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Dear City Council I live on Woodland Avenue in Menlo Park and am married to Bob Hubbell. We oppose the development of 80 Willow Road Towers. They are inappropriate, in many ways, for our suburban neighborhood and the entire San Francisco Peninsula. Please stop the development. Dana Shields Foun...
To: Mayor Betsy Nash, Vice-mayor Jennifer Wise, and team: As a long-time resident of Menlo Park, and a former employee of Lane Publishing Company (as Garden Editor of Sunset Magazine), when it was based at 80 Willow Road in this city, I am suggesting that the following points be considered wh...
To the City Council and City planner, I am a 27 year resident of Menlo Park and have lived all of those years in the Allied Arts neighborhood near downtown. I am writing to express my support for the proposed zoning changes along Santa Cruz Avenue that will be considered by the Council. Do...
Dear Planning Commissioners, We support all the proposed downtown zoning changes along Santa Cruz Ave. The current zoning is too restrictive and contributes to vacancies. Allowing a broader range of businesses and more flexible use of downtown spaces would help revitalize downtown Menlo Pa...
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 Members, I am writing to express my ongoing support for development of new homes and modern parking in Menlo Parks city-owned parking lots. I urge you to place this on the November 2026 ballot measure to save money, encourage voter turnout and allow time to inform residents rega...
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...
Mayor Combs and City Council Members, Ive written to you before about this, but knowing the council must make a critical decision this Tuesday, 11/4, I want to emphasize how deeply I care about converting downtown parking to high-density, high-rise housing. As a longtime resident, I supp...
Belle Haven residents continue to face significant disparities in city services and community engagement compared to other neighborhoods such as West Menlo Park. Earlier this year, City Manager Justin Murphy committed to holding at least a couple of City Council meetings at the Belle Haven Community...
HELLO MP CITY COUNCIL… WE SUPPORT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LESS OFFICE SPACE FOR PARKLINE. THANK YOU! JOHN & KATHLEEN MEHIGAN 1330 UNIVERSITY DRIVE #91 MENLO PARK CA 94O25