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Hi Betsy, We would all appreciate an update on the expected completion of the safety lights at the Middle/Arbor crosswalk. It is now February of 2026, promise dates were October of last year. This delay is unacceptable as safety is on the line. Regards, —martin > On Aug 31, 2025, at 12...

Dear Council Members, I’m writing in support of the proposed council resolution supporting the Air District’s new standards on gas appliances. The frightening news is that for all the talk about climate action, things are actually getting worse. Last year was a record year for Greenhouse Ga...

Dear City Councilmembers, On behalf of my neighbors and myself in Burgess Classics, we ask for your help in getting key protections — for which we have agreements from Mark Murray and SRI — specifically listed in the Developer Agreement.  After many productive meetings with Lane Pa...

On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM Aram James wrote: > One other thought. I have reminded Palo Alto City Council member Keith > Reckdahl, both at council meetings and in writing, of the following quote > by Justice Stanley Mosk. Mosk served honorably on the California Supreme ...

I read the Staff report and supplement concerning this matter. I was on the one hand shocked when I first read about the issue—and not from my city or its staff or council, but from the newspaper. A first mistake in this chain of belated disclosure FWIW not even acknowledged—get in front of it. Y...

Hi Betsy, Thank you for your prompt reply on Thursday evening and I apologize for the delay in my followup. It is evident that you are concerned about the safety on Middle Avenue and specifically the Arbor/Middle intersection and I appreciate that. But I have reservations on how much of a pri...

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On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM Aram James wrote: > > >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNX8BudGX2A >> >> >> >> >> *Local News * >> >> News >> <https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/20/israel-gaza-war-san-jose-federal-funds/...

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> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNX8BudGX2A > > > > > *Local News * > > News > > > *Activists gather in San Jose to call for end to funds for Israel* > > ‘Wha...

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here is a lot of information provided by another member of the humanist community: ================================= That the emaciated child in one recently-circulated photo has other health problems besides malnourishment does not disprove that the child is malnourished and starving ...

Dear Honorable—and Awesome—City Council Members, I often get a chance to feel puffed up and proud when, in various climate change mitigation efforts and group conversations, I hear that Menlo Park has been and is a leader in reducing emissions! Im deeply grateful to you and to your predecessor...