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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 once-i...
Dear Council, As a tech entrepreneur and capitalist, I find it curious that my fellow capitalists expect parking to be provided and maintained by the city, for free, in unlimited supply. If every other kind of real estate is subject to market forces, why should parking be the exception? Est...
I am writing to express my support for the development of additional housing in downtown Menlo Park. Expanding housing options near transit, jobs, and amenities will contribute to a more vibrant, walkable, and inclusive city. However, I am concerned about the proposal to construct a replacemen...
My family and I have lived in Menlo Park for 16 years and are active volunteers in the community. We chose Menlo Park, in part for its active downtown. This project will damage the small businesses that make Menlo Park special. As such, please stop the plan to to develop the parking plazas 1, 2 and 3. Thank you, Jonathan Bishop
Dear Council, I strongly support the proposed development of housing on existing parking lots in Menlo Park This is a critical step toward addressing our housing crisis and prioritizing people over cars. Concerns about losing parking spaces are understandable but misplaced. Since the pandemic,...
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Unless you recognize the senders email address and know the content is safe, DO NOT click links, open attachments or reply. Dear Meta Oversight Board, We are writing to express our outrage and deep condemnation of your decision to...
Dear Meta Oversight Board, We are writing to express our outrage and deep condemnation of your decision to allow the phrase “From the river to the sea” to remain on Meta’s platforms. This is not a matter of free speech; it is a call for genocide—a rallying cry for the destruction of Israel and th...
Dear Meta Oversight Board, We are writing to express our outrage and deep condemnation of your decision to allow the phrase “From the river to the sea” to remain on Meta’s platforms. This is not a matter of free speech; it is a call for genocide—a rallying cry for the destruction of Israel and th...
Hello: My name is Jon Hagstrum and I have lived at 430 O’Connor Street since I bought the house in 1985. Yesterday a MP police officer came to my door to inform me that a neighbor had complained about our 1999 Toyota pickup truck we keep parked in our driveway. Attached is a picture of the tru...
Council, Regarding Item M-3, Middle Ave undercrossing, please consider pausing this project for further study of its costs and benefits. The staff report indicates that the construction cost alone is estimated at $34 million with total costs at $62 million. The updated undercrossing design requir...
