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Hi Azalea, Awaiting your reponse on the follow up questions and the data gathering efforts that were put in place to decide on the “streets” for resurfacing. Okeefe Speed bump just before Laurel is now broken as well - so everyone’s tires are hitting the where it’s broken. It is quite a mys...

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https://www.almanacnews.com/blogs/creating-a-more-vibrant-menlo-park/2025/07/20/sign-the-petition-for-the-downtown-parking-plaza-initiative-today/ Menlo Park City Council should view the current petition for the Downtown Parking Plaza Initiative NOT as a challenge to either its civic responsibi...

Dear Menlo Park City Council, Summary Statement When I presented extensive evidence against ALPR deployment at the May 7, 2024, Council meeting and in my June 19, 2024, letter (copied in this email as well), I warned of specific dangers: privacy violations, data breaches, mission creep, and in...

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Dear Council, In the current controversy about the Menlo Park pools, we may have lost track that Menlo Swim and Sport, aka Team Sheeper, operates the pools for the City with a large cost savings compared to other pool operations. Menlo Park City Staff has estimated that the Sheeper opera...

Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, Thank you for your leadership on climate and building code modernization in Menlo Park. I’m writing as a resident currently working to electrify my home—installing solar, battery storage, EV charging, and preparing for future all-electric upgrades. The clean ener...

Hello, Its almost time to celebrate our countrys independence this Fourth of July, to allow our residents unalienable rights that include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As we prepare for the forthcoming federal holiday this Friday, there are a few things that I would encourage ou...

Dear Members of the Menlo Park City Council: As an employee & office director of AJ Tutoring (1155 Crane St.), Id like to bring a couple driver/traffic safety items to the attention of City Council: 1) The left turn from El Camino Real onto Oak Grove Ave. is *extremely* dangerous due to th...

Hi Justin, I hope you are doing well. I have been attending the few classes offered at the Belle Haven Community Campus for working adults like myself, and I have noticed that the ones accessible to working adults fill up quickly—even without much promotion. It took seven months for the Department ...

Dear City of Menlo Park, I am writing to inquire about Menlo Parks official reaction to the federal governments recent publication of a list of "sanctuary jurisdictions," particularly concerning the potential for suspension of federal grants or contracts. Our team is currently developing a sto...

Dear City Council, What is happening at the intersection of Menlo Avenue and University Drive? Someone is building bulb-outs on either side of Menlo so all the traffic including cars turning right, cars turning left, and bicyclists will have to share the same lane. Our traffic department seems to...