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Home My WebLink About2025-10-14 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: 10/14/2025 Document dates: 10/6/2025 - 10/14/2025 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 701-32 From:Tina Frisco To:Council, City Cc:Kallas, Emily Subject:660 Universty Avenue Date:Tuesday, October 14, 2025 11:32:52 AM To: Palo Alto City Counsel From: Tina Frisco, RN, PA Resident Re: Proposed Apt. Complex at 660 University Date: October 14, 2025 I am a resident at Lytton Gardens, 649 University Avenue. I have seriousconcerns regarding the proposed apartment complex at 660 University. My balcony and windows face University Avenue, as do those of many otherresidents residing here. We won’t be able to open our windows duringconstruction (which will take months, if not years) due not only to exceedinglyloud noise, but also to the amount of dust and dirt that will enter. Keeping the windows closed will keep out only some of the dust and dirt, whichcan enter even when windows are closed. I know this because when I lived bythe train station, soot built up on my windowsills even though the windowswere closed. I have asthma, and daily exposure to dust over an extended period of time willnegatively impact my health. I could very well end up being hospitalized andrequiring IV medication to assist me in breathing, which in turn could lead tointubation for a respirator, which in turn could lead to death. Aside from health concerns, there also are traffic issues. University Avenue isalready congested most of the time, especially since it’s a direct thoroughfareto Stanford Hospital. We must contend with myriad traffic noises daily:ambulances, fire trucks, buses, recycling and garbage pickup, street cleaning,loud (VERY LOUD) motorcycles, and much more. Adding at least 66 morevehicles to this area will impose severe if not dangerous risks on ourcommunity. I think it’s commendable that the city is pursuing affordable housing projects.However, 660 University is not the place for this. My health will take a nosediveboth during and after construction, as will that of many other residents here. Please let me know when this issue will be placed on your agenda and openedto the public for discussion. Thank you. Tina Frisco, RN Palo Alto, CA 94301 Xenia CzischVice President ofOperations phone: (650) 858-2491mobile: (650) 804-4225fax: (650) 858-2494 4047 Transport StPalo Alto, CA 94303 www.qualitymetalspinning.us From:Steve WongTo:Transportation; RevCollCc:Patrick Kelly; Osbaldo R; Xenia Czisch; Bill McLane; Ramon Moreno; Lester Wong; Maor Greenberg; Marguerite Poyatos; Dave Stellman; Gaines, Chantal; Manu Kumar; Cathi Lerch; Dave Stellman; City Mgr; Moffatt, Pete; Jacob@onemovemovers.com; david@paloaltoconcrete.com; nancy@drewmaran.com; Dan McKinley; McDonough, Melissa; Reifschneider, James; John Lerch; Binder, Andrew; City Attorney; Lauing, Ed; Lydia Kou; Veenker, Vicki; Council, City; Burt, Patrick; Stone, Greer; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Staceytomson@qmsshields.com; Becchetti, Benjamin; Cally MeiSubject:Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial SafetyDate:Tuesday, October 14, 2025 8:41:12 AMAttachments:image011.pngimage015.pngimage016.pngimage017.pngimage018.pngimage019.pngimage020.pngimage021.pngOutlook-Green HearOutlook-3lhybjrbOutlook-logo 2 PNG.pngOutlook-THE “WE CO.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City of Palo Alto, I am writing to express concern about the growing number of RVs and motorhomes parked along the 900 block of Industrial Avenue, 4000 block of Transport Street, and 800-900 block of Commercial Street in Palo Alto. The situation has gotten completely out of hand and is creating serious safety, accessibility, and parking issues for the businesses and employees who work in this area every day. Many of these large vehicles have been parked for months at a time without moving, in clear violation of the City’s own parking rule stating that “Any vehicle parked on a public street must be moved every 72 hours.” It appears this rule is not being enforced, and the problem continues to worsen week after week. There are also major safety concerns. Many of these RVs have propane tanks and running generators outside, which pose fire and explosion risks. They block visibility for drivers and pedestrians, and the growing number of them has turned these streets into unsafe and overcrowded areas. This issue has now reached a point where it’s directly impacting local workers and businesses. Parking has become extremely limited because RVs and motorhomes occupy most of the available spaces. In just the past week, we’ve seen even more of them arrive, taking over additional spots and making the situation worse. We are asking the City of Palo Alto to take immediate action to enforce existing parking laws and address this problem before it escalates further. The current situation is unsafe, unfair, and unsustainable for those who work and operate businesses in this area. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. We hope the city will take swift and visible steps to resolve it. Sincerely,Steven L. Wong - PresidentPhone: 650.813.9999 | Cell: 650.280.01604067 Transport Street, Palo Alto, CA 94303Celebrating Our 47th Anniversary 1978–2025 A Proud Member of the U.S. Green Building Council From: Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 12:17 PMTo: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>Cc: Osbaldo R <osbaldo@or-builders.com>; Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com>; Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>; Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>; Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>; Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; CathiLerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough<Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council<city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Staceytomson@qmsshields.com <Staceytomson@qmsshields.com>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety Please. Every one of these pictures is a Safety violation where’s Waldo Patrick Kelly From: Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 6:22:26 AMTo: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>Cc: Osbaldo R <osbaldo@or-builders.com>; Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com>; Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>; Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>; Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>; Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; CathiLerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough<Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council<city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Staceytomson@qmsshields.com <Staceytomson@qmsshields.com>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety Patrick Kelly From: Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>Sent: Monday, August 18, 2025 6:37:09 AMTo: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>Cc: Osbaldo R <osbaldo@or-builders.com>; Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com>; Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>; Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>; Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>; Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; CathiLerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough<Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council<city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Staceytomson@qmsshields.com <Staceytomson@qmsshields.com>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety Hasn’t moved in a month. Visibility non existent for pedestrians. Safety issues are on your shoulders when something happens. Patrick Kelly From: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>Sent: Friday, August 15, 2025 8:39:37 AMTo: Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>Cc: Osbaldo R <osbaldo@or-builders.com>; Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com>; Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>; Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>; Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>; Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; CathiLerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough<Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council<city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Staceytomson@qmsshields.com <Staceytomson@qmsshields.com>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety CAUTION: External Sender. Please do not click on links or open attachments from senders you do not trust. I would also like to note that the propane tank I mentioned a couple weeks ago is still sitting in the street. Is this not a safety hazard? From what I have read, they shouldn't be allowed to be kept in the street for multiple reasons. On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com> wrote:The safety on this street keeps getting worse. No visibility, no concern for environmental issues. Please help. Patrick Kelly From: Osbaldo R <osbaldo@or-builders.com>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 1:57:53 PMTo: Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com>; Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>Cc: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>; Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>; Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>; Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; Cathi Lerch<cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough <Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>;James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt<pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Staceytomson@qmsshields.com <Staceytomson@qmsshields.com>Subject: RE: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety CAUTION: External Sender. Please do not click on links or open attachments from senders you do not trust. O.R. Builders Inc.Osbaldo RomeroPresident 939 Industrial AvePalo Alto, Ca. 94303Phone: 650.938.2222Fax: 650.938.2224Cell: 415.215.6788 From: Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 1:53 PMTo: 'Bill McLane' <bill@paloaltoglass.com>Cc: 'Marguerite Poyatos' <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>; 'Ramon Moreno' <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>; 'Lester Wong' <LWong@wongelectric.com>; 'Maor Greenberg' <maor@greenberg.construction>; 'Dave Stellman' <davestellman@gmail.com>; 'Patrick Kelly' <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org; osbaldo@or-builders.com; 'Manu Kumar' <manu@k9ventures.com>; 'Benjamin Becchetti' <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Cathi Lerch'<cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; 'Dave Stellman' <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; 'City Mgr' <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Pete Moffatt' <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com; david@paloaltoconcrete.com; 'Steve Wong' <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com; 'Dan McKinley' <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; 'Melissa McDonough' <Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'James Reifschneider' <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Transportation'<transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'John Lerch' <john@lerchconstruction.com>; 'Andrew Binder' <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Jade Jin' <JJin@wongelectric.com>; 'City Attorney' <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Ed Lauing' <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Lydia Kou' <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Vicki Veenker' <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'City Council' <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Patrick Burt' <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Greer Stone'<Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Julie Lythcott-Haims' <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Staceytomson@qmsshields.comSubject: RE: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety + Staceytomson@qmsshields.com From: Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 1:48 PMTo: Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com>Cc: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>; Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>; Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>; Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org; osbaldo@or-builders.com; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; Cathi Lerch<cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com; david@paloaltoconcrete.com; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough <Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation<transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>;Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety I didn’t get my tape measure out, but I’d be willing to bet this is more than 18 inches from the curb. I believe that’s a violation of California parking laws. Xenia CzischVice President ofOperations phone: (650) 858-2491mobile: (650) 804-4225fax: (650) 858-2494 4047 Transport StPalo Alto, CA 94303 www.qualitymetalspinning.us Bill McLane---------------------------------Palo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport StreetPalo Alto, CA 94303650-494-7000 Officewww.paloaltoglass.com On Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM Xenia Czisch <xenia@qmsshields.com> wrote: + staceytomson@qmsshields.com From: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 1:13 PMTo: Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com>Cc: Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>; Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>; Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org; osbaldo@or-builders.com; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; Cathi Lerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr<CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com; david@paloaltoconcrete.com; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough <Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder<Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; Xenia Czisch <Xenia@qmsshields.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims<Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety Chantal, Please see the attached images. An enforcement officer went around this morning and gave out the 72 hour tow notices. I watched the gentleman with the Raiders RV (in attached image) remove all tow notices from his vehicles and will not move them. I will be taking pictures of his vehicles in the next coming days to show that he will be in violation of the notices. Also, he has a propane tank (also in attached image) that has been sitting in the street for a few months now. Can that be addressed? The other picture shows a tow notice sitting in the gutter, which is where many of these end up. Can there be any enforcement for littering? As others are stating, I would also hope something can be done for the safety of pedestrians. As I was walking to my car today, I was almost hit by a car because there is no visibility for cars coming down the street or pedestrians. Thank you. On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM Ramon Moreno <ramonmorenoschool@gmail.com> wrote: Dear City of Palo Alto, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the ongoing issues caused by the RV encampments in Palo Alto, which are directly impacting my business and the safety of my students and their families. As the owner of the Ramon Moreno School of Ballet, I am dedicated to maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for our students and their families. However, recent circumstances are making that increasingly difficult. One of the most pressing issues is illegal dumping. Individuals from the RV encampments have been using my business’s garbage disposal for their personal waste, resulting in contamination. Because of this, the city has refused to collect the trash, and I have now been left to clean and dispose of everything myself—at my own expense. If I don’t, I’ve been informed that I may face additional charges. This is unacceptable and places an unfair financial andoperational burden on my business. I understand that I am not alone—many neighboring businesses are facing similar challenges. Additionally, the presence of these encampments has created ongoing safety concerns. Several families have shared their discomfort and hesitation about bringing their children to class, due to the unpredictable and sometimes unsafe conditions surrounding my studio. This is not just an inconvenience; it poses a direct risk to the well-being of the children, their families, my staff, and the reputation of our school. I would like to know what specific actions the city is taking to address these challenges. While I understand that this is a complex issue, local businesses should not be expected to shoulder the consequences alone. The safety of our community and the ability for small businesses to operate without disruption should be a priority. I urge the City of Palo Alto to present a clear and immediate plan of action that includes: Proper and reliable waste management enforcementIncreased monitoring and enforcement of local ordinancesMeasures to ensure public safety for local families and business owners Attached to this email are photos documenting the contamination of my garbage disposal and the resulting conditions. I hope these images convey the seriousness of the situation and the urgent need for intervention.Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and to seeing meaningful steps taken to support the well-being of our local business community. Sincerely,Ramon MorenoOwner & DirectorRamon Moreno School of Ballet Please feel free to text or call:650-304-1909 Thank you, Ramon Moreno www.ramonmorenoballet.comwww.facebook.com/pg/RamonMorenoSchool On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com> wrote:Commercial St. was cleared last night. Thank you for your efforts! Lester Wong | Vice PresidentO: 650.813.9999 ext. 22 | C: 650.720.84554067 Transport Street | Palo Alto | CA 94303Celebrating Our 46th Anniversary 1978 – 2024 A Proud Member of the U.S. Green Building Council From: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2025 12:37:47 PMTo: Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>Cc: Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>; Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; osbaldo@or-builders.com <osbaldo@or-builders.com>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lester Wong <LWong@wongelectric.com>; Cathi Lerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman<dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <SWong@wongelectric.com>; RamonMorenoSchool@gmail.com <RamonMorenoSchool@gmail.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough<Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; Xenia Czisch <Xenia@qmsshields.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker<vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety The wooden RV seems to be a severe safety issue. A former coworker spoke to the man living in it a couple years ago and was told there is a wood burning oven/stove inside the RV, which he uses. Seems like that could be a severe safety hazard not only for the man residing in it, as well as for the surrounding RV's/vehicles & businesses if it were ever to catch fire. We have had to face a number of safety hazards on this street. It is unsafe for pedestrians. We have had attempted break ins at night. We have been harassed by people associated with these RV's, as well as loose dogs, just to name a couple issues. Luckily, police officers do respond and try to help but there will be a time when they will be too late to prevent injury. The community officers coming through and putting notices on vehicles is nowhere near the solution needed for this area. The notices are thrown away and the vehicles rarely move. I believe this email string started in 2023 and we have had minimal progress with the actual issues at hand. On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction> wrote:City of palo alto!! please let me know how this is Legal for driving also come and clean the street as it’s not safe see attached Maor Greenberg CEO maor@greenberg.construction | 650-610-7711 Greenberg.Construction | 650-600-9536 x101 | Fax 925-269-2325908 Industrial Ave, Palo Alto 94303 From: Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 10:56:09 AMTo: Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>Cc: Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>; Marguerite Poyatos <MARGUERITE@paloaltoglass.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; osbaldo@or-builders.com <osbaldo@or-builders.com>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lester Wong <lwong@wongelectric.com>; Cathi Lerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr<CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt <pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <swong@wongelectric.com>; RamonMorenoSchool@gmail.com <RamonMorenoSchool@gmail.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough <Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>;James Reifschneider <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; Xenia Czisch <Xenia@qmsshields.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing <Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <vicki.veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council<city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <pat.burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial Safety What is it going to take for the city of Palo Alto to catch up to the rest of the country? A lawsuit when someone in our neighborhood is injured because of the unsafe conditions that exist here? This email chain alone would be enough evidence to show the city’s knowledge of the problem and inaction. With newly enacted laws giving cities the legal right to clean up our public spaces, local cities like Mountain View, Santa Clara and San Jose have already begun the process of relocating and housing these people that need it. Why not Palo Alto? Its not a money issue here, and even if it was, wouldn’t it be less costly to tow some vehicles and help relocate them to a safer area than to pay the cost of litigation? We are asking the city to stop ignoring this issue before it becomes an even bigger problem. On Mar 12, 2025, at 9:17 AM, Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com> wrote: Hi Ben,Please take action. The safety of our employees and locals is critical. Anyone walking or driving on Industrial/Transport/Commercial is constantly at risk. Every crosswalk and entry is a major risk for anyone walking the sidewalks or pulling into any of these facilities where illegally parked abandoned vehicles are encamped. The visibility is very poor and the reason there are height and length restrictions for these types of streets; There are There are illegally running generators with unsafe live electrical lines oftentimes in the sidewalk or even running across entryways There are collections of volatile liquids like gasoline and oil (environmental issues aside) that pose additional hazards to anyone in the vicinity Please let us know what you need from us to support your team in enforcing our city regulations in order to make our workplaces safer for our employees. Respectfully, Patrick Kelly | CIODMD Systems Recovery, LLC.C: 650.492.9003patrick.kelly@dmdsystems.com | www.dmdsystems.com<Outlook-DMD Logo.png> <Outlook-larpkod1.png> Book time to meet with me From: Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 12:39 PMTo: Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>Cc: Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>; chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org <chantal.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org>; osbaldo@or-builders.com <osbaldo@or-builders.com>; Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>; Benjamin Becchetti <Benjamin.Becchetti@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lester Wong <lwong@wongelectric.com>; Cathi Lerch <cathi@lerchconstruction.com>; Dave Stellman <dave@paloaltoglass.com>; City Mgr <CityMgr@cityofpaloalto.org>; Pete Moffatt<pete@petemoffat.com>; Jacob@onemovemovers.com <Jacob@onemovemovers.com>; david@paloaltoconcrete.com <david@paloaltoconcrete.com>; Steve Wong <swong@wongelectric.com>; RamonMorenoSchool@gmail.com <RamonMorenoSchool@gmail.com>; nancy@drewmaran.com <nancy@drewmaran.com>; Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>; Dan McKinley <danmck@scientific-equipment.com>; Melissa McDonough<Melissa.McDonough@cityofpaloalto.org>; James Reifschneider <James.Reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Transportation <Transportation@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dmdsystems.com>; John Lerch <john@lerchconstruction.com>; Andrew Binder <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jade Jin <JJin@wongelectric.com>; Xenia Czisch <Xenia@qmsshields.com>; City Attorney <city.attorney@cityofpaloalto.org>; Ed Lauing<Ed.Lauing@cityofpaloalto.org>; Lydia Kou <Lydia.Kou@cityofpaloalto.org>; Vicki Veenker <Vicki.Veenker@cityofpaloalto.org>; City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Patrick Burt <Pat.Burt@cityofpaloalto.org>; Greer Stone <Greer.Stone@cityofpaloalto.org>; Julie Lythcott-Haims <Julie.LythcottHaims@cityofpaloalto.org>; Maor <maor@greenberg.construction>Subject: Re: Industrial/Transport/Commercial concernsA citation for double parking and expired tags is what is needed here. I’m positive that’s what the police would do to me if I did the same. That is unless there are two separate sets of laws that govsophospsmartbannerendA citation for double parking and expired tags is what is needed here. I’m positive that’s what the police would do to me if I did the same. That is unless there are two separate sets of laws that govern the city of Palo Alto and the state of California. Bill McLane---------------------------------Palo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport StreetPalo Alto, CA 94303650-494-7000 Officewww.paloaltoglass.com On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com> wrote:Please see the attached image. The pictured RV & associated white truck pulled up over night. As pictured, they disregarded marked parking spots, which is one of the things that exacerbates our parking issue. A small car or motorcycle may fit there but in a commercial area where most vehicles are trucks, this does not help. Can you please send a community officer to leave notices on the RVs? I hope this doesn't come across as petty, but every spot really does matter on this block. Employees of some businesses have to park in lots that belong to other businesses, which can create tension amongst neighbors. Thank you. On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 9:19 PM Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com> wrote:The police also responded and were very helpful. Initially the people involved denied everything, but when I sent the videos to the officer and he showed it to them they admitted to dumping their RV waste. They were cited for misdemeanor illegal waste dumping and will be going to court. They were then told to leave the area - and freed up two parking spaces. Thank you Palo Alto Police and Fire. Apparently reporting violations of everykind is what is going to have to be done on a regular basis if we want our streets cleaned up. On Dec 21, 2024, at 3:39 PM, Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com> wrote: Thank you, Dave! Bill McLane---------------------------------Palo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport StreetPalo Alto, CA 94303650-494-7000 Officewww.paloaltoglass.com On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 8:22 AM Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com> wrote:I just called the hotline for Palo Alto for hazardous waste dumping and gave them all of this information including license numbers. These vehicles are still parked there.They are sending the fire department out to flush the street and these people better be held accountable. On Dec 21, 2024, at 7:56 AM, Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com> wrote: License plate of the accomplice<IMG_0142.jpeg> Bill McLane---------------------------------Palo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport StreetPalo Alto, CA 94303650-494-7000 Officewww.paloaltoglass.com On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 5:13 AM Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com> wrote: Still parked right across from my building. Note, NO rear license plate. I do think that is against the law. I do also have video of them driving up, proof of the vehicle operating on city streets. Do you think they have insurance? <image.png> Bill McLane---------------------------------Palo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport Street Palo Alto, CA 94303650-494-7000 Officewww.paloaltoglass.com On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 4:54 AM Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com> wrote: Here, they are emptying their waste in front of my building. Bill McLane---------------------------------Palo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport StreetPalo Alto, CA 94303650-494-7000 Officewww.paloaltoglass.com On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 9:18 PM Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com> wrote:Chantal, It looks like somehow most of the city council members, Vice Mayor and Mayor must have inadvertently been deleted from your last email response. I have added them back in to make sure they stay apprised of the situation. I hope it doesn't take the legal channels mentioned to start cleaning up our neighborhood immediately; this has gotten out of control and kicking the problem back and forth to different members of your city staff is not going to make it go away. Dave StellmanTransport St. On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 8:16 AM Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction> wrote:Dear Chantal, Your response, while detailed, fails to address the critical and ongoing violations of law, public safety, and business rights in the area. The City of Palo Alto has both the authority and obligation to take immediate and decisive action to protect its residents, businesses, and public spaces. Allowing illegally parked, unsafe, and hazardous RVs to persist is unacceptable and directly violates state and local regulations. Below are specific legal and factual challenges tothe City’s approach, along with demands for corrective action: 1. Illegally Parked and Unsafe RVs California Vehicle Code § 4000(a)(1) and Palo Alto Municipal Code § 10.48.010 clearly require all vehicles parked on public streets to display valid registration. Many of the RVs in question lack valid registration, making their presence illegal. Further, under California Vehicle Code § 22651(o) and PAMC § 10.48.120, any vehicle unregistered for six months or more may be towed immediately. Additionally, vehicles with exposed sewage tanks, missing wheels, or other structural hazards are in direct violation of California Vehicle Code § 24002, which prohibits parking or operating vehicles in unsafe conditions. These RVs also create a public health hazard under California Health and Safety Code § 117490, which prohibits improper disposal of waste and sewage. **2. Clarification Requested Regarding Unregistered Vehicles In light of your response, please confirm whether the City of Palo Alto allows unregistered vehicles to be driven on its streets. - I have some fun vehicles I would love to order from Alibaba and drive them around Palo Alto...• California Vehicle Code § 4000(a)(1) expressly prohibits the operation of unregistered vehicles. If these RVs are being moved every 72 hours as claimed, and they lack proper registration, their operation is illegal under state law.• Allowing unregistered vehicles to remain or operate within city limits undermines traffic safety and compliance standards. This point must be clarified explicitly: Does the City of Palo Alto condone the operation of unregistered vehicles? 3. Abuse of the 72-Hour Rule The City’s reliance on PAMC § 10.36.060 to justify the continued presence of these RVs is flawed. Surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts confirm that many RVs are circumventing the 72-hour rule by wiping off chalk markings rather than physically moving. This is blatant non-compliance and undermines the intent of the ordinance. Furthermore, California Vehicle Code § 22669 explicitly allows for the removal of vehicles that are “wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative,” even if they are moved every 72 hours. The City has the authority to act, and failing to do so jeopardizes public safety and traffic flow. 4. Public Safety and Sanitation Violations The exposed sewage tanks, illegal dumping, and general neglect by these RV occupants pose significant health and environmental risks. The City’s failure to enforce sanitation laws, such as California Health and Safety Code § 117490 and PAMC § 16.09.100, endangers residents, workers, and the environment. Additionally, blocking roadways and driveways is a clear violation of California Vehicle Code § 22500, which prohibits parking that obstructs trafficflow or access. 5. Impact on Businesses and Traffic Flow Businesses in the area are suffering due to blocked roadways, limited parking for customers, and safety concerns. Under California Vehicle Code § 21101(c) and PAMC § 10.48.120, the City has the authority to regulate parking to ensure the safety of businesses and residents. The City’s failure to allocate parking for business deliveries, customers, or even emergency services is a gross dereliction of duty. Blocking roadways for long periods creates safety hazards, violates municipal code, and disrupts commerce. Conclusion and Final Demands The City of Palo Alto has the legal authority and responsibility to act under the following regulations:• PAMC § 10.48.120: Authorizes the removal of unregistered vehicles.• California Vehicle Code § 22651(o): Allows towing of unregistered vehicles.• California Vehicle Code § 22669: Mandates removal of inoperative vehicles.• California Health and Safety Code § 117490: Prohibits illegal waste disposal.• California Vehicle Code § 21101(c): Permits parking restrictions to ensure safety. We demand the immediate implementation of the following measures:1. Impound all unregistered, unsafe, or inoperative RVs within two weeks.2. Establish designated loading zones and 2-hour parking areas near businesses.3. Conduct regular sanitation inspections and impose penalties for violations.4. Provide a clear timeline for resolution and enforcement updates. The continued failure to act exposes the City to liability for neglecting public health and safety under California Government Code § 815.6, which requires municipalities to perform mandatory duties. We expect a formal response with a clear action plan within 14 days. If no satisfactory action is taken, we reserve the right to escalate this matter through legal channels to protect our businesses, employees, and the community. <email-signture_87b8d7a2-c4f4-4cbf-b474-af2f32118dd2.png> Maor Greenberg CEO maor@greenberg.construction | 650-610-7711 Greenberg.Construction | 650-600-9536 x101 | Fax 925-269-2325 908 Industrial Ave, Palo Alto 94303<F_1bc77f31-68bf-4143-80ea-3f34f539ea07.png> <insta_26696304-1b39-4259-9776-9f137454bed9.png> <yelp_e821c57e-caea-4e87-a5dd-5905e7ca4fb1.png> <Houzz_7abe75ad-d6ee-48ac-943b-592713e31957.png><P_aece63f3-754b-4dca-a0a9-e93b94de4930.png> <google_04352117-2fb4-4963-bb3e-cc5317269360.png> From: Gaines, Chantal <Chantal.Gaines@CityofPaloAlto.org>Date: Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:12 AMTo: Maor Greenberg <maor@greenberg.construction>, Marguerite Poyatos <marguerite@paloaltoglass.com>, osbaldo@or-builders.com <osbaldo@or-builders.com>Cc: Bill McLane <bill@paloaltoglass.com>, Dave Stellman <davestellman@gmail.com>, Manu Kumar <manu@k9ventures.com>, Becchetti, Benjamin <Benjamin.Becchetti@CityofPaloAlto.org>, Lester Wong <lwong@wongelectric.com>, Cathi Lerch < --Marguerite PoyatosPalo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport StreetPalo Alto CA 94303(650) 494-7000(650) 494-7087 (FAX) -- Marguerite PoyatosPalo Alto Glass, Inc.4085 Transport StreetPalo Alto CA 94303(650) 494-7000(650) 494-7087 (FAX) From:Marilyn li To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:Support Allyson Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 8:09:45 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hi, All, I am writing to support Allyson Rosen for the Human Relation Commission. A long timededicated community support, she truly cares about the community and share our priorities. For years she's been a good listener to the Palo Alto communities and advocate for those whoare in need. I sincerely believe that she will make a great contribution to the Human Relation Commission once selected. Thanks. Best,Marilyn This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Tina Chow To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 6:54:24 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground-mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “smallwireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Tina Chow This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:astrauss@greenfirelaw.com To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Lait, Jonathan; Kandikuppa, Nishita; Council, City; Clerk, City; jfleming@right-thing.net Subject:United Neighbors Comments on 10/17 AT&T 1661 Page Mill Road Tier 2 Hearing (24PLN-00278) Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 6:53:51 PM Attachments:2025-010-13- Letter to ARB re 1661 Page Mill.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Architectural Review Board: Attached, please find a letter on behalf of United Neighbors concerning AT&T’s revised application that will be reviewed at the October 17th Board hearing. Sincerely, Ariel Strauss _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________ 510-900-9502 x 702 Greenfire Law, P.C. 2748 Adeline Street, Suite A Berkeley, CA 94703 PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICEThis communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. This transmission, andany attachments, may contain confidential attorney-client privileged information and attorney work product. If you are not the intendedrecipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLYPROHIBITED. Please contact me immediately by return e-mail or at 510-900-9502 x 2, and destroy the original transmission and itsattachments without reading or saving in any manner. October 13, 2025 United Neighbors Comments on AT&T Tier 2 WCF, 1661 Page Mill Road (24PLN-00278) Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, Member Hirsch, Member Jojarth and Member Rosenberg: On August 25, 2025, on behalf of United Neighbors, I sent the Board a detailed letter providing observations and recommendations based on the hearing held on September 18, 2025. Consequently, this letter responding to the additional staff report for the October 17, 2025, hearing will be brief.1 The Shot Clock is 90 Days The staff shot clock calculation is incorrect. The FCC regulation dictate that the shot clock is “determined . . . when the application was submitted” and based on the “pertinent type of application[.]” (47 CFR § 1.6003(b)(1), (e).) The shot clock is set as of the date that the application is submitted based on the category of application requested at that time. AT&T’s original application did not propose to remove the 22.8 cubic foot utility cabinet. Not only did AT&T propose a facility that did not qualify, it omitted the explicitly required volume calculation that would have made this disqualification plain. AT&T is highly sophisticated and deeply familiar with these FCC regulations. It should not be assumed that this was an oversight. Rather it, seems that AT&T deliberately hid this fact. The new staff report (p.3) confirms that the total volume exceeded 28 cubic feet (22.8 cu. ft. + 16.39 cu. ft.). As a result, the application did not meet the volume limits to qualify as a “small wireless facility” and the shot clock is 90 days per the FCC regulations. Just as the City 1 The agenda packet linked to the Board webpage (https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Architectural-Review- Board-ARB) does not include updated plans showing removal of the utility box, new electrical diagrams or other changes. Either the agenda packet is deficient or AT&T did not provide the requisite materials. ARIEL STRAUSS, Of-Counsel 2748 Adeline Street, Suite A Berkeley, CA 94703 Phone: (510) 900-9502, x 702 Email: astrauss@greenfirelaw.com www.greenfirelaw.com 2 may not unilaterally stop the shot clock due to any deficiencies identified more than 10 days after submittal (see discussion in Staff Report, footnote 2), the applicant cannot shorten the shot clock by changing the design. Staff make a very serious error by accepting the notion that it is 60 days. It is potentially impractical to fit any appeal on the agenda for a City Council appeal hearing within 12 days of the ARB hearing. The staff report does not discuss whether staff requested that AT&T extend the shot clock. As discussed in my prior letter, to avoid any potential dispute, plainly, such a request is necessary and appropriate. Staff should make this request in advance of the hearing on October 17th. The ARB Should Not Compare this Application to Tier 1 Applications The staff report inappropriately asserts that AT&T’s desired configuration should be approved because “similar proposal have been approved in approximately 70 locations across the City[.]” This anchoring or standard-lowing comparison is exactly the problematic approach discussed in my previous letter. Those other locations were not processed under Tier 2 and were not subject to ARB review. The Board has a duty to consider whether the present application satisfies all the required findings, regardless of any other prior approvals by staff. Failure to Hide the Radios will Eliminate the City’s Authority to Limit the Size or Design of Future Attachments and Alterations As discussed at length in my letter of September 25th, if the City approves AT&T adding visible radios on the side of the light post, this will result in the facility not being “stealth” and, under FCC regulations, opens up the site to further Tier 1 expansions beyond the control of the ARB or staff. This itself is an important reason to hide the radios underground or in a cabinet. The Side-Mounted Design is Conspicuous and Ugly AT&T’s proposal to underground the wireline equipment but not the radios is inconsistent with the dictate of Code Section 18.42.110(j)(8) to, “[w]here feasible, as new technology becomes available, the applicant shall place above-ground equipment below ground[.]” The Chair specifically requested that AT&T “explore whether it [the radios] could be undergrounded or bundled together” (recording at 3:49). After AT&T’s representative stated that it would be possible to install radios underground if that was the City’s priority (recording at 3:31), AT&T now reports that placing the radios underground would cause them to overheat. However, AT&T was previously able to keep them in the cabinet with active cooling. In this location, alongside a busy thoroughfare, the added noise of that configuration is unlikely to be a 3 problem. AT&T should discuss the size of underground vault that would be needed to accommodate the radios with adequate air flow or cooling fans, and the significance of any noise generated. Even if undergrounding of radios is infeasible, the side-mounting of the radios protruding from the skinny light post above eye-level is much more conspicuous than a conventional utility box. AT&T does not discuss placing the wireline equipment underground and then moving the disconnect switch and radios into a smaller cabinet, leaving the streamlined light post clear of any attachments. This is clearly superior to the current proposal. The existing facility configuration, where radios are located in the utility cabinet and not on the pole, is clearly aesthetically superior, even if the overall facility involves greater volume than the instant proposal. AT&T has not demonstrated to the Board that radios must be post- mounted. With the superficial discussion and limited materials AT&T chose to submit, the Board should determine it is unable to make the necessary findings to recommend approval. Specifically, this design is not “of high aesthetic quality.” I look forward to attending the hearing and will be available to answer any questions that you may have. Sincerely, ___________________ Ariel Strauss, Of-Counsel Greenfire Law, PC Cc: Jonathan Lait, Planning Director (Jonathan.Lait@paloalto.gov) Nishita Kandikuppa, Project Planner (Nishita.Kandikuppa@paloalto.gov) City Council (City.Council@PaloAlto.gov) City Clerk (City.Clerk@paloalto.gov) Jeanne Fleming, PhD, Chair, United Neighbors From:Christine N Witzel To:Council, City Subject:No turn signs when light is red Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 5:25:29 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i City Council Members, I am writing to suggest an alternative to the no turn signs when the light is red all along El Camino Real inthe Barron Park area. It is incredibly frustrating to wait while no cars from any direction are moving and nopedestrians or bicyclists are crossing the street. It also slows the movement of traffic. I believe these areunintended consequences of good intentions to protect pedestrians and cyclists. How about changing the signs to something like "Warning!" with graphic images of people glued to theirphones and reckless bicyclists cycling no-handed or doing wheelies? A little humor would capture moremotorists' attention - and perhaps the pedestrians & cyclists, too. Thank you for considering these suggestions. Chris Christine N. WitzelBarron Park resident 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:Carl Cimilluca To:Architectural Review Board; Council, City; Clerk, City Cc:Carl Cimilluca Subject:Cell towers at the Architectural Review Board Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 5:14:56 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i To remind you, Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) recently voted to disapprove AT&T’s application for a new cell tower permit. In doing so, they directed the company to return on October 16thwith a design 1) that does not include hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole, which is what AT&T had proposed, and 2) that calls instead for concealing the radios either underground or in a ground- mounted cabinet. The ARB also directed AT&T to submit equipment volume calculations, which will show whether the cell tower the company proposes does or does not exceed the FCC’s 28 cubic feet volume limit for a “small wireless facility.” October 16th will soon be here, and what the ARB decides at their meeting on that date will set a precedent for what all new and modified cell towers in PaloAlto look like. Hence we would greatly appreciate it if you would send—as soon as you conveniently can—a brief email to the Board asking them to continue to not approve AT&T’sproposed cell tower unless the company has done what the ARB asked them to do. Below is a sample letter that you are welcome to use for this purpose or to modify as you like. Thank you, as always, for your support for cell tower policies and practices in our town that put residents first, not the telecom industry. Carl & Mary Cimilluca Palo Alto, CA This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Sent from my iPhone From:Ruthellen Dickinson To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 3:55:21 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a designthat called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground- mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Ruthellen Dickinson Palo Alto This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast -- Ruthellen Dickinson From:Rita Vrhel To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:: Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 3:28:54 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground- mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has complied with your directions. Please reject their application for a cell tower permit if AT&T has not compiled with your requirements. To approve their application would serve as a bad example and undermine Palo Alto's Municipal Code Thank you so much. Sincerely, Rita C. Vrhel This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Erica Pelavin To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 1:02:42 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth, and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s proposed cell tower design which would have placed large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole and for directing the company toreturn with a design that conceals the radios either underground or within a ground-mounted cabinet. I also appreciate your insistence that AT&T provide calculations to verify whether itsproposed equipment complies with the FCC’s 28-cubic-foot limit for a “small wireless facility.” More broadly, I want to thank you for your continued commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, meet the standards outlined in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has followed your direction. If not, I urge you to reject their application for a cell tower permit on October 16th. Thank you for your careful attention and service to our community. Erica Pelavin This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Ling Huang To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki; Council, City Subject:Allyson Rosen for HRC Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 12:31:24 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Officers, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. As a Palo Alto resident, I have personally known Allyson for more than ten years. She is one with the highest integrity and devotion to the well-being of all students and communities. She has a great personality. She is diligent. She is a gem. Thanks for your support for her! Best regards, Ling Huang This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Deborah Dooley To:Architectural Review Board; Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 12:12:52 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground-mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has followed your directions. If not, I hope you will reject their applicationfor a cell tower permit on October 16th. I appreciate your consideration. Sincerely, Deborah Dooley Webster Street Palo Alto, CA This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Cynthia Fan To:Council, City; City Mgr; ParkRec Commission Subject:A quick, easy way to keep turf that sheds PFAS off of Mayfield Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 11:58:47 AM Attachments:"Our community has been deceived"- Turf wars mount over PFAS - E&E News by POLIT.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi City Council, City Manager Shikada, and Parks and Recreation Commission, As described in the June 9, 2025 staff report for the Mayfield artificial turfrenovation project [1], staff’s stated intent was to select a PFAS-free product. That same report acknowledges it would be preferable to test the turf for PFAS before installation rather than after. The only reason given for delaying testing was that “obtaining testing results could take several months.” It appears, however, that such a long delay may not be necessary. According to itswebsite, Forever Analytical can deliver PFAS test results in “as quick as 7 businessdays” [2]. So what are we waiting for? Let’s test the Mayfield turf carpet as soon as it’s manufactured — either through Forever Analytical or another lab with similar turnaround times. The staff report notes that there are “a few weeks” between the time the turf is manufactured andwhen installation begins. That window could allow results to arrive beforeinstallation starts. Even if the results come shortly after, it’s still far better than the city’s current plan to wait until the turf is fully installed to find out what’s in it. There’s good reason to be cautious. A month before the City approved the FieldTurf contract, City staff produced a report concluding that FieldTurf hadnot been able to substantiate its PFAS-free claim [3]. And, as I shared previouslywith Council and the City Manager, Portsmouth, New Hampshire faced the same situation: the company promised PFAS-free turf, but post-installation testing proved otherwise [4]. We have an opportunity to avoid repeating Portsmouth’s mistake. Let’s take it — and prevent turf capable of shedding PFAS from being installed at Mayfield. As former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staffer Kyla Bennett warned afterthe Portsmouth experience, “The moral of the story in Portsmouth is it is much easier to investigate this stuff first, before you put it in, than it is to deal with the fallout.” Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. Learn more (/who-are-our-readers/) 7-DAY UNLIMITEDACCESS FREE TRIAL (/get- access/) (https://www.eenews.net) ‘Our community has beendeceived’: Turf warsmount over PFAS B y E . A . C r u n d e n , A R I E L W I T T E N B E R G (H T T P S : / / W W W . E E N E W S . N E T / M E E T - T H E - T E A M / A R I E L - W I T T E N B E R G /) | 0 8 / 0 3 / 2 0 2 2 0 1 : 2 4 P M E D T Across the country, bitter fights are playing out over synthetic grass surfaces. Some towns already have buyer’s remorse after finding PFAS in their turf, while others have put plans to install their own on hold. Deep divisions have emerged across the country as communities have battled over artificial turf known to contain so-called forever chemicals. The issue has spiraled in areas like Portsmouth, N.H., where a turf installation has spurred fiery back-and-forth. C l a u d i n e H e l l m u t h / E & E N e w s ( i l l u s t r a t i o n ) ; R e s e a r c h g a t e ( c h e m i c a l c o m p o u n d ) ; C l e a n a n d H e a l t h y N e w Yo r k a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l Wo r k i n g G r o u p ( t e x t ) ; S a t a k o r n / i s t o c k ( t u r f p h o t o ) ; В а ле н т и н И г н а т к и н/ i S t o c k ( s o c c e r b a l l ) ; S n a z z y M a p s ( m a p ) In need of a new athletic ﬁeld and already concerned about “forever chemicals” in its drinking water, the city council of Portsmouth, N.H., voted two years ago to install a new synthetic turf ﬁeld only if it was “PFAS-free.” PFAS, or per-and polyﬂuoroalkyl substances, are a family of thousands of compounds that do not break down in the environment. Some have been linked to health problems including kidney and liver issues, along with various cancers. The City Council did not want to take a chance that the ﬁeld could create more contamination. But once installed, testing performed by a local advocacy group found organic ﬂuorine in the ﬁeld, an indicator that it might contain PFAS. City-ordered tests for speciﬁc compounds conﬁrmed there were indeed some PFAS in the turf. Now, the City Council appears poised to accept potential athlete and environmental exposure, angering concerned residents who want the city to sue manufacturers. Advertisement R E L AT E D A RT I C L E S No related posts. EXPERIENCEE&E NEWSFIRSTHAND Request a FREE trial to receive unlimited access to all 5 publications,source documents, andmore. GET ACCESS TODAY (/get-access/) https://www.eenews.net/articles/our-community-has-been-deceived-turf-wars-mount-over-pfas/10/13/25, 11:53 AM Page 1 of 7 “Where is the accountability from the city [when] we did not get the turf the City Council approved? You should be upset about that,” asked Portsmouth resident Andrea Amico at a June council meeting. “You should not be setting a precedent that a manufacturer can lie to you in writing without any consequences.” The city’s experience has emerged as a cautionary tale for many other communities across the country grappling with whether to replace degrading natural athletic ﬁelds with artiﬁcial turf. “Portsmouth is a really good example of [how] it’s really hard to put the horse back in the barn after the doors are open,” said Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, who has worked with a number of environmental groups battling turf ﬁelds in their communities. “The moral of the story in Portsmouth is it is much easier to investigate this stuff ﬁrst, before you put it in, than it is to deal with the fallout.” Three years ago, when Portsmouth was considering how to restore its athletic ﬁeld complex, The Boston Globe (https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/10/09/toxic-chemicals-found-blades- artiﬁcial-turf/1mlVxXjzCAqRahwgXtfy6K/story.html) reported that tests of athletic turf in Franklin, Mass., contained organic ﬂuorine. Portsmouth is no stranger to PFAS, which contaminate part of the city’s water supply due to the use of aqueous ﬁreﬁghting foam at a former Air Force base there. The city was considering a turf ﬁeld because soggy New England springs mean natural grass ﬁelds are out of commission for much of the season. But Portsmouth did not want to further imperil its drinking water. Aware of the Massachusetts ﬁndings, the city’s consultants — Weston & Sampson — promised in a February 2020 public meeting that the chemicals would not be an issue. In a PowerPoint slide, they said they would “require PFAS-free materials in the bid speciﬁcations,” and pledged that they already had documentation from two manufacturers to that end. That included a promise (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/eenews/?id=00000181-b524-daca-a1ab- bde62f420000) from the company FieldTurf that “Our supplier has conﬁrmed that their products are free of PFAS, PFOS and ﬂuorine.” Portsmouth ultimately contracted with that company and approved the $3.5 million artiﬁcial athletic ﬁeld. https://www.eenews.net/articles/our-community-has-been-deceived-turf-wars-mount-over-pfas/10/13/25, 11:53 AM Page 2 of 7 The conditions comforted Amico, whose family already had elevated levels of PFAS in their blood due to the Air Force base. “I signed my kids up for soccer. I’m thinking, ‘Oh, it’s PFAS-free, it’s great,’” she said. “The city made us feel safe.” But local advocacy group Non Toxic Portsmouth argued that PFAS-free turf does not exist. On the day the ﬁeld was being installed, member Ted Jankowski cut samples from rolls of the artiﬁcial turf before it could even be put in the ground. Those samples were sent to a lab in Michigan, which found high levels of organic ﬂuorine. Additional tests ordered by the City Council found multiple compounds (https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/sites/default/ﬁles/2022- 06/Technical%20Memorandum_Portsmouth_Final.pdf), including 135 parts per trillion of PFOS. EPA released a health advisory in June saying just 20 parts per quadrillion was the maximum safe level for that chemical in drinking water (Greenwire (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2022/06/15/epa-sets-targets-for-slashing- pfas-in-drinking-water-00039819), June 15). Weston & Sampson then asserted that city ofﬁcials had simply misunderstood their agreement. The bid documents (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/eenews/?id=00000181-b524- d590-abb9-fd24ed5a0000) only specify that levels of 30 compounds should be so low they cannot be detected by a particular EPA-approved laboratory method. That list of 30 compounds includes PFOS, but the EPA-approved laboratory method mentioned in the contract bid is not the same city-ordered test that ultimately uncovered the compound in the turf. So, while advocates want the city to sue Weston & Sampson and the turf manufacturer, city ofﬁcials say no agreement has been breached. “We felt and continue to feel, based on the recent testing and results, that the testing performed in the original bid speciﬁcation was sufﬁcient to determine safety of the product,” Deputy City Manager and Deputy City Attorney Suzanne Woodland said. Weston & Sampson did not respond to a request for comment. But consultants at the group TRC, which conducted the testing for the city, also told a City Council meeting that the ﬁelds pose no risk to players whose skin might come into contact with them. Iannick Di Sanza, director of marketing for FieldTurf, said the company “complied with all of the speciﬁcation requests and even voluntarily submitted our product for additional testing that was outside of the initial requirements.” FieldTurf cited the TRC testing and emphasized their conclusion that “a limited number of PFAS in the synthetic turf components does not represent a human health risk.” That has left local advocates enraged. “That’s lying, we call that lying,” Diana Carpinone, president of Non Toxic Portsmouth, said of the consultants’ promises. “We want [the council] to sue and go after Weston & Sampson, and go after the manufacturers, and say, ‘This is fraud, we bought a product you told us was PFAS-free and it’s not.’” Amico agreed that the broader process felt dishonest. https://www.eenews.net/articles/our-community-has-been-deceived-turf-wars-mount-over-pfas/10/13/25, 11:53 AM Page 3 of 7 “I feel like our community has been deceived,” she said. To Woodland, the entire issue boils down to multiple miscommunications. She does not think FieldTurf or Weston & Sampson had any ill intentions when they promised a PFAS-free ﬁeld — they only meant that they were not purposely adding PFAS coatings to the turf. She does not believe the city would opt against installing turf knowing what they know now. But Woodland added that ofﬁcials wish they could have avoided “overgeneralizations” and communicated more precisely which compounds they were focused on. “The city staff and its engineering consultants could have done a better job in 2020 discussing what could and what could not be expected, with regard to PFAS in an artiﬁcial turf ﬁeld,” Woodland said. “The manufacturers could have done a better job at identifying elements of their manufacturing process that might generate PFAS compounds in the product.” ‘We need to … restrict exposure’ Portsmouth’s problems are illustrative of the turmoil surrounding artiﬁcial turf projects. Often scrutinized for the use of crumb rubber inﬁll, which can contain neurotoxic metals like lead, plastic ﬁelds are drawing new ﬁre due to PFAS even as manufacturers move away from crumb rubber. Prized for their ability to repel moisture, PFAS prevent plastic blades of fake grass from sticking to manufacturing equipment. Documents (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/eenews/?id=00000181-b523-d010-a3cb- b5ab460f0000) from PFAS manufacturer 3M Co. show the company recommends up to 1,000 parts per million of certain compounds to aid in such processing. A consultant for the synthetic turf industry said last year that the chemicals PVDF and PVDF-HFP are used in manufacturing, before later telling E&E News that PVDF-HFP was the only compound used and that it would not break down (Greenwire (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2021/12/08/epa-linked- consultant-undercuts-agencys-pfas-concerns-284027), Dec. 8, 2021). But the actual research underpinning the health effects of chemicals like PVDF and PVDF-HFP is scant. An October 2020 study (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c03244) raised questions about the environmental and health implications of PVDF, with additional research (https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/9/1354) indicating that chemical can break down in the presence of ultraviolet light. Whether PVDF-HFP poses similar concerns is unknown. In a statement, the Synthetic Turf Council said it did not have information on which speciﬁc ﬂuoropolymers might be used as processing aids. “With the widespread use and availability of PFAS in the environment from many other sources, there is always the possibility of PFAS contamination when testing synthetic turf products,” the group said, emphasizing that the compounds used in the extrusion process are “not the PFAS compounds of concern associated with groundwater and soil contamination.” https://www.eenews.net/articles/our-community-has-been-deceived-turf-wars-mount-over-pfas/10/13/25, 11:53 AM Page 4 of 7 Despite expressing conﬁdence in turf safety, however, STC said that some members are working on PFAS alternatives in order to meet market demand. Turf proponents have cited the presence of PVDF-HFP in surgical sutures and medical devices as evidence that its use in artiﬁcial ﬁelds should be acceptable. Some toxicologists and other scientists have pushed back, noting that the conditions present on a turf ﬁeld are very different. Testing meant to imitate the impact of decades of use on turf has shown other PFAS compounds present, which some scientists say could mean that PVDF-HFP can break down into more concerning compounds, like the PFOS found in Portsmouth’s ﬁeld. That reality has raised red ﬂags for the Icahn School of Medicine Children’s Environmental Health Center. The team has written letters (https://villagegreennj.com/wp- content/uploads/2021/07/Mount-Sinai-Letter-to-Maplewood-Township-June-2021.pdf) to municipalities weighing whether to invest in turf, discouraging the decision over concerns about exposure risks for children. Sarah Evans, a faculty member at Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center, also highlighted the many unknowns that surround most PFAS. “[It’s] a very stable bond that persists in the environment and builds up in the body,” she said. “We suspect most of the chemicals in that class are going to have similar effects. The absence of evidence of harm is not evidence of absence of harm.” Chemical exposure can be particularly concerning for children. Evans expressed concern about “additive and multiplicative avenues of exposure” from children who might be exposed to PFAS from turf and other sources, like drinking water, that could ultimately harm small bodies. Skin contact is not the only way that athletes or kids could be exposed to chemicals in the turf. They could also accidentally ingest the compounds if they touch their mouths after touching the turf. “I would say we need to, to the greatest degree possible, restrict exposure to these chemicals,” she said. Environmental concerns Turf wars are also raging in other parts of the country. In Los Gatos, Calif., some parents have become embroiled in a ﬁght over plans to put in artiﬁcial plastic grass at local elementary schools. Similar battles are playing out in states like Connecticut and Vermont with a focus on high schools. All have involved some level of concern around PFAS, with water contamination in the backdrop. In Woodbridge, Conn., for example, testing has shown PFAS levels rose (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/eenews/?id=00000181-b526-d010-a3cb- b5aed1070000) in surface water yards away from the Amity High School ﬁeld after (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/eenews/?id=00000181-b527-daca-a1ab- bde7b1df0000) its construction, an uptick local advocates attribute to the turf. PFOA and PFOS levels in that water are above the threshold now considered safe by EPA. FieldTurf installed that ﬁeld and said (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/eenews/?id=00000181-b526-d590- abb9-fd2626ee0000) it would be free of total PFAS measured under EPA’s testing method. https://www.eenews.net/articles/our-community-has-been-deceived-turf-wars-mount-over-pfas/10/13/25, 11:53 AM Page 5 of 7 Tracy Stewart has been ﬁghting turf across Massachusetts for nearly a decade, including in the town of Franklin, where she connected used turf discarded near wetlands to increased PFAS contamination. In 2019, she and PEER’s Bennett conﬁrmed through testing that the turf contained elevated levels of Total Organic Fluorine. But the town has yet to address questions around turf, even as concerns over PFAS in drinking water have cropped up (https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/country-gazette/2022/02/09/franklin-investigating- elevated-pfas-readings-town-well/9317181002/). Advocates concerned about turf say industry’s focus on whether it could harm athletes ignores a bigger fear: that the material could contaminate the surrounding environment. Years in the sun and rain could cause chemicals to enter local drinking water and waterways. One of the most heated debates over turf is playing out on a Massachusetts island. Martha’s Vineyard has preexisting PFAS contamination and relies on a single aquifer for drinking water. But school ofﬁcials have vehemently pushed for a multimillion-dollar turf project, arguing it will bolster the performance of student athletes. That dispute took on a violent tone earlier this year. Oak Bluffs’ health agent, Meegan Lancaster, had been advising the town’s health board on the potential for PFAS contamination from a synthetic ﬁeld when she found 10-millimeter shell casings in her personal tote bag. She left the job not long afterward, according to the Martha’s Vineyard Times. (https://www.mvtimes.com/2022/03/18/shell-casing-case-closed/) Ultimately, the Oak Bluffs Planning Board voted to deny a permit for the ﬁeld, citing concern that PFAS could ultimately leach into the water supply. They pointed to calculations conducted by a regional regulatory body ﬁnding the ﬁeld could leach up to 12 ppt of the six PFAS regulated in Massachusetts into the island’s drinking water annually, including PFOS. Now, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional School District is challenging the decision with a lawsuit, arguing the board should have listened to town-hired consultants, including Weston & Sampson, who said contamination from the ﬁeld is “likely insigniﬁcant.” Opponents say they are unfazed and will continue ﬁghting. Rebekah Thompson, who works with the nonproﬁt Field Fund in support of natural ﬁelds, said the group was surprised by the extent to which the school system would ﬁght for turf. “It is shocking to see Martha’s Vineyard school ofﬁcials challenge the authority of the town to take steps to protect a predeﬁned, environmentally sensitive area,” Thompson said. A decision to delay At least one town has opted to put a turf project on hold over health and environmental concerns. In Sharon, Mass., ofﬁcials imposed a three-year moratorium (https://ecode360.com/37379890) on the installation of artiﬁcial turf. Like other towns, Sharon has faced pressure to repair crumbling athletic ﬁelds. In 2019, the town’s school committee requested the installation of a synthetic football ﬁeld at Sharon High School, but local advocates pushed back and were successful. In May 2020, the Sharon Conservation Commission rejected the ﬁeld, and the moratorium followed several months later. https://www.eenews.net/articles/our-community-has-been-deceived-turf-wars-mount-over-pfas/10/13/25, 11:53 AM Page 6 of 7 << BACK TO GREENWIRE (HTTPS://WWW.EENEWS.NET/PUBLICATION/GREENWIRE/) “We went on the warpath,” said Paul Lauenstein, a local advocate who works on water issues. Residents said that decision was reached due to a range of concerns, like microplastics, crumb rubber and other pollutants associated with such ﬁelds. But PFAS were a major factor. Then, Sharon opted to try something different: experiment with reviving grass ﬁelds. Sharon is working with Ian Lacy, a consultant with an extensive background in both natural and synthetic turf ﬁelds. Lacy said the town’s grass ﬁelds could be improved through a number of steps, like properly managing drainage and soils. Two ﬁelds were ultimately selected as pilot projects to test whether more intensive upkeep would make them more resilient. “Sufﬁce to say, the ﬁelds have improved,” said Lacy, who feels that both synthetic and natural surfaces can have different advantages for athletes. While Lacey has clients on “both sides of the argument,” he emphasized that success has more to do with a commitment to upkeep. “This is an investment, and you have to sustain that investment,” he said. With the moratorium lifting next year, Sharon will once again have to decide if it wants to stick to natural grass for good. Lauenstein and other advocates are hopeful that the pilot projects prove it can work for their community. “The idea is to demonstrate that natural grass can be serviceable,” said Lauenstein. “We don’t have to buy a million-dollar ﬁeld with 40 tons of plastic.” Correction: The story has been updated to reﬂect the correct name of Non Toxic Portsmouth. The transformation of the energy sector. 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Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://sanjosespotlight.com/chronic-homelessness-worsens-in-santa-clara-county/ From:sealedposter@aol.com To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T"s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 9:22:27 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, I hope that AT&T has done as you directed and that if they have not, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit on October 16th. Thank you for your consideration, Laurie Firestone This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first email to your company. 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Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/ilan_pappe_israel_on_the_brink From:Kristen Andersen To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City; Kathi Bowers Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 13, 2025 8:29:36 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design thatcalled for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground-mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kristen Andersen W. Crescent This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Becky K To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:Support Allyson Rosen Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 11:29:29 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Thanks, Becky Sent from my iPhone From:Billy Liang To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Council, City;Veenker, Vicki Subject:Support Allyson Rosen for human relations commission Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 11:25:38 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human RelationsCommission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I knowshe will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Thank you, Billy This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Zixia Jiang To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:Support Allyson Rosen Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 10:20:56 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Zixia From:geruifang To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:Support Allyson Rosen for the Human Relations Commission Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:58:34 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear City Council members, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human RelationsCommission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Thanks for your attention to this matte. Best regards,Ruifang This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Xiangfei Zhu To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:Support for Allyson Rosen"s appointment Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:52:57 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Palo Alto Public Officials, As a Palo Alto resident, I am writing to express my strong support for Allyson Rosen'sappointment to the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen has a long history of dedicated service to our community and consistently demonstrates a commitment to our shared priorities. I am confident that she will actively listento the citizens of Palo Alto and be a powerful advocate for our most vulnerable residents. Sincerely, Xiangfei Zhu 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:Peggy Yao To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Council, City;Veenker, Vicki Subject:Support of Allyson Rosen! Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:48:23 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Sir/Madam, I am a Palo Alto resident. I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a memberof the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Thanks,Peggy This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Mohit Thawani To:Lauing, Ed; Veenker, Vicki; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Lu, George; Reckdahl, Keith; Burt, Patrick; Stone, Greer;Gaines, Chantal; Pierce, Kojo; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:Human Rights Commission Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:46:01 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear PA City Council members, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human RelationsCommission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for several years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our mostvulnerable. I hope you give Dr. Rosen candidacy due consideration. -- Mohit ThawaniPA Resident since 2012 This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:S S To:Lauing, Ed; Veenker, Vicki; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Lu, George; Reckdahl, Keith; Burt, Patrick; Stone, Greer;Gaines, Chantal; Pierce, Kojo; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:support for Allyson Rosen Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:28:21 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ! Hello Respected Palo Alto Gov. Team, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human RelationsCommission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for several years, and she shares our priorities. Iknow she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our mostvulnerable. Thank you for your support & leadership!Srikanth 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:Mohan Gummalam To:Veenker, Vicki; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Lu, George; Reckdahl, Keith; Burt, Patrick; Stone, Greer; Gaines, Chantal;Pierce, Kojo; Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:Allyson Rosen Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:16:57 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, my name is Mohan Gummalam, and I have been a resident of Palo Alto for over 25 years. I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for several years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Thank you! Mohan From:carial2004@gmail.com To:Architectural Review Board; Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:05:40 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, I am a Palo Alto resident. Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell towerdesign—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground-mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “small wirelessfacility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you willreject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Yinqing This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Hope Lancero PhD To:Council, City Subject:reject AT&T’s cell tower Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:05:14 PM Attachments:image001[80].png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council, Thank you for your firm and thoughtful decision to reject AT&T’s initial cell tower design,which proposed mounting oversized radios directly on the shaft of the streetlight pole. Your direction for AT&T to return with a design that fully conceals the equipment—eitherunderground or in a ground-mounted cabinet—was both appropriate and necessary. I also appreciate your insistence that AT&T submit calculations to determine whether itsproposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28-cubic-foot limit for a “small wireless facility.” This level of scrutiny is essential to maintaining transparency and compliance. More broadly, thank you for standing firm in your commitment to ensuring that wireless infrastructure projects—like all developments in Palo Alto—adhere strictly to the MunicipalCode and reflect the high standards our community expects. I trust AT&T has followed your directive. If they have not, I urge you to reject theirapplication on October 16th. Approving a noncompliant design would set a troubling precedent and undermine the integrity of our local regulations. Thank you again for your leadership and dedication to protecting Palo Alto’s character and legal standards. Sincerely, Hope Lancero From:Amir&Sandra Ben-Efraim To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 8:35:28 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear ARB, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground- mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a“small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Kindly, Sandra Ben-Efraim This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Sophie Sha To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:support Allyson Rosen Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 7:52:04 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hi, I am a long time Palo Alto resident and voter. I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen tobe chosen as a member of the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I knowshe will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Thank you! This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Yiyi Zeng To:Veenker, Vicki; Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer;Council, City Subject:Support Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human Relations Commission Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 7:26:36 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear all, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human RelationsCommission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Best regards Yiyi Zeng Palo Alto resident of 16 years This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Huiling Gong To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:Allyson Rosen as a member of Human Relations Commission Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 7:25:46 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Palo Alto City Council, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human RelationsCommission. Dr. Rosen has supported our community for many years, and she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable. Your consideration will be greatly appreciated! Sincerely,Huiling Gong This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Qinmei Li To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:Supporting Allyson Rosen to become a member of the Human Relations Commission Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 7:24:15 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto Council Members, I am writing in support of Allyson Rosen to be chosen as a member of the Human Relations Commission. Dr. Rosen is a deeply caring citizen who has been dedicated to advocating for critical community issues for years. I personally experienced Allyson's support when my son faced unfair treatment at school. Despite being a complete stranger, Dr. Rosen was immediately empathetic and supportive, taking the time to understand the issue before connecting me with the people who had the expertise to help. As a mental health expert, Dr. Rosen is also actively involved in the school district's and city's efforts to find effective suicide prevention solutions. I truly admire Dr. Rosen’s commitment and dedication to improving our communities and feel she shares our priorities. I know she will listen to the citizens of Palo Alto and effectively advocate for our most vulnerable residents. Sincerely, Qinmei Li From:Jennifer Gu To:Burt, Patrick; Lauing, Ed; Lu, George; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reckdahl, Keith; Stone, Greer; Veenker, Vicki;Council, City Subject:In support of Dr. Rosen for Human Relations Commission Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 7:12:06 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Palo Alto Leaders, I am writing to express my strong support for Dr. Allyson Rosen’s appointment to the Human Relations Commission. For many years, Dr. Rosen has been a caring and active presence in our community, always willing to listen and lend help where it matters most. She truly understands the needs of Palo Alto residents and will be a strong, compassionate advocate for our most vulnerable neighbors. Best, Jennifer This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Patricia Jones To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Clerk, City; Council, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 6:53:33 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design thatcalled for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground-mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Larry L. Jones Patricia K. Jones Patricia Jones 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 Would you like to receive occasional updates about the latest in my studio? Click here to sign up. From:Romola Georgia To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 5:41:39 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground- mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a“small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Romola Georgia 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:Wendy Hopfenberg To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Clerk, City; Council, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 5:24:21 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground-mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a “small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Wendy Hopfenberg This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Forest Avenue From:Loran Harding To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; bballpod; David Balakian; BeckyVagim; beachrides; fred beyerlein; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; bearwithme1016@att.net; Cathy Lewis;Council, City; dennisbalakian; dallen1212@gmail.com; John; kdeem.electriclab@gmail.com;eappel@stanford.edu; Scott Wilkinson; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; hennessy; IrvWeissman; Joel Stiner; jerry ruopoli; karkazianjewelers@gmail.com; kfsndesk; margaret-sasaki@live.com;maverickbruno@sbcglobal.net; merazroofinginc@att.net; MY77FJ@gmail.com; Mayor; Mark Standriff; nickyovino; newsdesk; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; vallesR1969@att.net; yicui@stanford.edu Subject:Fwd: Newscum orders more ideas re wildfires Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 4:43:11 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM Subject: Newscum orders more ideas re wildfiresTo: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Saturday, October 11, 2025 To all- Look at this. This bastard Newscum orders up more ideas to deal with wildfires. Foryears, I have suggested that CalFire obtain more 747s configured to dump water and retardant on our endless wildfires. Newsom calls on regulators for new solutions to California's insurance crisis We were renting the "Global Supertanker" 747 that could deliver 19,200 gallons ofretardant per flight. California was paying $16,000 per hour to use it. Based out of McClellen AFB.That co. went BK, so the 747 is no longer available. People see a DC-10 fighting firesand think we have the best in fire-fighting aircraft. Diane Feinstein obtained six little C-130s from the Coast Guard. These are very slowly being converted for fire fighting duty. We have exactly one on- line now and it can deliver4,000 gallons of retardant onto a fire. My idea was to convert some old 747s currently in bone-yards east of LA or in NM or Texas or in Spain to do what the Global Supertanker was doing. We heard that the heat in thebone-yards has fried the electronics in these planes. I suggested that California, Oregon, Washington state, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and NM form a consortium to buy such planes. All of them have wildfires, andthese planes can travel around. I suggested that Canada should be part of this plan, and maybe Australia. Rather than convert old 747s in bone-yards, we could have Boeing, et.al. design abig plane for fire-fighting and build it. What if they cost $200 million each? Ten would cost $2 billion. Spread that over the above entities and several years, and this would be affordfable.It is a winning idea, one that would help the dire insurance situation in California,and elsewhere. BUT NO! Newscum's every action damages the people of California. He should have been recalled years ago. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. From:herb To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:City Attorney Recruitment Process and Brochure Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 4:20:18 PM Attachments:Attachment.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. CITY ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND BROCHURE In my letter to you for the October 22, 2025 City Councilmeeting, Agena Item #AA1, "Recruitment Firm and InterviewProcess", my letter to you said, "The brochure draft includes a list of tasksthe City Attorney would be working on, but does not emphasize that the City Attorney's client is the City of Palo Alto, rather than a particular Council Member, Council Appointed Officer,or Department or Office Director who may be represented by the City Attorney, an attorney in her office, or a consultant hired by the City Attorney." My remarks in that letter and in my testimony were from mymemory of the paper "The Role of the City Attorney:Relationship with Other Municipal Actors" prepared forpresentation at the City Attorneys' Department 2003 SpringConference of the League of California Cities. The paper was prepared by Michael Colantuono for presentationat that conference. A year after the current City Attorney was hired, a revisedpaper with minor revisions was prepared by Jonathan Lowell, the2012 President of the League's City Attorneys' Department. Attached is a copy of the Spring 2012 paper. You may want to consider the paper in your interviews anddeliberations regarding the appointment of the next CityAttorney. Herb Borock Attachment: The Role of The City Attorney: Relationship withOther Municipal Actors, 2, 2012. From:Sarah Presser To:contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; svnaik@stanford.edu;deanofstudents@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; rosenbek@gmail.com;megan.pierson@stanford.edu; president@ucop.edu; boardoffice@stanford.edu; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov;howard.wolf@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com; kevin.kish@gmail.com; president@stanford.edu;police@stanford.edu; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; ph3inator+1060@gmail.com;gad@cde.ca.gov; bdavis@wscuc.org; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu;sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; sndpolicy@stanford.edu Cc:Council, City; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; wasc@wscuc.org; kchisholm@wscuc.org; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; wascsr@wscuc.org; jhausaman@wscuc.org; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov Subject:Call to Action: Prevent SJP"s Disturbing Event on October 7 Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 9:31:12 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, isorganizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from This message needs your attention This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitlyreinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which directfederal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguardsunder the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, Sarah Press References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html From:Aram James To:Shikada, Ed; Lauing, Ed; Vicki Veenker; Gerry Gras; Lu, George; Blackshire, Geoffrey; Bains, Paul; RaymondGoins; Gardener, Liz; Binder, Andrew; james pitkin; Lotus Fong; Roberta Ahlquist; dennis burns; Salem Ajluni;Steve Wagstaffe; Jeff Conrad; Jeff Rosen; Jay Boyarsky; Baker, Rob; planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.0rg;Human Relations Commission; Council, City; citycouncil@nenlopark.org; city.council@gilroy.org; CityCouncil;DuJuan Green Subject:ABC Tried to Bury This James Baldwin Interview. Four Decades Later, It"s Blisteringly Relevant. Date:Sunday, October 12, 2025 12:13:27 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. ABC Tried to Bury This James Baldwin Interview. Four Decades Later, It's Blisteringly Relevant. - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jXwWCyMJychttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9jXwWCyMJyc From:Aram James To:steven mcgill Subject:Watch "ABC Tried to Bury This James Baldwin Interview. Four Decades Later, It"s Blisteringly Relevant." on YouTube Date:Saturday, October 11, 2025 9:47:14 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://youtu.be/9jXwWCyMJyc?si=_SuNig9ImfTXL89o From:Miriam Gordon To:Council, City Cc:Suparna Vashisht; Burt, Patrick; Veenker, Vicki; Lu, George Subject:Comments on reusable foodware policy from Reusable Santa Clara County Date:Saturday, October 11, 2025 6:02:11 PM Attachments:Foodware Reduction- Sign on Letter to Palo Alto City Council - Google Docs (3).pdfDisposable Foodware Reduction Plan 4.22.19 (1).pdfOctober 11, 2025 Reusable SCC letter to Climate and Sustainability Commission (2).pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i On behalf of Reusable Santa Clara County, I am sending the attached letter and associateddocuments for the Climate Action and Sustainability Commission. Thank you. Miriam Gordon Reuse Program Director This message needs your attention This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Acterra/ Action for a Healthy Planet * Break Free From Plastic * CLEAN South Bay * Compassionate Living * Just Transition Palo Alto * UPSTREAM June 3, 2019 Mayor Eric Filseth Members of the City Council of Palo Alto City of Palo Alto, Office of the City Clerk 250 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Submitted via: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Re: Support for Disposable Foodware Reduction Plan Policy with Strong Request to Include Additional Provisions that Strengthen the Measure Dear Mayor Filseth and Members of the City Council of Palo Alto: The undersigned write in general support of the proposed Zero Waste plan and policy regarding singleuse disposable foodware items. However, we urge the Council to incorporate various provisions anticipated in the City’s Zero Waste Plan but not included in the proposed policy. We applaud the Council for considering a measure to reduce singleuse foodware and City Staff for developing a comprehensive plan that considers the safety and health of consumers and the needs of local business to address some of the key challenges of managing litter and solid waste. Prioritizing the reduction of singleuse foodware is important because these are products that: ●are used in a matter of minutes but can persist in the environment for thousands of years (if made from nonbiodegradable plastic), ●contain a variety of toxic chemicals that migrate into food and beverages and impact human health, ●are easily littered, requiring significant city resources to remove from streets and storm drains, ●overwhelm the City’s waste management system, and are a significant cost to manage, ●are unsustainable in terms of the resources use in their production, the pollution associated with their disposal, and the climate impacts associated with their consumption. City staff have conducted a commendable scoping process gaining public input on a proposed plan to address the reduction of singleuse foodware. We agree with the framework adopted but not the delay in addressing items listed in phases II and III. We strongly urge the Council to adopt a comprehensive foodware reduction policy at this time that incorporates the first two Acterra/ Action for a Healthy Planet * Break Free From Plastic * CLEAN South Bay * Compassionate Living * Just Transition Palo Alto * UPSTREAM phases into the proposed current policy, with a phasedin implementation approach. We agree with the proposal that the ordinance immediately: (1)ban singleuse plastic straws, utensils, stirrers, plugs, picks and other drink accoutrements, and require that if offered they be compostable or reusable; (2)Ensure these items are acceptable in the City’s collection program; (3)Ensure these items are available only upon request or at a selfserve station; (4)Require that businesses provide receipts only upon request; (5)Require that produce and meat bags be reusable or compostable. However, the items in Phase II of the Plan should also be incorporated as follows. Banning the use of PFAS compounds should not be delayed it should be immediate. This class of chemicals is among the greatest threats to human health. They are highly persistent and those that have been studied are carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting at extremely low levels, plus they easily migrate from packaging into food and beverages. There are alternatives that are safer. Other cities, including San Francisco, Berkeley, and the State of Washington, have already banned the use of these chemicals in foodware. All the other measures in Phase II should be incorporated into the ordinance with a two year timeline from the date of the ordinance’s adoption. This includes the following: ●A 25 cent customer charge for singleuse takeout cups. Like singleuse grocery bags, there is an easytoadopt reusable, Bring Your Own (BYO), alternative. Many people already bring their own reusable cup. A charge would encourage a significant change in behavior. Like grocery bag charges, which have resulted in 80% transition to reusables, a charge on cups would significantly decrease the waste associated with takeout beverages, which is estimated to be 13% of the street litter on Bay Area streets. The City 1 of Berkeley already enacted a similar measure with a one year timeline. ●A charge on singleuse takeout foodware. As the City of Berkeley recognized, BYO food containers are more challenging for customers and for businesses to adapt to. Customers need to have access to reusable containers on deposit when and where they make their takeout food order, plus convenient drop off locations for the dirty containers. More time is needed for third party reusable container programs to scale in the Bay Area. 1 Clean Water Action’s Taking Out the Trash 2011 Survey. https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/06/19/surveypinpointssourcesoftrashinsanfranciscobay/ http://www.cleanwater.org/files/smeyer@cleanwater.org/FINAL%20TOTT%20Report.pdf Acterra/ Action for a Healthy Planet * Break Free From Plastic * CLEAN South Bay * Compassionate Living * Just Transition Palo Alto * UPSTREAM This ordinance could, like the Berkeley ordinance, direct the City to provide grant resources and technical assistance to help scale such programs. ●Reusable foodware for dinein. The Zero Waste Plan signals making this requirement effective within two years (2021). We urge that the City Council include this measure in phase 1, with a two year date of implementation (effective 2021). Including this measure in the ordinance puts local food businesses on notice that they will need to comply and gives them time to prepare to do so. It also signals that the City Council is serious about reducing singleuse disposable foodware. This is exactly what the City of Berkeley did in their ordinance. ●New construction food service must demonstrate adequate dishwashing capacity. t he Zero Waste Plan signals making this requirement effective within two years (2021). We urge that the City Council include this measure in the proposed ordinance with a two year date of implementation (effective 2021). Including this measure in the ordinance puts local food businesses on notice that they will need to comply and gives them time to prepare to do so. Reducing singleuse products in food service settings is not only good for the environment and saving the City money spent on cleanup and waste management. It’s good for business, as demonstrated by ReThink Disposable, a program being implemented by Clean Water Fund in partnership with the City. Participating businesses are saving thousands of dollars per year when 2 they implement measures to reduce singleuse packaging and transition to reusable food service. Thank you for considering this important measure. We urge you to make these changes and enact a singleuse foodware reduction policy as soon as possible. Sincerely, 1. John Muir, 2. Gloria Garcia 3. Tina Chow, 4. Karen Alter, 5. Janet Walworth, 6. Kiran Garewal, 7. Sven Thesen 2 www.rethinkdisposable.org Acterra/ Action for a Healthy Planet * Break Free From Plastic * CLEAN South Bay * Compassionate Living * Just Transition Palo Alto * UPSTREAM 8. Prerana Jayakumar 9. Radhika Dhall 10. Ethelyn Adina Gordon 11. Aditya Tadimeti 12. Anusha Vasudevan 13. Vinay Gupta 14. Rohini Chakravarthy 15. Ariane Erickson, 16. Yifei Huang, For more information contact Zero Waste Palo Alto at: (650) 496‐5910 or zerowaste@cityofpaloalto.org BAN REQUIRE ●Single‐use disposable foodware for take‐out.●All food service establishments required to have a dishwasher, sign‐up for a dishwasher service, or sign‐up for a reusable foodware service program. ●Reusable foodware for take-out. REQUIRE PHASE III ‐ 2025 ●Use of ﬂuorinated (PFAS or PFCs) compounds in compostable foodware. ●Disposable (plastic or compostable) foodware for dine‐in. ●All disposable plastic foodware. ●Disposable single-use foodware to be compostable. Foodware must be acceptable in the City's collection program. ●Charge for non-reusable cups and containers. ●Reusable foodware for dine‐in. ●All new construc on and tenant improvements to food service establishments required to install a dishwasher. PHASE II ‐ 2021 BAN DISPOSABLE FOODWARE REDUCTION PLAN Zero Waste Palo Alto The goal of the Disposable Foodware Reduction Plan is to reduce the amount of single‐use, disposable foodware generated in Palo Alto, encourage the use of reusable foodware, and to ensure that single‐use disposable items that are effectively recovered are either recycled or composted. The plan has a phased approach beginning with straws and other small single‐use disposable plastics. PHASE I ‐ 2019 BAN REQUIRE ●Single‐use disposable foodware items. ●Plas c produce bags. ●Plastic straws. ●Plastic utensils. ●Plastic drink stirrers. ●Plastic drink plugs. ●Plastic food and drink picks. ●Plastic drink accoutrements. ●Banned foodware, if offered, must be compostable or reusable. ●All disposable foodware must be acceptable in the City's collection program. ●Disposable foodware must be offered only upon request or via self‐serve station. ●Businesses to provide receipts only upon request. ●Produce and meat bags must be reusable or compostable. Plan date 4/22/19. Plas c Straws Plas c Utensils Plas c Beverage Plugs Plas c S rrers DISPOSABLE FOODWARE REDUCTION PLAN PHASE I ‐ 2019 BANNED FOODWARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS Foodware Items Must Be Reusable Or Compostable Must Be Accepted In City's Collection Program Disposable Foodware & Receipts Only Upon Request Other Plastic Accoutrements October 11, 2025 Dear Members of the Palo Alto Climate and Sustainability Commission: I am writing on behalf of Reusable Santa Clara County, a coalition of local organizations, reuse businesses and individuals including Save the Bay, Story of Stuff, Clean Water Action, Center for Environmental Health, Californians Against Waste, Okapi Reusables, 99 Bridges and RCup and following up on a letter I sent to Commission Veenkar and conversation that our coalition member, Suparna Vashisht had last week with her. But first, we would like to invite the Commission to an upcoming event we are hosting - a screening of “We are all Plastic People Now” followed by a panel discussion of solutions to plastic pollution. Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 6–9 PM, Los Altos Community Center- Grand Oak Ballroom. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-plastic-inside-of-us-see-the-scary-truth-stay-for-the-solutions-s b-tickets-1689651466019 In following up on these contacts, we respectfully request an opportunity to discuss with the Commission the City's failure to follow through on its plan to reduce single-use foodware. For background, in 2018, Public Works staff conducted a public input process and developed the attached Disposable Foodware Reduction Plan. That plan broke foodware reduction policy into a 3 phase approach. The first phase involved enacting a disposable foodware ordinance that required local restaurants and other food service establishments to switch to compostables for disposable food service packaging, which increases costs for local business operators and achieves far less environmental benefits than switching from disposables to reusables. In 2019, the City Council enacted that policy. Phase II of the plan envisioned that by 2021, the City would enact policies that reduce disposable foodware, including requiring reusables for onsite dining (now a policy in 42 municipalities across N. America) and charges for non-reusable cups and containers (adopted in 18 jurisdictions). City staff inform me that they haven't moved forward on this policy due to COVID-19 delays. In the meantime, other Bay area cities have. Los Altos, Cupertino, Oakland, Albany, and all cities in Marin County (except Novato) have enacted reusable foodware policies despite the pandemic. With the attached letter, signed by a group of local organizations and Palo Alto residents, we urged the Council to step up the timeline for the reusable foodware policy. I worked for UPSTREAM at the time and was among those advocating for a stepped up timeline. I am now part of the newly launched Reusable Santa Clara County coalition and we would like very much to see stepped up action in the City of Palo Alto. Reusables are way better than compostable foodware from an economic and an environmental perspective. Reuse saves businesses money- City staff know this, having contracted with ReThink Disposable to provide technical assistance to businesses to eliminate single-use and transition to reusables for onsite dining. The program (which I founded in 2012) has worked with over 600 businesses, mostly in the Bay Area, and they always save money and reduce waste when they make the switch. Reusables also cut litter and waste at the source, and reduce the carbon footprint of food packaging- they are a great climate solution. We request that the Commission put this issue on the agenda for discussion at an upcoming meeting. The October 31st meeting would be an excellent time for us. Thank you for considering our request. Sincerely, Miriam Gordon Story of Stuff Project Reuse Program Director From:Jeff Hoel To:UAC Cc:Hoel, Jeff (external); Council, City Subject:TRANSCRIPT & COMMENTS -- 10-01-25 UAC meeting -- excerpts -- FTTP Date:Saturday, October 11, 2025 5:29:25 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Commissioners, Here's a TRANSCRIPT of portions of your 10-01-25 meeting. I have added my COMMENTS (paragraphsin red, beginning with "### ") and slide titles (paragraphs in orange, beginning with "###. ") 10-01-25 agenda:https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=17459 10-01-25 video (2:51:38) https://midpenmedia.org/utilities-advisory-commission-1012025/ KEY POINTS * I was disappointed that Director Kurotori chose to provide a promised FTTP update as part of hisUtilities Director Report (at 0:43:49) rather than by agendizing the update as a separate New Businessitem (with staff report). The update did not specify when the FTTP hut at the Colorado Substation will befunctional. The update did not mention anything about fiber infrastructure deployment. The update didn'tprovide any scheduling information. * At Public Comment (0:33:29), Hamilton Hitchings asked how long the City's FTTP network would remainoperating in the event of a power outage. * Commissioner Tucher asked (2:46:52) to look at data centers. When UAC considers data centers, itshould consider possible down sides. Thanks. Jeff -------------------Jeff Hoel ------------------- =============================================================================== 10-01-25 UAC MEETING %% Attended by: Commission: Mauter, Phillips, Scharff, Tucher, (not Croft, Gupta, Metz) Liason: (not Lauing) Staff: Dailey, Kurotori, Nose, Romero Staff (participating in items not transcribed here): Abendschein, Burton, Elvert Public: Hitchings, Shah, Thesen TRANSCRIPT %% 0:25:26: Chair Scharff: All right. I'm calling the meeting to order. Do you want to call the roll? 0:25:30: Rachel Romero: Commissioner Tucher. 0:25:30: Commissioner Tucher: Here. 0:25:32: Rachel Romero: Vice Chair Mauter. 0:25:33: Vice Chair Mauter: Here. 0:25:34: Rachel Romero: Chair Scharff. 0:25:36: Chair Scharff: Here. 0:25:36: Rachel Romero: Commissioner Phillips. 0:25:38: Commissioner Phillips: Present. 0:25:40: Rachel Romero: For the record, four present. 0:25:46: AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS %% Chair Scharff: All right. Moving on to -- I assume we have no agenda changes, additions, or deletions? 0:25:52: Director Kurotori: Actually, there is a change. 0:25:53: Chair Scharff: There is? 0:25:53: Director Kurotori: Just a modification to Agenda Item Number 4. It IS an action item, not only for discussion. So, I just wanted to make sure that the Commission was aware. Thank you. Chair Scharff: All right. So, we'll be taking a vote? Is that what you're saying? 0:26:08: Director Kurotori: We'll be taking a vote and a request for action from the Commission. From the presentation. 0:26:12: MINUTES %% Rachel Romero: ... and minutes. 0:26:16: Director Kurotori: We do not have minutes from the last meeting. They will be incorporated in the nextmeeting. So -- 0:26:21: Chair Scharff: OK. So, there are no minutes. 0:26:23: Director Kurotori: No minutes. 0:26:23: Chair Scharff: Thank you for that. PUBLIC COMMENT %% 0:26:25 Chair Scharff: All right. So, then, do we have any public comment? 0:26:39: Rachel Romero: If any member of the public would like to speak on an item not on the agenda, please raise your hand or press *9 now. We have one hand raised online, and we have two in-person comments. 0:26:52: Chair Scharff: Let's take the in-person first. 0:26:54: Rachel Romero: OK. First would be Sven. 0:27:01: Sven Thesen: Good evening, and thank you all for being here. My name is Sven Thesen. I'm a chemical engineer by training, with 40 years of experience. The first part of it was in air quality, working at power plants. The second part has been working on electric car policy. As a chemical engineer, I have embarrassment and a shame of my fellow engineers, in that we have just discovered that natural gas stoves produce known carcinogens. We don't understand the actual chemistry, which is a joy, one of which being benzene And if you are in a -- have your windows down and the fan not on, it reaches benzene levels that are 12x that of the World Health Organization's recommended standards. There's no standards for benzene, really, 'cause it's a carcinogen for kids. Second of all, burning anything -- because air is 78 percent nitrogen, N2 -- it produces oxides of nitrogen. And this directly leads to asthma in children. So, I've been in Palo Alto 20+ years -- excuse me -- yes, 20-some years now. And I'm raising my kids here. And my elder daughter suffered from exercise-induced asthma. My father died of lung cancer. So anything I can do to educate the public -- anything we can do to -- because we are supplying this product -- to our citizenry. It's like we're giving them cigarettes. And I'm not saying -- I'm not trying to point fingers. Because we've just learned about this science -- it's particularly from Stanford -- in the last 3 years. And there's a whole bunch of articles -- if you look up benzene and natural gas stoves -- about this. It's not occurring in a vacuum. And you can measure it -- Well, no, not yourself. But there -- if you have the right equipment, you can measure it yourself. And so, what I'm asking is for the UAC to make this an agenda -- The specific ask would be to make this an agenda item about what we can do as a utility that is providing a product that we now -- NOW -- I didn't say we knew it 20 years ago, like we knew -- like we're hiding something -- that we now know causes cancer, causes asthma, has a negative -- serious negative health impacts to our citizenry. Me, as an engineer, the joy -- Methane is a CH4 molecule. Benzene is a C6H6 cyclical aromatic hydrocarbon. I just like saying that 'cause it's fun. And we don't understand how it actually is formed in the combustion. It's not a contaminant. We don't understand the science. But what we do know is two things: 1) it's present, and 2) it poses a health threat to our citizenry. Thank you. 0:30:06: Chair Scharff: Thank you. 0:30:07: Director Kurotori: [unamplified] Could you repeat your name? 0:30:10: Sven Thesen: Yeah. First name is Sven -- S-V-E-N. Last name is Thesen. I'm that guy on 314 Stanford Avenue with the free electric car charger that's given away over 400,000 miles since 2011. And being net-zero, passive, beyond-platinum LEED home that's been toured by 4,000 people. I'm blessed that I can do these things. Thank you. 0:30:35: Chair Scharff: Who's next? 0:30:37: Rachel Romero: We have Avroh. 0:30:44: Avroh Shah: Good evening, Utility Advisory Commissioners. My name is Avroh Shah. I'm a junior at Palo Alto High School. I'm involved currently with Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition, ### Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition (PASCC) https://paloaltoscc.wixsite.com/my-site of which I lead its advocacy committee. And I'm also on the executive committee of Sierra Club Student Coalition. I'm here tonight because I recently started working with my colleague Sven, who has told you a lot in the last 3 minutes, about these recent scientific findings regarding the impact of benzene and nitrous oxides as a direct result of gas stoves. And I'm not just here to say I'm an expert of any kind. But I do find it extremely, extremely important the we do act in a way that is responsible, in the cognizance of these recent findings, to work and educate the people of Palo Alto about what we're selling them. To me, this is really a common sense issue. If we know that the standards -- the federal standards -- of nitrous oxides outdoors would say that in a kitchen -- 'Cause the federal standards for nitrous oxides outdoors say -- if you were to look at the kitchen, it's way to high. But with gas stoves in the kitchen, especially when there's not enough ventilation, especially when there's kids around. And kids are more susceptible to the effects of these findings, which say that -- higher rates of asthma, higher likelihood of developing cancer. Those are really, really important things that we have to acknowledge. And I urge you all to explore avenues to find ways to combat these health risks. Just looking at what is a simple solution that we can do. And I know that there's bill inserts that come in the mail whenever we receive our utility bill. And our home does use natural gas. But I don't see anything about the health risks about natural gas. And I know that these are recent findings. But I hope that we can act in the light of those findings, and do something to include information that can be sent out to people in Palo Alto who use natural gas, to say, you know, this is the extent and the consequences of using natural gas. And potentially explore avenues to alternative solutions. Once again, these findings are recent. And we're not here to point fingers, or say, oh, you should have been doing this, you should have been doing that. But just act in the cognizance of these findings, and do what is right. Thank you so much. 0:33:13: Chair Scharff: Thank you. 0:33:19: Rachel Romero:: Next comment is online. Hamilton. 0:33:29: Hamilton Hitchings: Hi. My input tonight is about strengthening Palo Alto's critical infrastructure so that it remains operational during a major power outage, such as after a large earthquake. First, the public safety building (PSB) is a top candidate for a City microgrid. The PSB, which has its 911, the police department, and the emergency operations center, currently has 72 hours of backup power to a generator and fuel supply. ### 02-01-21: PSB Construction Award https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/3/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager- reports-cmrs/year-archive/2021/id-11752.pdf "As designed for initial operation, the only emergency backup power for the PSB is a diesel generator. As battery technology becomes safer, cheaper, and with more storage capacity, it could easily be added via a future project." ### I didn't find documentation on how long the generator's fuel supply would last if not refilled. It also has a solar array on top of the adjacent garage, that feeds into the PSB. When the PSB was built, there was a plan to add batter storage for that solar array, but it was eliminated for budget reasons. Restoring the battery storage would extend the PSB's backup power well beyond 72 hours, and make it far more resilient. It would also allow solar power generated during the day to slightly reduce late afternoon peak loads on the City's grid. Today's LFP ### lithium Iron phosphate batteries are mainstream, affordable, and far safer than the old -- older lithium ion options, making this a practical and forward-looking investment. ### How much battery capacity does Hitchings propose? What would that cost? 0:34:36: Second, reliable communication information during an outage, such as after an earthquake, is essential. Within Palo Alto, emergency services volunteers organization, which has 700 City residents, ### How many of these volunteers get their residential internet service from AT&T Fiber? How manyeven have access to it? we are recommending AT&T Fiber over Comcast, because AT&T's passive fiber network is designed tostay online for at least 72 hours after a citywide power outage, provided the residents power their localfiber modem. I personally had it work for two 8-hour outages at my house. Volunteers depend on thatinternet to report critical incidents to cloud-based servers. I would like to know how long the City's fiberhuts remain powered during a full City outage. And will the fiber service -- the City's planned fiber service-- remain up as long as residents keep their modems powered? In the event that the City does end upoffering fiber, it would be a shame if we had to recommend AT&T over them because they couldn't matchthe AT&T specs. ### I agree that the City should spell out its plan for power backup for FTTP. 0:35:47: The good news is that LFP portable battery technology has advanced dramatically in the last 5 years. Areliable UPS battery to power a home fiber modem and router ### And computer? Also, what about ambient lighting and ambient heat? for 24 hours ### Not 72 hours? costs about $500, and a solar panel to recharge it, around $200. That makes it realistic for households tostay connected during a power outage. And this isn't just about emergency response. Many Palo Altoresidents conduct important business from home. For them, uninterrupted service is not just convenient. It's vital for business continuity, and a deciding factor in which fiber service they choose. Thank you forlistening to my comments. 0:36:29: Chair Scharff: Thank you. 0:36:35: Rachel Romero: No additional hands raised. 0:36:37: UTILITIES DIRECTOR REPORT %% Chair Scharff: OK. And now, I guess we move on to Utility Director's Report. 0:36:41: Director Kurotori: Thank you, Chair. I'll give some, frankly, considerable updates from Council. 0:36:48: On September 8th, we -- the Council extended the term of the Palo Alto Residential Go Green EnergyFinancing Program, that did go to the UAC, from 2 to 5 years. And we also restated the City ordinancerestating procedures to expedite permits for processing electrical vehicle charging stations. 0:37:06: On September 15th, Council adopted voluntary residential electric time-of-use rates, that also went to theUAC. And per the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Also in regards to that, we -- the Councildid concur with the UAC, and the reasonable cost analysis required by Prop 26 for the Gas Cost-of-Service Analysis. They also wanted the UAC to revise these schedules to be effective of January 2026. 0:37:43: The third phase agreement was also approved for the Trolley Energy Storage Project ### Item 11 here.https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=16222To be provided by Trolley Pass Project LLC. by Council. So, we're very pleased by that. As you may recall, that's over a 20-year term, which willallow 50 MW of battery storage and one of the first battery projects in Palo Alto. 0:38:00: On the 29th, the City Council voted actually to pull the UAC Work Plan. ### Item 6 on the agenda's Consent Calendar asked Council to approve (with NO discussion) FOURWork Plans: for ARB, HRB, PTC, and UAC.https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=16240To me, this was an indication that staff thought that Council didn't take Work Plans seriously. ### In the old days (e.g., 11-27-17),https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2017/final-staff-report-id-8681_study-session-between-the-council-and-uac.pdf Council used to meet jointly with UAC "annually" (or so) to talk about how things were going. To me, this was a much better approach than inferring how things are going from a Work Plan. ### Between 2:20:53 and 2:21:25, Council members Burt, Reckdahl, and Lu requested that Item 6 be pulled. (Since that was sufficient to pull the item, I don't know how many other Council members wouldhave been willing to ask to pull the item.) So, the Work Plans that went to Council on the 29th were pulled. As such, the City Manager directedstaff to continue to work with the commissions, with the action items and Work Plans as they are. So,we'll continue with that. We anticipate that will go back to Council probably early 2026 for adoption. Staffwill be continuing to work as if those plans were approved. And we'll bring those back, and bring thoseitems back to the UAC. So, I wanted to provide that update. 0:38:37: Staff is currently updating our City connection fees. That will go -- for utility services. So, these are theconnection fees that developers would pay, to -- And these are updates, that haven't been done sincethe pre-pandemic levels. So, that went to the Finance Committee, and will go to the City Council forapproval, we believe, on October 20th. 0:39:01: And wanted to mention that since Mayor Ed Lauing is not here today, he is actually in Germany right now,Palo Alto's sister city. He's actually making a presentation in Heidelberg to the International Mayors'Conference on how cities act as drivers for innovation and growth. And part of Mayor Lauing'spresentation is actually talking about the electric utility, and the private -- public-private partnership withTesla in upgrading one of the substations to meet their needs for growth, for an AI data center. So, we'revery pleased to support him as part of that presentation. 0:39:39: I also have a lengthy update on legislative updates. Because a lot of work and activity has beenhappening this session. So, as you may recall, there was a West-Wide Pathways Initiative. ### 09-17-25: "California Legislature Approves Pathways Bill Moving Western Regionalization Forward"https://www.lawofrenewableenergy.com/2025/09/articles/states/california/california-legislature-approves-pathways-bill-moving-western-regionalization-forward/ So, it is essentially an extended day-ahead market, which will allow entities working with the Cal ISO to schedule the previous day ahead. So we can actually get the use of more solar and California going tothe other Western states, and opening access to wind and other resources in New Mexico and Arizona. So, this is a very positive attribute for us. And, statewide, it should help increase affordability, and usesome of the solar that we have in California that is curtailed, and be able to put that into other markets inthe Western United States. 0:40:32: The other item, which we're very pleased about, is cap-and-trade, which was set to expire in 2030, hasbeen extended to 2045. It's been rebranded now as cap-and-invest. So, we will continue to see fundsthrough the cap-and-trade program going both to the electric utility and natural gas utility. So, as part ofthat, some of the other investor-owned utilities will not be receiving some of those cap-and-trade monies. And those will go to the electric utilities in those service territories. But that does not impact -- we believe-- Palo Alto, because we are not an investor-owned utility in terms of the gas side. So, we'll provide youan update on that as well. 0:41:18: Some bad news: I just heard -- literally 15 minutes ago -- there was another Assembly bill, Assembly Bill1273. ### AB 1273 -- It was passed by the Senate (37, 0, 0, 3) and Assembly (73, 0, 0, 7), but then vetoed byGovernor Newsom.https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB1273/2025 What this bill was going to do was the large hydroelectric extension from 2030 to 2045. And that really impacts Palo Alto, because we have such a large commitment to carbon-free resources, working withWAPA, which is a federal hydropower. So, unfortunately, that bill was vetoed. So, it'll be going back, aspart of the next legislative process, to try to get that exemption extended. There are other utilities thathave 100 percent hydro, and they're not impacted. So, there's some equity issues here with Palo Alto. So, we would like to bring that forward again. If we are not able to, we will have to procure excessrenewable requirements for our portfolio, and that will affect affordability, and really compete with otherutilities that are trying to meet renewable portfolio standard requirements. 0:42:21: Chair Scharff: Any sense of why the Governor vetoed it? ### The bill had two parts. Governor Newsom objected to the part about increasing CPUC's transparency. He didn't object to the part about how publicly-owned utilities meet compliancerequirements for renewables.https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AB-1273-Veto.pdf 0:42:23: Director Kurotori: This is just late-breaking. I'm literally providing information I just received off the phoneyesterday -- or, excuse me, 13 minutes ago. Maybe 20 now. 0:42:33: Chair Scharff: At least we'll have a new governor soon. 0:42:34: Director Kurotori: Well, I -- You know, I will admit that there's been a lot of good activity in regards to thePathways Initiative, the cap-and-trade, an affordability bill. So, there's a lot of positives. This one doesimpact us. This bill was added to an existing bill that had some intricacies on how rates were approvedby the CPUC, which is really unrelated to Palo Alto. So, we'll looking at maybe separating that andhaving it as a stand-alone. But that is something we'll be working on the next session. 0:43:11: Chair Scharff: So, you think it may have been something else in the bill. 0:43:13: Director Kurotori: It may be something else in the bill. It may be something else that was deemed, youknow -- that was too complex. Or maybe in conflict. So, [shrug] I report the good news and the bad. 0:43:27: I did want to provide some other good news. So, as you may recall, that the City received a natural gasinfrastructure grant of $16.5 million. So, we are processing our first reimbursement. Which is a modest$450,000. But we are making progress. You know, we'll be submitting that. And that's the period to theend of the last fiscal year. 0:43:49: I did want to also provide a fiber-to-the-premises update. We continue to make progress on the FTT[P]project. Including recent permit approvals to a centralized building to store telecommunicationsequipment that will provide internet service. That building is known as the fiber hut. It will be located atour Colorado substation, within the secured perimeter of the substation. ### That is, as I understand it, the hut will be placed outside the current perimeter, but the perimeter willthen be extended to include the hut. To be noted as well. So, it will be protected. We have our contractor and PE ### Professional engineer? Nexlevel ### That is, MP Nexlevel.https://mpnexlevel.com/ begin mobilizing to do that work -- their pre-construction activities -- on the week of October 6th. And we'll provide additional updates as the construction progresses. So, I wanted to provide that update as well. 0:44:33: Also, I wanted to mention that we had recently the NCPA Annual Conference. It was attended by ViceMayor Veenker, Chair Scharf, staff. It is one of the largest public electric conferences in California. Is thelargest. With over 270 attendees. A wide range of public power entities and industries. Really, theconference focused on a lot of impacts affecting public power utilities, including a rise of AI data centers,energy markets, and wildfire. I know the AI data centers are a top item listed in our Work Plan. And --spoiler alert -- we'll be planning to bring that back to you in the December timeframe to this commission. So, wanted to give you an update on that. 0:45:26: And then, I wanted to also mention that Council Member [and Vice Mayor] Veenker -- And at the NCPAconference, NCPA General Manager Randy Howard, who has been at the helm for 11 years, is retiring. So, he'll be retiring probably in May of 2026. So, they are actively looking at his successor. Vice MayorVeenker is also on the executive commission -- committee -- to NCPA. So, she'll be very actively engaged on the selection of the new General Manager. 0:46:01: And that completes my report. 0:46:02: Chair Scharff: Thank you for that. And that brings -- 0:46:05: Commissioner Tucher: Greg, could I please -- 0:46:05: Chair Scharff: Sure. Go ahead. 0:46:07: Commissioner Tucher: So, thank you. And I think it's so important that we have this report on what is --what you've observed, from a utility point of view, at Council and at Finance Committee meetings. Andthat comes back to this UAC, to close the loop. I have commented often that I think the loop needs to bestronger. And so, just to touch on a couple of the things you mentioned from recent Council meetings. 0:46:38: Time-of-use is on the agenda today. So, I assume we'll get into a lot more of the detail and the color fromconversations with Finance Committee and Council on that. There were a lot of them, in depth. Verywell-informed questions and conversations on time-of-use. That I look forward to. 0:46:59: Trolley. The best storage and solar deal. I'll -- We'll talk in a minute about the quarterly report. But thequarterly report says that that deal fell apart at the last minute. Did the deal fall apart at the last minute? 'Cause it's in the headlines of the newspaper last week. 0:47:15: Director Kurotori: So, the Trolley Battery Storage Project is the stand-alone battery storage system. 0:47:20: Commissioner Tucher: Um hum. 0:47:20: Director Kurotori: And, as mentioned -- I think in the presentation and part of the quarterly report -- isactually -- We were looking at other PPAs with solar PLUS storage. So, those did not move forward, interms of -- So, that was a separate project. Trolley in itself, as a stand-alone battery project -- Yes, thatwas executed. So, we're moving forward with that. We had some other potential power purchaseagreements -- I'm sorry for using three-letter acronyms -- for solar with a combination of battery -- thosewere not -- those did not move forward for recommendation. So -- 0:47:54: Commissioner Tucher: OK. So, you can imagine the shock of reading the quarterly report that theTrolley -- I think it's APIA, or something like that -- the Trolley deal had fallen apart at the last minute. So,glad to know it didn't. 0:48:07: Connection rates. You touched on connection fees. These are not something that have come beforeUAC. Is that correct? Because they're big. They're substantial. They affect residents as well ascommercial. And the increases -- I mean, some increases went from no fee at all to hundreds orthousands -- Those fees, if they existed already, whether we're talking about electric, gas, or water, wentup by 40, 60, 80 percent. Was there much discussion at Finance about this significant increaseconnection fees? 0:48:44: Director Kurotori: Thank you for the question. So, we did -- Actually, as staff, one of my questions was,have these come back -- or, come to the UAC in the past? And they have not. They had gone to theFinance Committee. There was a detailed discussion on those rates. As I briefly mentioned, they werelast updated -- pre-pandemic levels. 0:49:02: Commissioner Tucher: Um hum. 0:49:02: Directore Kurotori: So, what we did is, we went though a very robust process of looking at all thecomponents related to those fees. Now, these fees are established to really reduce the administrativeburden. So, if they're a standard type of installation, we don't have to do an estimate for them. So, in thepast, we would do an estimate. Right? So, we would go through that process and do individual estimatefor those customers. So, what we found is that we could standardize those. And this is not uncommon inthe industry. And provide that as a standard, stand-alone cost. So that developers, residents, anyonewho's making those connections know what they're looking for. And, as part of that work, we had toupdate some of the costs, not only for labor, for our contracting costs, equipment costs, and, frankly,disposal. So, one of the issues is that we had much higher disposal costs that we had to incorporate. So, they're really cost recovery. To make sure that when customers do -- new customers, you know --connect to the system, that we are making sure we're being made whole. 0:50:04: Commissioner Tucher: Yeah. I don't want to challenge that we HAVE rates -- connection fees -- or that our fees are wrong, or too high. I'm simply saying that, first, I was stunned at the increases -- thepercentage increase in these fees. And they weren't chump change. They were, again, hundreds orthousands of dollars, for a home that wants to connect underground, overground, etc. Electric or gas,depending on the width of the pipe. They were really large fees. And I think it's worth asking whetherthat's the sort of things that comes before UAC, or whether that's just an operational thing that we don'tlook at. You don't need to respond. It's just a question for us to thing about going forward. 0:50:50: Director Kurotori: Sure. I will mention one of the items that did come through Finance a little more indetail, is that there was a disconnect fee for a natural gas service for residents. So, if a resident goesthrough the process and electrifies their home, there are monies in the S/CAP program to pay for thatdisconnection. And so, if a resident decides to eliminate their natural gas water heater and, you know, goto electrify their cooking in their home, and then, now they don't need natural gas, ### Don't forget furnaces, fireplaces, etc. the S/CAP money has funds to pay for that abandonment of the service. So, -- 0:51:29: Commissioner Tucher: I guess I will ask you here, since it came up in Finance, do you think that this sortof thing should come before UAC? 0:51:39: Director Kurotori: I think part of our process is to follow that past practice of where it goes, and whereupdates go, as well. I mean, if there is an interest by the UAC, you know, we, as staff, try to be consistentwith what has come to UAC in the past and what has not. We plan to actually bring these forth for futureupdates, as part of the municipal fee schedule updates. So, that will be incorporated with a largerprocess with the City. So, it will be part of the City collectively. So, it wouldn't be something we couldpotentially tease out. It might be something we could provide to the UAC, if that is such an interest. Butour hope is to get it on a cadence such that those fees remain current. 0:52:24: Commissioner Tucher: My personal view is that when an item like this is coming before Council orFinance in the weeks ahead, that that be flagged, notified, brought to the attention of UAC, especiallygiven the magnitude of the size of the fees. 0:52:43: Chair Scharff: You know, I think I agree with Chris. I mean, in general, if it's going to affect our residents'pocketbooks, I think -- you know, and it's not just operations, and it's a choice of how much you charge ina fee, I think we should probably weigh in on it. Especially if it's something that goes to Finance. That'smy general opinion. 0:53:09: Commissioner Mauter: Can I clarify? It's full cost recovery. Like, that's the basis. Right? 0:53:12: Director Kurotori: Yes. The basis of these fees is a cost recovery fee. So, -- 0:53:19: Commissioner Mauter: It's not like reserves. And like, you know, back to the General Fund, or anythingelse. It's just straight cost recovery. 0:53:26: Director Kurotori: These are straight cost recovery for the utility for services rendered. So, just -- 0:53:33: Chair Scharff: So, your point, Alan -- and I think about it, your point -- and Meagan's point -- is that theseare really -- these costs are not debated about what they should be. They're just full cost recovery. Because that's -- So, I guess the question is, then, why does it go to Finance? 'Cause they just have toapprove the new fee. Right? 0:53:50: Director Kurotori: If there's a fee increase, -- 0:53:51: Chair Scharff: And we approve it. 0:53:51: Director Kurotori: -- that would go to the Finance Committee. Or, it could go separately, as a potentialaction. 0:53:57: Chair Scharff: OK. All right. 0:54:02: Commissioner Phillips: Did we agree to something here, or -- 0:54:03: Chair Scharff: No, I don't think we agreed to anything. I was just taking -- 'Cause, in fact, we haven'tagendized this item. So, all we're talking about is whether or not this item should come to us. And I justwanted to make that clear. So -- 0:54:16: Director Kurotori: Yeah. There's no action really taken here. I think what I'm hearing is maybe we wouldbring that back as part of your next Work Plan -- when we update these fees. And these fees would beupdated, not -- they'd be updated by the construction cost index, on an annual basis, until we true it up onthe municipal fee schedule. And that would be several years out. So, -- if that puts it in any context. 0:54:44: Chair Scharff: OK. That's context. 0:54:47: Commissioner Mauter: Can I ask one other question? I did not follow fully Council's discussion about pulling the Work Plan. Could you elucidate why the Work Plan was pulled? 0:55:02: Director Kurotori: I think there was a series of Work Plans that was going to Council at the same time. Itwasn't specific to UAC. So, I, unfortunately, don't have that information on what the specifics were. I'mlooking to the Assistant City Manager. Thank you. 0:55:16: Assistant City Manager Nose Good evening, commissioners. Kiely Nose, Assistant City Manager. When Council Members pull items, they don't leave a reason for the pulling of that item. So, it could beany number of reasons. Whether it's UAC, ARB, HRB, or any of the number of commissions. We won'tknow until we bring it forward as an action item. 0:55:37: Chair Scharff: So, -- 0:55:38: Commissioner Phillips: It was just pulled from the Consent Calendar. 0:55:41: Assistant City Manager Nose: Correct. 0:55:41: Commissioner Phillips: So -- And a particular -- and somebody on the -- somebody just -- on the Counciljust said I want that -- pull that from the Consent Calendar. 0:55:50: Assistant City Manager Nose: Right. It does take three votes of the Council members to pull an itemfrom Consent. So, three members did support pulling the item from Consent. And so, what that meansis, it will be agendized as an action item at a later date, as schedules allow. ### As far as I know, Council items that are not Consent Calendar items are not called action items, butthat's, in effect, what they are. The City Council Procedures and Protocols Handbookhttps://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/6/city-clerk/city-charterprocedures/2024-adopted-council-protocols-and-procedures-manual-10.2024.pdf has three occurrences of the term "Action Items" (on pages 2, 16, and 22), but no text defines what they are. It also has one occurrence of the term "non-Consent Calendar Items" (on page 35). 0:56:02: Commissioner Phillips: But there was no commentary from them. 0:56:05: Assistant City Manager Nose: There was not comment at that time. 0:56:06: Chair Scharff: And it's been put -- and you expect to hear it in January? Is that what I heard? 0:56:10: Assistant City Manager Nose: Right now, yes, based on the tentative agendas of the Council. They'refull through December. But if something opens up, we'll obviously address -- 0:56:19: Chair Scharff: And did the same three Council members pull all the agendas ### Work Plans? that they wanted to pull? So, it wasn't separate votes? Or was it like -- 0:56:25: Assistant City Manger Nose: No, it's one vote, because it was bundled as one item. 0:56:27: Chair Scharff: OK. Got it. 0:56:31: Commissioner Phillips: I'm not sure -- And you said that would come back to us? I mean, why? 0:56:38: Director Kurotori: No. If -- I may have misspoke. That will come back to COUNCIL -- 0:56:41: Commissioner Phillips: OK. 0:56:41: Director Kurotori: ** So they will -- To the extent that Council has comments on the UAC Work Plan,then we would bring it back. 0:56:50: Commissioner Phillips: So it's been agendized for a time uncertain in the future? Or did you sayJanuary? 0:56:55: Director Kurotori: So, that's a preliminary kind of look, in terms of when it may come back. As theAssistant City Manager mentioned, if it opens up sooner, then we'll know. And we can inform the UAC aswell. 0:57:06: Commissioner Phillips: Thank you. 0:57:10: NEW BUSINESS %% Chair Scharff: OK. I think that brings us to our New Business. 0:57:19: UTILITIES QUARTERLY REPORT %% Director Kurotori: So, this is the Utilities Quarterly Report. This item is typically the round-out of the year. So, I wanted to, you know, thank some of the commissioners for providing information on this report. Again, this is your report. We want to make sure it's useful to you, has a level of information and data and rigor that you would like to see. And any ideas in streamlining that report. To see just -- you know, maybe there's some critical information you would like to see on the utility. And maybe there's some information that might not be as useful, 'cause it is in other areas. Maybe that's in the annual budget, or capital budget, and the like. So, ### If staff wanted UAC to advise Council regarding what should be in Utilities Quarterly Reports, staff should have agendized this item as an action item. It is not UAC's job to advise staff. I want to introduce Karla Dailey, who's our Assistant Director of Resources. She'll be leading the initial presentation, really highlighting on how this impacts to your Work Plan. We also have several staff members, both present in the Chambers and online, to ask -- to answer any questions you may have. 0:58:15: ###. Slide 1: FY 2025 4th Quarter Report Assistant Director Dailey: Thank you, Alan. So, we do -- You know, this is a large report, and it ha- -- it covers many, many topics. And, given the other important items on your agenda this evening, we're trying to kind of focus on a couple things that we think the commissioners are interested in. Of course, like Alan said, we're available to answer questions I'm going to whip through these slides very, very fast. And then, we have staff on hand to answer questions. Next slide, please. 0:58:47: ###. Slide 2: UAC Work Plan -- Standing Topics #3 -- Electric System and Supply / 1. Electric Utility So, one thing that we know there's a lot of interest in is our electric demand. And so, you will have seen in the report that by the end of the fiscal year, that we've -- or, yeah, by the end of the fiscal year that we have seen some increase in load, mostly driven by data center load growth. Next slide, please. 0:59:11: ###. Slide 3: UAC Work Plan -- Standing Topics #3 -- Electric System and Supply / 1. Electric Utility (cont.) Also, for the electric utility, we did see higher revenue than expected from rec and RA sales, and therefore a decrease in our cost relative to budget. And some higher RA purchase costs, that did result in -- that we expect will result in some higher costs in FY 2026. Next slide, please. 0:59:40: Commissioner Tucher: [unamplified] 0:59:44: Assistant Director Dailey: Sure. 0:59:45: Commissioner Tucher: Again, "RA" is "resource adequacy." But I'm not quite sure I understand what you-- If you could just take it from the top again. 0:59:55: Assistant Director Dailey: Sure. Net supply costs for FY 2025 were lower than budget, mostly due tohigher revenue received from renewable energy credit and resource adequacy sales. Our costprojections for FY 2026 are -- um -- looking a little higher, and driven by resource adequacy purchasecosts and Western Restoration Fund costs higher. 1:00:29: Commissioner Tucher: I clearly need to do some homework on recs and RA sales, and how higherrevenue can affect supply costs. I won't put you on the spot for that tonight. [laughs] 1:00:42: Chair Scharff: You know, maybe you could just briefly explain why it's changing. Here we made moneyby selling the RA, and now we're going to have to purchase it. And that's one of the drivers for why we'regoing from $77 [million] to $99 [million] 1:00:53: Assistant Director Dailey: Yup. Jim Stack is online. I'm going to pass it over to him, because he explainsthings so well. 1:00:58: Jim Stack: Yes, I can handle that question. Commissioner [and Chair] Scharff, the reason we have bothpurchases and sales is because we have two separate requirements on RA. There's a localrequirements. And there's a system-wide requirements. Local RA is for purchasing RA generationresources in specific load areas or constrained areas. 1:01:20: **: I know what that means. 1:01:22: Commissioner Tucher: I'm sorry to interrupt. But since we're going to take the time to go into this -- Thank you very much, Jim -- Could you then explain what resource adequacy means, and why we buy orsell it? 1:01:36: Jim Stack: Sure. 1:01:36: Commissioner Tucher: It came up, for example -- It looms very large as we thought about the 50 MWbattery deal. We thought about the timing of that deal -- in '29 versus RA budgets for '27. I'm not -- Icertainly do not understand what resource adequacy is, and why we buy it. I don't know about the others. 1:01:57: Jim Stack: OK. Resource adequacy is an energy market product, or kind of construct that's designed to assure that the grid remains reliable all throughout the year. So, it's separate from energy. It's -- Basically, the ISO -- the California Independent System Operator -- gives all utilities requirements tocome up with a certain amount of capacity. So, kind of generation assets that can be called on when thegrid is strained. You know, in the afternoons and during the summer, for example. And so, we have toprocure enough capacity to satisfy our peak demand that we have forecast, plus a little extra. Like 15percent reserve margin. And we just have to, you know, buy that attribute of generation assets aroundthe grid, you know, to satisfy those requirements, and assure that we have enough capacity that we candepend upon to keep the grid reliable all throughout the year -- every month of the year. And so, thereason we have some purchases and sales is because we have -- in our portfolio, we have more thanenough system capacity that we need, but we don't have enough local capacity. So, we have -- we can --Every year, we tend to sell some of our resources as system capacity, or system RA. And then, we alsopurchase some capacity from a local RA. So, that's why we have -- 1:03:20: Chair Scharff: Why don't you explain to us what the difference between system and local is, just so wegot it? 1:03:24: Jim Stack: Sure. Yeah. I was trying to get to that earlier. But local capacity is capacity that's located incertain constrained areas, where there's high load relative to the amount of generation. For example, theBay Area. Or, you know, the LA Basin. These are kind of areas where the grid operator -- the ISO -- istrying to incentivize more generation being built. And so, there are sort of special requirements to, youknow, ensure that enough capacity is built there. And so, the capacity gets priced a little bit higher. That's the reason for the difference between those two products. 1:03:59: Commissioner Tucher: Jim, I mentioned a moment ago the Trolley battery storage deal. And whenCouncil discussed that, there was a lot of discussion about, you know, this is great, but it's buying batterypower from far away. Southern California. What about local grid-scale battery storage and solardevelopment? Is that the same distinction that you're drawing between local and remote? Is it -- are we -- 1:04:29: Jim Stack: Um. 1:04:30: Commissioner Tucher: Do you know what I'm referring to? 1:04:34: Jim Stack: I think I understand -- 1:04:34: Commissioner Tucher: -- when you presented to Council, you talked about Trolley -- you talked aboutSouthern California's storage deal. And that's what this 50 MW deal is. But the question came up fromseveral Council members, what are we doing to build local battery storage? 1:04:53: Jim Stack: Yeah. In terms of building battery storage within the City itself, that's something that we look at from time to time. Every few years, I think we do a report to the state on, you know, whether we shouldprocure more storage capacity locally. Whether we should set a requirement to purchase storagecapacity either locally or remotely. And we do an assessment of what the costs are at the time. So far,we're finding that, you know, a) there's not a lot of space for a large-scale storage facility within the Citylimits. It's also quite a bit more expensive than it is to purchase capacity down in Southern California. It'salso more economically more beneficial for us to buy down in Southern California, because they have somuch solar down there that they have much more disparity between the middle of the day prices and theevening prices that we can kind of -- 1:05:43: Commissioner Tucher: Thank you. I didn't mean to take you on a tangent. I'm sorry. Greg, do you haveother questions? 1:05:48: Chair Scharff: No, no. I'm ready to move on. 1:05:51: Assistant Director Dailey: Next slide, please. 1:05:55: ###. Slide 4: UAC Work Plan -- Standing Topics #6 -- Reliability, Resiliency, and Adaptation / 1.3Reliability (Electric) So, we did add some information to this report regarding reliability, both for the electric utility and the gasutility. And, again, I'm going to just briefly show these. And then, we have folks online from engineeringand operations who can answer more detailed questions, should you have any. But the takeaway fromthe electric reliability is that we are about five times more reliable than PG&E's local system. Next slide,please. 1:06:26: Chair Scharff: So, before you go on, that was the one question I had. Just when you talk about thisbeing more helpful. I don't really care that much how reliable we are compared to PG&E. I actually carehow reliable we are compared to Santa Clara and Alameda. ### On 02-04-23, I sent UAC a message about electric reliability (pages 5-8 here):https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/2/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities-advisory-commission/archived-agenda-and-minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2023/03-mar-2023/public- letters-to-uac-march-2023.pdf ### SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) is the average number of minutes of outage per year for an electric customer. ### SAIDI from Santa Clara (Silicon Valley Power) is hard to find. Google "site:siliconvalleypower.comSAIDI" no hits. But this documenthttps://www.siliconvalleypower.com/home/showpublisheddocument/62481/637268684502400000says SAIDI varied erratically from 26.87 (2010) to 117.5 (2009) between 2009 and 2018. ### SAIDI from Alameda Municipal Power varied between 34.3 and 59.0 (during the year from April 2024to March 2025).https://www.alamedamp.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/8879?fileID=4876 ### SAIDI from Fort Collins, CO, varied between 10.0 and 30.0 (from Q1 2019 to Q2 2025). https://fortcollins.clearpointstrategy.com/economic-health/electric-system-average-interruption-duration-index-saidi-in-minutes/ ### I don't know why we wouldn't be interested in comparing Palo Alto to Fort Collins. Sure, Fort Collins isn't nearby. So what? Fort Collins has a harsher climate than Palo Alto. (Fort Collins' electricinfrastructure is virtually all underground. Can we learn something from that?) I assume we're always going to be more reliable than PG&E. So, if we're NOT, I'd want to know. But Ireally do -- I've never sat in a meeting where you say, God, we are so less reliable than PG&E. So, I'dreally like to know how reliable we are compared to Santa Clara. 1:06:58: Director Kurotori: Um. So, let me just give a little background. The reason why we look at PG&E as aneighboring is because of the location, and, frankly, where we have some spaces that are similar toPG&E, in Mountain View and some areas, where we have not only suburban areas but we're also in thefoothills. So, having a neighboring entity with the same type of climate, and, frankly, if their storms arevery similar, that's helpful for us to benchmark against. We can certainly look, and we can, you know,pick through data from Santa Clara and Alameda, -- 1:07:38: Chair Scharff: So, Santa Clara would be the same. Right? Same climate. It's a suburban. Similar. They have single-family homes, -- 1:07:45: Director Kurotori: They have single-family homes. They -- 1:07:46: Chair Scharff: ** 1:07:46: Director Kurotori: Exactly. 1:07:48: Chair Scharff: We don't have foothills -- Right? -- in Santa Clara, if I recall. 1:07:49: Director Kurotori: Do not -- They do not have any foothills. They are completely surrounded by otherurban cities. 1:07:54: Chair Scharff: Right. 1:07:55: Director Kurotori: You know, we can certainly provide some of those metrics as well. But, you know,that's some of the thought process in looking at the neighboring type of service territory -- 1:08:05: Chair Scharff: Um hum. 1:08:05: Director Kurotori: -- in proximity to Palo Alto. 1:08:07: Chair Scharff: I mean, it's just been my experience, sitting up here for a long time, that PG&E is a lowbar. For a lot of things. I mean, we can disagree, maybe. But I'm not sure do. So, I'd like to see SantaClara. I'm not saying you shouldn't tell us about PG&E. But I'd like to know how we do with Santa Clara. And I'd be fine with you saying, yeah, in Santa Clara, we're not as -- our outages are more frequent, butthey're more frequent because of the hills. Right? I mean, that's a fine explanation. ### IF that were the explanation, then could we expect SAIDI to go down as the undergrounding projectin the foothills is completed? 1:08:37: Director Kurotori: OK. Thank you. 1:08:39: Commissioner Phillips: I'd like to continue to see the PG&E comparison, because, in some sense, that'sthe alternative. If we, you know, didn't have a utility here, we wouldn't be connected with Santa Clara. We would be on PG&E. ### I don't get the motivation. Do we really need to remind folks of what would happen if the City sold itselectric utility to PG&E? And, presumably, experience something similar. So, you know, saying let's look at both. And I haven'tbeen up here as long as you -- 1:08:58: Chair Scharff: Look, I'm not saying we shouldn't look at PG&E. But the point is, they're always going tosay we're better than PG&E. I've never seen us not be better than PG&E. But what I would say is, howare they running their utility compared to how Santa Clara runs theirs? They're both smaller. It's really ametric of how well is our utility doing? And you can't compare Palo Alto to PG&E. They're likeCOMPLETELY different entities. 1:09:19: Commissioner Phillips: But it's the local -- it's the local -- you know, it's -- what is it? -- the local PG&Ereliability. Right? It's not PG&E's system. It's the local -- 1:09:32: Director Kurotori: It's the one in Mountain View and Los Altos. 1:09:34: Commissioner Phillips: Yeah. So, I mean, I think it is comparable. 1:09:35: Director Kurotori: -- type of equipment and kind of the terrain. But, you know what, we can take as -- take that back as -- just add in the Santa Clara information. Which we certainly can do. 1:09:48: Chair Scharff: I wasn't advocating for doing away with the PG&E. I was advocating for -- 1:09:51: Director Kurotori: -- for the addition -- addition of -- 1:09:53: Chair Scharff: Yeah. Let's figure out what's going on in Santa Clara. 1:09:55: Commissioner Phillips: I also found the "five times more reliable than PG&E system" -- that made me --that's like reducing prescription drug prices by 200 percent or something. I had to really thing about whatthat meant. ### Mathematically, reducing the price by 200 percent means is changing the price from positive tonegative. 1:10:13: Assistant Director Dailey: Next slide, please. 1:10:16: ###. Slide 5: UAC Work Plan -- Standing Topics #6 -- Reliability, Resiliency, and Adaptation / 2.3Reliability (Gas) Likewise, we reported some data around the gas system reliability. Most of the outages for gas are dueto times that we need to repair broken or damaged mains. And it is -- by far most often, those situationsare caused by excavation by third parties. ### How often did the third parties seek information about where the infrastructure was before digging? How often was that information inaccurate? Etc. Next slide, please. Or, that might be it. That was it. So, we do have a number of folks standing by toanswer questions about those topics, or anything else that you would like to discuss. Thank you. 110:59: Chair Scharff: Meagan. 1:11:00: Commissioner Mauter: This may be something you need to come back on, but the cross-bore programthat we sort of contentiously continued funding a couple of years ago -- Do we -- Can we get updates onthat in these reports? And, I think, specifically, you know, we decided to keep funding that because wethought that it was important to make sure that we were de-risking like the exposure and risk? 'Causereally it's significant. And there was a concern that, hey, we weren't finding anything. But if we AREfinding things, that might warrant us like reverting back to an accelerated schedule. Or, if the risk profileof those different, you know, groupings -- clusters of customers that we were doing that analysis for has changed, based on more information, I do think that that's something that we should be paying to. 1:12:00: Assistant Director Dailey: Thank you for that. We are in the process of hiring some hourly employees tohelp us do that work. And, yeah. We hear you, that you would like to know what's going on there. 1:12:10: Chair Scharff: [unamplified} Cross -- Yeah. That's where they were. That's natural gas. That's wherethey're worried that, you know, tree roots -- 1:12:19: Director Kurotori: Your microphone is -- Chair -- your microphone's -- Thank you. 1:12:22: Chair Scharff: Sorry about that. 1:12:25: Commissioner Phillips: Um. If we're done with that topic -- I -- Just a minor thing is -- on like Figure 4,Figure 5, ### page 10 of the report. the sales revenue and sales volume, could you provide the totals? I mean, I was looking at these, andthese have percentage differences, but you know, I can't look at those and get the total. So, bothpresented in the report, but also on the slides. Also -- 1:12:53: Assistant Director Dailey: Absolutely. Thank you for that. 1:12:54: Commissioner Phillips: Please. Please. Um. Also, in the wastewater side, I noticed the -- you know, thecapital work in progress -- the WIP -- comes to $496 million. Is that -- That's only partially going to bepaid by Palo Alto. Is that correct? And, if so, what part are we paying? I assume -- I thought ours wascloser to $370 [million]. But maybe I'm mistaken. Is that the total cost, or the cost we're paying? I'mtalking about Figure 17 on packet page 25 ### That is, page 22 of the report. 1:13:32: Director Kurotori: That's the -- Thank you for that question. So, on that -- it's page 25 of the packet. So,that was -- yes -- $496 million. That was for the total construction cost related to the wastewatertreatment plant. And then, Palo Alto would be responsible for that share. Karla, I'm going to try to putyou on the spot. But I thought that was based on the flow percentage, which, I think, in the report was 37percent. Please correct me if I'm wrong. 1:13:59: Assistant Director Dailey: It's more in that range. Yes. 1:14:03: Commissioner Phillips: Maybe in a future report, we could include the Palo Alto portion, as well, since, I think, you know, that's what I'm most interested in. Rather than the total. Thank you. 1:14:17: Chair Scharff: All right. Chris, yeah. 1:14:18: Commissioner Tucher: Yeah. I have a broader question about the Quarterly Report in general. Andmaybe this is something that we just need to sort of discuss here in the family. I mean, in the UAC itself. ### How could that be arranged? If it's at a UAC meeting, how does the item get agendized? But, as I understand it, these Quarterly Reports keep coming. They're obviously a lot of work to puttogether. I'm learning that they're actually just meant for an audience of us. ### And the public. And Council. Especially if UAC explains to Council why they should be interested. Like these are produced -- correct me if I'm wrong -- for the UAC. And, in my opinion, having looked at 3or 4 of these now, ### For more clarity, look at more reports. ### There used to be four Utilities Quarterly Reports per year. Now there are three. Who thought thatwas a good idea? I'm not even sure what they are. They're certainly not a financial report. ### John Melton served as a UAC commissioner from March 2004 to April 2015..https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/city-clerk/resolutions/reso-9506.pdfHe was the Financial Manager at Watkins Johnson for 20 years, https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-melton-13166030so he knew what financial reports should look like, and encouraged staff to make Utilities Quarterly Reports look that way. They don't even have costs and expenses on a per-utility basis. There's not a single mention of laborcosts, for example. Whether they're going up or down, or what have you. Um. Bob made the point thatI've made in meetings before, which is, it's hard to take a financial report seriously when I can't even seewhat the -- you know, the annual revenue is. The volume of gas sales is. The, you know, peak load ofelectrical for the year, or for the quarter. You have to take out a calculator and add it up. It's been thatway forever. ### Forever is a long time. If you go back far enough, you'll find lots of interesting things that have been"streamlined" out over the years. ### In 2016, the 4Q Utilities Quarter Report (page 61) reports how many outages occurred for eachmonth of FY 2016, including how many were aerial and how many were undergrounded. (The actualreporting is incorrect. For each month, the SAIDI reported should be the average number of minutes ofoutage, multiplied by the number of days in the year, divided by the number of days in the month.) You know, there are statements in here that are simply -- I don't know if they're false or somewhatconfusing. But, "Palo Alto's electric supply portfolio is 100 percent carbon neutral." That's -- as we allknow -- a bit of a loaded statement. Um. And so, I could go on. And I have written down a bunch ofspecifics, taken somewhat at random, and passed them to Alan and staff. ### UAC's job is not to advise staff. It's to advise Council. Council has the authority do tell staff what to do. Maybe we'll discuss it. But I think what we really need to discuss is what UAC wants from this report -- ifanything at all. It's not out of the question that this is just some vestigial thing that's been coming foryears and years no one really wants it. I've always assumed this was an important report for the publicand City Council. And the media. But I get a sense, actually, that it's not that. And, you know, if asked todecide right here, on the spot, I'd say just abandon the thing. But -- So, the question that -- I don't knowif it's -- I guess it's mostly to us -- is, do we want to talk about whether this report meets ourrequirements? Or if we have any requirements at all? And if we want it to continue? 1:16:50: Director Kurotori: So, I just want to address one comment, because I think Palo Alto's very proud ofbeing 100 percent percent carbon neutral, in terms of buying attributes, on behalf of the residents andbusinesses, such that we are such. And that's been one of the Council actions for years. So, we -- theutility and the City purchases those attributes for other projects. What we ** to call bucket three, in thestate, and around the country, so that we are that 100 percent carbon neutral. Over that total timeframe. It is not on a per-hour basis. So, you know, I can see where your point -- in that regard. But I did want tojust mention that as a clarification. Again, appreciate your comments, you know, in terms of how we canrevise and make this report better and useful to the UAC. And to the public at large. ### And to Council. So, we can certainly take either comments back from the UAC now or individually, on what you to thinkthat may look like. And we could, you know, take that and bring some of those ideas forward. ### Director Kurotori misunderstands the role of the UAC. It is not to advise staff. It is to adviseCouncil. UAC advises Council when it votes its advice on action items. For discussion items, it's possiblethat some dedicated Council members might sometimes infer something approximating UAC's collectiveadvice by scrutinizing the videos of the UAC meetings at which an item was discussed. But it's unrealisticto think that Council members will do that very often. 1:18:02: Chair Scharff: I find the report useful as is. I mean, I don't really have any comments other than that. 1:18:10: Commissioner Mauter: My two cents is that transparency, both to our citizenry and, you know, anypeople who are attending these meetings is really important. And this is our only tool for visibility intowhat staff are currently working on when investments are being made, etc., after we approve a budget. ### UAC doesn't approve a budget. UAC might advise Council that Council should approve a budget. So, I value these reports. They certainly help orient me, in terms of challenges broadly. And I think ifthere are additions or changes, we should absolutely talk about how to make them more valuable. But, Ithink, in -- you know, with the goal of transparency for a locally-owned utility kind of requires that we havesome sort of report out. 1:19:01: Commissioner Tucher: Well, I don't think it serves transparency to have our most -- our largest, mostimportant capex project -- Grid Mod -- is, I think, item 11 in the long list of short updates, that tells me that66 telephone poles have been installed, but really gives me no sense at all of where does Grid Modstand? Maybe that doesn't belong in a Quarterly Report. I happen to think it does. And it certainly doesn't match up with what we do on wastewater. I would eat my hat if anyone on UAC could explain the -- you know, the cost analysis on the wastewater plant, which goes into, you know, pay-go, you know, financing and all of that, but really doesn't tell me what our cost position is in the wastewater project. So,it -- I don't mean to -- I'm very sympathetic of staff needing to produce this very large report. ### The Utilities Quarterly Report for Q3-A4 2025 is 45 pages. The Utilities Quarterly Report for Q4 of2016 was 70 pages.https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/uac-informational-reports/2016-informational-reports/11-02-16-meeting/informational-item_-utilities-quarterly-report-4th-q-fy- 2016.pdf In other words, Utilities Quarterly Reports used to have more information in them, before staff started "streamlining" them. when you also have all the discrete agenda items that come up every month for us and for Finance andfor Council. Um. And then, to also do this, for just -- you know, I don't think there's an audience for thereport. At least not in the shape it is today. We can't call it a financial report. You know. It talks over andover about "financial health," but doesn't talk about costs. It doesn't -- You know, it talks about reserves,with no explanation at all as to why we are, in electric, for example, below our target reserve this year. And, I don't know, It was a very short, I don't know, 10-word explanation as to why, at the end of '26, we'llbe above the goal. I -- It didn't explain it, or provide any numbers. 1:20:41: So, I'll stop there. If -- And I will pursue it offline if it's useful, Director. ### UAC's job is not to be useful to the Director. But, you know, I think Council -- I think the Commission really needs to think about -- since this is donejust for us, not for the public -- who I don't think looks at it -- ### Over the past two decades, I've spent hundreds of hours looking at Utilities Quarterly Reports. we should consider whether it's a good use of time. 1:21:05: Chair Sharff: It's available to the public. Right? ### After the City adopted a new system for indexing the website (04-09-21), documents older than 2016became inaccessible through the index. Before that, documents as old as 2002 could be accessed. 1:21:07: **: [unampliied] The packet's agendized. 1:21:09: Chair Scharff: Yeah. It's agendized. 1:21:10: Director Kurotori: Yes. It's in the packet. It's agendized. And it -- it has evolved, you know, as Iunderstand, over time, working with the UAC and what information they would like to see, and what'suseful, and -- to the public, so they can understand more about the utilities, and how it's provided. Again,you know, this -- open to -- as the commission sees fit, on making adjustments. Or enhancements to thereport. Or subtractions. 1:21:42: Commissioner Phillips: Yeah. I hate to weigh in at this late date, but I had some of the same thoughts reading through it about, you know, this seems like a lot of work for staff to put this all together. Maybeit's not. Maybe it's, you know, mostly boilerplate, and it rolls -- you can put a few new numbers in. But,you know, I didn't have time to think about it. But basically, this kind of quarterly report -- the kind ofcontent I would like to see in -- most of it's in here -- is, you know, updates on the key projects, you know,or news about things that impacted the utility in some way or the other, good, bad, or -- I don't know aboutindifferent, but good or bad -- since the last time. Tracking metrics, you know, which -- the key metricswhich we've established, and we talk about, even in the Work Plan, how are those going over time. Andthen, you know, financial condition. And I think those three things -- And then, with the presentation, youknow, like you gave, that kind of highlights, here's the -- you know, most of it -- hopefully, things arerunning down the middle of the highway, but here's four items you should be aware of that are, you know,veering away from what we anticipated. Um. But I haven't really thought about it enough to really havemuch useful -- beyond that. I mean, I prefer it the way it is to like saying, well, let's get rid of it. Because Ido get a lot of useful information from it. But I'm not quite far enough along to say, OK, here's A, B, C, D,and E that I think could be changed. So, the question is, should we have a separate agendized item todiscuss it. ### Sounds good. It should be an ACTION ITEM, so UAC can vote its advice to Council, and Councilcan require staff to make the necessary changes. I don't know. Or, should, you know, a commissioner or two of you and I could take it up with Alan. ### It's not the UAC's job to take it up with Alan. 1:23:38: Assistant Director Dailey: I will add, just for historical context -- Last year [?] was the first year we everhad a discussion on the Quarterly Report, in my long history of being an employee with this utility. It usedto be always an information-only report. And so, this is the second time we've had a discussion. ### I distinctly remember that, years ago, UAC sometimes discussed Utilities Quarterly Reports. In thisletter of 10-31-17 (page 19)https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities-advisory-commission/archived-agenda-and-minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2017/12-06-2017- meeting/public-letters-to-the-uac.pdf I said, "Also, in the old days, UAC used to agendize discussions of Utilities Quarterly Reports as they became available, just in case the commissioners had any questions about them. I think that was a goodidea, and maybe UAC should start doing that again. What do you think?" Unfortunately, it's no longerpossible to verify this by looking at old UAC agendas online. 1:23:58: Commissioner Tucher: [unamplified] But "no action is requested" it says here. ### What this means is, "No action is PERMITTED here." 1:24:02: Chair Scharff: Yes. So, now we can move on 1:24:06: ---------- 2:46:40: COMMISSIONER COMMENTS %% Chair Scharff: And then, we're on to the last item, which is Commissioner Comments and Meeting Events. Do we have any Commissioner Comments? 2:46:52: Chris Tucher: [unamplified] Yes. [amplified] Let's see. I -- Just in closing, I want to, well, call attention to an article in the local paper, called "Data centers drive surging electricity demand." ### 09-17-25: "Data centers drive surging electricity demand in Palo Alto" -- Gennady Sheyner, Palo Alto Online. https://www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2025/09/17/data-centers-drive-surging-electricity-demand-in- palo-alto/ And reflect on the number of times that we here at UAC have asked for perhaps a discussion -- I think it is now in the Work Plan. ### UAC's 2025-2036 Workplan's Standing Topic 3 (Electric System and Supply) -- available here under Item 6 -- https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=16240 says, "Discuss and advise City Council regarding electric system and supply portfolio, including grid modernization, second transmission corridor, power portfolio, smart home technologies, distributed energy resources, competitiveness of the city for data centers, and coordination with Palo Alto Planning Department to enable technological improvements." ### Incidentally, this source https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/4/city-clerk/board-and-commission-handbook.pdf seems to say they should be called work plans, not workplans. And I wouldn't be -- I'm not certain, but it's in the -- probably calendared in the months ahead. ### The 10-01-25 12-month rolling calendar https://www.paloalto.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities- advisory-commission/archived-agenda-and-minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2025/10-october/10-01-25- rolling-calendar.pdf says only that "Data Center Competitiveness" should be scheduled sometime. ### I'd like to see the potential down sides of data centers included in the item. Data centers would increase the City's resource adequacy requirement, which would potentially raise electric rates. Some data centers use more water than others. Is that a good use of Hetch Hetchy water? Are purple pipes an option? ### 04-08-25: "Thirsty for power and water, AI-crunching data centers sprout across the West" -- Felicity Barringer, Stanford https://andthewest.stanford.edu/2025/thirsty-for-power-and-water-ai-crunching-data-centers-sprout- across-the-west/ But it seems really important that we get a little bit ahead of -- or at least catch up with all this enthusiasm for data centers. Enthusiasm that I personally think is misunderstood, or lacks analysis. This article talks about "surging data center." I've listened to Council members talk about data centers growing and growing, with no end in sight. It's used as, I think, a -- It's a major chunk of the load forecast, starting this year and going over 5-10 years. But never is there a discussion about who these data centers are. In other words, who these customers are that are building data centers, why they'd be building them in Palo Alto, whether Tesla is an absolute anomaly, or whether there are indeed very good reasons that a large tech company would want AI data centers here, where power is cheap relative to PG&E, but not cheap relative to the Columbia River gorge. And so, it's hard to understand if -- Well, I'd love to see that staff understands -- and what the local market opportunity and trend is for data centers. Because in all thetalk, in Council meetings and in newspaper articles, there does seem to be a lack of that detail. It -- You're led, from this article, to think that we have massive -- or, you know, a major load increase iscoming, starting right now. 12 percent is one number. I can't remember the number. It -- gigawatt-hours. Something like -- I want to say 2,200 gigawatt-hours over time. All driven by data centers. ### The City's 2023 Electric Integrated Resource Plan (page 22, Table 4)https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/2/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/attachments/2023-irp-report.pdf says additional data centers might require 0 GWh (low estimate), 161 GWh (mid estimate), or 230 GWh (high estimate) by 2045. ### Assuming the data centers' power use is continuous, that's 0 MW (low estimate), 18.4 MW (midestimate), or 26.3 MW (high estimate) by 2045. ### Tesla's Dojo supercomputer uses 1.8 MW per Exapod (as of 2021)https://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2021/08/tesla-project-dojo-overview/and Tesla's data center in Palo Alto has 7 Exapods. https://dgtlinfra.com/elon-musk-data-centers/So, that's 12.6 MW. So, the City is estimating at most two additional data centers the size of the existing Tesla data center by 2045. ### 10-02-25: "The Breakthrough Behind Colossus 2 -- What No One's Telling You" (30:49)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxuSvyOwVCIThis entertaining video talks about energy and cooling challenges for the Colossus 2 data center (1 GW) in Memphis, TN. Let's please get a deeper understanding of that in the months ahead. I'd love to see us agendize that. 2:49:40 Chair Scharff: Anybody else? 2:49:44: Commissioner Phillips: Yeah. I mean, it's been one of my pet topics. And I'd like to see more than justan understanding. You know, what is our stance? Are we -- Is this something we should be going outand saying, yeah, we want to build more data centers? That would be great, because it would lower therates? Or, no, we don't? Or -- you know, from a utility point of view, not -- There's other aspects to datacenters from a City point of view that need to be considered. But, as a utility, it would be great if we hadanother -- I don't know -- 5-10 MW, because that would lower commer- or, residential rates? Or not? Idon't know. 2:50:19: Commissioner Tucher: I think this involves CPAU going out -- And maybe you do this already, buttalking to local industry experts who can comment on this, talking to our current -- 2:50:30: Chair Scharff: I believe he has the information. You just need to share it. 2:50:33: Commissioner Tucher: You believe that. Well, we've -- 2:50:35: Chair Scharff: Well, I know he got it from Santa Clara. 'Cause I know Santa Clara's got this, so -- 2:50:39: Commissioner Tucher: Santa Clara does not have our local customers. But OK. I think the point'staken. I'll -- 2:50:46: Director Kurotori: Just -- I know that's not on the agenda. But, in terms of the comments, as I mentionedin the Director's Report, it is bringing that back and agendizing 2:51:38 END From:Aram James To:Reifschneider, James Cc:Council, City; Binder, Andrew; Dave Price; Gardener, Liz; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; Afanasiev, Alex; Barberini, Christopher; chuck jagoda; Human Relations Commission; planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.0rg Subject:Re: Watch "FxSMC Oct 7, 2025, Ekene Okobi & Coalition for Justice and Accountability, Case Against Tasers" onYouTube Date:Saturday, October 11, 2025 1:59:22 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:Hi James, Please review this informative webinar and be prepared to educate our city council, your fellow officers, and community members about the extraordinary danger that Tasers pose. 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Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Neal Goldberg To:boardoffice@stanford.edu; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; president@stanford.edu;rosenbek@gmail.com; megan.pierson@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov;rgonzalez@stanford.edu; sndpolicy@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org;alumnipresident@stanford.edu; president@ucop.edu; howard.wolf@stanford.edu; boardoffice@stanford.edu;gad@cde.ca.gov; ph3inator@gmail.com; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; kevin.kish@gmail.com;svnaik@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; police@stanford.edu; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu;deanofstudents@stanford.edu Cc:assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; wasc@wscuc.org; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; Council, City; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; jhausaman@wscuc.org; wascsr@wscuc.org; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov Subject:Preserve Campus Safety: Stop SJP"s "Martyr" Display Date:Friday, October 10, 2025 6:26:08 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. Senator Adam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Human Relations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, is organizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre and mass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of a hostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on that This message needs your attention This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast day. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible with federal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitly reinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which direct federal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguards under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis of religion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or double standards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel's right to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can trigger enforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9]. Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal and California law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staff who report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" -- meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others and forbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate law or University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources -- including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or veneration of its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny and potential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and other antisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but a deliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards of safety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparably damage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broader antizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a 360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. These displays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing American Jews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles or turned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, Neal Goldberg References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI [3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/ [4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism [5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml? sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student- conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/ [9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501 [11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension [14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working- definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi- services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit- antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) - https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html From:Mark Turner To:Aram James Cc:city.council@gilroy.org; CityCouncil; Sean Allen; Pat M; Jeff Rosen; Jay Boyarsky; Raymond Goins; Stump, Molly; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; Michelle Bigelow; mike braxton; Carla Torres; Shikada, Ed; Binder, Andrew; Jennifer Morrow San José Spotlight; Raymond Goins; The Office of Mayor Matt Mahan; District3@sanjoseca.gov; Kaloma Smith; Diana Diamond; Seher Awan; Steve Wagstaffe; Dennis Upton; Gennady Sheyner; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Dave Price; Emily Mibach; Braden Cartwright; Council, City; Perron, Zachary; james pitkin; Reifschneider, James; Tim James; Raj Jayadev; chuck jagoda; Nicole Chiu-Wang; Rowena Chiu; board@pausd.org; boardfeedback@smcgov.org; Bill Newell; Zahra Billoo; Palo Alto Free Press; Foley, Michael; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com> Subject:Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons | The Marshall Project Date:Friday, October 10, 2025 4:56:32 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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Thanks so much, Mark Turner Mayor City of Morgan Hill 17575 Peak Avenue Morgan Hill, CA 95037 D: mark.turner@morganhill.ca.gov morganhill.ca.gov | facebook | twitter From: Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 6, 2025 4:46 PM To: Mark Turner <mark.turner@morganhill.ca.gov> Cc: city.council@gilroy.org <city.council@gilroy.org>; CityCouncil <CityCouncil@morganhill.ca.gov>; Sean Allen <sallen6444@yahoo.com>; Pat M <p.marshall81@ymail.com>; Jeff Rosen <info@jeffrosen.org>; Jay Boyarsky <jboyarsky@da.sccgov.org>; Raymond Goins <goinsrayl@gmail.com>; Stump, Molly <molly.stump@cityofpaloalto.org>; vramirez@redwoodcity.org <vramirez@redwoodcity.org>; Michelle Bigelow <Michelle.Bigelow@morganhill.ca.gov>; mike braxton <mbraxton2021@gmail.com>; Carla Torres <xicanamagic@hotmail.com>; Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@cityofpaloalto.org>; Binder, Andrew <Andrew.Binder@cityofpaloalto.org>; Jennifer Morrow San José Spotlight <jennifer@sanjosespotlight.com>; Raymond Goins <raymondleegoinsllc@gmail.com>; The Office of Mayor Matt Mahan <mayor@sanjoseca.gov>; District3@sanjoseca.gov <District3@sanjoseca.gov>; Kaloma Smith <pastor@universityamez.com>; Diana Diamond <dianaLdiamond@gmail.com>; Seher Awan <firebrand.dr@gmail.com>; Steve Wagstaffe <swagstaffe@smcgov.org>; Dennis Upton <kathy8420@qq.com>; Gennady Sheyner <GSheyner@paweekly.com>; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com <jason.green@bayareanewsgroup.com>; Dave Price <price@padailypost.com>; Emily Mibach <emibach@padailypost.com>; Braden Cartwright <bcartwright@padailypost.com>; CityCouncil <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Zachary.Perron@CityofPaloAlto.org <zachary.perron@cityofpaloalto.org>; james pitkin <jamespitkin777@yahoo.com>; Reifschneider, James <james.reifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org>; Tim James <TJames@rsaplaw.com>; Raj Jayadev <raj@siliconvalleydebug.org>; chuck jagoda <jagodachuck@gmail.com>; Nicole Chiu-Wang <nicole@dreamcatchersyouth.org>; Rowena Chiu <voterowenachiu@gmail.com>; board@pausd.org <board@pausd.org>; boardfeedback@smcgov.org <boardfeedback@smcgov.org>; Bill Newell <billnewell2850@gmail.com>; Zahra Billoo <zbilloo@cair.com>; Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>; michael.foley@cityofpaloalto.org <michael.foley@cityofpaloalto.org>; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com> <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons | The Marshall Project Slight edits: On Mon, Oct 6, 2025, at 2:58 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: 10/6/2025 Hey, Mayor Mark Turner: Just like a community member from another city who wants to speak at the Morgan Hill CityCouncil meeting, citizens and non-citizens have a Brown Act right, a First Amendment right to speak directly to you at said council meeting, no matter where they are from. You surely can’t tell a non-Morgan Hill resident that they can’t speak at a Morgan HillCouncil meeting, simply because they are from out of town. Such conduct by you in attempting to shut down a speaker simply because they are from out of town would clearly beunconstitutional. Do you agree? Similarly, you can't prohibit a speaker from addressing the council simply because you dislike, disfavor, or even hate their point of view, the content of their speech. Would you agree? Similarly, anyone from anywhere has a right to send emails to an elected official’s officialgovernment address without being told by the official, “remove me from your email list.” This may not apply if the person sends an email to the official’s private email address. Arguably, a government official who repeatedly asks those whose speech he dislikes toremove him from their email list is chilling the email senders' First Amendment rights. Do you agree? I know your city attorney, now interim city attorney, Don Larkin, is a capable attorney. I dealt with Don when he was the city attorney in Palo Alto. I live in Palo Alto. You might want to consult with Don on this issue. He knows this material much better than I do. If you disagree with me and feel it is your right to repeatedly ask me to remove you from myemail list when I send you emails you dislike, please set me straight on the law that supports your position. If I am wrong on the facts or the law, I will gladly concede the legal concerns I have raisedabove. I strongly suspect, having seen you in action from the dias that you are a very far-far white winger. It is your right to associate yourself with whatever political perspective youwish. I respect your choice of political association no matter how personally I am repulsed by the far-far-white wing in this country. I will readily concede that I am a far-left winger on many issues, but far from all. Where we might agree is on the importance of all of us to respect our First Amendment. If youwould like to discuss this important matter, please feel free to reach out to me. Sincerely, Avram Finkelstein aka Aram James 415-370-5056 P.S. Would you or Ms. Bigelow please forward this message to City Attorney Don Larkin. Thank you. On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/15/mauled-when-police-dogs-are-weapons WARNING: This message is from an external user. Confidential information such as social security numbers,credit card numbers, bank routing numbers, wire transfer information and other personally identifiableinformation should not be transmitted to this user. For question, please contact the Morgan Hill ITDepartment by opening a new helpdesk request online or call 408-909-0055. Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. 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From:upcomingsales@friendspaloaltolib.org To:Council, City Subject:October 2025 Book Sale - Friends of the Palo Alto Library Date:Friday, October 10, 2025 4:32:35 AM BOOK SALE NEWSLETTERTHIS WEEKEND ATCUBBERLEY Visit our web site CUBBERLEY USED BOOK SALES Saturday October 11Main Room 11am - 4pmBargain Room 9:30am - 4pmChildren's Room 10am - 4pmPopup Music Sale 10am - 2pm(outside Main Room) Sunday October 12 All Rooms 1pm - 4pm FEATURED IN OCTOBER Art Science Science Fiction Children's Halloween 4000 Middlefield RoadPalo AltoNE corner of the Cubberley Community Center (650) 213-8755 www.fopal.org Maps and Directions More information on the sales Donate your used books, DVDs, &c ALL NET PROCEEDS GO TO HELP PALO ALTO LIBRARIES Main Room In our Main Room, prices are way belowwhat used book stores charge.Hardcover books start at $3 andsoftcover books start at only $2. No numbered tickets this month! Please note that due to crowding during the first two hours of the Book Sale, no strollers, rolling carts, etc. can be brought into the Main Room. This is for the safety of shoppers and volunteers alike. By 12:30 or so, the crowd thins out and shoppers are welcome to bring these items into the sale. Children's Book Sale The Children's Room is located in the portable next to the soccer field near Greendell School. It is entirely filled with children's books and toys. You'll find picture books, school age fiction and non-fiction, fiction for teens, award winners, non-English titles, CDs and DVDs, and books for parents and teachers, many for 50 cents or $1. Strollers are welcome in the Children's Room at any time. Bargain Books in H-2 The Bargain Room is located in RoomsH-2 and H-3 of the Cubberley maincampus, between our Main Room andMiddlefield Road. On Saturday,paperbacks are $1, hardcovers are $2,and children's books are 50 cents each.The room also contains many records,CDs, and DVDs at $1 each. On Sunday,the room opens at 1 pm and all pricesare half off. Or, save even more onSunday by buying green FOPAL reusablebags from us for $4/ea (or bring yourown grocery-size reusable bag) andstuffing them with any items in theroom for $5/bag. Fill four bags at $5/bag and fill a fifth bag FREE! Library News The Library is celebrating TeenTober. More info on the Library's web site. You could find out about these sorts of things in a slightly more timely manner by subscribing to the Library's mailing list. Like us, they send one or two messages per month, more usually one. You can find out about other things they want you to know from the Palo Alto City Library Blogs page. Or you can subscribe to them with an RSS reader. -Frank McConnell Main Room Sections Moved Some Main Room sections have had their sections changed. We have a map linked from our Book Sale Directions page. More info below in some of the section writeups. -Frank McConnell Home & Crafts The leaves are falling; it's time to plan for holiday gift-giving with original items you can make for family and friends. This month in Floral Arts we have several titles on flower arranging, including Five-Minute Florist to help with autumn table decorating. To brush up on your craftiness, try Classic Crafts: A Practical Compendium of Traditional Skills. There are Craft books on macramé, jewelry-making, and creating your own greeting cards. For cat lovers you'll delight in Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You!). Fabric arts abound: an entire shelf for knitting, including Fancy Feet: Traditional Knitting Patterns of Turkey. There's also another shelf for quilting, featuring 101 Full-Size Quilt Blocks and Borders. In addition you'll find many resources for sewing, crocheting, needlepoint, and embroidery. On the beauty shelf, look for Jessica Alba's The Honest Life: Living Naturally and True to You. In Fashion you'll find Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years. Do you remember all those beautiful gowns? On the other end of the spectrum, there's Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More. We have two new Home decorating titles: Domino: The Book of Decorating, and Domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home. When you need it, you'll find Right Place Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life. There are titles on office spaces, small spaces, and A Woman's Shed: Spaces for Women to Create, Write, Make, Grow, Think, and Escape. Regional designs include Fusion Interiors: The International Design of Andrew Martin. Home building offers Building Green. Home maintenance includes Smart Solutions: 250 Simple Remedies and Quick Fixes for Everyday Life. Don't miss out on these many other resources at affordable prices. eShelf photos can be found at <https://fopalbooks.com/crafts.html>. -Virginia Perry Antiques & Collections In the month of October you'll find Tiara by Diana Scarisbrick and other jewelry guides. Try An Infinity of Things: How Sir Henry Wellcome Collected the World. We have AmericanSilver by Millicent Stow and other silver resources. Also of interest, The Kovels' Collector'sGuide to American Art Pottery. New this month is a unique book, English Glass for TheCollector 1660-1860. For another kind of glass, there's Bottle Collecting in America. You'llalso find the vintage doll book, The Doll by Carl Fox. Look for furniture, and rugs, plusother antique guides for your collecting reference. eShelf photo can be found at <https://fopalbooks.com/crafts.html>. -Virginia Perry Politics With all the political turmoil brewing in today's world, we can't take the news for truth. And so, you might be wondering, then what can I do to really understand the political factions today. The answer is right in front of you! Stop by the Political Sciences section for books on our president, former presidents, and current events in our government. Featuring books about the Libertarian Mind, how our president became the person he is today, and even signed books by former president Jimmy Carter himself. Don't know where to start? Pick up a book about what the parties really represent, and how they've shifted overtime. All in all, everything leads to this. To drop by the Politics section! I hope you enjoy what you find. -Emma Chen Philosophy For this month the largest selection for a single author is Rousseau with 10 volumes for sale with different titles and different editions, something for everyone. Rarely seen, we have three volumes by Merleau-Ponty and two by Piaget. Left from last month's sale we have three Wittgenstein still available. However I would say that the pick of the litter is Erasmus' In Praise of Folly written in 1509 and in many ways applicable over 500 years later. Folly orates her great virtues and her benefits to mankind in a mock serious satirical style that is laugh out loud funny and would be very much at home in the Humor section. It's a wonderful edition with decorated covers, brilliant illustrations, a glassine dust jacket, and a slip case, all in excellent condition. "... wise men deserve a name and I should call them foolosophers". -Nigel Jones Children's Room Witches and goblins and ghosts, oh my! Halloween is frightfully close, and we have scared up enough Halloween books to fill the library of a haunted house. From board books forlittle ones to scary novels for teens--don't miss out! First call for holiday shopping! Thanks to some generous donors, we also have much more than our usual supply of hardback picture books in perfect condition. This is a great chance to score some terrific gifts at bargain prices for the children on your list. School-age Fiction highlights several sections this month. On the early chapter books shelves, look for the Owl Diaries series, friendship stories featuring animal characters youngsters will love. In the popular series section, take a look at the I Survived series (reading levels for grades 3 through 7), for books on exciting historical events. Featured in the entry to School-age Fiction this month is The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. This book won the Caldecott medal and was a National Book Award finalist. Regularly priced at $24.99, it's a bargain at $5.00; it's perfect for children in fourth through seventh grade. Another find in the entry area is Voyage of the Basset, by James C. Christensen, beautifully illustrated and in the tradition of Gulliver's Travels and Around the World in 80 Days. In our fantasy section, check out the ever popular books by Rick Riordan; we have like-new hardback copies of several of his series. On the Beginning Readers shelves there is a great selection of Mo Willems books, along with many National Geographic mini-books on animals, historic figures, and marine life-- perfect for curious kids and for classrooms. And as always, we have a wonderful selection of books for early readers at all levels. In our Activities section we have a Bonnyco Top Secret Pack full of notebooks and pens with invisible ink, enough party favors for a classroom of kids. Our Klutz shelves are filled to capacity with vintage and new titles, many of which we haven't seen in the Children's Room for years! As usual, our Graphic Novels shelves have overflowed onto a nearby table; look for giftable box sets of Dog Man and Baby-Sitter's Little Sister. There are games galore and puzzles too. And be sure to check out our big selection of mathematics books, including several sets of Beast Academy! Under the front windows you'll find bins full of board books, flap books, and pop-ups forthe littlest "readers." And opposite those bins, on nearby tables, are bins and boxes ofbargain-priced picture books for slightly older children. Start children reading (or beingread to) when they're young and they'll enjoy reading for a lifetime. -Carolyn Davidson Children's Vintage Of course October means Halloween in children's vintage, but we could also call it "really nice classics month" too. We have especially nice copies (most in dust jackets) of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, several volumes of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables books and William Farley's Black Stallion books, and a couple of Pollyanna books, including a very nice copy of Pollyanna's Debt of Honor. We also have many, many books by William Mayne, a British writer who has been called "one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century" and "the most original good writer for young people in our time" but "notoriously little read by children and much read by adults." He sounds like an author you need to check out! Shelf pictures are available for all of these items at www.fopalbooks.com. And you can find even more children's vintage books at our eBay store. Also, for a sneak preview of the Halloween books, follow us on Instagram @friendsofthepaloaltolibrary. -Lisa Heitman Poetry Oh, beautiful, the autumn time! October days are here; And so is lots of poetry From poets far and near. The shelves are full, make no mistake, No one is left behind. All verse from Whitman down to Blake Awaits for you to find. https://fopalbooks.com/poetry.html -Mandy MacCalla Sociology/Anthropology For the upcoming sale, the Sociology/Anthropology section offers a larger-than-ever collection -- 740 books. Its core is constituted by the books from a home library of a Stanford professor, which means that the major expansion is experienced by the sub- section on theory and methods. When looking for the books in this sub-section, please pay attention that the shelves holding them are located in three places within the section. To make a search easier, all of them are clearly marked. The collection of books on theory and methods includes the works by such 19th and 20th century classics as Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, Karl Mannheim, Vilfredo Pareto, Anthony Giddens, Talcott Parsons, Michael Young, and Pierre Bourdieu, to name a few, as well as critical and biographical research on them. -Natalia Koulinka Judaica Browse the Judaica section for books on the Jewish religion and culture including editions of the Torah and other basic texts, Kabbalah, Jewish history, the Holocaust, memoirs,Israel, Jewish Women, the Jewish American Experience and other related subjects. Special this month - Real Jews: secular versus ultra-orthodox and the struggle for Jewish identity in Israel Chutzpah: Why Israel Is a Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Zegota: The rescue of Jews in wartime Poland Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust--Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind's Darkest Hour Judaikitsch: Tchotchkes, Schmattes and Nosherei What's Wrong With Being Human? Notes from the battlefield of human relationships Most fiction with Jewish themes will be found in Modern Literature/Classics or CurrentFiction. Books entirely in Hebrew are shelved in the European Languages section. Shelf photos at <https://fopalbooks.com/judaica.html>. -Charlotte Epstein, Judaica Section Manager Humor HUMOR HAS MOVED!!! Humor used to be in the Cooking aisle but has now moved over one aisle to B3, the Science Fiction aisle. If you are looking for Asimov and Bradbury and you turn around you will see an excellent collection of cartoon books especially those of the New Yorker. Also Monty Python, David Sedaris and probably Humor's most favorite author, P. G. Wodehouse. Maybe in Sci-Fi there will be some cross pollination in the style of Douglas Adams. -Nigel Jones Classic and Modern Fiction To celebrate the expansion of our section (we've taken over the shelves that belonged to Essays and Short Stories, which is now opposite Mysteries), we're having a special sale of a large number of vintage mass market paperbacks. These have very colorful covers and are protected in mylar sleeves. They make a very interesting, highly decorative collection. The shelf of the New York Times "100 Best Novels of the Twenty-first Century" has expanded to include novels from 2015-2020. Current Fiction (2020-2025) has moved to two bookcases opposite Mysteries. -The Classic and Modern Fiction Team Computers Each month's donations are different. This month Perl books have muscled out Python and Ruby from the "Scripting" shelf. The "Security and Hacking" section is full, but C++ and Java are on a diet, while every aspect of programming language implementation is in a special section. Look for other unique little collections here and there. -David Cortesi SF/Fantasy/Comics The big news in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Comics is we're expanding. We've been getting so many great donations recently we've not had room on the shelves for all of them. Science Fiction has expanded by one bookcase, pushing Comics out to the other side of the aisle where it's nearly doubled in size, sharing a new bookcase with an expanded selection of SF anthologies and "Best of" collections. Standouts include a lot of "Torchwood" and "Doctor Who" books from BBC Books, in attractive photo-hardcovers. Look for a new section featuring the popular (and prolific) writers Kim Stanley Robinson, Philip K. Dick, and Neal Stephenson. An exceptional number of signed copies this month: Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar, Scalzi's Miniatures, Wesley Chu's Time Salvager, and more. -Rich McAllister History It's Russia month! We got a large donation of books on Russia and the Soviet Union, including some obscure collectable volumes. There were also big donations in British and general European history, as well as ancient Greece and Rome. In American history, there is a large selection of books on the eastern states, especially New York and Illinois. And - it's time to start thinking about holiday presents - FoPAL's gently used books make great gifts! -Lin McAllister Donations We accept donations on Monday through Saturday from 3-5 pm in the Main Room. 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From:monicas@san.rr.com To:president@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov;kevin.kish@gmail.com; svnaik@stanford.edu; boardoffice@stanford.edu; sndpolicy@stanford.edu;megan.pierson@stanford.edu; police@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; bdavis@wscuc.org;laura.wilson@stanford.edu; gad@cde.ca.gov; deanofstudents@stanford.edu; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov;jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; rosenbek@gmail.com; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; howard.wolf@stanford.edu;pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com; president@ucop.edu; ph3inator@gmail.com;alumnipresident@stanford.edu Cc:assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; wascsr@wscuc.org; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; kchisholm@wscuc.org; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; Council, City; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; wasc@wscuc.org Subject:Defend Our Community: Halt SJP"s "Martyr" Display Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 11:53:34 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. Senator Adam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Educationand the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to theAssistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Human Relations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); ChristiansUnited For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, is organizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" --to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre and mass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people wereslaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of a hostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students,retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on that day. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on theanniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible with federal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation ofTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitly This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast reinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and ExecutiveOrder 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which direct federal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federalfunding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguards under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code §220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis of religion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintainsenforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism,which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or double standards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying themurder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel's right to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the Stateof Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can trigger enforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S.Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9]. Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources topromote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal and California law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action againstinstitutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staff who report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law[12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" -- meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's ownStudent Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others and forbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. TheStudent Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate law or University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. Thisplanned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources -- including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas hasbeen designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or veneration of its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism,not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny and potential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice inPalestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and other antisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre[13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but a deliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. IfStanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards of safety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to actdecisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparably damage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind ofantizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broader antizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that hasdestroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats inAmerica are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a 360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalatedfrom intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. These displays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campusgrounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing American Jews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave ofantiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles or turned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, References:[1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms[2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI [3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-anti-semitism/ [4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025-10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism [5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 -https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml? sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC[6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student- conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct[7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student- organization-policies[8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/ [9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html[10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501 [11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/[12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov[13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html From:Aram James To:Lauing, Ed; Council, City; city.council@gilroy.org; CityCouncil; Reckdahl, Keith; Vicki Veenker;gstone22@gmail.com; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; Pacific GrovePD Subject:Tab 12 Aram James (DJ-1-12-18) (00000003) Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 8:45:40 PM Attachments:Tab 12 Aram James (DJ-1-12-18) (00000003).pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. From:Wyatt To:Tania Diaz; Karla Rubio Cc:UTL-Customer Service; Council, City; info@altahousing.org Subject:Re: No Hot Water Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:58:36 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i There is still no hot water for me or other residents at 753 Alma St: Alma Place apartments. I have confirmed others have no hot water too. Is one of the two water boilers broken? How long would that take to replace or order andreplace a new one? Could you please kindly provide a date or rough, honest range at which this will be fixed by? I understand it is being worked on, I’d just like an estimate to solution please. It’s pretty miserable to get home from work 12 hours later and not have hot water, I’m sure you can understand that. I’m ok with showering at my parents house or the gym, I would just like to know how long Ihave to do that for. Thank you for all your help Tania and Karla, I’m sure this is stressful for both of you with plenty of tenants reaching out, have a good night. Best, Wyatt Lichtenger On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM Wyatt <wyattlichtenger@gmail.com> wrote:No problem, thank you for the update and quick response Tania. On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM Tania Diaz <tdiaz@altahousing.org> wrote:Hello Wyatt, This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Apologies for the inconvenience regarding the hot water. We are currently investigatingthe issue to determine the cause and will keep you updated as we learn more. As for the internet, the issue appears to be due to a wider outage in the area, which isunfortunately outside of our control. Thank you for your patience and understanding. On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM Wyatt <wyattlichtenger@gmail.com> wrote:Hi Karla, I had no Internet yesterday, this Morning, and no hot water this morning. Any idea when hot water will be back? Thanks. Best, Wyatt Lichtenger From:Jennifer Landesmann To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Compliance on cell tower applications Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:53:56 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, I support the City's and residents' effort to ensure that cell tower applications are incompliance with City standards and responsive to your questions and directives in the application process. I understand that you have asked AT&T to return on October 16th with design requirements and equipment volume calculations to show their proposal meets the limit for a “small wireless facility;” please withhold permit approval if these requests are not met. Thank you, Jennifer From:Leanne To:deanofstudents@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu;sndpolicy@stanford.edu; boardoffice@stanford.edu; kevin.kish@gmail.com; bdavis@wscuc.org;police@stanford.edu; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; president@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com;megan.pierson@stanford.edu; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; laura.wilson@stanford.edu;rosenbek@gmail.com; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; gad@cde.ca.gov; howard.wolf@stanford.edu;jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; svnaik@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; president@ucop.edu;rgonzalez@stanford.edu; ph3inator@gmail.com Cc:kmatarrese@wscuc.org; wascsr@wscuc.org; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; wasc@wscuc.org; robertc2@stanford.edu; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; Council, City; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov Subject:Protect Jewish Students: Stop SJP"s Disturbing Event Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 3:01:50 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. Senator Adam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Educationand the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to theAssistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Human Relations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); ChristiansUnited For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, is organizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" --to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre and mass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people wereslaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of a hostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students,retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on that day. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on theanniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible with federal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation ofTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitlyreinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which directfederal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguardsunder the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, Leanne Praw References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students-justice-palestine-suspension [14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism -https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working- definition-antisemitism[15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi- services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime[16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit- antisemitic-incidents-2023[17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) - https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024[18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html From:marilyn crystal To:Council, City Subject:Jewish Community Gathering today Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 2:57:36 PM Attachments:image.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear City Council Members, I'm writing to let you know about tonight's gathering at Heritage Park, organized by members of the Jewish community. We are gathering during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot -- to remember those massacred by Hamason October 7th 2023, and to pray for the safety and return of those taken hostage by Hamas on that dreadful day. We are gathering at a moment of great hope, as we see news reports that a peace agreementhas been reached that will free the hostages. We invite you to join us and we welcome the broader community as well. The event will start at 5:30pm, and will include a Sukkot prayer at 6pm. We look forward to seeing you! Marilyn Uzan OneTribeOneStar 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:Frances Lim To:Council, City Subject:Illegal RV Parking Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:34:59 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members, Illegal RV parking is increasing in Palo Alto. Time to enforce the 72 hour law . Remove all vehicles parked in the street for over 72 hours. NOW. Palo Alto Resident Frances Lim Garland Drive Palo Alto Sent from Frances From:David Boyce To:Council, City Subject:Re: Robotic vehicles pulling a fast one Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:24:59 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. And what happens if there are more of these vehicles encountering the long queue at the same time and trying to pull off the same juvenile stunt? On Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 6:22 PM David Boyce <boycedaveboyce@gmail.com> wrote:A Palo Alto police officer suggested I write to the city council regarding robotic vehicles blithely ignoring rules of the road at the intersection on southbound El Camino Real at SandHill Road. Twice, I have seen one of these vehicles in no-man's-land rather than the designated left turn lane while waiting to turn left on to Alma Street. Both times the queue in the left-turn pocketextended well into Menlo Park. The most recent incident revealed a robotic vehicle approaching the red light in the leftmost thru lane, then sidling left to sit in the unmarked area, ahead of the waiting queue andpositioned to make the turn before anyone in the queue. To err is human. Drivers in a hurry can be forgiven. They know where they are and what they're doing and, one hopes, they're simply embarrassed for a one-time action. These robotic cars? Exactly when did this decision to skip to the head of the line occur?Back in Menlo Park? Was there forethought??? How else to explain this? Maybe a passenger knew a code word? It sounds ridiculous, but WTF? I saw this twice. How exactly did it add it work-around to its memory? And why? It may not be inherently dangerous at this intersection, where there's room for shenanigans. I ride a bike, so I'm not affected, but I resent seeing this arrogance on the part of a f***ing machine, a machine brought to us by the same people who introduced us to social media,thereby laying the groundwork for a tyrant to take political advantage of the resulting toxic anomie. Please do something about this. Dave BoyceMenlo Park From:Mary Beth Train To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City; Co-Presidents Lisa Ratner and Hannah Lu; Steve Levy; palo.alto.fwd@gmail.com Subject:660 University mixed-use project - YES Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:55:10 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i I am writing to support the staff recommendation to move the 660 University mixed-use project forward to Council. The project proposes 70 residential units, including 14 BMR units. As noted in a letter from Lisa Ratner and Hannah Lu, Co-Presidents, LWV Palo Alto, .."This proposal maintains the city's base requirement of 20% allocation to BMR units, with 2 very low income, 5 low income, and 7 moderate income units (studio, one and two bedrooms.) The downtown location close to shopping, dining, services, jobs and transit allows many residents to take downtown trips by walking and biking--a plus for the environment. Building 100% affordable units in Palo Alto by a non-profit developer would cost nearly $1million per unit and likely take more than 4 years. Building mixed income housing, as this project does following the city's inclusionary requirements, is currently the fastest way to increase BMR units." This looks like the best iteration of this project yet, and I urge your support and action of the City Council to go forward with it. Palo Alto needs diversity in housing stock and in demographics. This project is a step in that direction. With downtown so close, residents will liven up the downtown as they use its businesses. Thank you for your consideration, Mary Beth Train Resident - 850 Webster Street, Apt. 420. Property owner - 3305 Middlefield Road Mary Beth Train - Home office phone *voice only, not text* This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Deborah GoldeenTo:Council, CitySubject:Vigil4Gaza ProtestsDate:Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:12:30 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. The first phase of a peace agreement between Hamas and Israel was signed yesterday around 1pm. I took this picture last night night. Why are they out there? Because their protests were never about peace or a cease fire. Here’s what they posted to their Instagram on Tuesday, October 7th:On the 2nd Anniversary of the Genocide, while Gaza celebrates the ceasefire news, the rest of us recognize.Recognize the ones that resisted for two years, the martyrs, the ones left without limbs, the ones left without families, the ones without homes, the ones that never gave up hope, the ones... we recognize and we remember them. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free E From:Meira Findel To:laura.wilson@stanford.edu; rosenbek+1458@gmail.com; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; president@stanford.edu;sndpolicy@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; gad@cde.ca.gov; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov;pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; boardoffice@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org; megan.pierson@stanford.edu;svnaik@stanford.edu; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; howard.wolf@stanford.edu;deanofstudents@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; ph3inator@gmail.com; president@ucop.edu;alumnipresident@stanford.edu; police@stanford.edu; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com;kevin.kish+770@gmail.com Cc:Council, City; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; jhausaman@wscuc.org; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; robertc2@stanford.edu; wascsr@wscuc.org; wasc@wscuc.org; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov Subject:Urgent Call to Action: Stop SJP"s Celebration of Terrorism Date:Thursday, October 9, 2025 5:33:55 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, isorganizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitlyreinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which directfederal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguardsunder the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html Meira Findel Holistic Accountant, Total Financial Makeover 0528853889 | Meirafindel@gmail.Com Israel For a consultation click here: https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/dbu6C3Yql1hXJ94oCru6uQYExq? domain=calendly.com From:Tony Ciampi To:Chancellor@ucsf.edu; police@ucsf.edu; Kathy.Giacomini@ucsf.edu; Talmadge.King@ucsf.edu; Suresh.Gunasekaran@ucsf.edu; Dan.Bernal@ucsf.edu;Brian.Smith@ucsf.edu; rco@ucsf.edu; whistleblower@ucsf.edu; OPHD@ucsf.edu; care@ucsf.edu; fsap@ucsf.edu; caringforthecaregiver@ucsf.edu;kristen.bole@ucsf.edu; jess.berthold@ucsf.edu; chad.burns@ucsf.edu; ed.carpenter@ucsf.edu; victoria.colliver@ucsf.edu; Lorna.Fernandes@ucsf.edu;elizabeth.fernandez@ucsf.edu; levi.gadye@ucsf.edu; laura.kurztman@ucsf.edu; Suzanne.Leigh@ucsf.edu; laura.lopez@ucsf.edu; jared.marsh@ucsf.edu;Pete.Bell@ucsf.edu; annie.coleman@ucsf.edu; b.cosgrove@ucsf.edu; jonathan.menendez@ucsf.edu; susan.merrell@ucsf.edu; Council, City Cc:ChanStaff@sfgov.org; ChenStaff@sfgov.org; DorseyStaff@sfgov.org; EngardioStaff@sfgov.org; Jackie.Fielder@sfgov.org; MahmoodStaff@sfgov.org;MandelmanStaff@sfgov.org; MelgarStaff@sfgov.org; SauterStaff@sfgov.org; SherrillStaff@sfgov.org; Shamann.Walton@sfgov.org; KBettendorf@aclunc.org;MCho@aclunc.org; MCagle@aclunc.org; MDoctoroff@aclunc.org; wfreeman@aclunc.org; AFrey@aclunc.org; YHaile@aclunc.org; LHathaway@aclunc.org;NHidalgo@aclunc.org; EMacLean@aclunc.org; MSanchez@aclunc.org; srodd@kpbs.org; complaintintake@post.ca.gov; Enrique.Henriquez@post.ca.gov Subject:Police Corruption and Retaliation Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 11:50:21 PM Attachments:RST 15.PNGRST 11.PNGRST 12.PNGRST 13.PNGRST 1.PNGRST 2.PNGRST 3.PNGRST 4.PNGRST 5.PNGRST 6.PNGRST 7.PNGRST 8.PNGRST 14.PNGRST 16.PNGRST 17.PNG1 FLYER 3.PNG CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments andclicking on links. i Former Palo Alto Police Lieutenant Mike Denson is fully complicit in the crimes of falsifying the videos and other evidence to conceal the crimes of his colleagues and subordinate officers. He is now the Police Chief for U.C. San Francisco. This is Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder. 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 He supports his officers using falsified videos and other evidence to conceal their crimes while simultaneously falsely incriminating the victim of their crimes. https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/ Top 5 Pieces of Evidence: 1) Independent Forensic Expert verified the taser videos were edited, falsified and having cont 2) They sent the taser cameras that recorded the incident to Taser International,(Axon), and had them destroyed. 3) They destroyed 2 taser probes, taser wires, taser cartridge and AFIDS in order to conceal the 2nd taser gun firing video footage had been removed from the MAV and taser videos. 4) They destroyed the 2 taser probes and taser wires from the 1st taser firing to conceal that electricity was discharged from the taser gun for over 20 seconds, torturing the victim in the process. 5) They attempted to remove the serial number of one of the taser cameras that was erroneously submitted as one of the taser cameras that recorded the incident. The PAPD along with Mie Denson stated that Ofc. Temores did not fire taser probes from his taser gun. The problem is Ofc. Kelly Burger confirmed with the medics at the scene that Temroes did fire taser probes from his taser gun. The video footage of the firing is missing from both Temores’ taser video and his MAV video. The PAPD along with Mike Denson stated that Ofc. Temores dropped his taser cartridge to the ground and it broke and therefore they destroyed the taser cartridge, taser probes, taser wires and AFIDS rather than secure them into evidence. That's a violation of state and federal laws. Rather than hold its officers accountable for the crimes they committed the Palo Alto Police have deliberately retaliated against their victim numerous times in attempts to entrap or frame him for a crime. https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/false-arrest.html https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/parham.html https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/training-to-violate-law.html In fact, when Police Chief Binder was the Assistant Police Chief he fully supported Sergeant Fino training new officer Ryan Joy on how to violate the 4th Amendment and state laws, California Penal Code California Penal Code § 236 PC false imprisonment and California Penal Code 182 Conspiracy(a) (1) (2) (5). Officers Fino and Joy knowingly and deliberately used a false accusation to detain me in order to search my identity and vehicle; that’s false imprisonment. Officers Fino and Joy planned the false detainment together making it a conspiracy and Chief Binder, then Asst Police Chief, conspired with them by refusing to hold them accountable perpetuating the crime and conspiracy. https://libertyless.weebly.com/ When these attempts by police officers failed numerous individuals whom I do not know have initiated altercations out of the blue. Most of these individuals appear to be on probation or parole and therefore are connected to local law enforcement. There is an archived list of the incidents sent to the Palo Alto City Manager: It is obvious these individuals are attempting to instigate an altercation in which I could be arrested. There is no other motive for their actions as I do not know these people. The only people who have a motive to have me arrested is the current and former Palo Alto Police involved in or support the falsification of videos to conceal their cranes. Obviously the PAPD and other law enforcement have plausible deniability however there is no other logical conclusion. Former Palo Alto Director of Technical Services, in charge of videos, Charles Cullen was directly involved in the conspiracy of falsifying the videos, currently works for Mike Denson at the U.C. San Francisco Police as their Technical Services Director. https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/systemic-flaws.html Former Palo Alto Police Lt. Adrienne Moore also works for Chief Mike Denson in the U.C. San Francisco Police. https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/moore.html https://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/911.html The latest incidents occurred Sunday June 29, 2025, July 13, 2025, September 25, 2025. They cannot refute the evidence so all they can do is retaliate with more slander inciting businesses, ex- cons, probationers, gang bangers, informants and snitches to target their victim. They have tried to entrap and frame me for a crime numerous times over the years. So from here on out I will be informing all businesses, thugs, snitches etc. of the slander and tactics of the Corrupt Palo Alto Police prior to patronizing those businesses so that when Wagner, Moore their associates show up to maliciously instigate the businesses, thugs, snitches will have been for warned placing into proper context the vindictive and vile actions of the PAPD. Tony Ciampi From:David Boyce To:Council, City Subject:Robotic vehicles pulling a fast one Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 6:22:43 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. A Palo Alto police officer suggested I write to the city council regarding robotic vehicles blithely ignoring rules of the road at the intersection on southbound El Camino Real at SandHill Road. Twice, I have seen one of these vehicles in no-man's-land rather than the designated left turn lane while waiting to turn left on to Alma Street. Both times the queue in the left-turn pocketextended well into Menlo Park. The most recent incident revealed a robotic vehicle approaching the red light in the leftmost thru lane, then sidling left to sit in the unmarked area, ahead of the waiting queue andpositioned to make the turn before anyone in the queue. To err is human. Drivers in a hurry can be forgiven. They know where they are and what they're doing and, one hopes, they're simply embarrassed for a one-time action. These robotic cars? Exactly when did this decision to skip to the head of the line occur? Backin Menlo Park? Was there forethought??? How else to explain this? Maybe a passenger knew a code word? It sounds ridiculous, but WTF? I saw this twice. How exactly did it add it work-around to its memory? And why? It may not be inherently dangerous at this intersection, where there's room for shenanigans. I ride a bike, so I'm not affected, but I resent seeing this arrogance on the part of a f***ing machine, a machine brought to us by the same people who introduced us to social media,thereby laying the groundwork for a tyrant to take political advantage of the resulting toxic anomie. Please do something about this. Dave BoyceMenlo Park From:GoldenHand Foundation To:Council, City; Lauing, Ed; Veenker, Vicki Cc:PWD; Parks; EnjoyOnline Subject:Environmental Partnership Proposal – Collaboration with Golden Hand Nonprofit Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:50:06 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i My name is Dunyia Mohabbat, I am a recent UC Berkeley graduate, and I’m the founder of Golden Hand, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering under-resourced youth and families across the Bay Area. One of our core programs, the CommunityCare & Sustainability Initiative, focuses on promoting food equity, environmentalstewardship, and youth engagement through hands-on community projects. We’re a youth- focused 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing high school and college students toaddress climate justice, green space equity, and sustainable community development. We are currently launching a new slate of projects for 2025–2026. Our goal is to provide environmental leadership that is visible, hands-on, and rooted in youthinnovation. Our program designs include cleanups, Tree Planting& Greening Projects, Community Gardens, and food access, Pollinator highways. etc We have a team ready to be mobilized and equipped to help Palo Alto. What we neednow is help from your office to facilitate city-level implementation by: Coordinating with Parks & Recreation, Public Works, and the Office of Sustainability for permits and site access. Co-branding citywide cleanups, tree planting drives, and “Youth Environmental Justice Week” to amplify visibility. Providing opportunities for our youth leaders to speak at council meetings, city climate summits, and media events. Our students and volunteers are ready to start immediately. We’re eager to collaborate with your office not only to launch these initiatives but also to join and support existing City-led environmental initiatives so that together we can form a larger, lasting impact. This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast We could also establish a Community Garden on a small parcel of land or shared publicspace. The garden would serve as a collaborative hub where community members, students, and volunteers can grow fresh produce that will be donated directly to families andindividuals facing food insecurity in the Bay Area area. We envision this project as a true community asset—one that: Supports Palo Alto's sustainability and environmental goals by promoting local food production and waste reduction. Engages youth and families through educational workshops on gardening, nutrition, and environmental awareness. Fosters civic pride and volunteerism, offering residents a tangible way to contribute to the well-being of their neighbors. Golden Hand will coordinate all aspects of garden management, volunteer oversight, and produce distribution, ensuring minimal demand on Town resources. We would be honored tocollaborate with your department to identify a potential site or partnership opportunity that aligns with Palo Alto's community vision. Could we schedule a short call or meeting with you or an appropriate staff member to helpplan next steps? Thank you so much for your time and ongoing commitment to the Berkeley community. We look forward to working alongside the City to co-brand these efforts andcreate a larger, lasting impact together. Sincerely, Golden Hand Dunyia Mohabbat CEO&Founder Golden Hand goldenhandfoundations.org A: Berkeley, CA e dunyiamohabbat8@gmail.com From:Rob Schreiber To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:48:07 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear members of the commission, I support the 660 University project. While I live at the other end of Palo Alto, I am a frequent visitor to and patron of business in downtown. I appreciate the pressures from various directions and quarters concerning its evolution. Downtown Palo Alto clearly needs to change with the times. The pace is too slow. The need for housing near jobs and transit, housing for people who can not buy at the price levels of current Palo Alto housing, and additional people of a range of ages and income brackets -- these are overwhelming, and they are made more so by the dramatic changes in the area's economy which contrasts to the slow pace of changein Palo Alto's plan, goals, vision, and processes. As a dear friend and long-time Greenmeadow neighbor and leader said to me, "It's a city, not a museum." Our views, policies, and imagination must change with the deep and dramaticchanges to the economics and demographics of the area. They have not. Put simply, we remain stuck, or nearly so, despite some changes that the city has instituted. By the way, as a southerner I want to point out that the situation along El Camino in south Palo Alto remains dismal. On the southwest side of the road, between Page Mill and Arastradero, one still finds ancient decrepit one story commercial spaces, quonset huts, and at least four weed covered vacant properties. At $10 million peracre, this is a mind-boggling waste. Seventy years ago, builders and developers built the south Palo Alto that we live in to meet the needs of that time. That 1950s cityscape no longer meets the social needs. We have to let the market, developers and buyers, have a say in how to take these invaluable but underutilized spaces andput them to viable use. We have to do better. Despite my desire to see changes happen faster, I remain grateful to you for your work and service to the community, This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Rob Schreiber From:Heather Stewart-Bhardwaj To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:40:26 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hello Palo Alto PTC, my name is Heather Stewart and I live in Crescent Park. Please support the proposal for 70 homes at 660 University Ave. We need more housing near retail and transportation, especially the 14 affordable homes. This project will promote sustainable lifestyles, support local businesses, and bring muchneeded housing options to our community. In the last year, I’ve talked to 4 childcare workers who care for my kids at the Ross road YMCA, my nanny, my son’s preschool, and Duveneck Elementary and they were strugglingto find housing, live 30 miles away, or were rent burdened. This is a real problem and they work in our community. Just yesterday the person I spoke with at Duveneck ElementaryPACCC told me he drives in from Dublin which takes him TWO HOURS one way on a workday. He can’t afford rent around here. The man who handles permits for city parks andrec lives in Pleasanton and drives in. If Palo Alto is actually serious about reducing carbon emissions and cares about people who work in our community and who want to be ourneighbors, permit more housing. I know many more people than childcare workers struggle with rent and this is ethicallywrong. We need to make Palo Alto more inclusive and offer more housing for all incomelevels and stages of life, from college kids to affluent tech workers to middle income workers to elderly people who have to downsize. I welcome neighbors of all stripes and supportadding affordable housing, irrespective of location and height. It’s the ethical, economically smart, and environmentally friendly thing to do for the long term health of our community. I hope the PTC will allow this project to move forward to council without further delay ormodification. It is imperative to build more housing and I am not sympathetic to complaints about housing being in the wrong context or too tall. We need it and it must happen regardlessof neighbor concerns. Please permit more and more housing so I don’t have to go through the heartbreak of trying to help my favorite ~65 year old childcare worker at the PA YMCA find an affordable apartmentagain. This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community, Heather Stewart LinkedIn From:Rachel Miller To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:24:06 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Palo Alto PTC, my name is Rachel Miller and I live in Miranda Green. Please support the proposal for 70 homes at 660 University Ave. We need more housing near retail andtransportation, especially the 14 affordable homes. This project will promote sustainable lifestyles, support localbusinesses, and bring much needed housing options to our community. I hope the PTC will allow this project to move forward to council without further delay or modification. Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community,Rachel Miller Sent from my iPhone From:Steven Atneosen To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 1:52:34 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hello Palo Alto PTC, we are Steven Atneosen and Caroline Dahllof, and we live in the Crescent Park neighborhood. Please support the proposal for 70 homes at 660 University Ave. We need more housing nearretail and transportation, especially the 14 affordable homes. This project will promote sustainable lifestyles, support local businesses, and bring much needed housing options to ourcommunity. We hope the PTC will allow this project to move forward to council without further delay or modification. Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community, Steven AtneosenCaroline Dahllof This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Hillary Thagard To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 1:52:07 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Palo Alto PTC, my name is Hillary Thagard and I live in Midtown. Please support the proposal for 70 homes at 660 University Ave. We need more housing near retail andtransportation, especially the 14 affordable homes. This project will promote sustainable lifestyles, support localbusinesses, and bring much needed housing options to our community. This project was introduced in 2021. It is time to act and end the delays. I hope the PTC will allow this project tomove forward to council without further delay or modification. Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community,Hillary Thagard From:Office of Rep. Sam LiccardoTo:Council, CitySubject:Join us for a Telephone Town Hall Tomorrow: The Government ShutdownDate:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 1:34:36 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear City, Tomorrow, October 9th, at 6:00 PM PT, I’m hosting a live telephone town hall to connect with you about the government shutdown and other issues facing our country and community. Register here to sign up, and you’ll receive a call when the event begins. As many of you know, the negotiations over government funding hinge on your health care costs – I’m intent on keeping healthcare accessible and affordable. Before we gather tomorrow, I want to know: This message needs your attention This is their first email to you. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast HEALTH CARE COSTS Have you yet received a notice from Covered California about an increase in your health insurance costs? Yes No Other Taking this survey will sign you up for future news and updates from our office. Though the government is shut down, my offices remain open and ready to help you with casework or answer questions. Please, don’t hesitate to contact us. 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Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://youtu.be/jQdtATlt4lc?si=PVO2wyMrS2XpxFEF From:Angela He To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 12:01:39 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hello Palo Alto PTC, My name is Angela He, and I am a resident of Palo Alto. Please support the proposal for 70 homes at 660 University Ave. We need more housing near retail and transportation, especially the 14 affordable homes. This project will promotesustainable lifestyles, support local businesses, and bring much needed housing options to our community. I hope the PTC will allow this project to move forward to council without further delay ormodification. Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community, Angela He This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Owen Byrd To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 11:49:40 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hello Palo Alto PTC, my name is Owen Byrd and I live in Downtown North. I am also a former member of the PTC. Please support the proposal for 70 homes at 660 University Ave. We need more housing near retail and transportation. This project will promote sustainable lifestyles, support localbusinesses, and bring much needed housing options to our community. I am disappointed by opposition to the project from some residents of The Hamilton and hope you will not be swayed by it. I remember when The Hamilton was proposed in the 1990s and was vigorously opposed byneighbors. I supported its development then, just as I support 660 University now, for the same reason -- we need more multi-family housing, especially downtown. I hope the PTC will enable this project to move forward to the City Council without furtherdelay or modification. Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community, Owen Byrd 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:Mert Dikmen To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City Subject:Support for Housing at 660 University Date:Wednesday, October 8, 2025 11:30:04 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Hello Palo Alto PTC, my name is Mert Dikmen and I live in Crescent Park. Please support the proposal for 70 homes at 660 University Ave. We need more housing near retail and transportation.This project will promote sustainable lifestyles, support localbusinesses, and bring much needed housing options to our community. As an owner of a home within three blocks of this development, I eagerly await its completion. It will anchor the downtown, increase retail foot traffic and will add to thevibrant character of the neighborhood. I hope the PTC will allow this project to move forward to council without further delay or modification. Thank you for your leadership to support homes for all in our community,Mert Dikmen This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. This is their first mail to some recipients. 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Thank you, Joanna Joanna Tran Executive Assistant to the City Manager Office of the City Manager (650) 329-2105 | joanna.tran@PaloAlto.gov www.PaloAlto.gov From:Flemming Nivaro To:police@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; gad@cde.ca.gov;howard.wolf@stanford.edu; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; ph3inator+155@gmail.com; svnaik@stanford.edu;lsarafan@thekey.com; rosenbek@gmail.com; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu;rgonzalez@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; sndpolicy@stanford.edu; president@ucop.edu;nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; kevin.kish@gmail.com;contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; boardoffice@stanford.edu; president@stanford.edu;deanofstudents@stanford.edu; megan.pierson@stanford.edu Cc:wascsr@wscuc.org; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; Council, City; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; wasc@wscuc.org; jhausaman@wscuc.org; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; robertc2@stanford.edu; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov Subject:Urgent: Halt SJP"s Disturbing Display on October 7 Date:Tuesday, October 7, 2025 2:32:47 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, isorganizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from 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 harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitlyreinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which directfederal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguardsunder the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, Fl Nivaro References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) - https://www2.ed _________________________________ Flemming Allan Nivaro E -mail: flnivaro@gmail.com __________________________________ From:Aram James To:Jeff Rosen; Jay Boyarsky; Gennady Sheyner; board@pausd.org; Reckdahl, Keith;assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; Josh Becker; planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.0rg; ParkRecCommission; Human Relations Commission; Nicole Chiu-Wang; Jessica Speiser, Educational Leader for CaliforniaDemocratic Delegate, Assembly District 23; city.council@gilroy.org; CityCouncil; editor@almanacnews.com; RileyCooke; Rick Callender; Vara Ramakrishnan; Sean Allen; Seher Awan; Braden Cartwright; Dave Price; EmilyMibach; Gennady Sheyner; Raymond Goins; Council, City; Binder, Andrew; Anna Griffin; Angel, David; EPAToday; cromero@cityofepa.org; Shankar Ramamoorthy; rabrica@cityofepa.org; Doug Minkler; PD Kristina Bell;Robert.Jonson@shf.sccgov.org; BoardOperations; board@valleywater.org; Lori Meyers; Sheree Roth; WILPFPeninsula Palo Alto; Barberini, Christopher; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Reifschneider, James; james pitkin; Pat M;Patricia.Guerrero@jud.ca.gov; Patrice Ventresca; Kaloma Smith; Bains, Paul; Lotus Fong; Roberta Ahlquist; GerryGras; Dana St. George; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Stump, Molly; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; Bill Newell;Zahra Billoo; Perron, Zachary; Wagner, April; dennis burns; DuJuan Green; Nash, Betsy; Zelkha, Mila;<michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com> Subject:A genocide does not begin overnight Date:Tuesday, October 7, 2025 12:41:47 PM Justice Democrats CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Aram, Two years after October 7, we remember the thousands of Israeli lives lost on that day, and the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian lives that have been lost since the Nakba in 1948 and grow higher every day from the ongoing genocide and forced famine in Gaza that has now reached over 200,000 killed—according to IDF officers themselves. A genocide does not begin overnight; it is primed, prepared, and justified through years of occupation, apartheid, dehumanization, displacement, blockades, and normalization. For decades, the US government has happily aided the Israeli government and military in all of these actions, continuing to send billions of dollars of bombs and weapons to a government well known to be committing atrocities and human rights violations. It is those decades of enabling—that have continued through the last two years—that have given Israel the green light to commit its genocidal campaign in plain view for the world to see. But working-class communities globally have risen up where their governments have failed: in general strikes, walkouts, work stoppages, protests, and brave flotilla missions to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to dying and starving Palestinians in spite of almost assured violence, kidnapping, and detention from Israel. We are proud to support the handful of leaders in Congress who have led the struggle against Israel’s genocide and apartheid long before 2023 and have continued despite pressures from Party leadership, threats from violent extremists, and unlimited spending from AIPAC. Our nation should be ashamed of how small of a minority they are in Congress, and we plan to change that. As more Americans rise up in protest of leaders whose silence is bought by corrupt, pro- genocide lobbies, the tides are turning against spineless politicians who can’t muster the courage to denounce a genocide or refuse to fund it. AIPAC is no longer the lobby that can protect you from your own voters when you ignore their needs; it’s the reason your voters will vote you out of office. It was because of the bravery of Justice Democrats' elected officials, who called the genocide what it was before it was politically safe, that took movement demands to the halls of power, forced bought and paid for politicians to grapple with the war crimes they were funding, and helped shift the Party's voters on this issue. There is still more work to be done, but our work and your support ensure that we can continue to build inside and outside the halls of Congress. Ending this genocide is our elected leaders’ moral imperative as the country most responsible for funding it. And it is our moral imperative as voters, constituents, and everyday people to ensure we only elect leaders with the moral clarity to understand that. And as a broader movement for freedom, justice, and liberation, we can never forget that all of our struggles are interconnected, and each of us has a duty to do more than just vote, but to act, resist, organize, and build the just future we’re fighting for. The future of Palestinian freedom, self-determination, and statehood is not one led by Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, or Tony Blair — it is one led for and by the Palestinian people, who deserve to have their homes, communities, cities, and nation rebuilt without condition and their liberation finally delivered. — Team Justice Democrats Paid for by Justice Democrats Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. JusticeDemocrats.com 1390 Columbia Ave #261 Lancaster PA 17603 Email us: us@justicedemocrats.com This email was sent to abjpd1@gmail.com. Receive Fewer Emails Update My Personal Information Unsubscribe From:Sheila Nussbaum To:gad@cde.ca.gov; president@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu;deanofstudents@stanford.edu; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; rosenbek@gmail.com;alumnipresident@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; lsarafan@thekey.com; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov;howard.wolf@stanford.edu; ph3inator@gmail.com; kevin.kish@gmail.com; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov;bdavis@wscuc.org; megan.pierson@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu; sndpolicy@stanford.edu;boardoffice@stanford.edu; svnaik@stanford.edu; president@ucop.edu; police@stanford.edu Cc:senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; jhausaman@wscuc.org; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; wascsr@wscuc.org; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; wasc@wscuc.org; Council, City Subject:Stand Up Against Antisemitism: Stop SJP"s Display Date:Tuesday, October 7, 2025 12:06:18 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. Senator Adam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Educationand the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to theAssistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Human Relations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); ChristiansUnited For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, is organizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" --to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre and mass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people wereslaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of a hostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students,retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on that day. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on theanniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible with federal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation ofTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitly This message needs your attention This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast reinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and ExecutiveOrder 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which direct federal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federalfunding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguards under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code §220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis of religion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintainsenforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism,which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or double standards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying themurder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel's right to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the Stateof Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can trigger enforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S.Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9]. Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources topromote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal and California law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action againstinstitutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staff who report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law[12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" -- meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's ownStudent Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others and forbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. TheStudent Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate law or University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. Thisplanned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources -- including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas hasbeen designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or veneration of its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism,not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny and potential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice inPalestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and other antisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre[13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but a deliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. IfStanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards of safety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to actdecisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparably damage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind ofantizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broader antizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that hasdestroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats inAmerica are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a 360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalatedfrom intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. These displays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campusgrounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing American Jews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave ofantiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles or turned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, Sheila Nussbaum References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI [3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-anti-semitism/ [4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025-10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism [5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 -https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml? sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student- conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student- organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/ [9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501 [11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension [14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html Get Outlook for Android October 2025 View this email in your browser. In this Issue Message from our Co-Presidents Advocacy Report LWVPA Updates Board Meeting Highlights Involvement Opportunities Voter Resources Mark Your Calendar - Events & Activities From:LWV Palo Alto VOTERTo:Council, CitySubject:LWVPA October VOTER: the special election is around the corner!Date:Tuesday, October 7, 2025 11:48:28 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious ofopening attachments and clicking on links. MESSAGE FROM OUR CO-PRESIDENTS As we face increased attacks on our democratic principles, let’s remember the advice of one of our speakers at our recent Executive Powers Forum: "Talking to people about what the stakes are is really important. . . not feeling overwhelmed and then feeling paralyzed and that there’s nothing you can do. We’ve had times in American history before this that had been bad times and we’ve come through that because people stayed engaged, protested, voted, and spent their money in ways that are important.” At our Fall Kickoff at Lucie Stern Ballroom on Oct. 4, Speaker ERIK JENSEN, Director of the Rule of Law Project at Stanford, gave a riveting talk on the Rule of Law–Building It and Backsliding from It. The video is posted to our website and YouTube channel - Fall Kickoff Guest Speaker Erik Jensen, Director of Rule of Law Program at Stanford University. You can take steps to help secure democracy by volunteering with the League in ways that fit your schedule - with our voter services team (registration and nonpartisan explanation of what’s on our ballot), our support teams (membership, communications) - or our issue teams (Housing and Transportation; Climate/Natural Resources; Gun Violence Prevention; and Local Campaign Finance Reform). Reach us at contact@lwvpaloalto.org, subject "Volunteering" Volunteers make it happen. Thank you to Judy Kleinberg and Tom Kellerman who have volunteered to present Ballot Pros and Cons to community groups and to Paula Rugg, who helped us table at the Mid-Town Neighborhood Ice Cream Social on September 28. Other recent volunteers helping inform and register voters include Liz Jensen, Elizabeth Weal, Jane Moss, Sonya Bradski, and Annie Hempstead. Thank you all. - Lisa Ratner & Hannah Lu, Co-Presidents Advocacy Report by Lisa Ratner, Advocacy Chair/Co-President LOCAL/COUNTY: More than 70 people attended a Sept. 9 County League forum on Trump’s Executive Power overreach. Profs. Pam Karlan (Stanford) and David Sloss (Santa Clara U) explained how this administration has expanded executive power in violation of constitutional norms. View the recording here. What can we as individuals do to stop the growth of authoritarianism? The speakers’ answers: stay informed and engaged, write letters to Congress, protest, vote, spend money on organizations you care about that are losing federal money, and do election protection work - especially in other states with lower resources. NATIONAL: LWVUS spoke out forcefully on threats to democracy: condemning national guard deployment in Portland and Memphis; filing amicus brief in opposition to Texas’ racially discriminatory maps; condemned the killing of Charlie Kirk and threats to campus violence. Press Releases | League of Women Voters The LWVUS submitted comments to EPA regarding its proposed rule to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding and Vehicle Green House Gas emissions standards. The Endangerment Finding is the legal underpinning of all regulation of GHG emissions. If rescinded, it will be nearly impossible to create any enforceable standards or laws regarding the six GHG currently named. Our Climate Committee co-chair Mary O’Kicki worked on this comment as lead in the LWVUS Climate Interest Group. Thanks, Mary! LWVUS Submits Comments to EPA Opposing Rescission of the Endangerment Finding No Kings 2 on Oct 18. LWVUS, an official partner for this day of mobilization to stand up against hate and authoritarianism, told local Leagues: “We encourage Leagues to lean in locally. We understand that we cannot control how other partners show up, and participating in any event comes with some risk.” Our Palo Alto League will be participating in No Kings 2 by tabling at the Democracy Fair at Rinconada Park, 1-4 pm Oct. 18. To join our table, send an email to contact@lwvpaloalto.org, subject “Oct 18”. STATE: News from the League of Women Voters of California LWVC welcomed a new executive director and urged members to ask Gov. 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Accepted Treasurer’s report and tax return for 2024-2025. Approved Motions: Approved LWVPA participation in the Democracy Fair at the October 18 No Kings Day 2 Democracy Fair to be held at Rinconada Park The Board will next meet on Tuesday, October 28. All members are welcome to join the meeting by emailing contact@lwvpaloalto.org. - Julie Cardillo, Secretary Tonight in Cupertino - 7pm REGISTER HERE VOTER RESOURCES Share Resources - Empower Your Vote!League Resources to Help Every Voter Your vote counts! Start early, return securely, and stay informed. FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: Easy Voter Guide – Unbiased publication for new and busy voters, providing important information about voting and the state ballot measures. The Easy Voter Guide, available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese, is community-reviewed to ensure the information is easy to understand. Digital versions of the EVG are available at easyvoterguide.org. 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From:Alberto Samuel Yohai To:president@ucop.edu; boardoffice@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org; megan.pierson@stanford.edu;svnaik@stanford.edu; howard.wolf@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov;president@stanford.edu; rosenbek+601@gmail.com; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; lsarafan@thekey.com;pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; ph3inator@gmail.com; alumnipresident@stanford.edu;contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; kevin.kish@gmail.com; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu;laura.wilson@stanford.edu; sndpolicy@stanford.edu; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; deanofstudents@stanford.edu;police@stanford.edu; gad@cde.ca.gov Cc:senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; wasc@wscuc.org; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; Council, City; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; wascsr@wscuc.org Subject:Protect Jewish Students: Stop SJP"s Disturbing Event Date:Tuesday, October 7, 2025 5:09:53 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, isorganizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from This message needs your attention This is their first email to your company. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitlyreinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which directfederal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguardsunder the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html ALBERTO SAMUEL YOHAI PRESIDENTECAMARA COLOMBIANA DE INFORMATICA & TELECOMUNICACIONES From:Giora J. Tarnopolsky, D.Sc. To:kevin.kish+684@gmail.com; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu;howard.wolf@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org; svnaik@stanford.edu; gad@cde.ca.gov; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov;deanofstudents@stanford.edu; president@ucop.edu; boardoffice@stanford.edu; rosenbek+92@gmail.com;nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; president@stanford.edu; police@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com;boardoffice@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; laura.wilson@stanford.edu;jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; megan.pierson@stanford.edu; ph3inator@gmail.com; rgonzalez@stanford.edu;sndpolicy@stanford.edu; alumnipresident@stanford.edu Cc:senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; Council, City; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; wasc@wscuc.org; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; wascsr@wscuc.org; kchisholm@wscuc.org Subject:Dear President Levin: please cancel the grotesque celebration at Stanford University of the murdering of Jews. Date:Tuesday, October 7, 2025 12:23:31 AM Importance:High CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. Senator Adam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Human Relations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee.Dear President Levin, As you are aware, a gruesome celebration of the murdering of over1,200 Jewish and Arab Israelis and other inhabitants of Israel isplanned to take place on Stanfors ground on October 7, 2025. Theterrorists that murdered my family and friends are called “martyrs” 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 and will be feted at the White Plaza at 6 PM: Professor Levin, certainly you do not need me to tell you that thisevent at the White Plaza will enshrine Stanford University in thepantheon of infamy of Nazi Germany celebrating the murdering ofJews, and the hordes at Arab countries that rejoiced at theAmerican deaths on September 11, 2001. The list goes on becausethere plenty of depraved societies and individuals that thrive onhate, antisemitism, murder, and destruction. As President of Stanford University, and as an academic that haspursued a career for the betterment of the human condition, youface a decision that will forever mark your trajectory. Your honorand good name are on balance here, and I ask you, I urge you, toplease speak loudly, act wisely, be courageous and resolute. Itshould not be difficult: the choices are clear. Please fulfill thepotential that your soul harbors, and cause the grotesquecelebration of a massacre of Jews to be cancelled. Sincerely yours, Giora J. Tarnopolsky, D.Sc. יקסלופונרט 'ג ארויג ר"ד Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the MuslimStudent Union, is organizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visualdisplay honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly twofull years after Hamas's barbaric massacre and mass hostage-taking of Israelicivilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity.This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbookdefinition of a hostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends weremurdered, kidnapped, or raped on that day. To allow a campus organization tocelebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of theiratrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible with federalcivil-rights protections.By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environmentin violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligatesStanford to protect students from harassment and intimidation based onshared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitly reinforced byExecutive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and ExecutiveOrder 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both ofwhich direct federal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemiticharassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act.California law provides parallel safeguards under the Unruh Civil Rights Act(Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibitingdiscrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD)maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violationswithin the state [11].The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California,recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) WorkingDefinition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including thedemonization, delegitimization, or double standards applied to Israel [14]. Byglorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israelicivilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for theactions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRAframework.Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orderscan trigger enforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for CivilRights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, includingloss of Title IV federal funding [9]. Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt statuslikewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism,unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctiveaction against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staff who report antisemitism constitutes aseparate violation under Title VI and California law [12].No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see"martyrs" -- meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's centralplaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to upholdthe rights and dignity of others and forbids behavior that threatens, harasses,or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policiesfurther prohibit student groups from activities that "violate law or Universitypolicy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. Thisplanned display clearly breaches those rules.Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support orresources -- including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign TerroristOrganizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of Statesince 1997 [8]. The promotion or veneration of its members and actionsconstitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, notprotected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federalscrutiny and potential loss of funding.The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Studentsfor Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory toOur Martyrs" and other antisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campusbuildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that suchbehavior was not protected political expression but a deliberate glorification ofterrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allowsthis planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced.Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university.Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, underminepublic trust, and irreparably damage Stanford's reputation as an institutioncommitted to safety, equity, and the rule of law.This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating thiskind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becomingcomplicit in the broader antizionist hate movement -- the latest round in acenturies-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communitiesworldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus.Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States andworldwide. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have confirmedthat antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with theADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a 360 percent increasesince October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated fromintimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty[18]. These displays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do notremain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community,emboldening hate and placing American Jews in real danger. Stanford mustdecide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hatemovement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root.History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld itsprinciples or turned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect ofits Jewish students.Sincerely, References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI [3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-anti-semitism/ [4] EO 14188 -https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025-10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 -https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC[6] Stanford Code of Conduct -https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies -https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/ [9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) -https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501 [11] California Civil Rights Department -https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html andhttps://calcivilrights.ca.gov[13] George Washington University SJP Suspension -https://compliance.gwu.edu/students-justice-palestine-suspension [14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism -https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism[15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime[16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 -https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html From:Oran Davis To:president@ucop.edu; rosenbek@gmail.com; sndpolicy@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov;alumnipresident@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org; lsarafan@thekey.com; laura.wilson@stanford.edu;boardoffice@stanford.edu; svnaik@stanford.edu; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu;contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; rgonzalez@stanford.edu;sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; president@stanford.edu; kevin.kish@gmail.com; ph3inator@gmail.com;nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; deanofstudents@stanford.edu; howard.wolf@stanford.edu; police@stanford.edu;gad@cde.ca.gov; megan.pierson@stanford.edu Cc:assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; Council, City; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; wascsr@wscuc.org; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; wasc@wscuc.org; kchisholm@wscuc.org Subject:Demand Accountability: Halt SJP"s "Martyr" Event Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 11:22:45 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. Senator Adam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Educationand the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to theAssistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Human Relations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); ChristiansUnited For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, is organizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" --to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre and mass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people wereslaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of a hostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students,retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on that day. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on theanniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible with federal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation ofTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitlyreinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which directfederal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguardsunder the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, Oran Davis Sunnyvale California References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI [3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-anti-semitism/ [4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025-10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism [5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 -https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml? sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student- conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student- organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/ [9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501 [11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension [14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html From:Danny K To:president@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; boardoffice@stanford.edu;contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; deanofstudents@stanford.edu;sndpolicy@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu; kevin.kish+963@gmail.com; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu;svnaik@stanford.edu; gad@cde.ca.gov; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; alumnipresident@stanford.edu;lsarafan@thekey.com; police@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; ph3inator@gmail.com;president@ucop.edu; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; rosenbek@gmail.com; megan.pierson@stanford.edu;howard.wolf@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org Cc:ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; wasc@wscuc.org; wascsr@wscuc.org; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; robertc2@stanford.edu; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; Council, City; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov Subject:Stop the Hamas 10/7 affront on your campus - a personal appeal ! Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 10:24:43 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i For god’s sake, just stop this affront and disgraceful celebration of death on campus! If you don’t, Stanford’s name will live in infamy as standing by watching, whilethese Hamas-supporting evil people celebrate their pogrom that left 1200 innocentIsraelis dead and 251 hostage. Do you all realize, that beyond the brutality, barbarism, and horrors, the number ofkilled that day is equivalent to 41,000 Americans killed, and the number of takenhostage is equivalent to 8578 Americans taken hostage. Would Stanford tolerate an event of the kind - such as these Hamas death-cultsupporters are doing - to celebrate the killing, rape, and pillaging of members ofany other ethnic or national group? Or, has the antisemitism in your institution and campus spread so wide and deepthat it’s ok if the victims are Jews? You need to treat this event as nothing less than a hate crime. I look to you all to do the right thing. Sincerely, Daniel Kreindler 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 Bay Area Peninsula resident, son of research scholar at Stanford University From:Einat Metzer To:gad@cde.ca.gov; boardoffice@stanford.edu; deanofstudents@stanford.edu; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu;police@stanford.edu; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; president@ucop.edu;sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; kevin.kish@gmail.com; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; president@stanford.edu;alumnipresident@stanford.edu; sndpolicy@stanford.edu; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov;howard.wolf@stanford.edu; megan.pierson@stanford.edu; ph3inator@gmail.com; svnaik@stanford.edu;rgonzalez@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com; rosenbek@gmail.com;bdavis@wscuc.org Cc:wascsr@wscuc.org; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; Council, City; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; wasc@wscuc.org; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org Subject:Immediate Attention Needed: Stop SJP"s October 7 Event Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 9:32:48 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union,organized an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students from 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 harassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitlyreinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and Executive Order 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which directfederal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federal funding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguardsunder the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code § 220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis ofreligion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, Einat References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html Einat Metzer Azriel einat.metzer@gmail.com+1-408-507-4257 From:Leo Povolotsky To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:Please reject AT&T’s cell tower unless AT&T has complied with your September 18th directives Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 9:08:47 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear Chair Chen, Vice Chair Adcock, and Members Hirsch, Jojarth and Rosenberg, Thank you for your recent decision to reject AT&T’s cell tower design—a design that called for hanging large radios on the shaft of the streetlight pole—and to direct them to return with one that conceals the radios either underground or in a ground- mounted cabinet. Thank you as well for insisting that AT&T provide calculations showing whether its proposed equipment exceeds the FCC’s 28 cubic feet limit for a“small wireless facility.” More generally, thank you for your commitment to ensuring that cell towers, like all developments in Palo Alto, comply with the standards set forth in the Municipal Code. I hope AT&T has done as you directed. If they haven’t, I hope that, on October 16th, you will reject their application for a cell tower permit. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Leo Povolotsky Barron Park resident for 33 years This message needs your attention This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast From:Vannina Champenois To:Council, City Subject:Informing you about the situation at intersection of Montrose and Middlefield Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 8:37:26 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Dear council,It is the second time in a few months that my husband could have been gravely injured at the intersection of Montrose and Middlefield. The root cause for the danger is that the heavy traffic of parents dropping youth at Cubberley for school and after school activities results in a large number of drivers rushing through theintersection with all kinds of violation of traffic rules. We go three times a week to exercise at Cubberley for heart issues and because we are soafraid of that intersection, we arrive from Montrose and cross Middlefield with the green light to get in Cubberley parking lot. A few months ago, a car ran at high speed through the red light, coming on Middlefield from San Antonio. My husband was driving and could have been killed if he had been a fewseconds slower. Today my husband was the passenger and could have been very seriously injured by a carcoming from the north, driving on Middlefield and doing a turn on red to get into the Cubberley parking lot without even stopping and without giving me the priority of the greenlight from Montrose without me breaking hard, that car would have hit the passenger side of my car. That same car whose license plate I photographed today around 5:30pm thenproceeded in the parking lot without stopping at any of the two stop signs. I went to talk to him via the passenger window when he parked. The driver was very aggressive, not apologeticabout putting my car at risk. He also insisted that stopping at the stop sign is optional, that he was correct not stopping as he saw no one in the intersection at the stops. I told him I wantedhim to discontinue suc behaviors he started yelling at me and making threats, then his young daughter started screaming and he left without even letting me move away from the carputting me at further risk. I am reporting this situation to you as I am a certified Risk Manager by the American insurance institute, if a number if near miss is left unaddressed, it is due to result in a seriousaccident. I do not want to see a fatality in such an area. Bare minimum, turn on red to get into Cubberley parking lot must be immediately forbidden. It is recommended to have a police officer regulating turn into Cubberley at high traffice hours like end of school and afterschool activities start time (4pm to 7pm).A change to the intersection signal regulating left turn in the parking lot from San Antonio would be long term improvement much needed. 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 I thank you for your consideration, sincerely Vannina ChampenoisHeart fit for life member Mountain view From:Stephen To:kevin.kish@gmail.com; megan.pierson@stanford.edu; svnaik@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu;gad@cde.ca.gov; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; deanofstudents@stanford.edu;alumnipresident@stanford.edu; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; bdavis@wscuc.org; howard.wolf@stanford.edu;rosenbek+48@gmail.com; lsarafan@thekey.com; president@ucop.edu; police@stanford.edu;boardoffice@stanford.edu; president@stanford.edu; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov;sndpolicy@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu;ph3inator@gmail.com Cc:kchisholm@wscuc.org; jhausaman@wscuc.org; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; wascsr@wscuc.org; Council, City; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; wasc@wscuc.org Subject:Take a Stand: Stop SJP"s October 7 Display at Stanford Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 6:15:10 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of openingattachments and clicking on links. Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, isorganizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students fromharassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitly reinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and ExecutiveOrder 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which direct federal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federalfunding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguards under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code §220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis of religion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintains enforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize theInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or doublestandards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying the murder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel'sright to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the State of Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can triggerenforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9].Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources to promote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal andCalifornia law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action against institutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staffwho report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law [12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" --meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's own Student Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others andforbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. The Student Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate lawor University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. This planned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources --including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or venerationof its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism, not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny andpotential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and otherantisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre [13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but adeliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. If Stanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards ofsafety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to act decisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparablydamage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind of antizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broaderantizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that has destroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBIand Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats in America are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalated from intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. Thesedisplays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campus grounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing AmericanJews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave of antiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles orturned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, References: [1] Placeholder - Visual Evidencehttps://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms [2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order- combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025- 10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC [6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct [7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies [8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html [10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/ [12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov [13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students-justice-palestine-suspension [14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism -https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working- definition-antisemitism[15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi- services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime[16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit- antisemitic-incidents-2023[17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) - https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024[18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html Stephen Simco Sent from my iPhone From:pennyellson12@gmail.com To:Council, City Subject:Questions for SARAP Study Session Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 6:05:01 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Honorable City Council, Page 8 of the SARAP Existing Conditions Analysis briefly refers to the 24-foot setback which it says which applies to “portions of Charleston Road, Middlefield Road and San Antonio Road. At the October PABAC meeting. Robert Cain explained that “everything from Middlefield to 101 has a special setback; however, developers are not required to abide by it under state law, so developers can choose to not follow the special setback in their project application. If the setback is not continuous, then it is probable creation of a continuous two-way bike facility on the south side of San Antonio may not be possible. From what I have learned so far, it sounds like there may be sufficient ROW for a two-way bike facility on the north side of San Antonio Road, but not on the south side where the new housing will be. This likely will force out-of-direction travel, a known disincentive to bicycling. This is a problem, given that most of the proposed housing is outside the ¼--1/2 mile urban walkable planning area of the train station. Bicycling will be important. This raises questions I hope you can address tonight: 1). Why is the setback not legally required now? Why was Council (and the community) not given this important information before this late date? 2). Is there a way to legally require developers to abide by the setback requirement? What is the legal path to get a 24’ setback legally required? 3). In the same PABAC meeting, we learned that the 24-foot setback applies to portions of Charleston and Middlefield Roads, but it does not specify where those portions are. Can staff please specify where those portions area? Are these setbacks legally required or not? Given where we are in the planning process, it is important to understand much more specifically the exact locations of special setbacks and their legal status throughout the planning area.. We must know what is or is not legally required and exactly where, because that will inform what transportation concepts should even be considered. Please direct staff to answer these question and provide clarity on these points tonight Given this legal uncertainty, it seems like any developer or developers could simply refuse to comply with the setback, creating gaps in a future bike facility, making it useless. The is a problem we must understand and solve. Thank you for giving my comments and questions your usual thoughtful consideration. Penny Ellson Virus-free.www.avg.com From:herb To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:October 6, 2025 Council Meeting, Item #7 Construction Contract with MP Nexlevel of California, Inc. Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 5:32:08 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. OCTOBER 6, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM #7: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH MP NEXLEVEL OFCALIFORNIA,INC. The table "Contract Distribution by Project" on page 7 of thestaff report for this agenda item does not show how the costswere calculated to produce the cost distribution by project. I recall that when a prior City Council received a report thatshowed the costs of building the Fiber-to-the Premises (FTTP)system citywide and recommended combining installation of theportion of the FTTP system on overhead poles that were alsoused by the Electric system, the report estimated there wouldbe a $10 million savings, but when I calculated the savings tothe FTTP system by properly assigning labor and materials costbetween the FTTP project and the Electric project, it appearedthat the FTTP Fund would be saving only $1 million, while theElectric Fund would be saving $9 million, so that the FTTPproject seemed to be subsidizing the Electric Fund. There are portions of the FTTP system backbone in theunderground portion of the system that have enough space intheir buffer tubes that can be used by the Electric Fund wherethe two systems backbones overlap, so unless the staff reportshows the basis for the cost distribution summary, we won'tknow whether one fund is subsidizing the other fund for thework covered by this agenda item's contract. Thank you for considering these comments. Herb Borock From:herb To:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:October 6, 2025, Council Meeting, Item #AA1: Recruitment Firm and Interview Process for City Attorney Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 4:58:38 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. OCTOBER 6, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM #AA1: RECRUITMENT FIRM AND INTERVIEW PROCESS FORCITY ATTORNEY I urge you to review and approve the recruitment brochure andinterview process for the next City Attorney at an open andpublic meeting of the City Council rather than delegating thatprocess, including the brochure contents, to the Chair of theCouncil Appointed Officers Committee. The one-on-one serial meetings with individual Council Membersto determine the contents of the brochure and facilitate theCouncil's interviews with applicants for the position of CityAttorney violate the prohibition in the Ralph M. Brown Actregarding using an intermediary "to hear, discuss, deliberate,or take action on any item that is within the subject matterjurisdiction of the legislative body." [Government Code Section54952.2(b)(1)] The brochure draft includes a list of tasks the City Attorneywould be working on, but does not emphasize that the CityAttorney's client is the City of Palo Alto, rather than aparticular Council Member, Council Appointed Officer, orDepartment or Office Director who may be represented by theCity Attorney, an attorney in her office, or a consultant hiredby the City Attorney. I continue to believe that the brochure needs to disclose theObjectives, Goals, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) thatexist for the current City Attorney, so that applicants havethe opportunity to discuss in their interviews any changes theywould prefer to change in those Objectives, Goals, and KPIs. Thank you for your consideration of these comments. Herb Borock From:Aram James To:Mark Turner Cc:city.council@gilroy.org; CityCouncil; Sean Allen; Pat M; Jeff Rosen; Jay Boyarsky; Raymond Goins; Stump, Molly; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; Michelle Bigelow; mike braxton; Carla Torres; Shikada, Ed; Binder, Andrew; Jennifer Morrow San José Spotlight; Raymond Goins; The Office of Mayor Matt Mahan; District3@sanjoseca.gov; Kaloma Smith; Diana Diamond; Seher Awan; Steve Wagstaffe; Dennis Upton; Gennady Sheyner; jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; Dave Price; Emily Mibach; Braden Cartwright; Council, City; Perron, Zachary; james pitkin; Reifschneider, James; Tim James; Raj Jayadev; chuck jagoda; Nicole Chiu-Wang; Rowena Chiu; board@pausd.org; boardfeedback@smcgov.org; Bill Newell; Zahra Billoo; Palo Alto Free Press; Foley, Michael; <michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com> Subject:Re: Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons | The Marshall Project Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 4:47:18 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Slight edits: On Mon, Oct 6, 2025, at 2:58 PM, Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:10/6/2025 Hey, Mayor Mark Turner: Just like a community member from another city who wants to speak at the Morgan Hill City Council meeting, citizens and non-citizens have a Brown Act right, a First Amendment rightto speak directly to you at said council meeting, no matter where they are from. You surely can’t tell a non-Morgan Hill resident that they can’t speak at a Morgan Hill Council meeting, simply because they are from out of town. Such conduct by you inattempting to shut down a speaker simply because they are from out of town would clearly be unconstitutional. Do you agree? Similarly, you can't prohibit a speaker from addressing the council simply because you dislike,disfavor, or even hate their point of view, the content of their speech. Would you agree? Similarly, anyone from anywhere has a right to send emails to an elected official’s official government address without being told by the official, “remove me from your email list.” Thismay not apply if the person sends an email to the official’s private email address. Arguably, a government official who repeatedly asks those whose speech he dislikes to remove him from their email list is chilling the email senders' First Amendment rights. Do youagree? I know your city attorney, now interim city attorney, Don Larkin, is a capable attorney. I dealt with Don when he was the city attorney in Palo Alto. I live in Palo Alto. You mightwant to consult with Don on this issue. He knows this material much better than I do. If you disagree with me and feel it is your right to repeatedly ask me to remove you from my email list when I send you emails you dislike, please set me straight on the law that supportsyour position. If I am wrong on the facts or the law, I will gladly concede the legal concerns I have raised above. I strongly suspect, having seen you in action from the dias that you are a very far-far white winger. It is your right to associate yourself with whatever political perspective youwish. I respect your choice of political association no matter how personally I am repulsed by the far-far-white wing in this country. I will readily concede that I am a far-left winger on many issues, but far from all. Where we might agree is on the importance of all of us to respect our First Amendment. If youwould like to discuss this important matter, please feel free to reach out to me. Sincerely, Avram Finkelstein aka Aram James 415-370-5056 P.S. Would you or Ms. Bigelow please forward this message to City Attorney Don Larkin. Thank you. On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote:https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/15/mauled-when-police-dogs-are-weapons From:Aram James To:Jay Boyarsky; Jessica Speiser, Educational Leader for California Democratic Delegate, Assembly District 23; JeffRosen; Reckdahl, Keith; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg; Gerry Gras; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov;Josh Becker; Sean Allen; Seher Awan; Yusra Hussain; Yolanda Conaway; Pat M; Cait James; Tim James; Nash,Betsy; dcombs@menlopark.gov; Zelkha, Mila; Shankar Ramamoorthy; Doug Minkler; Gennady Sheyner; DavePrice; Braden Cartwright; EPA Today; Roberta Ahlquist; Lotus Fong; james pitkin;cotton.gaines@cityofpaloalto.org; Shikada, Ed; Ed Lauing; Lythcott-Haims, Julie; Veenker, Vicki;planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.0rg; ParkRec Commission; Palo Alto Free Press; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto;Steve Wagstaffe; Stump, Molly; Marina Lopez; city.council@gilroy.org; citycouncil@mountainview.gov;CityCouncil; Binder, Andrew; Council, City Subject:Thunberg Confirms Abuse by Israeli Abductors, But Urges World to Focus on Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 4:04:13 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. https://www.commondreams.org/news/greta-thunberg-gaza-genocide From:Prior, Christine To:D Martell; Jasso, Tamara; Fire Cc:Poarch, Adam; Shikada, Ed; Hoyt, George; johathan.lait@paloalto.gov; Lauing, Ed; Veenker, Vicki; Council, City; Margaret; sandy.runyan@bos.sccgov.org; Joe Simitian; Joe Simitian; Binder, Andrew; Crowe, Madison Subject:RE: MARTELL - CPRA request | Correspondence and Photos re Continued Disregard for Fire Safety Violations atLytton Gardens Senior Communities Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 3:18:12 PM Attachments:image001.pngimage002.pngimage003.png Dear Dr. Martell, Thank you for your email. I am confirming that your Public Records Act request has been received and entered into our Public Records Act Portal. The reference number is #W007089-100625.You should receive a confirmation email directly from the portal system shortly. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you, Christine Prior Assistant City Clerk Office of the City Clerk (650) 329-2159 | Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov www.PaloAlto.gov From: D Martell <dmpaloalto@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 6, 2025 11:44 AM To: Jasso, Tamara <Tamara.Jasso@paloalto.gov>; Fire <Fire@PaloAlto.gov> Cc: Poarch, Adam <Adam.Poarch@paloalto.gov>; Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@paloalto.gov>; Hoyt, George <George.Hoyt@paloalto.gov>; johathan.lait@paloalto.gov; Lauing, Ed <Ed.Lauing@paloalto.gov>; Veenker, Vicki <Vicki.Veenker@paloalto.gov>; Council, City <city.council@PaloAlto.gov>; Margaret <Margaret.AbeKoga@bos.sccgov.org>; sandy.runyan@bos.sccgov.org; Joe Simitian <joe.simitian@bos.sccgov.org>; Joe Simitian <info@joesimitian.com>; Binder, Andrew <Andrew.Binder@paloalto.gov>; Crowe, Madison <Madison.Crowe@paloalto.gov> Subject: MARTELL - CPRA request | Correspondence and Photos re Continued Disregard for Fire Safety Violations at Lytton Gardens Senior Communities CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Ms. Tamara Jasso Fire ChiefCity of Palo Alto Contact: 650 329.2329 Dear Chief Jasso: Pursuant to California Public Records Act (CPRA) (Govt. Code § 6250 et seq.), I requestrelease of "Notice of Violation", dated September 22, 2025, including all photos and all subsequent correspondence, including letters, emails, notes, and recordings, from and to FireInspector Adam Poarch, between Lytton Gardens Senior Communities Head of Facilities and Maintenance Israel Corral regarding the "Parking structure under Lytton Gardens, entrance togarage is on Lytton Avenue, in the middle of the 600 block, where Bryant Street ends."; thegarage is lacking the required egress button on the inside of the garage. Absent some legitimate reason for delay provided in the government code, make sure that I receive the requested materials within ten (10) days of this CPRA Request. Send all correspondence via my email to dmPaloAlto@gmail.com. Thank you. Statutory Law in support of my CPRA request: The California Legislature in 1968, recognizing that “access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state,” enacted the California Public Records Act. The act grants access to public records held by state and local agencies. The purpose of the Act is to give the public access to information that enables them to monitor the functioning of their government. In 2004, California voters passed an initiative measure that added to the state Constitution a provision directing the courts to broadly construe statutes that grant public access to government information and narrowly construed statutes that limit access. (See California Article I, Section 3). In order to assist you in fulfilling your responsibilities to forward my requested materials, I'm copying concerned government officials and interested parties. Cordially,Danielle Martell----------------------dmPaloAlto@gmail.comt:: 650.856.0700 From:Zander, Dean To:president@stanford.edu; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu; police@stanford.edu; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov;boardoffice@stanford.edu; rosenbek@gmail.com; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; howard.wolf@stanford.edu;gad@cde.ca.gov; svnaik@stanford.edu; rgonzalez@stanford.edu; alumnipresident@stanford.edu;contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; kevin.kish@gmail.com; lsarafan@thekey.com; president@ucop.edu;ph3inator@gmail.com; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov; megan.pierson@stanford.edu; bdavis@wscuc.org;pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; deanofstudents@stanford.edu; sndpolicy@stanford.edu; laura.wilson@stanford.edu Cc:assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov; robertc2@stanford.edu; kchisholm@wscuc.org; Council, City; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; wascsr@wscuc.org; jhausaman@wscuc.org; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; wasc@wscuc.org; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov Subject:Prevent SJP from Glorifying Terrorism on Campus Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 1:54:23 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, isorganizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students fromharassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitly This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast reinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and ExecutiveOrder 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which direct federal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federalfunding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguards under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code §220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis of religion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintainsenforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism,which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or double standards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying themurder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel's right to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the Stateof Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can trigger enforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S.Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9]. Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources topromote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal and California law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action againstinstitutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staff who report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law[12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" -- meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's ownStudent Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others and forbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. TheStudent Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate law or University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. Thisplanned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources -- including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas hasbeen designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or veneration of its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism,not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny and potential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice inPalestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and other antisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre[13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but a deliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. IfStanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards of safety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to actdecisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparably damage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind ofantizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broader antizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that hasdestroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats inAmerica are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a 360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalatedfrom intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. These displays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campusgrounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing American Jews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave ofantiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles or turned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, References:[1] Placeholder - Visual Evidence https://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms[2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI [3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-anti-semitism/ [4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025-10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism [5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 -https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml? sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC[6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student- conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct[7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student- organization-policies[8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/ [9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html[10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501 [11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/[12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov[13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html -- Dean Zander Vice Chairman NEWMARK Multifamily | Institutional Group CA BRE License No. 00875853 NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient, and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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From:norfoot@verizon.net To:laura.wilson@stanford.edu; police@stanford.edu; contact.center@calcivilrights.ca.gov; sndpolicy@stanford.edu;president@ucop.edu; ph3inator@gmail.com; pete.cerneka@stanford.edu; lsarafan@thekey.com;boardoffice@stanford.edu; sjud.fax@sen.ca.gov; nathan.barankin@gov.ca.gov; howard.wolf@stanford.edu;rosenbek@gmail.com; megan.pierson@stanford.edu; president@stanford.edu; jonathan.levin@stanford.edu;deanofstudents@stanford.edu; svnaik@stanford.edu; gad@cde.ca.gov; sedn.committee@senate.ca.gov;bdavis@wscuc.org; kevin.kish@gmail.com; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; rgonzalez@stanford.edu Cc:Council, City; senator.becker@senate.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; wascsr@wscuc.org; senator.perez@senate.ca.gov; david_montes@padilla.senate.gov; jhausaman@wscuc.org; ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov; boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org; robertc2@stanford.edu; wasc@wscuc.org; kmatarrese@wscuc.org; assemblymember.mbonta@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov; kchisholm@wscuc.org; senator.niello@senate.ca.gov; assemblymember.berman@assembly.ca.gov; senator.ochoabogh@senate.ca.gov Subject:Demand Action: End SJP"s Celebration of Terrorism Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 1:07:09 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. i Additional Recipients: Governor Gavin Newsom; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla; U.S. SenatorAdam Schiff; U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17); U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Secretary ofEducation Linda McMahon; Members of the Press; Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice; HumanRelations Commission; Campus Watch; North American Values Institute (NAVI); Christians United For Israel (CUFI) and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, Chair of the Early Childhoodand Secondary Education Subcommittee. Stanford's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), together with the Muslim Student Union, isorganizing an event on Sunday, October 5, to build a "visual display honoring our martyrs" -- to be unveiled on October 7 [1], nearly two full years after Hamas's barbaric massacre andmass hostage-taking of Israeli civilians, during which more than 1,200 innocent people were slaughtered and 48 hostages -- both living and deceased -- remain held in captivity. This planned display is a grotesque glorification of terrorism and the textbook definition of ahostile environment. It directly targets and traumatizes Jewish and Israeli students, retraumatizing those whose families and friends were murdered, kidnapped, or raped on thatday. To allow a campus organization to celebrate the perpetrators of those crimes on the anniversary of their atrocities is unconscionable, unsafe, and completely incompatible withfederal civil-rights protections. By any measure, this event would create and perpetuate a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [2], which obligates Stanford to protect students fromharassment and intimidation based on shared ancestry or ethnic identity. This duty is explicitly This message needs your attention No employee in your company has ever replied to this person. This is a personal email address. Mark Safe Report Powered by Mimecast reinforced by Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism, 2019) [3] and ExecutiveOrder 14188 (Strengthening Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, 2025) [4], both of which direct federal agencies to apply Title VI protections to antisemitic harassment and ensure federalfunding is denied to institutions that fail to act. California law provides parallel safeguards under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51) and the California Education Code §220, prohibiting discrimination and harassment in educational institutions on the basis of religion or ethnic heritage [5]. The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) maintainsenforcement authority to investigate and prosecute such violations within the state [11]. The federal government and over thirty-five states, including California, recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism,which defines antisemitism as including the demonization, delegitimization, or double standards applied to Israel [14]. By glorifying Hamas terrorists as "martyrs" and portraying themurder of Israeli civilians as resistance, this display demonizes the Jewish state, denies Israel's right to defend its people, and holds Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the Stateof Israel -- all examples identified within the IHRA framework. Failure of your administration to act under these statutes and executive orders can trigger enforcement by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S.Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, including loss of Title IV federal funding [9]. Stanford's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status likewise prohibits any use of taxpayer resources topromote terrorism, unlawful discrimination, or antisemitic harassment [10]. Both federal and California law authorize penalties, funding suspension, and civil or injunctive action againstinstitutions that violate these standards, and any retaliation toward students, faculty, or staff who report antisemitism constitutes a separate violation under Title VI and California law[12]. No Jewish or Israeli student should be forced to walk across campus and see "martyrs" -- meaning Hamas terrorists -- publicly glorified in Stanford's central plaza. Stanford's ownStudent Code of Conduct requires all students to uphold the rights and dignity of others and forbids behavior that threatens, harasses, or endangers any individual or group [6]. TheStudent Organization Policies further prohibit student groups from activities that "violate law or University policy, create hostile environments, or incite violence or harassment" [7]. Thisplanned display clearly breaches those rules. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it is a federal crime to provide material support or resources -- including coordinated advocacy -- to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Hamas hasbeen designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1997 [8]. The promotion or veneration of its members and actions constitutes terrorist propaganda and material support for terrorism,not protected speech. Institutions that enable or host such conduct risk federal scrutiny and potential loss of funding. The precedent is clear. George Washington University suspended its Students for Justice inPalestine chapter after it projected messages such as "Glory to Our Martyrs" and other antisemitic and pro-terror slogans onto campus buildings following the October 7 massacre[13]. GWU recognized that such behavior was not protected political expression but a deliberate glorification of terrorism and a direct threat to Jewish and Israeli students. IfStanford allows this planned display to proceed, it will be disregarding the same standards of safety and accountability that other universities have already enforced. Support for terrorism has no place at Stanford or any American university. Failure to actdecisively will endanger Jewish and Israeli students, undermine public trust, and irreparably damage Stanford's reputation as an institution committed to safety, equity, and the rule of law. This is not merely a matter of compliance but of conscience. By tolerating this kind ofantizionist libel and incitement, your administration risks becoming complicit in the broader antizionist hate movement -- the latest round in a centuries-old cycle of Jew-hatred that hasdestroyed Jewish communities worldwide. The threat extends far beyond any one campus. Antisemitism has risen at an explosive rate across the United States and worldwide. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that antisemitic incidents and threats inAmerica are at historic highs, with the ADL reporting over 7,500 incidents in 2023 alone -- a 360 percent increase since October 7 [15][16][17]. On college campuses, hate has escalatedfrom intimidation to assaults and vandalism targeting Jewish students and faculty [18]. These displays of glorified terrorism and dehumanizing rhetoric do not remain confined to campusgrounds -- they spill into the broader community, emboldening hate and placing American Jews in real danger. Stanford must decide whether it will stand against this growing wave ofantiZionist hate movement or be remembered as an institution that allowed it to take root. History will remember how Stanford chose to respond -- whether it upheld its principles or turned a blind eye to the glorification of terror and the neglect of its Jewish students. Sincerely, William Ofrichter References:[1] Placeholder - Visual Evidencehttps://imgur.com/a/bft4CzM?s=sms[2] Title VI of the Civil Rights Act - https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI[3] EO 13899 - https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-anti-semitism/[4] EO 14188 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025-10954/strengthening-efforts-to-combat-antisemitism[5] California Unruh Act & Ed Code §220 -https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=220.&lawCode=EDC[6] Stanford Code of Conduct - https://communitystandards.stanford.edu/student-conduct/student-conduct-process/student-code-conduct[7] Stanford Student Organization Policies - https://studentships.stanford.edu/policies/student-organization-policies[8] Designation of Hamas - https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/[9] U.S. DOE OCR - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html[10] IRS 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501[11] California Civil Rights Department - https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/[12] DOE & CRD Anti-Retaliation Protections -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html and https://calcivilrights.ca.gov[13] George Washington University SJP Suspension - https://compliance.gwu.edu/students- justice-palestine-suspension[14] IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism [15] FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2023 - https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/publications#HateCrime [16] ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2023 - https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2023 [17] U.S. DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (May 2024) -https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/may-2024 [18] U.S. DOE Guidance on Antisemitic Harassment in Schools (2024) -https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations-guidance.html From:Mitchell Zimmerman To:Public Works Public Services Cc:Council, City Subject:Gas Leaf Blower (Non)Enforcement Date:Monday, October 6, 2025 1:03:46 PM I'm not sure who this should be directed to, but I'm not finding "Palo Alto 311" a very helpful destination for infomration I am a Palo Alto resident and homeowner. My observation is that theban on gas leaf blowers is entirely ineffective. I hear them regularly, and the city appears to have no meaningful process for discouraging them, which is to say, enforcing its law on this. I appreciate that thisis not the most important issue for the city. Still, having enacting a ban on these noisy and polluting items, I can't see why it should not be enforced. There is a system for reporting violations, using Palo Alto 311, and I did so in one instance two months ago (item 17225191). About One month later I got an email saying it was "in progress." Nothing since then. On the City's website, the process is described as follows: "residents can submit a report using the Palo Alto 311 app with the day of the week and time of violation ... When you report a violation, the Citysends an alleged violation warning to the address provided. If a City enforcement officer can confirm the violation during a follow up inspection a citation may be issued to property owners." This process is unlikely to ever produce any citations. The user of the gas leaf blower is commonly a garden maintenance company, not the homeowner. And how would an enforcement officer ever "confirm" the violation a month or so later? I just submitted another suchcomplaint, with no particular hope of anything being done. If all that happens is that a tiny number of citations are issued from time to time, there is no deterrent effect and everyone goes on with whatever they were doing -- using polluting gas leaf blowers. Gas leaf blowers present no borderline issues. They are noisy and can readily be identified at the time of use. If an enforcement person hears them, they can tell (1) they are gas (electric are MUCH quieter)and (2) that they were used. I don't know how many City enforcement officers there are or what they are doing. The police should be asked to keep an ear out for gas leaf blowers when they're not doing anything more important, and simply ticket the ones they hear. I'm not suggesting they prioritize this over serious police responsibilities.But during that part of the time when they are merely patrolling, they could hand out tickets for gas leaf blower violations. There ought to be some more meaningful way to attack this problem. Thanks. Mitchell Zimmerman P.S. Because of the quirky reporting system you use, I may only have been able touse a different email address for my 311 report. That one was