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Home My WebLink About2025-09-08 City Council EmailsDOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 9/8/2025 Document dates: 9/2/2025 - 9/8/2025 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 701-32 From:Luke Morton/FGA To:Council, City Subject:9/8/2025 Agenda item Adoption of an Emergency Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Date:Monday, September 8, 2025 11:20:14 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Some notes on the agenda item with respect to the water heating requirements. There wereconceans expressed by the public about circumstances where Heat Pump Water Heaters could and couldn't be reasonably integrated into an existing home. I work locally in Palo Alto as an energy and green building analyst for Fergus Garber Architects and Heather Young Architects-- I have many years of experience on projects inPalo Alto and surrounding areas. The proposed ordinance and presentations support local implementation and support forBAAQMD rules that would require zero--NOx emissions on new water heating equipment. Such equipment, per the testing procedure and protocol, would effectively have to be electricpowered equipment as no atmospherically combusted equipment would be able to satisfy the testing. So, it's a back-handed way of requiring electric equipment. This would include bothheat pump as well as electric resistance tanked and tankless water heaters-- all of those should meet the air quality rules. However, many homeowners experience significant challenges when trying to permit a gas-to- electric water heater conversion when the electric water heater is NOT a heat pump waterheater and are looking to the city to reconcile these challenges with the stated goals. That is-- "You say you're promoting and even requiring electrification, so why can't I get apermit for my electrification project?!!!" And this is due to the Energy Code-- Title 24 part 6, which does not prescriptively allow forfuel substitution in that specific manner. The Energy Code is concerned with energy efficiency and conservation and not with carbon emissions (at least not explicitly) and the'prescriptive' changeout requires a heat pump water heater which is ~3 times more efficient. A few points that you may inquire of staff, but I thought I would weigh in on as a practicingenergy consultant as I may have more first hand knowledge: The Energy Code does not, nor cannot prohibit electric resistance water heating. Suchproducts are generally allowed in non-residential buildings, but for residential dwelling units, then they are not prescriptively allowed. The "Prescriptive" pathway is one oftwo compliance pathways in the energy code, the other being the 'Performance' pathway which is used by most new and renovated homes. The Prescriptive pathway is a kind of'fixed recipe' for compliance with the code. If you meet all the criteria of the Prescriptive pathway, then you comply. However if you don't like ALL the criteria,then you would use the Performance pathway. The Performance pathway allows for specific modeling of the energy use of the whole building and for tradeoff in efficienciesamong heating and cooling and DHW (domestic hot water) loads. The Performance pathway compares the 'proposed design' home to a 'standard design' home with all theprescriptive elements. A compliant project uses less energy than the 'standard design' home when run in an annual simulation using the State's compliance software (calledCBECC-Res, though there are commercial products such as EnergyPro that are also approved for compliance) As mentioned before, when an electric resistance water heater is modeled in the Proposed Design, it is compared to a heat pump water heater in the Standard Design,and thereby incurs a significant penalty. Since the Energy Code has improved the efficiency so much in the rest of the building, water heating can be the majority ofremaining energy consumption, and as such, the penalty for the electric tank is quite significant. Example: I have some homes that are small (not much in the way of heatingand cooling) where water heating is 80-90% of the homes energy budget. It is almost always possible to get an electric resistance water heating system tocomply. The easiest measure to greatly improve that system's efficiency is to install a solar hot water system (note solar PV is not generally accepted as a compliance variablehere for reasons I won't get into-- ONLY approved solar hot water collectors will help in getting compliance for electric water heaters). Some homeowners find solar hot watersystems expensive and not palatable, especially in comparison to the cost of the water heater alone. Example--a typical electric resistance unit will cost $1k installed (order ofmagnitude) while an additional solar hot water system can cost roughly 10x that. It may still be quite cost-effective given lifetime costs, but the first costs andcost differences feel punitive. A heat pump water heater typically costs $4-$8k installed. The City cannot alter the State code to make it more lenient on electric resistance water heating. I will now speak for a minute as to why homeowners are looking towards electric tank andtankless systems instead of heat pumps for their electrification projects. These are projects where integrating a heat pump water heater is difficult and/or expensive due to project specificconstraints. A heat pump water heater is quiet, but it's not silent. It also extracts heat out of the surrounding air (or ducted air supply) so it should also be put into a place where thatventilation air can be provided and where noise and coolth coming off of it won't be a comfort issue. Many of these projects are retrofits where the existing water heating system is a gastankless (which had long been heralded as the best in class for efficiency until recently). Due to a myriad technical and code challenges, a drop-in replacement of a heat pump water heateris NOT a trivial, nor inexpensive matter. Nothing in the proposed ordinance exacerbates nor ameliorates these challenges as I see it. If Palo Alto citizens comment that they are concerned about these challenges, then I believe that there are many remedies that could be considered in furtherance of this proposedmunicipal code change, and without compromise to the intent of other municipal codes. I hope this letter is helpful disinterested commentary in support of the Staff's presentationtoday. I can also comment and speak to the specifics of the AC-to-HP code as I was among the proofreaders for it, but it did not appear that there was as much concern about thisproposal. I plan to be logged on to the meeting remotely this evening, and in support of staff (in spirit atleast) as a member of the public. --Luke Morton Fergus Garber Architects and Heather Young Architects From:Matt Schlegel To:Council, City Subject:New Energy Reach codes Date:Monday, September 8, 2025 10:48:09 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Council Members, Please vote in favor of the new energy reach codes on Monday. Thanks Matt This message needs your attention You've never replied to this person. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Aram James To:h.etzko@gmail.com Cc:Bette Kiernan; Josh Becker; Gardener, Liz; Liz Kniss; mickie winkler; Ray Tourzan; Roberta Ahlquist; Lotus Fong; Rebecca Eisenberg; Brian Good; Roseline Rasolovoahangy; Charlie Weidanz; M. Eyvaz; Avroh Shah; president@stanford.edu; Dave Price; Office of the Provost; Human Relations Commission; planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.0rg; ParkRec Commission; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; Council, City; city.council@menlopark.gov; Ed Lauing; Reckdahl, Keith; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Vicki Veenker Subject:Re: Letter to the editor Date:Monday, September 8, 2025 10:05:31 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Excellent! My rabbi! Avram Finkelstein On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>Date: September 8, 2025 at 9:53:17 AM PDTTo: Gennady Sheyner <gsheyner@embarcaderomedia.org>, Ed Lauing<Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>, Vicki Veenker<Vicki.Veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>, "Lythcott-Haims, Julie"<Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>, Emily Mibach<emibach@padailypost.com>, George for Palo Alto<georgeforpaloalto@gmail.com>, Keith Reckdahl <reckdahl@yahoo.com>, PatBurt <pat@patburt.org>, Greg Tanaka <greg@gregtanaka.org>, EllenGranovetter <elledino@yahoo.com>, WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto<wilpf.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com>Cc: Palo Alto Weekly <letters@paweekly.com>, City Clerk<city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org>, Ed Shikada <ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org>,Office of the Provost <provost@stanford.edu>, City Council<city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>Subject: Letter to the editor Most Caltrain Deaths Aren’t Teens Publisher Price’s Opinion provides significant evidence that a problem, greaterthan assumed, necessitates a more fundamental solution than track watch byvolunteers or municipal employees. Just as nets alongside the Golden GateBridge removed the possibility of fatal leaps, tunneling Caltrain would have asimilar live saving result. Gated train access as in the Tokyo subway wouldpreclude moving the problem underground while increasing above groundneighboring property values and allow creation of a linear park. A regionaldistrict modeled on the highly successful mid twentieth century “Save the bay”precedent, with bonding authority and a share of the increased land values, could provide a funding pathway. Let’s give area vice mayors remit to flesh outthe concept. Silicon Valley’s advances in private initiative can be translated into public purpose. Let’s catch up to New York’s transformation of fourth into ParkAvenue! If the above arguments do not suffice; put yourself in the place of a traumatized train engineer. Sincerely Henry Etzkowitz Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice 2024 Candidate for Palo Alto City Council Www.triplehelix.net Sent from my iPhone From:Kat Snyder To:Council, City Subject:Public comment - item 19 reach codes Date:Monday, September 8, 2025 9:17:13 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Council, I support the staff proposal for the reach codes and am grateful that they've been able to getthem ready in time for the October 1st deadline. I ask that you move the staff proposal during your meeting tonight. It's frustrating that AB 130 has pitted housing against environmental issues when those twoneeds are not in conflict. In fact, in Lexington, Massachusetts, they've been able to ban gas in homes and regulate energy efficiency, while at the same time increasing their affordablehousing pipeline. I hope we can study their example as a way forward for ourselves. Take care, ~Kat Snyder350 Palo Alto Steering Committee member This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:City Mgr To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Cc:Executive Leadership Team; City Mgr; Clerk, City; Velasquez, Ingrid; Tran, Joanna Subject:Council Bundle - September 8, 2025 Date:Monday, September 8, 2025 7:36:24 AM Attachments:image008.pngRE Page Mill Road Closures..msgRE Transportation Web Site Errors Omissions and Need for Update..msgRE Still no response to 311 ticket.msgRE filthy sidewalks.msgimage009.png Dear Mayor and Council Members, On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, please see the attached staff responses to emails received in the Council inbox through September 8, 2025. Respectfully, Danille Danille RiceAdministrative AssistantCity Manager’s Office | Human Resources | Transportation(650) 329-2229 | danille.rice@PaloAlto.gov www.PaloAlto.gov From:Aram James To:Salem Ajluni Cc:Gardener, Liz; Martin Wasserman; Yusra Hussain; Doug Minkler; Shankar Ramamoorthy; Gennady Sheyner; city.council@menlopark.gov; Nash, Betsy; Dana St. George; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Emily Mibach; Ed Lauing; Reckdahl, Keith; Gerry Gras; Stump, Molly; Zelkha, Mila; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; h.etzko@gmail.com; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Liz Kniss; Council, City; Office of the Provost; Rebecca Eisenberg; Hannah Lu; Shikada, Ed; Mariza Almeida; Mark Granovetter; Mary Rorty; Arthur Millman; Guilherme Ary Plonski; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; George for Palo Alto; Donna Wallach; Roberta Ahlquist; Lotus Fong; Sean Allen; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Supervisor Otto Lee; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; Supervisor Betty Duong; Josh Becker; CityCouncil; city.council@gilroy.org; District1@bos.sccgov.org; District5@bos.sccgov.org; board@pausd.org; Jeff Conrad; Jeff Rosen; Jay Boyarsky; Dave Price; Braden Cartwright; Brandon Pho; Jennifer Morrow San José Spotlight; Miguel Rodriguez; DuJuan Green; Bains, Paul; paul@peaceandjustice.org; Today EPA; Lee, Craig; cromero@cityofepa.org; Anna Griffin; Cribbs, Anne; planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org; ParkRec Commission; board@valleywater.org; boardfeedback@smcgov.org; Bill Newell; Raymond Goins; Vara Ramakrishnan; ladoris cordell; Jessica Speiser, Educational Leader for California Democratic Delegate, Assembly District 23; Dave Price; Planning Commission; BoardOperations; Donna Wallach; james pitkin; Sameena Usman; Zahra Billoo; Dan Okonkwo; Human Relations Commission; Palo Alto Free Press; Jasso, Tamara; Raymond Goins; Carla Torres; Ruth Silver Taube (rsilvertaube@scu.edu); Dennis Upton; dennis burns; Sheree Roth; Salem Ajluni; Cait James; Tim James; Marina Lopez; Josie James-Le; Lewis james; Foley, Michael; Angel, David; Binder, Andrew; Reifschneider, James; Jeff Hayden; Susan Hayase; PD Kristina Bell; Pat M; Bill Armaline; Roberta Ahlquist Subject:Re: A Zionist Cult Member Spouts His Racist Takking Points Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:45:58 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Dr. Ajluni, Thank you for this extremely helpful analysis re the distinction between nationhood andpeoplehood. Your exacting explanation opens up new doors for how to view the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Avram Finkelstein On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM Salem Ajluni <ajluni@hotmail.com> wrote: Wasserman disingenuously, and perhaps intentionally, confuses nationhood with peoplehood. The latter--peoplehood--indicates common descent or ancestry, a shared history, a common language, shared traditions and customs and is almost always associated with a delineated geogrpahy. The latter--nationhood--is a relatively modern political/legal concept entailing sovereignty (a supreme governing authority independent of other sovereign authorities), a defined and recognized territory, governing institutions and structures and recognized as such by other sovereign authorities. Nationhood is often—but not always—based on a particular people. One of the cleanest examples of this might be Japan. On the other hand, the U.S. and Russia, not to mention Canada and Mexico, are nations, each consisting of many peoples. Jewish peoplehood pre-dates the Israeli nation by several millenia. Israel is a modern creation of British colonialism and European Zionism. Israeli nationhood is only decades old while Jewish peoplehood has existed for millenia. Jewish peoplehood would continue to exist with or without the Israeli nation. Palestinian Arabs are a people with millenia-long presence in the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea whose shared ancestry includes the Phillistines, the Canaanites, the Jews, and others who inhabited that region for millenia. It is noteworthy that the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the Romans all had geographical designations for the Eastern Mediterranean coast derived from the name of the people—the Phillistines—who inhabited the coastal plain from roughly the area of Jaffa/Tel Aviv in the north to the Sinai Peninsula in the south. (Gaza, Isdud (Ashdod), Asqalan (Ashkelon) were are all Phillistine cities.) As early as the 12th century BCE, the Egyptian pharohs referred to the southern coastal region of the Eastern Mediterranean as Peleset. The ancient Greeks referred to it as Palistine' while referring to the broader region as Suria (Syria). The Romans referred to the broader region as Syria Palaestina. In keeping with the traditional usage, both the Arab Muslim and Ottoman rulers of the region referred to it as Filistin. This continued with the British Emprie which occupied the area in 1918 and established the British Mandate of Palestine. Over more than three millenia, the culture, language, traditions and customs of the peoples of this land evolved and melded. Christianity and Islam were adopted, adapted and integrated and Arabic, starting in the 8th century A.D. Increasingly became the dominant language, including the language of the Palestinian Jews. The genetic research indicates, the Arabs of Palestine and Jews (particularly Mizrachi Jews) are direct descendents of common Levantine ancestors, i.e the ancient peoples who inhabited the Eastern Mediterranean region west of the Jordan River. Palestinian peoplehood—rooted in the land of Palestine—is a millenia-old phenomenon whose modern manifestation is Palestinian Arab. Palestinian nationhood, on the other hand, is a project in the making. Zionists reject these fundamental realities and distinctions as they collide with an exclusivist mentality and a devotion to myth and a settler colonial project. Regards, Salem (For anyone who is serious about Zionism and anti-Zionism among Jews—in particular among Arab Jews--I highly recommend the work of Alon Mizrahi. Here is a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=8ZxmkgcvN68 ) From: Liz Gardner <gardnerjaqua@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2025 6:32 PM To: Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> Cc: Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>; Yusra Hussain <Yusrahussainmd@gmail.com>; Doug Minkler <dminkler@dminkler.com>; Shankar Ramamoorthy <shankar.ramamoorthy@gmail.com>; Gennady Sheyner <gsheyner@embarcaderomedia.org>; city.council@menlopark.gov <city.council@menlopark.gov>; Nash, Betsy <bnash@menlopark.gov>; Dana St. George <danasg@earthlink.net>; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com <jason.green@bayareanewsgroup.com>; Emily Mibach <emibach@padailypost.com>; Ed Lauing <elauing@equitysearchpartners.com>; Keith Reckdahl <reckdahl@yahoo.com>; Gerry Gras <gerrygras@earthlink.net>; Stump, Molly <molly.stump@cityofpaloalto.org>; Mila Zelkha <mila.zelkha@gmail.com>; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com> <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Henry Etzkowitz <H.Etzko@gmail.com>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; 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Ruth Silver Taube (rsilvertaube@scu.edu) <rsilvertaube@scu.edu>; Dennis Upton <kathy8420@qq.com>; dennis burns <dennis.r.burns@gmail.com>; Sheree Roth <ssroth29@gmail.com>; Salem Ajluni <sajluni@yahoo.com>; Cait James <caitlin.a.james@gmail.com>; Tim James <TJames@rsaplaw.com>; Marina Lopez <marinalopez8@gmail.com>; Josie James-Le <josiejamesle@gmail.com>; Lewis james <alphonse9947@gmail.com>; michael.foley@cityofpaloalto.org <michael.foley@cityofpaloalto.org>; Angel, David <dangel@dao.sccgov.org>; Binder, Andrew <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Reifschneider, James <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jeff Hayden <laptoplg@mac.com>; Susan Hayase <shayase@onemain.com>; PD Kristina Bell <kbell@redwoodcity.org>; Pat M <p.marshall81@ymail.com>; Bill Armaline <warmali@yahoo.com>; Roberta Ahlquist <finnroberta@gmail.com> Subject: Re: A Zionist Cult Member Spouts His Racist Takking Points How someone having a say in their understanding of genecide of a people pressed between death bombs and starvation, result in a "leftist tactic"? Does this autocorrect Martin, as therightest ? On Saturday, September 6, 2025, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: Aram, Calling something a nation doesn't make it one, and the Palestinians are very far frombeing a nation, no matter what declarations anybody makes at the UN. You accuse me of not dealing with facts, but the truth is, all of my posts are based on facts. If you think my facts are incorrect, you're free to rebut them with facts of your own.But you never do this, presumably because you don't have any facts of your own to rebut them with. Instead, you just engage in angry rants, personal insults, and name-calling. You also employ the old, worn out, leftist tactic of accusing anyone who disagrees withyou of being a racist. Whenever you have nothing cogent to say, or you know you're losing the argument, you just accuse your opponent of racism, as if that tilts the dispute inyour favor. Aram, my primary interest is truth. I have no problem being proved wrong if somebody can present sufficient evidence. But you seem to prefer emotional outbursts to honest anddispassionate analysis, which is why our exchanges are becoming so unproductive. Sincerely, Martin Wasserman On Sep 5, 2025, at 8:34 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: 9/5/2025 Dr. Hussain: Martin is just spotting his usual Racist pro-Israel lobby talking points. He is a Zionist cult member who hasn’t been deprogrammed yet. In other words, hejust can’t help himself. Martin ignores the inconvenience fact that 147 of the 193 members of the UN disagree with Martin. They proudly recognize Palestine as a nation. Oh, and a bunch more are soon to recognize Palestine in the next few months. They are sick and tired of hearing the endless lies ofWhite Jewish Zionist Supremacist of the same repulsive Ilk as Martin. As my very Jewish dad used to say: “Some folks just don’t want to be disturbed by the facts.” As you can plainly see Martin suffers from asevere version of the don’t bother me with the facts syndrome. Avram “ One State Solution” Finkelstein As of March 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 76% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org International recognition of Palestine - Wikipedia Thank On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com>wrote:Yusra, Palestine does not have a rich and long history. That's part of thedisinformation campaign. There has never been a nation called Palestine.The Palestinians themselves have never developed real national institutionsor any other characteristics of a true nation. And the people who callthemselves Palestinians are really no different ethnically, religiously orlinguistically than other Arabs. The idea of Palestinians as a distinctnational entity entitled to their own state was fabricated in the 1960s byPLO leader Yasser Arafat and his mentors in the Soviet Union for the sole purpose of raising a counterclaim to Israel's claim to the land, and justifyingcontinued warfare against it. What we ultimately have is two different cultures, two very different waysof life, competing for the same piece of land. God will decide who gets it,and I'm confident He’ll make the right decision. Martin Wasserman > On Sep 5, 2025, at 5:22 PM, Yusra Hussain<yusrahussainmd@gmail.com> wrote:>> I'm not a historian, but David Ben-Gurion himself said "If I was an> Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel." He was Israel's> first Prime Minister, in 1956. Afterall Palestine has a rich and long> history but was occupied by Western hegemony and handed over tojewish> settlers. If anyone is interested in learning history of the Israeli> hegemony, please read "Ten Myths about Israel", by Ilan Pappe (a> Jewish historian), and "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" by Rashid> Khalidi (A Palestinian American historian and Professor at Columbia> University).>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:>>>> Hello Yusra,>>>>>> Your idea of a one state solution could never work. Israeli culture andPalestinian culture are so diametrically opposed, and the antagonismbetween them so great, that there is no way they could share governance ina single state. The fact that Palestinian schools actively teach hatred of Jewsand Israel, and extol suicide martyrdom as the highest ideal, guarantees thatpeaceful relations between these groups will not come anytime soon.>>>>>> Also, Jews, with a 4000 year history of nationhood (though much of itwas spent in exile), and with their own distinct language, religion andculture, are certainly as entitled to their own independent state as any otherpeople in the world.>>>>>> Israel is a tiny strip of land, but the Arab world is very vast. IfPalestinian Arabs have trouble coexisting alongside Jews, there are plentyof other places in the Arab world where they can find a place to live.>>>>>> You claim the Israelis treat the Palestinians the same way the Nazis treated the Jews. This is extremely far off the mark. There is no comparisonat all between the two. I'm not impugning your honesty. I have no reason to think you're not a basically honest person. But I think you've been deceived,along with millions of other well meaning people, by a very sophisticated worldwide disinformation campaign of slander and defamation against theJewish state, whose purpose is to isolate it, weaken it, and ultimately destroy it, along with the Jewish people themselves.>> >>>> You say Palestinians welcomed Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany and opened their homes to them. I think most Jews who lived in Palestine atthat time would be very surprised to hear this. Are you familiar with Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, who was the leader of thePalestinian Arabs between the two World Wars? He was violently opposed to any Jewish immigration into Palestine, and violently opposed to anyJewish political aspirations in Palestine. He organized campaigns to kill not only Jews, but also Arabs who advocated peaceful coexistence with them.>> >>>> Al-Husseini spent most of World War II in Germany as Hitler's personal guest, delivering weekly radio broadcasts on Radio Berlin, in Arabic,beamed at the Middle East, urging Arabs to rise up and kill Jews wherever they could find them. He then traveled to Bosnia where he helped organizean all Muslim division of the German SS, called the Handschar Division, to help implement Nazi racial policies in the Balkans.>> >>>> After the war, the Allies wanted to put him on trial for war crimes, but he managed to escape and was sheltered by Arab states where many peopleregarded him as a hero. So no, the Palestinian Arabs were not great friends or supporters of the Jews.>> >>>> On a more cheerful note, I think we both agree that God rules the world, and governs events on Earth to achieve His own objectives. We also agreethat He doesn’t judge people based on what they profess to believe, but rather on what traits they’ve actually cultivated within their souls. We can'tsee what He sees or know what He knows, but visible evidence and Jewish prophecy both seem to suggest that He intends for Israel to live and toultimately be a source of spiritual light for all the world, and that it will have to pass through many tests and trials, the struggle with jihadists beingjust one of them, before it reaches that state. >>>> >> Best regards,>> >> Martin Wasserman>> >>>> >> On Sep 4, 2025, at 1:37 AM, Yusra Hussain<Yusrahussainmd@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> One state solution. There is no other way. Racism is a western ideology and concept.>> >> The Palestinians were the first to shelter the Jewish refugees when theyfled from Nazi Germany and the rest of Europe. The Palestinians opened their homes to these refugees and welcomed them and felt sorry for thehorror they suffered. Yet the settlers in Palestine have turned into a genocidal machine, inflicting on the Palestinians the same horrors theirgrandparents experienced in Nazi Germany. >> The only solution to the situation in Israel is a one state solution with allliving peacefully side by side and no more annexation of Palestinian lands and homes. Enough of this none sense. If there is no justice, there is nopeace. >>>> God of Jews, Christians and Muslims is the same God. I don’t believe God favors one faith over another or one people over another. He chose theJews 4000 years ago to be a just nation and a guide to people to the right path, as he did later through Zaki, Jesus and Mohammed. They are allcarrying the same message of faith, love and justice. >> I don’t believe a second that a muslim is superior to a Jew or a Christian.We’re all to be judged based on our actions. So enough of this killing in the name of religion and ethnic superiority.>> >> I know that DNA testing today on many Muslim and ChristianPalestinians, reveals their ancestry goes back to the land of Bethlehem. They were probably Jews who converted to Christianity, and some later toIslam, and remained in their homeland for thousands of years, as did the Arab Jews. I personally know few of them.>> You see in the Quran, God warns the Jews of a time when they will be expelling their own of the land and told them it’s forbidden for you to do so.I believe God is referring to our time when the Israelis are expelling their own brethren from their homes in Gaza and the West Bank.>> Plus, I am not sure a superiority ideology is something that will fly in another decade or two. Already those who are younger than 35 years of age(Muslims, Jews, Christians, and other believes) see this as none-sense. They know better that we are all a mix throughout the ages and no one is of pureblood. >>>> Please, I beg you to reconsider the nature of the argument you’re making and I suggest you read two excellent books called The Other Side of theWall by Isaac Munther as well as his book “Christ in the Rubble.” >>>> Best regards! >>>> Yusra >>>> >> Yusra Hussain, MD>> Adj. Clinical Assistant Professor >> Stanford University School of Medicine>> 805 El Camino Real # A >> Palo Alto, CA 94301>> Office: 650-328-1676 >> Fax: 650-445-0911>> Checkout: Protectmedicare.net >>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 11:56 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> 9/4/2025 >>>>>> Hi Henry, >>>>>> Martin is being a non-responsive witness. Instead of answering your question he is using the old technique of answering a question with aquestion. Based on my dialogue exchange with Martin over many months if he was being honest, his answer would reflex an extension of his insatiableblood lust for the Palestinian people. >>>>>> In other words, if anyone, even the entire population of the planet, were in his view hostile to the interests of Israel, threatened their existence,he would gladly nuke the entirety of mankind to save the approximate 12 million Jews. In his heart of hearts he believes, been taught in thesynagogue, that Jews are just superior to all non Jews. >>>>>> That’s the reason he claims ignorance of your question. Its just too difficult for Martin to say this outloud. Your friend Martin represents thequintessential white male and white female Jewish Zionist Supremacists that has been terrorizing the Palestinians since at least the year of my birth,in 1948. >>>>>> Like a petulant child with parents unwilling to set boundaries for the their children the world has turned a blind eye to Israel’s genocidal behaviorsince its birth in 1948. Now the entire world is seeing live, up close and personal the monster they have created. Martin is just one example of themonster mentality we have >>> allowed to existed unchecked in israel. Time to eliminate the monster.>>> >>> Avram” One State Solution” Finkelstein>>> >>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but OK, what are your core premises about how Israel should deal with Gaza?>>>> >>>> Marty>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 10:31 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> Apologies, Marty Spotlight on Gaza. No diversion. The familiesinsist! >>>>>>>> Henry Etzkowitz >>>> Etz Chaim member>>>> www.triplehelix.net >>>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 9:11 AM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> Henry,>>>> >>>> I'm glad that our discussion is getting down to core premises, and I'mvery interested to know what your core premises are regarding how Israel should deal with its hostile neighbors.>>>> >>>> Marty>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 6:12 AM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> Marty>>>> >>>> You have arrived at a correct conclusion re “dear cost” from incorrectpremises, a not unusual occurrence; a potential learning experience, nevertheless>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 8:22 PM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> >>>> Henry, >>>>>>>> Israel has certainly made a lot of mistakes in Gaza. The biggest mistake of course was the forcible evacuation of all the Jewish communitiesthere in 2005, which led directly to the Hamas takeover. >>>>>>>> Also, before October 7, Hamas started several other wars with Israel. In each one Israel was content to let it end inconclusively, with Hamas stillin power. Another mistake in my view. >>>>>>>> It's been said that Netanyahu was content to leave Hamas in power, because as long as Palestinian leadership was divided, there was no chanceof establishing a Palestinian state. If so, I think he made a major mistake. There are plenty of other ways to rule out the idea of a Palestinian statewithout using the excuse of divided Palestinian leadership. >>>>>>>> I also don't believe Netanyahu was looking for an excuse to invade Gaza. I think war in Gaza was the last thing he wanted. He often said that aslong as Gaza was quiet, Israel would also be quiet. Of course, while Gaza was being quiet, Hamas was busily perfecting its plans for attack.>>>> >>>> Regarding ethnic cleansing, although there are certainly people inIsrael who would like to see that happen, it's never been government policy. If it was, they're doing a very poor job of it. But if it turns out that Hamas isso deeply embedded in the civilian population that the only way to eliminate it is to remove the population itself, then it's possible that couldhappen, and in that case it would be justified. But so far Israel has been very careful to direct its fire in such a way so as not only to avoid risking thelives of the hostages, but also to avoid risking the lives of Gazan civilians. Of course this is very hard because of Hamas’ policy of hiding behind thosecivilians and using them as human shields. >>>>>>>> True, the longer the war drags on, the worse it is for Israel. Israel needs to deliver a knockout blow to Hamas and then extend its control overthe Strip so it can’t recuperate. To do this will require much more robust rules of engagement, and the same level of commitment to victory that theUS had in World War II. >>>>>>>> Even though it may be tempting to quit before the job is complete, if the war ends with Hamas still in power, after all the sacrifices Israel hasmade, it will be seen worldwide, and rightly so, as a major victory for Hamas and a major defeat for Israel, which will cost the Jewish state verydearly in the years to come. >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>> Marty>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 12:27 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> Dear Marty>>>> >>>> For the record. Israel helped stand up Hamas (Israeli public sources)>>>> as part of its Palestinian divide and conquer strategy. Given its superior intelligence capabilities eg Iran leadership bodyguard Cell phonenumbers; it was surely privy to Hamas plans >>>>>>>> Even if not, the young unarmed female soldiers, detailed as Hamas watchers reported, persistently, attack’s imminence yet IDF forces werelargely withdrawn: either implicit complicity or total incompetence. Why? An excuse to invade Gaza, as followed. Of course, execution got out ofhand and other factions and freelancers entered the breach. >>>>>>>> Eliminate Hamas No way! it serves a useful purpose for the Netenyahu government in providing an excuse to persist in ethniccleansing+ >>>>>>>> moreover, there is an associated dynamic: as attacks on Gaza increase; more Gazans are incentivized to join the only credible, availableresistance. Ironically, by persisting in this ill conceived war, with no attainable goal, Israeli military and society weakens itself, making Aram’selimination happen through self-immolation. One half million Israelis have already avoluntarily relocated to the United States>>>> >>>> Sincerely>>>> 3rd generation Zionist >>>> Hillel aka Henry>>>> Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice >>>> www.triple helix.net>>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone>>>> >>>> On Aug 22, 2025, at 12:38 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>> Subject: Ceasefire Resolution Discussion>>>> >>>> Hi Julie,>>>> >>>> I want to bring to your attention that Martin is simply repeatingtalking points from the pro-Israel lobby. In contrast, Henry’s reasoning for urging the city council to support a ceasefire resolution stems from years ofcritical thinking. >>>>>>>> At the very least, please advocate for the council to prioritize a ceasefire resolution given the drastically deteriorating situation in Gaza andthe West Bank. If there is a thorough public debate and the full council ultimately votes against the resolution, the public will at least have theopportunity to hear each council member's rationale for their decision. This would be a true demonstration of democracy in action.>>>> >>>> Best,>>>> >>>> Aram>>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM, Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Dear Julie, >>>>>>>>>> As a concerned voter and an Oak Creek resident, I strongly urge you to reject Henry's ill-conceived demand to push for a Gaza ceasefireresolution in the City Council. Such a resolution would have no effect on anything in Gaza, but would merely create dissension and strife here athome. >>>>>>>>>> A unilateral Israeli ceasefire would leave Hamas in power, leave the hostages in captivity, and effectively end Israel’s campaign to remove thismenace on its southern border. Hamas is a committed enemy not only of Israel and of Jews, but also of the United States, of Western civilizationitself, and indeed of anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their religious ideology.>>>>> >>>>> Hamas, as one branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has as itsultimate goal the imposition of Islamic law on the entire globe, by force and violence if necessary. If we try to restrain Israel from fighting this ideologyin Gaza, we’ll soon be fighting it ourselves on the streets of America. >>>>>>>>>> The way to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is to first let Israel defeat Hamas, and after that focus on the civilian needs. As long asthe oppressive and terrorist Hamas regime remains in power, life will never improve for ordinary Gazans.>>>>> >>>>> Best regards,>>>>> Martin Wasserman >>>>> Concerned Citizen>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Aug 22, 2025, at 4:18 AM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>> >>>>> Dear Julie,>>>>> >>>>> Thank you for your service. Given your position on the dais, it isexpected of you to use it or lose it? As your then 82 year old supporter, I bent over like a strawberry picker and slipped hundreds of your campaignleaflets under Oak Creek doors. I am asking you now for return on investment, on the one hand, and on the other, to take the ethical course ofaction and place into a resolution before Council, the plea for cease fire that you aver you have made in writing and in public fora. We, the Palo Altovoters have elected you to carry out our wishes and to support you in acting according to your conscience. Fortunately, in this instance two classic, itemopposing political motives, coincide. Julie, it is incumbent upon you to introduce a “ceasefire now in Gaza”resolution,>>>>> Invited to be seconded by George, who received the support of the Palo Alto Muslim community. He will be inspired as well by the Confucianethic he learned in “Chinese school in Palo Alto.” Hopefully, all members of Council will join to make this position unanimous.>>>>> >>>>> Like the attorney who persuaded the Supreme Court to briefly opena window to make an exception to the statute of limitations, precluding a holocaust victim from seeking restitution, Council may similarly put asideits prohibition on intervening in international issues to take a position on one that has become local and globally humane.>>>>> >>>>> Sincerely>>>>> >>>>> Henry Etzkowitz>>>>> Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice >>>>> 2024 Candidate for Palo Alto City Council>>>>> www.triplehelix.net >>>>>>>>>> On Aug 18, 2025, at 3:28 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> But not as. Oh zero >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM Lythcott-Haims, Julie <Julie.LythcottHaims@paloalto.gov> wrote:>>>>>> >>>>>> Since late 2023, I’ve called for a ceasefire, both in writing, and ina public forum. >>>>>> Julie>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Hi Julie: But here were the questions I posed to you below: can youanswer these questions: >>>>>>>>>> Julie came closest to breaking the silence, (1) but to my knowledge, she has NEVER demanded of her colleagues that a ceasefire resolution beplaced on the council agenda for a robust public discussion and a subsequent vote. (2)>>>>> Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!">>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Once you are kind enough to get back to me on the two questions above I want to get back to your calls for a cease fire.>>>>> >>>>> Thanks, your supporter for a long time,>>>>> >>>>> Aram>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Julie Lythcott-Haims >>>>>> Palo Alto City Council Member>>>>>> Click to make an Office Hours appointment >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 1:09 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>> >>>>>> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of theorganization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. >>>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> Takes both >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone>>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 11:58 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Henry,>>>>>> >>>>>> You say things so poetically!! Me more like a bull dog or sledgehammer than a poet!! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Avram “End The Genocide Now!! Finkelstein>>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM Henry Etzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Correct >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Julie charter member Council “wall of silence” >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Incumbents persisting will be too shamed and ashamed to seek reelection>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 10:02 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> FYI: Brian—here is an exchange you may have missed. Was sentto most of the usual suspects. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My dear brave friend Henry,>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Julie came closest to breaking the silence, but to my knowledge,she has NEVER demanded of her colleagues that a ceasefire resolution be placed on the council agenda for a robust public discussion and asubsequent vote. Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!">>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As MLK said: “The time is always right to do what is right.”>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sleep well my friend,>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Aram>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> P.S. Julie, if my recollection is wrong, I invite you to correct therecord. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025, at 10:20 PM, Henry Etzkowitz wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dear Aram >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Upon reflection, agree with your assessment. Despite minor differences in progressiveness on other issues; there is an implacable wallon Gaza cease Fire when implored in succession, there was not a flicker of sympathy from the impassive diased.>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sadly,>>>>>>>>> Henry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ps Marjorie Taylor Green is now cited as moral political role model>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >> -- Liz Gardner From:Debbie Mytels To:Council, City Subject:Please pass the A/C and FlexPass for remodels building ordinances Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:40:53 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, Thanks for your efforts to expand Palo Alto’s removal of methane gas from our community. Although passage of AB 130 has placed a six-year State-wide moratorium on further reductions on methane use after October 1 of this year, two items on the Council’s September 8 agenda are worthwhile efforts to keep Palo Alto moving forward on the path to switching away from using methane in our homes. In short, please support the requirement to replace gas-burning air conditioners with electric heat pump models (or use rigorous energy-efficiency measures) when replacing or installating new A/C units. Secondly, please approve the "FlexPath" approach for remodels that add over 1,000 feet to an existing residence. While I believe it would be best if the Council would require such remodels to use only electric equipment for their HVAC needs, the FlexPath approach can also result in significant energy efficiency and electrification upgrades. Eliminating methane is the most effective thing we can do to reduce climate change, and it’s unfortunate that the CA legislature has tied Palo Alto’s hands in pushing the "Reach Code" effort further at this time. I hope that the Council will work with State legislators (and community advocates) in the year ahead to see if the restrictions upon local cities in AB 130 can be removed. Sincerely, Debbie Mytels 2824 Louis Road, Palo Alto From:susan chamberlain To:Council, City Subject:energy reach codes Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 8:47:44 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Please support the proposed energy reach codes for Palo Alto. They are critical to meet our S/CAP goals. Thank you. Susan Chamberlain From:Tal Shay To:Council, City Subject:Re: Vote YES for PAUSD partnering with the JED foundation Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 8:31:42 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hן, I would like to request to replace my previous email with this one. I accidentally included myphone number on it, and I do not want it on public records. This email is identical except for being without my phone number. Thank you.Tal On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM Tal Shay wrote: Dear Alison, My name is Tal Shay. I am reaching out to urge you to vote “yes” this week on recommending that PAUSD partner with the JED Foundation. My daughter is now a student at Gunn and the recent suicides, as well as the history of previous ones, terrifies me as a mom. I want to know that ALL effective measures have been taken to support our children. This partnership with the JED Foundation will address ways that our city and schools can work together more effectively to prevent youth suicide. Something no family should ever experience or fear. As a mental health occupational therapist in training, I have seen the heavy toll that mental health challenges can take on functioning and the despair that can lead to suicide. I also know from my training that there are evidence-based practices to reduce suicide, and that the right environment can make a profound difference. By partnering with the JED Foundation, which brings fresh eyes to what works well in our community, where there are gaps, and most importantly, brings proven best practices from across the USA, our community can truly embrace Isaac Newton’s words: “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Thank you for your leadership and for considering this important step. Vote "yes" to partner with JED! Sincerely, Tal From:Tal Shay To:akamhi@pausd.org Cc:Council, City Subject:Vote YES for PAUSD partnering with the JED foundation Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 8:09:29 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Alison, My name is Tal Shay. I am reaching out to urge you to vote “yes” this week on recommending that PAUSD partner with the JED Foundation. My daughter is now a student at Gunn and the recent suicides, as well as the history of previous ones, terrifies me as a mom. I want to know that ALL effective measures have been taken to support our children. This partnership with the JED Foundation will address ways that our city and schools can work together more effectively to prevent youth suicide. Something no family should ever experience or fear. As a mental health occupational therapist in training, I have seen the heavy toll that mental health challenges can take on functioning and the despair that can lead to suicide. I also know from my training that there are evidence-based practices to reduce suicide, and that the right environment can make a profound difference. By partnering with the JED Foundation, which brings fresh eyes to what works well in our community, where there are gaps, and most importantly, brings proven best practices from across the USA, our community can truly embrace Isaac Newton’s words: “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Thank you for your leadership and for considering this important step. Vote "yes" to partner with JED! Sincerely, Tal \\\ tal shay This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:John R Rickford To:Lauing, Ed; Council, City Cc:John R Rickford Subject:DANGEROUS WIDE GAPS IN GRATES IN ROAD Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 5:32:24 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Lauing and members of the City Council, I write to let you know that there is a dangerous wide gap in the metal grate on El Camino Real,just outside the old Fish Market, into which my bicycle front tire sank on August 4, 2025, pinningme under my bike. Luckily, one of your double buses was passing, and the turban-cladded driver(presumably from India) thoughtfully stopped the bus to ask if I needed help. I said yes, he pulledover and came over to help me pull the bike out and get up/out. That incident cost me $100 in all,getting my tire throughed at the Bike Connectionand then replacing my tire a few days after oncethe tire started to shred. Here are two photos from the event. I have since discovered a similar wide grate on Arastradero at the junction with King Arthur court(photo below). That particular gap is probably too wide for my tire to fit in, but there ARE racingbikes with tires even narrower than mine, and I would suggest that the city of Palo Alto look atother grates across the city. I hope that you and the City Council will consider and try to improve similar grates throughout thecity. Thank you. Sincerely,John R. Rickford John R Rickford J.E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Humanities Dept of Linguistics, and by courtesy, Education, emeritus Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, Stanford University Stanford, CA. 94305-2150 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member, National Academy of Sciences Fellow, the British Academy www.johnrickford.com From:Sue Luttner To:Council, City Subject:yes on environmental reach codes Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 4:02:27 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Council Members,Thank you for your ongoing support of residential environmental reach codes. I hope you will keep up the good work and approve staff recommendations that will institutenew codes this week, before the October 1 deadline. Thank you. Truly,Sue Luttner -Sue Luttner 4035 Orme Street 94306 This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Bruce Hodge To:Council, City Subject:New Energy Reach Codes (Support Staff proposal) Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 3:29:04 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Honorable City Council Members, Carbon Free Palo Alto supports the staff proposal for new energy reach codes and urge you to approve them. We have one minor suggestion: Set the compliance start date for AC to Heat Pump to 1-Jan-2026 instead of 1-Jan- 2027. The staff proposal suggests that time is needed to put programs in place, but we believe that no program support is needed. There is almost no difference in the cost or installation complexity and so we believe that a support program is unneeded. Thanks, Bruce Hodge Founder & Chair Carbon Free Palo Alto From:victor lee To:Council, City Subject:Re: Oversize Vehicle Page Mill Rd Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 3:09:35 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Sorry, earlier email sent prematurely.. will send complete version shortly.... victor lee From: victor lee <victorlee68@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2025 3:05:30 PM To: City.Council@paloalto.gov <city.council@paloalto.gov> Subject: Oversize Vehicle Page Mill Rd Dear Vice Mayor Veenker and Council Members Lu and Stone: I wish to thank you for your role in helping us to finally rid our neighborhood of the RV on Orinda between Margarita and Matadero that had been in violation all year long. Another problem may be emerging in its early stages which we must halt before it Victor Lee Margarita Avenue Ventura neighborhood This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:victor lee To:Council, City Subject:Oversize Vehicle Page Mill Rd Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 3:05:44 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Vice Mayor Veenker and Council Members Lu and Stone: I wish to thank you for your role in helping us to finally rid our neighborhood of the RV on Orinda between Margarita and Matadero that had been in violation all year long. Another problem may be emerging in its early stages which we must halt before it Victor Lee Margarita AvenueVentura neighborhood This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. You've never replied to this person. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:David Page To:Council, City Subject:pollution /reach codes Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 2:10:43 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, We wrote to you last month about how Palo Altans produce excessive (per capita) amounts of pollution (see letter further below). Now Carbon Free Palo Alto is endorsing another way to reduce our toxic effluent - by reducing the burning of (CH4) methane within City limits. Please support these meager efforts enthusiastically. ========================================================== Staff proposal for reach codes: Air Conditioner Time-of-Replacement Requirement – Requires specified energy efficiency measures or installation of a heat pump system as the primary heating source when replacing or installing an air conditioner. Exceptions are provided for electrical panel limitations or oversized heating needs. FlexPath for Major Remodels – Requires additions or alterations over 1,000 square feet to incorporate a flexible package of efficiency or electrification upgrades selected from an approved menu of measures, allowing for customization based on project scope and building characteristics Thank you again,Stephanie TroyanDavid PageMidtown ===================================================================== Dear City Council members, We've written to you about an anti-pollution public health campaign in the past (a couple of times since 2020), but have gotten little response. Now a new paper from Stanford (& other) researchers has confirmed the benefits of what I've been proposing: "Climate literacy interventions can help individuals optimize their personal lifestyle choices in ways that align with climate mitigation efforts." Published by the National Academy of Sciences, the study suggests how greenhouse pollution can be dramatically reduced simply by giving the public factual information - which they otherwise are not receiving - from a credible source. "The best way to combat the human tendency to miscalculate climate-related decisions is with more readily available information." Academics working for the U.N. have written about this: "Targeted information (energy efficiency information, carbon labelling) can also shift consumer decision- making towards more efficient and low-carbon products." The City of Palo Alto has been talking about the moral urgency of pollution reduction at least as far back as the Green Ribbon Task Force of 2006. Yet after the low-hanging fruit was plucked, there's been little progress here. Given the track record, and the relatively low priority of this issue for residents, I don't expect much to change. However, rather than continuing to spend money for meager results, perhaps you'll consider an inexpensive proposal to complement what is already being tried: a public health education campaign. You already have 1/2 page inserts sent out with the utility bills. You could include an insert (plus an op-ed for the Merc, as well as other media efforts) which would spell out the biggest ways Palo Altans, on average, create GHG pollution: with airplane-trips, beef-eating, oil'n'gasoline automobiles, and home methane/gas usage (see links, above). Palo Altans, per capita, create well-above median levels of pollution. Within the insert you could also spell out how such pollution is causing human suffering today (local pollution), and will do in the future (extreme weather). No one will want to bother changing their behavior unless they understand there's a problem AND a way they can contribute to a solution. Current Palo Alto marketing efforts go to great lengths to avoid mentioning the nature of the problem, and its (avoidable) causes - a big messaging mistake, in my opinion ... for example, saying the big reason to get an electric heat pump is to "save money" rather than to save lives. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to discuss this proposal further. Thank you very much, David Page Stephanie Troyan Midtown dalpage5@gmail.com From:Diane To:Vargas-Aguilera, Elisa Cc:Council, City; Durham, KathyF; Susan Rosenberg Subject:Pictures referred to in email about 1361 Stanford Avenue Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 2:03:11 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. ! Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Susan Rosenberg <susanpa@sonic.net>Date: September 3, 2025 at 3:36:49 PM PDTTo: Diane <dianeef@comcast.net> This message could be suspicious Similar name as someone you've contacted. This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Diane To:Vargas-Aguilera, Elisa Cc:Council, City; Durham, KathyF; Susan Rosenberg Subject:1361 Stanford Avenue and the three other adjacent houses with non- permitted work[23PCE-00924] and astorage yard which is a code violation Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 2:01:53 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.Dear Ms Vargas, Once again we, the three nearest neighbors to these four premises with non-permitted work and an illegal storageyard, Implore the City to remedy this blight which we brought to the City’s attention in June, 2023. In checking the City’s Buildingeye site, it is distressing to see that although the City identified four residences withnon -permitted work, as noted in your email of January 8, 2024, only one of them, the 1361 address, is listed on thesite as having code violations. It appears that no permits have been pulled since the inspection.(We do note that thecode violation where someone was parking on a lawn was successfully dealt with, which is appreciated.) The owners of these properties did finally remove their stored heavy equipment from the fenced in storage yardbehind 1361 at the City’s direction. However, they continue to store construction materials and equipment, such aswheelbarrows, in the yard, still adding to and taking material from the piles. Such activity was seen on September3, 2025 at 3:36 in the afternoon, as documented by photos taken at that time. This storage dump was created byeliminating the back yard of 1361, but its existence is also not noted in Buildingeye. THIS STORAGE YARD IS A VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.56.030(a)(17), which prohibitsstorage of used or unused building materials for more than 30 days in a year. Why this use has been allowed to continue since 2023 is confounding to us. We note that the Dartmouth Street gateto this yard has no driveway access and trucks to and from this yard have rolled over the sidewalk, parking strip andthe curb. The sidewalk is used by children going to and coming from Escondido School. Please advise us of what progress we may expect in the near future in remedying these many code violations in thisR-1 neighborhood. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation, Diane Finkelstein 2049 Dartmouth StreetKathy Durham 2039 Dartmouth StreetSusan Rosenberg 1425 Stanford Avenue Sent from my iPad From:slevy@ccsce.com To:Council, City Subject:414 Cal Ave Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 12:17:08 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ! Dear Mayor Lauing and council members, I believe the site is a great place for housing and is consistent with the city's goals for housing on or near Cal Ave. I have read the staff report and realize there are a number of issues to work out with theapplicant so we can move forward with housing on this great site--with the added benefit ofdining and market that they plan. I hope as you did with the 332 Forest site, right across from where I live, that you will encourage the applicant and staff to work through issues so we can add needed housing in this great area. Stephen Levy This message could be suspicious The sender's email address couldn't be verified. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Lauren Segal To:Council, City Subject:Reach codes Date:Sunday, September 7, 2025 5:04:25 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ! Dear Council Member: I am writing to urge you to pass new reach codes in this narrow window. The crazy weather and fierce fires should be all the information you need to decide that climate change is real,devastating and in urgent need of addressing. We all must do our part. Thank you, Lauren Segal 833 Southampton Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94303 This message could be suspicious Similar name as someone in your company. This is a personal email address. This is their first email to you. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Ariane Erickson To:Council, City Subject:I support energy reach codes Date:Saturday, September 6, 2025 10:36:27 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Council, Please approve the staff recommendations for energy reach codes at Monday night’s council meeting. What our federal and state governments can’t and won’t do is now up to you. 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Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Aram James To:Martin Wasserman Cc:Yusra Hussain; Doug Minkler; Shankar Ramamoorthy; Gennady Sheyner; city.council@menlopark.gov; Nash, Betsy; Dana St. George; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Emily Mibach; Ed Lauing; Reckdahl, Keith; Gerry Gras; Stump, Molly; Zelkha, Mila; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; h.etzko@gmail.com; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Liz Kniss; Council, City; Office of the Provost; Rebecca Eisenberg; Hannah Lu; Shikada, Ed; Mariza Almeida; Mark Granovetter; Mary Rorty; Arthur Millman; Guilherme Ary Plonski; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; George for Palo Alto; Gardener, Liz; Salem Ajluni; Donna Wallach; Roberta Ahlquist; Lotus Fong; Sean Allen; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Supervisor Otto Lee; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; Supervisor Betty Duong; Josh Becker; CityCouncil; city.council@gilroy.org; District1@bos.sccgov.org; District5@bos.sccgov.org; board@pausd.org; Jeff Conrad; Jeff Rosen; Jay Boyarsky; Dave Price; Braden Cartwright; Brandon Pho; Jennifer Morrow San José Spotlight; Miguel Rodriguez; DuJuan Green; Bains, Paul; paul@peaceandjustice.org; Today EPA; Lee, Craig; cromero@cityofepa.org; Anna Griffin; Cribbs, Anne; planning.commision@cityofpaloalto.org; ParkRec Commission; board@valleywater.org; boardfeedback@smcgov.org; Bill Newell; Raymond Goins; Vara Ramakrishnan; ladoris cordell; Jessica Speiser, Educational Leader for California Democratic Delegate, Assembly District 23; Dave Price; Planning Commission; BoardOperations; Donna Wallach; james pitkin; Sameena Usman; Zahra Billoo; Dan Okonkwo; Human Relations Commission; Palo Alto Free Press; Jasso, Tamara; Raymond Goins; Carla Torres; Ruth Silver Taube (rsilvertaube@scu.edu); Dennis Upton; dennis burns; Sheree Roth; Salem Ajluni; Cait James; Tim James; Marina Lopez; Josie James-Le; Lewis james; Foley, Michael; Angel, David; Binder, Andrew; Reifschneider, James; Jeff Hayden; Susan Hayase; PD Kristina Bell; Pat M; Bill Armaline; Roberta Ahlquist Subject:Re: A Zionist Cult Member Spouts His Racist Takking Points Date:Saturday, September 6, 2025 9:44:40 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Martin, A 150 nations recognizing Palestine as a sovereign nation are wrong while good- old-full-of-himself Martin is right. I think we will leave it at that tonight. I just want to ponder the hubris of such a statement for a bit. Avram "Almost Speechless" Finkelstein On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:Aram, Calling something a nation doesn't make it one, and the Palestinians are very far from beinga nation, no matter what declarations anybody makes at the UN. You accuse me of not dealing with facts, but the truth is, all of my posts are based on facts.If you think my facts are incorrect, you're free to rebut them with facts of your own. But younever do this, presumably because you don't have any facts of your own to rebut them with.Instead, you just engage in angry rants, personal insults, and name-calling. You also employ the old, worn out, leftist tactic of accusing anyone who disagrees with youof being a racist. Whenever you have nothing cogent to say, or you know you're losing theargument, you just accuse your opponent of racism, as if that tilts the dispute in your favor. Aram, my primary interest is truth. I have no problem being proved wrong if somebody canpresent sufficient evidence. But you seem to prefer emotional outbursts to honest anddispassionate analysis, which is why our exchanges are becoming so unproductive. Sincerely,Martin Wasserman On Sep 5, 2025, at 8:34 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: 9/5/2025 Dr. Hussain: Martin is just spotting his usual Racist pro-Israel lobby talking points. He is aZionist cult member who hasn’t been deprogrammed yet. In other words, he justcan’t help himself. Martin ignores the inconvenience fact that 147 of the 193 members of the UNdisagree with Martin. They proudly recognize Palestine as a nation. Oh, and abunch more are soon to recognize Palestine in the next few months. They aresick and tired of hearing the endless lies of White Jewish Zionist Supremacist ofthe same repulsive Ilk as Martin. As my very Jewish dad used to say: “Some folks just don’t want to be disturbedby the facts.” As you can plainly see Martin suffers from a severe version of thedon’t bother me with the facts syndrome. Avram “ One State Solution” Finkelstein As of March 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 76% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org International recognition of Palestine - Wikipedia Thank On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:Yusra, Palestine does not have a rich and long history. That's part of the disinformation campaign. There has never been a nation called Palestine. ThePalestinians themselves have never developed real national institutions or any other characteristics of a true nation. And the people who call themselvesPalestinians are really no different ethnically, religiously or linguistically than other Arabs. The idea of Palestinians as a distinct national entity entitled totheir own state was fabricated in the 1960s by PLO leader Yasser Arafat and his mentors in the Soviet Union for the sole purpose of raising a counterclaimto Israel's claim to the land, and justifying continued warfare against it. What we ultimately have is two different cultures, two very different ways of life, competing for the same piece of land. God will decide who gets it, andI'm confident He’ll make the right decision. Martin Wasserman > On Sep 5, 2025, at 5:22 PM, Yusra Hussain <yusrahussainmd@gmail.com>wrote: > > I'm not a historian, but David Ben-Gurion himself said "If I was an > Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel." He was Israel's> first Prime Minister, in 1956. Afterall Palestine has a rich and long > history but was occupied by Western hegemony and handed over to jewish> settlers. If anyone is interested in learning history of the Israeli > hegemony, please read "Ten Myths about Israel", by Ilan Pappe (a> Jewish historian), and "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" by Rashid > Khalidi (A Palestinian American historian and Professor at Columbia> University). > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:>> >> Hello Yusra,>> >> >> Your idea of a one state solution could never work. Israeli culture and Palestinian culture are so diametrically opposed, and the antagonism betweenthem so great, that there is no way they could share governance in a single state. The fact that Palestinian schools actively teach hatred of Jews andIsrael, and extol suicide martyrdom as the highest ideal, guarantees that peaceful relations between these groups will not come anytime soon.>> >> >> Also, Jews, with a 4000 year history of nationhood (though much of it was spent in exile), and with their own distinct language, religion and culture, arecertainly as entitled to their own independent state as any other people in the world.>> >> >> Israel is a tiny strip of land, but the Arab world is very vast. If Palestinian Arabs have trouble coexisting alongside Jews, there are plenty of other placesin the Arab world where they can find a place to live. >> >> >> You claim the Israelis treat the Palestinians the same way the Nazis treatedthe Jews. This is extremely far off the mark. There is no comparison at all between the two. I'm not impugning your honesty. I have no reason to thinkyou're not a basically honest person. But I think you've been deceived, along with millions of other well meaning people, by a very sophisticatedworldwide disinformation campaign of slander and defamation against the Jewish state, whose purpose is to isolate it, weaken it, and ultimately destroyit, along with the Jewish people themselves. >> >> >> You say Palestinians welcomed Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany andopened their homes to them. I think most Jews who lived in Palestine at that time would be very surprised to hear this. Are you familiar with Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, who was the leader of the Palestinian Arabs between the two World Wars? He was violently opposed to any Jewishimmigration into Palestine, and violently opposed to any Jewish political aspirations in Palestine. He organized campaigns to kill not only Jews, butalso Arabs who advocated peaceful coexistence with them. >> >> >> Al-Husseini spent most of World War II in Germany as Hitler's personalguest, delivering weekly radio broadcasts on Radio Berlin, in Arabic, beamed at the Middle East, urging Arabs to rise up and kill Jews wherever they couldfind them. He then traveled to Bosnia where he helped organize an all Muslim division of the German SS, called the Handschar Division, to help implementNazi racial policies in the Balkans. >> >> >> After the war, the Allies wanted to put him on trial for war crimes, but hemanaged to escape and was sheltered by Arab states where many people regarded him as a hero. So no, the Palestinian Arabs were not great friends orsupporters of the Jews. >> >> >> On a more cheerful note, I think we both agree that God rules the world,and governs events on Earth to achieve His own objectives. We also agree that He doesn’t judge people based on what they profess to believe, but ratheron what traits they’ve actually cultivated within their souls. We can't see what He sees or know what He knows, but visible evidence and Jewish prophecyboth seem to suggest that He intends for Israel to live and to ultimately be a source of spiritual light for all the world, and that it will have to pass throughmany tests and trials, the struggle with jihadists being just one of them, before it reaches that state.>> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Martin Wasserman >> >> >> >> On Sep 4, 2025, at 1:37 AM, Yusra Hussain <Yusrahussainmd@gmail.com> wrote:>> >> One state solution. There is no other way. Racism is a western ideologyand concept. >> >> The Palestinians were the first to shelter the Jewish refugees when they fled from Nazi Germany and the rest of Europe. The Palestinians opened theirhomes to these refugees and welcomed them and felt sorry for the horror they suffered. Yet the settlers in Palestine have turned into a genocidal machine,inflicting on the Palestinians the same horrors their grandparents experienced in Nazi Germany.>> The only solution to the situation in Israel is a one state solution with all living peacefully side by side and no more annexation of Palestinian landsand homes. Enough of this none sense. If there is no justice, there is no peace. >> >> God of Jews, Christians and Muslims is the same God. I don’t believe God favors one faith over another or one people over another. He chose the Jews4000 years ago to be a just nation and a guide to people to the right path, as he did later through Zaki, Jesus and Mohammed. They are all carrying the samemessage of faith, love and justice. >> I don’t believe a second that a muslim is superior to a Jew or a Christian.We’re all to be judged based on our actions. So enough of this killing in the name of religion and ethnic superiority.>> >> I know that DNA testing today on many Muslim and ChristianPalestinians, reveals their ancestry goes back to the land of Bethlehem. They were probably Jews who converted to Christianity, and some later to Islam,and remained in their homeland for thousands of years, as did the Arab Jews. I personally know few of them.>> You see in the Quran, God warns the Jews of a time when they will be expelling their own of the land and told them it’s forbidden for you to do so. Ibelieve God is referring to our time when the Israelis are expelling their own brethren from their homes in Gaza and the West Bank.>> Plus, I am not sure a superiority ideology is something that will fly in another decade or two. Already those who are younger than 35 years of age(Muslims, Jews, Christians, and other believes) see this as none-sense. They know better that we are all a mix throughout the ages and no one is of pureblood. >> >> Please, I beg you to reconsider the nature of the argument you’re making and I suggest you read two excellent books called The Other Side of the Wallby Isaac Munther as well as his book “Christ in the Rubble.” >> >> Best regards! >> >> Yusra >> >> >> Yusra Hussain, MD>> Adj. Clinical Assistant Professor >> Stanford University School of Medicine>> 805 El Camino Real # A >> Palo Alto, CA 94301>> Office: 650-328-1676 >> Fax: 650-445-0911>> Checkout: Protectmedicare.net >> >> On Sep 3, 2025, at 11:56 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>> 9/4/2025 >>> >>> Hi Henry, >>> >>> Martin is being a non-responsive witness. Instead of answering your question he is using the old technique of answering a question with aquestion. Based on my dialogue exchange with Martin over many months if he was being honest, his answer would reflex an extension of his insatiableblood lust for the Palestinian people. >>> >>> In other words, if anyone, even the entire population of the planet, were in his view hostile to the interests of Israel, threatened their existence, hewould gladly nuke the entirety of mankind to save the approximate 12 million Jews. In his heart of hearts he believes, been taught in the synagogue, thatJews are just superior to all non Jews. >>> >>> That’s the reason he claims ignorance of your question. Its just too difficult for Martin to say this outloud. Your friend Martin represents thequintessential white male and white female Jewish Zionist Supremacists that has been terrorizing the Palestinians since at least the year of my birth, in1948. >>> >>> Like a petulant child with parents unwilling to set boundaries for the their children the world has turned a blind eye to Israel’s genocidal behaviorsince its birth in 1948. Now the entire world is seeing live, up close and personal the monster they have created. Martin is just one example of themonster mentality we have >>> allowed to existed unchecked in israel. Time to eliminate the monster.>>> >>> Avram” One State Solution” Finkelstein>>> >>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but OK, what are your core premises about how Israel should deal with Gaza?>>>> >>>> Marty>>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 10:31 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> Apologies, Marty Spotlight on Gaza. No diversion. The families insist!>>>> >>>> Henry Etzkowitz>>>> Etz Chaim member >>>> www.triplehelix.net>>>> >>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 9:11 AM, Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Henry, >>>> >>>> I'm glad that our discussion is getting down to core premises, and I'm very interested to know what your core premises are regarding how Israelshould deal with its hostile neighbors. >>>> >>>> Marty >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 6:12 AM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>> Marty >>>> >>>> You have arrived at a correct conclusion re “dear cost” from incorrect premises, a not unusual occurrence; a potential learning experience,nevertheless >>>> Sent from my iPhone>>>> >>>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 8:22 PM, Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Henry,>>>> >>>> Israel has certainly made a lot of mistakes in Gaza. The biggest mistakeof course was the forcible evacuation of all the Jewish communities there in 2005, which led directly to the Hamas takeover.>>>> >>>> Also, before October 7, Hamas started several other wars with Israel. Ineach one Israel was content to let it end inconclusively, with Hamas still in power. Another mistake in my view.>>>> >>>> It's been said that Netanyahu was content to leave Hamas in power,because as long as Palestinian leadership was divided, there was no chance of establishing a Palestinian state. If so, I think he made a major mistake. Thereare plenty of other ways to rule out the idea of a Palestinian state without using the excuse of divided Palestinian leadership.>>>> >>>> I also don't believe Netanyahu was looking for an excuse to invadeGaza. I think war in Gaza was the last thing he wanted. He often said that as long as Gaza was quiet, Israel would also be quiet. Of course, while Gaza wasbeing quiet, Hamas was busily perfecting its plans for attack. >>>> >>>> Regarding ethnic cleansing, although there are certainly people in Israel who would like to see that happen, it's never been government policy. If itwas, they're doing a very poor job of it. But if it turns out that Hamas is so deeply embedded in the civilian population that the only way to eliminate it isto remove the population itself, then it's possible that could happen, and in that case it would be justified. But so far Israel has been very careful to directits fire in such a way so as not only to avoid risking the lives of the hostages, but also to avoid risking the lives of Gazan civilians. Of course this is veryhard because of Hamas’ policy of hiding behind those civilians and using them as human shields.>>>> >>>> True, the longer the war drags on, the worse it is for Israel. Israel needsto deliver a knockout blow to Hamas and then extend its control over the Strip so it can’t recuperate. To do this will require much more robust rules ofengagement, and the same level of commitment to victory that the US had in World War II.>>>> >>>> Even though it may be tempting to quit before the job is complete, ifthe war ends with Hamas still in power, after all the sacrifices Israel has made, it will be seen worldwide, and rightly so, as a major victory for Hamasand a major defeat for Israel, which will cost the Jewish state very dearly in the years to come.>>>> >>>> Regards,>>>> Marty >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 12:27 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Marty >>>> >>>> For the record. Israel helped stand up Hamas (Israeli public sources) >>>> as part of its Palestinian divide and conquer strategy. Given its superiorintelligence capabilities eg Iran leadership bodyguard Cell phone numbers; it was surely privy to Hamas plans>>>> >>>> Even if not, the young unarmed female soldiers, detailed as Hamaswatchers reported, persistently, attack’s imminence yet IDF forces were largely withdrawn: either implicit complicity or total incompetence. Why?An excuse to invade Gaza, as followed. Of course, execution got out of hand and other factions and freelancers entered the breach.>>>> >>>> Eliminate Hamas No way! it serves a useful purpose for the Netenyahugovernment in providing an excuse to persist in ethnic cleansing+ >>>> >>>> moreover, there is an associated dynamic: as attacks on Gaza increase; more Gazans are incentivized to join the only credible, available resistance.Ironically, by persisting in this ill conceived war, with no attainable goal, Israeli military and society weakens itself, making Aram’s elimination happenthrough self-immolation. One half million Israelis have already avoluntarily relocated to the United States>>>> >>>> Sincerely>>>> 3rd generation Zionist >>>> Hillel aka Henry>>>> Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice >>>> www.triple helix.net>>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone>>>> >>>> On Aug 22, 2025, at 12:38 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Subject: Ceasefire Resolution Discussion>>>> >>>> Hi Julie,>>>> >>>> I want to bring to your attention that Martin is simply repeating talkingpoints from the pro-Israel lobby. In contrast, Henry’s reasoning for urging the city council to support a ceasefire resolution stems from years of criticalthinking. >>>> >>>> At the very least, please advocate for the council to prioritize a ceasefire resolution given the drastically deteriorating situation in Gaza andthe West Bank. If there is a thorough public debate and the full council ultimately votes against the resolution, the public will at least have theopportunity to hear each council member's rationale for their decision. This would be a true demonstration of democracy in action.>>>> >>>> Best,>>>> >>>> Aram>>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM, Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear Julie, >>>>> >>>>> As a concerned voter and an Oak Creek resident, I strongly urge you to reject Henry's ill-conceived demand to push for a Gaza ceasefire resolutionin the City Council. Such a resolution would have no effect on anything in Gaza, but would merely create dissension and strife here at home.>>>>> >>>>> A unilateral Israeli ceasefire would leave Hamas in power, leave thehostages in captivity, and effectively end Israel’s campaign to remove this menace on its southern border. Hamas is a committed enemy not only ofIsrael and of Jews, but also of the United States, of Western civilization itself, and indeed of anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their religious ideology.>>>>> >>>>> Hamas, as one branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has as its ultimategoal the imposition of Islamic law on the entire globe, by force and violence if necessary. If we try to restrain Israel from fighting this ideology in Gaza,we’ll soon be fighting it ourselves on the streets of America. >>>>> >>>>> The way to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is to first let Israel defeat Hamas, and after that focus on the civilian needs. As long as theoppressive and terrorist Hamas regime remains in power, life will never improve for ordinary Gazans.>>>>> >>>>> Best regards,>>>>> Martin Wasserman >>>>> Concerned Citizen>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 22, 2025, at 4:18 AM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>> >>>>> Dear Julie,>>>>> >>>>> Thank you for your service. Given your position on the dais, it isexpected of you to use it or lose it? As your then 82 year old supporter, I bent over like a strawberry picker and slipped hundreds of your campaign leafletsunder Oak Creek doors. I am asking you now for return on investment, on the one hand, and on the other, to take the ethical course of action and place intoa resolution before Council, the plea for cease fire that you aver you have made in writing and in public fora. We, the Palo Alto voters have elected youto carry out our wishes and to support you in acting according to your conscience. Fortunately, in this instance two classic, item opposing politicalmotives, coincide. Julie, it is incumbent upon you to introduce a “ceasefire now in Gaza”resolution,>>>>> Invited to be seconded by George, who received the support of the Palo Alto Muslim community. He will be inspired as well by the Confucianethic he learned in “Chinese school in Palo Alto.” Hopefully, all members of Council will join to make this position unanimous.>>>>> >>>>> Like the attorney who persuaded the Supreme Court to briefly open awindow to make an exception to the statute of limitations, precluding a holocaust victim from seeking restitution, Council may similarly put aside itsprohibition on intervening in international issues to take a position on one that has become local and globally humane.>>>>> >>>>> Sincerely>>>>> >>>>> Henry Etzkowitz>>>>> Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice >>>>> 2024 Candidate for Palo Alto City Council>>>>> www.triplehelix.net >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 18, 2025, at 3:28 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> But not as. Oh zero >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM Lythcott-Haims, Julie <Julie.LythcottHaims@paloalto.gov> wrote:>>>>>> >>>>>> Since late 2023, I’ve called for a ceasefire, both in writing, and in apublic forum. >>>>>> Julie>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Julie: But here were the questions I posed to you below: can youanswer these questions: >>>>> >>>>> Julie came closest to breaking the silence, (1) but to my knowledge, she has NEVER demanded of her colleagues that a ceasefire resolution beplaced on the council agenda for a robust public discussion and a subsequent vote. (2)>>>>> Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!">>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Once you are kind enough to get back to me on the two questions above I want to get back to your calls for a cease fire.>>>>> >>>>> Thanks, your supporter for a long time,>>>>> >>>>> Aram>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Julie Lythcott-Haims >>>>>> Palo Alto City Council Member>>>>>> Click to make an Office Hours appointment >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 1:09 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>> >>>>>> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization.Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> Takes both >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone>>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 11:58 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Henry,>>>>>> >>>>>> You say things so poetically!! Me more like a bull dog or sledgehammer than a poet!! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Avram “End The Genocide Now!! Finkelstein>>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM Henry Etzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Correct >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Julie charter member Council “wall of silence” >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Incumbents persisting will be too shamed and ashamed to seek reelection>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 10:02 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> FYI: Brian—here is an exchange you may have missed. Was sentto most of the usual suspects. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My dear brave friend Henry,>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Julie came closest to breaking the silence, but to my knowledge,she has NEVER demanded of her colleagues that a ceasefire resolution be placed on the council agenda for a robust public discussion and a subsequentvote. Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!">>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As MLK said: “The time is always right to do what is right.”>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sleep well my friend,>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Aram>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> P.S. Julie, if my recollection is wrong, I invite you to correct therecord. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025, at 10:20 PM, Henry Etzkowitz wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> dear Aram >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Upon reflection, agree with your assessment. Despite minor differences in progressiveness on other issues; there is an implacable wall onGaza cease Fire when implored in succession, there was not a flicker of sympathy from the impassive diased.>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sadly,>>>>>>>>> Henry >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ps Marjorie Taylor Green is now cited as moral political role model>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> From:Carolyn Foss To:Council, City Cc:CC Subject:Beware of RV Occupancy Trends Date:Saturday, September 6, 2025 11:49:59 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.Dear City Council,We assume that the future will be better than right now. We may understand that the RV situation is not static andthat it will continue on a trend to an equilibrium point. But under our current policies, that equilibrium point isprobably a larger number of RVs on our streets. If the City wishes to decrease the number of RVs and reverse thetrend, it must adopt polices that disfavor and disincentivize RV dwellings. If the City wishes to increase RVhabitation, then it can encourage RV owners and renters as it has been doing.Look back and ahead five years and what do you see? 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Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. 9/5/2025 Dr. Hussain: Martin is just spotting his usual Racist pro-Israel lobby talking points. He is a Zionist cultmember who hasn’t been deprogrammed yet. In other words, he just can’t help himself. Martin ignores the inconvenience fact that 147 of the 193 members of the UN disagree with Martin. They proudly recognize Palestine as a nation. Oh, and a bunch more are soon to recognize Palestine in the next few months. They are sick and tired of hearing the endless lies of White Jewish Zionist Supremacist of the same repulsiveIlk as Martin. As my very Jewish dad used to say: “Some folks just don’t want to be disturbed by the facts.” As you can plainly see Martin suffers from a severe version of the don’tbother me with the facts syndrome. Avram “ One State Solution” Finkelstein As of March 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 76% of all UN members. It has been a non- member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org International recognition of Palestine - Wikipedia Thank On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:Yusra, Palestine does not have a rich and long history. That's part of the disinformation campaign.There has never been a nation called Palestine. The Palestinians themselves have neverdeveloped real national institutions or any other characteristics of a true nation. And thepeople who call themselves Palestinians are really no different ethnically, religiously orlinguistically than other Arabs. The idea of Palestinians as a distinct national entity entitledto their own state was fabricated in the 1960s by PLO leader Yasser Arafat and his mentorsin the Soviet Union for the sole purpose of raising a counterclaim to Israel's claim to theland, and justifying continued warfare against it. What we ultimately have is two different cultures, two very different ways of life,competing for the same piece of land. God will decide who gets it, and I'm confident He’llmake the right decision. Martin Wasserman > On Sep 5, 2025, at 5:22 PM, Yusra Hussain <yusrahussainmd@gmail.com> wrote:> > I'm not a historian, but David Ben-Gurion himself said "If I was an> Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel." He was Israel's> first Prime Minister, in 1956. Afterall Palestine has a rich and long> history but was occupied by Western hegemony and handed over to jewish> settlers. If anyone is interested in learning history of the Israeli> hegemony, please read "Ten Myths about Israel", by Ilan Pappe (a> Jewish historian), and "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" by Rashid> Khalidi (A Palestinian American historian and Professor at Columbia> University).> > On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:>> >> Hello Yusra,>> >> >> Your idea of a one state solution could never work. Israeli culture and Palestinian cultureare so diametrically opposed, and the antagonism between them so great, that there is no way they could share governance in a single state. The fact that Palestinian schools activelyteach hatred of Jews and Israel, and extol suicide martyrdom as the highest ideal, guarantees that peaceful relations between these groups will not come anytime soon.>> >> >> Also, Jews, with a 4000 year history of nationhood (though much of it was spent in exile), and with their own distinct language, religion and culture, are certainly as entitled totheir own independent state as any other people in the world. >> >> >> Israel is a tiny strip of land, but the Arab world is very vast. If Palestinian Arabs havetrouble coexisting alongside Jews, there are plenty of other places in the Arab world where they can find a place to live.>> >> >> You claim the Israelis treat the Palestinians the same way the Nazis treated the Jews. This is extremely far off the mark. There is no comparison at all between the two. I'm notimpugning your honesty. I have no reason to think you're not a basically honest person. But I think you've been deceived, along with millions of other well meaning people, by a verysophisticated worldwide disinformation campaign of slander and defamation against the Jewish state, whose purpose is to isolate it, weaken it, and ultimately destroy it, along withthe Jewish people themselves. >> >> >> You say Palestinians welcomed Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany and opened theirhomes to them. I think most Jews who lived in Palestine at that time would be very surprised to hear this. Are you familiar with Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, who wasthe leader of the Palestinian Arabs between the two World Wars? He was violently opposed to any Jewish immigration into Palestine, and violently opposed to any Jewish politicalaspirations in Palestine. He organized campaigns to kill not only Jews, but also Arabs who advocated peaceful coexistence with them.>> >> >> Al-Husseini spent most of World War II in Germany as Hitler's personal guest, delivering weekly radio broadcasts on Radio Berlin, in Arabic, beamed at the Middle East,urging Arabs to rise up and kill Jews wherever they could find them. He then traveled to Bosnia where he helped organize an all Muslim division of the German SS, called theHandschar Division, to help implement Nazi racial policies in the Balkans. >> >> >> After the war, the Allies wanted to put him on trial for war crimes, but he managed toescape and was sheltered by Arab states where many people regarded him as a hero. So no, the Palestinian Arabs were not great friends or supporters of the Jews.>> >> >> On a more cheerful note, I think we both agree that God rules the world, and governs events on Earth to achieve His own objectives. We also agree that He doesn’t judge peoplebased on what they profess to believe, but rather on what traits they’ve actually cultivated within their souls. We can't see what He sees or know what He knows, but visible evidenceand Jewish prophecy both seem to suggest that He intends for Israel to live and to ultimately be a source of spiritual light for all the world, and that it will have to pass through manytests and trials, the struggle with jihadists being just one of them, before it reaches that state. >> >> >> Best regards,>> >> Martin Wasserman>> >> >> >> On Sep 4, 2025, at 1:37 AM, Yusra Hussain <Yusrahussainmd@gmail.com> wrote:>> >> One state solution. There is no other way. Racism is a western ideology and concept.>> >> The Palestinians were the first to shelter the Jewish refugees when they fled from NaziGermany and the rest of Europe. The Palestinians opened their homes to these refugees and welcomed them and felt sorry for the horror they suffered. Yet the settlers in Palestine haveturned into a genocidal machine, inflicting on the Palestinians the same horrors their grandparents experienced in Nazi Germany.>> The only solution to the situation in Israel is a one state solution with all living peacefully side by side and no more annexation of Palestinian lands and homes. Enough ofthis none sense. If there is no justice, there is no peace. >> >> God of Jews, Christians and Muslims is the same God. I don’t believe God favors one faith over another or one people over another. He chose the Jews 4000 years ago to be a justnation and a guide to people to the right path, as he did later through Zaki, Jesus and Mohammed. They are all carrying the same message of faith, love and justice.>> I don’t believe a second that a muslim is superior to a Jew or a Christian. We’re all to be judged based on our actions. So enough of this killing in the name of religion and ethnicsuperiority. >> >> I know that DNA testing today on many Muslim and Christian Palestinians, reveals their ancestry goes back to the land of Bethlehem. They were probably Jews who converted toChristianity, and some later to Islam, and remained in their homeland for thousands of years, as did the Arab Jews. I personally know few of them.>> You see in the Quran, God warns the Jews of a time when they will be expelling their own of the land and told them it’s forbidden for you to do so. I believe God is referring toour time when the Israelis are expelling their own brethren from their homes in Gaza and the West Bank.>> Plus, I am not sure a superiority ideology is something that will fly in another decade or two. Already those who are younger than 35 years of age (Muslims, Jews, Christians, andother believes) see this as none-sense. They know better that we are all a mix throughout the ages and no one is of pure blood.>> >> Please, I beg you to reconsider the nature of the argument you’re making and I suggestyou read two excellent books called The Other Side of the Wall by Isaac Munther as well as his book “Christ in the Rubble.”>> >> Best regards!>> >> Yusra>> >> >> Yusra Hussain, MD >> Adj. Clinical Assistant Professor>> Stanford University School of Medicine >> 805 El Camino Real # A>> Palo Alto, CA 94301 >> Office: 650-328-1676>> Fax: 650-445-0911 >> Checkout: Protectmedicare.net>> >> On Sep 3, 2025, at 11:56 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> 9/4/2025 >>> >>> Hi Henry, >>> >>> Martin is being a non-responsive witness. Instead of answering your question he is using the old technique of answering a question with a question. Based on my dialogueexchange with Martin over many months if he was being honest, his answer would reflex an extension of his insatiable blood lust for the Palestinian people.>>> >>> In other words, if anyone, even the entire population of the planet, were in his viewhostile to the interests of Israel, threatened their existence, he would gladly nuke the entirety of mankind to save the approximate 12 million Jews. In his heart of hearts he believes, beentaught in the synagogue, that Jews are just superior to all non Jews. >>> >>> That’s the reason he claims ignorance of your question. Its just too difficult for Martin to say this outloud. Your friend Martin represents the quintessential white male and whitefemale Jewish Zionist Supremacists that has been terrorizing the Palestinians since at least the year of my birth, in 1948.>>> >>> Like a petulant child with parents unwilling to set boundaries for the their children theworld has turned a blind eye to Israel’s genocidal behavior since its birth in 1948. Now the entire world is seeing live, up close and personal the monster they have created. Martin isjust one example of the monster mentality we have >>> allowed to existed unchecked in israel. Time to eliminate the monster.>>> >>> Avram” One State Solution” Finkelstein>>> >>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but OK, what are your core premisesabout how Israel should deal with Gaza? >>>> >>>> Marty >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 10:31 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> Apologies, Marty Spotlight on Gaza. No diversion. The families insist!>>>> >>>> Henry Etzkowitz>>>> Etz Chaim member >>>> www.triplehelix.net>>>> >>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 9:11 AM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> Henry,>>>> >>>> I'm glad that our discussion is getting down to core premises, and I'm very interestedto know what your core premises are regarding how Israel should deal with its hostile neighbors.>>>> >>>> Marty>>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 6:12 AM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Marty >>>> >>>> You have arrived at a correct conclusion re “dear cost” from incorrect premises, a not unusual occurrence; a potential learning experience, nevertheless>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 8:22 PM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Henry,>>>> >>>> Israel has certainly made a lot of mistakes in Gaza. The biggest mistake of course wasthe forcible evacuation of all the Jewish communities there in 2005, which led directly to the Hamas takeover.>>>> >>>> Also, before October 7, Hamas started several other wars with Israel. In each oneIsrael was content to let it end inconclusively, with Hamas still in power. Another mistake in my view.>>>> >>>> It's been said that Netanyahu was content to leave Hamas in power, because as long asPalestinian leadership was divided, there was no chance of establishing a Palestinian state. If so, I think he made a major mistake. There are plenty of other ways to rule out the idea of aPalestinian state without using the excuse of divided Palestinian leadership. >>>> >>>> I also don't believe Netanyahu was looking for an excuse to invade Gaza. I think war in Gaza was the last thing he wanted. He often said that as long as Gaza was quiet, Israelwould also be quiet. Of course, while Gaza was being quiet, Hamas was busily perfecting its plans for attack.>>>> >>>> Regarding ethnic cleansing, although there are certainly people in Israel who wouldlike to see that happen, it's never been government policy. If it was, they're doing a very poor job of it. But if it turns out that Hamas is so deeply embedded in the civilian populationthat the only way to eliminate it is to remove the population itself, then it's possible that could happen, and in that case it would be justified. But so far Israel has been very careful todirect its fire in such a way so as not only to avoid risking the lives of the hostages, but also to avoid risking the lives of Gazan civilians. Of course this is very hard because of Hamas’policy of hiding behind those civilians and using them as human shields. >>>> >>>> True, the longer the war drags on, the worse it is for Israel. Israel needs to deliver a knockout blow to Hamas and then extend its control over the Strip so it can’t recuperate. Todo this will require much more robust rules of engagement, and the same level of commitment to victory that the US had in World War II.>>>> >>>> Even though it may be tempting to quit before the job is complete, if the war endswith Hamas still in power, after all the sacrifices Israel has made, it will be seen worldwide, and rightly so, as a major victory for Hamas and a major defeat for Israel, which will costthe Jewish state very dearly in the years to come. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Marty>>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 12:27 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Marty >>>> >>>> For the record. Israel helped stand up Hamas (Israeli public sources) >>>> as part of its Palestinian divide and conquer strategy. Given its superior intelligencecapabilities eg Iran leadership bodyguard Cell phone numbers; it was surely privy to Hamas plans>>>> >>>> Even if not, the young unarmed female soldiers, detailed as Hamas watchers reported,persistently, attack’s imminence yet IDF forces were largely withdrawn: either implicit complicity or total incompetence. Why? An excuse to invade Gaza, as followed. Of course,execution got out of hand and other factions and freelancers entered the breach. >>>> >>>> Eliminate Hamas No way! it serves a useful purpose for the Netenyahu government in providing an excuse to persist in ethnic cleansing+>>>> >>>> moreover, there is an associated dynamic: as attacks on Gaza increase; more Gazansare incentivized to join the only credible, available resistance. Ironically, by persisting in this ill conceived war, with no attainable goal, Israeli military and society weakens itself,making Aram’s elimination happen through self-immolation. One half million Israelis have already avoluntarily relocated to the United States>>>> >>>> Sincerely>>>> 3rd generation Zionist >>>> Hillel aka Henry>>>> Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice >>>> www.triple helix.net>>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone>>>> >>>> On Aug 22, 2025, at 12:38 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>> >>>> >>>> Subject: Ceasefire Resolution Discussion >>>> >>>> Hi Julie, >>>> >>>> I want to bring to your attention that Martin is simply repeating talking points from the pro-Israel lobby. In contrast, Henry’s reasoning for urging the city council to support aceasefire resolution stems from years of critical thinking. >>>> >>>> At the very least, please advocate for the council to prioritize a ceasefire resolution given the drastically deteriorating situation in Gaza and the West Bank. If there is athorough public debate and the full council ultimately votes against the resolution, the public will at least have the opportunity to hear each council member's rationale for their decision.This would be a true demonstration of democracy in action. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Aram >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear Julie, >>>>> >>>>> As a concerned voter and an Oak Creek resident, I strongly urge you to reject Henry's ill-conceived demand to push for a Gaza ceasefire resolution in the City Council.Such a resolution would have no effect on anything in Gaza, but would merely create dissension and strife here at home.>>>>> >>>>> A unilateral Israeli ceasefire would leave Hamas in power, leave the hostages incaptivity, and effectively end Israel’s campaign to remove this menace on its southern border. Hamas is a committed enemy not only of Israel and of Jews, but also of the UnitedStates, of Western civilization itself, and indeed of anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their religious ideology.>>>>> >>>>> Hamas, as one branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has as its ultimate goal theimposition of Islamic law on the entire globe, by force and violence if necessary. If we try to restrain Israel from fighting this ideology in Gaza, we’ll soon be fighting it ourselves on thestreets of America. >>>>> >>>>> The way to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is to first let Israel defeat Hamas, and after that focus on the civilian needs. As long as the oppressive and terrorist Hamasregime remains in power, life will never improve for ordinary Gazans. >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Martin Wasserman>>>>> Concerned Citizen >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 22, 2025, at 4:18 AM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>> >>>>> Dear Julie,>>>>> >>>>> Thank you for your service. Given your position on the dais, it is expected of you touse it or lose it? As your then 82 year old supporter, I bent over like a strawberry picker and slipped hundreds of your campaign leaflets under Oak Creek doors. I am asking you nowfor return on investment, on the one hand, and on the other, to take the ethical course of action and place into a resolution before Council, the plea for cease fire that you aver youhave made in writing and in public fora. We, the Palo Alto voters have elected you to carry out our wishes and to support you in acting according to your conscience. Fortunately, inthis instance two classic, item opposing political motives, coincide. Julie, it is incumbent upon you to introduce a “ceasefire now in Gaza”resolution,>>>>> Invited to be seconded by George, who received the support of the Palo Alto Muslim community. He will be inspired as well by the Confucian ethic he learned in“Chinese school in Palo Alto.” Hopefully, all members of Council will join to make this position unanimous.>>>>> >>>>> Like the attorney who persuaded the Supreme Court to briefly open a window tomake an exception to the statute of limitations, precluding a holocaust victim from seeking restitution, Council may similarly put aside its prohibition on intervening in internationalissues to take a position on one that has become local and globally humane. >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely >>>>> >>>>> Henry Etzkowitz >>>>> Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice>>>>> 2024 Candidate for Palo Alto City Council >>>>> www.triplehelix.net>>>>> >>>>> On Aug 18, 2025, at 3:28 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> But not as. Oh zero >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM Lythcott-Haims, Julie <Julie.LythcottHaims@paloalto.gov> wrote:>>>>>> >>>>>> Since late 2023, I’ve called for a ceasefire, both in writing, and in a public forum.>>>>>> Julie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Julie: But here were the questions I posed to you below: can you answer these questions:>>>>> >>>>> Julie came closest to breaking the silence, (1) but to my knowledge, she hasNEVER demanded of her colleagues that a ceasefire resolution be placed on the council agenda for a robust public discussion and a subsequent vote. (2)>>>>> Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!">>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Once you are kind enough to get back to me on the two questions above I want to get back to your calls for a cease fire.>>>>> >>>>> Thanks, your supporter for a long time,>>>>> >>>>> Aram>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Julie Lythcott-Haims >>>>>> Palo Alto City Council Member>>>>>> Click to make an Office Hours appointment >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 1:09 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.>>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________>>>>>> >>>>>> Takes both>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 11:58 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Henry,>>>>>> >>>>>> You say things so poetically!! Me more like a bull dog or sledge hammer than apoet!! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Avram “End The Genocide Now!! Finkelstein>>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Correct>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Julie charter member Council “wall of silence”>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Incumbents persisting will be too shamed and ashamed to seek reelection>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 7, 2025, at 10:02 AM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> FYI: Brian—here is an exchange you may have missed. Was sent to most of the usual suspects.>>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My dear brave friend Henry,>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Julie came closest to breaking the silence, but to my knowledge, she hasNEVER demanded of her colleagues that a ceasefire resolution be placed on the council agenda for a robust public discussion and a subsequent vote. Similarly, unless I missed it,Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As MLK said: “The time is always right to do what is right.” >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sleep well my friend, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Aram >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> P.S. Julie, if my recollection is wrong, I invite you to correct the record. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025, at 10:20 PM, Henry Etzkowitz wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> dear Aram >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Upon reflection, agree with your assessment. Despite minor differences in progressiveness on other issues; there is an implacable wall on Gaza cease Fire whenimplored in succession, there was not a flicker of sympathy from the impassive diased. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sadly, >>>>>>>>> Henry>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ps Marjorie Taylor Green is now cited as moral political role model>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> From:Luke Morton To:Council, City Subject:Re: CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE: Electric tankless amperage draw Date:Friday, September 5, 2025 5:31:48 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Typo Convert but/hr to kw do ide by 3412 On Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 5:00 PM Luke Morton <luke@fg-arch.com> wrote:As noted by the other speaker, electric tankless are nearly 100% efficient. So I didn't include that efficiency. If it's only 98% efficient than you can divide 8.8kW/0.98 and getroughly 9kW. good enough On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM Luke Morton <luke@fg-arch.com> wrote: I made a comment to compare 1 gallon per minute of water heating to a level 2 EVcharger Here is the arithmetic I'm assuming a 60 degree temperature rise:(60 degrees cold water inlet to 120 heating water temperature) 1 gallon/minute x 8.33 lbs/gallon x 60 minutes/hour x 1 BTU/lb-degF x 60 degF = 30000 BTU/hr Converting BTU/hr to kW divide by 3.412that equals 8.8 kW which is roughly a level 2 EV charger Input 1 gpm, 60 degree inlet and 120 degree outlet here in this calculator in case you want independent corroborationhttps://www.advantageengineering.com/fyi/288/advantageFYI288.php --Luke Morton From:Luke Morton To:Council, City Subject:Re: CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE: Electric tankless amperage draw Date:Friday, September 5, 2025 5:01:14 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. As noted by the other speaker, electric tankless are nearly 100% efficient. So I didn't include that efficiency. If it's only 98% efficient than you can divide 8.8kW/0.98 and get roughly9kW. good enough On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM Luke Morton <luke@fg-arch.com> wrote: I made a comment to compare 1 gallon per minute of water heating to a level 2 EV chargerHere is the arithmetic I'm assuming a 60 degree temperature rise: (60 degrees cold water inlet to 120 heating water temperature) 1 gallon/minute x 8.33 lbs/gallon x 60 minutes/hour x 1 BTU/lb-degF x 60 degF = 30000BTU/hr Converting BTU/hr to kW divide by 3.412 that equals 8.8 kW which is roughly a level 2 EV charger Input 1 gpm, 60 degree inlet and 120 degree outlet here in this calculator in case you wantindependent corroboration https://www.advantageengineering.com/fyi/288/advantageFYI288.php --Luke Morton From:Luke Morton To:Council, City Subject:CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE: Electric tankless amperage draw Date:Friday, September 5, 2025 4:59:59 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i I made a comment to compare 1 gallon per minute of water heating to a level 2 EV chargerHere is the arithmetic I'm assuming a 60 degree temperature rise: (60 degrees cold water inlet to 120 heating water temperature) 1 gallon/minute x 8.33 lbs/gallon x 60 minutes/hour x 1 BTU/lb-degF x 60 degF = 30000BTU/hr Converting BTU/hr to kW divide by 3.412 that equals 8.8 kW which is roughly a level 2 EV charger Input 1 gpm, 60 degree inlet and 120 degree outlet here in this calculator in case you wantindependent corroboration https://www.advantageengineering.com/fyi/288/advantageFYI288.php --Luke Morton This message needs your attention This is their first email to you. 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Date:Friday, September 5, 2025 2:13:50 PM CAUTION: THIS EMAIL ORIGINATED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE ORGANIZATION. BE CAUTIOUS OF OPENING ATTACHMENTSAND CLICKING ON LINKS. BOYCOTT “STANDING TOGETHER” FOR WHITEWASHING ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE AND APARTHEID “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” — Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid leader Published 4-09-2025Author infoPalestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) Tags PACBI Statement Anti Normalisation As the mass solidarity movement against apartheid Israel’s genocide becomes more mainstream in the West, Israeli Zionist “grassroots” groups are making considerable attempts to co-opt the movement and steer it away from the comprehensive rights of the Palestinian people as stipulated in international law and from holding Israel accountable for its unspeakable crimes. Last year, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding member of the BDS movement, called on people, organizations, and unions of conscience not to engage with a Zionist Israeli organization, Standing Together, particularly because of its insidious normalization and whitewashing of Israel’s genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in the illegally occupied Gaza Strip. Since then, over a dozen “Friends of Standing Together” and other affinity groups have popped up in Europe, Canada, and the US –– necessitating a reiteration of PACBI’s call to boycott Standing Together. In addition to fundraising for the main Israeli Standing Together organization, these Zionist groups organize around Standing Together’s harmful agenda, actively striving to push Palestine solidarity groups, union organizers, and government officials away from the two basic solidarity demands on which a Palestinian consensus has existed for at least two decades: Recognition of the comprehensive rights of the Indigenous people of Palestine as stipulated in international law—at the very least, an end to occupation and apartheid and the right of refugees to return and receive reparations; and Ending all forms of state, corporate, and institutional complicity with Israel’s 77-year-old regime of settler-colonialism, apartheid, and now genocide. To be clear, the BDS Movement was founded on anti-racist principles and welcomes all conscientious people, including those struggling for racial, economic, indigenous, climate, social and gender justice, as well as principled anti-Zionist Jewish-Israelis who affirm the full rights of the Palestinian people under international law. One example is Boycott from Within, a group of anti-colonial Israelis which formed in response to the BDS call. Standing Together is no such group, as the detailed research below affirms. Its feel-good common ground messaging, leftist posturing, and claim to represent “both sides” may seem seductive to some in the West. Yet a closer examination of its dishonest principles, its complicit Zionist partners, its leadership’s anti-Palestinian racist rhetoric, and its aggressive attempts to undermine meaningful solidarity with Palestinian liberation in the West reveal a dangerous propaganda operation. Regardless of the intentions of some of its individual members, Standing Together ultimately serves to shield Israel from accountability and deter or undermine meaningful solidarity efforts to end complicity with Israel’s regime of settler-colonialism, apartheid, military occupation and now genocide against the Indigenous Palestinian people. Furthermore, the group cynically tokenizes Palestinians with Israeli citizenship to exploit Western identity politics, and it builds on the ultimately racist urge to platform Palestinians only so long as they have Israeli co-sponsorship or to favor “good Israelis” over any Palestinian voice at all. PACBI reiterates the call to boycott Standing Together and its affinity groups. On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:Hello Yusra, Your idea of a one state solution could never work. Israeli culture and Palestinian culture are so diametricallyopposed, and the antagonism between them so great, that there is no way they could share governance in a single state.The fact that Palestinian schools actively teach hatred of Jews and Israel, and extol suicide martyrdom as the highestideal, guarantees that peaceful relations between these groups will not come anytime soon. Also, Jews, with a 4000 year history of nationhood (though much of it was spent in exile), and with their own distinctlanguage, religion and culture, are certainly as entitled to their own independent state as any other people in theworld. Israel is a tiny strip of land, but the Arab world is very vast. If Palestinian Arabs have trouble coexisting alongsideJews, there are plenty of other places in the Arab world where they can find a place to live. You claim the Israelis treat the Palestinians the same way the Nazis treated the Jews. This is extremely far off themark. There is no comparison at all between the two. I'm not impugning your honesty. I have no reason to think you'renot a basically honest person. But I think you've been deceived, along with millions of other well meaning people, bya very sophisticated worldwide disinformation campaign of slander and defamation against the Jewish state, whosepurpose is to isolate it, weaken it, and ultimately destroy it, along with the Jewish people themselves. You say Palestinians welcomed Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany and opened their homes to them. I think mostJews who lived in Palestine at that time would be very surprised to hear this. Are you familiar with Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, who was the leader of the Palestinian Arabs between the two World Wars? He wasviolently opposed to any Jewish immigration into Palestine, and violently opposed to any Jewish political aspirationsin Palestine. He organized campaigns to kill not only Jews, but also Arabs who advocated peaceful coexistence withthem. Al-Husseini spent most of World War II in Germany as Hitler's personal guest, delivering weekly radio broadcasts onRadio Berlin, in Arabic, beamed at the Middle East, urging Arabs to rise up and kill Jews wherever they could findthem. He then traveled to Bosnia where he helped organize an all Muslim division of the German SS, called theHandschar Division, to help implement Nazi racial policies in the Balkans. After the war, the Allies wanted to put him on trial for war crimes, but he managed to escape and was sheltered byArab states where many people regarded him as a hero. So no, the Palestinian Arabs were not great friends orsupporters of the Jews. On a more cheerful note, I think we both agree that God rules the world, and governs events on Earth to achieve Hisown objectives. We also agree that He doesn’t judge people based on what they profess to believe, but rather on whattraits they’ve actually cultivated within their souls. We can't see what He sees or know what He knows, but visibleevidence and Jewish prophecy both seem to suggest that He intends for Israel to live and to ultimately be a source ofspiritual light for all the world, and that it will have to pass through many tests and trials, the struggle with jihadistsbeing just one of them, before it reaches that state. Best regards,Martin Wasserman On Sep 4, 2025, at 1:37 AM, Yusra Hussain <Yusrahussainmd@gmail.com> wrote: One state solution. There is no other way. Racism is a western ideology and concept. The Palestinians were the first to shelter the Jewish refugees when they fled from Nazi Germany and therest of Europe. The Palestinians opened their homes to these refugees and welcomed them and felt sorryfor the horror they suffered. Yet the settlers in Palestine have turned into a genocidal machine, inflictingon the Palestinians the same horrors their grandparents experienced in Nazi Germany.The only solution to the situation in Israel is a one state solution with all living peacefully side by side andno more annexation of Palestinian lands and homes. Enough of this none sense. If there is no justice, thereis no peace. God of Jews, Christians and Muslims is the same God. I don’t believe God favors one faith over anotheror one people over another. He chose the Jews 4000 years ago to be a just nation and a guide to people tothe right path, as he did later through Zaki, Jesus and Mohammed. They are all carrying the same messageof faith, love and justice.I don’t believe a second that a muslim is superior to a Jew or a Christian. We’re all to be judged based onour actions. So enough of this killing in the name of religion and ethnic superiority. I know that DNA testing today on many Muslim and Christian Palestinians, reveals their ancestry goesback to the land of Bethlehem. They were probably Jews who converted to Christianity, and some later toIslam, and remained in their homeland for thousands of years, as did the Arab Jews. I personally knowfew of them.You see in the Quran, God warns the Jews of a time when they will be expelling their own of the land andtold them it’s forbidden for you to do so. I believe God is referring to our time when the Israelis areexpelling their own brethren from their homes in Gaza and the West Bank.Plus, I am not sure a superiority ideology is something that will fly in another decade or two. Alreadythose who are younger than 35 years of age (Muslims, Jews, Christians, and other believes) see this asnone-sense. They know better that we are all a mix throughout the ages and no one is of pure blood. Please, I beg you to reconsider the nature of the argument you’re making and I suggest you read twoexcellent books called The Other Side of the Wall by Isaac Munther as well as his book “Christ in theRubble.” Best regards! Yusra Yusra Hussain, MDAdj. Clinical Assistant ProfessorStanford University School of Medicine 805 El Camino Real # A Palo Alto, CA 94301Office: 650-328-1676Fax: 650-445-0911Checkout: Protectmedicare.net On Sep 3, 2025, at 11:56 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:9/4/2025 Hi Henry, Martin is being a non-responsive witness. Instead of answering your question he is usingthe old technique of answering a question with a question. Based on my dialogue exchangewith Martin over many months if he was being honest, his answer would reflex anextension of his insatiable blood lust for the Palestinian people. In other words, if anyone, even the entire population of the planet, were in his view hostileto the interests of Israel, threatened their existence, he would gladly nuke the entirety ofmankind to save the approximate 12 million Jews. In his heart of hearts he believes, beentaught in the synagogue, that Jews are just superior to all non Jews. That’s the reason he claims ignorance of your question. Its just too difficult for Martin tosay this outloud. Your friend Martin represents the quintessential white male and whitefemale Jewish Zionist Supremacists that has been terrorizing the Palestinians since at leastthe year of my birth, in 1948. Like a petulant child with parents unwilling to set boundaries for the their children theworld has turned a blind eye to Israel’s genocidal behavior since its birth in 1948. Now theentire world is seeing live, up close and personal the monster they have created. Martin isjust one example of the monster mentality we have allowed to existed unchecked in israel. Time to eliminate the monster. Avram” One State Solution” Finkelstein On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but OK, what are your core premises abouthow Israel should deal with Gaza? Marty On Sep 3, 2025, at 10:31 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Apologies, Marty Spotlight on Gaza. No diversion. The families insist! Henry Etzkowitz Etz Chaim memberwww.triplehelix.net On Sep 3, 2025, at 9:11 AM, Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: Henry, I'm glad that our discussion is getting down to core premises,and I'm very interested to know what your core premises areregarding how Israel should deal with its hostile neighbors. Marty On Sep 3, 2025, at 6:12 AM, Henry Etzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: Marty You have arrived at a correct conclusion re “dearcost” from incorrect premises, a not unusualoccurrence; a potential learning experience,nevertheless Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2025, at 8:22 PM, MartinWasserman <deeperlook@aol.com>wrote: Henry, Israel has certainly made a lot ofmistakes in Gaza. The biggest mistakeof course was the forcible evacuationof all the Jewish communities there in2005, which led directly to the Hamastakeover. Also, before October 7, Hamas startedseveral other wars with Israel. In eachone Israel was content to let it endinconclusively, with Hamas still inpower. Another mistake in my view. It's been said that Netanyahu wascontent to leave Hamas in power,because as long as Palestinianleadership was divided, there was nochance of establishing a Palestinianstate. If so, I think he made a majormistake. There are plenty of other waysto rule out the idea of a Palestinianstate without using the excuse ofdivided Palestinian leadership. I also don't believe Netanyahu waslooking for an excuse to invade Gaza. Ithink war in Gaza was the last thing hewanted. He often said that as long asGaza was quiet, Israel would also bequiet. Of course, while Gaza was beingquiet, Hamas was busily perfecting itsplans for attack. Regarding ethnic cleansing, althoughthere are certainly people in Israel whowould like to see that happen, it's never been government policy. If it was,they're doing a very poor job of it. Butif it turns out that Hamas is so deeplyembedded in the civilian populationthat the only way to eliminate it is toremove the population itself, then it'spossible that could happen, and in thatcase it would be justified. But so farIsrael has been very careful to direct itsfire in such a way so as not only toavoid risking the lives of the hostages,but also to avoid risking the lives ofGazan civilians. Of course this is veryhard because of Hamas’ policy ofhiding behind those civilians and usingthem as human shields. True, the longer the war drags on, theworse it is for Israel. Israel needs todeliver a knockout blow to Hamas andthen extend its control over the Strip soit can’t recuperate. To do this willrequire much more robust rules ofengagement, and the same level ofcommitment to victory that the US hadin World War II. Even though it may be tempting to quitbefore the job is complete, if the warends with Hamas still in power, afterall the sacrifices Israel has made, it willbe seen worldwide, and rightly so, as amajor victory for Hamas and a majordefeat for Israel, which will cost theJewish state very dearly in the years tocome. Regards,Marty On Sep 2, 2025, at12:27 PM, HenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Dear Marty For the record. Israelhelped stand up Hamas(Israeli public sources)as part of its Palestiniandivide and conquerstrategy. Given itssuperior intelligencecapabilities eg Iranleadership bodyguard Cellphone numbers; it wassurely privy to Hamasplans Even if not, the young unarmed female soldiers,detailed as Hamaswatchers reported,persistently, attack’simminence yet IDF forceswere largely withdrawn:either implicit complicityor total incompetence. Why? An excuse to invadeGaza, as followed. Ofcourse, execution got outof hand and other factionsand freelancers entered thebreach. Eliminate Hamas No way!it serves a useful purposefor the Netenyahugovernment in providingan excuse to persist inethnic cleansing+ moreover, there is anassociated dynamic: asattacks on Gaza increase;more Gazans areincentivized to join theonly credible, availableresistance. Ironically, bypersisting in this illconceived war, with noattainable goal, Israelimilitary and societyweakens itself, makingAram’s eliminationhappen through self-immolation. One halfmillion Israelis havealready avoluntarilyrelocated to the UnitedStates Sincerely3rd generation ZionistHillel aka Henry Neighbors forEnvironmental and SocialJustice www.triple helix.net Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22,2025, at12:38 PM,Aram James<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: Subject:Ceasefire ResolutionDiscussion Hi Julie, I want to bringto yourattention thatMartin issimplyrepeatingtalking pointsfrom the pro-Israel lobby.In contrast,Henry’sreasoning forurging the citycouncil tosupport aceasefireresolutionstems fromyears ofcriticalthinking. At the veryleast, pleaseadvocate forthe council toprioritize aceasefireresolutiongiven thedrasticallydeterioratingsituation inGaza and theWest Bank. Ifthere is athoroughpublic debateand the fullcouncilultimatelyvotes againstthe resolution,the public willat least havetheopportunity tohear eachcouncilmember'srationale fortheir decision.This would bea truedemonstrationof democracyin action. Best, Aram On Fri, Aug22, 2025 at12:03 PM,MartinWasserman<deeperlook@aol.com>wrote:Dear Julie, As aconcernedvoter andan Oak Creekresident, I stronglyurge you to rejectHenry's ill-conceiveddemand topush for a Gazaceasefire resolutionin the City Council.Such aresolutionwouldhave no effect onanything in Gaza, butwould merelycreatedissensionand strifehere at home. Aunilateral Israeliceasefirewould leaveHamas in power,leave the hostages incaptivity, andeffectively endIsrael’scampaignto removethis menace onits southernborder. Hamas is acommittedenemy notonly ofIsrael and of Jews,but also of the UnitedStates, of Westerncivilizationitself, andindeed ofanyone whodoesn’t subscribeto their religiousideology. Hamas, asone branch of theMuslim Brotherhood,has as its ultimategoal theimposition of Islamiclaw on the entireglobe, by force andviolence if necessary.If we try torestrain Israel fromfighting thisideology inGaza, we’ll soon be fightingit ourselveson thestreets ofAmerica. The way toresolve the humanitariancrisis in Gaza is tofirst letIsraeldefeatHamas, and afterthat focus on thecivilian needs. Aslong as theoppressiveandterrorist Hamasregime remains inpower, life will neverimproveforordinaryGazans. Best regards,Martin WassermanConcernedCitizen OnAug22,2025,at4:18 AM,HenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Dear Julie, Thankyouforyourservice.Givenyourpositiononthedais,itisexpectedofyoutouseitorloseit?Asyourthen82yearoldsupporter,IbentoverlikeastrawberrypickerandslippedhundredsofyourcampaignleafletsunderOakCreekdoors. Iamaskingyounowforreturnoninvestment,ontheonehand,andon theother,totaketheethicalcourseofactionandplaceintoaresolutionbeforeCouncil,thepleaforceasefirethatyouaveryouhavemadeinwritingandinpublicfora.We,thePaloAltovotershaveelectedyoutocarryoutourwishesandtosupportyouinactingaccordingtoyourconscience.Fortunately,inthisinstancetwoclassic,itemopposing politicalmotives,coincide.Julie,itisincumbentuponyoutointroducea“ceasefirenowinGaza”resolution, Invited tobesecondedbyGeorge,whoreceivedthesupportofthePaloAltoMuslimcommunity.HewillbeinspiredaswellbytheConfucianethichelearnedin“ChineseschoolinPaloAlto.” Hopefully,allmembersofCouncilwilljointomakethispositionunanimous. Like theattorneywhopersuadedtheSupremeCourttobrieflyopenawindowtomakeanexceptiontothestatuteoflimitations,precludingaholocaustvictimfromseekingrestitution,Councilmaysimilarlyputasideitsprohibitiononinterveningininternationalissuestotakeaposition ononethathasbecomelocalandgloballyhumane. Sincerely HenryEtzkowitz NeighborsforEnvironmentalandSocialJustice 2024 CandidateforPaloAltoCityCouncil www.triplehelix.net OnAug18,2025,at3:28 PM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: Butnotas.Ohzero OnMon,Aug18,2025at2:47 PMLythcott-Haims,Julie<Julie.LythcottHaims@paloalto.gov>wrote:Sincelate2023,I’vecalledforaceasefire,bothinwriting,andinapublicforum.Julie HiJulie:Buthere werethequestionsIposedtoyoubelow:canyouanswerthesequestions: Julie came closest tobreaking the silence,(1) but to myknowledge, she hasNEVER demanded of her colleaguesthat a ceasefire resolution be placedon the councilagenda for a robustpublic discussionand a subsequentvote. (2) Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie hasNEVER called out or spoken from the dais:"End the Genocide Now!" OnceyouarekindenoughtogetbacktomeonthetwoquestionsaboveIwanttoget backtoyourcallsforaceasefire. Thanks,yoursupporterforalongtime, Aram JulieLythcott-HaimsPaloAltoCityCouncilMemberClicktomakeanOfficeHoursappointment OnAug7,2025,at1:09 PM,HenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: CAUTION:Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideoftheorganization.Becautiousofopeningattachmentsandclickingonlinks. Takesboth SentfrommyiPhone OnAug7,2025,at11:58 AM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: HiHenry, Yousaythingssopoetically!!Memorelikeabulldogorsledgehammerthanapoet!! Avram“EndTheGenocideNow!!Finkelstein OnThu,Aug7,2025at11:05 AMHenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Correct JuliechartermemberCouncil“wallofsilence” Incumbentspersistingwillbetooshamedandashamedtoseekreelection SentfrommyiPhone OnAug7,2025,at10:02 AM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: FYI:Brian—hereisanexchangeyoumayhavemissed.Wassenttomostoftheusualsuspects. OnWed,Aug6,2025 at10:58 PMAramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote:MydearbravefriendHenry, Juliecameclosesttobreakingthesilence,buttomyknowledge,shehasNEVERdemandedofhercolleaguesthataceasefireresolutionbeplacedonthecouncilagendaforarobustpublicdiscussionandasubsequentvote.Similarly,unlessImissedit,JuliehasNEVERcalledoutorspokenfromthedais: "EndtheGenocideNow!" AsMLKsaid:“Thetimeisalwaysrighttodowhatisright.” Sleep wellmyfriend, Aram P.S.Julie,ifmyrecollectioniswrong,Iinviteyoutocorrecttherecord. OnWed,Aug6,2025,at10:20PM,HenryEtzkowitzwrote:dearAram Uponreflection,agreewithyourassessment.Despiteminor differencesinprogressivenessonotherissues;thereisanimplacablewallonGazaceaseFire whenimploredinsuccession,therewasnotaflickerofsympathyfromtheimpassive diased. Sadly,Henry PsMarjorieTaylorGreenisnowcitedasmoralpoliticalrolemodelSentfrommyiPhone Tell Oakland Airport: End Complicity in Genocide! Sign the petition! 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Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. CODEPINK.ORG Dear Aram “Gaza fuels our moral clarity, our political will, and our sense of responsibility to act with integrity, with vigilance, and with organized discipline." — Loubna Qutami from the Palestinian Feminist Collective at the second annual People’s Conference for Palestine. It was inspiring to see so many people gathering together for Gaza at the second annual People’s Conference for Palestine. Coming out of a weekend filled with revolutionary optimism and shared responsibility, we face the difficult reality that we are privileged enough to talk about the suffering around the world from thousands of miles away, while there are real people living through it in real time. We must always remember that we ourselves live on stolen land, in a country complicit in carrying out and sustaining genocide. Even our civilian infrastructure is being used to ship off weapons to kill Palestinians in Gaza. For example, we learned at the conference that the Oakland International Airport has been involved in at least 280 shipments of military cargo to Israel since January 2025.* Tell the Oakland Airport to stop allowing the shipment of military cargo to Gaza! With those same weapons, Israel killed the prime minister of Yemen in a futile attempt to stifle dissent. Such losses have never dejected the popular struggle — leaders come and go, but the principle of rejecting anti-colonialism has and will always remain at the heart of resilience in the region. It’s obvious that Israel and the U.S. are scrambling. Surely, they thought that the world would have forgotten Palestine after two years of non-stop genocide, but the people are not so naive. They could see right through the actions of President Trump, when he recently suspended all U.S. visas for Palestinians passport holders and barred the Palestinian Authority from attending the United Nations General Assembly — where several countries are expected to recognize Palestine as a state. It is apparent to the world that this is an act of fascistic power aimed at upholding Zionism — and in the same vein, allowing our civilian airports to be used as transport hubs for war is a reprehensible example of Israeli and U.S. solidarity. Tell Oakland Airport to choose humanity and stop the shipment of military aid to Israel! Clearly the U.S.-Israel war machine is crumbling, because for the first time in history, more countries than ever are recognizing Palestine as a state, and some are even sanctioning Israel, like Belgium. It is unusual to witness western countries taking stances that oppose one another when it comes to the Middle East, but we aren’t living in a normal timeline. What is happening in Gaza is far from normal, and the world must unite to stop the bloodshed and forced starvation. In response to the growing public outcry, Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a meeting with the Israeli parliament this week to discuss annexing more land in the West Bank. I think we have all seen by now that the harder Israel pushes its genocidal agenda, the more people around the world wake up. This is Israel’s repeated mistake. Another lesson I took away from the conference this year is that the resilience of the Palestinian people is truly like no other. As a Palestinian myself, I already knew this, but it’s different to hear first- hand accounts from people who have been to Gaza. For example, we heard Dr. Mohammad Mustafa talk about his experience as an emergency physician who has been on medical missions to Gaza twice since the genocide began. He mentioned a nine-year-old girl who had arrived at his hospital holding her younger brother limp in her arms. She told him that Israel had just bombed her home and killed her entire family. She and her brother were the only two remaining, but he was unconscious and badly hurt. Even though she herself was injured and traumatized, and had no parents or older family members, she had the courage to gather her brother in her arms and walk barefoot for miles in the dark to get him to the hospital. She walked all by herself with the sounds of drones above her, and the reality that her home and entire family had just been destroyed. If a nine-year-old girl can face unimaginable odds with such courage for the people and land she loves, then we have no excuse. We must give everything we can to the struggle we claim to love—nothing less is worthy of her sacrifice. It is our responsibility to mirror the resilience that the people of Palestine have shown the world. With the Global Sumud Flotilla recently starting its journey towards Gaza, and thousands of dockworkers threatening mass strikes if Europe blocks them, the people are moving forward valiantly and diligently to end this genocide. Israel can annex land, bomb homes, and martyr thousands, but the struggle will never be lost. Our hopes and values remain, and we will continue to fight until every nine-year-old girl in Palestine is able to live a normal and happy childhood. The least we could do is resist our infrastructure being used to carry out genocide. Sign the petition to the Port of Oakland! Here are more ways to engage: Support the Global Sumud Flotilla! RSVP for our Palestine Campaign Focus Weeks! Tell LinkedIn to Stop Platforming War Profiteers! Help us reach 10,000 signatures on our Airbnb petition! Register for our Palestine Working Group! Fresh arrivals are here at the CODEPINK Store! Until Liberation, Jenin and the entire CODEPINK team * Read The Palestinian Youth Movement and Oakland People’s Arm Embargo’s Report here. Read our People’s Conference for Palestine Report Back here! Pictured below: CODEPINK community members joined last weekend's conference participants to support the sailing of the Global Sumud Flotilla! Donate Now! Make a one-time donation or choose monthly giving. This email was sent to billnewell2850@gmail.com. To unsubscribe, click here. To update your email subscription, contact info@codepink.org. © 2025 CODEPINK.ORG | Created with NationBuilder From:Justine Burt To:Council, City Subject:keep no right turn on red on El Camino Real Date:Friday, September 5, 2025 9:33:39 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear City Councilmembers, As someone who bikes and walks around town quite a bit, many drivers do not come to a fulland complete stop at stop signs or red traffic lights before turning right on red. This quick scan of an intersection while rolling through often does not give the driver enough time to see if abicycle or pedestrian is trying to cross. For the past two months of Mondays, about a dozen of us have been riding as a community along the protected bike lanes of El Camino Real. Several riders expressed concern ahead oftime about how safe it would feel biking on ECR. Then we biked from Embarcadero to Charleston and back and riders were delighted about the experience. The City's Office of Transportation did a GREAT job working with Caltrans to bump up thenumber of safety improvements to the repaving/bike lanes project of Highway 82, aka El Camino Real. Between the reflective delineators, flashing ped/bike crossing lights, skinnierroad lanes, and no right on red, the ECR bike lanes are a viable way for cyclists to move quickly between North and South Palo Alto. Please don't roll back the no right on red along ECR. Thank you,Justine Burt resident, Downtownjustineburt@alumni.tufts.edu This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to you. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast September 2025 View this email in your browser. In this Issue Message from our Co-Presidents Advocacy Report The League Speaks Out LWVPA Updates Board Meeting Highlights Mark Your Calendar - Events & Activities Involvement Opportunities Events in the Community & by Other Leagues Stay Informed! Voter Resources From:LWV Palo Alto VOTERTo:Council, CitySubject:LWVPA September VOTER: fall news and eventsDate:Thursday, September 4, 2025 5:44:21 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. MESSAGE FROM OUR CO-PRESIDENTS As we bid farewell to summer, we look back at our activities in July and August. At our Board Retreat, we discussed Prop. 50, and adopted a revised, nonpartisan policy. We participated in two national days of action: The Democracy Fair at Rinconada Park (June 14) and Good Trouble Lives On at City Hall plaza (July 17). Both saw communities across the country in the streets and community spaces to protest attacks on civil and human rights by the Trump administration. We met and talked to over 100 community members interested in working together to advance voting rights and justice and dignity for all. Thanks to all we met at those rallies who became League members. SPECIAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 4 Redistricting will be on the ballot on November 4 in Prop 50. Voters will decide whether in response to Texas’ illegal gerrymander, voters in California will amend the state constitution to draw new maps in effect only until 2031, when the Independent Redistricting Commission will draw them again following the 2030 census. The League decided not to take a position supporting or opposing Prop.50. It believes the voters should decide the issue by considering the importance of responding to Texas and whether Prop 50 maps are fair. Read our Advocacy Report for more details. Also be on the ballot: a county sales tax to help fund health care and a county assessor’s race. AN INVITATION TO CONNECT: Please come to our informal coffee gathering to meet us and learn more about League work on September 26, 9:30am - details are below. - Lisa Ratner & Hannah Lu, Co-Presidents Advocacy Report by Lisa Ratner, Advocacy Chair/Co-President NATIONAL The LWV and LWV of Illinois issued a statement condemning National Guard deployment to Chicago. “The President once again threatened to deploy the National Guard with a rationale of lies—this time to Chicago—against the wishes of local and state officials and the general public. Details: League of Women Voters Condemns National Guard Deployment to Chicago — League of Women Voters of Illinois A Texas League and LWV sued to stop the discriminatory mid-cycle districts drawn by the Texas legislature on an order from President Trump: Details: League of Women Voters of Tarrant County, LULAC, and Partner Groups to Challenge Discriminatory Tarrant County Redistricting | League of Women Voters Read LWV action messages here: https://www.lwv.org/take-action STATE: Mid-Cycle Redistricting Voters may have received a mailer from “Protect Voters First” about the ballot initiative which wrongly implies that the League of Women Voters endorses the information in the flyer. The League does not support this coalition or its message. Since then, and on the heels of Texas’ decision to implement mid-cycle redistricting, Governor Newsom and the legislature have moved to put Proposition 50 on the ballot for a special election in November. The League decided not to take a position to oppose or support Prop. 50, which would temporarily (until 2030) draw new Congressional maps to respond to those drawn mid-cycle in Texas. The Texas maps are a partisan attempt to ensure Republicans continue to control the House of Representatives so that the President’s authoritarian policies continue after the mid- term elections. The LWVC’s position is consistent with other organizations such as Common Cause which initially opposed mid-cycle redistricting before the ballot language was written. On the proposed maps themselves, we believe it is now up to the people most affected by the proposed maps to decide if those maps are fair. We urge everyone, especially those in constituencies where the maps will change, to educate themselves about the maps, make sure they are registered, and vote on November 4. We stand ready to provide the non-partisan, factual information voters need to cast an informed vote. To request a presentation on Prop.50 for your organization, contact lwvpaoffice@gmail.com with the subject header “Prop 50 presentation." Details: Meet the Sacramento architect behind California’s new proposed congressional maps and Legislative Analyst summary: Proposition 50 [Ballot] Read the League’s statement: The League of Women Voters of California will not take a position on Proposition 50 - League of Women Voters of California LOCAL On July 17, our local League joined hundreds of community members and organizations at the “Good Trouble” rally in front of Palo Alto’s city hall, honoring civil rights leader John Lewis’ efforts to enact the most important civil rights legislation of the 20th century: the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. The Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore and expand the protections of the VRA. These bills have passed the House twice, only to be filibustered in the Senate. Take action: contact your congressmembers to urge them to support these bills as currently introduced. The League Speaks Out! Urge Your Assemblymember - Vote YES on SJR 1! Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1) is necessary to protect our most fundamental rights to safety, health, family, and democracy itself. SJR 1 (Wiener), sponsored by the League of Women Voters of California, would rescind all of California’s prior calls for an Article V Constitutional Convention. League of Women Voters Statement on USCIS Policy Restricting Voter Registration at Naturalization Ceremonies Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters: “For decades, the League of Women Voters has been a trusted partner of both USCIS and federal courts to register new voters at naturalization ceremonies... The USCIS decision to bar nonpartisan organizations from providing voter registration services at naturalization ceremonies is an attempt to keep new citizens from accessing their full rights." LWVPA Updates LWVPA August 2025 Board Meeting Highlights The August board meeting was preceded by a Board Retreat. We reviewed League basics and the League eHandbook. We had spirited discussions on the issues of the day and gave new and returning board members a chance to get more acquainted. Highlights of the board meeting: The Board discussed and adopted revisions to our local League’s nonpartisan policy. Discussed preparations for timely speaker events this fall and the need for an events team. There is an urgent need to engage volunteers for key voter services team activities this fall. Approved motions: Revisions made to LWVPA’s Nonpartisan Policy Minutes of the May 18 Annual Business Meeting and May 27 board meeting approved The Board will next meet on Tuesday, September 23. All members are welcome to join by emailing contact@lwvpaloalto.org - Julie Cardillo, Secretary LWVPA Events IN-PERSON PROGRAM: Tuesday, September 9 - 7-9pm FREE | REGISTER HERE and submit your question for our panelists Coffee & CobblerFriday, September 26 - 9:30-10:30am Whether you’re brand new, a long-time member looking to reconnect, or just "League-curious," you’re warmly invited to join us. Over fresh hot coffee and homemade fruit cobbler, enjoy this informal gathering with League leadership - a great opportunity to learn about our activities, discover ways to get involved, and mingle with fellow members. Feel free to bring a friend and enjoy some lively conversation! RSVP to Sunny at 650/400-6960. Location: 305 Emerson St. Water SymposiumThursday, October 2 - 7pm. Location: City Hall (tbd), 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto Peninsula residents: do you know where your water comes from? Come learn how your water is supplied from Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy basin! Our panel includes: History: Steve Staiger, city historian—how we went from wells to SFPUC, decades ago. Mechanics: Greer Stone, Palo Alto City Councilmember—how the “pipes work” from source to tap, emergency supply, how it’s governed, how rates are set. Keynote: Felicia Marcus, Stanford visiting fellow, Water in the West—how our local water fits into the broader, state picture, future water securities/ insecurities, innovations, and more. Current Issues: Peter Drekmeier, Tuolumne River Trust—the tensions to protect supply AND the environment, and more. Fall Kick Off Saturday, October 4 - 9:30-11am Join us for our Fall Kick-off, a fun social gathering and the first of our four League yearly member meetings. We will hear an engaging talk from guest speaker ERIK JENSEN, Lecturer in Law and Director of the Rule of Law Program at Stanford Law School. We'll also discuss what's on the ballot for the special election on November 4. Chat with our committee chairs to learn what you can do to advance democracy. Light breakfast and beverages will be served. This is a great chance to reconnect and meet new friends. Bring a friend or neighbor! Location: Lucie Stern Community Center Ballroom - 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. REGISTER HERE COUNTY EVENT: Tuesday, October 7 - 7pm REGISTER HERE The November 4 election is coming quickly, and the ballot has more than we expected! There are now three items on the November ballot, plus the possibility of a run-off election in December. What's on the ballot? Santa Clara County Assessor: The current County Assessor is retiring. This is a vote for his replacement. If no candidate receives over 50% of the vote on November 4, a run-off election will be held on December 30. Santa Clara County Measure A: This measure proposes a 0.625% sales tax increase, which would take effect in April 2026. California Proposition 50: The "Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment," would revise the map of California’s congressional districts. Want to learn more? Join us in-person or online on Tuesday, October 7, at 7pm for a Candidate Forum and Pro-Con Presentation hosted by the 5 League of Women Voters chapters in Santa Clara County, including LWVPA. A recording will be posted after the event. REGISTER HERE. Ready to vote? Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters starting October 6. You can return your ballot by mail, at a designated dropbox, or at any Vote Center in Santa Clara County. Some Vote Centers open on October 25, with more opening on November 1. Check the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters for all your voting needs. You can check your Voter Registration status, sign up for "Track My Ballot" alerts, and find the nearest dropbox or vote center. More information is also included here - Nov 4 2025. Visit us on www.lwvpaloalto.org, Facebook, and Instagram. Want to make change for good? Get involved with the League! Help Wanted! Interested in helping to register people, get out the vote and educate voters on the issues and candidates in the special election? We've got a spot for you! People need to (re-)register if they've: moved, turned 18, changed their name, want to change their party affiliation, or are a new citizen. Plus, 16- and 17-year olds can pre-register to ensure they're on the voting rolls when they turn 18. We need more team members to help them do so! Please contact us at lwvpaoffice@gmail.com, with subject of “Voter Services.” Come join us and our newest members and volunteers - everyone 16 and up is welcome! Learn more about our teams and programs on our website. Events in the Community & by Other Leagues SEPTEMBER 9: Executive Power 16: "Power Talk" 18: SUFFS/Challenges to Voting Rights 21: Sun Day 23: Board Meeting 25: Surviving AI 26: Coffee & Cobbler OCTOBER 2: Water Symposium 4: LWVPA October Kickoff 7: County Assessor Candidate Forum, Pro-Con on Ballot Measures NOVEMBER 4: Special Election Day! ONLINE CLIMATE EVENT: "Power Talk" - transitioning to carbon-free power September 16, 10am Electrification is a necessary step to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; the LWV's new "Power Subscribe to our Google Calendar Talk" is written for anyone interested in the transition to carbon-free electric power. Its user- friendly 54-page primer introduces and explains the concepts related to electric power generation, transmission, distribution, and regulation. You'll learn how to knowledgeably participate in the discussions and decisions about the transition to carbon-free sources of power. The Climate Action Plan team will present a video local leagues can use to introduce Power Talk and apply it in their advocacy for electrification and clean energy. Members of the CAP team will be on hand to answer questions. REGISTER HERE ONLINE EVENT: The Challenges to Voting Rights Then and Now Thursday, September 18 - 1–2:30pm, via Zoom Rachel Sussman, lead producer of SUFFS, the Tony Award-winning musical about the women who fought to win the vote, will talk about how the women’s suffrage movement inspired SUFFS. She will be joined by Dianna Wynn, President of the League of Women Voters of the US; Senator Alex Padilla has also been invited to participate. Panelists will describe the history and obstacles suffragists faced in passing the 19th Amendment, the founding of the League of Women Voters, and its commitment to ensuring the right to vote. They will also explain the SAVE Act and how its passage would threaten the right to vote for many Americans, especially women. Alison Peters, Contra Costa County librarian, will moderate the discussion. Information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program. Audience questions will be collected and answered through the Zoom chat. REGISTER HERE CLIMATE EVENT & COMMUNITY PICNIC: Sun Day Sunday, September 21 - 12:30pm - San Jose Raise your voice for clean energy and climate justice in celebration of Sun Day - a national day of climate mobilization. Join a host of climate and social justice organizations at a family-friendly event to support healthy air and lower utility bills! Please arrive at the First Unitarian Church of San José (160 N 3rd Street) by 12:30 pm. We’ll march to City Hall for a rally, then return to St. James Park for a community picnic. Bring signs and pack a non-perishable lunch! Contact Hilary Glann (hglann@gmail.com) for more information, and/or if you’d like to take CalTrain with us to the event. RSVP HERE ONLINE WORKSHOP: Surviving in the Brave New World of AI, Microtargeting andDisinformation! September 25, 7-8pm via Zoom Explore the truth and consequences of combined technologies - artificial intelligence (AI), microtargeting and disinformation. The League of Women Voters of Santa Clara County Civic Engagement Committee invites you to this interactive workshop on how to recognize and analyze impacts of AI in a variety of real-life situations. REGISTER HERE CATCH UP ON PAST EVENTS: Missed meeting your District 16 Congressional Representative, REP. SAM LICCARDO on August 17? Watch the recording HERE. LWV Climate Interest Group: Updates and Opportunities Things are happening - now is the time to join and get involved! What started as a few dozen League members from across the country coming together to share resources is now the first League recognized interest group and boasts over 1600+ members from forty-eight states. To join, click here. The CIG’s three goals are: (1) provide local and state Leagues with vetted, science-based, and curated information on key climate issues so local Leagues can immediately advocate and League voices are consistent and informed; (2) provide talking points on currently topical issues that have been prepared by the CIG in collaboration with LWVUS staff; and (3) host webinars and other events on key issues to inform and motivate League action. To meet these goals the CIG has produced a wide array of educational materials, found on the CIG website. You can find information on key climate issues in the form of ‘one pagers’; short videos; PowerPoint presentations; and links to webinars produced by the CIG including a well-attended conversation with climate investor, Tom Steyer. SACRAMENTO, CA – The League of Women Voters of California has hired Jenny Farrell, Esq. as the next Executive Director. Jenny most recently served as Executive Director of Mental Health Advocacy Services, where she led the organization through a period of transformational growth, tripling its budget and staff while deepening its impact through expanded policy advocacy, coalition-building, and community-based legal services. Jenny is a public interest lawyer, nonprofit executive, and proud feminist who has devoted her career to advancing equity and access to justice. Read more here. "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, 'til it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." - Harriet Beecher Stowe VOTER RESOURCES The National Voter Corps believes that every voter counts, and every vote is counted. Explore their outreach to policymakers and politicians, election protection and sound election administration, as well as their original focus on the current needs and past history of voting rights. Learn more at nationalvotercorps.org. (LWVPA member, Alice Smith, is their founder and ED and one of the most active people in their mid-80's you'll ever meet!) BALLOT DRAFT: The Public Display Voter Information Guide is now available. It gives the Legislative Analysis that should include the explanation of background/context, the proposal and fiscal effects, along with pro/con arguments - also the formal title and ballot label. Get an early start on learning about the measures, now available HERE. CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS: https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ You're invited! Stay Informed! 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From:Aram James To:Binder, Andrew; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Rosen; Raymond Goins; Sean Allen;Council, City; Reifschneider, James; Jeff Conrad; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Perron, Zachary; Bains, Paul;Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Veenker, Vicki; Reckdahl, Keith; gstone22@gmail.com; Burt, Patrick;eddie.aubrey@sanjoseca.gov; Doug Minkler; Shankar Ramamoorthy; Stump, Molly;planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.0rg; ParkRec Commission; Salem Ajluni; Gardener, Liz; Lotus Fong;h.etzko@gmail.com; Barberini, Christopher; Rowena Chiu; Nicole Chiu-Wang; board@pausd.org;board@valleywater.org; james pitkin; Dana St. George; Gerry Gras; Prior, Christine; city.council@gilroy.org;CityCouncil; city.council@menlopark.gov; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; Bill Newell; PD Kristina Bell; GRP-CityCouncil; DuJuan Green; The Office of Mayor Matt Mahan; Diana Diamond; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; MGR-Melissa Stevenson Diaz; Afanasiev, Alex; Baker, Rob; Donna Wallach; Enberg, Nicholas; Seher Awan; YusraHussain; yolanda; Palo Alto Free Press; Friends of Cubberley; Blackshire, Geoffrey; Jasso, Tamara; WILPFPeninsula Palo Alto; Wagner, April; Human Relations Commission; Roberta Ahlquist; Tim James; Lewis james;Marina Lopez Subject:Public Records Request to Santa Clara County Taser Pilot Project Date:Thursday, September 4, 2025 4:20:19 PM Attachments:image.png image.png image.png image.png image.png 9-4-25 public records request.pdf 5-30-25 cja public records request.pdf 6-10-25 County Counsel response.pdf 8-11-25 cja public records request.pdf 8-15-25 County Counsel response.pdf 8-15-25 CJA public records request.pdf 8-26-25 CJA public records request.pdf 11-4-24 Jonsen memo.pdf 8-28-25 Taser press release.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Folks: Here is our latest CPRA request dated today, September 4, 2025. Richard Konda & Aram James P.S. see attachment # 9 the sheriff’s press release re the Taser Pilot Project, dated August 28,2025. Dear Sterling and Melissa: Please find our supplement to our August 26, 2025, public records request pursuant to AB 748 and Gov't Code 7920.000 et.seq. and attachments. Sincerely, ----Richard Konda (he/him/his) Executive Director Phone: (408) 287-9710 Email: rkonda@asianlawalliance.org 991 W. Hedding Street, Ste. 202 San Jose, CA 95126 STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This message is being sent by a legal organization. The contents of this email message and any attachmentsare confidential and are intended solely for the addressee. The information may also be legally privileged. This transmission is sent in trust, for thesole purpose of delivery to the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, any use, reproduction or dissemination of thistransmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and delete this messageand its attachments, if any. Email is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. From:matt@evolutionaryteams.com To:palo-alto@fridaysforfuture.org; fridaysforfuturepaloalto@gmail.com Subject:Follow up: Rally for Aleyda at Stanford Hospital Date:Thursday, September 4, 2025 3:06:31 PM Attachments:image002.png image003.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Thanks to everyone who showed up for the powerful rally at Stanford Hospital yesterday. We heard speeches from Stanford healthcare providers and staff, Aleyda’s attorney, and Aleyda’s father Armando. The Raging Grannies performed and the Tesla Takedown Wolves made an howling appearance. Stanford security director (Tom) and comms manager (Lisa) kept a close eye on us. I mentioned to Lisa that ICE was keeping her busy, and she insisted that she does not work for ICE. After listening to these speeches, and learning of Stanford Hospital’s shameful, inhumane, and arguably criminal conduct, it would be easy to conclude otherwise. Watch the speeches here. Media coverage included: Telemundo: https://bsky.app/profile/the-wolves.bsky.social/post/3lxy5ucwmhs2e Another TV report (no attribution): https://bsky.app/profile/the- wolves.bsky.social/post/3lxy5ucwmhs2e San Jose Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/03/stanford-doctor-says-east-palo-alto-housekeeper- arrested-by-ice-was-catatonic-the-day-she-was-discharged/ Also, please consider contributing to Aleyda’s legal and medical expenses here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-aleyda-legal-and-medical-aid-needed You can contact the rally organizers here: StanfordHealthLiberation@gmail.com Learn more about the central role the healthcare system can play in stopping the criminalization of our neighbors: https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/beyond-do-no-harm Thanks again to everyone who supported Aleyda and her family during this horrific ordeal. In solidarity, This message needs your attention Some Recipients have never replied to this person. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Matt From:Olenka S. Villarreal To:Council, City Cc:Deml, Amanda; O"Kane, Kristen Subject:Friends of Magical Bridge: Be our Beta Testers this Saturday Date:Thursday, September 4, 2025 1:13:30 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. If you can squeeze this into your Saturday plans, please do! We've be thrilled to see you. Be a beta tester this Saturday We built a prototype that turns movement and touch into shared, generative sound. It’s joyful, inclusive, and still in beta. We need your feedback to decide what comes next. Join us for a feedback session When: Saturday, Sept 6, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Where: Palo Alto Art Center (Musical Bridge exhibit) Who: The Magical Bridge team will be there to welcome you. Bonus: We’ll have sweet treats! LEARN MORE In our continued commitment to creating places and experiences that bring community together, we invite you to experience our most ambitious project yet - the Musical Bridge. On exhibit now through September 10th at the Palo Alto Art Center, this prototype has many magical possibilities to transform public spaces, classrooms, playgrounds and more. How we proceed is up to us all and we welcome your feedback, ideas, and introductions to those who want to learn more. The Musical Bridge transforms sound into a shared experience, inviting people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to connect through generative AI sounds. Step inside, create music in real time, and discover the magic of AI for social good. With gratitude to the Palo Alto Art Center Your feedback will guide how Musical Bridge evolves, we look forward to hearing your feedback. LEARN MORE Magical Bridge Foundation 959A Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301 © 2025 Magical Bridge Foundation. All Rights Reserved. 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Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 11:57:01 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:9/4/2025 Hi Henry, Martin is being a non-responsive witness. Instead of answering your question he is using the oldtechnique of answering a question with a question. Based on my dialogue exchange with Martin overmany months if he was being honest, his answer would reflex an extension of his insatiable blood lustfor the Palestinian people. In other words, if anyone, even the entire population of the planet, were in his view hostile to theinterests of Israel, threatened their existence, he would gladly nuke the entirety of mankind to save theapproximate 12 million Jews. In his heart of hearts he believes, been taught in the synagogue, that Jewsare just superior to all non Jews. That’s the reason he claims ignorance of your question. Its just too difficult for Martin to say thisoutloud. Your friend Martin represents the quintessential white male and white female Jewish ZionistSupremacists that has been terrorizing the Palestinians since at least the year of my birth, in 1948. Like a petulant child with parents unwilling to set boundaries for the their children the world has turneda blind eye to Israel’s genocidal behavior since its birth in 1948. Now the entire world is seeing live, upclose and personal the monster they have created. Martin is just one example of the monster mentalitywe have allowed to existed unchecked in israel. Time to eliminate the monster. Avram” One State Solution” Finkelstein On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but OK, what are your core premises about how Israelshould deal with Gaza? Marty On Sep 3, 2025, at 10:31 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: Apologies, Marty Spotlight on Gaza. No diversion. The families insist! Henry Etzkowitz Etz Chaim memberwww.triplehelix.net On Sep 3, 2025, at 9:11 AM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com>wrote: Henry, I'm glad that our discussion is getting down to core premises, and I'm veryinterested to know what your core premises are regarding how Israel shoulddeal with its hostile neighbors. Marty On Sep 3, 2025, at 6:12 AM, Henry Etzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: Marty You have arrived at a correct conclusion re “dear cost” fromincorrect premises, a not unusual occurrence; a potentiallearning experience, nevertheless Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2025, at 8:22 PM, Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: Henry, Israel has certainly made a lot of mistakes in Gaza.The biggest mistake of course was the forcibleevacuation of all the Jewish communities there in2005, which led directly to the Hamas takeover. Also, before October 7, Hamas started several otherwars with Israel. In each one Israel was content tolet it end inconclusively, with Hamas still in power.Another mistake in my view. It's been said that Netanyahu was content to leaveHamas in power, because as long as Palestinianleadership was divided, there was no chance ofestablishing a Palestinian state. If so, I think hemade a major mistake. There are plenty of otherways to rule out the idea of a Palestinian statewithout using the excuse of divided Palestinianleadership. I also don't believe Netanyahu was looking for anexcuse to invade Gaza. I think war in Gaza was the last thing he wanted. He often said that as long asGaza was quiet, Israel would also be quiet. Ofcourse, while Gaza was being quiet, Hamas wasbusily perfecting its plans for attack. Regarding ethnic cleansing, although there arecertainly people in Israel who would like to see thathappen, it's never been government policy. If it was,they're doing a very poor job of it. But if it turns outthat Hamas is so deeply embedded in the civilianpopulation that the only way to eliminate it is toremove the population itself, then it's possible thatcould happen, and in that case it would be justified.But so far Israel has been very careful to direct itsfire in such a way so as not only to avoid risking thelives of the hostages, but also to avoid risking thelives of Gazan civilians. Of course this is very hardbecause of Hamas’ policy of hiding behind thosecivilians and using them as human shields. True, the longer the war drags on, the worse it is forIsrael. Israel needs to deliver a knockout blow toHamas and then extend its control over the Strip soit can’t recuperate. To do this will require muchmore robust rules of engagement, and the samelevel of commitment to victory that the US had inWorld War II. Even though it may be tempting to quit before thejob is complete, if the war ends with Hamas still inpower, after all the sacrifices Israel has made, it willbe seen worldwide, and rightly so, as a majorvictory for Hamas and a major defeat for Israel,which will cost the Jewish state very dearly in theyears to come. Regards,Marty On Sep 2, 2025, at 12:27 PM, HenryEtzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Dear Marty For the record. Israel helped stand upHamas (Israeli public sources)as part of its Palestinian divide andconquer strategy. Given its superiorintelligence capabilities eg Iranleadership bodyguard Cell phonenumbers; it was surely privy to Hamasplans Even if not, the young unarmed femalesoldiers, detailed as Hamas watchersreported, persistently, attack’simminence yet IDF forces were largelywithdrawn: either implicit complicityor total incompetence. Why? Anexcuse to invade Gaza, as followed. Ofcourse, execution got out of hand andother factions and freelancers enteredthe breach. Eliminate Hamas No way! it serves auseful purpose for the Netenyahugovernment in providing an excuse topersist in ethnic cleansing+ moreover, there is an associateddynamic: as attacks on Gaza increase;more Gazans are incentivized to jointhe only credible, available resistance.Ironically, by persisting in this illconceived war, with no attainable goal,Israeli military and society weakensitself, making Aram’s eliminationhappen through self-immolation. Onehalf million Israelis have alreadyavoluntarily relocated to the UnitedStates Sincerely3rd generation ZionistHillel aka Henry Neighbors for Environmental andSocial Justice www.triple helix.net Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2025, at12:38 PM, Aram James<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: Subject: CeasefireResolution Discussion Hi Julie, I want to bring to yourattention that Martin issimply repeating talkingpoints from the pro-Israellobby. In contrast, Henry’s reasoning for urging thecity council to support aceasefire resolution stemsfrom years of criticalthinking. At the very least, pleaseadvocate for the council toprioritize a ceasefireresolution given thedrastically deterioratingsituation in Gaza and theWest Bank. If there is athorough public debate andthe full council ultimatelyvotes against theresolution, the public willat least have theopportunity to hear eachcouncil member's rationalefor their decision. Thiswould be a truedemonstration ofdemocracy in action. Best, Aram On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at12:03 PM, MartinWasserman<deeperlook@aol.com>wrote:Dear Julie, As a concerned voter and an Oak Creek resident, I strongly urge you to reject Henry's ill-conceiveddemand to push for aGaza ceasefireresolution in the CityCouncil. Such a resolution would have no effect on anything in Gaza, but would merely create dissension and strifehere at home. A unilateral Israeli ceasefire would leave Hamas in power, leave the hostages in captivity, and effectively end Israel’s campaign toremove this menaceon its southern border.Hamas is a committedenemy not only of Israel and of Jews, but also of the United States, of Western civilization itself, and indeed of anyone who doesn’t subscribe totheir religiousideology. Hamas, as one branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has as its ultimate goal the imposition of Islamic law on the entireglobe, by force andviolence if necessary.If we try to restrainIsrael from fightingthis ideology in Gaza, we’ll soon be fighting it ourselves on the streets of America. The way to resolvethe humanitariancrisis in Gaza is tofirst let Israel defeatHamas, and after that focus on the civilian needs. As long as the oppressive and terrorist Hamas regime remains inpower, life will neverimprove for ordinaryGazans. Best regards, Martin Wasserman Concerned Citizen On Aug 22,2025, at4:18 AM,HenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Dear Julie, Thank youfor yourservice.Given yourposition onthe dais, it isexpected ofyou to use itor lose it?As yourthen 82 yearoldsupporter, Ibent overlike astrawberrypicker andslippedhundreds ofyourcampaignleafletsunder OakCreekdoors. I amasking younow forreturn oninvestment,on the onehand, andon the other,to take theethicalcourse ofaction andplace into aresolutionbeforeCouncil, the plea forcease firethat youaver youhave madein writingand inpublic fora.We, thePalo Altovoters haveelected youto carry outour wishesand tosupport youin actingaccording toyourconscience.Fortunately,in thisinstance twoclassic, itemopposingpoliticalmotives,coincide.Julie, it isincumbentupon you tointroduce a“ceasefirenow inGaza”resolution, Invited tobe secondedby George,whoreceived thesupport ofthe PaloAltoMuslimcommunity.He will beinspired aswell by theConfucianethic helearned in“Chineseschool inPalo Alto.” Hopefully,all members of Councilwill join tomake thispositionunanimous. Like theattorneywhopersuadedthe SupremeCourt tobriefly opena window tomake anexception tothe statuteoflimitations,precluding aholocaustvictim fromseekingrestitution,Councilmaysimilarly putaside itsprohibitiononinterveningininternationalissues totake aposition onone that hasbecomelocal andgloballyhumane. Sincerely HenryEtzkowitz NeighborsforEnvironmentaland SocialJustice 2024 Candidatefor PaloAlto CityCouncil www.triplehelix.net OnAug18,2025,at3:28 PM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: Butnotas.Ohzero OnMon,Aug18,2025at2:47 PMLythcott-Haims,Julie<Julie.LythcottHaims@paloalto.gov>wrote:Sincelate2023,I’vecalledforaceasefire,bothinwriting,andinapublicforum.Julie HiJulie:But herewerethequestionsIposedtoyoubelow:canyouanswerthesequestions: Julie came closest to breaking the silence,(1) but to myknowledge, she hasNEVER demandedof her colleaguesthat a ceasefireresolution be placedon the council agenda for a robust public discussion and a subsequentvote. (2) Similarly, unless Imissed it, Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!" Onceyouarekindenoughtogetbacktome onthetwoquestionsaboveIwanttogetbacktoyourcallsforaceasefire. Thanks,yoursupporterforalongtime, Aram JulieLythcott-HaimsPaloAltoCityCouncilMemberClicktomakeanOfficeHoursappointment OnAug7,2025,at1:09 PM,HenryEtzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: CAUTION:Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideoftheorganization.Becautiousofopeningattachmentsandclickingonlinks. Takesboth SentfrommyiPhone OnAug7,2025,at11:58 AM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: HiHenry, Yousaythingssopoetically!!Memorelikeabulldogorsledgehammer thanapoet!! Avram“EndTheGenocideNow!!Finkelstein OnThu,Aug7,2025at11:05 AMHenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Correct JuliechartermemberCouncil“wallofsilence” Incumbentspersistingwillbetooshamedandashamedtoseekreelection SentfrommyiPhone OnAug7,2025,at10:02 AM, AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: FYI:Brian—hereisanexchangeyoumayhavemissed.Wassenttomostoftheusualsuspects. OnWed,Aug6,2025at10:58 PMAramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote:MydearbravefriendHenry, Juliecameclosesttobreakingthesilence,buttomyknowledge, shehasNEVERdemandedofhercolleaguesthataceasefireresolutionbeplacedonthecouncilagendaforarobustpublicdiscussionandasubsequentvote.Similarly,unlessImissedit,JuliehasNEVERcalledoutorspokenfromthedais:"EndtheGenocideNow!" AsMLKsaid:“Thetimeisalwaysrighttodo whatisright.” Sleep wellmyfriend, Aram P.S.Julie,ifmyrecollectioniswrong,Iinviteyoutocorrecttherecord. OnWed,Aug6,2025,at10:20PM,HenryEtzkowitzwrote:dearAram Uponreflection,agreewithyourassessment.Despiteminordifferencesinprogressivenessonotherissues;there isanimplacablewallonGazaceaseFire whenimploredinsuccession,therewasnotaflickerofsympathyfromtheimpassive diased. 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Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 11:49:58 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. 9/4/2025 Hi Henry, Martin is being a non-responsive witness. Instead of answering your question he is using the oldtechnique of answering a question with a question. Based on my dialogue exchange with Martin overmany months if he was being honest, his answer would reflex an extension of his insatiable blood lustfor the Palestinian people. In other words, if anyone, even the entire population of the planet, were in his view hostile to theinterests of Israel, threatened their existence, he would gladly nuke the entirety of mankind to save theapproximate 12 million Jews. In his heart of hearts he believes, been taught in the synagogue, that Jewsare just superior to all non Jews. That’s the reason he claims ignorance of your question. Its just too difficult for Martin to say thisoutloud. Your friend Martin represents the quintessential white male and white female Jewish ZionistSupremacists that has been terrorizing the Palestinians since at least the year of my birth, in 1948. Like a petulant child with parents unwilling to set boundaries for the their children the world has turneda blind eye to Israel’s genocidal behavior since its birth in 1948. Now the entire world is seeing live, upclose and personal the monster they have created. Martin is just one example of the monster mentalitywe have allowed to existed unchecked in israel. Time to eliminate the monster. Avram” One State Solution” Finkelstein On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com> wrote:I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but OK, what are your core premises about how Israelshould deal with Gaza? Marty On Sep 3, 2025, at 10:31 PM, Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: Apologies, Marty Spotlight on Gaza. No diversion. The families insist! Henry Etzkowitz Etz Chaim member www.triplehelix.net On Sep 3, 2025, at 9:11 AM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com>wrote: Henry, I'm glad that our discussion is getting down to core premises, and I'm veryinterested to know what your core premises are regarding how Israel shoulddeal with its hostile neighbors. Marty On Sep 3, 2025, at 6:12 AM, Henry Etzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: Marty You have arrived at a correct conclusion re “dear cost” fromincorrect premises, a not unusual occurrence; a potentiallearning experience, nevertheless Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2025, at 8:22 PM, Martin Wasserman<deeperlook@aol.com> wrote: Henry, Israel has certainly made a lot of mistakes in Gaza.The biggest mistake of course was the forcibleevacuation of all the Jewish communities there in2005, which led directly to the Hamas takeover. Also, before October 7, Hamas started several otherwars with Israel. In each one Israel was content tolet it end inconclusively, with Hamas still in power.Another mistake in my view. It's been said that Netanyahu was content to leaveHamas in power, because as long as Palestinianleadership was divided, there was no chance ofestablishing a Palestinian state. If so, I think hemade a major mistake. There are plenty of otherways to rule out the idea of a Palestinian statewithout using the excuse of divided Palestinianleadership. I also don't believe Netanyahu was looking for anexcuse to invade Gaza. I think war in Gaza was the last thing he wanted. He often said that as long asGaza was quiet, Israel would also be quiet. Ofcourse, while Gaza was being quiet, Hamas wasbusily perfecting its plans for attack. Regarding ethnic cleansing, although there arecertainly people in Israel who would like to see thathappen, it's never been government policy. If it was,they're doing a very poor job of it. But if it turns outthat Hamas is so deeply embedded in the civilianpopulation that the only way to eliminate it is toremove the population itself, then it's possible thatcould happen, and in that case it would be justified.But so far Israel has been very careful to direct itsfire in such a way so as not only to avoid risking thelives of the hostages, but also to avoid risking thelives of Gazan civilians. Of course this is very hardbecause of Hamas’ policy of hiding behind thosecivilians and using them as human shields. True, the longer the war drags on, the worse it is forIsrael. Israel needs to deliver a knockout blow toHamas and then extend its control over the Strip soit can’t recuperate. To do this will require muchmore robust rules of engagement, and the samelevel of commitment to victory that the US had inWorld War II. Even though it may be tempting to quit before thejob is complete, if the war ends with Hamas still inpower, after all the sacrifices Israel has made, it willbe seen worldwide, and rightly so, as a majorvictory for Hamas and a major defeat for Israel,which will cost the Jewish state very dearly in theyears to come. Regards,Marty On Sep 2, 2025, at 12:27 PM, HenryEtzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Dear Marty For the record. Israel helped stand upHamas (Israeli public sources)as part of its Palestinian divide andconquer strategy. Given its superiorintelligence capabilities eg Iranleadership bodyguard Cell phonenumbers; it was surely privy to Hamasplans Even if not, the young unarmed femalesoldiers, detailed as Hamas watchersreported, persistently, attack’simminence yet IDF forces were largelywithdrawn: either implicit complicityor total incompetence. Why? Anexcuse to invade Gaza, as followed. Ofcourse, execution got out of hand andother factions and freelancers enteredthe breach. Eliminate Hamas No way! it serves auseful purpose for the Netenyahugovernment in providing an excuse topersist in ethnic cleansing+ moreover, there is an associateddynamic: as attacks on Gaza increase;more Gazans are incentivized to jointhe only credible, available resistance.Ironically, by persisting in this illconceived war, with no attainable goal,Israeli military and society weakensitself, making Aram’s eliminationhappen through self-immolation. Onehalf million Israelis have alreadyavoluntarily relocated to the UnitedStates Sincerely3rd generation ZionistHillel aka Henry Neighbors for Environmental andSocial Justice www.triple helix.net Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2025, at12:38 PM, Aram James<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: Subject: CeasefireResolution Discussion Hi Julie, I want to bring to yourattention that Martin issimply repeating talkingpoints from the pro-Israel lobby. In contrast, Henry’sreasoning for urging thecity council to support aceasefire resolution stemsfrom years of criticalthinking. At the very least, pleaseadvocate for the council toprioritize a ceasefireresolution given thedrastically deterioratingsituation in Gaza and theWest Bank. If there is athorough public debate andthe full council ultimatelyvotes against theresolution, the public willat least have theopportunity to hear eachcouncil member's rationalefor their decision. Thiswould be a truedemonstration ofdemocracy in action. Best, Aram On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at12:03 PM, MartinWasserman<deeperlook@aol.com>wrote:Dear Julie, As a concerned voter and an Oak Creek resident, I stronglyurge you to reject Henry's ill-conceiveddemand to push for aGaza ceasefire resolution in the CityCouncil. Such a resolution would have no effect on anythingin Gaza, but would merely create dissension and strifehere at home. A unilateral Israeli ceasefire would leaveHamas in power, leave the hostages incaptivity, andeffectively end Israel’s campaign toremove this menace on its southern border. Hamas is a committedenemy not only of Israel and of Jews, but also of the UnitedStates, of Western civilization itself, andindeed of anyone who doesn’t subscribe to their religiousideology. Hamas, as one branchof the Muslim Brotherhood, has asits ultimate goal the imposition of Islamic law on the entireglobe, by force and violence if necessary. If we try to restrainIsrael from fighting this ideology in Gaza,we’ll soon be fightingit ourselves on the streets of America. The way to resolve the humanitariancrisis in Gaza is to first let Israel defeatHamas, and after thatfocus on the civilian needs. As long as theoppressive and terrorist Hamas regime remains inpower, life will never improve for ordinary Gazans. Best regards, Martin Wasserman Concerned Citizen On Aug 22,2025, at4:18 AM,HenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Dear Julie, Thank youfor yourservice.Given yourposition onthe dais, it isexpected ofyou to use itor lose it?As yourthen 82 yearoldsupporter, Ibent overlike astrawberrypicker andslippedhundreds ofyourcampaignleafletsunder OakCreekdoors. I amasking younow forreturn oninvestment,on the onehand, andon the other,to take theethicalcourse ofaction and place into aresolutionbeforeCouncil, theplea forcease firethat youaver youhave madein writingand inpublic fora.We, thePalo Altovoters haveelected youto carry outour wishesand tosupport youin actingaccording toyourconscience.Fortunately,in thisinstance twoclassic, itemopposingpoliticalmotives,coincide.Julie, it isincumbentupon you tointroduce a“ceasefirenow inGaza”resolution, Invited tobe secondedby George,whoreceived thesupport ofthe PaloAltoMuslimcommunity.He will beinspired aswell by theConfucianethic helearned in “Chineseschool inPalo Alto.” Hopefully,all membersof Councilwill join tomake thispositionunanimous. Like theattorneywhopersuadedthe SupremeCourt tobriefly opena window tomake anexception tothe statuteoflimitations,precluding aholocaustvictim fromseekingrestitution,Councilmaysimilarly putaside itsprohibitiononinterveningininternationalissues totake aposition onone that hasbecomelocal andgloballyhumane. Sincerely HenryEtzkowitz NeighborsforEnvironmentaland Social Justice 2024 Candidatefor PaloAlto CityCouncil www.triplehelix.net OnAug18,2025,at3:28 PM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: Butnotas.Ohzero OnMon,Aug18,2025at2:47 PMLythcott-Haims,Julie<Julie.LythcottHaims@paloalto.gov>wrote:Sincelate2023,I’vecalledforaceasefire,bothinwriting,andinapublic forum.Julie HiJulie:ButherewerethequestionsIposedtoyoubelow:canyouanswerthesequestions: Julie came closest tobreaking the silence,(1) but to my knowledge, she hasNEVER demandedof her colleagues that a ceasefireresolution be placedon the council agenda for a robustpublic discussion and a subsequentvote. (2) Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie hasNEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!" Onceyou arekindenoughtogetbacktomeonthetwoquestionsaboveIwanttogetbacktoyourcallsforaceasefire. Thanks,yoursupporterforalongtime, Aram JulieLythcott-HaimsPaloAltoCityCouncilMemberClicktomakeanOfficeHoursappointment OnAug7,2025,at1:09 PM,HenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: CAUTION:Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideoftheorganization.Becautiousofopeningattachmentsandclickingonlinks. Takesboth SentfrommyiPhone OnAug7,2025,at11:58 AM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: HiHenry, Yousaythingssopoetically!! Memorelikeabulldogorsledgehammerthanapoet!! Avram“EndTheGenocideNow!!Finkelstein OnThu,Aug7,2025at11:05 AMHenryEtzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Correct JuliechartermemberCouncil“wallofsilence” Incumbentspersistingwillbetooshamedandashamedtoseekreelection Sentfrom myiPhone OnAug7,2025,at10:02 AM,AramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote: FYI:Brian—hereisanexchangeyoumayhavemissed.Wassenttomostoftheusualsuspects. OnWed,Aug6,2025at10:58 PMAramJames<abjpd1@gmail.com>wrote:MydearbravefriendHenry, Juliecameclosesttobreakingthesilence,buttomyknowledge,shehasNEVERdemandedofhercolleaguesthataceasefireresolutionbeplacedonthecouncilagendaforarobustpublicdiscussionandasubsequentvote.Similarly,unlessImissedit,JuliehasNEVERcalledoutorspokenfromthedais:"EndtheGenocide Now!" AsMLKsaid:“Thetimeisalwaysrighttodowhatisright.” Sleep wellmyfriend, Aram P.S.Julie,ifmyrecollectioniswrong,Iinviteyoutocorrecttherecord. OnWed,Aug6,2025,at10:20PM,HenryEtzkowitzwrote:dearAram Uponreflection, agreewithyourassessment.Despiteminordifferencesinprogressivenessonotherissues;thereisanimplacablewallonGazaceaseFire whenimploredinsuccession,therewasnotaflickerofsympathyfromtheimpassive diased. Sadly,Henry PsMarjorieTaylorGreenisnowcitedasmoralpoliticalrolemodelSentfrommy iPhone From:pennyellson12@gmail.com To:Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan Cc:Lo, Ria; Council, City; City Mgr Subject:RE: Transportation Web Site Errors, Omissions and Need for Update. Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 8:46:05 PM Attachments:image001.pngimage002.pngimage003.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Glad to hear you have been working on it. I look forward to seeing that updated web site before back- to-school events have fully run their course. Timing is important. Kindly give me a heads up when you have completed this work. Thank you, Meghan. Penny From: Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan <Meghan.Horrigan-Taylor@paloalto.gov> Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 5:12 PM To: Ellson, Penny <pennyellson12@gmail.com> Cc: Lo, Ria <Ria.Lo@paloalto.gov>; City Mgr <CityMgr@paloalto.gov> Subject: RE: Transportation Web Site Errors, Omissions and Need for Update. Hi Penny, Thanks for taking the time to review the City’s website and share your thoughts and ideas. Always appreciative of your input and efforts to support the Safe Routes to School program and advocating for transportation improvements. Your timing is perfect as we are partnering with the City’s new Chief Transportation Official on updates to their web pages. The community will see changes coming soon to that end. Thanks for reinforcing previous perspectives about Palo Alto Link and leading with bike-friendly information and prioritizing Safe Routes to School programming. We take pride in continuing to evolve the City’s website ensuring it offers something for everyone. Regarding your notes about communicating about Safe Routes to School programming and resources, we do that throughout the year, and as you note, focus on prioritizing before back to school including recent communications about resources to travel to and from school by bike. Best, Meghan MEGHAN HORRIGAN-TAYLOR Chief Communications Officer City Manager’s Office (650) 329-2607 I Meghan.Horrigan-Taylor@PaloAlto.gov www.PaloAlto.gov From: pennyellson12@gmail.com <pennyellson12@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 2:07 PM To: Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan <Meghan.Horrigan-Taylor@paloalto.gov>; Star-Lack, Sylvia <Sylvia.Star- Lack@paloalto.gov> Cc: Council, City <city.council@PaloAlto.gov> Subject: Transportation Web Site Errors, Omissions and Need for Update. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Meghan, Today I received an invitation to sign up for Transportation Updates from the city. This invitation was the impetus for a visit to the city Transportation webpages. I found a very outdated Transportation web page littered with incorrect informatIon and important omissions about Safe Routes to School programming. School just started. The next couple of months will be dedicated to school commute safety education and promotion with hundreds of community volunteers dedicating themselves to this important work alongside city staff. They need an up-to-date web site for parents and students and other citizens who are all engaged as participants in programming, volunteering, or just seeking information during this time. In addition, I would like to see Safe Routes to School highlighted at the top of the Transportation web page in the banner instead of the Palo Alto Link program, starting now through at least the end of October or early November, one of the busiest times for Safe Routes to School. The in-school traffic safety education list should include: 1. K-2 Pedestrian Safety Skills Education 2. 3rd Grade Bicycle Life Skills * Two in-class programs and bike rodeo (on-bike handling and street skills practice) 3. 5th Grade Bicycle Skills Refresher Class 4. 6th Grade Back-to-School Bicycle Safety Orientation 5. Walk & Roll encouragement events at every PAUSD school site district-wide 6. Bike Palo Alto (family-oriented event at Fairmeadow Elementary School that helps people of all ages and abilities find calmer, quieter bike routes and facilities throughout the city). 7. Bike Repair events at school sites and at Bike Palo Alto to help riders get their bikes in shape for safe, comfortable rides. (The site has this programming partly right on one page and much less right on another page.) One example of many—On this page, https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Transportation/Safe-Routes-to-School ,the city lists a K-2 Palo Alto Be A Walking Star Storybook activity that is no longer offered. The same page completely omits a K-2 Pedestrian Safety Skills in-school education program that the SRTS Partnership has offered for decades. This is a foundational program that gets families started, as soon as their children begin school, forming the habit of choosing alternative commutes. Palo Alto Link has held the dominant position on the Transportation Home Page banner for at least a year. That’s quite enough. Palo Alto Link adds car trips, rather than eliminating them. SRTS accomplishes numerous Comp Plan goals, not to mention supporting Health and Well-Being goals. Palo Alto Link’s contributions to TDM and long-term viability are questionable at best. PA Link is costly (more so with continued grant support in question) and it is unsupported by community volunteers—as compared to SRTS. The city’s failure to acknowledge the strength and importance of the SRTS program by giving it equal or better time in the department page banner dismisses the strong community support it continues to draw, especially at this time of year when staff and PTA volunteers are preparing the annual hard push to launch programs with new cohorts of parents and students. 7th Floor Communications staff, whether intentionally or not, is not giving due attention to Safe Routes to School in the times of year when staff and volunteers work hardest to achieve mode shift and establish the habit of choosing alternatives to driving solo to school. Please highlight Safe Routes to School, at the very least, during the months when program activity is highest (August, September, October and May/April) each year. Please expedite correcting the out-of-date information on the Transportation web site. I’m surprised and disappointed by the number errors. omissions, and failure to keep up with program changes. However, the Transportation web page banner for the last year and efforts to update the page has not reflected the strong emphasis on Safe Routes to School that is required by city policy in the BPTP and Comp Plan Transportation Element, nor more recently by City Council in budget discussions re: Palo Alto Link. Please expeditiously align the Transportation pages with city policy and Council directives and update and correct errors on the entire Transportation division web site. It badly needs attention. Thank you for considering my comments. Thank you. Penny Ellson Virus-free.www.avg.com From:Aram James To:Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Veenker, Vicki; h.etzko@gmail.com Cc:Council, City; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Supervisor Otto Lee; Supervisor Betty Duong; District5@bos.sccgov.org; district1@bos.sccgov.org; Lauing, Ed; Reckdahl, Keith; SeanAllen; Gennady Sheyner; Dave Price; Emily Mibach; Diana Diamond; EPA Today; Braden Cartwright; Brandon Pho; Human Relations Commission Subject:AI Psychosis Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:10:22 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking onlinks. Julie, et al: Our job dealing with youth, and other populations, attempting to navigating mental health issues, is now getting even more complex. Seelink to article below on the so-called AI psychosis. Also: Imagine what is like when your council members abandon their constituents because they're too F-ing thin-skinned to acceptconstitutionally protected criticism, including unpleasantly sharpe attacks. Particularly troubling when the thin-skinned councilmembers include attorneys or former attorneys who should know better. My attitude toward such individuals start at contempt and goes downfrom there. Grow up folks! Aram James State bar # 80215 (since 1978) ai psychosis tv coverage - Google Search https://www.google.com/gasearch? q=ai%20psychosis%20tv%20coverage&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c80cca51,vid:gP5icOhXDpk,st:0 From:Shawn Rose To:Council, City Subject:Re: The RV Situation in Mayfield Area Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 5:59:23 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Thank you for discussing my email a few minutes ago. I appreciate you redacting my personalinformation from the top and bottom of the note. I was simply trying to make sure that you and the team knew I was a real person, and where to contact me. I would have left that out hadI known it would be public, and sent contact info under separate header so that you could get a hold of me. Thanks again, Shawn On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM Shawn Rose wrote: To the leadership team of the Policy and Services Committee, My name is Shawn Rose, and I live at , near the corner of . My wife and I bought our home here over 20 years ago. This part of town has always been a little industrial, and a little chaotic. Going all the way back to the days a street car ran up and down our street, it was aconnection point for travelers between one part of town, and Mayfield (and Palo Alto). So when Waze and other driving apps started routing tons of traffic through thearea to save a minute between El Camino and Oregon Expressway, it was well understood. Those of us that were locals always knew that the wide streets could accommodate it. And when the developers, and our neighbors, began to build up much of the remaining empty property, we all knew and understood that there would be congestion. Heck, it happens. It was progress! In our first 20 years, the only time we called the police was when a car club decided to use the Fry’s parking lot to drift their modified cars. The police were always great about it, and eventually the group moved on. In the last six months, we have called the police a half dozen times… This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast I don’t say this lightly, but the situation on Park has proven out that the current policy (or lack of enforcement) can lead to a serious and often dangerous setting. Over the last 2 years, everyone has seen what is happening. Many of the surrounding roads put bike lanes and no parking signs in place. Depending on your perspective, this seems to have forced this sort of traffic into ourneighborhood at an alarming rate. And despite Park Ave being a bike passage as well, no enforcement is done to keep these streets safe for pedestrians and motorists, or residents and business owners. Walking on the sidewalk is a maze of animal urine (dogs from the RV’s), trash, excrement or worse. Walking there atnight is now impossible, unless one walks on the street. RV’s have cramped the streets so much that absolutely no one stops at corners or stop signs. It’s a total free for all. Half of the congestion is “storage” for those that have multiple vehicles on the street. The cars associated with each of the trailers sucks up most of the“extra” parking we used to have for small business or walkers. It’s a dead zone now, and it stinks (literally and figuratively). Your very recent attention and basic enforcement of the rules is helping, but onlywhen coupled with sustained enforcement of the existing rules and laws of our city. None of them are moving. So, where does the waste and trash go? Into the Matadero Creek or into the bushes along the sidewalks. As of right now, on Park, there are 10 bags of garbage a day that the county has to fish out ( or we do). Atnight, bins of waste get dropped into the creek or moved elsewhere. Again, with the RV’s not moving…where does their waste go? There is either no one in them, which should be an easy thing to deal with. Or, they are not moving and are breaking the law with their basic waste disposal and pushing toxic sludge into ourwaterways. It’s a fact. Oddly, there are a few in our neighborhood that pretend that the issue is more tragic than it is. With the rare exception, the folks that live here are grifters. Thesad stories of local families that lose their homes, or the young couple with three kids in local schools are the RARE exception. How do we know? We talk to them. We ask “How can we help?” The answer from most of the RV’s is (real quote) “Go F+%$ yourself. We’ll move when they ticket or tow us.” It’s a racket, plain andsimple. I am but one resident over here, but most agree that this has reached a tipping point into madness. We need new rules and real enforcement of the existingrules. A growing concern is that a significant percentage of the commercial real estate on the street is now available for lease and rent. It’s obvious why. We have always had a real need and appetite for thriving businesses over here. When they leave, it only gets worse. Think about this…we all wish the Akins autobody hadnot left. Because sucking their gas and paint fumes was somehow better than what has replaced it. I don’t mean to be apocalyptic in any way. We have some time, but need your help to get this back to some form of equilibrium. I am happy to discuss, and more than happy to aid in the solutions that can get us back on track. Right now, we are stopping the expansion by parking our cars strategically on the street at night. It works. But over a longer term, we need real solutions. Neighborhood parking passes. Better signage. And real enforcement would be a great start. Do let me know:) Sincerely, thanks for your time and consideration. We know this is tough, and we are here to help. Shawn Rose () From:Evan Reade To:Council, City; Lauing, Ed; Burt, Patrick; Stone, Greer; Reckdahl, Keith; Veenker, Vicki; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Shikada, Ed; Robustelli, Sarah; ParkRec Commission Subject:Re: Budget realities vs. Eleanor Pardee Park restroom proposal Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 2:30:04 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mr. Mayor, Dear City Council Members: I recently read that the City continues to face a tight budget and that efforts must be made to cut spending in the Capital Improvements Budget. Accordingly, I am taking this opportunity to resend to you the letter I sent on May 15. You can cut $1 million immediately by deferring or cancelling construction of a restroom in Eleanor Pardee Park, not to mention the funds you will save on the costs of daily maintenance andcleaning. Spend our precious tax dollars on projects or organizations that can do the most good for the most people. Sincerely, Evan G. Reade Sharon Ct. Palo Alto On Thursday, May 15, 2025, 04:55:35 PM PDT, Evan Reade <evanreade@aol.com> wrote: Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Council: First, thank you to those of you who have taken the time to speak with me personally since my appearance before the Parks and Recreation Commission on March 25 and the Council on April 7 concerning my opposition to the installation of restrooms at Eleanor Pardee Park. I would like to make several additional pointsfurther to those outlined in my letter to the Parks and Rec Commission, copied to you, dated March 31, 2025. On Monday, May 12, I observed your discussion of the city's proposed budget forFY2026. The Proposed Capital Budget mentions at pages 250-252 an intent to continue to install one new park restroom per year and notes that Eleanor Pardee Park is next on the list for FY2026. However, in your discussions it became clear that given current economic conditions and uncertainties it may well be necessaryto cut $6 million (out of a proposed $12 million) from the Capital Improvements Plan in order to protect a needed reserve fund, particularly if the city wishes to continue to adequately fund the critically important work being done by a number of non-profit organizations which receive city dollars to implement programs withdirect positive impacts upon various segments of our community. The slides presented at last Monday's meeting indicated that to realize CIP reductions of 5,10 and 15 percent it would be necessary to evaluate proposed project timing with a priority to delay or defer projects to manage funding availability and project prioritization. The slide also listed factors to be considered in making such determinations. Might I suggest that the city can save $1 million right off thebat by foregoing construction of a restroom at Eleanor Pardee Park? Even if one concedes that this project is in the "nice to do" category (which I do not) rather than in the "must do" category, it is clear that those funds can be better spent on other more pressing and necessary priorities, some of which are ongoing and would beseverely impacted if continued funding were to cease. Spend the money where it is needed the most. Consider "luxury" or "nice to have" projects later. I would also like to know whether the city has complied with or is planning tocomply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") before proceeding with the Eleanor Pardee Park restroom project. It is my understanding that CEQA applies to projects requiring discretionary government approval, and this includes construction of new facilities like park restrooms. Thecity's decision to approve the construction of new park restrooms is clearly a discretionary action, as the city has control over the project's location, design, and construction methods. As I have asserted in my earlier letters, the construction and operation of a new restroom in Eleanor Pardee Park could have potential impactson the environment in our neighborhood, such as increased traffic, increased waste generation, or changes to the park's and the neighborhood's aesthetics. If I am correct in assuming that CEQA applies, then the city must conduct an environmental review process, potentially including an Initial Study, anEnvironmental Impact Report, or a Negative Declaration. Has the city conducted or initiated such a process with regard to the proposed restroom at Eleanor Pardee Park? And if not, when is the city planning on doing so? Finally, let me reiterate the points I've made in my earlier letters: Eleanor Pardee Park has served our community well for 100 years without a restroom. For those parents who want to take their kids to a park with a restroom, Rinconada Park - with two restrooms and with numerous other city maintained restrooms within close walking distance - is less than half a mile away. A restroom will change the park from one designed to serve the neighborhood into a regional park. A restroom will be expensive - perhaps $1 million to design and construct (according to a press report I have read), never mind the ongoing costs required for daily maintenance (estimated in the proposed budget at $9,000 per year). A restroom could present public safety issues - vandalism, loitering, narcotics transactions - and attract the unhoused. The process of community outreach to date has been totally inadequate; the "survey" the city did was hopelessly flawed and, to my knowledge (and I live right next to the park) the city has not made any attempt to engage with those of us in the neighborhood who stand to be most directly impacted by the addition of restroom in the park. Thank you again for your time and willingness to engage with me and to listen to my concerns, which I know are shared by a number of other residents. Sincerely, Evan G. Reade Sharon Ct. cc: City Manager Parks and Recreation Commission Community Services From:Evan Reade To:Council, City; Lauing, Ed; Burt, Patrick; Veenker, Vicki; Stone, Greer; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie;Reckdahl, Keith Cc:Shikada, Ed; Binder, Andrew; Reifschneider, James Subject:Say NO to RV parking on our streets Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 2:18:12 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mr. Mayor; Dear City Council Members: Regarding the recent meeting of the Policy and Services Committee convened to discuss the subject of RV dwellers parking and living on the streets of Palo Alto: JUST SAY NO. I take issue with those who refer to the people who occupy these mobile dwelling units as "residents" of Palo Alto. Clearly, they are not. They do not have an address in the city. They do not pay taxes in the city. And they have no right to simply plop themselves down where ever they wish, in front of someone's business, or someone's home, or next to one of our parks, or anywhere on our publicstreets and decide to "reside" there for as long as they wish. They spread their belongings on public rights of way, they pour their waste into city storm drains, and they increasingly divert the resources of our public safety professionals. They are a blight. A recent newspaper article I read about this issue reported that the number of RV dwellers in Palo Alto is increasing. Gosh, I wonder why. Could it be they come because the word is out that they will be tolerated and almost even welcomed here,unlike in other cities in the region, including San Francisco, which recently enacted prohibitions against oversized vehicle parking? And I can't believe the quote attributed to Council Member Lu that he is "a YIMBY on extremely affordable housing and RV parking throughout the entire community, and would not object to anything inmy neighborhood." I wonder how your neighbors feel about that, Mr. Lu. You should be protecting the quality of life for those who elected you. I applaud the Palo Alto Police Department for all they are doing to try to keep aheadof this growning blight by utilizing laws and ordinances already on the books. They are working to keep our community safe and clean. I urge Council to do the same. Sincerely, Evan G. Reade Sharon Ct. Palo Alto From:John Bender To:Council, City Subject:filthy sidewalks Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 12:55:42 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council, Surely filty sidewalks are a deterrent to retailers who might come to PA and to their customers. E.g. look at the corner of Emerson and University on Stanford Theater side. Disgusting. John Bender Long-term PA resident From:ARTHUR COHEN To:Council, City Subject:Fw: Speeding on Middlefield Road Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 12:38:03 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear council, I am writing concerning speeding on Middlefield Road south of Colorado Ave. The typical speed on this road is between 30 and 37 mph with many people traveling over 45. I have notedthat hardly anybody obeys the current 25 limit including police and buses. High speed on this road is dangerous because of the use of the road by bikers and that there are many streets thatenter onto this road. Because of the distance between traffic lights, people also cross the road at unmarked intersections. It is my understanding that the current 25 mph limit is notenforceable even among those drivers that are exceeding the limit by over 20. I am writing again to urge you to have the limit raised to 30 mph and to urge the police to enforce the speedlimit. Arthur Cohen Wellsbury Way This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Deborah Goldeen To:City Mgr Cc:Council, City Subject:Artificial Turf Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 12:19:58 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Submitting comment directly because openforms is glitching. City report is in line with AT industry advertising. Youth competitive sports is heavily invested in AT because itmeans they don't have to cancel competitions. Report should be thrown out and rewritten with balanced input fromconservation organizations. From:Stanley Screwup To:City Mgr; Council, City Cc:Stanley Screwup Subject:Annual Palo Alto Community Survey Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 11:54:49 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i I've been a resident of Palo Alto for 36 years in a home I own in South Palo Alto. (Back when houses were affordable.) I recently tried to complete the 2025 "Annual Palo Alto Community Survey" using the link 'https://polco.us/n/res/vote/palo-alto-ca/the-city-of-palo-alto-community-survey-2025-open-to-all- residents?pn-area=1&pn-method=open' that was announced in the "Uplift Local August 21, 2025" that was sent out a week ago. I was able to fill out the survey until I went to submit it. The contractor who is hosting and implementing the survey required me to 'sign up' for an account on their third-party service in order to submit the survey. I have no problem with providing the City with my email address, however requiring me to open an account on some third-party service is excessive, especially given that one of the required questions could have been "What is your email address"?. I can read the 'Weekly City Manager Updates' on medium.com without having an account, so why can't I take the "Palo Alto Community Survey" without having to create an account on a third-party service? I have already had to create too many online accounts that I had to create just to access a service once. After I access the service, I then need to close the one-time-use account manually, which is sometimes very difficult. Having to open another account to provide my feedback to the City is just too much. Tim Diebert See: https://info.polco.us/terms-of-use https://info.polco.us/privacy-policy Stanley Screwup is my alter-ego which is why the sender name does not match my real name. This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Helene Grossman To:Shikada, Ed Cc:Lo, Ria; City Mgr; Council, City; Safe Routes; City Attorney Subject:Still no response to 311 ticket Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 10:31:38 AM Attachments:Outlook-signature_.pngOutlook-signature_.pngScreenshot 2025-08-24 at 10.55.12 PM.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachmentsand clicking on links. Dear City Council, City Manager Shikada, Chief Lo, Safe Routes, and Attorney Stump, To close this out -- I never did receive a response (or even an acknowledgment) of this 311 ticket (#16909903) from theTransportation Department, despite assurances from City Manager Shikada 3 weeks ago. This is disappointing. This could have been an easy and inexpensive way to improve safety: painting a short stretch of curb red. As shown inthis photo, cars park right up against the crosswalk near Friends and Ohlone, blocking visibility for kids going to/fromschool. A small stretch of red paint would solve this problem, but the Transportation Department has chosen not to act. Ido not understand this unresponsiveness, but I accept this will not move forward. Truthfully, I believe there are other areas that are more urgent and dangerous (such as Greer & Thomas, as well as otherissues along Safe Routes). However, the Transportation Dept is not addressing those either. I do hope the Council will look into the broader question of why the Transportation Dept is not responsive to citizenrequests, nor willing to follow MUTCD guidelines & best practices to keep kids safe. There are a lot of easy wins wecould achieve here and now. Many thanks, Helene Grossman On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM Helene Grossman <helenegrossman@gmail.com> wrote: Dear City Manager Shikada and Chief Lo,(cc to Council) Thank you for your message regarding my open 311 ticket (#16909903). I’d like to clarify that this is the onlytransportation-related why 311 ticket I filed in 2025, so there should be no confusion about multiple open requests. It has now been 1.5 weeks since your message, and I still have not received any update on my ticket. At this point, it hasbeen 3 months and required ~5 separate escalations (2 comments on the ticket, 2 emails to the TransportationDepartment, and 1 email to Council). Despite all of that, the Transportation Department still has not responded. Is it theCity’s intention that 311 tickets receive a substantive response? For context, I am including the full history of my transportation-related 311 tickets (see summary below). As you cansee, every single one of these tickets has ultimately been denied, often after months of waiting and only after multipleescalations. If the City’s position is to deny these requests categorically, why string residents along for 6+ monthswaiting for a response instead of providing a clear and timely answer up front? Many thanks,Helene Grossman On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@paloalto.gov> wrote: Hello Helene, I've been able to discuss this with our new transportation chief Ria as well as her staff. I understand that given several requests you've submitted through the 311 system and elsewhere, there was some confusion about what was still open. You should be hearing from Nate Baird to discuss your open requests. Best regards, --Ed Ed Shikada, City Manager ICMA Credentialed Manager (650) 329-2280 | ed.shikada@PaloAlto.gov www.PaloAlto.gov From: Helene Grossman <helenegrossman@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 8, 2025 9:30 AM To: Council, City <city.council@PaloAlto.gov>; Safe Routes <SafeRoutes@PaloAlto.gov>; Lo, Ria <Ria.Lo@paloalto.gov>; Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@paloalto.gov>; City Attorney <city.attorney@PaloAlto.gov> Subject: Unanswered 311 Ticket on Daylighting - outstanding for 2.5 months CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members, Safe Routes, Chief Lo, City Manager Shikada, and City Attorney Stump, I am writing to request your assistance in getting a response to my outstanding 311 ticket (#16909903), submitted on May 25 – 2.5 months ago. This request is to paint the curb red at the crosswalk leading to both Friends Nursery School and Ohlone Elementary School, in support of California’s daylighting law. I have commented on the ticket multiple times and emailed Transportation staff multiple times, but I have been unable to get a response to the ticket. Please note that the City encourages citizens to file 311 tickets – for example, this Dept of Transportation page states: “Report concerns at PaloAlto311. Type "Curb" in the search bar to populate the category to suggest new curb paint.” This Palo Alto Online article also discusses how “Residents can report violators online and suggest intersections that could use red curb paint.” However, all of this is misleading and fruitless if the City does not actually respond to 311 tickets. While awaiting a response, I submitted a public records request and learned that: In the 1.5 years since the daylighting law took effect, Palo Alto has painted zero curbs in support of the law. The City has issued zero warnings and zero tickets. The only identified progress is the selection of five intersections for “preliminary evaluation.” Here is an example of a rejected 311 ticket from a community member last year, where the response was that no curbs would be painted; the police would issue warnings without red paint. However, it turns out that the Police could not actually issue warnings because they didn’t have the code into their system until May of 2025. To this day, the Police have not issued a single warning or citation, belying the response to the ticket. (Regardless, I agree with the poster that red paint is a better, cheaper, more effective solution than increased police patrols.) Full 311 ticket associated with this picture is attached. This raises a broader question: Why is Palo Alto delaying action on a proven, low-cost safety measure that City Council itself has described as an easy win for pedestrian safety? And why is it deprioritizing requests from residents concerned for children’s safety? While I understand there are budget constraints, Council recently approved staff’s request for $160,000 for a consulting contract to study artificial turf, which could have been completed with free AI tools. Allocating a similar amount would enable curb painting at every crosswalk near every school in Palo Alto. I urge City Council to direct the Transportation Department to: 1. Respond to citizens’ 311 tickets and revisit curb-painting tickets that citizens filed in the past which were summarily rejected. 2. Implement curb painting at all school-adjacent crosswalks within a defined timeline. Ideally this would have been before the school year started, but unfortunately, we are at the point where school starts in a few days. We should commit to a timeline and not delay any further. Many thanks for your service to the City. Sincerely, Helene Grossman —-- Attachments: 311 Ticket #16909903, outstanding for >2 months 311 Ticket #15068680, submitted by fellow community member and rejected Police memo with regard to daylighting enforcement, from Public Records request From:Shawn Rose To:Council, City Subject:The RV Situation in Mayfield Area Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 10:24:35 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i To the leadership team of the Policy and Services Committee, My name is Shawn Rose, and I live at , near the corner of . My wife and I bought our home here over 20 years ago. This part of town has always been a little industrial, and a little chaotic. Going all the way back to the days a street car ran up and down our street, it was a connection point for travelers between one part of town, and Mayfield (and Palo Alto). So when Waze and other driving apps started routing tons of traffic through the area to save a minute between El Camino and Oregon Expressway, it was well understood. Those of us that were locals always knew that the wide streets couldaccommodate it. And when the developers, and our neighbors, began to build up much of the remaining empty property, we all knew and understood that there would becongestion. Heck, it happens. It was progress! In our first 20 years, the only time we called the police was when a car club decided to use the Fry’s parking lot to drift their modified cars. The police were always greatabout it, and eventually the group moved on. In the last six months, we have called the police a half dozen times… I don’t say this lightly, but the situation on Park has proven out that the currentpolicy (or lack of enforcement) can lead to a serious and often dangerous setting. Over the last 2 years, everyone has seen what is happening. Many of the surrounding roads put bike lanes and no parking signs in place. Depending on your perspective, this seems to have forced this sort of traffic into our neighborhood atan alarming rate. And despite Park Ave being a bike passage as well, no enforcement is done to keep these streets safe for pedestrians and motorists, or residents and business owners. Walking on the sidewalk is a maze of animal urine This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast (dogs from the RV’s), trash, excrement or worse. Walking there at night is now impossible, unless one walks on the street. RV’s have cramped the streets so much that absolutely no one stops at corners or stop signs. It’s a total free for all. Half of the congestion is “storage” for those that have multiple vehicles on the street. The cars associated with each of the trailers sucks up most of the “extra” parking weused to have for small business or walkers. It’s a dead zone now, and it stinks (literally and figuratively). Your very recent attention and basic enforcement of the rules is helping, but onlywhen coupled with sustained enforcement of the existing rules and laws of our city. None of them are moving. So, where does the waste and trash go? Into the Matadero Creek or into the bushes along the sidewalks. As of right now, on Park, there are 10 bags of garbage a day that the county has to fish out ( or we do). Atnight, bins of waste get dropped into the creek or moved elsewhere. Again, with the RV’s not moving…where does their waste go? There is either no one in them, which should be an easy thing to deal with. Or, they are not moving and are breaking the law with their basic waste disposal and pushing toxic sludge into ourwaterways. It’s a fact. Oddly, there are a few in our neighborhood that pretend that the issue is more tragic than it is. With the rare exception, the folks that live here are grifters. The sadstories of local families that lose their homes, or the young couple with three kids in local schools are the RARE exception. How do we know? We talk to them. We ask “How can we help?” The answer from most of the RV’s is (real quote) “Go F+%$ yourself. We’ll move when they ticket or tow us.” It’s a racket, plain and simple. I am but one resident over here, but most agree that this has reached a tipping point into madness. We need new rules and real enforcement of the existing rules. A growing concern is that a significant percentage of the commercial real estate onthe street is now available for lease and rent. It’s obvious why. We have always had a real need and appetite for thriving businesses over here. When they leave, it only gets worse. Think about this…we all wish the Akins autobody had not left. Because sucking their gas and paint fumes was somehow better than what has replaced it. Idon’t mean to be apocalyptic in any way. We have some time, but need your help to get this back to some form of equilibrium. I am happy to discuss, and more than happy to aid in the solutions that can get usback on track. Right now, we are stopping the expansion by parking our cars strategically on the street at night. It works. But over a longer term, we need real solutions. Neighborhood parking passes. Better signage. And real enforcement would be a great start. Do let me know:) Sincerely, thanks for your time and consideration. We know this is tough, and we are here to help. Shawn Rose () From:Lauren Angelo To:Council, City Cc:Jill Hartnett Subject:Council Vote 9/8 – Support for JMZ Event Coordinator Position Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:30:09 AM Attachments:image.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Members of the Palo Alto City Council, We are writing on behalf of the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo (Friends) regarding the City staff’s recommendation to the Council Finance Committee to cut the Program Assistant I position at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo (JMZ). As President of the Friends, and together with Jill Hartnett — a Friends board member and professional events planner with over 25 years of experience — we want to underscore the critical importance of maintaining a full-time, onsite event planner within the JMZ organization. Drawing on Jill’s decades of professional expertise in event planning, as well as the Friends’ commitment to supporting the JMZ, we know that the success of the JMZ events program depends on skilled coordination that strengthens community engagement and operational sustainability. An onsite event planner is essential to maximizing the JMZ’s limited physical space and operating hours. By ensuring events are thoughtfully designed, efficiently staffed, and aligned with the JMZ mission, this role directly supports the JMZ’s ability to generate revenue while protecting both accessibility and the quality of the visitor experience. Without dedicated onsite oversight, revenue opportunities and the long-term success and reputation of the JMZ’s events program and the institution as a whole are at risk. Equally important, this position serves as a bridge between staff and customers. Having a consistent, accessible point of contact fosters collaboration across departments and ensures that the families the JMZ serves feel welcomed and supported. This need is especially urgent given the staff report’s recommendation to also eliminate the JMZ’s Community Engagement Specialist — a loss that will further strain the JMZ’s ability to uphold its commitments to equity and accessibility. In addition to these programmatic benefits, the onsite event planner role pays for itself and is thus a net revenue generator for the City. Even modest event scheduling generates well over $160,000 annually, with greater potential under moderate or aggressive booking models. Incorporating Monday events alone contributes an additional $90,000 in annual revenue. Sustaining the onsite event planner role is both a strategic and mission-driven choice. It enables the JMZ to grow responsibly, safeguard accessibility, and maintain the high standards of programming and service our community deserves. We respectfully urge the Council to preserve this essential position as a cornerstone of the JMZ’s service and success. Sincerely,Lauren Angelo and Jill Hartnetton behalf of the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo From:Aram James To:Council, City; Raymond Goins; Shikada, Ed; Sean Allen; Linda Jolley; Liz Kniss; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Gardener,Liz; city.council@menlopark.gov; Gerry Gras; Lotus Fong; CityCouncil; city.council@gilroy.org; MGR-MelissaStevenson Diaz; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; Nash, Betsy; dcombs@menlopark.gov; Clerk, City; The Office ofMayor Matt Mahan; district1@bos.sccgov.org; District5@bos.sccgov.org; Supervisor Betty Duong; SupervisorOtto Lee; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Donna Wallach Subject:Re: Don"t try attributing these actions to god Date:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 11:25:44 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:FYI: Martin, I think you are confusing a possibly non-existent god with the military might of the British Empire, which armed the early genocidal Zionists. Now, you are conflating that samepossibly non-existent god with the all-powerful US military-industrial complex. Repeat After Me God got nothing to do with this genocide, this holocaust, this mass extermination. This genocide, this mass extermination, this holocaust, this Nakba, is all on you and yourpathological blood-lusting ilk. Don't try attributing these actions to god. This is your responsibility, and your people are the ones committing endless war crimes. It is time for you and your fellow war criminals to be held accountable for their actions. Ain't no god committing genocide that’s your people, Martin Wasserman Avram Finkelestin From:Aram James To:Gerry Gras; Doug Minkler; Dave Price; city.council@menlopark.gov; Council, City; city.council@gilroy.org; GRP-City Council; h.etzko@gmail.com; Ed Lauing; Liz Kniss; Gardener, Liz; Human Relations Commission; JulieLythcott-Haims; Braden Cartwright; Emily Mibach; Vicki Veenker; Veenker, Vicki; Stephen Le;jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Diana Diamond; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; Stump, Molly; Jeff Conrad;assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; Jessica Speiser, Educational Leader for California DemocraticDelegate, Assembly District 23; Josh Becker; Reckdahl, Keith; Gennady Sheyner; Lu, George; Blackshire,Geoffrey; Ruth Silver Taube (rsilvertaube@scu.edu); Jasso, Tamara; Sean Allen; Pat M; Rick Callender;Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; District5@bos.sccgov.org; Supervisor Betty Duong; district1@bos.sccgov.org;Supervisor Otto Lee; Cait James; Tim James; Josie James-Le; Marina Lopez; Lewis james; Lee, Craig;cromero@cityofepa.org; Binder, Andrew; james pitkin; editor@almanacnews.com; Lauing, Ed; Shikada, Ed;Roberta Ahlquist; Palo Alto Free Press; Dana St. George; Zelkha, Mila; Palo Alto Renters" Association; RaymondGoins; Carla Torres; Yusra Hussain; Kaloma Smith; Burt, Patrick; Shankar Ramamoorthy; Seher Awan; Friends ofCubberley; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com>; Rowena Chiu; Nicole Chiu-Wang; PD Kristina Bell; YolandaConaway; Don Austin; board@pausd.org; board@valleywater.org; Jay Boyarsky; Jeff Rosen; Baker, Rob; RobertSalonga Subject:Re: Palo Alto pretends to be a gated community Date:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 10:10:30 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 11:24 AM, Aram James wrote: --- FYI: Hi Riley, Thank you for your response; I appreciate it. I have an idea we could discuss. It involves the Safe Parking Program from Santa Barbara,which includes a comprehensive counseling center called New Beginnings. I visited their program in 2012, and Rolling Stone published an award-winning piece about it at the time,titled "The Fallen." Given the demographics in both Palo Alto (PA) and Santa Barbara (SB), I believe the similarities may still apply to PA’s situation. I also reached out to Vicki Veenker about theprogram and suggested she contact New Beginnings. No response! Palo Alto has a reputation as a pretent want to be gated community, at least among many homeowners. You may have seen the piece in the San Jose Mercury News on Sunday, August24, titled "Unhoused Population: Does this Small City Have the Bay Area’s Worst Homelessness Problem?” The Palo Alto City Council and the Policy and Services Committeedidn’t seem to care about the challenges faced by less-resourced cities in our county. With a population of 60,000, Gilroy has over 1,000 unhoused individuals, while Palo Alto, with asimilar population, has just over 200. I commented at the Policy and Services meeting on these issues, citing Justice Stanley Mosk’s dissent from *Tobe v. City of Santa Ana*, California Supreme Court (1995), which seemsrelevant to PA’s current situation: “The City cannot solve its homeless problem simply by exiling a large number of its homeless citizens to neighboring localities.” Most members of the Palo Alto City Council are millionaire homeowners who, in my cynicalview, will prioritize their own interests over the needs of less fortunate neighbors like Gilroy. I will oppose any actions taken by the council that suggest Palo Alto is different from its neighbors and that we should be treated as a gated community, our unhoused population bedamned. Best regards, Aram James Reply Forward From:Aram James To:h.etzko@gmail.com; Jeff Rosen; CityCouncil; city.council@gilroy.org; Gerry Gras; GRP-City Council; HumanRelations Commission; Julie Lythcott-Haims; Vicki Veenker; Donna Wallach; Raymond Goins;jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Anna Griffin; Angel, David; Cribbs, Anne; Jay Boyarsky;assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; Jessica Speiser, Educational Leader for California DemocraticDelegate, Assembly District 23; Jay Boyarsky; Dave Price; Emily Mibach; Diana Diamond; Council, City; Nash,Betsy; Yusra Hussain; Jeff Hayden; Bill Newell; Jeff Conrad; Roberta Ahlquist; Palo Alto Free Press; BradenCartwright; Josh Becker; bos@smcgov.org; board@valleywater.org; board@pausd.org; MGR-Melissa StevensonDiaz; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; Doug Minkler; Shankar Ramamoorthy; Gennady Sheyner Cc:Office of the Provost; Rebecca Eisenberg; Hannah Lu; Shikada, Ed; Mariza Almeida; Mark Granovetter; Mary Rorty; Arthur Millman; Guilherme Ary Plonski; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; George for Palo Alto; Gardener, Liz; Marty Wasserman; Salem Ajluni; Roberta Ahlquist; Lotus Fong; Yolanda Conaway; Seher Awan; Cait James Subject:Trump spills the beans on Israel"s impending demise Date:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 9:23:25 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Trump spills the beans on Israel's impending Demise Fox News September 2, 2025 President Donald Trump said Friday that Israel’s support in Congress and around the world has declined in recent years. In an interview with The Daily Caller, Trump said that because of left-wing U.S. politicians rallying against Israel and the growing unpopularity of its war in Gaza, the country is losing influence. "Israel, you would understand this very much, Israel was the strongest lobby I’ve ever seen. They had total control over Congress, and now they don’t, you know, I’m a little surprised to see that," he said. Trump, who has been a strong ally of Israel during his presidency, defended Israel’swar against Hamas in Gaza but said he has observed how it has hurt the country’s global image. "So, they’re gonna have to get that war over with. But it is hurting Israel. There’s no question about it. They may be winning the war, but they’re not winning the world of public relations, you know, and it is hurting them." He recalled how criticizing Israel was never as common as it is today, as high-profileDemocratic members of Congress — including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. — who have criticized the war in Gaza and accused the country of killing innocent Palestinians. Great article, Henry On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM Henry Etzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Marty For the record. Israel helped stand up Hamas (Israeli public sources)as part of its Palestinian divide and conquer strategy. Given its superior intelligencecapabilities eg Iran leadership bodyguard Cell phone numbers; it was surely privy to Hamasplans Even if not, the young unarmed female soldiers, detailed as Hamas watchers reported,persistently, attack’s imminence yet IDF forces were largely withdrawn: either implicit complicity or total incompetence. Why? An excuse to invade Gaza, as followed. Of course,execution got out of hand and other factions and freelancers entered the breach. Eliminate Hamas No way! it serves a useful purpose for the Netenyahu government inproviding an excuse to persist in ethnic cleansing+ moreover, there is an associated dynamic: as attacks on Gaza increase; more Gazans areincentivized to join the only credible, available resistance. Ironically, by persisting in this illconceived war, with no attainable goal, Israeli military and society weakens itself, makingAram’s elimination happen through self-immolation. One half million Israelis have alreadyavoluntarily relocated to the United States Sincerely3rd generation ZionistHillel aka Henry Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice www.triple helix.net Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2025, at 12:38 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Ceasefire Resolution Discussion Hi Julie, I want to bring to your attention that Martin is simply repeating talking pointsfrom the pro-Israel lobby. In contrast, Henry’s reasoning for urging the citycouncil to support a ceasefire resolution stems from years of critical thinking. At the very least, please advocate for the council to prioritize a ceasefireresolution given the drastically deteriorating situation in Gaza and the WestBank. If there is a thorough public debate and the full council ultimately votesagainst the resolution, the public will at least have the opportunity to hear eachcouncil member's rationale for their decision. This would be a truedemonstration of democracy in action. Best, Aram On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM, Martin Wasserman <deeperlook@aol.com>wrote:Dear Julie, As a concerned voter and an Oak Creek resident, I strongly urge you to reject Henry's ill-conceived demand to push for a Gaza ceasefireresolution in the City Council. Such a resolution would have noeffect on anything in Gaza, but would merely create dissension and strife here at home. A unilateral Israeli ceasefire would leave Hamas in power, leave thehostages in captivity, and effectively end Israel’s campaign to remove this menace on its southern border. Hamas is a committed enemy not only of Israel and of Jews, but also of the United States, ofWestern civilization itself, and indeed of anyone who doesn’tsubscribe to their religious ideology. Hamas, as one branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has as its ultimategoal the imposition of Islamic law on the entire globe, by force andviolence if necessary. If we try to restrain Israel from fighting this ideology in Gaza, we’ll soon be fighting it ourselves on the streets of America. The way to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is to first let Israel defeat Hamas, and after that focus on the civilian needs. As long as the oppressive and terrorist Hamas regime remains in power, life will never improve for ordinary Gazans. Best regards, Martin Wasserman Concerned Citizen On Aug 22, 2025, at 4:18 AM, Henry Etzkowitz<h.etzko@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Julie, Thank you for your service. Given your position on the dais, it is expected of you to use it or lose it? As your then 82 year oldsupporter, I bent over like a strawberry picker and slipped hundreds of your campaign leaflets under Oak Creek doors. I amasking you now for return on investment, on the one hand, and on the other, to take the ethical course of action and place into aresolution before Council, the plea for cease fire that you aver you have made in writing and in public fora. We, the Palo Altovoters have elected you to carry out our wishes and to support you in acting according to your conscience. Fortunately, in thisinstance two classic, item opposing political motives, coincide. Julie, it is incumbent upon you to introduce a “ceasefire now inGaza”resolution, Invited to be seconded by George, who received the support ofthe Palo Alto Muslim community. He will be inspired as well by the Confucian ethic he learned in “Chinese school in Palo Alto.” Hopefully, all members of Council will join to make this position unanimous. Like the attorney who persuaded the Supreme Court to brieflyopen a window to make an exception to the statute of limitations, precluding a holocaust victim from seeking restitution, Councilmay similarly put aside its prohibition on intervening in international issues to take a position on one that has becomelocal and globally humane. Sincerely Henry Etzkowitz Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice 2024 Candidate for Palo Alto City Council www.triplehelix.net On Aug 18, 2025, at 3:28 PM, Aram James<abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: But not as. Oh zero On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM Lythcott-Haims,Julie <Julie.LythcottHaims@paloalto.gov> wrote: Since late 2023, I’ve called for a ceasefire, both inwriting, and in a public forum. Julie Hi Julie: But here were the questions I posed to you below: can you answer these questions: Julie came closest to breaking the silence, (1) but to myknowledge, she hasNEVER demanded of her colleagues that a ceasefireresolution be placedon the council agenda for a robust public discussionand a subsequentvote. (2) Similarly, unless I missed it, Julie has NEVER called out or spoken from the dais: "End the Genocide Now!" Once you are kind enough to get back to meon the two questions above I want to get back toyour calls for a cease fire. Thanks, your supporter for a long time, Aram Julie Lythcott-HaimsPalo Alto City Council MemberClick to make an Office Hours appointment On Aug 7, 2025, at 1:09 PM, HenryEtzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: CAUTION: This email originatedfrom outside of theorganization. Be cautious ofopening attachments andclicking on links. Takes both Sent from my iPhone On Aug 7, 2025, at 11:58 AM, Aram James<abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Henry, You say things so poetically!! Me more likea bull dog or sledge hammer than a poet!! Avram “End The Genocide Now!!Finkelstein On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM HenryEtzkowitz <h.etzko@gmail.com>wrote: Correct Julie charter memberCouncil “wall of silence” Incumbents persistingwill be too shamed and ashamed to seekreelection Sent from my iPhone On Aug 7,2025, at 10:02 AM,Aram James<abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: FYI: Brian —here isan exchangeyou may havemissed. Was sent tomost of the usualsuspects. On Wed, Aug 6,2025 at 10:58 PMAram James<abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:My dear bravefriend Henry, Juliecame closest tobreaking thesilence, but to myknowledge, she hasNEVER demandedof her colleaguesthat a ceasefireresolution be placedon the councilagenda for arobust publicdiscussion and asubsequent vote.Similarly, unless Imissed it, Julie hasNEVER called outor spoken from thedais: "End theGenocide Now!" As MLKsaid: “Thetime is alwaysright to do whatis right.” Sleep well myfriend, Aram P.S. Julie, ifmy recollectionis wrong, I inviteyou to correctthe record. On Wed,Aug 6, 2025, at10:20 PM,Henry Etzkowitzwrote: dearAram Upon reflection,agree withyour assessment.Despite minordifferences inprogressiveness onother issues;there is animplacable wall onGaza ceaseFire whenimplored insuccession, therewas not aflicker ofsympathy fromthe impassive diased. Sadly, Henry PsMarjorie TaylorGreen is nowcited as moralpolitical rolemodel Sentfrom myiPhone From:SamTransTo:Council, CitySubject:Next Stop e-News: Transit Month EditionDate:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 6:00:09 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. • Transit Month Edition 2025 | View online • Improving bus efficiency along El Camino Real The Grand Boulevard Initiative is reimagining the iconic highway as a place where buses, bikes, cars and people — all move with ease. Learn more about the effort Celebrate Transit Month all September with SamTrans Bay Area Transit Month is all about your journey! Discover how SamTrans makes riding easier, greener, and more connected every day. Ride LIke a Leader Free SamTrans passes for local college students SamTrans, San Mateo County community colleges, and C/CAG are partnering to provide 5,000 free transit passes for high- need students. 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Bus operator Mechanics and Utility Workers Marketing Specialist See more openings Forward Next Stop to your friends, so they can subscribe too! Editor: Randol White WhiteR@SamTrans.com Copyright (C) 2025 San Mateo County Transit District. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1250 San Carlos Ave. San Carlos, CA 94070 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe From:pennyellson12@gmail.com To:Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan; Star-Lack, Sylvia Cc:Council, City Subject:Transportation Web Site Errors, Omissions and Need for Update. Date:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 2:07:30 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Meghan, Today I received an invitation to sign up for Transportation Updates from the city. This invitation was the impetus for a visit to the city Transportation webpages. I found a very outdated Transportation web page littered with incorrect informatIon and important omissions about Safe Routes to School programming. School just started. The next couple of months will be dedicated to school commute safety education and promotion with hundreds of community volunteers dedicating themselves to this important work alongside city staff. They need an up-to-date web site for parents and students and other citizens who are all engaged as participants in programming, volunteering, or just seeking information during this time. In addition, I would like to see Safe Routes to School highlighted at the top of the Transportation web page in the banner instead of the Palo Alto Link program, starting now through at least the end of October or early November, one of the busiest times for Safe Routes to School. The in-school traffic safety education list should include: 1. K-2 Pedestrian Safety Skills Education 2. 3rd Grade Bicycle Life Skills * Two in-class programs and bike rodeo (on-bike handling and street skills practice) 3. 5th Grade Bicycle Skills Refresher Class 4. 6th Grade Back-to-School Bicycle Safety Orientation 5. Walk & Roll encouragement events at every PAUSD school site district-wide 6. Bike Palo Alto (family-oriented event at Fairmeadow Elementary School that helps people of all ages and abilities find calmer, quieter bike routes and facilities throughout the city). 7. Bike Repair events at school sites and at Bike Palo Alto to help riders get their bikes in shape for safe, comfortable rides. (The site has this programming partly right on one page and much less right on another page.) One example of many—On this page, https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Transportation/Safe-Routes-to-School ,the city lists a K-2 Palo Alto Be A Walking Star Storybook activity that is no longer offered. The same page completely omits a K-2 Pedestrian Safety Skills in-school education program that the SRTS Partnership has offered for decades. This is a foundational program that gets families started, as soon as their children begin school, forming the habit of choosing alternative commutes. Palo Alto Link has held the dominant position on the Transportation Home Page banner for at least a year. That’s quite enough. Palo Alto Link adds car trips, rather than eliminating them. SRTS accomplishes numerous Comp Plan goals, not to mention supporting Health and Well-Being goals. Palo Alto Link’s contributions to TDM and long-term viability are questionable at best. PA Link is costly (more so with continued grant support in question) and it is unsupported by community volunteers—as compared to SRTS. The city’s failure to acknowledge the strength and importance of the SRTS program by giving it equal or better time in the department page banner dismisses the strong community support it continues to draw, especially at this time of year when staff and PTA volunteers are preparing the annual hard push to launch programs with new cohorts of parents and students. 7th Floor Communications staff, whether intentionally or not, is not giving due attention to Safe Routes to School in the times of year when staff and volunteers work hardest to achieve mode shift and establish the habit of choosing alternatives to driving solo to school. Please highlight Safe Routes to School, at the very least, during the months when program activity is highest (August, September, October and May/April) each year. Please expedite correcting the out-of-date information on the Transportation web site. I’m surprised and disappointed by the number errors. omissions, and failure to keep up with program changes. However, the Transportation web page banner for the last year and efforts to update the page has not reflected the strong emphasis on Safe Routes to School that is required by city policy in the BPTP and Comp Plan Transportation Element, nor more recently by City Council in budget discussions re: Palo Alto Link. Please expeditiously align the Transportation pages with city policy and Council directives and update and correct errors on the entire Transportation division web site. It badly needs attention. Thank you for considering my comments. Thank you. Penny Ellson Virus-free.www.avg.com From:Annette Isaacson To:Council, City Subject:RV dwellers Date:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 2:01:37 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members. I know you're trying to figure out what to do about the growing number of RV dwellers. Because of the lack of affordable housing in our area, we should find space for these RV dwellers, many of whom work in Palo Alto and send their children to our schools. They deserve to have a safe place to park. Could the staff search the city for any vacant lots or unused parking lots. It would be great to be able to provide running water and toilets at these locations. I want our city to be known for kindness and respect for all. Sincerely, Annette Isaacson Midtown From:Dave Warner To:Council, City Subject:Item 2: Please support the 2016 COSA design principles Date:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 1:26:11 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Finance Committee Members, Please support the 2016 COSA design principles previously approved by City Council alongwith minor modifications suggested by Hamilton Hitchings and Jeff Levinsky. Having such principles is key to having consistently well designed utility rates, particularly in a changingenvironment. Thank you to so many engaged people to provide the City with such an excellent framework for rate setting. Dave Warner754 Palo Alto Avenue This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to you. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Rachel Miller To:Council, City Subject:Please Support 414 California Ave Date:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 12:02:53 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. My name is Rachel Miller and I live in the Miranda Green neighborhood of Palo Alto. Please support the proposal for 37 homes at 414 California Avenue. We need more housing near retail and transportation. This project will promote sustainable lifestyles, support local businesses, and bring much needed housing options to our community. My husband and I just became empty nesters as we dropped our youngest off at college a couple weeks ago. We no longer need a big house within walking/biking distance of schools, but in a few years, after retirement, would like to downsize into a condo within walking distance of amenities like grocery stores, restaurants, a train station, etc. We would like to be able to stay in our community, especially since my mother lives nearby and needs my help. Through my parents, I’ve seen firsthand how dangerous and isolating it can be for aging people to stay too long alone in homes with staircases, that require driving in order to go anywhere, that require maintenance that becomes too difficult to manage. We need to allow more housing for people at all stages of life, whether young singles, families, or retirees. If there are suitable places for people like my husband and I to downsize into, that frees up our large home for a growing young family, which will help sustain our excellent schools which are experiencing plummeting enrollment, as well as generate more property taxes that keep all city services funded. Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community, Rachel Miller Sent from my iPhone