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Published in the Palo Alto Daily Post June 9, 2025 Pitting housing vs. parking (Post article June 4, 2025) misses the mark. Menlo Park can have both housing and downtown parking but not in the same location. The issue is polarizing. The arguments on both sides are compelling. The City needs a...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, I just learned that the City plans to eliminate the Quiet Zone from its budget planning. This is outrageous and unacceptable! Residents have been advocating for a Quiet Zone for years, and the engineering designs are nearly complete. The last step is funding. Do n...
Dear City Council, I called the Menlo Park police department about 2 weeks ago to report that the flashing cross walk light when you push the button is out at Cotton St. and Santa Cruz. The woman who answered said they were aware of it being out and it had already been reported. It is still not...
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Mr Mayor and Honorable Council members, Thank you for soliciting the developer proposals to add housing and maintain retail parking in our downtown. Much evaluation will be needed, and this first step is appreciated - particularly the rapid posting of the responses, but also the staff’s preparat...
Dear Honorable Mayor Combs, Maybe Menlo Park should consider something like this to honor the first female City Council Mayor, much like your Sister City in Galway, Ireland has done. If so, between 1927 and 2025 (nearly 100 years) the first female mayor in Menlo Park was Peg Gunn (per the Summary...
Dear Menlo Park Senior Center, My name is Sharvi Dhamdhere, and I’m a 9th grader at Henry M. Gunn High school. I am the founder of ArtSEE Expression, an initiative dedicated to making art accessible, joyful, and meaningful for all. Through ArtSEE Expression, I have led multiple community-based wo...
Dear City Council Members, As an employee of the Ravenswood City School District, I urge you to approve the 320 Sheridan Drive Affordable Housing Project. Our educators and school staff play a vital role in shaping the future of Menlo Park, yet many of us struggle to afford housing in the very co...
Date: March 5, 2025 Dear Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash, and Council Members, I respectfully urge you to uphold the Appeal for 320 Sheridan Road and require the Applicant to improve the project for the safety and benefit of its future residents. Specifically, I ask that you: ● Review the...
Subject: Improve safety and access for future residents of 320 Sheridan Drive To: city.council@menlopark.gov Date: March 6, 2025 Dear Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash, and Council Members, I respectfully urge you to uphold the Appeal for 320 Sheridan Road and require the Applicant to improve the pro...
