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Friends of the Library $825,000 donation offer→At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
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ConcernedElaine KeeleyJun 16, 2026
Said the $825,000 donation MOU has sat with the mayor and city manager for eight weeks and asked the council to work with the Friends.
City Council/Public Financing Authority — June 16, 2026 · 1:06:28 →OpposedPaula SchaeferJun 2, 2026
Detailed the Friends' $4.8 million in past contributions and asked why the council is refusing the $825,000, suggesting political retaliation.
City Council/Public Financing Authority — June 2, 2026 · 1:23:43 →OpposedUnidentified ResidentJun 2, 2026
Offered a rapid-fire list of what $825,000 could buy instead — FPPC and Brown Act training books, air show money, lawsuit costs — and asked the council to just accept the check.
City Council/Public Financing Authority — June 2, 2026 · 1:48:03 →SupportiveElaine KeeleyMar 3, 2026
The Friends of the Library president offered $825,000 over three years for library materials — if the city doesn't censor books and lets the group keep its space — and asked the city to accept the deal.
City Council/Public Financing Authority — March 3, 2026 · 59:35 →