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Dear Members of the Menlo Park City Council, I strongly support the proposed Habitat for Humanity housing project, recognizing how deeply it resonates with the needs of our communities here on the peninsula. Our communities continue to struggle with a pressing housing affordability cris...
Dear Mayor Nash and the Menlo Park City Council members, I hope you have come to realize that a multi-story Parking Ramp, even with below street level parking, is a waste of money and will NOT replace OUR existing street level parking spaces. The attached photos prove that Shoppers do not want to...
Dear Council members: As a long time Commercial Real Estate Attorney and General Partner in many Apartment and Office Building ownerships, with hands-on management experience. I am respectfully warning you that the Parking Plans that the Developers are proposing are DEFECTIVE and will fail to suc...
Dear Mayor Nash and Menlo Park City Council Members, July 11, 2026 I have not received a written response to my May 7, 2026 letter to you and the developers; (see attached) therefore, I am following up. As you know, I am an unbiased resident of Menlo Park, with no personal g...
Mayor Nash, Vice Mayor Wise, and Councilmembers Combs, Schmidt, and Taylor I spoke at the June 23rd meeting, asking Council to agendize the El Camino Real Phase 1 quick-build protected bikeway from Sand Hill Road to Middle Avenue. Im writing to renew that ask. The Complete Streets Commission...
To the City Council and City planner, I am a 27 year resident of Menlo Park and have lived all of those years in the Allied Arts neighborhood near downtown. I am writing to express my support for the proposed zoning changes along Santa Cruz Avenue that will be considered by the Council. Do...
Mayor Nash and Council Members: It will not work! Empty upper levels and empty below street level spaces at 1:30 pm June 23, 2026 at the Bryant street and 350 Sherman parking ramps in Palo Alto CA. Council members: You must address this reality: A multi-level parking ramp will NOT comply ...
To City Council & Staff I am a member of the Planning Commission but am writing tonight in an individual capacity and not speaking on behalf of any other commissioners. First, I want to acknowledge the significant effort that staff, the applicant, and members of the public put into this prop...
Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council, My name is Jennifer Baskin, and I am a Menlo Park resident, former Menlo Park Parks and Recreation Commissioner and parent of three children. I am writing in support of the proposed amendments to the El Camino Real and Downtown Specific Plan, and in ...
Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council, My name is Vasile Oros, and I am the owner of Menlo Park Hardware and a long-standing property owner in downtown Menlo Park. I am part of the ownership of six storefronts on Santa Cruz Avenue — at 706, 708, 712, 714, 716, and 719 Santa Cruz Avenue — a...
