Menlo Park should do the same as the Oakland City Council just did (see
link below). Rather than "plan" (delay) for another 5 years until 2032,
Oakland simply accepted SB 79 upzoning and extended it a bit
further (providing a "slope" rather than a "cliff" at residential building
heights).
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/10/oakland-rockridge-new-housing-sb-79/?utm_email=D476A22EE5F092BE35C2B46FCB&lctg=D476A22EE5F092BE35C2B46FCB&active=yesP&listId=%23Listrak%5clistId%23&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mercurynews.com%2f2026%2f03%2f10%2foakland-rockridge-new-housing-sb-79%2f&utm_campaign=bang-multi_pubs-morning_report-nl&utm_content=manual
For those of us familiar with Rockridge along College Ave, its VERY
similar to Menlo Park. This goes beyond Menlo Parks much more restrictive
Downtown Specific Plan. In over a decade since it was passed, Menlo Parks
plan, frankly, has done *very little to expand housing* within its
too-tight borders.
