Raul is a single father of a 9-year-old U.S. citizen. He -- like all parents -- wants nothing more than to watch Raul Jr. grow and go to school. But little Raul Jr. is counting the hours that he has left with his dad because immigration officials are preparing to deport his dad tomorrow, September 20th. With no other family in the US, this deportation will tear Raul and Raul Jr.'s small but loving family apart. No child deserves to be tortured with the idea that his dad will never be back home. Raul has no criminal record and has been a valued member of the Mesa community in Arizona for over 15 years. In fact, he was on his way to work on a bus when he was detained. Fortunately there is an easy temporary fix for Raul and his family. Immigration officials can grant Raul "prosecutorial discretion" and defer his case. Please join us in demanding that the immigration official overseeing Raul's case stop his deportation. We need to keep families together!

We need a change in our criminal justice system. The Board has done a great thing in creating a Community Justice Task Force and funding a needs assessment. Now they need to follow through by reallocating money from the Public Safety Sales Tax and other sources to fund alternatives to incarceration.

Elizabeth Warren would be the best person to have in the white house. She has proven to be tough on Wall Street and will fight for the middle class. She will rally the base, which is extremely important for an election. With Hillary's pro war stance on Syria and her support for NAFTA. She is clearly not the right choice! We don't need an another politician who will disappoint. She has a proven track record and with her win as a senator she is on her way to becoming the next president of the United States.

Immigrant teenagers that have lived in America for most of their life's, and have worked hard in school and have been accepted in to College shouldn't be deported. Someones hard work shouldn't be wasted because of their immigration status.

The Space-Available Travel Program is a means by which members of United States Uniformed Services (US Military Service Members, Reservists, National Guard and Military Career Retirees, Convalescing service members, Metal of Honor winners and so on are eligible to travel on aircraft under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense when excess capability allows. Meaning when all personnel TDY or PCS orders have been filled and space for transporting supplies & equipment are met. Any additional seats which would of remain empty can then be made available to anyone in the above uniform service members categories. This is a benefit that's been made possible to enhance the quality of life for the men and women who serve our country in the uniform services. But, unfortunately for decades now, our Service Connected Disabled Veterans who have been rated 100% Permanent & Total, who served our country and were honorable discharge. Have been passed over and DENIED, the benefit of the Space A Flight Program and the use of these available seats while the category list of eligibility has grown to include DoD Civilian employees, Contractors, Boy Scout Leaders, USO Athletes & Entertainers, Jr & Reg ROTC cadets, teachers, foreign military, the media, non profit organizations, and so on. The list is just endless of all those who have been extended this benefit over the years, which mind you, none have ever served in the U.S. armed services. Please Help! Its time to right this wrong and amend DoD 4515.13-R to include a Category 7 eligibility for our P/T 100% Service Connected Disabled American Veterans, so they too can enjoy the benefit of the Space A Travel Program and help to enhance the quality of their life!

More than 40 percent of private-sector workers and 70 percent of low wage workers do not have a single paid sick day off of work to take care of themselves or family when ill. In many cases, workers have to make the decision to stay home and take care of a child when sick, or paying bills. No one should have to risk their paycheck and job because they're sick. The city of Tacoma, Washington is considering a new law that will help working people across the country by making sure that all workers have paid sick time off of work to use when sick. Send a message to Mayor Marilyn Strickland and the Tacoma City Council now.

The Republicans in Congress have by their actions degenerated into political lunacy, and are no longer functioning for the beneficial interests of the American People. When congressional action redounds to the harm of the People, appropriate measures must be taken to stop it. As of 9/30/13, a government shutdown, led by Republican Tea Party extremists, is inevitable. No matter which side of the issue you are on, here is just some of what will happen to the economy as the shutdown extends from days to weeks: 1. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will go without a paycheck, having an extremely deleterious effect on families. 2. Food imports will not be monitored for quality. 3. Federal housing loans will not be processed. 4. Tourism will be very badly affected, as national parks, museums (e.g. the Smithsonian), the Library of Congress all will close for lack of funds. 5. The ripple effect from that means that hotels and restaurants will lose great amounts of money for lack of tourists. 6. Although active military will still be funded, disabled vets will lose *their* funding and benefits. But the Tea Party extremists don't care one whit. All this because the Tea Party extremists — funded by the Koch Brothers — want the "Top 1%" to hold all the political cards and power, never mind the real-world consequences. These extremists are holding the country prisoner. Some people even believe that they want to replace democracy with an oligarchy. But the main reason for doing this is because of "Obamacare." They know that once it is implemented — which it surely will be — that it will be of great benefit to the American people, and that it will be ensconced in a position of importance equal to Medicare and Social Security (and will generate more Democratic/liberal voters). A few super-rich are spending millions to prevent this because parity for the middle and lower classes will take away from their power. That's why I say that extremist action that hobbles the government and wreaks havoc on the People should be included as acts of domestic terrorism. PLEASE — SIGN THE PETITION and FORWARD IT ON to all of your friends WHO CARE about such things. We need government by GROWNUPS, not extremist lunatics.

I am harassed with chemicals and it is getting very intense for me and my friends in this senior building I called for help and I was not taken seriously. I was taken to the psychiatrist ward at the hospital and the doctor thought I was paranoid. I am afraid of calling the Police for help. These chemicals get into the Respiratory System, then according Dr. Singer, a Neurologist, it gets into the Nervous System to cause excruciating pain and disability. Plus, it focuses on any Vital Organ to disable and cause death to those that are vulnerable. The creators of these chemicals have discovered the Pathway from the lungs to all parts of the body. These chemicals are focused to any part to disable and cause death to Human Beings and animals. It is urgent to stop the creators and harassers from this behavior to destroy life and pollute the environment. This is for Humanity and the younger generation The authorities have more information on this. Now, is the time to do a proper investigation to get these chemicals to test and assess. Thus, stopping this chemical harassment here in Minneapolis, MN and every where else in USA and the World.

We believe current administration is making illogical decisions with our school. We are also concerned about the attacks from administration on current alumni employees, faculty and staff, student regulatory issues, and mismanagement of budgetary funds hiring under qualified employees at inflated salaries for subordinate control.

The public has lost faith in Gov. Nathan Deal. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the governor’s appointee to the state ethics commission actively covered up, removed and destroyed evidence in an open investigation into Gov. Deal’s campaign activities. Gov. Deal’s office failed to disclose $1 million in contributions to a PAC for nearly two years. And Gov. Deal is leasing land to a company that owes the state $74 million in back taxes. It’s time to appoint an independent investigator to restore the public trust.

A private developer is proposing to build a massive Assisted Living/Memory Care Facility on two vacant lots that are sandwiched between Willow Grove Elementary School and Lifetime Montessori School. The existing land-use plan requires that the developer build a recreational center (on the 2.3 acre lot) and senior center (on the <1 acre lot) on these vacant lots. We OPPOSE the developer's attempt to amend the land-use plan and obtain a conditional use permit for an Assisted Living/Memory Care Facility in this location because: 1. THE ASSISTED LIVING/MEMORY CARE FACILITY WOULD DEPRIVE RESIDENTS OF RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE EXISTING COMMUNITY PLAN REQUIRES: When we made the decision to purchase our homes, we did so with the reasonable expectation that the vacant lots at the corner of Via Fiesta and Via Inez would be developed in compliance with the existing community plan. That plan requires a recreation center (on the 2.3 acre lot) and a senior day center (on the < 1 acre lot). Those uses would benefit surrounding neighborhoods. In contrast, the proposed Project provides NO recreational or social benefit to surrounding neighborhoods whatsoever. Applicant’s assertion that recreational facilities within the Santaluz gated community, such as the dog park and trails, somehow satisfy the surrounding neighborhoods’ recreational needs is inaccurate. The recreational facilities the applicant points to as “offsets” were contemplated to be additive to the recreation center designated for the Via Fiesta property and/or are simply inaccessible to the hundreds of surrounding neighborhood residents that live outside the Santaluz gates. 2. THE PROPOSED FACILITY WOULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS. The nursing facility would be sandwiched between the 900- student Willow Grove Elementary School and the 250-student Lifetime Montessori School. The facility would be accessible through a small private driveway that serves as a primary access route to the Lifetime Montessori School. Ambulances serving the nursing facility pose a safety hazard for children walking or biking to and from school. Studies show that assisted living facilities generate a large number of emergency medical services ("EMS") calls. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, EMS vehicles are involved in 5,000 crashes per year, resulting in one fatality every 10 days, including four child fatalities per year. In addition, EMS vehicles attempting to access the facility during school drop-off and pick-up times would experience significant delays due to traffic gridlock during these times. This would pose significant safety concerns for the seniors living in the facility. 3. THE PROPOSED FACILITY IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AND SCHOOL USES. The 24/7 operation and staffing will generate traffic during all hours of the day and night, including from emergency vehicles (i.e., ambulances). Sirens used by ambulances serving the nursing facility will disturb the peaceful enjoyment of the surrounding residents in Verrazzano, Santaluz, Sycamore Walk, Bella Rosa, Santa Monica, Cristamar and Mirasol. The community is concerned about security impacts of “roamers” to residences and pre-school and school-aged children at the immediately adjacent educational facilities. Also, the proposed structure is massive and out of scale with the surrounding community. It uses every permissible square foot of buildable area and is not compatible with the surrounding single-family residential scale of development. 4. THE FACILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT THIS LOCATION. The existing land-use plan (the "Subarea Plan") designates a large, 30-acre site for a “continuing care retirement community,” which would include assisted living and memory care as well as senior independent living and a skilled nursing facility. This 30-acre site is located approximately 1 mile north of the proposed project site, on Camino del Sur, a major arterial highway. The 30-acre site is far preferable to cramming a 74-bed facility between two schools in the middle of a quiet residential community. 5. EXPERIENCE OF THE FACILITY OWNER/OPERATOR: The applicant is the landowner, not the entity which will own and operate the Project, yet the landowner has refused to provide the name of the party who will purchase the property if the pending entitlements are approved. In view of these concerns, we respectfully request that the Planning Commission vote to recommend to the City Council that it DENY the requested Community Plan Amendment and Conditional Use Permit, and that it not certify the Addendum to the EIR for Black Mountain Ranch.

After 50+ years of fluorosilicic acid being added to our water supply, our citizens have paid the consequences. Many have dental fluorosis, gum disease, IQ deficiencies, genetic defects, increase uptake of lead, thyroid dysfunction, tooth and bone damage, and even bone cancer. We have the opportunity to turn this around, and remove this from our water supply. Ingestion of fluoride has never been proven to reduce the incidence of cavities, only topically has there shown results. We do not want so called "experts" such as the CDC, Bureau for Public Health, and American Dental Association to push us around any longer with their hidden agendas. The truth has been exposed. Despite fluoridation, WV still consistently ranks no. 1 in poor oral health in the nation. WHEN IN DOUBT, GET IT OUT!!