer not fighting hard enough against the virus. Meanwhile the intelligence agencies can insert virus anywhere, and cause more problems. Washington Post Governors form groups to explore lifting restrictions; Trump says he alone will decide The president claimed “total” authority to decide when to reopen the economy, but governors on both coasts formed groups to plan for easing their states back toward normalcy. - By Tim Craig and Brady Dennis - The Debrief: Trump uses briefing to focus on himself National Emergencies: All the President seem to be declaring a National emergency for one reason or another going back to Jimmy Carter and before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXn5bubzVOY Since FEMA comes under the Executive, the President who appoints its Head I believe, I don't see how FEMA would be running the President. It is set up supposedly as an extension of Presidential power by passing Congress at most instances. Carter, Bush Jr, Obama and Trump earlier on used some version of National Emergency. I am sure it was involved with New Orleans. FEMA I thought was the President's arm to impose whatever including Marshall Law. I don't see the President giving up power to appointments he made. The reverse I can see Trump firing people. Newton, North Carolina, U.S. William Brockmann Long (born April 6, 1975) is an American emergency manager who served as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He was appointed to the position by President Donald Trump in April 2017 and confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2017. Trumps declaration of National Emergency is under the Stafford Act which apparently allows FEMA to assist the individual states in some manner including finances and medical I believe. I don't think the Stafford Act subjugates the President who uses it as an authority for action without Congressional approval. This empowers FEMA but doesn't dis-empower the President because the President is activating them through his declaration of National Emergency. He is calling them out.https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-stafford.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtHJwooU4A Trump national emergency declared on drugs and the wall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYTgyFwUuY Trump on Corona virus national emergencies..says a way to get $50 billion to States to fight disease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTxsa_jRls I might be wrong but I don't see FEMA running Trump. I have to look at this a bit closer though, The Constitution and the Bill of Rights have been in the balance since 9/11 and this corona virus brings the fragility of freedom somewhat closer to home...literally. I am not sure why Pompeo is in the video talking about a live exercise. Is that corona he is talking about or what? https://youtu.be/HahhDIeq1Ck 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 5:32 PM To:dennisbalakian; David Balakian; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; beachrides; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; Dan Richard; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; Daniel Zack; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; Steven Feinstein; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; Mayor; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com; nick yovino; newsdesk; popoff; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Trump: "They listen to me" re demos at Gov.s mansions demanding open 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, Apr 17, 2020 at 5:17 PM  Subject: Trump: "They listen to me" re demos at Gov.s mansions demanding open  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>              Friday, April 17, 2020‐               To all‐  KCBS CBS News today:  Trump clip:  "They listen to me" re  demonstrators outside the Governors' residences  of Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia demanding that the shut‐down be lifted. He loves it: People of low IQ and little  education‐ his kind of people‐ demanding that the measures in place to slow the spread be lifted.   "They listen to me"  he yelled when informed of these demos.         The same folks listened to AH and Mussolini. That is about Trump's IQ.               Yesterday, at Trump's press briefing in the WH where he showed off his 6 point recommendations to the  Governors, Dr. Birx went over the recoms with a slide show on the two big‐screens on either side of the podium.  AGAIN,  the TV camera did not pan over to show the slide show. This went on for 15 minutes. I complained when that happened  two‐days running a couple of weeks ago, and they started to pan the camera to show the slide show. Now we are back  to zero again on that. Does it really take the Pres. of the U.S. to intervene with the A‐V people to get this fixed?                  FAKE news, or just sloppy, inaccurate reporting. Just unbelieveable!  Last night on NBC Network News,  this:  "Another test for antibodies to see if someone has the Covid antibodies AND SHOULD BE IMMUNE is only starting  to roll out. If someone has the antibodies they could be cleared for work".                   Stanford developed the antibody test. I have sent out lots about that. NOWHERE do those researchers claim that  showing antibodies on that test means that the person is immune.  Just criminal sloppiness by NBC News. Sombody who  got their rich job through the Nazi Affirmative Action scam no doubt wrote that. A few months at a Jr. College probably.  So that is the level to which  NBC News has now sunk.  2              Many are quoting figures re the number of tests done. How about the rest of the story?  When someone tests  positive, they must be confined. If they get sick, they must be quarantined.  Calif., for one, must obtain millions of test  kits, train thousands of people to administer the tests, create a huge array of labs with high thru‐put equipment to  process the tests, train thousands of people to do the contact tracing of those who test positive, hire and train people to  monitor those quarantined to be sure they stay quarantined and to enforce the quarantine upon them with tough  sanctions. That is all a tall order but until we have a vaccine that is widely administered, that is what must happen or the  cases and deaths will spike.  I want to see Gov. Newsom bring all of that about before I will feel remotely safe in public.                And, of course, we have to see Dr. Fauci's dramatic improvement in the downward slope of the curve before any  reduction in shutdown measures would make sense.                Bravo to Gov. Newsom and the other Governors for standing up to the thuggery from Trump re who can lift the  shutdown.                 L. William Harding              Fresno, Ca.                                    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 11:18 PM To:To: dennisbalakian; David Balakian; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; beachrides; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; Dan Richard; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; Daniel Zack; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; Steven Feinstein; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; steve.hogg; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; Mayor; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com; nick yovino; newsdesk; popoff; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Trump: "They listen to me" re demos at Gov.s mansions demanding open 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, Apr 17, 2020 at 11:15 PM  Subject: Fwd: Trump: "They listen to me" re demos at Gov.s mansions demanding open  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 5:31 PM  Subject: Fwd: Trump: "They listen to me" re demos at Gov.s mansions demanding open  To: dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, David Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>,  <alumnipresident@stanford.edu>, <antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov>, beachrides <beachrides@sbcglobal.net>, bballpod  <bballpod@aol.com>, Leodies Buchanan <leodiesbuchanan@yahoo.com>, <bearwithme1016@att.net>, boardmembers  <boardmembers@hsr.ca.gov>, Cathy Lewis <catllewis@gmail.com>, city.council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>,  paul.caprioglio <paul.caprioglio@fresno.gov>, Chris Field <cfield@ciw.edu>, Dan Richard <danrichard@mac.com>, Doug  Vagim <dvagim@gmail.com>, <dallen1212@gmail.com>, <dlfranklin0@outlook.com>, Daniel Zack  <daniel.zack@fresno.gov>, <eappel@stanford.edu>, <esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov>, <fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net>,  <francis.collins@nih.gov>, Steven Feinstein <steven.feinstein@ionicmaterials.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>, <kwalsh@kmaxtv.com>, Mark Kreutzer  <mlkreutzer@yahoo.com>, Pam Kelly <pkelly@svlg.org>, leager <leager@fresnoedc.com>, <lalws4@gmail.com>, Mayor  <mayor@fresno.gov>, <midge@thebarretts.com>, Mark Standriff <mark.standriff@fresno.gov>, <margaret‐ sasaki@live.com>, nick yovino <npyovino@gmail.com>, newsdesk <newsdesk@ksee.com>, popoff  <popoff@pbworld.com>, <russ@topperjewelers.com>, Steve Wayte <steve4liberty@gmail.com>,  <vallesR1969@att.net>, <yicui@stanford.edu>    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 9:34 AM To:Frank Agamemnon Cc:Frank Agamennon; Pc User; Biotica; Dennis Tiernan; Lou Basile; Elizabeth McCafferty; David Meiswinkle; Efkaplan; Bob McCafferty; Teresa Dixon; Teresa Dixon; Sarah Klepner; Denise; Philip Hussa; George Lydakis; Jack Derripper; Djoymorgan27; Steve Kormondy; pyramidian@optoline.net; yahoogroups; luke@wearechange.org; Georgeann Grasso; yellowbuzz2@yahoo.com; Greta Bernhardt; yellowsub910@verizon.net; ymqyw@yahoo.com; yobar23@gmail.com; yorkie@mtb.biglobe.ne.jp; yourogue@hotmail.com; yucobond@gmail.com; yellowbuzz2 @yahoo.com; zkcallan@ivaw.org; ymqyw@yahoo.com; yobar23@gmail.com; yucobond@gmail.com; zuk6224@gmail.com; zinnguy@hotmail.com; Greta Bernhardt; zoxebox@hotmail.com; yourfinancialhealing@gmail.com; yourogue@hotmail.com; zenblews@hotmail.com; zubaby2244 @yahoo.com; yorkie@mtb.biglobe.ne.jp; zmorales83@yahoo.com; yellowsub910@verizon.net; zariede@hughes.net; Michael Ryan; Jack & Barbara Connors; coderevival@yahoo.ca; F Cosmas; codyddeeds@yahoo.com; connie plemmons; clspiess@mcdermott.com; clg_news@legitgov.org; Nancy Clancy; clmacgil@ucalgary.ca; cotingas@hotmail.com; 'Claire'; Council, City; NICOLE; ckerwick1 @yahoo.com; MARGO COLEMAN; FRANK SOOS; cldodson07@yahoo.com; CLG News; Cort Greene; LinkedIn; BRIAN HALL; communicate@solari.com; contactsellis@gmail.com; connor_hart@comcast.net; colony14@gmail.com; corky4president2002@gmail.com; coglitor@unive.it; yahoogroups; codepinkorlando@gmail.com; congo@un.int; Carlos Jr Rodriguez; cl_madison@hotmail.com; clearup911@yahoo.com; contact@wearefamilyfoundation.org; companeras1994@yahoo.com; confirm-unsub- qtu5ebhu3c2xscdywpndenxhty4k21ez@yahoogroups.co.in; BRIAN WILLIAM HALL; commanderlopez@gmail.com; comment+7i1gqulyle8j09dlva8re5@comment.wordpress.com; cmchinn2005@hotmail.com; CommSocial; Amy Atkinson; Cliff CIV NSA MIDSOUTH Oliver; yahoogroups; CARL LEWANDOWSKI; Don and Zandy Campbell; Jeremy McGowen; Nicole Softball; zn365@aol.com; colleen739@aol.com; compostgal@aol.com Subject:Re: Drivers Take Part in Anti-Shutdown Protests in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Video - Sputnik International CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  MANY MORE WERE FLORIDA, ST' LOIUS, OHIO, MICHIGAN My latest post compilation ? C'MON PEOPLE HERD IMMUNITY? WE EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF COVID-19/CORONA ! GO BACK TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DID YOU NOTICE NO MASKS? LOL NO GLOVES? LOL NO SOCIAL DISTANCING? LOL AND NO QUARANTINE? WHAT'S NEXT? VACCINES? LAW FORCED VACCINES? 2 When in hell has ANY virus THROUGHOUT HISTORY ever resulted in TOTAL BULLSHIT GOVERNMENT FEAR PORN AND MSM? SPREADING IT FOR THEM, AS USUAL HUH? WE BEEN HAD HOODWINKED BAMBOOZLED ? I CAN'T WAIT TO SURROUND THE CASTLE? WASH DC? WE'LL BLOCK PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE? MILLION CARS? MOST OR ALL BRING JALOPIES? AND JUST WALK AWAY? Drivers Take Part in Anti-Shutdown Protests in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania     Drivers Take Part in Anti-Shutdown Protests in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4lx9retCL7_cBmmceEQ8g?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW US: Facebook https:...   Now San Diego's Starting to Rise Up!     Now San Diego's Starting to Rise Up! ⭐ALERT! This channel is in jeopardy and may soon be terminated by the powers-that-shouldn't be. 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I don't think that the governor missed it. Neither would Bill Gates and the WHO ! https://sputniknews.com/us/202004201079028225-drivers-take-part-in-anti-shutdown-protests-in-harrisburg-pennsylvania- --video/ Best Regards, & Stay Healthy. RJS 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:55 PM To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; beachrides; David Balakian; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; dennisbalakian; Dan Richard; Doug Vagim; dallen1212 @gmail.com; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; 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; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Pam Kelly; Mark Kreutzer; leager; lalws4@gmail.com; midge@thebarretts.com; Mark Standriff; Mayor; nick yovino; newsdesk; popoff; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; terry; Tom Lang; vallesR1969@att.net; Daniel Zack Subject:Fwd: Mon. 4-20-20 Trump quotes Cuomo half way, then hear what C. really said 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: Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:36 PM  Subject: Fwd: Mon. 4‐20‐20 Trump quotes Cuomo half way, then hear what C. really said  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:30 PM  Subject: Fwd: Mon. 4‐20‐20 Trump quotes Cuomo half way, then hear what C. really said  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:05 PM  Subject: Fwd: Mon. 4‐20‐20 Trump quotes Cuomo half way, then hear what C. really said  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 2:46 PM  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:56 AM To:Sara Cody; Rokhanna Info Subject:C & D now Virus Treatment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Vitamins C and D Finally Adopted as Coronavirus Treatment Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola  April 07, 2020 STORY AT-A-GLANCE  Vitamins C and D are finally being adopted in the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. This fortunate turn of events is likely to save thousands of lives, while keeping health care costs down  Seriously ill coronavirus patients in New York state’s largest hospital system receive 1,500 milligrams of intravenous vitamin C three to four times a day, in conjunction with other conventional treatments  Vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug, actually killing viruses  In recent articles, former CDC chief Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. John C. Umhau, a public health specialist at NIH, highlight the usefulness of sun exposure and/or vitamin D supplementation to reduce your risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection  Although vitamin D does not appear to have a direct effect on viruses, it does strengthen immune function, thus allowing the host body to combat the virus more effectively. It also suppresses inflammatory processes Remember last year when Washington Post reporters were boldly declaring that vitamins C and D could not (and should not) be used against respiratory infections? The information I was sharing about their use was deemed so dangerous to public health that I was branded as a "fake news" site by self-appointed, pharma-owned arbiters of truth like NewsGuard. 2 How times have changed. After having defamatory lies published about me, vitamins C and D are now (finally) being adopted in the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. That just goes to show that when push comes to shove, the truth eventually prevails. When the medicine cabinet is empty, and doctors have limited options, suddenly the basics become viable again, and that is good news indeed, as it's likely to save thousands of lives, while keeping health care costs down. Vitamin C Treatment Implemented for Coronavirus Infection. As reported by the New York Post, March 24, 2020:1 See Mercola Newsletter, April 7 for full Mercola analysis forwarded by Arlene Goetze, No Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.om 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, April 17, 2020 3:01 PM To:Council, City; Expanded Community Advisory Panel Subject:Fwd: Upcoming April 22 Rail Expanded Community Advisory Panel (XCAP) Special Meeting (Virtual Meeting) Attachments:IMG_20200417_144339.jpg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello XCAP members and City Council members:     I received notice of an upcoming XCAP meeting on April 22nd.      I'd like to question holding an XCAP meeting discussing Caltrain related topics that are no longer valid based upon our  new reality.  I note the following topic, for example:  XCAP Meeting Topic:   "Discussion: Presentation by AECOM of Layout and Typical Sections for Churchill Partial Underpass (45 minutes)"    As we know, Caltrain ridership has declined significantly, as has all mass transit ridership in the Bay Area and  nationwide.  According to today's Post, Caltrain's ridership is down 90%, and it has slashed it daily service by more than  half (attached).      None of us can predict how long this state of affairs may remain, or whether with the virus possibly cycling off and on,  we may permanently move toward a new normal of lower Caltrain ridership.      Obviously the new Caltrain ridership numbers greatly impact Caltrains' business plan, which is no longer operative ,as it  was based upon huge projected  increases in ridership, based upon factors which may not have been rooted in reality  then, but now certainly are not.  Caltrain's business plan, its plans to increase service, and its implications for the City of  Palo Alto were among the reasons the City of Palo Alto tasked the XCAP with its work.  But these reasons are no longer  valid.     Please postpone any XCAP meeting and please postpone any discussion of a Churchill partial underpass, or any other  Caltrain grade separation discussions.   Given a 90% drop in Caltrain ridership and reductions in service, these  discussions seem greatly premature.      Thank you.     Best,    Kathy Jordan    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Megan Kanne <kanne.megan@gmail.com>  Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 1:58 PM  Subject: Fwd: Upcoming April 22 Rail Expanded Community Advisory Panel (XCAP) Special Meeting (Virtual Meeting)  To:     2 FYI, there will be a virtual XCAP meeting next week at the usual time, 4PM Wednesday.     It will include: "Discussion: Presentation by AECOM of Layout and Typical Sections for Churchill Partial Underpass (45  minutes)"  There is no further info yet as the presentation or attachments are not yet available.    Hope you all are doing well,  Megan  ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: City of Palo Alto <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>  Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 7:35 PM  Subject: Upcoming April 22 Rail Expanded Community Advisory Panel (XCAP) Special Meeting (Virtual Meeting)  To: <kanne.megan@gmail.com>         Hello, 1. The April 22, 2020 Rail XCAP Special Meeting Agenda has been uploaded here: https://connectingpaloalto.com/presentations-and- reports/. The rest of the meeting materials will be uploaded soon. 2. It will be a virtual meeting, on Zoom. The access information is on the agenda. It is here too: o URL: https://zoom.us/join o Meeting ID: 978-6167-4092 o Phone: 669-900-6833 3. You can email your thoughts at any time to xcap@cityofpaloalto.org or citycouncil@cityofpaloalto.org. Best, Chantal C. Gaines Assistant to the City Manager   Copyright © 2020 City of Palo Alto, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted-in to receive updates on the rail and the Connecting Palo Alto project. Our mailing address is: City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Ave # 7 3   Palo Alto, CA 94301-2531 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.      1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kerry Yarkin (via Google Docs) <kyarkin895@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, April 20, 2020 2:29 PM To:Council, City Cc:Expanded Community Advisory Panel Subject:Churchill Closure with Mitigations CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  kyarkin895@gmail.com has shared a link to the following document: Churchill Closure with Mitigations Open in Docs   Google Docs: Create and edit documents online. Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA You have received this email because kyarkin895@gmail.com shared a document with you from Google Docs.