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...
Save The Oasis. I grew up in Palo Alto. My parents met at Dutch Goose, another local institution. I grew up at The Oasis. I also live in North Fair Oaks (my address says Menlo Park), and I put good money into the businesses in downtown and elsewhere. It's sad that big money is coming in and taking o...
Dear City Council, For decades, the City has underserved the Belle Haven community. Now we are facing a 36.36% jump in class fees at the Belle Haven Community Campus — from $33 to $45 — despite no increase in the variety of classes, no changes in instructors, and no visible program improvements...
Hi, I’m following up on my previous message. Could you let me know if youre interested? Thanks. Hae Tillmon ________________________________ From: Hae Tillmon Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 6:47 PM To: haetillmon494@hotmail.com S...
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...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/menlo-park-housing-trump-history-20401494.php
The newspaper reports that the city is considering asking Sequoia Union High School District to absorb the Ravenswood district. This wouldn't harm both districts. Ravenswood is financial in trouble because of the proliferation of charter schools, greatly reducing the number of students (and the budg...
Dear Esteemed Council Members, I love KOMA SUSHI and am so sad to hear it might be gutted to make way for more medical offices with loads of traffic!Please help us keep a family-run Menlo Park institution. Thank you! --- Robbie Kellman Baxter | Peninsula Strategies | O: 650-322-5655 |M: 650-302-4401...
Hello Council, I've just read over the emails sent to you for tonight's goal setting me. I was very impressed with the ideas in Nathan Henderson's email. I agree completely that a master plan is needed for Belle Haven. While there was the Connect Menlo and Belle Haven Visioning efforts, these were m...
Dear City Council: I am a resident of the Willows neighborhood and have been for 17 years. I am concerned about the development of the lot adjacent to Draegers Market on University. Since the development will require Draegers to remove parking to support deliveries, I suspect the market owners are c...
