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
> Court for 37 Years.
>
> *” The City cannot solve its homeless problem simply by exiling a large
> number of its homeless citizens to neighboring localities.”*
>
>
> *Stanley Mosk, in his dissenting opinion in Tobe V. City of Santa Ana
> (1995).*
>
>
> *Certain members of the Palo Alto City Council have a mindset that deeply
> troubles me as a lifelong resident of Palo Alto. These particular council
> members prefer to see Palo Alto as a closed community—a gated community, if
> you will. We all have an obligation NOT to allow the city of Palo Alto to
> push its homeless population to already overburdened, less-resourced towns
> in Santa Clara County. I, for one, will keep a close eye on Palo Alto City
> Council member Keith Reckdahl. For now, I have placed Mr. Reckdahl on
> probation and will not hesitate to revoke his probation if I see him acting
> against the interests of our homeless neighbors here in Palo Alto.*
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Avram Finkelstein aka Aram James
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM Aram James wrote:
>
>> 9/27/2025
>>
>> Keith Reckdahl: Palo Alto City Council Member
>>
>> Hi Keith,
>>
>> I remind you yet again that your dehumanizing rhetoric regarding our
>> unhoused neighbors and RV neighbors here in Palo Alto has to stop. I for
>> one will not tolerate your divisive hateful speech directed at the most
>> vulnerable members of our community.
>>
>> Aram
>>
>> There’s an opportunity here to take our work to the next level, to close
>> the gaps that exist for our most vulnerable residents in the face of this
>> humanitarian crisis that continues to grow every day,” she said. “I can’t
>> let the federal threats to our budget stop us or slow down progress.”
>>
>> After acrimony over homeless issues, a new partnership proposal could
>> mean new solutions
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