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Prepared for: 06/22/2020
Document dates: 6/3/2020 – 6/10/2020
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Palo Alto Police Department
Policy Manual
Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2019/10/21, All Rights Reserved.
Published with permission by Palo Alto Police Department - 740
Aircraft accidents.......... 364
Impaired driving........... 446
NAGPRA............. 292
Sexual assault............ 464
Sick leave............. 629
O
OATH OF OFFICE ........... 11
OFFICER IDENTIFICATION ...... 515
OFFICER SAFETY
Canine deployment.......... 126
Foot pursuits............ 408
LEOSA............... 49
Occupational hazards......... 729
Seat belts............. 650
ON DUTY INJURIES ......... 690
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE .... 16
OUTSIDE AGENCY ASSISTANCE .... 233
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
Change in Status........... 688
Obtaining Approval......... 685
Prohibited Outside Employment.... 686
Security Employment......... 687
OVERTIME
Court............... 224
OVERTIME PAYMENT ........ 675
P
PARKING .............. 498
PAT-DOWN SEARCH ......... 371
PEPPER PROJECTILES ......... 73
PERSONAL APPEARANCE ....... 700
PERSONAL PROPERTY ........ 489
Loss Or Damage........... 490
PERSONNEL COMPLAINTS ...... 643
PERSONNEL ORDER .......... 38
PHOTOGRAPHS
Aircraft accidents.......... 365
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS
................... 668
POLICE CADETS ........... 709
POLICY MANUAL ........... 12
POLITICAL ACTIVITY ........ 724
POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS ..... 724
PREGNANCY, CUSTODY ....... 573
PRIVACY EXPECTATION ....... 725
PRIVACY EXPECTATIONS
MDT/MDC............. 393
Vehicles.............. 496
PRIVATE PERSONS ARRESTS ..... 246
PROHIBITED SPEECH ......... 723
PROMOTIONAL PROCESS ....... 602
PROPERTY PROCEDURES
Property Booking.......... 517
Property Release........... 522
PROTECTED INFORMATION ...... 546
PROTECTED INFORMATION, UNAUTHORIZED
RELEASE BADGES, PATCHES AND
IDENTIFICATION, CONDUCT
CONFIDENTIALITY, CONDUCT .... 204
PROTECTIVE CUSTODY
Dependent adults.......... 163
PUBLIC SAFETY VIDEO SURVEILLANCE 274
PURSUIT INTERVENTION ....... 111
PURSUIT UNITS ........... 106
PURSUITS
Foot................ 408
R
RACIAL- OR BIAS-BASED PROFILING . 300
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ...... 515
RAPID RESPONSE AND DEPLOYMENT . 349
REASONABLE SUSPICION ....... 371
RECORDERS ............. 395
RECORDS BUREAU
Impaired driving........... 448
RECORDS RELEASE
ALPR............... 416
Public safety video surveillance..... 276
RECORDS RETENTION
Illness and injury prevention...... 731
Oath of office............ 11
RECRUITMENT ........... 593
REFLECTORIZED VESTS ....... 424
RELIGION
NAGPRA............. 292
RELIGION, ACCOMMODATIONS IN CUSTODY
................... 571
REPORT CORRECTIONS ........ 216
REPORT PREPARATION ........ 213
REPORTING OF EMPLOYEE CONVICTIONS
................... 623
REPORTING POLICE ACTIVITY .... 353
RESERVE
Duties............... 227
RESERVE OFFICERS ......... 227
Coordinator............. 228
Firearms Requirements........ 231
Training.............. 228
RESPONSE TO CALLS ......... 116
Palo Alto Police Department
Policy Manual
Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2019/10/21, All Rights Reserved.
Published with permission by Palo Alto Police Department - 741
RESTRAINTS ............. 67
REVIEWS
Complaints of racial- or bias-based profiling 302
Exposures............. 727
IIPP................ 728
Illness and injury prevention...... 727
RIDE-ALONG
Eligibility............. 321
ROLL CALL TRAINING ........ 303
S
SAFETY
Canine............... 497
Inspections (occupations)....... 730
Occupational............ 727
Temporary custody of adults...... 569
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Seat belts............. 650
SCHOOL EMPLOYEE REPORTING ... 264
SEARCH & SEIZURE ......... 138
SEARCHES
Body scanner............ 581
Custodial.............. 576
Gun violence restraining orders..... 295
Police vehicle inspections....... 496
SEARCHING
Dead Bodies............ 241
SEAT BELTS ............. 650
SECURITY EMPLOYMENT ....... 687
SEXUAL ASSAULTS ......... 464
SICK LEAVE ............. 629
SKELLY PROCEDURE ......... 207
SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE .... 642
SOCIAL NETWORKING ........ 722
SPIT HOOD .............. 68
SPIT MASK .............. 68
STAFFING LEVELS .......... 39
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT ...... 199
SUBPOENAS ............. 222
SUBPOENAS AND COURT APPEARANCES 222
SUCCESSION OF COMMAND ...... 16
T
TAKE HOME VEHICLES ........ 499
TASER ................ 77
TEAR GAS .............. 72
TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF ADULTS .. 565
TERMINATE A PURSUIT ....... 105
TIME CARD ............. 674
TIME CARDS ............ 674
TOLL ROADS ............ 502
TRAFFIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY
................... 423
TRAFFIC OFFICER/DEPUTY ...... 423
TRAFFIC SIGNAL ........... 356
TRAINING
ALPR............... 417
Canine............... 131
Custodial searches.......... 581
Hazardous materials......... 731
Impaired driving........... 448
Occupational safety......... 731
Public safety video surveillance..... 277
Racial- or bias-based profiling..... 302
Rapid response and deployment..... 351
TRAINING
SWAT............... 313
TRAINING PLAN ........... 24
TRAINING POLICY .......... 24
TRANSFER PROCESS ......... 602
TRANSPORT BELTS .......... 69
U
UNIFORM REGULATIONS ....... 702
UNIFORMS
Courtroom attire........... 224
UNITY OF COMMAND ......... 17
USE OF FORCE ............ 55
UTILITY SERVICE .......... 356
V
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ....... 494
VEHICLE PURSUITS ......... 103
VEHICLES
Impound hearings.......... 442
W
WARNING SHOTS ........... 98
WARNINGS
Canine............... 128
WASHING OF VEHICLES ....... 495
WATCH COMMANDERS ........ 382
WATER LINES ............ 356
WORKERS COMPENSATION ...... 690
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Lois Fowkes <lofow@pacbell.net>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 7:55 PM
To:Fine, Adrian
Cc:Council, City
Subject:#8CantWait
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links.
________________________________
Dear Mayor Fine,
I live in the downtown neighborhood of Palo Alto, and am writing to urge you and the City Council to take the pledge to
enact the #8CantWait Use of Force policies. I know our city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common‐sense and would make our community safer. Palo Alto, CA has only 2
policies that are part of the #8CantWait pledge. I urge you and other Council members to commit to enacting these
additional policies right now:
Ban Chokeholds and Strangleholds
Requires De‐escalation
Requires Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting Ban Shooting at Moving Vehicles Has Use of Force Continuum
Requires Comprehensive Reporting
Thank you,
Lois Fowkes
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Gabriella Nightingale <gabriella.nightingale@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:27 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Demand to Fire PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano
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________________________________
Dear all,
My name is Gabriella Nightingale and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto
Police Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing
history of violence against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo
Alto Police Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release
video footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand
to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Gabriella Nightingale
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Brettle, Jessica
From:m a <makeeanderson@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:27 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Fire PAPD Officer DeStefano
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Dear City Council,
My name is Makee and I am a resident and student in Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto Police Department
officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history of violence against community residents,
specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto Police Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely
complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release video footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite
being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand to see swift
action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Makee Anderson
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Jack Scott Golub <golubj@stanford.edu>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:29 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City
Subject:Eight Can't Wait!
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Dear Mayor Adrian Fine and Palo Alto City Council,
I am Jack Golub, a member of your constituency. I am reaching out to show my support for the #8CantWait
Use of Force policies. I understand that the council is voting on a resolution to support Black Lives Matter
tomorrow, Monday 6/8. #8CantWait provides a useful framework — but it is only a small first step to long
overdue more comprehensive reform. I support the adoption of #8CantWait policies as one part of the
resolution. I live on the Stanford campus and I know our city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common-sense, and would make our community safer. Palo Alto is okay
with the other 2 policies that are a part of the #8CantWait pledge. Will you commit to enacting the following
policies as part of Monday’s resolution?
1.
2. Ban
3. Chokeholds & Strangleholds
4.
5.
6. Require
7. De-escalation
8.
9.
10. Require
11. Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting
12.
13.
14. Ban
15. shooting at moving vehicles
16.
17.
18. Require
19. Use Of Force Continuum
20.
21.
22. Require
23. Comprehensive Reporting
24.
Thank you.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Radha Ramanathan <radhamramanathan@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:37 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Demand to Fire PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano
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________________________________
Dear all,
My name is Radha Ramanathan, and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto
Police Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing
history of violence against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo
Alto Police Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release
video footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand
to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Radha Ramanathan
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Marco Antonio Mora-Mendoza <marcom3@stanford.edu>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:53 PM
To:Council, City; Fine, Adrian
Subject:Monday Meeting
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Dear Mayor Adrian Fine/Palo Alto City Council,
My name is Marco and I am a student at Stanford. I am reaching out to show my support for the #8CantWait
Use of Force policies. I understand that the council is voting on a resolution to support Black Lives Matter on
Monday 6/8. #8CantWait provides a useful framework — but it is only a small first step to long overdue more
comprehensive reform. I support the adoption of #8CantWait policies as one part of the resolution. I live on the
Stanford campus and I know our city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common-sense and would make our community safer. Palo Alto is okay
with the other 2 policies that are a part of the #8CantWait pledge. Can you commit to enacting the following
policies as part of Monday’s resolution?
1. Ban Chokeholds & Strangleholds
2. Require De-escalation
3. Require Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting
4. Ban shooting at moving vehicles
5. Require Use Of Force Continuum
6. Require Comprehensive Reporting
Thank you.
Marco Antonio Mora-Mendoza
Stanford University | Class of 2020
B.S. Candidate in Computer Science
(619) 636-7636 | marcom3@stanford.edu
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Anna Oft <annaoft13@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 10:10 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Demand to Fire PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano
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________________________________
Dear all,
My name is Anna Oft and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto Police
Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history
of violence against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto
Police Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release
video footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand
to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Anna Oft
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Koby Wu Chan <kobychan@stanford.edu>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 10:14 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City
Subject:8CantWait
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Dear Mayor Adrian Fine/Palo Alto City Council,
My name is Koby and I am a student at Stanford. I am reaching out to show my support for the #8CantWait
Use of Force policies. I understand that the council is voting on a resolution to support Black Lives Matter on
Monday 6/8. #8CantWait provides a useful framework — but it is only a small first step to long overdue more
comprehensive reform. I support the adoption of #8CantWait policies as one part of the resolution. I live on the
Stanford campus and I know our city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common-sense and would make our community safer. Palo Alto is okay
with the other 2 policies that are a part of the #8CantWait pledge. Can you commit to enacting the following
policies as part of Monday’s resolution?
1. Ban Chokeholds & Strangleholds
2. Require De-escalation
3. Require Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting
4. Ban shooting at moving vehicles
5. Require Use Of Force Continuum
6. Require Comprehensive Reporting
Thank you.
Koby Chan
B.S. Candidate|Computer Science
Stanford University|Class of 2020
kobychan@stanford.edu
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Austin Zambito-Valente <azv04@stanford.edu>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 10:24 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:#8Can'tWait
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Dear Palo Alto City Council,
My name is Austin Zambito-Valente and I am a student at Stanford. I am reaching out to show my support for
the #8CantWait Use of Force policies. I understand that the council is voting on a resolution to support Black
Lives Matter on Monday 6/8. #8CantWait provides a useful framework — but it is only a small first step to long
overdue more comprehensive reform. I support the adoption of #8CantWait policies as one part of the
resolution. I live on the Stanford campus and I know our city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common-sense and would make our community safer. Palo Alto is okay
with the other 2 policies that are a part of the #8CantWait pledge. Can you commit to enacting the following
policies as part of Monday’s resolution?
1. Ban Chokeholds & Strangleholds
2. Require De-escalation
3. Require Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting
4. Ban shooting at moving vehicles
5. Require Use Of Force Continuum
6. Require Comprehensive Reporting
Thank you.
Austin Zambito-Valente
Austin Zambito‐Valente
Pronouns: He/Him/His
B.A.S. Candidate | Computer Science + Music
Stanford University | Class of 2020
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Lindsey Segal <lindsey.segal@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 10:49 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Officer DStefano Misconduct
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Dear Mayor Fine,
My name is Lindsey Segal and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that
Palo Alto Police Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know,
DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history of violence against community residents, specifically Julio
Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto Police Department and the City of Palo Alto
is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release video footage from
DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their
actions. I demand to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Lindsey Segal
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Anna Jaklitsch <annajak14@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 11:19 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Evaluation of current police practices and future changes
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Hello City Council,
I respectfully ask for a review of the cause of 18 use-of-force incidents by the Palo Alto police identified in
their 2019 report and plans for reducing and if possible eliminating.
Below are actions identified by Campaign Zero and submitted by Rev. Kaloma Smith in the June 5 Palo
Alto Online. I request that these practices are adopted as soon as training and implementation can be
planned. Results should be published.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Anna Jaklitsch
Practices: The Palo Alto Police Department needs to adopt Campaign Zero's #8cantwait required policies, which can lead to a
decrease reportedly 72% in police violence.
Here are the 8 required actions:
• Ban chokeholds and strangleholds
• Require de-escalation.
• Require warning before shooting.
• Exhaust all alternatives before shooting.
• Establish a duty to intervene.
• Ban shooting at moving vehicles.
• Establish use of force continuum.
• Require comprehensive reporting
Other actions:
Hiring: The city of Palo Alto's Police Department needs to implement a hiring policy that explicitly states it will not hire
officers with prior disciplinary actions on their record.
Training: Require implicit bias training for all city staff.
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Diversity in workforce: Implement data-driven diversity and inclusion initiatives in hiring and promotion to increase the number of
minorities in the city workforce.
Diversity in leadership: Increase diversity at different levels of leadership. If we do not have representation and a voice in the
process, then we are not a diverse community.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Angie Evans <angiebevans@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 11:21 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Black Lives Matter on Agenda
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Dear Mayor Fine and City Council members,
Black Lives Matter as a movement highlights two serious problems in our society: police brutality and racism. And while I
commend you for taking this issue up, I want to ensure that that you are not performative in signing this proclamation.
The old adage, “actions speak louder than words,” applies to this moment. The agenda item states a "commitment to
review police and public safety practices" and while this review is aimed at reducing police violence, I want to see how
we are going to address the racism that eats away at our city. Last year I read the story in our high school
newspaper about the VTP program at Paly. This tale of two cities ‐ of divided but connected lives ‐ demonstrates how
well we have built walls up around the city of Palo Alto. That has to change. The percentage of black and latino residents
in Palo Alto continues to go down every year and that is a serious problem. Prejudice cannot survive proximity. So how
are we making space to ensure that people of color are not only the kids bussed in or the servers in our restaurants?
How are we making sure that they are our neighbors and friends? We can do better ‐ and we have to.
Lastly, I want to encourage you to read more on which policies have been proven to reduce police brutality. If you
haven't read Pastor Smith's op‐ed then I encourage you to do so. There are several important points, including how
impactful police use of force policies are. I know the state is taking some of this up but alongside union contract policies,
I hope you will move swiftly on reviewing these: ban chokeholds, warn before shooting, require deescalation, exhaust
other means before shooting, duty to intervene, ban shooting at moving vehicles, require use of force continuum,
require comprehensive reporting.
Hundreds of Palo Altans came together this weekend to express their support for ending policies that promote racism
and inequality. And while some changes may feel uncomfortable, I know our city is ready.
All my best,
Angie
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Amy Zucker Morgenstern <parishmin@uucpa.org>
Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 11:24 PM
To:Council, City; Fine, Adrian; City Mgr
Subject:Rev. Kaloma Smith's proposals
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Dear Mayor Fine, City Council members, and City Manager Shikada,
I have the privilege of serving the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto as their senior minister. I regret that I will
not be able to attend tomorrow's meeting due to a prior commitment, so I'm writing now to express my strong support
for the proposals that my colleague, Rev. Smith, has made for making Palo Alto safe and welcoming for all.
An illustration of how we could improve: Palo Alto has an independent audit of use‐of‐force incidents by the police. In
one such audit not long ago, the police had detained a legal minor who was male and African‐American. In defense of
the harshness of their methods, they said that they thought he was older (and a legal adult), and the auditors accepted
that. The matter should not rest there. Ample research tells us that police tend to overestimate the ages of African‐
American young people, so it's clear that Palo Alto's police, rather than describing such incidents as mistakes, would do
well to recognize the pattern and learn to identify and overcome their own implicit biases. Only then will African‐
Americans be able to receive equal treatment.
As a person who is responsible for the well‐being of a congregation, I want to be able to seek help if, for example,
someone who is potentially dangerous is on our property and raising concerns for our members. I want to be able to
trust the city's police not to use chokeholds or deadly force, and to be skilled in de‐escalation. I want to know that I am
calling upon professionals who affirm that black and Latinx people are welcome not only to work in Palo Alto, but to live
here. I hope we can create a police department worthy of such confidence.
Campaign Zero, whose research undergirds Rev. Smith's proposals, is an excellent advocacy organization, with solid
research‐based recommendations. If we follow them, we will be more safe, more free, and a place of greater equality
for all.
Thank you for your work on behalf of our city.
Sincerely,
Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
‐‐
Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern, Parish Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
parishmin@uucpa.org ~ 650‐494‐0541 x26
Blogging at httpsermonsinstones.com
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To set up an appointment: calendly.com/amyzm
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto: Transforming ourselves, each other, and the world.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Jack Scott Golub <golubj@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 1:55 AM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City
Subject:Re: Eight Can't Wait!
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Dear Mayor Fine and PA City Council,
I have one clarification to make. I support 8CantWait only if it does not include increased funding for police. Increasing
funding for police, even if attempting to implement these measures, will not lead to better policing because it will
further entrench the police state, an institution predicated on violence towards Black people.
Thank you,
Jack
On Jun 8, 2020, at 12:28 AM, Jack Scott Golub <golubj@stanford.edu> wrote:
Dear Mayor Adrian Fine and Palo Alto City Council,
I am Jack Golub, a member of your constituency. I am reaching out to show my support for the
#8CantWait Use of Force policies. I understand that the council is voting on a resolution to
support Black Lives Matter tomorrow, Monday 6/8. #8CantWait provides a useful framework —
but it is only a small first step to long overdue more comprehensive reform. I support the
adoption of #8CantWait policies as one part of the resolution. I live on the Stanford campus and
I know our city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common-sense, and would make our community safer.
Palo Alto is okay with the other 2 policies that are a part of the #8CantWait pledge. Will you
commit to enacting the following policies as part of Monday’s resolution?
1.
2. Ban
3. Chokeholds & Strangleholds
4.
5.
6. Require
7. De-escalation
8.
9.
10. Require
11. Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting
12.
13.
14. Ban
2
15. shooting at moving vehicles
16.
17.
18. Require
19. Use Of Force Continuum
20.
21.
22. Require
23. Comprehensive Reporting
24.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jack
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Maggie Sheehan Nowlan <mnowlan@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:32 AM
To:Fine, Adrian
Cc:Council, City
Subject:Re: #8Can'tWait Use of Force Policy Recommendation
Dear Mayor Fine,
Thank you for Taking the time to follow up. I am happy to hear that Palo Alto will be considering a resolution.
After learning more over the weekend, I want to share and highlight concerns that 8CantWait policies may not be
as effective as hoped and could have the potential to dampen the necessary more large-scale reforms, such
as steps towards abolition. Please join me in seeking out alternative perspectives (particularly, the policies
highlighted by BIPOC) that could replace/broaden these recommendations. For example, please check out
8toabolition.org.
Thank you,
Maggie
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From: Fine, Adrian <Adrian.Fine@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 5:03:43 PM
To: Maggie Sheehan Nowlan <mnowlan@stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: #8Can'tWait Use of Force Policy Recommendation
Maggie,
Thanks for the note. This coming Monday, I've added an item to the Agenda for council to vote on a resolution
supporting Black Lives matter.
On top of that resolution, I will be proposing a framework for comprehensive police department reform in
Palo Alto. Policing in America is broken right now, and we have an obligation to fix it here at home. We will use
a framework like 8 can't wait, but I'm also looking at other programs.
This is likely my only year as Mayor of my hometown and I will do everything I can to address and improve this
issue.
Regards,
Adrian
The agenda is here, and the full language should be published soon:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=52738.68&BlobID=76880
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From: Maggie Sheehan Nowlan <mnowlan@stanford.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 11:24 AM
To: Fine, Adrian <Adrian.Fine@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Subject: #8Can'tWait Use of Force Policy Recommendation
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Dear Mayor Adrian Fine,
My name is Maggie Nowlan and I am a student at Stanford. I am reaching out to urge you to take the
pledge to enact the #8CantWait Use of Force policies. I live on the Stanford campus and I know our
city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common-sense and would make our community safer. Palo
Alto is okay with the other 2 policies that are a part of the #8CantWait pledge. Can you commit to
enacting the following policies?
1. Ban Chokeholds & Strangleholds
2. Require De-escalation
3. Require Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting
4. Ban shooting at moving vehicles
5. Require Use Of Force Continuum
6. Require Comprehensive Reporting
Thank you.
Maggie
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Maggie Nowlan
Stanford University, Class of 2020
M.S Candidate: Sustainability Science and Practice
B.S. Candidate: Science, Technology and Society: Innovation & Organization
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Elena Vinton <elenavinton02@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:59 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Black Lives Matter
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Dear Palo Alto City Council,
My name is Elena and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto
Police Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a
deeply disturbing history of violence against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo
Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto Police Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely
complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release video footage from DeStefano’s
horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their
actions. I demand to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Elena Vinton
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Winter Dellenbach <wintergery@earthlink.net>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:10 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:NYTimes: How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts
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________________________________
Council members,
Below is a very informative and relevant New York Times article that gives you an understanding of the issue that dogs
and often utterly undermines city efforts to reform policing ‐ recalcitrant police unions.
I urge you each to read this article before your meeting tonight given that the President of the Palo Alto Police Officers
Association President has already written you with a vague complaint about the Mayor referencing an organization that
supposedly advocates something supposedly impinging on police due process (unspecified). This sort of non‐specific
charge leveled at any elected official is beneath the professionalism we should expect from our police. It is disturbing.
If you read this New York Times article, it puts this letter in context and you will understand that unreasonable concerns
police unions assert about their due process rights is a common and one of many to thwart reform.
Winter Dellenbach
Barron Park
New York Times article:
How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/police‐unions‐minneapolis‐kroll.html?referringSource=articleShare
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Sydney Arias <sydneyarias7@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:17 AM
To:Council, City
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Dear Mayor Adrian Fine/Palo Alto City Council,
My name is Sydney and I am a student. I am reaching out to show my support for the #8CantWait Use of Force policies. I understand that the council is voting on a resolution to support Black Lives Matter on Monday 6/8. #8CantWait provides a useful framework — but it is only a small first step to long overdue more comprehensive reform. I support the adoption of #8CantWait policies as one part of the resolution. I live on the Stanford campus and I know our city would benefit from these policies.
The #8CantWait policies are simple, common-sense and would make our community safer. Palo Alto is okay with the other 2 policies that are a part of the #8CantWait pledge. Can you commit to enacting
the following policies as part of Monday’s resolution?
1.
2. 3. Ban Chokeholds & Strangleholds 4. 5. 6.
7. Require De-escalation
8.
9.
10.
11. Require Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting 12. 13. 14. 15. Ban shooting at moving vehicles 16.
17.
18.
19. Require Use Of Force Continuum
20.
21. 22. 23. Require Comprehensive Reporting 24.
Thank you.
Sydney Arias
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Harriet Stern <jacobeatrice@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:53 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:#8cantwait
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________________________________
In Palo Alto we should adopt all of the Campaign Zero #8cantwait policies as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Harriet Stern
Middlefield Road
Sent from my iPad
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Ella Henn <ellalhenn@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 10:11 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Fire PA Officer DeStefano
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Dear City Councilors,
My name is Ella and I recently graduated from high school in Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to
demand that Palo Alto Police Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all
know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history of violence against community residents, specifically
Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto Police Department and the City of
Palo Alto are entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release video footage
from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Additionally, introduce and support policies that govern the police's use of physical and lethal force,
dictate that after any use of physical force an officer must file a written report, and create warning
systems for officers, like DeStefano who are shown to repeatedly and inordinately use physical force.
Furthermore, advocate for legislation that creates public oversight of police policy. All of these
suggestions come from this document from the ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/other/fighting-police-
abuse-community-action-manual#controlling. I highly suggest you read it and implement their
tactics for reducing police brutality against Black people.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their
actions. I demand to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely, Ella
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Joy Sleizer <joy.sleizer142@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 11:30 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:#8can't wait
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Friends,
I urge you to support the 8 Can't Wait measure! I'm pleased that PA does already adhere to 2 of them, but I think the
message of our city supporting all is an important message, especially to those citizens of color. We know that racism is
alive & well in Palo Alto & everything we can do & learn about living as non‐racists is important to our city & country.
Thank you!!
Joy Sleizer
850 Webster St
Palo Alto
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Heather L Hadlock <hhadlock@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 11:58 AM
To:Council, City; Fine, Adrian
Subject:Police reforms
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Dear City Council,
I attended the rally for Black Lives Matter at the Martin Luther King, Jr Plaza in Palo Alto on Saturday, June 6. Thank you,
Mayor Fine, for speaking in support of the event.
In the spirit of that rally, and of Dr. King, I urge you to adopt the police practices endorsed by the “8 Can’t Wait”
campaign to improve trust and accountability between our city’s police and communities. https://8cantwait.org
Specifically, our city of Palo Alto still needs these 6 reforms:
Ban chokeholds and strangleholds
Require de‐escalation
Require officers to exhaust all alternatives before shooting
Ban shooting at moving vehicles
Employ use‐of‐force continuum
Require comprehensive reporting
Thank you.
*********************************************************
Heather Hadlock
she, her, hers
Associate Professor of Music
Stanford University
http://stanford.academia.edu/HeatherHadlock
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Yvonne Dennis <ycdennis@hotmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 12:03 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Black Lives Matter
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Dear Palo Alto City Council,
I am writing to ask you to adopt all of the #8cantwait policies. This would be first step towards greater
reforms. As a Palo Alto resident for over 20 years, I believe we should show the leadership and commitment
to this movement now. I would like to see Palo Alto reform and raise the standards of local police and public
safety practices as soon as possible.
Regards,
Yvonne Dennis
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Jessica Trubowitch <jtrubowitch@jcrc.org>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 12:14 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Karen Stiller; Jeremy Russell
Subject:Public comment for June 8th, 2020 City Council Meeting
Attachments:PA_resolutionBLM_060820_final.pdf
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Please find attached public comment for the Palo Alto City Council meeting June 8, 2020 regarding item
number 4a Resolution proclaiming Black lives matter.
Jessica Trubowitch
Director, Public Policy and Community Building
Jewish Community Relations Council
www.jcrc.org
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE PENINSULA,
MARIN, SONOMA, ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES
121 Steuart Street, Ste. 301, San Francisco, CA 94105 | Ph: (415) 957-1551 | info@jcrc.org | www.jcrc.org
Pursuing a Just Society and a Secure Jewish Future
June 8, 2020
RE: Agenda item 4a: Resolution proclaiming Black lives matter
Dear Palo Alto City Council Members:
On behalf of the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda
and Contra Costa Counties, thank you for your resolution proclaiming Black lives matter and for your
commitment “to do everything within our powers to review our police and public safety practices with the
community and then implement measures that reflect no tolerance for police violence, prejudice,
discrimination, and harm.” We believe passing this resolution is an important first step in addressing long-
standing structural injustices in law enforcement and we urge you to support the resolution unanimously.
We believe that, in a strong democratic society, the rule of law should ensure the safety and security of all
people, including people of color. As you review police and public safety practices and implement new
measures, we urge you take the following steps:
1. Listen to and follow the leadership of people of color in Palo Alto regarding the reform of law-
enforcement practices.
2. Increase racial and ethnic diversity at multiple levels of city leadership.
3. Provide law-enforcement personnel with training on implicit bias.
4. Implement policies that hold law-enforcement agencies and personnel accountable for their actions.
5. To the greatest extent possible, ensure law-enforcement personnel reflect the racial and ethnic make up
of the community they serve.
6. Adopt policing practices that limit police use of force.
We respect and appreciate law-enforcement individuals and agencies who work arduously and appropriately to
keep our communities safe and to protect citizens and property from harm. Even as we reaffirm our support for
law enforcement, we acknowledge that now is the time for changing the structural injustices that have for too
long existed at every level of our criminal-justice system.
Again, we thank you for your resolution proclaiming Black lives matter. Please reach out to us directly if there is
anything more we can do to help ensure meaningful change is brought to law enforcement policies and
practices in Palo Alto.
Sincerely,
Paul Resnick, President Tyler Gregory, Executive Director
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Leora Tanjuatco <leora.tanjuatco@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 12:25 PM
To:Shikada, Ed; Council, City
Subject:BLM and Open Streets
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Dear Palo Alto city council,
Thank you for your leadership during this chaotic time.
I am writing to express my support for:
‐ the Black Lives Matter resolution, and
‐ closing Cal Ave and University Ave to cars and opening up the streets for restaurants. It will be great for the local
economy and safer! Last weekend, I went to a restaurant that was socially distancing patrons and it was great. It
would've been better and more enjoyable if there had been more space between the patrons and a more open air
setting. People (myself included) love going out to eat, and places are opening up again, so the safest thing to do is make
sure that we can go to restaurants in a hygienic way.
Thank you all!
Leora
215 El Verano Ave.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Blair Migdal <blairmigdal@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 12:38 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Demand to Fire PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano
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________________________________
Dear all,
My name is Blair Migdal and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto Police
Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history
of violence against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto
Police Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release
video footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
I demand to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force. Any statements you release are empty
words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions.
Sincerely,
Blair Migdal
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Alice Holmes <AHolmes@renault-handley.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 12:52 PM
To:Clerk, City; Council, City; Fine, Adrian; Shikada, Ed; Jonsen, Robert; Human Relations Commission
Subject:8 can't wait in Palo Alto
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Dear Mayor Fine:
I was disappointed to see that our city has only instituted controls over 2 of the
areas below:
Bans Chokeholds and Strangleholds
Requires De-escalation
Requires Warning Before Shooting
Requires Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting
Duty to Intervene
Ban Shooting at Moving Vehicles
Has Use of Force Continuum
Requires Comprehensive Reporting
As a resident of the City of Palo Alto, I urge the City Council to investigate why there are still 6 policies that have not
been adopted and to work toward having all 8 policies in place before election day in November 2020.
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We can all do better.
Thank you for your service to our community and to listening to the citizens of Palo Alto.
Alice Holmes
Resident since 1986
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Lucas Novak <ldnovak41@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 1:21 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Please Improve Police Policy
Attachments:8_cant_wait.png
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Dear All,
I am Lucas Novak, a Palo Alto resident and taxpayer, and I am writing to ask you to improve Palo Alto's police policies.
Currently, Palo Alto does not ban chokeholds and strangleholds, does not require officers to use de‐escalation whenever
possible, does not require exhausting all alternatives before shooting, ban shooting at moving vehicles, have a use of
force continuum, and does not require comprehensive reporting.
I do not understand why Palo Alto does not already have these policies in place. Frankly, it makes me embarrassed to be
a Palo Alto resident knowing our police policies are so lackluster. I want Palo Alto to update its policies with these small
steps that have been shown to reduce police violence.
Best,
Lucas
t-'ALU ALI U, \jA
PAILO ALTO, CA
Mayor Adrian Fine
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Brettle, Jessica
From:erochae@aol.com
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 1:54 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:campaign zero (8 can't wait)
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I am a long-time resident of Palo Alto writing to implore you to adopt all eight of the recommendations by Campaign Zero
for reducing the use of force by the police.
We must take military equipment away from the police, and allow them to serve our community as members of the
community.
Let's seize this tragic moment in history to do right by all communities.
With appreciation,
Evangeline Rocha
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Brettle, Jessica
From:darren kleinberg <darrenkleinberg@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 2:16 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Public Comment
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To Whom it May Concern,
I am a resident of Palo Alto (3891 MIddlefield Rd.) and am writing in support of this resolution:
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 6/8/2020 City of Palo Alto Page 1 Summary Title: Resolution Supporting Black
Lives Matter Movement Title: Adoption of a Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Expressing Support of the
Black Lives Matter Movement
Thank you,
DK
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Kimberly Bomar <kbomar@me.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 2:35 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:8cantwait
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________________________________
Dear Council members,
I am not a Palo Alto resident, but as a neighboring Stanford resident, I am very interested in ensuring that Palo Alto
adopts the best possible practices to keep all area citizens safe, including my teenage Black sons. One of my sons, Ayinde
Olukotun, who helped organize Saturday’s peaceful protest and march, had an illuminating encounter with local police
officers just a few weeks ago. I’m not sure if they were Palo Alto police or Santa Clara county sheriffs, since I did not
witness the incident. However, they passed my Stanford home on a corner lot in the leafy old part of campus. Ayinde
was in our yard playing with our poodle. He emerged through the hedges that surround our property, to retrieve a ball,
still on our property, just as two motorcycle police were passing. Seeing my skinny, shirtless son in shorts, ball in hand,
pop through the bushes of his own home should not have raised suspicion. But he’s Black, so it did. The police offers
stopped and questioned him about what he was doing. Just then, our poodle arrived and Ayinde explained that he was
playing with his dog. That satisfied the two police offers, but my son should not have had to explain to the police that
he’s not a criminal while playing with his poodle on his property.
This interaction with the police and my son, on my property when he was doing nothing more than playing with his
poodle, illustrates the problem of every Black person being perceived as a criminal or potential criminal, regardless of
who they are or what they’re doing. A shirtless skinny white kid in my neighborhood, ball in hand, simply would not have
evoked suspicion in the same way.
As long as Black people are viewed with a default to criminal suspicion in this way, it is essential to put in place all the
protections that are reasonably possible to protect them, like the 8cantwait recommended policies. Not only are they
proven to protect citizens like my sons and others, they also protect police offers from abuse of force claims, or from
having to live with the horrible experience of taking a life unnecessarily or mistakenly.
For these reasons, I strongly encourage you to adopt the 8cantwait recommended policies.
Sincerely,
Kim Bomar
Stanford, CA
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Brady Mitchell <bradymitch@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 2:52 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr
Subject:Support for recommendations from Rev. Smith
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Dear Mayor Fine, City Council members, and City Manager Shikada,
Like so many others my heart is broken. For too long our black and brown brothers and sisters across this country have
suffered injustice at the very hands of those who are entrusted with their protection. It is far beyond time for us to take
action to ensure the safety of all of our community members.
I'm writing to express my support for the recommendations that Reverend Kaloma A. Smith made in his opinion piece on
the Palo Alto Online website on June 5, 2020. Please implement all eight of the #8cantwait policies as soon as possible.
Thank you for your efforts and service to this city.
Brady Mitchell
Ventura Ave
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Baumb, Nelly
From:Benjamin Pichler <benpic35@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:46 PM
To:Council, City; Fine, Adrian
Subject:Defunding PAPD for a safer city
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Dear Mayor Fine,
I urge you to take action against the ongoing epidemic of police murder of Black Americans. To make our city safer,
you and the government of Palo Alto should take the following steps:
1. Reduce the size of the police force.
2. Return and refuse military grade equipment.
3. No more paid administrative leave for cops under investigation.
4. Require cops to be liable for misconduct investigations.
5. Prioritize spending on community health, education, and affordable housing.
6. Make data available for all aspects of policing.
Defunding the police and shifting funds to community programs will make our city a safer and better place to live. This is
an urgent matter that must be addressed.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Malia
A concerned member of the Palo Alto community
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Baumb, Nelly
From:Irene Zhang <irenepuzhang@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:54 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Defunding Palo Alto Police
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Hello Mayor Fine and City Council
My name is Irene Zhang, and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am writing to demand that the City Council adopts a People’s
Budget that prioritizes community wellbeing and redirects funding away from the police.
This past week, our nation has been gripped by protests calling for a rapid and meaningful reconsideration of the role of
policing in communities as well as an end to racism and anti‐Blackness in America. The Bay Area has been at the
forefront of much of this action. Accordingly, it has come to my attention that the budget for 2021 is being decided as
these protests continue. PAPD is a poor use of our resources. Last year, the Palo Alto general fund spent 43.8 million
dollars on the PAPD. This means PAPD cost us taxpayers more than was spent on libraries, parks, arts, sciences, and
recreation programs combined.
Who do the police serve? The PAPD has been the subject of multiple complaints and lawsuits over excessive force and
police brutality, including a lawsuit brought by Julio Arevalo against officer Thomas Alan DeStefano, who is still on the
PAPD force. Furthermore, PAPD officers have been repeatedly exposed for having racist viewpoints that color how they
interact with community members. The money spent on PAPD should be redirected to resources that better serve the
community, like affordable housing, mental health resources, and the library system just to name a few. Amidst a
pandemic in which everyone has been affected monetarily, the police system should be the first to be defunded. There
are other far more important initiatives that need our money.
I join the calls of those across the country to defund the police. I demand a budget that adequately and effectively meets
the needs of impacted Palo Alto residents during this trying and uncertain time, when livelihoods are on the line. I call
on you to slash the PAPD budget and instead meaningfully reallocate funds towards social programs and resources that
support housing, jobs, education, health care, child care, and other critical community needs. We demand a budget that
supports community wellbeing, rather than empowering the police forces that tear us apart.
As the City Council, the budget proposal is in your hands. It is your duty to represent your constituents. I am urging you
to completely revise the budget for the 2020‐2021 fiscal year.
Sincerely,
Irene Zhang
1788 Oak Creek Dr.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Baumb, Nelly
From:Tori Borish <vborish@stanford.edu>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:36 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Demilitarize the police!
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To Palo Alto City Council,
My name is Tori Borish and I am a resident of Palo Alto, California. I am writing to demand the following
legislative changes you can make to eradicate the decimation of Black people at the hands of police officers.
The following is a compilation of background information and implementation strategies for necessary
legislative actions derived from collecting the pleas of Black organizers, activists, and journalists:
1. Redirect Police Funding
Phillip McHarris (doctoral candidate focusing on race) and Thenjiwe McHarris (strategist with the Movement for
Black Lives) explain the problem with current police reform efforts:
“More training or diversity among police officers won’t end police brutality, nor will firing and charging individual
officers. Look at the Minneapolis Police Department, which is held up as a model of progressive police reform.
The department offers procedural justice as well as trainings for implicit bias, mindfulness and de-escalation. It
embraces community policing and officer diversity, bans ‘warrior style’ policing, uses body cameras,
implemented an early intervention system to identify problematic officers, receives training around mental
health crisis intervention, and practices ‘reconciliation’ efforts in communities of color.”
Evidently, that was not enough. Instead of heightening the resources that officers have, they advocate
redirecting funds to alternative emergency response programs, which can also be fueled by state-level and
local-level grants. The McHarris’ argument is that we should work towards a reality in which healthcare workers
and emergency response teams should handle substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, or mental
health cases, while rapid response social workers provide individuals with the care they need. Community
organizers would be responsible for spearheading responses to the pandemic. “The average police recruit
spends 58 hours learning how to shoot and only 8 hours learning how to de-escalate.” Police officers are not
trained nor necessary in reacting to such crises—specialized responders are.
Most police funding is budgeted and taxed at the local level, with city-level and county-level votes periodically
increasing budgets. In 2017, Oakland allocated the highest share of its general fund to policing nationwide, at
41 percent and $242.5 million. It is crucial to establish state-level and local-level bans on heightening police
funds, while simultaneously redirecting budgets to the aforementioned alternatives.
For-profit policing is a large culprit. Even though Governor Brown’s 2016 bill helped protect Californians from
civil asset forfeitures, this is far from sufficient. As of 2020, 66.25% of forfeiture profits go to police—a C+
rating.
The Black Lives Matter Movement demands “acknowledgment and accountability for the devaluation and
dehumanization of Black life at the hands of the police… We call for a national defunding of police. We
demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.”
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The McHarris’ conclusion states, “We need to reimagine public safety in ways that shrink and eventually
abolish police and prisons while prioritizing education, housing, economic security, mental health and
alternatives to conflict and violence.”
A persistent, genuine, and well-thought-out legislative effort to redirect police funds and end for-profit policing
is imperative.
2. Abolish Legislative Police Protections
Murderers who wear a badge have consistently been given a free pass to decimate Black life. BLM “demand[s]
accountability [for] those who are victims of police violence.”
It is vital to ensure that police officers are met with precisely the same consequences as their badgeless
counterparts. Accountability has been denied to Black people for centuries, and it is crucial to impose
legislative confirmation that accountability is ensured.
Campaign Zero is an organization dedicated to “limiting police interventions, improving community interactions,
and ensuring accountability.”
They propose a solution of independent investigations. Because only 1% of all killings by police lead to an
officer being charged with a crime, “independent investigations and prosecutions of police officers” must be
mandated to eliminate biases. A broken system should not be evaluating itself.
3. Demilitarize the Police
Campaign Zero emphasizes that studies show how “more militarized police departments are significantly more
likely to kill civilians.” Unfortunately, “the federal 1033 program transfers military weapons to police
departments.”
Campaign Zero continues that to demilitarize, we must “prohibit cities and counties from using federal funds to
purchase military equipment.”
California is not void of this indictment. In total, 41 MRAPs are in the possession of law enforcement agencies
in California. All in all, California’s quantity of purchasing such outlandish and high-level military technology is
unmatched: “In terms of cash value, California gets more 1033 gear than other states.”
Even though the LAPD has refused to take on more military equipment, they stated that “the department will
replenish and replace” existing equipment. Such measures must be barred in an effort to eventually
demilitarize the police force entirely in the long run.
Police departments should be restricted from using federal grant money to purchase military equipment, using
the SWAT team, or conducting no-knock raids. Over-weaponized departments must reduce their use of
weapon stockpiles, as “agencies should seek to return to the federal government the military equipment that
has already been received” as places like San Jose already have.
The warranting is simple: “Military equipment naturally increases military-style training for said equipment. That
training can increase the other dimensions of militarization,” contributing to the war-like mentality implicitly
enforced by the police, who have no place fighting wars against the most disenfranchised members of their
communities.
I hope that our legislators can take tangible, policy-level initiatives to defend Black lives, something they have
failed to do so up until this point. Please listen to the pleas of the Black entities listed above and countless
others, and help give rise to a future where Black folks do not have to fear for their lives on a daily basis.
Sincerely but not silently,
Tori Borish
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From:Stephen Rock <ser84@caa.columbia.edu>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:36 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:policing
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Dear Council,
Two ideas to consider when reforming the police dept.
1) Women Officers. I have read (although I don't remember where) that female officers are more effective in diffusing
tense situations and de‐escalating potential conflict involving men. This is attributed to a male tendency of not to back
down, or show weakness in a conflict with another man.
2) Uniforms and shows of dominance. A long long time ago, when I was growing up in NYC, the police uniforms were
rather simple and unimposing. (This did not stop them from being brutal and vicious sometimes: I had a relative in the
NYPD who used to brag about administering justice with his nightstick).
My impression now is that police deliberately try to look as tough and imposing as possible, looking somewhat like
heavily armed and armoured robots, probably to try to psychologically dominate in any encounter. I have not read the
literature, but I recommend you look into whether this is counter productive. It probably leads to fear and bad feelings
among people getting moving violation tickets (a rare occurrence in PA despite law breaking). Whether it provokes or
intimidates potentially violent encounters should be looked at.
‐Steve
‐‐
Stephen Rock
3872 Nathan Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303
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From:Cheryl Branco <brancoc@comcast.net>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 8:20 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:8can'twait
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To city counsel members,
I was surprised to learn that Palo Alto has only adopted 2 of the evidenced based policies suggested
by Campaign Zero to prevent even the chance of police brutality or use of excess force. In this day
and age I would hope you would strongly consider adopting the remaining 6 policies and
communicating to city residents what is being done in the area of bias training for our police force and
city officials.
Thank you,
Cheryl Branco
2250 St Francis Dr
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From:Sam Kim <samkim7525@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:57 AM
To:Fine, Adrian; Police; Shikada, Ed; Council, City
Subject:Demanding action in Palo Alto
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Dear Mayor Fine, Chief Jonsen, City Manager Shikada, and Palo Alto City Council Members, My name is Sam Kim and I
am a resident of Palo Alto. I am writing to you today to demand that you immediately redirect funding from the Palo
Alto Police Department towards BIPOC communities. The senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony
McDade, and countless others have demonstrated the infuriating prevalence of police violence and brutality in
communities across America. While these events are devastating, they should not come as a surprise. Since the 1600s,
policing has been a tool to enforce the social order — an order that oppresses and brutalizes BIPOC Americans. For too
long, policy‐makers and law enforcement have upheld a system founded upon racialized fear to brutalize and devastate
BIPOC communities. Additionally, most policing reforms (e.g. implicit bias training, diversification, and enhanced
accountability) fail to address the root problems inherent to policing, as demonstrated by the implementation (and clear
failure) of these programs in the Minneapolis Police Department. Thus, I am demanding that you take the following
actions immediately: 1. Defund the Palo Alto Police Department by reinvesting 50% of this budget in BIPOC
communities, collaborating with leaders from these communities to identify areas of need (including, but not limited to
healthcare, housing, and education). This could mean transforming the role of first responders — for most calls, social
workers, mental health experts, and community leaders have the right expertise to solve the problem, as seen in Dallas.
2. Abolish qualified immunity and other legal protections for police officers who have committed acts of violence. Nearly
every single officer involved in racialized violence has never faced serious punishment. Hold officers to the same legal
standard as the rest of the citizenry and punish these acts of unnecessary violence. 3. Demilitarize the local police force
immediately. This includes, but is not limited to, stopping the deployment of excessively militarized police (especially in
the ongoing demonstrations), restricting police departments from using federal grant money for military weaponry,
returning whatever military equipment has already been received, banning no‐knock raids, and restricting the use of
SWAT teams. 4. Open investigations into all officers with reports of police abuse and release body counts for all officers.
5. Cut all ties between the Palo Alto Police Department and local public schools. 6. Ban ICE from all protests and
gatherings in Palo Alto. These actions are only first steps. Racialized police brutality is a systemic problem that requires
federal, state, and local action, and I am demanding that you do your part. Black Lives Matter. Sincerely, Sam Kim
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From:Athena Phan <phan.athena@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:05 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Black Lives Matter
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To whom this may concern,
I am a resident of Ventura and I am disappointed by the city council meeting and how low the bar was set in terms for
our people of Palo Alto. We should not only be concerned if someone will be murdered in our city by the police
department, but if a person will experience ANY FORM OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND DISCRIMINATION. If we are a
progressive city, we should have higher expectations and goals for our city.
NO ONE in our city should experience ANY FORM of police brutality and discrimination. However, Sgt. Benítez is
receiving pension, although he assaulted a Latino man and mocked him of his sexuality, Tom DeStefano has a history of
excessive force, and Capt Perron has used the n‐word. These men have not been held accountable by the standards of
the people of Palo Alto. We asked for them to be dismissed and to not receive pension.
Reforming police policies that was written by a private for‐profit company, Lexipol, is not going to send a message that
Black Lives Matters when this company does not have any public insight on their policies, nor is transparent on how
policies are made. The leadership of Lexipol are only composed of white men, how does that send a message that Black
Lives matter? I implore the city to REDRAFT the police policy manual, and to include a civilian oversight.
Sincerely,
Athena Phan
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From:chuck jagoda <chuckjagoda1@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:54 PM
To:Kniss, Liz (internal); Cary Andrew Crittenden; Aram James; Raj Jayadev; Molly.ONeal@pdo.sccgov.org;
Jonsen, Robert; Richard Konda; Shikada, Ed; gtanaka@cityofpaloalto.org;
vramirez@cityofpaloalto.org; rubenabrica@gmail.com; Roberta Ahlquist;
citycouncil@mountainview.gov; iancitycouncil@mountainview.govprofile; MGR-Melissa Stevenson
Diaz; Council, City; Jeff Rosen; chuck jagoda; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Fine, Adrian; Perron, Zachary
Subject:Defunding the Police
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Dear All,
I'm glad to see the City of Palo Alto is taking up the idea of defunding the police. I believe
incarceration budgets should also be reduced.
There is way too much attention given to police and imprisoning people in this country and in this
state. Compared to the rest of the world we are a very cruel and punishment oriented society. Other
countries think more in terms of helping people get along with productive lives rather than making
career points and lots of profits arresting and incarcerating people as we do in this country.
In case you don't know, on the street there are not only police murders like George, Brionna, Michael,
Abner, Trevon, and on and on-- but also petty, mean things. Like cops who harass, roust, and rough
up people for no apparent reason than prejudice, sport, and because they can. This happens quite
often to homeless, black, poor, intoxicated, and people having seizures.
The City of Palo Alto has been sued a number of times for such actions. The vast majority of times
cops do this knowing they will get away with it.
Cops come out of the precinct and on duty jacked up on coffee, primed to defend themselves and their
fellow police officers, and quite ready to attack anyone they think of as an enemy. Cops are very
frightened. It controls and conditions their actions all shift long.
Also, how can anyone who claims to be in favor of law, order, transparency, and accountability NOT
support a world wide data base of convicted cops. There is no such thing in this country. The
teachers, attorneys, and doctors have their offenses catalogued and counted and the police
don't. They can just slide into another department and go back to abusing citizens there.
Why is that?
Can we agree on no chokeholds, no harassment of black people, no Tasers, cams on ALL THE TIME
(it's obvious in Palo Alto-- cops just leave them off, especially when abusing people), and police
apologies to people they've wronged?
Chuck Jagoda
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From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:41 PM
To:Kniss, Liz (internal); Fine, Adrian; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; chuckjagoda1@gmail.com;
james pitkin; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com; WILPF.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com;
roberta.ahlquist@sjsu.edu; Mayor and Council; Jonsen, Robert; PD Dan Mulholland;
DHorsley@smcgov.org; Anna Griffin; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; james pitkin;
Molly.ONeal@pdo.sccgov.org; Stump, Molly; Jeff Rosen; GRP-City Council; Ian Bain; GRP-City Council
Subject:San Francisco police chief open to defunding the police department
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If San Francisco can consider a new vision of policing so can Palo Alto!!!
San Francisco police chief open to defunding department
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay‐area/san‐francisco‐police‐chief‐open‐to‐defunding‐department/
(Via KRON4 News)
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From:Fiona Belk <fifibelkk@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:38 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Police; Shikada, Ed; Council, City
Subject:Demanding action in Palo Alto
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________________________________
Dear Mayor Fine, Chief Jonsen, City Manager Shikada, and Palo Alto City Council Members,
My name is Fiona Belk and I am a resident of Palo Alto, California. I am writing to you today to demand that you
immediately redirect funding from the Palo Alto Police Department towards BIPOC communities.
The senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless others have demonstrated the
infuriating prevalence of police violence and brutality in communities across America. While these events are
devastating, they should not come as a surprise. Since the 1600s, policing has been a tool to enforce the social order —
an order that oppresses and brutalizes BIPOC Americans.
For too long, policy‐makers and law enforcement have upheld a system founded upon racialized fear to brutalize and
devastate BIPOC communities. Additionally, most policing reforms (e.g. implicit bias training, diversification, and
enhanced accountability) fail to address the root problems inherent to policing, as demonstrated by the implementation
(and clear failure) of these programs in the Minneapolis Police Department.
Thus, I am demanding that you take the following actions immediately:
1. Defund the Palo Alto Police Department by reinvesting 50% of this budget in BIPOC communities, collaborating with
leaders from these communities to identify areas of need (including, but not limited to healthcare, housing, and
education). This could mean transforming the role of first responders — for most calls, social workers, mental health
experts, and community leaders have the right expertise to solve the problem, as seen in Dallas.
2. Abolish qualified immunity and other legal protections for police officers who have committed acts of violence. Nearly
every single officer involved in racialized violence has never faced serious punishment. Hold officers to the same legal
standard as the rest of the citizenry and punish these acts of unnecessary violence.
3. Demilitarize the local police force immediately. This includes, but is not limited to, stopping the deployment of
excessively militarized police (especially in the ongoing demonstrations), restricting police departments from using
federal grant money for military weaponry, returning whatever military equipment has already been received, banning
no‐knock raids, and restricting the use of SWAT teams.
4. Open investigations into all officers with reports of police abuse and release body counts for all officers.
5. Cut all ties between the Palo Alto Police Department and local public schools.
6. Ban ICE from all protests and gatherings in Palo Alto.
These actions are only first steps. Racialized police brutality is a systemic problem that requires federal, state, and local
action, and I am demanding that you do your part. Black Lives Matter.
Sincerely,
Fiona Belk
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From:Tom and Carolyn Harder <tcharder@juno.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:21 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:#8cantwait
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________________________________
Please require that our police adopt all 8 of the #8cantwait policies.
I am shocked that the Palo Alto police have only 2 of these 8 in place according to Campaign Zero as quoted in the
Stanford Medicine Center for Biomedical Ethics newsletter. These changes would reduce killings by police and save
lives. Google 8cantwait.org for the 8 policies and data on their effectiveness. Please give immediate attention to this
matter.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Harder
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From:Ed Supplee <edsupplee@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:41 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Easy Police/Legal Race Issue Fixes
Attachments:Police:Legal Recommendations.docx
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Why should you never send an executive a letter longer than one page? Their lips get tired.
Please open and read the attached one page.
Ed
Nancy Pelosi
1236 Longworth H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
Gavin Newsom
1303 10th St., Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Palo Alto California City Council
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Along with many others, I have been distressed by how African-Americans are treated by our
police/legal system. I think there are two areas where major improvements can be easily made
as follows:
Problem: People attracted to positions as police can sometimes have undesirable
characteristics such as desire to be authoritarians, be domineering, be bullies and/or with anger
management issues.
Solution: All current police and possible recruits should be given psychological tests to identify
these characteristics. Recruits should not be hired and existing police should be let go or given
desk jobs where they aren’t in positions of confronting citizens in challenging situations.
Camden, NJ famously closed their Police Dept. and allowed all employees to re-interview for
their jobs back!
Problem: African-Americans and others of color are given longer prison sentences than whites.
Solution: In addition to showing sentencing guidelines for a given crime, judges should be given
the average sentence given for whites. In this way they would have to consider giving Blacks
similar sentences to whites.
These are very simple, common sense solutions that could solve these problems. They should
even be done in my own community.
Sincerely,
Ed Supplee
650-327-3284
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From:Hannah Faye <hannahfaye10@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:27 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Disband Palo Alto Police department
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To all members of City Council,
I am saddened and disappointed by your decisions. You are all complacent and not taking the
necessary actions to bring this city to the forefront of the fight.
Stop saying “amplify black voices” instead say “amplify revolutionary voices that challenge white
supremacist hegemony."
The institution of the police in this country is known around the world to benefit whites, and
whites only. In a recent interview Khalil Gibran Muhamad said "In this country, for the years that
cover the 1600s to the mid‐19th century, the most dominant presence of law enforcement was
what we call today slave patrols. That's what made up policing." It is common knowledge that the
prison system benefits those in power. It is a money making scheme.
Campaign zero and 8can’twait are anti‐black.
Blacks on the ground, who are sacrificing their lives, and who have historically sacrificed their lives
for our benefit are unanimously for abolition and complete defunding of the institution of
policing.
The Minneapolis city government is disbanding their police and instituting community safety
measures that would circumvent a white power formation like the police.
We do not need you to amplify or stand with black voices if you are pushing toothless reform.
8can’twait is selling out the movement and the people putting their lives on the line for its
demands.
WASH THE WHITE GUILT
Wash it away and do something meaningful.
Fight for revolution and fight for revolutionaries.
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The rest of the country will leave you behind if you do not act.
We have not progressed at all. Reform has never worked. Why fix this broken system? It is beyond
the point of repair. If you do not disband and defund the police it is because you defend white
hegemony.
Respectfully,
Hannah Waleh
‐‐
Hannah Faye Waleh
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From:Carolyn Schwartz <carobib145@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:51 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Police Department policies
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________________________________
Dear Members of the City Council:
After hearing Obama’s 2020 graduation speech referring to “8cantwait”, I looked up Palo Alto and was horrified to see
that our city, our wonderful “progressive” City of Palo Alto, only has in place TWO of the eight policies recommended for
police departments to reduce racism and unnecessary harm.
Please bring our City into the 21st century and get these policies implemented as soon as possible.
Carolyn Schwartz
145 Walter Hays Drive
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From:S Wendin <sswendin@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:19 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Police; Shikada, Ed; Council, City
Subject:Demanding action in Palo Alto
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________________________________
Dear Mayor Fine, Chief Jonsen, City Manager Shikada, and Palo Alto City Council Members,
My name is Sophia Wendin, and I am a resident of Menlo Park. I am writing to you today to demand that you
immediately redirect funding from the Palo Alto Police Department towards BIPOC communities.
The senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless others have demonstrated the
infuriating prevalence of police violence and brutality in communities across America. While these events are
devastating, they should not come as a surprise. Since the 1600s, policing has been a tool to enforce the social order —
an order that oppresses and brutalizes BIPOC Americans.
For too long, policy‐makers and law enforcement have upheld a system founded upon racialized fear to brutalize and
devastate BIPOC communities. Additionally, most policing reforms (e.g. implicit bias training, diversification, and
enhanced accountability) fail to address the root problems inherent to policing, as demonstrated by the implementation
(and clear failure) of these programs in the Minneapolis Police Department.
Thus, I am demanding that you take the following actions immediately:
1. Defund the Palo Alto Police Department by reinvesting 50% of this budget in BIPOC communities, collaborating with
leaders from these communities to identify areas of need (including, but not limited to healthcare, housing, and
education). This could mean transforming the role of first responders — for most calls, social workers, mental health
experts, and community leaders have the right expertise to solve the problem, as seen in Dallas.
2. Abolish qualified immunity and other legal protections for police officers who have committed acts of violence. Nearly
every single officer involved in racialized violence has never faced serious punishment. Hold officers to the same legal
standard as the rest of the citizenry and punish these acts of unnecessary violence.
3. Demilitarize the local police force immediately. This includes, but is not limited to, stopping the deployment of
excessively militarized police (especially in the ongoing demonstrations), restricting police departments from using
federal grant money for military weaponry, returning whatever military equipment has already been received, banning
no‐knock raids, and restricting the use of SWAT teams.
4. Open investigations into all officers with reports of police abuse and release body counts for all officers.
5. Cut all ties between the Palo Alto Police Department and local public schools.
6. Ban ICE from all protests and gatherings in Palo Alto.
These actions are only first steps. Racialized police brutality is a systemic problem that requires federal, state, and local
action, and I am demanding that you do your part. Black Lives Matter.
Sincerely,
Sophia Wendin
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From:Matt Buchwitz <mbuch2938@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:28 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Please Do Not Support Police Defunding
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Palo Alto City Council:
Please resist suggestions that Palo Alto’s police department be defunded. Procedural reforms
should be enacted where necessary to prevent the use of excessive force by our police officers
but our city needs the baseline of safety and stability they provide.
Matt Buchwitz
Crescent Park
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From:Mari Sosa <msosa32@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:53 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Accountability for Officer DeStefano and PAPD
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Dear Palo Alto City Council,
I am a resident of Palo Alto and writing with extreme concern over evidence of police brutality that has not been
addressed in our own neighborhood. If you are not aware, PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano, Jr. has committed multiple
acts of brutality and assault against unarmed civilians.
Story here: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/civil‐rights‐lawsuit‐against‐palo‐alto‐police‐department‐raises‐
more‐questions‐about‐use‐of‐force‐and‐transparency/2201254/
He must be immediately fired from the PAPD and fined or charged for his crimes. We cannot tolerate police brutality
against people of color in our community.
Sincerely,
Mari Sosa
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From:Matthieu Bonnard <mpbnyc@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 11:59 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Police budget and police officers involved in lawsuits
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________________________________
Hello
2. PAPD budget
I know that city council has spent countless hours on budget. But If it is true that the PAPD budget is set to increase by
5% In 2021, I would urge council members to revisit the decision given that 1) most other budgets items had to be cut
due to the Covid crisis 2) the city is safe, as mayor Fine remembered today.
This increase just does not seem to make sense.
B. Police officers
Today during the public comment part of agenda item 4a or b, there were a few disturbing comments about PAPD
officers involved in lawsuits and still on PAPD Payroll.
I have zero knowledge of these cases and don’t know if these allegations are true. If they are, I would urge council
members to revisit these cases and determine whether keeping these officers on payroll was the right decision.
Best regards,
Matthieu Bonnard
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From:Debbie Mytels <dmytels@batnet.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 10:08 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Council resolution re: Black Lives Matter movement and police practices
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Dear Council members,
As a resident of Palo Alto for over 45 years, I have at times appreciated the help of the Palo Alto police department, but I
have also heard several personal stories ‐‐ and read even more in the newspapers ‐‐ of how local people of color have
been treated discourteously and even violently by members of our police force. It's clear that the culture of violence
and racism that permeates policing in the United States is not absent from Palo Alto's department, and it's time for us to
join the movement for serious changes in how police behave.
I support the adoption of the "Eight Can't Wait" principles which have been shown to reduce police violence by up to
72%. I appreciate that Palo Alto has adopted two of these policies:
‐‐ Require Warning before shooting and
‐‐ Duty to intervene
The other six policies are equally important:
— Ban chokeholds and strangleholds
— Require de‐escalation
— Exhaust all alternatives before shooting
— Ban shooting at moving vehicles
— Establish use of force continuum
— Require all force be reported
I hope that the Council will adopt these remaining policies and direct the police department to follow through with
appropriate training.
Sincerely,
Debbie Mytels
2824 Louis Road. Palo Alto, CA 94303
dmytels@batnet.com
"Remembering the Future in our Actions Every Day"
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From:Nathan Ramrakhiani <nathanrsc1@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 10:05 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Demand to Fire PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano
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________________________________
Dear all,
My name is Nathan and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto Police
Department officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history
of violence against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto
Police Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release
video footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand
to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Nathan
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From:Angelica Mara Jopling <ajopling@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:44 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement
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Hi, my name is Angelica Jopling and I am a Stanford resident. I am commenting in support of the resolution to
express Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement and commit to Review Police and Public Safety
Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I am calling for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of
the Palo Alto police department, following the lead of cities like Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd and
countless others have shown, policing is a fundamentally racist and broken institution that has failed to be fixed
through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community services (which occupies
only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is seeking to increase police general fund
expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and brown communities is a
testament to how policing practices and criminalization exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records revealed "more racial bias than
81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development programs like affordable
housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased mental health and crisis support as the people
have been calling for for years. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just pay lip service to supporting
the Black Lives Matter movement. Police don’t keep us safe, strong communities keep us safe.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to defunding the Palo
Alto police department and eventually disband it.
ANGELICA JOPLING
Stanford University | 2020
B.A. Candidate | Art History
Minor Candidate | French
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From:Becky Bull <beckybull@me.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:00 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Police reform
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Dear Palo Alto City Council,
I technically live on the Stanford campus, but my family participates fully in Palo Alto. I am writing because I was made
award of the 8cantwait campaign for police reform. The Palo Alto community — all communities — need to adopt all the
reforms suggested by 8cantwait, particularly banning choke holds and requiring comprehensive reporting. Our country
has been turned upside down in recent weeks and more needs to be done to make sure our Black neighbors are
protected from over zealous police practices. Enough is enough. These are simple reforms and implementing them
would be a small step in the right direction towards protecting further harm to Black residents.
We are friends with several Black families in Palo Alto. They have every right to feel as safe as I do in their community,
particularly around the police of this community.
Thank you for your time.
Becky Bull
Becky Bull
STOTT PILATES Certified Trainer
beckybull@me.com
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From:Shreya Munshi Banerjee <smbanerj@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:38 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Public comment re: police department
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Hello,
My name is Shreya Banerjee and I live in Palo Alto. I am commenting in support of the
resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement and commit
to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I
am calling for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police
department, following the lead of cities like Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd
and countless others have shown, policing is a fundamentally racist and broken
institution that has failed to be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community
services (which occupies only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year
budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and
brown communities is a testament to how policing practices and criminalization
exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records
revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development
programs like affordable housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased
mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just pay
lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Police don’t keep us safe,
strong communities keep us safe.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to
defunding the Palo Alto police department and eventually disband it.
Sincerely,
Shreya Banerjee
Department of Biology
Stanford University
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From:Frank Radicati <frank_radicati@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:34 PM
To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Fine, Adrian
Subject:Police misconduct
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Dear Mayor Fine, City Manager Shikada and the rest of the City Council,
I’m writing today as a long‐term Palo Alto resident who’s concerned at the growth in police violence, especially when
directed at people of color and from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Like you, I’ve followed news about the demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s horrific death, and watched the
reactions of communities across the US and California. In this spirit I wanted to talk about two points:
The first is the 10‐day curfew recently imposed and then cancelled by the city, after the backlash against its duration
(https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2020/06/04/it‐was‐not‐the‐right‐decision‐palo‐alto‐abruptly‐ends‐curfew). I
appreciate the need to protect the residents of Palo Alto, but find that a longer curfew than that imposed in Oakland is
excessive, given the largely peaceful protests that have taken place here. We already have a (frequently deserved)
reputation for racism and being exclusionary here ‐ do we really want to perpetuate it with excessive curfews driven by
alarmist urban myths about gangs driving in from the Central Valley to loot here?
The second point I want to address is more serious, as per this article from last
year: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/11/27/palo‐alto‐police‐hit‐with‐fresh‐claim‐of‐excessive‐force
It names an officer, Thomas DeStefano, as having been involved in two prior excessive‐force incidents prior to the one
involving Julio Arevalo. Most chillingly, the case of Tyler Harney from 2013, in which Agent DeStefano was apparently
present, included a description of an officer placing his knee on Mr. Harney’s back and neck, the tactic that led to the
death of George Floyd. How should we feel as residents of Palo Alto if this move had ended up killing Mr. Harney, who
suffered from a seizure disorder? At the very least we would have to question the judgement of the police department
and of the people they’re supposed to answer to.
Nobody’s safety is protected when police officers are given free rein to assault members of the public, whether because
they’re simply untrained to de‐escalate tense situations or because they’re so afraid of us, the people they’re meant to
protect, that they enter every traffic stop calculating whether they’ll have to draw their weapon or beat someone up.
Nor is public safety served if the city has to constantly pay out‐of‐court settlements to people who have had their rights
infringed by overzealous policing ‐ at the very least this is money that could, or rather should, be diverted toward
resources for helping the homeless residents of Palo Alto (a separate issue that’s made more stark by the out‐of‐control
housing prices and the trend toward larger homes diminishing the number of lots available to build on here).
I would urge the city council and the city manager to follow the national mood and re‐examine policing in Palo Alto.
Renegotiating union contracts to make it easier to fire officers who routinely receive complaints would be a good start ‐
redirecting police funding from paying the resulting settlements toward resources for the most vulnerable people in our
community would be a good step too.
As mentioned, I grew up here and have been back living in this community since late 2013. Palo Alto is my home, just as
it is for all of you. I want to see it safe, not just for those who live here, not just for those who can build multi‐million
dollar compounds across several lots, but for those less fortunate, and those living nearby or passing through.
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I hope you’ll take my concerns into consideration.
Kind regards,
Francesco Radicati
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From:Gila Winefeld <gila.winefeld@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:36 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Demand to Fire PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano
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Dear all,
My name is Gila and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto Police Department
officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history of violence
against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto Police
Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release video
footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand
to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Gila Winefeld
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From:Lucy Volino <lucyvolino@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:01 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano Must Be Fired
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________________________________
Dear all,
My name is Lucy and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto Police Department
officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history of violence
against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto Police
Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release video
footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand
to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Lucy Volino
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From:Katy Robinson <knrob@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 7:51 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Comment policing practices in Palo Alto
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Good evening,
I would like to submit a public comment about the need to reconsider policing policies in Palo Alto. Specifically, I would
like to voice my support for the "8 Can’t Wait" policies that are designed to reduce the number of killings perpetrated by
police. These policies are the following:
Ban chokeholds and strangleholds
Require officers to use de‐escalation whenever possible
Require that officers exhaust all alternatives before shooting
Ban shooting at moving vehicles
Create a use of force continuum
Require comprehensive reporting
Require warning before shooting
Require officers to intercede to prevent the use of unreasonable force
Currently, the Palo Alto Police Department has only adopted the last two policies — require warning before shooting
and require officers to intercede to prevent the use of unreasonable force. The remaining 6 policies should be adopted
immediately to make policing practices in Palo Alto safer for all residents.
The efficacy of these policies is supported by strong research in criminology, political science, and sociology.
Additionally, an analysis of 100 police departments across the country conducted by the Use of Force project found that
departments with these 8 types of restrictions on the use of force by police were associated with fewer killings.
Even if the Palo Alto Police Department does not frequently engage in violence against Palo Alto citizens, there may still
be bias in the way that police officers interact with citizens of color. Is a person of color more likely to get stopped by the
police in Palo Alto? Are they more likely to get arrested? Or fined? Knowing the answers to these questions is vital to
identifying and understanding potential problems in our community. The Council should request a full report on the Palo
Alto Police Department’s decisions to stop, arrest, and use force against Palo Alto citizens. These data should be
available to the public to create transparency and preserve civilian oversight over the Police Department.
Additionally, the Council should require that all police officers receive training on topics of racism, bias, and conflict
mediation. This training would make police officers more sensitive to underlying biases that may affect policing practices
in our community.
The stakes are too high for inaction on these points. Even if someone were to argue that policing is already perfect in
Palo Alto, these policies would only improve it more. There is no drawback to implementing policies that are designed to
discourage escalation and police killings. Moreover, it will never be a bad thing to require additional transparency from
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the Police Department and more training for police officers. The Council should consider enacting these policies
immediately for the public good.
Sincerely,
Kaitlyn Robinson
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From:Jeremy Shaw <jeremy_s_shaw@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 7:22 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Black Lives Matter
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With respect to agenda item 4A at tonights city council meeting (8-Jun-2020):
I have lived in Palo Alto for 30 years. I'm a white man, married with two kids having a management
position at a local tech company. I have been exercised in the last week, and concerned for much
longer, about the structural racism in this country. It pervades everything.
I welcome the resolution put forward to city council, but find it far too little, and too late. We can, and
must do more.
Specifically, Palo Alto needs to show leadership in the area of police accountability, and I would like
to see a resolution which takes concrete steps towards each of the following areas:
1. End "broken windows" policing
2. Implement real community oversight of the police
3. Adopt clear and strict measures limiting the use of force
4. Independently investigate and prosecute accusations of police misconduct
5. Allow full community representation in the oversight of the police
6. Ensure that body & dash cams are used properly at all times
7. Implement full training programs for officers, with an increased emphasis on de-escalation
techniques, mental health care, etc. and reduced emphasis on firearms training.
8. End for-profit policing
9. Demilitarize the police - dispose of all military-style equipment that the police may have acquired in
recent years
10. Rewrite the police contract to remove the "sealing" clause (section 37 e.) that allows officers to
"wipe the slate clean" of disciplinary actions
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter,
jeremy.
Jeremy Shaw
Palo Alto 94306
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From:Sara Valderrama <saramvalderr@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 7:13 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Black Lives Matter actions
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Hi, my name is Sara Valderrama. I live in Palo Alto. I am commenting in support of the
resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement and commit
to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I
am calling for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police
department, following the lead of cities like Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd
and countless others have shown, policing is a fundamentally racist and broken
institution that has failed to be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community
services (which occupies only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year
budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and
brown communities is a testament to how policing practices and criminalization
exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records
revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org.
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development
programs like affordable housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased
mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just pay
lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Police don’t keep us safe,
strong communities keep us safe.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to
defunding the Palo Alto police department and eventually disband it.
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From:KATHRYN HOLEYFIELD <choleyfield@icloud.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 6:39 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Policing and Mental Health
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Dear City Council,
I have been a homeowner Palo Alto since 2001. My African American son developed schizophrenia in 2010. I called the
police one time to get help with a 5150. I was terrified that they would either shoot me or my son. I made sure they
knew my son’s father was a Criminal Defense attorney. My heart still hurts at the thought of my son in handcuffs perp
walked, in front of my neighbors, into the back of a waiting police car. My son has a medical illness. I should not have to
call the Police to get him mental healthcare in a crisis. The second time I needed my son taken to the Emergency
Department for a Mental Health Crisis, I called his Dad who helped me drag him into the back seat of my car and drive
him to the ED. Soon after my son was hospitalized for the second time, PAPD shot and killed another young man who
was having a mental health crisis and who was carrying a butter knife.
Please, mental health emergencies should be handled by medical professionals and NOT the Police. Armed men and
women should not approach my home if my son has any issues in the future. Lastly, I had to call 911 when my son
collapsed from likely H1N1 pneumonia in 2011. A very rude Police officer was the first to arrive. He distracted me so
much by his inappropriate questions that I did not jump into the ambulance with my son. I am an anesthesiologist. The
EMT team was inexperienced. When my son reached the Stanford ED he was in full cardiac arrest. He survived but I
believe if I had ridden in that ambulance, and supported his breathing,his heart wouldn’t have stopped.
This is the time to make some needed changes.
Kathryn Camille Holeyfield MD
774 E. Charleston Road
Palo Alto,CA 94303
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From:Ella Thomsen <ellat1@me.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 6:05 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; City Mgr; Police
Subject:Demand to Fire PAPD Officer Thomas DeStefano
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Dear all,
My name is Ella and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am emailing you today to demand that Palo Alto Police Department
officer Thomas DeStefano be fired immediately. As we all know, DeStefano has a deeply disturbing history of violence
against community residents, specifically Julio Arevalo, Gustavo Alvarez and Tyler Harney. The Palo Alto Police
Department and the City of Palo Alto is entirely complicit in allowing this behavior, as PAPD refuses to release video
footage from DeStefano’s horrifying attack on Arevelo despite being mandated by law to do so.
Any statements you release are empty words until officers in Palo Alto are held accountable for their actions. I demand
to see swift action taken to remove DeStefano from your police force.
Sincerely,
Ella
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From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 5:50 PM
To:Council, City; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; City Mgr; mark weiss; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com;
Kniss, Liz (internal); Fine, Adrian; Ian Bain; Roberta Ahlquist; PD Dan Mulholland; Jeff Rosen;
Molly.ONeal@pdo.sccgov.org; Stump, Molly; Shikada, Ed; wilpf.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com; chuck
jagoda; james pitkin; Raj; rabrica@cityofepa.org; Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.com; Perron, Zachary;
Dennis Upton; MGR-Melissa Stevenson Diaz; GRP-City Council; fred smith; dhorsley@smcgov.org;
Greer Stone; greg@gregtanaka.org; Kou, Lydia; michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com
Cc:Winter Dellenbach; Ruth Ferguson; Nat Fisher; John Abraham; walter wilson
Subject:City officials promise police reform; critic claims department has a history of racism - Palo Alto Daily
Post -expanded web version from print article of June 6, 2020
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Here is an expanded web version of the June 6, 2O20) article re PAPD history of police brutality, racism
etc. ***********INCLUDES EXPANDED DETAILS ON THE ZACK PERRON SCANDAL. ( see below)
https://padailypost.com/2020/06/08/city‐officials‐promise‐police‐reform‐critic‐claims‐department‐has‐a‐history‐of‐
racism/
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From:Lauren Sukin <lsukin@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 5:37 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Comments on Police Reform
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To whom it may concern,
In response to the June 8th, 2020 meeting of the Palo Alto City Council, I’d like to voice my support for the 8 Can’t Wait
set of policies. Palo Alto currently has not implemented 6 of 8 of these policies: a ban on chokeholds and strangleholds,
required de‐escalation, required exhaustion of all alternatives before shooting, a ban on shooting at moving vehicles, a
use of force continuum, and required comprehensive reporting. The City Council should quickly adopt all of these
measures.
In addition, the Council should respond to the repeated allegations of racial profiling by police on Stanford University’s
campus. The city should take tangible steps to reduce and prevent this behavior.
The Council should require increased training for police on issues including anti‐racism, bias, use of force policies, mental
illness, mediation, and cultural competency. The Council should conduct a study to design a process for third‐party
oversight of police misconduct investigations. This should be done in close collaboration with the Palo Alto community.
The Council should require police to collect data on arrests, the use of force, and related activities. This data should be
made publicly available on a regular basis and without delay.
The Council should put in place policies such as those adopted by East Palo Alto in Resolution 2673 that stipulate that
City police officers should not inquire into the immigration status of individuals that are detained or arrested. City police
officers should also, to the extent practicable, not participate in the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Thank you for your time,
Lauren Sukin
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From:Maryanne Welton <maryanne@kwelton.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 5:05 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Council Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement and
Commitment to Review Police and Public Safety Practices
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Dear Councilpeople:
I understand you will be discussing potential changes to the Police Department and public service policies at tonight’s
meeting. Please consider programs and policies to enhance public safety and reduce police brutality and racism such as
the #8cantwait policies. Fund social services and explore ways to have social workers and mental health professionals
take the burden off the police when possible.
Thanks,
Maryanne Welton
660 Kendall Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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From:Emily May Been <embeen@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 4:20 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Written public comment: Divest from policing and invest in the community
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Hi, my name is Emily Been and I live in Stanford.
I am commenting in support of the resolution to express Council support of the Black
Lives Matter Movement and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices.
However, in addition to this resolution, I am calling for the disarming, defunding,
and dismantling of the Palo Alto police department, following the lead of cities like
Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd and countless others have shown, policing
is a fundamentally racist and broken institution that has failed to be fixed through
incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community
services (which occupies only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year
budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and
brown communities is a testament to how policing practices and criminalization
exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records
revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development
programs like affordable housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased
mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just
pay lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Police don’t keep
us safe, strong communities keep us safe.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to
defunding the Palo Alto police department and eventually disband it.
Sincerely,
Emily Been
Physics PhD Candidate 2023 | Stanford University
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From:Amnahir Estefania Pena-Alcantara <amnahir@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:45 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Support of Black Lives Matter Movement
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Hi, my name is Amnahir Peña‐Alcántara and I live in Stanford. I am commenting in support of the resolution to express
Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. However,
in addition to this resolution, I am calling for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police
department, following the lead of cities like Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd has shown, policing is a
fundamentally racist and broken institution that can no longer be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community services (which occupies only 13.3%
of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4%
[info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and brown communities is a
testament to how policing practices and criminalization exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA
depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development programs like affordable housing,
equitable education, free healthcare, and increased mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to
policing, not just pay lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to defunding the Palo Alto police
department and eventually disband it.
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From:julianneasla@sonic.net
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:03 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:police department
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For the City of Palo Alto City Council,
I am a citizen of Palo Alto and a white female of 70 + years. When we moved here from Menlo Park 24 years
ago I assumed that the P.A. police department reflected the open minded liberal views of the majority of Palo
Altans. It has become clear that my assumption has been horribly wrong.
Adrian Fine promised to bring up police policy reform at tonight’s City Council meeting. There is a lot on the
“plate” of the council right now, but I do think that the council best address this issue immediately.
I was at the rally/protest on Saturday (June 6th MLK Plaza). As you know this rally was well attended, and
some at the protest are young and not patient. We will not stop protesting until you follow through on
changing police policy in the CPA.
Julianne Frizzell
1175 Channing Avenue
Julianne Adams Frizzell / ASLA
julianneasla@sonic.net
Virus-free. www.avg.com
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From:Thi Nguyen <danthi15@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:37 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Chen Amberlin
Subject:Public Comment: Palo Alto City Council Meeting
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Hi, my name is Thi Nguyen. I am commenting in support of the resolution to express
Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement and commit to Review Police and
Public Safety Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I am calling for the
disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police department, following the
lead of cities like Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd has shown, policing is a
fundamentally racist and broken institution that can no longer be fixed through
incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community
services (which occupies only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year
budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and
brown communities is a testament to how policing practices and criminalization
exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records
revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development
programs like affordable housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased
mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just pay
lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to
defunding the Palo Alto police department and eventually disband it.
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From:Kylie Kies Holland <kylholl@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:34 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Public Comment for City Council Meeting
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To Whom it May Concern,
I am commenting in support of the resolution to express Council support of the Black
Lives Matter Movement and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices.
In addition, I believe the City of Palo Alto should move some funds from the police
budget (currently 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget) to the community services budget
(13.3% of the budget).
Additionally, the Palo Alto Police department should ban choke and carotid holds, and
adopt proven police reforms laid out by the 8 can't wait campaign (
https://8cantwait.org/).
As a former Palo Alto resident, current student in the area, and someone who hopes to
move back to the town after graduation, I hope you adopt these measures.
All the best,
Kylie
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From:Elisabeth Boles <elisalboles@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:24 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Voicing support for defunding the police
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Hello,
My name is Elisa Boles, and I am a Stanford graduate student and resident of Palo Alto.
I am commenting in support of the resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement
and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I am calling
for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police department, following the lead of cities like
Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd has shown, policing is a fundamentally racist and broken institution
that can no longer be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community services (which occupies
only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is seeking to increase police general fund
expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and brown communities is a
testament to how policing practices and criminalization exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records revealed "more racial bias than
81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development programs like affordable
housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased mental health and crisis support. We need to
build alternatives to policing, not just pay lip service to supporting Black lives matter.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to defunding the Palo
Alto police department and eventually disband it.
Sincerely,
Elisa Boles
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From:Sarah Crable <sarah.l.crable@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:21 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Public Comment - Commit to action on Black Lives Matter
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Hi, my name is Sarah Crable. I am commenting in support of the resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives
Matter Movement and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I am
calling for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police department, following the lead of cities like
Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd has shown, policing is a fundamentally racist and broken institution that can
no longer be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community services (which occupies only 13.3%
of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4%
[info here ].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and brown communities is a
testament to how policing practices and criminalization exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA
depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development programs like affordable housing,
equitable education, free healthcare, and increased mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to
policing, not just pay lip service to supporting Black lives matter.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to defunding the Palo Alto police
department and eventually disband it.
Sincerely,
Sarah
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From:Melody Yang <myang10@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 5:09 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:6/8/20 City Council Meeting Public Comment
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Hi, my name is Melody Yang, and I am a resident at Stanford. I am commenting in
support of the resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives Matter
Movement and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. However, in
addition to this resolution, I am calling for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of
the Palo Alto police department, following the lead of cities like Minneapolis. As the
death of George Floyd and countless others have shown, policing is a fundamentally
racist and broken institution that has failed to be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community
services (which occupies only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year
budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and
brown communities is a testament to how policing practices and criminalization
exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records
revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development
programs like affordable housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased
mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just pay
lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Police don’t keep us safe,
strong communities keep us safe.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to
defunding the Palo Alto police department and eventually disband it.
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From:Jenny Hamilton <jhamil@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 4:00 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:6/8 Town Hall - Public Comment
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Hi,
My name is Jenny Hamilton and I am a resident in Stanford. I am commenting in support of the
resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement and commit to Review
Police and Public Safety Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I am calling for the
disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police department, following the lead
of cities like Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd and countless others have shown, policing
is a fundamentally racist and broken institution that has failed to be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community services (which
occupies only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is seeking to increase
police general fund expenditures by 5.4%.
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and brown
communities is a testament to how policing practices and criminalization exacerbate racial and wealth
disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds, and its arrest records revealed
"more racial bias than 81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org.
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development programs like
affordable housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased mental health and crisis
support. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just pay lip service to supporting the Black
Lives Matter movement. Police don’t keep us safe, strong communities keep us safe.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to defunding the
Palo Alto police department and eventually disband it.
Sincerely,
Jenny Hamilton
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From:Michelle Solomon <michelle.solomon11@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:51 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Public Comment on Police Budget
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Dear City Council,
My name is Michelle Solomon, and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I am commenting in
support of the resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives Matter
Movement and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. Communities
that are safer are those that have more resources and community services, not those
that have more police. Therefore, in addition to this resolution, I am calling for the
disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police department, following the
lead of cities like Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd has shown, policing is a
fundamentally racist and broken institution that can no longer be fixed through
incremental reform. We all learn about the Stanford Prison Experiment at some point,
especially in this area, but we seem to forget what it told us about how people react
when put into a position of physical power over others.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community
services (which occupies only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year
budget is seeking to increase police general fund expenditures by 5.4% [info
here]. Especially as we rebuild from the economic devastation of COVID-19, these
funds would be better directed toward the community, not to the police.
The Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and brown
communities is a testament to how policing practices and criminalization exacerbate
racial and wealth disparities. Especially in a community with soaring housing prices
that have led to displacement of Black and brown people, we need funds to be directed
now to providing services to BIPOC communities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records
revealed "more racial bias than 81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org.
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development
programs like affordable housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased
mental health and crisis support. We need to build alternatives to policing, not just pay
lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to
defunding the Palo Alto police department and eventually disband it.
Sincerely,
Michelle Solomon
580 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto
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From:Amberlin Chihhan Chen <ambchen@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:48 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Public Comment: Palo Alto City Council Meeting
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Hello,
I am commenting in support of the resolution to express Council support of the Black Lives Matter Movement
and commit to Review Police and Public Safety Practices. However, in addition to this resolution, I am calling
for the disarming, defunding, and dismantling of the Palo Alto police department, following the lead of cities like
Minneapolis. As the death of George Floyd has shown, policing is a fundamentally racist and broken institution
that can no longer be fixed through incremental reform.
As of now, police occupy 19.73% of the Palo Alto budget, compared to community services (which occupies
only 13.3% of the budget). The proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is seeking to increase police general fund
expenditures by 5.4% [info here].
However, the Palo Alto police department’s history of violence inflicted upon Black and brown communities is a
testament to how policing practices and criminalization exacerbate racial and wealth disparities.
Palo Alto Police Department has not banned chokeholds and its arrest records revealed "more racial bias than
81% of CA depts," according to policescorecard.org
If you truly believe that Black lives matter, we should fund community development programs like affordable
housing, equitable education, free healthcare, and increased mental health and crisis support. We need to
build alternatives to policing, not just pay lip service to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Thank you for your time, and I hope that you not only pass this resolution but commit to defunding the Palo
Alto police department and eventually disband it.
Best wishes to you,
Amberlin Chen
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From:Micheline Horstmeyer <mhorst1950@hotmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 3:59 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Time to make some bold moves
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Dear Members of the Palo Alto City Council:
Hurrah for Miki Winkler and her thoughtful opinion piece in the June 1rst Daily Post. It is time to rethink our
finances in a big way. IT IS TIME TO OUTSOURCE OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO THE
COUNTY. Think of the money we could save by this step? Think of the administrative, duplicative glut we
would be eliminating and the cost savings that would ensue.
When I served on the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury for two consecutive years back in 2003‐4 I heard
several of my fellow Grand Jurors discuss how many of their cities in the county were using county police and
fire services. All expressed satisfaction with the arrangement. I wondered why Palo Alto was not considering
this.
During this period of fiscal distress, during this time when people are rethinking the size and scope of policing,
why isn't Palo Alto giving serious consideration to outsourcing these services?
I suggest you contact your counterparts in the city of Saratoga, San Carlos and other cities where these
services are successfully performed by county employees. It would be truly shortsighted of you not to explore
this option.
Sincerely,
Micheline Horstmeyer
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From:Yael Pasternak Valek <yaelcow@yahoo.com>
Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 1:00 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Black VC’s experience in Palo Alto
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This is shameful. PA police has a C grade and only does 2 out of the 8 can’t wait. I’m happy to hear you are looking into
this.
https://twitter.com/thevaluesvc/status/1268674513325064192?s=21
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Subject:Betrayed: America’s greatest and most hated heroes, Those who fought Israel in 1967 – Veterans
Today | Betrayed by Johnson, the CRYPTO TRAITOR, Adm. McCain, Adm. Kidd, Macnamarra, and
more!!!
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Yesterday, June 8 2020, was the 53rd Anniversary of the attack on the USS Liberty by Israhell. Not a word of
remembrance was to be heard on the Controlled News Network. Neither was a word uttered or a prayer said for the
50th Anniversary, or for any anniversary whatsoever. Only GAG ORDERS were made. This article, linked below, gives us
some genealogical facts concerning the TRAITOROUS ex‐president Lyndon Johnson, who not only failed to order
protection for the USS LIBERTY and her crew, but had to recall the plane with nukes headed to Egypt to obliterate Cairo
and destroy the Pyramids. Many suspect that it was he who had a deal with the Israelis to have them sink the Liberty, kill
all witnesses, and blame the crime on the "Arabs" so that Johnson could get the USA involved with their war and take
over the Middle East. Kind of smells just like 9/11/01 to me !!! Rabid Zionists posing as Rabid Arabs committing
murder and mayhem to "Wage War By Deception". Using American blood and treasure, of course, NOT theirs !!! After
you read the article, with all of the damning facts about the dirtbag Johnson, play the video of the USS Liberty crewman,
who was an eyewitness to what happened that day on the high seas, in international waters, when our "good friend",
Israhell, bit the hand that feeds it. And please, do the world a favor, and pass this info on to everyone you know. Those
dangerous psychopaths have been training our police dangerous techniques such as the knee on the neck, and how to
treat all Americans like they treat the Palestinians.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/05/25/betrayedamericas‐greatest‐and‐most‐hated‐heroes‐those‐who‐fought‐
israel‐in‐1967/
Best Regards, & Wake The Hell Up !!!
RJS
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From:Kaye Storm <kayestorm@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:41 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Adopt Campaign Zero recommendations
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Dear Council Members,
I’m writing to urge the PA City Council to endorse and adopt all 8 common sense recommendations to reduce
police violence which Campaign Zero is asking for. As I understand it, Palo Alto has adopted only two. Further,
I support new and extensive methods to monitor compliance. The council’s leadership and advocacy is
necessary at this turbulent period in our history. Thank you.
Kaye Storm
kayestorm@gmail.com
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From:Chris Iyer <chris.s.iyer@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:21 PM
To:Fine, Adrian; Police; Shikada, Ed; Council, City
Subject:Demanding action in Palo Alto
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Dear Mayor Fine, Chief Jonsen, City Manager Shikada, and Palo Alto City Council Members,
My name is Chris Iyer, and I am a resident of Stanford. I am writing to you today to demand that you immediately
redirect funding from the Palo Alto Police Department towards BIPOC communities.
The senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless others have demonstrated the
infuriating prevalence of police violence and brutality in communities across America. While these events are
devastating, they should not come as a surprise. Since the 1600s, policing has been a tool to enforce the social order —
an order that oppresses and brutalizes BIPOC Americans.
For too long, policy‐makers and law enforcement have upheld a system founded upon racialized fear to brutalize and
devastate BIPOC communities. Additionally, most policing reforms (e.g. implicit bias training, diversification, and
enhanced accountability) fail to address the root problems inherent to policing, as demonstrated by the implementation
(and clear failure) of these programs in the Minneapolis Police Department.
Thus, I am demanding that you take the following actions immediately:
1. Defund the Palo Alto Police Department by reinvesting 50% of this budget in BIPOC communities, collaborating with
leaders from these communities to identify areas of need (including, but not limited to healthcare, housing, and
education). This could mean transforming the role of first responders — for most calls, social workers, mental health
experts, and community leaders have the right expertise to solve the problem, as seen in Dallas.
2. Abolish qualified immunity and other legal protections for police officers who have committed acts of violence. Nearly
every single officer involved in racialized violence has never faced serious punishment. Hold officers to the same legal
standard as the rest of the citizenry and punish these acts of unnecessary violence.
3. Demilitarize the local police force immediately. This includes, but is not limited to, stopping the deployment of
excessively militarized police (especially in the ongoing demonstrations), restricting police departments from using
federal grant money for military weaponry, returning whatever military equipment has already been received, banning
no‐knock raids, and restricting the use of SWAT teams.
4. Open investigations into all officers with reports of police abuse and release body counts for all officers.
5. Cut all ties between the Palo Alto Police Department and local public schools.
6. Ban ICE from all protests and gatherings in Palo Alto.
These actions are only first steps. Racialized police brutality is a systemic problem that requires federal, state, and local
action, and I am demanding that you do your part. Black Lives Matter.
Sincerely,
Chris Iyer
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From:Albert Henning <albertkhenning@icloud.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 10:14 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Feedback on 8 June 2020 Council meeting, Agenda Item 'City Manager Comments', and Item 4A
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Dear Council Members,
1. There were many, many more than 2,000 people present at the protest; more like 10,000, by my rough count, and by
the counts of others whom I polled informally. There are approximately 8500 square yards in the area where protesters
were densely located — in front of City Hall, and in the streets adjacent to the three sides of the mall in front of City Hall
— as determined using Google Earth. If each protester occupied 1 square yard, then there would have been 8500
individuals in the main area, not counting ancillary areas. If everyone had maintained six foot separation (4 square yards
per person), then there would have been 2250 people. On average, because many people were with household
members, I estimated the average spacing as therefore less than 3 feet. Which makes an estimate of 10,000 quite
reasonable. So: How was the count made? Who was responsible for the count?
2. Please publish the *quantitative* breakdown of input, pro and con, from the public regarding the curfew. My sense —
especially from NextDoor, and the PA Weekly comment page — is that the public reaction was overwhelming
(approximately 90% in those two sources) *against* the curfew. To simplify the reaction in the drab manner given by Mr
Shikada, can be seen as an attempt to dilute the actual reaction, and re‐capture a narrative on these matters which is at
the moment no longer under the control of staff and Council. If my sense is NOT the case, then publishing the actual,
quantitative feedback will establish that the actions taken were truly appropriate, and that the public was more
generally in favor than suggested by NextDoor and the PA Weekly.
3. Furthermore, the ostensible reasons given (‘credible evidence’) clearly were wrong, given how quickly the curfew
order was rescinded, and/or how strong the public reaction was. The aftermath leaves the strong impression that the
opinion of prominent residents and owners of downtown buildings, influenced the decision to impose the
unprecedented 10‐day curfew — rather than actual, verifiable data/information. (The exact reason for the change from
10 days to 2? I would be delighted if that decision, too, became transparent.) What will you do next time, to obtain
better evidence, before making such a serious decision? And, how will you communicate *transparently* to citizens,
*exactly* the nature of the evidence?
4. I wrote to you last August regarding the Alvarez incident of 17 February 2018. Only this week has the outside auditor
issued a report. That report, and Chief Jonsen’s interview with Gennady Sheyner of PA Weekly six weeks ago, make clear
the City has been responsible for a pattern of delay, distraction, obstruction, and rationalization of the behavior by PAPD
law enforcement officers. Officers violated the law, and violated the civil rights of Mr Alvarez. They then falsified their
report. Only when unambiguous video of the incident emerged, did the truth become known. The City, at every level,
still has not answered for this terrible event; nor for the general, systemic behavior which the specific event
demonstrates must be present. Unless and until this event — and others studied by OIR Group — are answered for, fully
and transparently, the public cannot be said to have broad and deep support and trust for our law enforcement officers,
and their department and union leadership.
5. Police and policing must change fundamentally. Officers, their supervisors, and their union leaders; their City
management; their tactics, training, technology, and tools; the laws which grant them qualified immunity; the DAs who
refuse to charge officers who commit crimes or behave unacceptably; the MEs who support the systemic problems (as
occurred with the ME report on George Floyd’s death); it all must change. Officers cannot continue to act as if their
station entitles them to unquestioned compliance, when they claim to give a ‘lawful' order. They have renounced that
entitlement, and the trust of the community, first by having among them individuals who commit crimes, who
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misbehave, and who lie; second, by themselves tolerating such behavior, condoning it, rationalizing it, and hiding it from
public view.
6. Here’s an essential change of mindset which a re‐imagined Palo Alto Police Department must have: there is no
inconsistency with insisting that BOTH officers, AND arrestees or interdicted individuals, have a right to life. It is a false
dichotomy which is carried in the minds of officers: that it is EITHER the safety of officers’ lives; OR the safety of those
whom they interdict or arrest. Tactics, technology, tools, and training must support this change of mindset. It *can* be
done; it can even be done by you, and by the present PAPD leadership; but only if you undergo a dramatic change in
yourselves. Can you make that change?
7. ‘Please address ideas, not individuals’. While it is important, in an attempt to offer constructive criticism, to separate
the individual from the behavior of the individual; yet it is precisely the behavior of specific individuals, and worse the
acceptance of that behavior by Council, the City Manager, and PAPD leadership, which is at the core of the public’s
outrage. Here’s an idea: stop hiding behind personnel privacy law; stop hiding behind laws regarding qualified immunity;
commit yourselves to true transparency and accountability, rather than continue to run away from it (as the revised
contract with OIR Group, from last December, does). Respect is earned; it does not emanate from some manual, and it is
not attached to any uniform. The commenters tonight all spoke respectfully. Trying to deflect and diminish their strong
statements is just a subtler example of DARVO: deny, attack, reverse victim and offender. It is Council, the City Manager,
and PAPD who are on trial here; not those who are speaking this evening.
Sincerely and respectfully,
Albert K Henning, PhD
199 Heather Lane
Palo Alto
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From:Elan Music <elanloeb@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:39 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Comment for meeting
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Hi, I'm Elan Loeb, a lifelong resident of Barron Park. I believe that the police need to be defunded, and that funding sent
to social services. In the US, cops are expected to be social workers with guns, so why not just employ actual social
workers! Cops are not effective in many instances anyway, including domestic violence and sexual assault. Professional
counselors would be much better. I'm afraid that 8 can't wait is not enough. We need more than reform‐ we need to use
our resources effiicently. Defund the police.
Thank you,
Elan loeb