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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Become more educated re. efforts to provide housing for all as a human right. https://youtu.be/dJBxCsrRSfQ 80% of Singaporians own their own homes----for example Roberta
My name is Shahnawaz Syed and I am a student at Sacred Heart Preparatory. Although I am a resident of Redwood City, I still write to you in hopes of solving an issue that I have seen across the Bay Area. The policy of single-family zoning dates back to 1916 in Berkeley. It has long been used to kee...
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...
Dear Council A couple of weeks ago the Almanac published a story on the status of the Housing Element Community Engagement and Outreach Committee and the resignation of several of its members. Today, for the first time, I had a chance to quickly write my comments to this poorly presented artic...
