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Home My Public Portal About20170717plCC 701-32 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: 7/17/2017 Document dates: 6/28/2017 – 7/5/2017 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:48 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Stephanie Munoz <stephanie@dslextreme.com> Sent:Wednesday, June 28, 2017 4:33 PM To:gregscharff@alo.com Cc:WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Council, City; lacomida.org; tod@windyhillpv.com Subject:affordable housing Some months ago, the Windy Hill Company appeared before the council with a proposal for the VTA property on Page Mill at El Camino, for 60apartments, 600 square feet each. It seemed to me they had researched the Council's housing decisions and decided that such a project would meet with your approval, because that was the profile of PAHC at Maybell, and I recalled the outcome, in which you showed, I thought, admirable leadership qualities, and I tried, in vain, to coax Candice Gonzalez into choosing a better partner for the senior residence, a senior nutrition center like La Comida, the Betty Wright Swim Center, or the YMCA , both of which were sorely missed after their removal. I proposed, in addition, that instead of helping 40 indigent seniors by lavishing on them apartments large enough for a family of four, the very same living space, which was acceptable both to the city and the rebel neighbors, could house a couple of hundred indigent seniors on a hotel room and bath model, and the orchard, which was an irreplaceable asset, would be analogous to the open space in a single family's FAR. Now that La Comida has lost its long time site, the idea of partnering it with lodging for seniors seems an opportunity we should take advantage of today. It also seemed that 6000 is too many homeless for 100% public subsidy, and that Palo Alto should use its land use policy power, the power to permit higher and denser buildings, to encourage private developers to build 200 square foot bedroom and bath combinations in buildings with compatible public facilities , like the much appreciated Ronald McDonald House. I thought the VTA property, like every property on El Camino, offered, in addition, the possibility of furthering the City's goal of cutting down on private passenger traffic because the 22/522 bus line, is the longest line in our system and the only one which runs 24 hours. Many seniors, who would be the target population for such a project, can't drive, aren't allowed to drive, can't afford to maintain a car or shouldn't drive. We punish drivers in many ways, might it not be a good idea to reward non-drivers? However, when I spoke with Tod Speiker, one of Windy Hill's developers, I learned that to make a profit they needed to charge $3000 for each of their 600 square foot units (that's a net revenue of $2000 each) And 3 times $550 is not $3,000. It seems unfortunate that the VTA sold that property, which, after all, was public property. Had they not sold it, PAHC could have used it to build the hotel rooms I'm asking for. That's the reason we shouldn't let the Post Office get away: public property doesn't have to be purchased and it would be affordable for social security recipients. could pay for the housing. (I'm aware of the change of occupancy use triggering a convenient demand that there be a seismic upgrade, but in all likelihood that would not apply to a facade easement--retaining the beautiful front lobby and sides of the building and replacing the middle with a multistory new building.) That law was made for the convenience of redevelopers seeking more profit from the PAMF building and it could be unmade just as easily. Still, we could follow the example of PAHC in mixing market rate and low income tenants. Suppose the property developer put in two hundred or three hundred beautiful hotel suites, with La Comida on City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:48 PM 2 the first floor (that would satisfy the public facility part of the zoning) and some amenities in common in addition to the dining room that would be necessary for La Comida, like a media room, exercise room, laundry, lap pool, etc. Maybe there could be a handful of rooms half again as large, i.e. 300 square feet, for couples with two social security pensions instead of one, and they could rent for $800 to a thousand per month. In addition, to accommodate better off seniors downsizing from a large house, all the units would have the right to rent ample underground storage for their furniture, spending as much as two to three hundred and four hundred a month? That's $750. Some would still drive, or have somebody drive their car, and would, in addition to their living quarters and storage, like to rent garage space for another $200 a month. That's $950. These would be rent controlled, of course. Why "of course"? Because the council would be changing the rules so as to have enough small, affordable units to make a profit. You wouldn't change the rules so they could make a gigantic profit, only as much of a profit as they could make if they built fewer, but much larger units. That's fair enough, isn't it? and at the lowest level, rent control is a guarantee of rent always being promptly paid, because nobody can afford to lose it. It would also be possible to have a competition among decorators and landscape architects for decorating the rooms and balconies, and people could bid for the right to rent the rooms which were most appealing. Consider for a minute why I think it behooves you to try to get these affordable housing arrangements to pay for themselves. It's the same reason we're asking you to join Mayors for Peace--our current President. He may very well have some good qualities that you see and I don't, but nobody, supporter or no, is going to call him overgenerous to the poor. These grants that affordable housing advocates have been counting on are all too likely to diminish or disappear. He does seem to feel that the greatness of the US rests in military might, and he does seem to be impulsive--a bit too impulsive to trust with nuclear weapons. Hey, if I can vote for Hilary who is so cheerful about taking away my family's property, I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for a vote of confidence in the nuclear non-proliferation treaty JFK signed years ago, when the world still thought of the US as the last best hope of mankind.I also think the states and counties are being taken to the cleaners because the federal government--whether one Party or the other--takes the lion's share of the taxes, including the payroll tax on the working poor--leaving the states and counties to pay for health care of the poor. I think we should at least get the federal government to turn surplus military bases into housing for our veterans, who have not gotten the gratitude they deserve. Incidentally, I notice that you have on the consent calendar that the Baptist Church shouldn't share space with the Peace and Justice Center. Can you do that? I mean, traditionally, Peace and Justice are what religion is all about, or so we have always been taught. At least most of us agree that it's more appropriate for religion to be against war than to tell us how many children to have. One morning I woke up to learn that the Congress had decided that "medical personnel" were subject to the draft, thus including my son, my daughter, my son-in-law. who are physicians, and my daughter-in-law, who is a nurse practitioner, as well as my eighteen year old son. I was not pleased, and I don't think you should be, either. We need the Peace and Justice Center to be a rallying point to fight back against having the meaning of our lives taken away from us. Respectfully yours, Stephanie Munoz City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 7:58 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:maravan@aol.com Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 8:41 PM To:Mello, Joshuah Cc:Hillary.Gittelman@CityofPaloAlto.org; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:Arastradero - Foothill / Miranda Intersection - Please Rollback Reconfiguration Dear Mr. Mellow, I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Colton's email regarding safety and efficiency of the intersection at Foothill and Arastradero. I have lived on the corner of Arastradero and King Arthur Court for my whole life and I have never encountered such horrific problems with traffic until the relatively recent reconfiguration at Arastradero and Foothill / Miranda. The cars turning right are artificially backed up for a least a good ten minutes over the previous traffic pattern. I use the term, "artificially" gridlocked because the reconfiguration created this problem, not resolved an existing problem. I use this intersection to drive to and from work, turning right onto Miranda. I was very surprised when the traffic pattern changed as a majority of the cars that I drive behind on Miranda turn into the VA Hospital and I always assumed that at least some of the cars were visiting the ER there. That was the rationale many years ago for the dedicated right turn lane onto Miranda from Arastradero. Before the reconfiguration, I always thought the dedicated right turn lane was a very thoughtful and deliberate plan to expedite passage to Miranda and in turn, the VA. Many mornings when I leave King Arthur Court (across from Terman), the cars are backed up nearly to Donald Avenue in the right lane. This had never happened before the new traffic pattern! My mother recently suffered a stroke so I go home for lunch every day to spend time with her. The reconfiguration easily adds 10 to 20 minutes onto my commute time during the course of a day, lengthening it considerably. I beg you to please roll back this new traffic pattern per Mr. Colton's suggestions to the traffic pattern which worked much more efficiently for at least 40 years prior. Doing so will alleviate a major source of gridlock in south Palo Alto. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter. Melody Van Horn 4193 King Arthur Court City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:pouxliz@aol.com Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 12:05 PM To:Joshuah.Mellow@CityofPaloAlto.org Cc:Hillary.Gittelman@CityofPaloAlto.org; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:Traffic on Arastradero and Foothill Hi Joshuah, I've read Jim Colton's evaluation of the traffic situation on Arastradero and I completely agree with him. I think that the traffic at that corner is heavier and more dangerous that it was before the change. I would like to see that it is changed back as he suggests. Sincerely, Liz Poux 3502 Emma Ct. Palo Alto, CA 94306 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 2 Carnahan, David From:bin he <binhewan@hotmail.com> Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 11:50 AM To:Mello, Joshuah; Hillary.Gittelman@CityofPaloAlto.org; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Cc:James Colton Subject:Re: Safety and Efficiency of Foothill/Arastradero Intersection Hi, All I have experience a lot of safety issues with bikers at this junctions. and Totally agree with Jim Colton’s email. Bin He On Jun 29, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Nextdoor Green Acres 2 <reply@rs.email.nextdoor.com> wrote: Jim Colton, Green Acres 2 Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.View larger photo 3 photos Dear Neighbors, I am concerned about the safety and efficiency of this intersection since the configuration changed. I wrote an e-mail to Joshuah Mellow at Palo Alto Transoportation expressing my concerns (see copy of the e-mail below). He will not listen to just me but he would listen if he saw enough neighbors have the same concern. If you share my concern, please send him an e-mail and copy others in transportation and the city council. Here are the e-mail…Read more Jun 29 in Crime & Safety to 41 neighborhoods View or reply Thank · Private message You can also reply to this email or use Nextdoor for iPhone or Android This message is intended for binhewan@hotmail.com. Unsubscribe or adjust your email settings Nextdoor, 875 Stevenson Street, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94103 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 3 Carnahan, David From:Frankie Farhat <farhat_101@yahoo.com> Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 10:17 AM To:Mello, Joshuah; Hillary.Gittelman@CityofPaloAlto.org; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:Intersection with Arastradero and Foothills/Miranda Good morning, After seeing the exchange on Nextdoor https://paloaltoorchards.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?post=55675650, I thought it would be important that representatives of our communitylike you take into consideration feedback from people like me and like those who posted their comments. I live near the intersection mentioned above and need to wait for multiple red lights before hitting Foothills,especially in the morning on my way to work. It was not always the case; it happened after the new configuration was set. Please take it back to how it was done previously The traffic jam is caused by the fact that there is now only one single lane for drivers who need to make a right turn on Miranda or on Footrhills, and that the duration of the green light does not allow enough traffic to flow through. As a result, the right lane is packed solid and causes traffic jam for blocks (generally starting at the light by Terman), while the 2 (yes, two !!) lanes dedicated to traffic that goes straight are essentially empty. On top of this, when I finally hit Foothills, I often have to wait further to let pedestrians cross the intersection, thus causing further delays for people behing me. I also witness many cars doing illegal turns into the right lane, trying to "squeeze in" at the last minute to make a right turn. This is not only very annoying for traffic-abiding citizens, it is also a cause of great concern for safety, both for cars and for pedestrians who might not be seen by the "squeezing-in" cars. Please do the right and the smart thing: take the intersection configuration back to its previous state or set the green light to a proper duration to allow traffic to flow. Sincerely, Frankie Farhat Glenbrook Drive 650-857-0532. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 4 Carnahan, David From:Lynn Johnson <lynnanjohnson@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 7:51 AM To:Shikada, Ed; Council, City; Hillary.Gittelman@cityofpaloalto.org; Mello, Joshuah Cc:James Colton Subject:Foothill/Arastradero Intersection Dear Mr. Mellow, Mr. Shikada, Ms. Gittelman, and the PA City Council, I completely agree with my neighbor, Jim Colton, about the dangers of the Foothill/Arastradero intersection. I can't possibly summarize the situation better than he did, so I have copied his email below. Thank you, Lynn A. Johnson 4159 Willmar Drive Dear Mr. Mellow, I am writing to you because, like many who travel through the Foothill/Arastradero intersection, I am concerned about the safety and efficiency of this intersection. Figure 1 is an overhead photo that shows the layout of this intersection. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 5 Figure 1 Overhead photo of Foothill/Arastradero Intersection As you know, for those traveling west on Arastradero, the right lane is designated for right turns onto either Miranda or Foothill. There is so much traffic making these two turns that the right lane backs up for blocks, especially when the light is red and the lead car is going to turn onto Foothill and must wait for the light to change. During the school year, I've often waited through three or even four light changes to make a right turn onto Foothill. These long waits also produce more pollution than anyone would want and trying to get to the emergency room at the VA is an unacceptable nightmare. Some cars in the second-to-the-right lane, that are supposed to go straight across Foothill, turn onto the right lane (see red arrow in Figure 1). I first thought that this illegal maneuver was just confusion about which lane they should be in. But it happens so often it is now clear that this is a common tactic to avoid the long back up in the right lane. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 6 I stood at the point marked with the red A in Figure 1 and took photos of the traffic going west through this intersection between 8:40 and 9:03 a.m. on June 26, 2017. Figure 2 is typical of what I observed. This is now common practice at this intersection. Figure 2 Illegal change of lanes before turning right onto Foothill On the morning of June 27, 2017, my team and I counted the motorized vehicles that went west through this intersection during the 30-minute interval from 8:26 to 8:56 a.m. Here are the data: Destination Number Right on Miranda 121 Right on Foothill from the right lane 62 Right on Foothill from second lane (illegal) 24 Total turning right onto Foothill 86 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 7 Straight on Arastradero 193 Left on Foothill 45 Total 445 Two things are clear from these data:  39% of the motorized vehicles turning right on Foothill do so illegally from the second lane  40% more vehicles turn right on Miranda than turn right on Foothill The volume of traffic that turns right onto Miranda and Foothill is too great for the right lane to handle. It causes tremendous delays for those who follow the rules and wait for several lights before getting through the intersection. It encourages drivers to make the illegal turn from the second lane to turn right unto Foothill, a move that is dangerous for both motorized vehicles and for bicycles. To avoid this problem, I believe we should go back to the previous configuration of this intersection. In that configuration, the right lane was used exclusively for those turning right onto Miranda and the second lane gave drivers the option of turning right onto Foothill or going straight through the intersection. That configuration allocated lanes more in line with the number of motorized vehicles that go onto each of these three roads. And for those turning right onto Miranda, the most common destination, there would be continual traffic flow because they could turn right after stopping for a red light and wouldn't have to wait for one vehicle that will turn right onto Foothill. The only problem with the previous configuration was that some drivers in the right hand lane would turn right onto Foothill instead of onto Miranda. This problem could be addressed by putting a plastic barrier, preferably with a plastic sign, in the right hand lane like that shown in Figure 3. Figure 4 shows where the plastic poles could be placed so as not to interfere with traffic coming from other directions. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 8 Figure 3 Type of barrier that could be placed in the right hand lane Figure 4 Possible location of plastic poles in front of the right hand lane. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 9 I would appreciate your thoughts on my suggestion for improving this intersection. Regards, Jim Colton 670 Georgia Ave. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:40 PM 10 Carnahan, David From:Ron Baker <bakerra@pacbell.net> Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 12:45 AM To:Mello, Joshuah; Hillary.Gittelman@CityofPaloAlto.org; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:Fwd: [GA2] Safety and Efficiency of the intersection at Foothill and Arastradero Jim Colton is correct about the Arastradero to Foothill interchange. (See his email to you). The old double right turn worked better at Foothill. Have seen this a lot lately. Palo Alto traffic people need to do more of what Jim did to figure this out. Sincerely, Ron Baker (resident at corner of Arastradero and Cherry Oaks, four blocks from this turn). PS: Please arrange more frequent trimming of trees along running/bike path up Arastradero above Deer Creek. Have seen several bikers run into brush overhanging the path last year, and saw one angry biker hacking off the bushes there. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 8:05 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 02, 2017 2:07 PM To:Carnahan, David Cc:Stump, Molly; Council, City; Kniss, Liz (external); Scharff, Greg; Perron, Zachary; Watson, Ron; Bullerjahn, Rich; Philip, Brian; David Angel Subject:California Public Records Request - Moncada, Maria F. Civil Standby: All Requests by: Moncada, Maria F. Date of request on or about June, July 2004 434 Addison Ave Palo Alto, Ca Incident report number unknown. *Local agencies must provide assistance to requester who are having difficulty making a focused and effective request. *Gov.Code 6253.1 Legal authority Ms. Stump City Attorney City of Palo Alto COMMUNITY YOUTH ATHLETIC CENTER v. CITY OF NATIONAL CITY http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20CACO%2020131030081/COMMUNITY%20YOUTH%20ATHLETIC%20CENTER%20v.%20CITY%20OF%20NATIONAL%20CITY Mark Petersen-Perez Sent from my iPad City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:46 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Meredith Miller Vostrejs <mmvostrejs@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, June 29, 2017 2:42 PM To:Council, City; Keene, James Subject:Community advocate for New Mozart School Hi, I am a Palo Alto resident that has been using the New Mozart School to teach both of my children music. The school is fabulous at teaching, and also very close to home so my kids can enjoy the neighborhood feel and minimal commute. The report that the school is being asked to leave the church after so many years to accommodate neighbors was very frustrating to me. I value the school because it is local; otherwise I will drive to the many options in neighboring cities. As a local parent and user of the school, I am very worried the move will increase my commute and student fees - which I cannot afford. Please find a way to accommodate the school to continue being a local, affordable asset to our children. Thank you, Meredith Vostrejs Palo Alto resident and Parent City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 7:59 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, July 01, 2017 4:21 PM To:stephen.connolly@oirgroup.com Cc:Council, City; Kniss, Liz (external); Scharff, Greg; Watson, Ron; Stump, Molly; Keene, James; Bullerjahn, Rich; Brian Welch; Philip, Brian; DOkonkwo@da.sccgov.org; Perron, Zachary; Keith, Claudia Subject:Correct Repot as noted below: Mr. Connolly: The record is clear. I have repeatedly requested that your office / report be corrected as outlined in your contract (ambiguity). Correcting incorrect information. http://cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/12663 This will serve as my final request before taking California State Bar action. Please do not put me to the test. Do the job you have been contracted to perform. To report accurate information to the general public. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 7:58 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, July 01, 2017 3:49 PM To:Carnahan, David; Scheff, Lisa; Minor, Beth; Stump, Molly; Council, City Subject:CPRA - Palo Alto Police Non-Emergency - Civil Standby California Public Records Request Incident No. 042060135 Requester: Peterson, Mark DOB 04071951 434 Addison Ave Rmks: Wants to retrieve Belongings RP Is a Restrained Person Takers‐ID W5695 Disp‐ID S0152 Please provide copy of report in PDF file format Thank you, Mark Sent from my iPad City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2017 7:31 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Edgewood Plaza Neighbors <grocery4edgewood@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, July 03, 2017 7:47 PM To:Keene, James; Council, City; Gitelman, Hillary; Stump, Molly Cc:carla carvalho; Sue Dremann; Edgewood Plaza Neighbors Subject:Edgewood Plaza Grocer Situation Dear City Manager Keene: CC: Mayor, City Council, City Attorney Mollie Stump; Director of Planning & Community Environment Hillary Gitelman, Edgewood Community Members On behalf of our many neighbors hoping to see a grocery store operating again at Edgewood Plaza, we’re writing to you regarding the latest development, namely that the shopping center owners are now claiming “extreme financial hardship” over the penalties. A ruling by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Stoelker on Monday, June 12 responding to this states that the Petitioner, known as Edgewood SCC, LLC, should first seek an “advance deposit hardship waiver” under Palo Alto Municipal Code section 1.12.070. If that happens, the City will need to determine if the Edgewood Plaza owners are entitled to such relief. Our hope is that the City will handle this matter fairly and carry out its duty to enforce its laws by requiring solid proof from the shopping center’s owners that they indeed are incurring an extreme hardship. In the hearing earlier this year, John Tze declined when asked by Administrative Hearing Officer Lance Bayer to provide the lease agreement with The Fresh Market, who remains the current grocery store tenant. Tze testified that the Fresh market is able to block a new grocer from renting the space. We have to assume that because Tze was unwilling to provide a copy of the current lease to the hearing officer, the City of Palo Alto also does not have the current lease. Without that lease, too many questions remain as to the actual financial circumstances that Edgewood SCC, LLC faces and it cannot support its claim of hardship. To cite just one example, it is common in retail leases that tenants pay not only rent but also insurance, property taxes, maintenance, and any penalties and other costs that arise from their operations. In other words, The Fresh Market itself may be responsible for paying all penalties to the City incurred by ceasing operations but not allowing a new grocery store to occupy the space. Hence, the owners of Edgewood Plaza may have no net liability whatsoever but are instead able to collect the penalties from The Fresh Market and possibly are even now doing so. That would materially impact whether there is an “extreme financial hardship” at this time. So it would seem vital for the City to verify that it has the current lease and any other outstanding agreements with The Fresh Market to determine the actual financial arrangements. Also, although Edgewood SCC, LLC claims that Fresh Market has been blocking its efforts to obtain a new tenant, it offers no evidence — none at all — to support this claim. The City must obtain from Edgewood SCC, LLC the name of the Fresh Market contact person dealing with Edgewood Plaza to determine for itself whether this claim is true. Not to do so would mean that the City believes whatever Edgewood SCC, LLC says, no matter how self- City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2017 7:31 AM 2 serving. That clearly would not be the City acting to enforce its ordinances and penalties or to serve its residents. Similarly, the City should also examine all agreements between Edgewood SCC, LLC and its owners and investors to see if those agreements provide funding for operating losses. After all, shopping centers often have vacancies and it would seem odd that an owning company would not have devised a plan to survive such a circumstance. John Tze communicated to us in 2016 that the shopping center has a mortgage. Like many local real estate investments, the center may be highly leveraged. That raises the question as to whether the lender is also liable to the city for the penalties. If so, are the penalties a significant hardship to it as well … or just a small portion of its overall financial operations? On March 25, 2011, the San Jose Business Journal reported that a notice of default had been filed by Comerica Bank against Ho Holdings, the then owner of the Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center [see http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print- edition/2011/03/25/shopping-center-owner-bank-work-out-loan.html]. The notice stated that the owner was in arrears by $11 million. Such a notice precedes a foreclosure. While we have no knowledge that a foreclosure is again a realistic possibility, the failure to provide the required operating grocery store and the attendant penalties do raise the possibility that the current lender may act to protect itself. The city may wish to ensure it ultimately collects any penalties that are waived temporarily for hardship but then upheld on appeal by obtaining adequate security, such as by a lien superior to the mortgage, obtained with the lender’s consent. Such a lien might not itself constitute a hardship, given that it does not transfer any assets to the City during the appeal process. Absent such protection, we fear the city could end up not receiving penalties it is owed, losing potentially millions of dollars. At the administrative hearing earlier this year, John Tze and his company disavowed all responsibility to maintain an operating grocery at the center and said that they believe a store that shut down right after opening and remained vacant would satisfy their legal obligations to the city for a grocery store. A few years ago, Sand Hill’s contractor destroyed a historical building at the center that it was supposed to carefully move and preserve. After all these indications, we hope the City will agree it needs to fully and thoroughly explore all financial and legal issues of the shopping center operations to ensure that any hardship waiver granted is truly justified. Thank you, Carla Carvalho, Jeff Levinsky, Lenore Cymes City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:39 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Alice Smith <alice.smith@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, June 29, 2017 10:24 PM To:Fred Balin; Council, City Subject:Fire Budget After watching the horrific film footage of the fire in Westminster, London from flammable cladding, one must ask whether the City of Palo Alto and for that matter the Bay Area, is adequately prepared for the fires which will come when we have the earthquake(s) predicted in the immediate future? We must not cut back on residential coverage. We must provide adequate housing and capable staffing for fire protection both here, for businesses and communities. HP and other businesses have exotic gases which will escape in a magnitude 8 earthquake. Hazardous materials and flammable products are facts. Summer wildfires are just a careless spark away or dry lightening. Fire is horrific; having personally been in a fire where 168 people perished, I speak with knowledge and anxiety that we must be prepared and be able to cope with what is foreseeable. The City Council has a duty of care to the residents and business community. Now is the time to prepare and to take adequate measures to pay for the right resources. Alice Schaffer Smith 4284 Los Palos Circle Palo Alto, CA 650 283 2822 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 8:10 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 02, 2017 5:35 PM To:Carnahan, David Cc:Council, City; Keene, James; Stump, Molly; michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com; stephen.connolly@oirgroup.com Subject:Formally meets with the City Council twice a year to discuss issues. -California Public Records Request  Formally meets with the City Council twice a year to discuss issues. http://cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/pol/auditor.asp Total number of times Police Auditor has met with city council since 2008. Provide dates and content of meetings (Agenda) Mark Petersen-Perez Sent from my iPad City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:49 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Wednesday, June 28, 2017 3:45 PM To:Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; Daniel Zack; David Balakian; Mark Standriff; beachrides; kfsndesk; newsdesk; rosenheim@kpix.cbs.com; Dan Richard; jboren; bmcewen; Irv Weissman; Mark Kreutzer; huidentalsanmateo; nick yovino; Mayor; CityManager; Council, City; terry; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; mmt4@pge.com; scott.mozier; robert.andersen; Steve Wayte; steve.hogg; Joel Stiner; Tranil Thomas; Leodies Buchanan; lxcastro93@yahoo.com; leager; Cathy Lewis; President Subject:Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:37 PM Subject: Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:15 PM Subject: Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 12:32 PM Subject: Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>, Dan Richard <danrichard@mac.com>, dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, David Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, kfsndesk <kfsndesk@abc.com>, newsdesk <newsdesk@cbs47.tv>, rosenheim@kpix.cbs.com, Mark Standriff <mark.standriff@fresno.gov>, Mayor <mayor@fresno.gov>, beachrides <beachrides@sbcglobal.net>, terry <terry@terrynagel.com>, jboren <jboren@fresnobee.com>, bmcewen <bmcewen@fresnobee.com>, Mark Kreutzer <mlkreutzer@yahoo.com>, huidentalsanmateo <huidentalsanmateo@gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 11:16 AM Subject: Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:49 PM 2 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 11:12 AM Subject: Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 2:22 AM Subject: Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 2:14 AM Subject: Fwd: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 2:10 AM Subject: Charlie Rose Tues. June 27, 2017 on Repub. Senate HC disaster To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Wednesday, June 28, 2017 To all- Charlie Rose, to my surprise, had two experts on last night, Tues. June 27, 2017 re the sad, dastardly, Repub. Senate HC bill which was pulled yesterday. One was Ezra Klein. The other was Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of CMS. Big gun experts. Some points: The Republican Sens know that they cannot appear in public, especially where they live, and defend this. 2) The CBO says it will kick 22 million MORE Ams. off of HC by 2025. Defend that during the 2018 campaign. Even the uneducated Republicans who voted for Trump and his fellow travelers will now see him, and them, for what he and they are. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:49 PM 3 "Ma, here I am dying with untreated stage 4 lung cancer. We both voted Republican, and this is what we get. But I'll die (soon) in the certain knowledge that if my death enriches the folks living on Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue in the 60s, 70s and 80s, my early, horrible death is worth it. Those are the right people. They have lots of Mercedes, long pointed noses, no acne, and gorgeous 24 year old wives. They have homes in San Francisco, New York, London and Paris. Here we are stuck in a trailer in Wisconsin or Michigan or Ohio. But one must have faith, and I have faith that, in the long run, the Republicans will be proven right. Toss me my smokes". 3) But it is even worse than that. 4) It would provide a huge tax cut for the top 1% of taxpayers. That is what it is all about. They are playing with themselves and know they cannot defend bill. 5) The 2 experts said they are out talking to the public and more and more they hear about single payer. Medicare for all. Mitch McConnel said that if this bill fails, it will be single payer. 6) The public is really focused on this HC fight. 7) We cannot let our HC system have major revamps with each election cycle. Doctors, hospitals, pts, cannot live with that. 8) There is no reason they have to do HC first and then tax reform. They can change the rules, eliminate the fillisbuster, change the budget rules, increase the nat. debt a lot, and give us a HC system that works. 9) Trump said we'd get a system with lower prems and deductibles and broader coverage. The Senate bill does none of that, so they were just lying. 10) LH- They don't have to double the nat. debt to provide single payer. We spend more on "defense" than the next 20 largest industrialized countries put together, all so we can provide a free military defense for the next 20 largest industrialized countries. The countries of Europe, Japan and S. Korea bribe Congress to do this. We should spend $200 billion, not $620 billion on "defense" and tell the rest of t6he world to defend themselves. That would mean fewer bribes for Congress, but so be it. The $420 billion we save there would provide single payer for the people of the United States. The American people have awakened to what the Republican scum is doing to them. The European Union should raise a million man standing army. Draft one million Germans and French out of those free universities and hand them a gun. If we bring our people home, they will. I highly recommend this Charlie Rose if you can find it. I never can. Guess I need a more expensive internet connection. It ran Tues June 27, 2017. HC discussed for first 25 minutes. Here is 90 seconds of what Klein said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47tWEfW3Ndo Here is ~6 minutes more of it: City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:49 PM 4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-06-28/healthcare-vote-delayed-charlie-rose-video The o. guy, former head of CMS Slavitt, was also just totally against this bill. Total disaster he says. The republican scum who own PBS station 18.1 in Fresno ran this C. Rose show at 1 AM tonight. Uusally its on at the more convenient time of midnight. They should lose their broadcast license. I heard Sen. Feinstein on KCBS saying this Republican HC bill in the Senate is the worst thing she has seen in Congress in 26 years. The Republicans are having fun with this wish-list which they know they cannot pass without committing political suicide. I could list all of the things I'd like to do with the Republicans, but I don't because I know it too won't happen until the American people really wake up. Tough to get them to, with 200 channels of sports, an ethic of how you are supposed to be just consumed with violent sports ("Look over here, not at D.C.), violent movies, the critical need to carry a phone around for $200 per month and watch all of the crap in it, lousy schools for most of them, by design, gerrymandering, loads of propaganda from the rich and powerful, endless wars to make it look like they are doing something good for us, even the Nazi "Affirmative Action" laws ruining the lives of white men. I say move to Germany if you're a white man with a big-gun education. Deutsch ist ein sehr schwer Sprache zu lernen, aber sein Zukunft liegt da. Sie haben kein Zukunft hier. But the American people should see this Senate HC bill as a huge reveal as to what the Repubs are: Utter scum out to just destroy the 99% to enrich their rich backers. Study 1789-1793. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:47 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Thursday, June 29, 2017 11:55 AM To:Loran Harding; info@superide1.com; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; Doug Vagim; bballpod; Irv Weissman; firstvp@fresnopoa.org; Raymond Rivas; francis.collins@nih.gov; popoff; richard.wenzel; terry; beachrides; Leodies Buchanan; lxcastro93@yahoo.com; Cathy Lewis; leager; Mayor; CityManager; Council, City; Mark Kreutzer; huidentalsanmateo; Joel Stiner; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; robert.andersen; bretthedrick; bmcewen; bearwithme1016@att.net; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; Paul Dictos; diffenbaugh@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; Steven Feinstein; Gary Turgeon; Greg.Gatzka; steve.hogg; hennessy; igorstrav .; Jason Tarvin; kfsndesk; kclark; Kirk Sorensen; kevin cervantes; Mark Standriff; mmt4 @pge.com; scott.mozier; nick yovino; pavenjitdhillon@yahoo.com; President; rosenheim@kpix.cbs.com; Steve Wayte; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Mark Barrett's email ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 11:15 AM Subject: Mark Barrett's email To: dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net> Thurs. June 29, 2017 Dennis- Last night Frontline re-ran "Supplements and Safety". Here it is, I think: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/?utm_source=promourl&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=frontline_2017 If that's not it, go to www.pbs.org/frontline and look for it. If you take supplements, it is a must-see. A huge eye-opener. But surely the FDA and Congress protect us from unscrupulous supplement makers, right. Money would never influence a Congressman. Wait till you see Orin Hatch in action on behalf of the supplement makers. There is huge money in supplements. Hence, Congress is on their side. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:47 PM 2 Tell your extended family about this show. Mega doses of Vit E? You are bucking for prostate c. Lots of Vit D? Calcium problems, like kidney stones. Omega 3 for cardiovascular? If the fish oil gets rancid, it makes bad stuff and that can hurt you. Eat fish instead. Stop throwing money away for this junk. A normal diet gives you all you need. A doctor at Kaiser told me in 2009 "Stop taking vitamins" and I did. Sure glad I did. But again, note what Congress does to protect us here. By some mysterious process, the FDA is poorly funded, the law is like a Swiss cheese, and this multi-billion industry does whatever it wants to. Yikes! LH City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 8:05 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Sunday, July 02, 2017 1:59 PM To:dennisbalakian; David Balakian; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; Mayor; CityManager; Council, City; beachrides; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; bballpod; popoff; richard.wenzel; Raymond Rivas; robert.andersen; russ@topperjewelers.com; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; johnhutson580; jboren; bretthedrick; bmcewen; Cathy Lewis; paul.caprioglio; Chris Field; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; Steve Wayte; Mark Standriff; thomas.esqueda@fresno.gov; Gary Turgeon; Tranil Thomas; diffenbaugh@stanford.edu; Paul Dictos; Doug Vagim; Leodies Buchanan; newsdesk; kfsndesk; rosenheim@kpix.cbs.com; Mark Kreutzer; huidentalsanmateo; terry; firstvp@fresnopoa.org; mmt4@pge.com; nick yovino; President; fmerlo@wildelectric.net Subject:Fwd: Tesla for commercial electricity producers ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 1:48 PM Subject: Fwd: Tesla for commercial electricity producers To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 1:45 PM Subject: Fwd: Tesla for commercial electricity producers To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 1:40 PM Subject: Fwd: Tesla for commercial electricity producers To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 1:35 PM Subject: Fwd: Tesla for commercial electricity producers To: mmt4@pge.com City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 8:05 AM 2 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 1:32 PM Subject: Tesla for commercial electricity producers To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sunday, July 2, 2017 Mark Torres at PG&E - Click on utilities in this Tesla link. It might be of interest: https://www.tesla.com/energy Ignore the cars. Click on energy and powerwall and solar roofs, solar panels, commercial, and utilities. Tesla took the word "Automotive" out of its name a few months ago. Sure glad I B some Tesla stock at $372 last week. . LH City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2017 11:00 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Eric Rosenblum <mitericr@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 05, 2017 10:58 AM To:Council, City; Planning Commission Subject:Great article on housing Well worth a read: http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-housing-supply/ tl; dr: Communities across California have failed to comply with California's 1967 law to supply housing near jobs. Scott Wiener has introduced legislation (SB-35) to remove some of the hurdles associated with housing development; SB-35 has passed the Senate, and awaits review in the Assembly. This measure would definitely have implications on us in Palo Alto, so it is worth observing closely. Happy 4th of July, everyone! -- Eric Rosenblum 206 604 0443 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 8:10 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Susan Newman <snewzy@gmail.com> on behalf of Susan Newman <snewman@workpractice.com> Sent:Sunday, July 02, 2017 7:33 PM To:Council, City Subject:hang tags vs. stickers for Southgate Parking permit program Dear City Council members, Thank you very much for voting to approve the Southgate parking permit program. We have been in desperate need of reduced parking on our extremely narrow streets and I think the permit program will be a big help. I was unfortunately unable to attend the council meeting where the permit program was discussed but I understand that a request was put forward for the one free permit to be issued in the form of a hang tag rather than a sticker to afford flexibility to residents in parking their vehicles on the street on weekdays. We were told during early discussions that the program could be customized to suit the needs and wishes of the neighborhood, but apparently during the council meeting Mr. Mello simply said in response to that request that all the other permitted neighborhoods got their free permits as stickers. I would like to respectfully request that Southgate be allowed to receive a hang tag rather than a sticker as the one free permit, as well as to receive extra permits as hang tags if we so desire. I will also write to Mr. Mello to make the same request. Thank you for your support, Susan Newman Susan Newman 1523 Portola Avenue Palo Alto CA 94306 650.473.1811 (h) 650.380.1764 (c) snewman@workpractice.com City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:41 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Maryjane Marcus <maryjane.marcus@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 11:48 AM To:Council, City; supervisor.simitian@bos.sccgov.org Subject:now Palo Alto is getting global attention for pushing out the RVs - please rectify this Dear City Council, First, I appreciate those who replied to my email. As you read this, who knows where the people (including Latina women and families) are now that we decided to force them out? Did they get a good night's sleep last night? Are their kids afraid? We are reading in the comforts of our own homes, but where are they now? As you can tell, and as I wrote before, to me a 'minor eyesore" of seeing these RVs is a small price to pay for giving 40+ families a place to stay when they need it. As I wrote before, it was only something you enforced because some people complained, and for what reason? What exactly were their concerns? I bike by there 3 times a week at 4 pm and 11 pm and never have seen them be anything but quiet. There is not a single home in Palo Alto on that side of the street. I hope you can rectify this issue and let them back in immediately. It's hard for me to write anything that doesn't make Palo Alto sound cruel and heartless, so I will refrain for now, but just say there are many, many of us who want Palo Alto to be a compassionate city, and I urge you not to listen to a vocal minority. Here's what was in the Guardian yesterday. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/29/low-income-workers-rvs-palo-alto-california-homeless?utm_source=esp&utm_medium= It's not too late -- ask your staff to see what we can do to make it possible for the RVs to return and stay safely without fear of being asked to leave again (or for a set period of time). Sincerely Mary Jane Marcus College Terrace resident, went to schools in Palo Alto and now raising my daughter here On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Maryjane Marcus <maryjane.marcus@gmail.com> wrote: Dear City Council, I bike by the RV's every day on my way to work and I am so grateful that Palo Alto at least tolerates this effort for struggling people to have a place to stay.... until now. It seems there is a 72 hour limit but they do not bother anyone and I urge you to leave them alone and tell the PAPD to leave them alone. Many of them have very difficult circumstances and this will make their lives even harder. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:41 PM 2 There are so many violations (like high tech companies taking over businesses zoned for neighborhood busineses) that have much greater effect and get no attention. Why should we focus on the poorest people in our community? Palo Alto is already cruel enough with how little housing we have added in many years. I do not want us to have such a cruel reputation. Let's show some compassion. If there are real issues (crimes, other than the 72 hour rule) being committed, that may be a separate matter. But they really seem to make an effort to be a low impact as possible. Please reconsider asking them to move. There are many laws in Palo Alto and this area, and we can choose where to put our resources and taxes. This is not a good use. You can tell I feel strongly. I would come to City Council tomorrow if I could get there in time, but it's hard for parents with young kids to come for the comment period (unless you allow it throughout the evening). Warmly Mary Jane Marcus in College Terrace, Stanford Ave. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 8:10 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 02, 2017 5:30 PM To:Carnahan, David Cc:Stump, Molly; Keene, James; Council, City; Watson, Ron; Perron, Zachary; Kniss, Liz (external); Scharff, Greg Subject:Palo Alto Police Auditor - California Public Records Request  Formally meets with the City Manager and Police Chief once a quarter to discuss any issues. http://cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/pol/auditor.asp Total number of times Police Auditor has met the Police chief and city manager since 2008. Provide dates and content of meetings (Agenda) Mark Petersen-Perez Sent from my iPad City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:38 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, June 29, 2017 7:34 PM To:Press strong Cc:futterman@uchicago.edu; christy.lopez@law.georgetown.edu; Keene, James; Council, City; michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com; jrosen@da.sccgov.org; LaDoris Cordell; swebby@da.sccgov.org; Jay Boyarsky; csumida@da.sccgov.org; Keith, Claudia; Watson, Ron; Perron, Zachary; Brian Welch; Philip, Brian; Bullerjahn, Rich; Kniss, Liz (external); Scharff, Greg Subject:Re: Police Code of Silence Includes Police Auditors and District Attorneys Let me further add Tony...It was this case which torched the entire legal team of the city of Palo Alto and the credibility of the Palo Alto police department and its management like Japanese rice paper... it confirms your case and others. Conniving, collusion and falsification of police reports.. Not withstand a total disregard for Schmidlin's constitutional rights... A case which will stand hopeful for times indefinite for all to read... The Palo Alto Police Department cannot, cannot be trusted nor DA Rosen and his entire team of cohorts... SCHMIDLIN v. CITY OF PALO ALTO | http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1065159.html Yours Truly, Mark Petersen-Perez Sent from my iPad On Jun 29, 2017, at 7:41 PM, Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> wrote: This is why Rosen's need to be voted out of office in the coming election. This guy doesn't give a shit about equal rights. It's one set of rights for the civilian and one set of rights for law enforcement period. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Enforcement_Officers'_Bill_of_Rights "Qualified Immunity " alway first line of defense for cops.... And Cordell she, has always supported this law... "you be the judge" on that one... I would convict her on Jury nullification alone..... Sent from my iPad On Jun 28, 2017, at 6:50 PM, Press strong <pressstrong@gmail.com> wrote: City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:38 PM 2 How Palo Alto Police changed the non-fiction recordings into pieces of fiction and got away with it with the help of it's police auditor and the District Attorney: Police Chief http://chiefburns.weebly.com/ Police Auditor http://gennacobarcomplaint.weebly.com/ District Attorney and Crime Lab http://jeffrosenda.weebly.com/da-cover-up.html District Attorney and Police Chief confronted with the evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrA7ehMi0Lg&feature=youtu.be Chicago charges show challenge of police code of silence By Don Babwin | AP June 28 at 5:06 PM WP The announcement Tuesday that three officers have been charged with lying about that night raises questions about why it took so long to bring charges and underscores how tough it is to battle the code of silence long associated with the Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies across the country. “Even though the police brass had seen this video, knew what was on it, each of the reports of these officers was approved all the way up the chain of command,” said Craig Futterman, a University of Chicago law professor who has studied the department and was part of the legal team that fought the city over its refusal to release the video. The officers who knew there was a video, he said, knew they could lie because “the CPD has allowed that for far too long.” ............ “It will show the communities in the city that have felt disregarded by police that the city’s power structure is trying to protect them,” she said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/3-chicago-police-officers-indicted-in-laquan-mcdonald-case/2017/06/27/ee4c8bc6-5b97-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html?utm_term=.1a89c92efb00 Tony Ciampi City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 8:11 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Shikada, Ed Sent:Monday, July 03, 2017 8:11 AM To:Joan Marx Cc:Council, City; Martineau, Catherine; Elise Willis; Gitelman, Hillary Subject:RE: Violation and Coverup at 829 La Para Dear Ms. Marx, On behalf of City Manager Jim Keene (who is currently out of the office), I'd like to acknowledge receipt of your message and express our regret that you and your neighbors have been troubled by this construction project over such an obviously protracted timeframe. I will follow up with Director Gitelman and other staff as appropriate to review the ongoing issues and determine our best next steps. Sincerely, Ed Shikada Assistant City Manager From: Joan Marx [mailto:joan_marx@arczip.com] Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 5:51 PM To: Gitelman, Hillary Cc: Council, City; Keene, James; Martineau, Catherine; Elise Willis Subject: Violation and Coverup at 829 La Para Director Gitelman: I am responding on behalf of the Neighbors of 829 La Para to your letter of June 9th, which regrettably continues to deny the Developers' violation of the Conditions of Approval for construction of a new house. The violation caused serious damage to the roots of a 300 year old Valley Oak. You also deny your department's coverup of this violation. Please find the attached response below. Joan Marx 827 La Para Palo Alto, California 94306 June 29, 2017 Dear Director Gitelman: In your letter of June 9th you continue to deny the violation of the Conditions of Approval Revised (CAR) for 829 La Para, a violation which has caused serious root damage to the 300 year old Valley Oak. You also continue to protect both the Developers and Staff of Planning and Community Environment (PCE) who have knowingly caused the damage. When the house area was excavated to a depth three times that allowed in the Arborist's Report Revised (ARR) and in a manner contrary to the foundation prescribed in the CAR, the Valley Oak's roots, found largely in the top three feet of soil, were severed in the top two feet, and roots in the third foot of soil were compacted by a large Caterpillar. Before construction began, twenty-two neighbors from the 800 block of La Para signed a petition to optimize conditions for the Valley Oak during construction. In this response, on behalf of the Neighbors of 829, I will make clear that the pier and grade beam foundation required in the CAR and requested by the Neighbors, can, in concept, “better protect the root system of the oak" (sec. 1a). I will then point out the several ways in which the implementation of 829's foundation negated those protections. Finally I will suggest that the half truths and misrepresentations of your letter are part of the PCE's coverup. A. Violation of the Pier and Grade Beam Foundation's Protections for Roots. 1. The pier and grade beam foundation (P&GrB) was requested by the Neighbors because many fewer roots would need to be cut than in the more typical spread foot foundation. Much of the surface soil (grade) of the house area can be left undisturbed and much of the perimeter needs only a shallow excavation for grade beams, allowing deeper roots to pass untouched beneath the grade beams and into the house area. This is a description of pier and grade beam foundation as provided by Ciro Giammona, General Contractor with Harrell Remodeling in Palo Alto: A pier and grade beam foundation consists of two elements: (a) piers (holes drilled in the ground to a depth appropriate for site conditions and ﬁlled with reinforced concrete), and (b) grade beams (steel reinforced concrete walls) which connect the piers and sit on top of them. The grade beam typically extends several inches below the grade to seal the perimeter of the crawl space. A 4-6 inch excavation for the grade beam is not unusual, but the depth depends on recommendations from a soils engineer and structural engineer. The piers are located at various places along the perimeter of the house and at locations on the interior depending on the design of the house and how the structure needs to be supported. When it comes to avoiding damage to trees and their roots, a pier and grade beam foundation has a speciﬁc advantage, compared to the more common spread footing foundation. The spread footing foundation requires a trench excavation for the continuous footing, but in pier and grade beam the piers can be located to avoid signiﬁcant roots. Depending on recommendations from a soils engineer and structural engineer, a. Pier holes can be widely spaced. b. Pier hole locations can be shifted somewhat if, in digging the top three feet of soil where roots are located, a large root is found. c. Roots entering the house interior area under the shallow excavation for the grade beams would not be severed. Note: Depending on such considerations as access to the crawl space, code mandated clearances and height of the house, the grade beam can be sized to minimize excavation. 2. Robert Kielty, site arborist for 829, described saving roots with P&GrB in terms that accord with Giammona's: the piers are to be as widely spaced as possible and the grade beam excavation is to be reduced as much as possible with 6-8 inches "acceptable" (ARR, p. 4). 3. The Several Ways in Which 829's Foundation Violated Pier and Grade Beam. a. The Building Plan contradicts the ARR's 6-8 inches limit for grade beam depth by showing an excavation of 12 inches (Building Plan, A-14). The grade beam excavation is no longer shallow, certainly past the 6-8 inch limit, and one foot of roots (1/3 of the root layer) is lost. Note: there is a second contradiction in the Building Plan (BP) since it also shows that grade beams are to have a 9 inch excavation, not 12 inches (SD-4). Neither contradiction was caught by Planning. b. Actual excavation for "grade beam" was dug to two feet, twice the depth shown in the BP. (I will show evidence for a two foot excavation in "B" below.) (1) Two thirds of the root layer was dug up and the notion of a shallow excavation for grade beam is out of question. (2) The site arborist's requirement that the ﬁrst three feet of pier holes be dug by hand (so that roots could be seen and pier locations shifted, as in Giammona, b) was nulliﬁed. Pier holes were dug by hand, but the holes began two feet below grade level. c. Excavation for the house was not limited to perimeter piers and the grade beams connecting them and to interior piers and the grade beams connecting them. Instead the entire area was dug up in a box cut, as for a spread footing. d. A large Caterpillar compacted the soil and roots in the remaining one foot of soil below the box cut. Note: Your claim that this large tracked vehicle caused "extremely minimal compaction" (Para. 4) is not credible. B. Evidence for Excavation to Two Feet, Twice the Depth Measured by Your Department. You claim that the Urban Forester, Walter Passmore, measured the excavation for the house at 12 inches (Para. 2). This is an impossibility. Note: on March 28th, the day of the excavation, Passmore reported only that the depth "meets his expectations" (Email from Jon Lait to me, March 29th). 1. The Neighbors know empirically that the depth varied from roughly 18-20 inches at the rear trench, closest to the tree, to two feet and more but that the depth was always well over 12 inches. 2. On March 22nd Steve Simpson, architect and developer, told me that the depth would be "about two feet," and I reported this to Jodie Gerhardt by email that night. 3. The trench where roots were exposed was deeper than a foot. It was incorporated into the back of the excavation as you state (Para. 2). a. Jodie Gerhardt acknowledged that the trench she had seen was deeper than a foot, in the Emergency Meeting on March 28th; she said the excavation would be shallower. (It was deeper.) b. Your letter points out that more structural (large) roots were found below 12 inches than above (Para. 2). The trench proves your point, as the photos below of the ﬁrst day of digging and then second day show. Note: This distinction between the number of large roots found in the ﬁrst foot and in the second foot is attributed by you to a different trench, the exploratory air trench of the AR. But the AR does not make this distinction; it only states the number of roots found at two feet. 4. Photo below: The black ﬂowerpots at the rear of the excavation, where the trench was incorporated, are 18 inches tall; the trench depth is comparable. 5. Photo below: The bank is well above the knees of the man standing in the excavation. I am 4 ft. 11 in., signiﬁcantly shorter than him, and my knees are 18 inches high. C. Evidence of Coverup by the PCE. 1. Situation. a. James Witt and Steve Simpson, the Developers of 829, did what they wanted to do and waited to see what City Staff and others would overlook. One brief example: the dripline of the Oak is required by the City's Tree Technical Manual (TTM, 2.15A) to be drawn on the Site Plan. They drew the dripline circle around the tree not with the actual 45 ft. radius, given in the ARR, but at 33 ft., an imaginary line which conveniently skirts the front of the new garage and exempts the garage from TTM regulation. b. I want to point out the PCE's role in abetting the Developers, but in fairness I must give credit to Claire Hodgkins, the City Planner, who, after being presented with carefully researched and documented evidence, accepted rational arguments and took action. For example, when the Neighbors showed the contradictions and signiﬁcant omissions in Kielty's ﬁrst Arborist Report (AR, December 2015), she required a revision (the ARR, November 2016). 2. Obfuscation. a. Clearance and grade beam depth are separate concepts. But when notiﬁed of a conﬂict between an imminent two foot excavation and the prescribed 6 to 8 inch excavation for grade beam, Jodie Gerhardt muddled the two by replying in terms of the Building Code's requirement for clearance. (Email to me, Mar. 27th). You continue this conﬂation of clearance and grade beam depth (Para. 2). Note: Giammona's note on grade beam sizing nicely distinguishes the two concepts when he points to “mandated clearances” as one of several considerations for grade beam sizing. b. At the Emergency Meeting called by Neighbors to stop the deep box cut excavation of the entire house surface area, contrary to P&GrB, Jon Lait ignored the question of the box cut and declared the only question was the depth of the cut, was it 12 inches or deeper. 3. Looking the Other Way. a. I have already mentioned (1) the imaginary dripline posted on the Site Plan, (2) the ﬁrst AR "peer reviewed" and accepted by the Urban Forester, with its contradictions and omissions pointed out only by the Neighbors, (3) the contradictions between the Arborist's grade beam limits and the other excavation measurements in the Building Plan. b. After the Neighbors pointed out that the Site Plan showed an imaginary dripline at 33 ft., the actual dripline of 45 ft. was drawn on the BP but the fake, convenient dripline was drawn in as well. c. The City did not respond to the Neighbors' request that an Arborist of their choice, paid for by them, be allowed access to the property. Note: the Urban Forester has the difﬁcult job of acting as a neutral broker between parties, for example here, the Developers with their ﬁnancial concerns and the Neighbors focused on optimizing conditions for the tree. But in this case the Urban Forester chose to break his neutrality. d. When P&GrB was extended to the full house interior, there was no demand from the City that the site Arborist revise and ﬂesh out the ARR, e.g., with hand digging for the interior grade beams connecting to interior piers and the use of a portable drill rig, not a Caterpillar. Note: Kielty recommended P&GrB only for the section of the house which was "at the back of the home when closest to the tree" (ARR p.4), and his description of cutting roots carefully exposed at the grade beam depth was accordingly limited to the rear of the house. When the Developers, James Witt and Steve Simpson, chose to use P&GrB for the entire house foundation, Kielty never expanded his procedural description. e. The PCE did not send out a Building Inspector, as Jon Lait expressly stated they would, to determine the depth of the house interior excavation. Instead they sent the Urban Forester, who was no longer a neutral observer. 4. Denials and Alternative Facts. a. I have already mentioned the measurement of 12 inches in a two foot excavation and the claim of "extremely minimal compaction" by a Caterpillar. b. You claim that during the morning of March 22nd Staff was notiﬁed of a "possible violation," and they responded with a site visit that day (Para. 5). In fact the site visit was a response to my letter of March 16th, describing 9 violations, documented with photos. Note: (See Jodie Gerhardt's email to me, March 17th, acknowledging the letter and saying there would be a meeting in response.) My letter was a request to prevent future violations and a followup to earlier emails and phone calls, some of which had had no response. c. On Feb. 27th the Urban Forester declared that the new driveway was not regulated under the CAR; see Claire Hodgkins' email of the same date pointing out that it was. On March 14th he declared that "inspections have not discovered any violations to date," although his department had already had one violation corrected. In the latter email he also claimed the CAR did not contain relevant provisions for the driveway, although these were listed under "Urban Forestry Conditions" no.13. 5. Tar the Whistleblower. a. The Neighbors spent many hours over months in careful analysis, research, and consultation with professionals, including, to name a very few, Larry Costello and Igor Lacan of the University of California Cooperative Extension, Susan Day, professor of Urban Forestry at Virginia Tech, and Gary Morton and Ciro Giammona, general contractors. I have referred to our work on the faulty ﬁrst AR, our proposals which were accepted into the CAR, our documentation of nine serious violations (email to Claire Hodgkins, March 16th). Yet you attempt to demean our work. b. You trivialize reported violations as "discrepancies" (Para. 5). (1) One section of the Tree Protection Fencing, parallel to the trunk, was short by one and a half feet, not the 4 inches you refer to. As a result, a Bobcat could run 8 l/2 feet from the trunk. (2) You refer to "missing gravel" on a "temporary driveway," without making clear that the Geogrid mesh which protects roots from compaction needs a full layer of rock above in order to disperse heavy weights. You neglect to mention that about half of the prescribed driveway had not yet been constructed although its construction was supposed to precede the demolition and construction in the rear of the property. c. You suggest there were many "complaints suggesting violation" of the CAR which were "in most cases, conﬁrmed not to be a violation" (Para. 5). There are no such cases. In sum, the Neighbors are sadly conﬁdent there has been serious root damage to the 300 year old Valley Oak because of the Developers' violation of the CAR, the PCE's refusal to take action beforehand and their coverup of this refusal. There remains a short time for the PCE to demand a partial mitigation by having the deck, 10 ft. from the trunk, rest on modular piers which require a few inches of excavation, not the ﬁve piers, each 18 inches square, each 20 inches deep now planned in the BP. You have relied on warped and untruthful reports from Staff for your letter. We strongly suggest you honor your responsibility as the City's leader of a major department and investigate the truth. Joan Marx City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/3/2017 7:58 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Rushani Wirasinghe <rushaniw@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, June 30, 2017 6:22 PM To:Council, City Subject:RVs Hi ‐ I wanted to write to request the RVs on the street be allowed to stay. The people there provide important services to those in Palo Alto and driving them away is increasing the costs for all of us. They should atleast be offered low income housing. Thanks, Rushani Sent from my iPhone City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2017 4:39 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Gitelman, Hillary Sent:Thursday, June 29, 2017 8:49 PM To:James Colton Cc:Mello, Joshuah; Council, City; Shikada, Ed Subject:Re: Safety of Foothill/Arastradero Intersection Mr. Cotton ‐ Mr. Mello is on leave until the beginning of August. I'll ask someone else on the staff to respond to your question next week. Hillary > On Jun 29, 2017, at 4:00 PM, Jim Colton <james.colton10@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Mellow, > > I am writing to you because, like many who travel through the Foothill/Arastradero intersection, I am concerned about the safety and efficiency of this intersection. Figure 1 is an overhead photo that shows the layout of this intersection. > > > > [cid:ii_j4j0znja0_15cf60e8f026abd3] > > > > Figure 1 Overhead photo of Foothill/Arastradero Intersection > > > As you know, for those traveling west on Arastradero, the right lane is designated for right turns onto either Miranda or Foothill. There is so much traffic making these two turns that the right lane backs up for blocks, especially when the light is red and the lead car is going to turn onto Foothill and must wait for the light to change. During the school year, I've often waited through three or even four light changes to make a right turn onto Foothill. Of course these long waits also produce more pollution than anyone would want and trying to get to the emergency room at the VA is an unacceptable nightmare. > > Some cars in the second‐to‐the‐right lane, that are supposed to go straight across Foothill, turn onto the right lane (see red arrow in Figure 1). I first thought that this illegal maneuver was just confusion about which lane they should be in. But it happens so often it is now clear that this is a common tactic to avoid the long back up in the right lane. > > I stood at the point marked with the red A in Figure 1 and took photos of the traffic going west through this intersection between 8:40 and 9:03 a.m. on June 26, 2017. Figure 2 is typical of what I observed. This is now common practice at this intersection. > > > [cid:ii_j4j10v731_15cf60f6d3ea4e39] > City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 5:02 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Jim Colton <james.colton10@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, June 29, 2017 4:00 PM To:Mello, Joshuah Cc:Council, City; Gitelman, Hillary; Shikada, Ed Subject:Safety of Foothill/Arastradero Intersection Dear Mr. Mellow, I am writing to you because, like many who travel through the Foothill/Arastradero intersection, I am concerned about the safety and efficiency of this intersection. Figure 1 is an overhead photo that shows the layout of this intersection. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2017 9:45 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Jo Jaros <joajaros@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 05, 2017 9:29 AM To:Mello, Joshuah; Hillary.Gittelman@CityofPaloAlto.org; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:traffic situation at Arastradero and Miranda intersection Hello : I am just adding my concern re the terrible traffic situation at this corner. Until recently I worked in the Stanford Research Park and could wait through three light cycles to turn right onto Miranda because of just one car in the line that was waiting to turn right onto Foothill. I think the old configuration was safer for all. Though I had the feeling you think this s safer for bikers now there is no way I would ever ride a bike on Arastradero again. I see very few folks braving this on their bicycles and many who just go up to the sidewalk because of how crowded they feel between two lanes of traffic. If you cannot go back to the old configuration please make it clear perhaps with a sign that folks can turn right on Miranda and still reach Foothill( e.g. Miranda merges with Foothill in a couple blocks) and make it clear whether or not the middle lane can legally make a right turn on Foothill where the broken line seems to confuse many. Thanks for you help. Jo Jaros resident of Green Acres 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/29/2017 3:47 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Greg Mckenna <valleylist@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, June 29, 2017 12:40 PM To:Greg Mckenna Cc:CLA NoCal Lawyer Referral Service Subject:"valleylist" v430.music----STARZ! . . valleylist(sm) v430.music----STARZ! [friday 06 30.2017] high tech products companies consumers | valleylist index | internet top 10© | internet top 10© syndication | "VALLEYLIST" MUSIC SHARING SITE© . 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A guest editorial that ran in The Daily Post and Palo Alto Daily News in 2011 The issue of using your vehicle to sleep, rest, or live in came up in 2011, 2013, and now again in regard to RVs on El Camino near Stanford has come up again. This editorial seems relevant once again. Please give it a read. Thank you. Chuck https://patch.com/new-york/mineola/letter-to-the-editor-sheltering-the-homeless-in-cars PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL FATA.LITIES ON TRAIN TRACKS PRINCIPLE: The old saying, If you can't raise the bridge, lower the river. PREMISE: Accidental train track deaths occur when (a) a train cannot stop in time, or (b) someone doesn't get off the tracks in time; if either does not occur, there will be no accident. METHODS OF PREVENTION: 1. cameras will be placed at frequent intervals along the tracks; 2. camera images will be projected to monitors inside the train; 3. independently-controlled drones will scan each crossing; 4. if a person stands at the side of the tracks, the drone will lock the gate if a train is at least a mile away from the crossing; when the train stops, the gate will open; 5 . if a person is on the tracks--having been standing there, been trapped there, or is running across the tracks, a drone will chase the person off the tracks by means of pepper spray or an electric probe; the drone will send a signal i:a an ..:el,!lei:g~ncy.:.:sex::.v.ice :.fer~-iill!n~dia te help; 6.the drone will send a signal to the train, causing it to stop at least a mile from the crossing; 7. the train will remain at the crossing until the person· .is: helped:: WHEN AN ONCOMING TRAIN DOES NOT BA.VE TO STOP AT ACROSSING? --- - - - - 1. gates will be locked; 2. drones will function as above until the train has passed. Louis Everstine 7 August 2016 I City banks on cameras to help deter suicides As Palo Alto's System for keeping pedestrians off the Caltrain tracks evolves, city officials are shifting their focus from human monitors stationed at the tracks to computer monitors broadcasting camera footage at a distant site. "The City Council approved on Monday night a $1.4 million con- ,, tract with the company G4S Secure Integration to design a video- management system {expected to take six. months) that would trans- mit footage to be monitored at a remote location. This is a shift for the city's TrackWatch program, which launched in 2009 in ~se to a cluster of teenage suicides and which was lnitiaUy staffed by volunteer .. track watchers." In November 2009, the city began hiring security guards to moni- i·I tor the tracks in seven-hour nig~t shifts. At first, the guanls were stationed at the Charleston Road and Bast Meadow Drive crossings. Later, It added Churchill and California Avenue stations; the Alma Street crossing at the northern end of the 4-mile corridor; and modi- ,, fied contracts to require security guards to provlde 24-hour service. ~ Now, the city is looking to replace security guards with a system that detects intrusion on the corridor with visible and thermal infra- • • red cameras. The city began using such a sy'stem last summer on a pi- lot basis when it installed an "Intrusion detection system" at theiEast Meadow Drlve,grade crossing. A Community Services Department report notes that evaluation of this system has shown this technology to be "superior to human monitors." • -Gennally ShayMr ..-- l' ~ ! _ • , DR. LOUIS EVERSTINE (CANTAB, OXON) 73 WILBURN A VENUE ATHERTON, CALIFORNIA 94027 31 March 2015 Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board 1250 San Carlos Avenue San Carlos CA 94070 Dear Members of the Board: I see in the papers that ten people have been killed on Caltrain tracks so far this year. There is blood on your hands. In the last fatal accident,the initial explanation suggested that the victim was deliberately in harm's way. Doctors are bound by the Hippocratic oath,"First, do no harm." If Caltrain were inspired by that mantra, its highest priority would be to end death on the tracks--completely. That priority would replace Caltrain's presumed goal of arriving at each station precisely on time. Getting people to and from work would no longer be more important than zero tolerance for killing people. I am not sure how, if sued for wrongful death, Caltrain would prove due diligence to ensure public safety. Does a public agency owe the public an obligation to avoid liability? The problem for you, collectively as a board, is to show that every possible means to prevent accidents has been taken. (God forbid the victim should be someone's grandmother.). In prior letters, I have urged staff members to adopt the latest technology to stop engines from speeding across grade crossings where a peraon ia atandinq at a crossing or wa1king too slowly to get out of the way. p. 2 .of~ I have written two books about suicide. The taboo against it_is_·.powerful in every society. We are repulsed by .the thought· of i~, whether the suicidal person was Hemingway or Sylvia Plath or Robin Williams. But in our heart of hearts, we know that they are more to be pitied than censured. Try not to blame them. Shouldn't we protect them instead of blaming them? The Golden Gate Transportation District has, at least, taken steps to foil suicide attempts. Ultimately, the two possible preventive measures are, to me, {l) slow a train when it approaches a crossing, perhaps within a quarter of a mile, so that it can be stopped in time, or (2) keep people off the tracks within a window of .. time. perhaps ten minutes, before the train is due at the cr~ssing., I am convinced that, in Silicon Valley, someone c~n invent a device that will respect both people and timetables. Think outside the box. We know that a car is a lethal weapon. Think of a driverless car. e:ms Sincerely, Louis Everstine ledse@sbcglobal.net