Social Security is not keeping up with inflation. And the proposed cost of living adjustment is not enough to offset raising prices -- medical, food.

There is a path forward to save the 5.5 acre Marshall Park and incorporate it into the new Brooklyn Village development!

• The City DPW and Community Development departments have advanced this project devoid of meeting the State policy requirement to consult and collaborate with affected businesses, residents, other City departments or State Agencies throughout the planning process. • Freight operation is not a considered criteria of the plan. Tractor trailers, large emergency equipment, and passenger buses will not be able to safely negotiate the small-scale rotary from all directions. • The City Council believed their vote of approval endorsed the State’s Complete Streets program and in a subsequent phase a list of priority projects, with a focus on safety around schools, would be developed. • Repeated requests by the public for crash data and documents that have been submitted to the State have gone unanswered. • The 2012 hotel traffic study did not recommend a rotary or major reconfiguration, merely some lane markings and signage. Crash data for Tally’s corner shows it to be lower than the State average. • This plan impedes the iconic view of Harbor Cove and the working waterfront when the program provides for context sensitive approaches. Harbor Cove and Tally’s Corner have been identified in a Heritage Landscape report submitted to the State as part of the City’s cultural and aesthetic landscape to be preserved.

Pleasanton residents coming out of BART station and taking a left on Owens Drive have to face traffic bottlenecks and safety issues every day, as an existing busy 3-lane road was suddenly made one lane. The additional two lanes were given to a builder, so he could make parking for his condo customers. We want to rollback this encroachment of a public road and get back our 3 lanes on Owens Drive.

Every school day, my neighborhood is filled with kids walking to and from David Douglas High School, and every day I worry about their safety. Why? There have been at least 30 traffic deaths in Portland this year. Among those was a teenage boy that was struck and killed crossing the street in Northeast Portland in August. Just a week earlier, a teenage girl was killed by a speeding motorist while crossing SE Hawthorne. It’s important to talk to our children about awareness and safety – but it’s also time for real action to make our streets safe for all. The City of Portland adopted Vision Zero, which aims to move our transportation system toward zero traffic-related fatalities and injuries over the next ten years. However, East Portland still has considerably fewer sidewalks and bike lanes than the rest of the city. We need to do more than talk about safe streets – we need to invest in accessible, safe pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. We can save lives.

Let's think ahead about the common good.

Takoma Park holds a special place in the hearts of her residents. No doubt many people's ashes have already been scattered around the city, surreptitiously and anonymously. A small garden in an appropriate spot would give residents a place to come and reflect and remember departed family, friends or neighbors. We are asking the city to provide the land and routine maintenance. The cost of memorial structures will be raised through grants, contributions, and individual fund-raising campaigns. For more information - http://takomascatter.com

All animals have a special place in my heart.

For many individuals and families, supportive housing helps them make the right choices toward a positive future. However, for homeless young adults with an HIV or AIDS diagnosis, it too often can mean the ultimate difference—that between life or death.

This petition is to stop the falsified data that is being collected at each and every VA facility. The care veterans receive is still not satisfactory, and many veterans are still suffering from delayed care, timelines of care, and denied care. By signing this petition will help Top VA leaders understand they cannot continue to provide veterans with falsified data reports.

My grandchildren are caught up in the system due to my son's addiction. I'm not allowed to have them or even openly communicate, although we've always had an ongoing long term established relationship. Due to my past of addiction that created it's horrible havoc in my life and unfortunately my children's. I have over 2 decades of sobriety and recovery. I got my own children back and out of this broken system but many years later the same sadness affects our life with my grandchildren!! This is horrible and unhealthy for me and many others like me, but more than that the children who don't have a choice even when they speak up. Let's change laws to better lives with love not bureaucracy !!

I want to ensure we, as a community, are doing everything we can to stop the post office from being closed. Please consider sending personal letters to Sen. Orrin Hatch, Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Chris Stewart. Thanks you for your signature and support. Sincerely, Karl Nielson, Leamington Mayor