Remarks by Isabella Chu
44 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I actually raised my hand to say the same thing. I really appreciated her bringing that up. And, you know, insofar as we can automated enforcement, like I think the certainty of a ticket for parking out of bounds is much more important than even the price of the ticket. I remember when I lived in Berkeley, if you didn't park legally, you were 100% guaranteed to get a ticket. And so people tended to be very careful. The other thing I was going to comment on is the education. One thing I would like to pursue is, you know, when I put in my route to downtown from my home, Google Maps gives…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Oh, I was going to make a motion, but second.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Great. I'll keep this brief. So, you know, I use Caltrain twice a week at least. And it is such an important part of our transportation system. I wish it wasn't necessary to do these sort of emergency measures constantly and that we had a more rational system to fund transit. But unfortunately, that's reality. And I will be supporting this measure. If we don't have good transit, particularly Caltrain, the traffic will be unbelievable. It will hurt everybody, drivers and transit riders alike, if this measure doesn't pass. And I think it's important that we take a position on it. So I'll also…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. So I just wanted to respond to Council Member Padilla's concerns. So she is absolutely correct that transit agencies need to be run efficiently, are accountable to the taxpayer, and that Um, you know, they should leverage, especially the land that they have, you know, and optimize it for the most economically productive land use available to them. That is that is absolutely true. But I think the thing we have to remember some things number one. Transit isn't a business, it's a service. It is a service supported by the government, and we don't expect highways or freeways to…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you so much for this presentation and all the work that your team and the city staff have done to kind of get ready for what is very likely to be some pretty intense storms this this season um just a few comments one is um you know i you know the mobile home communities are in my district and i'm happy to go and you know i i have a good relationship with the managers there and i'm happy to go door-to-door and pass out materials and even if there's customized materials particularly high-risk communities or the mobile home parks or if I can work with you to to sort of customize the…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I will be recusing myself from item 7B as I live one block from the bathroom in question.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I just had some clarifying questions. So this is a new area to me, so forgive me if these are sort of ignorant. So with taking the premise that the goal of the wall is to avoid flooding, what are FEMA's assumptions with respect to events? Are the standards for every 1,000 year, every 500? You know what I'm saying? What are their assumptions when setting the standard? I'm not, it wasn't meant to be a gotcha. It was more like trying, so I think where I'm going with that, so if it's anticipated that these standards are going to change fairly consistently because climate change is accelerating…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Sure. And then just from my own understanding, what is the height difference between the previous FEMA standard and this standard? Would that buy us 10 years, do you think? I mean, what is the plug, you know?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“So if we hadn't have settled, would it still be compliant?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. That's very helpful. Okay. And then if you had to, and I'm not going to hold you to this because you can't tell the future, but if you had to ballpark it, a FEMA plus one, about how long do you think that's going to be good for?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“So thank you so much for answering a lot of questions and for a terrific presentation. So as I understand it, this wall has three purposes, to prevent our homes from flooding and our businesses from flooding, to bring us into compliance with FEMA regulations, and then will that impact the ability of individuals to obtain insurance? WILL BUILDING THIS WALL NOT JUST PREVENT THE HOMES FROM FLOODING IN REAL LIFE BUT ALSO ENABLE PEOPLE TO OBTAIN MORE FAVORABLE RATES ON THEIR HOME OWNER'S INSURANCE?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“SO IT WILL PREVENT THE NECESSITY OF A COSTLY INSURANCE PURCHASE.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“From a practical perspective, I would absolutely prioritize just keeping the water out of districts one, two, and three, and above all, protecting our sewage and sanitation. I think that's just the really practical thing we're trying to accomplish here. At the same time, I acknowledge several things. Number one, this is effectively a linear park. I lived on such a parka. When I lived in Japan, I lived on this canal And it went on for miles and it was it was about 10 feet wide and it was lined with cherry trees and had little benches and things like that. But a really good linear park can be…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“So thank you so much, both for the presentation and for all the work you do. You know, something, you know, I always brag about our parks and our libraries, but I feel like every single staff person really cares, and it shows in everything you do. And it's so appreciated. And I think it's every single person on this dais's job. It is the school district's job, and it's all of our jobs. to ensure that our kids have their best shot at a healthy, happy, productive life. And so I understand that there are things outside of your purview that really affect kids. Um, and so I think that this…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS INTENTIONAL. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. THAT LOOKS LIKE HETCH HETCHY TO ME. I'VE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH CHAIN LINK TRENTS THINKING THAT SHOULD BE A PARK. IF THAT'S HETCH HETCHY, I THINK WE SHOULD TURN HETCH HETCHY EMPTY LOTS INTO PARKLETS. So that's the first thing. Write that down. Because that's a cheap, easy. She's writing that down. Okay. Yeah, I think that's Hachechi. I think that's what that is. Okay, great. So I was really thinking about, you know, I think about the kids in my community a lot and kind of, you know, Maslow's hierarchy of needs. And I go back to…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“One thought I had, I know that it's hard to build like a new library but I remember one of the biggest most important and I think historic houses in our neighborhood went on sale and I think it might be haunted because it does go on sale like every two years or so. So our chance will come again. But I just remember thinking, you know, this house is incredible and it would make an amazing library and community center. And so, you know, even as we think about ways, like I think we have to start getting creative about things like parks and libraries. You know, a really perfect street is like a…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I'm Talisha Brent, Interim Recreation Manager for the Youth and Teen Services. Thanks for having us.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I agree. Where we spend our money reflects what we really prioritize.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026