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Overview of Public Comments Received for FY 2025-2026
Community Agency Funding Process
The following is a summary of individuals who made public comment during the Consolidated Plan process and the agencies they represent, if applicable. All comment was accepted and responded to as appropriate.
Written public comment during the public comment period on the FY 2025-2026 CDBG funding recommendations (February 19 through March 19, 2025):
Commenters at the February 19 Community Services Commission meeting Samantha Beckett in support of Centro Legal de La Raza Kina Evans in support of Bully Talk, Inc.
Kim Olsen in support of SOS Meals on Wheels
Robert Bulatao in support of Generation Music and Arts Academy Alfred Jenske in support of Sun Gallery
Austin Bruckner Carillo
Julie Greenfield in support of Sun Gallery
Velda Goe in support of Fayeth Gardens’s Kwanzaa Project Laura MacInnis in support of Family Violence Law Center Andrew Kong Knight in support of Sun Gallery
Jennifer Dow Rowell in support of Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Frank Goulart in support of Sun Gallery
Shubbie Aishida written comment in support of the Peace Haven Christina Antos written comment in support of Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Aine Minihane Smith written comment in support of Mercy Brown Bag Program Carl Gorringe written comment in support of Sun Gallery Grace Kim written comment in support of Mercy Brown Bag Program
Written Commenters during the Public Comment Period between February 19 and March 19, 2025:
Mark Batenburg in support of SOS Meals on Wheels
Karen Halfon in support of Eden Youth and Family Center Dr. Linda Stewart in support of Magnolia Women’s Recovery Program Christina Antos in support of Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Dorothy Dominique in support of Fractured Atlas
Valarie Caveglia in support of Hayward Education Foundation Yuliana Wiser-León in support of Eden United Church of Christ Carol Morgan in support of East Bay Youth Orchestra
Jennifer Dow Rowell in support of Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Velda Goe in support of Fayeth Gardens’s Kwanzaa Project Commenters at the March 19 Community Services Commission meeting Shubbie Aishida in support of the Peace Haven Corporation, Freedom Store Attachment VIII
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Samantha Beckett in support of Centro Legal de la Raza
Commenters at the April 1 City Council Work Session
Duke Hwang in support of Spectrum Community Services
Samantha Beckett in support of Centro Legal de La Raza Theresa Rezentes in support of South Hayward Parish and Love Never Fails