We, the residents of Wesley Hills, are aggravated and concerned with the proposed Crown Castle DAS node installations, which we see as problematic on numerous levels.

We Believe: Our City Administration and Police Department are currently housed in 2 separate structures both of which are old, outdated, energy inefficient and frequently in need of repairs and maintenance. Neither of the buildings meet current standards for safety, technology and flow nor can they be converted to current standards. Ad Valorem taxes will not be raised to construct a new building and financing is available with interest rates at historic lows making now an ideal time to invest in the future of Laurinburg. The employees of the City and the Police Department should have a safe, efficient, well designed workplace that is suited for the 21st century workforce. Our citizens deserve the same safety, efficiency and design in the place where they interact with their city government on a daily basis. We trust the intelligence and wisdom of our elected City Council members to make sound, informed decisions that are in the best interest of all citizens.

With over 2000 units of market rate housing in the pipeline for the Mission District in and around the Latino Cultural District, we are asking that the planning department do a full impact report for the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District before any development moves forward. The Calle 24 Latino Cultural District has been recognized as an important cultural and commercial resource for the City.The Mayor and Board of Supervisors noted “The Calle 24 Latino Cultural District memorializes a place whose richness of culture, history and entrepreneurship is unrivaled in San Francisco.” The District is bounded on the north by 22nd Street, the south by Cesar Chavez Street, the east by Potrero Avenue, and on the west by Mission Street. The District was established “to stabilize the displacement of Latino Businesses, and residents, preserve Calle 24 as the center of Latino culture and commerce, enhance the unique nature of Calle 24 as a special place for San Francisco’s residents and tourists” and that its contribution will provide “cultural visibility, vibrancy, and economic opportunity for Latinos in the City and County of San Francisco.” The impacts from the proposed 1515 South Van Ness Lennar project cannot be examined in isolation. The proposed project is not constructed in a bubble. Both the project and its residents interact with the immediate community in multiple ways. Similarly, the environmental impacts of this project cannot be examined apart from other proposed projects currently in the pipeline. Proposed projects located within the boundaries of the LCD are: 2765 Folsom St. (115 units), 3314 Cesar Chavez (52 units), 2600 Harrison St. (20), 2799 24th St. (8), and 3357 26th St. (8). Projects immediately adjacent to the LCD are: 1198 Valencia St. (52 units), 2918 Mission St. (38), 1298 Valencia St. (35), 2600 Mission (20). Two blocks from the LCD is 2000-2070 Bryant Street (195 units). Socio-economic impacts of market rate development on the Latino Cultural District could not have been studied at the time the Eastern Neighborhoods PEIR was prepared because the LCD did not come into existence until several years later. The Department should study the impact these market rate developments will have on the residents, businesses, non-profits and cultural assets in the LCD. In addition to whatever evaluation the Department may deem appropriate, we are requesting the Department evaluate the proposed project, both individually and cumulatively, with respect to potential impacts of extensive market rate development on existing residents, businesses, non-profits and cultural assets in the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District. This inquiry should include, but not be limited to, the following before any development is considered. - The amount of income that households will need in order to afford the market rents of the proposed project. - The amount of anticipated disposable income of the households moving into market rate units at the proposed project. - The consumer preferences of households moving into the market rate units at the proposed project, as compared to those Latino residents in the LCD earning 50% AMI. - Impact on neighborhood-serving Latino businesses that new market rent paying households with higher disposable incomes, will have on commercial rents in the Latino Cultural District – both from the standpoint of the proposed project and from the standpoint of the cumulative impact of the projects listed above. - Impact that rents at the proposed project (and cumulative proposed projects) will have on residential rents for vacant units in the immediate areas. - Impact the proposed project (and cumulative proposed projects) will have on displacement of Latinos and families in the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District. - Impact the proposed project (and cumulative proposed projects) will have on the percentage of Latino residents and businesses living and working in the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District.

Police brutality is an epidemic. United States Police departments have been corrupted by the violent culture of shoot first, ask questions later. We want to change the police culture to end brutality. Mr. Michael A Wood Jr has shown commitment to ending police brutality Mr. Michael A Wood Jr stands against racism and racist policing. Mr. Michael A Wood Jr stands for LGBTQ rights. . Please check his website at http://www.michaelawoodjr.net/

For many years RIPTA has provided free travel to those disabled people and seniors who are already living on a limited income. Rhode Island's most vulnerable seniors and disabled can't afford to pay what RIPTA is now charging, and many have said they'll be stuck at home unable to go out much. Bills have been introduced in the RI General Assembly to undo this fare hike -- H5173, S31 and S115. These bills need to be passed. (This petition is endorsed by the RIPTA Riders Alliance, Rhode Island's only organization of bus riders and bus advocates, https://facebook.com/RiptaRidersAlliance and https://facebook.com/groups/ripta.riders .)

Our kids and neighbors won't be able to remain in Michigan unless Governor Snyder and our state legislature take the lead in reversing the decline of our economy.

America’s water pipes are getting old — some as old as Ford's first Model T. And too many are still made of lead. These aging pipes are putting entire communities in danger, especially children. Lead poisoning can cause serious health problems, so ensuring that our drinking water is safe needs to be a national priority. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that $697 billion is needed to upgrade our drinking water and wastewater systems over the next 20 years. So where will that money come from? The Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability (WATER) Act, recently introduced in Congress, would provide dedicated funding for fixing water infrastructure by closing corporate tax loopholes. Among other things, that money would be used to help homeowners and public schools test for and replace lead pipes. If passed, the WATER Act would secure a significant portion of the funding we need over the next 20 years to protect our drinking water, while also creating up to 945,000 jobs. Urge your representative to support the WATER Act and fix our aging water systems!

In 2003 a deal was cut between members of the Mayor Daley administration and Redflex Holdings to allow red light cameras in Chicago. Executives from Redflex Holdings have pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing while the insider from the Dept of Transportation was found guilty on all 20 counts. After seeing the tremendous amount of revenue generated from the red light cameras, the Emanuel administration added speed cameras to the program in October 2013. Several studies have been done by independent agencies that have proven that these cameras do not promote public safety and are primarily used as a revenue generator. This program amounts to nothing more than a tax imposed on the citizens of this state.

We recently witnessed the sale and leasing of several Housing Authority controlled properties in the Civic Center area, to a developer, with very little public input or consideration. In 2013 the Main Street Parking Commission was dissolved. The Housing Authority was granted control of the long standing west side parking lot for Main Street residents, shop owners, their employees and customers. The land had been previously controlled by a Parking Commission, that had maintained the lot before the city had incorporated. Our previous city leaders abolished the Parking Commission and handed the land over to the Housing Authority. The Garden Grove Housing Authority operates under federal grants received from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide rental subsidies to low-income families. There are no rental units in this parking lot, at least not yet. Not long ago, the city quietly offered the west side parking lot to developer Steve Sheldon, who wanted to create a condo complex on our last remaining parking lot for downtown. Luckily, concerned residents and merchants got together within the 72 hour notification and temporarily halted this conversion and sale. The Housing Authority is not intended to serve as a steward of land, as a real estate broker or as a holding area for properties until they decide to redevelop something. It is time for the city to either reinstate the Main Street Parking Commission or to give the parking lot to the Main Street Commission. If people have nowhere to park, they will not come to Main Street.

I am writing to express my deep concern about the Governor’s proposed budget May revise.

I'm trying to save my son's life....

This wall support would visually and physically divide our community in half - north and south. The previous design presented to the community included pylon supports providing visibility; opportunities for commerce (such as an open market); more and safer street crossings; and less opportunity for criminal activity. Has our government forgotten about the need for environmental justice when weighing brick and mortar solutions in challenged communities? Our community should not be sacrificed in the state's effort to save money. Adding a wall of this magnitude would stifle economic growth that could happen with a positive transit solution that is open, well-lighted, generates quality increased economic development, provides safe crossings, increases overhead weather coverage for its patrons, provides elevators and stairs with uninterrupted visibility from grade to discourage crime, and incorporates public art.