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MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS
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ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES
Prepared for: 11/25/2019
Document dates: 11/6/2019 – 11/13/2019
Set 1
Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet
reproduction in a given week.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Kate Ham <kateaham@stanford.edu>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 4:14 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Angie Evans
Subject:Re: Support for Angie Miller to PA Planning & Transportation Commission
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Hello,
I apologize for the typo in Angie's last name. I'd like to clarify my support for Angie Evans, despite my email's
subject line!
Regards,
Kate Ham
From: Kate Ham
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 4:08 PM
To: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>
Cc: Angie Evans <angiebevans@gmail.com>
Subject: Support for Angie Miller to PA Planning & Transportation Commission
Dear Palo Alto City Council,
My name is Kate Ham, and I am a senior in Urban Studies at Stanford University. I am writing in support of
appointing Angie Miller to the Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission.
I've known Angie since this summer when she worked for the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo. She
has a long history as an organizer and is a fiery housing advocate that represents community voices with great
intentionality. As a colleague pointed out to me, our local politicians need not be managers but leaders, and I
believe Angie is a passionate leader.
In addition, Angie's presence on the planning commission is an important step for diversity. Two years ago I
took a small class on the planning process in Palo Alto, and my classmates and I were astounded by how
politicians and staff skew old, wealthy, White, male, and homeowner. This hurts our democracy, especially for
renters, young families, and women in Palo Alto. Please explicitly consider diversity, the first step of DEI, in the
planning commission appointment process.
Last but not least, Angie has specifically been an advocate for renters, which are disproportionately cost‐
burdened and vulnerable to displacement amidst our region's incredible housing crisis. I know Angie will
always hold the interests of renters close in decisions as a planning commissioner.
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Thank you for your time. Please email me if you have any questions about my letter in support for Angie on
the PA planning commission.
Best regards,
Kate Ham (they/them)
Stanford University | Class of 2020
B.A. Candidate | Urban Studies
kateaham@stanford.edu | (832)‐205‐3969
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Brynn Thomas Harrington <brynnharrington@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:06 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Angie Holman - Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission
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Hi Palo Alto City Council!
I'm sending a quick note to share my confidence that Angie Holman will bring a a clear point‐of‐view, policy acumen, a
spirit of partnership, and a commitment to the community to the Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission. I
hope she will be part of the Commission to help tackle the critical issues facing our community today.
Thanks!
Brynn
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Dennis Murphy <dmurphy@sustainablesv.org>
Sent:Friday, November 8, 2019 4:57 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Recycled Water Expansion in Palo Alto and Mountain View
Attachments:SSV_VWPAMV_110819.pdf
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Enclosed please find our letter of support.
Thank you,
Dennis
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Dennis Murphy
Water Director
Sustainable Silicon Valley
408.930.5744
http://www.sustainablesv.org
Schedule a Meeting
Mail: 720 South Wolfe Road #215, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Office: 155 San Lazaro Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 | www.sustainablesv.org
SSV is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible. Tax ID: 56-2464045
The City Council of Palo Alto November 8, 2019
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Subject: Recycled Water Expansion in Palo Alto and Mountain View
Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice Mayor Fine & Council Members Cormack, DuBois, Kniss, Kou & Tanaka,
On behalf of Sustainable Silicon Valley, I would like to express our strong support for the proposed
agreement between Valley Water, the City of Mountain View, the City of Palo Alto, the Palo Alto
Regional Water Quality Control Plant and other local partners. SSV has long championed
innovative approaches to water use and reuse, regional cooperation and smart efforts to ensure
adequate water supply.
We urge approval of the agreement pending before the Council.
Now is the time for sensible investment in a reliable, localized recycled water infrastructure. This
partnership takes advantage of scale economies, stable technologies and strong domain
experience delivering “purified” water. In addition to strengthening regional supply capacity,
increasing water reuse will reduce treated wastewater discharge to our Bay and will benefit the
Tuolumne River and the San Joaquin-Sacramento Bay Delta.
Across the Bay Area, we share the sense of living in increasingly interesting times. We breath the
smoke from an ever-lengthening fire season, we see the flood effects of rising Bay tides and we
experience increasingly shorter, more intense and disruptive rainy seasons. The test before us is how
well we adapt, as a civil society, to the challenges of our changing world. Among other impacts, a
warming climate places greater stress upon our water resources as demand grows and traditional
sources of supply become less reliable. When dependability of the mountain snowpack yields to
the prospect of snow droughts, a resilient, forward-thinking city needs a sustainable plan like the
one before you.
As an organization focused on monitoring, measuring and improving Bay Area air and water
quality, Sustainable Silicon Valley supports the Council moving forward with this novel
arrangement. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Dennis Murphy
Water Director
Sustainable Silicon Valley
dmurphy@sustainablesv.org
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Marcus Wood <marcus@kylixus.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:53 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Renter Protections ID 10844
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Ladies and Gentleman‐This ordinance is prompted by false information and is totally unnecessary given the current state
rent control laws. All rent increases issued conform to the new State Rent Control Law and none of our tenants who are
performing under their lease agreement have been given a 3 Day notice
Marcus Wood
SVP Kylix Enterprises
650 328‐2300 x3
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Tenants of Sheridan <tenantsof200sheridan@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:32 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:In Support of Emergency Ordinance and Sustainable Living
Attachments:Dear Palo Alto City Consuls_Nov 2019.pdf
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Honorable Palo Alto City Council members,
As you discuss and deliberate this week about the emergency ordinance, we would like to share at a more material level
what kind of ripple it will have on the constituents of Palo Alto who rent. (See attached) The landlord-tenant tension is
symbolic of a more universal issue of living. It extends beyond affordability, but sustainability.
We need your help, your justice, your voice to help those who are afraid to "speak." Here are to the teachers, the
researchers, the entrepreneurs, the immigrants, the small business owners, the citizens whose livelihood are challenged if
left unchecked by unsustainable livings. We always have the choice to move, but our choice is to live here. We need
your help to create new ordinances to protect all Palo Alto in the same way other adjacent cities have done it in the last
weeks. We need our City Lawyer to advocate for what is fair and reasonable. We need the Palo Alto mediation group to
help Hohbach Management understand that abuse and perversion of tenant rights cannot be infringed, that inaction is
unacceptable, that aggression will not be welcomed.
Best,
The Hohbach Tenants
TENANTS OF HOHBACH REALTY PROPERTIES
Palo Alto, Nov 11, 2019
Honorable City Council: Eric Filseth, Alison Cormack, Tom DuBois, Adrian Fine, Liz Kniss, Lydia Kou,
& Greg Tanaka.
We need your help to protect Palo Alto.
We are tenants of the Hohbach Realty Property buildings, composed of Entrepreneurs,
Academics, Lawyers, and other Silicon Valley professionals and leaders. These buildings are a legacy
and testament of the remarkable Mr. Harold Hohbach and family. His well-known generosity and charity
span from their recent $25M donation to Stanford University to maintaining affordable livings in Palo
Alto to allow first-time entrepreneurs and businessmen to prosper, to give new citizens of Palo Alto an
opportunity to live, to encourage new emigres their first new venture into this country. I am one of such
people.
As tenants, we have enjoyed decades living in these properties which we call home. With the
passing of Harold Hohbach, we also witnessed the changing of the guards. The new Management bear
real-estate licenses, but operate with impure intents, poor faith, unlawful breaches, gross negligence,
deceptive actions. The rise in complaints with the Palo Alto City unilaterally across all Hohbach
properties coincide around the time of the new Management control.
We need your help, your justice, your voice to help those who are unable to protect themselves.
We have now a well documented long list of problems and concerns to help direct our plea. We need
your help to create new ordinances to protect all Palo Alto in the same way other adjacent cities have
done it in the last weeks. We need you to call the appropriate city departments to ensure proper legal
and safety compliance to Palo Alto municipal codes. There are concerning health and safety hazards.
We need our City Lawyer to advocate for what is fair and reasonable. We need the Palo Alto mediation
group to help Hohbach Management understand that abuse and perversion of tenant rights cannot be
infringed, that inaction is unacceptable, that bullying aggression will not be welcomed.
The following list is a short sample of what we have documented: (Work in progress)
• Attempts to intimidate and produce fear and inject illegal fees.
• A compelling list of “Landlord” Harassment divided in more than ten categories.
• Failure to disclosure documented serious life hazards that are known by the City to cause
cancer.
• Rent increase of 2.7X~4.5X .
• Violation of city and state ordinances with the intent to “make money.”
• Modification of lease agreement with questionable illegal breaches and mistakes.
• Cosmetic changes in buildings to “upscale” properties, while concealing years of dangerous
negligence.
• The misuse of the Harold’s family name to intimidate, justify, confuse long-term tenants.
• Discrimination against the vulnerable families under BMR.
• Misappropriation of Public spaces and common areas for their personal financial benefits.
• Refuse for years to provide services paid, while giving us the option to “leave.”
• Lack of prevention and planning towards the inevitable natural disasters we are all expecting.
• Entering into the apartments without legal cause, advanced notice, or permission.
• Changing buildings’ front door’locks without advanced notice and at the last hour of the
business week
• Lack of elevator maintenance, as can be seen in the certificates on the elevators’ walls.
The effects of irresponsible real-estate practices produced the economic collapse of 2009, which
continues as of today with more than 25 million default cases in the USA; leaving lenders, citizens,
authorities and our cities dealing with the devastation of such whims. We respect Mr. Harold Hohbach’s
legacy, and it is very painful to see his spirit die and be misused in the name of greed and abuse.
We need your help to stop this cancer before is too late again.
Respectfully;
Tenants of the Holbach’s Reality Buildings
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Matt Dolan <Matt.Dolan@hilton.com>
Sent:Saturday, November 9, 2019 2:00 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:FW: ACTION to WITHDRAW from SMCCVB
Attachments:2019_2_San Jose-Santa Cruz.pdf; SMCSVCVB Palo Alto Presentation 8-29-19.pdf
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Hello Council Members,
As this conversation regarding Barbara Gross, a hospitality consultant, requesting an action to withdraw from
the agreement between City of Palo Alto and SMCSVCVB no doubt updates will be forthcoming from all concerned. I
have noted the tentative December 2nd and will continue watch for updates and confirmations. In advance of those
updates I thought it may be helpful to share my request to Barbara Gross about what she and PAHC propose for
replacing the benefits of the existing relationship if the agreement is terminated. Also, it may be worth confirming my
POV to ensure the narrative remains focused and does not become distracted by any one personality.
The PAHC initially formed to resist the TOT increase that went into effect April 1st 2019. My perception was
effort spent fighting the increase were not best use of my time and resources. That does not reflect on the
merits of the issue but my response to issue. Additionally, I had concerns about PAHC that remain unresolved. I
removed myself from participation with the group.
PAHC directed by Barbara Gross aggressively moves toward the goal of terminating the agreement with
SMCSVCVB. Participating in this endeavor in my view is ill‐advised, incorrectly aligned with resentment of TOT
increases and counter intuitive considering the downward economic indicators. This is the period of time when
robust marketing and sales efforts are necessary. I am not in favor of terminating the agreement and for
whatever flaws may exist it is far more valuable than not
Most importantly I want to confirm the narrative remains focused on the issue at hand and not be perceived as
the opposite view points of individuals regarding the renewal or termination. My perspective is based on
continuing with a reputable, known entity operating within industry standards for a CVB or terminating the
agreement with no discernable replacement for the benefits provided. SMCSVCVB provides resources and
expertise in attracting conventions and actively promoting Silicon Valley as a destination. Certainly there are
improvements needed but nothing remotely approaching termination.
I am advocating for continuing with the agreement not in opposition to any one individual but in support of the
resources and benefits I need and utilize to reach my properties financial performance. Equally so, I am
advocating for continuing as it benefits the entire Palo Alto hotel industry, ancillary goods and services providers
along with restaurants, retailers and social venues that thrive providing services for residents and visitors alike.
My priority is to maintain the connection to a strategic hospitality/tourism partner and if PAHC presents a
marketing plan, destination marketing strategy, budget guidelines and effective cost control I am more than
agreeable to evaluating and would fully support the transition if their plans are equal to SMCSVCVB.
I am available to review this topic as needed and appreciate your time in considering this matter and what is the best
option for Palo Alto hospitality!
Best,
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‐Matt
From: Matt Dolan
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 9:41 PM
To: 'Barbara Gross' <barbara.ellen.gross@gmail.com>; Sean Brender <sean@seanbrender.com>; Ella Herman
<ella@gardencourt.com>; Anand Karsan <akarsan@gmail.com>; Manix Patel <manix@carrasco.com>; Christopher
Custer <christophercuster@cardinalhotel.com>; Luis Carreno <lcarreno@creekside‐inn.com>; Brian Fox
<bfox@dinahshotel.com>; Eric Rivera <gmcountryinn4345@gmail.com>; Sundip Karsan <sskarsan@gmail.com>; Sophia
Huang <sti9119@gmail.com>; Ben Robledo <brobledo@thenestpaloalto.com>; Vik Patel
<travelodgepaloalto@gmail.com>; Neal Nair <nealnair@aol.com>; Hemant Mistry <hrmistry@hotmail.com>; Marlon
Smith <marlon.smith@bprproperties.com>; Grace Juan <gracejuan1@yahoo.com>; Heidi May
<reservations@coronetmotel.net>; Denise Wallace <gm.ca610@yahoo.com>; Sebastien Stacey
<sstacey@theclementpaloalto.com>; Julie Handley <jhandley@dinahshotel.com>; 'John Hutar' <john@smccvb.com>;
Alyssa Robin <alyssa.robin@cabanapaloalto.com>; B.B. Patel <bbp1944@gmail.com>; Tom McEvoy
<Tom.McEvoy@Hilton.com>; Cc: Hugo Santos <reservations@cowperinn.com>; Stephanie Wansek
<stephanie@cardinalhotel.com>; Jim Rebosio <jrebosio@sheratonpaloalto.com>; Yatin Patel <info@hotelparmani.com>
Cc: Judy Kleinberg <judy@paloaltochamber.com>; Flaherty, Michelle <Michelle.Flaherty@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Subject: RE: ACTION to WITHDRAW from SMCCVB
Hi Barbara,
Thank you for sharing this update. As the Palo Alto hoteliers consider this action evaluate the decision to support or
oppose the requested action some additional information may be helpful.
Is this an official Palo Alto Hotel Council email and distribution list? If this is a personal email, are you agreeable
receiving communication regarding PAHC matters?
On the request for action to withdraw the Garden Court, with approximately 60 hotel rooms, is listed as a large
hotel supporting termination of the agreement. Is that a correct identification of the hotels status as “large?”
If the agreement is terminated what strategies and action plans can we expect from Palo Alto Hotel Council to
replace this lost resource? Would it be possible to see a PAHC presentation deck outlining the council’s
priorities and action plans?
If the agreement were terminated, neighboring communities and markets would change from cooperative
Silicon Valley attractions to direct competitors. What strategies are in place to respond to the disadvantage of
not being included in destination marketing for Silicon Valley? Is that included in your marketing and strategy
deck?
With Palo Alto Hotel Council acting as an industry, voice what action plans are in place to advocate for hotels
and hospitality businesses regarding Palo Alto’s proposed business tax? Does PAHC have a deck available
outlining these action steps?
Understanding the legal jeopardy of anti‐trust violations and previous lack of compliance with PAHC
documents/communications has this been effectively addressed and is PAHC membership fully informed of the
necessary steps to maintain compliance?
If the agreement is terminated and access to SMCSVCVB resources are no longer available, for Palo Alto hotels,
what is the expected PAHC funding source, vehicle for collection, compliance requirements to support PAHC
marketing endeavors and is this planned as an expense or pass through fee? Can PAHC share an operational
budget outlining projected expenditures for print, trade show, direct selling and associated travel and
accommodation expenses for PAHC sales, marketing and promotional efforts?
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As we review this action to withdraw, it is wise to keep in mind outlying indicators that will have downward pressure
nationally, in the Bay Area and specifically Palo Alto. I know we have all felt the impact of International inbound travel
contracting 0.4 percent in September, marking the fifth negative month in 2019 while outbound international travel and
global international travel for non‐American destinations continues to grow. Additional hotel supply in our market is
affecting occupancy numbers as these events occur (think Nia, Hyatt and an endless list along 101.) The United States
Travel Association is pushing Congress to renew the Brand USA program, a destination marketing organization tasked
with promoting travel to the U.S. The USTA has argued before Congress that Brand USA helps keep the U.S. competitive
in the global travel market and could prevent the U.S. slide in the global travel market from being worse. For political
reasons Congress is failing to act. Just as the lack of destination, marketing has negatively affected the hotel industry on
the national level the same would apply to Palo Alto without destination marketing from SMCSVCVB.
Considering the agreement is an annual renewal it seems prudent to approve the agreement for 2020. Having the
agreement in force for 12 months is not an excessive commitment and provides Palo Alto hotels the opportunity to
focus more on the benefits of participation, could lessen the impact of downward economic indicators in Palo Alto and
provides a specific time period to evaluate if continuing is worthwhile. Of course, the PAHC may have strategy, action
plans and financial resources that are equal to SMCSVCVB. If we could review PAHC material prior to the decision date
that could change the conversation entirely. As I believe, we all understand this is more than just a conversation
between two individuals and must be evaluated in terms of the benefits and risks to the whole. The outcome of this
decision has the potential to impact hotels, restaurants, venues and ancillary service providers such as rental cars, dry
cleaners, the mall and retailers who rely on tourism to achieve their business goals. The wrong decision would negatively
affect overall business revenues and reduce tax revenues in Palo Alto thereby diminishing their efforts to operate
effectively operate city services.
Barbara, would it be possible to distribute PAHC marketing plan, sales/marketing materials and budget plans so we have
adequate time to compare with SMCSVCVB organizational structure. Even if it is not final drafts that information would
be extremely helpful to the hotels and would be a benefit to the city of Palo Alto as they budget for expected TOT
revenues in 2020.
Thanks so much for following up on this important topic. While hotel operators are required to make the best decision
for their stakeholders I think we can all agree the best decision for Palo Alto benefits the whole. I look forward to
reviewing the PAHC materials.
Best,
‐Matt
P.S I have attached two documents. The economic report reads San Jose‐Santa Cruz but the information applies to Palo
Alto. The second document is from SMCSVCVB and attached for convenience when reviewing PAHC marketing and
budget plans.
From: Barbara Gross [mailto:barbara.ellen.gross@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 3:10 PM
To: Sean Brender <sean@seanbrender.com>; Ella Herman <ella@gardencourt.com>; Anand Karsan
<akarsan@gmail.com>; Manix Patel <manix@carrasco.com>; Christopher Custer
<christophercuster@cardinalhotel.com>; Luis Carreno <lcarreno@creekside‐inn.com>; Brian Fox
<bfox@dinahshotel.com>; Eric Rivera <gmcountryinn4345@gmail.com>; Sundip Karsan <sskarsan@gmail.com>; Sophia
Huang <sti9119@gmail.com>; Ben Robledo <brobledo@thenestpaloalto.com>; Vik Patel
<travelodgepaloalto@gmail.com>; Neal Nair <nealnair@aol.com>; Hemant Mistry <hrmistry@hotmail.com>; Marlon
Smith <marlon.smith@bprproperties.com>; Grace Juan <gracejuan1@yahoo.com>; Heidi May
<reservations@coronetmotel.net>; Denise Wallace <gm.ca610@yahoo.com>; Sebastien Stacey
<sstacey@theclementpaloalto.com>; Julie Handley <jhandley@dinahshotel.com>; Alyssa Robin
<alyssa.robin@cabanapaloalto.com>; B.B. Patel <bbp1944@gmail.com>; Tom McEvoy <Tom.McEvoy@Hilton.com>; Cc:
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Hugo Santos <reservations@cowperinn.com>; Stephanie Wansek <stephanie@cardinalhotel.com>; Jim Rebosio
<jrebosio@sheratonpaloalto.com>; Yatin Patel <info@hotelparmani.com>; Matt Dolan <Matt.Dolan@hilton.com>
Cc: Judy Kleinberg <judy@paloaltochamber.com>; Flaherty, Michelle <Michelle.Flaherty@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Subject: ACTION to WITHDRAW from SMCCVB
Importance: High
Dear Hoteliers,
Following the discussion regarding the value of the San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau (SMCCVB) and
Palo Alto Hotels, Motels and Inns at the PAHC meeting on September 18th, the following progress has been made:
Attached please find the email sent to City Staff and City Council outlining the request for Palo Alto Hotels, Motels and
Inns to withdraw from the SMCCVB by year-end 2019. You will notice the request is accompanied by City Manager’s
Reports documenting the origins of the relationship, the signatures of those operators and/or owners in support of the
withdrawal and the fee structure currently in place.
We have just been notified that the tentative date for council to address the withdrawal request is December 2, 2019.
Please mark your calendars to attend this council meeting to express your opinions and urge action. Future reminders will
be forwarded to keep you informed.
Additionally, Matt Dolan has sent emails to the group expressing his opinion regarding this action. Everyone is
encouraged to share his or her thoughts and experiences.
Please contact us for further information and questions:
Barbara Gross – Barbara.ellen.gross@gmail.com
Jim Rebosio – jrebosio@pahotel.com
This transmission is not a digital or electronic signature and cannot be used to form, document, or authenticate a contract. Hilton and its affiliates accept no liability
arising in connection with this transmission. Copyright 2019 Hilton Proprietary and Confidential
REGIONAL ECONOMIC SUMMARY HOTEL MARKET SUMMARY
San Jose-Santa Cruz Forecast Summary
YEAR OCC Δ OCC ADR Δ ADR REVPAR Δ REVPAR
2014 75.8% 2.3% $148.74 13.0% $112.68 15.7%
2015 77.3% 2.1% $170.30 14.5% $131.70 16.9%
2016 76.5% -1.1% $181.47 6.6% $138.78 5.4%
2017 76.7% 0.3% $186.54 2.8% $143.09 3.1%
2018 76.9% 0.2% $196.25 5.2% $150.85 5.4%
2019F 73.3% -4.6% $200.49 2.2% $146.97 -2.6%
2020F 71.8% -2.1% $204.40 2.0% $146.71 -0.2%
2021F 72.4% 0.9% $208.11 1.8% $150.76 2.8%
2022F 72.7% 0.4% $211.80 1.8% $154.05 2.2%
2023F 73.6% 1.2% $217.28 2.6% $159.97 3.8%
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, STR, Q2 2019
EXHIBIT 1**: Performance Grade vs. Long Run Average
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, STR, Q2 2019
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, Q2 2019 **See Appendix for exhibit descriptions
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San Jose-Santa Cruz: Next 4 Quarters
EXHIBIT 1**: Performance Grade vs. Long Run Average
The arrows show the forecast direction of change over the next 4 quarters vs. the
previous 4 quarters. Green indicates the change will be above the long run average,
yellow indicates it will be the same, and orange indicates it will be below.
San Jose-Santa Cruz Forecast Summary
Long Run Averages 1988 to 2018
Occupancy: 68.7%, ADR Change: 4.3%, RevPAR Change: 5.3%
SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2019 EDITION PRICE: $545VOLUME XIII - ISSUE III
Occupancy
Average Daily Rate
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Supply (orange indicates above long-term average)
Demand
SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2019 EDITION PRICE: $545VOLUME XIII - ISSUE III
“Economic activity in the Twelfth District continued to
expand at a moderate pace during the reporting period of
mid-November through December. Conditions in the labor
market remained tight, and wage growth was moderate. Price
inflation was flat. Sales of retail goods expanded moderately,
while activity in consumer and business services was solid.
Conditions in the manufacturing sector strengthened
modestly, and conditions in agriculture deteriorated slightly.
On balance, contacts reported that residential and
commercial real estate market activity expanded at a solid
pace. Lending activity ticked down.
Overall, price inflation was flat over the reporting period.
Contacts in manufacturing and utilities observed upward
pricing pressures due mainly to a further moderate pickup in
the cost of metal inputs and higher financing costs for
capital-intensive production. Food and beverage prices
increased somewhat, reflecting higher labor costs at
producers. The growth of building material prices slowed a
bit, due in part to noticeably lower lumber costs, which fell
because of the moderation in the housing market. Lower oil
prices resulted in reduced fuel surcharges at shipping and
logistics businesses and a modest decline in the price of
some petroleum-based inputs to manufacturing. In the
agriculture sector, prices declined modestly as demand from
abroad weakened in response to trade policy changes and
the stronger dollar."
Federal Reserve Bank Beige Book, July 2019
By year-end 2019, San Jose-Santa Cruz hotels are forecast to
see a RevPAR decrease of 2.6%. This is the result of an
estimated decline in occupancy of 4.6% and a 2.2% gain in
average daily room rates (ADR). The 2.6% decline in San Jose-
Santa Cruz RevPAR is less than the national projection of a
0.9% increase.
Both the upper and lower-priced segments of San Jose-Santa
Cruz are expected to show negative RevPAR change by year
end. Lower-priced hotels are forecast to attain a 1.7% gain in
ADR, but suffer a 4.3% decrease in occupancy, resulting in a
2.6% RevPAR decline. Upper-priced hotels are projected to
experience an ADR growth rate of 1.9%, along with a 5.0%
loss in occupancy, resulting in a 3.2% RevPAR decline.
Looking towards 2020, San Jose-Santa Cruz RevPAR is
expected to decline 0.2%. This is better than the decline in
2019. Prospects for RevPAR growth in the upper-priced
segment (positive 0.2%) are better than in the lower-priced
segment (negative 2.0%). San Jose-Santa Cruz market
occupancy levels are expected to range from 71.8% to 73.6%
during the 5-year forecast period.
Occupancy will decrease to 71.9%, a decline over the past 4 quarters'
rate of 75.2%, but above the long run average of 68.7%
ADR growth expectations are weakening, 1.5% vs. the past 4 quarters'
rate of 4.2%, and are below the long run average of 4.3%
RevPAR change projections are falling to negative 3.0% as compared to
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Below are a select number of variables that drive the CBRE Hotels | Research econometric forecasts contained in this report. Income
and employment are important barometers of economic health and are used in every Hotel Horizons® forecast model. The lodging
market is part of the larger economy, and the forces that affect us nationally also affect lodging, but in different magnitudes and
time periods (see Exhibits 4 and 5 below). Exhibits 2 - 6 provide an overview of current economic history and forecast, and provide
explanation of what to expect in the future, and how that affects the lodging industry.
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Source: CBRE EA, CBRE Hotels, STR, Q2 2019 Source: CBRE EA, CBRE Hotels, STR, Q2 2019
Exhibit 3*: Employment ChangeExhibit 2*: Income Change
Exhibit 4*: Quarterly Income vs. RevPAR Change Exhibit 5*: Quarterly Employment vs. Demand Change
Exhibit 6*: Average Annual Growth Rates
See graph below See graph below
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San Jose-Santa Cruz Hotel Summary
The graphs on the left illustrate the magnitude of change in performance during the historical and forecasted period 2014 to 2023.
Used as a relative benchmark, each market segment is plotted against a common index value of 2014 = 100. This method provides
clear insight of how each market segment performed and is expected to perform in relation to others in the specified period. The
charts on the right compare near-term historical compound annual growth rates (CAGR) to the CAGRs for the forecast period.
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Exhibit 8*: ADR Change
Exhibit 10*: Compound Average Annual Supply Change
Exhibit 11*: Compound Average Annual Demand Change
Exhibit 9*: RevPAR Change Exhibit 12*: Compound Average Annual RevPAR Change
Exhibit 7*: Occupancy Change
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*See Appendix for exhibit descriptions
Source: CBRE Hotels, STR, Q2 2019
Source: CBRE Hotels, STR, Q2 2019
*See Appendix for exhibit descriptions
Source: CBRE Hotels, STR, Q2 2019
Source: CBRE Hotels, STR, Q2 2019
Source: CBRE Hotels, STR, Q2 2019
San Jose-Santa Cruz Forecast - All Hotels
YEAR PERIOD OCC Δ OCC ADR Δ ADR REVPAR Δ REVPAR Δ SUPPLY Δ DEMAND
2014 Annual 75.8% 2.3% $148.74 13.0% $112.68 15.7% 1.0% 3.4%
2015 Annual 77.3% 2.1% $170.30 14.5% $131.70 16.9% 0.9% 3.0%
2016 1 72.5% -3.6% $184.84 12.3% $133.97 8.2% 1.2% -2.5%
2016 2 80.3% -0.4% $182.08 6.2% $146.29 5.8% 0.4% 0.0%
2016 3 81.7% -1.2% $183.23 5.0% $149.63 3.8% -0.2% -1.4%
2016 4 71.4% 0.8% $175.37 3.1% $125.25 3.9% -0.2% 0.6%
2016 Annual 76.5% -1.1% $181.47 6.6% $138.78 5.4% 0.3% -0.8%
2017 1 72.6% 0.2% $184.50 -0.2% $133.97 0.0% 0.9% 1.1%
2017 2 80.0% -0.4% $188.20 3.4% $150.65 3.0% 0.8% 0.4%
2017 3 82.5% 1.1% $189.07 3.2% $156.06 4.3% 1.0% 2.1%
2017 4 71.7% 0.4% $183.86 4.8% $131.78 5.2% 2.1% 2.4%
2017 Annual 76.7% 0.3% $186.54 2.8% $143.09 3.1% 1.2% 1.5%
2018 1 73.3% 1.0% $191.87 4.0% $140.73 5.0% 1.4% 2.5%
2018 2 80.5% 0.6% $200.15 6.3% $161.12 6.9% 1.5% 2.0%
2018 3 82.4% -0.2% $199.62 5.6% $164.48 5.4% 1.2% 1.0%
2018 4 71.2% -0.6% $192.45 4.7% $137.10 4.0% 0.4% -0.2%
2018 Annual 76.9% 0.2% $196.25 5.2% $150.85 5.4% 1.1% 1.3%
2019 1 71.0% -3.3% $202.32 5.4% $143.57 2.0% 1.1% -2.2%
2019 2 76.1% -5.5% $202.77 1.3% $154.31 -4.2% 1.5% -4.0%
2019F 3 78.2% -5.1% $202.26 1.3% $158.11 -3.9% 6.1% 0.6%
2019F 4 68.1% -4.4% $194.36 1.0% $132.42 -3.4% 8.5% 3.8%
2019F Annual 73.3% -4.6% $200.49 2.2% $146.97 -2.6% 4.3% -0.5%
2020F Annual 71.8% -2.1% $204.40 2.0% $146.71 -0.2% 9.2% 7.0%
2021F Annual 72.4% 0.9% $208.11 1.8% $150.76 2.8% 4.3% 5.3%
2022F Annual 72.7% 0.4% $211.80 1.8% $154.05 2.2% 2.0% 2.4%
2023F Annual 73.6% 1.2% $217.28 2.6% $159.97 3.8% 1.3% 2.5%
2018 2Q Year to Date 76.9% 0.8% $196.20 5.2% $150.92 6.1% 1.5% 2.2%
2019 2Q Year to Date 73.5% -4.4% $202.56 3.2% $148.95 -1.3% 1.3% -3.2%
2019 2Q Trailing 4 Qtrs 75.2% -2.4% $199.37 4.2% $149.86 1.7% 1.0% -1.4%
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, STR, Q2 2019
Exhibit 13*: San Jose-Santa Cruz Standardized Changes in Real RevPAR Movements Over Time
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, STR, Q2 2019
*See Appendix for exhibit description
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San Jose-Santa Cruz Forecast - Upper-Priced Hotels
YEAR PERIOD OCC Δ OCC ADR Δ ADR REVPAR Δ REVPAR Δ SUPPLY Δ DEMAND
2014 Annual 77.9% 1.7% $180.48 12.0% $140.58 13.9% 2.1% 3.8%
2015 Annual 78.1% 0.2% $205.25 13.7% $160.23 14.0% 4.3% 4.5%
2016 1 74.6% -2.3% $224.53 10.9% $167.42 8.3% 5.5% 3.0%
2016 2 82.2% 1.2% $216.87 5.1% $178.35 6.4% 3.5% 4.8%
2016 3 83.0% 0.5% $215.04 3.8% $178.45 4.3% 1.9% 2.4%
2016 4 73.1% 1.3% $210.03 2.7% $153.57 4.0% 1.1% 2.4%
2016 Annual 78.2% 0.2% $216.61 5.5% $169.44 5.7% 3.0% 3.2%
2017 1 75.4% 1.1% $222.38 -1.0% $167.63 0.1% 1.4% 2.5%
2017 2 81.7% -0.7% $223.80 3.2% $182.77 2.5% 1.3% 0.6%
2017 3 83.4% 0.6% $220.57 2.6% $184.05 3.1% 1.9% 2.4%
2017 4 72.9% -0.4% $217.89 3.7% $158.75 3.4% 3.6% 3.2%
2017 Annual 78.3% 0.1% $221.20 2.1% $173.23 2.2% 2.0% 2.2%
2018 1 75.8% 0.6% $229.37 3.1% $173.92 3.8% 2.4% 3.0%
2018 2 82.5% 1.0% $236.58 5.7% $195.13 6.8% 2.4% 3.4%
2018 3 83.6% 0.2% $232.84 5.6% $194.76 5.8% 1.8% 2.1%
2018 4 72.7% -0.3% $228.31 4.8% $165.88 4.5% 0.5% 0.2%
2018 Annual 78.6% 0.4% $231.93 4.9% $182.40 5.3% 1.8% 2.2%
2019 1 73.3% -3.4% $242.70 5.8% $177.79 2.2% 1.6% -1.8%
2019 2 77.7% -5.8% $239.15 1.1% $185.81 -4.8% 2.5% -3.4%
2019F 3 78.7% -5.9% $234.57 0.7% $184.68 -5.2% 8.7% 2.3%
2019F 4 69.5% -4.4% $229.10 0.3% $159.19 -4.0% 11.5% 6.7%
2019F Annual 74.7% -5.0% $236.28 1.9% $176.58 -3.2% 6.1% 0.8%
2020F Annual 73.9% -1.1% $239.26 1.3% $176.86 0.2% 10.8% 9.6%
2021F Annual 74.7% 1.1% $243.96 2.0% $182.24 3.0% 5.1% 6.2%
2022F Annual 75.0% 0.4% $249.35 2.2% $187.04 2.6% 2.4% 2.9%
2023F Annual 75.8% 1.0% $256.47 2.9% $194.29 3.9% 1.5% 2.5%
2018 2Q Year to Date 79.2% 0.8% $233.13 4.5% $184.53 5.3% 2.4% 3.2%
2019 2Q Year to Date 75.5% -4.6% $240.87 3.3% $181.82 -1.5% 2.1% -2.7%
2019 2Q Trailing 4 Qtrs 76.8% -2.3% $235.75 4.2% $181.05 1.8% 1.6% -0.7%
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, STR, Q2 2019
FULL-SERVICE HOTELS - PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUE - 2018
Financial Line Item Mountain / Pacific Region ADR Between $125 & $250†150 to 300 Rooms‡
Rooms Revenue 72.1%73.8%75.3%
Food and Beverage Revenue 22.2%21.8%20.1%
Total Departmental Expenses 37.6%34.3%35.6%
Total Departmental Profit 62.4%65.7%64.4%
Total Undistributed Expenses 24.0%25.8%26.3%
Gross Operating Profit**38.4%39.8%38.2%
*Data from 2019 Trends ® in the Hotel Industry report †San Jose-Santa Cruz Upper-Price Average ADR: $231.93
**Before deductions for management fees and non-operating income and expenses.‡San Jose-Santa Cruz Upper-Price Average Size: 164 Rooms
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, 2018
For a more comparable and detailed financial comparison, we recommend a BenchmarkerSM report.
Please contact Viet Vo at +1 404 812 5112 for more information.
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San Jose-Santa Cruz Financial Benchmarks* - Full-Service Hotels
HOTEL HORIZONS®SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2019 EDITION SAN JOSE / SANTA CRUZ
San Jose-Santa Cruz Forecast - Lower-Priced Hotels
YEAR PERIOD OCC Δ OCC ADR Δ ADR REVPAR Δ REVPAR Δ SUPPLY Δ DEMAND
2014 Annual 73.5% 3.0% $113.18 14.5% $83.18 17.9% -0.1% 2.8%
2015 Annual 76.5% 4.1% $129.90 14.8% $99.39 19.5% -2.7% 1.3%
2016 1 70.0% -5.3% $133.99 10.1% $93.75 4.3% -3.6% -8.7%
2016 2 78.1% -2.5% $138.07 5.0% $107.79 2.4% -3.1% -5.5%
2016 3 80.1% -3.1% $143.81 4.8% $115.16 1.6% -2.7% -5.7%
2016 4 69.4% 0.0% $131.56 2.6% $91.28 2.6% -1.7% -1.7%
2016 Annual 74.4% -2.8% $137.14 5.6% $102.00 2.6% -2.8% -5.5%
2017 1 69.3% -1.0% $134.42 0.3% $93.09 -0.7% 0.4% -0.6%
2017 2 78.1% 0.0% $142.96 3.5% $111.62 3.5% 0.2% 0.2%
2017 3 81.4% 1.7% $149.71 4.1% $121.93 5.9% -0.1% 1.6%
2017 4 70.2% 1.2% $140.11 6.5% $98.38 7.8% 0.3% 1.5%
2017 Annual 74.7% 0.5% $142.15 3.7% $106.25 4.2% 0.2% 0.7%
2018 1 70.3% 1.5% $141.67 5.4% $99.54 6.9% 0.3% 1.7%
2018 2 78.0% 0.0% $152.43 6.6% $118.96 6.6% 0.4% 0.3%
2018 3 80.9% -0.7% $157.12 4.9% $127.04 4.2% 0.4% -0.3%
2018 4 69.5% -1.0% $145.84 4.1% $101.34 3.0% 0.2% -0.9%
2018 Annual 74.7% -0.1% $149.64 5.3% $111.73 5.2% 0.3% 0.2%
2019 1 68.1% -3.1% $147.76 4.3% $100.59 1.1% 0.4% -2.8%
2019 2 74.1% -5.1% $154.42 1.3% $114.40 -3.8% 0.2% -4.8%
2019F 3 77.4% -4.2% $159.30 1.4% $123.37 -2.9% 2.8% -1.5%
2019F 4 66.3% -4.5% $146.23 0.3% $97.01 -4.3% 4.8% 0.1%
2019F Annual 71.5% -4.3% $152.24 1.7% $108.80 -2.6% 2.1% -2.3%
2020F Annual 68.9% -3.6% $154.66 1.6% $106.60 -2.0% 7.3% 3.5%
2021F Annual 69.4% 0.7% $155.90 0.8% $108.17 1.5% 3.3% 4.0%
2022F Annual 69.6% 0.3% $156.55 0.4% $109.00 0.8% 1.4% 1.8%
2023F Annual 70.7% 1.5% $159.58 1.9% $112.82 3.5% 0.9% 2.5%
2018 2Q Year to Date 74.2% 0.7% $147.34 6.0% $109.26 6.7% 0.3% 1.0%
2019 2Q Year to Date 71.1% -4.1% $151.23 2.6% $107.49 -1.6% 0.3% -3.9%
2019 2Q Trailing 4 Qtrs 73.1% -2.5% $151.58 3.6% $110.84 1.0% 0.3% -2.2%
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, STR, Q2 2019
LIMITED-SERVICE HOTELS - PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUE - 2018
Financial Line Item Mountain / Pacific Region ADR Over $115†Under 100 Rooms‡
Rooms Revenue 96.8%96.5%98.2%
Food and Beverage Revenue 0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Departmental Expenses 27.6%24.7%27.3%
Total Departmental Profit 72.4%75.3%72.7%
Total Undistributed Expenses 28.0%28.0%31.7%
Gross Operating Profit**44.4%47.3%41.0%
*Data from 2019 Trends ® in the Hotel Industry report †San Jose-Santa Cruz Lower-Price Average ADR: $149.64
**Before deductions for management fees and non-operating income and expenses.‡San Jose-Santa Cruz Lower-Price Average Size: 69 Rooms
Source: CBRE Hotels Research, 2018
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San Jose-Santa Cruz Financial Benchmarks* - Limited-Service Hotels
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From:susan chamberlain <suschamberlain@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 9:45 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Chris Busch speaks on "Battling Climate Change: Best Policies for California" Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:00
First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto
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To all Palo Alto City Council members
A reminder of this important event tomorrow evening. Chris Busch, energy consultant and research director at Energy
Innovation, will speak about best policies for California to fight climate change. His cutting edge research shows where
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Mr. Busch's definitive new report finds that additional policies will be needed for the state to hit its 2030 greenhouse gas
reduction target (40% below 1990 levels), legally required by a recent California law. He identifies six specific
opportunities to close the gap. These are the areas where politicians should be focusing.
For more information go to Eventbrite. As a Palo Alto City Council member you will not need a ticket. Just let us know
who you are at the door.
See below our flyer. Hope to see you there.
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WHAT SHOULD CALIFORNIA’S CLIMATE STRATEGY BE?
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From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 11:37 AM
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Subject:Caltrain --- Opposition to Embarcadero Road becoming 6 lanes
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Hi there:
I briefly attended the Caltrain electrification meeting last week. While there, I
heard mention that there is consideration of making Embarcadero Road 6 lanes, presumably to help mitigate traffic if
the Churchill grade crossing was closed. Is this accurate? Is the City proposing that Embarcadero Road become 6 lanes
in some scenario of any type? The official who responded to the question mentioned that the right of ways already
exist to make Embarcadero Road 6 lanes, seeming to confirm that this proposal was under consideration and
could/would potentially be executed. I don't see this possible proposal described anywhere in the City's paperwork
related to the Churchill grade crossing closure, or any other scenario whether related to Caltrain electrification or not,
nor in any of the City materials that were handed out at that meeting.
As a Palo Alto resident who lives adjacent to Embarcadero Road, I am strongly opposed to any increase in lanes for
Embarcadero Road and any additional traffic congestion being added or diverted to it. The traffic congestion on
Embarcadero Road is already very bad, particularly at commute times and when students are riding bikes to and from
Greene MS and to Paly (as well as to Castilleja). It is already dangerous for our biking student commuters and bicyclists
in general. And it is already very congested, with vehicles heading from and to 101 in the morning and late in the
afternoon, at the Middlefield/Embarcadero intersection in the morning and afternoon, and all the way through the
underpass leading to Paly and Town and Country and El Camino throughout much of the day. Adding further traffic to
this route will create heightened safety concerns for our students, add environmental concerns for nearby residents
living adjacent to Embarcadero,and will increase traffic on a vital route which is already extremely congested, increasing
commute times for everyone.
Making Embarcadero 6 lanes is essentially creating a freeway in the middle of this section of town. Vehicles already
routinely exceed the speed limit, speeding to their locations, endangering residents and bicyclists. Adding another lane
would only exacerbate this.
As such, based on hearing this possible proposal, I want to express my strong opposition to a Churchill grade closure and
strong opposition to any plan to increase lanes on Embarcadero Road.
Where might I read more about any possible proposal affecting Embarcadero Road, or Oregon Expressway for that
matter, whether due to a proposed Churchill grade crossing closure or not? Should I be contacting this XCAP group as
well as the City Council and City transportation staff to express my views on the matter? How might I contact the XCAP
group?
A Churchill grade closure would certainly add to the traffic congestion that already exists on both Embarcadero Road
and Oregon Expressway, as local traffic that hopes to cross the Caltrain tracks and get to Stanford, Stanford Hospital,
Stanford Shopping Center and vice versa, as well as other locations, would then most likely be redirected to either
Embarcadero Road or Oregon Expressway. As such, as a Palo Alto resident, I oppose the Churchill closure.
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Please direct me to where I can read and better understand the impact of a Churchill closure on both Embarcadero
Road, Oregon Expressway and the local residential streets on the eastern side of the Caltrain tracks, or of any proposed
increase in lanes to Embarcadero Road.
Thank you,
Best,
Kathy Jordan
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From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Sunday, November 10, 2019 11:14 PM
To:jd@howardstern.com
Subject:Camila Cabello "Never be the Same" ((Keep Changing Needles))
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Camila Cabello is Dead Meat with Empty Lyrics. That Dumb Bitch grew up to Deliver the Message that Opium is Love to
an Audience of Adolescents and if even One Message Sprouts to Pull the Owner of that Mind into Heroin then I pray God
punish Camila according to her willingness to Sacrifice the Life of a Human Being for Fame. Granted we are All Fuck Ups
and we have All Done Evil which means we are All Assholes so maybe we should All Die and All Life should come to an
End. But who the Fuck thinks they're gonna Find Love by Singing a Love Song to Heroin to a Stadium of Kids? Even Hey
Jude is Questionable. Is the Song about Jude and Tamara or is the Song about Sticking a Needle in your Arm to Advocate
Killing All Jews? Is Paul McCartney a Musician or is Paul McCartney an Asshole? What has Paul McCartney ever done to
Help the World have a Sure Footing in Anything? Every Day All the Assholes are drawing Attention to themselves but
there isn't a Single Fucking Person who is doing anything Real. It's just Stupid Shits like Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello. I
would be happier if they were addicted to Heroin and selling their Bodies in the Red Light District of Amsterdam because
at least then their Target Audience wouldn't be Three Year Children Half Asleep on a Couch while their Older Siblings
play a Song that plays Mindfuck Anonymous to the Perceived Relationship between the God Given Need for Shamless
Legal Sexual Expression in an Adults Private Life whereby Power from Above can Literally Manifest into this Realm with a
Baby's Head etc AND the Friendly Neighborhood Supply Chain of Opium for Working Professionals to allow Users to
Learn to Rely on the Cunning Acquired through Continued Heroin Usage to Justify selling Financial Deals they fully and
completely know will absolutely devastate their Cliental and thereby Destroy the Foundation of an Unknown Number of
Families when the Rug under the Economy is Yanked to Topple the Deck of Cards that could have been Firmly Rooted
Family and Business Structures except they're not because Stupid Cunts like Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello et Al aren't
willing to Honestly and Openly Admit that they are Servile Mental Sluts functioning as Dirty Message Whores for the
Interlinked Network of Organized Criminal Cultic Mafia Groups actively recruiting Extremely Young Children to become
Lifelong Users of Heroin to Support the Underground Power Structure that Camila Cabello depends on to put her Ass on
Stage to look like an Idiot in History.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Melinda McGee <melinda_mcgee@hotmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:08 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission
Subject:Cell phone towers in Palo Alto
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice-Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr. Tanaka,
I have been concerned about the health effects of cell towers. While some of you may want to
dismiss this, these concerns are real, especially for our children. Additionally, the installation of cell
towers throughout the area is an eyesore. I was disappointed when I heard that you let cell towers be
installed in the midtown neighborhood. I would like to know the location of these towers.
The City should stop selling out our environment to cell phone companies and instead stand up to
them and protect Palo Alto.
I was pleased when, in October, City Planning Director Jonathan Lait denied approval to the six cell
towers Verizon has applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. In doing
so, he took note of both design and siting inadequacies, and found —as did the Architectural Review
Board—that what Verizon has proposed is “not architecturally compatible with the existing sites.” He
is right! The ugly towers Verizon proposed have no place in any Palo Alto neighborhood.
It is my understanding that Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision. Please deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon and any other company to start designing cell towers and choosing cell tower
locations that meet our City’s aesthetic standards. And, as the Architectural Review Board has
repeatedly told this company, slapping hundreds of pounds of unsightly equipment on utility poles in
residential areas does not.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed
in unanimously approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for undergrounded ancillary
equipment and for siting that is respectful of the character of our beautiful neighborhoods.
I would also like to know what is the plan to monitor these towers on an ongoing basis and pay for
their removal when that time comes? What is the economic value to the citizens of Palo Alto and
what are the future and ongoing costs related to cell phone towers in our community?
Sincerely,
Melinda McGee
{REDACTED}
Palo Alto, CA
94306
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Susan Sanchez <susansanchezgardner@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 2:31 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Cell towers
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice‐Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr. Tanaka,
I was very pleased when, in October, City Planning Director Jonathan Lait denied approval to the six cell towers Verizon
has applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. In doing so, he took note of both design
and siting inadequacies, and found —as did the Architectural Review Board—that what Verizon has proposed is “not
architecturally compatible with the existing sites.” He is right! The ugly towers Verizon proposed have no place in any
Palo Alto neighborhood.
It is my understanding that Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision. I am writing to you to ask you to deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon to start designing cell towers and choosing cell tower locations that meet our City’s aesthetic
standards. And, as the Architectural Review Board has repeatedly told this company, slapping hundreds of pounds of
unsightly equipment on utility poles in residential areas does not.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed in unanimously
approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for undergrounded ancillary equipment and for siting that is respectful
of the character of Palo Alto’s beautiful neighborhoods.
Thank you,
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gardner
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Brettle, Jessica
From:James VanHorne <james_vanhorne@stanford.edu>
Sent:Friday, November 8, 2019 10:50 AM
To:Council, City
Cc:Planning Commission; Architectural Review Board
Subject:Cell Towers in City
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Dear City Council members
As a long time Palo Alto resident, I am opposed to Verizon putting cell equipment on top of city owned telephone
poles. This equipment should be placed underground. I have written to you in the past concerning the matter with
detailed reasons for my opposition.
Please now deny Verizon's appeal to the decision made by Planning Director Lait with regard to six cell towers in the
DowntownNorth neighborhood. He denied approval of such and this is the right decision.
Thank you for your consideration of my request.
James C. Van Horne, {REDACTED}, Palo Alto.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:LP W <lping656@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:09 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Architectural Review Board
Subject:Cell towers
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice‐Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr. Tanaka,
I was very pleased when, in October, City Planning Director Jonathan Lait denied approval to the six cell towers Verizon
has applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. In doing so, he took note of both design
and siting inadequacies, and found —as did the Architectural Review Board—that what Verizon has proposed is “not
architecturally compatible with the existing sites.” He is right! The ugly towers Verizon proposed have no place in any
Palo Alto neighborhood.
It is my understanding that Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision. I am writing to you to ask you to deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon to start designing cell towers and choosing cell tower locations that meet our City’s aesthetic
standards. And, as the Architectural Review Board has repeatedly told this company, slapping hundreds of pounds of
unsightly equipment on utility poles in residential areas does not.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed in unanimously
approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for undergrounded ancillary equipment and for siting that is respectful
of the character of our beautiful neighborhoods.
Thank you,
Agnes Wong
Sent from my iPhone
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Sunday, November 10, 2019 10:34 AM
To:RabbiMizrachi@gmail.com
Subject:Club Hands
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Where do you get this Notion that Man's Hands didn't separate into Fingers until the Birth of Noah? What Writing
indicates this was ever the Case? Even Great Apes and Small Apes have Separated Fingers and some Humans have been
reborn as Apes in what might be termed Devolution. The Quran speaks of this. You could very well argue that eating of
the Tree imparted a Nature that devolved Adam and his Wife and that Cain's Expression of this either Devolved Cain
further or else devolved the World further. Given that with Day Five the Fish and the Flying Creatures are Blessed while
on Day Six the Land Animals are presented with the Graduation of Man into the Image of Elohim instead of the
Declaration of a Blessing implies that Man is to be a Blessing to All Life on Earth. Instead Man has been bringing Curses
on the Earth like it's a Full Time Job. To think that Man as the Pinnacle would have Club Hands while Orangutans can
Count on the Fingers of their Hand to Grip a Tree Branch makes no Sense. So if you have Writings somewhere that truly
indicate that Man's Hands developed into Clubs then please cite them. And even if there are Writings that say or else
infer this then just because someone wrote something down doesn't mean what they wrote shouldn't be critically
assessed to evaluate What is Valid and What is Invalid in their Writings. Truth will stand on it's own. False Statements
shall have no Lasting Ability to prevail over the Truth as the Future of History Unfolds and Light Emerges. Scholars like
Rashi and the Apostle Paul aka Pontus Pilate aka Saul aka Paul meaning "Small" have View Points formed from the Study
of Deviated Scripture that was rolled out in a Covert Iscariot "Bait and Switch Program" that not even Pontus Pilate was
privy of hence when anyone reads these Writers they need to look at How the Thinking of these Writers was distorted
by the Contamination of Mutilated Scripture upon their Soul. Rational Thinking is Not and Will Never Be a Suitable
substitute for the Recitation in Mouth Rumination of Unaltered Scripture and any Source Material of a Codex wherein
Elohim is spelled with Five Characters instead of Six Characters is a Crucified, Altered, Butchered, Distorted Writing who
Deviations are Designed to Cause Hebrews to Unwittingly Curse themselves despite Hebrews possessing Minds with the
Inherent Capability to Exercise the Right to Return to Unaltered Truth to thereby be a Blessing to the World. Why did
Rome chose to Infiltrate the Judean Priesthood? To Prevent the Arrival of Anyone like Moses whose raised Arm was
used by God to divide the Red Sea to Bait the Pharaoh and the Egyptian Army to follow after the Children of Israel so
that in the Switch the Water would come down and Destroy the 11th Ramesses and His Army as they Bowed Down as
Unified Egypt "Amun‐Re" to the Bones of Joseph that were carried across as the New Kingdom of Egypt in 1070 BC is
destroyed at it's Highest Level of Power. Rome's Iscariot Operation was "Successful" and the Expulsion from Jerusalem in
AD 135 is a Direct Consequence. Who could better advise the Rome than Egyptian Priests?Notice that this Mural from
Egypt under a Greek Pharoah depicts a spotted and speckled animal whose Hind Legs and Front Left Leg are Bound. The
Right Front Leg is stabbed which is an Odd Way to Kill an Animal when the Throat is clearly exposed.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Willy Lai <willyhlai@yahoo.com>
Sent:Thursday, November 7, 2019 7:09 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission
Subject:Please Deny Verizon's Appeal for North Downtown Palo Alto Cell Towers
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice-Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr.
Tanaka,
I was very pleased when, in October, City Planning Director Jonathan Lait denied approval to the six
cell towers Verizon has applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. In
doing so, he took note of both design and siting inadequacies, and found —as did the Architectural
Review Board—that what Verizon has proposed is “not architecturally compatible with the existing
sites.” He is right! The ugly towers Verizon proposed have no place in any Palo Alto neighborhood.
It is my understanding that Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision. I am writing to you to ask you to
deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon to start designing cell towers and choosing cell tower locations that meet our
City’s aesthetic standards. And, as the Architectural Review Board has repeatedly told this company,
slapping hundreds of pounds of unsightly equipment on utility poles in residential areas does not.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed
in unanimously approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for undergrounded ancillary
equipment and for siting that is respectful of the character of our beautiful neighborhoods.
Thank you,
Willy Lai
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Gayle Brugler <gcbrugler@sbcglobal.net>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:42 AM
To:Council, City
Cc:Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission
Subject:Fw: City says "no" to Downtown North cell towers
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice-Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr.
Tanaka,
In October, City Planning Director Jonathan Lait did the right thing in denying approval to the six cell
towers Verizon has applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. In doing
so, he took note of both design and siting inadequacies, and found —as did the Architectural Review
Board—that what Verizon has proposed is “not architecturally compatible with the existing sites.” He
is right! The ugly towers Verizon proposed have no place in any Palo Alto neighborhood.
Since Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision, I am writing to you to ask you to deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon to start designing cell towers and choosing cell tower locations that meet our
City’s aesthetic standards. And, as the Architectural Review Board has repeatedly told this company,
slapping hundreds of pounds of unsightly equipment on utility poles in residential areas does not.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed
in unanimously approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for undergrounded ancillary
equipment and for siting that is respectful of the character of our beautiful neighborhoods.
Thank you,
Gayle Brugler
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Thursday, November 7, 2019 6:28 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Father of Zuck : Hugh Tanner
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This is the Genetic Father of Mark Zuckerberg, Hugh Tanner, playing with Metallic. Now you can go to Disneyland and
Sing "It's a Small World" ((without Unbelief)).
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Shelly Goldberg <shelly.goldberg@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 2:14 PM
To:ParkRec Commission; Council, City
Subject:Foothills Park pilot program
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Dear City Council and Parks Commission:
I am not able to attend the upcoming Parks Commission meeting because I am traveling out of town for work. But please know that I
am there in spirit!
I’m writing to voice my support for the proposed Foothills Park pilot program. This pilot is a thoughtful way to conduct a test run for
Foothills Park while ensuring protection of the park’s ecosystem. I have long worried about the existing policy and the disconnect
between our desire for inclusiveness and the exclusion of our valued neighbors from Foothills Park.
Please move this forward — it is good policy to be good neighbors and this pilot program is a great way to carefully explore how to do
that while keeping intact the special character of Foothills Park.
Thanks for your consideration,
Shelly Goldberg
Downtown North Resident
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Brettle, Jessica
From:david sheppard <dvs6953@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 6:57 PM
To:ParkRec Commission
Cc:Council, City
Subject:Foothills Park pilot project
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Dear Palo Alto City Council and Parks & Rec Commission:
I urge you to please move forward with the proposed Foothills Park pilot program! The current policy sends
a troubling message to those who live outside Palo Alto, particularly those neighbors who may have less
economic means. This pilot ensures protection of the park while sharing the park’s special
features and natural beauty in a responsible way.
Thanks for your service and thanks for taking the time to design a better policy here.
Sincerely
David Sheppard
‐‐
*David Sheppard*
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Betty Goldberg <bgold821@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 3:05 PM
To:ParkRec Commission
Cc:Council, City
Subject:Foothills Park pilot project
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Dear Palo Alto City Council and Parks & Rec Commission:
I urge you to please move forward with the proposed Foothills Park pilot program! The current policy sends a
troubling message to those who live outside Palo Alto, particularly those neighbors who may have less economic
means. This pilot ensures protection of the park while sharing the park’s special features and natural beauty in a
responsible way.
Thanks for your service and thanks for taking the time to design a better policy here.
Sincerely
Betty Goldberg
Sent from my iPhone
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Paul Lazarow <plazarow@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 12:07 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Foothills Park
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Dear City Council,
I am writing to express my support for an inclusive admission policy for Foothills Park. I support using a pilot
program to study and calibrate the right policy that allows Palo Alto’s neighbors to lawfully visit the park. Please
advance the pilot program proposal.
Best,
Paul Lazarow
Resident of Downtown North
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Steve Rock <rock_js@sbcglobal.net>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 8:47 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:heating outside restaurants
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Dear Folks,
Several restaurants in Palo Alto have outdoor gas heaters to warm people
sitting at outside tables.
(Saturday I passed by two on California Ave, and one just off California.)
This seems in direct contradiction to the city councils policy of trying
to reduce green house gas emissions. There are strict laws on insulation,
a movement to forbid new homes from using gas, green certified city
buildings. Yet you allow restaurants to do the most wasteful use of
fossil fuel: Try to heat the outdoors.
Please ban this environmentally destructive practice. In Denmark (where
it is a lot colder than here), there are blankets at outdoor cafes. In SF
the beer garden has blankets. So it is possible to enjoy the outdoors
without polluting the air with CO2.
-Steve
P.S. I refuse to patronize restaurants which have outdoor heating.
Stephen Rock
{REDACTED} Palo Alto CA 94303
ser84@columbia.edu
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 3:32 PM
To:jd@howardstern.com
Subject:Ivanka Trump (i) * Edit
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This an Important Topic. Truth can Heal a Face over Time while Lies will Disfigure. Yes it's not a Light Switch. And some
seen to defy this yet when their Final Days are so horrid that they can barely walk when they're not even a Hundred
Years Old ...
[:;]
Ivanka Trump is All about being a Fashion Forward Cheerleader for her Father's Lies. When she gets Older her Character
Choices could very well manifest in her Flesh.
That's when you see Older Rich Women with the Faces of Bag Lady's in the Bitter Cold. If she was anything like Moses
she would've knocked over a Lying Colleague and left a Long Time Ago. She lacks the Advantage I had of being Kept in a
Cage as a Child by my Own Kin to Understand that Evil isn't a Fairy Tale that affects Everyone Else. "Deluded."
What she doesn't understand is how Stupid she'll look to the Future. Have you ever sat down to watch Movies of Eva
Anna Paula Braun? There isn't much Material to work with. Unfortunately for Ivanka they'll be able to makes Reams of
Films after she is Dead.
The Woman confuses her Face with Intelligence and if she continues to do this without any Objective Prolonged Serious
Thinking then she might one day need to Wear a Bag over her Face. You have to wonder why (Some, Historically)
Muslims Lands began requiring that Women wear a Veil over their Face. After Muhammad died and Muslims turned
away from God by Forming Caliphates with the Removal of the Quran from its Valid Membership within the Context of
Totality of True Unaltered Sacred Writings to thereby infer that the Quran was the Only Divine Writing the Muslims
should follow did the Ruling Class mandate the use of Face Veils for Women so that the Masses would be unable to see
and realize how Ugly the Faces of the Wives of the Ruling Class had become? Was the Mandatory Veil for Woman
merely a way to continue the Isolation of the Quran from the True Context in which the Quran is to be properly
understood?
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 4:20 PM
To:jd@howardstern.com
Subject:Linus Incarnate
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Now if Linus were to become Incarnate and if Linus were to set up a Booth on the Outside of Synagogue X on the
Sidewalk and if Linus had a 100 Boxes of Social Crackers from Trader Joes with a Table with Chairs then when Everyone
would leave the Torah Study of Synagogue X then Linus could lead a Sidewalk Study of the Book of Joshua so that maybe
"Someone Somewhere" will have a Sense of what it's like to see Promises Realized. When the Six Books of The Torah are
found All over the Earth in Pristine Non Defective Spelling with Unaltered Passages as Preserved by the Ministry of
Chaleb of Jephuneh of the Tribe of Judah the Kenzenite ((What's a Kenzenite? Zenith? Zen? Ken Kan? Cancel the Nite?))
then Some People are going to Feel Very Stupid for having Spent Tens of Thousand of Dollars to Assemble a Library of
Altered Torahs. Cheer Up. We can still glean Knowledge by Contrasting True versus False as we Cross Examine the
Masoretic Texts to cipher what our Enemies in the Spirit Realm were up to when Errant Scribes were led by Subtle
Deceitful Whisperings to Alter the Truth.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:john@kovalfamily.com
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:43 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Natural Gas Ban doesn't make sense
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Palo Alto should reconsider the misguided natural gas ban. Natural gas is the most efficient of natural resources and cost
to provide heat and optimal cooking methods for residents whom you represent. The cited studies are not science
based, but come from paid consultants to support uneducated claims.
We do not need a #MeToo race to the bottom ban just because Berkeley and Menlo Park have done so.
If you need something to work on, I would suggest traffic flow improvements. Traffic flow improvements would do much
more to cut down on greenhouse gasses than anything the gas ban will achieve!!!
Sincerely,
John Koval
Tennyson Ave.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Art Small <art.small@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 11:34 AM
To:Filseth, Eric (Internal); DuBois, Tom; Fine, Adrian; Kniss, Liz (internal); Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg;
Council, City; nadianaik@gmail.com
Cc:Rachel Croft; Sharon Small; inyoungcho0@gmail.com; tom@tomvlasic.com; Sally Keyes
Subject:Please say No to Churchill Viaduct! Closure is a better solution!
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Dear City Councilmember:
I live on Castilleja near Churchill. I've been actively engaged in searching
for the right solution to our traffic and train crossing problems for years,
and appreciate the open and thoughtful approach City Council is taking to
meet the needs of all stakeholders.
I strongly oppose raising a viaduct at Churchill. It would:
cost far too much
increase the already dangerous traffic flow on Churchill
create an ugly barrier high across our city
spread noise pollution from a raised stage far from the tracks to
more homes
create a risky space where crime, drugs, and encampments could
thrive
Closing Churchill would save the city millions of dollars, avoid the blight
of a raised train, and create a safer route for Paly kids to cross Alma and
the tracks. Commute traffic could be routed to existing major routes,
where reasonable changes could improve flow and safety for all.
I know some of my neighbors oppose closure, but I believe the often‐
quoted survey is strongly biased, and should not be relied upon by
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Council. The survey instrument was inadequate ‐‐ it simply asked if
people wanted closure (implying a choice of open or closed), not whether
people would prefer closed or viaduct. The survey used a convenience
sample, and was conducted by people strongly holding one view. In any
case, the survey respondents clearly indicated that they were not familiar
with the issues and options, and so the results can't possibly reflect
informed opinions.
Thank you for listening!
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Celia Boyle <swcie@yahoo.com>
Sent:Saturday, November 9, 2019 7:17 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission
Subject:No to Verizon appeal
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice-Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr. Tanaka,
Regarding City Planning Director Jonathan Lait denying approval to the six cell towers Verizon has
applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. It is my understanding that
Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision. I am writing to you to ask you to deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon to start choosing cell tower locations that meet our City’s standards.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed
in unanimously approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for under-grounded ancillary
equipment and for siting that is respectful of the character of our beautiful neighborhoods.
Thank you,
Celia Boyle, Jay Hopkins
Barron Park neighborhood of Palo Alto
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net>
Sent:Tuesday, November 12, 2019 9:18 AM
To:French, Amy
Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City; Shikada, Ed; Lait, Jonathan; Architectural Review Board; Planning
Commission; UAC; board@pausd.org
Subject:November 12, 2019 Request for Wireless Update
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Dear Ms. French,
First, thank you for sending me Planning Director Lait’s decision to deny approval to Verizon’s
application to install six cell towers in the Downtown North neighborhood.
Second, you have told me that the cluster of Verizon cell towers in the University South
neighborhood— which Planning Director Lait approved in January of this year—was put on hold until
November 18, 2019. That date is fast approaching. I would appreciate it if you would tell me where
things stand on this application.
Finally, I would appreciate it if you would tell me what else, if anything, has occurred with respect to
small cell node wireless installations in Palo Alto since you last answered that question on September
30th, 2019. As always, please consider this a formal request.
To be clear, I am asking specifically for information about cell tower application submissions,
resubmissions, reviews, approvals, appeals, hearings, permits, installations, compliance reports,
tolling agreements, shot clock extensions and the like.
Thank you for your help. And, of course, please let me know if you have any questions
Sincerely,
Jeanne Fleming
For United Neighbors
Jeanne Fleming, PhD
JFleming@Metricus.net
650-325-5151
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:39 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Pa'tah
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Read the Hieroglyphic from Right to Left : Pa'tah the Patron God of Memphis in Ancient Egypt : Pa'tah the Creator Diety
the Father God and this Points to the Full Canon of Sacred Writing with the Criterion of the Unaltered Mishnah and the
Unaltered Gemara in the Center, the Unaltered Torah as the Foundation with the Unaltered Prophets Right of Center,
the Unaltered Gospels Left of Center, the Hieroglyphic Writings as the Womb to the Torah on the Far Right, and the
Whole Quran on the Far Left by the Water Symbol with that which is to Come with Avraám's Fourth Life by the
Levitating Lamp when the Flocks of Sheep will be Fed Unaltered Grass of Truth. Life Three of Avraám is Muhammad for
Avraám is the Seal of the Covenant that is Cut by Male Circumcision. Life Two of Avraám is Peter feeding the Lambs the
Milk of the Gospels for the Father of Nations feeds the Flocks who are the Children of the Promise to Avraám.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, November 7, 2019 9:15 AM
To:Council, City
Cc:news@padailypost.com; editor@paweekly.com
Subject:re PAUSD - City of Palo Alto Cubberley lease terms
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To the City Council:
fyi ‐ https://padailypost.com/2019/11/07/school‐board‐flip‐flops‐on‐teacher‐housing/
Teacher housing proposals have been advertised as a tool to help remedy teacher recruiting and retention problems,
problems which both Ken Dauber and Jennifer DiBrienza acknowledged Tuesday night (Nov. 5, 2019) that PAUSD does
not possess.
According to the Daily Post, the School Board acknowledged 'that teacher housing 'will take too much money
and time without bringing concrete benefits to the district' (Daily Post, 11/7/19 "Flip Flop on teacher housing").
Palo Alto Online reported the following in relation to PAUSD teacher housing plans and the Cubberley site:
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/11/06/lukewarm-on-teacher-housing-school-board-doesnt-direct-
staff-to-pursue-further
The district is also in the midst of drafting with the City of Palo Alto a new lease for Cubberley
Community Center, including a provision that by 2021, the district will submit an application to develop
housing at 525 San Antonio Road, which is adjacent to Cubberley but not technically included in the
master plan for the site, or notify the city that district will not pursue housing in the near term there, under
the proposed lease terms.
Why should terms and conditions for the Cubberley site lease between PAUSD and the City of Palo Alto depend upon
(teacher) housing plans predicated upon a fictitious basis? I hope the City of Palo Alto will take this into consideration as
it pursues a lease with PAUSD. And that all will keep residents' and taxpayers' interests in mind.
Thank you,
Best,
Kathy Jordan
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:32 PM
To:hagop.nazarian@gmail.com
Subject:Peets Coffee (i)
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I don't know the Dark Haired Girl at Peets. She could be Armenian. Yesterday I was writing about the Potential of an
Unadulterated Gospel in Armenian which is an Isolated Language whose closest relative could be Greek; And the Dark
Hair Girl working at Peets walked by me and said "Wrestle" before she shut the Door beside me and I thought ... "Arm
Wrestle?" Greek is also an Isolated Branch of Indo European. Armenians have an Esau like Issue inclusive of Kim
Kardashian. If this is related to their Breach in Stewardship of True Gospel Translation then why aren't Greeks who
likewise have Faulted themselves given their Stewardship of Translated Scripture of the Septuagint is likewise Faulted?
Jacob was loved because Jacob was Hairless. Esau was like an Animal. For a Man to be like an Animal would have to be
the Result of Faulted Behavior. To be Born like that must have someone to do with the Previous Life. Yet Esau was born
in the Position where Esau could have literal become Israel. Instead Esau hunted Game of the Field perhaps even
Unclean Meats. And Isaac loved the Savory Meat that Esau would bring in from his Hunt for Game in the Field. What
happened to Isaac in his Old Age? Isaac lost his Sight. Who did something before the Life of Esau that is related to the
Field that was of High Significance wherein the Protagonist was in a Likewise Key Position in Lineage? Cain requested his
Brother Able to come into the Field [the Plain]. And Cain had been warned by Elohim when Cain's Countenance was
Dejected that Able's Gift was acceptable while Cain's was not acceptable. Able and his Gifts were looked upon. Is this
what would lead to the Division of Male and Female to have a Wife? Did Cain remain undivided and therefore Wifeless?
"Though thou hast offered right, yet if thou hast not rightly divided, hast thou not sinned?" Instead of being Composed,
Cain slew his Brother Able. Perhaps Cain was grieved because Able's Division meant that in the Physical Realm Able now
had a Head Start in Rearing Child while Cain remained Undivided. From Cain's Perspective Cain was losing the Race yet
Cain was told, "To thee shall be his Recourse and thou shalt rule over him." Cain didn't listen. Instead Cain slew his
Brother. Cain thereafter receives the Mark of Division by the Cleft Palate. This Mark of the Cleft Palate is a Hard Way to
learn Humility. So if Cain became Esau in Rebirth then apparently the Mark of Division was taken away though Cain was
likely born into a Lineage where this Mark continued to Reappear hence Terah's Name may have been the Impetus of
the Search for the Cure whereby Terah makes a Pursuit of Comparative Idolatry because Terah was Tenacious and
though this Divisional Mark never seems to have left Terah nevertheless in Terah's Life as Moses the Teacher of the Law
the Cleft is taken Away in between Tablets that are Broken and Tablets that are Unbroken so that the Face of Moses
becomes then the Testimony of the Manifest Power of Elohim and this replaces that Tangible Golden Calf that Israel had
sought refuge in. Yet if Esau is Cain without Cleft Palate which could indicate that maybe Cain did something right in the
Aftermath of Able's Murder though given the Flood there is still something wrong in the behavior of Man and either way
Esau is Born Red like the Blood of Able spilled to the Ground and Esau is Hairy like an Animal to the Point that Jacob uses
the Skin of Animal to receive the Blessing of Esau which Esau had sold to Jacob by selling the Right of Primogeniture.
Hence Esau might be stubbornly Deaf. The admonishment was spurned and Able was Murdered because Esau did not
rightly divide. Would Cain then thereafter have had the Bone still unlevirated in his Phallus as with Great Apes ((Gorillas,
Orangutans, Chimpanzees, Bonobos)) and Small Apes ((Gibbons and the Gihons who lived along the Gihon River that
became the Salty Red Sea))? There was a Problem in the Behavior of Man that led to the Flood? Did Cain cheat Division
and produce Hybrid Offspring? Yet Cain levirates the Seed of his Dead Brother Able and this the Story depicted on the
Map of the World with Africa staring as Able and South America staring as Able's Wife while Eurasia depicts Cain, and
North America is Leviration with Australia being the Source of the Struggle : the War to have Children. So if the
Experience of being an Armenian with an Esau like Problem has a Just Causation for Armenian Speakers from the
Caucasus Mountain Range then there could indeed be something of Great Importance to which Armenians to Uncover
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and would this be something whose Covering is Literally Killing the World? Would this be the Gospels known as the
"Priests Gospel" and also the "Translators Gospel" as made by Sargis (Sarkis) and was this made in AD 415 before the
Revision of Armenian Scripture using Defective Scripture received in Ephesus in AD 431 whose Revision Translation is
completed in AD 440? Is the Present Understanding that "Walters Manuscript 537" is a Translation from AD 966
inaccurate and is this Work actually from AD 415? Is the Book of John of Walters Manuscript 537 lacking the Spurious
Addition of the Pericope of the Adulteress with it's Wildly Implausible Portrayal of an Immaculate Abortion? Is the Book
of Mark free of the Eerie Ending whereby Believers are to Drink Poison to prove Faith? Will the Translational Work
"Walters Manuscript 537" by Sargis be in Agreement with the Greek Gospels of the Polygot Complutensian by the
Printing of AD 1514?
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Kelly Chang <kellyc319@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:10 AM
To:Council, City; Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission
Subject:PLEASE REJECT VERIZON'S APPEAL on the 18th!! Protect our neighborhoods!
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice-Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr. Tanaka,
I was very pleased when, in October, City Planning Director Jonathan Lait denied approval to the six
cell towers Verizon has applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. In
doing so, he took note of both design and siting inadequacies, and found —as did the Architectural
Review Board—that what Verizon has proposed is “not architecturally compatible with the existing
sites.” He is right! The ugly towers Verizon proposed have no place in any Palo Alto
neighborhood.
It is my understanding that Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision. I am writing to you to ask
you to deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon to start designing cell towers and choosing cell tower locations that meet our
City’s aesthetic standards. And, as the Architectural Review Board has repeatedly told this company,
slapping hundreds of pounds of unsightly equipment on utility poles in residential areas does not.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed
in unanimously approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for undergrounded ancillary
equipment and for siting that is respectful of the character of our beautiful neighborhoods.
Thank you,
Kelly and Colby Ranger
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Janet Gu <janetlipingding1120@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, November 8, 2019 10:05 PM
To:Council, City; Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission
Subject:Protecting our life quality
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Dear Mayor Filseth, Vice-Mayor Fine, Ms. Cormack, Mr. DuBois, Ms. Kniss, Ms. Kou and Mr. Tanaka,
I was very pleased when, in October, City Planning Director Jonathan Lait denied approval to the six
cell towers Verizon has applied to install on utility poles in the Downtown North neighborhood. In
doing so, he took note of both design and siting inadequacies, and found —as did the Architectural
Review Board—that what Verizon has proposed is “not architecturally compatible with the existing
sites.” He is right! The ugly towers Verizon proposed have no place in any Palo Alto neighborhood.
It is my understanding that Verizon has appealed Mr. Lait’s decision. I am writing to you to ask you to
deny that appeal.
It’s time for Verizon to start designing cell towers and choosing cell tower locations that meet our
City’s aesthetic standards. And, as the Architectural Review Board has repeatedly told this company,
slapping hundreds of pounds of unsightly equipment on utility poles in residential areas does not.
Please deny Verizon’s appeal. And please tell Verizon that your strong preference, as you expressed
in unanimously approving Mr. DuBois’s April 15th amendment, is for undergrounded ancillary
equipment and for siting that is respectful of the character of our beautiful neighborhoods.
Thank you,
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Brettle, Jessica
From:tom@tomvlasic.com
Sent:Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:20 AM
To:Council, City
Cc:Rachel; Home; John Monroe; McFall, Jim; Inyoung Cho
Subject:Rail Crossings -- We Support Closure of Churchill and Oppose the Viaduct Option
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Dear Palo Alto City Council members,
We appreciate the efforts that the City Council and City staff have made in trying to find the appropriate
community position on the matter of rail crossings and grade separations. We support the process to
make a decision by mid 2020, and sooner if possible, so we can all move ahead and plan our lives
accordingly. We have communicated with the City Council several times in the past relative to our
position on the matters as associated with the Churchill rail crossing and want to again emphasis our
position.
We live on the West side of Mariposa Ave and OPPOSE the viaduct option. We are certain that when all
of the facts are properly considered they will lead to a decision to close Churchill and we fully support that
option with appropriate provisions for safe bike and pedestrian access. Factors such as cost, taking of
private residential land, need for significant fixes to the Embarcadero underpass, and need for
grade separations in the South part of the City where there are now none, compared to several in the
North part of the City, are just a few of the issues that clearly support Churchill closure and spending of
very limited funds in a more prudent and equitable manner.
Given the information on the Connecting Palo Alto site, we feel the Churchill closure provides the best
solution for us, our neighborhood and the greater community. One or our neighbors collected 459
signatures from Palo Alto residents that feel the same way, and we’re looking forward to sharing these
findings in upcoming meetings with you.
We feel that the viaduct option will adversely increase traffic on Churchill and reduce children safety,
including the kids going to Paly. The viaduct will substantially increase noise in the neighborhood,
provide massive visual blight and have significant impact on land values not only in Southgate but all
along the rail and Alma corridor where land conditions are so constrained. The viaduct would result in
trains and riders at 30 to 40 ft above ground just a few feet from adjacent properties looking directly into
back yards and homes along this constrained section of the rail corridor. The viaduct would force those
who live along the corridor to have unacceptable degradation to their homes, properties and quality of life,
all contrary to the residential values for quality of life set forth in the City's comprehensive plan. There is
simply no way a viaduct or any raised option in this constrained area of Palo Alto would not do more to
divide the City than unite it. Plus, without a major change to our local public
feeder transportation system, traffic along Churchill and in the adjacent neighborhoods will get
substantially worse in any case if Churchill is kept open.
In addition to the above, now that Stanford has withdrawn it's GUP application from Santa Clara County
consideration, any funds hoped for from Stanford for the rail crossing will clearly not be available for
the foreseeable future.
Thank you,
Tom and Linda Vlasic
Mariposa Avenue
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Nancy Martin <ncmartin@comcast.net>
Sent:Saturday, November 9, 2019 8:29 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Recreation/tennis courts
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Recreation Services,
The new tennis courts at Rinconada are a wonderful improvements, and something that the City of
PA can be proud of. But, I do have a suggestion. The insets at the ack of the courts should have
garbage cans not nice little benches. People DO NOT take their tennis cans, plastic drink bottle or
any other trash to the bins outside the court. garbage piles up. Give people a chance to be better
citizens...put garbage cans at the back of the courts. People may actually use them when they do not
take trash out to the bins. Understand people...and give them a chance to do the right thing with their
trash and keep our courts in better shape.
Thank you.
Nancy Martin
PS I get tired of picking up people trash from the courts.
"It's not what we have, but what we enjoy that constitutes our abundance."
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 6:05 PM
To:jd@howardstern.com
Subject:Reed Jobs
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The Recent Video on YouTube of Reed Jobs introducing his "Mother" Kelly Jean Leary aka Laurene Powell Jobs is Really
Strange. Reed Jobs looks like a Snatched Body dragged out from a Lagoon. Are they Reconstructing his Face for the
Video or did Gollum get a Return to Earth so we can Another Installment of Lord of the Rings.
"Hello"?" "Can you open the Door to Apple Park?" "Why would you I do that?" "I'm your Father Steve Jobs. I'm not
Dead. I just got out of Camp Leary Abduction. John Lennon was there. Oddly enough some of the Songs on the Radio are
Songs John wrote in Confinement yet we had No Radio. Okay Reed? Open the Door. I'd like to see my Son. " "I can't do
that." "You can't do that?" "Look I'm sorry this happened to you but you're locked out of your Life. No one will ever
believe you. We own the Media. You won't get Any News Coverage." "We? Who is We?" "That's really none of your
Business." "I don't get it." "Yeah. You never did get it. Neither do Fish in a Bucket. Enjoy the Curb."
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Brettle, Jessica
From:sharonupdates@gmail.com
Sent:Saturday, November 9, 2019 7:25 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Report Fraud - housing rental
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Hi,
I replied to an ad on Craigs list for a room rental in Palo Alto that is obviously a SCAM.
Is there a dept. that I should report this to?
I'd be happy to take the time to provide the details as long as I know there is someone to
follow up.
Best,
Sharon
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Madeline Rose <madeline.a.rose@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 2:30 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Scooters or bike share in PA
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Hello — I am a Palo Alto resident (728 Channing Ave) and am writing to advocate for a scooter or bike share program to
come to Palo Alto. The first mile/last mile options to CalTrain here in the city are virtually nonexistent. My partner and I
share a car to limit our carbon footprint and on days we cannot coordinate, I lose almost an hour walking to and from
the CalTrain for my commute.
Can you provide residents with reasoning regarding why we haven’t brought bike shade or scooter share programs yet
to Palo Alto?
Thank you!
Madeline Rose
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Liz Kniss <lizkniss@earthlink.net>
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 9:13 PM
To:nadianaik@gmail.com
Cc:Kamhi, Philip; Shikada, Ed; Gaines, Chantal; Council, City
Subject:Re: SF threatens support for Mega Regional measure
Really Good article and I resonate with much of the information in it. I noticed the issue and was troubled by it when I
was on the Caltrain board. I’m not surprised to see it.
Voluntary efforts are hard to sustain!
Liz
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On Oct 24, 2019, at 10:31 PM, Nadia Naik <nadianaik@gmail.com> wrote:
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FYI below is an article covering the spat between SF County and Caltrain regarding governance
Of note:
The Joint Powers Authority was set up between the three counties with a built in
acknowledgement of the inherent conflicts of interest of having SamTrans run Caltrain. At the
time, no one wanted the responsibility (and Caltrain was more of a burden, than the bustling
agency it is today).
There are similar, though not identical, threats coming from Santa Clara county regarding not
supporting funding measures if Caltrain doesn't immediately get separated from SamTrans.
Unfortunately, the arrangement to fund Caltrain is a voluntary agreement and this sort of in-
fighting will only serve to weaken the support that has generally grown for the vision of future
Caltrain. And, in the Transit world, agencies fight to the death for every dollar - so entities like
BART reap the benefits of discord.
One idea is that the three counties would agree to a specific framework and timetable to
evaluate the various restructuring options for Caltrain, while also pursing a joint long term
funding strategy.
For your reference: The options being considered for the restructuring of Caltrain are available
here:
https://www.caltrain2040.org/wp-content/uploads/Caltrain-Organizational-Assessment-Full-
Report.pdf
Of special note is page 89, which discusses paths that could be considered in parallel to the
general restructuring conversation but that would allow for the delivery of projects such as
grade separations. The report explains the difference between a Grade Separation District
(available under existing law and requiring cities to request the County BOS call an election)
and a Construction Authority (which requires special legislative action).
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Nadia Naik
CARRD
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https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sf-official-threatens-to-pull-support-for-100-billion-
megameasure-over-caltrain-spat/
SF official threatens to pull support for $100 billion megameasure over Caltrain spat
By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez 10/23/2019
Tuesday, San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton levied an ultimatum that could impact Bay
Area transit for hundreds of thousands of commuters.
Help change Caltrain for the better, he told one group, or San Francisco will drop support for an
upcoming $100 billion regional mega-measure aimed at smoothing connections between public
transit agencies for riders across the Bay Area.
Already, at least one transit official on the Peninsula has characterized Walton’s effort as “short-
sighted.” Others in San Francisco have taken Walton’s side.
The “Faster Bay Area” measure would levy a 1-cent sales tax in the nine-county Bay Area to
raise roughly $100 billion over 40 years to fund Bay Area transit agencies, aiming to strengthen
their connections.
Taking a Muni bus to BART and connecting to AC Transit can be expensive, onerous, and slow,
but is sometimes the most efficient public transit option for San Franciscans heading to the East
Bay. Faster Bay Area aims to make that long trip shorter, easier to navigate, and affordable.
The Bay Area has 27 transit agencies that rarely work together smoothly, transportation experts
have said publicly.
“‘Faster’ is the vision of a single, seamless transit system from the customer perspective,” said
Stuart Cohen, a member of a committee leading the Faster Bay Area effort. “The vision is that
we have this fragmented system. It’s going to take political will and money to integrate it into
something that’s really seamless.”
A key partner in passing that mega-measure is San Francisco.
But Supervisor Shamann Walton, who represents San Francisco’s southeastern neighborhoods,
and other city leaders, also want Faster Bay Area to help reform Caltrain.
The agency shares staff with another transit entity, SamTrans, which holds the small-but-
growing train system back from reaching its full potential, Walton argues. Caltrain ridership has
tripled in the last decade but officials want it to grow even more to help a booming region
commute more efficiently.
Walton’s also got backing from San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who is the chair of the
San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board, an important purse doling out funding for
San Francisco transit projects.
At the transportation authority board on Tuesday, Walton levied his proposal to Faster Bay
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Area’s leadership.
“We will require any revenue measure, at the state or regional level, include a clause that says
Caltrain should separate from SamTrans in order to receive support from the county of San
Francisco,” Walton said.
Caltrain and SamTrans sharing staff, Walton said, “is simply bad governance.”
Peskin also supported Walton’s proposal.
He was particularly concerned with the next construction phase of the Salesforce Transit
Terminal, which will see newly electrified Caltrain vehicles run to the station in coming years.
The transit terminal project itself went over budget, forcing the previous leadership to be ousted
by San Francisco.
“It’s going to be very difficult for this county to support that measure until we have a regional
governance entity,” Peskin said of Faster Bay Area. “If we’re really going to make Caltrain
everything it can be we’re going to have to reset and regionalize that rail opportunity.”
It is unclear how many San Francisco officials support the pair of supervisors, but Walton
intends to bring a non-binding policy resolution to the Board of Supervisors to put them on the
record for or against his plan.
Cohen said the Faster Bay Area effort is trying not to spell out, in detail, every project the $100
billion would be spent on, since it is a far-reaching funding effort.
Responding to Walton’s request for Faster Bay Area to tilt the scales on Caltrain’s
independence, Cohen said, “That just came up and we haven’t entertained it.”
Walton also serves as a director on The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board which governs
Caltrain. His fellow director, Charles M. Stone, who is also a Belmont city councilmember, said
Faster Bay Area could be transformative for the region’s transit, which could alleviate clogged
roads and crushing traffic.
“To hold it hostage for some sort of power move, that may not be the best for the organization,”
Stone said, “it seems short-sighted and strange.”
Additionally, Stone said, there is already an ongoing effort by Caltrain to analyze its own
governance structure, which includes a workshop hosted by Caltrain on November 21.
“Candidly, things are moving along as they should,” he said. “Director Walton has to answer his
own conscience regarding if Caltrain and the region should be held hostage over a desire to
presuppose the outcome of a process that’s already underway.”
joe@sfexaminer.com
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Friday, November 8, 2019 4:53 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Sit Back
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You can sit back and think, "Well they're just Nice People on a Covert Mission." Except. They harvested Children from My
Former Classmates and Neighbors : Children to be trained as Reindeer in Santa's Opium Sled on White Snow. The First
Assignments are Innocuous : Seem to be Justified. Then Things are Ratcheted Up. "Can you Kill Name that Celebrity?"
"Kill? You said we are the Good Team." "Yes. We are the Good Team. Yet even Good People must kill to Save a Life."
"What has Name that Celebrity done?" "It's not what they've done. It's what they will do if we don't stop them. So Can
you kill Name that Celebrity?" "Well I can try." "Try? Really? Who told you that Trying is Allowed?"
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Omar Yacoubi <omar@omaryak.net>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 1:14 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Re: Smoking ban in commercial districts
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P.S. I have experienced secondhand smoke a lot on California Avenue as well, which is now home to a smoke shop.
SIgnage is lacking there, and the police officer I spoke with on the phone said they need signage to enforce the law. I
remember seeing something about the city working with businesses to put signs up—can the city not put up its own on
public sidewalks and benches like the ones on California Avenue? I have seen lots of cigarette butts littered there, and
there is no signage of any kind. Calfiornia Avenue is especially sad as a smokers’ haven since it is home to a gym and
health food store, along with other fine food venues that shouldn’t be subjected to secondhand smoke.
I have also attached photos of the littered cigarette butts on California Avenue, and the tiny outdated “no smoking” sign
in front of the Peet’s at Town and Country
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On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 1:01 AM Omar Yacoubi <omar@omaryak.net> wrote:
Hi,
As an Uber driver and frequent store customer who commutes from Belmont to be in smoke‐free environments, I have
been dealing with an unprecedented amount of secondhand smoke in the downtown Palo Alto area, and at Town &
Country Village where I used to go for smoke‐free coffee breaks and meals.
I tried calling the police to enforce the state law requiring a 25‐foot minimum distance from business entrances,
because I keep encountering cigarette smoke in front of Gott’s Roadside, but I was met with some skepticism &
informed that the law can’t be enforced on private property, like seat belt laws. Is this true? It seemed like an odd claim
to me, since the state law was passed to protect workers inside their business (with the bonus of protecting customers
too!).
I have e‐mailed the property manager at Town & Country Village in the past with no luck—she was only aware of the
25‐foot state ban, but no new signage has gone up to reflect it. There is an old sign at the Peet’s Coffee reflecting the
city’s previous 20‐foot requirement, but enforcement is sorely lacking.
Other regular smoking hotspots downtown include the Patio and the Old Pro—the latter has signage, but it is often
ignored, even by the security at the establishment. In fact it’s the security guard at Patio who is usually the one
smoking. One time he offered to do me a “favor” by moving a few feet away from my car, but smoke travels at least 25
feet (the basis for the state law), the width of a city street, and a World Health Organization study found it can pollute
entire city blocks.
I’m sure you are aware of the dangers of secondhand smoke, but thirdhand smoke is a problem as well since it clings to
hair, skin and clothing and continues to re‐emit nicotine long after the fact (I have noticed it in my car vents too).
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Cigarette smoke also contains heavy metals like lead, mercury and cadmium that pose an irreversible and cumulative
threat to human health with each exposure—scientists say there is no safe level.
Please let me know if and how enforcement efforts can proceed, since this is both a quality of life and public health
issue. Palo Alto had such fresh air in the past, and it’s a shame to see it polluted like this. Stores that used to smell fresh
often smell like smoke these days as well.
Yours,
Omar
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Ashley Chambers <wordpress@castillejamasterplan.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 2:07 PM
To:Planning Commission; Council, City; Castilleja Expansion
Subject:Please Support Castilleja
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Dear Mayor Filseth and members of City Council,
My name is Ashley Chambers and I live in Menlo Park, CA. I am writing to express my support for Castilleja School’s new
Master Plan and Conditional Use Permit application.
I am very happy that the DEIR found Castilleja’s proposal to be 100% compliant with Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Plan.
The school and the City predate all of us and have a rich history together. Through this proposal, we hope to create the
best possible future for the school, the neighborhood, and the City.
The DEIR supports Castilleja’s project in many important and exciting ways, including a new campus design that is more
compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood; LEED Platinum Environmental measures that surpass Palo
Alto’s sustainability goals; a Traffic Demand Management Program that could allow for increased enrollment without
increasing daily trips to campus; and an underground garage that is preferred over surface parking.
Castilleja was founded 112 years ago to equalize educational opportunities for women. I support Castilleja because since
settling in the Bay Area we have admired Castilleja and its strong reputation as the top school for girls. The idea that
anything is possible is important for women. It is now time for Castilleja to have an updated campus that matches all it
has to offer. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL!.
I hope you will support Castilleja as it seeks to modernize its campus and gradually increase high school enrollment while
minimizing its impact on the neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Ashley
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
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Subject:Synagogues
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So they take a Full Year to Cover their Pentagram Torah of Five Mutilated Books which means they somehow lost sight
on Entering into the Promised Land so I guess everyone is wandering in the Wilderness of Unfulfilled Promises; And on
the First Session of the First Week they Cover the Six Days of Creation and thereafter by the Second Session in the
Second Week they're already on the Story of the Flood like Some Kind of Superhero Skimming the Text so they can go
Home and watch Television. This is a Joke. Kinda like those Chiropractors who want to do Full Body Xrays and then they
"Adjust" 1/32 of your Back and then want you to Schedule for the Next Installment. They should call their Torah Studies
"Hop Over Ping Pong Studies" like the Object of the Game is to Levirate over the Text without Ever Touching on the
Breadth with any Depth. No wonder the Mafia treats Presidents of Synagogues like Wet Underwear they can wear at a
Barbecue featuring Roasted Hawaiian Hog in a Pit of Burning Money. Is this why Six Million Jews were Butchered in the
Holocaust? Were they doing the Exact Same Thing?
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Brettle, Jessica
From:David Coale <david@evcl.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:06 PM
To:Council, City; Flaherty, Michelle; Hoyt, George; Tam, Christine; Shikada, Ed
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Dear City Council and Staff,
Thank you for your leadership in addressing climate change with the adoption of a reach code for all‐electric
construction for new homes by April 2020. As was discussed, this will trickle into remodels and retrofits which make up
a much larger share of the GHG emissions from buildings.
I would also like to thank staff for working with Council “on the spot” to help realize this all‐electric option sooner than
they had originally planned.
This is a big win for moving the needle forward on climate change and will send a strong signal to both industry and
other cities, that the time is now to reduce our GHG emissions from our buildings and natural gas.
Sincerely,
David Coale
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 11:44 PM
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So Mikey. I forgot to ask. Which Ace Vanlines Locations are moving More Opie Taylor Product? Is it Kent? It can't be Kent
can it? Or, Drumroll ..., is it San Jose with a Market Reach covering the Whole Bay Area? Well what about Los Angeles
and San Diego? What are those Markets like? You see. I'm thinking of establishing a Film Crew that will Set Up Shop Next
to the Prime Ace Vanlines Locations and we'll be Filming All the Trucks rolling down our Shared Street in a Documentary
tentatively entitled "Opie Taylor in America : Moving a Hundred Billion Dollars of Product." This in turn could morph into
a Protracted Series of Scenes when Invading Chinese Authorities in the Collapse of America demand to see our Footage
because the Chinese Takeover will require the Extermination of the Mafia Cults whose Corruption played a Key Role in
Bringing down the United States across Generations and they won't be too Happy that as a Result the United States
defaulted on their Trillion Dollar Debt to China in the Aftermath of the Destruction of the Six Cities of San Francisco, San
Diego, Chicago, Dallas, New York, and Washington DC in AD 2026 as the Ringing Consequence for Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. "Hello?" "Yes. Mister Obama we need to Revise History." "Well how can I help you?" "We need to re‐film a
Campaign Scene where you say, 'Yes We Can.'" "Oh but certainly there must be Hours of Footage where I said those
Very Words and Canola Suppliers were Verrry Happy." "Um. Yes, except we need you to say it Differently." "How so?"
"We need you to say, 'Yes We Can Set Ourselves On Fire. Did you see those Monumental Clouds in Japan? The
Mushroom Twins in the Boomer Rang. Hell O? Can you Hear Us? Well did ya witness the Kamikaze Pilots slam into New
York City? Where was Godzilla? I thought the Planes were trying to avoid Godzilla's Tantrum Palms. Did you see the
Monumental Consequence? Who built that? Are there Invisible Contrails between Japan and New York? Manhattan
Hiroshima Nagasaki Project Rumble.'" "You want me to say all that?" "Yes." "What are we selling?" "Well you have to
softly say the O of Hell O in an slowly enunciated drawl while an Atlas Ace Vanlines Truck drives across the Background."
"What's the Documentary called?" "The Slaughter of the Leary Clan."
[:;]
Oh lets make a Sly Edit. It's Not Your Market yet is it? You still have to build the Wall to Beat Back the Competition who
are gaining in Strength and don't exactly need your Fat Middle Fingers. Do you have a Yore Anything Yet? Oh Yes you do!
It's Yore Book. About your Wonderful Life. Have you been reading it? The Day you Opened this Email will be in the Book
so Guess What! We're in Each Others Books now. Isn't that Sweet? Do you know where Yore Book is? Well if you don't
know where it is you'll find out on the Day of Judgement. No big deal. Now about that Rapture. I'm afraid there is a lot
Continued Misunderstanding on the Topic. You see the Last Days will be like the Days of Noah and there will be the
Return of the Nephilim. So when they swoop down and lift the Unrighteous Up into the Air to Eat their Flesh and Drink
their Blood..., Well. I hope your PROTECTED. Don't Worry. If you're Dead you can Return from the Womb to Eat your
Harvest. Happens All the Time. Well thats All for now Mikey. Enjoy your Cereal. Crunch.
[:;]
Can you please send me the Annual Report of * Ace Vanlines. I'm interested in learning more about how you can make a
Fortune distributing "Furniture" in America.
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Please don't Drop the 'O' ..., I wouldn't want to have to watch you get Assfucked in a Leary Basement. My Irish Mafia
Relatives know how to Cage People who "Open Mouth."
Do you like Sesame Seeds? Will those be on the Menu in Hell? Enjoy your Cock while you can. Maybe you could Jack Off
in a Graveyard and think about your "Future."
Do you know any Drivers who are Moving Opie Taylor Product? They're not moving a 100 Billion Dollars of White
Powder in Wheel Barrels on the Freeway are they?
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Brettle, Jessica
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Sunday, November 10, 2019 4:40 PM
To:jd@howardstern.com
Subject:Two Swords
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What do I mean by Instituting the Schism when Armenia was the First Country to become Christian? What I mean is that
the Same Infiltration exercised against Judea by the Romans was redirected towards Armenia by the Kingdom of
Unclean Spirits regardless of the vehicle and the Goal was the Same : To Excise the Truth from its Context to Alter the
Truth and to Replace the Truth with a Different Version of Reduced Scope and this would mean that the "Movement of
the Truth" in Armenia prior to Armenia becoming Christian was regarded as a Threat hence the Land of Armenia became
a Priority in the Tactical Assault of the Campaign to Literally Strip the World from the Protection of Unaltered Scripture
inclusive of Original and Translated Works.
Jacob removed the Heavy Stone from the Well when Three Flocks were present though the Total Number of Flocks
watered by that Well was Greater than Three and Normally the Shepherds waited for All the Flocks to be gathered
because the Stone was so Apparently So Heavy that More than Four Men were required to Remove the Stone from the
Well. Today there are Three Obvious Flocks : Jews, Christians, and Muslims ; And there are More Flocks than Three. All
the Flocks are in need of Unmitigated Truth. As Jacob was removing the Heavy Stone from the Mouth of the Well all by
himself Rachel was arriving with her Flock. What Flock would Rachel be pointing to Today? This isn't clear to me though I
will I say that Rachel became the Motivation of Jacob to Work for Laban for Multiples of Years that culminates Four
Wives and Thirteen Children.
[:;]
The Swords the Messiah speaks of, What would these be? The Disciples and replied said they have Two Swords. He says
that will be enough. Enough for what? I used to think this would be Hebrew and Greek but the Available Hebrew
Scripture is a Altered Scripture and the Unaltered Hebrew whose potency in Power Transcends the True Translation is
Hidden from Us until the Second Temple is Completely destroyed with respect to Every Stacked Stone meaning All of the
Stones have to be Unstacked ; While also the Hebrew Scripture in Full Extent would not need to be a Sword in the Hand
for the Tongue would then be the Sword hence the Two Swords would have to be One Sword for Each Hand hence these
be Valid Translations whose Purpose is to Sharpen the Mind to Sharpen the Tongue for the Son of Man is to have the
Power to Say to Someone Rise and Walk when they are Functionally Crippled though reaching this Stage entails More
Script Rehearsal Work than even most Consummate Actors are able to Maintain in Compliance with a Cyclic Loop that
should be cycled through like the Moon in a Month by the Six Books of the Unaltered Torah in Fully Memorized
Recitation without the Use of a Crutch. Furthermore given that the Hebrew is the Son of God and the Translation is the
Son of Man then why would the Son of God the Word of God need a Sword? The Heaven and the Earth were brought
forth by Declarations not by a Sword. So what would the Sword be? What would the Two Swords be and Why are they
enough? True the Word Sword in English contains the Word "word" and English is useful for Decoding. What would that
mean? What are Swords? Swords fit into Sheaths that hold only One Sword per Sheath. Given that Aramaic while being
Rich in Language doesn't seem to actually be a Current Source of a True Uncorrupted Gospel Set, and neither is the
currently available Hebrew Writings. Yet in Greek there is the Possibility that the Greek Gospels of the Polygot
Complutensian of the 1514 Printing are Valid Translations while the Source Material of the Sixtine Text that had been
Quarantined since 1590/1600 very well might include the Gospels in a True Translation which unfortunately where not
included in the Sixtine Text as Printed in 1587 before the Sixtine Text was muzzled to allow the Faulted Vulgate to
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continue to rule as a False Book since Jerome divided the Latins from the Greeks and not even Augustines Criticism could
stop this Division of Scripture into a More Altered Version than the Greeks who likewise have not maintained
Appropriate Stewardship of the Greek Septuagint and you can expect to continue to see their Economy go to Hell as
they continue to Drag their Feet. The Problem then is that even if the Gospels of the Polygot Complutensian as Printed in
1517 are Valid Translations you would still need Confirmation by a Companion Work. In the Case of the Septuagint Torah
of the Sixtine Text the Septuagint Torah within the Polygot Complutensian could be a Functional Secondary Work whose
Presentation of Greek Codices from Spain not Presently in Public View may have served to Enlighten Pope Sixtus V
((Felice Piergentile)) though with the Early Death of Pope Sixtus you have to wonder if Sixtus Capitulated to Corruption
which is an Unfortunately Pervasive Human Trait across the Ages. We see the Light; Then we build a Closet and Hide the
Light. It's the Universal Problem of Mankind. You'll need a Strong Arm to reach into the Closet to reach in and pull the
Light out of the Closet. Even Noah had to reach his Arm out the Window into a Darkly Clouded World to bring the White
Bird into the Ark while the Dark Bird continued to Fly to Call for Light. This brings us to the potential of the Two Swords
being Greek and Armenian who like Sheaths holding One Sword per Sheath exist within Two Language Groups in Indo‐
European holding only One Language. Armenia was the First Geopolitical Region to become Christian. But what does
that mean functionally? This means that Armenia was the First Country to Institute the Schism from the Original Context
of the Gospels as an Outgrowth to James stealing from Peter to pay Paul by cutting Peter off from the Dialogue of the
Believing Pharisees who insisted that New Converts submit to Male Circumcision as Mandated by the Covenant with
Avraám and Written Down by Moses. James unilaterally replaced the Torah with a Letter to Antioch with the
Participation of Paul who is Pontus Pilate who was Saul in the Aftermath of the Recall to Rome for the Samaritan
Insurrection that is the Code Name for the Resurrection of the Good Samaritan meaning the Messiah who was Falsely
Accused of Not being the Truth when as Incarnate Torah the Messiah is the Truth of What Elohim wants us to cleave to
in Exercising the Right to Return to the Truth which is his Unaltered Scripture. Given that the Story of the Good
Samaritan is a Self Reference to the Messiah put into the Tomb the Inn and the Samaritans had deviated their Scripture
done to Five Books with more Mutilations than the Tiberian Masoretic hence why the Northern Kingdom of Israel was
scourged with Destruction in 720 BC is why by Deduction my Assumption is that Judea was accusing the Messiah of
being a Distortion of the Truth. So Candidates for the Gospels as True Translations are Tentatively with the Armenian
Gospels of the Priests Gospels by Sargis and the Greek Gospels of the Polygot Complutensian by the Printing of 1514.
Oddly enough in 1972 I was living at 1514 Pamela Crest after moving in during the Summer of 1971. If the Translation of
Sargis was finished AD 415 which is not currently accepted as today the believe is that this was AD 966 then if AD 415 is
the Correct and Actual Date then between AD 415 and AD 1587 are 1172 Years from Sargis to the Sixtine Text "The
Eleven Like Towers came down in the Month September meaning Seven in Latin and Two came down" ; And between
AD 415 and AD 1514 are 1099 Years from Sargis to the Printing of the Gospels of the Polygot Complutensian "Can
someone pay my Taxbill?" ; And between AD 1517 and AD 1587 are 70 Years from the Printing of the Greek Torah of the
Polygot Complutensian to the Sixtine Text "Seventy in Greek is Septuagint though you have to stop and say actually
there were Seventy Two Scholars from Israel who knew Greek and whose Rapid Translation in Isolated Rooms to Provide
the Ransom Translation for the Release of Hebrews from Slavery in Egypt strongly implies the Translators had the Full
Extent of the Hebrew Scripture completely and utterly Mouth Memorized because otherwise could have Required
Decades to Accurately Translate the Hebrew into the Greek and with the Isolation of Translators from Translators the
Suspicious Greek Leadership in Egypt who would be Privy to what had happened to Pharoah Ramesses 11th when
Moses showed up after an Absence of Forty Years would prevent the Creation of a Uniformly Altered Translation which
is a Long Winded Way to say Accuracy in Translation would never allow anyone to claim that 777 in Hebrew is equal to
753 in Greek hence the Septuagint is a Revolving Conversation in Honesty in Numbers because after saying Septuagint
you have to say Actually it was Seventy Two Scholars." Even so, the Manifest Power of Unaltered Scripture in Hebrew
will Transcend the Power of the True Translations for those who will Mouth Memorize the Unaltered Hebrew Scripture
upon their Return and we should fully Expect that Unaltered Torahs of the First Six Books in Hebrew will be recovered in
Advance of the Deconstruction of the Vestiges of the Second Temple Complex and that these Unaltered Torahs of Six
Books in Hebrew will be found All over the World from the Preparatory Work of Chaleb of Jephuneh the Kenzenite from
the Tribe of Judah by the Labor of Chaleb and his Sons.
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Jeff Hoel <jeff_hoel@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, November 10, 2019 3:12 PM
To:UAC
Cc:Hoel, Jeff (external); Council, City
Subject:UAC's 11-13-19 meeting -- Resilience Workshop
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Commissioners,
I'd like to object to the format of the agenda for your 11-13-19 meeting.
http://cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/74028
* There are five new business items, but there should be only one: IX.1: Resilience Workshop.
* Normally, for most items, there is clickable link to the staff report for that item. But in this agenda, the 43-page staff
report for the Resilience Workshop is just appended to the agenda, making the agenda 45 pages long.
* Normally, the staff report is supposed to provide information that commissioners can (and really should) consider. But
in this staff report, there are just 42 pages of presentation slides to be displayed at the Resilience Workshop. Normally,
the information in a staff report is also available to the public in advance, so that the public can think about it in
advance. Presentation slides are not a good substitute for that.
* Items IX.1, IX.2, and IX.3 are said to "discussion" items. Normally, for "discussion" items, there is a time when staff
presents the item, and another time when the public can speak, and still another time when commissioners can discuss
the item, but there's never a time when there can be a back-and-forth discussion among the commissioners, the public,
and staff. In this case, for items IX.1, IX.2, and IX.3, I think the intent is to include a time when there can be a back-and-
forth discussion among the commissioners, the public, and staff. What should that kind of item be called?
* Items IX.4 an IX.5 are said to be "action" items. Normally, "action" items are like "discussion" items, except that
commissioners are allowed to make motions and vote on them. In this case, I think the intent is not to permit
commissioners to vote on anything, so I don't know why the agenda should call these items "action" items.
Thanks.
Jeff
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Jeff Hoel
731 Colorado Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94303
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PS: Please also see a few comments on the presentation slides (below the "######" line). Thanks.
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PDF page 18:
The slide say "move overhead lines underground."
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* Are we agreed that this really will make the electric grid more reliable? Every time the topic of undergrounding comes
up, this question seems to be raised again.
* Commissioner Scharff (when he was a Council member) said that (in his opinion) the City's undergrounding program
won't move forward in a significant way unless voters approve a ballot measure to spend significant money doing
it. Should UAC and Council be considering this possibility?
* Palo Alto municipal code says "council finds and determines that the public interest requires" undergrounding, for new
construction (12.16.010) and in various underground districts (12.16.020), "in order to promote and preserve the health,
safety and general welfare of the public, ...." (12.16.010).
http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/California/paloalto_ca/paloaltomunicipalcode?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$v
id=amlegal:paloalto_ca
But it doesn't specifically comment on reliability.
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PDF page 19:
The slide lists "reclosers" as a way to make the electric grid more reliable.
* Chattanooga is a good example of how to use citywide municipal FTTP to control the reclosers. But staff has been
reluctant to learn from Chattanooga.
The slide mentions "utility scale battery storage," but doesn't provide any information about it.
The slide mentions "micro-grid."
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PDF page 21:
The slide says a COBUG (city-owned back-up generator)
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/33220
at MSC, powered by natural gas, can provide 5 MW of electrical power.
* If the City is trying to phase out natural gas, does this make sense long-term?
* Who gets to use the 5 MW?
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PDF page 27:
Re priorities,
* "Major cell towers" -- Palo Alto has been encouraging wireless providers to omit battery backup from their small cell
towers because it makes noise. (OK, small cell towers are not "major" cell towers.)
* "Palo Alto Internet Exchange" -- As a private-sector entity, what is PAIX doing for itself? What does it need from the
City?
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PDF page 40:
The title is, "Why Look at 2nd Connection?" The third bullet item is, "The power line tower damaged turned out to be the
City's single point of connection to the power grid."
* I think this is a misrepresentation. There were (and are) three connections to the power grid. But a single airplane crash
can take them all out at once. How likely is this to happen again?
* The City has been talking about getting a 4th connection, in a 2nd corridor, ever since the 02-17-10 airplane crash.
-- Years ago, UAC created a subcommittee to track this, but nothing came of it. Let's not do this again.
-- How about putting on the UAC home page a clickable link to a blog that chronicles progress or its lack?
If the City is serious about electric reliability,
* It should resume the practice of reporting CAIDI (customer average interruption duration index) annually (or perhaps
even more frequently). (It used to be reported in each 4th Quarter Utilities Quarterly Update, e.g. 4Q15.)
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/49291
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* It should resume the practice of providing an index to several years worth of "UAC Informational Reports," including the
Utilities Quarterly Updates. (At present, the index is only for 2019 reports.)
http://cityofpaloalto.org/gov/boards/uac/reports/default.asp
How has PG&E's public safety power shutoff program affected Palo Alto's CAIDI so far? How will it affect Palo Alto's
CAIDI in the future? And what can the City do about it? Should PG&E be turned into a co-op?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-06/pacific-gas-electric-coop-sam-liccardo-newsletter
https://www.pbs.org/video/california-burning-1573171995/
Twenty-two mayors think so.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11784972/22-mayors-want-pge-to-become-a-customer-owned-co-op
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Monday, November 11, 2019 2:27 PM
To:mmchugh@acerelocation.com
Cc:seattle.info@acerelocation.com
Subject:The Valuation of the Opium Market
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Oh lets make a Sly Edit. It's Not Your Market yet is it? You still have to build the Wall to Beat Back the Competition who
are gaining in Strength and don't exactly need your Fat Middle Fingers. Do you have a Yore Anything Yet? Oh Yes you do!
It's Yore Book. About your Wonderful Life. Have you been reading it? The Day you Opened this Email will be in the Book
so Guess What! We're in Each Others Books now. Isn't that Sweet? Do you know where Yore Book is? Well if you don't
know where it is you'll find out on the Day of Judgement. No big deal. Now about that Rapture. I'm afraid there is a lot
Continued Misunderstanding on the Topic. You see the Last Days will be like the Days of Noah and there will be the
Return of the Nephilim. So when they swoop down and lift the Unrighteous Up into the Air to Eat their Flesh and Drink
their Blood..., Well. I hope your PROTECTED. Don't Worry. If you're Dead you can Return from the Womb to Eat your
Harvest. Happens All the Time. Well thats All for now Mikey. Enjoy your Cereal. Crunch.
[:;]
Can you please send me the Annual Report of * Ace Vanlines. I'm interested in learning more about how you can make a
Fortune distributing "Furniture" in America.
Please don't Drop the 'O' ..., I wouldn't want to have to watch you get Assfucked in a Leary Basement. My Irish Mafia
Relatives know how to Cage People who "Open Mouth."
Do you like Sesame Seeds? Will those be on the Menu in Hell? Enjoy your Cock while you can. Maybe you could Jack Off
in a Graveyard and think about your "Future."
Do you know any Drivers who are Moving Opie Taylor Product? They're not moving a 100 Billion Dollars of White
Powder in Wheel Barrels on the Freeway are they?
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Sharon Espar <sharonespar@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, November 8, 2019 10:05 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Verizon cell towers
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Please continue to support health in our community‐
No to cell towers .
Sharon Espar
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Brettle, Jessica
From:Mark Cox <markdarrellcox@icloud.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:45 AM
To:lisabjobs@gmail.com
Subject:Your Father (i)
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I don't know where your Father is. Given that No One is making Any Progress on the Memorization of Unaltered Truth as
far as I can see inclusive of myself because my situation is like the Inverse of your Father "Cast Out" as opposed to
"Locked In", then for Anyone to expect that Suitable Progress could be made to bring correction is Fantasy Thinking that
has No Basis in Realistic Thinking. Years stretch to Decades when People drag their Ass on the Fundamental Basics. What
do you think you're gonna do? Get a Tank and an Army and Storm the Compound? You don't even know the Location of
the Compound. Your Tank and Army could Circle the Globe for Generations and never find it. You have to Start where
the Mafia started, by Knowing the Truth when No One else knew the Truth. That's how I think it started in Sicily though
Cults stretch back in time, yet when Greeks who knew the Septuagint migrated after the Fall of Constantinople they
knew a Level of Truth the Latins were Oblivious to, and perhaps its this Higher Level of Truth whereby they could
retrieve Stolen Livestock in Sicily and they vainly misused this ability to form themselves into a Powerful Cult premised
on Knowing the Truth when the Surrounding Population didn't know the Truth and this would lead to the Masking of
their Zodiacs and the Masking of the Zodiacs of Harvested Children denied the Knowledge of their own Zodiac to Create
Peripheral SubCults to provide Servile Service to the Cult. Flash Forward : Within the Context of the United States in
2019 it's the Irish Mafia that is the Longest Functioning Crime Cult in a Position of Stealth Leadership in Deceit in the
United States yet it's entirely possible that All of the Major Organized Crime Cults in the Western World are Interrelated
Branches of the Same Tree and their Cultic Abilities simply outperformed the Cultic Abilities of Unrelated Competition in
the Same Niche by the Slight Advantage of Knowing Truth on a Level their Disadvantaged Competition did Not and when
there are Competitors in the Same Niche the Advantage only has to be a Slight Advantage whereby the Entity with the
Slight Advantage will prevail over time and gain Control of the Niche. So perhaps the Tree of the Cult grew throughout
History as the Firmly Rooted Prevailing Tree of Deception yet the Branches in this Tree seek Dominance in the Tree. So
Good Luck with the Tank and the Army. How many are in your Army? You're going to Topple a Cult that has the World
by the Balls and the World doesn't even know this because the Cult has the Press by the Balls? How many Generations
of Experience are Notched into your Belt? Let me guess : You have made Absolutely No Progress Whatsoever in the
Mouth Memorization of the Unaltered Torah for the Purpose of Recitation In a Minimum Cycle of Every Month with the
Prophets and Writings in a Minimum Cycle of Every Year and likewise the Quran and the "Go Learn How to Spells" which
I'll assume would be respectively Yearly and Monthly Cycles. That's too much work? Okay fine. Proceed with the Tank
and the Army. Let me know when you Traversed the World in the First Loop of what would ((At least possibly)) be an
Infinite Loop with No End in Sight. Go ahead and camouflage yourselves as much as you like. Your Unit can be the Secret
Army dodging Detection to Sneak around the World. "There they go again." "What?" "Those crazy People with the Tank
are crawling through the Meadow behind our House." "Should we call the Police?" "The Last Time this happened we
went to the Police they laughed." "They laughed?" "Yeah they laughed and told us to go home." I remember your Father
telling Me he was Jewish. He knew he was Jewish while I didn't know I was Jewish. We were riding Bikes when he told
Me he was Jewish. And I know the Whole Syrian Connection yet even the Children of Israel were born to Wives from the
House of Bathuel the Syrian. Someone with Middle Eastern Heritage could literally have a Rich Tapestry in their
Heritage. Is your Father's Heritage inclusive of Armenian Heritage? Someone told Me their Father was a Photographer.
She was Armenian by her Father and German by her Mother. When Steve Jobs whom I knew as my Adopted Neighbor
Jeff Laird showed up in Ballard in Seattle Washington in 2017 when I was on the way to Dandelion Botanicals to buy
Sandalwood Oil they mislabel as Santalum Album when its High Quality Santalum Spictum which still isn't Santalum
Album, on this Day in Daylight Steve was walking around with a Camera. I asked him what Brand of Camera he had and
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he said it was a Canon Camera and I told him I always wanted to own an Arca Swiss. So I suspect Steve Jobs possibly
born as Jeff Stern given that Howard Stern his Brother Mike Laird will at least admit being Jewish in Heritage though
these Conversations he recalls of his Father are a Fantasy given that their Parents died in a Car Accident, I suspect that
Steve Jobs is inclusively Jewish, Syrian, and Armenian.
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This past month has been a difficult time for California as wildfires have broken out
across the state. Although the most destructive fires are hundreds of miles away1 our
community has been forced to cope with the indirect effects of the fires1 including
intentional power shutoffs1 poor air quality1 and telecommunications outages. While
state and local governments play the most direct role in addressing these challenges1 l
want to give you an update on my work to ensure Congress is doing everything it can
to prepare for future fires.
Last week l introduced H.R 49241 the Smoke Planning and ResearchActto address
the public health threat of wildfire smoke. The bill establishes four Centers of
Excellence at colleges or universities to conduct research on the risks communities face
due to wildfire smoke. lt also directs the EPA to study this issue and provide grants to
states1 tribes1 and local governments to plan and respond to wildfire smoke. These
efforts can include creating shelters for at-risk populations and retrofitting schools
with air filters so students can safely attend school.
On November I 5
t l wrote to the leaders of the House Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology1 which l'm a member of1 asking the Subcommittee
to hold a hearing on the role that telecommunications have in public safety. [cited the
recent wildfires and power outages as a prime example of why our Subcommittee
needs to get involved in this issue. ln the letter1 l mention H.R 38361 the Wireless
Infrastructure Resiliency during Emergencies and Disasters (WIRED/ Act1 a bill [
introduced in July that allows states to require wireless companies to deploy more
resilient infrastructure in order for cellphone networks to better withstand disasters.
The letter was signed by 23 Members of Congress who represent congressional
districts in California1 a copy of that letter is enclosed for you.
As the past two fire seasons have shown1 destructive wildfires are not a problem that
will go away soon. l'm committed to doing everything l can in Congress to ensure
that all the communities l represent have the resources they need to prepare for future
disasters.
nna G. Eshoo
Member of Congress
Enclosure
cc: The Honorable Members of the Palo Alto City Council
atnngress of t!Je 1ltnite~ ~tates
1llifunl1i11gtnn, :mm 20515
November I, 2019
The Honol'able Michael F. Doyle, Chairman
Subcommittee on Communications and
Technology
306 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
The Honorable Robert E. Latta,
Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Communications and
Technology
2467 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman
Committee on Energy and Commerce
2107 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
The Honorable Greg Walden,
Ranking Member
Committee on Energy and Commerce
2185 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Chairman Doyle, Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Latta, and Ranking Member Walden,
We write to request that the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hold a hearing
on the role of telecommunications in public safety. The human impacts of natural disasters are
often worsened when our telecommunications infrastructure isn't resilient to the damage caused
by disasters, which is an issue California is currently facing as it battles the Kincade Fire in
Sonoma County and numerous fires in Los Angeles and Ventura Countries, including the Getty,
Saddleridge, Tick, and Easy Fires.
As you know so well, our telecommunications infrastructure is critical for how public safety
officials respond to wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, and so many other natural disasters. In
California, our telecommunications infrastructure has failed many times when the public and
.public safety officials needed it most. Here are a few recent examples:
• In October 2017, Napa County residents faced issues receiving evacuation orders as 77
cell towers were destroyed or damaged and public safety officials faced challenges with
an emergency alert system during the Atlas Peak, Tubbs, and Pa1trick Fires.1
• Many Californians did not receive evacuation orders and could not download updated fire
maps during the Camp Fire last year, the deadliest recorded fire in state history, because
fiberoptic cables connecting cell towers melted.2
• Last year during the Mendocino Complex Fire, the largest recorded fire in California's
history, an internet service provider throttled the data speeds of the Santa Clara County's
firefighters, significantly undermining department personnel's ability to respond to the
fire.3
As we wl'ite to you, the Kincade Fire and several other fires are burning nearly 100,000 acres of
California. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company began cutting off electricity in parts of
Northern California recently, including many of the communities in the congressional districts we
represent. During these shutdowns, many residents realized that their landlines are voice-over-
internet-protocol connections that are not operational when the power is out and that cell towers
are often also solely dependent on local power supplies. On October 28111, 874 cell towers were
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e. Become better informed regarding key legislation, policies
or programs impacting local government.
3. Failure to adhere to the provisions of this Council Policy 7.4.4.
(i.e., not submitting expense forms or receipts on time).
II. Travel Budgets.
A. Council shall establish travel budgets as part of the annual City budget
process.
B. Travel budgets for Councilmembers up for election or due to leave office
in any particular year shall be prorated to ensure adequate travel funds are
available for incoming Councilmembers. The percentage of travel funds
allocated to outgoing/incoming Councilrnembers shall be determined by
staff and based on ensuring the ability of whoever is in office at the time
to attend the scheduled dates of the National League of Cities (NLC)
Congressional City Conference; the NLC Congress of Cities and
Exposition; and the League of California Cities' (LCC) Annual
Conference and Exposition. Any unspent funds allocated to an outgoing
Councilmember's seat shall be carried over to the incoming
Councilmember's budget. The Mayor's budget will be allocated similarly.
C. Each Councilmember will be provided with an update of his/her travel
budget, including balance and itemization of expenses on a monthly basis
by the Executive Assistant to Council. The Mayor (who authorizes
payment of expenses) will also receive the same information on each
Councilmember's expenditures. The Executive Assistant to Council shall
send a notification to any Councilmember whose budget is close to being
overdrawn, copying the Mayor, the City Manager, and the Assistant City
Manager.
D. Councilmembers shall not exceed authorized amounts budgeted for travel.
Any and all travel expenses in excess of a Councilmember' s approved
budget shall be reimbursed to the City by the Councilmember.
E. Mid-year increases in travel budgets are discouraged and shall generally
be considered only if Councilmembers can demonstrate that additional
amounts are for unforeseen expenses that could not be anticipated prior to
the initial adoption of the annual travel budget.
F. There are two ways for a Councilmember to increase his/her approved
travel budget:
1. The adopted travel budget can be amended on a case-by-case basis
during the fiscal year by approval of the City Council at a public
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meeting. Councilmembers desiring an increase in their annual
travel budget shall provide an estimate of the additional amount
prior to actual travel or expenditure of funds. Justifications for the
budget increase shall also be included with the request for
additional funds. All increases in travel budgets must be approved
by a majority vote of the full Council prior to actual travel or
expenditure of additional funds.
2. Councilmembers may choose at any time to relinquish a portion of
their unspent travel budget to another Councilmember. Any
Councilmember wishing to do so shall notify the Executive
Assistant to Council and the City Manager in writing. Otherwise,
the remaining balance of unspent funds at the end of the fiscal year
shall return to the General Fund.
G. Any carryover of Council travel budgets from one fiscal year to the next
shall require the approval of the Council during the annual carryover
process.
III. Travel Arrangements.
A. Travel arrangements shall be made as far in advance as possible to obtain
the best possible fares and rates. Registration for conferences and training
shall be made far enough in advance to take advantage of early
(discounted) fees, and to avoid late registration fees. If travel arrangements
must be canceled for any reason, the person who made the arrangements
shall cancel them in sufficient time to prevent the City from incurring
unnecessary costs when possible.
B. Unless Councilmember's opt to book their own travel, staff shall makes
arrangem~nts for City Council travel including registrations, transportation
and lodging, and travel cash advances (if requested by the
Councilmember). Staff shall prepare a travel information packet for each
Councilmember traveling to any of the main annual conferences: the
National League of Cities (NLC) spring and fall conferences, the League
of California Cities (LCC) annual fall conference, and the U.S.
Conference of Mayors (USCM) spring and summer conferences.
IV. Transportation.
A. Travelers shall use whatever mode of transportation is the most logical
and least expensive. If a Councilmember elects to use a mode of
transportation other than the most logical and least expensive, the City
shall pay only the cost of the most logical and least expensive mode.
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B. Air Travel. Councilmembers shall not limit their air travel options by
specifying an airline. The airline offering the lowest fare for a logical
route shall be selected.
C. Use of Private Vehicles. Councilmembers shall be compensated for the
use of their private vehicles for approved business travel at the current IRS
standard mileage rate, provided that it is the most logical and least
expensive method of transportation. The City shall pay all expenses, such
as bridge tolls and parking fees, incurred as the result of a
Councilmember·s authorized use of a vehicle while traveling on City
business. Councilmembers requesting reimbursement for the payment of
such expenses shall obtain receipts and submit them with their Travel
Expense Reports. To drive a City or privately owned vehicle on City
business, Councilmembers must possess a valid California driver's
license. A driver of a privately owned vehicle must also carry adequate
liability insurance coverage, and be responsible for any damage, service,
or repair to the car occurring on the trip, as these costs are included in the
City's per mile cost reimbursement.
D. Train and Other Mass Transit. Councilmembers shall be compensated for
train or other mass transit fares and fees provided that it is the most logical
and least expensive method of travel.
E. Ground Transportation at Destination. Supplementary transportation
within the destination city shall be accomplished by hotel courtesy buses,
local shuttle services or public transportation, if available and logical. Taxi
or car service may be used when no other convenient, less costly mode of
transportation is available.
F. Rental Vehicles. Rental vehicles shall be used only when no other mode of
transportation is available or when alternate transportation would be more
expensive or impractical and must be authorized in advance. If a rental
vehicle is authorized, Councilmembers shall request the least expensive
vehicle category that meets their needs. Optional insurance offered by the
rental agency should be declined.
V. Lodizing.
A. The City shall pay lodging expenses for approved travel, including the
evening preceding or subsequent to a meeting or business event when the
Councilmember would otherwise have to travel from his/her residence
before 6 a.m. or after 9 p.m. to reach or return from his or her destination.
B. When there is not a specific lodging site associated with official City
business, the City shall pay for actual lodging expenses up to the General
Services Administration (GSA) maximum rate allowed by location
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(http://www.!!sa.gov/portal/category/21287). Note that the GSA maximum
rate applies to the base room rate only, and does not include taxes. Every
effort shall be made to obtain lodging at or near the facility where official
City business is to take place to minimize travel time and transportation
costs. The lodging should also be clean, safe and appropriate for business
travel. Government rates are often available and should be sought.
C. The City shall pay only for standard single rooms at conference,
government or corporate rates. The City shall pay additional charges for a
double room only if two Councilmembers share the room. Additional
charges arising from the registration or the sharing of a room with a
spouse or guest are not reimbursable.
D. Councilmembers shall notify the Executive Assistant to Mayor and
Council regarding any reservations for lodging they will not use. Any
charge for an unused reservation shall be considered the Councilmember's
personal expense unless failure to cancel the reservation was due to
circumstances reasonably beyond the Councilmember's control.
VI. Meals.
A. The City shall pay for a Councilmember's meals during authorized travel,
including tax and tips, up to the per diem amount established by the GSA
for the destination location (available at:
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287 -"Meals Breakdown"), except
that the City shall not pay for the following:
1. Breakfast on the first day of travel.
2. Meals that the Councilmember elects to purchase from another
source when the meals are included in the cost of a conference,
training registration fee, or hotel stay.
3. Alcoholic beverages.
B. The City shall pay for meals during partial days of travel on a pro-rated
basis, as follows:
1. If the partial day includes travel before 8 a.m., the City shall pay
for breakfast.
2. If the partial day includes travel between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the
City shall pay for lunch.
3. If the partial day includes travel after 5 p.m., the City shall pay for
dinner.
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C. Any meal reimbursement where a Councilmember is not required to travel
away from home overnight shall be taxable in the amount of the meal
reimbursement under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(a) (2).
VIL Miscellaneous Fees/Business Expenses.
A. Gratuitiesrrips. The City shall pay reasonable and customary gratmt1es
and tips during City business travel. Tips for meals are included in the
standard per diem rate.
B. Business Expenses. The City shall pay for goods and/or services deemed
necessary for the completion of official business, such as faxes, copier and
computer usage, etc.; for Internet usage at actual cost and for all business
telephone calls. Cellular phones are often more cost-effective than using
hotel phones directly and should be considered as a primary option.
Collect calls should be avoided. Fees which include use of local calls,
wireless internet access, or other such amenities shall be covered by the
City. The City shall also pay for printed materials. tapes or other training
materials that may be available for sale at training, conferences, etc.,
provided that the materials are of benefit to the City and shall remain the
City's property.
C. Baggage Fees. If the airline charges for all checked baggage, the City shall
cover the cost for one checked bag only. Excess baggage charges are not
reimbursable.
D. Personal Expenses. Personal expenses shall not be paid by the City. In
addition to those items identified as personal expenses throughout this
policy, personal expenses include personal telephone calls, in-room
movies, spas and gyms, optional recreational events in connection with a
conference, laundry or dry cleaning, miscellaneous sundries, or other
items of a personal nature. Personal travel shall not be mixed with
business travel if it will cost the City or harm the City's interest in any
way. The City shall not pay for any expenses of a spouse or other person
who accompanies a Councilmember on business travel.
VIII. Payment of Expenses.
Councilmembers may pay for allowable travel expenses by requesting a travel
advance in an amount up to the total estimated expenses for the trip minus any
pre-paid expenses. Allowable expenses may also be paid out of pocket and
reimbursed upon completion of travel.
IX. Settlement of Expenses.
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A. Within three weeks of a Councilmember's return from a business trip, a
final accounting of all expenses associated with the trip shall be made by
completing a Travel Expense Report, and an associated Mileage Reporting
Form, if applicable, attaching original receipts substantiating all reported
expenses with the exception of meals, and submitting the report to the
Executive Assistant to Mayor and Council.
B. If the Councilmember received a travel advance and actual expenses were
less than the amount advanced, any unused amount of the travel advance
shall be returned to the City via a payroll deduction. Should a
Councilmember who has received a travel advance fail to submit a Travel
Expense Report within three weeks of return, the Department of Finance
may deduct the amount of the travel advance from the Councilmember's
next pay check unless the Councilmember can verify timely submission of
papenvork or an extension has been requested and approved with valid
reason.
C. If the Councilmember personally paid for allowable business trip
expenses, the City shall reimburse the employee through the bi-weekly
payroll process. Reimbursement of travel expenses received from an
outside source must be forwarded to the Executive Assistant to Mayor and
Council upon receipt.
0. The Mayor's signature is required as approval of Council expense
statements. The Vice Mayor approves the Mayor's expense statements.
E. To the extent that another agency or organization pays for the travel or
conference expenses of a Councilmember, the City shall not pay for those
same expenses. Councilmembers shall either submit the other agency's
payment to the City (in which case the City shall pay for the
Councilmember's entire expenses), or refrain from claiming expenses for
that portion of his/her expenses paid for by the other agency.
F. For multiple Council meals paid for by a single Councilmember, the total
expense for the meal shall be submitted on the expense report of the
paying Councilmember, along with a written breakdown of amounts to be
charged to the budgets of other Councilmembers.
B. When Councilmembers attend a group dinner where the individual cost of
each meal is unavailable, the Mayor shall determine a fair and equitable
method of distributing the charges among the various Councilmembers in
attendance. The City may pay for meals of official guests of the Council.
Costs for meals of guests invited by a single Councilmember shall be
charged to the individual Councilmember's budget. The cost of meals for
guests invited by the Mayor or four or more Councilmembers shall be paid
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by the City out of the Council program budget but need not be charged to
any Councilmember's travel buaget.
X. Exceptions to the Policy.
This policy does not claim to address all contingencies and conditions. However.
any exception requires Mayoral approval via a Travel Authorization Request
(TAR) for anticipated/known exceptions or via a Travel Expense Report for
unanticipated/unplanned expenses. Requests for exceptions should be
accompanied by the traveler's written justification for the expense.
Examples of exceptions to this policy include, but are not limited to, the
following:
o Unusual business expenses;
o Per diem and/or lodging expenses which exceed GSA limits:
• The purchase of one or more meals from another source even though they
were included in a conference and/or seminar registration fee:
o The use of an alternate mode of transportation under the Americans with
Disabilities Act;
• Travel costs in excess of budgeted amounts.
XI. Audits.
The Department of Finance shall conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance
with this policy. Audit results shall be submitted to the Mayor and City Manager.
(Adopted: Council Policy Update, RTC #14-0061 (November 25, 2014); Adopted: RTC #15-
0343 (May 12, 2015))
Lead Department: Office of the City Manager
For reference, see also:
• 7.4.1, Staff/Administrative Support for Councilmembers
• 7.4.12, City Council Appointments to Intergovernm.ental Agencies
• 7.4.15, Council Advocacy
• City Charter, Section 807
• Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected Officials
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Executive Assistant-Mayor & Council
Office of the City Manager
City of Sunnyvale
Phone: 408-730-7913
From: Ng, Judy [mailto:Judy.Ng@CityofPaloAlto.org]
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 2:38 PM
To: Jennifer Nunez <JNunez@sunnvvale.ca.gov>
Subject: Research Question: Travel/Conference Budget for Mayor & Council Members
ATIN: Email is from an external source; Stop, Look, and Think before opening attachments or links.
Hello Jennifer,
I'm Judy from the City of Palo Alto's City Manager's Office. I just left you a voice mail. I'm doing some research on
travel/conference budgets for Mayor and Council Members. Does the City of Sunnyvale have a travel/conference budget
for their Mayor and Council Members?
If you do, would you be able to share the specifics with us?
Thank you,
Judy
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PALO
ALTO
Judy Ng
City Manager's Office I Administrative Ass istant
250 Hamilton Avenue I Pa lo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 329-2354
Ema il: Judy.Ng@CityofPaloAlto.org
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2. Authorized Expenses
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Expenses incurred in connection with the follo\lving types of activities generally
constitute authorized expenses, as long as the other requirements of this Policy are
met:
a. Communicating with representatives of regional, State, and national
government on City-adopted policy positions;
b. Attending educational seminars designed to improve an official's skill and
knowledge levels directly related to City business;
c. Attending a conference or organized educational activity conducted in
compliance with Government Code Section 54952.2(c), including ethics
training required by Government Code Sections 53234, et seq.;
d. Attending a meeting of any multi-jurisdictional governmental body on which
the Councilmember serves as the City's designated representative;
e. Attending any meeting or providing service on a given day at the formal
request of the Council or attending other regional events or meetings where
representing the City in an official capacity;
f. Participating in regional, State, and national organizations whose activities
affect the Citys interests, including, but not limited to, National League of
Cities, League of California Cities, Association of Bay Area Governments,
Santa Clara County Cities' Association, Joint Venture Silicon Valley,
Sustainable Communities, Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority, or U.S.
Conference of Mayors;
g. Attending City events;
h. Implementing a City-approved strategy for attracting or retaining businesses
to the City, which will typically involve at least one staff member; and
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i. Dinner or admission expenses for a spouse or guest in accordance with
Section 8.a.
3. Expenditures Requiring Council Approval
Except as set forth in Section 2, all other expenditures require prior approval by
the Council at a public meeting. Any questions regarding the propriety of a
particular type of expense should be resolved by the Council before the expense is
incurred.
4. Erroneous Charges of Payments
Expenses charged to a City account or paid in error that are unauthorized per
Section 4.a and nonrefundable expenses per Section 4. b under this Policy shall be
reimbursed to the City within 30 days of notification.
a. Unauthorized Expenses
Examples of expenses that the City will not reimburse include, but are not
limited to:
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The personal portion of any trip; any portion of the trip not related to
City business;
Expenses for any individual other than the Councilmember on City-
related business, activities, or events, except as set forth in Section 8.a;
Entertainment expenses not related to City business, for example:
theater, in-room movies, sporting events or activities, personal services,
voluntary events;
Personal automobile expenses, including repairs, traffic citations,
insurance, or gasoline, with the exception of mileage reimbursement,
pursuant to Section 7.b;
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Personal losses incurred while on City business;
Expenditures of a personal nature (incidentals, clothing, etc.);
Reimbursement for local meals not associated with an overnight event;
Reimbursement for political contributions or expenses for events
sponsored by political organizations, candidates, office holders, or for
other political purposes;
Charitable contributions, expenses, or events;
Expenses reimbursed by other organizations. Expenses for which a City
Councilmember receives reimbursement from another agency are not
reimbursable. The amount of travel expense reimbursed to the City by
organizations such as the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of
Cities, League of California Cities, or other organizations for travel by a
Councilmember shall be credited to the travel budget of that
Councilmember;
b. Reimbursements of Nonrefundable Expenses
Councilmembers must reimburse the City with personal funds for any
nonrefundable expenses if they register for an event (e.g., conference, dinner
meeting, etc.) but do not attend, unless they designate a substitute attendee,
or if they cannot attend as the result of a personal illness or emergency, which
is limited to one paid event per year.
5. Management Development Funds
Councilmembers are eligible for Management Development Funds, which may be
combined with amounts provided under this Policy, as follows :
a. Management Development Funds may be used in accordance with the City's
Management Development Policy No. 3-2.
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b. Amounts shall be the same as unrepresented employees.
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c. Travel Funds may not be used to supplement Management Development
Funds.
6. Equipment. Supplies, and Communication Expenses
a. Miscellaneous Supplies
The fo11owing supplies and materials are available to Councilmembers at City
Hall for use in conducting official City business:
• A card key for access to City Hali, to be returned when a
Councilrnember leaves office;
• Miscellaneous office supplies such as paper, writing materials, digital
storage devices;
• Business cards.
b. City Souvenirs
City souvenirs are intended for official distribution. A log sheet describing
the type and number of items requested by a Councilmember shall be
maintained by the City Clerk and copy of the log shall be distributed to the
Council quarterly or semiannually. Souvenirs shall be regulated to the
following types of items:
' • One City logo item per year, at the discretion of the Mayor, is included
as part of the City Council budget.
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c. Communication Costs and Allowances
NO.: A-2
Communication tools (e.g., telephones, fax lines, cell phones, data plans,
computers and Internet access) are necessary for Councilmembers to fulfill
their responsibilities of communicating with constituents, City staff members,
and others in the course of City business. Each Councilmember shall receive
an annual communication budget, and the Mayor shall receive a
supplemental amount as adopted by the Council in the annual Adopted
Budget. This budgeted amount is intended to cover all telecommunication
costs including telephones, fax lines, cellphones, data plans, computers,
Internet access, etc.
A communications allowance or stipend shall be provided to each
Councilmember semi-annually based on the amount included in the Adopted
Budget for cellular telephones and tablet devices. The communication
allowance shall be a reasonable amount to represent the reimbursement for
actual costs associated with telecommunication items noted above.
For all other communication costs (e.g., telephone, fax lines, computer data
plans, and Internet access), amounts shall be reimbursed based on actual
costs and detail receipts shall be required for all reimbursement claims.
Such items used shall be for business purposes with a de minimis amount of
personal usage allowed. Amounts provided are subject to IRS regulations
and guidelines.
d. Per-Term Allowances
Councilmembers must have office equipment to discharge their functions and
communicate with staff. For each term of office, Councilmembers will be
reimbursed by providing supporting documentation, up to the amount
adopted by the Council for office equipment. Amounts may not be
combined. Any unspent amounts do not carry forward to a subsequent term.
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• Computer, Printer and Peripheral Equipment, Fax Copier, Answering
Machine, Cellular Phone, Pager, Personal Devices (such as a smart
phone, tablet, laptop, etc.), and the actual costs of installing up to two (2)
telephone lines, incurred after election to the Council: amount per term
as included in the Adopted Budget for the fiscal yea: elected to office.
• Reimbursement for warranty plans or repairs of office items is allowed.
Allmvance may not be used for monthly service or usage charges.
7. Council Travel, Meals, and Lodging
All expenses must be incurred in the course of official Councilmember duties for
the City. The expenses described in this section shall not exceed the budget
allocated to each Councilmember in Section 9 of this policy. All expenses and
reimbursement claims must be documented with detailed receipts; however, a
City Incidental Expense Receipt Form may be used to claim reimbursement for
those incidental expenses for a receipt which is lost or not normally provided.
Expenses permitted while traveling outside of the City include, but are not limited
to, the following:
a. Airfare. Transportation costs to and from the authorized destination shall not
exceed economy-class airfare unless such fare is not available.
b. Automobile Mileage; Parking; Tolls. Parking, bridge, and road tolls
(including FasTrak and mileage (which shall be recorded and reimbursed at
the current Internal Revenue Service rate for nonitemized travel)). [NOTE:
See www.irs.gov.] .
c. Car Rental. Rental rates must be the best available rate for a midsize or
smaller car.
d. Taxis/Shuttles. Taxi or shuttle fares, including a 15 percent gratuity per fare,
when the cost of such fares is equal to or less than the cost of car rentals,
mileage, and parking combined, or when such transportation is necessary for
time efficiency.
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e. Airport Parking. Long-term parking must be used for travel exceeding 24
hours.
f. Baggage. Baggage fees for up to two pieces of checked bags.
g. Telecommunication Charges. Official business incurred when traveling such
as faxing, photocopying, or computer service; and other normal, necessary,
and reasonable expenses.
h. Lodging. If lodging is required in connection with a conference or meeting,
lodging expenses shall not exceed the maximum group rate published by the
conference or activity sponsor for the meeting if such rates are available at the
time of booking. If the group rate is not available, the Councilmember shall
use comparable lodging at the best available rate for that area.
i. Meals. Meal expenses, associated gratuities, and incidentals up to a total of
One Hundred Dollars ($100) per day, with detailed receipts provided.
8. Local and Miscellaneous Expenses
a. Guests. Dinner or admission expenses which require a Coundlmember' s
attendance as an official representative of the City and at which a guest
would be invited to attend, is permitted. Each Councilmember is allowed to
utilize his or her expense account for guest expenses for a maximum of four
events. The Mayor is allowed two additional guest expenses for a total of six
events.
b. Local Meals. Costs incurred by a Councilmember for local meals or lunches
in the course of meeting with constituents, staff, or other Councilmembers are
not reimbursable and shall not be charged on a Councilmember's
procurement card.
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c. Ad.mission Cost. The portion of the cost of ad.mission or a ticket or donation
to an event which represents a charitable, political, or other contribution is
not an authorized expense and not reimbursable.
d. Professional Development. Costs incurred for professional development
(seminars, publications, and memberships) related to a Councilmember's
duties as an elected official may be reimbursed as provided for in the City's
Professional/Management Development Program Policy and this policy, and
are the same amount as provided to unrepresented employees.
9. Budget
a. Annual Council Budget. The annual budget for the Council expenses shall be
recommended by a subcommittee of the Council and approved by the
Council in the annual City budget.
b. Mayor's Budget. A supplemental amount may be allocated to the Mayor to
be used as a contingency for the additional duties of the office. Because the
term of the Mayor does not coincide with the fiscal year, the incumbent
Mayor will be allocated one-half of this amount for each of the two fiscal
years in office.
c. Budget Adjustments. Outgoing Councilmembers shall be allocated 50
percent of the budget for their seat. Incoming Councilmembers shall be
allocated 50 percent of the budget for their seat.
d. Training and Conference Reserve. A training and conference reserve (the
"ReseIYe") account shall be established in an amount approved by the City
Council. The Reserve may be used by any Councilmember, Mayor, or Vice
Mayor who has exhausted the amount budgeted for Training, Conference,
and Travel for their seat, for a purpose consistent with this Policy. The Mayor
or Vice Mayor must give prior approval for use of the Reserve by
Councilmembers in accordance with Section 10.d.
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e. Councilmember Budgets. Following adoption of the annual budget, upon
request, staff will work with each Councilmember to develop an annual
budget within the allocated amount for each member in order to provide a
monitoring tool for Councilrnembers.
£. No Transfer of Councilrnember Budget. The budget amount allocated to a
Councilmember may not be used to pay for the expenses of, or transferred to,
another Councilrnember.
g. Amendment. The budget may be amended by the Council at any time.
10. Monitoring and Reporting
a. Expense Report. AU expenses and claims for reimbursement shall be
submitted to the Finance and Administrative Services Department on City
expense report forms within 60 days of the incurred expense, and within the
fiscal year in which they were incurred. All expense reports shall be
accompanied by detailed receipts and shall document that the expenses
comply with this Policy for expenditure of public resources. Inability to
provide such documentation in a timely manner may result in the expense
being borne by the Councilrnember. All expense reports are subject to audits.
b. Tracking Expenses. Expenses of Councilmembers are tracked individually
against the budgeted amount and reported to Councilmembers as requested.
c. Receipts Required. Detailed, itemized receipts are required for all expenses
and reimbursement claims.
d. Use of Reserve Except as Otherwise Provided in Section 9.d of this Policy.
The Mayor, or Vice Mayor in the absence of the Mayor, must approve use of
the Reserve under Section 5.d of this policy and shall interpret any questions
of policy, legislative intent, and interpretation of a qu~stioned expenditure
consistent with this Policy. Neither the Mayor nor Vice Mayor may make
interpretations or determinations regarding their own expenditures or use of
the "Reserve." The Vice Mayor must approve any use of the Reserve for
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expenditures of the Mayor. Disputes may be appealed to the Council Finance
Committee by individual Councilrnembers.
e. Personal Responsibility for Payment. Expenditures in excess of the budget
amounts or any expenditure not in compliance with this Policy is the
responsibility of the individual Councilmember.
f. Report to the Council. Each official shall briefly report on meetings attended
at City expense at the next scheduled Council meeting. If multiple
Councilrnembers attended, a joint report may be made.
11. Violation of This Policv
Use of public resources or falsifying expense reports in violation of this Policy may
result in any or all of the following: (1) loss of procurement card and/ or
reimbursement privileges; (2) a demand for restitution to the City; (3) the City's
reporting the expenses as income to the elected official to State and Federal tax
authorities; (4) civil penalties of up to $1,000 per day and three times the value of
the resources used; and (5) prosecution for misuse of public resources pursuant to
Section 424 of the Penal Code.
Revised: March 21, 2017, Resolution No. 18129
Revised: April 24, 2007, Resolution No. 17203
Revised: June 22, 2004, Resolution No. 16904
Revised: November 19, 2002, Resolution No. 16748
Effective Date: July 29, 1963
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https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Jose-May-Allow-Homeless-Families-to-Park-Overnight-
at-Community-Center-497749471.html
San Jose Allows Homeless Families to Park Overnight at
Community Center
By Marianne Favro
Published Oct l 6, 2018 at 6: 14 PM
The San Jose City Council unanimously approved a pilot program to allow homeless families
with young children to park overnight in a community center lot.
Famiiles may start staying overnight at the Seven Trees Community Center parking lot as early
as Nov. 1. The pilot program will start with five families.
More than 4,000 people are living on the streets in San Jose. The city says more than a hundred
are families with young children who do not have a safe place to sleep at night.
Some who use the Seven Trees Community Center in East San Jose have concerns about the
pilot program and crime.
"As long as it is in a controlled environment and there is security, I think it might be OK," San
Jose resident George Witzel said. "But I've had friends who have had their cars broken into in
this lot and we don't want that to happen."
The program, run by Life Moves, will cost $250,000 to operate for nine months. Families will be
allowed to stay in their cars from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
"This program is focused on families with children under 5 who are working," said Ragan
Henninger, San Jose deputy director of housing.
The hope is in a few months the program will expand to allow 17 families to stay overnight.
"We know we have a lot more work to do to house the homeless, but this is a program that is
quick to get up and running," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said. "And we hope to expand it to
other community centers."
Liccardo said the city is already looking at the Bascom Community Center as another potential
site for a safe parking program.