“If we say a police officer takes an oath of office to uphold the law, if we require that they must be of good moral character and integrity…then someone who is found to have lied or falsified their notes, can they be said to be upholding their oath? Can they be said to have...
Read More »

Policy and Services Committee Member Sid Espinoza was left wondering if Lead Detective April Wagner was ‘”searching for a problem” in light of the fact that there were only 10 reported cases of alleged criminal activities during the past decade involving the Massage Therapy Profession in Palo Alto. April Wagner Chief PAPD Ordinance Investigator...
Read More »

It was Deja Vu all over again just like the proposed city ordnance to ban overnight parking within the city limits of Palo Alto impacting the disenfranchised. The police, namely Lt. April Wagner aka Chan/Wagner in full uniform with her loaded sidearm clearly stood ready to enforce whatever draconian ordinance is decided upon. I...
Read More »

“Our goal isn’t to drive anyone out of business” according to city attorney Donald Larkin as reported in The Daily News article, “Foot spa at odds with Palo Alto ordinance”. But the true rub down is the city of Palo Alto has been battling foot massage therapy or otherwise questionable parlors going back to the...
Read More »