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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-21 City Council EmailsFrom:Rob Nielsen To:Council, City; Planning Commission; HeUpdate; Wong, Tim; Lait, Jonathan Subject:Re: Housing element groundtruthing - South Palo Alto along El Camino Real Date:Monday, March 21, 2022 9:03:46 AM Attachments:ECR_LosRobles_south_supp.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from crobertn@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Here is some supplemental information to the original report sent yesterday, March 20. Best regards, Rob Nielsen On Sunday, March 20, 2022, 11:13:54 PM PDT, Rob Nielsen <crobertn@yahoo.com> wrote: Here is a groundtruthing report on South Palo Alto - El Camino Real Palo Alto. Thank you for your time and attention. Best regards, Rob Nielsen March 21, 2022 Dear Palo Alto City Council, Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Committee, Palo Alto Housing Element Working Group, Jonathan Lait, Tim Wong Here is some supplemental information to the original report sent yesterday, March 20. APN 137-24-019, Arastradero, 7 moderate-income units An additional point here is that the site is bound up by the use of the dealership. The dealership is not an eligible site itself. Maybell, behind Walgreens, APN 137-24-045, 17 low-income units Similar to APN 137-24-019, the site is bound up by the use of the dealership (137-24-029). The dealership is not an eligible site itself and thus this parcel should be removed. The correct APN is 137-24-045. There appears to be a similar situation between these two car dealerships and APN 147-05-012 on Leghorn St, part of Hengehold Truck Sales and Rentals, which we plan to visit soon. 4101 Wisteria, 137-37-031, 2 market-rate units This site has been removed from the site inventory published on March 16, 2022, by being listed in a supplement titled “Administratively Removed Sites." Discontinuance of current use of nonvacant sites The 13 low-income sites I refer to are the following: • 4230 El Camino Real • 4146 El Camino Real • 4256 El Camino Real • 4224 El Camino Real • 4238 El Camino Real • 4279 El Camino Real • 4345 El Camino Real • 4170 El Camino Real • 4291 El Camino Real • 4085 El Camino Way • 4113 El Camino Way • 561 Vista Avenue • Maybell Av, APN 132-74-045 Rob Nielsen From:Kent Schneeveis To:Council, City Subject:Please keep Ramona Street pedestrian only. Date:Monday, March 21, 2022 10:09:05 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from kent.schneeveis@gmail.com.Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, Please keep Ramona Street for pedestrians. No cars on this street please. Thank you . A concerned member of our community, Kent Schneeveis 2081 Cornell Street Palo Alto _______________________ Kent J. Schneeveis Owner and Operator KJS Painting & Renovations License # 969374 2081 Cornell Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 Mobile (650) 776-0809 kent.schneeveis@gmail.com _______________________ Sent from my coffee maker From:Rob Nielsen To:Council, City; Planning Commission; HeUpdate; Wong, Tim; Lait, Jonathan Subject:Housing element groundtruthing - South Palo Alto along El Camino Real Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 11:14:41 PM Attachments:ECR_LosRobles_south.pdf Some people who received this message don't often get email from crobertn@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Here is a groundtruthing report on South Palo Alto - El Camino Real Palo Alto. Thank you for your time and attention. Best regards, Rob Nielsen March 20, 2022 Dear Palo Alto City Council, Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Committee, Palo Alto Housing Element Working Group, Jonathan Lait, Tim Wong I recently toured a sample of proposed sites on El Camino Real listed in the draft Housing Element site inventory. I covered 28 sites on a one-mile stretch from Los Robles Ave. to the city limits and also included nearby sites within one block of El Camino Real. I am heartened to find that the working group has identified 28 sites. Among these are 13 sites identifying 284 units of much-needed lower-income housing, including several carryover sites that would benefit from “by-right” provisions. I visited all 28 sites and am reporting on 27 sites (excluding one faith-based institution at 561 Vista). However, to ensure that the identified housing has a realistic chance of being developed, based on an accurate accounting, I have six items to point out, covering about 21% of the sites I visited. 4256 El Camino Real, APN 167-08-042, 19 low-income units This site is no longer a restaurant (Su Hong’s), which is how it was stated in the inventory. Rather, it is a hotel project approved by the Planning Department as shown here: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/News-Articles/Planning-and-Development-Services/4256-El-Camino- Real-21PLN-00034. This recent photo shows an empty site ready for construction. 4224 El Camino Real, APN 167-08-037, 20 low-income units The site inventory identifies a restaurant (Hobee’s) and parking lot. However, it misses three items: a nail salon business and two detached homes behind the parking lot (4226 and 4228 El Camino Real). Given that Hobee’s has been a steady business here for several decades, the extra costs or reduced space entailed by the presence of the two homes, and the nail salon business, I do not believe that the owner would realistically redevelop this site. The attached photo shows Hobee’s in business, its parking lot, and one of the houses in the background. APN 137-24-019, Arastradero, 7 moderate-income units The inventory lists this site as an 0.23-acre parking lot for a car dealership (McLaren). In reality, however, the parcel contains both a parking area and the back half of the dealership building, which splits the parking lot into two parts. (The front half of the building lies in APN 137-24-022, which is not in the site inventory.) The presence of the dealership building makes this an unrealistic site for development. Maybell, behind Walgreens, 132-74-045, 17 low-income units This site is a parking lot behind Walgreens and is used by the Volvo dealership two doors down. We do note one location issue—the Maybell power substation located directly behind the fence (see second photo). If this is too close for Palo Alto’s standards, then the site should be removed. 4115 El Camino Real Palo Alto, 132-46-100, 11 moderate-income units This site is under construction. Plans filed with the Planning Department specify seven units, not 11, and include one BMR unit. See https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes- reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2019/id-10804.pdf?t=53428.21. 4101 Wisteria, 137-37-031, 2 market-rate units This structure is only 23 years old and has a design that matches the 11 other sites in the tract. Given this, any expansion would likely keep the structure in place and be in the form of an ADU. This possibility is already covered by the element’s ADU estimate, which is based on citywide trends. Also, the city/HEWG estimates the lot size at 0.1 acres (~4200 sq. ft.) and the county at 0.05 acres (~2100 sq, ft.). For the recent August 2021 sale, realtors used the county’s number (MLS# ML81851791). Discontinuance of current use of nonvacant sites As explained in the letter from Robert Chun on February 22, 2022, when identifying nonvacant sites for lower-income housing, the city is required to demonstrate that it has made its findings “based on substantial evidence that the use will likely be discontinued during the planning process.” This needs to be done for about 13 sites in the area. Rob Nielsen From:slevy@ccsce.com To:Council, City; Planning Commission Cc:Wong, Tim; Sheryl Klein; Lait, Jonathan Subject:Housing Element Update Engagement Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 3:55:20 PM Attachments:Housing_white_paper_2022_final_single_pages_with_links_rev.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, Planning and Transportation Commission and Housing Element Working Group members, Attached is a report that I prepared at the request of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to help residents understand and engage in their community's Housing Element update process. The report is part of a broader engagement6 effort being led by SV@Home and local partners. The report describes the regional and local jurisdiction housing goals, how they were developed and the related state and regional policy goals. The report also includes extensive references from HCD on the requirements for developing Housing Elements that Palo Alto and all Bay Area cities are doing this year. The report cites HCD guidance and resources to help cities develop compliant plans and outreach efforts. In addition, the report identifies common issues and challenges in ensuring that the selected sites are supported by policies and programs that make these sites viable and feasible. The City planning staff has identified a wide variety of policies and programs for review by the Housing Element working group. Stephen Levy Director Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy March 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 2 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Executive Summary In 2022, all Bay Area communities must update their Housing Elements through a number of activities: 1. Identifying sites that are suitable and feasible for new housing that will be affordable to major income groups 2. Developing programs and policies that will reduce constraints and make the sites viable to non-profit and market-rate developers 3. Complying with the state’s fair housing guidelines This report should serve as a guide that provides background, summarizes goals, and encourages participation in the Housing Element update process in their communities. All Bay Area cities have been assigned goals for attracting and approving housing that is affordable to four income groups, ranging from very-low income to higher-income residents. These goals are the result of an allocation by the state to the Bay Area and an allocation of the regional total to each city. In June 2020, the state Department of Housing and Community Development, as required by state law, presented the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) with a housing needs determination of 441,176 homes over the next eight years to meet existing and projected needs.1 As a result of recently approved legislation requiring all regions to reduce the number of residents who are considered overcrowded or “cost-burdened” (spending more than 30% of their income for housing), the housing targets for this cycle have more than doubled. Notably, an increase in housing inventory will also return the housing market to a normal vacancy rate of 5% and make it easier to achieve the region’s housing goals. As a result of these new legislative goals, more than half of the region’s projected housing need is for low-and-moderate income residents. In addition, half of the housing need is designed to overcome challenges for existing residents and not tied to population growth. The ABAG’s allocation methodology was based partly on city projected growth, with adjustments to give addi- tional shares of housing to communities designated as high opportunity areas (defined below) and those with good proximity to jobs from public transit and auto travel. Research shows that efforts to help low-and-moderate Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Prepared by; Stephen Levy Director, Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy Supported by a generous grant from Silicon Valley Community Foundation 1 NOTE: ABAG is the Bay Area Regional Planning Agency covering all cities and counties in the 9-county Bay Area. 3 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process income families live in high opportunity areas improves the likelihood of economic success for them and their children. Furthermore, reducing the number of long commutes will decrease congestion and greenhouse gas emissions while increasing family time together. Additional adjustments were made to give additional shares of housing for low-and-moderate income residents to communities that have disproportionately failed to approve housing for these residents. Just five cities in the Midpeninsula area (Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale) met the “high opportunity area” and “close to jobs” criteria and are prime locations for an above average allocation of housing for low-and-moderate income residents. This report will provide background information and suggestions for an engagement effort around the Housing Element update process in these cities, which is the primary focus of the grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF). Having sites that are suitable and available for multi-family housing does not guarantee that projects will be proposed or approved. Recent history shows most cities fell far short of meeting their previous and much lower housing approval goals even when the economy was growing and before material prices surged. This is especially true of housing for very-low and low-income residents. Housing proposals will only be brought forward if developers are convinced that they are financially feasible. There are different standards for a proposal to be considered financially feasible, based on the type of developer involved. Non-profit developers will require public funding as part of their proposal consideration, while market-rate developers must be sure they will receive a competitive return on their investments. The process of identifying and mitigating constraints to housing development will be critical to crafting a compliant Housing Element update. All groups developing the Housing Element update in each city must hear from non-profit and market-rate developers about the challenges they face in creating housing proposals and getting them approved. Cities have many tools to overcome constraints that are identified, which include: • Increases in allowable height and density • Modifications of parking and retail requirements • Creation of incentives to increase the amount of housing in projects reserved for low-and-moderate income residents • Reducing the time involved in project review and allowing more projects to be approved by staff In addition, pursuing local, state and federal funding opportunities is necessary to support housing for low-and-moderate income residents. The report also discusses the link between housing and school enrollment. Enrollment declines are already occurring in both San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and more declines are projected in the next 10 years. Some districts are already experiencing enrollment declines with impacts on school budgets and facility planning. Each district will need to examine the implications of these trends and consider how they impact the evaluation of new housing proposals. 4 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process For many years, the prevailing narrative about housing and school enrollment has been that more housing will create financial and other pressures on school districts. With enrollment declines impacting many districts, ad- ditional housing could help these districts avoid financial, staffing and facilities challenges. Finally, this report provides information on how to engage in the Housing Element update process. The SVCF grant will provide funding for the testing of these approaches. Introduction Every eight years, California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) gives every region in the state a housing needs determination for expanding housing with specific targets for all income groups. In June 2020, HCD presented the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) with a housing needs determination of 441,176 housing units (homes) to meet existing and projected needs. Each regional planning agency in the state—ABAG in the Bay Area—is required to allocate regional housing needs to communities in its own region. Following a long study and public process, ABAG adopted the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for each Bay Area community in January 2021. After receiving their housing allocation, each community is required to prepare a new Housing Element that in- cludes housing sites and policies such as zoning, density, height limits, parking requirements and other programs that will provide incentives for non-profit and market rate developers to propose sufficient housing to meet the communities housing targets. The Housing Elements must also comply with the state’s Fair Housing laws and requirements. Bay Area cities are currently in the process of updating their Housing Elements, which must be submitted in 2022. This report examines the requirements for updating Housing Elements and the process and policy objectives underlying the regional and local community housing goals. There will be a focus on five Midpeninsula communi- ties—Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale—as these cities met the ABAG criteria for an above-average housing goal. This report provides the background for an engagement effort in these cities to help residents participate in their local community Housing Element update. A generous SVCF grant supports the development of this report and the subsequent engagement effort. Stephen Levy, Director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy and a member of the Palo Alto Forward board, prepared this report. What do the Housing Goals mean and how were they developed? Housing goals for the Bay Area were developed in a two-step process. Initially, the state gave the Bay Area region an overall goal for the next eight years. STEP 1: Regional Housing Needs Determination In June 2020, HCD presented ABAG with a housing needs determination of 441,176 housing units to meet exist- ing and projected housing needs. The HCD regional housing needs determination letter can be accessed here: https://hcd.ca.gov/community-development/housing-element/docs/abagrhna-final060920(r).pdf. 5 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process This planning target was more than twice the previous regional goal as a result of recently approved state legislation requiring that all regions plan to reduce the number of residents who live in overcrowded housing units or are “cost-burdened” (paying more than 30% of their income for housing). Another goal was to return to a normal vacancy rate for housing to improve housing availability, roughly 5%. In previous RHNA cycles, the large majority of additional housing need was related to growth. In the current housing needs determination, nearly half of the forecasted need is to relieve housing shortages that exist today. In addition, more than half of the Bay Area housing need is to house very low-, low- and moderate-income residents. Bay Area Regional Housing Needs Determination Source: HCD The very low-income category includes households that make less than 50% of the area median income (AMI) and includes extremely low-income households that make less than 30% of the AMI. The low-income group includes households that make between 50% and 80% of the AMI. Moderate income households are those that make between 80% and 120% of the AMI and the above-moderate income category includes those that make more than 120% of the AMI. The following linked chart shows income limits in Santa Clara County in 2021 by household size: https://www.vta.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/2021HCDIncomeandRentLimits.pdf. The area median income in Santa Clara County is estimated to be over $150,000 (for a family of 4). That means that although households in the low-and-moderate income groups are not considered poor, they often face significant housing affordability challenges. In previous housing element cycles, most of the housing goals were based on projected population growth. This is not the case for the new Bay Area housing goals. Components of Bay Area Regional Needs Determination Source: HCD CENTER BENEFITS TOTAL UNITS NEEDED PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL Very Low 114,442 25.9% Low 65,892 14.9% Moderate 72,712 16.5% Above Moderate 188,130 42.6% TOTAL 441,176 100.0% COMPONENT DESCRIPTION UNITS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL Normal Vacancy Rate 98,799 22.4% Mitigate Overcrowding 94,605 21.4% Replacement 15,120 3.4% Mitigate Cost Burdens 9,102 2.1% Population Growth 223,550 50.7% TOTAL 441,176 100.0% 6 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process HCD’s explanation of these categories of need is in the determination letter linked above. The comments below add context to the HCD explanation. A large share of the housing need (22.4%) is to bring the region back to a vacancy rate of around 5% for the com- bination of single-family and multiple-family housing units. HCD determined that this vacancy rate was appropri- ate to “provide healthy market vacancies to facilitate housing availability and resident mobility.” It is a policy goal to reduce the upward pressure on prices and rents that has negatively impacted housing afford- ability for many Bay Area residents. When this determination was made, the Bay Area vacancy rate was 1.73%. Another large share of the regional housing need (21.4%) aims to reduce the number of households living in overcrowded housing units. HCD defines overcrowding as more than one person per room. This omits a growing number of residents who have moved in with others (young adults moving back home, for example) who are not technically overcrowded but cannot find housing that they can afford. The regional housing needs related to reducing overcrowding were determined by assessing two things: 1. Comparing the share of overcrowded units in the Bay Area to the share in comparable regions 2. Reducing the Bay Area share to the comparable region average. The goal was to reduce, not eliminate, the number of overcrowded households. The same methodology was used to determine the housing needs to reduce the number of cost-burdened households. The resulting addition to housing needs is very small (9,102 units), but this is a result of the meth- odology and not the underlying need. As the HCD letter reports, comparable regions find 66.0% of very-low and low-income households are cost burdened and 66.64% in the Bay Area. This shows that the difference is small though the %s are large in both areas. In addition, HCD found that 16.25% of moderate-income households were cost-burdened, even though house- holds at the low end of that income range are earning close to $100,000 a year. The remaining part of the regional housing need is for replacing units that are demolished and is calculated at 0.5% per year or 1 out of every 200 housing units. Bottom line: The regional housing needs determination has more than doubled, primarily as a result of trying to reduce the housing challenges faced by existing residents. A large share of the increase is for low-and-moderate income residents who have seen housing cost increases outpace income gains in recent years. Once the regional housing goals for the Bay Area were determined, the next step was the allocation to local com- munities (cities and unincorporated county areas). STEP 2: Allocation to Local Communities ABAG, the Bay Area’s regional planning agency, had the responsibility for allocating the regional housing needs to local communities. ABAG formed a Housing Allocation Methodology Committee to develop the criteria for pro- posed allocation. The committee was composed of elected representatives appointed by each county, planning 7 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process staff from 12 jurisdictions (with at least one from each county), 16 stakeholders representing diverse perspectives, and a state representative. The allocation met the five required statutory policy objectives as described in the January 2021 report linked below: • Objective 1: Increase the housing supply and the mix of housing types in an equitable manner. • Objective 2: Promote infill development, efficient development, and GHG reduction. • Objective 3: Promote better relationship between jobs and housing, particularly jobs-housing fit. • Objective 4: Balance existing disproportionate concentrations of income categories. • Objective 5: Affirmatively further fair housing. The committee met 12 times from October 2019 through September 2020 and received public comments at each meeting and through letters and emails. The final committee recommendations were approved in January 2021. The ABAG website describing the committee work and membership can be found here: https://abag.ca.gov/our- work/housing/rhna-regional-housing-needs-allocation/housing-methodology-committee. The allocations were based on three principal inputs: 1. Projected growth from Plan Bay Area 2050 (provided by staff) 2. Adjustments to give additional shares of housing to communities designated as high opportunity areas and those with good proximity to jobs from public transit and auto travel 3. An equity adjustment to give additional shares of low-and-moderate income housing to communities with low current shares of this housing The final allocation was the result of staff revisions to the growth projections, public input on the allocation crite- ria and committee input. The process and results are described in the final report to the ABAG Executive Com- mittee in January 2021: https://abag.ca.gov/our-work/housing/rhna-regional-housing-needs-allocation/housing- methodology-committee. Five cities in the Midpeninsula received above-average shares of the regional housing needs because they scored high on the adjustment for high opportunity areas and jobs close to transit and auto travel. These cities—Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale—will be the focus of the outreach and engagement efforts of this project and will be used to explain the allocation criteria and Housing Element planning and issues. 8 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process What is a High Opportunity Area? Below is the explanation from an ABAG Methodology Committee packet: https://abag.ca.gov/sites/default/files/rhna_methodology_report_2023-2031_finalposting.pdf. “ The Opportunity Map stems from HCD’s policy goals to avoid further segregation and concentration of poverty and to encourage access to opportunity through affordable housing programs. The map uses publicly available data sources to identify areas in the state whose characteristics have been shown by research to support positive economic, educational, and health outcomes for low-income families and their children. The Access to High Opportunity Areas factor directly addresses the RHNA objective to affirmatively further fair housing by increasing access to opportunity and replacing segregated living patterns.” In practical terms, a high opportunity area has good schools, a wide range of amenities and above-average revenue to support high-quality public services. There is a wide body of research that shows when low-income residents are able to live in high opportunity areas, that they (and especially their children) have improved chances for upward economic mobility (better jobs and higher incomes). Raj Chetty, the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights, was one of the pioneers in this research. His findings can be found here: https://opportunityinsights.org/paper/neighborhoodsi/. What is a High Job Proximity Area? Below is the explanation from the ABAG packet linked above: “ The two factors based on job proximity (Job Proximity – Auto and Job Proximity – Transit) consider the relationship between jobs and transportation. Job Proximity – Auto is based on jobs that can be accessed from a jurisdiction by a 30-minute auto commute, while Job Proximity – Transit is based on jobs that can be accessed from a jurisdiction within a 45-minute transit commute. These factors encourage more housing in jurisdictions with easier access to the region’s job centers. Additionally, these factors use a commute shed to measure job access rather than solely considering the jobs present within a jurisdiction’s boundaries. Using a commute shed intends to better capture the lived experience of accessing jobs irrespective of jurisdiction boundaries. Housing and job markets extend beyond jurisdiction boundaries—in most cities, a majority of workers work outside their jurisdiction of residence, and demand for housing in a particular jurisdiction is substantially influenced by its proximity and accessibility to jobs in another community.” Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale all have access from one or more Caltrain stations as well as El Camino express bus service. In addition, they all have access from both Highways 101 and 280 and are close to major job centers. Cupertino does not have similar public transit access but does have access from 280 and is close to major job centers in Santa Clara County. These cities have many thousands of jobs accessible in less than the 30-minute and 45-minute access times noted in the ABAG criterion. 9 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process The following tables describe the housing allocations for these five cities. The tables show: 1. Cities are asked to plan for housing at all income levels 2. More than 50% of the housing needs are for existing low-and-moderate income residents 3. Each city is asked to plan for housing growth that is larger measured by % growth compared to the regional average growth rate Housing Allocations By Income Group in the Five Cities Source: ABAG The large share of housing targeted to be affordable to low-and-moderate income residents is the result of state policy to address the housing affordability challenges facing these residents today. These goals are intended to make up for the lack of housing built in recent years that is affordable to most residents in these income groups in these cities. The chart below shows the target for housing planning in each city compared to the regional target for unit growth. The above-average shares reflect the cities’ rank as high opportunity areas and high job access areas. % Growth in Housing from 2020 Census Level CITY VERY LOW LOW MODERATE ABOVE MODERATE TOTAL Cupertino 1,193 687 755 1,953 4,588 Menlo Park 740 426 496 1,284 2,946 Mountain View 2,773 1,597 1,885 4,880 11,135 Palo Alto 1,556 896 1,013 2,621 6,086 Sunnyvale 2,968 1,709 2,032 5,257 11,966 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Cupertino Menlo Park Mountain View Palo Alto Sunnyvale Bay Area 21.1%21.3% 29.9% 21.1%19.5% 14.9% 10 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process The chart below confirms that most housing to be planned is targeted at increasing affordability and supply for low-and-moderate income residents. % of Housing Allocation for Low-and-Moderate Income Households Two trends make the proximity to jobs allocation criterion especially important. According to the 2021 Index of Silicon Valley published by Joint Venture Silicon Valley, the number of commuters who travel from one county to another has been increasing, and the share of Silicon Valley employees who commute more than 90 minutes one way (3 Hours total back and forth) has more than doubled since 2005. They are called “mega commuters.” And this does not count the workers who moved from close to jobs to places far out in Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa Clara counties and still have long commutes (but fall short of the 90 minutes each way threshold for “mega commuter” status). Mega Commuting Trends for Silicon Valley Employees 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Cupertino Menlo Park Mountain View Palo Alto Sunnyvale Bay Area 57.4%56.4%56.2%56.9%56.1%57.4% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0% 2005 2010 2015 2019 3.3%3.5% 5.3% 7.6% 11 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process The Housing Element Update Process The Housing Element update process is now underway in all Bay Area cities. It builds upon the housing needs allocation by planning to meet state requirements for approving new housing units for all income groups and for identified special populations. The legal and technical requirements are complex, so HCD has provided technical assistance related to the re- quirements and specific steps to follow in the update process. The main HCD Housing Element website is https://hcd.ca.gov/community-development/housing-element/index. shtml. A guide to Housing Element building blocks can be found at https://hcd.ca.gov/community-development/ building-blocks/index.shtml. There are three main components to the update process: 1. Identify sites that are available, suitable and have the capacity for the city’s housing needs allocation 2. Identify constraints to housing development on these sites and develop and adopt policies and programs to overcome any constraints 3. Comply with the state’s requirement to affirmatively advance fair housing goals Issues and Challenges in Meeting the Housing Needs Allocation Having sites that are suitable and available for housing does not guarantee that projects will be proposed or ap- proved. Recent history reveals that most cities fell far short of meeting their current much lower housing approval goals. This includes years when the economy was growing and before material prices surged. This is especially true for housing for very-low and low-income residents. Below is a table showing the shortfall for the five cities this report focused on. Housing Unit Permits Issued Source: HCD The five cities are not unique in facing these challenges. The intent in sharing this data is not to cast blame, but rather to point out that the Housing Element update requirement to identify and address constraints is critical in reviewing possible housing sites. CITY VERY LOW INCOME PERMITS GOAL VERY LOW INCOME PERMITS BY 2020 LOW INCOME PER- MITS GOAL LOW INCOME PERMITS BY 2020 Cupertino 356 19 207 0 Menlo Park 233 148 129 80 Mountain View 814 244 492 215 Palo Alto 691 101 432 60 Sunnyvale 1,649 132 906 61 12 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Housing proposals will only be brought forward if developers are convinced that they are financially feasible. This means for non-profit developers that there is public funding to support development and for market-rate developers that costs are covered including a competitive return on their investments. It will be important for all groups developing the Housing Element update in each city to hear from non-profit and market-rate developers about the challenges they face in developing housing proposals and getting them approved. The HCD building blocks link above lays out the requirements with regard to policies and programs needed to provide sufficient incentives to bring forth housing proposals on the sites identified in the site inventory. These requirements emphasize the fact that identifying sites is the first not final step in attracting housing proposals. The required policies and programs will vary from city to city depending on the identified constraints related to building housing. From the HCD building blocks summary: “ The housing element must identify and analyze potential and actual governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, or development of housing for all income levels, including housing for people with disabilities. The analysis should identify the specific standards and processes of these constraints and evaluate their impact on the supply and affordability of housing. The analysis should determine whether local, regulatory standards pose an actual constraint and must also demonstrate local efforts to remove constraints that hinder a jurisdiction from meeting its housing needs.” “ Each jurisdiction must identify specific programs in its housing element that will allow it to implement the stated policies and achieve the stated goals and objectives. Programs must include specific action steps the locality will take to implement its policies and achieve its goals and objectives. Programs must also include a specific timeframe for implementation, identify the agencies or officials responsible for implementation, describe the jurisdiction’s specific role in implementation, and (whenever possible) identify specific, measurable outcomes.” Potential sites for building are often not used due to constraints from a variety of sources. The Terner Center in Berkeley summarized this challenge: “ The Housing Element is a planning framework that requires all California cities to respond to state targets for expected household growth on an eight-year cycle. For many years, however, these documents have not been truly reflective of subsequent development realities on the ground. Cities may have a certified Housing Element on paper, without much likelihood that the growth specified in the Housing Element would occur, often because unrealistic sites were pegged for development or growth is cordoned off to just one part of a city. Legislators have passed a series of laws over a few years to strengthen the analysis that goes into Housing Element certification. These changes will require more rigorous analysis of how siting new housing is planned. This blog post shows how one city—Los Angeles— used data-driven evidence to justify their Housing Element sites, including original analysis conducted by the Terner Center. Evidence-based Housing Elements may better reflect development conditions on the ground, and may therefore force cities to reconsider their current land use practices in esponse to the housing goals set by the state.” Source: https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/research-and-policy/stronger-housing-element-los-angeles/ 13 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Constraints and Opportunities Related to Housing for Low-and- Moderate Income Residents One major constraint is lack of funding. Below market rate units (BMR) reserved for very-low and low-income resi- dents depend on tax credits and other forms of federal and state financial support as their main source of fund- ing. While these sources have recently increased with state bonds and budget financing and increased federal support, funding still falls well short of the need to meet the housing goals. Local cities can provide financing for the creation of BMR housing from impact fees and the ability to approve lo- cal bond issues. In addition, local communities can increase the supply of BMR housing by requiring that a certain percentage of market-rate developments be set aside for low-and-moderate income residents. Local communities can also increase BMR supply through the option of approving mixed-use developments that include commercial uses as well as housing. For example, Google and the cities of Mountain View and San Jose have reached agreements that include plans for thousands of homes, including many BMR homes. Menlo Park will receive a mixed-use proposal that includes housing from SRI International and a proposal to redevelop the United States Geological Survey site. Sunnyvale has approved a number of mixed-use projects that include housing. To date, Palo Alto and Cupertino have been reluctant to add housing through projects that include commercial land uses. Communities can also consider the use of public lands for housing. In Palo Alto, Santa Clara County has donated land for teacher housing, and the city rezoned a former VTA site to allow the development of moderate-income housing cited below. Palo Alto is also considering the use of public parking lots for combined parking and housing, with an emphasis on units reserved for low-income residents. Palo Alto is also considering whether the city will allow churches to build housing on their excess parking lots. Cities can and have created special zoning provisions that incentivize the construction of housing reserved for low-and-moderate income residents. Palo Alto created a zoning overlay to incentivize BMR housing, a special zon- ing provision to incentivize housing reserved for moderate-income residents, and a planned housing zone (PHZ) to provide incentives for projects that include at least 20% of the units reserved for low-income residents. Some additional constraints for low-and-moderate income housing that these zoning changes address are modifi- cations in parking requirements, requirements to provide retail space and height—all of which affect the cost and feasibility of building this housing. These constraints and challenges will vary by community, which is why each city should hear from developers about their particular challenges. A recent report by the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury made findings and recommendations for Mountain View and Palo Alto aimed at improving the approval of housing for low-and-moderate income residents. These recommendations can be reviewed by all cities as part of their Housing Element update process and can be found here: https://www.scscourt.org/court_divisions/civil/cgj/2021/Affordable%20Housing%20Final%20Report.pdf 14 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Constraints Related to All Types of Housing Many of these are mentioned above. There are two major groups of constraints: those that relate to project pro- posals and those that relate to eligible sites for housing. Project Constraints These include allowable density, height limitations, parking requirements, fees, requirements for BMR housing and lack of certainty as to the length and outcome of the approval process. The issues related to density, height and parking are discussed above and apply both to BMR housing and mar- ket-rate housing. The challenge with fees and BMR requirements (“inclusionary zoning”) is finding the balance between achieving the policy objectives and maintaining project feasibility. The Terner Center at Berkeley examined the challenges in finding the right balance on impact fees https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Nexus_ Studies_November_2020.pdf. Higher fees and higher BMR requirements can be paired with other incentives such as density and height. Every city can develop their own mix of fees, BMR requirements and incentives to attract housing proposals from devel- opers who must cover costs and earn a competitive return. The time it takes to get a project approved and the uncertainty related to the approval process can discourage developers from bringing proposals forward. Policies to overcome this potential constraint include making more kinds of projects require only staff approval and limiting the time and/or number of meetings for reviewing hous- ing proposals. Bottom Line: There are many potential constraints to attracting housing proposals even if sites are available. Nevertheless, communities have many tools to overcome constraints that are identified in their city and meet their housing obligations. The Connection Between New Housing and School Enrollment and Funding The Governor’s 2022-23 budget proposal for K-12 education (https://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2022-23/pdf/ BudgetSummary/K-12Education.pdf) calls attention to recent and projected K-12 enrollment declines. These de- clines will cause many districts to face challenging adjustments in funding, staffing and facility management that may negatively impact educational success. This section explores the relationship between new housing approv- als and K-12 financial challenges. The relationship between new housing and K-12 enrollment and funding will vary among cities and school dis- tricts. There are two major factors at work: 1. The number of new students by grade level expected from new housing 2. The overall trend in enrollment, determined by new students entering and the impact of falling birth rates as existing students graduate or leave 15 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Analyzing these impacts is important and of interest to residents and school district boards and staffs for two major reasons: 1. There is a need to accurately forecast enrollment needs and the implications for funding. 2. As summarized earlier in this document, low-income families living in communities with good schools have a better chance to improve their economic status. Funding in many districts is tied to enrollment and enrollment declines can create staffing and facilities challenges. This section provides some information to help communities bring potential school impact issues into their housing discussion. K-12 Enrollment Declines Projected Each year the California Department of Finance (DOF) projects K-12 enrollment for the next 10 years. The latest report was in June 2021: https://dof.ca.gov/forecasting/Demographics/public-k-12-graded-enrollment/. The report provides greater detail, but the high-level takeaway is that enrollment is projected to decline in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Some key numbers: • Enrollment in Santa Clara County is projected to decline from 253,625 students in school year 2020-2021 to 212,501 students in 2030-2031 for a decline of 16.2%. • Only four counties—Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Ventura and Los Angeles—are projected to have larger declines (based on percentage). • San Mateo County enrollment is projected to decline over the same period from 90,315 to 77,651 for a drop of 14.0%. These declines are primarily the result of falling fertility rates and the result over time that families with more children are replaced by families with fewer children. DOF K-12 Enrollment Projections 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 201 9 - 2 0 202 0 - 2 1 202 1 - 2 2 202 2 - 2 3 202 3 - 2 4 202 4 - 2 5 202 5 - 2 6 202 6 - 2 7 202 7 - 2 8 202 8 - 2 9 202 9 - 3 0 203 0 - 3 1 San Mateo County Santa Clara County 16 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Each school district will be impacted by these trends differently. There are indications that Mountain View is approving so much new housing that school enrollment and the need for additional facilities will increase. On the other hand, a series of recent news articles sound the alarm of declining enrollments in some districts, potentially trending toward the status of insufficient enrollment in the near future. The projected enrollment declines will occur over time, so advance planning is possible. If districts do not have enrollment projections that take account of falling birth rates, now would be a good time to update the enrollment projections. The projected decline in enrollment means that historical estimates of the number of children in various housing types may be too high, as they reflect children born between 2005 and 2020. Birth levels have declined since 2005 according to DOF data and the average number of children per household with children has declined at the same time. Implications for Housing, Especially for Low-and-Moderate Income Families Increasing housing for low-and-moderate income residents can combine an equity goal with helping districts in danger of losing state education funding and having to close or consolidate facilities. As described earlier, increasing the number of low-and-moderate income families in the five cities tracked in this report (all high opportunity cities) improves the chances for their children to have economic success. The bottom line is that in districts facing declining enrollment challenges, achieving the equity goal of approving more housing for very-low and low-income families will also help school districts maintain stronger education options by avoiding funding and facility planning challenges. Number of Births 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 200 5 200 6 200 7 200 8 200 9 201 0 201 1 201 2 201 3 201 4 201 5 201 6 San Mateo County Santa Clara County 201 7 201 8 201 9 202 0 17 |Bay Area Cities Update Their Housing Elements in 2022 The Implications for Low- and Moderate- Income Housing: A Guide to Encourage Participation in the Housing Element Update Process Participating in the Housing Element Update Process This report is an input to a public engagement effort led by Palo Alto Forward and partner organizations. Silicon Valley at Home (SV@Home) is one partner and has a website page devoted to the Housing Element update process in Santa Clara County communities. Here is the current page and updates are available for those on the SV@Home email list. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PAZd9A5uQ26W8wJaLrLbHlto2Yb3W9AlPQGSV5FS-9I/edit?link_id=8&can_ id=59a7b863fff93047d0590708009c6bf4&source=email-newsletter-269&email_referrer=email_1373865&email_ subject=housing-happenings-highlights-and-more. And SV@Home has a page devoted to helping people engage in the update process https://siliconvalleyathome.org/advocacy-tools/housing-element-toolkit/?link_id=6&can_id=59a7b863fff93047d0 590708009c6bf4&source=email-newsletter-269&email_referrer=email_1373865&email_subject=housing-happen- ings-highlights-and-more. Each of the cities discussed has a webpage dedicated to keeping the community apprised of the update process and future meetings: • Menlo Park https://www.menlopark.org/1841/2023-2031-Housing-Element-Update. • Palo Alto https://paloaltohousingelement.com. • Mountain View https://www.mvhousingelement.org. • Cupertino https://engagecupertino.org/housingelement. • Sunnyvale https://sunnyvale.ca.gov/property/housing/housingelement.htm. About the Author Stephen Levy is Director and Senior Economist for the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy in Palo Alto. Steve’s major professional work is assisting large public agencies in California with long-term projections of jobs, population and households and related housing policy issues. Steve serves on a number of boards related to housing, workforce and the economy. He chairs the Housing and Transportation committee of the Palo Alto League of Women Voters and is a member of the Housing Policy Advisory committee for Silicon Valley at Home. He serves on the NOVA and state workforce boards and is a member of the board of the Bay Area Economic Institute. Steve also serves as Treasurer and on the board of Palo Alto Forward. He and his wife Nancy live in Palo Alto, where he has worked for more than 50 years. About Palo Alto Forward We are optimists: we believe that we can meet our city’s future population needs with thoughtful planning. We host educational events, conduct original research on local housing and transportation- related issues, and serve as a voice to our elected officials and city staff. We are an organization with a broad coalition: retirees, fresh graduates, multi-generational Palo Altans and newcomers. We have a common interest in helping to envision and achieve targeted growth without gridlock in our community. About SV@Home SV@Home is the voice for affordable housing in the Silicon Valley. A membership organization, SV@Home works with a broad coalition of strategic partners to address the urgent housing need by boosting production of homes at all income levels, preserving existing affordable homes, and protecting the families in them. About Silicon Valley Community Foundation Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a regional catalyst, connector and collaborator. We bring together the resources and skills of donors, business, government and community to solve some of our region’s toughest challenges. We promote philanthropy in our region and support philanthropists to invest with impact. Through advocacy, research, policy and grantmaking, we seek systemic solutions to drive enduring community change. Learn more at siliconvalleycf.org. From:slevy@ccsce.com To:Steve Levy Subject:Bay Area economic update Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 2:51:05 PM Attachments:Mar 17, 2022 Economic Update.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Attached is the Bay Area Economic update for March including the EDD revisions to job and unemployment estimates. The highlights are Bay Area job growth in 2021 was revised upward in annual revisions released in March 2022 by EDD. At the same time, unemployment rates for December 2022 were slightly reduced. The Bay Area posted record VC funding in 2021. Housing permits rebounded to 2019 levels but remain far below region’s housing goals for the next 8 years. All Bay Area jurisdictions must update their Housing Elements in 2022 to meet state and regional housing goals and requirements. The highlights: Bay Area job estimates for December 2021 rose by 54,800 compared to the pre- revision estimates. Bay Area jobs increased by 7.2% between January 2021 and 2022 compared to a 4.6% increase in the nation and 7.4% gain in California. The Bay Area unemployment rate in December 2021 was 3.4% compared to 3.5% in the pre-revision estimate. Venture capital funding reached a record $105.4 billion in 2021 up from $49.8 billion in 2020 March 2022 brings major crosscurrents to the global, national and regional economy with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising interest rates amidst continuing high inflation, the easing of COVID cases and related activity restrictions and the ongoing Bay Area challenges of housing, transportation and competitiveness. Bay Area jurisdictions have been given large increases in their housing goals for the next eight years as a result of state legislation and policy to reduce overcrowding and increase affordability. Each jurisdiction is in the process of updating their Housing Elements in 2022 to meet state and regional policy goals and requirements. 1 Bay Area Economic Update and Outlook—March 2022—Bay Area Economic Growth Estimates for 2021 Revised Upwards Bay Area job growth in 2021 was revised upward in annual revisions released in March 2022 by EDD. At the same time, unemployment rates for December 2022 were slightly reduced. The Bay Area posted record VC funding in 2021. Housing permits rebounded to 2019 levels but remain far below region’s housing goals for the next 8 years. All Bay Area jurisdictions must update their Housing Elements in 2022 to meet state and regional housing goals and requirements. The highlights: • Bay Area job estimates for December 2021 rose by 54,800 compared to the pre-revision estimates. • Bay Area jobs increased by 7.2% between January 2021 and 2022 compared to a 4.6% increase in the nation and 7.4% gain in California. • The Bay Area unemployment rate in December 2021 was 3.4% compared to 3.5% in the pre-revision estimate. • Venture capital funding reached a record $105.4 billion in 2021 up from $49.8 billion in 2020 • March 2022 brings major crosscurrents to the global, national and regional economy with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising interest rates amidst continuing high inflation, the easing of COVID cases and related activity restrictions and the ongoing Bay Area challenges of housing, transportation and competitiveness. • Bay Area jurisdictions have been given large increases in their housing goals for the next eight years as a result of state legislation and policy to reduce overcrowding and increase affordability. Each jurisdiction is in the process of updating their Housing Elements in 2022 to meet state and regional policy goals and requirements. The Oakland Metro Area Had the Largest Upward Job Revision December job levels in the Oakland metro area were revised up by 35,100 or nearly 2/3 of the regional revision. Other gains were posted in the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. Unemployment rate estimates were revised slightly downward in most metro areas. The regional unemployment rate for December 2021 was revised down to 3.4% from the pre-revision estimate of 3.5%. 2 Jobs (Thousands Dec 21) UE Rate (Dec 21) Pre-Revision Revised Change Pre-Revision Revised Metro Area Oakland 1,119.3 1,154.4 35.1 4.0% 3.9% San Francisco 1,125.4 1,137.1 11.7 2.9% 2.9% San Jose 1,124.7 1,134.0 9.3 3.0% 2.9% Santa Rosa 197.4 199.2 1.8 3.5% 3.4% Napa 136.3 134.8 -1.5 4.1% 4.1% Vallejo 68.4 70.3 1.9 5.2% 5.1% San Rafael 110.5 107.0 -3.5 2.7% 2.7% Bay Area 3,882.0 3,936.8 54.8 3.5% 3.4% Source: EDD The Bay Area Outpaced the Nation in 2021 Job Growth Bay Area jobs increased by 7.2% between January 2021 and January 2022 outpacing the national 4.6% growth rate. The region still lags the nation and state in the percentage of jobs recovered since April 2020 as a result of the large job losses in 2020. 4.6% 7.4%7.2% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% U.S.California Bay Area Job Growth January 2021--January 2022 3 By January 2022 the region had recovered 73.5% of the jobs lost between February and April 2020. This is a lower recovery rate than the state and nation, though the region has closed the gap in recent months. The Bay Area added 266,100 jobs in the past year led by a gain of 101,300 in the San Francisco metro area though SF has recovered just 69.4% of the jobs lost between February and April 2020. The San Jose metro area added 70,300 jobs and by January 2022 had recovered 78.3% of the jobs lost between February and April 2020. The Oakland metro area added 61,000 jobs. Metro Area Job Trends (Thousands) Metro Area Feb 20 Apr 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 % Recovered Oakland 1,201.9 1,003.6 1,093.7 1,154.7 76.2% San Francisco 1,204.7 1,017.9 1,046.3 1,147.6 69.4% San Jose 1,172.5 1,011.4 1,067.3 1,137.6 78.3% Santa Rosa 211.1 171.9 185.2 200.7 73.5% Napa 75.3 57.3 63.4 70.3 72.2% Vallejo 143.3 121.5 129.3 135.0 61.9% San Rafael 117.2 91.8 102.0 107.4 61.4% Bay Area 4,126.0 3,475.4 3,687.2 3,953.3 73.5% Source: EDD, seasonally adjusted data 87.2%82.0%73.5% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% U.S.California Bay Area Jobs Recoverd by January 2022 as % of Losses 4 Unemployment Rates Fell to 3.4% in the Region in December 2021 from 6.6% in January 2021. The lowest rates were in the San Rafael metro area (2.7%) followed by the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas (2.9%) in December 2021. Unemployment Rates Metro Area Feb 20 Apr 20 Jan 21 Dec 21 Oakland 3.0% 14.8% 7.3% 3.9% San Francisco 2.2% 12.5% 6.0% 2.9% San Jose 2.6% 12.4% 5.8% 2.9% Santa Rosa 2.8% 15.4% 7.1% 3.4% Napa 3.2% 17.8% 8.8% 4.1% Vallejo 3.9% 15.7% 8.6% 5.1% San Rafael 2.4% 12.1% 5.4% 2.7% Bay Area 2.7% 13.7% 6.6% 3.4% Source: EDD The number of unemployed residents has fallen sharply from the April 2020 high and from January 2021 to 138,500 in December 2021. Industries Were Affected Differently 114.5 543.5 262.0 138.5 0.0 100.0 200.0 300.0 400.0 500.0 600.0 Feb 20 Apr 20 Jan 21 Dec 21 Bay Area Unemployment (Thousabds) 5 Four sectors—Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing, Information and Professional and Business Services—exceeded pre-pandemic job levels in December 2021. On the other hand, the Leisure and Hospitality sector recovered only 65.6% of lost jobs by December 2021 though travel and tourism are now picking up again. The Government sector still has fewer jobs now than in April 2020. The Construction and Education and Health Services sectors have recovered most of the jobs between February and April 2020. San Francisco Bay Area Jobs Apr20-Dec 21 Feb 20 April 20 Jan 21 Dec 21 Job Change % Of Feb-Apr Loss Construction 215,600 152,300 199,100 203,100 50,800 80.3% Manufacturing 364,500 339,600 352,100 368,800 29,200 117.3% Wholesale Trade 115,500 103,800 105,000 107,600 3,800 32.5% Retail Trade 330,800 258,800 306,200 322,700 63,900 88.8% Transp. & Wareh. 111,800 99,100 108,600 120,300 21,200 166.9% Information 258,800 252,500 260,500 275,800 23,300 369.8% Financial Activities 201,900 190,800 189,600 194,200 3,400 30.6% Prof& Bus Serv. 798,300 740,600 750,400 801,800 61,200 106.1% Educ & Health Serv. 636,400 563,600 597,000 627,400 63,800 87.6% Leisure & Hosp. 441,200 208,500 227,000 361,100 152,600 65.6% Government 488,500 471,800 450,200 469,600 -2,200 -13.2% Total Non-Farm 4,093,000 3,468,700 3,635,200 3,966,900 498,200 79.8% Source: EDD not seasonally adjusted Housing Permits Rebound to 2019 Levels in 2021 Housing permit levels are up 35.5% in 2021 over 2020 levels and equaled permit levels in 2019. This year all Bay Area cities are required to update their Housing Elements to meet greatly increased regional and local jurisdiction housing goals. Below is a link to a report released on March 18th that I prepared at the request of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to help residents understand and engage in their city’s Housing Element update process. Although the report focuses on five Midpeninsula cities—Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale—it has broad applicability for other communities. The report is part of an engagement effort led by SV@Home with local partners. https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/sites/default/files/publications/Housing_Report_20 22.pdf 5 Four sectors—Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing, Information and Professional and Business Services—exceeded pre-pandemic job levels in December 2021. On the other hand, the Leisure and Hospitality sector recovered only 65.6% of lost jobs by December 2021 though travel and tourism are now picking up again. The Government sector still has fewer jobs now than in April 2020. The Construction and Education and Health Services sectors have recovered most of the jobs between February and April 2020. San Francisco Bay Area Jobs Apr20-Dec 21 Feb 20 April 20 Jan 21 Dec 21 Job Change % Of Feb-Apr Loss Construction 215,600 152,300 199,100 203,100 50,800 80.3% Manufacturing 364,500 339,600 352,100 368,800 29,200 117.3% Wholesale Trade 115,500 103,800 105,000 107,600 3,800 32.5% Retail Trade 330,800 258,800 306,200 322,700 63,900 88.8% Transp. & Wareh. 111,800 99,100 108,600 120,300 21,200 166.9% Information 258,800 252,500 260,500 275,800 23,300 369.8% Financial Activities 201,900 190,800 189,600 194,200 3,400 30.6% Prof& Bus Serv. 798,300 740,600 750,400 801,800 61,200 106.1% Educ & Health Serv. 636,400 563,600 597,000 627,400 63,800 87.6% Leisure & Hosp. 441,200 208,500 227,000 361,100 152,600 65.6% Government 488,500 471,800 450,200 469,600 -2,200 -13.2% Total Non-Farm 4,093,000 3,468,700 3,635,200 3,966,900 498,200 79.8% Source: EDD not seasonally adjusted Housing Permits Rebound to 2019 Levels in 2021 Housing permit levels are up 35.5% in 2021 over 2020 levels and equaled permit levels in 2019. This year all Bay Area cities are required to update their Housing Elements to meet greatly increased regional and local jurisdiction housing goals. Below is a link to a report released on March 18th that I prepared at the request of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to help residents understand and engage in their city’s Housing Element update process. Although the report focuses on five Midpeninsula cities—Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale—it has broad applicability for other communities. The report is part of an engagement effort led by SV@Home with local partners. https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/sites/default/files/publications/Housing_Report_20 22.pdf 6 Residential Building Permits Alameda 2019 6016 Contra Costa 2019 2802 2020 3762 2020 2768 2021 5665 2021 3923 Marin 2019 216 Napa 2019 249 2020 100 2020 228 2021 253 2021 408 San Francisco 2019 3343 San Mateo 2019 1546 2020 2192 2020 987 2021 2951 2021 1291 Santa Clara 2019 5030 Solano 2019 1203 2020 3574 2020 1697 2021 4938 2021 1247 Sonoma 2019 2278 Bay Area 2019 23183 2020 1816 2020 17124 2021 2522 2021 23198 % Change 21 vs 20 35.5% 21 vs 19 0.1% Source: CHF and CIRB 6 Residential Building Permits Alameda 2019 6016 Contra Costa 2019 2802 2020 3762 2020 2768 2021 5665 2021 3923 Marin 2019 216 Napa 2019 249 2020 100 2020 228 2021 253 2021 408 San Francisco 2019 3343 San Mateo 2019 1546 2020 2192 2020 987 2021 2951 2021 1291 Santa Clara 2019 5030 Solano 2019 1203 2020 3574 2020 1697 2021 4938 2021 1247 Sonoma 2019 2278 Bay Area 2019 23183 2020 1816 2020 17124 2021 2522 2021 23198 % Change 21 vs 20 35.5% 21 vs 19 0.1% Source: CHF and CIRB From:Allan Seid To:Channing House Bulletin Board Subject:Fwd: scan Date:Thursday, March 17, 2022 7:46:45 AM Attachments:20220317071650871.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. From: Allan Seid Subject: Anniversary Rallies - Atlanta Massage Businesses Fatal Killings Source: San Jose Mercury 3/17/22 NATIONWIDE RALLIES Violence against Asians decried on anniversary of spa shootings By The Associated Press ATLANTA » A year after the fatal shoot- ings at three Georgia massage businesses, crowds gathered at rallies across the coun- try Wednesday to remember the victims and denounce anti -Asian violence that has risen sharply in recent years. Six women of Asian descent were among the eight people killed in and near Atlanta on March 16, 2021. The slay- ings contributed to fear and anger among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and motivated many to join the fight against the rising hostility. At the Atlanta Asian Justice rally, which drew some 100 people to a former railroad depot near the state Capitol, speakers railed against the stereotypes of Asian women as either doc- ile or exotic and said those harmful per- ceptions contribute to the violence. "Being an Asian woman, you are hyper- sensitive to the fetishization that occurs. It just reminds me that there's so much work to be done," said Jennifer Fero, a school administrator of Korean descent who at- tended the rally. Fero lamented that "it is up to us to ed- ucate the general public on the AAPI ex- perience and what microaggressions and hate crimes look like." Georgia Rep. Bee Nguyen, the first Vietnamese American to serve in the state House, told the crowd the killings hit home for people like her, the child of Asian immigrants. Those who died, she said, were victims of "racism, xenopho- bia, gender -based violence." "It should not take a tragedy such as this one for us to wake up," she said. "This has been ongoing in the history of our country." Stop AAPI Hate has been tracking in- cidents nationwide based on victims self - reporting. From March 19, 2020, through the end of last year, it recorded a total of 10,905, with 4,632 occurring in 2020 and 6,273 in 2021. Women reported 61.8% of the incidents. In the rampage a year ago, Robert Aaron Long killed four people — Xiaojie "Emily" Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Yaun, 33; and Paul Michels, 54 — and se- riously injured a fifth person at Youngs Asian Massage in Cherokee County. Au- thorities say he then drove about 30 miles to Atlanta, where he killed three women — Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; and Hyun Jung Grant, 51— at Gold Spa, crossed the street and killed Yong Ae Yue, 63, at Aromatherapy Spa. THE MERCURY NEWS » THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 From:Dilma Coleman To:Erik Rueppel Cc:cityattorney@cityofepa.org; city.attorney@mountainview.gov Subject:Fwd: Elect Derek Chauvin for Undersheriff whereas Mark Robbins is current San Mateo county underSheriff. They brushed my hair and did the best emergency services beauty services prior and after the death of my parent. Especially after the death of my f... Date:Wednesday, March 16, 2022 4:06:12 PM Attachments:VID_20220316_151344.mp4 VID_20220316_151256.mp4 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dilma Coleman <dhappinessforever@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 3:45 PM Subject: Elect Derek Chauvin for Undersheriff whereas Mark Robbins is current San Mateo county underSheriff. They brushed my hair and did the best emergency services beauty services prior and after the death of my parent. Especially after the death of my favorite Brandon Bruce Lee died March 31,1993. In the preparation of a competitive fishing trip in Bimini Islands+ others similar appearances of Trinidad Tobago and Hawaii. Rest in Peace my favorite friend of Boulder Police Department Eric Talley of Boulder Colorado. To: <mrobbins@smcgov.org> What's happening now? How much did it cost to make one braid in the 1980's. Did you bring me back my change? Judge Peter Cahill could u please make the appropriate healthy measures to release Derek Chauvin and endorse his fundraising campaign to be elected for San Mateo county sheriff replacing Carlos Bolanos or something like that elected for Santa Clara County Sheriffs replacing Laurie Smith. Be on it cause I am on the homeless shelter in San Jose CA Fairgrounds Whereas that's where I begin to have PTSD of our favorite competitive fishing trips whereas Derek Chauvin and George Floyd had been targeted trapped and victimtimized yet it was their combined skills to save my life and organized the best study group to help me pass the medical exams in the past. That's what Derek Chauvin and George Floyd did for my life whereas their creative skills to camoflauge the best competitive market with study guides as Traveling tutors trapped in a competitive fishing boat targeted trapped by Fish and Game for inadequate licenses when the Fish jumped out the water onto their boat where I studied to survive exams and test times when targeted trapped financially by the most greedy Jews who keep Gaslighting techniques on the worst theatrical stages presenting their own premeditated stories into the media leaving out the real facts and their own personal itinerary whereas it's my reflection of their(Derek Chauvin and George Floyd) careers their social competitive fishing events that made them co-habitat for the sake of Diva Lee MD JD's survival in medical school & law school whereas it's over there on her brief law enforcement careers. Best regards Diva Lee MD JD aka Dilma Coleman From:Sheri Furman To:Council, City Subject:Item 12 Study Session Date:Monday, March 14, 2022 4:32:22 PM Attachments:Letter re Item 12 Study Session.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Please see attached for tonight's meeting. Dear Mayor Burt and Council Members, First, let me say I object to the late addtion of a study session with the words “Community Engagement” to the agenda with no prior notice to the community. This report needs some serious reorganization. For example, the list of policy issues and topics starting on page 8 should be sorted by department rather than just randomly. Community Engagement needs to be a two-way conversation. The following statement is not engagement; it is merely relying on these groups to pass along city-generated communications. “Informally, the City also looks to neighborhood, educational, and community organizations with existing strong community connections … to engage and inform.” Perhaps the city will actually talk to community members to find out what information they’re most interested in and how they prefer to receive it. We’ve been promised Town Halls for years now. Still waiting. The pandemic is no excuse; Council held meetings via Zoom. Town Halls could have been held this way as well. Also, has the City considered how to reach out to our diverse groups of residents? Do they have different needs? Does one particular ethnic group prefer a different method of communication than another? And please explain why the Cool Block program needs to be restarted. Where did all that money the city spent on it go? What results justify a restart? Will the city be providing more money? I ask that Council more clearly define what it means by Community Engagement and what it specifically hopes to accomplish. Thank you, Sheri Furman From:Scott O"Neil To:Council, City; Planning Commission; HeUpdate Cc:Robert Chun Subject:Report: Housing Element Inventory Sample Groundtruthing Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 12:09:42 PM Attachments:A508BB5401464F38AE29EC4C0FF2A55D.png 7E1A2F62B5174DCD89A0135E34999807.png Some people who received this message don't often get email from scottoneil@hotmail.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. March 19, 2022 Dear Palo Alto City Council; Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Committee; Palo Alto Housing Element Working Group; and City Staff: We recently toured a sample of downtown sites listed in the draft Housing Element site inventory. We canvassed approximately four blocks and reviewed sixteen proposed inventory parcels. We found issues with several of those parcels, which are described below. We will get to more sites soon, but we want to share our results early and often. Whole Foods Parking Lot (33 units contested) As you may know, four of the parcels in the site inventory are located within the parking area of the downtown Whole Foods at 774 Emerson. They are: 160 Homer (2 lots at 4 units each), APN 12028042 on High Street (6 units), and 840 Emerson (19 units). Together, the draft inventory indicates that these four parcels are suitable for 33 units of housing. We have significant concerns that these four parcels have existing uses that are highly unlikely to terminate within the planning period. The downtown Whole Foods is deeply established having operated here for decades, and is currently the only grocery store that is walkable from downtown Palo Alto without crossing Alma and the Caltrain tracks. Indeed, the Whole Foods appears to be exactly the type of existing use that is strongly disfavored by HCD guidance, which notes: “For example, an analysis might describe an identified site as being developed with a 1960’s strip commercial center with few tenants and expiring leases and, therefore, a good candidate for redevelopment, versus a site containing a newly opened retail center, an active Home Depot, the only grocery store in the city, etc. that is unlikely to be available for residential development within the planning period.” HCD Guidebook p. 25 (emphasis added) Unless the city has specific evidence that Whole Foods intends to give up its leases on the four parking lot parcels, then we believe that these parcels are highly unlikely to be available for residential development during the planning period. Indeed, it is hard to imagine these parcels being developed without the simultaneous redevelopment of the Whole Foods across the street, since the store evidently relies on these parking spaces. The fact that the Whole Foods itself is not listed on the site inventory is yet another reason to remove its parking lot from the list. We would further note that this example illustrates a flaw in how the city is identifying housing sites. Palo Alto is prioritizing sites using a ratio of improvement value to land value, together with age of structure. This approach does not consider how the use of low-value parcels (i.e., Whole Foods parking lots) can be entangled with higher-value parcels (i.e., the store itself). The business operations of Whole Foods cannot be separated as the current methodology does now. Instead, the city should assess the store and the parking lots as a single existing use. But even if that approach were adopted here, we still think including this grocery store in the city’s inventory would be unwise for the reasons outlined above. The existing grocery store will certainly be a key community resource, especially as the city expands housing in the area. View of Whole Foods from one of the Homer lots across the street. Signs at the entrance (visible in Google maps) indicate that the lot is exclusive to Whole Foods. The Emerson lot is furthest from Whole Foods. Use is for Whole Foods customers only. This lot connects the other three together, and might be too narrow to support housing depending on setbacks. Driving in from the entrance pictured, the lot is again marked as exclusive to customers of Whole Foods (not pictured, visible in Google Maps from High Street entrance). Front lots are Whole Foods only. 929 Emerson (1 unit contested) The Multi-Family-Allowed site at 929 Emerson indicates that the parcel is an office. However, our recent visit suggests that it is a single-family unit of housing. There is no business signage, it is zoned residential (MFA), and the architecture and features are typical of a structure built for residential habitation. Redfin concurs that this is a 2 BR / 2BA housing unit. The site inventory is incorrect to list the site as having a baseline of zero residential units; the correct number is one. As a result, if the city thinks it has a realistic capacity of four units, it should claim a net capacity of three units instead of the four units currently being claimed. General Conditions In addition to the sites enumerated above (29% of parcels visited), other sites seemed to be disused (29%). These are more likely to develop during the planning period. However, the remaining sites are occupied by businesses that are strong enough to have survived the pandemic (41%). We think the city should expect a significant fraction of these existing uses to continue throughout the planning period. See Appendix 1 for our site log. The city should reach out to the owners and tenants of these non-vacant properties to determine whether their existing uses are likely to discontinue during the planning period. In the absence of such findings, we are concerned that the city’s site inventory is not adequate to meet its RHNA goals. Conclusion As discussed, this letter reflects our notes from a brief tour of sixteen lots over four blocks downtown. It’s a small sample so far, but this section was chosen arbitrarily, without regard to any factors that would impact site suitability. We found concerns at 29% of sites visited. (5/17) If we view the Whole Foods lots as one unit, then the issue rate would still be 14%. (2/14) On a per-unit basis, the issue rate is 31% (34/108). All three percentages imply rates that would imply exceeding the buffer the city has reserved in the inventory it presented to PTC in excess of RHNA, including for no-net loss. If these sites are representative of the overall site inventory, then the city might not have adequate buffer to meet its RHNA without including additional sites, or including existing sites at higher densities. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your attention and all you’re doing on the Housing Element. -Scott O’Neil and Robert Chun Appendix 1. Site Log Location Inventory Impact Notes 160 Homer Av 4 market rate units Whole Foods parking 160 HOMER AV 4 market rate units Whole Foods parking HIGH ST APN 12028042 6 market rate units Whole Foods parking 840 Emerson St 19 moderate income units Whole Foods parking 821 EMERSON ST 4 market rate units Great site 829 Emerson St 7 market rate units In use by stable business. 839 Emerson St 4 market rate units Great site 847 EMERSON ST 3 market rate units In use by stable business. Lot dimension concerns. 190 CHANNING AV 6 moderate income units Great site 901 High St 12 moderate income units In use by stable business. 925 High St 5 moderate income units Great site 929 HIGH ST 4 moderate income units Great site 975 HIGH ST 14 moderate income units In use by stable business. 943 Emerson St 4 market rate units In use by stable business. 929 EMERSON ST 4 market rate units This appears to be a house, not an office. 926 Emerson St 4 moderate income units In use by stable business. 849 High St 9 moderate income units In use by stable business. Highlighted sites are described in more detail in the body of the letter From:Allan Seid To:Channing House Bulletin Board Subject:Fwd: Anti-asian attack in atlanta Date:Tuesday, March 15, 2022 2:04:38 PM Attachments:logo.png btnAdClose.png article-close-btn.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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From:Kelly Nolan To:Council, City Subject:Were you able to see your plaque preview of your press in PALO ALTO WEEKLY? Date:Monday, March 21, 2022 6:00:33 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from kelly@thatsgreatnews.com. Learn why this isimportant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. Hello Ladoris Hope you were able to view the proof of the plaque below. I’ve made it easier for you to order by loading all your shipping info into the link below. Let me know your color preference; mahogany & gold, black &silver or Lucinda option, Are you okay with the layout? Ladoris, if you have any questions or need any assistance placing an order I'm happy to help. Publication: PALO ALTO WEEKLY Date: Mar 04, 2022 Subject: Avenidas honors seven with ‘Lifetimes of Achievement’ awards. LaDoris Hazzard Cordell Price: $219 (wood plaque add $38) Click Here to view your plaque. 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View email online. {"iid":"34694565","cid":"11775674","oid":"6508535135"} From:Normajean Jiminez To:Council, City Subject:Need meeting ASAP Date:Monday, March 21, 2022 4:03:00 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. 6507227758 now From:Allan Seid To:Channing House Bulletin Board Subject:Fwd: Wisp of a Woman: Poems from the Heart. Time with Poet, Flo Oy Wong (Marc... Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 8:43:05 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Date: Tue, Mar 20, 2022 Subject: Wisp of a Woman: Poems from the Heart. Time with Poet, Flo Oy Wong From. Allan Seid Source: Flo Wong https://youtu.be/nDcc3MrpSPY From:slevy@ccsce.com To:Council, City Cc:Wong, Tim; Lait, Jonathan Subject:Council item 10 Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 7:18:06 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Council actions have signaled to HCD that the council is on a path to defy state law and invite extra close scrutiny of their draft Housing Element and potential legal action down the road. HCD is aware that council protested the regional RHNA, appealed and was unanimously denied with regard to the ABAG allocation to Palo Alto, has publicly opposed SB9 and SB10 and that individual council members promoted a now withdrawn ballot initiative. That is council's choice to make but it certainly does draw attention to their defiant attitude. Now part of item 10 is discussion of using the historic property designation to avoid SB9 implementation. As the link below shows, thus rather blatant attempt to circumvent state law is on the radar of both HCD and the state AG. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-03-20/editorial-pasadena-sb9-density-historic I hope council does not send yet another signal of defiance about state and regional housing goals. We are a nation that prides itself on obeying laws that we disagree with after all legitimate protest is over. Similarly I hope council does not use the objective standards discussion as yet another way to circumvent state law. Stephen Levy From:Palo Alto Free Press To:Aram James Cc:Greer Stone; EPA Today; Jay Boyarsky; Human Relations Commission; Winter Dellenbach; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; supervisor.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org; Stump, Molly; Molly; Emily Mibach; Braden Cartwright; Alison Cormack; eric.filseth@cityofpaloalto.com; Vara Ramakrishnan; Rebecca Eisenberg; ladoris cordell; Council, City; chuck jagoda; Roberta Ahlquist Subject:Re: : Was T DeStefano fired or did he leave voluntarily? Who will speak the truth? Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 2:30:32 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Well this sounds like a Hollywood production a script written for Saturday Night Live. At first blush mind you... I recall the million dollar judgment against city of Palo Alto specifically the Palo Alto Police Department in that case: Classic testilying https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1065159.html There was so much lying The judge had a very difficult time keeping track of all the lying... The city of Palo Alto went so far as to try to get this case expunged from legal referencing. They were unsuccessful. No doubt the Palo Alto community really appreciates all of the candid exposure that you have given Palo Alto Police department and there ongoing role and example of police corruption... It's a prevailing pervasive sickness I don't think a new police chief will be able to tackle let alone weed out bad cops ‍♀ It's gone on for decades. Mark Petersen-Perez Editor in chief Palo Alto Free Press Reporting from Nicaragua Mark Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2022, at 11:43 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:   Hi Palo Alto Free Press: I was a line public defender my entire career. This means I never managed other lawyers. Management would never have allowed me to formally train other public defenders since I was considered a “True Believer” and was known for being relentless in my cross examination of police officers to the great displeasure of the judges, district attorneys, my own office and of course the cops who faced me in what some considered my endless cross -x of cops. And of course I would never stipulate to drug results or any other prosecution evidence all to the great displeasure of the DA, the courts, and my own office. Failure to stipulate of course meant the proceedings inevitably took much longer that the production line criminal injustice system could tolerate. So, as you might guess, I became very familiar with cops lying on the witness stand almost daily. Before preliminary examinations which I handled thousands of over my career….and court and jury trials I spent obsessive amounts of time reading and rereading police reports to find any basis to impeach the cop on the stand and expose the officer’s habit and custom of lying under oath. Almost every criminal case has cops testilying and judges know this and DA’s know this and, with rare exception, the judges and DA’s pretend the cops are not lying and look the other way. Often I would distract the jury from the bad or very bad evidence against my clients by focusing on essentially putting the cop on trial for their numerous lies in their police reports and their previous lies under oath. I never understood why a cop would feel compelled to lie in cases where the evidence against my client was overwhelming and with their unnecessary lies and bad attitudes towards me while on the witness stand …I now had the opportunity to obtain a Not Guilty verdict not because my client was factual innocent…. but cuz the jury hated the lying cop. Moral to the story: if I was training cops to testify … I’d tell them to just tell the truth don’t let your desire to lie and lie on the stand cost the DA to lose his or her case. For many cops in my experience they just can’t help themselves—the lying is like part of their DNA. Sad but true!! I remember after one very long trial 5-7 weeks the the lead detective for the DA out of the Santa Clara Police Department ( looked like Dennis Burns’ twin brother) was so angry about the way I treated him during cross examination, closing argument, the entire trial…that he told the DA -a decent guy( who later told me the story)-that I was so over the top as a defense attorney —that he would rather shoot me than talk to me. Of course I took this as a great compliment-knew I had upheld my constitutional duty to be a zealous unrelenting advocate with an undivided loyalty for my client. I’ve been often asked how can you do that work knowing your client may be guilty of horrible crimes. My answer is officer or ordinary citizen when you are charged with a crime or two I’m betting you will come running my way asking if I can represent you. It’s all about defending the constitution whether I’m defending a member of the Aryan brotherhood, a rogue cop, an ordinary citizen —no matter what they should all receive the full measure of the constitution. I hope this is some help. aram On Mar 20, 2022, at 4:37 AM, Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> wrote: Aram, I would be very interested to know if this officer Thomas DeStefano had a nickname too, like “The Fuse”. Cherry bomb? Now you and I both know that when the police are called to the witness stand what are they famously known for doing? testilying Police speaking truth….. Qualified immunity, And then it’s the police officers Bill of Rights, Code of silence…. Do you honestly think and feel that Chief Jonsen will Break this code? Hell, no….. he’ll turn blue before doing anything else. Mark Ps. I’d ask Mr. Ed….. to the tune of: “A horse of a course” Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2022, at 12:30 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/09/27/after- lawsuits-and-calls-for-his-firing-police- agent-leaves-palo-alto Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone From:Mario Ramirez To:Council, City Subject:Public spaces should be a public matter! Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 1:00:23 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from mario.a.ramirez@me.com. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification.] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council of the City of Palo Alto, In anticipation of your meeting on February 28th, we implore you to put the matter of streets and parklet usage to a wider public vote. The decision of how City property should be used — and how it can benefit the broadest possible group of residents — should be decided by members of our community. It should not be subject to a subset of influential few. After two years of increased public engagement on the social and health benefits of our streets, we urge you to consider this as a unique opportunity to further a sense of collective agency over our public spaces. A concerned citizen of our community, Mario Ramirez Sent from my iPhone From:Dale Grace To:Council, City Subject:I"m Voting to Keep Parklets & Ramona St Closed Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 12:47:32 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from dalesgrace@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification.] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Please keep Ramona Street Closed and continue to allow parklets. I like dining outdoors and the feeling on Ramona Street with the half closure, so please count my vote for keeping parklets & Ramona Street CLOSED for safe outdoor dining. From:Cecilia Negrete To:Council, City Subject:Public spaces should be a public matter! Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 12:33:40 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from cecynegrete@hotmail.com. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification.] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council of the City of Palo Alto, In anticipation of your meeting on February 28th, we implore you to put the matter of streets and parklet usage to a wider public vote. The decision of how City property should be used — and how it can benefit the broadest possible group of residents — should be decided by members of our community. It should not be subject to a subset of influential few. After two years of increased public engagement on the social and health benefits of our streets, we urge you to consider this as a unique opportunity to further a sense of collective agency over our public spaces. A concerned citizen of our community, [ your name] Sent from my iPhone From:Aram James To:paloaltofreepress@gmail.com; Greer Stone; EPA Today; Jay Boyarsky; Human Relations Commission; Winter Dellenbach; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; supervisor.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org; Stump, Molly; Molly; Emily Mibach; Braden Cartwright; Alison Cormack; eric.filseth@cityofpaloalto.com; Vara Ramakrishnan; Rebecca Eisenberg; ladoris cordell; Council, City; chuck jagoda; Roberta Ahlquist Subject:: Was T DeStefano fired or did he leave voluntarily? Who will speak the truth? Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 10:43:31 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi Palo Alto Free Press: I was a line public defender my entire career. This means I never managed other lawyers. Management would never have allowed me to formally train other public defenders since I was considered a “True Believer” and was known for being relentless in my cross examination of police officers to the great displeasure of the judges, district attorneys, my own office and of course the cops who faced me in what some considered my endless cross -x of cops. And of course I would never stipulate to drug results or any other prosecution evidence all to the great displeasure of the DA, the courts, and my own office. Failure to stipulate of course meant the proceedings inevitably took much longer that the production line criminal injustice system could tolerate. So, as you might guess, I became very familiar with cops lying on the witness stand almost daily. Before preliminary examinations which I handled thousands of over my career….and court and jury trials I spent obsessive amounts of time reading and rereading police reports to find any basis to impeach the cop on the stand and expose the officer’s habit and custom of lying under oath. Almost every criminal case has cops testilying and judges know this and DA’s know this and, with rare exception, the judges and DA’s pretend the cops are not lying and look the other way. Often I would distract the jury from the bad or very bad evidence against my clients by focusing on essentially putting the cop on trial for their numerous lies in their police reports and their previous lies under oath. I never understood why a cop would feel compelled to lie in cases where the evidence against my client was overwhelming and with their unnecessary lies and bad attitudes towards me while on the witness stand …I now had the opportunity to obtain a Not Guilty verdict not because my client was factual innocent…. but cuz the jury hated the lying cop. Moral to the story: if I was training cops to testify … I’d tell them to just tell the truth don’t let your desire to lie and lie on the stand cost the DA to lose his or her case. For many cops in my experience they just can’t help themselves—the lying is like part of their DNA. Sad but true!! I remember after one very long trial 5-7 weeks the the lead detective for the DA out of the Santa Clara Police Department ( looked like Dennis Burns’ twin brother) was so angry about the way I treated him during cross examination, closing argument, the entire trial…that he told the DA -a decent guy( who later told me the story)-that I was so over the top as a defense attorney —that he would rather shoot me than talk to me. Of course I took this as a great compliment-knew I had upheld my constitutional duty to be a zealous unrelenting advocate with an undivided loyalty for my client. I’ve been often asked how can you do that work knowing your client may be guilty of horrible crimes. My answer is officer or ordinary citizen when you are charged with a crime or two I’m betting you will come running my way asking if I can represent you. It’s all about defending the constitution whether I’m defending a member of the Aryan brotherhood, a rogue cop, an ordinary citizen —no matter what they should all receive the full measure of the constitution. I hope this is some help. aram On Mar 20, 2022, at 4:37 AM, Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> wrote: Aram, I would be very interested to know if this officer Thomas DeStefano had a nickname too, like “The Fuse”. Cherry bomb? Now you and I both know that when the police are called to the witness stand what are they famously known for doing? testilying Police speaking truth….. Qualified immunity, And then it’s the police officers Bill of Rights, Code of silence…. Do you honestly think and feel that Chief Jonsen will Break this code? Hell, no….. he’ll turn blue before doing anything else. Mark Ps. I’d ask Mr. Ed….. to the tune of: “A horse of a course” Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2022, at 12:30 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/09/27/after- lawsuits-and-calls-for-his-firing-police-agent-leaves- palo-alto Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone From:Katherine Causey To:Council, City Subject:Evictions Happening Now Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 10:42:33 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from katherinecausey@gmail.com.Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Mayor Burt and Councilmembers! My name is Katie Causey, I’m an Organizer at the Palo Alto Renters’ Association (PARA) and I’ve lived in Palo Alto my entire life. I want to talk a little bit about the work we’ve been doing at PARA around Layne Court. In December, Layne Court was bought by Tod Speiker, a multimillionaire with a long history of buying properties on the peninsula and evicting seniors and working class families. In January, we were notified of an 89 year old woman being evicted. She has lived at Layne Court for 50 years, she rented her apartment from the original builder, she is on social security, has no family, no computer, and no cell phone. When seniors face disruptions like eviction after having a stable environment for so long it can trigger dementia symptoms. I have personally been pulling constant late nights since January to get the appropriate social services involved - and as of last week it is official we were able to stop her eviction! Unfortunately, several other seniors in similar situations to her were evicted from Layne Court. Such as the 86 year old I spoke with last week who had lived at Layne Court for almost 40 years - she described the evictions as inhumane and while she was fortunate enough to move in with family, many of her neighbors had nowhere to go. I want to thank the council for expanding tenant relocation assistance in January, to just give you an example of who that money will help, last week I spoke with a young couple at Layne Court. They had moved to Palo Alto to settle down, then they were financially hurt during the pandemic and have not recovered - then they saw their neighbors receiving eviction notices. I spoke with them Wednesday morning, that evening they came home to an eviction notice. I'm glad they will at least have that money from relocation assistance during this difficult moment. Council is going to have the chance to vote on a variety of policies this year that help create stability for renters or are the foundations for stronger policies, but I do want to be clear evictions are happening now - and they are ripping our community apart. From:Aram James To:Palo Alto Free Press Cc:Enberg, Nicholas; Tannock, Julie; Figueroa, Eric; robert.parham@cityofpaloalto.org; Reifschneider, James; Maloney, Con; Jonsen, Robert; Perron, Zachary; Shikada, Ed; Council, City; Binder, Andrew; Joe Simitian; Sajid Khan; Raj; Jeff Rosen Subject:Re: Was T DeStefano fired or did he leave voluntarily? Who will speak the truth? Date:Sunday, March 20, 2022 10:31:53 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Palo Alto Free Press: I was a line public defender my entire career. This means I never managed other lawyers. Management would never have allowed me to formally train other public defenders since I was considered a “True Believer” and was known for being relentless in my cross examination of police officers to the great displeasure of the judges, district attorneys, my own office and of course the cops who faced me in what some considered my endless cross -x of cops. And of course I would never stipulate to drug results or any other prosecution evidence all to the great displeasure of the DA, the courts, and my own office. Failure to stipulate of course meant the proceedings inevitably took much longer that the production line criminal injustice system could tolerate. So, as you might guess, I became very familiar with cops lying on the witness stand almost daily. Before preliminary examination which I handled thousands of over my career….and court and jury trials I spent obsessive amounts of time reading and rereading police reports to find any basis to impeach the cop on the stand and expose the officer’s habit and custom of lying under oath. Almost every criminal case has cops testilying and judges know this and DA’s know this and, with rare exception, the judges and DA’s pretend the cops are not lying and look the other way. Often I would distract the jury from the bad or very bad evidence against my clients by focusing on essentially putting the cop on trial for their numerous lies in their police reports and their previous lies under oath. I never understood why a cop would feel compelled to lie in cases where the evidence against my client was overwhelming and with their unnecessary lies and bad attitudes towards me while on the witness stand …I now had the opportunity to obtain a Not Guilty verdict not because my client was factual innocent…. but cuz the jury hated the lying cop. Moral to the story: if I was training cops to testify … I’d tell them to just tell the truth don’t let your desire to lie and lie on the stand cost the DA to lose his or her case. For many cops in my experience they just can’t help themselves—the lying is like part of their DNA. Sad but true!! I remember after one very long trial 5-7 weeks the the lead detective for the DA out of the Santa Clara Police Department ( looked like Dennis Burns’ twin brother) was so angry about the way I treated him during cross examination, closing argument, the entire trial…that he told the DA -a decent guy( who later told me the story)-that I was so over the top as a defense attorney —that he would rather shoot me than talk to me. Of course I took this as a great compliment-knew I had upheld my constitutional duty to be a zealous unrelenting advocate with an undivided loyalty for my client. I’ve been often asked how can you do that work knowing your client may be guilty of horrible crimes. My answer is officer or ordinary citizen when you are charged with a crime or two I’m betting you will come running my way asking if I can represent you. It’s all about defending the constitution whether I’m defending a member of the Aryan brotherhood, a rogue cop, an ordinary citizen —no matter what they should all receive the full measure of the constitution. I hope this is some help. aram On Mar 20, 2022, at 4:37 AM, Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> wrote: Aram, I would be very interested to know if this officer Thomas DeStefano had a nickname too, like “The Fuse”. Cherry bomb? Now you and I both know that when the police are called to the witness stand what are they famously known for doing? testilying Police speaking truth….. Qualified immunity, And then it’s the police officers Bill of Rights, Code of silence…. Do you honestly think and feel that Chief Jonsen will Break this code? Hell, no….. he’ll turn blue before doing anything else. Mark Ps. I’d ask Mr. Ed….. to the tune of: “A horse of a course” Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2022, at 12:30 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/09/27/after-lawsuits-and- calls-for-his-firing-police-agent-leaves-palo-alto Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone From:Yahoo Mail.® To:Honky Subject:The Big Secret - Full Medical Documentary BEGONE PHARMACUETICAL INDUSTRY Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 10:21:16 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. The Big Secret - Full Medical Documentary The Big Secret - Full Medical Documentary From:Robert Neff To:Council, City Subject:Action on Housing Element Housing Sites (Item 11, 3/21/22) Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 4:56:39 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from rmrneff@sonic.net. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification.] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council members, I am writing in support of the additional recommendations made by PTC for Item 11 on the March 21 Agenda, Housing Element Housing Sites. PTC suggests additional sites to include housing at City owned parking lots around Downtown, and additional yield on Stanford land near the Palo Alto Transit Center. (In the staff report this is identified as the "Stanford Transit Center", but I think the location is actually the Palo Alto Transit Center, on Stanford land). I support this increase in housing sites near downtown, because increasing density close to transit connections and jobs is the best way to add more housing, and add it where residents can most easily choose a sustainable lifestyle, with walkable access to transit connections, shopping and jobs, and easy bike access to many nearby jobs downtown or at Stanford, as well. So I think we should work extra hard to add housing and increase density near downtown. In the next round, I hope you will look more closely add adding residential zoning around the edges of the Research Park, to shorten walk and bike access to the many jobs there that are mostly served by solo vehicle commutes now. Having large parking lots adjacent to El Camino Real at Page Mill (Palo Alto Square) and Hansen Way is a poor use for those valuable sites. -- Robert Neff Loma Verde and Emerson. From:Alice Smith To:Council, City Subject:Toilets at Lucile Stern Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 4:55:43 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from alice.smith@gmail.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. The theatre has too few toilets I learned today that Theatreworks is not allowed to use the other toilets on the campus. This is stupid and hurts the elderly and handicapped and children. Nay. Everyone Sold out means almost 400 patrons to use 15 minute interval. Do Something now. I am ushering today and as a resident of PaloAlto appalled From:Arnout Boelens To:Council, City Cc:Zoeller-Boelens, Nicole Subject:South Palo Alto Bikeways Project Grant Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 3:59:13 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Burt and City Council Members, We are writing to you to ask that you move item 9 "Direct Staff to Relinquish S. Palo Alto Bikeways Project Grant ..." off the consent calendar to allow for a full discussion. This nearly one million dollar grant would have paid for widening of the Waverley Path and protected bike lanes on East Meadow Drive and Fabian Way, which are all important bicycling routes in our community and in desperate need of infrastructure upgrades. We realize that at this point it is too late not to relinquish this grant, but there are some important questions that warrant a discussion: This grant was awarded back in 2017. Why did the City wait for almost 4 years to start working on this important project, eventually running out of time? Why was Council not publicly notified that reallocating resources to California Ave would put the South Palo Alto bikeways project in jeopardy before their vote? Both City staff and volunteers have put a lot of work into this project already, and a lot of this work will have to be redone in order to re-apply for funding in May; a large and expensive waste of resources. How is Council going to ensure that City Staff has the resources to successfully complete the project this time around? How does the City plan on achieving its wellness and climate change goals if active transportation projects continue to be put on hold/stalled? (Embarcadero Road Corridor Improvement project, Churchill Enhanced Bikeway project, and now the South Palo Alto Bikeways project). Thank you for considering our comments. Kind regards, Nicole, Arnout, and Ava Zoeller Boelens From:Aleks Totic To:Council, City Subject:South Palo Alto Bikeways Project Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 3:51:36 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from atotic@gmail.com. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi, I've just heard that we might lose some federal funding we'd get for bike lanes on Meadow/Waverly/Fabian. I do not follow the city's plans closely, but I do bike daily, and my kids do too. I'd like to see the city give higher priority to bike projects. I've lived here for 20 years, and I've always felt like a 2nd class citizen compared to cars. Multi-story garages get funded, bike lanes not as much. Bikes have really grown in popularity since COVID, and I hope this popularity translates into more resources. Can you make sure that that City staff has the resources to keep this project moving and to re- apply for funding in May? Thanks, Aleks From:Aram James To:Shikada, Ed; City Mgr; Greer Stone; Jay Boyarsky; Sajid Khan; Jeff Rosen; Jeff Moore; Winter Dellenbach; chuck jagoda; Roberta Ahlquist; Raj; Binder, Andrew; Council, City; Enberg, Nicholas; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; Lewis. james; Joe Simitian; michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com; mike.wasserman@bos.sccgov.org; Jonsen, Robert; Rebecca Eisenberg; Reifschneider, James; supervisor.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org; supervisor.lee@bos.sccgov.org Cc:Cait James Subject:Residents demand more transparency, accountability in next police chief | News | Palo Alto Online | Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 12:10:11 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ FYI: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2022/03/11/residents-demand-more-transparency-accountability-in-next- police-chief Sent from my iPhone From:Mary Gallagher To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Exciting news and a chance for you to advocate! Date:Saturday, March 19, 2022 12:17:08 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members: Below is my response to an email inviting me to continue my advocacy to house all folks. I thought my response was important to share with you too. I also have been wondering about the possibility of adding more stories for housing to the first story of the Town and Country retail shops to make it more of a mixed use shopping center. When the retail shoe shop and the retail sound shop closed on the corner of Encina and El Camino , I was hoping the land parcel would have supported a much needed expansion of the Opportunity Center. However, much less needed space was built for more doctors' offices. PAMF was built with extensive square footage, so I am surprised to find more space was needed for doctors' offices rather than housing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto_Medical_Foundation It's also worth noting: It appears the Jiffy Lube shops are closing offering at least the land upon which to build more housing: https://www.crexi.com/properties/724723/california-jiffy-lube Thank you for listening. Mary Gallagher, B.Sc. Resident of Palo Alto, CA https://www.crexi.com/properties/720049/california-4195-el-camino-real https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/Encina-Ln-El-Camino-Real-Palo-Alto- CA/22282469/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mary Gallagher <livebuoyantly@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 11:17 PM Subject: Re: Exciting news and a chance for you to advocate! To: Palo Alto Forward <info@paloaltoforward.com> Dear Folks a t PA Forward: I would like to get more involved by joining others to consider candidate properties to buy that would be used for lower income folks. This week I found this organization in Grand Rapids, MI called Dwelling Places. Dwelling Places is a good model for us to follow: https://dwellingplacegr.org/ After making a list of existing candidate properties, I would like us to consider how to raise funds to buy or negotiate using the properties through philanthropic funding from our local billionaires and/or the federal, county, state, and municipal government. Make no mistake, our current housing model is about money, making money, and making more money. This must change--even if only for lower income folks--for housing advocates to at least decrease the number of homeless and prevent any addition to the homeless population. With at least one homeless experience, Mary On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 11:53 AM Palo Alto Forward <info@paloaltoforward.com> wrote: Mary -- We're so excited to share our news with you and also ask for your help in continuing to push for more housing. As always, if you'd like to get more involved please email us at info@paloaltoforward.com! Read more about our updates and take action: 1. Read our new report on Bay Area Housing Elements Palo Alto Forward received a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to help residents engage in their city's Housing Element update process. The grant has two parts: a report providing information on the update requirements and key issues (released this week) and an ongoing engagement effort in five cities -- Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale -- that is being led by SV@Home. See the report here! 2. Ask the City Council for more housing downtown! The Planning & Transportation Committee recently endorsed the idea of (1) using City-owned parking lots for affordable housing and (2) allowing for greater housing density at the Palo Alto transit center. Both of these are great ideas that would enhance affordability and fight climate change. But the City Council still has to approve the PTC's recommendations on March 21st. Please use email or public comment to tell the City Council that you agree with the PTC's recommendations! Agenda item #11, March 21st, 7:45pm to 9:45pm Emails should go to: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org 3. Deadline for rent relief is approaching! As our friends at the Palo Alto Renters Association have noted, the application for California's COVID-19 Rent Relief program, Housing is Key, closes on March 31st, 2022. The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program provides financial assistance for unpaid rent to eligible renters and landlords who have been impacted by COVID-19. This relief will not come if tenants with rental debt do not apply by March 31st. Failure to apply may also impact their ability to defend themselves against eviction once the state’s COVID-19 emergency protections are lifted. Send this email to a friend or neighbor that needs a reminder to submit their application! Deadline: March 31st Apply for Rent Relief We're looking forward to continuing to advocate for a more inclusive and sustainable Palo Alto. A huge thank you to members like you for supporting this vision! Palo Alto Forward http://www.paloaltoforward.com/ Palo Alto Forward · United States This email was sent to livebuoyantly@gmail.com. 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Virus protection is the responsibility of the recipient. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient, dissemination or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete the material from your computer. From:Herb Gong To:ParkRec Commission; Howard, Adam; Anderson, Daren; Council, City Subject:Re: Pickleball Courts & New LED Lights @ Mitchell Park Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 11:52:26 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from herbgongjr@gmail.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. I'd like to follow up on my original email communication with a situation on Friday evening. All the temporary pickleball court were occupied/taken along with four players each along with the standard 8 courts. Understand the tennis courts have priority during the evenings, but on this evening the two players on each tennis court trumped over 28 pickleball players. May I suggest the temporary pickleball courts have equal priority and play when/if they are used first (i.e. - first come, first served)? On this evening, it caused a huge wait on all the remaining 8 pickleball courts. Thank you! P.S. - I also noticed the two additional pickleball courts in the middle of the park were occupied and had people waiting there too. On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 10:22 PM Herb Gong <herbgongjr@gmail.com> wrote: Palo Alto Park & Rec team, I'm a long time resident of Palo Alto (my spouse is a 1980 graduate of Palo Alto High School & 2 children Gunn graduates) and am so glad to see the additional new LED lights at Mitchell Park. As the popularity of the pickleball game has risen, the demand for courts has skyrocketed. During weekday/weekend evenings, the courts are full with multiple persons waiting for court time. May I propose and encourage opening up the temporary courts/nets on the tennis courts as it currently stands on weekend mornings/afternoons? Thank you, Herb Gong Charleston Rd resident From:Aram James To:Human Relations Commission; Shikada, Ed; Council, City; Joe Simitian; Jay Boyarsky; Winter Dellenbach; Greer Stone Subject:Hiring a police chief one perspective Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 11:43:13 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://www.iredellfreenews.com/perspectives/2022/viewpoint-search-for-new-police-chief- should-be-transparent-involve-input-from-city-residents/ Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone From:pennyellson12@gmail.com To:Council, City Subject:Yeeeee Ha! You Are Invited to a Bike Rodeo! Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 7:03:53 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Honorable City Council Members, Yeeeee Ha! This year’s Safe Routes to School team invites you to celebrate the return of PAUSD’s fun, exciting and impactful in-person 3rd Grade Bike Rodeos! Please join us to see both children and parents practicing the critical bike handling and safety skills needed to share the road safely. When school sites opened back up, city staff, school district staff, and PTA volunteers sprinted hard to organize rodeos this school year. Please remember to congratulate these folks for their hard work, too. It takes a village to raise a child, and this village has come together in spades to help our kids get back on their bikes with skills! Please let me know if you are interested in joining one of the rodeos. Your arrival time will be around 9:30am on the day of the event you select. The “tour” of the event will last about 15- 30minutes. You don’t have to ride or make a speech, but please bring a smile and all of the encouragement you can offer our intrepid mini-riders. Kindly select a date from the list below and RSVP to pennyellson12@gmail.com . A volunteer will send a follow-up email confirming and sharing any additional details you may need. Hoover: Thursday, March 31 Duveneck: Tuesday, April 19 Escondido: Thursday, May 5 As always, we are grateful for your ongoing partnership in support of Safe Routes to School. Sincerely, Jim Pflasterer, Audrey Gold, Arnout Boehlens Palo Alto Council of PTAs Transportation Safety Committee Co-Chairs Virus-free. www.avg.com From:San Jose, California To:Christopher Welsh Cc:tzaynor@jud.ca.gov Subject:Gary Webb Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 5:09:37 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from san.jose@california.usa.com. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Here is what New York Times says about Mercury News reporter Gary Webb , who exposed same scandal that Manoukian opened up , but the question is why the hell am I being blamed for what I have no control pover. Documrents in 112cv2269589 made clear that anyone who participatred in the attacks would be placed under imnvestigation and exposed,. I was simply passing on message & why are they blaming the messenger? https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/movies/kill-the-messenger-recalls-a-reporter-wrongly- disgraced.html “Kill the Messenger” decidedly remains in Mr. Webb’s corner, perhaps because most of the rest of the world was against him while he was alive. Rival newspapers blew holes in his story, "government officials derided him as a nut case" and his own newspaper, after initially basking in the scoop, threw him under a bus. Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 at 4:29 PM From: "San Jose, California" <san.jose@california.usa.com> To: "Christopher Welsh" <cwelshlaw@gmail.com> Subject: Judge Rodney Staffiord The investigatiion as it relates to Judge Rodney Stafford has advanced to an accelerated pace & I have not been told why. A woman in San Francxisco is under invetigation & also do not know why & her name is redfacted froom print out , but her position relates to land usze / transportation - she is somehow connected to Lighbourne & Leland Yee . It is susepected that she msay engage in some transactions that may involve Swenson Builders as AI software is detecting this of being in high probability not by guessing, but by analising very complex patterns in data. Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 at 4:02 PM From: "San Jose, California" <san.jose@california.usa.com> To: "Christopher Welsh" <cwelshlaw@gmail.com> Subject: Fw: Machine Learning This is family of Will Lightbourne - Robert Lightbourne was succeeded by Dorothy Lightbourne who was Minister of Justice - The recordings allegedly contained conversations with Senator Jim Bealle. By pleading guilty, Christopher Dudos Coke was given only 20 years & the federal wiretap recordings were not played in trial because there was no trial. Terri compliled these things into amica brief for appoeal along with my Habeas, but somehow she died just before deadline. The Amica and other diocs. https://newsone.com/543415/how-the-cia-created-the-jamaican-shower-posse/ Whatever the exact nature of tie between Lighbourne and Leeland Yee, I domt know, but the fact that Super Micro Computer bought out 750 Ridder Park and engaged in espianmage is sounding off alarms & the details are in the other documents that Terry Cook had that I have not seen. These alegedly contrain details of Legislature bribing Gary Webb to conceal leglislative involvement and shuffling lightbourne into some sort of strategic position. There are also doicuments floatiing around about visit to Costa Rica. Winsor may know little or vnothing about Steele becsause Steele can effectively mobilize anyone he chooses in whatecer area and give tghem tasks. They act as ambassadors , pawns, agents, etc. - There maybe another entity behind him. Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 at 3:30 PM From: "San Jose, California" <san.jose@california.usa.com> To: "Christopher Welsh" <cwelshlaw@gmail.com> Subject: Fw: Machine Learning Mercury News, who employerd Gary Webb was headquartered at 750 Ridder Park which sold to SuperMicro computer in Sptember 2014 , SuperMicro was then caught up in Cinese espiasnage scandal & documentrs from Terri Cook which /i have not seen describe Will Lightbournes involvlent with Mercuryi News & Santa Clara County which colaborate with Gary Webbs acconting of Lighbourne Family in Jamaica connection with Shower Posse Cartel & Robert Lightbourne being placed in power during Cuban Missile Crisis to secure Jamnaica as stronghold & empowering the Jaimacan P Labor Party against peoples party , which was aligned with Castro. Lightbourne is said to be connected to Leland Yee , who was taken down by FBI. Christopher Coke amnds allies were recorded by feds having conversations with Styate Legislature according to informatuon leaked by Terri Cook & others who worked with Ted Gunderson. Terri had plan to expose Jim Beal, Lightbourme amd Judge Edwards & she would not tell me the details or who replaced Gunderson. - ( Robert David Steele ) - or 'Taskforce" , which is not a group, but was retired Tracy Police officer whos investigato9on oberlapped that of Gary Webb. https://theintercept.com/2014/09/25/managing-nightmare-cia-media- destruction-gary-webb/ A situation is developing which is causing an alignmemt between Jamaica and China which is very similiar to thast betweenCuba and Russiia during Cuban Missile Crisis. Whatever yuou do, PLEASE LEAVE MY NAME OUT OF IT. The court records and police reports are fake and thats all i can say. Whoever tries to validate them, like McComas, will unvalidate themselves. Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:58 PM From: "San Jose, California" <san.jose@california.usa.com> To: "Christopher Welsh" <cwelshlaw@gmail.com> Subject: Machine Learning So when Gary Webb and Sean Webby fall together in database, AI software stuiddies them & everything abour them. Each person is given a "tag" - it is noiticed that both of these individuals were reoorters with Mercury Ndewsz that repoirted on issues relating to governmentr and exposed governmentr. Sean Webby was hired by District Attornrey and Gary Webb was hired by State Legislature. According to dovcuments tyhat Terri cook had in her posesion, T there was relastionship between board of su-pervisors clerks office and mercury news boad that was puppetteered by judge Leonard Edwards, Will Lightbourne and Jim Beale ( State Legislatiure ) I was entagled when the fraud occured by Ryan Mayberry and again by Davidf Carroll who both created false records infering that there had been transfers. Bil Windors activities wre fraudulently assiociatred with me because I had kindly tried to prevent EAH Housing & myself from getting tangled up in whatecver Terri Cook & Tedd Gunderson were working on. What others failed to do is recomgnise that behind the scenes of the Lawless America are peopkle like Robert David Steele, who are very advanced and sphisticated/. There is unravelinhg of scandal occuring now on State Legisloaop0eqture similiar to that on Judiciary that is being done by what Robert David Steele calls "OSI - whioch means open sourse intelegence. Very advanced and sophiistated algorythms algorythms are being used to analise people like Brian McComas and their asspociates & events are complied not into "Timelines" - becsause they are "Time Tables" like an Exzell Spreadsheet. As for investigation , Envision the names of individuals being first collumn of spreadsheet & each row begining with row 2 would be the persons name. Row 1 / Collumn 1 woukd be designated "WHO" | WHO | WHAT | WHEN | WHERE | HOW | WHY | These are being updated in realtime and a location with have many types of informationattatcxhed to it such as hyperlocal data , temperature , hystoric records of location , GEOmetric / GEOgraphic , GEOlogical. etc. The software uses NAICS codes and includes them in hasttags with ZIP Codes + last 4 digits , APN numbers, etc to log what industriues do business at certain locations & who they do business with. , whio their clients are, investors , comptetors, etc. It is far mor advancedf than people realise & it troubles me that simply becsause I make reference to fact that there are investigations, which gets documented into court file "112cv226958" which then gets changed in relation to C14930232 , which infers that i am PLACED IN CHARGE of these investigations and in control of them & therefore, sonehow able to stop them. That is blaming the messenger. People seam to think that I have conttroll over these things & are demanding me to stop what is happening. Just like you said in email to me 'Please Stop" , and "Cary, What ever you do, please keep my name out of it" , etc etc. Like I said fro the begining: Please do not involvev me,. I can not control what they do & i ask the same "Leave my name out of it" I am letting youn know what is happening as a courtesy. I am not the one to blame for the investigation mentioned in 112cv3226958 - I can not stop it , not bexceleratye it. All i czn say is to be ON THE RIGHT SIDE, and do not patrticipate in any of the acts prohibited such asd fraud , placing others in danger, misrepresentaion of the facts or roles of those desgnated for specifiuc assignments, etc. Brian McComas for examplde is screwed because he woukd not follow there advice & everywhere he goes, it follows him ike dogshit Everytime he denies fraud was committed , he reconfirms it and perjures himself again, but he can not confess to it either. They tried to cover up fraud and witness intimidatioin by committing fraud and witnessx intimidatioin & affirmed that there duties are to violate the law - PATTERN AND PRACTICE. - They CAN NOT WIN. - That's what I tried to explain i n 112c226958, but insteadf of listening, they altered the records and this was like the opening of pandoras box. Thank you, Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 at 12:57 PM From: "San Jose, California" <san.jose@california.usa.com> To: "Christopher Welsh" <cwelshlaw@gmail.com> Subject: Software upgrades Hi Chris, There have been software upgrades recently and advanced user interface that can showc realtime what is & where depending on certain variables. Different teams hace been given different aops & special user ID which are desigation for whoi is assigned to each specific task. There is forensic soiftware usec that analazes patterns in data & this not the same software that interprets what tge patterns mean but data produced from one czsn be entered into another for proccesseing. Not only have the names "Sean Webby" and "Gary Webb" fallen into adjacent slots in databases because of being in aphsabetical order, other conndections are appearing also that they were both reporters for Mercury News. Gary Swenson Builders is big developer associated with GE Nuclear and also the location at 750 Ridder Park avenue ,which when crossed with othrer dastabases, was sold to Super Micro Computer in September of 2014. which is also when C1493022 happened & probation conditiuon that enabled Law Enforcement to ease drop on any electonic device. Super Micrto Computer was then entanglded in big Chinese Espianage scheme by installing backdoors in software that could enable such easedropping. 112cv226958 refered to investigation into Will Lighbbourne, for isolatioon of Giseele Riordon at Villa Fontana. I had no knowlege of his family association with Shower posse Cartel & the extraditiuon of Christoipher Dudos Coke from Jamaica to USA or any connections with Senetor Leland Ye, who was arrested by FBI and released from prison 5 days before Lighrbourne was placed in charge of State health dept. The software can sort outy whast is true and whsat is false. Just like binary 1 & 0 . I hace no control over these things as they are computer programs. Block chain is usecd for more than just bit coin. It refers to distributed ledger technology and whenever an entree is entered, it is a block , which is then dfstributed throughout the coalition. It was introduced in 2008 when Don Moody becasme Public Guardian - which itied to other 2008 events related to Dr Christopher Ehrentraut & mysdelf advocatimng against public guardian a, Markham Plaza ton prevent ilkegal eviction of Heidi Yauman. From:Allan Seid To:Channing House Bulletin Board Subject:Fwd: Hate Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 4:38:04 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 4:12 PM Subject: Hate From: Allan Seid Source: CNN, 3/16/22 Assaulted. Harassed. This is the reality for Asian Americans a year after the Atlanta spa shootings https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/us/atlanta-spa-shootings-anniversary/index.html From:Caroline Willis To:Council, City Subject:SB9 and Historic Resources Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 4:29:35 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from carolinewillis@mac.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. RE: Interim Ordinance Establishing Objective Urban Lot Split Standards and Further Refinements to SB 9 Development Standards report Monday evening, March 21. Dear Palo Alto City Council Members, By making a major exception to SB9 mandates for registered historic properties, the State legislature has clearly pointed to the special value of these assets for all Californians. Property rights are respected by leaving decisions to register properties in the hands of property owners. With urgency, we ask you to support Historic Resources Board (HRB) efforts, first to update the City of Palo Alto’s Inventory of Historic Properties and second, to conduct adequate outreach to property owners to clearly and accurately explain the incentives and benefits that may accrue to them from historic designation, as well as the responsibilities and obligations that come with it. Unfortunately, Palo Alto’s Historic Resources Inventory has not been updated in decades. This year, however, HRB members have worked diligently to make site visits to properties determined twenty years ago to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places confirming which still exist and determining which properties remain intact enough to continue to be qualified as historic. This foundational task is nearly complete, but a shortage of Planning and Development Services staff resources precludes implementation of the entire process. Most importantly, we lack the resources to conduct the critically needed outreach to owners of qualified properties, other stakeholders, and the public at large. Thus, additional funding must be allocated to engage consultants qualified to design and implement an outreach program that will provide property owners – the ultimate decision makers – the information and opportunities to ask questions that they need to consider to make an informed decision. Based on past experience, this outreach effort will likely be challenging. There appear to be many misconceptions, even distrust, among historic property owners and the public at large that historic designation will result in a loss of control and potential reduction in the value of their assets, while the incentives and benefits are much less widely known. This is why it is critical that an outreach process that is complete in scope, factual, and easy to participate in be created and implemented. Unfortunately, the funding and scope of outreach that City Staff is contemplating appears to be inadequate to assure a smooth and productive process. In sum, we ask you to carefully consider providing the financial resources that are necessary for the task of updating our Historic Resources Inventory and providing owners with all of the information they need to make informed decisions about designation. Otherwise, our community will lose more of its historic assets than it otherwise would; a sad and irreversible outcome for all concerned. Thank you for your consideration, Caroline Willis, Chair, HRB Christian Pease, Vice Chair, HRB From:Allan Seid To:Allan Seid Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 3:12:05 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. From:Adrienne Lee To:Council, City Cc:Tanaka, Greg Subject:More housing and protected bike lanes on Embarcadero Road , one way streets in downtown for bike safety!!! Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 2:33:14 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from adrienneleeod@gmail.com. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear city council I read in the newspaper today of a tragic death of a middle Schooler who was hit and killed (by accident of course) by the driver of a truck. it seems like one death per year occurs !! It is one death of many many accidents and near misses new tween bikes and hurried drivers. this should not be happening !! Cars will not slow down . Trucks are driven by “professional drivers’ Yet , accidents occur and result in deaths. THE ONKY SOLUTION IS PROTECTED BIKE LANES. The traffic refuses to slow!! They don’t obey the speed limits!! The parents solution to the danger of biking is DRIVING to and from school every morning.. that is too many cars on the road.it’s like an arms race. Fast cars, increased danger, get back in cars, more cars on the road, more traffic, frustrated drivers, more accidents. protected bike lanes are the answer. It slows the traffic down by eliminating a lane and separating the bikes and cars. Let’s do it everywhere and let’s start in Palo Alto!! Sincerely, Adrienne Lee OD Lee Optometrics Optometry in downtown Palo Alto. Ps here is my petition signed by many who bike and live off Embarcadero road where we need a protected bike lane and slower less noisy traffic. https://chng.it/jfzK7Y8Ncq There is support for safe bike lanes ! 94 people have signed!! Sent from my iPhone From:Temina Madon To:Council, City Subject:PTC housing recs - Mar 21 City Council vote Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 1:49:12 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from temina@gmail.com. Learn whythis is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, As a resident of Palo Alto, I'm writing to request that the City Council vote to approve the recommendations of the Planning & Transportation Committee at the upcoming meeting (on March 21, 2022). PTC recently endorsed two actions: (1) using City-owned parking lots for affordable housing; and (2) allowing for greater housing density at the Palo Alto transit center. We live 2 blocks away from the Palo Alto transit center and would love to add additional housing units to our lot. But restrictions on ADU square footage make it difficult for us to do this. We need more density in our neighborhood! We think both of the PTC's recommendations are great ideas that would improve affordability and help us mitigate climate change. Thanks! Temina From:Arlene Goetze To:Sara Cody; Britt Ehrhardt; County Public Health Department; george.han@phd.sccgov.org Subject:Florida ends Vax for Kids and more Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 1:43:55 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from photowrite67@yahoo.com.Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hoorah for Florida: Ends Kids' Shots ** Thousand-Fold Difference in Risk Was Ignored ** We Must Hold Decision Makers to Account ** Stunning Denials of Science ** The Inversion of the Precautionary Principle ** Plausibility Versus Science ** No Justification for Mandating Vaccines for Children ** Mask Mandates Have Not Had Any Benefit ** The Collateral Damage Has Been Immense ** Was Harming Children Intentional? ** Florida Recommends Against COVID Shots for Healthy Children Roundtable Discussion on COVID Treatments and Mandates Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked STORY AT-A-GLANCE March 18, 2022 March 7, 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a roundtable discussion about COVID treatment, early treatment suppression, vaccine risks, the collateral damage from school closures and lockdowns and more March 8, 2022, the Florida Department of Health updated its guidance, formally recommending against COVID vaccination for healthy children, 5 to 17. Florida is the rst state to go against CDC vaccine recommendations Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo stressed that, as we move forward, we must insist on holding decision makers accountable for their harmful public health decisions. “Their choices, that they made for everyone, were the wrong choices that led to, basically, no appreciable benet,” Ladapo said According to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, one of the most egregious mistakes made was to ignore the fact that there’s a thousand-fold difference in risk between the lowest and highest risk groups. Children are at virtually no risk of dying from COVID, yet children have been forced to bear the burden of disease prevention. “Almost from the very beginning of the pandemic, we adopted policies that seem like they were tailor-made to harm children,” he said According to Dr. Sunetra Gupta, what we’ve seen over the past two years is an “inversion of the schedule of uncertainty.” Doubt was cast on things that were certain, while certainty was claimed for things we had no clue about. Decision makers chose to do the very things we knew, for certain, would cause harm. They inverted the precautionary principle to minimize harm, and chose to maximize harm instead March 7, 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a roundtable discussion1 about COVID treatment, early treatment suppression, vaccine risks, the collateral damage from school closures and lockdowns, and how to end the COVID theatre once and for all. Panelists included physicians, scientists and academics from around the U.S., including: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, a former National Institutes of Health- funded researcher Dr. Robert Malone, a molecular virologist, bioethicist, vaccine researcher and co- developer of the mRNA vaccine platform Dr. Tracy Hoeg, Ph.D., an epidemiologist Dr. Jill Ackerman, a family physician Dr. Christopher D’Adamo, Ph.D., an epidemiologist and integrative medicine specialist Dr. Shveta Raju, an internist Dr. Harvey Risch, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology trained in mathematical modeling of infectious diseases Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Ph.D., professor of health policy at Stanford, research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which calls for focused protection of the most vulnerable2 Dr. Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., former professor of medicine at Harvard University, now senior scientic director of the Brownstone Institute, a biostatistician and epidemiologist with expertise in vaccine safety evaluation, co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration Dr. Joseph Fraiman, a rural emergency physician and clinical scientist, specializing We Must Hold Decision Makers to Account As noted by Ladapo, one of the things we must remember and remain intent upon as we move forward is to hold people accountable for their public health decisions. Two years after the “two weeks to slow the spread,” we have ample evidence proving the decision makers “didn’t know what they were talking about,” Ladapo says.“ Their choices, that they made for everyone, were the wrong choices that letobasically, no appreciable benefit. Joseph Ladapo, Florida Surgeon General They abused their power, they manipulated data, they lied, and they now want us all to forget what they said and did. We cannot let them get away with it. Many errors were made, and those responsible must be held to account. “Their choices, that they made for everyone, were the wrong choices that led to, basically, no appreciable benet,” Ladapo says. “We cannot let them forget. We have to hold them accountable. We have to let the country, the world, know what the truth is — because it’s the right thing to do, and because it can happen again if we don’t.” Thousand-Fold Difference in Risk Was Ignored Bhattacharya was one of the rst to investigate the prevalence of COVID- 19 in 2020, and he found that by April, the infection was already too prevalent for lockdowns to have any in harm-benet analysis Dr. Sunetra Gupta, Ph.D., Oxford University professor, an epidemiologist with expertise in immunology, vaccine development and mathematical modeling of infectious disease, co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration possibility of stopping the spread. He points out that one of the most egregious mistakes made was to ignore the fact that there’s a thousand-fold difference in risk between the lowest and highest risk groups. Children and teens are at virtually no risk of dying from COVID. Overall, the risk of COVID is primarily relegated to the very old and those with multiple comorbidities. Bhattacharya has called the COVID-19 lockdowns the “biggest public health mistake ever made,”3 stressing that the harms caused have been “absolutely catastrophically devastating,” especially for children and the working class, worldwide.4 In some areas of the world, children have not been in school for two years, and the ramications of that will likely reverberate for decades. Public health has also been negatively impacted by lockdowns and other measures — measures which Bhattacharya states were based in fear, not fact. Stunning Denials of Science Kulldorff, in his opening remarks, points out what he believes is one of the most stunning parts of this pandemic, and that is the denial of the basic science of natural immunity. Even doctors and hospitals that “should know better have demanded vaccine mandates for people who have already had COVID,” he says. Perhaps even worse, hospitals have red staff who have had COVID and have natural immunity, simply because they did not want to get the experimental jab. Those with natural immunity are not just less likely to get COVID again, they’re also far less likely to spread it to others. This makes them among the most valuable staff members a hospital can have, yet they were routinely discarded. “That goes against basic principles of public health,” Kulldorff says. “And to have a director of the CDC who questions natural immunity, which we have now, is sort of like having a director of NASA who questions whether the earth is at or round. It’s just mindboggling that we’ve come into a situation like that.” Fraiman, whose clinical research expertise includes risk-benet analysis, also expresses disbelief and frustration over the scientic censorship we’ve seen in the last two years. He points out that many of his colleagues are simply too afraid of getting red to speak the truth. DeSantis, similarly, highlights how incredibly dicult it has been to publish and nd research that contradicted the ocial narrative, and even when available, the mainstream media would refuse to acknowledge it, whereas they would endlessly publicize speculation and statements of opinion that had no basis in fact or science, but supported — however imsily — the ocial narrative. I would add that so-called fact checkers have even gone so far as to “fact check” scientic peer-reviewed publications,5,6,7 labeling them as “misinformation” or outright “false,” resulting in their being censored on social media! That’s an astounding development. It does not bode well for science when noncredentialed individuals with zero experience in the topic at hand are given the authority to decide the “truthfulness” or accuracy of scientists’ work. The Inversion of the Precautionary Principle Gupta, who has some 30 years of expertise in mathematical modeling of infectious disease, points out that what we’ve seen over the past two years is an “inversion of the schedule of uncertainty.” In short, doubt was cast on things that were rather certain — so-called “unknowns were not unknown,” Gupta says — while certainty was claimed for things we had no clue about. “The powers that be told us the measures and restrictions would work, but we didn’t know they would work,” she says. Moreover, we didn’t know what their purpose actually was. “It was a rather incoherent set of goals,” she says. One thing we knew for certain was that lockdowns and other restrictions “would have enormous cost,” she says. “That was the one thing we were certain about, yet that’s what we went ahead and did. We inverted the precautionary principle of trying to minimize harm, by doing the one thing we knew would cause harm.” I would add that the scale of that harm was never calculated or addressed at any point along the way. It’s as though it didn’t matter how great the harm was, as long as there was the appearance that we were doing everything in our power to prevent COVID. Plausibility Versus Science Risch brings up a similar point, saying we’ve seen a lot of misdirection. What’s been conveyed to the public have been things that are plausible, but not scientic. “There’s a big difference between things that seem plausible and things that are scientic,” he says. For example, lockdowns are a plausible countermeasure, but they’re not based in science. In fact, all the science we have, show them to be harmful, with little or no benet whatsoever. “The same has been true for medications,” Rish says. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration put out warnings saying that hydroxychloroquine should not be used in outpatients, even though they had no data on outpatient use of the drug. They only had data on in- hospital use, and the two situations are not comparable. Early COVID symptoms are completely different from symptoms of later-stage, severe infection and the two stages require completely different treatments. Hydroxychloroquine only works well when used very early. It’s not useful in the later stages, and frontline doctors were well aware of this. No Justication for Mandating Vaccines for Children Malone — speaking on behalf of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists,8 which currently has some 17,000 members — stressed that, in terms of COVID policies, the Alliance has “made a series of very clear, unambiguous statements.” “There is no justication for mandating vaccines for children. Full stop,” he says. “We’re of the strong opinion that if there is risk there must be choice. This is fundamental bioethics 101.” As noted in the second Physicians Declaration9 by dated October 29, 2021, children’s clinical risk from SARS-CoV-2 infection is negligible and long term safety of the shots cannot be determined prior to the enactment of mandatory vaccination policies. Not only are children at high risk for severe adverse events, but having healthy, unvaccinated children in the population is crucial to achieving herd immunity. Malone continues: “No. 2, as far as we’re concerned, there is no medical emergency now, and there is therefore no justication for the declaration of medical emergency and the suspension of rights ...” The Alliance also condemns “the hunting of physicians and the restriction of physicians’ ability to prescribe and treat with early treatment.” With regard to vaccines, Malone also highlights the fact that while a Pzer/BioNTech COVID injection has been approved by the FDA, that product is not available. So, there is NO FDA approved COVID “vaccine” on the market in the U.S. The only products available in the U.S., for children and adults alike, are emergency use authorization (EUA) products, for which liability is waived. Now, in order for the COVID injections to qualify for EUA, there could not be any other treatments available, which appears to have been the driving factor behind the suppression of early treatment with repurposed drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. Mask Mandates Have Not Had Any Benefit Speaking to the issue of mask mandates, Hoeg has published several studies, looking at the effects of universal mask wearing. One of them assessed compliance and outcomes in the Wisconsin school system. On average, 92% of children complied with the mask wearing, and only seven students out of 7,000 caught COVID during the 2021 school year. This was used by media to proclaim that masks work. The problem is, there was no control group, and the low infection rate could have been due to anything. Hoeg points out we have studies from Scandinavia, where masks were not worn, and they too had extremely low infection rates among children. Again and again, we’ve seen that children just aren’t susceptible to COVID, especially not severe infection. So, low incidence really says nothing about the effectiveness of masks. DeSantis also notes that neighboring schools — one that had a mask mandate and another that did not — had no discernible difference in infection rates, which he believes is rather compelling evidence that mask mandates have no benet. What’s more, of the two largest randomized controlled trials, both showed that masks do not prevent the spread of infection. According to Hoeg, we’ve inverted the precautionary principle with respect to mask wearing as well. Without any high-quality evidence of benet, we’ve chosen to mask children even though we know there are harms. They interfere with communication, impede learning, hinder breathing, promote bacterial infections and more. The Collateral Damage Has Been Immense As noted by Fraiman, any time you consider a public health measure, you have to conduct a thorough risk-benet analysis. Who may benet and to what degree? What are the harms, who will be harmed the most, what’s the extent of the collateral damage? Do the benets outweigh all of the risks? In the case of school closures, “the collateral damage has been immense,” Fraiman says. Physical and mental health has been impacted. According to Fraiman, there’s been a doubling of obesity and diabetes, for example, during the pandemic. There’s been a dramatic increase in anxiety, depression and stress. Recent statistics show a shocking spike in fentanyl overdose deaths among high school-aged adolescents in the U.S. during 2020 and 2021. The following graph, from a December 24, 2021, preprint article10 posted on medRxiv and tweeted11 out by Dr. John B., a scientist, illustrates the situation better than words. According to the authors:12 “Adolescent overdose mortality saw a sharp increase between 2019 and 2020, from 2.35 per 100,000 to 4.58 per 100,000, representing a 94.3% increase, the largest percent increase of any 5-year age group ... Trends were driven by fatalities involving IMFs [illicitly-manufactured- fentanyls], which nearly tripled from 2019 to 2020, and represented 76.6% of adolescent overdose deaths in 2021 ... Our results should also be understood in the context of rising rates of adolescent mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic.” “I think it’s quite clear that the collateral damage outweighed any benet that was there,” Fraiman says. “So, I think we need to take a more systems-level approach before embarking on this kind of policy the next time.” Was Harming Children Intentional? Bhattacharya adds, “Almost from the very beginning of the pandemic, we adopted policies that seem like they were tailor-made to harm children.” Lower-income children were disproportionally harmed by lockdowns and school closures. “The effect on these kids has been catastrophic,” he says. He cites a study that calculated that, as a result of the school closures during the spring of 2020, children in the U.S. will lose 5.5 million life years. Lost learning literally ripples through the child’s entire lifetime. They lead less healthy and shorter lives and are more likely to be steeped in poverty. In some areas of the world, schools have been closed for nearly two years. As noted by Bhattacharya, we’ve “robbed an entire generation of their birthright.” Mask mandates have made the impact on children even worse. He points out that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the only public health agency in the world that still recommends masking toddlers, “with literally not a single study showing it has any consequence on the spread of the disease.” “The only reason they continue to mask [toddlers] is because [the toddlers] are powerless,” he says. “We’ve adopted this idea that children are the central problem; children are the ones who should bear all the burden of infection control. In fact, that’s not true. It has revealed the values we have as a society, and it’s not a pretty picture. None of this has actually worked to protect the vulnerable. Still, 80% of the deaths are in people over 65. What have these restrictions on children bought? Not very much, if at all. And it’s caused tremendous harm that we’re going to have to address for years to come.” Florida Recommends Against COVID Shots for Healthy Children In late February 2022, Ladapo and DeSantis also updated the state’s policy on masks, formally discouraging mask wearing.13 Toward the end of the roundtable, Ladapo announced the Florida Department of Health would also formally recommend against COVID shots for healthy children, aged 5 to 17,14 as they “may not benet from receiving the currently available COVID-19 vaccines.” During the roundtable, risks such ass myocarditis were also discussed. Florida is the rst state to go against the CDC’s vaccine recommendations. In a statement published with the new guideline, March 8, 2022,15 Ladapo said: “Based on currently available data, the risks of administering COVID-19 vaccination among healthy children may outweigh the benets. These decisions should be made on an individual basis, and never mandated.” Sources and References 1 Epoch Times March 3, 2022 (Archived) 2 Great Barrington Declaration 3 Newsweek March 8, 2021 4 Rumble, Ron DeSantis March 7, 2022, 32:00 5 Reclaim the Net December 17, 2021 6 Medscape December 20, 2021 7 ZeroHedge December 20, 2021 8 Physicians Declaration by the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists 9 Physicians Declaration October 29, 2021 10, 12 medRxiv December 24, 2021 DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.23.21268284 11 Twitter Dr. John B December 25, 2021 13 AP News February 24, 2022 14 NBC News March 7, 2022, Updated March 8, 2022 15 Florida Health March 8, 2022 Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, MA, writer/editor, No Toxins for Children From:Skip Victor To:Council, City Subject:Public spaces should be a public matter! Date:Friday, March 18, 2022 10:47:32 AM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from skip.victor@gmail.com. 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Commissioners and Council Members, Here (below the "######" line) is a TRANSCRIPT of the 02-24-22 Palo Alto Fiber Community Information Session, with my COMMENTS (paragraphs in red beginning with "###") and notes about where the slides were (paragraphs in orange beginning with "###"). 02-24-22: "Palo Alto Fiber Community Information Session" https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Events-Directory/City-Manager/Palo-Alto-Fiber-Community-Information-Session Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc9e8-AGBao Slides: (I don't know of an online source.) High-level comments: 1. Can future sessions be in a real physical place, rather than (or maybe in additional to) virtual? 2. Only one member of the public spoke for himself and identified himself (55:25). Meghan Horrigan-Taylor rephrased questions submitted by the public, and didn't identify who submitted them, which I thought was a loss. Thanks. Jeff ------------------- Jeff Hoel 731 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 ------------------- ####################################################################################################################### 00:00: ### Slide 1 -- Palo Alto Fiber Community Meeting -- February 24, 2022 00:09: City Manager Shikada: OK. Welcome, folks. We are just about to get started here. Or, actually, we're just letting folks into this session. My name's Ed Shikada, Palo Alto City Manager. Welcome to our Palo Alto Fiber Community Meeting. Again, we're just -- folks are just arriving. So bear with us for a minute, and we'll get started. [pause] Hopefully, you can see, we've got a presentation on slide already up. So, hopefully, your screen configurations are such that you can see that. [pause] And we still have folks coming in. Although -- let's see, it looks fairly stable. Once again, let me just do a quick introduction. My name's Ed Shikada. I'm the City Manager here in Palo Alto. And, hopefully, you found the right Zoom session. This is our Palo Alto Fiber Community Meeting. And, actually, I see something a little odd about that slide. I don't know if it's just my screen or not, but -- OK, it looks better there. All right. Well -- And just for your awareness, as a participant here tonight, it looks like we've got 56 attendees. We're expecting a few more. So, we'll see if folks join us as we proceed. But, nonetheless, in the interest of everyone's time, I want to go ahead and get started. Although it started kicking again -- close to 60 now. Or at 60. So -- All right. We'll go ahead and get started. Again, my name's Ed Shikada, Palo Alto City Manager. Thank you very much for joining us here for a Palo Alto Fiber Community Meeting. And we've got quite a bit of information to share with you. And I look forward to our discussion this evening. So why don't we go ahead with the next slide. 02:16: ### Slide 2 -- Welcome Remarks & Introduction And, again, just welcoming everyone. Also, just want to provide SOME background, since some folks may be new to the conversation of providing fiber optics throughout the City of Palo Alto. This is an extremely important initiative. And for those who AREN'T new to the conversation, you've been hearing this talked about for many years here in Palo Alto. Perhaps our Utilities Director, Dean [Batchelor], can cite exactly when the conversation started. But we'll get to that in a minute. But if -- Among the COVID silver linings, as we like to refer to it, certainly a recognition of the value and potential for fiber to the home, fiber to the premises, throughout our community, has certainly come to light. And been an issue of great interest throughout our community. So, as a result of that, the City has undertaken significant effort to really do the homework and legwork necessary to be able to bring a decision forward in the very near future for going forward with a fiber to the premises initiative. So, with that, I look forward to our presentation tonight, as well as our discussion. And also give you an indication of what's ahead. Next slide, please. 03:42: ### Slide 3 -- Agenda All right. So, for tonight, we will be providing a bit of history on the development of a fiber initiative. We'll provide a summary of exactly what that means. And, again, recognize that people are at a variety of entry points to the conversation. Do want to make sure that we can provide some baseline information that everyone who's involved in this discussion has a base of knowledge. We'll go through our schedule and some upcoming milestones, as well as ways in which community members can be engaged and stay informed of this discussion as it proceeds. And then we'll open it up for discussion. Just to be clear, in case you weren't aware, this session is being recorded. And that way, it will be available for folks who were not able to join us here live. So, with that, next slide, please. 04:37: ### Slide 4 -- Palo Alto Fiber Overview 04:41: Director Batchelor: Good evening, I'm -- Good evening. I'm Dean Batchelor, Director of Utilities. Welcome, everybody tonight. So, a little bit about the history. ### This version of history leaves out LOTS of stuff. For a longer version, see pages 3-13 here. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities-advisory-commission/archived-agenda-and- minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2016/11-02-16-meeting/letters-to-the-uac.pdf The lines beginning with ">" are the City's history document. The other lines are my comments about it. (Many of the clickable links to City documents no longer work, because the City did a wholesale renaming of its website's URLs about a year ago. Sorry about that.) The history has been ongoing since the early 2000s. ### I moved to Palo Alto in 1998, in part because the buzz was that fiber to the home was just around the corner. https://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2001/2001_07_18.fiber.html Where various business plans, construction costs, estimations for operational models included private and partnerships. And the City was unable to move forward and implement in the early 2000s. However, the idea behind deploying gigabyte speeds ### Speeds are specified in gigabits per second (Gbps), not gigabytes per second. has always been something that -- serving both to the commercial as well to residentials -- has been on the forefront. And, in 2013, staff provided a master plan, looking at some wireless network plans. To Council. Unfortunately, we put an RFP out at that period of time. And we did not get any takers. To look at that plan. Two years later, in 2015, we went through -- we really looked at the master plan, looked at the wireless network, in addition to -- thinking that maybe wireless might be a way to look at fiber to the home. But the capabilities at that period of time -- technology was not as strong as we thought. And so, it was something that we needed to go back and look at again. But in 2019, we did another RFP that would outline areas looking at a high-level design, as well as another business plan. And this business plan was going to look at detailing an engineering design -- a full engineering design -- and cost estimate for fiber to the premise. So, at that point, the City hired Magellan. Who's a fiber expert and has built many fiber plants throughout the United States. And we are partnering with them as we are moving forward with this. ### It would be more accurate to say that Magellan is a consultant, not a partner. So, we decided that creation to the Utility and similarities with this and the fiber efforts -- You know, one of the things is is that we're locally owned. And locally owned is where -- Large corporations are accountable to their stakeholders, and shareholders. Where, today, Palo Alto Fiber network is accountable for the community, creating more responsive and local control. And local control is very important. As we talk about a high-level quality of customer service. As everybody knows, the Utilities have been in business for over 100 years. And we understand the community. We understand what the needs are. We also understand that service -- providing a high-quality service is a very important -- in a timely manner. And it's reliable. Reliability is number 1. On that. You know, fiber is really the gold standard to fast, reliable internet services. I think that, you look at DSL or cable, it's capable of carrying amounts of data. However, when you have fiber, you're able to do it much faster. And that's how you can get your gigabit speeds. And that's what we're looking at as we move forward today. The community investment aspect of it is is that it's public investment in broadband, and it creates competition between services, and keeps the costs low. And that's going to be very important, as you'll see through this presentation tonight. So, with that, I'm going to turn it over to John Honker, who is from Magellan, to walk us through the rest of the presentation. John. 08:23: ### Slide 5 -- Local Ownership of Utilities Improves Affordability John Honker: Great. Thank you, Director Batchelor and City Manager Shikada. Good evening, everyone. My name's John Honker. I'm really the project executive with Magellan on the City's project, and been a -- It's been great to partner with City over the past year -- year and a half -- that we've been working on this with Director Batchelor and his team to make this a reality. And I think -- you know, echoing what Director Batchelor said is really important. Local ownership of utilities improves affordability. If we look at just CPAU, you know, electric rates were 37 percent lower than bills from PG&E in 2020. The same holds true when we start looking at broadband owned by public utilities. Where there's more pricing controls over the network. There's more local ownership. There's more local control. And that creates a scenario where the utilities can deliver more value, potentially, at equal or better prices than can be found in the competitive market. 09:31: So, what we're going to talk about tonight is, you know, why Palo Alto's doing this. We're going to look at some examples of some other communities. Look at what's been done to date. And Palo Alto's come a long way, now, in this project, to get closer to actually implementing a network. And then, we're going to talk a little bit with Meghan about questions and answers from the citizens of the City. Next slide, please. 10:02: ### Slide 6 -- 100 Communities in 20 States Provide Locally-Owned Broadband Today ### The URL cited on this slide has nothing to do with fiber. ### This document makes the "more than 100 communities across 20 states" claim, but that's an underestimate. https://medium.com/paloaltoconnect/five-fiber-tips-to-plug-into-palo-alto-fiber-3e38bfa3fd64 Great. So, as we look at community -- we call it community broadband, or community-owned broadband. ### The FCC currently defines "broadband" to be at least 25 Mbps (megabits per second) down and at least 3 Mbps up. Obviously, that's totally inadequate. If a fifth FCC commissioner can be confirmed, FCC might be willing and able to revise the definition to something larger, e.g., 100 Mbps down and up. But it still won't be as large as Palo Altans deserve. https://www.engadget.com/senators-fcc-change-definition-high-speed-broadband-222150947.html You know, Palo Alto is looking at joining 100 -- another 100 communities, over -- across 20 states, that operate and control their own broadband destiny. ### MuniNetworks' Community Network Map https://muninetworks.org/communitymap says there are 414 communities in 40 states that have municipal FTTP networks, either citywide or covering part of the city. (That's 156 citywide plus 258 partial.) See my message to UAC and Council of 01-30-22 (PDF pages 7-14 here). https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities-advisory-commission/archived-agenda-and- minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2022/02-02-2022/public-letters-to-uac.pdf You know. And the message is clear, I think, for community broadband providers like Palo Alto is considering being. It's faster speeds, lower prices, local control, and community reinvestment. But, in addition to that, one thing that communities all -- who provide broadband all excel at is taking care of the customer. We find, you know, such a significant difference between the customer service levels from the local power companies that provide broadband than, you know, the typical ISPs that are out there. And they hang their hats on that. Because, you know, the reputation in the community of the utility providing great service, providing essential services -- and locally-owned services -- is really critical. And, you know, we look at other communities across the U.S. You know, most of them are power utilities that do this. They own their own electric. They've been the business of providing essential services for many, many years. And they're poised to bring broadband to their communities. Next slide, please. 11:26: ### Slide 7 -- What Are Other Communities Doing? So, what are other communities doing in the U.S. today? You know, three of the relatively notable communities out there today are City of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Which, you know -- They own their own fiber to the home. They provide it to the entire City. ### Actually, it's to their entire electric service territory, which is larger than just the city. A new study came out that shows that over $2.6 billion in benefits have been generated locally from the EPB fiber optic network over the past 10-15 years. ### $2.69 billion over 10 years. https://muninetworks.org/content/study-finds-chattanooga-fiber-network-10-year-roi-269-billion They reinvest a significant amount of cash back into their network, and into community programs. They're known for providing some of the fastest speeds in the U.S. Along with city of Longmont, Colorado. And NextLight. Who's a power utility, very similar to Palo Alto. A little larger. But it's providing gigabit and greater speeds. Local customer service. Local control. And is allowing customers to participate in the affordable connectivity program for low-income residents, which gives them discounted prices on their internet, and subsidies for their internet. As well as Cedar Falls Utilities in Iowa. Right? Who was recently ranked the best gaming provider in the U.S. ### For 2021, CFU ranked 1st. https://www.pcmag.com/news/best-gaming-isps-for-2021 For 2022, CFU ranked 5th. https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-best-gaming-isps-for-2022 CFU has over 80 percent of the market in Cedar Falls. Meaning 8 out of 10 households subscribe to them. They've really done an excellent job at providing, you know, gigabit broadband services. You know, high-speed internet. To nearly the entire community. Along with their businesses and their anchor -- large anchor institutions. So they're bringing low-cost, high-speed internet to schools, to hospitals, to other community institutions. Next slide, please. 13:19: ### Slide 8 -- 3 of the Top 10 fastest ISPs are Community Owned So, if we look nationally, you know, 3 of the 10 fastest ISPs in the U.S. are community-owned. ### Here's the 06-17-21 article. Look at the "All ISPs" bar chart. Click to the year you want to view (2021, 2020, or 2019). https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-fastest-isps-of-2021 I think PCMag is mixing data from products that offer different speeds. So, for example, Chattanooga has a 10/10 Gbps internet service -- way faster than the winner's 366.2 Mbps. But it also offers a 300/300 Mbps service, and most customers take this slower service. If PCMag were comparing only products that all had the same nominal speed, I think municipal ISPs would do even better. Also, PCMag's evaluated speeds are 70 download plus 30 percent upload. If they were 50 percent download and 50 upload, you'd have different winners. (Note that for 2021, the winner was Empire Access, but its upload speed rating was only 40.8 Mbps.) And we talked about NextLight. Longmont, in Colorado. Chattanooga, and CFU. So, if you look at this, you know, we have some others on here, with a lot of, you know, private companies. But 3 out of the top 10 are community-owned. And what we see in those community-owned networks is generally, you know, symmetric speeds. Meaning fast uploads, not just fast downloads. No data caps. And no throttling. Right? So, you know, no matter how many people you have in your house, watching Netflix and Hulu at the same time. No matter how many game consoles you have going, and Xboxes going, there's no slow-downs and there's no issues. That's a big differentiator from what you see out there typically today. Next slide, please. 14:17: ### Slide 9 -- What are the Benefits to Our Community So, let's talk about what are the benefits to Palo Alto. As we look at this, you know, we work -- we've worked with a lot of communities, and the message has been the same. Right? Really, building service excellence. Over a 100 percent fiber network, all the way to the home or business. Meaning that fiber is actually going into your house, connecting you to the internet, across the Palo Alto network. 14:40: Local -- Second, local ownership's really important. Right? Local ownership means that local decision-making can be easily made by citizens and businesses of Palo Alto, rather than outside shareholders. ### Sort of. Local governments should be making decisions in the interest of residents and businesses. Commercial ISPs should be making decisions in the interest of shareholders. If a City Council member isn't making decisions voters like, voters can always vote for somebody else. So, you know, it's all about skin in the game. It's all about having local control. Making services available to the community, and the community management of those services. 15:05: Quality of Life. Right? We've seen this over the last year and a half, two years that the pandemic has been going on. Working from home, distance learning, telehealth and telemedicine. Those are here to stay, and they're growing. The more bandwidth we have, to be able to support those in the community, the better the quality of life's going to be. So, you've got to be really reliant on your broadband, as we continue to need more and more bandwidth. 15:35: Community Investment. Bringing new dollars into the community, and keeping those dollars local. Right? Rather than exporting them to, you know, a -- shareholders of a corporation that doesn't exist in Palo Alto. 15:49: Then, Competition. Right? Giving the community choice, while keeping prices affordable. 15:53: And, finally, Economic Development. How do we lower the cost of doing business in Palo Alto? By bringing more affordable fiber -- to small businesses, medium businesses, and even your big enterprises. Next slide, please. 16:09: ### Slide 10 -- Why Will Palo Alto Fiber Be Different and Better? So, why will Palo Alto's fiber be different and better? Right? These are really the differentiators, as we've worked with the City to really develop the mission statement and the products and the services that will make Palo Alto's fiber internet service superior to what's out there today, is: 1) It's going to reach every Palo Alto resident. ### And business. The goal is 100 percent coverage of the City. No matter where you live. And that also means not only COVER everywhere where you live but at the same speeds. So, today, you know, depending on what side of the street you live on, or how far you are from, you know, a -- a -- central office, your speeds may vary. Right? We don't like that. We don't like the "speeds may vary" bit. But pricing doesn't vary. You pay the same amount. But your speeds may vary. The goal with Palo Alto Fiber is fiber that reaches every resident, AND at the same speed. 17:05: Number 2) is really building the network for the future. Gig speeds as a baseline. Right? Gigabit internet is the gold standard today. But also making it available up to 10 gigabit. Which is the next generation of broadband. Which only a few communities in the country have available right now. And that sets Palo Alto apart in being one of the fastest broadband communities in the country. ### I'm told that a future version of MuniNetworks' map https://muninetworks.org/communitymap will identify the communities offering 10 Gbps internet service. MuniNetworks also has a "10gbps" tag https://muninetworks.org/tags-344 that lists articles about munis that offer 10 Gbps. Clarksville, TN; Dalton, GA; BrightRidge (Johnson City, TN); UTOPIA; Salisbury, NC; Chattanooga, TN. Articles not on the tag list that mention 10 Gbps include Fort Pierce, FL; Cedar Falls, IA; Loveland, CO; Fort Collins, CO; etc. 17:32: [3)] Symmetrical. So, the same upload and download speeds. So, when you're on Zoom, when you're gaming, whatever you're doing -- you're video chatting, you've got the opportunity to push more uploads. Right? More -- faster uploads. So you don't get starved, and you're video connections don't drop out. 17:52: [4)] Privacy and no sharing of data. Right? That's a commitment to ensuring the network and the system maintains residents' privacy. 18:03: [5)] No data caps, and ... 18:04: [6)] Straightforward pricing with no hidden fees. Right? Those are the goals. No promotional discounts. No, you know, 12-month contracts, when your rates then go up 20 percent, 30 percent. So, the goal would be to develop straightforward pricing. You know, simple pricing, that everyone can understand. With no hidden fees. 18:24: ### Slide 11 -- What Progress Have We Made? So, this shows a real -- a timeline of where we're at today. And -- [pause] Excuse me. my ** -- This shows us a -- really a timeline of where we're at today, and where we're headed. Right? What work has been completed. And to date, broadband design and initial planning was started in August of 2020. Followed by the planning and design, which was complete in April of '21 -- of last year. Then, the detailed engineering of the fiber to the home network started in May of last year. As well as the business model analysis. Right? The business model analysis really showed one of the best opportunities for Palo Alto to serve the community effectively, at a low cost, you know, keeping in mind, you know, the organization and how it can, you know, manage the business in an effective way. In May of this year [2022], we'll be finishing the design engineering for the network. Meaning the blueprint for the network is effectively complete. And is ready to potentially build. And the final business modeling, the financials, and pro formas will be completed in May. Followed by, really, presentations of that information to the UAC and City Council, right around that quarter 3 of 2022 mark. ### Honker seems mean that "quarter 3" is from 06-01-22 to 08-31-22. (The City's fiscal quarters work differently.) So, this is a significant step for Palo Alto. Moving through the design engineering stage is really the first major step in implementing broadband. Because it gives you the opportunity to know exactly -- like -- as if you were building a house. The first step is to have an architect create the blueprints from the house. Can't build it without the blueprints. So, this engineering design is really the blueprint for the fiber to the home network that will be ready to build again. And presented to City Council and the UAC in quarter 3 of this year. Next slide, please. 20:56: ### Slide 12 -- What Are the Next Steps? So, what are the next steps? So, we're at the first step here. We're at "Community Awareness/Engagement." Which is really engaging the community. Focus groups. Helping educate and build awareness of the broadband program that Palo Alto is putting together. eNews sign-ups. And the Palo Alto Fiber Hub are all ways to engage, which Meghan can go through in just a few moments. The next step, in Q2 of this year, the UAC and City Council presentations and project updates. And then, Q4, we're looking at City Council direction, to potentially move -- toward a vote to move forward with funding and construction of the network. So, you know, over the next, effectively, 10 months, you'll be hearing a lot about the project. A lot of presentations. And then, some final direction by City Council toward the end of the year. Next slide. 22:05: ### Slide 13 -- Common Community Questions So, before we turn it over to Meghan, talk through a little bit of Q&A. We have been fielding questions from residents and businesses, to -- Some of the common questions. So, what we thought we would do is just pin up some of those most common questions, so we don't go through sort of duplicative Q&A with the residents. So, we're just going to talk about a few of those here first. And I'll turn it over to Meghan, who will go through some Q&A -- live Q&A -- with the folks on the call. 22:39: So, how do I sign up for updates? (Number 1) I'm going to let, actually, Meghan carry that on the next slide. Because it gives all of the engagement and information sources that you can -- where you can sign up and get information. 22:56: When can I expect to get and sign up for Palo Alto Fiber internet service? So, again, as we're looking this year, you know, we would expect Council direction sort of in the 4th quarter. So, based on that Council direction, then, into next year will be potentially the first year of fiber construction. And some potential sign-ups, if the City decides to move forward. 23:23: How much would the monthly costs be to residents and businesses? So, this is a really important question. And it's one of the most -- You know, when we get into these projects, it's one of the most common questions. People want to know what they're paying and when they're going to get it. So, one of the key things about this -- the costs are -- you know, we're going to find out what residents are paying today, through a resident and a business survey, that's going to be coming out in the coming months. We are asking residents to tell us how much they're paying today. So that the City can really shape the costs for internet service to be competitive with the market -- or, potentially, lower than the market. The goal is really, you know, to survey the folks who have internet today, understand what they're paying, what they're getting, and then really craft packages to meet good competitive prices, and to be as low as possible. 24:21: This next question is something we've gotten a few of, but it's important to address. So, what's the purpose of the project if AT&T and Comcast already provide fiber to Palo Alto? So, when we look at, you know, AT&T and Comcast, they DO have some fiber in Palo Alto. They have some neighborhoods. But they are far away from providing fiber in all neighborhoods. Meaning that there's only SOME people who are able to receive service. So, again, the goal of this project is really to make sure ALL residents and businesses in Palo Alto have the opportunity to use -- to connect to fiber, you know, at a reasonable amount of time. Because we don't know when those existing networks will ever be built -- or if they WILL be built. So, Palo Alto's goal is really to push that goal forward. To make sure it's available to all residents and businesses. The other thing that's important about that is, you know, even if there were an area where AT&T or Comcast operates with fiber, competition is a good thing. Right? For the residents of Palo Alto. Competition reduces prices, and makes providers more competitive. So, this just creates more choice for Palo Alto's residents and businesses, if there's an additional provider there with fiber. 25:24: The next question -- also very important. Where would it be deployed first? And it may be a little early to talk though that. But, you know, we would be working with the City to help understand what the most efficient way to build the network is, and least impactful to the community. Right? So, there would be -- there's a lot of construction involved in building a fiber to the home network. And, you know, we want to be very cautious of protecting the community, and building the network in a way that's efficient, minimizes issues, and gets service as quickly as possible. 26:21: The final question was, who would be able to have Palo Alto Fiber. And I think I sort of answered that in the beginning. Is, you know -- the goal would be, you know, connectivity across the entire community. So, if you live in the City of Palo Alto, you would be able to have access to Palo Alto Fiber. 26:42: ### Slide 14 -- Join the Conversation And with that, I'd like to turn it back over to Meghan, to talk a little bit about the engagement piece. 26:49: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Right. Thank you so much, John. Hi, everyone. Good evening. Meghan Horrigan-Taylor, Chief Communications Officer for the City. Wanted to highlight just a couple of ways to stay informed and be engaged through the -- this overall effort. And a few folks already put some questions in the chat around this as well. So, I wanted to make sure to share a little bit of these ways to stay up-to-date. We do have a newsletter that's specific to Palo Alto Fiber, to provide updates as the project progresses. So, that will be something that folks can sign up for. Which, if you go to either the cityofpaloalto.org/paloaltofiber or fiber.cityofpaloalto.org, there will be -- there's a sign-up button there to receive updates. We are also planning to schedule some smaller focus group opportunities within March and April. And so, both of our websites will have information about these events as they're scheduled. In addition, we do have an email. So, if there are questions that we have not answered tonight, other detailed questions that you might have, you can also email us at fiber@cityofpaloalto.org. And we will get back to you with answers to those questions. So, just a few ways for you to sign up and get information 0:28:19: In terms of being engaged, I did want to mention that we have a fiber hub, which provides some fun and unique ways to share your support by pinning your neighbor -- your household, and/or your business, to demonstrate that you are interested in fiber. That does help us understand the overall community interest in this project as we move forward. So, just a note there to pin your house, or -- and encourage your neighbors to do so. And/or also pin your business, and encourage your business colleagues to also share your support that way. 28:59: There are a couple of folks in the chat that are interested in being part of a beta test. And thank you for that. We're excited that you're excited. I did want to mention that we're also creating a feedback committee. So, for those who are very interested in this project, if you'd like to be kind of on the front end, as we have -- as we're rolling out surveys, as we're rolling out information, to help us with that effort, feel free to email us your interest, and you could definitely be a part of that, as well. Next slide, please. 29:35: ### Slide 15 -- Question and Answer Session Thank you. So, I did want to mention, for our question and answer session this evening, there's multiple ways to share input, or ask a question. We will be taking some questions live. So, if you do want to raise your hand, and you're interested in a live question, we can definitely accommodate that. There are several questions, as well, in our Q&A feature of Zoom. And so, I'll be helping to facilitate some of those questions and answers tonight, as well. As part of our process. And then, of course, like I mentioned, if there is a question that's not answered, because we ran out of time tonight, or because you'd prefer to ask it outside of this venue, we do have an email address: fiber@cityofpaloalto.org, and we could set up time with you directly to answer questions that you might have. As part of the follow-up to our meeting tonight, we are going to expand our Frequently Asked Questions that are available online. So, we appreciate everyone's input tonight, and your engagement around this. It helps us to be able to provide additional information to the public, as the project progresses. We also have a blog series, through our medium.com platform, called paloaltoconnect. ### https://medium.com/paloaltoconnect And we will be answering -- offering a form there to answer questions that we've heard, and provide some overall themes with answers there, as well. So, we'll share that with -- through out website, once those are posted tomorrow. So, I did want to mention that. And the rest of the things I think I already mentioned. The only other thing I did want to mention, that John highlighted a little bit, was, the Utilities Advisory Commission does provide -- does receive updates on this project on a regular basis. And they will be receiving additional updates. And so, those are open to the public. So, if you're interested in staying kind of lock step on the project, you can definitely sign up to participate in those conversations. And, of course, the UAC and City Council are planning other conversations as we go. And all of that information will be available on our website. So, just wanted mention a few opportunities. 32:01: So, I think, with that, Ed, would you like to say a couple closing comments? And then, we'll open it up for a Q&A session? 32:07: City Manager Shikada: I'm really -- not closing comments, since we're really just at the beginning of these discussions. I did just want to note, for folks who were tracking -- I can't remember what number I cited at the start of the session. ### 60. But we are currently at 80 attendees. In addition to the presenters here. So, that's a very well-attended session. And clearly represents a level of interest and excitement from the community on this project. So, with that, back to you, Meghan. 32:33: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. So, I think we can unshare our screen at this point. And then, I think what we'll do to start is answer some questions in the Zoom chat. And then, if there are people who are interested in asking a question live, please raise your hand, and as we get to some of the questions in the chat, we'll then go back and forth between the Q&A that we have received so far online, and then take some live questions after that. So, with that, I'll help facilitate some of the questions, and then ask some of the other panelists to assist with answers, as we go through. There are a lot of questions through the chat, around potential costs of a local service, in terms of what a customer might pay. I know, John, you had talked a little bit about that. Is there a way that you could go into that a little bit further, for folks on the meeting tonight? 33:36: John Honker: I think we can, Meghan. You know, I see a couple of questions in here around, you know, current pricing, and what other providers may charge. And, you know, as we -- As we get into this further, and we understand what those rates look like, you know, the goal is to be competitive -- or, really, potentially, more competitive in, you know, pricing bands that really represent, you know, the most value to the network. So, we look at a couple of pricing bands for service. And I think what's really important for the Palo Alto community is to know that pricing is always subject to change, based on what factors are happening in the market. Right? And exact pricing -- Rather than saying exact pricing, which, you know, if the service is rolled out next year, then, you know, at that time it's -- pricing might be slightly different. But, you know, some general pricing bands that we see in most community networks for, say, gigabit service, which is really the gold standard in broadband services right now, are sort of in the, you know, sort of the $70 to $80 range -- maybe $85 -- typically. Which is what you'll see in a lot of the other networks. For example, in Longmont, Colorado, you'll maybe see $70. ### In Longmont, folks who signed up for gigabit service within three months of the network's availability in their neighborhood became Charter Members, and pay only $49.95 per month for as long as they take service. https://mynextlight.com/terms-conditions/ Folks who aren't Charter Members but have taken gigabit service for a year qualify for a price of $59.95 per month. New customers can get gigabit service for $69.95 per month. https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/20733/637247948547870000 ### When Longmont did its FTTP feasibility study, it figured it could count on a take rate of 35 percent, and that therefore a $99.95/month price was feasible. https://www.timescall.com/2013/05/09/longmont-fiber-plan-projects-three-years-to-total-coverage/ Then they thought a Charter Membership program would increase the take rate, so they went for it. In 2018, the take rate was 58 percent. https://ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05-2021-Snapshots-Fact-Sheet.pdf ### See more details in this 01-29-20 interview: https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-392 ### In Sandy, OR, 1 Gbps symmetric internet service is $59.95 per month, and 300 Mbps symmetric internet service is $41.95 per month. https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/sandynet In a higher-cost market, you'll maybe see $75 or $80. So, you know, exact pricing, again, will come down to a lot of factors. But, for, like, a gigabit service, those are typical prices that you would see. And, you know, the goal would be to kind of stay within those pricing bands. But for lower speed service -- say, you know, your, potentially, 300 [megabit] to 500 megabit speeds, which is what a lot of people get out there, you might be in the $50 to $70 range for service, depending on what features and what options are included in that. And then, also, potentially, a lower speed, you know, for people who don't need all that speed, and all that connectivity, you know. Potentially a value package that is, you know, sort of in the $30 to $50 range could be a potential. So, those are really the three tiers of pricing that we typically see. Again, all subject to change. But those are typically in those community networks like Palo Alto is planning. That's what we would expect. 36:05: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There are several comments about different services that might be able to be offered through Palo Alto Fiber. From voiceover, to phone service, to TV service. Is that -- I'm kind of summarizing some of those, 'cause there's -- there are many. I'm wondering, John or Dean, would you be able to assist with answering that? 36:35: John Honker: As we look at services, you know, that's something that will come out in the survey data. So we really are pushing residents to take the survey to tell us what they have. And when that survey comes out, it will land in everyone's email boxes. So, it will be an email survey, delivery. And it will ask you what you currently have for internet. And also, what other services you get along with internet. Do you get a phone -- home phone? VoIP? Do you get TV? Do you get home security? And the goal there is to really understand what Palo Alto's residents need. And businesses need. So, all -- I think, as we would say it, multiple options are on the table right now. You know, internet access is fundamental. Right? All of the other services kind of ride on top of that. ### I'm not sure what "ride on top" means. So, I would say, nothing is off the table right now. But we want to learn more from residents, to figure out exactly what the City needs. What should be provided. 37:39: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There's questions about the fiber build-out and how that might be deployed. Underground? Overhead? Is there an opportunity to talk a little bit about how that might phased out? ### I think Meghan means deployed (not phased out). 37:55: John Honker: Sure. Happy to. So, as you know, Palo Alto has a lot of utility poles out there today, and fiber can use those utility poles. So, a portion of the network will be -- will utilize the poles. And a portion of it will be underground. Depending on where those different resources exist. In terms of the scheduling of deployment, that will still be a question, really, I think, that comes a little later this year, and where it will go first, and what would be the overall schedule for rollout of services to the community. 38:38: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: And there's a few interesting comments about -- And questions. There's one here about -- Fiber's already immediately adjacent to Palo Alto and Gunn High Schools. And wondering about leasing some of that fiber from the existing provider, T-Mobile, to connect the schools as a first step. And if we've considered something like that. ### Palo Alto's schools are already connected via the City's dark fiber network. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2012/final-staff-report-id- 3329_pausd-dark-fiber-service.pdf 39:01: So, we're looking at all options. Right? If there's -- If there's a specific need. Especially if there's if there's an opportunity to bring more broadband to schools. Or libraries. ### Palo Alto's libraries are already connected via the City's dark fiber network. Or wherever there's an opportunity to do that, that's a big win for Palo Alto. Right? I mean, Palo Alto already has a siz- -- a strong fiber backbone. That has been around the City for the past, you know, 20 years, ### Council voted to do a dark fiber network in 1996 -- so, 25 years ago. that's doing, really -- I mean, when we look at it -- and we see a lot of communities -- Palo Alto is one of the leaders in the dark fiber -- in the, you know, just fiber itself -- among other communities. And if there's an opportunity to go after some low-hanging fruit, like some more schools, or some other community organizations, as part of this, it'll be in the plan. ### The problem with going after low-hanging fruit as first steps is that the institutions that already have world-class bandwidth are less likely to advocate it for everybody else. 39:56: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: There's a couple questions about how the plan to roll out might be phased with prioritizing different neighborhoods. And there's also a lot of interest from members of the community to sort of be a part of that beta. Is there an opportunity for that to potentially occur as part of the analysis? And how will that work? 40:23: John Honker: You know, I think we're going to get great data from the survey, and from the Palo Alto Fiber hub. ### By "the Palo Alto Fiber hub," does Honker mean the "Get Involved" map? https://fiber-palo-alto.hub.arcgis.com/pages/get-involved Because both of those tell the City where on the map people are really interested. So, the more that you use those systems -- You know, responding to the survey puts you on the map -- as far as an interested household -- for fiber. And being on Palo Alto Fiber hub also puts you on the map. So, register your interest on those two engagement platforms, and it will impact, you know, just -- I think it will -- keep me wrong, ### Correct me if I'm wrong? Or, keep me honest? Dean and Ed, but it will create some opportunity for decision-making around where fiber goes first. 41:16: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There's a few questions about how the overall build out might be funded. Is that something that we can go into today? 41:35: John Honker: Dean or Ed, would you guys like to chime in on that one? 41:42: City Manager Shikada: Dean, do you want to take that ** ... 41:43: Director Batchelor: I'm sorry. I missed the question. I apologize. What was the question? 41:48: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: The question is the potential of how to fund such a large rollout of the fiber network. 41:56: Director Batchelor: The thing is that we've looked at some different funding mechanisms. We've looked at ways of building some sections, and then see what the take rates are going to be, and then collecting some funding from that, to move on to the next sections. ### Staff presented this "incremental" model to UAC on 04-21-21, and UAC recommended rejecting it because it would take too long. And Council took UAC's advice, voting to direct staff to work on a plan to deploy FTTP citywide in 5 years. The incremental model couldn't achieve this goal. With FTTP, you need to spend money rapidly to deploy and then get it back slowly as customers pay for service. We've also looked at creating a bond. That we might do some bond financing of the entire rollout. This rollout will take -- building of 100 percent of the system -- John mentioned that the plan would be is to roll this out -- probably the fastest that we could do something is probably 5-6 years, to get from the very beginning to the very end. To build this. ### Council said 5 years (or less). ### On 03-20-18, Fort Collins, CO, voters approved changes to the city's charter that were necessary to implement citywide municipal FTTP. Fort Collins council tweaks election code, approves city broadband bonds Currently, they expect the citywide FTTP network to be fully deployed "in late 2022." https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2021/06/10/fort-collins-broadband-service-connexion-releases-construction-map/7637616002/ So, that's less than 5 years. Their population is 165,609, compared to Palo Alto's 66,573. The fiber is 100 percent underground, which is harder to do than aerial. They have rocky soils. They had to deal with winter. They had to deal with the COVID pandemic. Due to -- as John mentioned -- that -- utilizing the poles, as well as using the underground sections that we would have to build. It will be a little bit of a construction time. But there are -- We're looking at ways of how we can fund this. But those are some of the op- -- two options that we've looked at so far. 43:01: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: And there's also a follow-up to that. There's a question around, is there already existing funding available? And, if so, how much is that? 43:13: Director Batchelor: There is existing funding right now from -- from fiber. It's about $35 million that's been collected to date. Which has been from the dark fiber network. That could be utilized at this point. ### The Utilities Quarterly Report for 3Q21, dated 10-06-21, projected (page 8) that there would $34,283,000 in the Fiber Optics Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund at the end of the fiscal year (05-31-21). https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/uac-informational-reports/2021-informational-reports/10-06- 2021/10-06-2021-id-13545-info.pdf The Utilities Quarterly Report for 4Q21, dated 02-02-22, says (page 8) there's $33,343,000 in the Fiber Optics Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund, as of the end of the fiscal year (05-31-21). https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/uac-informational-reports/2022-informational-reports/02-02-2022- id-13878-info.pdf The 02-24-22 meeting was more than eight months beyond the end of the fiscal year, so it's to be expected that the fund would have increased. 43:33: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. And there's a few questions about business models. And I know that's part of the analysis that's underway. Could Dean or John -- or Ed -- help the community understand where we are in that process? 43:50: John Honker: Sure. I'll -- Dean and I can start off on that. So, really, the business model -- we're kind of in the business model planning process right now. What's the best way to deliver services to homes and businesses the most efficient way, and the way that the City can maintain the best quality service to the community. And that process is really looking at things like, you know, operations. And customer service. And -- you know, in the same way that CPAU manages the electric plant -- and all the miles of electric, you know, lines throughout the City. Well, CPAU -- or the City -- will have manage all that fiber in the same way. It's a very similar business to electric. But there's some key differences. So, really, building a good organizational structure -- operating structure -- around the business, to make sure that the City can deliver top quality services, and become, really, a gigabit community, like so many others have, is going to be fundamental to the project. And then, also, making sure -- you know, Palo Alto is already connected to the Palo Alto Internet Exchange downtown. ### It used to be called the Palo Alto Internet Exchange (PAIX). Now it's called Equinix. https://www.equinix.com/ And that is a blessing for the City, because it allows the City to get, you know, as much internet from the world as it needs. Right? For a very low cost. And that -- for broadband, and for connectivity, it really puts the City on the map, as far as a leading broadband community, by having that internet exchange in Palo Alto, where, you know, 100 carriers exist, and can, you know, reach -- have global reach, to the rest of the world. 45:42: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There's a couple of questions around -- I'm just trying to group some of the questions together, because they sort of relate. So let me look at that really quickly. There's a question around, has Palo Alto asked neighboring cities to join together in an alliance, since several cities together might achieve a critical mass fairly quickly? 46:14: Director Batchelor: I think, at this time, we have not looked at neighboring cities. We've been concentrating on doing a high-level -- or, a full-detail design phase of the network, that's necessary for the community in Palo Alto. We have had some small conversations with East Palo Alto, about maybe some expansion at a later date. But our main focus right now is the community of Palo Alto. ### In 1983, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, East Palo Alto, and portions of unincorporated Santa Clara and San Mateo counties formed a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) to cooperate on getting a cable TV service provider. In those days, cable TV service providers had to have a "critical mass" of customers to get content at good prices. ### Internet is different. There are many municipal FTTP networks that serve communities much smaller than Palo Alto. Internet service doesn't need "critical mass." ### The UTOPIA FTTP network was formed by a bunch of cities in Utah. (The number of cities in the consortium has varied over the years.) In the early days, there were lots of squabbles among the cities, and that was a problem. But now they seem to have their act together. ### On the other hand, Chattanooga's EPB serves not only the city but also other jurisdictions within its electric service territory. (State law forbids going outside its electric service territory.) https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-110 Wilson, NC, provided internet service to Pinetops, NC, that is, until the incumbents invoked North Carolina's HB 129 to forbid it. https://muninetworks.org/content/documentary-do-not-pass-go-battle-broadband-now-free-watch 46:47: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There's a couple of questions about kind of the overall plans, to have point-to-point or PON service. And there's actually a few questions related to that. ### Great question. I wonder who asked it. 47:10: John Honker: Sure. I can take that one, Meghan. 47:11: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. 47:11: John Honker: I see those questions here. So, the question's sort of around the technology that's actually going to be delivering service. So, really, the network that's being designed right now supports the NEXT generation of fiber to the home. Which is what we call a passive optical network, with an Ethernet overlay. ### This is a little misleading. Currently, some FTTP networks are passive optical networks (PON) and some are active Ethernet (AE) (point-to- point). And both PON and AE have roadmaps to future generations. ### For PON, the most popular transceivers in use today are GPON, which supports 2.4 Gbps down and 1.2 Gbps up, shared by typically up to 32 premises. GPON has been used to provide nominally 1 Gbps symmetric internet service to customers, on the theory that the AVERAGE bandwidth used by a customer of 1 Gbps service is a LOT less than 1 Gbps. Instantaneously, on a bad day, the 32 premises on a PON net might demand up to 32 Gbps in aggregate and get only 2.4 Gbps. So everyone has to slow down. ### Additionally, PON uploads are delayed because of the way the system assures that at most one customer premises electronics is transmitting at any given time. ### GPON has been in use since about 2008, so it's getting pretty old, and you wouldn't want to deploy it for new systems. (A rule of thumb is that you should expect to have to upgrade electronics every seven years or so.) ### The most likely popular successor seems to be XGS-PON, which supports 10 Gbps down and 10 Gbps up, again shared by typically 32 premises. These days, its price is comparable with GPON. https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2022/01/27/deploying-10-gigabit-pon/ ### For AE, a popular technology today is 1000BASE-BX, which supports 1 Gbps down and 1 Gbps up, for the exclusive use of one premises. The next generation is 10BASE-BX, which is 10 Gbps down and 10 Gbps up. ### Honker seems to be proposing a "next-generation" hybrid network where most of the premises would get XGS-PON (shared), but a few premises could get 10BASE-BX (not shared). ### In the bad old days, a consultant for Palo Alto proposed deploying enough fiber to serve up to only 50 percent of premises, on the theory that the City would never get a take rate above 50 percent. These days, I hope it's obvious to everyone that that was a bad idea. Honker's proposal seems to me to be a bad idea for the same reason. What happens once you use up all the AE overlay capability? And that's a lot of fancy jargon for a 10-gigabit-capable network. You know, 1 gigabit's standard. With long-term growth to 100 gigabits. Right? So, today, 1 gigabit is the gold standard. ### In context, the "gold standard" seems to mean the fastest internet service that a significant number of people want. Over time, this kind of "gold standard" will change. That's 1,000 megabits. 10 gigabit is immed- -- would be immediately available. As an upgrade. ### If 10 Gbps is only available "as an upgrade," that seems to imply that Honker recommends deploying GPON for most premises. That's a bad idea. GPON is at end-of-life. That's 10 times the gold standard today. ### XGS-PON is only about four times faster than GPON for downloads (but about 8 times faster for uploads). And then, the long-term -- long-range plan is for 100 gigabit. Which is 100 times that gold standard today. ### It's hard to know what PON's next generation after XGS-PON will be. It might be 25/25 Gbps. https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2021/12/08/25-gigabit-pon/ Or 50/50 Gbps. https://cdatatec.com/next-generation-pon-technology-war-25g-pon-vs-50g-pon/ ### IEEE 802.3CP defines point-to-point (AE) bidirectional transceivers up to 50/50 Gbps. https://blog.siemon.com/standards/ieee-p802-3cp-bidirectional-10-gb-s-25-gb-s-and-50-gb-s-optical-access- phys#:~:text=IEEE%20Std%20802.3cp%E2%84%A2,Board%20on%20June%2016%2C%202021. So, today, we don't even have applications that are available to support 100 gigabit, or actually use 100 gigabit. But in the future, as, you know, we all look forward, more and more broadband usage is going to eventually lead to there. So, you know, Palo Alto's network will be one of fastest in the country. And then dimensioned really for the next 10-15 years. ### I think we want to have a FTTP network where the fiber infrastructure lasts 30 years or more. You wouldn't want to deploy a PON fiber infrastructure now and then, in 10-15 years, wish it were an AE fiber infrastructure. 48:34: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There's a question about the Google Fiber project, and how that was actually not something that they ended up moving forward with, partly because of the overall expense. And kind of wanting to better understand how the Palo Alto Fiber project might be different from that overall effort. 49:01: John Honker: Sure. I see -- Yup. I see the Google question here. ### Honker is looking at a screen with questions on it. So he got to see the original question before it was paraphrased. But the public can't see that screen. So, the -- really, Google -- you know, Google's entrée into Palo Alto, and their ultimate sort of departure, was -- like, you know, a private company sort of making a decision not to move forward based on overall economics. And one of the big differences -- Well, there are two big differences we look at when Palo Alto's actually going to be building the network. And financing the network. Palo Alto does not need -- The City does not need to make the same levels of return on investment that Google does. And -- a private sector return on investment. Which changes the economics dramatically, when you're trying to do fiber to the home. And is, actually, why a lot of cities have moved forward with fiber to the home. Because the private companies, in those cases, haven't been able to do it. So, because of those differences in economics, because Palo Alto doesn't have a return on investment requirement anywhere near what a Google has, it's much more financially feasible for the City to do it. 50:14: The second reason is, Palo Alto has a lot of infrastructure out there already, which helps lower the cost of the broadband project. So, you know, you already have 50 or more miles of fiber out there, some of which can be used for fiber to the home. You also poles. You have underground conduits. There's a lot of infrastructure that's available currently that helps lower the price of building the network. And that's really been sort of been incorporated into the engineering that we're going through today. So, those are a couple of differences between sort of Google and Palo Alto, and why, possibly, Google didn't move forward. ### Before Google Fiber committed to seriously consider deploying FTTP in Palo Alto, it required the City to provide a lot of information about what infrastructure the City had and what infrastructure the City was willing to let Google use. Because of a mutual non-disclosure agreement between Google and the City, the public doesn't know all the details. 50:59: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. Um. There's a couple of neighborhood-specific questions that I'm trying to see if I could answer -- or, ask them together, as one cohesive question. One question is around the South Palo Alto / Barron Park area. Does Palo Alto own these utility poles? And would the neighborhood potentially be served through fiber through those poles? Or not? That's one question. There's another question about the Palo Alto Hills area, and how they might be served as part of the project as well. 51:53: Director Batchelor: I -- John, I can kind of take the Barron Park question. So, the poles that are located in the Barron Park area are solely to Palo Alto. We own those poles in that areas. A 09-28-15 staff report says (PDF page 68) that 5,400 of the City's 6,000 poles are owned jointly by the City and AT&T. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2015/id-6104-fttp.pdf A November 2020 Magellan report (PDF page 17) says 150 poles are owned jointly by the City, AT&T, and PG&E, and the rest (450 poles) are owned by just Palo Alto. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/attachments/05-24-2021-id-12117- broadband-policy-rpt.pdf What I wanted to hear is that regardless of who owns a particular pole, Palo Alto has the right to use it for FTTP. (That's true, isn't it?) And so, the idea would be is that we would build fiber on those poles in that neighborhood. As we've talked in the past, for folks on -- customers that are up in the hills -- yes, as John mentioned, you know, we will provide service to customers. We are in the process of working out some details with a third party vendor, on trying to get some fiber up in that area. As we speak. We don't have fiber all the way up to the top of the hill yet. But we're trying to work with a third party vendor to be able to serve those customers off of our fiber network. Today. 52:57: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There's a question about will the internet service be rolled into our electricity-gas-water-sewer-garbage bill? Or will that be a separate utility entity, created completely? That's kind of two -- a two-part question there. How will it potentially be billed? And the kind of motto question, which I know John had answered a little bit already. 53:30: Director Batchelor: So, I -- So, the plan would be is that the utility would be a separate utility, by itself. It would be a fiber utility. The question that I think we are still looking at is, how does that bill -- going to formulated? Do we separate it off of the existing Utilities bill? Or do we roll it all with it -- And I think that that's something that we'll have to determine at -- for a future date. 54:04: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. Um ... 54:09: City Manager Shikada: You know, just as we were talking about the other utilities, I did see a question that related to advanced metering infrastructure [AMI]. So, the question of how does this project relate to advanced metering infrastructure. Dean, could you respond to that? 54:25: Director Batchelor: So, this project, at this period of time, has nothing to do with our advanced metering infrastructure. It was one of the ideas that we were looking at, in the history, that we would try to combine this with the fiber. But we have found ways to use the existing backbone, that we use for our SCADA systems, to integrate where the fiber was needed for -- to build what are called "collectors." And we are in the process of making those connections. And we are moving forward with the -- with that project. At this time. 55:02: City Manager Shikada: Independently. So, that's proceeding, irrespective of the fiber project. 55:08: Director Batchelor: Yes. 55:08: City Manager Shikada: Thank you. 55:09: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. There is a community member with their hand raised. So, I'd like to ask Scott O'Neil to participate live. You'll have to unmute yourself. 55:25: ### A graphic says "Scott Oneil," which is a misspelling. Scott O'Neil: Thank you. Yeah. I want to say, I support this project. I have to say, it's been a point of frustration for me that, ever since I moved to Palo Alto nine years ago, that I've had a physical municipal fiber tap on my multi-family complex property. Though it cost us, if I recall, like, $800 per month to access. And, all the while, you know, commercial customers that have been paying into the dark fiber system have been building up this big fund -- for, like, $35 million, I think you said -- that it's now up to. Which I understand its purpose -- the -- there for delivering fiber to residents. ### Not exactly. The purpose of Palo Alto's dark fiber network is to provide point-to-point fiber connections (from point A to point B) to customers who can provide and manage their own electronics. Most of the customers are businesses, but there are a few residential customers. And, you know, I'm in this complex. We've got 75 people here. Across the street, I think they're in a similar boat. Another, you know, similar number of people. We own our own trenching. Like, we -- I'm sorry -- We own our own conduit. Like, it could have been delivered here, like, 10 years ago. Like really cheap. And it's just been really frustrating -- um -- that that's never happened. And this network's been here since 1996. Or at least we started to build it. So -- Yeah. Like, by all means, full speed ahead. This is really awesome. Like, I really support you guys. And you can really tell. Like, there's a lot of thirst for the community for getting this fiber network, and getting into it. And -- 56:39: But, like, as far as we, like, we've kind of got it now. Where we've got connected with vianite. ### ViaNet. https://www.via.net/ When the City had a 67-home FTTH Trial network (2001-2005), it outsourced the operation to ViaNet. You might be familiar with them. They're a local ISP. They built a -- They took advantage of our conduit. They're beaming a point-to-point connection to somewhere else. And they're plugging in there. So they're getting a little bit better than that $800 per month price point. And so, they're able to get us some service. And it's awesome. [laughs] I'm here to tell everyone here. Like, you know, getting that symmetric gigabit. Like, it's great. Especially in COVID. So, good luck, and godspeed. Thank you. 57:14: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: Thank you. 57:17: City Manager Shikada: That's probably a good note to end on. Don't you think, Meghan? 57:20: [laugher] 57:21: Meghan Horrigan-Taylor: That is. [laughs] Thank you for that. I don't see any other hands raised. And there are additional comments. But I know we are running out of time. ### I don't understand why there was a hard time limit. So, we definitely will answer these through other means, including our Frequently Asked Questions, and through our blog series. 02-25-22: "Palo Alto Fiber Blog Series: Potentially Providing Local Internet Services" https://medium.com/paloaltoconnect/palo-alto-fiber-blog-series-potentially-providing-local-internet-services-7476c395e950 So, I appreciate everyone's participation tonight. Do you have any last questions? 57:44: City Manager Shikada: Nope. So, with that -- Yeah. I just want to encourage folks to sign up to receive additional information. And stay in touch with the project as it proceeds. As has been noted, we've got some key decisions, that the Utilities Advisory Commission and, ultimately, the City Council will be making over the next few months. So, please stay in touch. And let's hope we'll have some good news and good decisions upcoming very shortly. So, with that, thank you very much. 58:13: END From:Kirk Vartan To:Filseth, Eric (Internal); Council, City; City Mgr; Clerk, City Subject:Fwd: ACTION: Send in Support Letter for SB 1407!! Date:Wednesday, March 16, 2022 1:40:14 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from kirk@asliceofny.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Mayor, Council, and Staff, I am writing to ask for the City of Palo Alto to send in a letter of support for this new Senate Bill focused on growing employee ownership in California. The WORC Coalition has been working closely with Senator Becker's office on this landmark bill. I would also like to point out that all council members can *individually* submit letters of support as well and that is also encouraged. Additionally, all members of the public and city staff can submit letters of support for this bill. There is a short timeline (a week) to submit influencing support. Can I ask you to please do this as soon as possible? It is a very simple action: 1. Fill out the template letter on City letterhead 2. Send the letter to the email below. We will make sure it gets to the right people. Thanks for your continued support of small businesses! Kirk Vartan WORC Coalition ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: kirk vartan (slice) <kirk@asliceofny.com> Date: Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 1:39 PM Subject: ACTION: Send in Support Letter for SB 1407!! 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If you’d like to stay connected with our efforts to pass SB 1407, complete this quick google form, and join us on March 21st from 12pm-1pm for a Virtual Brown Bag to learn more about the bill. Register here! For more information on the content of the bill, see the attached bill fact sheet. We thank you for your support and solidarity! WORC Coalition SB 1407 (Becker) Employee Ownership Fact Sheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYtFnG04uQ4Kv_mc1_0L_7mR22Kak82u/view? usp=sharing SB 1407 Virtual Brown Bag - 60 min https://drive.google.com/file/d/18TIA3Nvs0h0cmWyhHCl4y-iKzqdsfMyq/view?usp=sharing ================ A Slice of New York, a Worker Cooperative A New York Experience in the Bay Area 3443 Stevens Creek Blvd. (San Jose/Santa Clara) 1253 W El Camino Real (Sunnyvale) SJ: (408) 24-SLICE / SV: (650) 938-NYNY www.asony.com www.911memorial.org From:Liling Tseng To:Council, City Subject:More pickleball courts please! Date:Tuesday, March 15, 2022 10:39:09 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from liling@justthetouch.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. To whom this may concerns, Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Liling Lampell. I am a Palo Alto resident living in Palo Alto for more than 20 years. I have recently being introduced to Pickleball and love it. This is a sport that both 8 and 80 years old could play together. A very hand-on, social and fun outdoor activities. Currently we only have Mitchell park that offer some permanent courts along with some transitional courts that have very blurry lines. the demand and supply is way off balanced. I would appreciate that the recreation department look into this strong demand and help us to bring more people to the outdoors. Man or woman, rich or poor, young or old, we can all play together. Warmest regards, Liling tseng Lampell Principal designer www.justthetouch.com 650.248.9712 From:Herb Gong To:ParkRec Commission; Howard, Adam; Anderson, Daren; Council, City Subject:Pickleball Courts & New LED Lights @ Mitchell Park Date:Tuesday, March 15, 2022 10:23:04 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from herbgongjr@gmail.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Palo Alto Park & Rec team, I'm a long time resident of Palo Alto (my spouse is a 1980 graduate of Palo Alto High School & 2 children Gunn graduates) and am so glad to see the additional new LED lights at Mitchell Park. As the popularity of the pickleball game has risen, the demand for courts has skyrocketed. During weekday/weekend evenings, the courts are full with multiple persons waiting for court time. May I propose and encourage opening up the temporary courts/nets on the tennis courts as it currently stands on weekend mornings/afternoons? Thank you, Herb Gong Charleston Rd resident From:Dorit Perry To:ParkRec Commission; Howard, Adam; Anderson, Daren; Council, City Subject:Pickleball Date:Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:39:58 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from pomodorit@gmail.com. Learnwhy this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Yes, you all know how pickleball is the fastest growing sport.. how it appeals to all ages... 8to 88! how it brings families together. It's time to convert the two tennis court Mitchell park to full time dedicated pickle ballcourts. The Tennis players will still have over 40 courts to use... That is just fine... There are manyoptions for tennis and only ONE place for pickleball. We are often jammed up.. 4+ peoplewaiting for a court. Tennis players are one or two...really the numbers make NO sense.... Please convert the two tennis courts to permanent pickleball courts. Dorit Dorit Perry Pomodorit@gmail.com From:mike.forster@alumni.usc.edu To:Council, City Subject:CalShuttle - The Future of Bay Area Transit: On-demand, point-to-point, fast, safe, 24-hour shuttle rapid transit. Date:Tuesday, March 15, 2022 6:16:19 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from mike.forster@alumni.usc.edu.Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. March 15, 2022 Council Members, I want to bring to your attention my white paper study, " CalShuttle – The Future of Bay Area Transit: On-demand, point-to-point, fast, safe, 24-hour shuttle rapid transit." This white paper can be viewed and downloaded at www.mikeforster.us. 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Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Sent from my iPhone From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; beachrides; bearwithme1016@att.net; fred beyerlein; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; Chris Field; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; dennisbalakian; Doug Vagim; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu; grinellelake@yahoo.com; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; lalws4@gmail.com; leager; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; Mayor; Mark Standriff; merazroofinginc@att.net; newsdesk; news@fresnobee.com; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; Sally Thiessen; Steve Wayte; sanchezphilip21@gmail.com; tsheehan; terry; VT3126782@gmail.com; vallesR1969@att.net; dallen1212@gmail.com Subject:Fwd: Dr. John Campbell- Vitamin D. Strong evidence from Israel. Convincing. 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To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 10:44 PM Subject: Fwd: Dr. John Campbell- Vitamin D. Strong evidence from Israel. Convincing. To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 10:04 PM Subject: Fwd: Dr. John Campbell- Vitamin D. Strong evidence from Israel. Convincing. To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 9:45 PM Subject: Dr. John Campbell- Vitamin D. Strong evidence from Israel. Convincing. To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Thursday, March 10, 2022 IMPORTANT. DON'T MISS THIS. To all- See video #1 below: Here is one of the most dramatic vids. Dr. John Campbell in Carlisle, England has ever issued. It is re. a study done in Israel that shows the impact of good, or poor, vitamin D3 levels on Covid outcomes. LH- I take 150 mcg or 6,000 IU of Vit. D3 daily and I am not going to stop unless ordered to by a doctor. With that I now take 100 mcg of Vitamin K2. Watch this and you may want to increase your vit. D3 intake. This is an eye-opener. I bought 200 more tablets of Vitamin D3, 50 mcg, yesterday at Kaiser in case there is now a run on it. Next I shall lay in the MK-7 version of Vitamin K2 to take with it. Done: 60 softgels of 100 mcg Vitamin K2 at GNC is $24.99. It is not sold at Kaiser or Winco, so sort of rare. Maybe less on-line. A six year old could understand what he is saying here: Video #1: Vitamin D, Strong evidence from Israel - YouTube Don't miss this! It has been noted that hospitalized Covid pts., those in the ICU, etc. have low Vitamin D levels, but the thinking has been that since we know that Covid reduces Vit. D in the blood, that does not tell us that raising Vit. D levels before we get sick is protective against the illness. BUT this Israeli study shows that having a good level of Vit. D before one gets sick substantially reduces the chance of suffereing severe illness from Covid. They measured Vit. D levels in the blood of thousands of people before any of them came down with Covid. They assigned them to tiers, depending on the levels of Vit. D they had. Then, when some of them got sick with Covid, they looked at the levels of Vit. D they had before they got sick and who had what level of Vit. D and how sick they got. Result: Pts. with higher levels of Vit. D before any of them got sick had milder illness. Pts who had had low levels of Vit. D did poorly, or even died. You have just read the gist of this email, but do read on. Big cardiovascular benefit too. Wow. Well kept secret in Europe and US. Dr. Campbell indicates right at the end why he thinks that is. It has something to do with Geld, dinero, money, he seems to be thinking. Drug companies don't make much money selling Vitamin D3, which could keep people healthy. They make huge money making vaccines, which also keep people healthy. He is saying here that the medical profession, the hospitals, the drug companies, the big for-profit health care plans, certain thieving politicians, have kept the Vitamin D story wrt Covid quiet. Thousands of people have died because they had low Vit. D levels and that has been kept quiet. It's sort of like Lyndon's murderous rampage in Viet Nam: both done to make money. It is true that there can be calcium problems with a large intake of Vitamin D, but taking Vit. K2 with it solves those. He mentions here that Vit. D causes calcium to be absorbed into the blood from the GI tract. To put that into the bones instead of into the tissues, (e.g. into the walls of your arteries or into your kidneys (!) ) he recommends taking some Vitamin K2 with the Vit. D. Fermented foods like kimchi, natto and sauerkraut have Vitamin K2, but most Americans and Brits don't eat much of that. I'll soon be buying some Vitamin. K2, the MK-7 version. Be careful to get the MK-7 version of Vitamin K2. GNC has both versions. It is recommended that one take 200 mcg of vitamin K2 per day if one is taking 6,000 to 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 per day. Dr. Campbell says he is taking 4,000 IU of Vitamin D3 per day and then one 600 mcg tablet of K2 per week. The optimal level of Vitamin D in the blood is now thought to be 40-60 ng/mL. For decades the recommendation has been only 20 ng/mL of vitamin D in the blood since that will prevent rickets!! OMG. Re Vitamin D and covid, "The lower threshold for healthy Vitamin D levels should be approximately 50 ng/mL, which would save most lives, reducing the impact even for pts with various comorbidities" one study he shows says. The bungling WHO says that 30 ng/mL is "not deficient". "It is at the threshold of sufficiency" they say, and Dr. Campbell just shakes his head at that. The study discussed in video #1, the Israeli study, is just out. The studies discussed in video #2 below, and earlier, are all based on findings obtained before it was published. There have been strong suspicions that Vit. D levels had a big effect on the severity of disease if one contracted Covid. Now, with the Israeli study, we know that those suspicions were justified. But just watch!! This information will be kept quiet by the US government. See how soon it shows up on the network news. If it doesn't show up, it's just bungling by the Biden administration. End of comments re. Video #1. See Video #2 below: Nov., 2021. Dr. John Campbell- "Vitamin D Levels Advised". Here you see what levels of D3 studies show to be protective. Watch this vid. with the one above. He says in one of these that Dr. Fauci said during an interview that he takes 6,000 IU of Vitamin D3 per day. (LH- I just increased my daily dose of D3 to 6,000 IU per day). Dr. Campbell takes 4000 IU of Vitamin D3 per day and one 600 mcg K2 pill per week. These two vids say that good Vit. D3 levels can head off all sorts of health problems. A well kept secret. And I wouldn't call keeping it quiet negligence either. I'd go farther. This study says that 6,000 to 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily (100-250 mcg daily) will generate the optimal 40-60 ng/mL of Vit. D in the blood. It recommends 200 mcg of Vitamin K2 daily with the 6,000 to 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily. 50 ng/mL of vitamin D in the blood is optimal. The WHO says that 30 ng/mL is not deficient. It is "the threshold of sufficiency" they say. Dr. Campbell just shakes his head at that. The WHO louses up again. At 30 seconds into Video #2: Study: 6,000 to 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3 per day should be taken with 200 mcg of Vitamin K2 per day. At 4:00 in Video #2: 20ng/mL of Vitamin D in the blood, equivalent to 50 nmol/L, is sufficient to prevent osteomalacia, soft bones, causing bow-legs, e.g. LH- That is a low level! We want to address more than bow-legs! Preferable is 40-60 ng/mL blood level, equal to 100-150 nmol/L blood level. At 14:00 in Video #2: "Vitamin D3 supplementation in the range of 4,000 to 10,000 IU/day (100-150 mcg), needed to generate an optimal 40-60 ng/mL (100-150 nmol/L) in the blood has been shown to be completely safe when combined with approximately 200 mcg of Vitamin K2" Ends at 17:00. At 19:00 in Video #2: "Obsolete warnings about the risks of Vitamin D3 overdoses unfortunately are still circulating". At 12:11 in Video #2" "Without calcium supplementation, even very high Vitamin D3 supplementation does not cause vascular calcification". LH- Yes, but many people DO take calcium supplements!! So that leads to the need for Vitamin K2 along with D3 supplementation. At 37:00 in Video #2: Safety of Vitamin K2: "Taking 1 mg per day or less of Vitamin K2 supplementation is unlikely to cause any harm" So the 600 mcg of Vitamin K2 that Dr. Campbell takes per week is 0.6 mg per week. 1 mcg = 1/1000 of a mg. He is taking 60% of a mg. per week when 1 mg. per day is unlikely to cause any harm. NOTE: On Monday, March 14, 2022- Correction made here to this email sent out last Thursday, March 10, 2022: From 37:27 in this, what I call video #2, put out by Dr. Campbell on Nov. 17, 2021, he drew an incorrect conclusion from some UK government discussion, and he says he did in Video #1 above. The UK gov. was talking about sources of Vitamin K, and Dr. Campbell took that to mean that those were good sources of Vitamin K2. They are not. They listed green leafy vegetables including broccoli and spinach. Also listed were vegetable oils and cereal grains. All wrong, wrt Vitamin K2! Fine to eat them, but don't think you are getting good Vitamin K2 from them...Vitamin K2 comes from bacterial fermentation. With grass fed beef, the grass is processed by bacteria in the animal's intestines, and Vitamin K2 is produced. This goes all over the animal's body, so if we consume butter or milk from that animal, or eat meat from that animal, we are getting Vitamin K2. Other good sources of Vitamin K2 are sauerkraut, kimchi and natto. And, of course, one can take a Vitamin K2 supplement. See below for doses. Study conclusion: Recommend above 50 ng/mL of vitamin D in the blood. BTW, Dr. Campbell said that many doctors do not want to order a test for Vitamin D level because it is expensive. Vitamin D is produced in the skin when it is exposed to sunlight. Many people in higher latitudes, such as the UK and US, do not produce adequate Vit. D. If you try to stay out of the sun, as I do, you can have a serious deficiency. Also, persons with dark skin produce Vitamin D more slowly in the sun. End of comments re Video #2. Video #2: Vitamin D levels advised - YouTube Video #3: Vitamins D and K2 - YouTube Dr. Campbell: Vitamins D and K2: Highlights and comments re Video #3: Dr. Campbell says that everyone in the country should have his Vitamin D blood level checked. The official guidelines are bad. They are obsolete. Some were set in Victorian times, over a hundred years ago. The UK government says to treat only if Vitamin D levels are quite low- current guideline. LH- Government guidelines can be way out of touch with current research and it can and does take them YEARS to update them. Dr. Campbell, not being an MD, has to say repeatedly in these vids "I can't prescribe anything. Ask your physician what your Vit. D levels should be" LH - To me, that is true but also downright dangerous. Busy doctors treating all sort of problems are supposed to be right up to snuff with the latest findings re. Vitamin D and Covid? What a joke. They know about the Israeli study just released discussed in video #1 above? Of course they don't. The official guidelines on all sorts of health matters are out of date by years in the UK, Dr. Campbell has shown. What we in the US need is for the top public health officials in the government, such as the head of the CDC, to update guidelines in view of the findings above re Vitamin D and Covid and then BROADCAST THOSE NEW GUIDELINES. This should be all over the network news in the US. Dr. Wellensky at the CDC should either do that or say why the Israeil study above is all wrong and flawed. Dr. Fauchi said in an interview that he takes 6,000 IU per day of Vitamin D, but he didn't push that out as a recommendation, Dr. Campbell says. Vitamin K1 is involved in blood coagulation. Not commonly deficient. Vitamin K2: No published guidelines. We get less Vitamin K2 in our western diet. Fermented foods such as kimchi, natto and sauerkraut are good. Eggs, animal organs, high-fat dairy from grass fed beef are good sources too. Vitamin K2 may help with osteroporosis and with coronary heart disease. The latter- a Rotterdam study. K2, especially with Vitamin D, may help with dental health. K2 may prevent liver cancer- primary liver cancer originating in the liver. Evidence is accumulating that Vitamin D can help prevent prostate cancer. Danger levels of Vitamin D: "Total Vitamin D levels above 220 nmol/L are considered high and increase the risk of Vitamin D toxicity". Dr. Campbell has a Vit. D level of 84.4 nmol/L. Vitamin D levels in nmol/L: Less than 15, severe deficiency. 15-30, deficiency. 30.1-50, insufficiency. Over 50, adequate. LH- And notice, the 40-60 ng/mL recommended level of Vitamin D equals 100-150 nmol/L. So interesting that over 50 nmol/L is considered adequate. Everything above indicates that 100-150 nmol/L is what you want. Guidelines can be decades out of date, Dr. Campbell says. Dr. Campbell: "Moderate levels of Vitamin D supplementation are not harmful requiring Vitamin K2. But a lot of us don't get much K2 and that can be associated with osteoporosis and calcification of the tissues". End of comments and excerpts from video #3. Video #4: Is it safe to take 10,000 IU per day of Vitamin D3? The man in this next video thinks it is, but with a LOT of Vitamin D3 and no Vitamin K2 along with it, one is risking kidney stones, he says: As Dr. Campbell discusses above, taking Vitamin D can result in more calcium being absorbed from the GI tract. From there it can go into the bones (good) or into the tissues (bad). What tissues? Tissues such as the walls of the arteries and/or the kidneys. Taking Vit. K2 gets the Ca in the blood into the bones. If enough Ca gets into the walls of the arteries, they see "drain pipe arteries on X-rays" he says. Hard like drain pipes- bad news. Video #4: Is it Safe to Take 10,000 IUs of Vitamin D3? - YouTube Foods high in Vitamin K2: BTW, articles say that the MK-7 form of vitamin K2 is better. When you go to buy your Vitamin K2 to take with your Vitamin D3, the MK-7 form of K2 is apparently what you want. Video #5: 8 Foods High in Vitamin K2 and Why You Need It (webmd.com) The Japanese eat natto, fermented soy beans. High in vitamin K2. Here is a video of a Chinese woman trying natto for the first time. She'd be fun to date and take to Japanese restaurants. At the end of a meal, one might see the chef approaching with a sword. Maybe take K2 supplements instead. HOW DOES NATTO TASTE?? (Japanese Fermented Soybean) - YouTube Ways to eat natto if you have some chef skills: Koreans eating natto with kimchi: How to: Natto | Breakfast Bowl - YouTube KCBS-SF AM 740 Monday, March 7, 2022 Interview with immunologist at Univ. of Pennsylvania- "Where the pandemic could go from here". 14 minutes: No way to predict from prior ones what a next variant might look like. We have built up good immunity- herd immunity- by now with vax and with being exposed to the virus. Home testing for Covid means that less public data is now available re cases. Look at hospitalizations, therefore. A fourth shot, a second booster, might be a good idea. They are studying at U. of Penn how long antibodies last. We could get future spikes, especially if we let down our guard- drop mask mandates, gather indoors, etc. Worth hearing: ~60 sec. of ads first, then the interview begins. You can hear it and read it here: Recommended. Can't believe they broke away for a traffic report, but they did. Listen to all of it: ’Omicron kind of blindsided us,’ next variant anticipated (audacy.com) Tonight, March 9, 2022, KCBS-SF reported that Oxford University has found brain damage as part of long covid, even in what were mild cases. This is all stunning information, I think. Notice the other conditions that a good level of Vit. D and Vitamin K2 help or prevent. The amount of Vit. K2 one should take if he does not have a good level of it varies with kg. of body weight. A 135 lb woman would need less that a 235 lb. man. 1 mcg/day for 1 kg of body weight is recommended. A 65 kg person needs 65 mcg of Vit. K2 per day. I weigh 210 lbs, so, divide by 2.205, I weigh 95 kg. So 100 mcg per day of Vitamin K2 is right for me, taking 6,000 units per day of Vitamin D3. Dr. Campbell in several videos says repeatedly that he cannot understand why this information has not been developed before with fairly simple studies, such as the Israeli one above, and why the results have not been used to update Vit. D guidelines. He excoriates public health officials on both sides of the Atlantic, and he does not mean the ones in the UK and Bolivia. I have to wonder why the top public health officials in the US have been silent about this. Biden should investigate why his top health officials at the FDA and CDC have not put this information before the American public as strong recommendations to increase Vitamin D levels. Dr. Campbell says they have apparently been negligent. Being an American, I have darker suspicions. L. William Harding, Fresno, Ca. BA Biological Sciences, Stanford '64 MBA Finance, University of Oregon '68 Passed CPA exam, 1987 MS Taxation, California State University, East Bay, 1991 From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; beachrides; bearwithme1016@att.net; fred beyerlein; bballpod; Leodies Buchanan; Chris Field; Cathy Lewis; Council, City; dennisbalakian; Doug Vagim; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu; grinellelake@yahoo.com; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; hefnaaa@gmail.com; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; lalws4@gmail.com; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; margaret- sasaki@live.com; Mayor; Mark Standriff; merazroofinginc@att.net; newsdesk; news@fresnobee.com; nick yovino; david pomaville; russ@topperjewelers.com; Sally Thiessen; Steve Wayte; tsheehan; terry; VT3126782@gmail.com; vallesR1969@att.net Subject:Fwd: Sandy Munroe attempt to demystify the Chang Li Date:Monday, March 14, 2022 5:23:49 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 14, 2022 at 4:19 PM Subject: Sandy Munroe attempt to demystify the Chang Li To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Monday, March 14, 2022 To all- The $1200 Chang Li. Mr. Munro owns a company that buys new cars and takes them apart down to the last bolt. They produce a thick report and the auto cos. buy those to learn about the competiton and about their own products. See what he thinks after taking a look at the Chang Li: Recall- it costs $1200. What if it lasted 5 years? $20 per month plus some for e- to own it, what you pay for four gallons of gas on March 14, 2022. $20 per month if it lasts 5 years. If it only lasts three years, it costs $33.33 per month to own it, what you pay for six gallons of gas. Sandy Munro Attempts To Demystify The Absurdly Low Cost Of The Changli - YouTube How the Chang Li did over the first year of driving. How The Cheapest Electric Car In The World Held Up After 1 Year - YouTube I could see how people in retirement communities could buy these. Even in regular communities if local streets can get you where you need to go. It might not be freeway legal. I suppose the law already says that if you ram such a thing with your Dodge Challenger out of hate or ego or whatever, that is attempted murder. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. Blog | COVID-19 | Racial Justice From:Silicon Valley Community Foundation To:Council, City Subject:Our new Giving Guide is here, supporting Ukraine, and more news. Date:Monday, March 14, 2022 4:08:16 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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We heard from our engaging speakers, Jennifer DiBrienza, Palo Alto School Board Member, and Susie Richardson, Facing History and Ourselves Board Member, on the importance of civic education in Palo Alto schools and its role in preparing our students to become engaged citizens in a democratic society. Moderator Sigrid Pinsky, Former Palo Alto PTA Council Board President, facilitated a captivating and thoughtful conversation. Missed this excellent event? No problem. Watch our video recording and please share widely with friends and family! Climate Calls How can you reduce your gasoline consumption? 7 ways to save money, help the planet and hurt the petro-dictators. 1. Check your tire pressure regularly. Cars with properly inflated tires get better gas mileage and are safer to drive. 2. Consolidate your errands. Visit the pharmacy, the bank, the pet store and the grocery store in one trip, rather than four. Gas-powered cars use more fuel when the engine is cold, so the fewer times you have to heat the engine up, the better. 3. Cut back on your idling. Pulled over to answer a call or a text? Waiting to pick someone up? Turn your engine off! Palo Alto’s anti-idling ordinance requires drivers to shut off their engines after two or three minutes if they are not in active traffic. Idling wastes fuel, increases pollution, and causes greater engine wear-and-tear over time than turning off your engine. 4. Remove junk from your car. Don’t treat your car like a storage locker -- donate, recycle, or dispose of random junk in your trunk or backseat to lighten your load. 5. Take off roof racks when not in use. Aerodynamic drag from roof racks can increase fuel consumption by as much as 20% on the highway. 6. Drive consistently -- avoid sudden acceleration and deceleration, and drive at Watch Recording or near the speed limit. 7. 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I like dining outdoors and the feeling on Ramona Street with the half closure, so please count my vote for keeping parklets & Ramona Street CLOSED for safe outdoor dining. -- Sent from Gmail Mobile