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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...

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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...

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Dear Council, Thank you for considering changes to the NTMP process at your next meeting. I am in favor of the changes outlined in the staff report since the current NTMP is cumbersome and is rarely used as a result. While we are talking about NTMP, it makes sense to consider the larger issue aro...

Dear Council, Regarding the new Middle Ave tunnel design proposal, it would be helpful to the community if staff could describe in detail what the user experience will be like. 1. What are the path grades now that the tunnel is 3 lower? 2. How long are the paths? 3. What is the expected tota...

Dear Council, I am in favor of keeping Santa Cruz Ave closed to cars in the existing locations. This is a great opportunity to consider some improvements: 1. Enlarge the Bon Marche to both sides of the street to allow room for seating and expansion. 2. Study options for bicycle access. The 6 bi...

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