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This is what it means to be a YIMBY. Hi Friend, In 2014, before YIMBY Action became an official nonprofit, we were just a few renters struggling to get by. We felt trapped. Everyone was debating whether to move or stay in a bad situation. Many of us put off having kids or comm...
Hi Friend, We’re so excited that you’ve joined the fight for abundant, affordable housing! Whether you’re already a housing expert or you’re just getting started, we welcome you to the movement. Here are a few ways to learn more and get involved: * Check out our top resources for new pro-hous...
Dr. Hussain, Thank you for your eloquent and powerful missive. Is anyone listening to the calls for justice in Palestine? Does anyone care about the mothers, the children, the fathers, and the grandparents suffering there? Can we halt the machinery of the death camps in Palestine while the Zio...
Dear Councilmembers and City Staff, Waymos expansion into Menlo Park is shining a long-overdue spotlight on a citywide infrastructure gap: our neighborhood streets are not designed or governed for safe, modern use. Residents have raised this issue for years, especially where streets lack si...
Dear Councilmembers, M-Group’s “Public Plaza Concepts” slides include some great ideas for Santa Cruz Ave. I want to highlight the asphalt art proposal and encourage connecting it with the 2025–2026 Slow Streets Program development. A national study from Bloomberg Philanthropies found that a...
Dear Council and Staff, Thank you for the thoughtful discussion last night on the future Slow Streets CIP Program and the need for both long-term planning and near-term safety action. In light of the concern raised about ensuring a data-driven and equitable approach, I’m submitting the attached I...
Hi Nicole, Thank you very much for this update. I hope to join the meeting virtually this evening, but just in case, Ive also included a comment listed below. Thanks again, Laura Dear Mayor Combs, Vice Mayor Nash, and members of the Menlo Park City Council, My name is Laura Fanucchi, Direct...
Dear City Council, I’m writing as a resident of Allied Arts to share my perspective on the Middle Avenue project and the associated traffic safety concerns—both specific to the Summer 2025 construction plans and to the broader network impacts already unfolding in our neighborhood. More than 135 r...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, Im concerned that the Middle Ave Traffic Calming Project, as currently designed, risks creating dangerous conditions on neighboring residential streets by failing to address cut-through traffic impacts. The unintended risks to safety have been well-documented through...
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...
