From: Kathleen
To: Council, City
Subject: Fwd: City of Palo Alto Invites Your Feedback
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 9:58:50 AM
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Hi,
Please forward to Ed Shikada, who signed the letter below but did not include his email address.
I was invited to participate in the survey below which I did.
It was a very poorly designed survey imho. My
main
objection
is that it gave me no opportunity to explain my opposition to the tax presented
- which was mainly
because the tax was not well explained.
The
survey described the tax as 11cents per square foot of improvements. I could not tell exactly what kind of tax it was nor whether this would be tax deductible on my income tax.
I think this was meant to be some kind of parcel
tax but only applying to the buildings not the land.
But I couldn't tell for sure so I couldn't figure out how this would directly affect me.
So I said I would vote no.
In fact, I would be willing to pay some increased tax to rebuild the Cubberley center but only if I really understood how the tax was calculated and how much I would have to pay.
Once again, the City of Palo Alto has wasted money on a consultant who did a poor job.
Kathleen Goldfein
Palo Alto Property Owner
Resident since 1989
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From: City of Palo Alto <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Subject: City of Palo Alto Invites Your Feedback
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Dear Resident:
The City of Palo Alto has hired an independent public opinion research company to conduct a survey of residents to obtain feedback on key issues impacting the community.
You have been randomly selected to participate. Your participation and responses to this survey will be confidential.
Please click this link: https://opinion-
insight.com/index.php/survey/index/sid/537347/newtest/Y/lang/en/token/CA4916578 to take the survey. This link is unique to you, so please do not forward it.
Thank you for participating in this important engagement effort.
Ed Shikada
City Manager
City of Palo Alto
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