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 Honorable Mayor Nash and Council Members. As GALWAY, IRELAND 🇮🇪 is MENLO PARK’S SISTER CITY, it’s appropriate to pause for a moment to wish you a very happy and healthy St. Patrick’s Day. As it turns out Galway’s mayor is currently nearby while visiting Seattle, Washington, another one of...

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*The future of a long-awaited rail crossing is murky as costs nearly double* *Menlo Park faces $40 million funding gap for rail crossing without state, federal help* by *Arden Margulis *February 4, 2026 1:34 pmUpdated 38 minutes ago fter the ...

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After the cost to build an underground pedestrian and bike crossing under Caltrain tracks near Middle Avenue ballooned, Menlo Park officials are struggling to figure out how to pay for it, or whether to continue the project at all. The project’s preliminary cost estimate of $23-35 million has ...

Council members, I am asking you to reconsider your recent instruction to city staff to spend yet more money on planning for a tunnel under the railroad tracks at Middle Avenue. The new estimate for this project is a shocking $60 million. Yes, the city can try to find/extort more grant money for thi...

Dear Menlo Park City Councilmembers - In light of widespread criminal acts by ICE/CBT agents in Minneapolis, the ICE presence at the 2/8 Superbowl, and the possibility that ICE/CBT may at some point conduct a surge in the Bay Area, please adopt a Civil Rights Defense Plan to protect the lives, safet...

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 outside...

IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION November 21, 2025 Contact: Grace Stetson, Director of Communications - 669-309-3219  | grace.stetson@bos.sccgov.org Iryna Anpilogova, UNWLA Branch 107 President |  branch107@unwla.org County of Santa Clara Displays “Angels of Ukraine” Memorial To Honor Memory of Ukrai...

To Whom It May Concern, The matter in question is a Norman Rockwell painting stolen from a private residence in Atherton in 2003. The information provided may assist in the recovery of the painting and put years of rumor and innuendo to rest. (See attachments and the recent news articles) ...

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Mayor Combs and City Council Members: I support more affordable housing in Menlo Park. In the CORRECT locations, it will strengthen our community at every level. HOWEVER, our community is built around a shared downtown — and the downtown depends on the public parking plazas. Re-purposing thise...

*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...