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From:Cary Andrew Crittenden
To:matthew.fisk@pts.sccgov.org
Cc:truthstandsinhonor@outlook.com
Subject:Investigation
Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2023 7:17:47 PM
Attachments:20111104174526.pdfEviction PDF.pdffalsified-police-report-grand-jury-public-guardian.pdfgrand-jury-santa-clara-county-human-relations-commission.pdfMC 410 YAUMAN C1493022.pdfRobert Ridgeway pleading.pdf
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Hello Mr. Fisk, I've been in contact with Dr. Ehrentraut and others regarding investigations of 2008 relating toMarkham Plaza Apartments in San Jose & the Santa Clara County Public Guardian. One of deputy public guardian's involved was Rhondi Opheim. Her siister, Robin Opheim wasassistant city auditor and worked directly with Lisa Herrick. The Public Defender's office was wellaware of this and so was the District Attorney's office and there is Case # with DA and federalagencies were also involved. One of the investigators under Marti Oakley claims one of theattorneys is also a witness & believes that Lisa Herrick knew this & kept it secret. The attorney alsohad responsibility to speak up but did not. ( or there is no record of this ) - Also, Former JudgeMary Anne Grilli is under investigation also as she appears to be tied to fraudulent constructioncompany contract and "Home First" , a non profit organization. Mary Ann Grilli sent letter to HeidiYauman in 2008 relating to these investigations. An individual arrested in London may be tied toMary Anne Grilli and Lary Kubo and police in England tracked this individual knowing of relation toinvestigation in the United States. Lisa Herrick and Sunnyvale Police Chief are both believed to be involved in missing $6,000,000 inAudit of Emergency Housing Consortium in 2006. Emergency Housing Consortium is same nonprofit as Home First under different name. The property management was overseen by "Ky Le" ,who later worked for office of supportive housing , controlling funds from US Department of UrbanDevelopment. In November of 2020, County Officials and Sunnyvale Police Department kicked us out of theVagabond Inn which was paid for by FEMA through project homekey. The same week that Ky Lebecame deputy county executive, there was a change of security companies & both used samesystem called "Silver Track" the records of the two comanies do not appear to be consistant withone another. Chris Welsh, the attorney who was supposed to represent me is aware & he was hand picked byLisa Herrick & IDO & will not allow any evidence that they decide contradicts the false andfraudulent narative that they created. Gary Goodman has also been caught & so has Molly O'Neilas they have looked into the timing and circumstances of her placement as PDO & the MarkhamPlaza Attacks are believed to be closely tied to George Shirakawa who was president of Board ofSupervisors. Markham Plaza Apartment's was in his district & happened during same time period. I do not hold you responsible or anyone from your office. Trust me when I say I know how it fealsto be blamed for something not my fault & i have respect fdr this & I do not blame you or anyonefrom your office. Please understand that I am not trying to be defiant of OR & I believe with all my heart that theseproceedings are illegal & I must follow my concience. It has been almost one year since speedytrial time have expired. Thank you for your understanding. Respectfully,Cary Andrew Crittenden
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 10:36 AMFrom: "Cary Andrew Crittenden" <san.jose@california.usa.com>To: cwelshlaw@gmail.comSubject: Fw: Re: Santa Clara County
Mr. Welsh, Have you ever heard of the 6th Amendment to the US Constitution? Every defendent has the right to witnesses and to provide exculpatory evidence favorable tohis defense! I am sick and tiired of having to email you over and over again explaining thingsto you that tou should already understand! I am not here to change your diapors! If the "court" does not not recognise this my 6th amendment right, then I do not recognise the"court" Get out of my life and stay out of my life! You are a failure and so is the court system in SantaClara County. Almost one year has elapsed since the time limit has expiired. YOU ARE OUT OF TIME. You do not have "good cause" to extend & this "court" does not have authority to make anyjudgement that is not biassed. Yiou should understand what FRAUD means. I am not on trial sir. You are on trial. How dare you cause me to be arrested for supposed missed "obligation" to show up in court,yet t\you pay no attention toi your own obligations to provide competent legal defense. I have fulfilled my obligations already and I HAVE ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR! I AM NOT GOINGTO PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE I AM NOT. You are a FAKE AND A CHARLETON! THE COURT IS FAKE IF IT CANNOT RECOGNISE WHATIT'S OWN PURPOSE IS. Cary Andrew Crittenden
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 2:03 AMFrom: "Cary Andrew Crittenden" <san.jose@california.usa.com>To: bob@courtvictim.comSubject: Re: Santa Clara County
Hello Bob, As you can see: the falsified police report does match eviction.pdf. Eviction.pdf makesclear that there were investions underway & clearly references the Publlic Guardian. Eviction.pdf also shows corespondences with city council member Madison Nguyen. LisaHerrick had access to those emails. The false police report by detective david carroll was reviewed by Sheriff Captain RicardoUrena, head of Count Security for all court locations in County. ?Urena worked directlywith Lisa Herrick, Presiding Judge and CEO. The Fake eviction was on 10/03/2012 and on 10/18/2012, Lisa Herrick was namedGeneral Counsel for the court. The false police report by detective david carroll misreprents the fraud by Robert Ridgewayand his failure to produce video that he claimed existed. The video did not exist. Underthe supervision of Lisa Herrick and Ricardo Urena, Carroll's false police report fraudulentlyprocured juridstiction claiming that Ridgeway's fraud was part of his duties as police officer& connected his wife: Aleksandra Ridgeway - making it appear as if Ken Ditkowski haddecided there was some law enabling her to testify in court to something she neverwitnessed. Detective Carroll omitted references to Public Guardian , Whistleblower complaintregarding County Counsel attorney Larry Kubo, etc. The court had no business assigning public defender in 2014 & Lisa Herrick new that thiswas conflict of interest. One of the reasons is because public defender George Abel wasassigned to "represent" Heid Yauman in coresponding probate court matters. it is obvious that the Sheriff dept & Public Defender were in collusion with each otherbecause both agencies were aware of the investigations referenced in eviction.pdf, yetthey dodged out of involvement with these things & both insisted that it had nothing to dowith Public Guardian. Lisa Herrick of course also knew & her double role as assistant city attorney and generalcounsel for the court is of huge significance that was illegaly concealed & it is obvious thatLisa Herrick abused her office for personal gain and that court officials were well aware ofthis. As you can also see, The civil grand jury investigation report refenced internet searches,yet failed to reference public guardian related banners that were highest ranking in searchengines. Attatched is document regarding Human Relations committee investigation intoGrand Jury with testimony that prosecutor directed grand jury members to disregardtestimony from certain individuals. The current "case" is a bogus domestic violance charge. I was helping Heidi who washaving medical issues not overdose on aspirin by making sure she did not overdose. islapped table in Starbucks to get her attention as she was having massive panic / anxietyattack. I did exactly what I needed to do. The MC-410 speaks volumes & the court & Lisa Herrick are responsible for inflicting theseinjuries on Heidi. There is no way in hell they can claim to have no conflict. Additionaly, County Social Workers: Robert Rocco, Peggy Chou and others falsified publicrecords in collusion with Sunjnyvale Police Department illegaly kiucking us out of VagabondInn Hotel which was paid for by Federal Funding out of Project Room Key. As Heidi's advocate, I redressed these grievances as I was supposed to do & as my rightand Heidi's under U.S. Constitution. Because I/ had redressed these grievances, SocialWorker Peggy Chou filed document claiming that Heidi Yauman was banned frokmrecieving services until December, 2025. Peggy Chou committed felony and must beprosecuted. She misreprespresented my valid expression of first amendmant rights anndclaimed it was "harassing emails" - She has failed to follow through with her requirementto produce evidence backing these claims. Just as Robert Ridgeway could not back hisclaims.
Regards,Cary Andrew Crittenden
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022 at 10:00 PMFrom: "Public Interest" <san.jose@california.usa.com>To: city.council@cityofploalto.ororge Subject: Fwd: Officer Tesser ~ DRJ-927
Thanks & take care
On 7/22/22, 9:30 PM Public Interest <san.jose@california.usa.com> wrote:
Hello officer Tesso
I am unofficially checking in for this week.
On June 17th , l notified Chris Welsh,. the attorney assigned to represent me that Ihave withdrawn my time waiiver and invoked my right to speedy trial. At thatpoint,. the clock has been ticking and the 30 time limit has now expired.
I am checking in anyway out precaution simply because I do not want to bearrested because the records in regards to this case are mixed up in thatcorrespond with other court cases that were perjured by DA office ,. Court ,. PublicDefender ,. etc.
I appeared as a witness to case 112CV2296956 which involved a fraudulenteviction facilitated by the Santa Clara County Public Guardian. ( See eviction.pdf )Perjury was committed by a County Counsel attorney named Larry Kubo,. anemployee of property management named Robert Ridgeway , a non lawenforcement officer. A person died as a result of the fraud and also, because,. asexplained below, the County facilitated ,. Santa Clara Counties eligibility for HUDfunding had been compromised.
https://youtu.be/iDnq059_sb4
I took oath to tell the Truth, whole truth and nothing but the Truth , yet thepresiding Judge who at the time was Brian Walsh ,. along with General Counsel forthe court: Lisa Herrick sent Sheriff Department out to Stalk, harass and threatenwitnesses to not speak about what had occured. ( See attached MC 410 Yaumandocument ).
This caused Heidi Yauman's condition to worsen & when I was arrested by Palo AltoPolice on Donestic violence charge,. I was actually tending to her medical conditioninvolving injuries caused by the court , sheriff dept , etc.
In 2013 & 2014,. The Civil Grand Jury was investigating the Public Guardian & afake court case ( C1493022 ) was created with a false narrative and fraudulentlyprocured subject matter jurisdiction , etc
http://www.scscourt.org/court_divisions/civil/cgj/2014/PublicGuardian.pdf
To divert subject matter away from Public Guardian the presiding Judge andGeneral Counsel worked to make it appear as if Robert Ridgeway was a policeofficer when he committed fraud,. that he was acting in his official capacity as lawenforcement officer and that he was in uniform. As you can see by the evictiondocument, that this was not the case. A deputy Public defender named George Abelwas working corresponding probate court case , and therefore , it was conflict ofinterest to assign Jeff Dunn public defender to represent me in case C1493022. JeffDunn ,. ADA James Leonard , and court railroaded me.
Any doubt that there was no foul play or conflict of interest can be dismissed bysimply comparing the false police report and eviction document. The false police
report was reviewed by Sheriff Captain Ricardo Urena ,. who at the time,. was headof Court Security and reported directly to the Presiding Judge. The presiding Judgeis responsible for overseeing all activities and case in the court and the problemswith this are obvious. Additionally they had no reason for responding to situation inarea jurisdiction of San Jose where Ridgeway was residing and the falsified Policereport failed to show any court security related issues or anything regarding any"duties of law enforcement" , as adopted by fake narrative are dismissed asdelirious nonsense and lies in order for "court officials" to evade responsibility andliability.
The fact that the false report was overseen by Presiding Judge demonstrates that itwas the Court itself that levied the fake charges and invented the fake theme about"Law enforcement duties" and other lies and distortions.
No judge within Santa Clara county can be expected to act without BIAS favoringDetective Carroll and the other who stalked and terrorized us and threatened us tonot speak about the crimes.
My false arrest on case C1494032 occured on September 16th, 2014. It is nocoincidence that one week later,. Donald Moody was escorted from his office bysecurity. Donald Moody was Public Guardian and named as Co-Defendent in case112cv236958. I appeared as witness. Not defendant. "Andrew Crittenden". issynthetic identity
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-public-guardian-escorted-out-of-building/
Attorney Lisa Herrick , General Counsel Was very much involved in creating thismess as her involvement predates her stint with court and is rooted in her formerposition as assistant City attorney.for San Jose who worked with assistant Cityauditor Robin Opheim to fraudulently skew audit into San Jose Police SecondaryUnit. Seu was under supervision of Deputy police chief Phab Ngo,.
Phan Ngo is now chief of Sunnyvale Police Department & Ricardo Urena is nowCaptain of Sheriff dept. West Valley division , which holds jurisdiction over theunincorporated communities of Cupertino, Los Altos Hills and Saratoga
I was railroaded also on fake felony charges and arrested on Christmas 2015.Deputy Public Defender Gary Goodman hijacked that case which led me to berailroaded and sent to prison on fake charges. Although I had exercised poorjudgement in an email sent out of pain from the horror we were put through,. Itwas ultimately Gary Goodman's fault because of his incompetent legalrepresentation in C1493022.
Despite the fact that Ridgeway could never present the *video". that he lied about& I was living in Palo Alto, not San Jose,. Goodman pulled a fake PC 1368 whichdefrauded me of my right to speedy trial. I refused to change my position and Istuck to the facts and would not adopt his false narrative. Goodman falsified recordthat fake video existed and fabricated mental health conditions. Gary Goodman is aliar. He declared conflict of interest when proceedings were finally renewed. Publicdefender should never had been involved and they refused to address the issuesthat I brought fourth . The fraud and conflicts are obvious and self evident toanyone who reviews the documents. There is no excuse to not see these problemsand the most basic fundamental responsibilities like assigning an investigator wereignored.
Document is attached showing that this is not the first time that Mental healthissues were fabricates Ito skew Civil Grand Jury investigation.I do not have mental health problem not did I at trial.
Even if not for the fraud on & by the court and the conflicts of interest and theinjuries , etc. The DV case would still have to be dismissed due to fact that timelimit for speedy trial has now been exceeded.
If your records to not adequately reflect this fact,. please check with court & ChrisWelsh should verify to you that the time Waiver was dropped & case now mustlegally be dismissed.
If Chris Welsh failed to notify the court and / or the court failed to register thisfact,. that is not my fault & blame can not justifiably be placed on my shoulders.
For the record,. the appellate court record for these matters is also perjured byattorney Brian Curtis McComas.
As this should be my final check in with you,. I wanted to ensure that a thoroughexplanation be furnished .
Please feel free to respond if you would like & It would not surprise me if yourrecords indicate something different.
I am not trying to be defiant . This email and attachments are for my ownprotection and for the protection of others in the community & If arrested again formore fake charges,. this documentation is to be included as evidence to my defencepursuant to Brady vs Maryland.
Thank you for your understanding & if any problems , pls let me know.
Respectfully ,Cary Crittenden
From:Aram James
To:Barberini, Christopher; Binder, Andrew; Reifschneider, James; Perron, Zachary; Wagner, April; Sean Allen;Jethroe Moore; Human Relations Commission; Michael Gennaco; Joe Simitian; Jeff Rosen; Rebecca Eisenberg;Javier Ortega; Council, City; ladoris cordell; chuck jagoda; Shana Segal; Jay Boyarsky; Enberg, Nicholas
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Subject:The Tortured Bond of Alice Sebold and the Man Wrongfully Convicted of Her Rape | The New Yorker
Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2023 5:59:49 PM
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mistaken ID cases that occur daily. Checkout also the book:
Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice.
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From:Takenori Sanami
To:City Mgr; Council, City; Clerk, City
Subject:A big pothole on El Camino Real
Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2023 12:19:19 PM
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Hi,
I wanted to let you know that there is a big pothole on El Camino Real (southbound) close tothe intersection of Charleston and El Camino Real. This pothole seriously damaged my car -
it completely burst my right front tire, and my right back tire also needs to be replaced. This isa very serious and dangerous situation. Your immediate attention is appreciated.
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Subject:You"re Invited: Celebrate Pride Month at the JMZ!
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Subject:Free shows in the parks by Earthwise
Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2023 11:27:01 AM
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Floribunda of free shows by Earthwise
Posted on May 30, 2023 by markweiss86
The Mitchell Park Bowl holds about 500 people for concerts and plays
Twelve Free Concerts and Shows Summer and Fall 2023 in Palo Alto
Parks and Common Spaces presented by Earthwise Productions
Freddy Jones Band, Lytton Plaza, Friday, June 9, 7 pm
Stanford’s Cien Mil Mangos features voice, trumpet,
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To:Lauing, Ed; Council, City; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed
Subject:Racial hate crime statistics
Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2023 12:08:32 AM
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To:Perron, Zachary; Binder, Andrew; Jeff Rosen; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Barberini, Christopher; Foley, Michael;Council, City; Reifschneider, James; Wagner, April; Josh Becker; Human Relations Commission; Jay Boyarsky;Tannock, Julie; Figueroa, Eric; Lee, Craig; Afanasiev, Alex; Joe Simitian; Molly; Stump, Molly; Shikada, Ed;Rebecca Eisenberg
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Subject:Do you want Zack Perron as Palo Alto’s next Assistant Police Chief?
Date:Monday, May 29, 2023 8:18:00 PM
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Subject:Email for Finance Committee
Date:Monday, May 29, 2023 5:02:32 PM
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Hi I represent the community at 101 Alma St, the building across the train tracks from Stanford
Shopping Center. I want to thank all involved in the finance committee for moving the quiet zone
project forward. We appreciated your energy, time, and effort.
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Josh and the Rest of the 101 Community
From:Aram James
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Subject:UPDATE: Sinzae Reed"s Killer Avoids Murder Charges
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Subject:SFPD uses these weed-related terms to unjustly search black people
Date:Sunday, May 28, 2023 11:19:42 PM
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Subject:Corrupt Deputy SNAPS After Noticing He"s Being Filmed - YouTube
Date:Sunday, May 28, 2023 1:22:15 PM
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From: Sean Allen <sallen6444@yahoo.com>Date: May 28, 2023 at 12:17:28 PM PDTTo: Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>, Jethroe Moore <moore2j@att.net>Subject: Corrupt Deputy SNAPS After Noticing He's Being Filmed -YouTube
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From:Aram James
To:Burt, Patrick; Greer Stone; Lauing, Ed; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore; Council, City; JoshBecker; Assemblymember.Berman@assembly.ca.gov; Shikada, Ed; Lewis. james; Binder, Andrew; MichaelGennaco; Joe Simitian; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Anna Griffin; Jeff Rosen; Rebecca Eisenberg; ladoris cordell;chuck jagoda; Shana Segal; Jay Boyarsky; Cecilia Taylor; Betsy Nash; Human Relations Commission; Wagner,April; Perron, Zachary; Angie Evans; Javier Ortega; Cindy Chavez; Reifschneider, James; Tina Boales; dennisburns; Kevin Jensen; DuJuan Green; EPA Today; Rob Baker; Enberg, Nicholas
Subject:From The Mercury News e-edition - Reparations are a financial quandary for Democrats
Date:Sunday, May 28, 2023 11:27:51 AM
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________________________________FYI: Only 18 percent of white people support reparations while 77 percent of Black adults favor reparations. I’m
guessing the same grim statistics would show that only about 18 percent of Black people trust or support our police
while 80 percent of white folks, or more, support the police (mostly the direct descendants of slave catchers). Except
Palo Alto city council member Greg Tanaka I’ve never been able to get the remainder of the city council or our city
manager to even say the word reparations. It is time our city manager Ed Shikada and our Mayor Lydia Kou put
reparations on an upcoming city council agenda for a study session to include local black leaders and academics to
study this critical matter.
Aram James
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From:Cary Andrew Crittenden
To:matthew.fisk@pts.sccgov.org
Cc:san.franciscoic.fbi.gov; cas@doj.ca.gov
Subject:Fw: Re: Santa Clara County
Date:Sunday, May 28, 2023 10:59:47 AM
Attachments:20111104174526.pdfEviction PDF.pdffalsified-police-report-grand-jury-public-guardian.pdfgrand-jury-santa-clara-county-human-relations-commission.pdfMC 410 YAUMAN C1493022.pdfRobert Ridgeway pleading.pdf
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Hello Mr. Fisk, Please review the former OR conditions that mandated that as condition of my release, I wasprohibited fromemailing any government agency about the crimes committed against us. This was felony witnessintimidation & there currently winesss intimidation occuring. There is fake CR-161 restaining order in effect naming detectivce David Carroll. He is sheriffdeputy who stalked and terrorized us. It is obvious that Lisa Herrick directed him to do to do thesethings. The witness intiimidation invalidates the "current" case and others leading up to this.The fake CR-161 is to prevent serving Carroll as defendent in Federal Court. ( WitnressIntimidation ) - by Santa Clara County Court officials against myself. The court has no business punishing me for contempt or any "obligation" , if the court can not betrue to the obligations made to me. Thank You
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 10:36 AMFrom: "Cary Andrew Crittenden" <san.jose@california.usa.com>To: cwelshlaw@gmail.comSubject: Fw: Re: Santa Clara County
Mr. Welsh, Have you ever heard of the 6th Amendment to the US Constitution? Every defendent has the right to witnesses and to provide exculpatory evidence favorable to his defense! I am sick and tiired of having to email you over and over again explaining things to you that tou should already understand! I am not here to change your diapors! If the "court" does not not recognise this my 6th amendment right, then I do not recognise the "court" Get out of my life and stay out of my life! You are a failure and so is the court system in Santa Clara County. Almost one year has elapsed since the time limit has expiired. YOU ARE OUT OF TIME. You do not have "good cause" to extend & this "court" does not have authority to make any judgement that is not biassed.
Yiou should understand what FRAUD means.
I am not on trial sir. You are on trial. How dare you cause me to be arrested for supposed missed "obligation" to show up in court, yet t\you pay no attention toi your own obligations to provide competent legal defense. I have fulfilled my obligations already and I HAVE ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR! I AM NOT GOING TO PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE I AM NOT. You are a FAKE AND A CHARLETON! THE COURT IS FAKE IF IT CANNOT RECOGNISE WHAT IT'S OWN PURPOSE IS. Cary Andrew Crittenden
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 2:03 AMFrom: "Cary Andrew Crittenden" <san.jose@california.usa.com>To: bob@courtvictim.comSubject: Re: Santa Clara County
Hello Bob, As you can see: the falsified police report does match eviction.pdf. Eviction.pdf makes clear that there were investions underway & clearly references the Publlic Guardian. Eviction.pdf also shows corespondences with city council member Madison Nguyen. Lisa Herrick had access to those emails. The false police report by detective david carroll was reviewed by Sheriff Captain Ricardo Urena, head of Count Security for all court locations in County. ?Urena worked directly with Lisa Herrick, Presiding Judge and CEO. The Fake eviction was on 10/03/2012 and on 10/18/2012, Lisa Herrick was named General Counsel for the court. The false police report by detective david carroll misreprents the fraud by Robert Ridgeway and his failure to produce video that he claimed existed. The video did not exist. Under the supervision of Lisa Herrick and Ricardo Urena, Carroll's false police report fraudulently procured juridstiction claiming that Ridgeway's fraud was part of his duties as police officer & connected his wife: Aleksandra Ridgeway - making it appear as if Ken Ditkowski had decided there was some law enabling her to testify in court to something she never witnessed. Detective Carroll omitted references to Public Guardian , Whistleblower complaint regarding County Counsel attorney Larry Kubo, etc. The court had no business assigning public defender in 2014 & Lisa Herrick new that this was conflict of interest. One of the reasons is because public defender George Abel was assigned to "represent" Heid Yauman in coresponding probate court matters. it is obvious that the Sheriff dept & Public Defender were in collusion with each other because both agencies were aware of the investigations referenced in eviction.pdf, yet they dodged out of involvement with these things & both insisted that it had nothing to do with Public Guardian.
Lisa Herrick of course also knew & her double role as assistant city attorney and general
counsel for the court is of huge significance that was illegaly concealed & it is obvious that Lisa Herrick abused her office for personal gain and that court officials were well aware of this. As you can also see, The civil grand jury investigation report refenced internet searches, yet failed to reference public guardian related banners that were highest ranking in search engines. Attatched is document regarding Human Relations committee investigation into Grand Jury with testimony that prosecutor directed grand jury members to disregard testimony from certain individuals. The current "case" is a bogus domestic violance charge. I was helping Heidi who was having medical issues not overdose on aspirin by making sure she did not overdose. i slapped table in Starbucks to get her attention as she was having massive panic / anxiety attack. I did exactly what I needed to do. The MC-410 speaks volumes & the court & Lisa Herrick are responsible for inflicting these injuries on Heidi. There is no way in hell they can claim to have no conflict. Additionaly, County Social Workers: Robert Rocco, Peggy Chou and others falsified public records in collusion with Sunjnyvale Police Department illegaly kiucking us out of Vagabond Inn Hotel which was paid for by Federal Funding out of Project Room Key. As Heidi's advocate, I redressed these grievances as I was supposed to do & as my right and Heidi's under U.S. Constitution. Because I/ had redressed these grievances, Social Worker Peggy Chou filed document claiming that Heidi Yauman was banned frokm recieving services until December, 2025. Peggy Chou committed felony and must be prosecuted. She misreprespresented my valid expression of first amendmant rights annd claimed it was "harassing emails" - She has failed to follow through with her requirement to produce evidence backing these claims. Just as Robert Ridgeway could not back his claims. Regards,Cary Andrew Crittenden
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022 at 10:00 PMFrom: "Public Interest" <san.jose@california.usa.com>To: city.council@cityofploalto.ororge Subject: Fwd: Officer Tesser ~ DRJ-927
Thanks & take care
On 7/22/22, 9:30 PM Public Interest <san.jose@california.usa.com> wrote:
Hello officer Tesso
I am unofficially checking in for this week.
On June 17th , l notified Chris Welsh,. the attorney assigned to represent me that I have withdrawn my time waiiver and invoked my right to speedy trial. At that point,. the clock has been ticking and the 30 time limit has now expired.
I am checking in anyway out precaution simply because I do not want to be arrested because the records in regards to this case are mixed up in that correspond with other court cases that were perjured by DA office ,. Court ,. Public Defender ,. etc.
I appeared as a witness to case 112CV2296956 which involved a fraudulent
eviction facilitated by the Santa Clara County Public Guardian. ( See eviction.pdf ) Perjury was committed by a County Counsel attorney named Larry Kubo,. an employee of property management named Robert Ridgeway , a non law enforcement officer. A person died as a result of the fraud and also, because,. as explained below, the County facilitated ,. Santa Clara Counties eligibility for HUD funding had been compromised.
https://youtu.be/iDnq059_sb4
I took oath to tell the Truth, whole truth and nothing but the Truth , yet the presiding Judge who at the time was Brian Walsh ,. along with General Counsel for the court: Lisa Herrick sent Sheriff Department out to Stalk, harass and threaten witnesses to not speak about what had occured. ( See attached MC 410 Yauman document ).
This caused Heidi Yauman's condition to worsen & when I was arrested by Palo Alto Police on Donestic violence charge,. I was actually tending to her medical condition involving injuries caused by the court , sheriff dept , etc.
In 2013 & 2014,. The Civil Grand Jury was investigating the Public Guardian & a fake court case ( C1493022 ) was created with a false narrative and fraudulently procured subject matter jurisdiction , etc
http://www.scscourt.org/court_divisions/civil/cgj/2014/PublicGuardian.pdf
To divert subject matter away from Public Guardian the presiding Judge and General Counsel worked to make it appear as if Robert Ridgeway was a police officer when he committed fraud,. that he was acting in his official capacity as law enforcement officer and that he was in uniform. As you can see by the eviction document, that this was not the case. A deputy Public defender named George Abel was working corresponding probate court case , and therefore , it was conflict of interest to assign Jeff Dunn public defender to represent me in case C1493022. Jeff Dunn ,. ADA James Leonard , and court railroaded me.
Any doubt that there was no foul play or conflict of interest can be dismissed by simply comparing the false police report and eviction document. The false police report was reviewed by Sheriff Captain Ricardo Urena ,. who at the time,. was head of Court Security and reported directly to the Presiding Judge. The presiding Judge is responsible for overseeing all activities and case in the court and the problems with this are obvious. Additionally they had no reason for responding to situation in area jurisdiction of San Jose where Ridgeway was residing and the falsified Police report failed to show any court security related issues or anything regarding any "duties of law enforcement" , as adopted by fake narrative are dismissed as delirious nonsense and lies in order for "court officials" to evade responsibility and liability.
The fact that the false report was overseen by Presiding Judge demonstrates that it was the Court itself that levied the fake charges and invented the fake theme about "Law enforcement duties" and other lies and distortions.
No judge within Santa Clara county can be expected to act without BIAS favoring Detective Carroll and the other who stalked and terrorized us and threatened us to not speak about the crimes.
My false arrest on case C1494032 occured on September 16th, 2014. It is no coincidence that one week later,. Donald Moody was escorted from his office by security. Donald Moody was Public Guardian and named as Co-Defendent in case 112cv236958. I appeared as witness. Not defendant. "Andrew Crittenden". is synthetic identity
https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-public-guardian-escorted-out-of-building/
Attorney Lisa Herrick , General Counsel Was very much involved in creating this mess as her involvement predates her stint with court and is rooted in her former position as assistant City attorney.for San Jose who worked with assistant City auditor Robin Opheim to fraudulently skew audit into San Jose Police Secondary Unit. Seu was under supervision of Deputy police chief Phab Ngo,.
Phan Ngo is now chief of Sunnyvale Police Department & Ricardo Urena is now Captain of Sheriff dept. West Valley division , which holds jurisdiction over the unincorporated communities of Cupertino, Los Altos Hills and Saratoga
I was railroaded also on fake felony charges and arrested on Christmas 2015.
Deputy Public Defender Gary Goodman hijacked that case which led me to be railroaded and sent to prison on fake charges. Although I had exercised poor judgement in an email sent out of pain from the horror we were put through,. It was ultimately Gary Goodman's fault because of his incompetent legal representation in C1493022.
Despite the fact that Ridgeway could never present the *video". that he lied about & I was living in Palo Alto, not San Jose,. Goodman pulled a fake PC 1368 which defrauded me of my right to speedy trial. I refused to change my position and I stuck to the facts and would not adopt his false narrative. Goodman falsified record that fake video existed and fabricated mental health conditions. Gary Goodman is a liar. He declared conflict of interest when proceedings were finally renewed. Public defender should never had been involved and they refused to address the issues that I brought fourth . The fraud and conflicts are obvious and self evident to anyone who reviews the documents. There is no excuse to not see these problems and the most basic fundamental responsibilities like assigning an investigator were ignored.
Document is attached showing that this is not the first time that Mental health issues were fabricates Ito skew Civil Grand Jury investigation.I do not have mental health problem not did I at trial.
Even if not for the fraud on & by the court and the conflicts of interest and the injuries , etc. The DV case would still have to be dismissed due to fact that time limit for speedy trial has now been exceeded.
If your records to not adequately reflect this fact,. please check with court & Chris Welsh should verify to you that the time Waiver was dropped & case now must legally be dismissed.
If Chris Welsh failed to notify the court and / or the court failed to register this fact,. that is not my fault & blame can not justifiably be placed on my shoulders.
For the record,. the appellate court record for these matters is also perjured by attorney Brian Curtis McComas.
As this should be my final check in with you,. I wanted to ensure that a thorough explanation be furnished .
Please feel free to respond if you would like & It would not surprise me if your records indicate something different.
I am not trying to be defiant . This email and attachments are for my own protection and for the protection of others in the community & If arrested again for more fake charges,. this documentation is to be included as evidence to my defence pursuant to Brady vs Maryland.
Thank you for your understanding & if any problems , pls let me know.
Respectfully ,Cary Crittenden
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Subject:Fwd: Oak Creek Clubhouse, Representative Eshoo Third Space Act and Stanford University
Date:Sunday, May 28, 2023 7:11:19 AM
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From: Henry Etzkowitz <H.Etzko@gmail.com>Date: May 28, 2023 at 1:12:28 AM PDTTo: Representative Eshoo <ca18aeima@mail.house.gov>, Julie Lythcott-Haims
<julieforpaloalto@gmail.com>, Kristina Loquist<Kristina.Loquist@bos.sccgov.org>, Roberta Ahlquist
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Justin Zalkin <jzalkin@gmail.com>Subject: Oak Creek Clubhouse, Representative Eshoo Third Space Act andStanford University
Hi Nick
Your colleague Eric previously told us to get back to him regarding representativeEshoo’s involvement in housing justice when local support could be
demonstrated. Expect Community of Oak Creek Residents successfully pushingback against Stanford university landlord’s mooted 10% rent increase, at least
temporarily, and gaining the university’s attention to consider full restoration ofits community Clubhouse has reached the bar. On the other hand you have
informed that the Representative’s involvement in a local matter could call her tothe attention of the House Ethics Committee. We may call this paradox the Tip
O’Neal “all politics is local double bind” in honor of his perspicacious thesis.
To avoid placing the Representative in conflict between advocating on behalf ofher constituents and facing potential reprimand (like the courageous Indiana
abortion Physician), Community of Oak Creek Residents (COCR) withdraws itsrequest that she weigh in on our behalf on the specific issues of clubhouse hours,
illegal emplacement of door and removal of billiard and other social activities infavor of bureaucratic offices, shifting administrative activities from an ancillary
support to a primary front and center site, with the apparent intent of depriving students post docs and other residents of the uplifting spacious site architecturally
intended for their sociability needs.
Instead, we request the Representative sponsor and, together with like mindedcolleagues, introduce the “Third Space Community Social Health Act” to provide
states, municipalities and neighborhoods with financial support and social scienceexpertise to develop analogues of the classic Oak Creek Clubhouse and similar
places and spaces, whether it is their primary purpose of enhancing sociabilitylike Oak Creek or an ancillary activity of a rural general store or an urban
hairdresser. All of the third spaces and places between home and work should betreasured, protected and widespread. In particular Representative Eshoo should
seek an “earmark” the traditional term now superseded by a euphemism for a setaside of funds, typically in the low millions, to incentivize third space sociability
in her district as a national model, taking into account local preferences andfinancial resources in making available matching funds and consulting expertise.
As it happens Stanford and neighbor universities like UC and Cal state have awealth of theoretical expertise that can be drawn upon while Oak Creek is a living
laboratory and third space exemplar.
Sincerely Henry Etzkowitz
Community of Oak Creek Residents, Co-Organizer
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Hi Nick
Your colleague Eric previously told us to get back to him regarding representative Eshoo’s involvement in housingjustice when local support could be demonstrated. Expect Community of Oak Creek Residents successfully pushingback against Stanford university landlord’s mooted 10% rent increase, at least temporarily, and gaining theuniversity’s attention to consider full restoration of its community Clubhouse has reached the bar. On the other handyou have informed that the Representative’s involvement in a local matter could call her to the attention of theHouse Ethics Committee. We may call this paradox the Tip O’Neal “all politics is local double bind” in honor ofhis perspicacious thesis.
To avoid placing the Representative in conflict between advocating on behalf of her constituents and facingpotential reprimand (like the courageous Indiana abortion Physician), Community of Oak Creek Residents (COCR)withdraws its request that she weigh in on our behalf on the specific issues of clubhouse hours, illegal emplacementof door and removal of billiard and other social activities in favor of bureaucratic offices, shifting administrativeactivities from an ancillary support to a primary front and center site, with the apparent intent of depriving studentspost docs and other residents of the uplifting spacious site architecturally intended for their sociability needs.
Instead, we request the Representative sponsor and, together with like minded colleagues, introduce the “ThirdSpace Community Social Health Act” to provide states, municipalities and neighborhoods with financial supportand social science expertise to develop analogues of the classic Oak Creek Clubhouse and similar places and spaces,whether it is their primary purpose of enhancing sociability like Oak Creek or an ancillary activity of a rural generalstore or an urban hairdresser. All of the third spaces and places between home and work should be treasured,protected and widespread. In particular Representative Eshoo should seek an “earmark” the traditional term nowsuperseded by a euphemism for a set aside of funds, typically in the low millions, to incentivize third spacesociability in her district as a national model, taking into account local preferences and financial resources in makingavailable matching funds and consulting expertise. As it happens Stanford and neighbor universities like UC andCal state have a wealth of theoretical expertise that can be drawn upon while Oak Creek is a living laboratory andthird space exemplar.
SincerelyHenry EtzkowitzCommunity of Oak Creek Residents, Co-Organizer
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To:bob@courtvictim.com
Cc:cas@doj.ca.gov; drose@doj.ca.gov
Subject:Investigation - Re: Santa Clara County
Date:Sunday, May 28, 2023 12:54:17 AM
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Hello Bob, Attatched is photo of Lisa Herrick. her involvement in scandal is very significant She was assisatant San Jose City attorney on October 3rd, 2012 when the fake evictionoccured at Markham Plaza Apartments & she was behind Robert Ridgeway's actions of"impersonating a police officer" and as assistant city attorney, she tampered with audit into SJPDSeconday Employment Unit. As you can see from the attatched PDF file, On October 18th, 2012, almost imediately following thefake eviction, Lisa Herrick was named General Counsel for the Superior Court of Santa ClaraCounty. She is primary attorney for the court itself. She worked directly with Captain RicardoUrena, head of court security in supervising the False Police Report by detective David Carrollleading to the false arrest on September 16th, 2014. The following week, Public Guardian DonaldMoody was removed from office and escorted out by security. Lisa Herrick supervised over the entire maliscous prosecution and also tampered with the CivilGrand Jury Investiigation into the Santa Clara County Public Guardian's office. Unfortunmately this is necessary to publicly expose and shame her because Chris Welsh, theattorney who was supposed to represent me has left no other option. Lisa Herriclk is responsible forthe theft and misalocation of many millions of dollars of Federal Fiunding from US Department ofUrban Development. County Officials and Sunnyvale Police Department also misalocated federal funding from U.S.Department of Homeland Security. ( Project Roomkey ) Sunnyvale Police Chief Phan Ngo wasDeputy Chief of San Jose police dept. in 2012 & supervised the Permits unit which allowed RobertRidgeway to wear police uniform while working as security guard at Markham Plaza Apartmentscommitting HUD Violations. She must also give account for the colossal amount of money wasted tn fake trial, prosecution &unconstitutional investigation by Sheriff dept. Please share with consituents. It is urgent because of fake hearing pending on June 14th in PaloAlto Court. The "court" has already ruled that truth is not allowed. The false naratiive by Lisa Herrick & fraudand perjury are allowed in "court rcord". - So techicaly. it is not really a "court" at all. The attatched banner of Lee Pullen is one of those concealed from Civil Grand jury Investigationinto public guardian and omitted from detective Carroll's false police report from September of2014. Carroll also omitted information about Criminal investigation launched by attorney CLETSadvisory board about abuse of CLETS Law enforcement database by Court Security overseen byLisa Herrick. Another Banner in same email made it clear that Bill Windsor was in charge. LeePullen named me responsible for Bill Windsor's project effectively claiming there had been transfer.July 11th, 2013 was also last day Lee Pullen was in office. it was Carrolls false police report that the court used to fraudulentlly procure juristiction & the courtcan not claim to be without BIAS. The court itself, through Lisa Herrick appears to have beenbehind maliscous prosecution. Government Agencies that need to be notified include California State Auditor , California StateControler, Inspector Gesneral of US Department of Urban Developnment, Inspector General of US
Department of Homeland Security.
Will include additional attatchments & info in seperate email. Regards,Cary
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Subject:Rent registry
Date:Friday, May 26, 2023 8:03:01 PM
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This is a poor idea, will do nothing but increase the cost of housing.
Vote NO
Bob Taylor 480 Marlowe St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
From:Art Liberman
To:Council, City
Subject:Endorsement of Mahealani Ah Yun for City Clerk
Date:Friday, May 26, 2023 7:00:01 PM
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I am writing to encourage you to the promote Deputy City Mahealani Ay Yun to the
position of City Clerk.
I have read of her impressive record in supporting numerous Council Committees and
Commissions. I would like to add a personal comment about Ms. Ay Yun's friendly
personality and her positive attitude towards helping citizens. As a service of the
Clerk's Office, my wife and I were assisted by her, both recently this year and lastyear, in helping us by helping us to fill-out and certify our presence on a document
sent to us from a foreign country. Moreover, this year I noticed how she patiently
showed a newer employee in the Clerk's office how this is to be done. I think this
indicates great promise from this young woman, who would make a great addition tothe City of Palo Alto as Clerk.
Sincerely,
Arthur Liberman
Chimalus Drive, Palo Alto
From:Judy Tucker
To:Council, City
Subject:Rent Registry Proposal
Date:Friday, May 26, 2023 5:09:08 PM
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I am a real-estate agent who both owns rentals and has represented owners of rental properties in Palo
Alto over the years though I personally do not own a Palo Alto rental property. Both State and Federal
government laws amply protect renters, especially during crises like the pandemic, and I can't imagine
why any city would consider taking on expensive additional oversight that will also burden many ownerswho will sell in your City and buy in a more supportive area. If your goal is to reduce rentals in your City,this is a great start! A more productive goal would be to find ways to increase your housing production.
Judith Tucker
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To:Henry Etzkowitz; Jinx Lobdell; Bette Kiernan; Marty Wasserman; Ellen Granovetter; Fox Ellen; Hersh Jim; mickiewinkler; Rebecca Eisenberg; Terry Beaubois; Firoozeh Dastmalchi; aziz.junaid@gmail.com; Julie Lythcott-Haims;daisy law; Hom Gloria; Jerker Lessing
Cc:Kristina Loquist; Council, City; Roberta Ahlquist
Subject:Re: Housing Justice in Silicon Valley
Date:Friday, May 26, 2023 2:55:14 PM
Attachments:COR.pdfPetition to Stanford University.pdf
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Hi,
Attached the Petition that Henry mentioned.
best,
Chunyan/Alice
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Sent: 26 May 2023 14:38
To: Chunyan Zhou <alice1082@hotmail.com>; Jinx Lobdell <jinxlobdell@comcast.net>; Bette
Kiernan <betteuk@aol.com>; Marty Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com>; Ellen Granovetter
<elledino@yahoo.com>; Fox Ellen <ellenfox787@gmail.com>; Hersh Jim <hershj@salve.edu>; mickie
winkler <mickie650@gmail.com>; Rebecca Eisenberg <rebecca@rebecca4water.com>; Terry
Beaubois <tbeaubois@gmail.com>; Firoozeh Dastmalchi <firoozehdh@gmail.com>;
aziz.junaid@gmail.com <aziz.junaid@gmail.com>; Julie Lythcott-Haims
<julieforpaloalto@gmail.com>; daisy law <dmclaw@hotmail.com>; Hom Gloria
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<city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Roberta Ahlquist <roberta.ahlquist@sjsu.edu>
Subject: Fwd: Housing Justice in Silicon Valley
Hi Chunyan,
Please send Nicholas a copy of the original oak creek petition, with your green oak leafdesign and Bauhaus typeface, contributed by Marty, featuring a list of the important issuesraised in the 11 October focus group held at the Clubhouse, with city council person, Ed, thenCandidate and Doria, chair of the Palo Alto Planning Commission, present and commentingon the discussion, through the good offices of Fred Baylin!
In follow up, staff member has expressed interest in assisting COCR with clubhouse issues
BestHenry Community of oak creek residents, co-organizer
www.triplehelix.net
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From: "Hargis, Nicholas" <Nicholas.Hargis@mail.house.gov>Date: May 26, 2023 at 12:42:39 PM PDTTo: h.etzko@gmail.comSubject: Housing Justice in Silicon Valley
Hi Mr. Etzkowitz,
Thank you for reaching out to Congresswoman Eshoo’s office regarding the
development of the Oak Creek community. My colleague Brennan asked me to follow
up on your inquiry, since he is no longer with our office. Do you know if the city of Palo
Alto approved Stanford’s project? If it hasn’t been given final approval yet, there may
be an opportunity for Congresswoman Eshoo to weigh in and voice you and your
neighbors’ concerns.
Don’t hesitate to call me at (650) 323-2984 or (202) 603-1001 if you would like to
discuss over the phone. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Nicholas Hargis
Nicholas C. Hargis
Field Representative
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
698 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, California 94301
Office: (650) 323-2984
Cell: (202) 603-1001
From:Henry Etzkowitz
To:Chunyan Zhou; Jinx Lobdell; Bette Kiernan; Marty Wasserman; Ellen Granovetter; Fox Ellen; Hersh Jim; mickiewinkler; Rebecca Eisenberg; Terry Beaubois; Firoozeh Dastmalchi; aziz.junaid@gmail.com; Julie Lythcott-Haims;daisy law; Hom Gloria; Jerker Lessing
Cc:Kristina Loquist; Council, City; Roberta Ahlquist
Subject:Fwd: Housing Justice in Silicon Valley
Date:Friday, May 26, 2023 2:39:03 PM
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Hi Chunyan,
Please send Nicholas a copy of the original oak creek petition, with your green oak leafdesign and Bauhaus typeface, contributed by Marty, featuring a list of the important issues
raised in the 11 October focus group held at the Clubhouse, with city council person, Ed, thenCandidate and Doria, chair of the Palo Alto Planning Commission, present and commenting
on the discussion, through the good offices of Fred Baylin!
In follow up, staff member has expressed interest in assisting COCR with clubhouse issues
BestHenry
Community of oak creek residents, co-organizer
www.triplehelix.net
Ps please cc everyone on the distribution list as well as others you wish
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Begin forwarded message:
From: "Hargis, Nicholas" <Nicholas.Hargis@mail.house.gov>Date: May 26, 2023 at 12:42:39 PM PDTTo: h.etzko@gmail.comSubject: Housing Justice in Silicon Valley
Hi Mr. Etzkowitz,
Thank you for reaching out to Congresswoman Eshoo’s office regarding the
development of the Oak Creek community. My colleague Brennan asked me to follow
up on your inquiry, since he is no longer with our office. Do you know if the city of Palo
Alto approved Stanford’s project? If it hasn’t been given final approval yet, there may
be an opportunity for Congresswoman Eshoo to weigh in and voice you and your
neighbors’ concerns.
Don’t hesitate to call me at (650) 323-2984 or (202) 603-1001 if you would like to
discuss over the phone. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Nicholas Hargis
Nicholas C. Hargis
Field Representative
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
698 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, California 94301
Office: (650) 323-2984
Cell: (202) 603-1001
From:YIMBY ActionTo:Council, CitySubject:Press Release: YIMBY Action Announces Support for Three Federal Pro-Housing BillsDate:Friday, May 26, 2023 1:22:24 PM
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YIMBY Action And Chapters Announce Support for Three Federal Pro-Housing Bills
YIMBY Action, along with its forty-nine
chapters across the country, has
announced its support for three federal
pro-housing bills, including the People
Over Parking Act, the VITAL Act, and the
YIMBY Act. If passed, these laws will
reduce car dependency and increase the
number of affordable homes in
communities across the country.
“YIMBY Action is proud to support these
bills,” said Rafa Sonnenfeld, policy
director at YIMBY Action. “Federal action
is a crucial part of ending the housing
shortage and creating abundant,
affordable housing for everyone in this
country.”
The People Over Parking Act, introduced
by Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA),
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Greg Casar (D-
TX), and Seth Moulton (D-MA), would
eliminate outdated parking minimum
requirements for new affordable
residential, retail, industrial or
commercial construction. According to
the EPA, regions with walkable, mixed
use, dense neighborhoods coupled with
a robust network of public transit, protect
human health and the natural
environment. This increase in housing
availability will encourage transit ridership
and reduce emissions caused by car
dependency at a time when combating
climate change is an urgent need.
The VITAL Act, introduced by Senator Bob
Casey (D-PA), would allocate additional
funding, introduce requirements, and
provide incentives to the Low-Income
Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTCP). It
would promote the development of
affordable and accessible housing while
increasing the production of affordable
housing overall. If passed, the VITAL Act
will enable individuals with disabilities and
senior citizens to live in homes that are
safe, affordable, and inclusive.
The Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act,
sponsored by Brian Schatz (D-HI), Derek
Kilmer (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), and
Tom Cotton (R-AR), encourages localities
to eliminate discriminatory land use
policies and remove barriers that prevent
much-needed housing from being built
around the country. The YIMBY Act
achieves these goals by requiring
recipients of the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) to
report on how they are removing
discriminatory land use policies and
implementing inclusive and affordable
housing policies detailed by the bill. The
YIMBY Act increases transparency in
housing decisions and regulations; sheds
light on exclusionary polices; and
ultimately encourage cities and counties
to eliminate barriers to much-needed
housing.
Combined, these three bills have the
potential to add tens of thousands of
new, affordable homes especially in
transit-rich areas, all while pushing cities
and counties to actively undo the harm
caused by discriminatory housing laws.
YIMBY Action will continue to work with
its network of activists to advocate for
affordable, equitable, and sustainable
housing for everyone.
“The housing shortage and affordability
crisis are nationwide problems that
require nationwide solutions,” said Laura
Foote, executive director of YIMBY Action.
“These bills are important steps toward
affordability, walkability, and equity in our
communities.”
Jessamyn Garner
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To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; Leodies Buchanan;bballpod; beachrides; bearwithme1016@att.net; fred beyerlein; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Chris Field;Council, City; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; dallen1212@gmail.com; Daniel Zack; Dan Richard;dan.richard@earthlink.net; eappel@stanford.edu; Scott Wilkinson; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov;George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; hennessy; huidentalsanmateo; Irv Weissman; Sally Thiessen; Joel Stiner; jerryruopoli; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; kfsndesk; leager; merazroofinginc@att.net; Mayor; Mark Standriff;margaret-sasaki@live.com; nick yovino; newsdesk; news@fresnobee.com; russ@topperjewelers.com; SteveWayte; terry; tsheehan; vallesR1969@att.net; maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net
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Date: Thu, May 25, 2023 at 4:35 PMSubject: Fwd: You did it again
To: dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, Doug Vagim <dvagim@gmail.com>
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From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Thu, May 25, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Subject: Fwd: You did it againTo: David Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, Loran Harding
<loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Thursday, May 25, 2023
David- Thanks. I am about to send out some info about this unreal development with
NVDA. It closed today at $379.80, up 24% in one day. A few weeks ago it was $220. Ibought some at $232.625, and, as always, I feel pretty guilty about making this easy money
in the market.
I've been onto NVDA for several years. It you watch those annual developersconferences they put on, you know they are special. GTC or something they call them. The
vids are 2 hours long. It is a blizzard of acronyms. CEO Jensen Huang is worth ~$20-30billion now. He was born in Taiwan, grew up in a town in Missouri with one traffic light,
got a BA in EE from Oregon State and a masters in EE from Stanford. He gave Stanford abuilding. Stanford President John Hennessy thanked him for it at a ceremony. Now the latter
is CEO of Alphabet.
The latest GTC, I think. Spend a few hours with this if you can:
The #1 AI Developer Conference | GTC 2023 | NVIDIA
NVDA has been into AI for years. Medical Imaging, e.g.. When the oncologist looks atthe MRIs of your lung c., he sees some tumors. Then plug in NVDA IA and the same image
now shows many small tumors he did not see before. Great.
Gaming, their original speciality, self driving cars, data centers, medical imaging,software to produce stunning video, and more. Not a one-trick pony. That makes them
formidable.
Always remember that $1,000 into AAPL in the summer of 1990 was worth $895,000 atthe end of 1999. That's what CAN happen. NVDA seems to be the king of AI. WM.
INTL, AMZN lots of them have done that. There are only four tech cos. with a market capof a trillion dollars: MSFT, AAPL, AMZN and GOOG. Now NVDA is almost there too.
I had a second piece of great luck today. A week ago the A/C unit on my roof went out. My
expert was not returning calls Saturday, Monday, Tuesday. I had someone replace the filterWednesday. That didn't cure it. Today,Thursday, Maverick Bruno finally called me. He's had
such bad bronchitis that he couldn't talk!! He arrived today at 12:30, got on the roof,determined that one of three motors was out, brought that down in a heavy blower, got those
separated with real effort, went and bought a new motor, installed it in the blower with a lot ofwork, hauled the 60 lb. unit back up, installed it, and I have air. Cleaned the coils, replaced a
capacitor, checked everything, and stunned me with a very fair price. I merely said he was "asavior". We have low temps this week, but that will change. Organ systems start to shut down
if one gets too hot. A dead A/C unit is no joke in Fresno, Calif.
He is Maverick Bruno of Mav's Heat, Cool and Appliance Repair in Selma, Ca., just southof Fresno. Cell is (559) 970-5099. Email is maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net.
This man is pure gold. My highest recommendation. He is honest and competent. Both in
capital letters.
I don't know how far he will travel. To the Bay Area? I'll ask and issue another email withthat information.
L. William Harding Fresno, Ca.
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Subject: You did it againTo: Harding Loran <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
NVDA.
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From:Oktay Ortabasi
To:Council, City
Cc:Jamie S. Jarvis; The Sun Trip
Subject:Solar bike event at the Hub.
Date:Thursday, May 25, 2023 1:52:11 PM
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Hello Vice Mayor Stone,
We would like to invite you to the kick-off event for the Sun Trip California 2023. A solar
powered bike ride. The event is on Thursday, June 1, 11:30am-1:30pm at the Hub atStanford Research Park.
Ride participants will be on-site with their bikes to talk about the ride, solar energy, and eco-
mobility. It would be awesome to have you say a few words as well.
I can answer any questions you may have if you are interested in attending. We would enjoyseeing you at this event.
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From:Aram James
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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 and
gift 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 yourfavorite local restaurants (and discover some new ones too). See which restaurants
are participating with our online directory.
Want to win gift cards to local restaurants?
From:Charlie Weidanz
To:Council, City
Subject:Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce News & Updates - May 25, 2023
Date:Thursday, May 25, 2023 8:23:34 AM
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NEWS & UPDATES - MAY 25, 2023
Peninsula Restuarant Week
Leadership Palo Alto 2023-2024 Information Reception
Stanford Summer Celebrations
Palo Alto Street Map & Guide Sponsorship Opportunities
Avenidas Careers: Vice President of Development
Palo Alto Community Fund is Hiring!
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Aug. 26-27
See Participating 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
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Leadership Palo Alto Information Reception
Leadership Palo Alto 2023-2024 Information Reception
Thursday, 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.
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Summer Celebrations at Stanford Research Park
Summer Celebrations at Stanford Research Park
Join us in celebrating 70 years of innovation at Stanford Research Park this
summer. This event series will celebrate culture, sustainability, and STEM with
activities, music, and entertainment for all ages.
Individuals who work in Stanford Research Park, their friends and family, and
Palo Alto residents are welcome to attend anytime between 4 pm and 8 pm on
June 8, July 6, and August 3.
Complimentary appetizers, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverages provided byStanford Research Park. Meals, beer and wine available for purchase from
Coupa Café.
More Details and Free Registration Here
Palo Alto Street Map & Guide Sponsorship Opportunities
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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
will be 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.
Avenidas
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
If you are an exceptional fundraiser who cares deeply about helping older adults
flourish in our community and who thrives in an entrepreneurial and collaborative
environment this may be the role for you! The Vice President of Development isresponsible for securing funding in support of our mission to help older adults
thrive in our community by providing relevant services and programs.
At Avenidas, we seek to create a community that supports and celebrates olderadults. We provide a wide range of programs, information, and services in
downtown Palo Alto and two satellite facilities serving the mid-Peninsula that
enable people to stay active, maintain their independence, help their aging
parents, or care for a spouse. Our innovative programs and compassionate staffhave enriched the lives of more than 7,500 mature adults and their families each
year! See our website at https://www.avenidas.org.
Apply at https://www.avenidas.org/about/careers/.
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 mostof 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 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 in
downtown Palo Alto across from the Caltrain station. Find the full job description
including how to apply here.
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!
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Proceeds from this event help the Chamber continue supporting our business
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Subject:Fwd: Celebrate Shavuot with IJV"s Online Chavurah! (May 25th)
Date:Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:32:24 PM
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From: "Rabbi Lucia Pizarro, IJV" <communications@ijvcanada.org>Date: May 24, 2023 at 12:55:16 PM PDTTo: Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>Subject: Celebrate Shavuot with IJV's Online Chavurah! (May 25th)
Click here to attend IJV's Shavuot study session
Dear Aram,
I want to warmly invite you to join IJV’s Online Chavurah for a
Shavuot study session on Thursday, May 25 at 7 pm Eastern
Time.
Shavuot is a Biblical harvest festival celebrating the ripening of the
first fruits. Jews also celebrate Shavuot as the holiday of receiving
Torah on Mt. Sinai, and typically mark the occasion by engaging inall night communal learning. While we won't be staying up all
night together here, we might be staying up a bit later than usual
:).
You must register in advance to attend this event on Zoom.
What do we celebrate on Shavuot?
Shavuot in the Bible is exclusively an agricultural holiday. Nowhere
in the Bible is Shavuot linked to the giving of the Torah at Mount
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Sinai. Why, then, do we celebrate the “giving of the Torah at
Sinai” on Shavuot?
We will explore a lesser known Jewish text called the Book of
Jubilees that could provide us with some clues as to how Shavuotbecame the festival of the giving of the Torah at Sinai.
If time permits (on Shavuot we are supposed to stay up all nightstudying!), we will also explore what exactly was given at Mount
Sinai according to the Torah and according to the rabbis (hint: not
the Torah).
Come prepared with plenty of fluids and food in case the session
ends up being two hours or more (we will NOT stay up all night!)
We look forward to celebrating Shavuot with you!
About IJV's Online Chavurah
IJV’s Online Chavurah is a non-Zionist space where we can build
connections with like-minded people. All viewpoints are valuable,
and we encourage participants to share their own unique thoughtsand experiences. This is not a group meant to debate differences
in opinion but to share and support each other’s learning. IJV’s
Online Chavurah does not presuppose any theology nor any
particular knowledge about anything other than one’s own life. Ituses a group format to explore Jewish text, liturgy and theology,
providing time for participants to discover new meaning in old
writings.
Donate to IJV or become a member!
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To:Binder, Andrew; Reifschneider, James; Wagner, April; Wagner, April; Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore; Barberini,Christopher; Foley, Michael; Michael Gennaco; Council, City; Shana Segal; Angie Evans; Josh Becker; JoeSimitian; Cindy Chavez; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Shikada, Ed; Rebecca Eisenberg; Jeff Rosen; chuck jagoda;ladoris cordell; Human Relations Commission; Enberg, Nicholas; Jay Boyarsky; Javier Ortega; Cecilia Taylor;dennis burns
Subject:Deputy union sues over investigation into Sheriff"s Department gangs, order to show tattoos - Los Angeles Times
Date:Wednesday, May 24, 2023 7:22:48 PM
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FYI:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-22/deputy-union-sues-over-investigation-into-sheriffs-
department-gangs-order-to-show-gang-tattoos
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From:herb
To:Human Relations Commission; Council, City; Clerk, City
Cc:City Attorney
Subject:May 24, 2023 Human Relations Committee Agenda Posting
Date:Wednesday, May 24, 2023 5:50:00 PM
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MAY 24, 2023 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AGENDA POSTING
I relied upon the agenda for the May 24, 2023 Human RelationsCommission regular meeting posted on the City Clerk's "Agendasand Minutes" online page that described the meeting as aregular meeting that required 72 hours advance notice and thatsaid the meeting would be held at the Council Chambers at 5:00p. m.
When nobody else was in the Chambers for the HRC meeting, Iused the phone in the City Hall lobby to speak to the CityClerk's office and learned that the 5:00 p. m. meeting was atMitchell Park Community Center after I specifically asked theperson in the City Clerk's office to check the Agendas andMinutes online page.
I checked that online page again and the meeting was stillnoticed as being held in the Council Chambers, so I printed outa copy of that agenda at that time.
I then checked the agenda from the Human Relations Commissiononline site that previously was not available, and that versionof the agenda was now available and described the meeting as aspecial meeting requiring only 24 hours advance notice and alsoas a Retreat Agenda instead of a regular meeting of theCommission.
If current law requires agenda posting for all Boards andCommissions both online and at the official Brown Act noticinglocation on the outside of the City Hall plaza elevator, theCommision agenda and the revised agenda with the correctposting should have been posted in that location, but they werenot.
Herb Borock
From:Aram James
To:Binder, Andrew; Reifschneider, James; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Josh Becker; Human Relations Commission;Wagner, April; Michael Gennaco; Joe Simitian; Jeff Rosen; Shikada, Ed; ladoris cordell; Rebecca Eisenberg; chuckjagoda; Shana Segal; Council, City; Enberg, Nicholas; Perron, Zachary; Angie Evans; Javier Ortega; Barberini,Christopher; Foley, Michael; Figueroa, Eric; Jay Boyarsky; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Cecilia Taylor; CindyChavez; dennis burns; Kevin Jensen; DuJuan Green
Subject:95 year old tasered to death
Date:Wednesday, May 24, 2023 3:56:10 PM
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To:Matt Schlegel
Subject:FFF – May 19 – Fridays for Future Follow up (Week #71)
Date:Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:04:44 PM
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A protest or a vigil? We were greeted by Council Member Pat Burt and Director of Public Works Brad Eggleston as we entered King
Plaza on Friday. So great to see them both. Council Member Burt saw our signs and asked what we are protesting. I explained that
our action is more a climate vigil than a protest. Director Egglston astutely pointed out that our action holds the city accountable for
meeting its climate goals – PRECISELY!
Meanwhile, Palo Alto Weekly is reporting that the city backtracked on the requirement for new buildings to use all-electric equipment
when threatened with a lawsuit by a celebrity, Chef José Andrés. The City of Palo Alto is setting exactly the wrong example about the
direction we need to be moving. The City needs to show some conviction. Did the City just turn our vigil into a protest?
Furthermore, this particular chef purports to support climate-friendly food options while using climate-killing fossil fuel gas to cook his
“climate-friendly food,” falling into the both the hypocritical and self-defeating categories. More reporting on Palo Alto’s climate
travesty here:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-19/chef-jose-andres-natural-gas-palo-alto-restaurant-zaytinya
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/despite-palo-altos-ban-natural-003545347.html
https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/jose-andres-gets-permission-to-use-natural-gas-ban-despite-palo-alto-ban/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/palo-alto-exempts-celeb-chef-jose-andres-restaurant-from-gas-ban
Who knew that Palo Alto would become famous for spinelessness in the face of fossil-fuel interests.
Aurelie (David Liguoy’s cousin) joined us on Friday. She shared that she learned a great deal about our climate predicament from
David and has become very concerned for the future of her children. She is not seeing action and she fears not enough is being done
to lower carbon emissions. She is correct.
Keep Up the Fight and See You Friday!
Share that you care about the climate
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 24, 1PM-3PM: Review progress and revisions to Palo Alto's Sustainability/Climate Action Plan -- sign up to attend the
meeting here. That way you'll get the Zoom link. Just in case, here’s the Zoom link:
https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/w/85489947910?tk=oAc4XPnHGkrQ-_Ro7bdbmDth4o2-
bUDH7mmchmtKvaA.DQMAAAAT55kVBhZGWkR4MGJSQVE5T0JtSjg1bGZJbExBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&pwd
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Friday, May 26, Noon: Fridays for Future Palo Alto – King Plaza in front of Palo Alto City Hall
Sunday, May 28th at 1:30 pm: Climate Friends Book Club – we will discuss All We Can Save chapters 3 & 4. Details at:
https://www.engageon.org/events
Thursday June 1, 11:30am-1:30pm: Sun Trip California 2023 Solar Powered Bike Bride Kick Off Event – The Hub at Stanford
Research Park, 3215 Porter Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94304, Ride participants will be on-site with their bikes to talk about the ride, solar
energy, and eco-mobility. More details here: https://www.thesuntrip.com/en/california/
Monday June 5, time TBD: Tentative: City reports to Council on S/CAP and HPWH pilot program – City Council meeting
EngageOn calendar: https://www.engageon.org/events
Peninsula Peace and Justice calendar: https://peaceandjustice.org/events-calendar/
More Climate Action
Noticing gardeners in your neighborhood who have converted to electric equipment? Thank them for taking this action! They will
receive your appreciation warmly. Try it. It makes them feel good. It makes you feel good. We all need to find ways to make people
feel good for taking climate action.
Palo Alto’s Heat Pump Water Heater Program Status
As of:4/27/2023 4/5/2023
Number of residents signed up on the HPWH full service interest list 466 432
Number who have been sent a site assessment agreement (SAA)345 125
Number who have signed their SAA 156 70
Number of completed site assessments 58 22
Number of installed HPWHs 8 1
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To:Council, City; jwolosin@menlopark.gov; mbruce@sfcjpa.org; Murray, Kevin; tcr@stanford.edu
Subject:Three Large, Failed Trees in San Francisquito Creek
Date:Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:18:53 AM
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I wish to bring to your attention the existence of three large, dead trees whose root balls are no longer
intact. These trees are located one after the other at the bend in San Fransciquito Creek just across from
the Palo Alto Ave and Everett Street intersection. I have attached photos taken on May 24, 2023 for your
review.
These trees appear to have completely come down when the top of the bank failed on the Menlo Park
side of the creek. Yet, due to their size, the canopies have reached completely across the creek to the
Palo Alto side.
These trees will impede creek flow during the next big flow, if not come to rest against the infamous
Pope-Chaucer Bridge and should be removed. It would seem to be a jurisdictional nightmare, but I'm
hoping that the JPA and City officials can address this threat with a minimum of delay.
Regards,
Eileen Skrabutenas
From:Neilson Buchanan
To:Council, City
Cc:Shikada, Ed; Nose, Kiely
Subject:anticipating the future
Date:Wednesday, May 24, 2023 9:41:16 AM
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I have listened to almost every minute of the recent Finance Committee meetings and
to the Council's study session. I am reluctant to comment on any budget detail since I
am far removed from drivers of city revenues and expenses. You don't need more
details from relatively uninformed citizens like me at this late date.
If more informed citizens step forward, listen to them.
I am more confident that I can comment constructively at the macro level.
#1 Gather as much direct information as possible from informed local leaders.
Assess their opinion about city revenues and expenses. What are
hotels/merchants/restaurants anticipating? What are the economic and social
pressures on your friends and neighbors? What are local assumptions about localemployment? Who has access to professionally compiled economic data? Palo Alto
is located in an exceptionally optimistic region but it is not immune from macro-
economics.
#2 Listen to but don't blindly follow leaders in state government. Pray that their staff
and professional advisors have better data than local government.
#3 Question city staff again and challenge their revenue and expense projections. Iwould like to see stronger consensus among the Council as it accepts so many
variances from staff budget recommendations. Every variance from staff projections
may compound accumulated risk.
Finally, my personal bias. I am by age less willing to accept staff and council
budgeting without assessing pressures on state government. Flux is greatest at the
national/state levels and then improves locally to the fortunate citizens of Palo Alto.
Nevertheless, our city is very dependent upon state budget stability.
Our local expertise, the often-cited bubble, is our greatest asset and risk. Seven
members of the Council have the task of anticipating the future wisely.
PS Here is an excerpt from this morning's CalMatters morning newsletter. Also below
is a link to the state budget analyst.
"Budget alarm bells: The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office is
warning legislators against spending more.
In its multiyear budget outlook published Tuesday, the office estimates that
the 2023-24 budget deficit is more like $34.5 billion than the $31.5
billion projected in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May plan. And to cover that
shortfall, the office recommends that the Legislature further cut one-time
spending it added in 2021-23 from $11 billion to $4 billion and eliminate it
entirely going forward.
Looking further out, the analyst warns that it is “very unlikely” that state
revenues will support the spending proposed by Newsom — revenues
would need to be $30 billion more than forecast to cover the deficit in 2024-
25. And because reserves would cover less than half the projected deficits,
the rest would have to come from cuts in one-time spending, plus other
spending trims or revenue increases, according to the analysis.
The Legislature must pass a budget by June 15, and the governor must sign
it by June 30."
The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook
Neilson Buchanan
155 Bryant Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook
This brief presents our office’s independent assessment of thecondition of the state General Fund budget throug...
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From:Aram James
To:Binder, Andrew; Sean Allen; Reifschneider, James; Jethroe Moore; Josh Becker; DuJuan Green; Kevin Jensen;dennis burns; Council, City; Michael Gennaco; Human Relations Commission; Michael Gennaco; Foley, Michael
Subject:When will they learn
Date:Tuesday, May 23, 2023 6:48:33 PM
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Dear Aram,
I’m a member of IJV’s national steering committee and I’m
currently on a delegation to Palestine with the Centre for Jewish
Nonviolence (CJNV). There are close to 40 Jews from across the
From:Aram James
To:Lauing, Ed; Josh Becker; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Council, City; Human Relations Commission; Binder,Andrew; Wagner, April; Reifschneider, James; Michael Gennaco; Jeff Rosen; Jay Boyarsky; Shikada, Ed; JoeSimitian; ladoris cordell; Shana Segal; chuck jagoda; Enberg, Nicholas; Perron, Zachary; Angie Evans; JavierOrtega; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Perron, Zachary; Cindy Chavez; Cecilia Taylor; Sheriff Transparency; dennisburns; Kevin Jensen
Subject:ShI witnessed fascism descend on Jerusalem
Date:Tuesday, May 23, 2023 6:01:26 PM
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FYI: FYI:
US, Canada, and the UK on the delegation and we have all come
to join in solidarity with the Palestinian people living underoccupation. We are currently in occupied East Jerusalem/Al-Quds,
where we have been for the last week. On May 18th, we witnessed
the Jerusalem Day Flag March, a yearly event where tens of
thousands of far-right Israeli Jews descend upon the old city ofJerusalem in a horrific display of ethnocentrism, nationalism, and
colonialism.
I spent the day with one of CJNV’s movement partners, Khalil,
from Grassroots Al-Quds. The day of the march begins with
what is called ‘sterilization’, where police violently clear Palestinian
residents from public space in order to make way for the march.This removal begins at Damascus gate, which is not only an
entrance to the old city, but also one of the few spaces where the
Palestinian community is able to gather together and socialize. At
this gate, 20 Palestinians were brutally murdered by the ZionistIrgun militia in a barrel bomb attack 1947. Despite its painful
history, it is still a place for children to play, friends to meet for
coffee, and teens to make TikTok videos. But today the square is
filled with young men waving Israeli flags.
We walked into the old city from the gate and watched as all the
Palestinian businesses closed up their shops for the day. Despitetheir entire livelihood coming from these stores, the threat of
settlers destroying their goods and storefront and terrorizing the
shopkeepers is enough to prompt them to sacrifice their livelihood
for a day. These closings also meant that any of the Palestiniansstuck in their quarters were unable to buy anything they might
need during the day. The few Israeli businesses in the Muslim
quarter remained open. They sold water and snacks all day while
blaring nationalist music in Hebrew, benefitting greatly from theclosure of all Palestinian businesses. Even before the march
officially started, young settlers were running through the Arab
quarter of the old city, saying chants like “may your village burn”
and waving Israeli flags in the faces of those Palestinians cordonedoff by the army.
Yet, Khalil was not fazed by this. It is his everyday reality. He tookus to the neighbourhood where he grew up. Yet again, all the
businesses were closed, but every person we passed stopped to
greet and hug Khalil. They spoke about the day and rumours of
what was expected. Khalil’s friends greeted us, a visibly Jewishgroup, with love and kindness and shared stories of growing up in
the neighbourhood.
A short while later, we came upon some young Israeli settlers
running through the street and attempting to destroy Palestinian
businesses (with police escorts). They bashed in metal shop doors
and pushed over everything they could. We watched as they threwstones into the one shop that was open, breaking the glass door
and the clay tiles below, all the while shouting insults in Hebrew.
The shop owner was furious and went to chase after the boys, but
two of his friends stopped him. The police who had safely allowed
the boys to destroy his shop would surely arrest him for any sort
of self-defence. The young boys took this opportunity to comeback and mock the shop wonder, asking in Hebrew if everything
was alright and if he had a problem. Their raucous laughter
echoed through the street as Israeli police and army escorted
them away from us.
We left the old city to check on how the members of the
neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem were managing. Many of theresidents were on the street, arguing and resisting as the police
and border guards forced them further and further out of their
own street. Despite having very little movement on a regular day,
today Palestinians could not even walk on their own streets. We asinternationals however were able to walk right through the police
cordons. No one questioned our movements. We reached a second
barricade and went through again with ease, but this time, Khalil
was unable to walk through with us. His darker skin was enoughfor the police to decide he was an undesirable. We continued on to
witness the march, walking freely in between all the checkpoints
that prevented those who lived there from passing. We walked
back to Damascus gate, now filled with thousands upon thousandsof settlers. The few Palestinians left in the area were pushed,
harassed, and had things thrown at them as the police and army
looked on. At one point, Israel’s fascist Minister of National
Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, came out to greet the crowd with anescort of over 20 soldiers. He was greeted with chants of “here
comes our next Prime Minister”.
Surrounded by armed guards and fervent settlers, I was struck by
how safe I felt. My white skin, Ashkenazi features, and English
tongue allowed me to avoid the anger of the settlers and all of the
armed guards. I walked in and out of the march, in and out of theold city, and in and out of East Jerusalem with ease, while Khalil,
who’s family has lived here long before Israel even existed, was
forced to remain at our hotel until the police decided otherwise.
I’m too young to have lived through South African apartheid orJim Crow segregation. These are things of the past that I learned
about in history books. But in the three days I’ve spent in
Jerusalem/Al-Quds, I’ve seen with my own eyes what it means to
live under apartheid.
(CJNV delegates and Iraeli activists from All That's Leftcollective attempt to block people from accessing the far-right flag march in Jersualem. Photo: Emily Glick)
In Canada we have systemic racism, but most Canadians whoexhibit racist behaviour would be ashamed to be called a racist. In
Israel, this settler-colonial racism is a point of pride. It is
celebrated by Israelis. It is admired by police forces from around
the world. At times I need to pinch myself to remind myself that Iam not in a science-fiction movie, but in an actual, modern day
country. A country specifically created in my name. Apartheid is
not history, it is the lived reality of every Palestinian seeking to
hold on to their homeland. It is an extensive and intricate systemof policies, practices, surveillance and brutal repression that is
practiced every minute of every day. It is the uncertainty
Palestinians feel in whether their water, electricity, and roads will
be cut off tomorrow. It is the banning of the Palestinian flag in thevery place it should be flown the most.
My first night here, I broke down in tears. My heart ached for thethings I had seen that day. I thought of my Palestinian comrades
in Toronto; how proud they are of their culture. How much they
wished for nothing more than to return to their homeland. I wept
for the people of Palestine. I wept for the cruelty of Jewishsupremacy and the ways my religion, which has always taught me
the importance of Tikkun Olam (“repairing the world”), has been
weaponized for this brutal land theft. I wept for those who have
lost their lives and lives of loved ones for this project. I have neverimagined that I could witness such injustice with my own eyes.
But this is the reality that the Palestinian people face every day.
Palestinians talk about existence as resistance. I felt this concept
so strongly in my travels with Khalil. Everywhere we went,
Palestinians gathered to laugh, chat, and drink the best coffee I’ve
ever experienced. There was dancing and singing and childrenplaying in the street. These moments of joy and community were
interspersed with tense aggression between the community and
the settlers seeking to harass them, but even the small children
could instantly move from extreme trauma back to their soccergame.
In a place where the government is doing everything it can toseparate Palestinians from their homes, they remain. Glass panes
are repaired. Graffiti is painted over. Life continues on. Because it
must. Palestinian culture has a value of sumud, or steadfastness.
This is a value that Palestinians live every moment, both here andin the diaspora. There is no other way but to remain steadfast. I
am in awe of the Palestinian people and how strongly they resist
this daily injustice. The way they find joy and community in a
world that literally does not want them to exist is truly aweinspiring. They believe a free Palestine will come, and that hope
and sumud inspires me to fight even stronger back home.
Thanks for reading my dispatch from occupied Palestine. To learn
more about the situation on the ground, I would encourage you to
check out the work of Grassroots Al-Quds and the CJNV. And if
you want to make sure that my organization, IJV, can continue totake a stand against Israeli fascism and apartheid, please consider
making a donation today.
In solidarity,
Anna Lippman,
Member of IJV's national steeringcommittee
Donate to IJV or become a member!
communications@ijvcanada.org
PO Box 30087 RPO Woodbine Heights
1500 Woodbine Avenue
Toronto, ON M4C 5J2
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From:Aram James
To:Assemblymember.Berman@assembly.ca.gov
Cc:Mark Weiss; Rebecca Eisenberg; Council, City; editor@paweekly.com; Shikada, Ed; Vara Ramakrishnan; Josh
Becker
Subject:City budget -claim of a budget surplus ignores Palo Alto’s 5 hundred million dollar debt to CAL PERS
Date:Tuesday, May 23, 2023 12:05:44 PM
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From: Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>Date: May 23, 2023 at 10:47:05 AM PDTTo: Greg Tanaka <greg@gregtanaka.org>, Gennady Sheyner<gsheyner@paweekly.com>, City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>,
Julie Lythcott-Haims <julieforpaloalto@gmail.com>, Ed Shikada<ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org>, Jonathan Lait
<Jonathan.Lait@cityofpaloalto.org>, Josh Becker <becker.josh@gmail.com>Subject: City budget -claim of a budget surplus ignores Palo Alto’s 5hundred million debt to CAL PERS
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To:Aram James
Cc:Rebecca Eisenberg; Council, City; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Human Relations Commission; Josh Becker; Greg
Zlotnick; Drekmeier, Peter; Paul Rogers; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Summa, Doria
Subject:Re: From The Mercury News e-edition - Huge dam project dealt another setback
Date:Tuesday, May 23, 2023 11:25:35 AM
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Kudos to Rebecca Eisenberg.I spoke with her this morning. She says she and Peter Drekmeier overlap on this issue and that Peter has beensuccessful in stopping or taking down several dams.She reported she met Palo Altan Greg Zlotnick, one of my oldest friends, at a regional water meeting and they’reworking on a budding alliance.I still find frustrating that local current or recent leadership like Dubois and Filseth tried to undermine Rebecca’sascendance by their unfair and misleading support of a series of ads run by her opponent in the local rag.Also, Mr. Rogers of the Mercury who can be unpredictable, and in my opinion, took out Zlotnick— it’s good that heis covering this fairly.The mercury called Zlotnick a carpet bagger because he worked in Sacramento before he ran for the water board. But in fact he was an insider— his mother worked closely with Rebecca Morgan and Zlotnick also worked forRebecca Morgan. Zlotnick and I edited the Gunn Oracle of Palo Alto back in 1981 and ‘82. We were bar mitzvahedtogether, more or less, at the same time with Rabbi Sidney Axelrod, in ‘77. (I actually know Gary Kremen slightlybecause he was my neighbor for a few years in Barron Park, and a group of us would have coffee. He credits me fora campaign tip that was actually attributable to Bern King.)Anyhow, my belief on democracy is vigorous debate in all these issues is in our favor, but let’s play fair.Speak truth to power with love,Mark WeissPS I’m on my way to the 1 o’clock meeting of the board and will say something —probably plugging Malcolm PHarris and his suggestion that Stanford could give 8,000 acres to Muwekma Ohlone…water angle implicit in that. Ispoke to a meeting that Peter pointed me towards a couple years ago in SF City Hall about 250 years of potablewater in Palo Alto. Maybe I’ll just reprise that. I.e., our tree, near a creek, but NOT near the ocean— we all learnfrom our mistakes.
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To:Greg Tanaka; Gennady Sheyner; Council, City; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Shikada, Ed; Lait, Jonathan; Josh Becker
Subject:City budget -claim of a budget surplus ignores Palo Alto’s 5 hundred million debt to CAL PERS
Date:Tuesday, May 23, 2023 10:47:10 AM
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To:Rebecca Eisenberg; Council, City; Human Relations Commission; Sean Allen; Jethroe Moore
Subject:From The Mercury News e-edition - Lee urges an overhaul of Supreme Court
Date:Tuesday, May 23, 2023 10:16:10 AM
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I saw this The Mercury News e-edition article on the The Mercury News e-edition app and thought you’d be
interested.
Lee urges an overhaul of Supreme Court
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From:Aram James
To:Rebecca Eisenberg; Council, City; Jethroe Moore; Mark Weiss; Sean Allen; Human Relations Commission; JoshBecker
Subject:From The Mercury News e-edition - Huge dam project dealt another setback
Date:Tuesday, May 23, 2023 10:10:45 AM
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I saw this The Mercury News e-edition article on the The Mercury News e-edition app and thought you’d be
interested.
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To:Lydia Kou; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Greg Tanaka; Veenker, Vicki; Jethroe Moore; Sean Allen; Council, City; Shikada,Ed; Lait, Jonathan
Subject:Josh Becker, Marc Berman see their key bills on housing and sustainability advance
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From:Aakash Koneru from Palo Alto City Councilmember Tanaka"s Office
To:Council, City; jill.asher@gmail.com
Subject:Re: Palo Alto Art Center Foundation - Tier 2 Restoration and rationale
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 9:16:39 PM
Dear Jill,
Thank you for reaching out to us and sharing your concerns as a proud board
member of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. My name is Aakash Koneru, and I
am a Legislative Aide for Councilmember Tanaka. I appreciate your dedication to the
Art Center and the valuable role it plays in our community.
Your urgent funding needs aim to restore pre-pandemic public open hours, provide
exhibition access on Sundays, and facilitate revenue-generating family workshops.
Additionally, rectifying the employment status of temporary employees involved in the
installation process is crucial.
Rest assured that your concerns and suggestions have been heard and are taken
seriously. We greatly appreciate your efforts to champion the Art Center and its
positive impact on our community.
To further discuss your concerns and explore potential solutions, I encourage you to
sign up for office hours with Councilmember Tanaka. You can do so by using the
following link: [https://tinyurl.com/TanakaOfficeHours]. This will provide an
opportunity for more in-depth conversations on this matter.
Thank you once again for your dedication to addressing the needs of our community.
If you have any further questions or require assistance, please do not hesitate to
reach out.
Warm regards,
Aakash KoneruLegislative Aide
Office of Councilmember Tanaka
On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 11:04 PM, Jill Asher <jill.asher@gmail.com> wrote:
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Dear Mayor Kou, and City Council Members Burt, Lythcott-Haims, Veenker, Stone,
Lauing, and Tanaka. I was hoping to present the following at this evening's council
meeting but arrived at the wrong time. I am hoping you will kindly read what I was
hoping to present on behalf of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation.
With gratitude,
Jill Asher
jill.asher@gmail.com
***************************
Good Evening Mayor Kou, and City Council Members Burt,
Lythcott Haims, Veenker, Stone, Lauing, and Tanaka.
My name is Jill Asher. I am a 20+ year Palo Alto resident, the co-
founder of Magical Bridge Foundation, former President of the Palo
Alto Menlo Park Parents Club, and tonight - I am here to speak as
a proud board member of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation.
On behalf of the Art Center Foundation, please know how
appreciative we are for your championship of the Palo Alto Art
Center, a beloved asset in our community. The Art Center serves
the creative needs of 120,000 residents and neighboring
community members every year. Chances are you, your family
members, and your neighbors profoundly benefit from this
community jewel — and dare I say, MAGICAL space.
The Art Center is currently under consideration for tier-2 funding
and on behalf of the board, we would like to
for two specific areas:
· .75 FTE Program Assistant 1 (PA1)
· $30,000 in temporary hourly installation staffing to support
the Art Center
This urgent funding will allow us to:
restore pre-pandemic public open hours
provide exhibition access to the public on Sundays, especially
important for the upcoming Boom Oaxaca exhibition in the fall
of 2023, when we will have a significant number of LatinX
families and community members attending
host revenue-generating family workshops on Sundays that
are in high demand
This would also allow the art center to hire temporary
employees for our exhibition installations (currently these are
hired as Foundation staff members—but they are installing
artworks that are insured by the City of Palo Alto—so we feel
the need to rectify this).
With gratitude,
Jill Asher
650-520-8512
jill.asher@gmail.com
775 Hamilton Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
-- Jill Asher
From:Palo Alto Forward
To:Council, City; Planning Commission
Subject:6/15 - Climate Housing Event
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 9:09:04 PM
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Honorable City Council and Planning & Transportation Commission members,
As I mentioned at the Council meeting tonight, you are invited to attend ourclimate/housing event with 350SV Palo Alto Climate Action (and a host oflocal sponsors). Why this event? Why now?
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the critical next 10 years in the Bay Area, we need
a regional vision that is resilient to climate change, protects open space and biodiversity, and advances infill housing development. Many climate activists are unaware, however, that
focusing housing growth in walkable, bikeable communities is one of the biggest opportunities we have to reduce Bay Area pollution and emissions. Join the Nature Conservancy,
Greenbelt Alliance, and Green Foothills will be discussing how smart planning for housing can reduce emissions and protect our open space and biodiversity.
The event will be held on June 15, from 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Join us in person at the Stanford Hub or join via Zoom.
Thank you and please let us know if you have any questions.
Amie Ashton
Executive Director, Palo Alto Forward
From:Jill Asher
To:Council, City
Subject:Palo Alto Art Center Foundation - Tier 2 Restoration and rationale
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 8:03:55 PM
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Dear Mayor Kou, and City Council Members Burt, Lythcott-Haims, Veenker, Stone,
Lauing, and Tanaka. I was hoping to present the following at this evening's council
meeting but arrived at the wrong time. I am hoping you will kindly read what I was
hoping to present on behalf of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation.
With gratitude,
Jill Asher
jill.asher@gmail.com
***************************
Good Evening Mayor Kou, and City Council Members Burt, Lythcott
Haims, Veenker, Stone, Lauing, and Tanaka.
My name is Jill Asher. I am a 20+ year Palo Alto resident, the co-
founder of Magical Bridge Foundation, former President of the Palo
Alto Menlo Park Parents Club, and tonight - I am here to speak as a
proud board member of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation.
On behalf of the Art Center Foundation, please know how
appreciative we are for your championship of the Palo Alto Art
Center, a beloved asset in our community. The Art Center serves
the creative needs of 120,000 residents and neighboring community
members every year. Chances are you, your family members, and
your neighbors profoundly benefit from this community jewel — and
dare I say, MAGICAL space.
The Art Center is currently under consideration for tier-2 funding and
on behalf of the board, we would like to
for two specific areas:
· .75 FTE Program Assistant 1 (PA1)
· $30,000 in temporary hourly installation staffing to support
the Art Center
This urgent funding will allow us to:
restore pre-pandemic public open hours
provide exhibition access to the public on Sundays, especially
important for the upcoming Boom Oaxaca exhibition in the fall
of 2023, when we will have a significant number of LatinX
families and community members attending
host revenue-generating family workshops on Sundays that are
in high demand
This would also allow the art center to hire temporary
employees for our exhibition installations (currently these are
hired as Foundation staff members—but they are installing
artworks that are insured by the City of Palo Alto—so we feel
the need to rectify this).
With gratitude,
Jill Asher
650-520-8512
jill.asher@gmail.com
775 Hamilton Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
-- Jill Asher
From:Charlie Weidanz
To:Council, City
Subject:Check out these Job Opportunities in Palo Alto
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 5:28:46 PM
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Hospitality Job Fair
Don't miss your chance to meet with top hospitality employers and learn about their
open positions.
The event will be held on Wednesday, May 24th from 10am-3pm at the
SlingShot ConnectionS office, 840 The Alameda, San Jose, CA.
Meet with top hospitality employers
Learn about open positions
Win raffle prizes
Participate in a referral program
Learn about benefits
We hope to see you at the Hospitality Job Fair on May 24th!
RSVP today and be sure to bring your resume!
Avenidas
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
If you are an exceptional fundraiser who cares deeply about helping older adults
flourish in our community and who thrives in an entrepreneurial and collaborativeenvironment this may be the role for you! The Vice President of Development is
responsible for securing funding in support of our mission to help older adults thrive in
our community by providing relevant services and programs.
At Avenidas, we seek to create a community that supports and celebrates older
adults. We provide a wide range of programs, information, and services in downtown
Palo Alto and two satellite facilities serving the mid-Peninsula that enable people to
stay active, maintain their independence, help their aging parents, or care for aspouse. Our innovative programs and compassionate staff have enriched the lives of
more than 7,500 mature adults and their families each year! See our website
at https://www.avenidas.org.
Apply at https://www.avenidas.org/about/careers/.
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 in downtown PaloAlto. 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, calendarmanagement, 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
apply here.
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From:Tran, Joanna
To:Council, City
Cc:Gaines, Chantal; McDonough, Melissa
Subject:Homekey Project Tour - Please provide response by Wed 5/24 @12 PM
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 5:12:15 PM
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Importance:High
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
The City of Palo Alto has partnered with LifeMoves to build Palo Alto Homekey, a modular interim
housing facility with on-site support services on San Antonio Road. Recently LifeMoves completed
construction of a navigation center in Redwood City—incorporating modular housing and on-site
support services.
We’ve worked with the LifeMoves team to set up three tour times for us to visit the site to see
what the multi-story modular housing with on-site support services can look like. The Redwood
City housing is similar to what will be built in Palo Alto in that it has multi-story construction, uses
modular housing, incorporates en-suite bathrooms, and provides on-site meals and support services.
Of course you can coordinate directly with LifeMoves to set up a different time to visit, but we
wanted to extend these dates and times as options already being coordinated.
Tour options available:
1. 5/31, 1-2 pm
2. 6/1 10-12
3. 6/1 2-4 pm
If interested in touring the site, please provide your responses by Wednesday 5/24 at 12 PM with
your top two options. We will arrange the tour groups to cap at three Councilmembers max per
tour.
Questions on the Homekey Project? Please reach out to Melissa McDonough.
Thank you!
Joanna
Joanna Tran
Executive Assistant to the City Manager
Office of the City Manager
(650) 329-2105 | joanna.tran@cityofpaloalto.org
www.cityofpaloalto.org
From:Loran Harding
To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; Leodies Buchanan; bballpod;beachrides; David Balakian; bearwithme1016@att.net; fred beyerlein; boardmembers; Cathy Lewis; Chris Field;Council, City; Doug Vagim; dallen1212@gmail.com; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; dennisbalakian;dan.richard@earthlink.net; eappel@stanford.edu; Scott Wilkinson; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov;George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; hennessy; huidentalsanmateo; Irv Weissman; Sally Thiessen; Joel Stiner; jerryruopoli; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; kfsndesk; leager; merazroofinginc@att.net; Mark Standriff; Mayor;margaret-sasaki@live.com; newsdesk; nick yovino; news@fresnobee.com; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com;Steve Wayte; terry; tsheehan; vallesR1969@att.net
Subject:Fwd: Nuclear rocket to get to Mars
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 5:07:53 PM
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From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Mon, May 22, 2023 at 11:56 AM
Subject: Fwd: Nuclear rocket to get to MarsTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
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Date: Sun, May 21, 2023 at 8:21 PMSubject: Nuclear rocket to get to Mars
To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Monday, May 22. 2023
To all-
The white men at NASA did a lot of brilliant work on a nuclear space engine in the 60's and
now the idea is to use that to cut the time to Mars. Four mos. one way, instead of six.
(1) The race to Mars - YouTube
But listen to these jerks. "The Chinese have a BASE- A BASE!! on the far side of themoon now!" LH- It's a little thing the size of an ash can. It released a little crawler.
"No, it's a whole base. It's a sprawling base, like Andrews AFB! Huge nuclear weaponry there,maybe. Christ. There's a missile gap!".
"Oh the Chinese might militarize Mars, we have to bankrupt ourselves now and get there
first". BIG scare tactics. They sound like they are bribed by McDonnel Douglas, Boeing,NASA, et. al. What a bunch of clowns. People are smarter than that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why not
yell that we have to put 540,000 more US troops back into Viet Nam for another 10 years toget the job done right? WTF? What a pack of liars!
The highly paid people at NASA should all be fired and made to go work. The trillions itwill take to get to Mars should all be spent first on fusion. That should be the priority. If we
spend trillions on Mars first, we will condemn hundreds of millions of people to being hackedto death, starved to death, trampled, drowned due to sea level rise. It would be utterly immoral
to spend money to put some minorities and women on Mars before we lick climate changewith fusion. Three couples on Mars for 500 days and 500 nights, that's the plan. We need to
subvert that crazy plan and spend every dime of it on fusion first. Biden must have his head uphis ass in letting NASA talk about sending people to Mars. Let's hear his trillion dollar plan to
get fusion perfected, downsized and installed world wide. Let's see big internationalconferences in which all the major powers, US, EU, China, Japan, Russia all sign on to work
cooperatively to get all of that done.
Getting fusion perfected, downsized and installed world wide will absorb all of the talent atNASA and a lot more. They are scientists and engineers. Put them to work on fusion. Fusion
first causing a halt to global warming, and then Mars as a victory lap.
L. William Harding Fresno, Ca.
From:Tran, JoannaTo:Council, CityCc:Gaines, Chantal; Executive Leadership TeamSubject:Townsend Weekly Council Updates: May 14-19Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 4:27:13 PMAttachments:image001.pngimage003.pngimage004.pngimage006.pngimage007.pngimage008.pngimage009.png
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
Please see weekly update below from Townsend Public Affairs. Thank you! Best,Joanna
Joanna Tran
Executive Assistant to the City ManagerOffice of the City Manager(650) 329-2105 | joanna.tran@cityofpaloalto.org
www.cityofpaloalto.org
From: Carly Shelby <cshelby@townsendpa.com> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 11:12 AMTo: Gaines, Chantal <Chantal.Gaines@CityofPaloAlto.org>Cc: Niccolo De Luca <ndeluca@TownsendPA.com>; Ben Goldeen <bgoldeen@townsendpa.com>Subject: Weekly Council Updates: May 14-19 Hi Ed and Chantal, Below are this week's updates for the City Council. As mentioned during our presentation earlier this week, Thursday marked an important deadline for fiscal bills with the Appropriations Suspense File Hearings. The Suspense file is essentially an accumulation of bills that have passed throughtheir policy committee process for assessment of their fiscal impact to ensure their draw on state resources isn’t unbudgeted or duplicative of existing efforts. The first suspense hearings of a legislative session happen in May, when lawmakers and their staff have a better idea of the budgetpicture for that year. Given the recent budget projections of an increasing budget deficit totaling $31.5 billion, lawmakers exercised prudence in moving forward bills with big price tags. Of the 755 bills considered during the Assembly Appropriations Committee’s Suspense File hearing, 534 passed (71%), and 221 were held and deemed inactive for the remainder of the Session (29%). Similarly, the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Suspense File Agenda featured 416 totalbills – 326 of which were passed (78%), and 90 that were held and deemed inactive (22%). This Appropriations Committee Suspense File process has impacted the progress of two of the priority bills the City has taken a position on: 1. SB 719 (Becker) which would have required the de-encryption of police radio channels, was made into a 2-year bill by the author. It may be acted upon January 2024. The City is in support of this measure. 2. SB 634 (Becker) which would have expanded the by-right approval of low-barrier navigation centers, was held in the Appropriations Committee and will not progress. The Council moved to support this measure on May 15. Additionally, there are some new developments on two additional pieces of legislation: 1. SB 572 (Stern) was just amended to require the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to submit a report to the Legislature, by February 1, 2024, on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) investigation into natural gas prices during
winter 2022-23.Given that this directly aligns with Council action on the matter, TPA is providing a draft letter of support for the City to move forward with. We have circled in with the Author’s office this week to discuss the City’s actions on high natural gas prices and its unique position as full suiteutilities provider. 2. AB 1469 (Kalra) authorizes Valley Water to take action to assist homeless individuals living within the District’s jurisdiction. This could be in the form of a contract with the city, and general waste cleanup and supportive services provided by the District to protect water quality and mitigate homelessnesswithin the region. Ultimately, this bill provides additional regional coordination and support for homeless individuals within Valley Water’s jurisdiction, at no cost to the City. We circled in with the Assembly Member and Valley Water representatives this week on the bill, and both noted that it would be great tosee the City supportive of the measure.This bill aligns with two of the City’s policy priority statements, including support for policies and collaboration that improves watershed quality for the San Francisquito Creek, and support for homeless supportive services. At the direction of Staff, TPA is providing a draft supportletter for this measure. A comprehensive overview of bill updates is included in the chart below, including the measures Mayor Kou requested to be included in the monitoring category. Please let me know if you have any questions!Carly
BILL SUMMARY STATUS POSITION /RECOMMENDATION ACTIONS
Energy and Utilities
AB 965 (Carrillo)Requires a local agency to undertake “batch permitting” upon receiving two or more broadband permit applications for “substantially similarprojects.” The bill deems approved any such permit application that a local agency neither approves or rejects within a “presumably reasonabletime.”Pending consideration on Assembly Floor Monitoring TPA meeting with Author's staff to assess impact, to convene with City staff to discussimplications to existing permitting processes.
SB 429(Bradford)Requires investor-owned natural gas utilities to provide customers with an annual credit (known as the California Climate Credit) to coincide withthe highest usage month, on or as close to the February utility billing cycle, as feasible.Pending consideration on Senate Floor. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
SB 527 (Min)
Enacts the "Neighborhood Decarbonization Program" requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in consultation with gascorporations, to develop and supervise the administration of the Neighborhood Decarbonization Program to cease providing gas utility service inan area within its service territory if the CPUC determines that adequate substitute energy service is reasonably available to support the energyend use of affected gas customers.
Held in Appropriations Committee. Will notprogress. Monitoring Author's office working to define target areas for bill implementation, likely to emergeafter Appropriations process.
SB 572 (Stern)Requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to submit a report to the Legislature, by February 1, 2024, on the status, outcomes,and recommendations of the agency’s investigation into natural gas prices during winter 2022-23.Pending Consideration from Senate floor. Monitoring Recently amended with new language. TPA conducting conversations with Author'soffice and stakeholders, Author's office aware of City's actions on natural gas pricespikes.
Governance and Transparency
AB 557 (Hart)Extends modified teleconferencing provisions under the Brown Act when a declared state of emergency is in effect, or in other situations relatedto public health, indefinitely.Passed to Senate. Pending policy committeereferral Monitoring Working with a local government coalition and Local Government Chairs on a strategyfor additional Brown Act flexibilities.
SB 537 (Becker)Allows members of a multi-jurisdictional, cross-county board to utilize specific teleconferencing flexibilities.Pending consideration from the Senate Floor.Monitoring Working with author's office and Local Government Chairs to understand path forward.Likely to pass Senate floor.
Homelessness
AB 799 (L.Rivas)
Requires regions to develop a regional homelessness action plan every five years and submit it the state for approval, makes various changesto round five and any future rounds of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program, and requires the CaliforniaInteragency Council on Homelessness (CA-ICH) to develop a financing plan to end homelessness by 2035.Pending consideration on Assembly Floor Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and local governments to best positionneed for additional homeless support dollars.
AB 1469 (Kalra)Authorizes the Santa Clara Valley Water District to assist unsheltered people living along streams, in riparian corridors, or otherwise within thedistrict’s jurisdiction, in consultation with a city or the County of Santa Clara, to provide solutions or improve outcomes for the unshelteredindividuals.
Pending consideration Senate Governance andFinance Committee.Monitoring Met with Assembly Member Kalra this week to discuss the impacts on the City andValley Water. Valley Water is sponsoring and will encourage the City to support, giventhat it will have no impact on City budgets and resource expenditures.
SB 634 (Becker)Creates a new type of low-barrier navigation centers called “opportunity housing,” and expands the by-right approval for low-barrier navigationcenters to include opportunity housing projects.Held in Appropriations Committee. Will notprogress.Support Working with Author's office and Local Government Chairs to understand impact tolocal land use plans.
SB 7(Blakespear)Requires, by 2030, cities to provide housing opportunities for homeless individuals within its jurisdiction based on most recent point in timecounts. Contingent on state supported funding, which is currently undefined.Held in Appropriations Committee. Will notprogress.Monitoring Recent meetings with Author's staff, amendments anticipated before Appropriationshearing.
SB 43 (Eggman)Updates the definition of “gravely disabled” to include a new focus on preventing serious physical and mental harm stemming from a person’sinability to provide for their needs for nourishment, personal or medical care, find appropriate shelter, or attend to self-protection or personalsafety, due to their mental or substance use disorder.Pending Consideration from Senate floor. Support Position letter submitted to author's office, committee members and staff, and City'slegislators.
SB 363(Eggman)Establishes a real-time, internet-based dashboard to collect, aggregate and display information about the availability of beds in a range ofpsychiatric and substance abuse facilities. Pending Consideration from Senate floor. Support Position letter submitted to author's office, committee members and staff, and City'slegislators.
Housing and Land Use
AB 12 (Haney)Prohibits tenants from having to pay more than one month's rent as a security deposit for furnished or unfurnished rental property.Pending Consideration from the Assembly Floor.Support Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, pending draft supportletter.
AB 894(Friedman)Requires public agencies to allow proposed and existing developments to count underutilized and shared parking spaces toward a parkingrequirement imposed by the agency.Pending Consideration from Assembly Floor. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
AB 1317(Carrillo)Adopts a pilot program that requires property owners of new multi-family residential properties in certain counties to unbundle the cost of parkingfrom the cost of the housing unit. Includes Santa Clara County.Pending Consideration from Assembly Floor. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
AB 1319 (Wicks)Modifies how the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) may collect and expend revenue. Provides that actions taken by BAHFA toraise, administer, or allocate funding for tenant protection, affordable housing preservation, or new affordable housing production, or to providetechnical assistance consistent with BAHFA’s purpose is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).Pending Consideration from Assembly Floor. Monitoring Conversations with Author's staff and stakeholders to assess potential impacts on Cityaffordable housing financing.
AB 1633 (Ting)Specifies that a local agency has disapproved a housing project in violation of the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) if it fails to make adetermination that a project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), or fails to adopt, certify, or approve certainenvironmental documents under specified circumstances.Pending Consideration from Assembly Floor. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
SB 4 (Wiener)Establishes that affordable housing development projects are a “use by right” on land owned by religious institutions or independent highereducation institutions
Pending Consideration from Senate Floor. NEWAMENDMENTS clarify that property is “dedicatedto industrial use” for purposes of prohibition againstuse by right developments on adjacent sites if itmeets certain requirements.
Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
SB 405(Cortese)
Requires local planning agencies to submit to HCD an electronic copy of its housing inventory and post it on their website. The inventory postingmut include a notice describing how property owners can submit information to the planning agency indicating interest in adding to a site to theland inventory and developing the site for housing. Also requires HCD to launch a pilot program to develop a methodology to analyze if theinventory of suitable land has identified adequate sites to accommodate a city's RHNA goals.
Pending Consideration from the AppropriationsCommittee. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
SB 423 (Wiener)Extends the provisions of SB 35 (Wiener, Statutes of 2017) indefinitely. Removes coastal exemption and objective planning standards criteria.Pending consideration from Senate Floor. NEWAMENDMENTS to address labor standards, notyet in print. Update to follow.
Oppose, noting CouncilVote Pending position letter. Ongoing conversations with Author, Staff, and stakeholders.
SB 440(Skinner)
Authorizes two or more local agencies to establish a regional housing finance authority (RHFA) to raise, administer, and allocate funding andprovide technical assistance at a regional level for affordable housing development, preservation, and planning, as well as infrastructure tosupport housing.Pending consideration from Senate Floor.Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
SB 450 (Atkins)Identified as the SB 9 (Atkins, Statutes of 2022) "Clean up bill." Among other things, prevents local agencies from creating zoning, subdivision,and design rules that do not apply equally to all development within a particular area.Pending Consideration from Senate floor. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
SB 567 (Durazo)Provides renter protections including expanding the population of protected tenants, limiting allowable rent increases, and closing loopholesrelated to the no-fault just cause for eviction.
Pending Consideration from Senate floor. NEWAMENDMENTS address concerns with no-faultjust-cause evictions. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
AB 309 (Lee)Creates the California Housing Authority, as an independent state body, the mission of which would be to ensure that social housingdevelopments that are produced and acquired align with the goals of eliminating the gap between housing production and regional housingneeds assessment targets and preserving affordable housing. Pending Consideration from Assembly Floor. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
Informational Technology (IT)
AB 1637 (Irwin)Requires cities to switch to a .gov domain if they have not already done so. Switching to a .gov domain is free of cost to qualified publicagencies, and incorporates additional cyber security protections. While free of cost, the update could create additional work for City ITdepartments. Amended to allow local governments until 2026 to comply.
Pending Consideration from Assembly floor. NEWAMENDMENTS to extend compliance deadlineand only apply to cities and counties. Language notyet in print - update to follow.
Oppose Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments. Draft opposition letter.
Labor Relations and Retirement
AB 1484 (Zbur)Requires temporary employees of cities and counties to join existing bargaining units accessible to permanent employees. Imposesrequirements on employers with temporary employees hired to do the same or similar work performed by permanent employees. Requirescomplaints alleging a violation of its provisions to be processed as unfair practice charges under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.Pending Consideration from Assembly floor. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring on billtracking software for progress and amendments.
SB 252(Gonzalez)Requires CalPERS to divest existing fossil fuel company investments on or before July 1, 2030.Pending Consideration from Senate Floor. Monitoring Working with Author's office to communicate impacts to City pension funds.
Public Safety
AB 1505(Rodriguez)Appropriates $250,000,000 for the purpose of implementing the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing.Pending Consideration from the AppropriationsCommittee. Monitoring Position letter submitted to author's office, committee members and staff, and City'slegislators.
SB 2(Portantino)Creates a new issuing process for concealed carry weapons (CCW) licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in New York Rifle andPistol Association v. Bruen from June of 2022.Pending Consideration from Senate Floor.Support Meetings with Author and staff this week regarding City support and recent actionsregarding CCW in sensitive places. Draft position letter under review by city staff.
SB 50(Bradford)Prohibits peace officers from initiating a traffic stop for specified low-level infractions unless a separate, independent basis for a stop exists.Pending Consideration from Senate Floor.Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, working within a largercoalition of public safety organizations.
SB 719 (Becker)Requires law enforcement agencies to ensure any non-confidential radio communications are accessible to the public, in real time, by 2024.Held at the request of the Author. Will notprogress. Support Position letter submitted to author's office, committee members and staff, and City'slegislators.
Revenue and Taxation
ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry)Lowers the necessary voter threshold from a two-thirds supermajority to 55 percent to approve local general obligation (GO) bonds and specialtaxes for affordable housing and public infrastructure projects.
Pending Policy Committee Referral. Not required toadhere to typical deadlines because it is aconstitutional amendment.Support Ongoing conversations with Author's office and stakeholders, actively monitoring formovement.
AB 1476(Alvarez)
Authorizes a city or local governments acting jointly to form a community and affordable housing reinvestment agency for the purposes offinancing infrastructure and housing projects, purchasing and leasing property within the redevelopment project area, and other powers similarto those previously granted to redevelopment agencies.
Did not meet deadlines for passage. Will notprogress. Monitoring Ongoing conversations with Author's office and local government stakeholders, workingto rectify differences between
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From:Eilers, Wendy
To:Council, City
Subject:Pets in Need Contract
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 3:52:50 PM
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May 22, 2023
Dear Mayor Kou and Members of the City Council of Palo Alto:
I am a longtime local Peninsula resident who helps cats throughout our community by doing
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). As a community member concerned about animals and animalwelfare, I write to urge the City of Palo Alto to include in its Pets in Need (PIN) contract a
provision for TNR of feral cats. I’ve lost count of how many feral cats I have TNR’d over theyears and I like to think that due to my efforts (not to mention personal cost in time and
money), there are a lot fewer feral cats in our neighborhoods, thereby preventing further cyclesof more cats being born and reducing predation of birds.
There are actually very few truly feral cats in Palo Alto. Most outdoor cats are either owned or
fed as “backyard” cats by residents. Volunteers and city residents get these cats spayed andneutered, at no cost to the city. Where TNR is banned, nobody wants to trap because they
know the cats will be killed at the shelter. The result is unfixed cats reproducing rapidly, anoutcome that no one wants—not the cat rescuers, not the Audubon members, not the citizens
of Palo Alto. Banning TNR would basically endorse a policy of killing healthy animals.
While the Audubon Society would like to eliminate outdoor cats, that effort is futile. Estimatesare that at least half of all cats seen outside are pets not ferals. Per Brian Kortis, Program
Manager, PetSmart Charities, Phoenix, AZ, “When [outdoor] cat populations are present, thechoice is not between having cats or not having cats. The choice is between having a managed
community cat population (i.e., through TNR) or an unmanaged one.”
TNR has been the nationally recognized means of addressing free-roaming cats for decades.Stanford University, Peninsula Humane Society, Humane Society Silicon Valley, San Jose
Animal Care, all have successful TNR programs. The Humane Society of the United Statesendorses TNR. https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/outdoor-cats-faq#top. In Portland,
Oregon, the Audubon Society partners with the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon to promoteresponsible cat ownership and multifaceted approaches to addressing cat overpopulation.
https://audubonportland.org/our-work/rehabilitate-wildlife/being-a-good-wildlife-neighbor/cats-and-wildlife/. What Audubon is not telling you is that bird population declines
are caused primarily by habitat destruction, pesticides, and window collisions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/bird-populations-america-canada.html.
Thank you in advance for considering my input as you work with PIN on their contract and todetermine the most humane ways of caring for the cats in our community.
Respectfully,
Wendy Eilers
From:John Shenk
To:Council, City
Cc:Shikada, Ed; Guagliardo, Steven; Lait, Jonathan; Eggleston, Brad
Subject:Consent Calendar Report #:2305-1419 - 05.22.2023
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 3:13:42 PM
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Dear Mayor Kou, City Council Members, and Professional Staff:
I know this item is on Consent and is the Second Reading of another Ordinance Adoption but I
need to voice my concerns. We have been members of the downtown for +130 years and
care deeply about its healthy and well-being for all.
You need to know that frustration is boiling within the retail community of our beloved
Downtown because of your continued push to “change the game” over and over and over
again without any apparent knowledge-based objective. Your actions over the past 3 years
have done little to support our retail marketplace. But for a few food service companies who
have benefited beyond belief and are doing well, you continue to invest a tremendous
amount of valuable staff time to “rearrange the chairs” of our struggling retail districts.
In the past 3 years you have adopted 6 (including this one) ordinances that modify how retail
is conducted in our Downtown. This is in addition to the many other Resolutions effecting the
same businesses. This means the goal posts are moved every 6 months on average. All the
while, the rules you establish are rarely followed as enforcement is non-existent. No business
can feel comfortable operating in such an environment.
What has resulted are poorly executed (haphazard some would say) parklets that rarely
comply with building codes and certainly do not represent a thoughtful cohesive design
philosophy with retail district centric objectives at their core. Frankly most are not even safe
and are not even clean. Yet you chose to support this through continued waiving of objective
building codes and rules.
Why waiving all City fees, bypassing long established Architectural Reviews, and creating
instability for the retail environment is a big part of this Ordinance confounds us all. I have
heard arguments from the dais that the building codes need not apply to retailers’ parklets,
that minimum standards for electrical safety and state mandated bathroom counts do not
need to be enforced. It looks like Palo Alto thinks it is in a race to the bottom of Peninsula
cities retail districts. Please realize that you’ve already won. Charge fees for parklet
applications and be sure to charge enough that you can staff appropriate plan review,
inspections, and enforcement to protect the overall marketplace.
The “emergency” for food service is past us. We now need to move forward with sane
permanent rules and significantly improved zoning for all retail.
You fail to appreciate that retailers (like all businesses) need the government to establish the
rules (which are hopefully supportive of their success) and then stop and get out of the way.
Palo Alto does the opposite. You have changed the rules every few months. The result of
your “work” is the creation of the most unstable environment for business on the Peninsula.
You all have chosen to not listen to those with the most experience. A couple of you have
decided to demonize property owners – many of whom in Palo Alto have been an integral part
of Palo Alto’s successes for many decades and even centuries. The same seem to think they
are retail experts, with wisdom as to when building codes should be enforced, and what the
path is for a new vibrant retail core. Sadly, no council person is and those with expertise are
dismissed. [BTW – no one expects you to be the experts. You are expected to listen to the
experts and be guided by them (both staff and 3rd parties).] When the consultants and
professional staff you have hired speak in council chambers they are often chided and given
direction – not what should be happening.
You have created chaos in our little market and then think that property owners are to blame
for the growing vacancies. This is completely absurd. Property owners can only rent to
retailers who make an independent decision that the location is worthy of their significant
investment of capital and time. Rent is a two-way negotiation and just one component in the
overall business decision just as are the condition of the property, free rent, tenant
improvement allowances, brokerage fees, security deposit, the tenants’ work experience and
credit worthiness, the term of the lease, options to renew, etc.
Case and point – when a retailer, or her broker, call to inquire about opening a store and want
a quick explanation of what the City’s rules are regarding street parking in front of the vacant
space, the answer is that the Council has loudly been saying that all parking is “its” real estate
and any parking space may be converted to other uses and even may be auctioned to the
highest bidder for use by another business is unsettling. Additionally all public parking is
subject to the whims of the Council and Staff as it may be removed and allowed to be a
different use for another retailer. No certainty anywhere.
PLEASE stop the Ordinance merry-go-round. Our Downtown does not need ANOTHER interim
ordinance. Simply enforce your existing parklet rules and focus on Cleanliness and Safety until
a serious and thoughtful evolved zoning ordinance with the support of all constituents can be
implemented. Let’s focus our money and energy there.
Best, John
John Shenk
C.E.O.
Thoits Bros., Inc.
629 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
From:Jo Ann Mandinach
To:Council, City
Subject:Re the YIMBY Lawsuit, why file AFTER PA submitted its housing plans? More headline grabbing?
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 3:09:48 PM
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How much will it cost Palo Alto to defend against this lawsuit which was filed
AFTER Palo Alto submitted its housing plans?
The city should COUNTERSUE the YIMBY's for their waste of city resources and
their incessant attempts to dominate the headlines!
Use the settlement to reduce our utility bills!
Most sincerely,
Jo Ann Mandinach
From:Annette Ross
To:Council, City
Subject:YIMBY lawsuit
Date:Monday, May 22, 2023 2:36:38 PM
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I see that tonight’s agenda includes a closed-session discussion of a YIMBY lawsuit. Even though Palo Alto tends
to shirk from lawsuits, this one should be met with our strongest resistance. Palo Alto made a good faith effort to
adopt its Housing Element; the petitioners are the equivalent of ambulance chasers.
Annette Ross
Amherst St.
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