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Jun 11, 2022 11:40 am
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Dear Mayor Burt and council members,
In 2019 I publicly supported the business tax being discussed at the Finance Committee and consultant findings.
But I... More
Apr 14, 2022 4:00 pm
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Many small businesses including in Palo Alto are struggling to remain viable and open. Challenging factors include online shopping eating into retail store sales,... More
Jan 17, 2022 12:18 pm
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To the City Council and Finance Committee and staff
I support a tax at the rates suggested by the survey results in the Finance Committee agenda packet on large... More
Jun 12, 2021 12:16 pm
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Dear Mayor DuBois and council members,
The North Ventura planning area checks all the boxes as a great site for housing.
--close to services, shopping and... More
Jun 11, 2021 6:02 pm
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Companies and entrepreneurs create jobs. Offices provide space for some of these jobs but do not create them.
Posters sometimes allege two “facts” that are... More
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