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Dear Planning Commissioners, I support 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 Park. Pl...
May 17, 2026 Dear Planning Commissioners: I support the proposed downtown zoning changes along Santa Cruz Ave. The current zoning is or may be too restrictive for the modern age, contributing to vacancies. Allowing a broader range of businesses and more flexible use of downtown space may help re...
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Menlo Park should do the same as the Oakland City Council just did (see link below). Rather than "plan" (delay) for another 5 years until 2032, Oakland simply accepted SB 79 upzoning and extended it a bit further (providing a "slope" rather than a "cliff" at residential building heights). http...
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Dear City Council Members, I am writing in response to the petition (linked here ) submitted by a West Menlo resident. I have spoken to many individuals *who signed the petition *but* who were also unaware tha...
Dear Menlo Park City Councilmembers - In light of widespread criminal acts by ICE/CBT agents in Minneapolis, the ICE presence at the 2/8 Superbowl, and the possibility that ICE/CBT may at some point conduct a surge in the Bay Area, please adopt a Civil Rights Defense Plan to protect the lives, safet...
Dear city council members and staff, I live in the Willows neighborhood and Im writing to support action to finalize the design of the Middle Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Rail Crossing project. We need to have this project shovel ready while continuing to seek additional funding. This project ...
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 consult...
Mayor Combs and City Council, I enthusiastically support the Downtown Parking Plazas Citizens’ Initiative. Many of us who have lived here in Menlo Park for over 40 years, depend on Menlo Park’s downtown. And for this we also depend on the access provided by the parking plazas. A decision to repurpo...
