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Mayor Combs and City Council, I enthusiastically support the Downtown Parking Plazas Citizens’ Initiative. Menlo Park’s downtown, quite simply, depends on the access provided by the parking plazas. A decision to repurpose those lots should be made by the residents who use them - not by outsi...
City Council, In case you missed it. Tim Donnelly and Dr. Rubye Cervelli are alerting you to some important problems with your parking lot plans. Look for other locations ASAP. Michael DeMoss, Resident and Attorney Sent from my iPhone
Dear City Council Members and City Manager: Thanks to all the City Council members, except Mayor Combs, Menlo Park taxpayers have paid $165,000 for M-Group’s *COOKIE CUTTER* assessment of the downtown parking initiative. Did M-Group consultants talk to business owners or resident? Did they ...
IF SAUSALITO CAN DO WHY CAN’T MENLO PARK Dear Menlo Park City Council: Sausalito put the housing options to a vote including the rezoning of a park in the American Democratic way. If they can do it, why not Menlo Park put it to the residents’ voice through a vote. On November 4, 2025, Sau...
Dear Mayor Combs, City Council Members, Housing Commission and City Manager: I urge the City of Menlo Park representatives to work with developers on the* Integration Model* of an even distribution of housing targeted 1) very low, 2) low, 3) moderate and 4) above moderate for every approved hou...
November 21, 2025 RE: City’s Challenging the 80 Willow Monstrosity https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2025/11/19/sunset-magazine-project-deemed-ineligible-for-streamlined-approval-builders-remedy/ Dear Mayor Combs, City Council Members and City Manager Justin Murphy: It was good to see you...
November 18, 2025 *RE: Housing in Parks not Parking Lots* Dear Mayor Combs, City Council Members and City Councilman Justin Murphy: Taking over the Menlo Park Downtown parking lots is not only bad for the local businesses, but for families who need affordable housing. The City of Menlo...
November 17, 2025 *RE: 6th Cycle 2023-2031 Housing Element City of Menlo Park (Adopted January 31, 2023 – Resolution No. 6809)* Dear Honorable Mayor Combs, City Council Members, and City Manager, Justin Murphy: I implore the four Council Members to follow Mayor Combs example and give up ...
November 10, 2025 Dear City Council Members and City Manager- *STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSING ELEMENT* “includes a summary of community outreach efforts and input received from the community” (Quote from page 1-3, Introduction Menlo Park 2023-2031 Housing Element). *Adopt our Ballot I...
Results from Google AI Search dated November 8, 2025: A several-story parking garage in Menlo Park, CA, can cost *approximately $85,000 to over $113,000 per parking space*, which translates to tens of millions of dollars for the entire project. For example, a 636-space garage built near Menlo ...
