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Dear Mayor Nash and City Council members, Have you fallen prey to an epidemic of amnesia? Have you and your staff forgotten there is a ballot measure slated for November that is poised to upend your contentious plan to thrust high-rise housing into the center of our commercial district, not to...

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM Aram James wrote: > Dave > > If there is anyone in the public arena who could benefit from reading and > listening to this piece, it is you. I have zero faith that you will take > the time to listen to this show, but Im sending it your way in...

*To the Honorable Mayor, Members of the Menlo Park City Council, and City Staff:* I respectfully urge the City Council not to move forward with declaring Downtown Parking Plazas 1, 2, and 3 as exempt surplus land. This decision carries significant legal, financial, and community consequenc...

This ex-deputy police chief was California’s highest-paid public employee in 2025 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-11/ex-redlands-police-deputy-chief-was-californias-highest-paid-public-employee

Yes, this needs to be addressed Raymond Goins On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 12:41 AM Aram James wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM Aram James wrote: > > > Should our mayor speak out on this issue? >> >> wrote: >> >> >>...

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM Aram James wrote: Should our mayor speak out on this issue? > > wrote: > > > https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/palo-alto-hate-crime-investigation-vandalism-public-restrooms/4112000/ > > > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 ...

Should our mayor speak out on this issue? On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM Aram James wrote: > > https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/palo-alto-hate-crime-investigation-vandalism-public-restrooms/4112000/ >

On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM Aram James wrote: > > https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/palo-alto-hate-crime-investigation-vandalism-public-restrooms/4112000/ >

I am writing about the appeal of the building permit for 305 Haight St. approved by the Planning Commission. I live practically across the street from this proposed residence, and urge you to please send it back for redesign. This is a 2-story home that is too big for the lot and it requires too ...

7/10/2026 Dear Palo Alto Fire Marshall Tamara Jasso: Thanks for you early July response to my California Public Records Act (CPRA) request asking for information on the City of Palo Alto’s seismic/earthquake inspection protocol. *See: my CPRA request below. * * See also: My request to ...