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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20200622plCC10701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 06/22/2020 Document dates: 6/3/2020 – 6/10/2020 Set 10 of 12 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 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 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Lois Fowkes <lofow@pacbell.net> Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 7:55 PM To:Fine, Adrian Cc:Council, City Subject:#8CantWait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  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  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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      1 Brettle, Jessica From:m a <makeeanderson@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:27 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fire PAPD Officer DeStefano CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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 1 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! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.    1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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      Sent from my iPhone  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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    1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Koby Wu Chan <kobychan@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 10:14 PM To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City Subject:8CantWait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Austin Zambito-Valente <azv04@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 10:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:#8Can'tWait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Lindsey Segal <lindsey.segal@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, June 7, 2020 10:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:Officer DStefano Misconduct CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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. 2 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. 1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor Fine and City Council members,     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   1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  she/her/hers  To set up an appointment: calendly.com/amyzm    The Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto: Transforming ourselves, each other, and the world.   Web: uucpa.org Facebook: facebook.com/uucpa Twitter: @uucpa     1 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! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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            1 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       Get Outlook for iOS  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  2   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      CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Elena Vinton <elenavinton02@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:59 AM To:Council, City Subject:Black Lives Matter CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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   1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Sydney Arias <sydneyarias7@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:17 AM To:Council, City CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Harriet Stern <jacobeatrice@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:53 AM To:Council, City Subject:#8cantwait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Ella Henn <ellalhenn@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 10:11 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fire PA Officer DeStefano CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Joy Sleizer <joy.sleizer142@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 11:30 AM To:Council, City Subject:#8can't wait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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     1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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       1 Brettle, Jessica From:Yvonne Dennis <ycdennis@hotmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 12:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:Black Lives Matter CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council,    I am 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  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    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 1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.    2   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  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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 & Bans Chokeholds and Strangleholds f) & Requires De-escalation @ la Requires Warning Before Shooting @ & Requires Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting f) la Duty to Intervene @ & Ban Shooting at Moving Vehicles @ & Has Use of Force Continuum @ & Requires Comprehensive Reporting Q Click G to learn more about these policies in this city. 1 Brettle, Jessica From:erochae@aol.com Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 1:54 PM To:Council, City Subject:campaign zero (8 can't wait) CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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 1 Brettle, Jessica From:darren kleinberg <darrenkleinberg@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 2:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:Public Comment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Kimberly Bomar <kbomar@me.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 2:35 PM To:Council, City Subject:8cantwait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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    1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  2 Baumb, Nelly From:Irene Zhang <irenepuzhang@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:54 PM To:Council, City Subject:Defunding Palo Alto Police CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  3 Baumb, Nelly From:Tori Borish <vborish@stanford.edu> Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:36 PM To:Council, City Subject:Demilitarize the police! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.”    4 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  5 Baumb, Nelly From:Stephen Rock <ser84@caa.columbia.edu> Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:36 AM To:Council, City Subject:policing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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    6 Baumb, Nelly From:Cheryl Branco <brancoc@comcast.net> Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 8:20 AM To:Council, City Subject:8can'twait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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 7 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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   8 Baumb, Nelly From:Athena Phan <phan.athena@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:05 PM To:Council, City Subject:Black Lives Matter CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  9 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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    10 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.     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)    Sent from my iPhone  11 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  12 Baumb, Nelly From:Tom and Carolyn Harder <tcharder@juno.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:21 PM To:Council, City Subject:#8cantwait CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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    13 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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 14 Baumb, Nelly From:Hannah Faye <hannahfaye10@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:27 PM To:Council, City Subject:Disband Palo Alto Police department CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.  15   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    Redacted 16 Baumb, Nelly From:Carolyn Schwartz <carobib145@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:51 AM To:Council, City Subject:Police Department policies CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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    Redacted 17 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  18 Baumb, Nelly From:Matt Buchwitz <mbuch2938@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:28 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please Do Not Support Police Defunding CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  19 Baumb, Nelly From:Mari Sosa <msosa32@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:53 AM To:Council, City Subject:Accountability for Officer DeStefano and PAPD CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council,     I am a 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  20 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  21 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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"        Redacted 23 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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      Sent from my iPhone  24 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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           25 Baumb, Nelly From:Becky Bull <beckybull@me.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:Police reform CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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        Redacted 26 Baumb, Nelly From:Shreya Munshi Banerjee <smbanerj@stanford.edu> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 8:38 PM To:Council, City Subject:Public comment re: police department CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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 28 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.  29   I hope you’ll take my concerns into consideration.    Kind regards,  Francesco Radicati  30 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  31 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  32 Baumb, Nelly From:Katy Robinson <knrob@stanford.edu> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 7:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Comment policing practices in Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  33 the Police Department and more training for police officers. The Council should consider enacting these policies  immediately for the public good.     Sincerely,  Kaitlyn Robinson    34 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeremy Shaw <jeremy_s_shaw@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 7:22 PM To:Council, City Subject:Black Lives Matter CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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 35 Baumb, Nelly From:Sara Valderrama <saramvalderr@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 7:13 PM To:Council, City Subject:Black Lives Matter actions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.   Sent from my iPhone  36 Baumb, Nelly From:KATHRYN HOLEYFIELD <choleyfield@icloud.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 6:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:Policing and Mental Health CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  37 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  38 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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/    Sent from my iPhone  39 Baumb, Nelly From:Lauren Sukin <lsukin@stanford.edu> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 5:37 PM To:Council, City Subject:Comments on Police Reform CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  40 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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      Redacted 41 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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    42 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.       43 Baumb, Nelly From:julianneasla@sonic.net Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:police department CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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   Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.     2 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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        3 Baumb, Nelly From:Elisabeth Boles <elisalboles@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:Voicing support for defunding the police CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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      4 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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   5 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.     6 Baumb, Nelly From:Jenny Hamilton <jhamil@stanford.edu> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 4:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:6/8 Town Hall - Public Comment CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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    7 Baumb, Nelly From:Michelle Solomon <michelle.solomon11@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 3:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Public Comment on Police Budget CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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.     8 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    9 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Micheline Horstmeyer <mhorst1950@hotmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, June 10, 2020 3:59 PM To:Council, City Subject:Time to make some bold moves CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Members of the Palo Alto City Council:    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  2 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  3 Baumb, Nelly From:Pc User <pc77user@aol.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 6:21 PM To:David Meiswinkle; Frank Agamennon; Richard Gage; biotica@aol.com; Dennis Tiernan; Steve Kormondy; Lou Basile; Philip Hussa; Andres Lorraine; Carol Macannico; Joanne Casey; Tom & Beth Simmons; Rachel Joy Simmons; Camille Lachica; ezrider67@verizon.net; mkormondy@yahoo.com; mon.tp.coalition@gmail.com; Perla Simmons; zeke@verizon.net; Rachel Simmons; Messina Mary; Nancy Brais; janet darcey; Bob Nichols; David Gahary; Jackie Andres Schnell; illustratedman911 @yahoo.com; Patty LaPlaca; Craig Simmons; Cook-Simmons Dot; Aunt Mary Babbitt; A Son Of RevWar; Advance Media; Tea Party Patriots Action Jenny Beth Martin; admin@charitynavigator.org; American Greetings News; TheBlueBeads; Advance Media; Antoinette Faigal; Ed Durfee; NJ Electrician; Cheryl & Erin Hough Al; Kupniewski Arlene; Sandy and Jason Khneiger; Martine Schroeter; Coast Star; Cedar Swamp Historical Society Collection; Perla's Family; Apple & Anthony Jaraza; BBC ONLY; Council, City; BBC ONLY; Bill Haydee Mooney; Beliefnet Bible Reading; Brian M. 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Kidd, Macnamarra, and more!!! 4 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  5 Baumb, Nelly From:Kaye Storm <kayestorm@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:41 PM To:Council, City Subject:Adopt Campaign Zero recommendations CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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  Cell     Redacted 6 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  7 Baumb, Nelly 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 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    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  8 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   Redacted 9 Baumb, Nelly From:Elan Music <elanloeb@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 8, 2020 9:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:Comment for meeting CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  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