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Friendly advice from a Commercial Real Estate Attorney: Years ago, I and my investment partners owned a large parking lot in Minneapolis and I negotiated a 30 year lease with a medical/dental group who built a clinic on part of our lot, and paid us monthly on a land lease with rent escalators. ...

As an attorney and expert in Commercial Real Estate: I have observed that the Menlo Park Council is NOT seeing the numerous errors, that are so obvious to experts, regarding the Downtown Parking Lot Apartments project. The only way to stop erroneous, costly, irreversible decisions is to inter...

Betsy and members, Have you asked this Noble Prize ECONOMIST/ EXPERT for help? There are also 3 Developers who withdrew from bidding because they decided it is: NOT FEASIBLE ! How many negative RED FLAGS are you going to ignore??? At this point, your actions are viewed as UNEXPLAINABLY RE...

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The 4th Friday band downtown 5-9 p.m. plays at a cruel, ear bending, decibel level. The event is a nice idea to get folks downtown. But why so ridiculously loud? I like to walk my dog downtown, dine in the various restaurants, shop in the stores. But avoid 4th Fridays. I am now totally deaf in ...

Either the city council does NOT understand Parking and Businesses success, OR They dont WANT to Understand ! Vote Yes on P to stop their Incompetence!!! The Downtown Businesses unanimously OPPOSE the councils FLAWED Plan. The Citys Own Feasibility Report says: NOT Financially Feasible. !...

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𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗔 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗛 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣. Guillermina, a longtime Stacks server, says that the downtown housing plan will likely cost her and others their jobs. Robert Hall, a Nobel-winning Stanford economist, says the City Council...

Dear Colleagues, I would like to extend a final invitation to join me for our County in Action Southern Tour on Friday, October 30. A limited number of seats remain, and I hope youll consider joining us! County in Action offers leaders across San Mateo County an inside look at County programs, fac...

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+ Members of the Belle Haven Collective and CCCT Co-Chairs for visibility Hi Nick, Instead of asking Eduardo to tell you whos working at the facility, I suggest you discuss with Tim, please. Team Sheeper is your contractor, identifying the staff member and working with the contractor is your...

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Hi Nick, Thank you for your response and for looking into this. My wife and I arrived at Belle Haven Pool at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2026, within the advertised operating hours. The pool was not closed to everyone. Swim lessons and team practices were still taking place, an...

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