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City of San José, California
City Council Special Meeting of June 26, 2020
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A
B
B
B
C
B
Carrasco
can
we
have
a
quorum?
My
first
interviewee
who
I
spoke
with
this
morning,
has
not
responded
back
so
I'm,
not
sure
if
he
I
spoke
with
him
earlier
today,
but
he
has
not
signed
on
I.
Have
the
second
person
ready
to
go
I
just
need
to
give
him
the
okay
to
sign
in
the
procedure
is
the
the
commissioners
are
have
been
asked
not
to
watch
the
interviews,
so
I'll
be
texting
them
what
one
person
ahead.
B
A
A
All
right,
Before
we
jump
in
is
everybody
sort
of
clear
about
the
process
at
this
point
and
questions
okay,
so
we've
got
a
lot
of
interviews
between
today
and
Friday
Monday,
it's
good
to
see
so
much
interest
and
I'll
know
for
the
record.
I
think
I
see
councilmember
D
ups
image
emerging
customer
D
up.
Are
you
president.
A
Mr.
Garcia,
your
mute
button
is
not
on,
so
you
should
be
able
to
speak.
Yes,
okay,
great,
wonderful,
mr.
Garcia,
thank
you
for
your
interest
in
serving
the
city.
We're
grateful
for
that
and
first
you
want
us
to
commit
just
serving
on
the
Planning
Commission.
Could
what
would
typically
do?
Is
we
ask
applicants
to
describe
their
their
interest
in
what
they
believe
they
can
bring
to
the
Commission
for
a
minute
or
two
and
then
we'll
jump
right
in
with
questions?
Is
that
right
absolutely.
E
A
E
I'm
local
to
San,
Jose
I
grew
up
here
spent
my
whole
life
here,
educated
here,
I
live
in
southeast
evergreen
I
spent
my
professional
career
in
lending
in
real
estate,
property
management
and
so
I
see
this
as
an
opportunity
to
serve
the
community
and
be
able
to
participate
in
the
process,
because
the
process
will
happen
whether
I
participate
or
not.
Right
so
I
see
this
as
a
good
opportunity.
A
F
I
was
trying
to
get
back
to
the
screen.
My
apologies,
thank
you.
So
I
appreciate
it
and
thank
you
to
all
the
applicants
and
Jorge
yourself
as
well.
I
I
will
say
I'd
love
to
know
a
little
bit
more
about
you.
I,
don't
think
they.
You
know.
We
certainly
have
the
applications
and
all
that
stuff.
But
it's
great
to
be
able
to
hear
people
in
person.
So
I
wanted
to
see.
F
E
E
E
So
what
I
bring
to
the
table
is
experience
and
lending
in
terms
of
understanding
guidelines
applying
those
guidelines
to
the
situation
that
is
before
you
I
see
this
in
a
similar
capacity.
Where
you
have
this
general
plan
and
you
have
an
outline
of
what
things
are
the
intended
land
uses,
what
the
requirements
are
and
in
this
capacity
I
see
the
opportunity
to
to
evaluate
you
know
these
you
know,
participate
in
the
decision
process,
evaluate
the
the
requests,
do
a
lot
of
the
vetting
or
legwork.
E
E
Yes,
very
similar
products
and
approach
to
landing
Brevard
mortgage
my
day,
job
is,
is
a
or
a
bridge
lender
for
commercial,
real
estate
and
residential
investment
properties,
and
usually
the
reason
we
come
into
the
picture
is
the
property
that's
being
acquired,
does
not
qualify
for
bank
financing
and
it
could
be
the
condition
of
the
property
it
could
be
it's
vacant.
It
could
be
that
the
rents
are
below
you
know
in
retail
space.
The
rents
are,
are
outdated
and
would
not
qualify
based
on
the
debt
service.
E
So
what
we're
able
to
do
is
were
able
to
provide
financing,
which
is
anywhere
from
six
months
to
one
two,
three
or
five
years
and
require
it,
help
them
stabilize
the
property
or
improve
it
and
then
qualify
later
for
a
little
loan
to
replace
our
loan
with
the
traditional
bank
or
more
competitive
terms.
So
it
actually
serves
a
purpose
for
buildings
or
properties
that
are
below
what
the
community
would
like
to
see
them
at
and,
and
it
helps
them
be
profitable
or
at
least
contribute
less
to
light.
E
G
E
Well,
certainly,
there
could
be
situations
where
it
would
present
a
conflict.
Frankly,
it
I
cover
Santa
Clara,
County,
Santa,
Cruz
County,
and
so
it's
very
it's
surprisingly
enough
as
few
deals
that
I
do
in
San
Jose,
but
there
are
deals
that
we
do
and
the
volume
of
business
that
we
do
in
this
space
is
not
the
volume
of
business
you
see
in
residential.
Let
me
so
I
would
say
that
there's
the
potential
for
a
conflict
of
interest
a
few
and
far
between
right.
G
E
My
understanding
of
the
Planning
Commission
is
to
review
the
proposals
that
are
submitted,
work
with
the
building
department,
the
developer
community,
and
get
input
to
ensure
that
it
fits
within
the
general
plan.
And
if
it's,
if
it's
a
situation
where
we
can
create
a
win-win
win
across
the
board,
that
would
be
my
my
goal
right.
It
shouldn't
be,
the
developer
wins
and
the
community
loses.
If
you
will,
it
should
be
a
situation
where
we
evaluate
proposal.
H
E
E
Bring
a
perspective
that
it
simply
doesn't
exist
on
the
board.
Today
my
parents
emigrated,
emigrated
from
Mexico
I'm
first-generation
here.
I
grew
up
in
a
bilingual
household
I
believe
I've
now
come
become
part
of
the
system
right
with
through
my
education
through
my
professional
capacity,
and
my
goal
is
to
is
to
be
able
to
contribute
my
experiences
and
be
able
to
validate
some
of
the
feedback.
We're
getting
from
the
community
and
and
and
be
able
to.
E
I
Thank
You
mayor,
so
sorry
about
that
hi
Jorge.
Thank
you
so
much
for
applying
as
a
planning,
Commissioner,
I
think
we've
all
been
experiencing
and
seeing
what
is
happening
with
our
nation
and
locally
here
with
a
black
lives,
movement
and
just
recent
protests,
it's
brought
really
to
light
a
lot
of
system
inequalities
and,
and
then
as
some
of
the
vulnerabilities
for
our
population
because
of
past
policies
and
so
as
a
as
a
future
planning
Commissioner.
E
So
I
think
it
goes
back
to
validating
the
concerns
that
the
community
brings
to
the
table
and
bringing
solutions
that
can
benefit
the
impacted
areas
and
I
have
them,
but
I
mean
not.
Have
certain
portions
of
the
community
be
left
behind
really
I
grew
up.
I
grew
up.
If
you
spoke
Spanish
when
I
during
the
time
that
I
was
growing
up
and
you
went
to
church
on
Sunday,
you
went
to
a
little
bit
church.
E
You
know
if
you
went
shopping
for
products
that
included
our
staples,
so
it
was
cow
foods
or
throw
pagana
or
pink
elephant
right,
and
so
a
lot
of
those
areas.
Look
not
that
different
today
than
they
did
30
years
ago,
and-
and
so
the
question
is:
why
is
that
and
and
and
my
I
believe
my
perspective
in
my
awareness
of
that-
could
help
and
could
help
those
communities
in
terms
of
empathy,
understanding
and
commitment
to
to
achieving
some
of
the
things
that
they
that
they
want
to
see
and
get
their
buy-in.
I
I
E
In
dealing
with
this,
let's
say
underserved
communities
in
San
Jose,
it
happens
to
be
at
the
time
when
I
was
in
residential,
real
estate
lending,
the
spanish-speaking
community.
They
had
no
idea
how
things
work,
how
credit
worked
or
very
limited
I
should
say
very
limited
exposure
to
qualifying
guidelines
when
it
took
to
purchase
a
home.
What
type
of
income
level
you
need.
E
It
provided
background
verifications
things
that
nature
so
to
be
able
to
show
them
how
the
process
works
and
educate
them
in
the
process
is
it
was
eye-opening
to
them,
and
it
generally
gave
me
loyal
customers.
If
you
will,
and
so
I
I
see
parallels
in
this
situation,
where
you
know
if,
if
a
community
needs
something
or
or
opposes
something,
then
they
need
to
get
involved
in
the
process
and
and
and
bring
ideas
to
work.
I
So
it
sounds
like
process
finding
a
process
to
link
those
two
things
would
be
important
for
you:
finding
their
concerns
and
and
equity.
Okay,
so
I
know
that
you're,
a
district,
8
resident
and
I
don't
know
how
familiar
you
are
with
some
of
the
proposals.
So
it's
it's
really
unfair.
That
I'm
gonna
ask
you
a
very
specific
district
date
question,
but
just
bear
with
me:
there's
not
a
lot
of
development
in
district
8.
C
J
C
I
I
Ours
is
meant
to
constraint
our
growth
and
in
district
4
there
that
development
policy
is
meant
to
allow
for
growth
to
happen,
and
so,
when
we're
dealing
with
the
need
for
housing,
how
do
you?
How
do
you
see
yourself
dealing
with
maybe
some
some
of
the
overcrowding
issues
that
we
see
in
our
residential
areas.
E
So
that's
that's,
you
know,
that's
the
the
challenge.
I
think
that
we
all
are
trying
to
figure
out
the
solution
to
right
at
the
ratio
of
jobs
to
to
housing
having
more
have
more
housing
than
jobs.
Yet
we
still
have
a
housing
shortage,
bringing
that
the
jobs
and
the
housing
together
in
urban
villages.
E
How
do
we?
How
do
we
solve
these
problems?
You
know
I,
don't
claim
to
be
an
expert,
but
certainly
I
can
contribute
my
my
experiences
in
my
viewpoint
in
the
process
and
you
know
and
try
to
find
solutions.
I
really
don't
have.
You
know,
have
the
the
answer
to
that,
but
I
look
forward
to
collaborating
and
finding
solutions
that
improve.
I
E
I
think
they're
they're
good
I
mean
I
think
that
they
are
necessary.
I
think
the
cost
of
housing
here
is
well
I,
don't
think
it
has
grown
faster
than
incomes
have
grown
I,
see
the
benefits
of
first
out
of
low-income
housing
directly
in
my
professional
capacity,
I've
been
involved
in
a
party
to
section
8,
you
know
through
the
county
and
tenants
long-term
tenants
that
were
good
tenants
had
some
bad
tenants
as
well.
E
A
You
Miss
Garcia
again,
I,
really
appreciate
your
willingness
to
serve
given
all
your
skills
and
your
experience
here
in
the
city.
I
just
had
a
couple
quick
questions.
One
is
what
dumb
is
you
think
about?
Whatever
problems
exist
in
the
city
and
every
big
city's
got
them?
What
what
problems
do
you
think
you'd
be
able
to
address
through
your
role
at
the
Planning
Commission.
E
E
E
E
Whether
it
be
in
in
mentor
roles
or
whether
it
be
in
exchange
of
ideas,
for
example,
you
know
through
the
Silicon
Valley
Business
Journal
through
ren-tv
events,
not
only
here
in
San
Jose,
but
in
East
Bay
and
San
Francisco,
and
so
you
know
you
get
it
through.
My
employment
I
get
to
hear
a
lot
of
developers
and
and
planners
and
and
building
departments,
and
here
the
success
stories
that
they've
been
able
to
create
and
I.
E
C
E
A
You
last
question:
I
have,
is
you
know
the
reasons
where
general
plan
is
going
to
say
one
thing,
you
think
the
land?
You
should
be
doing
something
else,
so
the
applicant
comes
before
you
says:
I
think
it
should
be
something
else,
and
how
do
you
resolve
those
conflicts
where
your
police
or
the
political
beliefs
or
police,
about
what
good
land
use
is
or
development?
You
know
tell
you,
you
think
the
general
plan
is
wrong.
How
do
you
resolve
that
conflict.
E
Well,
I
think
what
you
which,
from
my
perspective,
what
I
do
is
I
look
at
what
the
what
the
intent
of
the
requirement
was
right.
So
if,
if
there's
a
certain
requirement
that
a
parcel
needs
to
be
a
certain
size
or
it
needs
to
be
in
proximity
to
something
else,
you
have
to
go
woman
step
back
further
to
see.
E
Why
is
that
in
place
right,
and
so
the
intent
of
that
requirement
was
to
avoid
a
negative
you
know
factor
or
to
bring
positive
factors
or
disbalance
right
and
so
I
think
those
are
malleable
in
terms
of
the
scenario
or
the
situation.
That's
brought
to
you
right
and
so
I
think
that
there's
a
little
bit
of
grey
that
if
you
can
create
a
win-win
and
the
alternative
is
less
as
I
will
be.
E
A
B
C
B
C
B
And
then
so,
since
we
have
a
moment,
the
voting
will
take
place
on
Monday
and
it's
going
to
be
through
Survey
Monkey
I'll
email.
Each
of
you
a
link
to
the
vote,
so
we
will
probably
want
to
recess.
So
when
we
do
the
vote
because
it'll
take
time
for
me
to
get
onto
their
email
click,
the
link
vote
for
me
to
get
the
responses
and
bring
them
back.
Tony.
A
A
A
Doing
well,
thank
you
good
to
have
you
with
us.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
and
for
your
willingness
to
serve
on
the
Planning
Commission.
By
the
way
we
usually
do
it
here.
We
give
folks
a
minute
or
two
to
just
talk
about
themselves
about
why
they'd
like
to
serve
and
what
they
think
they
could
contribute
to
plan
commission
and
then
we'll
go
to
the
council
for
questions.
All
right
sounds.
L
L
Setting
that
aside,
I,
don't
think
that
that's
dissimilar
from
probably
some
of
the
applicants
that
you're
going
to
hear
from
today
and
on
Monday,
but
on
a
personal
note,
my
family
has
understand
my
application
has
deep
roots
in
San
Jose.
My
great-grandmother
immigrated
here
from
Italy.
My
grandfather
was
born
here.
They
lived
on
Delos
Avenue
before
the
house
was
taken
by
eminent
domain.
L
She
worked
at
the
winning
press.
Her
whole
life
never
learned
to
drive
so
I,
keenly
aware
of
transportation
issues
being
important
to
many
community
members,
never
really
learned
with
read
and
write,
but
she
raised
two
amazing
kids
who
both
ended
up
going
to
San
Jose
State,
being
teachers
in
San,
Jose
and
spending
decades,
giving
back
to
the
city,
and
it's
through
these
interactions
with
my
grandfather
that
he
instilled
in
me
the
importance
of
giving
back
to
your
community
in
ways
that
are
meaningful
and
in
ways
that
you
can
give
back.
L
Not
everybody
is
perfectly
suited
for
every
position
and
so
identifying
the
ones
where
you
can
make
an
impact
is
important
and
I
think
I've
done
that
by
applying
to
the
Planning
Commission
as
probably
no
I'm
an
attorney
at
Hopkins
and
Carlee.
My
practice
revolves
around
real
estate
every
basically
every
aspect
of
it:
I
cut
my
teeth,
doing
litigation,
that's
still
alliance
share
of
my
practice,
but
I
also
represent
people
in
transactions.
L
H
L
Well,
the
role
of
the
Planning
Commission,
objectively
speaking,
is
to
receive
applications
that
come
to
the
Planning
Commission
to
apply
the
general
plan.
Specific
area
plans,
ordinances,
council,
guidance
to
expeditiously
move
those
applications
through
to
the
City
Council
and
to
make
recommendations
to
those
on
those
applications,
largely
consistent,
I
think,
with
guidance
from
professional
staff.
H
L
Well,
I've
already
referenced
my
my
real
estate
background.
Obviously
that
helps
when
you're
dealing
with
you
know
certain
terms
of
art
and
concepts
that
maybe
not
everybody
we
doesn't
have
a
background
of
real
estate
is
familiar
with,
and
I
should
mention.
I
do
have
a
real
estate
brokers
license
too
that
I've
had
for
six
years
or
so,
but
I
think.
More
importantly,
maybe
is
my
my
experience
as
a
litigation
attorney
I've
tried
about
a
dozen
cases.
L
First
cherry
about
2/3
of
those,
so
I
know
what
it's
like
to
stand
up
in
front
of
the
judicial
body
or
quasi-judicial
body
and
be
on
that
side
of
the
aisle
and
I.
Think
that
perspective
is
is
unique,
based
on
my
understanding
of
the
composition
of
the
council
today,
with
with
the
two
members
that
are
that
are
still
on.
G
You
Andrew
thank
you
for
submitting
an
application
to
be
considered
for
the
Planning
Commission
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
for
you.
One
relates
to
your
business
and
predominantly
in
relation
to
your
representation
of
clients
in
downtown
real
estate.
And
do
you
see
that
as
a
conflict
of
interest
and
how?
How
would
you
address
a
conflict
of
interest
concerns.
L
Well,
I
haven't
appeared
before
San
Jose's,
Planning
Commission
ever
so
I,
don't
see
that
as
being
a
significant
issue
at
this
point,
I've
discussed
this
issue
prior
to
submitting
my
application
with
two
colleagues
in
my
office,
who
were
also
planning
commissioners
at
one
point
in
their
career,
and
they
also
didn't
have
any
real
problem
with
conflicts.
But,
hypothetically
speaking,
if
something
came
up
where
there
was
even
a
potential
issue,
obviously
there
are
resources
with
the
city,
the
city
attorney,
to
ensure
that
those
conflicts
are
vetted
and
then,
if
necessary,
use
yourself.
G
L
Yeah
and
obviously
I'm
aware
of
this
issue
more
keenly
aware
since
I
applied,
but
variety
good,
obviously
spice
of
life
right
but
I,
don't
necessarily
know
that
variety
is
equal
to
geographic
dispersion
amongst
planning.
Commissioners,
if
it
is
that's
great,
but
I
think
what
you're
looking
for
is
a
variety
of
perspective,
a
variety
of
skill
set,
and,
ultimately
you
want
people
who
are
qualified
to
do
this
job.
This
is
not
a.
This
is
not
an
easy
job
to
do.
It
requires
a
tremendous
commitment
both
of
time
and
an
intellectual
horsepower.
L
Answer
is
I.
Do
not
I,
obviously
vetted
that
very
carefully
before
I
even
applied
again
I
have
two
colleagues
in
my
office,
both
of
whom
became
chair
persons
of
the
Planning
Commission
at
one
point,
and
we've
had
deep
conversations
about
that
and
I
don't
I
would
not
have
applied
if
I
didn't
believe
that
I
could
fully
effectuate
the
duty.
Great.
L
K
You
mayor
and
thank
you
Andrew
for
applying
to
to
serve
as
a
planning
Commissioner.
We
have,
as
you
know,
a
severe
housing
shortage
in
the
Bay,
Area
and
I.
Don't
think
that's
going
away
anytime
soon
and
also
we
have
a
low
jobs
to
employed
resident
ratio
in
the
city
of
San
Jose.
These
are
issues
that
will
that
will
come
up.
They
come
up
all
the
time
for
us
as
a
planning
Commissioner.
L
Well,
it's
a
good
question.
I,
don't
know
if
there's
an
easy
answer,
but
in
Kovac
certainly
has
not
made
this
discussion
any
easier.
Given
the
projected
job
loss
that
San
Jose
is
likely
to
suffer
as
a
result,
thereby
putting
greater
stress
on
those
two
competing
concerns,
but
ultimately
the
Planning
Commission
is
not
a
policymaking
body.
So
there
is
a
general
plan.
There
are
policies
and
rules
and
regulations
that
apply
and
there
are
beat
applied
and
planning.
Commissioners
job
is
not
to
usurp
the
policymaking
authority
of
the
City
Council.
L
That's
why
there
are
for
a
year
in
annual
reviews,
so
that
policy
issues
can
be
addressed
not
only
by
the
city
council
members
who
are
elected,
but
by
the
community
stakeholders
who
are
investing
significant
amounts
of
their
personal
time,
giving
their
feedback
and
crafting
those
policies
I
mean
it
would
be
a
real
shame
to
have
amendments
done
and
then
to
have
those
amendments
either
ignored
or
misapplied
by
planning.
Commissioners,
there
is
a
process
here
and
the
process
should
be
respected.
L
C
L
The
idea
is
the
courts
trying
to
accomplish
some
sort
of
fairness,
some
fair
outcome
and
in
Planning
Commission
again,
your
your
your
discretion
is
constrained
by
the
governing
documents,
but
equity
can
be
achieved
through
transparency
through
open
dialogue
by
providing
the
community
with
place
to
go
and
have
their
concerns
legitimately
heard
and
to
the
extent
there
is
some
discretion
you
know,
for
example,
maybe
adding
a
condition
or
two
that
may
on
balance,
makes
sense,
address
community
interests
by
not
over
burdening
the
project.
Those
things
should
be
thoughtfully
considered
and
where
appropriately
we're
propriate.
L
I
I
appreciate
that
I
appreciate
that
you
won,
you
would
listen
and
to
that
you
would
potentially
add
some
some
level
of
condition
to
address
that.
So
I
know
that
you
are
a
lawyer
and
a
real
estate
lawyer
and
I
wanted
to
ask
you
just
really
plainly
I
I
believe
you've
dealt
with
eviction
of
tenants.
I
have.
L
I
L
It's
a
wonderful
program
and
there
is
a
rich
diversity
of
perspective,
background
geographic
location
of
the
candidates
in
San,
Francisco,
Mountain,
View,
all
the
way
down
to
San
martín.
So
it
was
really
a
very,
very
fulfilling
experience
for
me
personally.
But
let
me
answer
I
think
what
your
question
is
really
very
directly:
I
have
zero
intention
of
running
for
public
office
beyond
this
Planning
Commission.
I
Obviously
believe
in
public
service,
and
we
need
people
involved,
so
I
applied
your
your
efforts
in
making
sure
that
you
go
through
as
many
trainings
and
experiences
that
that
would
help
you
be
in
better
shape,
either
to
serve
your
clients
or
your
community
or
now
as
a
planning
future
potential
planning
Commissioner.
Thank
you.
Those
were
my
questions.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
just
two
questions:
I'll
try
to
make
them
brief
first
day
and
again,
thank
you
for
your
ones
to
serve.
You
know,
as
you
think,
about
jumping
into
the
Planning
Commission,
and
often
people
think
there
are
particular
problems
in
the
city
they
want
to
solve
through
their
participation
in
a
commission.
What
the
problem
or
problems
are
that
you
can
help
address
by
being
part
of
the
Planning
Commission
I.
L
Think
the
answer
to
that
is
probably
twofold
and
realistically
twofold:
one
is
housing,
getting
qualified
applications
and
making
sure
that
those
applications
reach
City
Council
as
expeditiously
as
possible,
particularly
those
that
are
in
transportation,
corridors
and
focused
areas
under
the
general
plan.
That's
where
we're
gonna
make
the
most
headway
quickest
and
then
it's
a
concept
I
touched
on
earlier,
which
I'm
really
a
very
strong
proponent
of
I.
Think
personally,
it's
just
my
general
life
philosophy,
but
also
as
my
role
as
a
litigator
knee
its
transparency.
L
That's
there
is
with
everything
going
on
I,
don't
think
it's
an
overstatement
to
say,
there's
a
certain
level
of
distrust
among
the
public
and
public
officials
and,
in
my
opinion,
one
of
the
primary
means
of
resolving
that
issue
is
by
maximizing
optimizing.
Transparency
in
public
discourse
and
I
would
certainly
encourage
all
those
avenues
respectfully
in
as
my
role
any
Commissioner.
Okay.
A
Thanks
and
then,
as
you
know,
you're
familiar
in
this,
this
line
of
work
that
we've
got
a
general
plan
in
the
city
which
dictates
land-use
patterns,
and
there
will
be
times
when
applications
will
come
before
you
and
may
ask
for
a
decision.
That
would
seem
to
conflict
with
the
general
plan,
and
you
might
well
believe
that
what
the
applicant
wants
is
is
the
right
outcome.
It
may
may,
in
fact,
be
more
consistent
with
your
reviews,
priorities,
your
political
opinions
whatever,
and
so,
where
your
opinions
and
views
conflict
with
the
general
plans.
L
Answer
to
that
question
is
actually
fairly
simple.
The
general
plan
is
a
document
that
it
was
crafted
by
elected
officials
with
community
feedback.
You
follow
the
general,
you
follow
the
policy
guidelines
and
you
apply
that
document
I
mean
to
sound
like
a
broken
record,
but
that's
really
the
lot,
the
long
and
short
of
it,
and
if
city
council
decides
that
they
want
to
make
an
exception
to
the
general
plan,
they
won't
engage
in
Amendment.
L
That's
that's
their
province,
as
is
the
province
of
the
task
force
during
the
annual
and
every
four
year
amendment
process
which
we're
in
the
middle
of
right.
Now,
that's
that's
where
those
things
are
resolved
and
if
it's
resolved
in
a
way
that
aligns
more
with
my
personal
opinion
in
the
future,
then
that's
wonderful,
but
it's
not
my
job.
Nor
is
it
my
place
in
the
democratic
process
to
usurp
that
authority.
L
A
L
B
A
No,
it's
all
good,
so
thank
you
for
for
taking
the
time
to
come
back
through
the
process.
I
appreciate
that
you
were.
You
went
through
extensive
process
before
and
appreciate
your
willingness
to
to
reapply
and
I
know.
You
know
how
this
works
with
the
interview
process.
I
typically
give
folks
a
minute
or
two
to
describe
their
interest
in
the
position
and
what
they
believe
they
can
bring
to
the
Commission
and
then
we'll
jump
right
into
questions.
Excellent,
okay,.
M
So
my
name
is
George,
Casey
and
I
believe
that
my
professional
and
academic
background,
along
with
nearly
four
decades
of
residing
in
San
Jose,
make
me
suitable
if
not
ideal
candidate.
For
this
position,
I
grew
up
in
district
2
went
to
Santa
Cruz
elementary
Bernal
junior
high
for
high
school
I
went
to
Veldman
in
district
6,
my
family,
while
I
was
in
high
school,
moved
to
district
10.
I've
lived
in
District
one
three,
four
and
five
over
the
years
I'm.
M
Currently
a
real
estate
attorney
at
Morrison
and
Forester
there
Palo
Alto
office
prior
to
that
I
was
in
the
real
estate
attorney
at
Hope
Fenton
downtown
San
Jose.
The
office
I
am
really
interested
in
utilizing
my
background
to
help
shape
the
direction
that
San
Jose
is
going
in.
I
love.
My
city
I
think
that
right
now,
wonderful
things
are
happening
particularly
downtown,
and
it's
just
exciting
for
me
that
the
prospect
of
in
any
way
shape
or
form
being
involved
with
how
this
city
ends
up
developing
its
built
environment
is
very
exciting.
To
me.
H
M
Planning
Commission
their
responsibility
is
to
make
recommendations.
The
City
Council
on
adoption
and
amendment
of
the
general
plan
and
any
specific
development
plans
that
come
before
the
Planning
Commission.
Its
involves
zoning
decisions,
adoption
capital
improvement
plans,
as
well
as
from
what
I
understand
act
as
an
appellate
body
to
certain
planning,
director
decisions
and
certified
and
EEI
are
reports
that
come
before
the
Planning
Commission.
But
ultimately,
we
are
advisors
to
the
City
Council
will
process
and
analyze
whatever
information
or
plans
that
come
before
us
and
then
provide
a
recommendation
to
the
City
Council.
M
I
believe
my
background
as
a
real
estate
attorney
the
fact
I
had
a
master's
in
Urban
and
Regional
Planning
from
San
Jose,
State
I'm
also
licensed
real
estate
broker
and
the
fact
that
I've
generally
just
loved
the
built
environment
and
I
recognized
how
it
can
impact
people's
lives
I'm.
Also
a
first
generation
college
graduate
comfortable
working
class,
family
and
I
also
understand
how
decisions
that
are
made
based
that
affect
the
built
environment
can
affect
people
both
socially
economically
and
just
overall.
Their
quality
of
life.
M
G
George,
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
back
and
interviewing
with
us
again,
I
I
recall
your
initial
interview
and
I'm
glad
you
took
the
time
to
reapply
in
and
you're
back
at
it
a
couple
of
questions
regarding
your
real
estate
law
practice.
Sure.
Can
you
tell
me,
without
violating
any
privacy
laws
or
anything,
give
me
a
general
idea
of
what
your
typical
real
estate,
client
is
or
transaction
is.
M
C
G
Incorrect
I
hear
you
do
you
see
now
in
your
application?
You
mentioned
that
you
don't
see
a
conflict
because
you
don't
do
any
business
in
the
city
of
San
Jose
and
you
don't
anticipate
doing
any
business
in
the
city
of
San
Jose.
Oh,
can
you
tell
me
how
you
might
address
an
issue?
Should
a
conflict
occur?
Oh
I.
M
M
Think,
I,
literally
or
actually
I
specifically
mention
it.
I
love
real
estate
and
I
recognize
the
impact
that
these
decisions
have
on
the
population
and
I
just
know
that
I
would
approach
this
from
a
fair-minded
perspective
and
that
the
council
could
rely
on
me
to
analyze
and
go
through
all
of
the
information
and
provide
as
I
would
for
my
clients
and
my
law
practice
provide
the
counsel
that
they
would
need
to
make
their
ultimate
decision.
Thank.
I
M
M
M
Like
I
said,
I
come
from
a
working-class
background
and
I
recognize
that
many
of
these
decisions
can
have
impacts
on
a
wide
swath
of
the
population
and,
more
often
than
not
the
lower
rungs
on
the
socio-economic
ladder.
Don't
have
a
voice
in
these
types
of
decisions,
so
I
would
feel
obligated,
obviously
to
be
cognizant
of
what
would
ultimately
occur
to
them
with
any
decision
that
I
make.
I
No
I
I
hear
you
I
am
working-class
family,
not
the
first
to
go
to
college,
but
definitely
very
proud,
and
so
I
understand
some
of
the
difficulties
that
some
of
us
have
to
go
through
and
as
we
as
a
council
member
fully
already
alluded
to
there
are
you
know
we
recognize
that
there
were
some
mistakes
in
the
past
made
whether
you
know
inadvertently
or
intentionally
to
redline
and
segregate
folks.
That's
what
we're
living
with
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
undo
and
and
be
more
progressive
and
lived
with
one
another
in
a
different
way.
M
M
The
firm
I
work
with
is
a
big
law
firm
with
a
lot
of
resources
and
one
of
the
reasons.
Another
reason
why
I
joined
the
firm
is
that
they
have
a
huge
pro.
Bono
presence
and
I
have
been
lucky
enough
to
marshal
a
lot
of
my
firm's
resources
to
a
lot
of
pro
bono
work
dealing
with
a
number
of
nonprofits
in
terms
of
all
of
their
real
estate
dealings,
whether
it's
doing
a
lease
or
they're
selling
a
property
or
trying
to
buy
a
property.
M
Our
firm
we're
supposed
to
do
roughly
50
hours
a
year,
I've
done
150
hours
in
this
past.
Pro
bono
work
for
nonprofits
in
Oakland
and
the
other
parts
of
the
East
Bay.
So
professionally
I've
tried
to
use
the
knowledge
and
the
fact
that
I
work
at
a
big
firm
to
kind
of
marshal
those
resources
into
areas
that
could
help.
Folks.
I
I
I
also
think
that
that
we
need
to
continue
to
work
equity
actively
into
our
decision-making,
especially
as
a
planning,
Commissioner
and
so
I
know
that
that's
part
of
a
real
discussion
among
not
just
commissioners,
but
everyone
at
all
levels
of
government,
so
I
would
expect
that
as
a
planning
Commissioner
that
you
would
also
hold
that
really
high,
and
and
thank
you
for
for
your
application
and
congrats
on
on
being
interviewed.
Thank.
K
Thank
you
and
thank
you
George
for
continuing
to
be
willing
to
serve
on
the
planning.
Thank
you
and
and
willing
to
go
through
this
I
just
have
one
question
as,
as
you
know,
we
have
a
severe
housing
shortage
in
the
Bay
Area
and
then
in
the
city
of
San
Jose.
We
have
a
very
low
jobs
to
employed
resident
ratio,
so
these
are
kind
of
competing
interests
and
I'm
wondering
how
would
you
balance
or
address
these
issues
as
a
planning,
Commissioner
I.
M
Don't
know
what
powers
I
would
have
elicits
in
the
amendment
process,
but
I
think
makes
use
developments
I,
think
higher
density
for
our
city
would
kind
of
adjust
at
least
the
housing
issue.
To
some
degree.
I
know
that
the
general
plans,
jobs
to
employ
resident
goal
is
fairly
ambitious,
but
I
think
as
a
commuter
coming
from
Almaden
and
driving
all
the
way
to
Palo
Alto
along
280.
M
At
a
time
is
the
mountain
101
I
think
that
in
terms
of
jobs,
building
we're
in
a
going
in
the
right
direction
right
now,
as
far
as
building
up
downtown
San
Jose
and
providing
that
as
a
as
a
employment
base,
potentially
I,
don't
see
that
there
necessarily
need
to
be
conflicting
interests
like
I
say
that
we
build
up
the
density
for
residential
housing
and
then
also
use
mixed-use
development
to
kind
of
deal
with
both
I
believe
there's
a
path
forward
that
can
address
both
issues.
Thank.
K
C
M
A
M
M
I'm
also
concerned
very
concerned
with
affordable
housing.
I
think
I,
like
San
Francisco
on
some
of
these
other
areas
in
New,
York
I,
think
it's
said
that
people
that
have
born
and
raised
in
San
Jose,
ultimately
can't
afford
to
live
in
San
Jose,
so
I
think
the
jobs
ratio,
jobs
to
employed
residence
ratio
is
something
that's
very
important
to
me
as
well
as
affordable
housing,
I.
A
M
What
was
preventing
San
Jose
from
I
think
mayor
hammer
was
the
one
that
says:
San
Jose
is
growing
up.
That
was
the
mantra.
That
was
the
slogan
and
it
to
me.
It
didn't
seem
like
we
were
seem
like
for
some
reason
we
were
stalled.
So
I
went
to
give
my
master's
in
urban
planning
to
understand
the
whole
process
behind
the
decisions
that
are
made.
A
Yeah,
thank
you.
Last
thing
is
just
you
know.
There
are
times
on
the
Planning
Commission
you're
gonna,
see
the
general
plan
dictates
the
land
used
to
be
ax.
An
applicant
wants
it
to
be.
Why
and
you
think
about
you're,
like
you
know,
I
I
got
a
master's
in
public
in
urban
planning
and
I
know.
What's
what
and
it
seems
to
me,
why
is
probably
better
than
X
and
your
opinion
conflicts
with
what
the
general
plan
dictates?
How
do
you
resolve
that
conflict.
M
I'm
bound
to
the
general
plan,
I
would
try
to
find
this
middle
ground
if
there
was.
But
to
me
the
general
plan
is
the
Constitution
for
the
decisions
that
we
make
and
there
was
a
lot
of
deliberation.
It
went
to
developing
the
general
plan.
I
wasn't
necessarily
evolved,
but
it's
incumbent
upon
me
to
honor
the
vision
that
was
presented
in
the
general
plan
and
unless
it,
an
amendment,
comes
up
where
we
can
all
get
involved
and
deliberate
again
on
changing
something
that
I
find
is
that
needs
to
be
changed.
A
B
A
N
A
N
N
Suffice
it
to
say
that
I'm,
incredibly
lucky
and
privileged
to
be
a
homeowner
in
the
Shasta
Hanshin
Park
neighborhood
of
district
six
I
grew
up
and
was
very
privileged
to
grow
up
on
settl
Avenue
in
Willow,
Glen
son
of
a
public
school
teacher
and
an
accountant
had
the
pleasure
of
living
in
Japan,
Town
North
Side
downtown
as
a
renter
and
I've
also
worked
extensively
throughout
our
city.
As
a
non-profit
professional
and
a
community
activist.
N
As
many
of
you
well
know,
I've
earned
a
living
as
a
journalist
and
organizer
a
consultant
and
now
a
small-business
owner
but
I
believe
it's
what
you
do
for
free.
That
defines
who
you
are
and
to
that
end,
I
was
honored
to
serve
the
city
as
an
arts
commissioner,
from
2012
until
I
was
first
appointed
to
the
Planning
Commission
in
August
of
2016
and
in
my
four
years
as
a
planning.
N
Commissioners
are
not
immune
to
these
pressures
and
it
often
comes
in
the
form
of
loud
and
boisterous
public
comment
at
our
meetings
and
lengthy
last
minute,
letters
of
legalese
from
attorneys,
backed
by
special
interests,
citing
specious
environmental
concerns.
While
it
should
come
as
no
surprise
that
I'm
a
firm
believer
in
public
engagement
and
letting
every
voice
be
heard,
the
role
of
a
commissioner
is
quasi-judicial.
We
cannot
and
should
not
wear
our
emotions
on
our
sleeves.
Nor
should
we
allow
our
heartstrings
to
be
tugged
upon.
N
The
job
of
a
commissioner
is
to
review
projects
based
on
the
applicable
policies
and
then
make
decisions
and
recommendations
that
reflect
the
best
path
forward
and
not
just
for
district
6,
not
just
for
my
neighbors
but
for
the
entire
city.
If
you
review
my
work
as
a
committee,
I
think
you'll
find
that
I'm
consistently
bring
an
equity
lens
to
my
decision-making,
and
my
recommendations
to
you
are
regularly
framed
by
my
concerns
around
the
inherent
bias
of
the
underlying
policies
that
we
are
sometimes
tasked
with.
N
Believe
it's
important
that
you
also
consider
experience
that
you
consider
continuity
and
you
consider
these
as
key
factors
in
building
an
effective
and
productive
Commission
I'd
be
honored
by
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
serve
that
my
city
I,
absolutely
love
this
work,
I
love
this
role
and
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
thanks
again.
Thank.
F
Yeah
thanks
and
appreciate
you
reapplying
Peter
and
for
your
service
in
our
community
and
just
knowing
you
for
a
number
of
years
for
your
friendship
as
well.
I
think
you
know
you've
shown
great
dedication
to
our
community,
I.
Think
for
me
and
I
think
you're
well
aware
of
this.
You
know
we
obviously
are
striving
for
better
equitable
representation,
geographically
and
I.
Think
it's
not
just
did
the
Geographics
that
were
you
know
we're
seeking
to
have.
You
know
simply
saying
great:
we
have
somebody
from
different
parts
of
the
city
representing
on
the
Planning
Commission.
F
You
know
we're
obviously
looking
for
an
ability
to
have
what
are
many
different
neighborhoods,
some
that
you,
you
would
imagine,
might
be
in
different
cities
but
they're,
not
because
San
Jose
is
so
large,
so
diverse,
and
we
have
people
that
may
never
actually
visited
particular
parts
of
our
city.
It's
that
big,
and
so
you
know
that
is
certainly
the
interest
I
know.
We've
had
different
opinions
and
thoughts
around
that,
but.
F
To
see
how
and
clearly
right
with
this
I
came
up
with
another
district
six
applicant
in
questions
and
if
an
councilmember
Foley
was
right,
you
are,
are
you
know
serving
in
the
district
six
role
we
currently
have
somebody
there.
We
have.
You
know
yourself
and
one
other
reapplying
for
the
position.
What
are
your
thoughts
in
that
regard,
and
and
then
why
do
you
think
right?
You
would
still
be
deserving
of
a
reappointment
to
the
ball.
Well,.
N
Thanks
very
much
for
the
question,
councilmember
and
just
kind
of
point
out
I'm
getting
a
real
Superman
to
Krypton
Council
of
I,
don't
know
if
council
members,
Davis
or
Dieppe
or
picking
that
up
either,
but
to
be
Syrian,
tirely
serious
I
feel
that
the
council
is
on
the
right
path
in
terms
of
crying,
like
I,
said,
trying
to
create
more
diversity
on
the
Commission
I.
Think
diversity
of
perspectives
is
incredibly
valuable
and
thats.
That
comes
from
not
just
my
personal
feelings,
but
also
having
served
in
the
commission.
N
Now
for
four
years,
I've
been
honored
and
blessed
to
serve
with
commissioners
who
bring
a
real
wide
variety
of
perspectives,
regardless
of
where
they
come
from
in
the
city.
Frankly,
but
I
also
am
not
immune
to
recognizing
that
our
Commission
could
very
much
better
reflect
the
diversity
of
our
city,
not
just
in
terms
of
perspectives,
but
yes
in
terms
of
ethnicity,
in
terms
of
racial
and
and
other
other
diversity.
So
I
am
a
firm
believer
in
that
and
I
think.
N
The
council
is
on
the
right
path
to
that
as
a
commissioner,
myself
being
from
district
16
from
probably
the
most
privileged
class
in
our
city
as
a
white
male,
my
only
interest
is
really
serving
the
city
and
I
think
the
uniqueness
that
I
bring
to
the
table
is
an
experience.
Like
you
said,
I've
worked
around
these
issues
for
a
number
of
years.
I've
been
engaged
in
these
issues
for
a
number
of
years,
and
not
just
in
district
6,
but
throughout
the
city.
N
As
you
know,
I've
worked
extensively
on
the
east
side
of
work
extensively
in
South
San
Jose
I've
worked
extensively
in
North
San
Jose,
so
I
I
feel
that
I
have
a
unique
and
broad
perspective
of
the
issues
that
are
at
play
in
all
of
our
communities
and
the
projects
big
and
small
that
are
coming
there
and
then
having
served
in
the
Commission.
Having
worked
around
city
government
I
have
an
intricate
understanding
of
the
process.
I
know
how
to
read
between
the
lines
of
a
staff
report.
N
I
know
the
policies,
probably
better
than
most
people
would
ever
care
to
and
I
feel
that
that
helps
me
and
brynn.
It
helps
the
Commission
frankly
I'm
get
to
better
decisions
that
have
positive
impacts
for
the
entire
city.
I
think
experience
does
matter,
I.
Think
it's
important
and
while
I
appreciate
the
council's
desire
to
create
more
geographic
diversity
in
the
Commission
and
I,
wholly
up
that
and
appreciate
that
and
encourage
you
to
go
forward
with
that.
I'm
reapplying
because
I
absolutely
love
this
role.
I
love
this
work
and
I
feel
like
I.
N
Have
that
experience
to
offer
and
I
think
it
could
be
beneficial
if
you
decide
to
appoint
three
or
four
new
commissioners
today,
it
would
be
incredibly
beneficial.
They
have
more
experience
I'm
carried
over
so
that
we
can
help
those
commissioners
get
up
to
speed
and
and
do
the
great
work
that
I'm
sure
they
all
can
can.
D
A
I
Thank
you,
so
thank
you
for
for
applying
reapplying
once
again
computer
and
for
your
service,
not
only
on
this
commission
but
on
the
Arts
Commission.
As
you
mentioned
earlier,
you've
had
two
terms
and
I
wonder
if
you
could
share
with
us
some
examples
of
you
incorporating
equity
to
your
decisions.
Maybe
some
of
those
decisions
that
you're
most
proud
of
when
you've
considered
impacts
on
our
communities
of
color.
Oh
and
I
apologize
I
didn't
put
my
video
on
no.
N
Problem
greetings
good
to
see
you
and
I
truly
appreciate
your
backdrops
as
well,
by
the
way,
I
think
that's
Fraser
today,
so
very
nice,
so
I
just
took
just
a
clarification.
I've
only
said,
I
have
served
one
term
so
I'm
finishing
my
first
term
and
I'm
vying
for
my
second
term
on
the
Commission
and,
frankly,
I.
Don't
think
any
commissioner
should
probably
do
this
room
longer
than
two
terms
as
you,
as
you
all
know,
from
being
on
the
council.
It's
a
lot
of
work,
it's
a
privilege,
but
it's
a
lot
of
work.
N
So
I
wasn't
expecting
to
apply
for
a
third
term
eventually,
either
as
far
as
bringing
the
equity
lens
to
our
work.
I,
it's
difficult
in
the
work
that
we
do
right,
because
the
PO,
as
has
been
stated,
I,
think
at
nauseam
the
policies
that
impact
our
work
are
predominantly
determined
by
council
by
elected
officials
and
then
by
community
engagement,
and
they
are
in
many
ways
predetermined
as
far
as
bringing
an
equity
lens
to
the
work.
I
think
that
also
impacts
that
work
right.
N
It's
just
very
difficult
as
a
commissioner
and
it's
challenging
for
me,
because
I
truly
believe
in
these
in
these
values
and
principles
to
bring
that
to
bear
in
our
work
and
still
at
the
same
time,
do
my
job
and
uphold
the
policies
in
place.
So
specifically,
there
have
been
occasional
projects,
I
want
to
say,
I,
look
back
and
I
think
I've
disagreed
with
staffs
recommendation.
As
far
as
my
vote
five
times
in
four
years,
each
of
those
occasions
I,
you
know,
I
used
the
policies.
N
That
I
thought
would
be
beneficial
to
the
whole
city,
while
using
the
policy
to
defend
it
and
I
can
think
of
one
one
issue
where
we
were
asked
to
change
the
GP
designation
for
a
site
in,
in
my
district
on
Lincoln
Avenue
from
commercial
to
I,
think
residential
mixed-use
that
I
thought
was
appropriate
for
the
site
and
for
what
the
goals
of
the
city
were.
So
I
did
vote
against
the
recommendation
there,
and
then
there
was
another
project.
N
I
want
to
say
I'm,
also
actually
in
district
6,
which
had
to
do
with
housing
for
Santa,
Clara,
University
and
affordable
housing
for
teachers
and
educators
and
the
project
they
wanted
to
put
forward
would
involve
flipping
over
an
industrial
lands
and
I
did
think
really
long
and
hard,
but
very
long
and
hard
about
that.
I
reviewed
all
the
applicable
policies
and
I
made
a
decision
to
say
that
I
felt
that
the
project
was
appropriate
and
I'm
glad
to
see
that
the
council
actually
upheld
Planning
Commission's
recommendation
there.
N
I
Great
thank
you
and
actually
the
question
that
was
asked.
You
know
that
is
whether
they
thought
that
equity
served
a
role
in
the
in
their
decision-making
process,
and
so
I
hear
you
loud
and
clear
that
by
the
time
those
decisions
come
to
you,
the
some
of
that
is
expected
have
baked
in
and
so
its
policy
questions
that
are
before
the
process
that
you
then
begin
to
get
involved.
C
N
I
N
I
N
K
You
and
thank
you
Peter
for
serving
on
the
Planning
Commission
we've.
Well,
you
and
I
have
actually
talked
about
at
nauseam.
I
think
the
housing
shortage
in
the
Bay,
Area
and
and
the
other
issue
that
impacts
San
Jose
more
than
other
cities
in
the
Bay
Area,
which
is
our
jobs
to
employed
resident
ratio
being
very
low.
How
have
how
is
this
impact
your
work
as
a
planning
Commissioner?
How
have
you
addressed
it?
Has
it
come
up
and
how
is
it
been,
and
you
know
how
have
you
handled
that
about
potential
conflict?
Well,.
N
Councilmember
thank
first
thank
you
for
the
question
and
your
service
to
our
district.
It
comes
up
almost
every
time,
we're
considering
a
project,
that's
more
than
a
few
units
or
a
few
square
feet
anytime.
There's
a
project
of
a
number
of
residential
units
or
a
certain
amount
of
square
footage
of
commercial
or
a
mix
of
both.
This
issue
is
front
and
center
for
us,
and
it's
been
a
challenge.
I
think
I,
know
I,
don't
think.
N
I
know
from
counselor
from
commissioner
discussion
from
our
deliberations
that
no
matter
who
I've
served
with
we've
had
consistent
consternation
around
this
issue.
How
do
we
balance
the
fact
that
we're
here
to
uphold
the
general
plan?
That's
telling
us,
we
need
to
improve
the
jobs,
to
housing,
imbalance
right
and,
at
the
same
time
understand
that
we
have
6,000
people
living
on
our
streets
at
any
given
time
and
any
given
evening
right
and
how
do
we
fulfill
our
moral
and
financial
and
fiscal
obligation
to
house
them
right,
because
the
end
of
the
day?
N
That
is
a
part
of
our
rules.
The
city,
too,
is
public
safety
and
public
safety
is
dictated,
is
partly
dictated
by
housing
and
having
a
safe
place
to
go
at
night,
so
long
story
short,
it
comes
up
almost
every
time.
How
do
we
balance
it?
It's
really
about
digging
into
the
good
old
general
plan
to
the
policies
that
play
there
and
see
if
there
are
ways
that
we
can
I
know.
N
My
process
usually
just
involves
looking
at
the
balance
and
looking
at
what
we're
getting,
what
we're
taking
away
and
what
we're
putting
in
its
place,
and
that
goes
to
displacement
of
the
existing
residences
and
existing
businesses,
but
it
also
goes
to
just
the
raw
data
and
I
know
that
councilmember
you're,
very
big
on
data
and
analysis
and
to
me
it
is
a
numbers
game.
It's
about
okay,
how
many
jobs
are
currently
on
that
site?
How
many
are
we
creating
how
many
residences
are
on
that
site?
N
How
many
are
we
creating
with
this
project
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
how
are
we
able
to
integrate?
Hopefully,
the
existing
residences
and
they
just
residents
in
the
existing
businesses
into
some
sort
of
new
project
in
an
equitable
way?
It's
always
a
balance.
I
think
the
staff
generally
strikes
a
really
good
balance.
Actually,
generally,
almost
all
the
time
strikes
a
very
good
balance
in
their
recommendations.
N
It
really
is
up
again
to
the
Commission
I
think
to
to
uphold
those
values
and
the
values
that
they
cite
in
the
policies
they
cite
when
it
comes
to
pushback
from
the
community
and
pushback
from
say,
commercial
developers
who
want
to
want
to
see
less
housing,
development
or
housing
developers
that
want
to
see
less
commercial
development
or
want
to
see
you
know,
focus
on
their
industry
and
the
neighbors
who
are
concerned
about
the
impacts
from
those
projects.
It's
it's
a
it's
a
delicate
balancing
act,
but
I
think
that
we
have
a.
N
B
K
N
D
D
N
D
I
appreciate
your
continued
desire
to
serve
and
I
tend
to
agree
that
you
know
experience,
counts
and
continuity
of
I
guess.
Institutional
knowledge
is
there's
value
in
that,
so
I
wanted
to
kind
of
give
you
an
opportunity
to
elaborate
on
that,
because
that
is
one
of
the
things
that
distinguishes
you
from
a
few
of
the
other
applicants.
What
have
you
learned
in
your
first
term?
That
I
mean?
How
have
you
changed?
You
know
your
perspective,
our
planning
or
city
government,
or
anything
like
that
in
the
time
that
you've
served.
Is
it
all
Thank.
N
If
anything,
the
challenge
for
me
has
been
having
to
reconcile
the
role
of
a
commissioner
of
being
a
quasi-judicial
objective
observer.
You
know
a
judge
really
with
my
personal
and
you
know,
life
outside
of
the
Commission,
as
for
lack
of
a
better
word,
an
activist
and
an
advocate
and
someone
who
is
not
not
ashamed
and
not
and
does
not
usually
hold
back
on
sharing
opinions
and
and
being
more
vocal
about
where
our
government,
where
our
society
can
head.
N
But
you
have
to
check
all
that
at
the
door
and
I,
don't
think
I
truly
understood
that
I
said
it.
You
know,
I
said
it
in
my
interview,
I'm
pretty
sure.
Last
time
when
I
was
reeling,
when
I
was
appointed
the
first
time
but
I,
don't
think
I
truly
got
it
until
I
walked
into
the
room
and
sat
down
at
the
dais
and
looked
out
at
a
fairly
empty
council
chambers,
to
be
honest
with
you,
but
really
felt
the
gravity
of
the
role
and
the
need
to
uphold
the
gravity
of
that.
N
One
respect
that
role-
and
it's
been
challenging
for
me
personally,
because
I
have
a
lot
of
friends
in
the
community
who
are
fighting
on
one
side
of
the
other
of
a
lot
of
these
issues
that
tend
to
get
brought
up
at
Planning,
Commission
and
certainly
before
you.
And
so
it's
been
a
challenge
for
me
to
help
them
bring
them
along
with
my
journey
and
help
them
understand
how
there
are
times
when
I.
Can
you
know
when
we
can
put
up
a
fight
and
we
can.
N
So
if
anything,
I've
learned
how
to
do
that,
how
to
how
to
read,
really
dense
reports
and
understand
where
they're
coming
from
and
anticipate
questions
and
actually
ask
those
questions
in
advance
so
that
we
can
get
more
clarity
at
the
meetings
for
the
public.
So
there's
a
couple
areas
where
that
good
I.
D
Appreciate
that
I
do
want
to
ask
you
one
thing
that
pertains
specifically
to
you,
the
so
you're
aware
that
you
know
recently
the
council
voted
to
make
some
changes
to
the
composition
that
Planning
Commission
there's
there's
been
a
lot
of
public
discussion
around
you
know
geographic
representation
and
in
other
types
of
presentation
on
the
Planning
Commission
about
a
year.
I
forget
exactly
the
date,
but
during
during
this
whole
time.
D
In
the
previous
time
that
we
were
appointing
counsel,
sorry,
commissioners,
to
the
Planning,
Commission
I
think
you
were
quoted
or
you
might
run
off
that
or
something
I
forget
exactly,
but
but
I
recall,
you
say
something
too
effective
speaking
to
your
own
qualifications
and
and
I
think
something
to
the
putting
and
putting
your
own
qualifications
in
question
in
a
self
reflective
manner.
So
I
just
I
just
want
to
you
know,
have
you
touch
upon
that
and
expound
upon
that
or
or
anything
to
that
effect?
D
N
So
I
did
do
some
really
serious
reflection
on
that.
As
I
got
said,
a
white
man
from
district
6
I'm,
probably
in
the
least
persecuted,
most
privileged
class
in
our
entire
city
and
I
I,
recognized
that
deeply
and
it
made
me
if
anything.
It
didn't
necessarily
make
me
question
my
qualifications
to
serve
I'm
fairly,
confident
in
those
abilities.
N
But
it
did
make
me
question
how
I
was
you
know
the
reasons
behind
my
appointment
in
the
first
place
and
the
reasons
why
any
of
us
get
appointed
frankly,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
I'm
you'll
find
from
the
cohort
that
you're
interviewing
today
you
have
a
fantastic
group
of
people
here,
they're
all
incredibly
qualified
and
any
of
them.
What
I
think
would
make
fantastic
planning
commissioners
so
I.
N
If
anything,
it
made
me
question
why
I
might
have
had
a
better
opportunity
or
more
of
an
opportunity
or
have
been
given
this
opportunity
that
someone
else
might
have
been
just
as
if
not
more
deserving
of
simply
because
I'm
a
white
man
from
district
6.
So
then
that
that
has
been
front
and
center.
Frankly,
since
I
got
the
role
since
I
decided
to
run
for
office
as
I
did
before
I
joined
the
Commission.
N
Even
it's
been
something
that's
been
very
concerning
to
me
is
that
how
can
I
most
effectively
bring
to
bear
the
values
that
I
believe
in
and
equity
and
inclusion
and
diversity?
How
can
I
bring
those
to
bear,
and
yet
still
not,
you
know,
be
taking
up
space
as
a
white
man
right
and
not
letting
other
other
folks
who
might
have
much
more
to
say,
have
a
voice
in
that
in
that
role.
N
D
So
I
appreciate
that
and
I
know
we're
always
growing
and
evolving
more
experiences
changes
so,
but
just
on
what
you
just
said.
So
that
begs
the
question
to
me:
you're
clearly
qualified
candidate,
there's
no
question
in
my
mind
about
that
you've
served
and
you
have
institutional
experience,
this
question
of
I
guess
taking
up
space,
you
know
they're
only
limited
seats
and
we're
only
gonna
bring
on
five
people.
N
I
was
born
and
raised
here.
I've
worked
all
over
the
city.
I
have
I,
know
I'm
intimately
involved
in
connected
to
the
community
in
all
areas
of
our
city,
so
I
felt
that,
despite
my
privileged
disability,
I
mean
bring
I,
think
incredibly
valuable
voice
to
the
Commission
and
incredibly
valuable
perspective,
and
also
help
to
bring
some
of
these
diverse
perspectives.
You're
trying
to
appoint
to
the
Commission
together
right
around
some
common,
some
common
goals
and
some
common
sense
values,
but
you're
not
making
any
small
decision.
N
Like
it's
five
of
the
commissioners,
you
can
appoint
a
pretty
much
supermajority
of
the
Commission,
so
you
have
a
chance
to
completely
remake
it,
but
I
think
you
need
to
think
about
before
you
do
that,
what
that's
going
to
mean
as
far
as
what
we're
talking
about
in
other
I,
think
other
questions
in
terms
of
moving
projects
along
and
continuing
to
fill
our
goals
right.
You
need
experienced
commissioners
who
can
help
those
new
commissioners
understand
the
role
and
better
better
serve
alright.
N
A
N
At
the
end
of
the
day,
I
am
it's
it's.
It
goes
back
a
lot
to
my
general
philosophy.
Around
service
I
take
public
service
incredibly
seriously
and,
like
I
said,
I
applied
three
times
to
serve
on
the
Planning
Commission.
The
first
two
times,
I
will
humbly
admit
that
I
was
doing
it
to
gain
more
knowledge
about
city
policies
and
procedures
and
land
use
with
the
intent
to
potentially
running
for
office.
One
day,
I
will
firmly
admit
that
the
third
time
I
applied
I
applied
because
I
had
come
to
really
love.
N
This
work
I
had
come
to
love
these
working
in
these
policy
areas
digging
into
it.
Having
a
you
know,
having
a
voice
being
able
to
represent
what
I
thought
was
a
very
important
advocacy
voice
and
from
the
community
on
the
Commission,
so
I
applied,
because
I
wanted
to
serve
on
the
Planning
Commission
and
I
was
so
honored
to
be
appointed
to
serve
and
I
believe
in
public
service.
N
N
Potentially,
potentially
for
a
more
and
more
equitable
or
diverse
outcome,
right,
potentially
I'm,
given
the
pause.
Now
we
have
a
different
policy
of
place.
That's
that's
changed
a
lot,
but
I
still
think
it
holds
true.
I
feel
that
the
best
thing
I
can
do
is
to
continue
my
service
to
the
to
the
city,
especially
with
the
experience
I
bring
forward
and
the
thoughtfulness
I
bring
forward
and
my
my
interest
in
creating.
N
N
I,
because
it's
and
again
because
I
just
don't
tend
to
look
at
it
that
way
as
a
planet
with
the
Planning
Commission
to
me
it's
about.
It
is
more
about
knowledge
and
perspective
of
the
city
and
lived
experience,
and
that
often
has
a
lot
to
do
with
your
ethnicity.
So
but
no
I,
don't
think.
There's
any
I,
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
deign
to
say.
If
there's
any
group
or
any
segment
that
should
or
shouldn't
be,
or
you
know,
is
not
represented
enough
right
now
other
than
the
asian-american
community.
I
will
point
that
out.
A
N
Appreciate
that,
if
I
could
make
one
quick
plug,
Commissioner
Mario
Caballero
has
been
an
absolutely
invaluable
member
of
the
Commission
since
she
joined
I
know
she's
up
for
reappointment.
She
was
on
a
short
term,
but
in
her
short
time,
she's
already
proven
to
be
a
really
valuable
asset
to
the
Commission.
So,
regardless
of
what
happens
to
me,
I
truly
hope
that
you
reappoint
her
and
not
the
least
of
which,
because
we
unanimously
named
her
our
chair
for
next
year
at
our
meeting
on
Wednesday
night,
so
I
really
would
put
in
a
big
plug
for
her.
B
Okay,
so
next
was
supposed
to
be
shiloh
ballard,
but
I
just
got
word
with
about
a
half
an
hour
ago
that
shiloh
has
pulled
out
and
is
not
seeking
reappointment.
I
did
let
the
next
person
know
Carlin
black,
that
he
will
be
interviewing
early.
He
confirmed
and
he
just
signed
on
so
Carlin
black
is
your
next
applicant.
A
I'm
here,
I
think
you're.
Here
too
welcome.
Thank
you,
your
interest
in
serving
on
the
Commission.
Well,
you
take
him
to
describe
your
interest
in
serving
and
also
what
you
believe
you
could
bring
and
contribute
to
the
Commission
playing
Commission
and
then
we'll
jump
into
questions
from
our
colleagues.
J
Okay,
I
actually
got
started
on
this
many
many
years
ago,
early
in
my
career.
When
DuPont
asked
me
to
do
a
city
plan
for
a
new
factory
that
they
were
doing
back,
then
there
was
really
very
little
City
planning
around,
except
for
Daxi
oddest,
a
lot
of
what
you
shouldn't
do,
but
also
that
was
there
was
some
real
planning.
Doxiadis
actually
implemented
islamabad
as
a
as
a
total
plan,
Green
Greenfield
City.
So
that
was
a
very
interesting
experience
that
I
had.
It
was
a
short,
a
short
job.
J
If
you
will,
but
once
I
got
interested
in
City
Planning,
you
can't
just
leave
that
and
watch
cities
grow
around
you
and
say:
wait
a
minute.
This
isn't
right
so
worked
worked
from
there,
but
the
I
actually
got
started
in
San
Jose
a
few
years
ago,
when
the
I
was
invited
to
join
the
Stevens
Creek
urban
village
advisory
group
and.
J
That
was
a
very
interesting
experience
for
me,
because
I
learned
basically
how
how
those
kinds
of
organizations
work
and
what
you
can
and
can't
accomplish
in
those
organizations
we
I
was
sort
of
the
advocate,
if
you
will
of
the
urban
villages
at
that
point,
and
shortly
thereafter
got
involved
with
Winchester
Neighborhood,
Association
and
follow-on
to
that
was
a
beginning
of
the
Winchester
Winchester
was
talking
about
a
cap
on
280
at
Winchester
and
I
got
involved
with
that
committee.
Doing
some
work
on
how
that
might
work,
coordinating
with
Caltrans
and
others
to
see.
J
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
make
projects
better,
in
other
words,
work
with
developers,
not
in
an
adversarial
fashion.
That
says,
you
know:
hey
you're
too
tall
or
you
know
you're
casting
shade
on
my
backyard,
but
say
these
are
things
you
can
do
to
make
this
development
a
much
more
interesting
and
much
more
livable
development
kind
of
thing
and
that's
about
where
I
am
right.
Now
my
interest
in
the
Planning
Commission
would
be.
J
In
a
sense
to
be
a
voice
for
the
21st
century,
City
Planning
I've
had
some
rather
unfortunate
disappointing
experiences,
let's
not
say
unfortunate,
disappointing
experiences
with
Planning
Commission,
where
projects
that
could
have
been
a
lot
better
were
we're
not
we're
not
encouraged
to
be
better.
Let's
put
it
that
way,
and
so
that
is,
that
is
basically
what
I'm
hoping
to
do
on
the
Commission
at
this
point
is
to
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
latest
ideas
in
City
Planning
and
see
how
they
might
apply
to
things
that
are
going
on
in
San
Jose.
J
A
H
J
J
We
can
go
with,
but
let's
see
how
we
can
make
this
project
a
little
better,
a
little
more
liveable,
a
little
more
beneficial
to
the
city
itself,
rather
than
just
to
the
developer
and
the
people
that
are
going
to
live
there
or
work
there
and
I
would
hope
that
that's
what
the
Planning
Commission
will
evolve
into
I,
don't
haven't
seen
that
a
whole
lot.
So
far
in
terms
of
my
interactions
with
the
Planning
Commission
I've
been
working
with
them,
I
spoke
up
on
a
lot
of
projects.
J
They
seem
to
be
pretty
much.
Let's
listen
to
the
plan.
You
know,
listen
to
the
listen
to
what
the
planners
have
to
say
and
rubber-stamp
it.
You
know
in
one
sense,
that's
one
thing
that
you
can
do,
but
I
think
the
Planning
Commission
should
be
should
have
a
a
more
a
more
interactive
force
with
the
planners.
J
J
Not
so
much
force
them
into
that,
but
to
make
them
and
make
it
feel
like
those
are.
Those
are
things
that
are
possible.
I
think
you
remember,
I,
think
you
remember
that
interesting
large
picture
idea
that
I'm
still
promoting
and
that
is
closed-off
Kylie
to
clean
up
the
Kylie
Saratoga
mess,
and
obviously
that
would
be
a
very
long-term
thing,
but
I
think
that's
something
that
the
Planning
Commission
should
be.
Those
kinds
of
things
are
should
be
in
the
purview
of
the
planning.
Commissioners.
G
G
She's
talking
to
me,
Thank
You,
mr.
black,
for
submitting
an
application
and
being
willing
to
go
through
the
interview
session
and
consider
an
appointment
to
the
Planning
Commission
I
have
a
question
for
you,
as
it
relates
to
the
catalyzed
SV,
which
is
a
great
outreach
group
in
helping
communities
negotiate
with
developers
on
getting
the
best
projects
in
their
areas.
But
how
do
you
envision
your
role
as
a
commissioner
if,
if
an
issue
comes
before
you
that
is
allowed
under
the
general
plan,
but
might
be
contrary
to
your
organization,
catalyze
SB?
J
I,
don't
really
see
you
know.
Obviously
the
Planning
Commission
has
has
to
deal
with
reality
and
I
have
no
problem
in
a
sense
dealing
with
reality.
I
might
you
know
in
in
one
sense,
I
think
that
as
a
commissioner,
it
would
be
a
responsibility
to
in
a
sense,
recommend
a
project
but
to
say
or
to
approve
a
project
to
recommend
approval,
but
nevertheless
say
these
are
things
that
the
that
should
be
considered
to
make
the
project
a
little
better.
J
But
you
know
whether
whether
or
not
catalyze
SB
endorses
the
project
or
not.
There
are
a
lot
of
projects
that
they
don't
endorse,
that
are
okay
projects
and
I
have
no
problem
with
okay
projects.
You
know,
if
they're
going
to
benefit
the
neighborhood
and
benefit
the
community.
I
would
certainly
recommend
approval,
even
if
they
don't
meet
the
catalyze
s
be
actually
very
high.
Standards
of
support,
so
I
would
see
no
conflict
in
that
at
all,
and
that
leads
to
a
question.
Do
I
need
to
resign
from
catalyze
SP,
commissioner.
G
Well,
what
do
you
think
about
that?
Do
you
think
you
need
to
or
no
just
to
follow
up
on
that
he
said
you
mentioned:
do
you
think
that
you
need
to
resign
as
a
member
of
catalysed
to
be
an
effective
commissioner?
I
don't
have
an
opinion
one
way
or
the
other
I'm
you
since
you
threw
it
out
there
I
wanted
to
follow
up
yeah.
J
A
Mr.
black
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
with
a
slightly
different
conflict
question
yeah.
Let's,
let's
say
that:
there's
a
situation
where
the
general
plan
dictates
that
a
land
use
should
be
X
applicant
comes
in
says
it
should
be
Y
and
you're.
Looking
at
the
situation
and
you
kind
of
agree
with
the
applicant
and
maybe
even
catalyze
SV
agrees
with
the
applicant.
But
if
there's
a
conflict
there
between
your
views
and
the
general
plans,
how
do
you
resolve
that
conflict?.
J
J
Decided
that
he
didn't
liked
in
general
plan,
so
he
applied
for
an
exemption
from
the
general
plan
and
the
Planning
Commission
and
council
ultimately
approved
that
I
suppose
rather
strong.
My
hint
counsel
against
that,
because
I
would
I
think
the
general
plan
should,
in
general
be
followed,
because
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
thought
went
into
the
general
plan
to
make
San
Jose
a
better
City
and,
as
a
commissioner
I
could
certainly
certainly
agree
with
a
good
project
that
is
not
in
accordance
with
a
general
plan.
A
J
J
I
think
that
since
the
very
beginning,
as
I
say,
planning
trying
to
plan
a
plan,
agree
in
Greenfield,
City
I
tend
to
look
at
a
big,
bigger
picture
than
just
a
project
so
that
how
is
this
project
going
to
fit
in
and
contribute
to
the
betterment
of
San,
Jose
and
I
would
hope
that
that
is
the
you
know.
Obviously
they're
going
to
be.
You
know
it's
a
political
position,
I'm
not
going
to
wear
them
all,
but
there
are
situations
where
I
think
that
some
of
those
considerations
should
be
brought
up
and.
A
Mm-Hmm,
thank
you,
sir
I.
Think
the
other
questions
for
my
colleagues.
Well,
it's
black!
Thank
you!
So
much
for
your
continued
volunteer
work
in
the
community
and
your
willingness
to
serve
on
on
the
plane,
Commission
we're
going
to
interview
folks
today
and
on
Monday,
so
I'll
take
us
a
few
days
to
get
back
to
you
again
really
appreciate
your
will.
Instead
to
apply.
A
A
odden,
well
I
appreciate
your
willingness
to
serve
and
and
your
the
time
that
it
takes
just
take
it
through
the
application
process,
and
thank
you
for
all
that
you
the
way
we
do
this
typically
is
we
ask
applicants
just
describe
they're
interested
in
serving
what
they
think
they
can
bring
to
the
Commission,
how
they
can
play
a
positive
role
on
the
Commission.
You
know
do
that
for
a
couple
minutes
and
then
we'll
go
to
the
council
for
questions.
Sure.
O
Thank
You
mr.
mayor,
and
thank
you
to
the
council.
So
a
little
bit
about
me,
I
was
born
and
raised
in
West
San
Jose.
When
I
was
growing
up.
My
parents
worked
in
food
service
for
from
my
childhood
and
experience
housing,
insecurity
and
said
a
lot
of
time.
Riding
public
transportation
I
was
in
Santa
Cruz
for
few
years.
Excuse
me
a
few
years
and
then
came
back
to
San
Jose
after
college
for
work
and
San.
Jose
is
really
given
me.
All
I
have,
since
I've,
been
back
I've
become
a
board
member
of
the
district.
O
One
leadership
group
vice
mayor
Jones
appointed
me
to
the
Housing
Commission
in
2018
and
during
my
work
on
the
Housing
Commission.
The
general
plan
is
something
that
comes
up
from
time
to
time
and
that's
really
what
sparked
my
interest
in
the
Planning,
Commission
and
I'm
really
interested
in
the
excited
about
the
opportunity
to
work
more
directly
with
the
general
plan
and
dig
into
the
planning
process,
and
also
just
again
interested
in
San,
Jose,
Zagros
and
future,
and
how
we
get
there
terms
of
perspective
I'm
a
renter
though
I
do
hope
to
be
a
homeowner
someday.
O
I'm
26
so
I'm
younger
than
anyone
else
on
the
Commission
and
I'd,
be
the
only
member
of
the
LGBT
community
community
to
be
on
the
Commission
and
I
will
so
unless
San
Jose
District
one
which
hasn't
had
a
commissioner
or
sense
Commissioner
for
resign
and
I.
Think
that's
important,
because
San
Jose
is
slated
for
a
lot
of
development
and
growth
in
the
near
future.
I
think
we
have
eight
urban
villages.
So
that's
just
a
general
overview
of
me
and
my
interest
so.
A
H
A
H
O
I
mean
in
general,
I
see
the
Planning
Commission
to
make
an
analogy
as
being
a
whole
like
more
of
a
judicial
role
than
a
legislative
role.
It's
not
the
Protestant
Christians
job
to
make
policy.
It's
the
plantations
job
to
hear
staff's
recommendations
here,
project
and
then
make
a
decision
based
on
whether
the
project
follows
a
general
plan
or
not
because
and
then
ultimately,
that
becomes
a
recommendation
to
City
Council
and.
O
Would
say
in
addition
to
that,
you
know
having
that
really
up
or
down
like
does
it
follow
the
policy
or
not?
I
think
it's
important
for
planning
commissioners
to
ask
insightful
question
both
of
developers
of
the
community
and
really
get
that
information
on
the
records
that
that's
available
when
Council
hears
a
project
and
then,
of
course,
there's
a
minority
of
of
issues
like
permits
and
we
form
based
planning
where
the
Planning
Commission
does
have
the
final
authority,
and
so
it's
important
for
commissioners.
So
respect
to
the
weight
of
that
authority.
H
O
Sure
so
I
think
almost
my
background
that
I
spoke
to
earlier,
particularly
on
the
Housing
Commission
I.
Think
being
a
member
of
LGBT
community
has
helped
provide
perspective,
but
we
were
having
a
discussion
late
last
year
about
affordable
housing
for
families,
and
you
know
there
some
other
commissioners
had
to
remind
them.
A
family
doesn't
always
mean
a
man,
a
woman
and
their
biological
children,
and
having
that
that
picture
was
important
in
that
discussion
and
I.
O
Think
more
generally
being
on
the
Housing
Commission
has
given
me
a
very
holistic
view
of
what
happens
when
you
build
housing.
The
policies
around
it-
and
you
know,
after
it's
built
in
the
years
and
decades
afterwards,
how
but
influence
of
the
community
and
then
also
I,
think
living
in
district
1
and
living
near
being
involved
in
neighborhood
associations
and
seeing
the
impact
on
other
communities
around
the
district.
I
think
we're
surrounded
by
four
other
cities
or
five.
C
H
As
we
all
know,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
decisions
that
are
gonna
be
made
in
the
Planning
Commission
around
Google
projects
that
you
would
be
required
to
recuse
yourself
so
understand
the
volume
of
work
and
projects
they're
going
to
be
coming
before
the
Planning
Commission,
and
knowing
that
you
would
have
to
recuse
yourself.
Do
you
feel
that
would
be
have
a
negative
impact
on
your
ability
to
serve
on
the
Planning
Commission?
Thank.
O
You
for
that
question
and
I
apologize
I
meant
to
bring
that
up
in
my
introduction,
but
I
forgot
to
yeah,
so
I,
of
course,
will
recuse
myself
on
anything
Google
related
and
any
additional
advice.
The
city
attorney
has
all
follow.
I,
don't
think
that
will
have
a
large
negative
impact
on
my
ability
to
serve
because
Google
is
far
from
the
only
entity
that
has
you
know
is
doing
things
in
San
Jose
and
will
have
things
coming
before
the
Planning
Commission,
so
well.
O
C
O
Really
I
I
mean,
like
I,
said
less
San
Jose
is
in
big
part
of
my
life.
I
mean
I've,
been
here
on
and
off
for
about
15
years
now
and
I
would
say
three
or
four
years
also
be
in
West
San
Jose
I'll,
you
know
still
be
involved
in
the
community
in
any
way.
I
can
so
I'm
I've
got
roots
here
and
I'm
here
to
say
great.
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
applying
Justin
to
the
Planning.
Commission
I
know
that
you're
already
serving
in
the
Housing
Development
Commission
and
so
they've
already
asked
you
about.
You
know
you
you
already
recognized
that
you
would.
You
would
only
be
able
to
serve
in
one
commission,
and
so
you
know
one
of
my
questions
was:
how
do
you
feel
that
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Commission
has
prepared
you?
Our
has
created
the
interests
for
you
to
to
apply
to
today's
plank
sure.
O
Well,
the
biggest
thing
is
the
Housing
Commission
has
just
provided
me
with
a
lot
of
background
on
just
how
housing
policy
works
in
the
city
of
San
Jose.
Those
were
not
things,
I
understood
well
before
I
came
to
the
Commission,
and
so
thank
you.
My
surgeons,
for
taking
a
chance
on
me.
I,
really
appreciate
that
and.
O
O
P
I
This
this
question
that
I,
that
I'm
posing
about
equity
and
do
you
believe
that
equity
should
be
considered
as
as
a
factor
in
your
decision
making
process
as
a
planning,
Commissioner
and
I
get
that
that
most
of
what
you
were
being
what
you're
discussing
has
kind
of
already
been
baked
in,
although
there
always
could
be
additional
community
engagement,
so
I
I.
Just
wonder:
I
know
that
you
mentioned
yourself
that
there
was
that
you
are
a
member
of
the
LGBTQ
community
and
understanding
the
importance
of
equity.
I.
O
I
As
a
commissioner
I,
don't
know
that
I
have
any
additional
questions.
I
think
you,
you
have
a
great
experience
with
a
Housing
and
Development
Commissioner
that
helps
you
prepare
and
understand
some
of
the
issues
that
are
happening
currently
with
with
our
community
and
so
I
value.
That
piece
and
I
think
that
is
a
great
nexus
is
a
great
place
to
start
before
you
become
a
planning
Commissioner.
So
thank
you
Justin
for
your
interest.
K
Thank
you
for
serving
on
on
that
Housing
Commission,
and
thank
you
for
your
your
application
to
the
Planning
Commission.
So
as
a
housing
commissioner,
you
know
that
we
have
a
spirit
shortage
in
the
Bay
Area
when
it
comes
to
housing.
I,
don't
know
how
much
you
have
dealt
with
on
the
on
HCD,
see
the
issue
in
San
Jose
having
a
low
jobs
to
employed
resident
ratio.
O
O
It's
a
long-standing
problem.
I
mean
I
talked
about
like
the
history
of
how
San
Jose
grew
and
how
such
haman,
you
know,
really
focused
on
stall
in
the
fifties
and
sixties,
and
but
thankfully
we
do
have
a
general
plan
that
you
all
worked
on.
That
has
guiding
philosophy
for
that
and
aiming
towards
that
goal
of
1.1
jobs
for
residents
and
to
the
extent
that
I
have
been
able
to
work
with
that
on
the
Housing,
Commission
I.
O
Think
urban
villages
are
really
big
part
of
that
strategy
in
terms
of
building
communities
where
people
can
live
a
significant
force
in
their
life
within
walking
distance.
You
know
work
play
housing
and
and
also
how
public
transit
plays
into
that
and
I
think
the
genocide
even
said
something
about
importing
residents
from
other
communities,
which
is
I
never
heard
of
put
that
way,
but
I
mean
again
that's
what
a
lot
of
the
smaller
cities
doing,
why
they
have
such
a
high
ratio
and
then
but
I.
N
A
Just
had
a
couple
questions
thanks
for
for
your
interest
and
really
going
through
this
lengthy
process.
I
know
it's
a
lot
of
time.
What
is
it
you
know
a
lot
of
folks
join
commissions
as
I'm
sure
you
were
thinking
when
you
joined
the
Housing
Commission,
hey,
there's
the
problem
I
want
to
solve.
Maybe
there's
around
affordable
housing,
for
example,
where
the
problems
you
think
you
want
to
address
as
a
planning
Commissioner.
What
do
you
think
of
the
most
important
problem
problems?
A
O
There's
only
so
much
we
can
do
on
the
Planning
Commission,
but
I
think
going
back
to
what
I
was
saying
about
listening
to
people
and
about
asking
important
question:
I
think
that
really
goes
a
long
way
in
making
people
who
come
before
the
Planning
Commission
feel
like
it's
not
just
a
rubber
stamp,
and
it
actually
is
part
of
our
democratic
process.
Thank.
A
You
that's
good
insight.
The
the
question
I
want
to
ask
you
really
had
to
do
with
the
conflicts
that
inevitably
come
up.
As
a
planning,
Commissioner
you'll
see
there
will
be
projects
where
a
general
plan
clearly
designates
the
lien.
You
should
be
X.
The
applicant
wants
the
land
used
to
be
Y
or
some
other
element
right.
That's
conflicts
with
the
general
plan
about
it,
and
you
know
you
you've
been
around
neighborhood
meetings
and
spent
time,
certainly
on
the
Housing
Commission.
Think
we'll
look,
I,
think
the
applicants
right
and
the
general
plan
is
wrong.
A
O
A
C
A
Right
any
other
questions
all
right.
Well,
Justin.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
and
I
appreciate
your
your
continued
service
on
the
Housing
Commission,
your
willingness
to
serve
even
more
more
hours,
because
there's
a
lot
more
hours.
I
know
the
process
is
going
to
continue
on
Monday
we're
going
to
be
interviewed,
and
so
we
won't
get
back
to
you
for
a
few
days,
but
we
will
get
back
to
you
all.
B
A
A
I
A
C
C
I
hope
you
will
be
considering
how
how
you're
the
persons
can
be
up
to
date
on
on
on
civil
protections
and
civil
rights
and
and
the
you
know,
most
accountable,
updated
on
the
most
accountable
practices
that
are
that
are
around
at
this
time
and
yeah
I.
Guess
that's
about
all.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
meeting.
Thank.
F
Good
afternoon
Council
thanks
for
taking
my
comment,
my
name's
I'm,
a
resident
of
District
three
I,
want
to
thank
the
council
for
the
insightful
questions
that
came
today.
It
was
really
revealing.
I
think
we
learned
a
lot
about
the
candidates,
particularly
the
conversations
around
equity
and
privilege,
and
what
it
looks
like
to
Center
communities
that
have
not
been
historically
represented
on
the
Planning
Commission
I
know.
This
is
like
a
big
issue,
particularly
after
you
know.
The
drama
that
happened
last
year.
F
I'll
share
that
I
that
I
am
a
straight
white
man
so
and
I'm
a
homeowner
in
San,
Jose,
so
I
think
about
these
things.
A
lot
like
Commissioner,
Allen
and
so
I
just
want
to
flag
a
few
things.
If
we're
really
thinking
about
equity,
that's
worth
considering
in
terms
of
the
Planning
Commission
composition,
a
few
stats
one
from
the
bay
equip
Bay
Area
equity
atlas
sites
that
26%
of
San
Jose's
population
is
white,
but
53%
of
its
elected
officials
are
white
of
the
past
27
planning.
F
Commissioners
56%
have
been
white,
so
that's
like
double
the
representation
of
the
percentage
of
the
population.
So
I
hope
that
the
council
can
consider
these
things
as
we're.
Considering
what
does
it
look
like
to
have
a
representative
Planning
Commission?
The
other
comment
I'd
like
to
make
is
just
briefly
about
the
Allen
rock
urban
village
plan
in
East.
San
Jose
is
the
only
urban
village
plan.
We're
planning
commissioners
actually
have
the
final
say
on
a
lot
of
the
developments
that
happen
in
there.
F
So
it
really
does
matter
like
there
is
a
significant
amount
of
power
that
is
unique
in
a
in
a
very
like
low-income
part
of
town,
which
has
experienced
like
historic,
systemic
oppression
and
under
investment.
So
those
are
just
a
couple
of
things
that
I
hope
we
can
consider
as
we
think
about
these
appointments.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
A
Q
Hi
everyone
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
during
public
comment.
My
name
is
Emma
Portillo
I'm,
a
district
5
resident
here
in
San,
Jose
and
I.
Think
we've
learned
a
lot
today
from
the
candidates
that
we've
heard
and
I
like
Matt
I
would
just
like
to
reiterate
how
important
it
is
for
council
to
really
choose
wisely
one
where,
when
we're
thinking
about
candidates
right,
we've
heard
a
lot
of
great
questions,
especially
around
equity,
the
importance
of
affordable
housing,
and
so
those
are
the
things.
Q
Q
Just
urge
you
guys
to
really
you
know,
take
all
of
that
in
mind
and
really
choose
when
you're
thinking
of
choosing
a
candidate
and
really
choose
a
candidate
that
demonstrates
and
has
a
value
for
racial
equity
in
the
planning
in
planning
decisions
and
who
understands
the
negative
impacts
that
land
use.
Zoning
and
gentrification
have
had
specifically
on
the
east
side,
somebody
that
has
lived
and
working
experience,
working
with
communities
that
are
marginalized
by
oppressive
systems,
as
well
as
somebody
who
demonstrates
a
really
great
track
record
for
advocating
for
communities
that
are
marginalized
by
oppressive
systems.
R
Yeah
I
would
just
like
to
address
something:
that's
not
on
the
agenda.
I
would
like
to
address
the
reopening
of
her
salon
and
the
Harsha
has
caused
for
my
business
and
livelihood.
How
do
you
feel
about
a
haircut?
It
makes
everyone
feel
good
about
themselves
and
they
look
good.
It's
not
only
a
matter
of
hygiene.
For
some
it
can
also
affect
their
mental
health.
Salons
are
clean
and
safe
environment
licensed
cosmetologist
has
to
complete
1600
hours
in
client,
safety,
disinfection
and
sanitation.
R
Training
people
are
leaving
the
county
need
to
get
serviced,
which
in
turn
is
equally
lost.
Tax
revenue
for
the
duration
of
time,
Santa
Clara
County,
remains
closed.
I
have
been
out
of
work
for
over
three
months
and
there
still
has
been
no
tentative
hair
salon.
The
opening
date
announced
in
Santa
Clara
County
I,
am
losing
customers
to
neighboring
the
area
counties.
Will
you
address
the
fan,
eclair
anyhow
apartment
as
a
city
and
help
resolve
this
issue
by
working
with
them
to
come
up
with
an
estimated
phase?
Three
reopening
date?
R
A
R
A
Just
so
you
know
the
meeting
with
the
county
will
be
scheduled
for
Monday
morning
at
9:00
a.m.
so
certainly
County
officials
will
be
there
then
and
I'm
sure
they'd
be
very
interested
in
that
as
we
are,
unfortunately,
we
don't
have
any
authority.
So,
okay,
I,
think
our
final
speaker
is
the
last
numbers.
Three
three
one
one
welcome.
C
Hi
yes,
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
members
of
the
council,
my
topic
is
not
necessarily
part
of
the
discussions
today.
As
far
as
planning
but
I
feel
like
it
is
a
very
important
topic,
and
that
is
due
to
the
trend
of
the
destruction
of
the
statues,
which
has
recently
plagued
our
nation.
I
would
like
to
start
up
a
dialogue
to
address
official
and
respectful
temporary
removal
of
our
city's
statues
and
monuments
to
help
preserve
them
until
this
nation
decides
what
they
want
to
do.
C
Furthermore,
I
would
also
like
to
express
that
I
do
oppose
the
proposal
against
the
use
of
projectiles
during
demonstrations.
I
believe
that
if
the
police
cannot
use
the
tools
to
dispense
a
crowd
that
the
police
will
be
forced
to
physically
arrest
and
I
believe
that
this
can
lead
to
more
compensation
and
injuries
on
both
the
police
and
the
side
of
the
protesters.
S
S
The
Planning
Commission
in
San
Jose
is
very
important
because
take
takes
decision
that
will
affect
our
housing
housing
because
we
want
to
see
more
so
housing
here
for
our
families
there
should
be
arts
open
spaces,
also
have
the
traffic
and
parking
etc.
The
Planning
Commission
should
represent
the
different
districts
of
San
Jose.
It
should
refer
some
different
destinies
of
San
Jose.
If
you
represent
the
voices
of
all
communities
from
San
Jose,
we
want
that.
S
S
P
Hi,
mayor
and
consumers,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Maria
Martinez
and
also
I
am
member
and
somos
Mayford
I'm,
coordinating
some
of
April
with
the
group
de
vecinos
activist
and
I
live
in
district
5
I
was
I
echo
what
Olivia
and
my
leader
said
as
a
resident
in
maker.
We
asked
him
for
people.
They
really
represent
our
community,
so
we
needed
people
they.
They
really
take
care
for
our
people
for
our
community.
They
taken
a
good
decision,
the
equity
in
Anor
district.
P
We
had
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
issues
and
then,
hopefully,
for
the
next
time
in
the
Monday,
you
had
translation
for
our
people,
because
these
ism
is
a
huge
opportunity
for
the
people
they
they
need.
Who
is
the
chair?
Who
is
each
other?
The
decide?
Who
is
the
child
who
decide
these
construction
in
San
Jose?
So
who
is
the
person
that
we
contact,
but
you
know
have
any
in
Spanish
translation
for
our
people
remotely
the
people
they
don't
know
and
that's
why
they
had
a
conflict
with
the
community
when
they
see
one
construction.