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> Dave Price
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> > On Aug 6, 2025, at 7:03 PM, Salem Ajluni wrote:
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> > An even better solution to the insularity and intentional distancing
> from constituents practiced by nearly all local government (not to mention
> state and federal government) is to make the key "permanent bureaucracy"
> positions—especially the City Manager—elected positions.
> >
> > While were at it, lets make the Chief of Police an elected position as
> is the case in the City of Santa Clara--the only municipality in California
> (and perhaps the U.S.) where this is the case.
> >
> > Santa Clara also has an elected City Clerk, though not an elected City
> Manager--at least not yet. Palo Alto has no elected Police Chief and no
> elected City Clerk, these being appointed by the Council like the City
> Manager.
> >
> > Salem
> > From: Aram James
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 2:49 PM
> > To: Henry Etzkowitz
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> > Subject: Re: Israel’s democracy risks failure
> > Hi Henry,
> > Youve made some brilliant observations once again. Implementing a
> more robust participatory democracy, as you suggested with the Town Hall
> Meeting process, would be an excellent first step. Our city council model
> in Palo Alto undermines any change at true democracy. The current council
> seems more focused on protecting the elite, leaving the rest of us with
> just crumbs.
> > Now, how can we prevent "Queen Vicki" from ascending to the throne in
> January 2026?
> > Aram
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM Henry Etzkowitz
> wrote:
> > Hi Aram
> >
> > Jeanne Fleming, United Neighbors entrepreneur, has a longer term idea,
> that she shared during a recent visit to Triple Helix Institute: make the
> Mayor more responsive to the public and at the same time create a
> countervailing power to reign in the out of citizen control consultocracy,
> our de-facto Palo Alto governance modality.
> >
> > The consultocracy, firms hired by the city Manager, with nominal
> Council input, provides narrow, virtually indistinguishable options, (cf
> airport, Cubberly). Operating at the behest of permanent city management,
> long term direction and priorities as well as specific project design are
> accomplished through a vitiated representative democratic guise (city
> council).
> >
> > Jeanne suggests (presuming it to be in the public domain to reiterate
> and credit her perspicacity) a more powerful elected Mayor that could be
> balanced by a yearly town meeting decision making assembly of voters, aka
> the New England town meeting. Having Participated in and observed this non
> representative, all citizen,
> > Direct democracy format in Nantucket (with its quasi parties, virtually
> exclusive of summer residents, held in winter); it is nonetheless
> inspiring and potentially transferable.
> >
> > Both ideas would surely give pressing public issues like Gaza cease fire
> now
> > And move Palo Alto airport to Moffett field, higher priority. At least
> that is the hope and intention. Of course there may be other ideas to
> accomplish the objective of a leaner, more productive, government.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Henry Etzkowitz
> > “Back to the Agora”
> > 2024 Palo Alto City Council Candidate
> > Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice
> > Mark your calendar for One October when Elon Musk/Tesla have a date in
> San Jose Superior court (civil) judge Monahan has admonished a judgement in
> default if no show a second time.
> > Www.triple https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fhelix.net&c=E,1,Eepp_XydKC1TNQsvV_R8_uq1aaCgQx1ZIZRrhu6q5D2veEA0C-MHV8NvyRnkx9Dskrr4irF7gqrfV8YMfqfgv0-Cky5AL3cyPp7mFKz-ubEz0_o7WmTR&typo=1
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> > On Aug 6, 2025, at 8:39 AM, Aram James wrote:
> >
> > Another excellent piece, Henry! The coronation of the gutless “Queen
> Vicki” for mayor in 2026 seems inevitable. What can we do as a community to
> push her towards declaring in favor of a ceasefire and finally speaking out
> on the ongoing genocide happening in real time before the eyes of the
> world. Even the far-white-wing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene has called
> the slaughter of Palestinian children a genocide. How can we allow our city
> leaders to remain silent on this issue without protests and push back.
> >
> > Avram “Just Say No To Queen Vicki for Mayor in 2026. “ Finkelstein
> >
> > Source: ajc Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks from party by calling Gaza
> conflict a genocide https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fshare.google%2fk741qbCv5jWfOMXlY&c=E,1,BnDbI8T1tjB7vNiw2VIJrDKdgYEZXBRf-N4N-wxbpA6w_NoG6QsPedfDN-7_arQKQ-R28yNK4LHMbF86xY249RN-S-1C7XB-gkaTDBOPkOs,&typo=1
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> > On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM Henry Etzkowitz
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > The stellar legitimation of Israel, uniquely democratic among
> undemocratic states longe has lost face validity. The Knesset and courts
> have failed to remove Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister, hiding in
> plain sight from international justice.
> > >
> > > But failure to follow international rules of justice, although
> serious, is relatively minor in comparison to virtually uniform active and
> passive support for a leader who is carrying out a so called “Hannibal
> policy” against its own citizens, concomitant with steady escalation to a
> “Final Solution” in Gaza through food deprivation by withholding nutrition
> rather than air denial by forced
> > > gas.
> > >
> > > Cease fire Now:flood in food!
> > >
> > > Who will be the contemporary Herbert Hoover to accomplish this
> objective? Given Stanford’s unique history, iconic tower and Institute in
> his honour, the University should speak out institutionally as Washington
> University, St Louis did in leading a university-industry coalition to
> oppose the Vietnam war
> > >
> > > In this era and region, Stanford should invite Palo Alto a
> nd
> its Silicon Valley spinoffs to call with one voice for Gaza cease fire.
> > >
> > > Sincerely
> > >
> > > Henry Etzkowitz
> > > 1766 sand Hill Road
> > > Palo Alto CA 94304
> > > 646 701 2695
> > > Neighbors for Environmental and Social Justice
> > > 2024 Candidate for Palo Alto city council
> > >
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