The Mission and Van Ness crossing in Santa Cruz is a death trap. I have a property near the corner and have watched countless accidents and near-death experiences through the years. With a new medical and pediatrics center going in at this location, crosswalk warning lights or a traffic signal is badly needed. I do not want to see pregnant women and children plowed over. Because this is a four-lane road, drivers speed around stopped cars and do not see the people in the crosswalk. Over and over I have seen people nearly plowed over and cars smashed. The intersection is full of skid marks. Protect our kids and families who will be using the new PAMF center.

WE WANT THE CONFIGURATION OF MOUNT MORRIS PARK WEST CHANGED BACK TO WHAT IT WAS PRIOR TO THE D.O.T. CHANGES AND WE WANT TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON EVERY CORNER TO CONTROL TRAFFIC SPEED AND MAKE THIS STREET SAFER.

Year in and year out we try to learn as much as possible in the shortest amount of time. This year, we don't have a place to do so. We want to have a space available 24 hours a day so that we can come and be able to ask our peers last minute questions at any time of day and know that there is a place that this can be done in. Help us be the best we can be!

I am tired of the Congress, specifically the Republican-Tea Party of trying to destroy this country. Government is compromise and their attitude is take no prisoners. They have consistently tried to stop or defund Obama care in stead of doing the business that they were to do, work together for the better of the people. By trying to defund Obama care with the extension of the debt ceiling to run the government it in turns harms our service personnel and the folks that need the services that the government provides. Yet ironically they cut 35 billion for food stamps. It is time to stop this send a strong message that we are tired of this.

I am starting this petition because we have been loyal Disney patrons for many years. The reason for our devout loyalty to Disney Theme Parks and Resorts/Timeshares lies in the fact that it is one of very few places that our son, who has an Autism Spectrum Disorder, feels welcome and whole. He is not treated like he is an outcast and is invisible amongst the crowd, not standing out as DIFFERENT. He experiences the kid like magic of imagination and as a family, we get to experience that with him. We want to preserve this one magical family vacation experience and ask Disney to reconsider their new assistance program. We wholly support Disney's efforts to create a program that deters fraud, but does not do so at the expense of those who truly benefit from the assistance program. With the new Disabled Assistance System, it will preclude many families from enjoying Disney Theme Parks as they did before.

The Los Angeles City Abatement Department spends roughly $28 million dollars per year to paint over tagging and art work from private and public properties. With the recently lifting of the decade old mural ban, we see an opportunity for youth to learn about civic empowerment through the permit process at the district and city levels. We feel education and hands on experience through our ART PEACE PARK initiative can help ensure the new outdoor murals ordinances are understood and used in a manner all can enjoy. We are asking The City of Los Angeles to dedicate 1% of the budget they are spending on the current abatement program for educational initiatives like Art Peace Park.

Before his mother's death, she and Noah were to move here to N.C. with us so Noah would be removed from the influence of gangs. To be in an environment conducive to having a fair shot at education, a social life without having to hide away in his apt. to be safe, was our goal. Child Protective Services in Newport News, Va., where Noah is from can do nothing according to them. Child Protective Services in Seattle, Wa., where Noah has been taken can do nothing w/out the police being involved according to them. The police there say they can do nothing unless the police from Newport News, Va. contact them concerning this situation. Now, the police in Newport News say there is nothing they can do, according to the states attorney. Where is the justice for Noah? He is in an environment with a 40 yr. old man who has a felony record, gang affiliation, and Noah is not used to this type of an environment. We, [his Aunt] and I are very worried about Noah.

To much police brutality In America People do not feel safe people are afraid of the very people who work for the people so much abuse by police shooting innocent bystanders Police drinking while on duty Police sexual abuse among woman when being stopped while driving Children afraid of the police Just to much crime in the police department and to many cover ups by dirty cops something has to be done now Stop Police Abuse

House Republicans have a plan to cut SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the food stamp program), by at least $40 billion over ten years, affecting up to 6 million hungry families—including children, seniors and veterans.. The plan to vote on these life-threatening cuts in the coming days. The new House proposal is harsh, and continues the attack on working families and poor people by the GOP. Their scheme would deny SNAP to at least 4 million to 6 million low-income people — including some of the nation’s most destitute adults — as well as to many low-income children, seniors, and families that work for low wages. The people the proposal would cut off SNAP include but are not limited to:  2 million to 4 million poor, unemployed, childless adults who live in areas of high unemployment — a group that has average income of only 22 percent of the poverty line (about $2,500 a year for a single individual) and for whom SNAP is, in most cases, the only government assistance they receive;  1.8 million people, mostly low-income working families and low-income seniors, who have gross incomes or assets modestly above the federal SNAP limits but disposable income — the income that a family actually has available to spend on food and other needs — below the poverty line in most cases, often because of high rent or child care costs. Some 210,000 children in these families also would lose free school meals;  Other poor, unemployed parents who want to work but cannot find a job or an opening in a training program — along with their children, other than infants. We demand that Congress cease playing political “hunger games” that hurt vulnerable families, children, and local communities. Instead, Congress should close corporate tax loopholes and make large companies such as Apple, General Electric and Verizon pay their fair share of federal taxes. Please sign our petition to stop the cuts of food to our most vulnerable neighbors. As former Vice-President Hubert Humphrey said, “The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

As home child care providers, we partner with New Jersey’s working families to care for their children while providing flexible hours and a safe & loving environment. In 2007 we won the right to organize a union and negotiate a collective bargaining agreement. Our first contract was a huge victory and now we’re negotiating a second contract that will increase our wages AND our ability to provide the children we care for with the necessary resources to be successful in their lives. We’re just two of 2,000 home child care providers in New Jersey earning wages so low we could qualify for taxpayer-funded public assistance programs. In fact, home child care providers contracted by the state of New Jersey to care for the children of working parents, haven’t received a raise in over five years. Some of us have degrees in education and early childhood development – and all of us work upwards of 50 or 60 hours each week. We’re also classified as “independent contractors” which prevents us from accessing workers’ compensation, unemployment, social security retirement or even basic health care coverage. We struggle to make ends meet – not just for our own families – but also for the children we care for. We frequently pay out-of-pocket for food and basic supplies…even diapers! Many of us also take on the important work of caring for physically and developmentally disabled children who require more attention, extra support and additional resources. As hard-working professionals who care for New Jersey’s next generation we deserve to earn enough to provide basic needs for our own families. We also deserve the resources and support that the children we care for require to be successful in all the developmental stages their lives. Please support our efforts and tell the New Jersey Department of Human Services, to negotiate a fair contract for home child care professionals! Sincerely, Shawanda Jones-Velez, Newark, NJ Danisia Valadez, Passaic, NJ Professional Child Care Providers in New Jersey

The existing requirements of CCD-55 are not adequate to protect abutting neighbors from negative impacts or create the type of projects that realize this neighborhood's vision for new development.

Be concerned about the issue because it could be you! There could always be a time when you need assistance because your monetary benefits have decreased. Better yet, it could be a family member or friend who needs food assistance! Please help! Advocate for those who do not have!