As South Berkeley residents and other concerned members of the community, we demand that the proposed development at 2902 Adeline St include the following community benefits in order to mitigate the negative impacts of the project: 1. Minimum 40% affordable housing, including extremely-low, very-low, and low income units, and family-sized units to maintain the diversity of families who live here. 2. 5% rent proceeds dedicated to community-supporting nonprofits in South Berkeley. 3. Parking spaces for 85% of the units to reduce the impact of parking on neighborhood. 4. Four story building height in compliance with existing codes. 5. Green and safe construction standards. 6. Priority for rehousing displaced South Berkeley residents and hiring local labor.

I urge you to protect the Grand Canyon from nearby uranium mining by designating the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. Doing so will permanently protect this sacred place for generations to come and set a precedent for protecting other special places across the country from reckless threats.

Dear Mr. McMullen, I’d like to alert you to recent news that Costco, one of the largest food retailers in the U.S., just announced an update to its pollinator policy. The policy encourages its suppliers of fruits, vegetables, and garden plants to phase out the use of chlorpyrifos and neonicotinoids. The policy also encourages suppliers to limit use of non-essential chemicals, utilize eco-friendly methods of pest and disease control and incorporate Integrated Pest Management strategies and other solutions for the use of least toxic alternatives. The retailer is also "significantly expanding” its offerings of organic products, “which in turn supports pollinator health.” I was very pleased to see Costco take these steps. I urge your company to eliminate toxic pesticides, including neonicotinoids, chlorpyrifos, and glyphosate, in its supply chain. These pesticides are highly toxic and I urge your company to take these actions for the sake of my health, the health of your growers, the health of your customers and the environment. I also urge Kroger to increase USDA-certified organic food and beverages to 15 percent of overall offerings by 2025, prioritizing domestic, regional and local producers. Costco isn’t alone in taking action to restrict these toxic pesticides. The European Union recently voted to ban all outdoor uses of neonicotinoid pesticides. Canada just announced it is standing by its proposal to phase out most outdoor and agricultural uses of these pesticides. In addition, the state of Hawaii just signed a bill into law that bans all uses of chlorpyrifos. States, businesses, and national governments are taking these steps because neonicotinoids, glyphosate, and chlorpyrifos are toxic to human health and the environment. Chlorpyrifos is a toxic nerve agent pesticide proven to cause brain damage in children and known to harm the environment and wildlife. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was set to ban all uses of chlorpyrifos nationwide last year, but the Trump Administration reversed that decision. Neonicotinoids, the world’s most widely used synthetic pesticides, have been implicated as a key driver of global declines of critical pollinators and species ranging from aquatic insects to birds. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world and the World Health Organization declared glyphosate a probable human carcinogen. A report by Friends of the Earth, Swarming the Aisles II: Rating top retailers on bee-friendly and organic food, grades 25 of the largest food retailers in the U.S on their policies and practices regarding pesticides, organic offerings, and transparency. Of the top food retailers, 20 received an “F” for failing to have a publicly available policy to reduce or eliminate pesticide use to protect pollinators. Kroger received an “F” in this category too. Organic farms — farms that have eliminated all synthetic pesticides — have been shown to support 50 percent more pollinator species than conventional farms, while also protecting and regenerating the water, soil and other resources that we need to produce healthy food for generations to come. As the second largest food retailer in the U.S., I urge Kroger to be a leader on this issue to protect human health and the environment. I call on your company to adopt formal policies to stop selling food grown with neonicotinoids, glyphosate, chlorpyrifos and other pollinator-toxic pesticides and significantly increase its USDA organic offerings, prioritizing local, regional and domestic suppliers. Thank you,

President Trump, You have done nothing but lie to The American People and Congress as well as The Senate. It is time, that you tell the truth to everyone including the American People no matter what the Consequences are. We the American People, deserve nothing less than the Truth from You Mr. President and we at this time Demand you tell us the truth. Stop Hiding behind your Twitter Account Be the Grown man you are and admit to The American People, Congress, and The Senate what exactly it is you have done. It's time the Truth Comes out and, We The American People would rather you Tell The Truth Now than Congress expose it Later.

President Trump, You have done nothing but lie to The American People and Congress as well as The Senate. It is time, that you tell the truth to everyone including the American People no matter what the Consequences are. We the American People, deserve nothing less than the Truth from You Mr. President and we at this time Demand you tell us the truth. Stop Hiding behind your Twitter Account Be the Grown man you are and admit to The American People, Congress, and The Senate what exactly it is you have done. It's time the Truth Comes out and, We The American People would rather you Tell The Truth Now than Congress expose it Later.

Donald Trump's proposed executive order would allow the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to erode key free speech protections online. This is an unacceptable attempt to censor a free and open internet. We insist that you take all steps to stop him from imposing this order.

A Constitutional amendment that guarantees a better judicial appointment process is needed. The Senate must consider a President's judicial appointment so long as that President has at least 3 months left in term. The Senate shall thoroughly vet and investigate the appointee and satisfy all questions of him/her by committee members If after 6 months the Senate refuses to act, the appointee shall be, by that refusal, confirmed unless there are open criminal/ethical investigations. If after all criminal/ethical investigations have closed and the Senate has not acted on confirmation on that appointee within 3 months of such closure, the appointee shall be considered confirmed.

For generations, white nationalist violence has targeted houses of worship. Churches, synagogues, mosques and gurdwaras have all been attacked in recent years with deadly consequences, yet the FBI refuses to devote sufficient attention and resources to understanding, preventing and investigating the white nationalist threat. Tell the FBI to start focusing on this real threat, so we can prevent more blood from being shed.

I'm trying to convince my lazy friend to fix his PS4 through a solution I offered. He said, "make a petition and get 10 signatures and I'll do it," so here it is.

Do not allow somebody who refused to believe sexual assault survivors, bullied student-activists, and who physically assaulted an alumna, the platform to speak at Occidental College's 2018 commencement.