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HomeMy Public PortalAboutMay 15, 2023 City Council Emails701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 5/15/2023 Document dates: 5/8/2023 – 5/15/2023 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. From:John Kelley To:Council, City Subject:PA-PACC: I strongly urge you to further reform Palo Alto’s 2023 ADU Ordinance - Executive Summary Date:Sunday, May 14, 2023 11:09:01 PM Attachments:PA-PACC-letter to CPA re ADU reform--Executive Summary--2023-05-14.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Via Email: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Honorable Lydia Kou, MayorHonorable Greer Stone, Vice MayorHonorable City Council MembersCity of Palo Alto250 Hamilton AvenuePalo Alto CA 94301 Re: May 8, 2023, Joint Special Meeting,[1] Public Comment & May 15, 2023, Special Meeting, Action Item 14 I strongly urge you to further reform Palo Alto’s 2023 ADU Ordinance. Dear Mayor Kou, Vice Mayor Stone, and City Council Members, This follow my remarks during the Public Comment portion of your meeting lastMonday night. As indicated at that time, I recommend that you take further action tomorrow, May 15th, to overcome problems with and to strengthen Palo Alto’s 2023 ADU Ordinance,thereby both (a) enhancing our community’s ability to achieve the goal of affirmativelyfurthering fair housing and (b) increasing the likelihood of the California Department ofHousing and Community Development’s approving our city’s newly revised HousingElement. Please see the attached letter providing an Executive Summary of details in support ofthese recommendations. Respectfully submitted, John Kelley [1]See the agenda for the May 8, 2023 Joint Special Meeting of the City Council and the agenda forthe May 15, 2023 Special Meeting of the City Council. John Kelley 555 Bryant St., No. 714 Palo Alto, CA 94301 jkelley@399innovation.com (650) 444-2237 May 14, 2023 Via Email: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Honorable Lydia Kou, Mayor Honorable Greer Stone, Vice Mayor Honorable City Council Members City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto CA 94301 Re: May 8, 2023, Joint Special Meeting,1 Public Comment & May 15, 2023, Special Meeting, Action Item 14 I strongly urge you to further reform Palo Alto’s 2023 ADU Ordinance. Dear Mayor Kou, Vice Mayor Stone, and City Council Members, This follow my remarks during the Public Comment portion of your meeting last Monday night. As indicated at that time, I recommend that you take further action tomorrow, May 15th, to overcome problems with and to strengthen Palo Alto’s 2023 ADU Ordinance, thereby both (a) enhancing our community’s ability to achieve the goal of affirmatively furthering fair housing and (b) increasing the likelihood of the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s approving our city’s newly revised Housing Element. An executive summary of a more detailed explanation of these recommendations is attached. Respectfully submitted, John Kelley 1 See the agenda for the May 8, 2023 Joint Special Meeting of the City Council and the agenda for the May 15, 2023 Special Meeting of the City Council. Executive Summary I encourage you to reform the 2023 CPA ADU ordinance in several ways not proposed by City Staff in the Staff Report (beginning at packet page 139/229) (May 15th ADU Staff Report) for Action Item 14 on the agenda for the May 15, 2023 Special Meeting (packet pages 3- 4), including: • fully embracing two-story, detached ADUs, including larger ADUs,2 throughout Palo Alto; • immediately halting application or enforcement of the 2022 Tree Ordinance3 and corresponding portions of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) in connection with permit applications for ADUs and JADUs pursuant to Gov. C. § 65852.2 subd. (e) (collectively, statewide exemption ADUs4); • relieving all ADUs and JADUs from all of the excessive and discriminatory increases in Palo Alto’s impact fees adopted in 2022; • ending imposition of marginal electrical distribution upgrade costs on ADUs and JADUs; • stopping the invidious discrimination against ADUs and JADUs reflected in the City’s and City of Palo Alto Utilities’ (CPAU’s) policies, which arbitrarily and illegitimately treat ADUs and JADUs as second-class homes by denying individuals and families living in them the ability to obtain their own sewer connections and utility services directly from the City and CPAU, thereby withholding important sources of civic information from them, discouraging sustainable water and energy consumption, and increasing long-term costs for many homeowners seeking --- in their sole discretion --- to build rental ADUs and JADUs with their own, respective sewer connections and utilities services; and • providing meaningful initial and ongoing financial assistance to less affluent homeowners building ADUs and JADUs, (a) to build upon the success of California financing programs whose value has been proven but whose funding has been fully reserved for 2023, (b) to create a more viable pathway towards living in market-rate housing for individuals living in larger affordable housing complexes whose incomes are rising and who are likely to become ineligible to live in such complexes, and (c) to promote greater economic opportunity for such less affluent homeowners. 2 I believe that the City Council should increase the maximum size of ADUs in Palo Alto (other than conversion ADUs, which are not limited in size) from 1,000 sq. ft. to at least 1,200 sq. ft., particularly in light of some of the comments made by City Staff regarding a different set of issues at the May 8th City Council meeting. In the context of this letter, however, “larger ADUs” means ADUs that are from 801 to 1,000 sq. ft. in size. 3 See “Attachment A Ordinance Amending Ch 8.04, Ch 8.08, Ch8.10, and Ch2.25 and Making Related Changes to Ch 2.25, Ch 9.56, and Title 18 of PAMC,” beginning at packet page 528, of the packet for the Special Meeting on Monday, June 20, 2022. 4 See, e.g. the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT HANDBOOK, UPDATED JULY 2022 p. 13 From:John Kelley To:Council, City Subject:PA-PACC: I strongly urge you to direct City Staff to acquire, organize, and maintain all records regarding fallen trees and major branches Date:Sunday, May 14, 2023 11:05:20 PM Attachments:PA-PACC-letter to CPA re Maintaining information regarding fallen trees and branches--2023-05-14.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Via Email: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Honorable Lydia Kou, MayorHonorable Greer Stone, Vice MayorHonorable City Council MembersCity of Palo Alto250 Hamilton AvenuePalo Alto CA 94301 Re: May 8, 2023, Joint Special Meeting,[1] Public Comment. I strongly urge you to direct City Staff to acquire, organize, andmaintain all records regarding fallen trees and major branches. Dear Mayor Kou, Vice Mayor Stone, and City Council Members, This follows my remarks during the Public Comment portion of your meeting lastMonday night. As indicated at that time, I recommend that you please direct City Staff toacquire, organize, and maintain all records regarding fallen trees and major branches. Inaddition, I urge you to direct the City Manager to report on the status of City Staff’s progressconcerning such matters at least once each month during the City Manager’s report to the CityCouncil. Please see the attached letter. Respectfully submitted, John Kelley [1] See the agenda for the May 8, 2023 Joint Special Meeting of the City Council. John Kelley 555 Bryant St., No. 714 Palo Alto, CA 94301 jkelley@399innovation.com (650) 444-2237 May 14, 2023 Via Email: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Honorable Lydia Kou, Mayor Honorable Greer Stone, Vice Mayor Honorable City Council Members City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto CA 94301 Re: May 8, 2023, Joint Special Meeting,1 Public Comment. I strongly urge you to direct City Staff to acquire, organize, and maintain all records regarding fallen trees and major branches. Dear Mayor Kou, Vice Mayor Stone, and City Council Members, This follows my remarks during the Public Comment portion of your meeting last Monday night. As indicated at that time, I recommend that you please direct City Staff to acquire, organize, and maintain all records regarding fallen trees and major branches. In addition, I urge you to direct the City Manager to report on the status of City Staff’s progress concerning such matters at least once each month during the City Manager’s report to the City Council. Additional details providing support for these recommendations are attached. Respectfully submitted, John Kelley 1 See the agenda for the May 8, 2023 Joint Special Meeting of the City Council. 1 Please direct City Staff to collect, organize, and maintain all records regarding fallen trees and major branches. On or about Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the day that you, Mayor Kou, delivered the 2023 State of the City Address, one tree and at least a major branch of a second tree fell within approximately one-half mile of the Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium at 1313 Newell Road, the location of your address. These included most of a tree near the middle of Rinconada Park and most of one tree or at least large branches of a tree near the intersection of Fulton Street and Melville Avenue. 2 Local newspaper articles concerning a fallen giant oak tree, falling trees triggering power outages, and responses by Palo Alto emergency services and utility crews, as well as television news segments discussing “trees…toppling like dominoes..." and a crushed Tesla” and problems with the tree ordinance that was greatly expanded in 2022 provide certain episodic information concerning fallen trees and major branches. Palo Alto’s “STORM UPDATES” web page, apparently last updated on March 27, 2023, near the time of these reports, focuses chiefly on means of protecting against floods, barely suggesting any ways of protecting homes and loved ones from the dangers of falling trees.2 Based upon the City Manager’s presentation and accompanying slides on May 8th, it appears that meaningful reconsideration of the 2022 Tree Ordinance (beginning at packet pg. 449) (2022 Tree Ordinance) will not take place until after June 12th, and possibly not until late in the summer. When the 2022 Tree Ordinance is taken up in earnest, the City Council will need systematic and accurate reports of the damage that the 2022 Tree Ordinance has caused. Beyond merely episodic or anecdotal reports, the City Council will need to consider the frequency, dispersion, and intensity of fallen trees and major limbs, not to mention the costs incurred by homeowners and the City itself. The best source of that information will be from Palo Alto’s employees. The only way to have this information readily at hand for the City Council’s deliberations is to instruct City Staff to assemble it beginning now. Without adequate records, your reconsideration of the 2022 Tree Ordinance will be stifled. I encourage you to direct the City Manager, the Urban Forester, and all Public Works and Public Safety departments to collect, organize, and maintain all records regarding all trees and major branches that have already fallen or that subsequently fall during the period from August 1, 2022-July 31, 2023. In addition, I further recommend that you direct the City Manager to report on the status of City Staff’s progress in assembling such materials at least once each month during the City Manager’s regular reports to the City Council between May 22, 2023 and approximately August 31, 2023. Respectfully submitted, John Kelley 2 See, e.g. that web page’s discussion of measures relating to storm drains: “Storm drains. If you have a storm drain inlet near your home in the street, consider using a rake and clearing any debris (leaves, tree branches, etc.) that may have accumulated over the grate. If possible, please place organic matter into your compost bins. This will help reduce ponding on our roadways for the next storm.” Palo Altans are urged primarily to clear away tree branches to ensure that storm drains will function properly. From:Herbert Fischgrund To:Council, City Cc:herb fisch Subject:Cubberley Date:Sunday, May 14, 2023 6:01:33 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from fischgrundh@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clickingon links.________________________________ I strongly support the City taking this opportunity to accept the school board offer and acquire more of theCubberley property as a step toward implementing the renewal plan. Herbert Fischgrund750 Torreya CourtPalo Alto Ca. 94303fischgrundh@gmail.comhome phone: (650) 493-4440Cell: 650 269 4740 From:Andres Mediavilla To:Council, City Cc:Burt, Patrick; Kou, Lydia; Lauing, Ed; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Stone, Greer; Tanaka, Greg; Veenker, Vicki Subject:Urgent Safety Request Date:Sunday, May 14, 2023 4:29:51 PM Attachments:PAPD Calls for Service at 501 Palo Alto Avenue January 2022 to April 2023.pdfCreekside Neighbors Incident Log as of May 8, 2023 - Sheet1.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. To the Palo Alto City Council members, We, the undersigned residents of Downtown North, are writing to you about a problem we have near the Timothy Hopkins Creekside Park on Palo Alto Ave across from 500 Palo Alto Avenue. For the past year a man has been living in the bushes behind the park, and has been causing a great deal of issues for the neighborhood. This individual has been starting fires, cutting down trees, yelling/swearing at pedestrians, and threatening to kill people. We have also spotted him and other homeless individuals trespassing into properties nearby, and getting into verbal fights with neighbors. We have contacted the police numerous times, but the police and fire departments have not been able to solve the situation. The police have repeatedly pointed him to available resources but he has refused to leave. His father lives in Menlo Park, and visits him about once a week to look after him. This individual is clearly unwell and in need of help. We are especially concerned by his threats and fire making because of his prior record. He has two prior convictions for arson and one for assault with a deadly weapon (https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/03/07/man-who-set-fires-to-restaurant-car- sentenced). In addition we are concerned by the recent signs of trespassing onto nearby properties. We have started to document his actions and interactions, which you will find attached to this email. It includes links to videos of him cutting down trees, swearing, yelling, using racial slurs, threatening neighbors, and wielding a weapon. We urge you to follow the links to the videos and pictures. We have also attached the PAPD’s call-for-service report. We urge you to find a solution to remove this threat to the community by making changes to the Timothy Hopkins Creekside park and surroundings. One idea would be to close off access to the creek embankments behind the Timothy Hopkins Creekside park. Another idea would be to move the current fence line back to the edge of the creek. We would like to set up a meeting to discuss possible solutions. Thank you, Palo Alto Residents, Mark David Schultz Olga Khylkouskaya Laurie Chestnutt Christine Arnould Robert March Leslie Goldman Lisa Lawrence Andrés Mediavilla Wesley Zhao Heike Fischer Suzi Emanuele-Manbeck Simon Serna Philip Schultz Rebecca Brown Mayssen Labidi Wathik Labidi Darcey Gibbs Corie Tyson James Washburn Susan Meade Tim O'Konski Brooks Manbeck Noel Laporte Kirsten Leimroth Melissa Huels Michael Harbour, MD, MPH Carey Conniff Graham McNicoll LaNell Mimmack Anne Meyer Lauren Williams Jafi Lipton Josh Lehrer From:San Jose Silicon Valley NAACPTo:Council, CitySubject:Improving the State of Education for Black Teachers and StudentsDate:Sunday, May 14, 2023 3:47:34 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from moore2j+att.net@ccsend.com. 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From:Aram James To:Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; Binder, Andrew; Josh Becker; Council, City; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; HumanRelations Commission; Wagner, April; Reifschneider, James; Perron, Zachary; Michael Gennaco; Jeff Rosen; JoeSimitian; ladoris cordell; chuck jagoda; Rebecca Eisenberg; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Shana Segal; Jay Boyarsky;Barberini, Christopher; Enberg, Nicholas; Angie Evans; Javier Ortega; Cecilia Taylor; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg;dennis burns Subject:From The Mercury News e-edition - San Jose must end coverup of strip club fiasco Date:Sunday, May 14, 2023 12:00:33 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ FYI: checkout comments re the city attorney of San Jose and the San Jose city council stonewalling the public on records of discipline-if released would allow the public to judge for themselves if the alleged disciple imposed was sufficient—think about the ongoing PAPD Captain Zack Perron coverup that continues in Palo Alto — under city attorney Molly Stump, City Manager Ed Shikada, Police Chief Andrew Binder and the majority of Palo Alto’s city council. aram San Jose must end coverup of strip club fiasco https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?guid=42034ddf-c4cc-4b2d-af47- 7a9f9a33c16f&appcode=SAN252&eguid=ce6ee573-43b6-4fd3-b21a-5d9f595a2288&pnum=25# For more great content like this subscribe to the The Mercury News e-edition app here: Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:Binder, Andrew; Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore; Human Relations Commission; Council, City; Reifschneider, James;Michael Gennaco; Wagner, April; Jeff Rosen; Barberini, Christopher; Foley, Michael; Tannock, Julie; Shikada, Ed;Joe Simitian; ladoris cordell; Josh Becker; chuck jagoda; Shana Segal; Jay Boyarsky; Julie Lythcott-Haims;Perron, Zachary; Angie Evans; Javier Ortega; Cecilia Taylor; Enberg, Nicholas; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg;dennis burns Subject:Betrayed by racist officers, a city faces its reckoning Date:Sunday, May 14, 2023 10:08:47 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ I saw this The Mercury News e-edition article on the The Mercury News e-edition app and thought you’d be interested. Betrayed by racist officers, a city faces its reckoning https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?guid=dbf4db5f-e0c4-4301-a06e- 832055e668f2&appcode=SAN252&eguid=ce6ee573-43b6-4fd3-b21a-5d9f595a2288&pnum=1# For more great content like this subscribe to the The Mercury News e-edition app here: Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James Cc:Perron, Zachary; Shikada, Ed; Council, City; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Reifschneider, James; Reifschneider,James; Wagner, April; Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie; Foley, Michael; Enberg, Nicholas; Michael Gennaco;Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Javier Ortega Subject:- AG Rob Bonta Newsletter Date:Saturday, May 13, 2023 11:59:50 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ > > OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced initiating a civil rights investigation into the Antioch Police Department (APD). The investigation will seek to determine whether the law enforcement agency has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing amid deeply concerning allegations relating to bigoted text messages and other potentially discriminatory misconduct. If, through this investigation, the Attorney General’s Office determines that unlawful activity or practices took place, the office will also determine what potential actions are needed to ensure comprehensive corrective action takes place at APD. > > “It is our job to protect and serve all of our communities,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Police departments are on the front lines of that fight every day as they work to safeguard the people of our state. However, where there are allegations of potentially pervasive bias or discrimination, it can undermine the trust that is critical for public safety and our justice system. It is our responsibility to ensure that we establish a culture of accountability, professionalism, and zero tolerance for hateful or racist behavior, on or off duty.” > > Under the California Constitution and California Civil Code section 52.3, the Attorney General is authorized to conduct civil investigations into whether a law enforcement agency has engaged in a pattern or practice of violating state or federal law. As opposed to a criminal investigation into an individual incident or incidents, a pattern or practice investigation typically works to identify and, as appropriate, compel the correction of systemic violations of the constitutional rights of the community at large by a law enforcement agency. With regard to the Antioch Police Department, the Attorney General has made no determinations at this time about specific complaints, allegations, or the agency’s overall policies and practices. The Attorney General’s independent investigation of APD is separate from ongoing or potential administrative or criminal investigations at the local and federal levels. > > As interaction and cooperation with the community is at the core of law enforcement’s work to provide public safety and create public trust, the Attorney General encourages anyone with information relevant to this investigation to contact the California Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Enforcement Section at Police- Practices@doj.ca.gov. Members of the public may also send information to the California Department of Justice in other languages. During the course of the investigation, attorneys and special agents at the California Department of Justice will work diligently to consider all relevant information, including from community members and organizations, local officials, oversight entities, Antioch Police Department, and individual officers. > > Attorney General Bonta is committed to strengthening trust between local law enforcement and the communities they serve as one key part of the broader effort to increase public safety for all Californians. In February, Attorney General Bonta launched an investigation into allegations of excessive force at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Last year, the Attorney General assumed responsibility for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation related to contracts awarded to a local nonprofit. He worked with authorities in San Francisco to help ensure the continuation of local oversight efforts related to officer-involved shootings, in-custody deaths, and severe uses of force. Attorney General Bonta also opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. In 2021, the Attorney General launched an independent review of the Torrance Police Department and secured a stipulated judgment against the Bakersfield Police Department requiring an extensive range of actions to promote public safety. Attorney General Bonta also established the Racial Justice Bureau within the Civil Rights Enforcement Section to, among other things, help address issues of implicit and explicit bias in policing. " > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Ogul <msogul@comcast.net>> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 3:40 PM> To: caramagnolaw@GMAIL.COM; OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV> Subject: Re: OSPD_AB_2542 Digest - 9 May 2023 to 12 May 2023 (#2023-49)>> Many thanks to all of you for your help. I submitted the brief last night. I’m not posting it because the issue isrelatively unique, but I’m happy to share it with anyone with a similar issue.>> FWIW, I agree with Carmela and David, and included the coconspirator hearsay exception. And perhaps evenmore to the point, I argued that such statements are not hearsay in the first place because they are not being offeredfor the truth of the matter asserted.>> Take care,>> Michael>>> Michael Ogul> Attorney at Law> PO Box 980> Fair Oaks, CA 95628-0980> 510.387.0724> msogul@comcast.net>> On 5/12/23, 9:50 AM, "OSPD AB 2542 on behalf of Carmela Caramagno"<OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV <mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV> on behalf of caramagnolaw@GMAIL.COM <mailto:caramagnolaw@GMAIL.COM>> wrote: >>> I plan on arguing the officers are part of a "law enforcement gang," and conduct in furtherance of gang, andadmissible as co-conspirator statements (Gov Code 1029; Penal Code 13670). Carmela CARMELACARAMAGNO Certified Specialist in Criminal Law State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization P.O.Box 1811 Lafayette, CA 94549> (510) 525-1001> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attached documents may contain confidential informationfrom the Law Offices of Carmela Caramagno. This e-mail message is covered by Article 1 § 1 of the CaliforniaConstitution, California Penal Code § 502 and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521and is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above.Unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution may result in civil or criminal penalties. If the reader of thismessage is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to theintended recipient, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or ofany attached documents, or the taking of any action or omission to take any action in reliance on the contents of thismessage or of any attached documents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,please delete the message immediately.>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----> From: OSPD AB 2542 <OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV<mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV>> On Behalf Of david attorneybriggs.com > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 9:29 AM> To: OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV <mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV> > Subject: Re: OSPD_AB_2542 Digest - 9 May 2023 to 12 May 2023 (#2023-49) > >> Good morning, Michael,>>> That's an intriguing theory. My sense is your best option is to allege a police conspiracy and try to admit thestatements under EC 1223. Especially after the recent revelations about the LA County Sheriff and the Antioch PD,you may be able to get traction on this conspiracy theory.>>> I don't think you can succeed under your "party opponent" theory because, under EC 1220, the hearsay has to beoffered against the "declarant," and the People of the State of California are not a declarant.>>> Good luck!>>> David>>> David J. Briggs> Attorney at Law> 54 Railroad Avenue> Richmond, CA 94801> (510) 234-0900> (866) 773-4271 fax> David@attorneybriggs.com <mailto:David@attorneybriggs.com> >>> -----Original Message-----> From: OSPD AB 2542 <OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV<mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV>> On Behalf Of OSPD_AB_2542 automatic digest system> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 9:00 AM> To: OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV <mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV> > Subject: OSPD_AB_2542 Digest - 9 May 2023 to 12 May 2023 (#2023-49)>>> There are 3 messages totaling 762 lines in this issue.>>> Topics of the day:>>> 1. Police officers as party opponents (3)>>> ########################################################################>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 11:37:03 -0700> From: Michael Ogul <msogul@COMCAST.NET <mailto:msogul@COMCAST.NET>> > Subject: Police officers as party opponents>>> Dear listers,>>>>>>> In support of an RJA brief I’m working on, I’m pursuing a theory that statements by non-testifying police officersqualify as statements by a party opponent, e.g., for purposes of the hearsay exceptions for statements by a partyopponent or by conspirators during and in furtherance of a conspiracy to commit a civil wrong (deprive people ofcolor of their civil rights). It seems that the arresting agency initiating and assisting the prosecution against ourclients should certainly qualify as a “party opponent”. Surely, the law cannot be that nobody associated with theprosecution can ever come within the meaning of “party opponent” as that term is used in the Evidence Code.>>>>>>> Given my feeble research skills, the best case I’ve been able to come up with so far is Dillenbeck v. City of LosAngeles (1968) 69 Cal.2d 472, 478.>>>>>>> Is anyone aware of any case squarely holding (or even stating in dicta) that police officers involved in theprosecution against D qualify as “party opponents” within the meaning of the hearsay rules?>>>>>>> Many thanks,>>>>>>> Michael>>>>>>> > > >> Michael Ogul>>> Attorney at Law>>> PO Box 980>>> Fair Oaks, CA 95628-0980>>> 510.387.0724>>> msogul@comcast.net <mailto:msogul@comcast.net> >>>>>>>>> ########################################################################>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >>> ------------------------------>>> Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 11:57:42 -0700> From: Michael McMahon <nvrglty@GMAIL.COM <mailto:nvrglty@GMAIL.COM>> > Subject: Re: Police officers as party opponents>>> Also, search for cases discussing the prosecution "team."> *Michael C. McMahon*> Appellate Law Specialist - Ret.> Criminal Law Specialist - Ret.> *Always stay humble and kind.*>>>>>>>> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 11:47 AM Michael Ogul <msogul@comcast.net <mailto:msogul@comcast.net>> wrote:>> >> >> Dear listers, >>>>>>>> In support of an RJA brief I’m working on, I’m pursuing a theory that>> statements by non-testifying police officers qualify as statements by>> a party opponent, e.g., for purposes of the hearsay exceptions for>> statements by a party opponent or by conspirators during and in>> furtherance of a conspiracy to commit a civil wrong (deprive people of>> color of their civil rights). It seems that the arresting agency>> initiating and assisting the prosecution against our clients should>> certainly qualify as a “party opponent”. Surely, the law cannot be>> that nobody associated with the prosecution can ever come within the>> meaning of “party opponent” as that term is used in the Evidence Code.>>>>>>>> Given my feeble research skills, the best case I’ve been able to come>> up with so far is *Dillenbeck v. City of Los Angeles* (1968) 69 Cal.2d>> 472, 478.>>>>>>>> Is anyone aware of any case squarely holding (or even stating in>> dicta) that police officers involved in the prosecution against D>> qualify as “party opponents” within the meaning of the hearsay rules?>>>>>>>> Many thanks,>>>>>>>> Michael>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Ogul>>>> Attorney at Law>>>> PO Box 980>>>> Fair Oaks, CA 95628-0980>>>> 510.387.0724>>>> msogul@comcast.net <mailto:msogul@comcast.net> >>>>>>>> ------------------------------>>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link: >> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >>>>> ########################################################################>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >>> ------------------------------>>> Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 20:36:51 +0000> From: Monika Loya <monika.loya@LOYAESQ.COM <mailto:monika.loya@LOYAESQ.COM>> > Subject: Re: Police officers as party opponents>>> This was sent to me on another list serv re "prosecution team", if it helps.>>> such material.” (People v. Superior Court (Barrett) (2000) 80 Cal.App<http://cal.app/>.4th <http://cal.app/>.4th> 1305, 1315 … .) (Steele, supra, 32 Cal.4th at p. 697, italics added; see also People v. Ervine (2009) 47 Cal.4th 745,768.)>>> A prosecutor’s duty under Brady to disclose material exculpatory evidence applies to evidence the prosecutor, orprosecution team, knowingly possesses or has the right to possess. The prosecution team includes both investigativeand prosecutorial agencies and personnel.> [Citations.] The prosecution must disclose evidence that is actually or constructively in its possession or accessibleto it. [Citation.] The important determination is whether the person or agency has been “acting on the government’sbehalf” [citation] or “assisting the government’s case” [citation].> (People v. Jordan (2003) 108 Cal.App<http://cal.app/>.4th <http://cal.app/>.4th> 349, 358; accord, Youngblood v. West Virginia (2006) 547 U.S. 867, 869-870; Kyles v. Whitley (1995)> 514 U.S. 419, 437; similarly see People v. Aguilera (2020) 50 Cal.App<http://cal.app/>.5th <http://cal.app/>.5th> 894, 913-914 [federal agency not part of prosecution team refused to turn over potentially exculpatory informationto both prosecution and defense]; distinguish People v. Whalen (2013) 56 Cal.4th 1, 67 [no evidence prosecutionhad prior knowledge of events testified to by its witness].)>>>>> Thank you,>>> Monika Y. Loya> ATTORNEY AT LAW> Law Office of Monika Y. Loya> 1388 Sutter Street> Suite 521> San Francisco, CA 94109> 650.918.7671<tel:+16509187671> Ph.> 650.332.9975<tel:+16503329975> Fax> > > Please excuse any brevity or typos. Sent from my phone. >>> *~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***> The information contained in this email is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s)named above. This email, and any attachments, may be an attorney-client communication and/or work product, and,as such, is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient, or an agentresponsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this email inerror, and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you havereceived this email in error, please notify us immediately by email, and delete the original message. Thank you.> *~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***~*~**~***> ________________________________> From: OSPD AB 2542 <OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV<mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV>> on behalf of Michael McMahon <nvrglty@GMAIL.COM <mailto:nvrglty@GMAIL.COM>> > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:57:42 AM> To: OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV <mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV> <OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV <mailto:OSPD_AB_2542@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV>> > Subject: Re: Police officers as party opponents>>> Also, search for cases discussing the prosecution "team."> Michael C. McMahon> Appellate Law Specialist - Ret.> Criminal Law Specialist - Ret.> Always stay humble and kind.>>>>>>> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 11:47 AM Michael Ogul <msogul@comcast.net <mailto:msogul@comcast.net> <mailto:msogul@comcast.net >>> wrote: > > > Dear listers, > > > > > > > In support of an RJA brief I’m working on, I’m pursuing a theory that statements by non-testifying police officers qualify as statements by a party opponent, e.g., for purposes of the hearsay exceptions for statements by a party opponent or by conspirators during and in furtherance of a conspiracy to commit a civil wrong (deprive people of color of their civil rights). It seems that the arresting agency initiating and assisting the prosecution against our clients should certainly qualify as a “party opponent”. Surely, the law cannot be that nobody associated with the prosecution can ever come within the meaning of “party opponent” as that term is used in the Evidence Code. > > > > > > > Given my feeble research skills, the best case I’ve been able to come up with so far is Dillenbeck v. City of Los Angeles (1968) 69 Cal.2d 472, 478. > > > > > > > Is anyone aware of any case squarely holding (or even stating in dicta) that police officers involved in the prosecution against D qualify as “party opponents” within the meaning of the hearsay rules? > > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > Michael Ogul > > > Attorney at Law > > > PO Box 980 > > > Fair Oaks, CA 95628-0980 > > > 510.387.0724 > > > msogul@comcast.net <mailto:msogul@comcast.net><mailto:msogul@comcast.net >> > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link: > http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >>> ________________________________>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >>> ########################################################################>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_254 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_254> >>> ------------------------------>>> End of OSPD_AB_2542 Digest - 9 May 2023 to 12 May 2023 (#2023-49)> *****************************************************************>>> ########################################################################>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >>> ########################################################################>>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 <http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe? SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1> >> ########################################################################>> To unsubscribe from the OSPD_AB_2542 list, click the following link:> http://listserv.state.ca.gov/wa.exe?SUBED1=OSPD_AB_2542&A=1 From:Jeremy Erman To:City Mgr; Council, City; O"Kane, Kristen; Shikada, Ed Cc:City Attorney; City Attorney; Administrative Services Subject:Please stop Lucie Stern Theatre redesign Date:Saturday, May 13, 2023 8:28:43 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from jeremy_erman@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clickingon links.________________________________ Dear City Council, For years, the city has collected a fee on tickets at the Lucie Stern Community Theatre for the purpose of replacingthe seats. I have just learned that the City intends--apparently without any public discussion, disclosure, or announcement--tonot only replace the seats next year, but to essentially gut and redesign the auditorium of the Lucie Stern CommunityTheatre such that it will essentially destroy the historic nature of the auditorium. This "renovation" will replace thebeautiful seats currently there, apparently remove at least thirty seats or more, and replace the doors to the right andleft aisles with a single central door. This redesign is so intensive that it will apparently last three months, and all three theatre companies that use LucieStern will lose an entire show there. The City apparently claims this is necessary for ADA requirements, but I know other theatres, even modern oneswhich I am sure are ADA-compliant, which do not have such destructive, ill-fitting designs (or, for that matter, ifthe new seats in the Children's Theatre are any guide, ugly seats.) I urge the City Council to review the planned renovation for the Lucie Stern Community Theatre, and not to takestaff's word for granted--the City Manager and his staff have been at best indifferent and at worst openly hostile tothe city's art and education programs for years, and their proposals for arts facilities can't be taken in good faith. After all, while budgeting thousands on these supposedely necessary "renovations," the City Manager and his staffrefuse to guarantee that Lucie Stern Community Center bathrooms will be open during theatre performances, refuseto let artists have a backstage "greenroom" at the Art Center, have cut the Children's Theatre mainstage season toonly one or two shows that children can participate in, attempted during the pandemic to cut the entire costumedepartment of the Children's Theatre (thank you, Council, for stopping that), and evicted non-profit tenants fromCubberley Community Center during the heart of the pandemic just to save the City some money in the short term. Let's also not forget how the City Manager and his staff drew up a Cubberley lease in 2020 that violated instructionsfrom the Council and the School District to renew a lease for the whole property for another five years, a lease thatcontained bizarre errors, such as mistaking a portable rented by the Friends of the Palo Alto Library as a permanentbuilding that could be returned to the School District, and contained sloppy, ignorant decisions such as keeping theCubberley Theater under City control, but returning the theater's backstage rooms, used for rehearsing, dressing,greenroom, etc., to the School District. The City Manager also tried to pretend in a formal memo to Council that the City was returning part of Cubberley tothe School District partly at the request of the School District. This was a blatant misrepresentation of the facts, andthe chair of the School Board called into a City Council meeting to complain--yet the City Manager neverapologized or retracted the statement. The City Manager also made the School District sign the new lease before theCity Council saw it, so that when the City Council did see it, and attempted to use its legitimate power to change thelease from 5 years to 2.5, the School District objected that it couldn't be changed because they'd already signed it, and after a closed session, the Council gave in. So please do not take what City staff says about these supposed "renovations" at face value. Please fight back on this and do not let the historic Lucie Stern Community Theatre auditorium be destroyed beyond all recognition. Thank you,Jeremy Erman From:Sandra Lockhart To:Council, City Cc:Kou, Lydia; rebsanders >> Rebecca Sanders; letters@padailypost.com Subject:Movie theater at Palo Alto Square Date:Saturday, May 13, 2023 12:38:51 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.________________________________ Considering the proposed new housing project at 3001 El Camino, and atleast two other housing projects being proposed on the Fry's property,as well as other housing projects being discussed for this south of PageMill area on the El Camino Real thoroughfare, I don't consider removingthe movie theater at Palo Alto Square to be a wise move. I have discussed the lack of small venues being appropriate at the3001 El Camino Real project, but according to Charities Housing, that isnot to be. This is yet another entertainment venue that could servicethe probable additional 1200 - 1500 more people being introduced to thisneighborhood through new housing developments. - It is walkable from any one of these proposed housing projects.-There is already a concession counter, which, why couldn't it beexpanded into a cafe to accommodate city people as well as theater patrons?-There is no other movie/entertainment venue site in the entire south ofPalo Alto. We have this great theater, with parking. We'll neverget it back. Isn't this what a "planned community" is referring to? Over theyears our family has enjoyed being able to walk to this theater formovies. Having a cafe on that site would make that another form oflocal entertainment. This movie theater could be such an asset to thepeople being proposed for this area. Please support the continued use of a theater that is already located inour neighborhood. Sincerely, Sandy Lockhart405 Olive Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306650 321-2226 From:Henry Etzkowitz To:Council, City; daisy law; Roberta Ahlquist; Rebecca Eisenberg; Jinx Lobdell; Kristina Loquist; Christiane Gebhardt Cc:provost@stanford.edu; Orna Rosenfeld; Marty Wasserman; Dorien Detombe; Jerker Lessing; John Marlin; Terry Beaubois; Ellen Fox; Ellen Granovetter Subject:Background info for Housing Justice Coalition substitute element proposal. utilize original Safdie Montreal Expodesign for 1,000 units in several iterations on built sites eg Stanford Shopping Center with relevant infrastructure.green belt and/or or... Date:Saturday, May 13, 2023 8:37:31 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_67 Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone From:Ben Dandebairen To:Council, City Subject:So happy to hear you are PC-ing up Stanford Shopping Center! Date:Saturday, May 13, 2023 7:14:09 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from bendandebairen@gmail.com. Learn why thisis important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. and keeping out those horrible chefs that use gas, which us virtue signaling enemies of civilliberties know, is the same as what German did with the Jews. Cheers to you, and hope you go further. Why give choice on gluten? it is evil, ban it, we're holy. that sort of thing. Maybe before the time of the City Council, but there use to be a civil liberties component to the left, you know, dance to the beat of your own drum, do your own thing, everyone beyourselves, that sort of thing? So uh, glad that if Jerry Garcia or George Carlin were alive today, the Palo Alto City Council would surely ban them from their horrible music andcomedy ! oh, and double masking. next, please make everyone wear double masks under their plexiglass, maybe making the plexiglass as big as a car windshield. Keep doing youruh, great work, censoring, banning, no-choicing, and virtue-signaling. I mean, it hasn't happened yet, but surely with you guys great work not only can you get on Bill Maher's showas a punch line, but maybe we can get abortion banned completely in ALL states. you know, the Palo Alto City Council thinks that's what being blue means: telling people what to do allthe dange time and never offering civil liberty choice. well, done. Ben Dandebairen Palo Alto, CA(near Mikes Diner, which does not allow alcohool). From:Keith Ferrell To:Aakash Koneru from Palo Alto City Councilmember Tanaka"s Office Cc:Council, City; Police Subject:Re: El Camino bus Date:Friday, May 12, 2023 10:55:54 AM The bus is still parked on El Camino. It's been there for 2 weeks which is well outside of the72 hour limit. The city, including Mr. Tanaka and PAPD, cannot pretend they are not aware of the situation. Why has the bus not been tagged and ticketed? There's no way it has moved.Is it operational? Why does the city wait for complaints before enforcing laws? On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 3:05 PM Aakash Koneru from Palo Alto City Councilmember Tanaka's Office <Councilmember.Tanaka.Office@gregtanaka.org> wrote: Dear Keith, I am horrified at the conditions of the sidewalk and road in the first picture you sent. I will be sure to voice your concerns to Councilmember Tanaka, and we will see what to do. If you would like to personally communicate with him about these RVs or any other problem in the city, please do not hesitate to schedule an appointment. Thanks so much for doing your part in taking care of the City! Best Regards, Aakash Koneru Legislative AideOffice of Councilmember Tanaka On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 4:36 PM, Keith Ferrell <ferrell.keith@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Aakash,Thanks for your email. I do not believe a meeting is necessary to address this issue. Thisis what it looked like this morning when I walked my dog. There is trash in the street andthe sidewalk. Please let me know what there is to discuss. In addition, other RV's are parked illegally on the sidewalk. For the most part, I don't care about these violations. And, now that I look at it, the RV on the left is also parked in a red zone. Most of these RV's keep it fairly clean, so I am not asvocal. However, when the city allows egregious violations it only shows that they are not actively taking care of the problem. Therefore, it is necessary to complain. Pointing outthe fact that the city is also knowingly allowing ADA violations hopefully gets the city to take notice in order to avoid a lawsuit. It's disappointing that that is the only way to get thecity to care about what is happening. Keith On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 9:50 PM Aakash Koneru from Palo Alto City Councilmember Tanaka's Office < Councilmember.Tanaka.Office@gregtanaka.org> wrote: Dear Keith Ferrell, My name is Aakash Koneru and I am a Legislative Aide for Councilmember Tanaka. Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the situation with the rv/bus parked at El Camino and Churchill. I would like to invite you to Councilmember Tanaka's office hours, where we candiscuss the issue further and address any questions or concerns you may have. You can use this link to schedule an appointment at your convenience: https://tinyurl.com/TanakaOfficeHours. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we greatly appreciate your attention to ADA compliance in the City. Best regards, Aakash Koneru Legislative Aide Office of Councilmember Tanaka On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 12:38 AM, Keith Ferrell <ferrell.keith@gmail.com> wrote: CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Becautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. All,Today there were a couple of police cars and fire trucks at the rv/bus parked at El Camino and Churchill. If the city's resources are being used to respond to the manliving there, then the city needs to address the issue. According to Palo Alto City Code Ordinance 9.48.020 Unlawful acts - Exceptions. (a) No person shall place or cause to be placed anywhere upon any street or sidewalk, and no person owning, occupying or having control of any premises, shall suffer to remain in front thereof upon the sidewalk of the street next to such premises, anything which shall restrict the public use thereof. Please note that in order for a sidewalk to be ADA compliant, there needs to be 36 inches of "clear width". (ADA 403.5.1 Clear Width) If, for some reason, you are unwilling to enforce local parking laws andenforce city codes, you are required to abide by federal ADA regulations. I will contact the Santa Clara County ADA office Monday in order to inform them of the ongoing violations. Greg Tanaka also posted about this on Nextdoor. No one in the city can claim thatthey are unaware of the situation. It's a disgrace to the city. Where is the leadership? Keith Ferrell From:Henry Etzkowitz To:support-pal@ridewithvia.com Cc:Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Roberta Ahlquist; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Josep Miquel Pique; provost@stanford.edu Subject:Re: ‍♀Update your Special setting today. Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:33:42 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. 9-5 weekdays little use! Need rides evenings, weekends California street farmer market, Stanfordand Barnes and Noble: all you can’t do useless at least to me. Good luck and best wishes. hoping you will expand services. Recall Menlo Park service picked up for shopping trip even thoughoak creek beyond their boundary. Even sent representative to check that pick-up made in good order. Suggest special district with regional service as many services and sites are “local” butnot located in our city Henry Community of oak creek residents Sent from my iPhone On May 11, 2023, at 5:00 PM, Team Palo Alto Link <support-pal@ridewithvia.com> wrote:‍ Get picked up steps from your door! Dear HENRY, Great news! You can now get picked up and dropped off at the addresses you give us when booking a ride. All you have to do is follow the steps below to update your account settings. Here’s how to do it: In the app, tap the menu in the upper left of the screen. Tap your name. Tap Special settings. Turn on the Senior (65+) option. *If you already have the Senior option on, you’ll need to turn it off, then turn it back on to have the setting applied to your account. Need help updating your Special settings? Tap Contact Us in the app or call Customer Support at 650-505-5772. With love, Team Palo Alto Link Copyright © Via Transportation Inc. All rights reserved.31-00 47th Ave., 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11101city.ridewithvia.com/palo-alto-link | support-pal@ridewithvia.com | Unsubscribe From:Aram James To:Binder, Andrew; Reifschneider, James; Wagner, April; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Human Relations Commission;Michael Gennaco; Jeff Rosen; Josh Becker; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; ladoris cordell; chuck jagoda; ShanaSegal; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Barberini, Christopher; Joe Simitian; Cecilia Taylor; Betsy Nash; Enberg, Nicholas;Perron, Zachary; Angie Evans; Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie; Javier Ortega Subject:Dr. Richey PSA: Why Cops Yell "Gun!" When There Is No Gun Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 8:59:21 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://youtu.be/N9Nh-rXVQd8 Sent from my iPhone From:Rice, Danille To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Cc:Executive Leadership Team; ORG - Clerk"s Office Subject:Council Consent Agenda Questions for May 15, 2023: Items 5, 6, 8 Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 5:14:56 PM Attachments:image001.pngimage002.pngimage004.pngimage005.pngimage006.pngimage007.png Dear Mayor and Councilmembers: On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, please view the following links for the amended agenda and staff responses to questions from Councilmember Lauing and Councilmember Tanaka regarding the upcoming Council Meeting: May 15, 2023 Q&A for Consent Calendar Item 5 Q&A for Consent Calendar Item 6 Q&A for Consent Calendar Item 8 Respectfully, Danille Danille Rice Customer Service Coordinator City Manager’s Office|Human Resources|Transportation (650) 329-2229| danille.rice@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; Leodies Buchanan; bballpod; David Balakian; beachrides; fredbeyerlein; bearwithme1016@att.net; dallen1212@gmail.com; Cathy Lewis; Chris Field; Council, City; DanRichard; Doug Vagim; Daniel Zack; dennisbalakian; dan.richard@earthlink.net; eappel@stanford.edu; ScottWilkinson; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; IrvWeissman; Sally Thiessen; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; kfsndesk; leager;merazroofinginc@att.net; Mayor; Mark Standriff; margaret-sasaki@live.com; newsdesk; nick yovino;news@fresnobee.com; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; terry; tsheehan; vallesR1969@att.net Subject:Fwd: New EPA rule on pollut. from p. plants Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 4:42:47 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Thu, May 11, 2023 at 4:03 PM Subject: New EPA rule on pollut. from p. plantsTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Thursday, May 11, 2023 To all- Big news. Google produces several banners re this. This rule will limit CO2 emmissions from both coal and Nat. gas fueled power plants. We get 20% of our e- from coalfired plants, 40% from nat. gas fired plants, and the rest from nuclear, solar and wind. This will be fought out in the courts big-time, and in Congress. The Supreme Court recently ruled against the EPA pretty much on this, so the EPA will be mindful of that as ittries to implement this. Carbon capture has been pretty much a failure. Plants could change the mix of fuel, adding H to the mix since it produces no CO2. The cry goes up that it will reduce e- output withresulting brownouts etc. AND it will increase the cost of e-. Just when the EPA if forcing a big shift to EVs. Surely their heads are not lodged where they shouldn't be. Must be dark inthere. Note that the NRC recently approved the design of a new modular nuclear reactor and it will now be tested at a Nat. Lab in Idaho. That could be a God-send. A lot of those could beour bridge to fusion which looks like a major part of our e- production in 2100 maybe. Getting fusion really perfected, scaled down, installed world wide will happen, but it will take timeand $. But, as someone said, it will transform humanity. So almost all this stuff about burning fossil fuels which produces CO2 which causes the atmosphere to warm, which raises sea levels and changes the weather- almost all of that willbe cured by fusion. I say we need a world-wide effort to perfect and install fusion, it is that important. We should go to Mars as soon as the scientists say that the atmosphere has stoppedwarming, the ice has stopped melting and the seas have stopped rising. Then take a victory lap by putting people on Mars. We can and will beat climate change with fusion. Mars will costtrillions of dollars and all of that needs to be put on fusion first. E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants - The New York Times (nytimes.com) L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. From:upcomingsales@friendspaloaltolib.org To:Council, City Subject:Vast, Voluminous, Whopping Book Sale - Friends of the Palo Alto Library Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 4:23:58 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. BOOK SALE NEWSLETTERTHIS WEEKEND ATCUBBERLEY Visit our web site CUBBERLEY USED BOOK SALES Saturday May 13Bargain Room 9:30am - 4pmChildren's Room 10am - 4pmMusic CD Pop-Up 10am - 3pm(outside Main Room)Main Room 11am - 4pm Sunday May 14 All Rooms 11am - 4pm FEATURED IN MAY Science Fiction/ComicsArt/Architecture Children's Room Gender She/Her Medicine/Health Policies 4000 Middlefield RoadPalo AltoNE corner of the Cubberley Community Center(650) 213-8755 www.fopal.org Maps and Directions More information on the sales Donate your used books, DVDs, &c ALL NET PROCEEDS GO TO HELP PALO ALTO LIBRARIES Marty's (Main) Room In our Main Room, prices are way below what used book stores charge. Hardcover books start at $3.00 and softcover books start at only $2.00. No numbered tickets this month! Please note that due to crowding duringthe first two hours of the Book Sale, nostrollers, rolling carts, etc. can bebrought into the Main Room. This is forthe safety of shoppers and volunteersalike. By 12:30 or so, the crowd thinsout and shoppers are welcome to bringthese items into the sale. Children's Book Sale The Children's Room is located in the portable next to the soccer field near Greendell School. It is entirely filled with children's books and toys. You'll find picture books, school age fiction and non-fiction, fiction for teens, award winners, non-English titles, CDs and DVDs, and books for parents and teachers, most for 50 cents or $1. Strollers are welcome in the Children's Room at any time. Bargain Books in H-2 The Bargain Room is located in Rooms H-2 and H-3 of the Cubberley main campus, between Marty's Room and Middlefield Road. On Saturday, paperbacks are 50 cents, hardcovers are $1, and children's books are 50 cents each. The room also contains many records, CDs, and DVDs at $1 each. On Sunday, the room opens at 11 am and all prices are half off. Or, save even more on Sunday by buying green FOPAL reusable bags from us for $3/ea (or bring your own grocery-size reusable bag) and stuffing them with any items in the room for $5/bag. Fill four bags at $5/bag and fill a fifth bag FREE! (We no longer receive sufficient used paper grocery bags along with donations for this purpose.) News from the Library, by E-mail and RSS If you have ever given the Library your e-mail address, like this newsletter editor did when he signed up for a Palo Alto Library card, you have probably noticed that they are sendingyou one to a few e-mails per month. The Library would like you to know that this is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month, and probably some other things because they post more often to their blog than we send out this newsletter. You can subscribe to their blog with an RSS reader. And if like yr hmbl newsletter editor you have not been paying attention and are wondering what is open and how much the Library has a Current Library Services page. -Frank McConnell What's special for May! Grab a May escape into the Science Fiction section this month! Sci-Fi had a higher-than- normal volume of comic books donated from one collector and in plastic sleeves. For moreSci-Fi books, fantasy, comics, graphic novels, and manga, look for full shelves in the Main and Bargain Rooms. The Art section continues to offer excellent books in every subsection: history, fine art, and studio art.... Our Art book-loving donors were generous this May with a beautiful donation of nearly new Architecture books. You will recognize these by their clear dust jackets. This month's sale will be amazing in the Children's Room! It is bursting with bargainbooks, games, puzzles, and toys. Late last month FOPAL received a huge donation from aretiring teacher, all in nearly new condition! Now is the time to grab your children'sSpring/Summer reads. FOPAL is celebrating Mother's Day with books on or about women; we are calling Gender She/Her. Look for inspiring and informative books on the many aspects of feminism. The Gender She/Her special books will be in the last special bay. The Medicine special is again one of our monthly featured specials. Last month and this month we received dozens of books from Stanford University Library spanning several subsections; health policies, ethics, inequality in Medicine, and health management. Look for last month's offering this weekend plus...in the first two bookshelves in the special sections. -Janette Herceg FOPAL's Music CD Spring Pop-Up special sale this Saturday, 10am-3pm! Long-time volunteers John and Frank have been amassing CDs for years and with the help of newish volunteers George, and Fred created an outstanding spring special that will be located outside the Main Room. This assortment of Music CDs was processed from the backlog, mostly popular tiles and artists! Look for thousands of Music CDs, all priced to sell! -Janette Herceg Science Fiction & Fantasy In Science Fiction, I've got a shelf full of Gardner Dozois' The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies. In Fantasy, find N. K. Jemisin's collection, How Long 'til Black Future Month? Shelf pictures on fopalbooks.com. -Rich McAllister Comics In Comics, there are yet more boxes of comic magazines. These are mostly X-Men titles from the 1990s and 2000s, with a few Spider-Man and Avengers related. Bagged andboarded, in Fine condition or better, $1 each. Last month's batch nearly sold out so comeearly. Also in Comics an extremely heavy two-volume slipcased set of The Complete FarSide by Gary Larson, and a signed copy of Mariane Satrapi's Persepolis. No Manga thismonth since the comics pushed them off the shelves, they'll return soon. Shelf pictures on fopalbooks.com, at the bottom of Science Fiction's page. -Rich McAllister Art We will have a special art books sale for the art books from big art publishers, i.e. Phaidon, Abrams, Taschen etc. Click here to view the books on instagram. Another highlight will be more than 10 booklets/pamphlets displayed at the top shelf above the sculpture section. View books here. -Fiona Wang Children's Room Looking for giftable picture books? You'll be thrilled with our offerings this month. A generous donor (and connoisseur of children's literature) sent many boxes our way-andmost of the books in them are like new. Check out our Giftables shelves, where you're sureto find favorites old and new, and our Picture Book bins and boxes. Buy ahead forbirthdays, holidays, and summer reads. Our School-age Fiction section is full, as usual, including some beautiful sets of the Little House books and the Narnia series, along with giftable classics like 21 Balloons, Peter Pan, Watership Down, and Poetry from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. This is also the Month of Judy Blume, with a recent documentary and a just-released four-star movie, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." We have a copy of that book and many, many other books by Judy Blume. Our Activities sections are bursting: games galore including card games, board games, quiet games, and noisy games. There are some interesting jigsaw puzzles, lots of joke books, building sets, math materials, a Xyloba marble run that makes music(!), and a large train roundhouse suitable for Thomas the Tank Engine. The graphic novels shelves are loaded with favorites and new titles including like-new Wings of Fire, volumes 1-4, many pristine Garfield books, and a hard-cover edition of Philip Pullman's Adventures of John Blake. In World Languages, look for a large selection of traditional and simplified Chinese picture books, manga, and many excellent parenting books in Chinese. -Carolyn Davidson Children's Vintage Little kids have a treat in store this month in children's vintage - an entire display of Tana Hoban picture books. Her photography highlights simple concepts like over/under/through and circles/triangles/squares. Her photography has won dozens of gold medals and other prizes, she has photographs in the permanent collection in the Museum of Modern Art, and her books have received critical acclaim. One or more of these gems can go home with you this month! In addition to the usual fare of fine vintage books, big kids also have a couple of differentcollections of books to look forward to. Early Bobbsey Twins fans will appreciate the 18-volumes that are in dust jackets protected by mylar. Narnia aficionados may want to pickup the 7-volume (also dust jacketed) Narnia series. Both of these can be previewed at theFOPAL shelf pictures link www.fopalbooks.com. And Captain Marryat's books are still available from last month (at half price!) Marryat was a noted early writer of nauticalfiction, a Royal Navy officer and an acquaintance of Dickens. He is also remembered for awidely used system of naval flag signalling known as Marryat's code. So grab a book or twoand break out the sea shantys and rum! -Lisa Heitman Medicine Be sure to visit our collection of Cardiology, Pediatric and Internal Medicine texts, and generous supply of Dorlands and Stedmans Medical Dictionaries and Merck Manuals. Browse through the Vintage Medical and Nursing Section, including Notes on Nursing by Florence Nightengale, and medical books from the 1800s. The Nazi Doctors and the Nuremberg Code describes human rights and the important ten points of the Nuremberg Code in detail, and Healing Journeys, Teaching Medicine and Nurturing Hope highlights the inspiring Stanford Medical Youth Science Program. -Pamela Parke Health The Health shelves are full of interesting reading for this month. The Asian Medicine section has acquired three books by Koichi Tohei on the practice of Ki. Plus, Asian HealthSecrets: the Complete Guide to Asian Herbal Medicine, has been added. Beth Macy's book, Dopesick, is another recounting of the opioid crisis. Sweet Deception by Dr. Joseph Mercola, explores why artificial sweeteners could be detrimental to your health, plus how federal regulations frequently confuse the public. Please look for A Matter of Life, by Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe; the doctors who brought the first 'test-tube baby' into being. Indulge in our offerings! -Suzanne Cholko Poetry O the month of May, the merry month of May! It's time to find some poems That will take you far away. Out to the bush, to be exact, Australian poetry, in fact. To these rhymes you can relate, And so I give you G'day Mate. Photos can be found at www.fopalbooks.com. -Mandy MacCalla Education & Language Special set available in May: Anthony Alfonso's Japanese Language Patterns (1966), a two-volume set at $15. Also in this section: theories of education, language and linguistics;reading and libraries; writing, grammar and syntax; ESL and sign language; K-12, andpost-secondary education; plus teaching and education administration. See photos at www.fopalbooks.com. -Virginia Perry Home & Crafts For May, the Home section showcases fashion and beauty, including Latina Beauty, and features wedding planning from Martha Stewart to The Knot, as well as wedding vows and wedding receptions. You'll also find fashion designers and fashion tips. Other shelves include home decorating styles and interior design concepts. Building and remodeling titles are available, along with home organizing ideas. This month the Crafts shelves offer: floral arts and crafts; The Joy of Origami and The Complete Book of Papercraft; jewelry making and picture framing; many needlepoint titles, multiple quilting guides, plus sewing, embroidering, and knitting. Don't miss the Home & Crafts Red Cart. This month's values include: fabric arts andcrafts guides; home design and decorating; plus home improvement, repair, andmaintenance. Photos can be found at www.fopalbooks.com. -Virginia Perry Antiques & Collections Among the May offerings in Antiques & Collections: Rugs, furniture, and fireplaces; gold and jewelry; plus teddy bears, precious dolls, and antique toys. In addition: The Great American Paperback, is an oversized visual history of the emergence of this book publishing format. Beautifully designed, it's a great reference to have in your book collection. Photo can be found at www.fopalbooks.com. -Virginia Perry Curious Books The May display for Curious Books highlights Change, primarily in its forms of Beginning and Ending. There is gentle, chosen change, as in The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. There is unsought change such as Hurricane Katrina and Zeitoun. You will have plenty to explore in our unlikely offerings, with featured books of exploration, learning, and amusement. -Donya W. Computers We have a mass of Cisco test prep books, and an assortment of ACM and other scholarly publications. Detail photo of Cisco exam prep books and scholarly publications box (More photos of Computers section at www.fopalbooks.com.) -David Cortesi Nature This month the Nature section has a large variety of dog training books and many wonderful summer reading selections. -Michele K. Judaica Browse the Judaica section for books on the Jewish religion and culture including editions of the Torah and other basic texts, Kabbalah, Jewish history, the Holocaust, memoirs, Israel, Jewish Women, the Jewish American Experience and other related subjects. New this month - John Lennon and the Jews: A Philosophical Rampage; Einstein and theRabbi: Searching for the Soul; The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism; Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love; Our Story: The Jews Of Sepharad, You Are The Historian and two additional volumes in this set; Ecology & the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature & the Sacred Meet. Most fiction with Jewish themes will be found in Modern Literature/Classics or Current Fiction. Books entirely in Hebrew are shelved in the European Languages section. -Charlotte Epstein Religion New Interpreter's Bible - 1997 - fine set of 12 with good dust jackets. $149. Jeffrey Stout, Democracy & Tradition. Francis Clooney, Comparative Theology. John Draper, Conflict Between Religion and Society. -Nancy Cohen History This month History received a large collection of books on Nicaragua and other parts of Central America. We also have a new donation of books on ancient Greece and Rome,including translations of works by Plutarch, Livy, Suetonius, and Tacitus. The Afro-American section has a couple of copies of Blight's Pulitzer-prize winning biography ofFrederick Douglass. If you're looking for older books, we have a complete set of vonRotteck's General History of the World from the Earliest Times to the Year 1837, in whatappears to be the first American edition of 1841. And as usual, there is a large selection ofbooks on general American history, ranging from scholarly to popular. -Lin McAllister Self Help Spring is a time when plants grow and blossom. Self Help (or Personal Growth) is here to help you do the same! This month there are 4 FULL shelves of 'New Arrivals', many I've never seen before. Check out the 'Popular on Amazon' shelves; these books usually sell very well! Featured books include: Saving Time; The Light We Carry; The Power of One More; Daily Stoic; How to do Nothing; The Gift of Gratitude; Self-Parenting; My Life is Out of Whack; The Joy of Obstacles. And of course there are the usual subsections (the two far right bays) which this month include sections for: 'Marked Down', 'Face/Body Reading', 'NLP/Hypnosis' and 'Rape/Trauma'. And don't forget the Red Cart! So SPRING on over to my section and ENJOY picking out books at a Great Price-- -Marnie Mysteries There are over 150 Agatha Christie books for sale just as you enter the sale on the right hand side book shelf. -Cathy Swan Donations We have made it past Drop-off Donations 3.0 and have returned to accepting donations without the need to make an appointment. HOWEVER.... We are closed for donations from Sunday May 7 through Sunday May 14 to prepare the Main Room for this weekend's sale. Please hold your donations until Monday May 15. Please read our donation guidelines before you bring materials to us. All that said, our normal hours for drop-off donations are Monday through Saturday, 3pm- 5pm. (But not the week before the sale.) Suggestions? We're always eager to hear your suggestions for ways to improve our book sale. Please email us at suggestions@friendspaloaltolib.org. This notice comes to you from the non-profit organization Friends of the Palo Alto Library. No trees were felled in the making of this e-mail. Visit our web site. Become a member by joining online. Be sure to receive your own free copy of this e-mail notice so that you'll know about all special upcomingbooks sales. To sign up, just e-mail us. We carefully protect the privacy of your e-mail address. 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City Clerk Please attach this report on item #2 to the updated agenda packet I suggest it be included after packet page 229 Thank you, Ken Dr. Kenneth Horowitz Horowitzken@foothill.edu From: Ken Horowitz <horowitzken@fhda.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 8:07 AM To: City.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org <City.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Fw: Cubberley Advisory Committee Report 2013 City Clerk Please attach this report as my pubic comments for the Council Meeting on May 15, 2023. Please also include it with my in person comments Thank you, Ken Horowitz 525 Homer Ave #1 Palo Alto CA Sent from my iPhone From:Yahoo Mail.® To:Honky Subject:WE SHOULD ALL DO THIS ? Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:37:39 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://inhere.salsalabs.org/usa_exitwho/index.html Mark your calendar. It’s the Peninsula’s biggest food event of the year! Come join us! We are celebrating our local eateries for 9 days, with special dishes andgift card giveaways. This foodie centric event is sure to please your taste buds! From May 19th until the 27th, come check out this sweet event, filled with your favorite local restaurants (and discover some new ones too). See which restaurants are participating with our online directory. From:Charlie Weidanz To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce News & Updates - May 11, 2023 Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:59:04 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. NEWS & UPDATES - MAY 11, 2023 Peninsula Restuarant Week Third Thursday California Avenue Chamber Mixer & Networking Event Leadership Palo Alto 2023-2024 Information Reception Mother's Day Brunch at Crowne Plaza Cabana Affordable Housing and Housing Resources Fair Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement Palo Alto Street Map & Guide Sponsorship Opportunities La Scuola Silicon Valley Spring Treasure Hunt Palo Alto Community Fund is Hiring! Palo Alto Community Survey Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Aug. 26-27 See Participating Restaurants Want to win gift cards to local restaurants? Visit @peninsulafoodist and @thesixfifty on Instagram for details on how to win from May 17 - May 27. Winners will be chosen at random. Presented by Partnered with 3rd Thursday California Ave Palo Alto Third Thursday - A New Monthly Live Music Event Starts in May Join us on the Third Thursday of every month6:00 pm to 9:00 pmBegins May 18, 2023 California Avenue in Palo Alto Six musical groups will be playing at various locations along the street creating the joyful opportunity to explore the Ave and support local businesses. Learn More ​Chamber Mixer & Networking Event Chamber Mixer & Networking Event Tuesday, May 16, 2023 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM The Patio @ Rudy's412 Emerson St., Palo Alto Hosted By: The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Connect with fellow professionals and business owners. Enjoy light refreshments and drinks. Special Keynote Speaker:​Teresa Ong Foothill College/ Associate VP/ Workforce CTE programs Topic: Workforce Development and Retention RSVP Now Leadership Palo Alto Information Reception Leadership Palo Alto 2023-2024 Information Reception Tuesday, June 1, 2023 5:30pm to 7pm Location: The Avant 4041 El Camino Way Palo Alto, CA 94306 Join us for an informational reception. Learn about our Leadership Palo Alto Program. Light refreshments served. Register Now Mother's Day Brunch Mother's Day Brunch Sunday, May 14, 202310 am - 2 pm Crowne Plaza Cabana Palo Alto4290 El Camino Real Reservations: monserrat.montes@cabanapaloalto.com650-628-0172 Affordable Housing and Housing Resources Fair City of Palo Alto The City is hosting an Affordable Housing and Housing Resources Fair onSaturday, May 13, from 1-3:30 p.m. at City Hall on King Plaza in support of Affordable Housing Week and in partnership with Silicon Valley @ Home. Attendees will be able to sign-up for affordable housing waiting lists and ask questions about programs and services. Nonprofit partners and Santa Clara County agencies supporting our community that will be tabling at this event include: Alta Housing, Eden Housing, Project Sentinel, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Palo AltoRenters’ Association, Rebuilding Together, Avenidas, the Office of Supportive Housing, and the Housing Authority. For details, go to www.cityofpaloalto.org/housingfair. Avenidas Presents Lifetimes of Achievement Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement The Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2023 from 3 to 5pm here in Palo Alto. The 2023 Honorees have beenchosen and they are truly an amazing group! This year we will honor: Loretta Green, Karen Ross, Roger Smith, Anne Warner Cribbs, and Jane Shaw & Peter Carpenter. We are looking for individual or company sponsorships as these gifts make it possible for Avenidas to provideessential services that impact the lives of our community’s older adults. Whether your gift enables frail seniors to receive care at our Rose Kleiner program, provides rides to the grocery store for seniors who no longer drive, or matches older volunteers with children who need help reading,each dollar helps older adults live more independent, healthy, and connected lives. I hope you will be able to join us for this wonderful celebration. Thank youfor considering becoming a sponsor. You can find more information here or contact Amy Yotopoulos at ayotopoulos@avenidas.org. Palo Alto Street Map & Guide Sponsorship Opportunities Map Icon The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be working with the marketing firm of Town Square Publications to produce a brand-new, up-to-date, full-color Palo Alto Street Map & Guide. This publication will be the only official map endorsed and distributed by the Palo Alto Chamber. This accurate, user-friendly map will be the perfect resource for the thousands of visitors to our area annually that we hope will enjoy all that PaloAlto has to offer and who will help our community prosper. Our representative from Town Square Publications is Tom Stroup, and he will be contacting you shortly to review in detail the benefits ofparticipation. Remember, that limited spaces are available and allocated on a first-response basis. Thank you for your continued support of the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Spring Treasure Hunt La Scuola Silicon Valley Spring Treasure Hunt Saturday, May 20, 2023 10:00 am - 12:00 pm La Scuola Silicon Valley Campus 951 O'Connor St. East Palo Alto, CA 94303 RSVP HERE Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND IS HIRING! Director of Development Join our dynamic small team at the Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) during a time of historic growth. PACF raises funds from the local community to invest in the nonprofit organizations that serve Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. We seek a high energy teammate who is ready to jump in and do just about everything, including streamline and strengthen fundraising systems, gather andanalyze data, inspire prospective and current donors, write thank you notes and enthusiastically ask for money! Our Director of Development will make the most of our highly engaged PACF board and new Salesforce CRM as we build awareness and fuel our ambitious growth. This is a half time position with sometime in our office in downtown Palo Alto. See full job description which includes how to apply here. Administrative Associate Are you organized and energetic? Join our dynamic small team as the Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) amidst a high growth period. PACF raises funds from the local community to invest in the nonprofit organizations that serve Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. We seek a can-do, flexible individual who is willing to jump in and do whatever is needed, including trips to the post office, calendar management, supporting PACF’s fundraising and grantmaking efforts, and logistics for events. This is a part time, hourly position. Our office is indowntown Palo Alto across from the Caltrain station. Find the full job description including how to apply here. Palo Alto Community Survey City of Palo Alto Many nonprofits are evaluating purpose, services and impacts after the pandemic. Join the City of Palo Alto staff as they share the results of the survey. The City seeks community-wide feedback through the Palo Alto Community Survey. The Palo Alto Community Survey process is a critical community feedback tool that helps the City Council and City staffunderstand community perspectives on current services and programs, as well as unmet needs and priorities. Working collectively is key to sustainability and impact. This workshop willhelp your organization gain data and insight for strategic decision-making. Let’s network with city staff and council to evaluate our work and align more with our community’s unmet needs and priorities. SAVE THE DATE:Wednesday, May 24 at 9:00 am Register Here ZOOM Link will be sent out prior to event Palo Alto Festival of the Arts - Celebrating 40 years Celebrate the 40th Annual Palo Alto Festival of the Arts! Mark your calendar and join us for your favorite arts festival along University Avenue Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be fun for all ages. The Festival will feature more than 250 fine art and contemporary craft artists, an interactive Kids’ Art Studio, Italian Street Painting, live entertainment on multiple stages, food, wine and microbrews. SPONSORS: Businesses interested in branding, promotional and lead generation sponsorship opportunities at this well-attended Festival may contact Claudette Mannina at 831-461-1796 or claudette@designingleads.com. ARTISTS: Applications by fine or contemporary artists are being accepted for space or waiting list consideration. Email Pacific Fine Arts Festivals at pfa@pacificfinearts.com. See full Festival details at www.paloaltochamber.com/festival. Hope to see you Aug. 26-27! This signature event is proudly hosted by: Proceeds from this event help the Chamber continue supporting our business community. 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Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear city council, Please watch this video. It looks like a great idea, that Palo Alto could implement in locations where pedestrians have been (fatally) hit by cars, and/or around PAUSD schools. Thank you, Matthieu Bonnard https://www.bloomberg.org/videos/expanding-asphalt-art-to-cities-across-canada-mexico-and-the-u-s/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=emailIMP&utm_campaign=NL0510 Menu Arts Expanding Asphalt Art to Cities Across Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Around the world, our Asphalt Art Initiative improves street safety, revitalizes public spaces, and encourages community collaboration through art We’re excited to continue uniting communities and transforming public spaces in the U.S., and in even more cities around the world with our expansion into Canada and Mexico. 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To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails fromYIMBY Action, please click here. From:Subodh Iyengar To:Council, City Subject:middlefield road crossing safety near the jmz Date:Thursday, May 11, 2023 6:37:11 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from mani.subodh@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi city council. I’m hoping you can address the following traffic issues on middlefield: 1. crossing middlefield at Kellogg Ave has become very difficult. There is no signal, and only a ped cross walk at the moment. People zoom by very quickly without givingpedestrians a chance to cross. A ped indicator signal here would improve safety significantly for children and others to cross.2. The entrance to the new junior museum and zoo (jmz) at middlefield causes drivers to enter and leave the jmz quite aggressively. This makes it feel dangerous while walkingto walter hays from Kellogg Ave and disrupts the safe route to school. There should either be a safer route to get to Walter hays from Kellogg, or the entrance to the jmz onmiddlefield should be closed off. There is already an entrance at rinconada park, and no need for 2 separate entrances. From:Linda MacKenzie To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Safe Parking/Highway Church Date:Wednesday, May 10, 2023 9:25:28 PM Attachments:image003.png image002.png Some people who received this message don't often get email from lindajmackenzie@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Linda MacKenzie <lindajmackenzie@gmail.com>Date: Wed, May 10, 2023 at 9:20 PM Subject: Re: Safe Parking/Highway ChurchTo: Foley, Emily <Emily.Foley@cityofpaloalto.org>, Jake Dodson <jake@highway.org> Cc: Guy Livneh <guy.livneh@gmail.com>, Jeff Magill <magill@alum.mit.edu>, Mary ESlocum <maryeslocum@gmail.com>, <teamjulieforpaloalto@gmail.com>, Steve Shevick <sshevick@gmail.com> Hi Emily, In the Palo Alto Weekly article you reference, Jake Dodson also shares that "the most surprising and discouraging aspect about the program two years after it opened is that it isn'tbeing used more." Isn't the city curious to know why? As a neighbor of the church, I'm certainly interested in understanding why the program isn't working. I think that all Los Arboles neighbors would like an opportunity to hear from MMV and theHighway Church about the program and why it's been underutilized. That could explain why you have received so few complaints. I would like to know what MMV is doing to manageand promote the program and how they plan to make it more successful. Our neighborhood was sold on the idea that there was a significant community need for a safe parking site at Highway Church. We invested a lot of time and energy with the church toreach an agreement and support the permit application. I think our neighborhood has a right to understand what's been going on for the past two years. A neighborhood meeting is animportant way to engage the community in a conversation about safe parking. Thanks, Linda MacKenzie On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM Foley, Emily <Emily.Foley@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote: Hi Linda, Yes, Jake just sent me updated information to reflect that they will be continuing with the neighbor agreement. Since this is a continuation of an existing operation, and we’ve received no complaints orreports of incidents from neighbors, the congregation, or Move Mountain View, we see no reason to have a neighborhood meeting. Please send me any comments related to the projectyou may have. MMV hasn’t provided any updated information on the operations, though Jake recently told the Palo Alto Weekly that approximately 15-20 people have been served over the last 2years: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/04/26/more-churches-step-up-to-provide- safe-parking-for-the-unhoused Thanks, Emily Emily Foley, AICP Planner Planning and Development Services Department (650) 617-3125 | emily.foley@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org Parcel Report | Palo Alto Zoning Code | Online Permitting System | Planning Forms &Applications | Planning Applications Mapped From: Linda MacKenzie <lindajmackenzie@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2023 8:08 PMTo: Foley, Emily <Emily.Foley@CityofPaloAlto.org> Cc: Guy Livneh <guy.livneh@gmail.com>; Jeff Magill <magill@alum.mit.edu>; Mary ESlocum <maryeslocum@gmail.com>Subject: Safe Parking/Highway Church CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Emily, Jake Dodson has assured me that the neighborhood agreement that was made with theHighway Church during its original permit application for a safe parking program will remain in full force and will be part of the current permit application and city approval, ifgranted. Please confirm that this is the case and that the city intends to attach the agreement to the city permit granted to the Highway Church. Also, when can neighbors expect to receive notification of the permit application from thecity? Will there be a meeting to discuss the current program and gain feedback from neighbors? Is MMV able to provide documentation and evidence of program usage and logsof security checks of vehicle residents using the church lots? Thanks, Linda MacKenzie From:Aram James To:Binder, Andrew; Javier Ortega; Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore; Human Relations Commission; Reifschneider, James;Wagner, April; Michael Gennaco; Foley, Michael; Council, City; Josh Becker; Jeff Rosen; Shikada, Ed; ladoriscordell; chuck jagoda; Cecilia Taylor; alisa mallari tu; Rebecca Eisenberg; Shana Segal; Jay Boyarsky; Enberg,Nicholas; Perron, Zachary; Angie Evans; Joe Simitian; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; dennis burns Subject:UPDATE: Cops Accused Of Torturing Black Man Now Accused Of Sexual Assault Date:Wednesday, May 10, 2023 10:41:46 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://youtu.be/n4gss3ag9vQ Sent from my iPhone From:Yahoo Mail.® To:Honky Cc:Michael Ryan; Jack & Barbara Connors; coderevival@yahoo.ca; F Cosmas; BBC ONLY; Chris L. 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View it in your web browser Children's Health Defense The Great Freeset Dear Katy, In the last three years, we’ve witnessed the obliteration of our rights under the guise of safety and public health measures. Sign the Health Freedom Bill of Rights During the pandemic, countries around the world utilized governing bodies to impose mandates, enact executive orders and coerce compliance with untested, unsafe experimental mRNA shots. The people were ultimately stripped from theirfundamental rights, restricting our ability to travel, seek proper healthcare, or choose alternative methods to maintain health. All of these tyrannical efforts were orchestrated by the government in concert with Big Tech and Big Pharma and propagated by mainstream media. Now thepowers that be want this tyranny to continue — so they’re outsourcing it to a group of unelected bureaucrats to usher in a one-world global government. Despite catastrophic public health failures during the COVID-19 pandemic, theWorld Health Organization (WHO) is preparing amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). These amendments would transfer the management of future pandemics to the WHO Director-General, who can deem a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) at will.The U.N. is preparing a similar “Emergency Platform” at this very moment to be a part of this power grab. The proposed changes to the legally binding IHR would give WHO unprecedented power over national governments to dictate how we live our lives and the choiceswe will be allowed to make for our health, freedom and families. We must oppose this coup d’etat against our constitutional republic and preserve our national sovereignty and fundamental rights.The Great Reset vs. The Great Freeset. Which side of history will you stand on? Will you allow the ushering in of a one-world government to undermine the powers of sovereign nations and our individual rights, or will you defend your rights and choose freedom?Here are three things you can do to take part in #TheGreatFreeset 1. Sign the Health Freedom Bill of Rights to let the WHO and the U.N. know that we are paying attention and will not comply with thisconsolidation of power at the hands of unelected global leaders. 2. Help us send a simultaneous global message! Share this video on all your social media channels tonight, Friday, May 5, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. 3. Stay tuned for action alerts and share our campaign to help spread massawareness of this threat of tyranny that will usher in a one-world government. There is strength in numbers. Please share this campaign far and wide! It is critical that we act now to protect our nations from these global power grabs. Join us in finding a new way forward! 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From:Aram James To:Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore; Council, City; Human Relations Commission; Josh Becker Subject:Santa Clara County could guarantee income for formerly incarcerated people Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2023 9:38:29 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. NewsBreakUsed by over 45 million people Open APP Santa Clara County could guarantee income for formerly incarcerated people San José Spotlight I found this on NewsBreak: Santa Clara County could guarantee income for formerly incarcerated people Click to read the full story Sent from my iPhone From:Tran, Joanna To:Council, City Cc:Rice, Danille; Clerk, City Subject:Consent Questions for 5/15 Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2023 4:19:10 PM Attachments:image001.pngimage003.pngimage004.pngimage006.pngimage007.pngimage008.pngimage009.png Hello Councilmembers, This week, please forward any consent questions for Monday night’s Council meeting to Danille Rice (danille.rice@cityofpaloalto.org) by Wednesday, 5 PM. Danille will be organizing staff responses to be sent at the end of the week. Thank you! Best, Joanna Joanna Tran Executive Assistant to the City Manager Office of the City Manager (650) 329-2105 | joanna.tran@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org Please note: I will be out of the office starting Wednesday, May 10th and will return Monday, May 15th. From:Winter Dellenbach To:Council, City Subject:Please distribute to members ASAP - Policy and Services Committee tonight May 9 meeting - Item 1 Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2023 2:26:43 PM Attachments:Please distribute to members ASAP - Policy and Services Committee tonight May 9 meeting - Item 1.msg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.________________________________ From:Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo To:Council, City Subject:You"re Invited: Celebrate Turtle Day at the JMZ! Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2023 2:01:18 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links.   Logo_Full_Color_CMYK.jpg To purchase tickets for the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, please go to Enjoy! Online and book your visit for Tuesday, May 23. We hope to see you then! Photo courtesy of Artem Nazarov. Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zooinfo@friendsjmz.org | www.friendsjmz.org DONATE NOW Connect with us Friends of the JMZ | 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Unsubscribe city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by info@friendsjmz.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today! From:Charlie Weidanz To:Council, City Subject:DON"T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2023 10:30:27 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Wild Onion Bistro & Bar Wine Dinner Chamber Mixer & Networking Event 3rd Thursday California Avenue La Scuola Silicon Valley Spring Treasure Hunt Palo Alto Community Fund is Hiring! Palo Alto Street Map & Guide Sponsorship Opportunities Wild Onion Bistro & Bar Wine Dinner Wild Onion Bistro & Bar - Wine Dinner | Thursday, May 11 at 7pm Come and enjoy wine & dinner atWild Onion Bistro & Bar 750 San Antonio Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303 Thursday, May 11 at 7pm Call 650-999-7092 to make a reservation or go to https://www.hotelcitrine.com/events-calendar/maggy-hawk-wine-dinner/1683770400 to reserve online. Hotel Citrine | AC Hotels ​Chamber Mixer & Networking Event Chamber Mixer & Networking Event Tuesday, May 16, 20235:30 PM – 7:00 PM The Patio @ Rudy's 412 Emerson St., Palo Alto Hosted By: The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Connect with fellow professionals and business owners. Enjoy light refreshments and drinks. Special Keynote Speaker:​Teresa Ong Foothill College/ Associate VP/ Workforce CTE programs Topic: Workforce Development and Retention RSVP Now Palo Alto Third Thursday - A New Monthly Live Music Event Starts in May3rd Thursday - California Ave Join us on the Third Thursday of every month 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Begins May 18, 2023California Avenue in Palo Alto Six musical groups will be playing at various locations along the street creating the joyful opportunity to explore the Ave and support local businesses. Learn More Spring Treasure Hunt La Scuola Silicon Valley Spring Treasure Hunt Saturday, May 20, 2023 10:00 am - 12:00 pm La Scuola Silicon Valley Campus 951 O'Connor St. East Palo Alto, CA 94303 RSVP HERE Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND IS HIRING! Director of Development Join our dynamic small team at the Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) during a time of historic growth. PACF raises funds from the local community to invest in the nonprofit organizations that serve Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. We seek a high energy teammate who is ready to jump in and do just about everything, including streamline and strengthen fundraising systems, gather and analyze data,inspire prospective and current donors, write thank you notes and enthusiastically ask for money! Our Director of Development will make the most of our highly engaged PACF board and new Salesforce CRM as we build awareness and fuel our ambitious growth. This is a half time position with some time in our office indowntown Palo Alto. See full job description which includes how to apply here. Administrative Associate Are you organized and energetic? Join our dynamic small team as the Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) amidst a high growth period. PACF raises funds from the local community to invest in the nonprofit organizations that serve Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. We seek a can-do, flexible individual who is willing tojump in and do whatever is needed, including trips to the post office, calendar management, supporting PACF’s fundraising and grantmaking efforts, and logistics for events. This is a part time, hourly position. Our office is in downtown Palo Alto across from the Caltrain station. Find the full job description including how to applyhere. Palo Alto Street Map & Guide Sponsorship Opportunities Map Icon The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be working with the marketing firm of Town Square Publications to produce a brand-new, up-to-date, full-color Palo Alto Street Map & Guide. This publication will be the only official map endorsed and distributed by the Palo Alto Chamber. This accurate, user-friendly map will be the perfect resource for the thousands of visitors to our area annually that we hope will enjoy all that Palo Alto has to offer and who will help our community prosper. Our representative from Town Square Publications is Tom Stroup, and he willbe contacting you shortly to review in detail the benefits of participation. Remember, that limited spaces are available and allocated on a first-response basis. Thank you for your continued support of the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. See Our Upcoming Events Learn More About The Chamber ​ PALO ALTO CHAMBER & VISITORS CENTER355 ALMA STREET | PALO ALTO | CA | 94301 | 650-324-3121 WWW.PALOALTOCHAMBER.COM This email was sent on behalf of Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 355 Alma St Palo Alto, CA94301.To unsubscribe click here. If you have questions or comments concerning this email orservices in general, please contact us by email at info@paloaltochamber.com. This email was sent on behalf of Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 355 Alma St Palo Alto, CA 94301.To unsubscribe clickhere. If you have questions or comments concerning this email or services in general, please contact us by email atinfo@paloaltochamber.com. From:Reshmika dayal To:Council, City; Stump, Molly Subject:Re: Contact with the Legal department Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2023 9:48:42 AM Attachments:image004.png image003.png image008.png image007.png Some people who received this message don't often get email from reshmikad@yahoo.com. Learn why this isimportant Good Morning Ms Stump, My name is Reshmika and I had a meeting the Thursday with Cara Apple, who is with the Palo Alto PD. The meeting was in regards to me filing an unethical behavior complaint against one of your officers Judith Ramirez. During the meeting, Cara told me “my complaint was founded, because “officers are not required to help anyone while off duty and neither call for help”. In other words if someone is dying let them die. My complaint had to do with a night of outing where Iwas possibly drugged and then later jokes were made about my supervisor sexually assaulting me when I had blacked out. My issue was with your officer leaving me with two men one who later made comment. I was told she didn’t want this affecting her job. I asked Cara for a email with the exact words for documentation purposes and she agreed but when I mentioned I was contacting Attorney generals officer to file a complaint against PD she told me she won’t send the email till she speaks to legaland it has been four days with no update from her. I need a email documenting our meeting and her comment which I told her will be shared to public as to how PD won’t help anyone unless they are getting paid. Thanks On Friday, May 5, 2023 at 04:27:28 PM PDT, Stump, Molly <molly.stump@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote: Hello Ms. Dayal – You can send your inquiry to me, or call 650-329-2171. MOLLY S. STUMP City Attorney Office of the City Attorney Some people who received this message don't often get email from reshmikad@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important (650) 329 - 2171 | Molly.Stump@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org This message contains information that may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the addressee, you may not use, copy or disclose the message or any information contained in themessage. If you received the message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. From: Reshmika dayal <reshmikad@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, May 5, 2023 11:06 AMTo: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>Subject: Contact with the Legal department CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, Can you please let me know how to get in touch with someone from the legal department for the city? I am waiting for a letter that is awaiting approval from the legal department and I am trying to find out who to contact to talk to legal. Thanks From:Reda Attahri To:Council, City Subject:Homeless housing - Turnkey prefabricated shelters Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2023 1:22:04 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from reda@contekpro.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council​, I'm the Co-founder of ContekPro, an Oregon-based prefabricated modularbuilding manufacturer. I am writing to discuss your homeless housing initiatives and see if our prefabricated shelters can help. Our solution is a turnkey prefabricated shelter that offers an affordable, fast to deploy, anddurable transitional housing option for homeless people while providing the dignity and comfort they need. We offer a wide range of buildings (shelters, kitchens, sanitary...) to createa thriving community. Our comprehensive and customizable solution includes design and planning, construction, and installation. 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If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future. View this email in your browser From:LWV Palo Alto (Action Alert)To:Council, CitySubject:Join Students Demand Action Event in Palo Alto this Saturday, May 13Date:Monday, May 8, 2023 9:58:25 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. Join Students Demand Action Event in Palo Alto Mother's Eve Day of Action Where: Corner of El Camino Real & Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 When: Saturday, May 13, 1:00 PM Join us on Saturday, May 13th at 1pm for a rally at the North/East corner of El Camino and Embarcadero in Palo Alto to demand action on assault weapons. Bring a sign that says "For Mother's Day, ask Congress to ban assault weapons" or be creative! The Raging Grannies Action League of Palo Alto will be there as well. 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Comments to City Council regarding housing element adoption from Michael Quinn. Remarks to Council 5 8 23 “Thank you, Councilmembers. I appreciate the opportunity to address you tonight. Late last year I personally reached out to a small sample of property owners whose locations were included in the Palo Alto Housing Element sites inventory. Of the six site owners with whom I had substantial communications, two claimed to have no recollection of receiving the city’s letter. All six stated that it was very unlikelytheir site would be redeveloped due to long-term leases, valuable special-purpose structures and equipment located at the properties, or ongoing use by their own business. Illustrative of the City’s failure to adequately vet locations is 3350 W Bayshore Road. Presently, if I am not mistaken, 3350 W Bayshore hasthe highest very low income, lowincome, and second-highest assigned total capacity of any location presently included in Palo Alto’s site inventory. Furthermore, the housing element site inventory describes 3350 West Bayshore Road as“vacant”. 3350 West Bayshore Road is owned by Alexandra Real Estate Equites Inc., a Real Estate Investment Trust. I communicated directly by email with an Executive Vice President of ARE at that time, Terezia Nemeth. Ms. Nemeth was easy to reach, and very responsive and helpful. She informed me that 3350W Bayshore is a specialized life sciences and laboratory facility, and isfully leased to life sciences companies. ARE’s executive Vice President stated further in her emails to me that ARE had no record ofand was unable to locate any letter or written inquiry from the City of Palo Alto regarding 3350 W Bayshore’s inclusion in the housing element sites inventory. Ms. Nemeth also stated that ARE is not a housing developer. Basic research reveals that AREis not in the business of building residential real estate developments (affordable or otherwise) or doing residential real estate deals of any kind. Clearly 3350 W Bayshore Road, a large-capacity site the City is claiming will yield many low-income units should have removed from the sites inventory per HCD guidelines. This pattern of poor site research, itself a clear indicator of a broken site identification process, held with each site owner I contacted. HCD requires that the City of Palo Alto obtain “substantial evidence” that every site includedin the City’s inventory will be redeveloped during the next RHNA cycle. It became clear from my interactions with site owners that the city has fallen woefully short of the standard. The situation is particularly unfortunate given some members of our cityleadership’s self-described “superb” understanding of how to identify and close real estate deals. A housing element with a well-researched sites inventory is nothing more than a documentstating good intentions. Inclusive of the broken sites inventory, the current draft of the 2023 – 2031 Palo Alto is not a serious or forward-thinking plan for our city. I urge the council to encourage the developmentof and to adopt a housing element with a well-research, HCD-compliant sites inventory. City Council should not adopt Palo Alto’s 2023-2031 Housing Element plan until these steps are taken. Thank you Councilmembers” Michael Quinn (510) 504-7413 (Mobile) mfquinnIII@gmail.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Quinn <mfquinniii@gmail.com> Date: Monday, May 8 2023 at 3:48 PM PDT Subject: Council statement 5/8/23 To: Michael Quinn <mfquinniii@gmail.com> Michael Quinn (510) 504-7413 (Mobile) mfquinnIII@gmail.com From:Liz Gardner To:Council, City Subject:Agenda Item 7 Housing Element Date:Monday, May 8, 2023 6:44:41 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, I am respectfully asking that the council carefully weigh the impact of adopting theHousing Element site inventory in its current form, during this evening agenda number 7. Planning for good quality, equitable, climate friendly homes for individuals andfamilies or all ages and abilities, incomes is the imperative for our futuregenerations. We are counting on you to make the good leadership decisions which meet a humanelement of inclusivity and quality of life and liberty. Humans are best when we live and mature near good transit alternates; civic centers like libraries, schools. The quality of our lives is impacted by nearness to our jobs,child care, fresh foods and -- interacting and being active in our community isessential to being near commerce, social outlets, green spaces. Thank you for your keen attention to this matter. Sincerely, Liz GardnerPalo Alto From:Aram James To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Josh Becker; Jethroe Moore; Human Relations Commission; Binder, Andrew;Reifschneider, James; Wagner, April; Michael Gennaco; Barberini, Christopher; Joe Simitian; Javier Ortega; JeffRosen; Rebecca Eisenberg; ladoris cordell; chuck jagoda; frances.Rothschild@jud.ca.gov; Burt, Patrick; CindyChavez; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg Subject:Canines can kill people-ACLU speaks ( 30 seconds) Date:Monday, May 8, 2023 6:03:25 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links.ACLU California Action on Instagram: "The use of K-9 force is cruel and dehumanizing. It’s time for California lawmakers to pass #AB742 to protect public safety. AB 742 will end the use of police dogs for apprehension and crowd control." instagram.com From:Ken Alsman To:Neilson Buchanan Cc:Council, City; Lauing, Ed; Nose, Kiely; Lait, Jonathan; Planning Commission Subject:Re: worth reading today Date:Monday, May 8, 2023 4:07:41 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from kenalsman@aol.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clickingon links.________________________________ NeilsonThanks for the article. I guess I am just and old line planner type buy I don’t see any end, at least a good one, to a process that keeps feeding the housing and development “need.” I’ve been gone fromPalo Alto now for 10 years and could not stand the area on my last visit - congested, unbalanced, frenzied, gettinguglier - not better. The “Valley of the Hearts Delight” it ain’t. Now that the state is taking over local zoning it willget even worse. I used to think we could built great, attractive, enjoyable, balanced communities but that isn’tpossible without local control and limits. Where will the Valley be in 10 years? I bet the State will tell you it needslots more housing. Their solution will be even more rules handed off to towns unable to comply. Ken Sent from my iPad > On May 7, 2023, at 3:48 PM, Neilson Buchanan <cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com> wrote: From:Kerry Williams To:Council, City; Planning Commission; Lait, Jonathan; Wong, Tim Cc:"Liz Helmer" Subject:Comment Letter from Presidio Bay Ventures on April 2023 Draft Housing Element Date:Monday, May 8, 2023 1:48:12 PM Attachments:PBV PA Housing Element Comment letter 2023.05.08.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from kerry@kmwilliamsconsulting.com. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Mayor Khou and Members of the City Council, and Chair Summa and Members of the Planning and Transportation Commission, Please find attached a comment letter from Presidio Bay Ventures (“PBV”) on the April 2023 Draft Housing Element. PBV owns approximately 9.5 acres in the E. Charleston Area in Palo Alto. Thank you for the opportunity to provide our input and we look forward to your discussion of this item at tonight’s meeting. Kerry Kerry M. Williams Consulting, LLC Principal Development Management Services Entitlements & Public Affairs Project Management Due Diligence for Acquisitions Burlingame, CA (650) 703-2194 mobile kerry@kmwilliamsconsulting.com 160 Pacific Avenue, Suite 204 San Francisco, CA 94111 May 8, 2023 The Honorable Mayor Lydia Khou, and Members of the Palo Alto City Council Chair Doria Summa, and Members of the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Re:Comments on the April 2023 Draft Palo Alto Housing Element Dear Mayor Khou and Members of the Palo Alto City Council, and Chair Summa and Members of the Planning and Transportation Commission: Presidio Bay Ventures (“PBV”) is an experienced Bay Area real estate developer specializing in developing vibrant, mixed-use communities. We recently completed Springline, a dynamic, mixed-use project in Menlo Park with 183 apartments, 200,000 SF of office space and 35,000 SF of retail. PBV owns a number of GM-zoned parcels totaling approximately 9.5 acres located south of San Antonio Boulevard between Charleston Road and Highway 101 (the “East Charleston Area”). We support the City’s proposal to rezone GM parcels in the East Charleston Area to allow for a mix of uses, including higher density housing in addition to commercial uses. Further, as experienced residential developers, we are well positioned to help the City address Palo Alto’s RHNA goals within the new Housing Element cycle. We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the April 2023 Draft Housing Element. For your consideration, we offer the following recommendations which we believe will bolster the plan and ensure the City can meet its RHNA goals. The East Charleston Area is Well-Suited To Become a Mixed-Use Destination The East Charleston Area is an excellent location for higher density, mixed-use with multi-family development. The existing inventory consists mostly of older, 1950’s – 60’s era buildings with an eclectic mix of low density industrial and light manufacturing uses and small businesses. The area offers easy access to Highway 101, as well as convenient access to employment and commercial service areas in Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos. However, the conversion of the GM/ROLM properties from their current form into fully serviced, vibrant neighborhoods will require careful planning for a variety of synergistic uses, including higher density office/R&D, multi-family residential, neighborhood services and retail, and open space. The area will also require substantial infrastructure improvements to enhance pedestrian and bicycle access, which new development could help provide. A true “live, work, play” neighborhood is the most sustainable approach to development that minimizes traffic/congestion issues and ensures a net positive change to the current jobs-housing imbalance, but can only be accomplished through economies of scale. Page 2 of 3 Changes Needed to Incentivize and Ensure Feasibility of Housing Development in East Charleston Increase Base Residential Densities in GM/ROLM Zones to 120 du/acre The proposed base densities in the current Draft Housing Element are still too low to incentivize redevelopment. It appears that the City is now proposing a base density of 90 du/acre for GM/ROLM properties in the East Charleston Area. We recommend increasing the minimum base density to 120 units/acre, with corresponding changes in development standards, as noted below. At this density, PBV could build approximately 1,140 units on the 9.5 acres in East Charleston, with the capacity for more using State Density Bonuses or the City’s Housing Incentive Program. Changes Needed to Development Standards The Housing Element acknowledges the need to expand development standards (FAR, height, lot coverage, etc.) to promote construction, but in most cases does not commit to specifics for the proposed rezoning of GM/ROLM parcels. We understand the City is in the process of completing a feasibility study to refine these standards. We hope the City will engage local property owners and the development community as part of this process. Based on our experience, we would like to recommend the following development standards which we feel are necessary to build multi-family housing in the current economic climate. Height We recommend the City increase the base height to at least 80 feet, especially in areas near the freeway or City boundaries where the height would have little impact on surrounding structures. This would enable a project to maximize unit density by utilizing the most cost-effective type of wood-framed construction as permitted by California building code (taller buildings would require concrete and steel construction for fire/life-safety code compliance and are significantly more expensive). One of the most common and economically efficient multi-family residential product types is seven stories, with two levels of above ground, podium parking, liner units, services and amenities at the ground level, and five stories of wood frame construction above. This product type would accommodate a base density of 120 du/acre and a base height of 80 feet, and would fit in well contextually in the East Charleston Area, which is located near the freeway, and away from any single family neighborhoods. There are several examples of such multifamily developments along Highway 101 from South San Francisco down to Mountain View. Residential FAR If the City requires a maximum FAR for multi-family residential uses, we recommend the City allow at least a base FAR of 2.50 (excluding parking, building support, etc.). Lower FAR’s will likely constrain the economic feasibility of new multi-family housing in the GM/ROLM areas. Retain and Increase Allowable FAR for Office/Industrial/R&D In most cases, it remains more financially beneficial to maintain a cash-flowing GM/ROLM property than to build a new, exclusively residential building, even at densities much higher than the Draft Housing Element currently contemplates. To meet the City’s RHNA goals for the East Charleston Area, developers will need the ability to build new, higher density commercial uses as well to subsidize residential returns. Page 3 of 3 Residential vs Commercial Economics Residential-only development is extremely challenging due to the economic pressures of rising construction costs (including hard costs, financing, etc.), the high cost of land and thin investment margins, amongst other challenges, and is much higher risk than maintaining the existing commercial uses. To offset these issues, projects will need the ability to include higher margin, non-residential uses to subsidize residential investment returns. Despite their age and condition, most properties in the East Charleston Area are currently generating cash flow sufficient to warrant the continuation of existing uses (i.e. worth more under current uses/form than residential). Therefore, to incentivize property owners and developers to invest in the conversion to residential uses, the City will need to create incentives through rezoning that allow for a mix of both higher density residential and higher office/R&D FARs to achieve the required investment returns. Allowing mixed-use projects will ultimately yield an outsized proportion of housing units than new jobs so long as developers have flexibility to combine uses at scale. Further, allowing commercial FAR in tandem with residential would also help replenish the City’s Commercial Housing and Residential Housing Funds through the payment of commercial impact fees. Large Lot Incentives The East Charleston Area includes a large number of small parcels, with many less than 0.5 acres in size, often irregularly or narrowly shaped. To create a footprint that can feasibly support redevelopment and achieve the City’s RHNA goals requires the assemblage of numerous parcels from different owners, which poses added costs and risks. The City should prioritize and incentivize methods for lot mergers and the creation of large, contiguous assemblages (i.e. 3+ acres) such as the following: (1) Increased commercial FAR (including office industrial/R&D) (2) Flexible zoning such as the City currently allows through the PHZ process (3) Exclude retail and other community serving uses, including parking, from allowable FAR The East Charleston Area has the potential to become a vibrant, mixed-use destination that provides a variety of community-centric offerings in the southern part of Palo Alto, including new market rate and affordable housing, neighborhood retail services, new industrial/R&D space adding to the daytime workforce population, open space, and new pedestrian and bicycle facilities. However, we are concerned that the proposals under the current Housing Element draft plan will be insufficient to realize this potential. We look forward to the opportunity to partner with the City to achieve Palo Alto’s RHNA goals and the exciting vision for the East Charleston Area. Very Truly Yours, K. Cyrus Sanandaji Kerry M. Williams Presidio Bay Ventures, Inc. Entitlements and Public Affairs Consultant A California Corporation to Presidio Bay Ventures y y K.Cyrurrs Sanandajai View this email in your browser Please join us as we celebrate the exhibit: Focus on Community: The RicardoOcreto Alvarado Archive at Stanford From:Stanford LibrariesTo:Council, CitySubject:You"re Invited! Ricardo Alvarado Exhibit ReceptionDate:Monday, May 8, 2023 1:21:49 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from sonialee@stanford.edu. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. Thursday, May 25, 2023 4:30 to 6:30 pm Green Library, 2nd floor, Rotunda Stanford University (map) When Janet Alvarado discovered her father’s photographic equipment and a trove of 4x5 film negatives following his passing in 1976, she made a RSVP here singular discovery: rare images of the Filipino American world of her father’s young adulthood and of several thriving multicultural communities in the San Francisco Bay Area of the 1940s and 1950s. Focus on Community: The Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado Archive at Stanford celebrates this rich archive by highlighting both Ricardo Alvarado’s unique images and Janet Alvarado’s loving stewardship of her father’s work. The Department of Special Collections is proud to partner with Janet to ensure the continued legacy of these vital images. Alvarado’s images of the neighborhoods in the greater Bay Area that were predominantly inhabited by Filipino American, African American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican individuals during the mid-century are unique, revelatory depictions of the social and working lives of these intersected communities. Through Alvarado’s masterful eye and lens, the archive – with its emphasis on themes of migration, work, and community – contributes a seminal visual component to San Francisco, California, and American history; it centers communities that have been peripheral to, or even excluded from, extant visual histories. Focus on Community includes images created from high resolution scans of Alvarado’s original negatives alongside a rich selection of printed ephemera from the archive, as well as Ricardo Alvarado’s cameras and photographic equipment, generously loaned by Janet Alvarado. The Stanford Libraries are honored to hold Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado’s archive. The materials on display are cataloged in SearchWorks, Stanford Libraries online catalog, and can be consulted in the Special Collections reading room after the exhibition concludes. A companion digital exhibit and printed catalog are forthcoming later this year. Top image: Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado, Young women pose on the fenders of the photographer's 1941 Chevrolet, California, 1950s. Bottom image: Artist unknown, Ricard Ocreto Alvarado (1914-1976), posing with his Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 camera. Both images courtesy Department of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries. Contact | Forward to a friend | Update Preferences | Unsubscribe © Stanford Libraries 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-6004 From:Clerk, City To:Nguyen, Vinhloc Subject:FW: Attachment for Council meeting on May 15 Date:Monday, May 8, 2023 8:06:33 AM Hi Vinh - Can you please make sure this is connected to public comments for the 15th? Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Horowitz <klhorowitz67@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 5, 2023 8:19 AM To: Clerk, City <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Fwd: Attachment for Council meeting on May 15 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ > Community Advisory Report on Cubberley 2013 Please include this to my > public comments for agenda item #2 Study Session on Cubberley Thank > you Ken Horowitz > > https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/pausd/Board.nsf/files/AK9P3H62A5E8/$file/C > CAC%20Final%20Report%20Volume%202_3-8-2013.pdf > > > Sent from my iPad