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*Alliant Communities, Presidio Bay Ventures, and Related Companies / Alta Housing - * Your proposals for housing on Parking Plazas 1, 2, and 3 would reshape downtown Menlo Park and affect residents, businesses, and visitors for decades. With the open house this Thursday, residents will be look...

Dear Mayor Nash and Council members, Now that reality has smacked you in the face through Meta’s earthshattering announcement it is not only laying off 8,000 employees, but also shelving its Willow Village project that you’ve been counting on, it’s time to take some long overdue action: that of i...

Council and staff,  as a life long Peninsula resident,  43 year Menlo Park Homeowner and downtown Business owner, former MP Planning Commissioner,  And Stanford trained Urban Planner,   Ive noticed a decidedly managed effort by current Mayor Nash and staff to downplay the proposed Downtown Parking P...

Good afternoon, Tessa, I am copying the Citys Public Engagement Manager who will be responding on behalf of the City. Nira F. Doherty | Partner she, her, hers Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP 181 Third Street - Suite 200, San Rafael, California 94901 D 415.755.2603 | O 415.755.260...

Hi there, Im an Editor at https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fSFGATE.com&c=E,1,wk_XHiRyxmrzddlBIQOtxTFiSIaaOC5Fljq0YF5m2dUOR1dQrl_JDDbeQhWRZJCvXLTshmZbAeKC2Ptqb6JuSVdo5gqadiJOdlKkQk-cpw,,&typo=1 and Im reporting on the pausing of the Willow Village development. Does someone have t...

Betsy Nash and Council Members, "Meta halts massive mixed-use development in Menlo Park". (Almanac News 5/1/2026) This is a "Big Red Flag". It is telling you to abandon the parking lot idea and look elsewhere for "State Mandated Low Cost Apartments". (ASAP) Free Enterprise MARKET demands w...

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Hello, My name is Wolfe Gleitsman, and Ive been a Menlo Park resident for about 16 years. I recently learned that the city is considering raising a variety of fees <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fpadailypost.com%2f2026%2f04%2f24%2fcity-wants-to-hit-newspapers-with-a-new-fe...

Dear Planning Commission and City Council, I am submitting comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the 1005 O’Brien / 1320 Willow project. My primary concern is that the DEIR does not adequately analyze or mitigate impacts on Belle Haven, a community already experiencing elevat...

Dear Students, Family, and Community Leaders, As a reminder, our reception for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition is coming up this Monday, May 4th at 4:00 p.m. at the Menlo College Student Union. Doors will open at approximately 3:45 p.m. If you havent already RSVPd for you and your family, ...

Hello! My name is Sofia Martinez, and I am a Stanford student working on a community-based geospatial project for the non-profit Canopy, focused on equitable urban forestry planning in the Belle Haven community. Our team is currently developing a tree prioritization and planting tool that will he...