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Hello Mayor and City Council Members, My name is Kristen Leep and I have lived in Menlo Park for more than 35 years and I have been a member of the Junior League of Palo Alto • Mid Peninsula for 7 years. The Junior League provides valuable services to residents of the city of Menlo Park. We...
Mayor Combs and City Council, I enthusiastically oppose the Downtown Parking Plazas Citizens’ Initiative. Menlo Park depends on increasing housing supply. The infamous housing crisis is mostly a simple, basic matter of economics 101. Menlo Park is a beautiful place with amazing weather and p...
Dear Mayor Combs and Councilmembers, I am writing to express my deep concern about the incomplete and biased 9212 report that was shared with the public at last night’s meeting. It was a very surface level report that did not consider one of the most important issues: *SAFETY*. In my opinion, ...
Mayor Combs and City Council, I enthusiastically support the building of any and all housing in downtown Menlo Park. Menlo Park’s downtown depends on the access to new and affordable housing. This building project will help our community meet our required goals outlined by the state and giv...
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 c...
Im Austin Quarles, a resident of Menlo Park who works in Menlo Park. I send my two kids to public school in Menlo Park and am leaving Menlo Park because there are no affordable housing options in Menlo Park. Ill tell you the parking lot and the ability to park behind a rug store had NO BEARING o...
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 Manager Justin Murphy, I am writing to express the frustration of our senior community regarding the cancellation of the sewing and craft classes at Belle Haven Community Campus. For decades, Foothill College has provided these valuable free classes, along with all the necessary materials...
November 18, 2025 *RE: Housing in Parks not Parking Lots* Dear Mayor Combs, City Council Members and City Councilman Justin Murphy: Taking over the Menlo Park Downtown parking lots is not only bad for the local businesses, but for families who need affordable housing. The City of Menlo...
Hello Menlo Park City Council, I am writing with respect to Item G-2 regarding the Belle Haven Electrification Program. City Staff has done a great job thinking through alterations to the program to ensure its effectiveness. CRC wanted to offer some feedback and perspectives related to these i...
