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...
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...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/menlo-park-housing-trump-history-20401494.php
Good morning, I can’t understand why you are still considering this housing when it is so unpopular with the citizens of Menlo Park. My guess is the people supporting this don’t live in the downtown area. We can’t sustain any more traffic. This traffic will affect both Palo Alto and Redwood...
Dear City Council, I helped collect signatures to get the hostile takeover of our parking lots on the ballot. We got them! I am so pleased. There are much better places to put public housing, we now have a good list. I hope you will use it. Both the merchants and the customers need the...
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
Hello Council Members, I am writing in support of the renewal of the lease for the Menlo-Atherton Co-op, and to share my perspective on what a treasure this school is for the community. I myself attended the Co-op in the mid 1980s, and have always had fond memories of my time there, and the frie...
I support as much affordable housing as possible because there is huge demand and limited supply and skyrocketing rent prices. Working class people need a place to live and people who have owned homes in Menlo Park for decades are disconnected from the harsh realities that people are facing just...
Hi everyone, I’m writing to voice my support for taking next steps to explore the public/private partnership with BlocPower. Providing turnkey and cost effective solutions for building owners in Menlo Park to go electric is key to our sustainability goals. I also love that this organization is co...
I was born and raised in District 5. I lived here until I was 25 and moved back 12 years ago. Residents of District 5 have a long history of fighting against both higher density and affordable housing. It was argued that it would ruin the "small town" feeling, the "character" of our population, and...
