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Ebby, Would you like to further delay this Approval based on a complete SB9 Two Lot Subdivision Application and all fees paid? The project has been delayed repeatedly by irrelevant or incorrect requests from city staff including yourself. What is the Department’s accountability process when th...

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RAJ ABHYANKER 1580 West El Camino Real Suite 10 Mountain View, California 94040 (408) 398-3126 December 5, 2025 City of Menlo Park City Manager’s Office Justin Murphy 701 Laurel St, Menlo Park, CA 94025 jaherren@menlopark.gov jicmurphy@menlopark.gov city.council@menl...

Council Members: Re affordable housing on parking lots.     Pat Marriott https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/29/klein-heres-how-bad-the-u-s-housing-crisis-is-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/ Klein: Here’s how bad the U.S.housing crisis is — and what can be done about it Between 1950 and 2020, p...

Matt, This email was sent to you 8 days ago. This is a SB9 project that you, PW and entire staff of city of MP screwed it up with all your nonsense excuses at applicants expense. We need ANSWERS and not every 2 weeks...I am copying HCD investigator Troy Andres that is assigned to this case. Resp...

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Dear Council Members, It was an interesting council meeting last night. I want to thank Betsy Nash for coming prepared with her thoughts on what the study should include. It would be helpful to add to the study the actual impact on downtown during the construction. It was mentioned that new res...

Mayor and Council members -  The attached article, which has been circulating among Realtors and others in our fair citygives a vivid picture of what happens when a City is disrupted by construction.  Possibly youve already seen the article and maybe youve reached out to the author. I think it tra...

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Mayor Combs and City Council Members, I support more affordable housing in Menlo Park. In the right locations, it will strengthen our community. But our community is built around a shared downtown — and the downtown depends on the public parking plazas. Repurposing those plazas would be a once-i...

Mayor Combs and City Council Members, I support more affordable housing in Menlo Park. In the right locations, it will strengthen our community. But our community is built around a shared downtown — and the downtown depends on the public parking plazas. Repurposing those plazas would be a once...

*Submitted pursuant to California Government Code §§ 65589.5 (Housing Accountability Act) and § 65852.21 (SB9 Ministerial Approval Requirement) for State Review and Enforcement* ------------------------------ *To Whom It May Concern,* This is a formal complaint regarding the City of Menlo P...

Dear City Manager Justin Murphy, Thank you for your response to the concerns I shared on behalf of the seniors. While I appreciate your clarifications, your reply does not address the most pressing issues raised. 1. Stressful Environment: Seniors report that the current policies have created an un...

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