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Home My Public Portal AboutMarch 18, 2024 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: 3/18/2024 Document dates: 3/11/2024 – 3/18/2024 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. From:pennyellson12@gmail.com To:Council, City Cc:Planning Commission; pabacpaloalto@googlegroups.com Subject:San Antonio Road -- Managing Existing and Future Traffic Impacts Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 11:22:28 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Honorable City Council Members, Re: San Antonio Road -- Managing Existing and Future Traffic Impacts Here is Mountain View’s North Bayshore Precise Plan (P39—Nov. 25, 2014) and its gateway plan (referencing San Antonio Road in Palo Alto as a gateway). This document is worth briefly perusing if you have not already seen it before tonight. https://www.mountainview.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4406/638214110650830000 Please note the gateway connectivity is mapped on p. 151 and gateway concepts for MV gateways follow that. Portions of this plan are helpful to Palo Altans who are trying to understand what’s happening with regional bike/transit connectivity. Here are all of the materials related to this process for those who are interested. https://www.mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/community- development/planning/regulations/precise-plans/north-bayshore-precise-plan From some reading this weekend, I learned that when City Council approved plans for the 788 San Antonio TOD housing project on November 16, 2020, they also approved a Comp Plan change, and certified a Final EIR that also applies to future TOD housing projects on the block of San Antonio between Charleston and Middlefield which are now moving into and through the planning/approval pipeline. While I support creating new housing at this location, I am very concerned about what appears to be a failure to incorporate requirements for ROW for future San Antonio Road bicycle facilities and bus transit in these TOD projects. The traffic study for 788 San Antonio allowed continued use of sharrows on San Antonio—a contraindicated bicycle facility for a multi-lane road with these auto volumes and speeds. Also, it is important to consider that San Antonio is, and will continue to be, a truck route. Question I have asked staff: Will all of the projects on that corridor also get only sharrows? Did any of this ever come to PABAC for review? When? According to Action Minutes, at the time of the 788 San Antonio Project approval in 2020, Council voted to direct staff to “return with the parameters for a San Antonio Corridor transportation study.” I searched for a transportation study and could not find one. If TOD projects continue to be approved on San Antonio with sharrows and street parking, the city will have to fight future building occupants for street parking removal to get ROW to create room for appropriate bike/ped/transit facilities in a TOD area. (If we have learned nothing else from the recent El Camino Real debacle, I hope we have learned that bike/ped transit facilities need to be built at the SAME time new development and parking decisions are underway.) A very high density San Antonio Area streetscape that preserves no ROW for future bike facilities or bus transit stops along and across San Antonio Road (as well as connectors like Middlefield which also lacks bike lanes on the San Antonio approach) is not sensible planning. It cannot deliver trip reduction that one would expect and the city needs from TOD. When I asked staff why no bike facilities (or ROW for bike facilities and bus transit) were incorporated in these TOD Area projects, I was told that “it was impossible to plan bike facilities piecemeal.” However, it appears, from the 11/16/ 2020 Council Meeting Action Minutes that planning staff was directed not to plan piecemeal for the Charleston to Middlefield portion of San Antonio. They were directed to “return with the parameters for a San Antonio Corridor transportation study.” Did staff follow up on this direction? When? Where can interested citizens find it? Our city should be thinking about this corridor in context of Mountain View’s aforementioned Precise Plans as well. Council also is talking about staff’s Work Plan tonight. If the Transportation Study that Council directed staff to do in 2020 was never done, what action might be taken now to preserve San Antonio Road ROW and plan bike and bus transit facilities before it is too late? It saddens me to see that Mountain View has been much more forward-thinking than my own city on this matter. I realize there may be pieces I am missing here. Please do fill me in if that is so. Thank you in advance for giving my comments your usual thoughtful attention. Penny Ellson (speaking as an individual, though I cc my PABAC colleagues and PTC here informationally) Virus-free.www.avg.com From:Denise Salles To:Council, City Subject:Pets in Need contract Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 10:13:49 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from denise.salles@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 members, l am deeply disappointed to see current contract terms with Pets In Need. The City has decidedto spend $7 million over a 5-year term with fewer services than originally agreed to, and now at a greater expense. Why? • For example, PIN is currently offering spay/neuter services ONE day a week, and only to PAand LA/LAH residents. • An article in today's Daily Post suggests that wait times for spay/neuter have decreased, which is incorrect. • For people outside of PA or LA/LAHs, the spay/neuter waiting list is 6 months! • The shot clinic, offered weekly, has a caveat. You have to register on their website inadvance. What about people who don't have internet access? Yes, I know most people have phones, but restricting vaccines to only those who register in advance is not efficient. PAASoffered a weekly shot clinic @ specific hours, and it worked beautifully. Pets In Need as an organization does not align with the City’s needs, and never will, nor do they desire to. With the reduction of valuable services, and increased expenses, what is theirincentive to serve the community? The original contract stated that they would keep services as they were with PAAS, and it's been nothing but paring down since 2019. I am nervous and saddened about further loss of service and an added financial burden for thecity over the next 5 years. Sincerely, Denise Salles650-269-9494 From:Bryan Neider To:Council, City Cc:Soheila Mozayan; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; Sarah Verity Subject:Tonight"s City Council Meeting Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 9:36:36 AM Attachments:Palo Alto City Council 3.4.24.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from bryan@abilitypath.org. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Stone, Vice-Mayor Lauing, and Council Members Burt, Kou,Lithcott-Haims, Tanaka and Veenker, AbilityPath presented a proposal to the City Council on March 4th, whichprovided information on the health and wellness programs we intend to offer Palo Alto residents at the new Mitchell Park Place facility. (PDF Attached) The follow-up discussion is scheduled for this evening’s City Council meeting agenda. Others, including me, representing AbilityPath, and community members, will join the meeting virtually. I am more thanwilling to answer any questions you may have regarding our program and proposal and to provide any additional information that may be required. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Bryan Bryan NeiderChief Executive Officer, AbilityPathPronouns: He/Him/His****************************** From:Floura Naini To:emilly.kallas@cityofpaloalto.org Cc:Council, City Subject:SB 9 URBAN LOT SPILT EARLY NOTICE Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 8:33:42 AM Attachments:SB 9 URBAN LOT 2.docx Some people who received this message don't often get email from flouran@yahoo.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Date: March 17, 2024 To: Emily Kallas Project Planner City of Palo Alto From: Floura Nayebi 727 Moreno Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94393 Re: SB9 Urban Split for 722 Marion Avenue Palo Alto, CA EMILLY KALLAS PROJECT PLANNER Dear Emily, I received the early notice regarding SB 9 Urban Split for 722 Marion Avenue. I share a back fence with this property, and I oppose this plan. The owner has not lived at this location forthree years and so does not fulfill the occupancy requirement for SB 9 Urban Split. The homeowner must also sign an affidavit stating they intend to occupy one of their units as theirprimary residence for at least three years following completion of their construction. SB 9 (Chapter 112, Statutes of 2021) requires ministerial approval of a housing developmentwith no more than two primary units in a single-family zone, the subdivision of a parcel in asingle-family zone into two parcels, or both. In other words, the maximum number of units allowed for an Urban Lot Split is two. Also, no resulting parcels may be smaller than 40% ofthe lot area. I share a fence with the property and am deeply opposed to this plan. There have beenongoing issues regarding the fence, which has been in place for 72 years. Despite the housechanging hands 12 times, the fence has remained due to its placement for pole easement. Ihave previously lodged complaints with code enforcement, and all relevant documentation hasbeen submitted to the city planning department via email. Unfortunately, I have not seen anysignificant action taken, except for utility personnel suggesting that if the fence obstructs theirwork, they will break it and expect me to repair it. It is essential to note that the utility easement for 727 Moreno was recorded in 1950, whereasthe deed for 722 Marion does not include a utility easement. This discrepancy renders the deeddefective and necessitates correction by the Title Company. I have expended considerableresources, approximately $50,000, to demonstrate the necessity of the fence's currentplacement, particularly due to its proximity to the electric pole carrying the transformer.Moreover, local regulations dictate that construction cannot occur within 5 feet of the fence,further complicating matters. Also, my neighbor at 719 Moreno that made ADU, it is allbuilding there is no land left for green plants and animal that live underground like gophersand since then there is all kind of tunneling activities around my building and garden. I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to your response. Very truly yours, Floura Nayebi 650 388-6441 flouran@yahoo.com From:Mehrdad Nayebi, Ph.D. To:Kallas, Emily Cc:Council, City; City Mgr Subject:722 SB 9 regarding 722 Marion p Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 8:12:09 AM Attachments:SB 9 URBAN LOT 2.docx Some people who received this message don't often get email from nayebi@yahoo.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. I’m co-owner of the house at 727 Moreno Ave and I too am strongly opposed to this massivechange to my neighborhood that this INVESTOR is purely motivated by profit than environmental impact on this area I and children lived for decades. View this email in your browser Visit us on www.lwvpaloalto.org, Facebook, and Instagram March E-BLAST March 18, 2024 In this Issue LWVPA Updates LWVPA Member Orientation Coffee LWVPA Virtual Speaker Event Upcoming Events Deportation and the Courts - Promoting Human Rights at Home Legalizing Housing Abundance in California Celebrating Women's History Month in March! LWVPA UPDATES From:LWV Palo Alto (Eblast)To:Council, CitySubject:LWVPA March 2024 E-Blast: Join our Member Orientation Coffee on Thursday, March 21!Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 7:20:45 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. Join LWV of Palo Alto LWVPA Member Orientation Coffee Thursday, March 21, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm 480 Gary Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Are you a new League member curious about what the League of Women Voters does? Have you been a member for a while but not sure how you can help? Would you like to learn about crucial issues in the community, discover new interests, and develop lasting friendships through working with the League? Come to the New/Current Member Orientation Coffee! Bring a friend! Please RSVP here: members@lwvpaloalto.org Questions? Please call Membership Director Sunny Dykwel at 650-400- 6960. LWVPA Virtual Speaker Event Wednesday, March 27, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Featuring our Guest Speaker Rachael Myrow Senior Editor of KQED’s Silicon Valley News Desk Free Speech in the Digital Age & The Mass Extinction of American Journalism American journalism, like the other pillars of our democracy developed 250 or so years ago now, is struggling to keep up. Worse, struggling to stay alive. You might be thinking, “I’ve got more news coming at me on my phone, 24/7, than I can handle!” KQED's Rachael Myrow is not discounting your experience. She's warning that what many of us observe about the state of journalism right now is like a wet year late into a mega drought; the larger trend lines point to the challenges in the digital age. BIO: Rachael Myrow is Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk. You can hear her work on NPR, The World, WBUR's Here & Now, and the BBC. She also guest hosts for KQED's Forum. Over the years, she's talked with Kamau Bell, David Byrne, Kamala Harris, Tony Kushner, Armistead Maupin, Van Dyke Parks, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tommie Smith, among others. Before all this, she hosted The California Report for 7+ years, reporting on topics like assisted living facilities, the robot takeover at Amazon, and chocolate persimmons. Prior to joining KQED, Rachael worked in Los Angeles at KPCC and Marketplace. 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From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Bryan Gobin; Cecilia Taylor; Council, City; Damon Silver; Friends ofCubberley; GRP-City Council; Human Relations Commission; JIM MINKLER1; Jeff Moore; KEVIN JENSEN; KarenHolman; Lewis james; Michelle; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; O"Neal, Molly; Palo Alto Free Press; Spieckerman,Damian; Stump, Molly; Tom DuBois; alphonso.lozano@santamonica.gov; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; dennisburns Subject:Watch "‘Ben Shapiro Is A Coward!’ - Cornel West" on YouTube Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 12:18:50 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://youtu.be/fTOcKn6p1pU?si=hNVqgkB7Kx2jnRWL From:Aram James To:Julie Lythcott-Haims; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg Cc:Jeff Rosen Subject:Watch "‘Ben Shapiro Is A Coward!’ - Cornel West" on YouTube Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 12:09:38 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://youtu.be/fTOcKn6p1pU?si=JhhKBuoG01bHk8Dc From:Aram James To:Julie Lythcott-Haims; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg Cc:Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Cindy Chavez; Council, City; Clerk, City; GRP-City Council; Human Relations Commission; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Kaloma Smith; Stump, Molly; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org Subject:Hitler and the Chosen People One & The Same? Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:51:18 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. From:alexg@wetryforonlineoption.com Subject:Mastering the Future: Unveiling Opportunities in Master-Planned Communities Summit Austin June 2024 (EarlyBird Expiring This Month) Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:25:10 PM Attachments:Master-Planned Communities (Brochure) 1 Aimi.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from alexg@wetryforonlineoption.com. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Mastering the Future: Unveiling Opportunities in Master-Planned CommunitiesSummit Austin June 2024 (Early Bird Expiring This Month) In the realm of real estate development, the allure of master-planned communities beckonsconstruction companies and property developers with promises of unparalleled profitpotential and prestige. 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To register for this international conference, kindly fill in the registration form and fax or email it back to us. Best regards From:Aram James To:Julie Lythcott-Haims; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg Cc:Angel, David; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Cecilia Taylor; Cindy Chavez; Council, City; D Martell; Damon Silver; Denise@lacap.com; Dennis Upton; Don Austin; EPA Today; Ed Lauing; Enberg, Nicholas; Friends of Cubberley; GRP-City Council; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Josh Becker; Kaloma Smith; Lotus Fong; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; O"Neal, Molly; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed; Spieckerman, Damian; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Otto Lee; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Perron, Zachary; dennis burns; editor@paweekly.com; editor@almanacnews.com Subject:Thousands of children"s clothes laid along California beach in support to ceasefire in Gaza Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 10:36:39 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Thousands of children's clothes laid along California beach in support to ceasefire in Gaza https://www.ksbw.com/article/thousands-of-childrens-clothes-laid-along-california-beach-in- support-to-ceasefire-in-gaza/60221172 From:Selin Jessa To:Council, City; Syliva.Star-Lack@CityofPaloAlto.org Subject:ECR bikeway support Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 8:57:48 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from selinjessa@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council, I support Caltrans' El Camino Real (ECR) bikeway project. I am a scientist at Stanford, aswell as a resident of Palo Alto’s Downtown South neighbourhood. I cross El Camino Real on my bike most days to get from Palo Alto to Stanford, and regularly encounter dangeroussituations with cars due to the lack of protected infrastructure for bikes - despite the number of cyclists who use this route daily. I also frequently cross or walk/ride along El Camino Real toaccess stores and businesses in Palo Alto. Right now, crossing or riding along ECR is dangerous and unsafe, particularly with trying to cover the last mile to reach restaurants,grocery stores, and other services. The bikeway project has potential to help me and others make safe car-free choices when getting around our neighbourhood. As part of this plan, I request that Caltrans and Palo Alto improve intersections like Churchill,Charleston / Arastradero, California Ave, and El Camino Way. Even when crossing signs and cross walks exist, cars regularly overtake or cut off pedestrians and cyclists to turn right whenfacing a red light. More protection at those intersections, such as dedicated green lights for bicycles and prohibiting cars from taking right turns at red lights would go a long way tomaking it safe for everyone on foot and bike and delivering a truly transformative project for Palo Alto. I look forward to your final plans and implementation. Selin Jessa From:Makenzie Hazard To:Council, City; Clerk, City; Prior, Christine Subject:Submission for 3/18 city council Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 8:57:24 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from hazardm@umich.edu. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, This is a group submission for a five minute public comment on 3/18. I will be presenting andthe following people will be either in person or on zoom to donate their minutes: Jon HCarolee H Jessie HLubna Q I will also use my minute for a total of 5 minutes. Please let me know if there is anything else Ineed to do. Best, Makenzie -- Kenzie Hazard Sociology, BA / Intergroup Relations Minor 2023 From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Angel, David; Braden Cartwright; Bryan Gobin; Cecilia Taylor; Cindy Chavez;Council, City; D Martell; Damon Silver; Dan Okonkwo; Daniel Kottke; Dennis Upton; Don Austin; DuJuan Green;EPA Today; Ed Lauing; Emily Mibach; Enberg, Nicholas; Friends of Cubberley; Greer Stone; Human RelationsCommission; Jack Ajluni; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KEVINJENSEN; Kaloma Smith; Karen Holman; Lewis james; Gardener, Liz; Lotus Fong; Michelle; Palo Alto Free Press;Raj Jayadev; Raymond Goins; Roberta Ahlquist; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber; Sameena@Secure-Justice.org; SeanAllen; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Susan Hayase; Tom DuBois;Vara Ramakrishnan; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Zelkha, Mila; dennis burns; district1@bos.sccgov.org;editor@paweekly.com; ladoris cordell Subject:BILLION-DOLLAR JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND BARS DONATIONS TO PROGRESSIVE JEWISH GROUP Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 7:40:56 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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BILLION-DOLLAR JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND BARS DONATIONS TO PROGRESSIVE JEWISH GROUP https://theintercept.com/2024/03/14/jewish-communal-fund-jvp-donations/ From:Aram James To:Ahmed@ahmedforcongressca.com; Angel, David; Angie Evans; Baker, Rob; Cecilia Taylor; Council, City; DMartell; Damon Silver; Dave Price; Diana Diamond; EPA Today; Ed Lauing; GRP-City Council; Human RelationsCommission; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KalomaSmith; Lewis james; Gardener, Liz; Zelkha, Mila; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; O"Neal, Molly; Roberta Ahlquist; SallyLieber; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; WILPFPeninsula Palo Alto; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; dennis burns Subject:Re: Congressional debate public records and subsequent restrictions placed on city council meetings Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 7:39:31 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 5:10 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: 3/13/2024 Hi Adam,Given that, only one party/side to this very critical issue( cease-fire, ongoing genocide, new restrictions regarding allowable signage) was invited to meet with City Manager Ed Shikadaand other city staff & council members, I'm actually glad the Weekly did NOT attend this closed-door meeting. If the city wanted to have a meeting and not agendize the item as theyshould have done then the least they could have done was invite not just an apparently very biased member of the Jewish community but include members of the FREE Palestinianmovement as well as members of the other major paper in town, the Daily Post. In other words, all the stakeholders. I believe the city should immediately remove the new restrictions on the type of signageallowed at city council meetings. If the city truly believes such restrictions should be imposed then agendize the issue and allow for robust debate on all sides of the issue beforeany restrictions are imposed. Regards, Aram On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM Adam Dawes <adawes@embarcaderopublishing.com> wrote:I don't disagree with you on process. From my reading of your PRA, it seemed Ed and Vicki's comments came out of our experience with this movement and less because ofAlan Crystal. While Mr. Crystal did loop us into his communication with the city and we were interested in attending, the city wanted to have a discussion solely with him and we werenot invited in the end. On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: We 3/13/2024 Hi Adam,I think we disagree on this one big time, and that’s okay with me. As I said in my opening note and during our conversation on Monday the city used the disruption at your event as a pretext to impose restrictions where no logical nexus exists betweenyour event and city council meetings in the multiple decades in the past, where no such disruptions occurred to my knowledge. As I said this restriction issue should have beendecided at a city council meeting on an agendized item, not in a behind-closed-door setting with a high-powered member or members of the Jewish Zionist crowd,apparently attending, without representation from the Palestinian community and their supporters. I thought the PRA materials I sent your way suggested that you and BillJohnson were both invited to attend a meeting with City Manager Ed Shikada, city council members, the city attorney, and community members to discuss the issue ofpossible First Amendment restrictions going forward. If I am factually wrong on this point, or you and Bill didn't attend, my apologies to you and Bill Johnson. I believe thenew restrictions are unnecessary and have the appearance, timing-wise, of targeting members of the free Palestinian movement and cease-fire supporters who since October2023 have regularly attended city council meetings with zero accusations that supporters of these causes have disrupted city council business. At your suggestion, I will copy thisexchange to Ed Shikada, the city council and the other usual suspects. I look forward to seeing their response. Best regards, Aram James On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 12:09 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Adam,I enjoyed talking to you on Monday evening, March 11, 2024. Thanks for your phone call. As promised, I am sending a copy of the PRA materials I received from the cityof Palo Alto regarding the fallout resulting from the Weekly’s Congressional Debate held on January 31. As I mentioned, I am concerned that after the debate, the citydecided to place restrictions on signage members of the public could bring to city council meetings. There is arguably zero nexus justifying imposing First Amendmentrestrictions on signage being brought to city council meetings in perpetuity based on any disruptions that occurred at the Weekly debate. In addition, if you look closely atthe PRA material, you will see the restrictions were imposed with no public hearing on the issue and with a meeting or meetings that were held between the city and atleast one very prominent member of the Jewish community (a strong supporter of the Israel first crowd) without representation or input from members of the Palestiniancommunity and or their supporters. Let me know what you think about the issues once you have reviewed the attached PRA materials. Best regards, Aram James 415-370-5056 From:Aram James To:Angel, David; Baker, Rob; Council, City; Damon Silver; DuJuan Green; EPA Today; Ed Lauing; Jay Boyarsky; JeffMoore; Jeff Rosen; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; Salem Ajluni;Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Zelkha, Mila Subject:The New York Times is trying to uncover our sources Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 6:26:51 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Over the last few weeks, The Intercept has exposed massive holes in the New York Times’s marquee front-page exposé on alleged sexual violence committed on October 7. Instead of addressing the gaping flaws in the story and issuing a correction, the Times has launched an internal “witch hunt” targeting employees based on their national origin, ethnicity, and race to track down anyone who may havetalked to The Intercept about the story, according to the union that represents the Times newsroom employees. The Intercept is continuing to investigate and expose false reports and anti- Palestinian bias in major news outlets like the New York Times. But as a nonprofitnews organization, we rely on donations from readers to help fund this vital reporting. Will you make a donation to help support the hard-hitting investigative journalism of The Intercept? 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 → The controversy around the New York Times’s shabby October 7 reporting isn’t just some inside baseball media story. 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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:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Baker, Rob; Council, City; D Martell; Damon Silver; Don Austin; Ed Lauing;Friends of Cubberley; GRP-City Council; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KEVINJENSEN; Gardener, Liz; Lotus Fong; Michelle; O"Neal, Molly; Bains, Paul; Raj Jayadev; Raymond Goins; SalemAjluni; Spieckerman, Damian; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Perron,Zachary; dennis burns Subject:MORE THAN 20 STUDENT GROUPS PROTESTED. A LAWSUIT ASKS WHY COLUMBIA ONLY SUSPENDED TWO. In addition to Columbia, another Ivy League lawsuit by Penn faculty seeks to block the school’s cooperation with a “McCarthyesque” House committee. Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 4:41:34 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. MORE THAN 20 STUDENT GROUPSPROTESTED. A LAWSUIT ASKS WHYCOLUMBIA ONLY SUSPENDED TWO. In addition to Columbia, another Ivy League lawsuit by Penn faculty seeks to block the school’s cooperation with a “McCarthyesque” House committee. https://theintercept.com/2024/03/14/palestine-penn-columbia-gaza-protest-lawsuits/ From:herb To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Fw: March 18, 2024 Council Meeting, Item #8: Pets in Need Contract Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 4:28:25 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from herb_borock@hotmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. MARCH 18, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AGENDA ITEM #8PETS IN NEED CONTRACT The link in my prior email did not work because the searchfunction on the relevant site timed out. To view the linked document: 1. Go to "oag.ca.gov"; 2. Under Programs go to "Charities"; 3. Scroll down page to "Charity Research Sources"; 4. Click on "Registry Research Tool"; 5. Search for "Pets in Need" under Organization Name. Herb Borock From: herb <herb_borock@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:09 PM To: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: March 18, 2024 Council Meeting, Item #8: Pets in Need Contract MARCH 18, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AGENDA ITEM #8PETS IN NEED CONTRACT I urge you to remove this item from your agenda because Pets inNeed has not filed its required registration as a non-profitpublic benefit corporation with the California Attorney Generalas required by law: https://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Details.aspx?result=d2811076-c196-4bb6-8f83-58403ffa1663 Herb Borock From:herb To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:March 18, 2024 Council Meeting, Item #8: Pets in Need Contract Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 4:09:49 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from herb_borock@hotmail.com. 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MARCH 18, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AGENDA ITEM #8PETS IN NEED CONTRACT I urge you to remove this item from your agenda because Pets inNeed has not filed its required registration as a non-profitpublic benefit corporation with the California Attorney Generalas required by law: https://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Details.aspx?result=d2811076-c196-4bb6-8f83-58403ffa1663 Herb Borock From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; David Balakian; fred beyerlein;bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; bballpod; Council, City; Cathy Lewis;cramirez.electriclab133@gmail.com; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; dan.richard@earthlink.net;dallen1212@gmail.com; Daniel Zack; eappel@stanford.edu; Scott Wilkinson; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu;Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; Irv Weissman; Sally Thiessen; Joel Stiner; jerryruopoli; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; kfsndesk; Kevin.Nower@bestbuy.com; margaret-sasaki@live.com;maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net; MY77FJ@gmail.com; Mayor; Mark Standriff; merazroofinginc@att.net; nickyovino; news@fresnobee.com; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; terry; tsheehan; vallesR1969@att.net;yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: ZOOX CEO Aicha Evans- Don"t miss this, 24 min. Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 1:32:45 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 8:31 PM Subject: Fwd: ZOOX CEO Aicha Evans- Don't miss this, 24 min.To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sunday, March 17, 2024 To all, including to Aicha Evans and Elon Musk- Interview with ZOOX CEO Aicha Evans. Highly recommended. Bloomberg Studio 1.0 - Zoox CEO Aicha Evans (youtube.com) Notice that at 11:08 she says "We show up, and we pick you up, sliding doors, you step in, a little bit London cab inspired..." In a recent email, I said that "the ZOOX vehicle haspeople enter and exit a lot like they do in the London taxi". I wrote that before I saw this. I got close to both Elon Musk's and Aicha Evans' origins in 1981. She is from Senegal. From mid-september to mid-October, 1981, I was in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa. Flying from JFK and Jan Smuts International Airport in Joberg, South AfricanAirways planes landed in the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Senegal in west Africa going and coming. I think the Cape Verdes are part of Senegal. It is 7,987 miles from JFK to JanSmuts International Airport in Johannesberg, so the planes land at the mid-way point in the Cape Verdes. You are in the air for 16 hours. When they are in the Cape Verdes, both thenorth bound and south bound planes are on the ground at the same time. The crews from the south bound plane walk over and take over the north bound plane and fly it back on up toJFK. The crew from the north bound plane walk over and take over the south bound plane and fly it on back to Joberg. That used to be done at mid-Pacific with planes flying between theUS and Australia, landing in Hawaii. We noticed that we had a new crew as we departed the Cape Verdes. We walked along a long runway at night to get to the little airport terminal during that stop. Parked along there was a big Russian jet transport, with a big hammer and sickle up near thepilots windshield. Inside the little terminal in the Cape Verdes, there were ~25 Cuban troops sitting at tables, on their way to the war in Angola. Castro had contributed them. Overhead fans were turning.Sitting around the perimeter were blue-eyed Russian handlers. We were all abuzz about seeing them when we got back in our plane. It was like a scene from "Casablanca". It was~September 15, 1981. BTW, because of the war in Angola, our plane could have flown in over it to get to South Africa, but did not. It continued on down the west coast of Africa and turned east to fly in overNamibia. I remember standing in the back of the plane chatting with a chap and looking down at the Namib Desert, passing below. Mile after mile of sand and dirt with scrub brush in it.The occasional road. These flights leave JFK in the evening, around 7 PM and you land in Joberg in the late afternoon, maybe 6 or 7 PM. The return flight leaves Joberg in the late afternoon, maybe 5PM, and lands at JFK around 7 AM. That return flight will be the longest night most people ever have. About 16 hours in the dark. Re Mr. Musk, while in Joberg, I went out once to visit Witwatersrand University. Theirengineering school is not there, but in downtown Joberg. There is a wall outside of that school, and one time walking along there I saw some big lugs sitting on that wall. Mr. Musk probablyknows the wall to which I refer. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. From:Aram James To:Angel, David; Cindy Chavez; Council, City; D Martell; Damon Silver; Don Austin; Ed Lauing; Greer Stone; HumanRelations Commission; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Kaloma Smith;Linda Jolley; Gardener, Liz; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; Raj Jayadev; Raymond Goins; Roberta Ahlquist; Salem Ajluni;Stump, Molly; Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; chuck jagoda;district1@bos.sccgov.org; raj@siliconvalleyde-bug.org Subject:For Bay Area’s Muslims, suffering and death in Gaza bring sorrow, frustration and guilt to Ramadan ‘It breaks our heart. It breaks our soul’ Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 1:27:30 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. For Bay Area’s Muslims,suffering and death in Gazabring sorrow, frustrationand guilt to Ramadan ‘It breaks our heart. It breaks our soul’ https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/16/for-bay-areas-muslims-suffering-and-death-in-gaza-bring-sorrow-frustration-and-guilt-to-ramadan/ From:prue pruesaunders.comTo:Council, CitySubject:Infill :m/ over buildingDate:Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:41:31 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from prue@pruesaunders.com. Learn why this is importantCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi to whom it may concern One of my neighbors came by asking me to write to you about intensifying the building on the the neighboring lots… I think we should stick with the current building codes, setbacks and standards, and not give exceptions… Especially if it impacts the immediate neighbors or affects the neighborhood in general Prue Saunders Sent from my iPhone From:Bob Gardiner To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto avenue quiet zone Date:Sunday, March 17, 2024 3:22:17 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from gardreni@aol.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. I was told over a year ago that we could do this for under $200k in 1-2 years. When is this going to be implemented? Thank youBob Garfiner Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; David Balakian; fred beyerlein;bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; bballpod; Council, City; Cathy Lewis;cramirez.electriclab133@gmail.com; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; dan.richard@earthlink.net;dallen1212@gmail.com; eappel@stanford.edu; Scott Wilkinson; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu;Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; huidentalsanmateo; Irv Weissman; Sally Thiessen; Joel Stiner; jerry ruopoli;kfsndesk; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; Kevin.Nower@bestbuy.com; margaret-sasaki@live.com;maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net; MY77FJ@gmail.com; Mayor; Mark Standriff; merazroofinginc@att.net; nickyovino; news@fresnobee.com; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; terry; tsheehan;vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Amazon- apparently, ZOOX Date:Saturday, March 16, 2024 6:43:16 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM Subject: Fwd: Amazon- apparently, ZOOXTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Saturday, March 16, 2024 To all, including to Mary Barra and Elon Musk- RoboTaxis discussion now. Lots to see here. E.g., Here is ZOOX, owned by Amazon who paid $1.2 billion for it. Jeff Bezos likes it: EASY to get in and out of. Are you listeningElon? Cover it with lights and reflectors for safety at night. How the Amazon Zoox first robotaxi will work (youtube.com) When could we see Tesla robotaxis on the road? 8 minutes. Well done: When Could Tesla Robotaxis & FSD be on the Roads? (youtube.com) The Tesla Model X and the new Tesla van that is coming will both be expensive AND Ithink they both lend themselves to the robotaxi business. Easy to get in and out of. Ifthey generate enough revenue as taxis for the owners, the higher price will be justified. Put another way, if a more expensive Tesla can earn its keep as a robotaxi, the owner gets a bettervehicle. Not everyone will want his personal vehicle out there running as a taxi all day, however. More on Tesla robotaxi: Elon Musk Announces Tesla's NEW Robotaxi For 2023 (youtube.com) BUT, BUT THIS is ZOOX!!! This impresses me hugely. Wow. I love this. Don't missthis. Fully Autonomous, All-Electric and Built for Riders, Not Drivers—This is Zoox (youtube.com) Notice that the ZOOX resembles the London taxis a little if the didn't have the bonnet. Built from the ground up as a taxi! This and Tesla vehicles running autonomously astaxis would both work. Many people will want a Tesla car, and if it can earn revenue as a taxi when the owner is not using it, such a vehicle will sell. But I think that GM using its Bolt as arobotaxi and Tesla using its Redwood as a taxi will be limited by how hard they are to get in and out of. I think ZOOX has them there. Here is ZOOX, not real hard to get in and out of: Don't miss this: "Could beat Tesla andUber" Zoox's $800M Robo Taxi Could Beat Tesla and Uber (youtube.com) Top executive at ZOOX discusses the product: Amazon-Backed Zoox Unveils Ride-Hailing Robotaxi (youtube.com) The financial relationship of Zoox to Amazon. You cannot buy a ZOOX as your personal vehicle. it is an autonomous taxi, a fleet vehicle. Is Zoox A Public Company? (financhill.com) Notice that ZOOX vehicles are made in Fremont, Calif. and the Co. is headquartered inFoster City, Calif. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; David Balakian; fred beyerlein;bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; bballpod; Council, City; Cathy Lewis;cramirez.electriclab133@gmail.com; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; dan.richard@earthlink.net;dallen1212@gmail.com; eappel@stanford.edu; Scott Wilkinson; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu;Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; huidentalsanmateo; Irv Weissman; Sally Thiessen; Joel Stiner; jerry ruopoli;kfsndesk; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; Kevin.Nower@bestbuy.com; margaret-sasaki@live.com;maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net; MY77FJ@gmail.com; Mayor; Mark Standriff; merazroofinginc@att.net; nickyovino; news@fresnobee.com; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com; Dan Richard; Steve Wayte; terry;tsheehan; vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Speculation re Tesla Robotaxi Date:Saturday, March 16, 2024 5:39:20 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 4:17 PM Subject: Fwd: Speculation re Tesla RobotaxiTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Saturday, March 16, 2024 To all, including Mary Barra and Elon Musk- Many of these drawings are ridiculous. See the first link below. People of any height, 5'5"and more, won't use such vehicles. What is it? The car makers have a conviction that the A pillars should be serverely sloping, the roofs should be uncomfortably low, and nobody over5'5" should be a potential customer? It is more than a conviction- it's a fetish!! Look at a Mercedes sedan or a Chevy Caprice Classic from 1978. They were built right for people ofnormal height: A tall, vertical A pillar and a tall enough roof. Jeep is about the only maker at this point that gets it right. That big $300,000 Mercedes electric "Jeep" does too. The boxyrobotaxi they show in these vids would work. See it at 0.06 and at 0.11 in this vid, i.e.,right at the start of the vid. One would bend and walk in, not duck and twist. It isZOOX, owned by Amazon. This is also how people enter and exit the London Taxi. See my recent mail re the London Taxis, below. Huge success. Licensed from Geeley, they are built in Coventry. They are a "world taxi" we are told. Tesla and/or GM could just licensethose perhaps and make them autonomous- and electric only. If these companies, et. al., make a robotaxi requiring contortions to get in and out of, they will generate revenue from shortpeople only. The coming Tesla van looks promising for taller people. Offer that as arobotaxi, I suggest. But I really ALSO like the boxy robotaxi - ZOOX from Amazon-shown in this vid at the beginning. Just cover it with lights for night use. Tesla Model Xwould work well as a robotaxi too. Easy for rides to enter and exit. That is shown withModel X in a coming video- next email I'll send today- LH. Look on YouTube forZOOX. Mr. Bezos has backed a winner here, I think. So the new Tesla van and the Tesla Model X would work as robotaxis. They will beexpensive, but if the owner puts his vehicle out as a robotaxi, the revenue from that canhelp offset his monthly payment. A huge question, beyond the regulatory one, is how the public would treat one's vehicle being out there as a robotaxi. One might not like whatcomes home to him. Make the interior "hosable", like the backs of police cars are. To try to make the coming Model 2- the Redwood- work as a robotaxi, might be lesssuccessful. If it had gull-wing doors it would work better as a robotaxi. It would sell aLOT better as a car not to be used as a robotaxi too. I think gull-wing doors are a wayout of the "severely sloping A pillar" box that Tesla (and Chevy with its Bolt, et.al.) havegotten themselves into. Give them a taller roof too. (23) Elon Musk Unveiled The truth about Tesla Robotaxi NV9X and Why Apple Car Titan Project Failed? - YouTube Here are new vehicles coming from Tesla in 2025, it is speculated in this video. See thevan. It could work for tall people, who do have money to spend, BTW. At 9:32 here we seea tall driver's door. That will sell!! And at 10:06 we see a larger version of the Tesla van. At10:08 you can see that the driver's door is indeed a big, vertical rectangle. Sweet. Elon Musk Reveals All-New Tesla Models Design in 2025 that Could Change the Entire EV Industry! (youtube.com) Here again is my email about the great London Taxi, a PHEV. People love them, andAmericans would too if GM and/or Tesla offered them, or something like them, for sale here. Tesla seems unlikely to produce a PHEV, but GM likes what it did with the Chevy Volt.Maybe offer the London taxi as a pure electric with longer-range batteries, like the LFPs, in the Tesla variant. Inductive charging would be wonderful for a taxi too. Siemens even showeda taxi stand with the taxis charging by induction in a vid of ~10 years ago. Franz von Holtzhausen said from the back of a Cybertruck driven by Jay Leno that "We're working oninduction". See "Jay Leno's Garage" where they all looked at the Cybertruck in his garage and took it for a drive. Why not treat the American people as adults, instead of how it is done now? I believe thatto offer vehicles that are really tough to get in and out of for a lot of adults is to show contempt for the car-buying public. A LOT of taller people react to that by not buying theproduct in question. "They know what they can do with their severely sloping A pillar and low roof". There's this concept called "human engineering". They'll think "How about a used Jeepfrom when they were still quality"? More on the London Taxi EV. It's a PHEV - loran.harding@alumni.stanford.edu - Stanford Alumni Mail (google.com) Tesla stock, TSLA, pulled out of its death-spiral a little yesterday, Friday, March 15, 2024,closing up $1.07 to $163.57. I foresee great gains for TSLA. Recall the Morgan-Stanley price target of $320 for TSLA, issued recently. They have been lowering that, but still, they nowsay $320. I think those are a target for a year out. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. From:Aram James To:Council, City; Ed Lauing; Greer Stone; Karen Holman; ParkRec Commission; Shikada, Ed; Tom DuBois; Burt,Patrick; planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org Subject:La Cañada Flintridge loses ruling on affordable-housing plan - Los Angeles Times Date:Saturday, March 16, 2024 5:09:59 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. La Cañada Flintridge loses ruling on affordable-housing plan - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-07/la-canada-flintridge-must-process-builders-remedy-affordable-housing-plan-court-rules From:Sonya Bradski To:Council, City Subject:Request No Bathrooms near Nelson Drive On Cubberley"s Propery Date:Saturday, March 16, 2024 3:06:32 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from sonyangary@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. ________________________________ Dear City Council: Please do not place bathrooms near Nelson Drive on the Cubberley Property. The soccer & baseball players mainly park in the Cubberley parking lot and need bathrooms near the parking lot. It is not convenient for people to use bathrooms near Nelson Drive. The bathrooms will also attract homeless people to start living on Nelson Drive to use the public toilets. Please advise. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sonya Bradski 650-575-2395 From:Aram James To:Supervisor Susan Ellenberg Cc:Julie Lythcott-Haims Subject:Israel’s savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe Date:Saturday, March 16, 2024 12:30:02 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Israel’s savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe https://mondoweiss.net/2023/11/israels-savage-actions-in-the-name-of-jews-make-jews-unsafe/ From:Aram James To:Angel, David; Wagner, April; Binder, Andrew; Braden Cartwright; Council, City; D Martell; Damon Silver; DanielKottke; Dave Price; Don Austin; Emily Mibach; Friends of Cubberley; Greer Stone; JIM MINKLER1; KEVINJENSEN; Lewis james; Lotus Fong; Kou, Lydia; O"Neal, Molly; Palo Alto Free Press; Bains, Paul; Raj Jayadev;Raymond Goins; Reifschneider, James; Robert. Jonsen; Roberta Ahlquist; Sean Allen; Stump, Molly; SupervisorSusan Ellenberg; Susan Hayase; Vicki Veenker; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; Foley, Michael; walter wilson Subject:Re: Israel’s savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe Date:Saturday, March 16, 2024 1:17:11 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. 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On Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 1:11 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: Israel’s savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe https://mondoweiss.net/2023/11/israels-savage-actions-in-the-name-of-jews-make-jews-unsafe/ From:Aram James To:Angel, David; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Baker, Rob; Bryan Gobin; Council, City; Dave Price; DuJuanGreen; Ed Lauing; Emily Mibach; Greer Stone; Human Relations Commission; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen;Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Kaloma Smith; Lewis james; Kou, Lydia; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila;Van Der Zwaag, Minka; Roberta Ahlquist; Rose Lynn; Salem Ajluni; Shikada, Ed; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg;Veenker, Vicki; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Perron, Zachary; dennis burns; district1@bos.sccgov.org; yolanda Subject:Israel’s savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe Date:Saturday, March 16, 2024 1:11:50 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Israel’s savage actions in the name of Jews make Jews unsafe https://mondoweiss.net/2023/11/israels-savage-actions-in-the-name-of-jews-make-jews-unsafe/ From:Aram James To:Shikada, Ed Cc:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Council, City; D Martell; EPA Today; Friends of Cubberley; Greg Tanaka; Human Relations Commission; Jeff Moore; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Kaloma Smith; Karen Holman; Gardener, Liz; Lotus Fong; Zelkha, Mila; Sean Allen; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Foley, Michael Subject:Watch "San Jose residents give input as city searches for new police chief" on YouTube Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 11:17:18 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://youtu.be/-sVx0G5wTC0?si=MVhUIDDrvoS7CAjO From:Aram James To:Supervisor Susan Ellenberg Cc:Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Wagner, April; Baker, Rob; Binder, Andrew; Brian Welch; Bryan Gobin; Cindy Chavez; Council, City; D Martell; Don Austin; DuJuan Green; EPA Today; Ed Lauing; Enberg, Nicholas; Jensen, Eric; Friends of Cubberley; GRP-City Council; Greg Tanaka; Human Relations Commission; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Kaloma Smith; Lewis james; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; O"Neal, Molly; Palo Alto Free Press; Bains, Paul; Reifschneider, James; Robert. Jonsen; Roberta Ahlquist; Roberta Ahlquist; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Otto Lee; Susan Hayase; Vara Ramakrishnan; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Perron, Zachary; bob nunez; dennis burns; district1@bos.sccgov.org; editor@paweekly.com; Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; ladoris cordell Subject:Only Revolutionary Love Can Save Us Now Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 9:47:09 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Only Revolutionary Love Can Save Us Now By Michelle Alexander https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/mlk-vietnam-war-speech-gaza-democracy/tnamp/ From:Kadri Raja To:Council, City Subject:Council Meeting 3/18/2024 Consent Calendar Item 8 - Pets In Need contract clarifications Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 2:09:16 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from kadri.raja1@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links.Dear Council Members, I am reaching out with concerns regarding new additions to Pets In Need and the City of Palo Alto’s contract scope of services since the last council meeting. I recommend you review theseedits before approving them on consent. 1. Reduction of service previously not discussed. EXHIBIT “A” SCOPE OF SERVICES II. PETS IN NEED RESPONSIBILITIES: 8. Licensing and other fee collection b) When needed, CONSULTANT shall assist walk-in customers to navigate the online application process or provide a paper application and assist in filling out, as appropriate. Dog licensing is a requirement by Palo Alto Municipal Code (language included below) and dog licenses have historically been available for in-person service at the shelter. This change willaffect the compliance with city ordinance, particularly for those who have challenges using oraccessing technology. Recommend Pets In Need to continue issuing licenses at the front office during adoptions,spay/neuter, vaccination clinic and regular walk-ins. Either remitting the fees to the City or retaining the fees. 6.16.010 License and tag. No person shall keep or cause to be kept any dog that is over the age of four months within the city for more than ten days unless the dog is licensed as provided in this title and has around its neck a collar to which is attached a plate or tag as provided by this title. (Ord. 2601 § 1, 1971: Ord. 2395 § 1 (part), 1967) 2. Increased cost to the City that was previously not discussed. EXHIBIT “A” SCOPE OF SERVICES II. PETS IN NEED RESPONSIBILITIES: 2. Medical Services a) CONSULTANT shall provide supplies, and professional and trained personnel, employedor under subcontract or contract, necessary to perform the following services (“MedicalServices”): Provision of veterinarian services 8.5 hours per day, six days a week to treat and provide veterinarian care for impounded animals, including for animals picked-up byAnimal Control Officers. Upon City approval, City shall pay for any after-hours emergencyvet services, notwithstanding animals on stray hold, City shall pay for any after-hoursemergency vet services. After hours is defined as 5pm - 8:30am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and all day and night Sunday It was not discussed that the City would take financial responsibility for after-hours for ALL animals (Pets In Need out-of-jurisdiction transfers, out-of-jurisdiction surrenders, or animalsfrom in-jurisdiction that are off stray hold). This should only apply for animals currently onstray hold from Palo Alto and contract cities (Los Altos and Los Altos Hills). Recommend changing the language to reflect limited financial responsibility. 3. Potential increased cost to the City and loss of services. EXHIBIT “A” SCOPE OF SERVICES II. PETS IN NEED RESPONSIBILITIES: 2. Wildlife a) The impoundment of wildlife shall be managed by CONSULTANT staff. An assessment ofwildlife shall be done by medical staff, if necessary. If the animal is severely injured or sick,a licensed veterinarian shall be consulted, and the case shall be fully documented inaccordance with AVMA guidelines. This Agreement assumes that all wildlife animals will continue to be transferred to the Peninsula Humane Society at no cost to the CITY or toCONSULTANT, as set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding between CONSULTANTand Peninsula Humane Society dated November 17, 2017. Should Peninsula HumaneSociety request fees for wildlife intake, CONSULTANT and the CITY shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement per Section 27.4 herein, to provide for the reimbursement byCITY to CONSULTANT of such fees (upon documentation of such fees by CONSULTANTreasonably satisfactory to CITY). Pets In Need has been taking responsibility for arranging transport for wildlife since they tookover operations in Palo Alto, it should be stated clearly to avoid future changes to services. Recommend adding sentence, “Consultant is responsible for arranging transport to PeninsulaHumane Society” to exhibit for clarification. These adjustments and clarifications are necessary additions to the contract to ensure clearand amicable working relationships between Pets In Need and Palo Alto Animal Control. Kadri Raja-Corrollo Palo Alto Animal Control Officer From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Angel, David; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Braden Cartwright;Bryan Gobin; Council, City; D Martell; Daniel Kottke; Dave Price; Don Austin; DuJuan Green; Ed Lauing; Jensen,Eric; Friends of Cubberley; Human Relations Commission; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Josh Becker; JulieLythcott-Haims; Kaloma Smith; Karen Holman; Lewis james; Lotus Fong; Zelkha, Mila; Palo Alto Free Press;Bains, Paul; Paul George @ PPJC; Raj Jayadev; Raymond Goins; Rose Lynn; Salem Ajluni; Sean Allen; Shikada,Ed; Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; dennis burns;district1@bos.sccgov.org; editor@paweekly.com; editor@almanacnews.com; Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie;Foley, Michael Subject:As South Africa vows to arrest dual citizens who serve in the Israeli military, will other countries follow? Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 1:05:25 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. As South Africa vows to arrest dual citizens who serve in the Israeli military, will other countries follow? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna143460 From:Amy Christel To:Council, City; Kallas, Emily Subject:Opposition to proposed development at 722 Marion Ave-File Number 24PLN-00065 Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 9:45:48 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members and Ms. Kallas, I oppose the proposed development of a 7790sf lot at 722 Marion Ave. (File Number24PLN-00065) The proposed lot coverage is offensive and degrades the quality of life for neighbors. Like most construction of ADU’s in neighborhoods with smaller lots (5000-8000 sf), the proposed structures (and creation of a flag lot) will crowd property lines, eliminate much needed permeable surface, add street-parked cars, and rob our community of the space that supports greenery and wildlife. The promise that added units will alleviate affordable housing shortages is a bold lie. Neither the City nor the State require that owners rent the ADU, or that it even be occupied as living space for an additional household. There has been no follow up onhow added units are priced, much less that they be “affordable”. The approval of units is mostly benefiting the developers, greedy owners, and investors who want to divide lots for their own financial gain. Note, this property was only purchased in 2022, with the intent to develop it to the maximum and resell. 722 Marion Ave. will negatively impact the adjacent properties with rooflines, noise, and lost greenery. The property owner (who is in construction) says he intends to sellafter subdividing the property. This ADU is not an innocent effort to house an aging mother or a young couple. We need lot coverage rules, such as those we met when building our home 10 years ago! This ADU subdivision rule is a means to ugly, claustrophobic, neighborhoods, with parked cars lining narrow streets. ADU’s shouldonly be built on larger properties that would comply with daylight plane rules, 20 ft rear setbacks, and 6 ft side setbacks to protect a neighbor’s privacy. I have no problem with the addition of a unit in a garage, or in the rear yard (set back 20' from the rear fence) as long as there is off-street parking provided. That allows for infill without negative impact on the entire neighborhood. The lot subdivision allowance is a giveaway to developers, plain and simple. It is wrong and itwill diminish the appeal of life in Palo Alto. Please sue the State to protect our property rights and quality of life and block thisdevelopment. Sincerely,Amy Christel From:Rice, Danille To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Cc:Clerk, City; Executive Leadership Team Subject:City.Council Bundle_March 15 Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 9:04:41 AM Attachments:image001.png311 does not work! Fwd Building Maintenance #4555483 you commented on has been completed.msgFW Establishing Community Fridge.msg Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, please see attached staff responses to emails received in the City.Council inbox through March 15, 2024. Respectfully,Danille Danille RiceAdministrative AssistantCity Manager’s Office|Human Resources(650) 329-2229 | danille.rice@cityofpaloalto.orgwww.cityofpaloalto.org From:Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce To:Council, City Subject:One Month until the 44th Annual Tall Tree Awards - Reserve your table or tickets Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 9:01:29 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from info@paloaltochamber.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. 44th Annual Tall Tree Awards Celebrate with Us! The 44th Annual Tall Tree Awards Celebration recognizes our city's outstanding businesses and individuals. 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By Barry Holtzclaw From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Braden Cartwright; Cecilia Taylor;Cindy Chavez; Council, City; D Martell; Dave Price; Dennis Upton; EPA Today; Ed Lauing; Emily Mibach; Friendsof Cubberley; Greer Stone; Greg Tanaka; Human Relations Commission; Jeff Moore; Joe Simitian; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Kaloma Smith; Karen Holman; Lewis james; Lotus Fong; Zelkha, Mila; Van Der Zwaag, Minka; ParkRecCommission; Planning Commission; Raymond Goins; Roberta Ahlquist; Rose Lynn; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed;Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Vara Ramakrishnan; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Perron,Zachary; dennis burns; district1@bos.sccgov.org; ladoris cordell; walter wilson Subject:Valley Water Board Censures Director Eisenberg for Abusive Comments By Barry Holtzclaw / 7 hours ago Date:Thursday, March 14, 2024 11:11:17 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Valley Water Board Censures Director Eisenberg for Abusive Comments / 7 hours ago https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/valley-water-board-censures-director-eisenberg-for- abusive-comments/ From:Alice Smith To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Bike lanes on Alma and El Camino Real Date:Thursday, March 14, 2024 10:55:14 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. To the City Council: Alma Street: I don't understand allowing bikes on Alma between University and Charleston. It seems so unsafe to me. Surely, we should have well sign-posted bike paths (and banning biking on Alma for sure. I watched a bicyclist almost be killed on Alma this week. This is an unsafe narrow street with cars traveling well over the posted 25 mph. And there is no place for a dedicated bike lane unless you tear outthe sidewalks where cars from the homes already have problems entering Alma. El Camino Real: The Grand Boulevard idea of ECR is one which should be explored. Look at what they did on Van Ness in SF. It works and is safe. Is there enough biketraffic to justify separate lanes ? Put up no bike signs and use signage to get the bicyclists to travel through College Terrace. Cars would travel on either side of the dedicated center bus lanes. Parking only where the road is wide enough. Thank you, Alice Schaffer Smith Channing House850 Webster Street Palo Alto, 94301 Why should my Zip Code determine if I may vote and how and when? We need one federal law that governs voting for every American. Please write or call your US Senator and Congressperson and tell them to Pass The Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis Act now! Click this LINK to telephone/addresses www.nationalvotercorps.org From:D Martell To:Shikada, Ed; Council, City Cc:Drekmeier, Peter; Joe Simitian; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; annaeshoo@mail.house.gov; anne ream; rMacasero@bayareanewsgroup.com Subject:Please respond ... MARTELL | Citizens" Advisory Council - Palo Alto Date:Thursday, March 14, 2024 7:37:17 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from dmpaloalto@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Ed Shikada, City ManagerCity Council Dear Ed and Councilmembers: I volunteer my time to serve on the Citizens' Advisory Council to assess councilcompensation and come up with a recommendation. I am 75 years old, have lived my life in Palo Alto, am Stanford educated, and caredeeply about Palo Alto. Thank you for your consideration. Yours truly,Danielle MartellPalo Alto City Council Candidate 2016 & 2005 From:Tran, Joanna To:Council, City Cc:Executive Leadership Team Subject:Council Consent Questions: Items 6-8, 10 (3/18/24) Date:Thursday, March 14, 2024 3:48:41 PM Attachments:image001.pngimage003.pngimage004.pngimage006.pngimage007.pngimage008.pngimage009.png Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, please view the following links for the amended agenda and staff responses to questions submitted by Council Member Tanaka: March 18 Amended Agenda Items 6, 7, 8, and 10 Thank you, Joanna Joanna Tran Executive Assistant to the City Manager Office of the City Manager (650) 329-2105 | joanna.tran@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org From:Office of Supervisor Susan EllenbergTo:Council, CitySubject:(Revised) D4 February NewsletterDate:Thursday, March 14, 2024 10:56:18 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from supervisor.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. Greetings D4 residents & friends - Is it still winter? Spring? Tropical storm season? Your guess is as good as mine. One sure sign of spring is Campbell’s upcoming annual Bunnies and Bonnets parade. This year I want to extend an invite for any of you to join us in the streets for the parade! Keep an eye on our social media as the March 30th parade approaches for how to RSVP to walk with us. On a colder note, this winter has brought heavy storms that affected many of our residents with power outages and damaged property. To ensure everyone has the proper resources to address any residual weather-related challenges, please see the links attached below: Storm Resources Storm Inconvenience Program Back Up Battery Application Food Safety Tips The next section of the newsletter includes policy, board and advocacy updates. Until next month, I hope you and your loved ones stay safe, dry and healthy! Caregiver Return to Work Program In March 2022, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved my referral to create a caregiver returnship program to increase employment opportunities for professionals returning to work following time away to care for a loved one. At the Feb. 27 meeting, we received a report from administration outlining some of the program details and the approximately 200 positions which will be included in the program. This provides a breadth of opportunities for participants with the program including personalized support through the hiring and onboarding process and additional opportunities for mentorship, networking, and career advancement. I was grateful to hear the excitement from department leaders who are eager to participate and gain increased access to what has been a traditionally underutilized talent pool. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Progress On February 13, the new 28-bed Adult Residential Treatment facility for adults and older adults with behavioral health needs at 650 S. Bascom accepted its first clients! The County has continued expanding access to youth residential substance use treatment by contracting with the Camp Recovery Center for 3 additional beds and has also increased rates for subacute beds with several County Contracted Providers expanding access by approximately 29 beds. There is also a new contract with Heaven’s Gate Supported Shelter for an additional 4 beds for justice-involved adults enrolled in Forensic, Diversion and Reintegration (FDR) outpatient programs. On January 24, I participated in an Opioid and Fentanyl Response Roundtable with Opioid and Fentanyl Response Roundtable Congressman Jimmy Panetta, SJ Mayor Matt Mahan, Undersheriff Ken Binder, BHSD’s new Medical Director for Substance Use Dr. Cheryl Ho, Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Cody, and Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr. David Granovetter. I used the opportunity to advocate for increased collaboration by partners across all levels of government to address this growing crisis. I argued for changes in prohibitive federal policies that limit funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment services like the IMD exclusion and Medicaid termination for people in custody. Guaranteed Income Santa Clara County is a statewide leader in piloting guaranteed income programs. As a founding member of Counties for Guaranteed Income, I welcomed two opportunities to advocate and spotlight the programs we are implementing in our county. First, at the state level, I participated in a “fireside chat” with Program Manager Melanie Jimenez-Perez at the state's first CA Guaranteed Income Now conference. We discussed our local pilots that target, respectively, Former Foster Youth, Unhoused High School Seniors, Justice- Involved Clients, and Young Mothers. By providing each of these groups a guaranteed basic income (GBI) for a limited amount of time, we provide a ‘hand up’ so they can more easily access childcare, stable housing opportunities, enhanced career opportunities, education, or whatever they deem they need to move closer to self-sufficiency. The second opportunity took place at Howard University in Washington, DC where I was able to showcase our County's work and collaborate on ways to expand and better programs across the country. Investigative Reporter Hannah- Nicole Jones offered the keynote speech to inspire our work and Howard University President Ben Vinson III, welcomed us all to this historic institution. National Association of Counties Legislative Conference County elected leaders from across the nations 3,143 counties gathered in Washington D.C. In February to tackle essential issues that impact all our counties; rural, urban and suburban. Discussion topics included disaster and crisis responses, mental health services, homelessness, the importance of digital connectivity, childcare, and many more pressing challenges that benefit from national collaboration. Race and Health Disparities Community Board Following a referral from myself and Supervisor Simitian, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved reestablishing the Race and Health Disparities Community Board (RHDCB). Like its first iteration, RHDCB is an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors, for the purpose of developing recommendations, in partnership with Administration, to address issues of race and race-based health disparities in health care delivery within the County. Applications for the RHDCB are now open and are actively seeking constituents who are current or former patients of the County’s health and hospital system. RHDCB is also seeking members of organizations dedicated to racial justice, providing mental health services, community clinics or Federally Qualified Health Centers and that serve currently or formerly incarcerated individuals, unhoused individuals, individuals with disabilities, immigrants, or LBTQIA+ individuals. If you are interested in joining RHDCB, follow this link to apply: www.sccgov.org/vacancies Collaborative Policy Meetings In late January, I hosted the first in a series of meetings that focus on collaboration between State, County and City leaders. These roundtables allow for every level of government that affects our community to come together to shed light on problems, solutions, and ideas that play pivotal roles in addressing our priorities. Thank you to all the leaders who came ready to grow strong solutions together. Perinatal Equity Event Blog Post: Midyear Budget February's blog post takes a little different form than usual. This month we will begin a series of discussions regarding the midyear budget. Because of the denseness of the topic, we will breakdown individual topics individually with the first part focusing on the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) which plays a major role in the budgets current structure. Keep an eye out on social media for more budget breakdowns and other midyear budget information! Medium That’s it for now! As always, if you need anything, I and my team are here to provide assistance and support. Warmly, Susan Ellenberg Board President Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 4 This month I co-hosted a convening with the Valley Health Foundation that brought together executive leadership and senior medical staff of the eight Bay Area hospitals that are partners in the County’s Public Health perinatal equity program. The event was designed to raise awareness and discuss collaborative approaches for improving maternal health outcomes for the County’s African ancestry birthing population. 70 West Hedding East Wing, 10th Floor San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-5040 Email Supervisor Ellenberg District 4 Website Unsubscribe from future messages. From:Aram James To:Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Council, City; Human Relations Commission; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; JulieLythcott-Haims; Kaloma Smith; Zelkha, Mila; Planning Commission; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; Supervisor SusanEllenberg Subject:Supervisor Susan Ellenberg Put a Cease-Fire Resolution On The Agenda Now!! Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:23:10 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. March 1, 2024 Dear Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, Aram James here. Grandson of Louis Byer Finkelstein ( youngest of 19 Ukrainian Jews & remarkably a 1913 graduate of Cornell University). My dad changed his given name fromDaniel Ben Ezra Fink to Stephen Daniel James and later formed a mass exchange with the then-Soviet Union during the Cold War to mitigate the risk of nuclear war. My dad, nodoubt, was an idiosyncratic Jew. Dad, with his oppositional sense of humor, claimed to be the president and founder of Jews for antisemitism. As you might guess, for at least the last thirty-five years, I have been a strong opponent ofwhat I believe to be the terrorist state of Israel. I have opposed aid to Israel for the same time frame. And I firmly believe that US bombs, in collaboration with the Israeli warmachine, are engaged in a genocidal holocaust. A holocaust that will increase antisemitism, and understandably so, for generations to come. It's a sad fact but anindisputable one. As a Jew, I'm asking you to place a resolution on the BOS’s agenda at the earliest time. Then, let the people on both sides of the issue speak. And then let us hear the views ofour elected officials on arguably the most controversial issue of our lifetimes. I'm ashamed to say I was born in 1948, the year of the Nakba, when the Zionists stole the land of thePalestinian people and deported 750,000 Palestinians. I have no idea where you come down on the Palestine-Israeli conflict. Still, I believe the community is entitled to know the views of our elected officials on the critical political,social, and legal issues of the day. Our BOS’s chamber is the equivalent of the town square where the most controversial issues of the day in a democracy should be debated.When conventional avenues of democracy are shut off to community debate, self-help may be the alternative. I implore you to put the cease-fire issue on a BOS’s agenda ASAP. Best regards, Aram James 415-370-5056 P.S. I know you are busy, but please call me anytime to discuss this issue. From:Aram James To:adawes@embarcaderomedia.org Cc:Ahmed@ahmedforcongressca.com; Angel, David; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Bill Johnson; Bill Newell; Binder, Andrew; Braden Cartwright; Cecilia Taylor; Council, City; D Martell; Daniel Kottke; Dave Price; DuJuan Green; EPA Today; Ed Lauing; Emily Mibach; Friends of Cubberley; Greer Stone; Greg Tanaka; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Joe Simitian; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KEVIN JENSEN; Lewis james; Linda Jolley; Lotus Fong; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; Raj Jayadev; Raymond Goins; Roberta Ahlquist; Roberta Ahlquist; Rose Lynn; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber; Sean Allen; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Vara Ramakrishnan; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; dennis burns; district1@bos.sccgov.org; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; swright@embarcaderopublishing.com Subject:Re: Congressional debate public records and subsequent restrictions placed on city council meetings Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:10:32 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. 3/13/2024 Hi Adam,Given that, only one party/side to this very critical issue( cease-fire, ongoing genocide, new restrictions regarding allowable signage) was invited to meet with City Manager Ed Shikadaand other city staff & council members, I'm actually glad the Weekly did NOT attend this closed-door meeting. If the city wanted to have a meeting and not agendize the item as theyshould have done then the least they could have done was invite not just an apparently very biased member of the Jewish community but include members of the FREE Palestinianmovement as well as members of the other major paper in town, the Daily Post. In other words, all the stakeholders. I believe the city should immediately remove the new restrictions on the type of signageallowed at city council meetings. If the city truly believes such restrictions should be imposed then agendize the issue and allow for robust debate on all sides of the issue before anyrestrictions are imposed. Regards, Aram On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM Adam Dawes <adawes@embarcaderopublishing.com> wrote:I don't disagree with you on process. From my reading of your PRA, it seemed Ed and Vicki's comments came out of our experience with this movement and less because of AlanCrystal. While Mr. Crystal did loop us into his communication with the city and we were interested in attending, the city wanted to have a discussion solely with him and we were not invited inthe end. On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: We 3/13/2024 Hi Adam,I think we disagree on this one big time, and that’s okay with me. As I said in my opening note and during our conversation on Monday the city used the disruption at your event asa pretext to impose restrictions where no logical nexus exists between your event and city council meetings in the multiple decades in the past, where no such disruptions occurredto my knowledge. As I said this restriction issue should have been decided at a city council meeting on an agendized item, not in a behind-closed-door setting with a high-powered member or members of the Jewish Zionist crowd, apparently attending, without representation from the Palestinian community and their supporters. I thought the PRAmaterials I sent your way suggested that you and Bill Johnson were both invited to attend a meeting with City Manager Ed Shikada, city council members, the city attorney, andcommunity members to discuss the issue of possible First Amendment restrictions going forward. If I am factually wrong on this point, or you and Bill didn't attend, my apologiesto you and Bill Johnson. I believe the new restrictions are unnecessary and have the appearance, timing-wise, of targeting members of the free Palestinian movement andcease-fire supporters who since October 2023 have regularly attended city council meetings with zero accusations that supporters of these causes have disrupted city councilbusiness. At your suggestion, I will copy this exchange to Ed Shikada, the city council and the other usual suspects. I look forward to seeing their response. Best regards, Aram James On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 12:09 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Adam,I enjoyed talking to you on Monday evening, March 11, 2024. Thanks for your phone call. As promised, I am sending a copy of the PRA materials I received from the city ofPalo Alto regarding the fallout resulting from the Weekly’s Congressional Debate held on January 31. As I mentioned, I am concerned that after the debate, the city decided toplace restrictions on signage members of the public could bring to city council meetings. There is arguably zero nexus justifying imposing First Amendment restrictions onsignage being brought to city council meetings in perpetuity based on any disruptions that occurred at the Weekly debate. In addition, if you look closely at the PRA material,you will see the restrictions were imposed with no public hearing on the issue and with a meeting or meetings that were held between the city and at least one very prominentmember of the Jewish community (a strong supporter of the Israel first crowd) without representation or input from members of the Palestinian community and or theirsupporters. Let me know what you think about the issues once you have reviewed the attached PRA materials. Best regards, Aram James 415-370-5056 From:Pat Marriot To:Council, City Cc:nzornes@losaltosca.gov Subject:FW: the housing numbers game Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 4:34:59 PM Attachments:Michael Barnes RHNA and Coasts.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Also see: Why the Wiener housing bills will never work—and could destroy the coast. A detailed primer https://48hills.org/2024/03/why-the-wiener-housing-bills-will-never-work-and-will-destroy- the-coast-a-detailed-primer/ From:Aram James To:Adam Dawes; Ahmed@ahmedforcongressca.com; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Council, City; D Martell;Jack Ajluni; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Lotus Fong; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; Roberta Ahlquist; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber;Shikada, Ed Subject:PRA materials exchanged between Aram James and Adam Dawes Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 4:03:58 PM Attachments:February 23 PRA release.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. PRA (Public Records Act) materials exchanged between Aram James and Adam Dawes From:Adam Dawes To:Aram James Cc:Ahmed@ahmedforcongressca.com; Angel, David; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Bill Johnson; Binder, Andrew; Council, City; D Martell; Daniel Kottke; Greg Tanaka; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KEVIN JENSEN; Lewis james; Lotus Fong; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; Roberta Ahlquist; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber; Sean Allen; Stump, Molly; Vara Ramakrishnan; dennis burns; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; swright@embarcaderopublishing.com Subject:Re: Congressional debate public records and subsequent restrictions placed on city council meetings Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 4:01:44 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. I don't disagree with you on process. From my reading of your PRA, it seemed Ed and Vicki'scomments came out of our experience with this movement and less because of Alan Crystal. While Mr. Crystal did loop us into his communication with the city and we were interested in attending, the city wanted to have a discussion solely with him and we were not invited in theend. On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: We 3/13/2024 Hi Adam,I think we disagree on this one big time, and that’s okay with me. As I said in my opening note and during our conversation on Monday the city used the disruption at your event as apretext to impose restrictions where no logical nexus exists between your event and city council meetings in the multiple decades in the past, where no such disruptions occurred tomy knowledge. As I said this restriction issue should have been decided at a city council meeting on an agendized item, not in a behind-closed-door setting with a high-poweredmember or members of the Jewish Zionist crowd, apparently attending, without representation from the Palestinian community and their supporters. I thought the PRAmaterials I sent your way suggested that you and Bill Johnson were both invited to attend a meeting with City Manager Ed Shikada, city council members, the city attorney, andcommunity members to discuss the issue of possible First Amendment restrictions going forward. If I am factually wrong on this point, or you and Bill didn't attend, my apologies toyou and Bill Johnson. I believe the new restrictions are unnecessary and have the appearance, timing-wise, of targeting members of the free Palestinian movement and cease-fire supporters who since October 2023 have regularly attended city council meetings with zero accusations that supporters of these causes have disrupted city council business. Atyour suggestion, I will copy this exchange to Ed Shikada, the city council and the other usual suspects. I look forward to seeing their response. Best regards, Aram James On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 12:09 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Adam,I enjoyed talking to you on Monday evening, March 11, 2024. Thanks for your phone call. As promised, I am sending a copy of the PRA materials I received from the city ofPalo Alto regarding the fallout resulting from the Weekly’s Congressional Debate held on January 31. As I mentioned, I am concerned that after the debate, the city decided to placerestrictions on signage members of the public could bring to city council meetings. There is arguably zero nexus justifying imposing First Amendment restrictions on signage beingbrought to city council meetings in perpetuity based on any disruptions that occurred at the Weekly debate. In addition, if you look closely at the PRA material, you will see therestrictions were imposed with no public hearing on the issue and with a meeting or meetings that were held between the city and at least one very prominent member of theJewish community (a strong supporter of the Israel first crowd) without representation or input from members of the Palestinian community and or their supporters. Let me knowwhat you think about the issues once you have reviewed the attached PRA materials. Best regards, Aram James 415-370-5056 From:Aram James To:Adam Dawes Cc:Ahmed@ahmedforcongressca.com; Angel, David; Angie, Palo Alto Renters Association; Bill Johnson; Binder, Andrew; Council, City; D Martell; Daniel Kottke; Greg Tanaka; Jack Ajluni; Jeff Moore; Joe Simitian; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; KEVIN JENSEN; Lewis james; Lotus Fong; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; Roberta Ahlquist; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber; Sean Allen; Stump, Molly; Vara Ramakrishnan; dennis burns; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; swright@embarcaderopublishing.com Subject:Re: Congressional debate public records and subsequent restrictions placed on city council meetings Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 3:56:57 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. We 3/13/2024 Hi Adam,I think we disagree on this one big time, and that’s okay with me. As I said in my opening note and during our conversation on Monday the city used the disruption at your event as a pretextto impose restrictions where no logical nexus exists between your event and city council meetings in the multiple decades in the past, where no such disruptions occurred to myknowledge. As I said this restriction issue should have been decided at a city council meeting on an agendized item, not in a behind-closed-door setting with a high-powered member ormembers of the Jewish Zionist crowd, apparently attending, without representation from the Palestinian community and their supporters. I thought the PRA materials I sent your waysuggested that you and Bill Johnson were both invited to attend a meeting with City Manager Ed Shikada, city council members, the city attorney, and community members to discuss theissue of possible First Amendment restrictions going forward. If I am factually wrong on this point, or you and Bill didn't attend, my apologies to you and Bill Johnson. I believe the newrestrictions are unnecessary and have the appearance, timing-wise, of targeting members of the free Palestinian movement and cease-fire supporters who since October 2023 have regularlyattended city council meetings with zero accusations that supporters of these causes have disrupted city council business. At your suggestion, I will copy this exchange to Ed Shikada,the city council and the other usual suspects. I look forward to seeing their response. Best regards, Aram James On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 12:09 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:Hi Adam, I enjoyed talking to you on Monday evening, March 11, 2024. Thanks for your phone call. As promised, I am sending a copy of the PRA materials I received from the city of Palo Alto regarding the fallout resulting from the Weekly’s Congressional Debate held on January 31.As I mentioned, I am concerned that after the debate, the city decided to place restrictions on signage members of the public could bring to city council meetings. There is arguably zeronexus justifying imposing First Amendment restrictions on signage being brought to city council meetings in perpetuity based on any disruptions that occurred at the Weekly debate.In addition, if you look closely at the PRA material, you will see the restrictions were imposed with no public hearing on the issue and with a meeting or meetings that were heldbetween the city and at least one very prominent member of the Jewish community (a strong supporter of the Israel first crowd) without representation or input from members of thePalestinian community and or their supporters. Let me know what you think about the issues once you have reviewed the attached PRA materials. Best regards, Aram James 415-370-5056 From:John Lindon To:Council, City Subject:Bicycle History tour of Palo Alto Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 2:56:31 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from zeelands@sbcglobal.net. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council and City Administration staff, My name is John and I have a bicycle-history-tour I give that is focused on Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The tour also includes much of the history of Palo Alto. If any members of the council, or City Employees, would like to take the 'Circles-of-Life'tour for free, they are welcome to do so. Eventually, I hope the tour can evolve so that it helps fund the Palo Alto History Museum and the MOAH. There are three parts to the tour. Eachpart takes about 1.5 hours. Please let me know if you'd like more information, or would like to schedule a sample tour. Circles of Life Sincerely, John Lindon (650) 683-5601 Circles of Life Circles-of-Life bicycle tour From:matt@evolutionaryteams.com To:palo-alto@fridaysforfutureusa.orgSubject:FFF Follow Up – Mar 8 (Week #113)Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 2:44:09 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. On Friday we marched! We informed diners, pedestrians, shoppers, and motorists that CLIMATE ACTION LATER IS TOO LATE. We marched into Lytton Plaza and raised our voices to let all in earshot know the urgency of our current moment. It was another exhilarating action. At our march debrief, we noted the people who took pictures and videos—one sympathetic fellow followed us for a while. We received many well wishes and a few stern glares. The Grim Reaper is a big attraction, receiving both giggles and, I’m afraid, some tears. If the goal of our theatrical march is to connect people emotionally with the climate crisis,we appear to be succeeding. While we took climate action on International Women’s Day, David joined a celebration in India. Check out the cool video he posted here. Meanwhile, this Thursday 3/14 is known as Pi Day. Coincidentally, this year 3/14 is also US Earth Overshoot Day. In other words, if everyone on the planet consumed as much aswe in the US do, we'd all have to stop consuming after March 14 to let the earth recover from our consumption intensity – stop consuming energy, stop flying and driving, stopeating beef, and stop buying so much stuff. And we are only 74 days into the year – 292 more days left of us living beyond our means – taking on a debt that will be paid in thefuture. If we don't control our consumption, mother nature will foreclose on us. Climate collapse, food system collapse, political system collapse – it's already started. Do we chooseto let our consumption crash hard or do we lower it now in line with the Earth's capacity to sustain us and land softly? The Earth will come full circle, with or without us. Can weevolve now and exhibit the required restraint? Ingrid is organizing our next viewing of The Week. We encourage you to join us for this upcoming viewing and consider organizing a viewing with your own friends, family andcommunity. I will be happy to provide support. Please let Ingrid or me know if you would like to join and we will send you the calendar invitations and zoom links. Thanks, Ingrid,for organizing this! And, thanks again to Casey for introducing us to The Week! Diane provided us with an update on the Heat Pump Water Heater program. The monthly installation reached its highest level since the start of the program, 48 installations permonth (goal = 83 installations per month.) Find the details below. Thanks, Diane! This Friday, Kadir will shoot videos answering the question, “What does climate change mean to you.” Also, we will hold an election for our next climate sign message. Pleasebring your ideas! I will bring the guitar so we can also make music together. Keep Up the Fight and See You Friday! Matt Schlegel Schlegel Consulting 650-924-8923 Author: Teamwork 9.0 Website: evolutionaryteams.com Blog: evolutionaryteams.com/blog/ Linked In: linkedin.com/in/mattschlegel/ Twitter: twitter.com/EvoTeamMatt Instagram: instagram.com/MattSchlegel6 Facebook: facebook.com/mattschlegel.77 YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCLkUMHuG4HVa831s9yeoZ5Q Enneagram Quiz: www.EnneaSurvey.com From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Ahmed@ahmedforcongressca.com; Angel, David; Baker, Rob; BradenCartwright; Brian Welch; Bryan Gobin; Cindy Chavez; Council, City; D Martell; Damon Silver; Daniel Kottke; DonAustin; Donna Wallach; DuJuan Green; Ed Lauing; Emily Mibach; Jensen, Eric; GRP-City Council; GennadySheyner; Greer Stone; Human Relations Commission; Jack Ajluni; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; JoeSimitian; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Kaloma Smith; Lewis james; Michelle; Van Der Zwaag, Minka;O"Neal, Molly; Palo Alto Free Press; Bains, Paul; Paul George @ PPJC; Planning Commission; Raj Jayadev;Raymond Goins; Roberta Ahlquist; Salem Ajluni; Sally Lieber; Sean Allen; Sean Webby; Shikada, Ed; Stump,Molly; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Tanaka, Greg; Vara Ramakrishnan; Veenker, Vicki; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto;Zelkha, Mila; dennis burns; editor@paweekly.com; Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie; Foley, Michael Subject:Protesters Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire Block International Terminal at SFO Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 11:35:35 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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Protesters Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire Block International Terminal at SFO https://www.kqed.org/news/11979206/protesters-demanding-gaza-cease-fire-block-international-terminal-at-sfo From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Adam Dawes; Ahmed@ahmedforcongressca.com; Angel, David; Wagner,April; Baker, Rob; Binder, Andrew; Cindy Chavez; Council, City; D Martell; Damon Silver; Daniel Kottke; DonAustin; DuJuan Green; EPA Today; Ed Lauing; Emily Mibach; Enberg, Nicholas; Friends of Cubberley; GregTanaka; Human Relations Commission; Jack Ajluni; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Joe Simitian; JoshBecker; Kaloma Smith; Karen Holman; Lewis james; Lotus Fong; Michelle; Zelkha, Mila; O"Neal, Molly; Palo AltoFree Press; Raymond Goins; Reifschneider, James; Roberta Ahlquist; Roberta Ahlquist; Rose Lynn; Salem Ajluni;Sally Lieber; Sean Allen; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Susan Hayase; VaraRamakrishnan; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; chuck jagoda; dennis burns; district1@bos.sccgov.org;editor@paweekly.com; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org Subject:Watch ""Revolutionary Love": Michelle Alexander on Gaza, Solidarity, MLK & What Gives Her Hope" on YouTube Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 10:48:38 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://youtu.be/QljJ8ac60xo?si=1L9zciBPS3ClXys0 From:alexg@networkgatheringhubsg.com Subject:Master-Planned Communities Austin June 2024 Date:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 7:39:32 AM Attachments:MPC.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from alexg@networkgatheringhubsg.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Master-Planned Communities Austin June 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the 2022 net domestic migration report and certain states experienced a surge in net domestic migration with Florida (318,855), Texas (230,961), and the Carolinas (183,826). Florida has been a beacon of growth, boasting a remarkable 1.9% annual population increase in just one year. In the midst of rising interest rates, homeowners are opting to stay put, which has paved the way for a surge in new home sales especially in master-planned communities. Newly constructed homes during the first half of 2023 outpacing the figures from the same period last year, with estimates for June showing a 5.5% seasonally adjusted y-o-y increase. According to a report from JBREC, Texas and Florida snag 70% of the top 50 Master Plan Communities in the Southwest. In 2023, the acquisition of new homes in the leading 50 master plan communities saw a significant uptick, with over 34,000 home buyers recorded, marking a notable 24% surge compared to the approximately 28,000 transactions observed in 2022. The infusion of more modestly sized and affordably priced homes has become a pivotal force in sustaining the momentum of sales within master-planned communities. For instance, Lakewood Ranch, attributes a significant 20% increase in sales during the first half of 2023 to the introduction of new entry-level housing options. Meanwhile, The Villages master-planned communities in The Villages, Florida, is the nation’s number 1 top selling community, boosting a notable sales of 3,029 units in 2023. Florida is contributing to around 41% of sales among the ranked communities, closely followed by Texas at nearly 39%. Zooming in on the Lone Star State, the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) emerges as the top-performing metro, featuring 13 communities in the top 50, representing nearly 24% of all sales among the ranked master-planned communities. In thisthriving landscape, Sunterra in Houston, Texas, secured a coveted third-place ranking withan outstanding 49% increase over the same period last year. The allure of MPCs, now moreaccessible than ever, is setting the stage for a momentous era in housing market dynamics. Master-Planned Communities is aimed to equip professionals with insights and perspectives on the dynamic evolution of integrated MPCs in reshaping the urban landscape. Discover the latest trends, innovative projects, and strategic insights from industry leaders and experts. Explore the opportunities and challenges in creating sustainable, smart, and inclusive communities that cater to the evolving needs of residents and businesses alike. WHY YOU CANNOT MISS THIS EVENT Establishing a comprehensive framework for orderly master-planned community developments Creating a lifestyle MPC that meets buyer expectations Drawing investors to master-planned community projects Using cutting-edge technology to provide a seamless experience in intelligent MPCs Discussing the challenges faced by developers and planners in expanding urban areas For more information regarding the event, the pdf is enclosed If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the office as per the details on the pdf Limited seats are allocated for this event. Group booking package available with terms and conditions applied. To register for this international conference, kindly fill in the registration form and fax or email it back to me. Regards Alex View this email in your browser We are proud to announce our upcoming Virtual Speaker event: LWVPA Virtual Speaker Event Wednesday, March 27, 2024 From:LWV Palo Alto Speaker SeriesTo:Council, CitySubject:Free Speech in the Digital Age & The Mass Extinction of American JournalismDate:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 6:09:07 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Featuring our Guest Speaker Rachael Myrow Senior Editor of KQED’s Silicon Valley News Desk Free Speech in the Digital Age & The Mass Extinction of American Journalism American journalism, like the other pillars of our democracy developed 250 or so years ago now, is struggling to keep up. Worse, struggling to stay alive. You might be thinking, “I’ve got more news coming at me on my phone, 24/7, than I can handle!” KQED's Rachael Myrow is not discounting your experience. She's warning that what many of us observe about the state of journalism right now is like a wet year late into a mega drought; the larger trend lines point to the challenges in the digital age. BIO: Rachael Myrow is Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk. You can hear her work on NPR, The World, WBUR's Here & Now, and the BBC. She also guest hosts for KQED's Forum. Over the years, she's talked with Kamau Bell, David Byrne, Kamala Harris, Tony Kushner, Armistead Maupin, Van Dyke Parks, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tommie Smith, among others. Before all this, she hosted The California Report for 7+ years, reporting on topics like assisted living facilities, the robot takeover at Amazon, and chocolate persimmons. She has won numerous awards for her work. Rachael holds degrees in English and journalism from UC Berkeley. Outside of the studio, you'll find Rachael hiking Bay Area trails and whipping up Instagram-ready meals in her kitchen. LWVPaloAlto.org Facebook YouTube LinkedIn Email Email Copyright © 2024 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 update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Register Now From:Cybele LoVuolo-Bhushan To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Gaza cease fire Date:Tuesday, March 12, 2024 10:28:46 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from cybele88lb@gmail.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Cybele LoVuolo-Bhushan <cybele88lb@gmail.com>Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2024, 10:05 PM Subject: Gaza cease fireTo: Council, City <City.Council@cityofpaloalto.org> Dear City Council members, I urge you to take a stand for a cease fire in Gaza. The pictures ofstarving children sear decent citizens hearts and souls. Netanyahu has gone too far, and he has plans to invade the only place that Palestinian refugees have migrated to for safety. We mustdemonstrate our moral outrage at this genocide. We have been silent and it's no longer an option in the face of the carnage. Our neighbor county, San Mateo supervisor, Noelia Corzo issponsoring a resolution calling for a cease fire. We should take a stand now for the innocent children of Gaza. Please do it without delay. Thank you sincerely, Cybele LoVuolo-Bhushan From:Arthur Keller To:Council, City; Planning Commission Subject:Comments on Bicycles on El Camino Real Date:Tuesday, March 12, 2024 9:38:35 PM Attachments:A solution for San Francisco"s hated bike infrastructure.pdf mid-peninsula-bicycle-map.pdf [Some people who received this message don't often get email from arthur@kellers.org. Learn whythis is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links.________________________________ Dear Mayor, City Council Members, and Planning and Transportation Commissioners, Here are some questions that should be answered with respect to converting El Camino Real to abicycle route while repaving the street. First, are alternative bikeways to El Camino Real being considered, such as Park Blvd? If not, is thatbecause they are out of scope (e.g., Caltrans is only considering El Camino Real)? Second, 12 out of 32 crashes identified occurred in Mountain View. 79% of the crashes werebroadside. How would the proposed improvements specifically address broadside crashes? Are thebroadside crashes mainly bicycles crossing El Camino Real rather than riding along it? Third, it is claimed that most of the businesses have sufficient off-street parking available to them. How many businesses located along El Camino Real in Palo Alto do not have sufficient off-streetparking available to them? Fourth, would having more bicyclists use El Camino Real result in more crashes because they would use that state highway rather than the safer alternative, such as Park Blvd.? Best regards,Arthur Keller From:Susan Phillips Moskowitz To:Council, City Subject:Need police at Churchill & Alma Date:Tuesday, March 12, 2024 8:58:49 AM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from susanpm@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. ________________________________ 8:30- 9:00 am needs police. People do not drive according to the rules. Where are the police? Susan Phillips-Moskowitz From:Scott Wilkinson To:loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; David Balakian;fred beyerlein; bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; bballpod; boardmembers; Council, City; CathyLewis; cramirez.electriclab133@gmail.com; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; dan.richard@earthlink.net;dallen1212@gmail.com; eappel@stanford.edu; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu;huidentalsanmateo; Irv Weissman; Sally Thiessen; Joel Stiner; jerry ruopoli; kfsndesk;karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; Kevin.Nower@bestbuy.com; margaret-sasaki@live.com;maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net; MY77FJ@gmail.com; Mark Standriff; Mayor; merazroofinginc@att.net; nickyovino; news@fresnobee.com; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; tsheehan; terry;vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Re: Fwd: Tesla M2 Tech Gamble Date:Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:15:32 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from grinellelake@yahoo.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Forget Tesla.Get a Tuk tuk. Look at the headroom. How's that A pillar? Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 11:21 PM, Loran Harding<loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 10:55 PMSubject: Fwd: Tesla M2 Tech GambleTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Monday, March 11, 2024 To all- Wait till you see what the Tesla Alien Dreadnaught factory will be like: BTW, TSLA c. up at $177.77 today. Where it might go, no one knows. MorganStanley has a price target of $320 per share on TSLA. The Tesla Alien Dreadnaught factory: Tesla M2's Tech Gamble: Runaway Success or Production-Hell Nightmare? EngineerPOV [DecaValve WHAT?] (youtube.com) Jay Leno's Garage- Jay Leno and the enhanced Tesla Model 3 with VP of EngineeringLars Moravy and Head of Design Franz von Holtzhausen from Tesla: Tesla Model 3 - Jay Leno's Garage (youtube.com) BTW, KCBS said today that over the weekend a successful trial run with an electric loco was done on the new electrified section of Caltrain track from Redwood City toMountain View. By this fall, the entire line between SF and Diradon San Jose should be electrified. HSR will run on its own track and electrification from Gilroy to Diradon andthen use the new electrified segment of Caltrain track on up to SF. Caltrain is buying its own non-HSR rolling stock for the SF to Gilroy segment. I wonder if Caltrain plans toelectrify the route Diradon to Gilroy. They said the new Caltrain trains will be safer, more comfortable, quieter, far less polluting than the current diesels. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. From:Aram James To:<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Angel, David; Baker, Rob; Binder, Andrew; Council, City; D Martell; DanOkonkwo; Daniel Kottke; Dave Price; Don Austin; DuJuan Green; Ed Lauing; Emily Mibach; Enberg, Nicholas;Friends of Cubberley; Greg Tanaka; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Moore; Jeff Rosen; Josh Becker; Julie Lythcott-Haims;Kaloma Smith; Karen Holman; Gardener, Liz; Lotus Fong; O"Neal, Molly; Bains, Paul; Raymond Goins; Robert.Jonsen; Sean Allen; Sean Webby; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Perron, Zachary;dennis burns; Figueroa, Eric; Tannock, Julie; kenneth.Binder@shf.sccgov.org; Foley, Michael Subject:Black-police-officers-disciplined-132%-more-often-than-white-police-officers Date:Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:13:48 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/10/15/1986713/-New-study-shows-Black-police-officers-disciplined-132-more-often-than-white-police-officers From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; David Balakian; fred beyerlein;bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; bballpod; boardmembers; Council, City; Cathy Lewis;cramirez.electriclab133@gmail.com; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; dan.richard@earthlink.net;dallen1212@gmail.com; eappel@stanford.edu; Scott Wilkinson; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov;George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; huidentalsanmateo; Irv Weissman; Sally Thiessen; Joel Stiner; jerry ruopoli;kfsndesk; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; Kevin.Nower@bestbuy.com; margaret-sasaki@live.com;maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net; MY77FJ@gmail.com; Mark Standriff; Mayor; merazroofinginc@att.net; nickyovino; news@fresnobee.com; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; tsheehan; terry;vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Tesla M2 Tech Gamble Date:Monday, March 11, 2024 11:21:33 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 10:55 PM Subject: Fwd: Tesla M2 Tech GambleTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Monday, March 11, 2024 To all- Wait till you see what the Tesla Alien Dreadnaught factory will be like: BTW, TSLA c. up at $177.77 today. Where it might go, no one knows. Morgan Stanley has a price target of $320 per share on TSLA. The Tesla Alien Dreadnaught factory: Tesla M2's Tech Gamble: Runaway Success or Production-Hell Nightmare? Engineer POV[DecaValve WHAT?] (youtube.com) Jay Leno's Garage- Jay Leno and the enhanced Tesla Model 3 with VP of Engineering Lars Moravy and Head of Design Franz von Holtzhausen from Tesla: Tesla Model 3 - Jay Leno's Garage (youtube.com) BTW, KCBS said today that over the weekend a successful trial run with an electric locowas done on the new electrified section of Caltrain track from Redwood City to Mountain View. By this fall, the entire line between SF and Diradon San Jose should be electrified. HSR will run on its own track and electrification from Gilroy to Diradon and then use the new electrified segment of Caltrain track on up to SF. Caltrain is buying its own non-HSR rollingstock for the SF to Gilroy segment. I wonder if Caltrain plans to electrify the route Diradon to Gilroy. They said the new Caltrain trains will be safer, more comfortable, quieter, far lesspolluting than the current diesels. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. From:Jennifer Landesmann To:Council, City Subject:Priorities topic Date:Monday, March 11, 2024 10:49:45 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Stone, Councilmembers, I joined the meeting tonight, and I'm sorry that I missed the spot to provide comments at your last meeting for tonight's Item 12. Am including below what I planned to share tonight. Best, Jennifer Mayor Stone, Council, good evening and thank you for all you do. At the priorities special meeting earlier this year what I heard was that you may be looking to be more strategic about tackling city issues and I appreciated that you spent some time discussing language about what is health, what iswellness. I’m here to ask you to put Airplane noise on the public agenda this year. And to please not mesh it with Palo Alto airport. Or if you do, then to have a section to discuss the difference between the local airport issues and the regional airport issues. Airplane noise (non PAO) was last on the public Agenda in 2022 as a study session. The City’s aviation attorney was a speaker, and I believe my public comment at the time was that what we heard from Mr. Kirsch that eventing wasold information or repetitive for our community which has had several sessions with Mr. Kirsch over the years. I was pleased to see Mr. Kirsch share a very different analysis earlier this monthat a noise symposium which I strongly encourage the full Council to hear and especially to open this up for residents to hear. I will follow up separately on other suggestions regarding this issue, something that is not just a health issue, but a public health issue. Thank you. From:Cybele LoVuolo-Bhushan To:Council, City Subject:Gaza cease fire Date:Monday, March 11, 2024 10:06:05 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from cybele88lb@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 members, I urge you to take a stand for a cease fire in Gaza. The pictures ofstarving children sear decent citizens hearts and souls. Netanyahu has gone too far, and he has plans to invade the only place that Palestinian refugees have migrated to for safety. We mustdemonstrate our moral outrage at this genocide. We have been silent and it's no longer an option in the face of the carnage. Our neighbor county, San Mateo supervisor, Noelia Corzo issponsoring a resolution calling for a cease fire. We should take a stand now for the innocent children of Gaza. Please do it without delay. Thank you sincerely, Cybele LoVuolo-Bhushan From:Hugo Barra To:Council, City Subject:Resident letter in support of Donna Johnson"s opening of Iron 24 gym Date:Monday, March 11, 2024 3:29:58 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from hbarra@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 of Palo Alto, I'm reaching out to show my support for the Iron 24 gym that Donna Johnson is looking toopen in downtown Palo Alto. As a Palo Alto local and someone who's pretty active in the Stanford University gym scene, I've had the chance to see Donna at work. She’s an incredibletrainer, and even my own trainer, who works alongside her, has nothing but praise for her skills and dedication. Seeing her in action has really driven home the point for me—we'reseriously missing a quality fitness spot downtown, and Iron 24 seems like the perfect solution. It's not just about having a new gym; it’s about revitalizing our city space and bringing us alltogether around health and fitness. Donna Johnson is absolutely the right person to lead this. Her work at Stanford University speaks volumes, training a wide variety of folks with her impressive skill set in personaltraining, health coaching, and nutrition. She’s got a track record of motivating people of all fitness levels, whether at Orangetheory Fitness or in her role as a Fitness Director at ClubCorp, where she managed everything to ensure top-notch fitness services. One of the coolest parts of her background is her time as a Product Marketing Manager at Apple, where she helped kick off Apple Fitness+. Her ability to merge tech with fitness,engaging a wide audience with her charisma and expertise, really stands out. It's this innovative approach that I believe will make Iron 24 a huge hit in Palo Alto. To wrap it up, Donna brings a unique mix of fitness expertise, tech-savviness, and a deepunderstanding of what our community needs. Iron 24 isn’t just going to be another gym; it’s going to be a place that brings our community together, boosting both our health and the localeconomy. I’m fully behind this project and can’t wait to see the positive impact it will have on our downtown area and beyond. Thanks for considering the great potential Iron 24 has to offerunder Donna’s leadership. Sincerely, Hugo Barra 415-301-9146 From:Aram James To:Council, City; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Gardener, Liz; Lotus Fong; Roberta Ahlquist; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto Subject:Col. James MacGregor Date:Monday, March 11, 2024 1:30:57 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Col. James MacGregor https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5c8HrPU2y5o