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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...

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...

Dear City Council and Staff, Thank you for your dedication to our city. I am writing on behalf of Menlo Together and our partners, Housing Leadership Council to share our support for new homes downtown and to urge you to request a study of the impacts of the proposed measure per election code 9...

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As residents of Menlo Park for 45 years we have had the opportunity to see both good and bad decisions made by our City Council. Replacing downtown parking lots with housing is among the top three bad decisions the Council could make. Our downtown is slowly decaying evidenced by empty stores and lac...

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...

Hi, Reviewing Team Sheepers YTD August financials, I noted that $74,858 has been spent on credit card fees. Since this is a controllable expense, one option would be to either stop accepting credit cards or implement a surcharge for their use. Many businesses have already adopted surcharges, ...

Dear City Council members and Staff, Please find attached and below a letter of support for the Parkline proposal to redevelop the SRI campus, from Menlo Together. Huge thanks to all involved for working so hard to make our community one in which people of all ages, incomes and abilities can thr...

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Hi, Many businesses are charging a fee (either flat fee or percent of sale) for use of a credit card. Even though credit card fees have dropped year over year, have we investigated charging a credit card fee and allowing users to avoid it by having a direct debit? Thanks Karen Karen ...

Sept. 8, 2025 Dear City Council and Staff, Please find below and attached, a letter from Menlo Together, regarding Agenda Item J-2, supporting strong policies and timely implementation of anti-displacement programs and ordinances. -Karen Grove Menlo Park resident & Menlo Together housin...

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