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Published in the Palo Alto Daily Post June 9, 2025 Pitting housing vs. parking (Post article June 4, 2025) misses the mark. Menlo Park can have both housing and downtown parking but not in the same location. The issue is polarizing. The arguments on both sides are compelling. The City needs a...
Dear Menlo Town Council: As a Menlo Park homeowner, I am writing to express my strongest possible support for Team Sheeper’s continued operation of the Menlo Park public pools. My entire family, including myself, my wife, and two daughters (not to mention the entire community!) have greatly be...
Please retain the Caltrain Quiet Zone as an active Capital Improvement Project, despite funding uncertainties. Hundreds of residents have voiced support for establishing Quiet Zones at Caltrain crossings in Menlo Park to improve quality of life – especially for those living near the tracks. Up...
Hello members of the Menlo Park City Council, We here at The Stanford Park Hotel have been happily anticipating the implementation of the Quiet Zone. We understand that the planning phase is finished and engineering designs are nearly complete for implementation to begin about one year from now. ...
Dear Mayor and Members of the Menlo Park City Council, I am writing to express my strong support for the establishment of a quiet zone in Menlo Park, and to urge you to prioritize this initiative as a vital enhancement to our communitys quality of life. As a resident living directly adjacent t...
Dear council members, I urge the city not to reopen the section of Santa Cruz Ave to eastbound car traffic. The partial closure of Santa Cruz Ave is on a short list of things I like best about downtown Menlo Park. I feel safer walking and biking downtown knowing that there is not a direct thro...
Hello Menlo Park City Council Members, First off, thank you for your service to our community. I am a 12 year resident in Linfield Oaks and an active participant in the community. Ive helped fund raise for our school districts, advocated for pro-growth policies (pro downtown and SRI developm...
The closure of the 600 block of Santa Cruz Avenue has caused frustration for many who wish to drive through to El Camino instead of turning right on Curtis, left on Menlo Avenue, which is always busy, and continuing on to El Camino. The same frustration in wanting to go to the Bank of America…. E...
Dear City Council, I have just learned of plans to eliminate the quiet zone from the Menlo Park City budget planning. We have been requesting a quiet zone for years -- it is a top priority for the city and for me personally as a voter. The engineering plans are nearly complete and progress has...
City Council Members- You seem determined to waste the taxpayers money and make yourselves look like the *worst* representatives in the history of Menlo Park. Wasting our money on a PR firm is *NOT* going to help. Finding an alternative location for the housing will help. Not ruining our downt...
