City Council Members: I hope you read Former Mayor Schmidts Opinion in todays Post, and follow his excellent leadership. Rubye Menlo Park Resident for 30 years and counting
Dear City Council members: I’m writing to urge you to expand your consideration of our downtown and treat Santa Cruz Avenue (SCA) as a whole, rather than block by block. The Menlo Park downtown is truly a regional embarrassment. When we moved to the area in 1994, San Carlos, Los Altos, and Menlo...
1255 Sherman Avenue Menlo Park CA 94025 June 9, 2025 Dear Menlo Park City Council: We are writing in support of maintaining the partial closure of the 600 block of Santa Cruz Avenue. We are aware of the loss of parking and the inconvenience to vehicular traffic of the current configuration....
Dear Menlo Park City Council. I write in deep concern of the Menlo Park Pools, Belle Haven and Burgess. I have been swimming at Burgess Pool for nearly 20 years. I have known Tim Sheeper for over 35 years as a coach and friend. I have attended an aquatics meeting held at Burgess to support the...
Dear Mayor Combs and City Council members: I currently serve on the Menlo Park Library Commission; however, I am now writing to offer comments for your consideration in my individual capacity as a resident of Menlo Park for over 25 years. My comments are not made as a representative of the Lib...
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...
Dear City Council Members - I am a 53-year-old Menlo Park resident, and have lived here in this city since 1991. (I grew up in San Mateo and attended Stanford, then Santa Clara Law School, and settled in Menlo Park shortly after graduating from law school, so have been a "true local" most of my life...
Dear Menlo Park City Council Members, I'm writing regarding the upcoming review and approval of the proposal to "Save the Guild" theater, proposed by the nonprofit Peninsula Arts Guild to not only maintain the site for indie films, but also enhance the offerings to include additional art, literature...
Dear City Council Please support the plans of the Peninsula Arts Guild to refurbish the old Guild theater and turn it into a mixed use arts facility! This is a great opportunity to create something that would bring energy and activity to our downtown neighborhood. The sorts of events planned for the...
Honorable Mayor and Council Members, In Menlo Park, art has been a tradition for decades. Even the early inhabitants, such as the Ohlone Indians, celebrated art in many ways, such as sketches, dance and music. Art brings life to a community. It helps to shape its culture. Whether one finds it in t...
