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Dear San Jose
community,
A
very
much
of a congratulations,
and a
good
luck, in
t
he
divestment i
te
ms,
that San
Jose
community advocacy,
initially he
l
ped bring
to
t
he R
u
les
& Public
Safety committees,
in August 2025. And
t
ha
t
can
now be better
addressed,
wi
t
h
i
n
t
he
2027 San
Jose bu
dge
t
agenda
i
te
m,
at the SJ city council
public meeting, March

10. These
are
ideas in how
to
deve
lo
p,
a
be
tte
r
pr
i
ncip
le
d, more
ethical
i
nves
t
men
t
portfolio,
for
t
he
f
uture
of
San Jose. This will include, how
San
Jose
can continue,
to
better
dives
t
from corporations, connected
to
questionable
immigration
rights prac
t
ices. And
to
also
begin,
to
better
consider,
how
to
d
ives
t f
rom
corporations, supporting
Israel practices
of
war, ins
tea
d
of
peace &
dialogue.

Current
U.S.
corporations,
being
questioned
i
nc
l
u
de
-
A
l
phabet, Microsoft, Amazon,
and
Ca
te
rpiller.

Since 2018,
and
t
he first Trump
administration
-
Cali
fo
rnia
loca
l
govts,
have
already
been deve
lo
ping,
good
divestment prac
t
ices,
that can
well address,
in
how
to
bet
te
r
separate
t
hemselves,
and
to
end
t
heir inves
t
men
ts,
in
corporations supporting
priva
te
detention
centers, and
t
he
fossil fuel
in
d
us
try
.

These
divestment
prac
t
ices,
have become
very
he
l
p
f
u
l,
regu
la
r,
good examples.

And
can
have
a
political will
&
backing,
t
hat
should
make
it
fa
i
r
ly
easy,
to
better deve
lo
p
a
plan, and
a good community consensus, at
t
h
is
time.

To no
te,
t
hese
fo
r
-
profi
t
pr
iso
n/
dete
n
t
ion deve
lo
pers,
can often
have,
other
domes
t
ic
& interna
t
iona
l
connections.

This
can
possib
ly
help in up
d
a
t
ing,
our current
local
dives
t
men
t
best prac
t
ices,
at this
t
ime. And
can also
be
of
help, with more di
ff
icu
lt,
new
questions, of San
Jose d
ives
t
ment,
fro
m
corporations supplying
war prod
ucts,
and
its
tec
hn
ical
support,
to
Israel,
at
t
h
is
time.

Since
t
he
shambolic,
horrific
events, of 9/11/01,
we
should
be returning
to a
t
ime,
and
to
wha
t
used to
be,
a
more regular way
of
dip
lo
ma
t
ic relations
-
t
hat re
ta
lia
t
ion & defending
ones country,
t
hrough more war
&
violence,
is
no
t
acceptable.

And
t
ha
t,
Israel
should
be
smarter,
t
han
offering continual
war
&
bloodshed, upon the innocent people of Gaza. As most people of Gaza, were simply not a part of, the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre.

And from this, the U.S. should be trying to return, to its pre 9/11, good standing in the world. And to work towards dialogue & negotiation, to resolve differences. And with less u.s. military armaments.

The people of San Jose, at this time, are trying to develop, this decent thinking, with better principled, local practices & local control. Thoughtful, coordinated, well principled practices, at the local level, such as divestment, along with more responsible, community tech accountability policies, can simply offer good examples & best practices, towards ideas of peace, open democracy, and better human reasoning. And that all levels of govt, and their local communities, should better reflect upon.

From this, as part of our good system, of checks and balances - local govt, simply should have the ability, to ask for, and to better define best practices, in concepts towards peace, better reasoning, and open democracy. And certainly before, the current federal concepts, of continual war, and its needs of secrecy, opacity, harm, and the prison military industrial complex, in its policy making.

To conclude this section - good beliefs in Judaism, should allow us, to work towards a future of Israel, that is based on ideas of peace, dialogue, and better reasoning, before war & bloodshed, as how to solve issues, in defending a nation. A good luck to ourselves, that future u.s. divestment, from the Israel war machine, can actually have the political will, to be considered practices, 'of the good fight'. And the ideas, of peace before war. And not as an attack, on Israel or Judaism itself.

Oakland City Council, has recently approved, a compromise plan, to end their ALPR vendor contract with Flock, in two years time. And in the next two years, look for a new ALPR vendor. Oakland city council, is now open to criticism, superstition, and innuendo, that they have been, a sellout or unethical, in their compromise deal. When in fact, Oakland city council, seems to be addressing larger questions, in how to invite, all parts of the Oakland community, to this process. And to address, both, Oakland neighborhood Public Safety, and better local control, of their surveillance data collection, within this current federal administration.

All of the Oakland community, is also trying to better understand important lessons, at this time, in how to end shipments, of war equipment to Israel, from its Oakland airports & seaports. All of this, can be important lessons, for current San Jose divestment questions.

Perhaps, focusing on the concepts, of how to leave war, the importance of dialogue, and to not supply war technologies to Israel, can be an important focus, for San Jose divestment, at this time.

I hope these two Oakland examples, and the work of Alameda County, and its local cities, at this time, can also be of help to San Jose, in their own decision making, on the difficult questions of divestment, in the current war practices of Israel. And in what should be, easier questions to answer, in divestment planning for San Jose, to move away from, corporations supporting ICE, and questionable immigration practices & policies, from the corporate level, at this time.

In this current, well-intentioned divestment process, by the San Jose community, I hope, the recent, well intentioned compromise plan, of the city of Oakland, to leave Flock, in 2 years time, can be acknowledged. As this Oakland compromise plan, can also be good examples, of how local communities, can now be able, to more clearly question & address, the future of surveillance & data collection tech practices & placement, in their local neighborhoods.

In San Jose , in working towards a future of peace & sustainabilty, please don't forget - San Jose is currently being sued, for SJPD overreach, in their use, of SJ neighborhood surveillance technology. And what simply has to be considered as, an over-abundance of surveillance tech, that has been been placed, in local SJ neighborhoods, in the last decade.

The
local
community
level,
working towards peace, and open
participa
t
ory
democracy,
can create local good standards, and a good
reasoning,
that can begin to ask
-
perhaps
collectively, with other local communities
-
Can
we all be allowed,
to
more
openly address,
t
he
current practices of the
federal
level, and the
p
riso
n
military
i
ndus
t
rial
complex, of this coun
t
ry. These
are ques
t
ions,
that can be
large
r,
than current
part
isa
n iss
ues.

And
b
igger
t
han
t
he
questionable
pract
ices,
of
t
he
current
federal
administration. And
from
this,
it
can
be
easier,
for
all of us, to question together.

This
lette
r,
and the current efforts, of
both,
San
Jose
& Oakland, are
t
he
ideas,
of our
better h
uma
n reasoning,
open community participatory democracy, and
ideas
of peace, that allows
for,
better
local
control &
local
autonomy.

These new
San
Jose
dives
t
ment
quest
ions,
can be a
part
of,
new, interest
i
ng,
collec
t
ive
efforts, at the local
level,
at this time. And
in
asking,
la
rger
ques
t
ions,
i
n how
to end, the continual
use
of war
&
harm, by
our
federal
government
&
t
he
u.s
prison military industr
ial
complex.

Again,
a congratula
t
ions
to the San
Jose
community, and to good luck,
in
our combined efforts.

Sincerely,
B
l
air
Beekman
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Item 3.3. March 10,
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Dear San Jose, community,
My previous, Letter to the Public, on Item 3.3, was written before, the recent events, of the surprise U.S/ Israel air strikes.

To
note, there was a respected
&
constructive, nuclear negotiation process, that was taking place, between the U.S. &
Iran, mediated by Oman - making the current US air strikes, all the more surprising. It may be an important reminder, in how often the U.S., can break agreements of dialogue, negotiation &
trust, at the international level.

The organization, clarity, and safety, in the process of, continual dialogue and negotiation, in how to reach consensus decision making, for all sides - must simply be noted &
respected, at this time. And in comparison to, these current u.s. swings, of violence, war, chaos, and the deaths of many innocent people, as how to create, current dialogue &
understandings, between nation states, all of its people, and its entities .

From this, the sorrowful events of 9/11, and it's ideas of continual war, towards a new world order, is simply being better questioned, by local US communities, at this time. As more open conversation , dialogue, and best practices, are being better developed, at the local community level. And to not overly affect, the day to day practices, of the local community level. In this current, possibly new time of war, it is simply again the time, San Jose city govt &
community, has to better consider, how open dialogue
&
best practices, are simply helpful good ways, to keep local neighborhoods, safe, peaceful, &
harmonious
.

And that this thinking, can actual be ideas, 'of the good fight ', within our current u.s. society.

Current San Jose community asks, of SJ divestment from Israel, and within agenda item 3.3, may be difficult, to better negotiate, at this time. But divestment, can also be long term goals. And simply a part of, many current practices, of peace &
better reasoning, that can be very helpful, needed, and available, at the local community level, at this time. And as, a part of good examples, overall, that the national level, can rely less on war, and its harm. And instead, learn how to better work towards, negotiation, dialogue, pesce, and to not harm innocent people, in how to solve issues, in future poliicies &
decision making.
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Dear Mayor Matt Mahan,
It's long past due that the City of San Jose expresses its humanitarian values on behalf of its large and diverse SF South Bay population through financial investment policy wherever clear and convincing facts indicate an ethical need, broadly and robustly, including divestment from Israel, Russia, the UAE and not limited to ICE.

When I was in kindergarten in 1968-69, our playgrounds were filled with little boys wrestling and playing war as cowboys and Indians. The Indians were extra imaginary since we all
wanted to be cowboys. We were racists. Most of us weren't mean spirited but we were very ignorant; we were steeped in colonial propaganda and pervasive TV westerns. But with the Vietnam War experience, we began to question authority as it became quite apparent that our brilliant leaders were also fools and liars. Many of us learned to think more critically about history. And, despite being called pinkos and commie sympathizers, the mostly older draft age kids protested and eventually stopped that foolish war.

When I was in college, many of us questioned the formerly accepted white supremacy of the apartheid system in South
Africa. We were cast as na·ive communist sympathizers by our racist presidential fool and liar Ronald Reagan. But with the stigma and economic pressure brought on by boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS), driven primarily by students, the white South African leaders freed the "terrorist"
(as he was often called), Nelson Mandela, dismantled Apartheid, and transitioned to true democracy.

And from that time when I was in
kindergarten
a long time ago, our people have also been steeped in a one-sided perspective, rightfully called propaganda, about the Israeli cowboy and Palestinian Indian conflict. Instead of educating our people about the history of Israel/Palestine, our leaders call the protesters against what the UN, genocide scholars, and NGOs call genocide, "anti-Semitic". Instead of educating our people about the difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, our leaders push unconstitutional bans on First Amendment rights on the peaceful BDS movement. War and violence against Jews and Muslims is the result.

You may argue that BDS is ineffective but keep in mind the case of Palestinian American teenager Mohammed Ibrahim who (along with thousands of others) had been held by Israel without charge for months. With widespread international pressure and a media campaign, it became too costly for Israel so they released him. Israel clearly protects its image, banning foreign journalists from Gaza, killing several hundred Palestinian journalists in Gaza and, for example, recently arresting journalist Ayman Ghraieb for documenting the ethnic cleansing of the Jordan Valley. Regardless, it is right for the residents of San Jose to have our money and voice on the side of justice and human rights.

When I think of what others have been through to provide us with our constitutional rights including my father and father-in-law ﬁghting the fascist architects of the holocaust in WWII -- my father-in-law as an R.O.T.C. student in Honolulu during the Pearl Harbor attack going on to ﬁght in Italy with the task of driving a reconnaissance vehicle until the German army revealed their positions by ﬁring on him, for example -- it sickens me that my Mayor is either so ignorant or cowardly that he “strongly rejects” even the right to BDS. BDS seeks to peacefully encourage the Israeli government to end genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and parts of Lebanon and Syria. And now, Israel's leaders are even promoting the mythical idea of “Greater Israel” that would include much of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq.

I am intensely ashamed of my “best and brightest” (as we said about the fools and liars who brought us the Vietnam War) Mayor.

With great sincere disappointment, Dave Poeschel
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Dear Honorable Members of the City Council,
I am writing regarding the proposed expansion of corporations subject to the '
social responsibility' clause
within
the city
'
s investment policy [agenda item 3.3 March 24 City Council Meeting council agenda 24 March]
.

When
San
Jose first introduced
a social
responsibility
component
to its investment
policy
,
there
was
understandable
concern
that it might
gradually grow
to
encompass an ever-expanding
list
of companies
from
which San
Jose
would
be
asked
to divest. The Public
Safety
,
Finance and Strategic Support Committee
meeting that placed this item
on
the
council agenda entertained
public
comment
that demanded the
city
divest from five
additional companies
[Microsoft,
Amazon, Alphabet
/
Google, Honeywell
and Caterpillar]
.

This
raises an
important question: how many more
companies will
the
city
be
asked
to divest from in the future?
The companies referenced are not marginal actors; they are among the largest and most successful enterprises in the United States. Several are also major local employers. Hundreds -if not thousands-of San Jose residents
work
for these firms. Tens of thousands-including, likely, some members of this Council-hold shares in these companies through their retirement accounts. And hundreds of thousands of city residents rely on their products and services every single day. Are we
to implicitly
condemn
our neighbors
who work
for, invest in, or depend upon these
companies?
Municipal operations rely on Microsoft platforms
,
and the
city
has signed a major development partnership
with
Alphabet/Google. In practical terms, San Jose
cannot
responsibly nor realistically divorce itself from such an important segment of the modern economy.

Equally important is the city’s fiduciary responsibility. As noted in the staff memo, the city is obligated to safeguard public assets by seeking the highest rate of return consistent with safety, diversification of risk, and liquidity. Annual investment earnings from public companies account for approximately $22 million—representing a significant proportion of the City’s roughly $50 million annual budget deficit.

Given these fiscal realities, it is essential that investment decisions remain grounded in financial criteria alone. This approach ensures that city resources are managed prudently and equitably for the benefit of all residents.

As the staff memo clearly and appropriately states:
“City does not make investment decisions based on political positions or foreign policy considerations, but rather on prudent risk management and financial considerations consistent with its fiduciary obligations.” I respectfully urge the Council to maintain this disciplined, financially focused approach and to avoid policies that would compromise the City’s fiscal stability, lead to service cuts or create unintended consequences for our community.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
R.A.Callahan
--
Ruth A Callahan San Jose CA 95118
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Dear
Honorable Members
of
the
City Council,
Regarding: The proposed
expansion of corporations subject
to the
'social
responsibility'
clause within
the
city's
investment policy [agenda item

3.3 March
24 City Council
Meeting
council agenda 24 March]
.

When
San
Jose first introduced
a social
responsibility
component to its
investment
policy
,
there was understandable concern that
it might
gradually grow
to encompass an ever-expanding
list
of
companies from which
San
Jose would be
asked
to divest. The Public
Safety,
Finance
and Strategic Support Committee
meeting
that placed this
item
on the
council agenda
entertained public comment that demanded the city divest from five
additional
companies [Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet
/
Google, Honeywell and
Caterpillar].

Hundreds-if not thousands-of
San
Jose residents
work
for these firms. Tens of thousands-including, likely,
some
members of this
Council-hold
shares in these
companies
through their retirement
accounts. And
hundreds
of
thousands
of city
residents rely
on
their products and
services every
single day.

Are we
to implicitly
condemn
our neighbors
who work
for, invest in,
or
depend upon these
companies?
Municipal operations rely on Microsoft platforms, and the city has signed a major development partnership with Alphabet/Google. In practical terms, San José cannot responsibly nor realistically divorce itself from such an important segment of the modern economy.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Brenda Dohmen
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Re: Council Meeting 3/24, Item #3.3 Investments
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While it should not be difficult to find further
information re:

Council Meeting 3/24, Item #3.3 Investments, as to why Israel, Russia, and the UAE should be subject to boycott, divestment, and sanctions, here is
a start.

UAE:
"It is
clear
that the UAE is responsible for the
commission
and
continued
support of a genocide, prompting Sudan to take the
case
to the
International
Court of Justice
(ICJ) in
March of 2025.

Specifically, Sudan claims that the UAE
is in
breach of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide
Convention) of
1948.",
European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights,
htt12s://www.ecdhr.org/the-role-of-the-united-arab-emirates-in-the -
genocide-in-sudan/
Russia:
"Russia continued its
war of aggression against Ukraine. The
rights
to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association remained severely restricted. Dissenters faced arbitrary prosecutions, unfair trials, heavy fines and lengthy prison terms under a plethora of laws that failed to meet international
human rights standards." Amnesty International,
htt12s://www.amnestY..org/en/location/euro12e-and-central-asia/eastern-euro12e-and-central- asia/russia/re120rt-russia/
Israel:

The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner finds, "Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip" htt12s://www.ohchr.orgLfill./12ress-releases/202S/09/israel-has -
committed-genocide-gaza-stri12-un-commission-finds
Israel's ethnic cleansing also continues
in
the West Bank, Lebanon, and
Syria
but books have been written on the subject. The
act
of genocide in Gaza should be sufficient for the City of San
Jose to
choose divestment.

The problem is anti-Semitism is real and it is made worse by media and politicians who have mischaracterized anti-Zionism, often portraying it as anti-Semitism with headlines, “Biden and Democratic Leaders Condemn Protest Outside L.A. Synagogue as Antisemitic” and statements like "“Intimidating Jewish congregants is dangerous, unconscionable, antisemitic, and un-American,” Mr. Biden said in a statement” when in reality “In this case, demonstrators were protesting a real estate fair at Adas Torah synagogue, where attendees were invited to meet “representatives of housing projects in all the best Anglo neighborhoods in Israel” on Sunday afternoon.” NYTimes,
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/usc-pro-palestinian-encampment.html .

Many argue that these are illegal land sales of land taken one way or another from Palestinians.

Months of peaceful protests by pro-Palestinian rights activists on hundreds of college campuses were vilified with headlines like, “Violence erupts at UCLA as protests over Israel's war in Gaza escalate across the U.S.” Capradio, https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=1248433624 Yet, in reality the major outbreak of violence was committed by counter protesters and police. “On April 30th, counter-protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles conducted what can only be described as a full-frontal assault on their university’s student encampment. Wielding physical and chemical weapons, a pro-Israel mob attempted to dismantle the walls of the UCLA encampment. A video investigation by The New York Times found that much of the violence was instigated by the counter-protesters, who threw lit fireworks into groups of students and violently attacked everyone from individual protesters to student journalists. Attempting to defend their encampment, pro-Palestine students were seen repairing the walls where possible and shouting at others to not engage.” Michigan Daily, https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/the-anatomy-of-an-encampment/ Attached is a brief history of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Regardless of individual acts, San Jose should not be doing business with a countries committing genocide. -- Dave Poeschel, San Jose
On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM Dave Poeschel <
> wrote:

Dear Mayor Matt Mahan,
It’s long past due that the City of San Jose expresses its humanitarian values on behalf of its large and diverse SF South Bay population through ﬁnancial investment policy wherever clear and convincing facts indicate an ethical need, broadly and robustly, including divestment from Israel, Russia, the UAE and not limited to ICE.

When I was in kindergarten in 1968-69, our playgrounds were ﬁlled with little boys wrestling and playing war as cowboys and Indians. The Indians were extra imaginary since we all
wanted to be cowboys. We were racists. Most of us weren’t mean spirited but we were very ignorant; we were steeped in colonial propaganda and pervasive TV westerns. But with the Vietnam War experience, we began to question authority as it became quite apparent that our brilliant leaders were also fools and liars. Many of us learned to think more critically about history. And, despite being called pinkos and commie sympathizers, the mostly older draft age kids protested and eventually stopped that foolish war.

When I was in college, many of us questioned the formerly accepted white supremacy of the apartheid system in South Africa. We were cast as naïve communist sympathizers by our racist presidential fool and liar Ronald Reagan. But with the stigma and economic pressure brought on by boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS), driven primarily by students, the white South African leaders freed the “terrorist” (as he was often called), Nelson Mandela, dismantled Apartheid, and transitioned to true democracy.

And from that time when I was in kindergarten a long time ago, our people have also been steeped in a one-sided perspective, rightfully called propaganda, about the Israeli cowboy and Palestinian Indian conﬂict. Instead of educating our people about the history of Israel/Palestine, our leaders call the protesters against what the UN, genocide scholars, and NGOs call genocide, “anti-Semitic”. Instead of educating our people about the diﬀerence between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, our leaders push unconstitutional bans on First Amendment rights on the peaceful BDS movement. War and violence against Jews and Muslims is the result.

You may argue that BDS is ineﬀective but keep in mind the case of Palestinian American teenager Mohammed Ibrahim who (along with thousands of others) had been held by Israel without charge for months. With widespread international pressure and a media campaign, it became too costly for Israel so they released him. Israel clearly protects its image, banning foreign journalists from Gaza, killing several hundred Palestinian journalists in Gaza and, for example, recently arresting journalist Ayman Ghraieb for documenting the ethnic cleansing of the Jordan Valley. Regardless, it is right for the residents of San Jose to have our money and voice on the side of justice and human rights.

I am intensely ashamed of my “best and brightest” (as we said about the fools and liars who brought us the Vietnam War) Mayor.

With great sincere disappointment, Dave Poeschel
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Palestinian and Israeli massacres
In the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the term "massacre" is used by both sides to describe acts of violence resulting in a large number of deaths, often against civilians, which are seen as grave breaches of international humanitarian law .

Massacres attributed to Israeli forces/Zionist militias Deir Yassin (1948): Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village, leading to the deaths of between 107 and 140 Palestinian civilians, including women and children, according to a BADIL Resource Center report. The event is considered a pivotal moment in the 1948 Palestinian exodus, known as the Nakba.

Al-Dawayima (1948): Israeli forces killed between 80 and 300 Palestinian civilians, including women and children, during and after the village's capture.

Tantura (1948): During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Israeli forces attacked the coastal village after its surrender, killing nearly 200 Palestinians.

Kafr Qasim (1956): During the Suez Crisis, Israeli Border Police enforced a curfew, killing 49 Palestinian villagers returning home from work, including children, according to Al Jazeera.

Khan Yunis (1956): Israeli forces killed approximately 275 to 400 Palestinians during house-to-house searches in Khan Yunis refugee camp, notes the Middle East Eye
.

Sabra and Shatila (1982): During the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Israeli forces allowed the Phalangist militia to enter the Palestinian refugee camps, where the militia massacred between 460 and 3,500 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians.

Ibrahimi Mosque (1994): Baruch Goldstein, an Israeli extremist, opened fire on Palestinian Muslims praying at the Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29 and injuring 125.

Gaza War (2008-09): The UN Fact-Finding Mission found that Israel's military assault on Gaza during this period was a "deliberately disproportionate attack designed to punish, humiliate, and terrorize a civilian population," resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,166 to 1,417 Palestinians.

Gaza War (2023-present): A UN document describes over 42,000 Palestinians, including children, women, and men, having been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in the first year alone.

Doctors Without Borders
notes
that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure have led to recurrent mass casualty events in Gaza's Middle Area.

Massacres attributed to Palestinian groups
Hadassah medical convoy (1948): Arab forces attacked a Jewish medical convoy, killing 79 Jewish doctors, nurses, Haganah members, and scientists, and 1 British soldier.

Kfar Etzion (1948): Arab forces killed 157 Jewish residents and Haganah soldiers in Kfar Etzion.

Ma'alot (1974): The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacked a school, killing 29 people, mostly children, and injuring 68.

Coastal Road Massacre (1978): The Palestine Liberation Organization killed 38 people, including 13 children, on a bus near Tel Aviv.

October 7 Attacks (2023): Hamas-led militants killed 1,163 Israelis and foreign nationals, two thirds of whom were civilians, during a surprise attack on communities, a music festival, and military bases in southern Israel.

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Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
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San Jose City
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write
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as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:38 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

2. Allow the investments to mature, and make no new investments in the companies identified 3. Divest and restructure the portfolio over time" as options to divest from companies that provide services to the State of Israel in its ongoing conflict in Gaza and support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner finds, "Israel has
committed genocide in the Gaza Strip"
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-
releases/2025/09/israel-hascommitted-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds”. The act of genocide in Gaza should be sufficient for the City of San Jose to choose divestment. If you do not divest, you are complicit in genocide. San Jose deserves better than elected officials complicit in genocide.

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Kateryna
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San Jose City
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I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:39 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Nina
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Dear San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and San Jose City Councilmembers; My name is Mani Bekele. I am a high school student from Downtown, a climate advocate, and from a family of refugees and immigrants from Ethiopia and Mexico. I watch the illegal and oppressive behavior of ICE, along with the brutal and destabilizing military actions of the cunent Israeli and US governments with fear and outrage.

I write to you as a concerned resident of San Jose, and as your constituent.

Agenda Item 3.3, City of San Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides an opportunity for you to make the right choice and choose to immediately divest from corporations with ties to ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and/or the State of Israel. 3/23/26, 3:40 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook San Jose is a community built by immigrants, with over 40% of San Jose residents being born outside of the United States. ICE relies heavily on the private sector to carry out terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE arrests have averaged 1,100 per day in 2026. At least forty-five (45) Americans have died in ICE custody in 2025 and 2026, and the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

2. Allow the investments to mature, and make no new investments in the companies identified 3. Divest and restructure the portfolio over time" as options to divest from companies that provide services to the State of Israel in its ongoing conflict in Gaza and support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner finds, "Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip"
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-
releases/2025/09/israel-hascommitted-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds”. The act of genocide in Gaza should be sufficient for the City of San Jose to choose divestment. Still, we see further war crimes being committed now by the Israeli military against civilians in Iran and especially Lebanon, in addition to continued settler and state violence against Palestinians and even Palestinian-American US citizens in the West Bank. If you do not divest, you are complicit in genocide. San Jose deserves better than elected officials complicit in genocide.

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Dear San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and San Jose City Councilmembers; I write to you as a concerned high schooler in San Jose, and as your constituent.

San Jose is a community built by immigrants, with over
40%
of San Jose residents being born outside of the United States. ICE relies heavily on the private sector to cany out terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests have averaged 1,100 per day in 2026. At least forty-five (45) Americans have died in ICE custody in 2025 and 2026, and 3/23/26, 3:40 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

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As a registered voter in District 3 and a retired City of San Jose employee (also a Jewish American) ,
I urge you to support an Ethical Investment policy that will divest the $115 million the City has invested in companies that support ICE ,
Israel's relentless attack on the Palestinian people and land ,
surveillance and tracking both here and abroad
,
and the development of military drones and equipment. These companies include Amazon ,
Alphabet
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Caterpillar
,
Microsoft and Honeywell. I know that the Public Safety
,
Finance
,
and Strategic Support Committee requested a financial analysis of disinvesting and suspect that it would not not significantly impact the city's investment portfolio. Regardless ,
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Regarding: The proposed expansion of corporations subject to the 'social
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City staff estimates that divestment will cost the city up to $5
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Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
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you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over 40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:45 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Pooja
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Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over 40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:47 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Emily
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Toni Taber,
Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:48 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Jade
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Toni Taber,
Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:49 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Calum
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City Clerk
Toni Taber,
Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

2. Allow the investments to mature, and make no new investments in the companies identified 3. Divest and restructure the portfolio over time" as options to divest from companies that provide services to the State of Israel in its ongoing conflict in Gaza and support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner finds, "Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip"
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-
releases/2025/09/israel-hascommitted-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds”. The act of genocide in Gaza should be sufficient for the City of San Jose to choose divestment. If you do not divest, you are complicit in genocide. San Jose deserves better than elected officials complicit in genocide.

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Vedanshi
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I
City
of
San
Jose
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Santa Clara St.,
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Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Aryahi
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Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:50 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Kayla
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Toni Taber,
Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Sarah
California
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City
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Toni Taber,
Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Trisha
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Toni Taber,
Dear
San Jose Mayor Matt
Mahan and
San Jose City
Councilmembers;
I
write
to
you
as a
concerned
resident of
San
Jose, and as
your constituent.

Agenda Item

3.3, City of San
Jose Investment Policy Annual Review, provides
an opportunity for
you to make the right choice and
choose
to immediately divest from
corporations with
ties to ICE
(U.S.

Immigration and
Customs
Enforcement) and/or the
State of
Israel.

San
Jose is
a community
built by immigrants,
with
over
40%
of San
Jose residents being born
outside
of the
United States.

ICE relies heavily
on
the private
sector
to
cany out
terrorizing raids against immigrants and their allies. ICE anests
have averaged 1,100 per day in
2026.

At least forty-five
(45)
Americans have died in ICE
custody
in
2025
and
2026,
and
3/23/26, 3:58 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook the fatal shootings by ICE of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti reveal the dangerous reality we live in. I do not want my taxpayer dollars going towards corporations that do business with ICE. I want the City of San Jose to immediately divest investments of any kind and business with corporations that have ties to ICE. San Jose deserves better than elected officials who prioritize businesses that profit off of harm to the people of our city.

The supplemental memorandum proposes the following "1. Sell the investments immediately

2. Allow the investments to mature, and make no new investments in the companies identified 3. Divest and restructure the portfolio over time" as options to divest from companies that provide services to the State of Israel in its ongoing conflict in Gaza and support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner finds, "Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip"
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-
releases/2025/09/israel-hascommitted-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds”. The act of genocide in Gaza should be sufficient for the City of San Jose to choose divestment. If you do not divest, you are complicit in genocide. San Jose deserves better than elected officials complicit in genocide.

The only people who are afraid are those in the wrong. Be Brave. Divest Now. Inspire leaders across the nation to do the same.

I hope you make the moral choice. Alana
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to restrict new investments in companies that provide services to U.S.

Immigration
and Customs
Enforcement
(ICE).

This
is a reasonable and important step toward the City of San Jose more fully divesting from corporations that do business with ICE.

Updating the City's
Investment
Policy and practices in this way is important to Kids in Common, as it is critical for the youth and families of Santa Clara County, where over 60% of students
belong to immigrant families. These
families face systemic barriers to
basic needs, health
care, and education, challenges
that have intensified
due to increased federal immigration enforcement and
3/23/26, 4:59 PM Inbox - Agendadesk - Outlook recent cuts to programs like Medi-Cal and CalFresh. Aggressive enforcement tactics have led to heightened fear, trauma, family separation, and even wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens, creating instability that undermines the well-being of immigrant youth across the state of California and the nation. Immigrant families are vital to our community and economy, contributing to technology, education, and other sectors while enriching our region with diverse cultures and languages; protecting immigrant youth is essential to ensuring they can thrive. We urge the city to invest in the safety and well-being of our people, not companies that support an agency that causes extreme harm in our community and country by terrorizing communities with threats and violence, tearing families apart, and violating Constitutional and human rights.

San Jose City Council has been a leader in establishing policies and practices - “No Staging Zones”, “No masking”, De-escalation Plan, etc. - that provide both concrete protections and demonstrate the City’s values for our community.

As Councilmembers Peter Ortiz and Rosemary Kamei state in their memo:
“This item represents a natural next step in aligning the City’s investment practices with those values by providing direction to limit future exposure to companies with identiﬁed ties to ICE. In doing so, the City reinforces its commitment to ensuring that public funds are managed in a manner that reﬂects both its ﬁduciary responsibilities and the priorities of the community it serves.” We hope we can count on your continued support and strong leadership to respond to community concerns and protect the safety and well-being of all. This will add to the City of San Jose’s model policies and practices that are being replicated by others across Santa Clara County and beyond.

Thank you,
Joy Murrieta
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