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1 David Yakobson
From: MM MM <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:53 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: More dead sea lions at our beach our government is lazy corrupt and useless
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
EXTERNAL
Be sure to add pictures of all the dead sea lions because you won't clean the water that goes out to the ocean to your record also.
On Mon, May 13, 2024, 8:49 AM councilmtgitems <[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you for your email. Please be advised that this email will: 1) become part of the public record, 2) be filed with the City’s official records, and 3) be posted online at smgov.net/council/agendas. Comments will not be redacted and appear online as they are submitted.
If you plan to speak at the meeting and have an electronic presentation to show, please submit it to [email protected] no later than 12 PM on the day of the meeting.
Levine Act Disclosure. Pursuant to the Levine Act (Govt Code Section 84308), any party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the Council is required to disclose on the record any contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $250 made by the party or the party's agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and any other person making the contribution; the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made.
Thank you,
The City Clerk’s Office
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2 David Yakobson
From: MM MM <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:46 AM
To: John Alle
Cc: Sherry Martini; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Douglas Sloan; councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; [email protected]; David White; nancy hall; Elaine Golden-Gealer; Councilwoman Traci Park; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: More dead sea lions at our beach our government is lazy corrupt and useless Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
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Now more sea lions dead:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/parts-of-dockweiler-state-beach-venice-beachclosed-due-to-sewage-spill/3409697/%3famp=1 On Sun, May 5, 2024, 9:30 AM MM MM <[email protected]> wrote:
You keep building thousands of units which means more people and pollution and sewage and run off dumped in the ocean, did you ever consider the needs of SEA LIONS WHICH ARE DYING LEFT AND RIGHT??? On Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 7:53 PM John Alle <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Sherry,
Exposing and identifying whistleblowers can be harmful to them. The whistleblowers have asked me not to identify or expose any name(s) or City departments, and I will honor the request. Jobs and safety are on the line. Retaliation and job reassignment from City Manager David White and Staff have already occurred.
We saw what happened to the whistleblower in Fairmont, California ,who exposed David White's misuse of HUD funds. The whistleblower was retaliated against by David White, fired and suffered..... The Court awarded the whistleblower + - $129,000 from the City, David White was demoted from Fairmont's City Manager.
Those who expose the truth are heroes.
See you soon and say hi to your son.
John
On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 5:34 PM Sherry Martini <[email protected]> wrote:
John not sure how I was bcc’d on this but if you are alleging there are whistleblowers within the city who have evidence of alleged clandestine emails then those clandestine emails should be provided. Otherwise it is just a rumor. Perhaps even if there are emails they will are being misconstrued. I know this happened to Lane Dilg as well and it wasn’t fair or true. And rumors are harmful. I appreciate your passion but when allegations are made about others — here you make them against David White - you need hard evidence. I am not seeing any here.
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On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 5:22 PM, John Alle <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Mayor Brock, Vice Mayor Negrete, Councilmembers Parra and De la Torre, and City Attorney Doug Sloan.
The link below contains the March 29th meeting that was arranged last minute with 2 days' notice by LA County Health Director Barbara Ferrer and her colleague Dr. Gary Tsai in Van Nuys, during Spring Break and on Good Friday. Most if not all of the attendees were present to speak and express their opposition to the illegal Needle Distribution in Santa Monica's 3 parks. Barbara Ferrer's purpose was to discuss expanding the needle distribution to Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys. Nobody was present from those areas, probably because the meeting was not advertised or publicized properly in advance.
You should also know that the Clare Foundation, now known as Clare/Matrix, is one of the entities our City of Santa Monica provides large grants to, and one which after 3 years, still cannot account for vast sums of money granted by Santa Monica's City Council. In addition to the Venice Family Clinic, Clare/Matrix has been designated a Harm Reduction Program participant and supplier of needles.
https://youtu.be/rO7KYTh8YP0 March 29, 2024 Dept. of Public Health InPerson and Zoom Meeting in Van Nuys Today's Instagram (link below) shows the deadly sad results of people using needles. Would any of us provide a needle to our children to use meth, fentanyl or heroin, especially if we knew they were drug addicted and living on the street?
Insta
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6HDDRTiNe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The 1st, 2nd and 5th attachments below describe the legal process by which the County must abide prior to instituting any Needle Distribution program. Pages 4 and 5 are specific. The stated conditions have not been met
The 3rd attachment (still binding) is the 1963 Agreement between the City and the County of LA Public Health Department that has never been repealed. Whistleblowers within Santa Monica's City Staff have provided copies of emails and details of phone conversations showing that City Manager David White was frantically trying to write a new agreement with Dr. Gary Tsai from the County Health Department.
The 4th attachment is the June 7, 2023 endorsement City Manager David White published on behalf of our City, even though all on Council in 2022 had voiced opposition to the outdoor Needle Distribution in our parks...and even though at least 3 City employees were Item 1
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4 injured and put on disability from coming in contact with the needles while on the job and, his and his Staff's retaliation and job reassignment against other City employees who expressed concern about what they were seeing on the ground.
Lastly, I misspoke in the most recent City Council Meeting when I stated that David White was our City's 2nd choice for City Manager. David White was the 4th choice. David White was demoted in his job in Fairfield for mishandling HUD funds and firing a city-employed whistleblower. And in his next job in Berkeley his stated objective was to 'reimagine public safety.' He was hired in Santa Monica after leaving Berkeley with the highest level of crime of any city in the country, regardless of size.
Please respond as soon as possible to mitigate the City's damages. There is a lawsuit The Santa Monica Coalition and I have filed. More are on the way if the distribution of needles is not moved out of our City parks.
We have the resources and access to national and international media to bring this issue to the forefront of discussion,
You are welcome to contact me directly.
Respectfully,
John Alle (310 990 7124)
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5 David Yakobson
From: The Santa Monica Coalition <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 12:13 PM
To: The Santa Monica Coalition
Subject: Public Safety Is A Human Right
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
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May 11 2024 Santa Monica Coalition Mini Documentary
Property owners, businesses, hotel owners and GM's, and restaurant owners and managers along the 3rd Street Promenade, Downtown Santa Monica and along Ocean Avenue, appeared before SANTA MONICA's City Council 3 times in the last year to complain about OPEN DRUG SALES, OPEN DRUG and ALCOHOL USE in the Parks, OVERNIGHT STAYs in the Parks, and the RISE in crime and increased physical attacks and overdoses as a result.
They asked for more sworn police to patrol and protect residents, tourists and employees. They received more unarmed Ambassadors and Legion Private Security instead, and the City FURTHER penalized these job providers by ASSESSING them for the cost.
There are 31% fewer visitors in SANTA MONICA,, hotel stays/number of days booked have decreased by almost 37%, and revenues/taxes from dining and retail in DOWNTOWN SANTA MONICA have decreased an average of 36%.
Former Mayor and current Councilmember Gleam Davis responded verbally by saying, "I want a 'clean and safe' Santa Monica. I just don't want to see more Police."
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C61bvPYCBzk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== YouTube
https://youtu.be/MTCkTlrWmWQ
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6 David Yakobson
From: The Santa Monica Coalition <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 12:08 PM
To: Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Douglas Sloan; councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Council Mailbox
Cc: Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; [email protected]; David White Subject: Today - -Here is an update from our Mayor, Phil Brock.
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
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Dear Supporters,
The following is a timely response (below the printed line) from Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock.
The Santa Monica Coalition is pursuing its stance that no needles or glass pipes be distributed in Santa Monica's parks or public spaces. The Venice Family Clinic has a freestanding building with vacant space and lots of parking at 2509 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica. If The County and Venice Family Clinic are intent on retaining the needle distribution component of Harm Reduction in Santa Monica,, that facility might be a building they consider.
Further, The Santa Monica Coalition will continue to insist that no City of Santa Monica funds or monies from Santa Monica's Human Services Grants Fund be used for any type of needle and/or glass pipe distribution, beginning immediately. We know that the Venice Family Clinic, the Clare Matrix Foundation and The People Concern are "Harm Reduction Providers."
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7 In addition, neither the LA County Dept. of Public Health nor the Venice Family Clinic has followed rules and guidelines that would allow this distribution in the first place. Former City Manager Lane Dilg, current City Manager David White, and former Mayors Sue Himmelrich and Gleam Davis signed off on the funding for the program, and were or should have been aware of the monies and program from their positions on the City's Audit Subcommittee.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Mayor Phil Brock:
My position on the distribution of syringes in any of our city parks, around our schools, recreation areas, or business districts is simple. It must not occur under any circumstances. In addition, I am adamantly opposed to any Santa Monica city funding, directly or indirectly, being used to support any type of syringe distribution outdoors in our city.
Phil
Phil Brock
Mayor
City of Santa Monica
P: (310) 458-8201
C: (310) 560-3071
santamonica.gov
From: The Santa Monica Coalition <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 11:01:50 AM
To: Phil Brock <[email protected]>; Douglas Sloan <[email protected]> Cc: Christine Parra <[email protected]>; Lana Negrete <[email protected]>; Oscar de la Torre <[email protected]>; Caroline Torosis <[email protected]>; Jesse Zwick <[email protected]>; Gleam Davis <[email protected]>; David White <[email protected]>; Susan Cline <[email protected]>; Susan Cola <[email protected]>
Subject: We want the City Attorney's and Council's OPINION on the LA County Department of Public Health Implementing a Needle Distribution Program as part of "Harm Reduction", in our Parks and Common Areas without the Required City's Legislative Approval and re...
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Dear Mayor Brock and City Attorney Sloan,
Three weeks ago we submitted two existing Agreements between the City of Santa Monica and the LA County Department of Public Health with rules prohibiting the County Health Department from commencing a "Harm Reduction Program" with Needle Distribution anywhere in the City without a checklist of items being satisfied, including discussion and approval by Santa Monica's legislative body (the City Council) and meetings, input from the Police, and discussions with the community. None of this occurred.
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8 Neither of you has responded to our requests, and Santa Monica becomes less safe every day as a result.
The Santa Monica Coalition also provided both of you and Council with clear evidence that funds from our General Fund and Human Services Grants are doled out to the Venice Family Clinic, Clare Matrix, and The People Concern, all "nonprofits" individually or collectively, participating in the Harm Reduction Program and categorized as "Harm Reduction Providers.
Not one of the three nonprofits has publicly accounted to the City or the City's independent auditors as to how and where their City grant money was spent...since 2020-2021.
A lawsuit has been filed by The Santa Monica Coalition on behalf of residents and taxpayers, against LA County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer personally, the LA County Department of Public Health, and the Venice Family Clinic. Additional lawsuits will be filed.
We must know your position on both these issues immediately, or other parties and the City of Santa Monica will also soon be included in separate lawsuits.
The Santa Monica Coalition wants the Needle Distribution component of Harm Reduction moved out of our Parks and common areas.
Yet the Venice Family Clinic is still publishing photos of needle distribution and street medicine alongside our 3rd Street Promenade, Parking Garages and parks. We have tens of supporters who have documented such, and forwarded the images and video clips to you. https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/05/02/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spansantamonica-gave-funds-to-distribute-needles-in-its-own-parks-according-to-santa-monicacoalition/8269.html https://actionnetwork.org/letters/7587e83044587c236c72dd404b02de831c7b2f94?source=direct_link &
We look forward to your prompt reply.
Sincerely,
The Santa Monica Coalition
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9 David Yakobson
From: Katharine Dreyfuss <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2024 11:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: POP memorial
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council members:
Please put the POP memorial back on your Agenda for implementation of this project. It is important that the City remind our community of its beach's history.
Thank you for your consideration of my request,
Best,
Kit Dreyfuss
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10 David Yakobson
From: MM MM <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2024 8:31 AM
To: John Alle
Cc: Sherry Martini; Phil Brock; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Douglas Sloan; councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Caroline Torosis; [email protected]; David White; nancy hall; Elaine Golden-Gealer; Councilwoman Traci Park; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: More dead sea lions at our beach
Attachments: IMG_20240505_082701.jpg
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
EXTERNAL
You keep building thousands of units which means more people and pollution and sewage and run off dumped in the ocean, did you ever consider the needs of SEA LIONS WHICH ARE DYING LEFT AND RIGHT??? On Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 7:53 PM John Alle <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Sherry,
Exposing and identifying whistleblowers can be harmful to them. The whistleblowers have asked me not to identify or expose any name(s) or City departments, and I will honor the request. Jobs and safety are on the line. Retaliation and job reassignment from City Manager David White and Staff have already occurred.
We saw what happened to the whistleblower in Fairmont, California ,who exposed David White's misuse of HUD funds. The whistleblower was retaliated against by David White, fired and suffered..... The Court awarded the whistleblower + - $129,000 from the City, David White was demoted from Fairmont's City Manager.
Those who expose the truth are heroes.
See you soon and say hi to your son.
John
On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 5:34 PM Sherry Martini <[email protected]> wrote:
John not sure how I was bcc’d on this but if you are alleging there are whistleblowers within the city who have evidence of alleged clandestine emails then those clandestine emails should be provided. Otherwise it is just a rumor. Perhaps even if there are emails they will are being misconstrued. I know this happened to Lane Dilg as well and it wasn’t fair or true. And rumors are harmful. I appreciate your passion but when allegations are made about others — here you make them against David White - you need hard evidence. I am not seeing any here.
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 5:22 PM, John Alle <[email protected]> wrote:
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11 Dear Mayor Brock, Vice Mayor Negrete, Councilmembers Parra and De la Torre, and City Attorney Doug Sloan.
The link below contains the March 29th meeting that was arranged last minute with 2 days' notice by LA County Health Director Barbara Ferrer and her colleague Dr. Gary Tsai in Van Nuys, during Spring Break and on Good Friday. Most if not all of the attendees were present to speak and express their opposition to the illegal Needle Distribution in Santa Monica's 3 parks. Barbara Ferrer's purpose was to discuss expanding the needle distribution to Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys. Nobody was present from those areas, probably because the meeting was not advertised or publicized properly in advance.
You should also know that the Clare Foundation, now known as Clare/Matrix, is one of the entities our City of Santa Monica provides large grants to, and one which after 3 years, still cannot account for vast sums of money granted by Santa Monica's City Council. In addition to the Venice Family Clinic, Clare/Matrix has been designated a Harm Reduction Program participant and supplier of needles.
https://youtu.be/rO7KYTh8YP0 March 29, 2024 Dept. of Public Health InPerson and Zoom Meeting in Van Nuys Today's Instagram (link below) shows the deadly sad results of people using needles. Would any of us provide a needle to our children to use meth, fentanyl or heroin, especially if we knew they were drug addicted and living on the street?
Insta
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6HDDRTiNe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The 1st, 2nd and 5th attachments below describe the legal process by which the County must abide prior to instituting any Needle Distribution program. Pages 4 and 5 are specific. The stated conditions have not been met
The 3rd attachment (still binding) is the 1963 Agreement between the City and the County of LA Public Health Department that has never been repealed. Whistleblowers within Santa Monica's City Staff have provided copies of emails and details of phone conversations showing that City Manager David White was frantically trying to write a new agreement with Dr. Gary Tsai from the County Health Department.
The 4th attachment is the June 7, 2023 endorsement City Manager David White published on behalf of our City, even though all on Council in 2022 had voiced opposition to the outdoor Needle Distribution in our parks...and even though at least 3 City employees were injured and put on disability from coming in contact with the needles while on the job and, his and his Staff's retaliation and job reassignment against other City employees who expressed concern about what they were seeing on the ground.
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12 Lastly, I misspoke in the most recent City Council Meeting when I stated that David White was our City's 2nd choice for City Manager. David White was the 4th choice. David White was demoted in his job in Fairfield for mishandling HUD funds and firing a city-employed whistleblower. And in his next job in Berkeley his stated objective was to 'reimagine public safety.' He was hired in Santa Monica after leaving Berkeley with the highest level of crime of any city in the country, regardless of size.
Please respond as soon as possible to mitigate the City's damages. There is a lawsuit The Santa Monica Coalition and I have filed. More are on the way if the distribution of needles is not moved out of our City parks.
We have the resources and access to national and international media to bring this issue to the forefront of discussion,
You are welcome to contact me directly.
Respectfully,
John Alle (310 990 7124)
--
John E. Alle
JOHN ALLE COMPANY
www.johnallecompany.com
www.thesantamonicacoalition.org
Cell: (310) 990-7124
Office: (626) 795-1511 (310) 319-1511
The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation to the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Kindly delete.
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13 David Yakobson
From: chad baxter <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 8:26 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Bus route
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
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Why is there a bus route on a single lane street? Long line of traffic stuck behind bus on Colorado. I think we can do better
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