Residents urge council to revisit Humboldt Street bike‑lane survey; one commenter alleges radio‑frequency attacks

At the start of the council’s public‑comment period, a group organized by Humboldt Street residents presented survey results questioning the reliability of outreach on proposed bike‑lane changes. Tasos Zagrafis (organizing presenter) said mailed and online survey response rates were low and in some cases showed evidence of duplicated submissions, and he urged council to review the results before the February meeting.

"You mailed out 4,586 surveys and you got 150 responses — that's 3.27% response," he said, characterizing a mailed‑survey response rate under 5% as likely unreliable.

Claire Stevens, calling in from the virtual line, described how removal of neighborhood parking for the bike lane has affected residents’ ability to come and go and urged restoration of parking in the North Central area.

During general comment a member of the public who identified herself as May (also transcribed as Mei Li) told the council she had recorded high radio‑frequency readings at her home and described related health symptoms; she urged follow‑up and offered contact information. Her statement was framed during public comment as a personal allegation; no staff verification or follow‑up action was recorded on the dais during this meeting.

The clerk closed general public comment after attempts to hear one remote speaker failed. The Humboldt Street concerns were noted for the February meeting and appear to be part of an ongoing neighborhood outreach and survey review process.