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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 ...
Google AI Search Results dated November 8, 2025: *1. **How many businesses in downtown menlo park ca* As of a *January 2022 market study*, there were *222 active businesses* in Downtown Menlo Park <https://www.google.com/viewer/place?mid=/g/1tghdcj1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj23ND75uOQAxXtHj...
November 6, 2025 Dear Mayor Combs, Council Members and City Manager If you are going to pay a consultant an estimated $165,000 dollars, kindly make sure that consultant doesn’t fall in to the “cookie cutter” trap that Palo Alto found to be true of the hired consultants. See today’s AI sea...
November 6, 2025 Dear Vice Mayor Nash- You owe your constituents an apology regarding your expressed insult in today’s Daily Post, “Vice Mayor Betsy Nash asked how voters will have the correct information to vote”. Since you appear to be unaware of the intelligence and educational l...
October 5, 2025 Dear Mayor Combs, City Council Members and City Manager; Take the Downtown Parking Lots off the table and put the alternative sites on the table for developers to start the quote, permit and building process *NOW*. And/or adopt the Downtown Parking Plaza Ordinance right out...
Very well said. Thank you! On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM Jo Ann Mandinach wrote: > > Dear City Council, > > Im wondering if you ever go out and check how things actually are in > downtown Menlo Park or if you just like spouting platitudes. > > Be aware that Ive s...
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 o...
October 31, 2025 *RE: Resolution No. 6884, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENLO PARK ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE BELOW MARKET RATE HOUSING PROGRAM GUIDELINES* Dear Mayor Combs, City Council Members, Justin Murphy, City Manager, Tom Smith, City Housing Commission: ...
