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Hi Mayor Combs and Council Members: An article caught my eye yesterday appearing on the front page of the DAILY JOURNAL newspaper. It was entitled "Celebrating 100", a copy of which is attached. As Menlo Parks 100 year anniversary is quickly coming up in 2027, it may be well to begin the PLANNING ...
Honorable Mayor & Council Members: Nearly every city and county in the nation has an ART COMMISSION, but for some unknown reason, the City of Menlo Park does not. Why is that? Over 300 cities in California has an Art Commission as well as most of the 58 Counties in California. Can you explain to ...
Honorable Mayor Combs and Council Members, I find it interesting that nearly all cities in America have some form of an Art Commission, but Menlo Park does NOT. Even most Counties and States have an Art Commission as well. Why are they so popular and commonly found? The answer is easy, Public Ar...
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...
Honorable Mayor Taylor and Council Members: During the year we may not always agree on the topics of the day, but for this week it certainly is appropriate to pause and take a moment to THANK YOU for your service to the community. Long hours, meetings after meetings, endless Staff Reports to rea...
Hello Friends, Colleagues, and Acquaintances of Jim Lewis, If you are receiving this email from me, then the name "Jim Lewis" must sound familiar! I am reaching out for a one time ask. To help celebrate and make Jims 80th birthday one to remember, please drop him a note on Thursday, Novembe...
Honorable Mayor and Council Members: Ive often been baffled why the City of Menlo Park does NOT have an ART COMMISSION, when almost every City and County, both north and south of us, such as Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale to the south and Redwood City, San Carlos and San Mateo to the nort...
Honorable Mayor and Council Members, While traveling in Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪 this Directional Sign was seen. Look 👀 carefully on what city gets top billing. The City of Menlo Park has a similar sign pointing in the direction of Galway, installed several years ago and located in the parking lo...
The new display at Walgreens located on Santa Cruz Avenue looks terrific and well worth seeing. Attached are a few photos for your viewing pleasure. The Title of the display is SUNSET MAGAZINE: A Century of Western Living
Honorable Mayor and Council Members; Is the City of Menlo Park celebrating St. Patricks Day this year, particularly since one of our sister cities is GALWAY, IRELAND? Several years ago the City helped form, and financially supported, the formation of the Menlo Park Sister Cities Association. I...
