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City Council of Menlo Park, and staff: Take notice! Actual local ( San Jose) facts about the NEED for Enough PARKING. Lack of parking = Foreclosure. Inform yourselves. See attached Mercury news article QUOTED: . “It’s unfortunate that the Fay’s lack of dedicated parking hurt their leasing up...
I saw a notice on Nextdoor that many beautiful heritage trees are to be removed because they interfere with development of a project. That is absolutely disgusting. This is especially so given the fact that Menlo Park claims to be a tree city and its logo is an oak tree. Shame on Public Works ...
Good evening Mayor and Council members, After reviewing the proposals, one thing is clear: although the developers use different language, all of them shift risk onto the City while asking you to sacrifice downtown parking, merchant certainty, infrastructure stability, and public trust. ...
Dear Mayor Nash and City Council members, At last you’ve heard back from the developers from whom you requested RFPs. And at least three of them showed great foresight and wisdom. I’m referring to the three that declined to submit proposals—likely due to the upcoming election on Save Downtown ...
Dear City Council: I am writing to support the Junior League of Palo Alto- Mid-Peninsula lease renewal. I am have been a member for 15 years, and we are so grateful to have use of the Gatehouse to be able to do our community work and for our training of our community leaders. During my league car...
Dear Menlo Park City Council, I am writing to voice my support for The Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula’s Gatehouse lease renewal. Although this evening I needed to bring my daughter to a Girl Scouts event, I am passionate about retaining our League’s home for community programs, volunte...
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 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...
On December 2, 2025 the City Council made a determination, pursuant to Elections Code section 9215, to place the proposed measure on the November 3, 2026 general municipal election ballot. The measure would prohibit the City from selling, leasing, donating, disposing of or conveying City-owned down...
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, ...
