Members of the City Council,
I hope that members of the City Council and the Planning Commission will attend an upcoming webinar: Planning For Life Sciences in Bay Area Communities. This webinar, sponsored by the Sierra Club, will be informative for the Safety Element of the Housing Element Update.
https://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta/march-2-webinar-planning-life-sciences-bay-area-communities
Life sciences/ biotech developments are being proposed and constructed at many locations along the Bayshore, from South San Francisco to Sunnyvale. Builders prefer biotech to office and light industry uses due to the premium price that they can get for these buildings. Although I am not aware of any such developments proposed for Menlo Park at this time, it is important that the City have policies in place to protect residents and the environmental health of the Bay.
Naomi Goodman
Menlo Park
