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My husband and I have lived on College Avenue for 52 years. Although we realize nothing ever stays the same, we are acutely aware of the increase of speeding traffic on College Avenue. I have on a number of occasions jumped back while a car(cars) sped by on their way to or coming from the el Camino....

Dear Council Members, Supervisors, Legislators, and Oversight Officials of San Mateo County, I write to you in your administrative and policymaking capacities, not to seek intervention in any pending matter, but to offer a documented case for your review in the interest of public accountability and...

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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 outsi...

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 onc...

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...

Well said, Chris. I agree with your sentiment, 100%, and hope the Mayor and Council will agree. Regards, Nick Leeper, MD Professor of Surgery and Medicine Stanford University -----Original Message----- From: Chris Buddin Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2025 9:30 PM To: c...

Dear City Manager Murphy, I am writing as a Belle Haven resident and member of the Belle Haven Pool Task Force to express my support for Meredith Rohr’s recent email and to share additional concerns regarding the Task Force and Belle Haven pool operations. For clarity, the key concerns are summariz...

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Good afternoon, While I am unfortunately unable to join the city council meeting this evening, I wanted to write in support of the proposed downtown housing development, without the proposed changes to the RFP that would discourage many applications and potentially render any future project un...

hi city council, i have emailed in comments many times in the past on this topic. i just want to re-emphasize for the 8/26 meeting that re-developing our parking lots into housing and mixed use commercial is essential to re-vitalizing downtown and i fully support it, for the future of our communit...

Dear City Council Members, I’m writing to share my frustration about the recent schedule changes at Burgess Pool. Our public pool is now closed to the public on weekdays from 10 am–3 pm, cutting out daytime swim hours that many residents count on. On top of that, weekend hours have been shorte...