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 Council members, I am thinking about the comment from a Menlo Park voter about what the apartments will actually be like: 1) looking out my new apartment window to the west I see a 5 to 8 story parking ramp. 2) looking South, North and East I see black top roofs with Air Conditioners, 3) I...
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...
Sunday June 8, I spent the afternoon volunteering at the Save Downtown Parking booth, collecting many more enthusiastic signatures. Each council member should sit quietly at our booth and JUST LISTEN. Here is what you would have heard today: "The whole idea is a Disaster!", "I dont live in Menl...
October 2, 2018Re: OPPOSE Rent Control, Eviction Penalties and Relocation Penalties Mayor Ohtaki and Menlo Park City Council Members -I am a proud mom and pop small housing provider. I do not presume to know about the intricacies of city government. However, I do know the difficult work of providi...
Dear KarenOn my way to the City Council meeting Monday evening my heart monitor went off; a kind passerby took me to the hospital and I spent several days without my computer or phone My. housing idea is original, but follows along the council's line of thinking, and PAHC's; it gives the developer e...
Dear Mayor Ohtaki and Members of the City Council, I urge you to reject the proposal of the Housing Commission to require relocation payments unless rent increases are capped. The Housing Commission’s proposal is rent control and just cause eviction in disguise. The Housing Commission has expand...
Dear Mayor Ohtaki and Members of the City Council, I urge you to pass the proposal of the Housing Commision to require relocation payments unless rent increases are capped. I support such an ordinance because that is the only way to put a stop to the unreasonable and uncontrolled rent increase that...
Dear Mayor Ohtaki and Members of the City Council, My name is Lawrence Lee. Me and my family are long-time resident of Menlo Park. We built and own a couple of houses in Menlo Park currently renting them to supplement our income. I urge you to reject the proposal of the Housing Commission to...
Dear Mayor Ohtaki and Members of the City Council, I urge you to reject the proposal of the Housing Commission to require relocation payments unless rent increases are capped. The Housing Commission has expanded the scope of a relocation program beyond the City Council’s original intent – whic...
