Very little progress it seems has taken place since 2008 with the resignation of former Palo Alto police chief Lynne Johnson concerning her controversial orders to stop all African Americans wearing a “Doo-rag” during a series of robberies having taken place in Palo Alto involving an African American. We believe an alleged racial profiling...
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We really don’t know whats up the sleeve of the Palo Alto Police Department but this much we already know they have spent what appears to be a considerable amount of time tracking and placing the whereabouts of all Palo Alto Vehicle inhabitants in and out of the city in their efforts to move...
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Molly Stump, Palo Alto City Attorney: Public Records Request-Government Code 6250-6270-Vehicle Habitation Ordinance: Given the lack of transparency and cooperation by City Staff in regards to the Vehicle Habitation Working Group I fear that City Staff will recommend that the Vehicle Habitation Ordinance be submitted to City Council for a vote this coming September 2012...
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The only visible different if anything from the previous design would be the color scheme from the industrial complex brown to the anaerobic digestion green.  Disappointing however was the much touted promises by city attorney Molly Stump who during her inaugural speech she assured the citizens of Palo Alto of a new webpage design...
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The city of Palo Alto, California, has long held that critical comments directed toward individual city council members, the mayor or police officers by name are improper and have stated so. Yet city attorney Molly Stump tasked with defending city employees, its mayor and city council from unwanted litigation has remained silent and has...
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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...
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And why the need for a Necessity Defense Vehicle Habitation Legal Fund? By some estimates there are now 1.1 million Californians who find themselves unemployed or underemployed. As it stands, over 613,000 Californians have lost all unemployment benefits and it may in fact be years before we see the light of day on any...
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When our email kept getting bounced back, I set out to find out why by asking the head of the Information Technology Department for the city of Palo Alto, Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D., and recent hire. His background is impressive with a long list of accomplishments in the private sector: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Avida consulting and O’Reilly...
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Long time Palo Alto resident Tony Ciampi and local police watchdog claims in his latest email to city leaders he was made the subject of what he feels to be an illegal traffic stop by PAPD officer Thomas Destefano. Based on the information received from Mr. Ciampi in his email he alleges he was detained...
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Capt. Mike Denson Sgt. Ben Becchetti Sgt. Brian Philip Sgt. Curtiss Jackson Sgt. Wayne Benitez Agt. Max Nielepko Agt. Kelly Burger Agt. Robert Parham Agt. David Lee Ofc. Eric Bulatao Ofc. Dan Pojanamat Ofc. John Clum Ofc. Ken Dueker (communications) Ofc. Michael Kan Lt. April Wagner These were the names of the PAPD officers...
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