Very well said. Thank you!
On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM Jo Ann Mandinach
wrote:
>
> Dear City Council,
>
> Im wondering if you ever go out and check how things actually are in
> downtown Menlo Park or if you just like spouting platitudes.
>
> Be aware that Ive switched both my hairdresser and my manicurist because
> I was always late no matter how early Id shown up. The manicurist was at
> TOE (Touch of Elegance) and my hairdresser was at Piccola Bella Hair
> Design
> ,
> both on Crane Street where youre planning on putting parking!
>
> I -- and many others hoping to do business in Menlo Park -- typically
> wasted 30 minutes circling downtown looking for parking -- a time frame
> that just kept getting longer and more frustrating.
>
> Finally after I realized Id have to waste an hour looking for parking and
> driving alllllllllllllllllllllllll the way from Palo Al , I took my
> business AND sales tax elsewhere!
>
> Do us all a favor and look at what happens to DYING downtowns and housing
> projects like Cabrini-Greene in Chicago whose problems became so bad they
> finally had to be demolished.
>
> Please dont destroy Menlo Park now that the presence of The Guild and new
> restaurants are starting to revitalize it.
> I loved my TOE manicurist and hope to be able to return.
>
> Most sincerely,
> Jo Ann Mandinach
> Palo Alto, CA 94301
> 650 269-0650
>
