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Home My Public Portal AboutOctober 16, 2023 City Council Emails701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 10/16/2023 Document dates: 10/10/2023 – 10/16/2023 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. View this email in your browser Visit us on www.lwvpaloalto.org, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter October E-BLAST October 16, 2023 In this Issue LWVPA Updates LWVPA Virtual Speaker Event Action Alert! Upcoming Events Valley Transportation News What Will Be Your Legacy? BS and the Brain - Why Smart People Get Duped "First Thursday": Seamless Bay Area Sibling Cities Town Halls Celebrating Indigenous People's Day! From:LWV Palo Alto (Eblast)To:Council, CitySubject:LWVPA October E-Blast: Join Valley Transportation Authority Event Tonight!Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 11:44:43 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. Subscribe to our Google Calendar LWVPA UPDATES LWVPA Virtual Speaker Event How is Palo Alto Upgrading Our Electric Grid for an All-Electric Future? Thursday, October 19, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm As we switch our homes, buildings and cars from fossil fuels to electricity, we need more electric capacity, resiliency and "smarts" in our grid. Join City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) Director Dean Batchelor to hear about CPAU plans to modernize our electric grid, as well as address resident concerns about switching from gas to electric. Tom Kabat will discuss ways to save money while switching to electricity at home, and Cooper Marcus will talk about financial resources and planning to help residents electrify cost-effectively. Featuring our Guest Speakers Dean Batchelor, Palo Alto Utilities Director Tom Kabat, Home Electrification Equipment Expert Cooper Marcus, Home Electrification Planning Expert BIOs: Dean Batchelor: Dean has served in Palo Alto’s Utilities Department for 15 years. He started with the city in 2008 as the Assistant Director of Utilities. Dean has over 40 years of experience in power, water, gas, wastewater and telecommunications in both investor-owned and municipal environments. Helping customers through challenges gives him a sense of purpose in his work. Tom Kabat: Tom is a former Environmental Quality Commissioner for the City of Menlo Park who has contributed to developing an innovative All-Electric Reach Code for new construction, a Climate Action Plan to reduce emissions 90% by 2030, and other electrification policy measures. He has 30 years of experience in utility energy planning. Tom helped design efficiency programs and managed hydroelectric and renewable energy portfolios for the City of Palo Alto. Cooper Marcus: Cooper is the Chief Quitter at QuitCarbon. QuitCarbon helps homeowners gain the confidence and clarity they need to electrify their homes—and helps contractors grow their businesses by being part of the clean energy transition. Cooper believes that society’s move away from fossil fuel presents an incredible opportunity to respond to the climate crisis while improving the quality of life for homeowners, renters, and businesses. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the city’s plans for what will impact all Palo Alto residents! Submit your questions in advance to contact@LWVPaloAlto.org. Register Now The League of Women Voters of the United States has joined nearly 650 other organizations in a letter to congressional agriculture committee leadership, urging them to protect the $20 billion investment in climate-smart agriculture and conservation technical assistance, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, and to maintain it in the 2023 Farm Bill. Read the letter here. Contact your federal representatives NOW to urge the protection of climate-smart agriculture. California’s agricultural industry employs almost 10% of our workforce, provides more than 50% of the fruits and vegetables consumed in the United States, and is vital for our nation’s food security. Our agricultural lands are also an integral part of the state’s climate strategy. Climate-smart agricultural practices build healthy soil, protect topsoil, increase water efficiency, improve biodiversity, increase carbon sequestration, and are an essential tool for farmers to build resilience to drought. Our farmers need assistance to build a resilient, equitable and sustainable food system. To learn more about our policies and work in this area, read the Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Action Policy. Please ask your federal representatives to protect climate-smart agriculture and conservation technical assistance in the 2023 Farm Bill. UPCOMING EVENTS Valley Transportation Authority News: Equitable VMT Mitigation Program Community Meeting Monday, October 16, 2023 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Can development projects lead to improved transportation options for a community? Learn more about VTA’s Equitable Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation project, one of the first of its kind. VTA seeks to develop a framework where cities, the county and developers can work together to reduce driving and improve equity along the way. We welcome your input to help identify types of improvements and how to address equity in the project. For more information, please visit http://www.vta.org/equitableVMT. What Will Be Your Legacy? LWV California Friday, October 20, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Have you thought about what your legacy will be? LWVC is pleased to partner with Brio Financial Group to offer an estate planning and legacy building session. You can learn about planned giving options and processes and then have an opportunity to ask questions during a Q/A. BS and the Brain - Why Smart People Get Duped Register Now Register Now LWV Santa Clara County Civil Discourse Event Wednesday, October 25, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Gather your brain power, learn more about it, and gain a more in-depth understanding of how it works, via a special video. Then, with your colleagues, examine what you learned and how to apply that learning in real-world scenarios. Introduction to Seamless Bay Area "First Thursdays" Series Thursday, November 2, 2023 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chamber of Commerce Conference Room In an informal setting, meet Seamless Bay Area's Advocacy Director, Adina Levin, and learn about the nonprofit's mission and initiatives. "One Bay Area, One Transportation Network." No rsvp needed. Just bring your own snack. Register Now Sibling Cities Town Halls are a series of conversations between Palo Alto, California, and Bloomington, Indiana, spanning three months. Each conversation will connect the two cities together on a singular community topic. All town hall discussions are on Sundays and, in Palo Alto, are located at the Mitchell Park Community Center in the El Palo Alto Room (3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto). Come and connect in-person with your neighbors and discuss community topics virtually with Bloomington residents. Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM Race and Belonging. Sunday, December 03, 2023 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM Climate Action. The Town Halls are FREE and open to the public. We hope to see you there! Register Now Register Now Opportunities to Celebrate and Learn! October 9 was Indigenous People’s Day, a day to honor Native Americans and share an accurate history of our nation and others. We are all encouraged to create space not just on Indigenous People’s Day — but every day — to amplify Native American voices and educate ourselves and our communities. You can learn "How to Help" as well as how Native American women inspired the suffrage movement on our blog. Stay Informed! Sign Up for LWV California & LWVUS News & Alerts Click here to sign up for Email News and Action Alerts from LWVUS Facebook Twitter Website Instagram Copyright © 2023 League of Women Voters Palo Alto, All rights reserved. From Voter Recipient List Our mailing address is: League of Women Voters Palo Alto 3921 E Bayshore Rd Ste 209 Palo Alto, CA 94303-4303 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list. From:Keith Ferrell To:pwecips; Council, City; Police; Kamhi, Philip Subject:Alma/Churchill Railroad crossing safety project Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 10:24:42 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I received the flyer in the mail regarding the safety improvements planned for theChurchill/Alma intersection. I really only have one question. What, if anything, is being done to ensure that cyclists leaving Palo Alto High School and heading east on Churchill, travel onthe proper side of the street? The most dangerous part of that intersection is during the beginning and the end of school. Cars do not obey the mandatory turn from EB Churchill toSB/NB Alma which puts cyclists at risk. After school, cyclists cross Alma on the north side of Churchill and either A) ride down the sidewalk on the north side of the street, B) ride downthe bike lane on the wrong side of the road, or C) ride down the wrong side of the street and then dart across Churchill to the proper side in the middle of the road. Everyone, including the city engineers and police department are more than aware of theseissues yet they turn a blind eye "hoping" no one will get hurt. Several students in the district have already been struck by cars this year, and many have been struck at or near thisintersection over the past several years. For whose safety are these improvements being implemented? If they are for cyclists/pedestrians then why aren't the aforementioned issues being addressed? Traffic lawsare violated daily and no one seems to see that as a safety issue. Secondarily, the flyer says this project will go until Summer 2025. What is happening with the impending rail crossings? Why is the city spending money on this when the entireintersection will be transformed in the (hopefully) near future? Keith Ferrell From:slevy@ccsce.com To:Council, City Cc:Lait, Jonathan Subject:Two Requests for Information Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 10:05:01 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Kou and council members, I am writing to request that you ask Director Lait for two pieces of information related to housing applications and the Housing Elemet: --1) a status report on the major housing projects under review and --2) an updated site inventory list for the upcoming HE update Background Request 1 At the study session where staff introduced the positive recommendations on the ECR focus area and three Stanford properties, I remember the Director reporting that so far this year there are have been 72 market rate permits issued of which 71 were for ADUs. My memory from last year is that there were 127 permits issued of which 120 were for ADUs. That got me wondering what was going on with recent market rate applications. To keep it simple, I am interested in the status of five projects--those on Lambert, Fabian Way, two on ECR--Creekside and Acclaim and the one at 660 University. These projects if completed would bring a large number of new housing units including the required share restricted to low-and-moderate income residents. I am disappointed that none of these projects to my knowledge have come before council or review boards though there may be good reasons, which is why I am asking for a status update. Request 2 At the PTC meeting on the 11th, I heard the Director report that with recent updates, we now had enough units in our site inventory. I was not clear whether that meant that we had the 10% surplus the staff was shooting for. I remember that both Redwood City and Mountain View who now have certified HEs fromHCD had much larger surpluses just above and below 40%. Increasing the buffer will make it easier for the city to reach certification especially if we unexpectedly have to remove more sites in the future. So the first step is to see where we are now with the additions and deletions staff has been making. Stephen Levy From:Ken Horowitz To:Clerk, City; Council, City Subject:Menlo Park Community Campus City of Menlo Park Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 9:27:11 AM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from klhorowitz67@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Please share with tonight’s meeting I will be attending the agenda discussion on Cubberley Thank you Ken Horowitz https://menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Community-Development/Projects/Under-construction/Menlo- Park-Community-Campus Sent from my iPad From:Aram James To:Kou, Lydia; gstone22@gmail.com; pat@patburt.org; Council, City Subject:Newsom signs bills to increase housing production, bolster tenant protections Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 7:39:05 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Newsom signs bills to increase housing production, bolster tenant protections Newsom signs bills to increase housing production, bolster tenant protectionshttps://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?guid=d9879c0c-5d3b-4f48-8d4c-c11217ff2324&appcode=SAN252&eguid=5105bd52-71ed-49f3-a49e-a0d8ea7b716d&pnum=4# For more great content like this subscribe to the The Mercury News e-edition app here: From:holzemer/hernandez To:Council, City Subject:Consent Calendar Item #12 Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 1:14:09 AM Attachments:October 15.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Please read the attached letter. Thank you. October 15, 2023 Consent Calendar Item #12: 340 Portage Historic Designation Dear Council Members, As you know, the development of the historic Bayside Cannery site (known as 340 Portage) was discussed in early September with the Council approving a project development agreement, along with a statement of overriding considerations in accordance with CEQA for the project’s impacts to 340 Portage’s historic resources. However, immediately after the discussion on September 12th, the HRB held a public hearing on September 14th on the historical values of the Cannery site and to review whether the site should be designated on the City’s own Historic Inventory list as a Category I or II. During that HRB hearing, the Board considered two proposals -- not just one as City Staff may want Council to believe in the Staff Report. The first was to include the entire cannery structure as an historic resource on the City’s Historic Inventory list. This was ultimately denied by the Board, by a vote of 3-1. However, and even more important, there was a clear belief by a majority of the HRB on September 14th that the most significant portion of the Cannery structure (known by many as the “monitor roof” segment or branch) should be immediately placed on the City’s Historic Inventory List as a Category II, for its historic significance. The Board voted by 3-1 to support adding this portion of the Cannery structure to the City’s Historic Inventory now – not after reconstruction is complete. It’s important to note, that the “monitor roof” segment of the Cannery will not be historically significant, according the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Structures, after its reconstruction. After the Sobrato reconstruction – of the ”monitor roof” segment of the building – that segment can no longer be considered as historically significance, according to any State or Federal standards. The HRB agreed that it is long overdue to have this portion of the Cannery as part of the City’s Inventory now. I encourage the Council to support the HRB recommendation to add the Cannery’s “monitor roof” section to the City’s Historic Inventory list now. Please vote on the HRB recommendations (two of them) presented to the Council separately – not as a single Consent item, as Staff would like you to do. Please have two separate votes on two separate HRB recommendations. You need to vote on both HRB recommendations, not just as one whole item. Grouping the two recommendations together – one which the applicant (myself) didn’t present in my application -- shouldn’t be allowed on the Consent Calendar. The second recommendation came from the individual HRB members on their own. You need to vote on the two HRB recommendations separately. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Terry Holzemer 2581 Park Blvd. #Y211 Palo Alto, CA 94306 From:Bryan Chan To:Council, City Cc:kou.pacc@gmail.com; Kou, Lydia; Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; greg@gregtanaka.org; Tanaka, Greg; Stone, Greer; Lythcott-Haims, Julie Subject:New Master Plan for Cubberley Date:Sunday, October 15, 2023 8:49:45 PM Attachments:Cubberley Project - 2023.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from chan_bk@yahoo.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I would like to encourage the City to engage the School District so that this property can bedeveloped together using a unified plan such that we can avoid complex land swaps or other costly arrangements that would only lead to additional delays and a fragmented development. Instead, we need to come together on a cohesive plan that inspires all parties to work towards a common goal. Please find attached a proposal for the Cubberley complex. Thank you. From:Friends of Cubberley To:Council, City Subject:Cubberley Date:Sunday, October 15, 2023 6:05:52 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from friendsofcubberley94303@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Hello City Council, I am unable to attend tomorrow night’s meeting because I’ll be rehearsing with my orchestra. As the chairperson of Friends of Cubberley, I wanted to share my thoughts with you all. Cubberley is a disgrace to our lovely and special city. After years YEARS of delays for many different reasons, there is an opportunity now to take a step in the right direction. Please do the right thing and support Palo Alto in moving forward with Cubberley’s redevelopment. Deborah Simon Chair, Friends of Cubberley From:herb To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:October 16, 2023 Council Meeting Item #13: Cubberley Date:Sunday, October 15, 2023 3:03:01 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. OCTOBER 16, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AGENDA ITEM #13 PROPOSALS TO TRANSFER CUBBERLEY TO CITY OF PALO ALTO I urge you to reject the staff's alternate proposals foracquiring Cubberley and instead to direct staff to place on afuture agenda an item with a broader agenda item descriptionthat does not constrain the Council from making recommendationsto staff about Cubberley. The only choices in the agenda item description are to acquireCubberley when there are many other alternatives that wouldpermit the City and the School District to both approve amutually agreeable solution that would serve the needs of boththe City and the School District. For example, state law permits the School District to use itsbonds to build housing for both teachers and classified staffon its property, which would be a better solution for theCity's need for affordable housing than the City subsidizingprivate developers who claim they need excessively largeprojects that are justified by providing housing for teachersand other school employees. Perhaps a majority of the Council can set an example forwhoever prepares agenda item desciptions for City Councilmeetings that nobody should prevent the Council from exercisingits decision-making authority by arbitrarily preventing theCouncil from making decisions that are different from thosedesired by whoever prepared the agenda. Herb Borock From:herb To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:October 16, 2023 Council Meeting, Item #10: Salt Removal Facility Date:Sunday, October 15, 2023 2:40:59 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. OCTOBER 16, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, ITEM #10 SALT REMOVAL FACILITY AT THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTGROLPLANT This proposal requires a Supplemental Environmental ImpactReport (EIR)to evaluate the effects of Seal Level Rise thatwere analyzed in the Sea Level Rise Adaptation Study plusadditional analysis suggested in that study. The original EIR Addendum and its approval included theridiculous statement that a Supplemental EIR was not needed,but that statement has no value because a Supplemental EIRconsiders facts that become known after the EIR Addendum wasapproved and it is therefore illogical to claim in the EIRAddendum anything about subsequent facts that were not known atthe time that Addendum was approved. The Sea Level Rise Adaptation Study included analysis only ofsea level rise, but also indicated that separate analysis ofground water intrusion and liquefaction from earthquakes arealso acquired. These issues were included in my letter to the Council ofNovember 18, 2019 that is shown below. Herb Borock To:city.council@cityofpaloalto.org;city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org Tue 11/19/2019 1:52 AM Herb BorockP. O. Box 632Palo Alto, CA 94302 November 18, 2019 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL AND HAND DELIVERY NOVEMBER 18, 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGAGENDA ITEM #9: STATE REVOVLING FUND APPLICATIONAGENDA ITEM #17: (a) APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM TO RECYCLEDWATER PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACE REPORT; AND (b)APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH MOUNTAIN VIEW AND VALLEYWATER Dear City Council: I urge you to remove both of these items from youragenda, because the Addendum to the Environmental ImpactReport (EIR) is not adequate to evaluate significanteffects related to sea level rise that were notdiscussed in the previous EIR, and you are prohibitedfrom approving the State Revolving Fund Agreement andthe Agreement with Mountain View and Valley Water untilyou abide by the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA). CEQA requires you to prepare a Subsequent EIR due thesignificant environmental effects regarding sea levelrise, and CEQA prohibits you from approving a projectthat violates adopted the City Council adopted SealLevel Rise Policy. You recently adopted a Sea Level Rise Policy based on apresentation that showed the path of any new recycledwater pipeline being inundated by sea water during theterm of the agreement discussed in the staff reports forthese agenda items. At the March 18, 2019 City Council meetingthe Council unanimously adopted the following SeaLevel Rise Adaption Policy: MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded byCouncil Member Kniss to: A. Accept the Sea LevelRise Adaptation Policy, which will serve as a guide forthe development of a subsequent Sea Level RiseAdaptation Plan. This Plan will serve as theSustainability andClimate Action Plan-Sea Level Rise chapter; and B. Direct Staff to return to Council with aSea Level Rise Adaptation Plan by December 2020. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 The Policy includes the following item #2: "2. For critical development andinfrastructure (e.g., wastewater treatment facility orutilities that are essential to publichealth and safety), a risk assessment shouldbe completed based on the SLR projections to 2100 and toinclude the lifetime of the buildingusing the Medium-high or Extreme Risk Aversion Projection See Power Point slides 24-26at: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdt=72191.97&BlobID=69942 that accompaniedstaff's presentation of the agenda item on Seal LevelRise. Thank you for your consideration of these comments. Sincerely, Herb Borock From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Afanasiev, Alex; Binder, Andrew; Braden Cartwright; Council, City; DamonSilver; Dave Price; DuJuan Green; Emily Mibach; Enberg, Nicholas; Jensen, Eric; Human Relations Commission;Jack Ajluni; Joe Simitian; Hornung, Joel; Jose Valle; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KEVIN JENSEN; KalomaSmith; Karen Holman; Lewis james; Linda Jolley; O"Neal, Molly; Raj Jayadev; Raymond Goins; Reifschneider,James; Ruth Silver Taube (rsilvertaube@scu.edu); Salem Ajluni; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; VaraRamakrishnan; Veenker, Vicki; Zelkha, Mila; chuck jagoda; Lee, Craig; cromero@cityofepa.org; dennis burns;Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie; ladoris cordell; Foley, Michael; moore2j@att.net; yolanda Subject:Re: vallejo-arrest-over-stolen-merchandise Date:Sunday, October 15, 2023 2:30:26 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. vallejo-arrest-over-stolen-merchandise A https://www.ktvu.com/news/viral-video-of-vallejo-arrest-over-stolen-merchandise From:Sky Posse Post To:termdev@portoakland.com Cc:Council, City; Supervisor Simitian Subject:OAK Terminal Modernization and Development, Draft EIR Date:Sunday, October 15, 2023 12:17:27 PM Attachments:Letter to Port of Oakland 2023.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Ms Liang, Please find attached our comment letter regarding Oakland International Airport Terminal Modernization and Development Project Draft EIR Thank you, Sky Posse Palo Alto Sky Posse Palo Alto October 15,2023 Port of Oakland Environmental Programs and Planning Division Colleen Liang 530 Water Street,Oakland,CA 94607 Submitted via email to:termdev@portoakland.com Re:Oakland International Airport Terminal Modernization and Development Project Draft EIR Dear Ms Liang, We are MidPeninsula residents,affected by both OAK arrivals (PIRAT)and departure flights (CNDEL),and we are concerned that the OAK’s Draft EIR does not include impacts to our communities.In addition,OAK’s Draft EIR employs the highly controversial FAA 65 DNL threshold criteria which promotes noise analysis that is disconnected from the real impacts of airport noise on citizens.The FAA’s NEPA aviation noise threshold standard is not backed by reasonable assumptions and is currently under agency review. In 2020,we submitted our concerns during SJC’s Draft EIR.The FAA has since released the Neighborhood Environmental Survey results showing that a substantially higher percentage of people are highly annoyed over the entire range of aircraft noise levels starting at 50 DNL.The FAA received 4000+comments in 2021,including from the Oakland Noise Forum,and this year 7000+comments explaining how the FAA’s criteria and practices are not accounting for health impacts or for locations not just adjacent to the airport.Please see our comment here,and a joint letter from six MidPen cities about noise farther away from the airport. OAK’s Noise modeling is,unfortunately,using the FAA’s antiquated policies.We respectfully request the Port of Oakland go beyond the FAA’s outdated policies and add a supplemental analysis to address the OAK operations affecting the MidPeninsula,in particular operations taking place between 10 PM and 7 AM.We strongly encourage Oakland to invest in noise analysis that,instead of “hiding”noise with DNL or the 65 threshold, will adopt the GAO recommendations for additional metrics to understand PIRAT,CNDEL and any Performance Based Navigation (PBN)operations that could negatively impact the MidPeninsula. It is also time for Bay Area airports to coordinate as regards environmental concerns.We question OAK’s forecast and the assumptions that have informed the FAA’s Nextgen business case without considering the challenges from congested airspace and the increase in pollution. A report would be welcome with a view of the joint forecasts for OAK,SFO,and SJC and we would like to see a commitment to have coordination to eliminate night time noise. Thank you, Sky Posse Palo Alto CC:Palo Alto City Council city.council@cityofpaloalto.org From:Yahoo Mail.® To:Honky Subject:COVID Bioweapon Vax, Extinction Level Event and MORE PLEASE SHARE ALL OVER THE WORLD Date:Sunday, October 15, 2023 2:30:18 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from honkystar@yahoo.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. USAWatchdog - COVID Bioweapon Vax, Extinction Level Event - Greg Hunter, Dr Ana Mihalcea OCT.07.2023 NARM "Ban the Jab" Forum USAWatchdog - COVID Bioweapon Vax, Extinction Level Event - Greg Hunter,... There is much more in the 33-minute interview. Join Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com as he goes one on one with Dr... NARM "Ban the Jab" Forum National American Renaissance Movement (NationalArm.org) 'Ban the Jab' Forum. This in depth educational forum in... https://rumble.com/v3lxey2-narm-truth-for-health-and-vaxxchoice-5g-symposium-friday-29th-2023.html NARM, Truth For Health & Vaxxchoice 5G Symposium Friday Sep. 29th, 2023 October 4 FEMA emergency alert test is ‘criminal battery,’ experts say On September 29, a livestream symposium o... https://nationalarm.org From:Aram James To:Cecilia Taylor; Cerise Castle; Council, City; DuJuan Green; Jack Ajluni; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Moore; Joe Simitian; JoshBecker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KEVIN JENSEN; Lewis james; Linda Jolley; Robert.Jonson@shf.sccgov.org; RobertaAhlquist; Rosen, Jeff; Salem Ajluni; Sean Allen; Shana Segal; Veenker, Vicki; Zelkha, Mila;friendsofcubberley94303@gmail.com Subject:Israeli war crimes? You be the judge. Date:Saturday, October 14, 2023 1:06:20 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/12/02/F910827A-CF18-4A28-B844-1E0C0AF52518/Snapinsta.app_video_10000000_863539882034943_4931011553242144257_n.mov From:Aram James To:Damon Silver; Lauing, Ed; Shikada, Ed; JRosen@dao.sccgov.org; Jeff Moore; O"Neal, Molly; Sameena@secure-justice.org; Sean Allen; Zelkha, Mila; ajluni@hotmail.com; alphonse9947@gmail.com; Council, City;citycouncil@mountainview.gov; cmrstaylor@gmail.com; council@redwoodcity.org; daustin@pausd.org;denkafer1@yahoo.com; dennis burns; donnaisanactivist@gmail.com; dujuang@sbcglobal.net;editor@paweekly.com; editor@almanacnews.com; epatoday@epatoday.org;friendsofcubberley94303@gmail.com; Human Relations Commission; jagodachuck@gmail.com;jboyarsky@dao.sccgov.org; joe.simitian@bos.sccgov.org; josh@sanjosespotlight.com;julieforpaloalto@gmail.com; jvalle1800@gmail.com; ladoris@judgecordell.com; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; Stump,Molly; rbaker@dao.sccgov.org; rsvp.paloalto.2022@gmail.com; sccsherifftransparencyinfo@gmail.com;shayase@onemain.com; swebby@dao.sccgov.org; vara@acm.org; voteshanasegal@gmail.com Subject:Re: Stand with the Children of Gaza Statement Date:Saturday, October 14, 2023 11:13:46 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 11:11 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:Stand with the Children of Gaza Statement https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFMI8hsXKpsS6tF-UOC9iLflpDnKsop_BWu1zuulzq8elGZA/viewform From:Aram James To:Angie Evans; Baker, Rob; Binder, Andrew; Council, City; Gennady Sheyner; Human Relations Commission; JeffMoore; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Lewis james; Reifschneider, James; Robert. Jonsen; Rosen, Jeff; Salem Ajluni;Sean Allen; Shana Segal; Shikada, Ed; ladoris cordell Subject:Re: Watch "Israel Urges Over A Million Palestinians To Complete IMPOSSIBLE Evacuation" on YouTube Date:Saturday, October 14, 2023 2:11:33 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 1:29 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 1:26 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:https://youtu.be/D7Fekew0Vws?si=zMyivUHsDUmVR9bw From:ANDREA B SMITH To:City Mgr; Council, City Subject:Lucy Stern theater air condition Date:Friday, October 13, 2023 10:28:54 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello - It would be nice if the air conditioner could be adjusted so that we in the audience at Lucy Stern Theater did not have to dress like Nanook of the NORTH. Ever if it is 100 degrees, outside, which it is NOT in the evening, there is not enough body heat in the theater to make the temperature pleasant. 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Eleven UNRWA staff and personnel killed in the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza | PNN https://english.pnn.ps/news/46409 Celebrating Six Decades of Sister City Friendship Join Neighbors Abroad on October 27 for a fundraising party celebrating our 60th anniversary of cultivating Palo Alto’s Sister City relationships! Meet special guests from our Sister Cities while enjoying all-American and international cuisine, plus entertainment with a global flair. Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on sensational silent auction items donated by local restaurants, retailers, hotels, wineries, museums and sports teams. Notable packages include a weekend on the Central Coast, four VIP tickets to Trevor Noah at the Masonic Theater, and prime seats with club access to San Francisco 49er and San Jose Sharks games. Proceeds benefit our service projects in Mexico and the Philippines, youth exchange programs, and other initiatives around the world and here at home. Please join us! When: Friday, October 27, 2023 / 6-9 p.m. From:Neighbors AbroadTo:Council, CitySubject:WE STILL HAVE ROOM FOR YOU / Celebrate 60 Years of Sister City Friendship with Neighbors AbroadDate:Friday, October 13, 2023 8:52:38 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from mschreiber@neighborsabroad.org. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. View in browser YOU'RE INVITED Where: Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Attire: Festive, international, dressy or casual! 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Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://jlythcotthaims.substack.com/p/israel-palestine-and-me From:upcomingsales@friendspaloaltolib.org To:Council, City Subject:Mysterious Spooky Spectacular Book Sale - Friends of the Palo Alto Library Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 5:53:32 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. BOOK SALE NEWSLETTERTHIS WEEKEND ATCUBBERLEY Visit our web site CUBBERLEY USED BOOK SALES Saturday October 14Bargain Room 9:30am - 4pmChildren's Room 10am - 4pmPopup Music Sale 10am - 3pm(outside Main Room)Main Room 11am - 4pm Sunday October 15 All Rooms 11am - 4pm (Popup Music Sale Saturday Only) FEATURED IN OCTOBER Fall Holidays Music, Books, Vinyl, CDs Children's Room Children's Bargain RoomPostcards 4000 Middlefield Road Palo AltoNE corner of the CubberleyCommunity Center (650) 213-8755 www.fopal.org Maps and DirectionsMore information on the salesDonate your used books, DVDs, &c ALL NET PROCEEDS GO TO HELP PALOALTO LIBRARIES Main Room In our Main Room, prices are way below what used book stores charge.Hardcover books start at $3.00 andsoftcover books start at only $2.00. No numbered tickets this month! Please note that due to crowding during the first two hours of the Book Sale, no strollers, rolling carts, etc. can be brought into the Main Room. This is for the safety of shoppers and volunteers alike. By 12:30 or so, the crowd thins out and shoppers are welcome to bring these items into the sale. Children's Book Sale The Children's Room is located in theportable next to the soccer field nearGreendell School. It is entirely filledwith children's books and toys. You'llfind picture books, school age fictionand non-fiction, fiction for teens, awardwinners, non-English titles, CDs andDVDs, and books for parents andteachers, most for 50 cents or $1.Strollers are welcome in the Children'sRoom at any time. Bargain Books in H-2 The Bargain Room is located in Rooms H-2 and H-3 of the Cubberley maincampus, between Marty's Room andMiddlefield Road. On Saturday,paperbacks are 50 cents, hardcovers are$1, and children's books are 50 centseach. The room also contains manyrecords, CDs, and DVDs at $1 each. OnSunday, the room opens at 11 am and all prices are half off. Or, save even more on Sunday by buying green FOPAL reusable bags from us for $3/ea (or bring your own grocery-size reusable bag) and stuffing them with any items in the room for $5/bag. Fill four bags at $5/bag and fill a fifth bag FREE! (We no longer receive sufficient used paper grocery bags along with donations for this purpose.) News from the Library, by E-mail and RSS If you have ever given the Library your e-mail address, like this newsletter editor did when he signed up for a Palo Alto Library card, you have probably noticed that they are sendingyou one to a few e-mails per month. The Library's big news this month is expansion of open hours at College Terrace and Downtown Libraries. Both will now be open on Tuesdays from 10am to 6pm. The Library would also like you to know that they're celebrating Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month until October 15. Also that there are things going on for Halloween. You can read more about this on their blog. You can subscribe to their blog with an RSS reader. The Library also has an Events Calendar that is full of stuff to do. -Frank McConnell What's Special for October! Donation volume has been steady, and we want to send out a big thank you to all who have donated material for our sales as well as a super big THANK YOU to FOPAL's Donation Pick-up team! Many sections have a backlog and as a result, we expect to have strong sales all through the fall and winter months. Speaking of which, you'll find a small display of Fall Holiday books, cards, and ephemera in the bookcases just outside the sorting/donation room (opposite Travel). We will restock this area with new material through December. Music has a larger than usual selection of books much of it from a recent donation, and you'll find a nice display in the 1st specials bay on your right as you enter the Main Room. Look for an exceptional offering of Vinyl & CDs curated by several section managers this month as well. This collection can be found in the Pop-up Sale Special outside the Main Room. After several plentiful months, the Children's Room and Children's Bargain Room section again has thousands of titles to choose from! A large donation of Postcards came in this month; many made the shelves so do check the usual Postcard section as well as the spectacular selection in the specials bay outside the sorting room. With a local dealer clearing their collection FOPAL is the lucky recipient of hundreds of Postcards priced to sell. Fun fact...a Postcard collector is called a Deltiologist. These are just a few highlights; the shelves are full! -Janette Herceg Shelf Photos for October Poetry Medicine Home & Crafts, and Antiques Judaica Curious Books -Edwin El-Kareh Music (Books and Recordings) A huge wave of music books came in this month, so check out the full shelves of releases in the Monthly Specials Section on the right side of the Main Room door past the Sorting Room entrance. Additionally, peruse the red cart in the Music Section, which is full of a variety of interesting books all about guitars. Our Monthly Music Pop-Up Sale returns with a ton of new releases, many priced at $1. The sale is at the tables under the tent in front of the Main Room entry ramp. There are additional 'Value Priced' LPs on the table next to the Music CD bins in the Main Room. -George Chaltas Children's Room Witches and goblins and ghosts--oh my! Check out our display of Halloween books of all kinds: board books, picture books, beginning readers, activity books, and school-age fiction. Speaking of Beginning Readers, those shelves are packed, with books on animals, famous people, and far-flung places. Sets of readers are ideal for classrooms or families. If you like Elephant and Piggie, we have many of those, too--at great prices! There's a good selection of books on Parenting, for parents of babies up through teens. Wealso have a wide variety of children's books about the world's Religions. And the DVDsshelves have overflowed to a nearby table, with many Disney films and classics. The Giftable Better Hardback Picture Books shelves are even fuller than usual this month, with a large assortment of topics and styles. They make great gifts at incredibly reasonable prices. Hint: December is coming. The Asian Languages section received a stupendous donation of lovely Japanese picture books and chapter books, and the Chinese shelves are very well stocked. There's been a switch in the School Age Fiction section: after a large donation of the ever popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, we are featuring these books on the shelves that used to house Little House on the Prairie, Little Women, and Anne of Green Gables. Those books are now in the regular classics section. We have a great selection of Shannon Messenger's Keeper of the Lost Cities series near the back window. On the early chapter books shelves you'll find lots of Captain Underpants, Geronimo Stilton, Junie B. Jones, and Magic Tree House. Look on the popular authors cart for great books by Michael Buckley, Chris Colfer, Cressida Cowell, Stuart Gibbs, and Chris Grabenstein. We have more games than our shelves can hold--look for them stacked on the Activities island and on tables throughout the room, as well as in the giftables section. (Again, it's not too early to think about holiday giving.) For a different type of gift, choose the slipcased set of Dog Man graphic novels, or buy a couple of single Dog Man titles to add to a collection. We have puzzles for all ages, including many in like-new condition. Our science/math table is crowded with workbooks and classroom games, as well as books of experiments and books of math contest problems. Finally, there are several bags of assorted Legos, priced by the pound and a real deal. -Carolyn Davidson Poetry Fresh October brings the pheasant. Then to gather nuts is pleasant. Gather books of rare beauty On FOPAL's shelves of poetry. Or try some Tanka, like Haiku, But in a form quite new to you. -Mandy MacCalla Medicine Enter the Main Room and make a sharp turn to the left...and read how the future of medicine is happening now! Ponder The Telomere Effect, by Nobel prize-winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres (structures at the end of chromosomes that protect our DNA). Did you know that you can make changes in your daily habits to actually increase the length of your telomeres and lifespan? Excellent news for everyone! There is a lot of concern about malaria and climate change, and for good reason. Now readThe Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. Malaria, West Nile Virus, Zika,Dengue, and Yellow Fever among others are caused by this pest. (Half of all human deathsthroughout history.) Guaranteed to cause a general hatred of mosquitos and even greaterconcern about climate change!! Other new highlights include The Age of Genomes: Tales from the Front Lines of Genetic Medicine. Consider Genomics and Personalized Medicine: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder, and the beautiful and inspiring photographic biographies in Stanford Neurosurgery: Fusing Neuroscience to New Therapies For Patients. -Pam Parke Home & Crafts The October Home section includes beauty and wedding guides, such as Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, as well as fashion with Beaton In Vogue and When Art Became Fashion. You'll also find costume design plus Fabulous Fifties and '50 & '60s Style. Other shelves feature home building and remodeling, as well as home maintenance planners, such as Storey's Curious Compendium of Practical and Obscure Skills. Look for Interior Design Master Class and concepts for kitchen and bath. Country styles include: Japan Country Living, Come Home to Country, and Country Decorating. Other design titles range from Santa Fe Style and New Arts & Crafts Houses to Hacienda Courtyards. The Crafts shelves provide books on floral arts and arranging, featuring The Ultimate Wreath Book: Hundreds of Beautiful Wreaths to Make from Natural Materials by Ellen Spector Platt. Enjoy craft designs and art crafts, including Folk Art Gifts: 20 Authentic Hand-Crafted Projects To Make by Simon Hill. Other titles include Ceramics: Mastering the Craft by Richard Zakin and Mandala Stones: 50 Inspirational Designs to Paint by Natasha Alexander. You'll also find numerous coloring books and multiple origami titles such as Origami Omnibus. This month these shelves include an array of fabric arts: Stitch Magic, The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting, Discover Crochet Yarn Art, Needlepoint Designs from American Indian Art, and Crewel Embroidery, to name a few. Find your favorite quilting titles: The American Quilt, Victorian Quilt and Block Design, plus Christmas Quilts & Crafts, among others. Look for one or many unique crafts projects to create for the gift- giving season! Photos can be found at www.fopalbooks.com. -Virginia Perry Antiques & Collections Special books for October include: Antiques Roadshow Primer: The Introductory Guide to Antiques and Collectibles from the Most-Watched Series on PBS by Carol Prisant, plus Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia. You'll also find the wonderful volume, Hearst: the Collector by Mary L. Levkoff. This month, train buffs can enjoy Lionel: A Collector's Guide and History to Lionel Trains, Volumes I-VI at a reduced price. Other titles feature: rugs and furniture, jewelry and gems, plus stamps and coins for your collecting reference. Photo can be found at www.fopalbooks.com. -Virginia Perry Judaica Browse the Judaica section for books on the Jewish religion and culture including editions of the Torah and other basic texts, Kabbalah, Jewish history, the Holocaust, memoirs, Israel, Jewish Women, the Jewish American Experience and other related subjects. New this month - Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered; Comic Book Siddur: For Shabbat Morning Services; Leaving South Dakota: A Memoir of a Jewish Feminist Academic; Jewtopia: The Chosen Book for the Chosen People; Torah in Motion: Creating Dance Midrash; Sara Berman's Closet; Letters to Auntie Fori: the 5,000-year history of the Jewish people and their faith; To Paint Her Life: Charlotte Salomon in the Nazi Era; Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. Most fiction with Jewish themes will be found in Modern Literature/Classics or CurrentFiction. Books entirely in Hebrew are shelved in the European Languages section. -Charlotte Epstein, Judaica Section Manager STEM This month has been light in quantity but not in quality. Almost all books are less than half of the lowest internet price. Books from previous months sales are repriced lower so thatyou will find them irresistible. Math is overflowing as usual, even if other subjects are thin.Plenty books were sent to the bargain room, so shop there first (it opens earlier). See whatbooks are available at https://fopalbooks.com/STEM.html. Need more shelf space at home for the new books you will acquire? Consider donating what you no longer need from yourlibrary to FOPAL. I certainly will appreciate your generosity and I will do my best to findthem a good home. -Edwin El-Kareh Sheet Music This month has been very good. Someone who really cares about music and keeping their music books neat and clean gave us a large donation of classical and jazz titles. We also get the usual selection of well loved and affectionately annotated titles, most of which you will find bulging the shelves in the bargain room. See what is available at https://fopalbooks.com/sheetmusic.html. -Edwin El-Kareh Curious Books Curious Books is having a "Bottom Shelf Special" sale this October. We have a vintage stamp album with stamps, and some special boxed offerings. We offer as well this month a highly varied selection of personal and group blank journals and records books. As usual, we have a varied and entertaining selection of off-beat books for your reading entertainment. -Donya W. Gardening This month the "Waterwise/CA/Dry" shelf offers a bumper crop of books on replacing your personal landscape with attractive, drought-tolerant plants, e.g. The Drought-Defying California Garden, Lawn Gone!, and Hellstrip Gardening (how to tackle that "special" planting strip between sidewalk and curb), two copies of that must-have, lavishly illustrated reference Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates, plus five books on succulents, and five books on ornamental grasses. For inspiration on creating an effective design on your average city lot, the "Garden Design" shelf offers Outside the Not So Big House, Inside Out, Gaining Ground, Creating Small Gardens, and Ornament in the Small Garden. And for pure eye-candy, gift-quality books, don'’'t miss The Rockefeller Family Gardens and Gardens in France. -Ann Justice Art Art section will have a special sale for Japanese Prints books. Here is an Instagram reel for a glimpse of what's on sale for October. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyRcoazSPKA/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyRb3Xay5kL/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyRWqY9vBIl/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== -Fiona W. Puzzles and Games This month there will be a huge clearance sale on puzzles--50 are priced at $2-4. They are all the puzzles under the yellow taped shelves. And the regular shelves are packed, too. In games, there are also big bargains under the yellow tape. In addition, if you missed the big WarHammer sale last month, our generous donor provided us another 30 books this month. -Vicky Evans Donations We accept donations on Monday through Saturday from 3-5 pm in the Main Room. But we close to donations in the week before the sale so that we can prepare the Main Room for the sale. Which means that we are closed for donations from Sunday October 8 through Sunday October 15. Please hold your donations until Monday October 16. Please read our donation guidelines before you bring materials to us. Suggestions? We're always eager to hear your suggestions for ways to improve our book sale. Please email us at suggestions@friendspaloaltolib.org. This notice comes to you from the non-profit organization Friends of the Palo Alto Library. No trees were felled in the making of this e-mail. Visit our web site. Become a member by joining online. Be sure to receive your own free copy of this e-mail notice so that you'll know about all special upcomingbooks sales. To sign up, just e-mail us. We carefully protect the privacy of your e-mail address. We will not share your e-mail address with any other organization and we will not use it for any purpose other than tosend you these notices. If you do not wish to receive these e-mail notices in the future, please reply withthe words "Remove Me" in the first line of the text. From:Planning Subject:County of Santa Clara Housing Element Update: Board of Supervisors Hearing Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 5:33:16 PM Attachments:image001.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. County of Santa Clara Housing ElementUpdate Dear Stakeholder, Thank you for your continued engagement in the County of Santa Clara 2023-2031 Housing Element Update. The County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public hearing at the meeting indicated below to consider the following items relating to the County Santa Clara 2023- 2031 Housing Element Update. Tuesday, October 17, 2023, no earlier than 10:00 a.m. Adopt resolution certifying the Environmental Impact Report relating to the Stanford University Community Plan Update and the Santa Clara County Housing Element Update, making required California Environmental Quality Act findings, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. Location: Countywide. Supervisorial District: All. Public hearing to consider adoption of the Stanford University Community Plan updates and related amendments to the Santa Clara County General Plan. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): September 2023 Santa Clara County Housing Element and Stanford Community Plan Update Environmental Impact Report. Location: Countywide. Supervisorial District: Five. Public hearing to consider adoption of the Housing Element (2023-2031 planning period) and related text amendments to the Santa Clara County General Plan. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): September 2023 Santa Clara County Housing Element and Stanford Community Plan Update Environmental Impact Report. Location: Countywide. Supervisorial District: All. All interested persons may appear and be heard during the public hearing in regard to the above- referenced matter at the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding Street, 1st floor, San Jose, or by virtual teleconference. A link to join the meeting virtually will be published in the agenda, which will be made available in advance of the meeting at this web address: https://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx? Type=14&ID=13806&Inline=True. Written communications should be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the hearing date by emailing to Boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org or delivering to 70 W. Hedding Street, 10th Floor, East Wing, San Jose, CA 95110. If you challenge this decision, you may be limited to raising only those issues that you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to, or at, the public hearing. Documents will be on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located at 70 West Hedding Street, East Wing, 10th Floor, San Jose, on or before the Friday preceding the hearing, and online at: https://plandev.sccgov.org/policies-programs/stanford-university and https://plandev.sccgov.org/ordinances-codes/general-plan/housing-element-update-2023-2031. For further information relating to the proposal above please contact: Robert Cain, (408) 299-5706, Robert.cain@pln.sccgov.org. From:Charlie Weidanz To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce News & Updates - October 12, 2023 Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 1:48:25 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. NEWS & UPDATES - October 12, 2023 2023 Annual Athena Awards - Next Thursday! Member Spotlight: Upma Sharma Photography CODE: ART - Interactive Media Art Festival 12th Avenidas Housing Conference Halloween Hunt at Town & Country Village Humane Planet Speaker Series: Martha Nussbaum New Friends Rock! - Third Thursday Kiwanis Club Palo Alto Angel Award el PRADO Holiday Special 2023 Athena Awards Presentation Logo Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the 2023 Annual ATHENA® Awards Thursday, October 19, 2023 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sheraton Palo Alto 625 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94301 It's not too late to Register! >REGISTER ONLINE< Fees/AdmissionIndividual Tickets: $125 Table Sponsorship (8 guests with preferred location and signage): $1,000 Individual tickets and table sponsorships are available through October 12th - REGISTER ONLINE Learn More Upma Sharma Photography Meet Upma Sharma Photography, where passion meets professionalism, making it a true gem in our chamber. 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October 12-14, 2023 5 PM - 10 PM Learn More 12th Avenidas Housing Conference 12th Avenidas Housing Conference Saturday, October 14, Avenidas is co-sponsoring with the City of Palo Alto,“Create Your Housing Blueprint for Successful Aging” Conference at Mitchell Park Community Center. Please join us for this free event (you have the opportunity to order a box lunch for $20—sign up at registration.) Learn More and Register for Free Halloween Hunt at Town & Country Village Town & Country Village - Halloween Hunt 2023 Join us for a GOUL-ISH good time at Town & Country Village, October 21 through October 31 from 12pm-6pm daily. Visit Books Inc. to pick up yourHalloween Hunt maps and start the adventure. There will be tricks and treats along the way as you hunt for Cleocatra at all the participating merchants to get your maps stamped. Bring yourcompleted maps with all stamps back to Books Inc. to ENTER TO WIN GRAND PRIZES from the businesses at Town & Country Village. Good luck on the Halloween Hunt! Learn More Humane Planet Speaker Series: Martha Nussbaum Humane Planet Speaker Series: Martha Nussbaum banner Palo Alto Humane is thrilled to announce our next installment of the Humane Planet Speaker Series: celebrated academic Martha Nussbaum will discuss her new book, “Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility” As one of the world’s most influential philosophers and humanists, Professor Nussbaum provides a revolutionary approach to animal rights. This event is brought to you by Palo Alto Humane, Sweet Farm, and ZOOM Marketing. This free event is virtual, withan in-person viewing party located at the Mountain View Community Center. Register for Free New Friends Rock! - Third Thursday October Third Thursday Flyer Come Rock with Us and Celebrate New Friends Day on Third Thursday! 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From:Aram James To:Jeff Moore; Rosen, Jeff; Council, City; Sean Allen; Robert. Jonsen; Josh Becker; Human Relations Commission;Lewis james Subject:Fwd: Israel responds to war crimes with even greater war crimes Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 11:15:02 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Intercept <membership@emails.theintercept.com>Date: Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 8:03 AM Subject: Israel responds to war crimes with even greater war crimesTo: <abjpd1@gmail.com> Last weekend’s massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas is a war crime that merits clear international condemnation. Israel’s response — a full-scale siege of 2.2 million Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip — may well be an act of genocide. But you won’t read that in nearly any other U.S. news outlet. Already, the Israeli military’s attacks on Gaza have flattened residential buildings and targeted a densely populated refugee camp. Humanitarian workers in Gaza report that hospitals are completely overwhelmed by civilian casualties and that even ambulances are coming under fire. And on Monday, the Israeli defense minister ordered that all food, fuel, and electricity to Gaza be cut off in an act of collective punishment against Palestinian civilians. U.S. media are refusing to call this siege what it is: a clear violation of international law and a possible crime against humanity. The Intercept is covering the unfolding war crimes in the Gaza Strip — but sadly this reporting is a rare challenge to D.C.’s bipartisan groupthink on Israel. Will you make a donation to support our independent journalism today? If you’ve saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: DONATE $15 → DONATE $25 → DONATE $50 → DONATE $100 → DONATE ANOTHER AMOUNT → On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced plans for “a complete siege of the Gaza Strip.” He continued, “There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals, and we act accordingly.” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared, “It’s time to be cruel,” and Knesset member Ariel Kallner called for a “Nakba that will overshadow the Nakba of 48,” a reference to the massacre and expulsion of more than 750,000 Palestinians upon Israel’s founding. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning that Gazans should “leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere” is utterly insufficient, as Israel itself has imposed an air, land, and sea blockade on the territory since 2007, trapping people in. As human rights advocates and international law experts have long warned, impunity for war crimes only leads to more. That’s why we reject the one-sided approach to reporting on this war that pervades the U.S. news media and refuse to ignore the atrocities committed by Israel. This journalism simply won’t happen without The Intercept’s reporters on the beat. Will you donate $5 today to help fund this vital reporting? STAND WITH THE INTERCEPT → Thank you, The Intercept team The Intercept’s fiscal sponsor is First Look Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (tax ID number 80-0951255). The Intercept’s mailing address is: P.O. Box 27442 Washington, DC 20038 The Intercept is an award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Our in-depth investigations and unflinching analysis focus on surveillance, war, corruption, the environment, technology, criminal justice, the media and more. Email is an important way for us to communicate with The Intercept’s readers, but if you’d like to stop hearing from us, click here to unsubscribe from all communications. Protecting freedom of the press has never been more important. Contribute now to support our independent journalism. From:John Guislin To:Council, City Subject:More delays and unjustified restrictions for long-promised off-leash dog parks in north Palo Alto Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 10:52:31 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Council Members, City Manager: I sent the email below to all Parks and Recreation Commissioners asking that they to reconsider the choices made at the Sept 26 Commission meeting. I hoped to receive a response or acknowledgement from the Chair but have not. Now I ask city leadership to remind the commissioners of city guidelines and help theCommission create a fair and equitable solution to the lack of off-leash parks in north Palo Alto. Thank you,John Guislin Oct 4, 2023Commissioners: The Sept 26 Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission left me grateful for theattention paid to the importance of off-leash dog parks in Palo Alto but also dismayed at the long delaysand unwarranted objections to delivering on the promise for more parks. As you well know, the2017 Parks Master Plan lists more off-leash dog parks as a priority: Page 61 - Policy 2.D Actively pursue dedicated, fenced dog parks in multipleneighborhoods, equitably distributed between north and south Palo Alto. Page 94 - Projects ready in the short term(Arranged from High to Low Urgency)#2: Develop new dog parks in underrepresented areas. Since the Master Plan was published, we have created one new off-leash dog park at PeersPark in 2018, near the southern border of north Palo Alto. All requests for additional parks havegone nowhere. I would like express our gratitude to Commissioner Brown for reminding the Commission that residents have been working for a new off-leash park in north Palo Alto formany years. Recent north Palo Alto efforts: In August 2022 residents sent a proposal to the Commission foran off-leash dog park at one of the little-used parks along Palo Alto Ave, all part of the existingTimothy Hopkins Park. These parks are on a quiet street, have homes on only one side, have existing fencing around 60-75% of the area and, importantly, are near dense populations ofdog owners.After more than a year of discussions, Commissioner Kleinhaus objected to these locations because they are close to the San Francisquito Creek. Palo Alto Municipal Code requires asetback of 5 feet from the creek bank; existing fencing at these parks all meet this requirement. At the Commission hearing Commissioner Kleinhaus stated she wants to see a setback of 100-300 feet from the creek. As well-intentioned as she may be, this standard puts the view of one person above the current law. The role of our commissioners is to ensure that we followexisting Palo Alto Codes, not unilaterally create their own standards. This demand is particularlydisturbing because 1) these areas are already designated parks and the existing fences near the creek need not change and 2) it appears that two of the existing off-leash dog parks do notmeet the standard put forth by Commissioner Kleinhaus, Mitchell Dog Park is adjacent to Adobe Creek and Hoover Dog Park is adjacent to Matadero Creek. NOTE: egregiously unfairis the approved and funded project for the $150,000 expansion of Mitchell Dog Park. The project will increase the size of the dog park by more than .3 acres (.56 > .92 acres) and establishes a 10' setback from the creek. Among the new enhancements: "a new small dog park, anew irrigation system, no-mow grass, new native trees, benches," etc. More park amenities for anexisting dog park in south Palo Alto but nothing for north Palo Alto. In addition, during the Commission Meeting I understood Park staff to say that working ontwooff-leash parks in south Palo Alto in 2023 and 2024 (the renovation of Mitchell Dog Park andcreating a new Bouleware Park in Ventura) would consume all their resources. North PaloAlto would have to wait until 2025 for consideration. I hope I am mistaken about this. I again propose that the Commission look at the existing parks that are part of TimothyHopkinsPark and have existing fencing around much of the area. The addition of @100 feet of fencingand a dog gate would create a viable off-leash dog park. The three existing sites could makepossible both a park for small dogs and a park for all dogs. Please let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the good and give north Palo Alto a dog parkthey have been requesting for years.Sincerely,John GuislinPalo Alto, Ca From:Ivar Satero (AIR) To:skypossepost@gmail.com Cc:9-awa-noiseombudsman@faa.gov; 9-awp-noise@faa.gov; karen.chapman@mail.house.gov; supervisor.simitian@bos.sccgov.org; Council, City Subject:SFO Response re: FAA Environmental Assessment Needed for SFO GBAS Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 10:49:15 AM Attachments:image002.pngSFO Ltr - Response to 9-15-23 Sky Posse Palo Alto Letter 10-12-23.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from ivar.satero@flysfo.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Good morning, Sky Posse Palo Alto: Attached please find SFO’s response to your September 15, 2023 letter regarding the SFO Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process. Respectfully, Chris Arrigale on behalf of Ivar C. Satero (he/him/his) Airport Director San Francisco International Airport | P.O. Box 8097 | San Francisco, CA 94128 Office: 650-821-5000 Email: ivar.satero@flysfo.com Assistant: Chris Arrigale Direct: 650-821-5004 | Email: chris.arrigale@flysfo.com October 12, 2023 Sky Posse Palo Alto 2225 East Bayshore Avenue, Suite 200 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Subject: Response to September 15, 2023 Letter Re: FAA Environmental Assessment Needed for SFO GBAS Project Dear Sky Posse Palo Alto: Thank you for your September 15, 2023 letter regarding Sky Posse Palo Alto’s concerns about the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO or “Airport”) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process. SFO is working with the FAA to implement GBAS to alleviate aircraft noise in communities both close to the Airport and further afield, like Palo Alto. Currently, the SFO GBAS is used by airlines on GLS (GBAS Landing System) overlay procedures that are identical to existing non-GLS procedures. The FAA previously determined that a Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) was appropriate for the GLS overlay procedures. The new GLS Phase 1 Innovative Approach procedures proposed by SFO, and derived through extensive stakeholder engagement, are currently under FAA environmental review. The FAA is the NEPA lead agency for airspace and flight procedures and will determine the appropriate level of NEPA environmental analysis for approval of those Innovative Approach procedures. As explained in FAA’s letter to the SFO Airport/Community Roundtable dated March 31, 2023: “Before implementing any procedure change, the FAA complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4371, et seq., and its public involvement requirements as part of the FAA’s environmental decision-making process. The FAA does not make pre-decisional determinations on the type of environmental review ahead of this process.” Your suggestions regarding what type of NEPA review is warranted should be directed to FAA. Moreover, you have already raised these same NEPA concerns in previous letters and at Roundtable meetings and the SFO Aircraft Noise Office has provided eight separate responses on these issues in two letters and its GBAS Q&A section posted on the SFO Noise Office’s website at SFO Aircraft Noise Office | SFO (flysfo.com). In the letter to this group dated April 23, 2021, we provided the following response: “It is the role of the FAA to determine what level of environmental analysis to conduct to evaluate any potential differences between existing procedures and the new GBAS overlays. The authority over all flight procedures in this country rests solely with the FAA. So too does the authority to determine what level of environmental Sky Posse Palo Alto October 12, 2023 Page 2 of 2 analysis to conduct, including whether to apply a categorical exclusion. That being said, we are reviewing the overlays replicate the current procedures. In a follow-up letter dated May 11, 2021, we further addressed a NEPA review process question as follows: “Starting from October 2018, Airport staff has presented on GBAS to public forums, where Sky Posse Palo Alto members were in attendance. The message regarding FAA’s review and approval process has remained consistent on direct overlay of existing instrument Landing System (ILS) procedure. The FAA has the sovereign responsibility for reviewing and approving flight procedures, including what level of environmental review to conduct, not SFO.” At the SFO Roundtable’s Technical Working Group meeting on March 24, 2021, the FAA presented an overview of their NEPA implementing regulations tailored to help members of the public understand the environmental regulations and process for instrument approach development. SFO has been highly transparent in its development and selection of proposed GLS Innovative Approach procedures by providing detailed information in the form of Community Flight Procedure Packages (CFPPs), which state the intended goals of each procedure, the geographic location of the proposed tracks, and the estimated noise impacts for each procedure. SFO shared this information with and solicited feedback from the public by posting on its Noise Office GBAS website. SFO will continue to provide the same information for future proposed GLS Innovative Approach procedures. We welcome your review and comment on the proposed innovative GBAS Landing System Group 2A procedures after viewing the CFPPs at https://noise.flysfo.com/noise-efforts/ground-based-augmentation/innovative-approach-procedures/. You may submit any comments to the SFO GBAS Team at sfo.gbas@flysfo.com. cc: FAA National Ombudsman FAA Regional Ombudsman, Western Pacific Region Karen Chapman, District Chief of Staff – U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo Supervisor Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Palo Alto City Council From:Sarah Burgess To:Council, City Subject:Policy and Services Meeting, 10/10/23 Agenda Item 2 Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 10:10:54 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Councilmembers Tanaka, Lauing and Veenker, Noticing item 2 on tonight’s agenda, I would like to put forth Neighbors Abroad’s perspective on the issue of Friendship Cities. Both Neighbors Abroad and the City receive numerous outreaches from other cities, inquiring about a relationship, whether that be a formal Sister City relationship, or collaboration on City projects, or a desire to visit. There is no formal procedure for dealing with these requests. We acknowledge that neither our organization or the City can just keep adding Sister Cities to the list. Out of a desire to simplify matters, we have proposed a relationship which will be less formal and more limited in scope - our definition of a Friendship City. We brought the idea to Council, hoping to also have an easier route to this relationship through the format set forth in the Colleagues memo. It is important to evaluate this type of relationship through this lens, rather than as the inclusion of more cities at the Sister City level of engagement. We envision the relationships to be much more limited, with more defined activities and expectations on the part of the cities. For some cities, these relationships might begin and end with the Friendship City document. For others, there might be a limited set of engagements which are contemplated. Neighbors Abroad would not be bringing a city in as a proposed Friendship City without believing that we had personnel able to handle the connection, and that the connection would not be overly taxing on the city. With regard to points 4 and 5 in the “Background” section of the memorandum, a change in relationship to a Sister City would require confirmation of Council, so the City would ultimately hold control over the relationship. But by having a set term to the Friendship City agreement (which is not uncommon in Sister and Friendship City agreements) we could allow these relationships to “term out” if appropriate. We could renew a Friendship City if this relationship at this degree of engagement was beneficial to the cities involved, and we could change the degree of engagement at the end of the term if all requested it. It is sufficient to say that, even with Sister Cities, not all relationships are the same, and we hope to give some flexibility to the responsibility both Neighbors Abroad and the City take on. Finally, while Neighbors Abroad, through its volunteers, tries to take on as much of the work involved with Sister and Sibling relationships as possible, we are grateful for the support of city staff and government. As with any city/organization relationship, whether it is Neighbors Abroad, Canopy, or any of the other affiliated organizations, there are some things we simply cannot do without this support. We believe the time spent benefits the city and community, much as any of the work done does. We are, however, actively working with staff to create pathways for us to achieve some of this without as many staff hours, and hope to continue this work in the future. Thank you for all your work, Sarah Burgess President Neighbors Abroad -- Sarah Burgess President Phone 650-996-3331 Web www.neighborsabroad.org Email sarah.burgess@neighborsabroad.org 355 Alma Street, Palo Alto, California 94301 From:Aram James To:Council, City Subject:https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/45383/The-violence-of-demanding-perfect-victims Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 9:58:13 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/45383 From:John Kelley To:Planning Commission Cc:Lait, Jonathan; jean@lexingtonplanning.com; Council, City Subject:PA-PTC: Oct. 11, 2023 meeting, Action Item #3, Recommendation on a Resolution Amending the Land UseElement [Etc.] Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 5:32:12 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from jkelley@399innovation.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Honorable Commissioners, Regarding Action Item #3 on tonight’s agenda, "Recommendation on a Resolution Amending the Land Use Element [Etc.],” I wish to associate myself with the letters that I believe youhave received previously from Stephen Levy and Amie Ashton. I agree that the proposed zoning changes in the “El Camino Real & Page Mill Road Focus Area” would constitute animportant, initial step towards meeting Palo Alto’s housing obligations under the current Housing Element cycle, and that they might ultimately help to provide our community withconsiderably more, and more affordable, housing, which is desperately needed. In addition, I wish describe three questions that I urge you to investigate with City Staff during tonight’s meeting: 1. Now that City Staff have recognized the area immediately south of the El Camino Real &Page Mill Road intersection along El Camino Real as being suitable for denser and higher housing, why confine the “Focus Area” to the generally southern and eastern side of ElCamino Real? If the City is committed to expanding housing production within central, rather than peripheral, parts of Palo Alto in a revised Housing Element, making similar zoningchanges on the opposite side of El Camino Real would be a sensible addition to the current proposal. 2. As part of a revised Housing Element, are City Staff proposing substantive changes to theonerous impact fees fees adopted by the immediately prior City Council? I believe that there was a brief reference to at least some such changes during a City Council meeting a fewmonths ago. If City Staff are not proposing substantial reductions to those impact fees, why not? The present, extremely high impact fees will continue to act as serious obstacles toexpanding housing production in Palo Alto, particularly of multifamily units and ADUs. 3. What other plans, if any, are City Staff proposing to affirmatively further fair housing in a revised Housing Element? Again, the proposed zoning changes in the “Focus Area” would beimportant, initial steps forward, if adopted and instantiated in actual zoning changes. It is far from clear, however, that such changes alone would be sufficient to meet Palo Alto’sobligations to affirmatively further fair housing in a revised Housing Element. Respectfully submitted, John Kelley From:Dilma Coleman To:Council, City; citymgr@sunnyvale.ca.gov Cc:CityManagerOffice@ci.milpitas.ca.gov; Citymanager@beverlyhills.org Subject:Fwd: Question for court date unseen circumstances victim witness isn"t protected because assailant JeffMacomber CDCR secretary took a real estate agency in Los Altos CA (1994) Futhermore hostilely arose with JeffMacomber abandoned uninvited guests at... Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 3:53:50 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dilma Coleman <dhappinessforever@gmail.com>Date: Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 3:37 PM Subject: Question for court date unseen circumstances victim witness isn't protected becauseassailant Jeff Macomber CDCR secretary took a real estate agency in Los Altos CA (1994) Futhermore hostilely arose with Jeff Macomber abandoned uninvited guests at Delores MartesJackson home 8/1994. To: <gilda.valeros@pdo.sccgov.org> Dearest Collaborative court, my question is this? If the current CDCR secretary Jeff Macomber participated in an unethical event tormented Dilma Andrea Coleman 's hair withNair hair remover creme on her head in June 25,2023. Dilma Andrea Coleman had been targeted trapped with the use of local homeless shelter organization Life Moves homeless shelter organization and Home first. Everything vocalizedof material assets was unexpected unethically given distributed to Grace Temple Baptist Church in E. Palo Alto CA. Money was deposited in the shelters as donations included siliconvalley independent living..that money from Dilma's family was intended to end her homeless shelter experience yet the money was collected with falsifying intentional violent acts(events). What type of investigations is needed especially when assailant Jeff Macomber CDCR secretary kidnapped a real estate agency staff member in Los Altos CA (1994) an employeefor Lydia Young spa on 2nd street next door to Reach.(1994) Futhermore hostilely arose with Jeff Macomber abandoned uninvited guests at Delores Martes Jackson home 8/1994. Theuninvited guest is Delores Martes Jackson's niece. This niece is undocumented for the Jackson's websites. The niece currently has congestion heart failure and cardiomyopathy Futhermore pulmonaryembolism is gone with treatment yet needs to be observed thru exam.( 8/2023) Jeff Macomber the current CDCR secretary had drove to Delores Martes Jackson home in 1994. Delores Martes Jackson's son TJ Jackson vocalized his weekend to take over his mom'shouse with a pleasure of hosting for his homosexual lover (8/1994). TJ Jackson vocalized his weekend was to spend it with his homosexual lover and he could do whatever he desires. TJ Jackson had bad behaviors(sexual assault )with his homosexual lover against his cousin Dilma Andrea Coleman that was illustrated. Delores Martes Jackson decided to flee her home drive to Don Bohana's home. Delores MartesJackson was followed by Jeff Macomber into Don Bohana's home. The backyard filled with uninvited guests whom had designated friends to falsify the intention of Don Bohana. It wasn't a situation that don was trapped held hostage yet it was completelyrevealed that Tito Jackson's dangerous narcissistic violent fan a light skinned women had skills in the water..a strong swimmer because of excessive water skiing assignmentsFuthermore hostilely arose with one single use of a jet ski..the engine filled with water the pump replaced. Why was it so difficult for the illustration that My aunt Delores was targetedtrapped by her angry son and his homosexual lover? The homosexual male couple aggressive narcissistic behaviors towards a single women's house as if it was their home or rented space they didn't pay rent. Stop homosexual males with no income from abusing their parents or single mothers. It's the reasoning that Jeff Macomber the current CDCR secretary had falsifying statementsabout what led to the death of Delores Martes Jackson. It was Jeff Macomber whom targeted trapped Delores Martes Jackson in her home. Jeff Macomber did not gain access for theCalifornia youth authority to arrest TJ Jackson for his vocalized behaviors towards his mom. It's verified that the recent parole hearings protect Don Bohana yet it's a little more important to express the intention of Jeff Macomber with the victim witness Dilma Andrea Coleman. Dilma a former BOP employees with Parole board hearings protection of inmates released.Why was if difficult to gain access to the homicide mysteries of my aunt Delores Martes Jackson? If TJ Jackson vocalized his weekend at his mother's house with his homosexual lover than hisuninvited female Cousin was abandoned by Jeff Macomber at his mom's house. The anger of two homosexual males resulted in the sexual assaults inflicted on Dilma Andrea Colemanwitnessed by aunt Delores Martes Jackson. That anger from the two married men who hide behind their wives and children holding onto their homosexual relationship is lingering annoyances with violent acts on women withexcessive unethical tormenting assaults direct or indirect inflicted on Dilma Andrea Coleman. Results:Fire car crash on June 25,2023. Local government officials+fire department notreporting celebrity's children being tormented and injured in the car that was set on fire. That's good reasoning for SunnyvalePD internal Affairs. So let's pause. Let's start with examining the individuals in the family members of the Jackson's that have aJuris Doctorate degree. If Dilma Andrea Coleman is the only family member whom has a Juris Doctorate degree and medical doctor degree. Then why was Dolman,Ja-Me-Jah or Dilemmaor Jah-Mean ommitted from the Jackson family website? Those are the nicknames name callings of those oppressors's system of intentional verbal confrontation outbursts towardsname calling. Best regards Dilma Andrea Coleman From:Dhruv Khanna To:Board of Directors; Erin Gil; Council, City Subject:Re: Artificial, synthetic turf = injuries Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 3:39:36 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from dhruvkhanna2002@yahoo.com. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. We have to cool down the planet with water, Erin, instead of letting it flow in to the ocean, raising the sea level etc. I agree with you completely and appreciate your educating me. It is amazing to me how the fake grass industry has duped our governmentofficials into removing real grass sports fields. I'm grateful I grew up playing cricket, soccer, field hockey, track-and-field, throwing frisbees etc on natural grass. My knees are still great. I've had zero ankle and knee injuries. There is an over-abundance of groundwater in the north County -- Palo Alto and Stanford. It is an absolute shame that the City of Palo Alto has killed off its use of over abundant ground water resources. The gross mismanagement of Palo Alto and Stanford's groundwater is not harmonious with their purported IQ levels. Sportsfields, orchards, forests and landscapes should be restored with natural carbon- sequestering natural grass, fruit tree orchards, sequoias, other trees, and also lawns. The woke preachers of north Santa Clara County should be prodded until they wake up to their monstrous global warming caused by their roof tops, cement, asphalt and .. . yes, fake lawns that use synthetic/artificial/fake "turf." May be a class action by all injured football, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, and field hockey players will wake them up. The gross waste of ground water -- it's complete non-use -- and the importation of water into Palo Alto and Stanford is a scandal -- at least for Californians. Disgusted but truly awake and thus woke, Dhruv On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 12:43:55 PM PDT, Erin Gil <erin@grassfarminc.com> wrote: Dhruv- thanks for forwarding this. We have known about the problems associated with synthetic since it's inception. Valley Water needs to become a publicly vocal supporters(s) of above ground water storage, rather than keeping it in small circles. Inexpensive resources, such as water, energy, transportation are the foundation of western society. Advocating for anything else is a vote against a strong middle class. A movement towards an elite class and a dependent class. We are approaching a time of declaration and it's now. California can not conserve, as well as tax, its way into prosperity. Best, E/ Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android From: Dhruv Khanna <dhruvkhanna2002@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 12:30:16 PM To: Board of Directors <board@valleywater.org> Cc: Erin Gil <erin@grassfarminc.com> Subject: Artificial, synthetic turf = injuries Real grass cools the planet, and does not cause sports injuries -- unlike fake, synthetic grass which heats up the planet, causes injuries, reduces percolation and fails to biofilter bird droppings etc. Our Valley Water Board should rethink -- and end - - its infatuation with fake grass as a substitute for real grass, natural sports fields. Thank you Jason Kelce gives impassioned speech after Travis' ankle injury: 'We need to get rid of turf altogether' Jason Kelce gives impassioned speech after Travis' ankle injury: 'We nee... "I gotta play at MetLife [Stadium] this week, so that's partly why I'm upset as well," the Eagles center said at... From:Aram James To:Council, City; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; Human Relations Commission; becker.josh@gmail.com;sallen6444@yahoo.com; judgecordell@icloud.com; teamjulieforpaloalto@gmail.com; Veenker, Vicki;jaxpolo@gmail.com; ajluni@hotmail.com; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; Mila.Zelkha@asm.ca.gov;JRosen@dao.sccgov.org; jboyarsky@dao.sccgov.org; raj@siliconvalleydebug.org; vara@acm.org;jvalle1800@gmail.com; rsvp.paloalto.2022@gmail.com; pastor@universityamez.com; kathy8420@qq.com;wilpf.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com; alphonse9947@gmail.com; donnaisanactivist@gmail.com;daustin@pausd.org; jdong@paweekly.com; donald.mendoza@menlo.edu; GSheyner@paweekly.com;dujuang@sbcglobal.net; council@redwoodcity.org; tom.dubois@gmail.com; Foley, Michael; Lauing, Ed;kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; Binder, Andrew; srubenstein@sfchronicle.com; dsnorris@menlopark.gov;dangel@da.sccgov.org; lydiakou@gmail.com; Burt, Patrick; ParkRec Commission;planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org; voteshanasegal@gmail.com; Stump, Molly; Sameena@secure-justice.org; KP14him@aol.com Subject:All out for Palestine protest Oct 15, Santana Row Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:58:37 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. From:Ginnie Noh To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:What"s GUP Folks? Again? Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:13:19 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from ginniecaselli@msn.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. To Whom It May Concern:I understand the proposed upzoning of the Stanford-owned property on Pasteur Drive permits Stanford to build a ~450-unit development that would be limited to Stanford-affiliated renters. The affiliate limitation is problematic as it allows the development to be considered an Academic facility which (by state law) prevents property tax from being collected. As aresult, children living in the development would receive PAUSD education without providing PAUSD with any property tax. PAUSD finances would be greatly impacted by this financialburden. Stanford-owned parcel may bring in hundreds of new PAUSD students without any propertytax contribution to PAUSD to support them. New housing is important, but it is also important to maintain the quality of education ofPAUSD, both for our current students and for the new students coming in because of the development. The Planning Commission should not upzone the Pasteur property unless Stanford pays its fair share just like everyone else, either through paying property taxes or through a developmentagreement that requires Stanford to fully mitigate the impact of the new students from the new development. All non-Stanford Palo Alto residents pay property tax to support our schools, regardless of whether or not they have children. We should require Stanford to pay its fair share too. Ginnie Noh PAUSD Parent and Community Member From:Ruth Lowy To:Council, City; Tanaka, Greg; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Veenker, Vicki; Kou, Lydia; Lauing, Ed Cc:lowys@jps.net; Ree Campaña Dufresne Subject:Palo Alto Sewer project staging area on 4146 El Camino Real lot.... Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 12:04:35 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from lowys@jps.net. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links.Dear Members of the Palo Alto City Council, I’m following up on our communication from Ree Dufresne. Here is an email I finishedcomposing. The Palo Alto City Sewer upgrade project is using the lot at 4146 El Camino Real which shares perimeter fences with The Barron Square HOA campus and the Zen Hotel. In the weeks since the work began, some work has happened outside the workday hours of8am – 5pm!! Several neighbors whose buildings and units are close to the shared fences reported loud noise during days and at night from heavy machinery on a regular basis, andeven jack hammering [yes at 1pm]. Many of our units have assigned outside parking spaces along the fencing which has resulted in our cars continuously being covered in dirt. Last week,I called the City Manager’s office about that persistent layer of dirt on my car and that of my immediate neighbors. I asked if the City of Palo Alto would reimburse us for the frequent carwashes that are needed. NO ONE returned my call. This and the noise are legitimate and reasonable concerns. We are not pleased this is happening and I am concerned about the lackof response from the City. Our community was not informed about the negative impact the project is having on us. We agree the sewer upgrade is important and are happy it’s being done. But, it seems, someoneneeded to project ahead and figure out what to do to about this down side. We would like to hear from an informed person to let us know what will be done to mitigate the situation. Thank you,Ruth Lowy Barron Square HOA650-704-2610 From:Adam Schwartz To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:Proposed home development at El Camino Real between Page Mill and Matadero Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 11:47:12 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from adamdschwartz@yahoo.com. Learn why thisis important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Planning and Transportation Committee (PTC) and City Council: I write to express my strong support for the proposal to build homes on El Camino Realbetween Page Mill Road and Matadero Avenue. I understand that the PTC will be discussingthis proposal tonight (October 11). Our community’s biggest problem is the lack of homes for people at all income levels. Thisproposal would be a big step in the right direction. To build these homes, I am glad to see thesuggested changes to our city’s ordinary zoning limits, including the increase to floor-arearatio (FAR), height, and more. I hope these changes can be expanded beyond this one proposed set of homes, to other parts ofPalo Alto, including University Avenue, California Avenue, the GM/ROLM area, and otherparts of El Camino Real. We need systemic changes to our zoning rules, to make suchdevelopments economically and physically feasible, rather than addressing these proposalsone-by-one. I’d like to spend more time with my adult children and elderly mother. This is increasinglydifficult to do, because of the severe housing shortage here in Palo Alto. This is an unusualstate of affairs: throughout my life, members of my family have moved across the country tolive near each other. This is common among my friends, too. In communities without a severehousing shortage, this is normal and straightforward. Not so in this community. Palo Alto has so much to offer its residents. Let’s share it with new neighbors! Sincerely, Adam Schwartz 523 Channing Ave. From:mmalkin@gmail.com To:Council, City Subject:Condemning the heinous Hamas attack on Jews in Israel Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 11:12:59 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from mmalkin@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council and Mayor, I hope this message finds you well. I’m sure you are aware of the horrific terrorist attacks on Israeli Jews this past weekend targeting innocent civilians, including babies, children, women, men, and the elderly. Hundreds were killed, tormented, injured, raped, held hostage, and kidnapped outside of Israel. It is essential for the City of Palo Alto to recognize and address the severity of such horrific actions. You have MANY Israeli and Jewish families in your community. We are all affected. Some of us lost family members and friends, others are suffering antisemitic attacks and fearing for their loved ones. This is not about politics. There aren’t “two sides of the story” here. We are witnessing an attempt genocide of the Jewish people in Israel. We ALL must speak up against this. In the 1930s people didn't speak up. We NEED you. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I trust that the city of Palo Alto will take the necessary steps to address these concerns and ensure that community members feel supported during these challenging times. Sincerely, Moshe Malkin Tapawingo Street From:Charlene Kussner To:Council, City; City Mgr Cc:Li Li; Steve Sandholtz; Stephen Reller; Dean Mattsson; Kallas, Emily Subject:RE: Palo Alto Commons, Ph 2 added units entitlement, Neighbor Outreach Night Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 8:23:36 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from charlene@wqliving.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Good Morning City of Palo Alto Council and Staff~ Just a friendly reminder that we are hosting a Community outreach meeting tonight at 6pm at the Avant Building. Would love to see you there, I know some already have commitments. If you cannot attend but would like information about the event, how it went, and discussion points, please let me know and I am happy to share that information with you. Take Care~ Thank You~ Charlene Kussner | Director of Acquisition and Development (She/Her/Hers) charlene@wqliving.comwqliving.com C: 951.757.2571 Corporate Office: 185 South State Street, Suite 1300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 CA Office: Wellquest of Menifee Lakes, 29914 Antelope Road, Menifee CA 92586 THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL(S) NAMED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE NAMED ADDRESSEE(S) YOU SHOULD NOT DISSEMINATE, DISTRIBUTE OR COPY THIS E-MAIL. PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY E-MAIL IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL BY MISTAKE AND DELETE THIS E-MAIL FROM YOUR SYSTEM. E-MAIL TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE SECURE OR ERROR-FREE AS INFORMATION COULD BE INTERCEPTED, CORRUPTED, LOST, DESTROYED, ARRIVE LATE OR INCOMPLETE, OR CONTAIN VIRUSES. THE SENDER THEREFORE DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE, WHICH ARISE AS A RESULT OF E-MAIL TRANSMISSION. IF VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED PLEASE REQUEST A HARD-COPY VERSION. COPYRIGHT 2018. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY WELLQUEST LIVING,LLC, AND ITS AFFILIATES“All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” Ralph Waldo Emerson From: Charlene Kussner Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2023 2:47 PM To: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org; citymgr@cityofpaloalto.org Cc: Li Li <lli@wqliving.com>; Steve Sandholtz <steve@wqliving.com>; Stephen Reller <sreller@randmproperties.com>; Dean Mattsson <dean@wqliving.com>; Kallas, Emily <Emily.Kallas@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Palo Alto Commons, Ph 2 added units entitlement, Neighbor Outreach Night Good Afternoon~ We are working with Planning Staff member Emily Kallas on an entitlement pre-application for our property located at 4041 El Camino Way (Palo Alto Commons, Senior Assisted Living). We presented our preliminary information/request to City Council for their review and comment at the Monday August 8th meeting. The Council members reviewed the package and we had some public comment from two adjacent property owners. On the advise of Council and staff, we are ready to host our neighbors to discuss their concerns of our entitlement request. We will have detailed exhibits regarding the Building Plane impact/shadow effects and we will have a stick & tape outline on the physical building which will show the proposed 2nd and 3rd story unit addition’s physical outline to provide real life image of the entitlement request. We have reached out to our to our Wilkie Way neighbors and have invited them to Palo Alto Commons, The Avant Building, on Wednesday October 11th. The invitation is attached. We would like to encourage City Council and staff to attend this informative meeting as well. Please contact me with any questions. Thanks so much~ Thank You~ Charlene Kussner | Director of Acquisition and Development (She/Her/Hers) charlene@wqliving.comwqliving.com C: 951.757.2571 Corporate Office: 185 South State Street, Suite 1300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 CA Office: Wellquest of Menifee Lakes, 29914 Antelope Road, Menifee CA 92586 THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL(S) NAMED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE NAMED ADDRESSEE(S) YOU SHOULD NOT DISSEMINATE, DISTRIBUTE OR COPY THIS E-MAIL. PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY E-MAIL IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL BY MISTAKE AND DELETE THIS E-MAIL FROM YOUR SYSTEM. E-MAIL TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE SECURE OR ERROR-FREE AS INFORMATION COULD BE INTERCEPTED, CORRUPTED, LOST, DESTROYED, ARRIVE LATE OR INCOMPLETE, OR CONTAIN VIRUSES. THE SENDER THEREFORE DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE, WHICH ARISE AS A RESULT OF E-MAIL TRANSMISSION. IF VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED PLEASE REQUEST A HARD-COPY VERSION. COPYRIGHT 2018. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY WELLQUEST LIVING,LLC, AND ITS AFFILIATES“All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” Ralph Waldo Emerson From:Linda M. Saunders To:editor@paweekly.com; news@padailypost.com; editor@almanacnews.com; news@stanforddaily.com;usafetypcore@stanford.edu; Eileen O"Rourke; staffersbusiness@lists.stanford.edu; Jo-Ann Cuevas;cardinalatwork; hrcommunications@stanford.edu; OConnell, M; Police; Clerk, City; City Mgr; Council, City;Dueker, Kenneth; Perron, Zachary; policechief@menlopark.org; police@losaltosca.gov; board@ctra.org;stanfordwestapartments; lucy.wicks@stanford.edu; Cynthea A. Kingsley; Norman W Robinson; Laura Jackson(SHC); Kathryn Harris (SHC); Mark C Lawrence; psa@kzsu.stanford.edu; gm@kzsu.stanford.edu;allison@icrichild.org; senchal@icrichild.org; ridhima@icrichild.org; pgrajo@icrichild.org; enrollment@icrichild.org;kimberly; Nathalie.Larsen@brighthorizons.com; cierra.webb@brighthorizons.com;mickey.alvarado@brighthorizons.com; maryann.klotovich@brighthorizons.com;Nancy.Costantiello@brighthorizons.com; sarar; nurten; Rachel Lim; keiko@ccscparentcoop.org;susan@ccscparentcoop.org; hope@ccscparentcoop.org; asheward@pausd.org; ltaylor@pausd.org;bkline@pausd.org; Jennifer.Winters@stanford.edu; Berkson, Jerry; lbutler@pausd.org; eolah@pausd.org;msteingart@pausd.org; OK_School@mpcsd.org; nscott@mpcsd.org; c.petersen@mpcsd.org Subject:RE: Community Advisory - Annual AlertSU System Test - Thursday, October 12, 2023 Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 8:18:04 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Please distribute widely: The annual test of the campus AlertSU system, originally scheduled for Thursday, October 12, has been postponed. Once a new date has been confirmed, a community message with that information will be shared. Thank you. From: Linda M. Saunders Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 3:58 PM To: editor@paweekly.com; news@padailypost.com; editor@almanacnews.com; news@stanforddaily.com; usafetypcore@stanford.edu; Eileen O'Rourke <orourke@stanford.edu>; staffersbusiness@lists.stanford.edu; Jo-Ann Cuevas <jkay@stanford.edu>; cardinalatwork <cardinalatwork@stanford.edu>; hrcommunications@stanford.edu; moconnell@pausd.org; pd@cityofpaloalto.org; city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org; citymgr@cityofpaloalto.org; city.council@cityofpaloalto.org; kenneth.dueker@cityofpaloalto.org; zachary.perron@cityofpaloalto.org; policechief@menlopark.org; police@losaltosca.gov; board@ctra.org; stanfordwestapartments <stanfordwestapartments@stanford.edu>; lucy.wicks@stanford.edu; Cynthea A. Kingsley <ckingsley@stanford.edu>; Norman W Robinson <normanr@stanford.edu>; Laura Jackson (SHC) <LHarwood@stanfordhealthcare.org>; Kathryn Harris (SHC) <KaHarris@stanfordhealthcare.org>; mlawrenc@stanford.edu; psa@kzsu.stanford.edu; gm@kzsu.stanford.edu; allison@icrichild.org; senchal@icrichild.org; ridhima@icrichild.org; pgrajo@icrichild.org; enrollment@icrichild.org; kimberly@icrichild.org; Nathalie.Larsen@brighthorizons.com; cierra.webb@brighthorizons.com; mickey.alvarado@brighthorizons.com; maryann.klotovich@brighthorizons.com; Nancy.Costantiello@brighthorizons.com; sarar@icrichild.org; nurten@icrichild.org; rachel@ccscparentcoop.org; keiko@ccscparentcoop.org; susan@ccscparentcoop.org; hope@ccscparentcoop.org; asheward@pausd.org; ltaylor@pausd.org; bkline@pausd.org; Jennifer.Winters@stanford.edu; jberkson@pausd.org; lbutler@pausd.org; eolah@pausd.org; msteingart@pausd.org; OK_School@mpcsd.org; nscott@mpcsd.org; c.petersen@mpcsd.org Subject: FW: Community Advisory - Annual AlertSU System Test - Thursday, October 12, 2023 Please distribute widely. Thank you. Stanford Dept. of Public Safety From: Stanford AlertSU - Community Advisory <alertsudps@lists.stanford.edu> Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 11:12 AM To: Linda M. Saunders <linda.saunders@stanford.edu> Subject: Community Advisory - Annual AlertSU System Test - Thursday, October 12, 2023 On Thursday, October 12, at approximately 12:05 p.m., Stanford University will conductits annual test of the campus AlertSU system. Alert messages will be sent via text message andemail to the Stanford community. The alert message will also post to the university emergencywebsite, Public Safety website and the Stanford mobile app. The outdoor warning system will be activated. If you are outside, you should expect to hear anaudible tone for approximately 30 seconds, followed by a verbal message from each of the 7sirens at various campus locations. The sirens will be audible throughout the campus and mayalso be heard in parts of the surrounding communities, including Palo Alto, Menlo Park andLos Altos. Also being tested are Cisco VoIP speaker phones. VoIP speaker phones are found in many ofthe academic and office buildings throughout campus. If you have a Cisco phone in your area,the AlertSU message will broadcast from the speaker phone and a banner message will appearin the display. In the test message sent to your device, you will be asked to acknowledge the message. This isan important step that will help us monitor the success of this test. If you receive both a textand email, you only need to acknowledge one of the messages. Prior to the test, it is important you verify that your contact information is correct inAxess (students) or StanfordYou (faculty and staff). Students: In Axess, make sure there is an entry in the mobile phone field as this is the mostrapid and direct way to communicate with you during an emergency. Faculty and Staff: In StanfordWho, make sure there is an entry in the mobile phone field, asthis is the most rapid and direct way of communication with you during an actual emergency.As a reminder: the university requires that employees maintain their directory entry and opt into AlertSU with their work phone number, email address, and any university-issued or reimbursed cell phone number. Please click here for step by step instructions on how to enter your contact information in StanfordYou or visit https://police.stanford.edu/alert/alertsu- faq.html for more information. Additionally, in order to know you are receiving an official AlertSU message, please programthe following information into your mobile phone contacts. Email Address: alertsudps@lists.stanford.edu Phone Number: 650-725-5555 Text Message phone number: 89361 Members of the public and those without a profile in Axess or StanfordWho can receive emergency alerts by downloading the Stanford mobile app and enabling push notifications. In a real emergency, the AlertSU message will contain specific instructions. Notify others nearyou to ensure they are aware of the situation and recommended safety precautions. Other sources of information about critical incidents include: Stanford’s emergency website: http://emergency.stanford.edu Department of Public Safety website: https://police.stanford.edu Social Media: Twitter/Instagram @Stanford University emergency information hotlines: 650-725-5555 and 844-253-7878 (844- AlertSU) KZSU 90.1 FM For more information about the AlertSU system, please visit the AlertSU FAQ page at: https://police.stanford.edu/alertsu-faq.html. Learn more about campus evacuation procedures and how to respond to emergencies at cardinalready.stanford.edu. From:Amie Ashton To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Zoning Changes and MORE Housing! Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 2:48:41 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Friends, I am forwarding a personal letter (see below) I sent to PTC in advance of the zoning changes they are hearing tonight. The changes are most important for a tiny area on ECR but arenotable in that they acknowledge the economic reality of the zoning changes needed if we really want more housing. We need these types of zoning changes extended to nother parts ofthe city. Should you feel so inclined, it would be amazing if you wrote a quick message to PTC and CC (email addresses are below) in support of better zoning for housing at more sites across thecity. planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.org city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Literally, if you only wrote "more housing in more areas" - it would help immensely in giving our leaders the confidence to make bold changes. Thank you for being such amazing advocates for better city! Amie Ashton ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Amie Ashton <aashton@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 10:00 PMSubject: Zoning Changes and MORE Housing! To: Planning Commission <planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.org> Honorable Planning & Transportation Commission (PTC) Members, I applaud the work of the Planning Department in keeping the Housing Element moving forward. The staff report addresses many of the PTC concerns related to flooding, stormwater, and minimum densities. I also extend my congratulations to the Housing Element Working Group and the City Council for taking additional bold actions on El Camino Real (described below) to bring our Housing Element closer to compliance with state law. The innovative zoning regulations being explored for El Camino Real between Page Mill Road and Matadero Avenue are a step toward a compliant Housing Element and ultimately actual construction of much-needed housing. The higher floor area ratio (FAR), heights, and densities allowed, as well as reduced marking mandates, are what is needed to make housing economically feasible. I fully support implementation of these increased zoning standards for additional sections of El Camino Real, greater University Avenue and California Avenue, and in the GM/ROLM area surrounding San Antonio Road. By engaging with property owners and the community in these areas, we can strategically plan for housing growth - rather than review projects on a “one-off” basis as we have been doing. I also support extension of recent improvements in base zoning beyond the current Housing Inventory-identified opportunity sites. Sites are often sold, acquired, or optioned for development on non-Housing Inventory opportunity sites. We should not exclude them from housing development because their zoning does not “work” for housing, which sets up a complicated process to utilize these sites as part of a larger development. The above changes would help bring more units into our housing inventory, which shows HCD that we are serious about a compliant Housing Element. We absolutely can build housing here if we remove barriers to development. Note that both Redwood City and Mountain View exceeded their RHNA targets for the previous (2015 through 2022) planning cycle by significant margins. Additionally, for this next planning cycle, Mountain View has planned for more than 45% more units than their RHNA allocation of units and Redwood City has planned for 36% more units. This is what we need to do if we are serious about a compliant Housing Element and actually building housing. Recent public comments on the zoning changes associated with the Housing Element have been overwhelmingly supportive of increased development standards. The changes proposed for the limited area on El Camino Real reflect this sentiment, but these changes alone will not get us to an HCD approved Housing Element. Further addressing Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing issues, decreasing reliance the City’s Housing Incentive Program (HIP), and fixing Local Ordinance (constraints) and Local Processing issues are among the many not-yet-addressed HCD concerns. We are blessed to be home to a prestigious university, two Caltrain stations, great schools, and an abundance of well-paying jobs. We can and should be a leader in creating innovative housing solutions, beautiful environments, and exciting architecture. I support efforts to achieve great things for our city! Amie Ashton University Avenue Area Resident From:Leanna Kuo To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:Comment re: Stanford Development - Pasteur/Sandhill Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:42:11 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from leannakuo@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links.Hello PA City Council Members and Planning Commision, I learned from an Oct 10 PA Online article about the potential up zoning of three different PAsites to enable Stanford to build up to 450 apartment units for its affiliated use. While I supportmore housing overall, I was surprised to learn “…that as a nonprofit, Stanford would not have to pay property taxes, a key revenue source for the Palo Alto Unified School District.” I understand creating this number of additional apartment units in PA can easily introduce200+ students to PAUSD. Without the accompanying property taxes to support our schools, and at a running cost of ~$25k per student per year in PAUSD, this could add over $5 millionin annual costs to our school district without any revenue offset. This doesn’t seem particularly fair to our students and residents, especially as the intended housing is designatedfor Stanford affiliates only (vs. those already working in our community looking for housing). I strongly urge you NOT to approve any up zoning without Stanford first agreeing to pay their share of property taxes or equivalent to offset this cost that would otherwise be bourne by usand our children. Thank you for your attention, LeannaPalo Alto resident Sent from my iPhone From:Naomi Wang To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:Stanford upzoning proposal - Stanford needs to pay its share Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 9:16:40 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from naomi_wang@hotmail.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Hello, https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/10/10/a-company-town-stanford-housing-plan-raises-concerns-in-palo-alto I understand from the article that Stanford is seeking to upzone three properties to build new housing units, including property on Sand Hill and Pasteur that can accommodate 450 apartments. Per the article: “City planners noted, however, that Stanford would limit this site to its affiliates, a restriction that Council member Pat Burt said he found problematic. While this would help Stanford meet its requirements under the proposed housing plan, Burt suggested that this ‘diminishes the availability of housing for people who work in this community.’ He also noted that as a nonprofit, Stanford would not have to pay property taxes, a key revenue source for the Palo Alto Unified School District.” PAUSD spends ~ $25k per student annually. So, this one property alone has a potential impact of $5.6 million or more in educational costs that will not be offset by property taxes. Is this accurate? Who will be paying for this? I do not think it would be fair to cast the tax burden on Palo Alto taxpayers. Please do not approve upzoning proposals unless Stanford agrees to pay its fair share. Thank you, Naomi Palo Alto taxpayer Sent from my iPhone From:Stephen Rock To:Council, City Subject:Abandoned house at 3886 Ross Rd. Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 8:59:53 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Folks, The house at 3886 has been vacant for more than a year. The owner died and his family sold it in Sept 2022. Weeds are growing in the cracks in the sidewalk and weeds from the edge block half the sidewalk. The house is surrounded by a fence with white plastic covering. There are advertisements for various construction people and “Greenberg” on the fence. With so many homeless people, it is immoral to have an abandoned house not used except as a billboard for advertisements. Please do something to make this property useful. From:Aram James To:becker.josh@gmail.com; sallen6444@yahoo.com; alphonse9947@gmail.com; jboyarsky@dao.sccgov.org;moore2j@att.net; JRosen@dao.sccgov.org; KP14him@aol.com; dujuang@sbcglobal.net;dennis.r.burns@gmail.com; miguel.rodriguez@pdo.sccgov.org; Mila.Zelkha@asm.ca.gov; jaxpolo@gmail.com;kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; Binder, Andrew; Shikada, Ed; Council, City; council@redwoodcity.org;cmrstaylor@gmail.com; Human Relations Commission Subject:former-gaza-resident-gives-perspective-on-renewed-hostilities-as-death-toll-mounts Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 6:13:11 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://www.ktvu.com/news/former-gaza-resident-gives-perspective-on-renewed-hostilities- as-death-toll-mounts www.arabstudiesinstitute.org info@arabstudiesinstitute.org View this email in your browser The Violence of DemandingPerfect Victims By: Noura Erakat From:Aram James To:Binder, Andrew; Council, City; Damon Silver; David Angel; David S. Norris; DuJuan Green; Lauing, Ed; Enberg,Nicholas; Jensen, Eric; Human Relations Commission; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Moore; Josh Becker; KEVIN JENSEN;Kaloma Smith; Lewis james; Linda Jolley; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; O"Neal, Molly; Ortega,Javier; Rodriguez, Miguel; Rosen, Jeff; Sean Allen; Sheriff Transparency; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; VaraRamakrishnan; Veenker, Vicki; dennis burns; Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org;Foley, Michael Subject:The Violence of Demanding Perfect Victims by Noura Erakat Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 4:58:00 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Please share widely. Donna Israeli bombs dropped on Gaza City (9 October 2023). Photo via Al Jazeera. Hamas has launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, taking aim at the apartheid and colonial regime that has subjugated Palestinians for 75 years. Western reaction and media coverage of the attack have emphasized the fallibility of Israel’s military apparatus as well as Hamas’s tactics, which have not distinguished between military and civilian targets. Few Western observers have highlighted the context of Israel’s structural violence that has condemned Palestinians to a slow death, thus missing a critical opportunity to advance a true, durable solution in the region. Two million Palestinians in Gaza, a 225-square mile Mediterranean coastal enclave, have been besieged by a comprehensive naval blockade and land siege imposed by Israel for 16 years. The UN and humanitarian organizations have condemned the blockade as illegal and described its impact as “catastrophic”. In 2015, a UN Agency predicted that Gaza would be unlivable by 2020 due to a lack of hygiene, access to clean water, and food shortages caused by Israel. It is now 2023. Today, more than a quarter of all reported diseases in Gaza are caused by poor water quality and access. Fifty-three percent of the population is living below the poverty line and dependence on food aid for survival has increased from less than ten percent in 2000 to an estimated 70 percent in 2017. Between the fall of 2016 and the summer of 2017, 186 facilities providing health, water, sanitation, and solid waste collection services were shut down due to power shortages due to the siege and blockade On 9 October 2023, Jadaliyya co-editor, Noura Erakat, discusses Israel assault on Gaza on ABC news. Watch full interview here. Noura Erakat contextualizes Israel's indiscriminate airstrikes in Gaza on Al Jazeera. Watch full interview here. READ FULL ARTICLE Copyright © 2023 Arab Studies Institute, All rights reserved. Washington D.C. - Beirut, Lebanon T 703-688-2745 info@arabstudiesinstitute.org Books you must read: "Against Our Better Judgement: The hidden history of how the U.S. was used to create Israel" by Alison Weir http://www.againstourbetterjudgment.com/ "State of Terror: How Terrorism Created Modern Israel" by Thomas Suarez http://thomassuarez.com/SoT.html "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" by Ilan Pappe Other important websites to visit http://www.ifamericansknew.org https://wearenotnumbers.org/ https://electronicintifada.net/ End the Blockade/Siege on Gaza! Tear down the Apartheid Walls in West Bank & Gaza! End the War Criminal Israeli collective punishment on the Palestinian people! End the illegal Apartheid Israeli Occupation of all of Palestine! Right to Return to their homes and land in Palestine for all Palestinians! End all U.S. aid to Israel Free Palestine! Long Live Palestine! Support Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) & Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) Campaigns! http://www.bdsmovement.net http://www.WhoProfits.org http://www.pacbi.org Support Solidarity with Freedom Flotilla https://freedomflotilla.org/ Support ISM volunteers in West Bank and Gaza Strip! http://www.palsolidarity.org Donna Wallach cats4jazz@gmail.com Skype: palestinewillbe Twitter: @PalestineWillBe (cell) 408-569-6608 -- "Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them."Assata Shakur 2 books you must read: "Against Our Better Judgement: The hidden history of how the U.S. was used to createIsrael" by Alison Weir http://www.againstourbetterjudgment.com/ "State of Terror: How Terrorism Created Modern Israel" by Thomas Suarezhttp://thomassuarez.com/SoT.html Free Palestine!Right of Return to Palestine for all Palestinians! Free all political prisoners! Leonard Peltier www.FreeLeonardPeltierNow.org Mumia Abu-Jamal https://bringmumiahome.com/ Julian Assange https://assangedefense.org The Holy Land Five: Shukri Abu Baker Ghassan Elashi Mufid Abdulqader Abdulrahman Odeh Mohammad Elmezain https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-trial-and-conviction-of-the-holy-land-foundation-five/237440/ and thousands more End Solitary Confinementhttps://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com California Prison Focus http://newest.prisons.org/our_story End United $tates of Amerikkka invasions and occupationsU.S. Government and UN Occupation Force Soldiers - Hands off Haiti!http://www.haitisolidarity.net/ Syria Solidarity Movement, Solidarity with the Syrian people https://syriasupportmovement.org Donna WallachDonnaIsAnActivist@gmail.com Skype: palestinewillbeTwitter: @PalestineWillBe (cell) 408-569-6608 From:Jeff Hoel To:UACCc:Hoel, Jeff (external); Council, City Subject:COMMENTS -- 10-11-23 UAC meeting -- Item 3, Undergrounding Electric & Telecom Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 4:18:02 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments andclicking on links. Commissioners, At your 10-11-23 meeting, Item 3 is about undergrounding electric and telecom infrastructure. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/2/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities-advisory-commission/archived-agenda-and-minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2023/10-oct-2023/10-11-2023-uac-packet-updated-meeting-location.pdf Please see my comments (paragraphs in red beginning with "###") below the "======" line. Additional comment: * I think this item should have been agendized as an action item, so that if commissioners wanted to vote on their advice to Council, they could. Thanks. Jeff -------------------Jeff Hoel731 Colorado AvenuePalo Alto, CA 94303------------------- =================================================================================================================== --- page 1 --- --- packet page 108 --- ... BACKGROUNDHistory of the Undergrounding Program ... The main purpose of the program was to remove overhead electric and telecommunication lines to improve the visual appearance of the City. ### Over the years, UAC has considered another purpose: making the electric infrastructure more reliable. ### In the 09-07-11 staff report to UAC (cited here), it says (PDF page 5 here): https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2011/id-2096-3.pdf"Based on FY 2011 outages, the conversion of the remaining overhead system to underground (excluding the foothills and 60kV lines) could result in a reduction of 61% in the total customer minutes of outage." ### Fort Collins, CO, has undergrounded virtually all of its electric (between 1948 and 2006)https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/light-power-history-timeline ### Fort Collins reports its SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) quarterly. (SAIDI reports the number of minutes of outage per year per customer.)https://fortcollins.clearpointstrategy.com/economic-health/electric-system-average-interruption-duration-index-saidi-in-minutes/ Between Q1 2019 and Q2 2023 (the time period illustrated in the graph) SAIDI varied between 10.16 and 30.62. The goal is 20.84. ### Palo Alto's 2024 Operating Budget (PDF page 455) reports that for for FY 2021, SAIDI was 104, and for FY 2022, it was 80. For FY 2023, theadopted budget proposed 60, but the estimate was 85. For FY 2024, the proposed SAIDI is 100. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/administrative-services/city-budgets/fy-2024-city-budget/proposed/city-of-palo-alto-proposed-operating-budget_final.pdf ### If Fort Collins were a sister city, we might ask for some sisterly advice about how to improve our SAIDI. ### Incidentally, Fort Collins is just now completing the deployment of citywide FTTP (undergrounded, of course). https://fcconnexion.com/reports/ ... --- page 2 --- --- packet page 109 --- Each pole has allocated space as follows: joint use area at the bottom of the pole, communication attachments in the middle, and electrical space atthe top of the pole. Comcast is attached to the poles in the AT&T communication space through an agreement with AT&T. Other third-partyattachments, such as wireless communication facilities, gain access to the poles through a master license agreement with the City, when the facilitiesare in the electric owned space on the pole, or through AT&T if they are attached in the communications space on the pole. ### How is the communications space divided between the City and AT&T? --- page 4 --- --- packet page 111 --- For reference, the estimated number of residential units in the City is 28,500. Of these units, approximately 62% (16,700) of the units are single familyresidential. It is estimated that 12% (2,000) of the City’s residential structures are currently served from undergrounded facilities leaving 14,000 structures with overhead service. ### In the 09-07-11 staff report to UAC (PDF pages 3-10 here),https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2011/id-2096-3.pdf it says (PDF page 4) 14,050 homes remain to be undergrounded. So, does that mean that since 2011, only 50 homes have been undergrounded? ### It also says (PDF page 4) that "Approximately 2,400 residences have been converted from overhead to underground service and all new housingdevelopments are constructed with underground utility facilities." I don't understand why the number of undergrounded homes would decrease (from 2,400 to 2,000) between 2011 and 2023. ### I believe that sometime after 2011, the City rescinded its policy that all new housing developments are constructed with underground utilityfacilities. Could staff confirm that? The total estimated number of residential, multifamily residential, and commercial structures that would need to be undergrounded in the City is approximately 18,000. ### The 09-07-11 staff report doesn't estimate this statistic.... Based on estimates provided by the CPUC on undergrounding costs, the current estimate for developed residential areas is between $4 to $6 millionper mile for the electrical system conversion. This results in a cost of between $425 and $640 million to convert the entire overhead system tounderground. In addition to these costs, there would be the cost of the conversion of AT&T’s network and the cost of installing services on thecustomer’s property. It is estimated that the cost of undergrounding AT&T’s facilities is 30% of the electrical costs, resulting in costs ranging from $125to $190 Million. ### Who would pay for this? Costs for homeowner conversion are estimated to be $6,000 to $10,000 per home, resulting in an additional $95 to $160 Million. ### Homeowners would apparently pay for this. This would result in a total cost impact on the community of between $645 and $990 Million. ### In the 09-07-11 staff report to UAChttps://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2011/id-2096-3.pdfit estimates (PDF page 4) $281 million. The costs of undergrounding projects have been increasing rapidly, especially in California, where the investor-owned utilities are installing thousandsof miles of underground facilities in fire prone rural areas. In addition, Palo Alto is in a high cost of living area and has tight controls on construction impacts to the community which increases design and construction costs. These factors will continue to put upward pressure on undergrounding costs. ### According to this inflation calculator, if something cost $281 million in 2011, it should cost $384 million today.https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ So, estimated undergrounding costs are rising a lot faster than inflation. The estimated number of homes that the City Utilities Department could convert to underground on an annual basis is approximately 1000 homes.Based on the estimated 18,000 residential, multi-family, and commercial structures the estimated timeline for completion of this project would be at least 18 years ### This calculation apparently assumes that for the purpose of estimating how fast a thing could be undergrounded, it doesn't matter whether thething is residential, multi-family, or commercial. Is that really the case? ... --- page 5 --- --- packet page 112 --- ... Electrification and Undergrounding The City Council has established a sustainability goal to reduce emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 (the "80x30" goal) and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. To reach this goal, residents must convert the energy source for their homes from gas to electric and replace gas power vehicleswith electric powered vehicles. To accommodate the conversion to electric energy sources, the electric utility needs to double distribution transformer capacity, increase the size of secondary conductors, increase substation capacity and increase system interconnections to improve reliability on thenetwork. The estimated cost of the work to upgrade the existing overhead and underground systems, circuit ties, and electric substations is between $200 and $300 million. The overhead electric system portion of the upgrade is estimated to be between $150 and $220 Million. The Utilities Department is currently developing plans to upgrade the entire overhead distribution system by the end of 2026. This will eliminate mostsystem loading restrictions on 88% of the residents that choose to convert their homes and vehicles to electric energy sources. The remainder of the homes that are in underground areas will have system capacity increased by the end of 2030. The delayed timeline for the 12% of customers on theunderground system is due to increased design and construction requirements to upgrade the existing underground systems. In the case where the overhead system was converted to underground as part of the transition to all-electric homes, the system capacity on the entiresystem would not be available until at least 2041. ### In other words, doing electrification and undergrounding concurrently is infeasible because it would take too long. How inevitable is this timeestimate? In addition, to reach full electrification this change would increase utility costs to between $495 and $770 million in the short -term. ### Short-term? In the long-term, the coordination of undergrounding and electrification could result in savings of between $150 and $220 Million due to the eliminationof the overhead upgrades to accommodate electrification. ### In other words, assuming we want undergrounding in the long-run, we can't afford to achieve these cost savings. --- page 6 --- --- packet page 113 --- Table 1 lists the most recent reports and subject of each. ### Of the documents listed, the most recent one to contain occurrences of "$" was dated 11-15-11. From:Linnea WICKSTROM To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:Zone for more housing opportunities Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 3:59:22 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from ljwickstrom@comcast.net. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Honorable City Council Members and Planning Commission Members, Let’s get BOLD and re-do zoning to make denser housing possible across Palo Alto. Ultra-dense housing on El Camino and San Antonio are not the only answers. Let’s make a lot of Palo Alto R3, R4 for appropriately sized lots. Duplexes, tri-plexes, even quad-plexes could fit in a lot of places, such as my neighborhood, and provide the mixed housing we need to accommodate people in an ever- changing city. Re-zoning resource-rich neighborhoods would benefit not only current residents but new residents and the HCD. Linnea Wickstrom Monroe Drive From:Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo To:Council, City Subject:The California Dinosaur Garden Welcomes Visitors Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2023 3:00:45 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. Logo_Full_Color_CMYK.jpg Open Now: The California Dinosaur GardenOctober 10, 2023 Hello Friends, The California Dinosaur Garden, the JMZ’s new, permanent exhibition, is officially open!The exhibit is already capturing imaginations and delighting visitors with its life-sizedinosaur and animal sculptures, prehistoric plants, and interactive exhibits. Tina Keegan,JMZ Exhibits Director, shares more about the newly-opened exhibit below. Our popular Halloween at the JMZ! event, which benefits the Friends’ Annual Giving Fund, takes place on Friday, October 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. Click here to purchase tickets onEventbrite for a fun evening for the entire family. Looking ahead, the Friends will host atour of the JMZ’s Voyage Solar System Model on Sunday, November 5 from 10 a.m.- 11a.m. To reserve a spot on the tour, please register on Eventbrite. I hope to see you at the JMZ soon! Lauren Angelo President, Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo The California Dinosaur Garden Welcomes Visitors Questions for Tina Keegan, JMZ Exhibits Director It’s been a few days since the California Dinosaur Garden opened to the public! Which exhibit features have resonated most with visitors thus far? It has come as no surprise that the climbable Ankylosaur and the fossil dig are hits with our visitors! Children cannot resist using the Ankylosaur’s spikes to hoist themselves up for their family and friends to snap a fun photo of them. We are so excited that we were able to enhance the gravel pit with a cast of a plesiosaurfossil, a large aquatic reptile that lived over 66 million years ago. Depending on where achild digs, there is something new to be discovered every visit. This area also has awheelchair transfer station and a wheelchair-accessible dig table for guests to enjoy. There are some more subtle elements of the new exhibit that really resonate with ourvisitors as well. The Cretaceous-era landscaping full of ferns, palms, and other plants fromthe age of dinosaurs is a fun treat for our nature-loving guests. We have also found thatthe three animations introducing fossilization, evolution, and extinction are popular withvisitors of all ages. Many curious learners intentionally play the English, Spanish, andAmerican Sign Language (ASL) versions of the videos before moving onto the nextexhibit. Photo of the Hadrosaur from Grand Opening with a bow tied around its neck. Photocourtesy of Lee Harper. How did the JMZ install the large dinosaurs into the courtyard? We have seven life-size dinosaurs and animals in the California Dinosaur Garden. Five ofthe dinosaurs are relatively small and were easily carried or carted into the courtyard orthe exhibit hall. The remaining two are large and heavy, so they had to be craned into thecourtyard. The largest dinosaur, a Hadrosaur, Augustynolophus morrisi, arrived in seven different parts. The fabricators, Blue Rhino Studio, assembled the pieces together in the parking lot before lifting the dinosaur onto its base under the dawn redwood tree. At 32 feet long and weighing 2,390 pounds, this dinosaur sculpture’s ascent into the air was a sight to behold. The Ankylosaur, Aletopelta coombsi, arrived in one piece, and like the Hadrosaur, wascraned into the courtyard. Unlike the Hadrosaur, which could be hooked directly to thecrane, the Ankylosaur was lifted into the air inside of a welded cage. Fabricators thensawed off the metal bars, leaving the Ankylosaur ready for final installation. It took a lot oforganization and expertise to successfully install these massive replicas. Families andmedia alike gathered to watch the exciting start to our installation. Photo of the Hadrosaur being assembled in the parking lot outside of the JM. Photocourtesy of Tina Keegan. Photo of the Hadrosaur attached to the crane in the parking lot before being lifted into thecourtyard. Photo courtesy of Tina Keegan. Photo of the Hadrosaur being craned into the California Dinosaur Garden. Photo courtesyof Tina Keegan. How does the California Dinosaur Garden relate to the JMZ’s mission? The JMZ’s mission is to engage a child’s curiosity in science and nature. We know that children are fascinated by dinosaurs, and through the creation of this exhibit, we hoped to connect this fascination to our modern world. Although it is a recreation of the planet more than 66 million years ago, the California Dinosaur Garden showcases ancient life that still exists today, like the dawn redwood tree and dwarf caimans, tortoises and birds, which meet guests during animal programs. Visitors can take science concepts that they learn in the garden into other parts of the JMZas well. For example, the extinction animation teaches guests that dinosaurs in fact still dothrive today! Birds are the descendants of dinosaurs. Visitors revisit our zoo with a newunderstanding that the birds that fly overhead and waddle by are related to the massivedinosaurs they see in the courtyard. The California Dinosaur Garden also gives us the chance to teach young visitors aboutadvanced science concepts, like evolution, in a hands-on environment. Of course, centralto our core as well, is making all of these topics and activities accessible. Our exhibits takeinto consideration the abilities of all of our visitors, which is why we incorporated tactileelements, audio labels, wheelchair-accessible features, and more in order to create apositive experience. We are so excited to continue to welcome guests into the California Dinosaur Garden for years to come! 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