> From: michael demoss > Date: June 9, 2025 at 11:51:04 AM PDT > Subject: Caution needed > > Dear Council Members: > It appears you are planning to use tax payer money to hire a "Public Relations" firm to "defeat" the Ballot Measure. As a former Finance and Audit Commis...
Council People, Sanctuary city, again! Lawsuit? You are using taxpayers money to pick a fight with the Feds. How smart is that? A few years back mayor R.M. Told me in no uncertain terms that Menlo was NOT going to become a sanctuary city. A month later it was a "safe city". City funds pissed awa...
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I'm against such a change in Menlo, because there are examples in Calif. that it produces more opportunities for corrupt practices. Such has been exemplified in cities with similar district constructs which elect, in effect, aldermen who become beholden to interests within their districts, rather th...
Mayor Keith, Vice Mayor Ohtaki, Council Members, and staff, Please note that the third WHEREAS in the Resolution to be voted on tonight is incorrect. According to the last sentence in Mr. Shenkman’s letter, “Please advise us no later than October 3, 2017 as to whether you would like to discuss a vol...
Hello, I am Sofia Franco from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). CRL is a non-profit, non-partisan policy and research organization dedicated to building family wealth through the elimination of predatory lending practices. I'm reaching out to you because your city, Menlo Park, passed a local...
To my City Council Members: I would like to see a City Council hybrid system, where the majority of members are elected by district and a certain number are elected at large. Advantages over the current system and over taking the top two votegetters are: 1. A hybrid system would guarantee that ch...
Hello Council, Thank you to Rich Cline and Ray Mueller for proposing a Council discussion of term limits. I would like to see a two-term limit with no opportunity to serve again. I don't want to see "professional politicians" in Menlo Park. Two terms are enough to accomplish one's goals. Term limits...
Dear Council Members -In reading the responsibilities of the advisory committee to deliver 5- and 6-districting plans, plus election sequencing for each, I'm wondering if that also includes a preference (or indifference) between those two options. If so, or if not, it'd be good for that to be made e...
Dear Council - Regarding your special meeting planned for August 13: The charter option just gives the city flexibility depending on what happens over the next couple of years. For example, the California Voting Rights Act could be overturned by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional, leaving the fed...
