April 26, 2023
Menlo Park Planning Commission and
David Hogan, Sr. Contract Planner
Community Development
701 Laurel St.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Dear Mr. Hogan and Menlo Park Planning Commissioners,
The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter’s Sustainable Land Use Committee advocates for land use issues and the Chapter’s Bay Alive campaign advocates for the ecological health of San Francisco Bay. We are concerned about the potential safety hazards of life sciences projects situated close to residential areas and to the Bay. The Menlo Park Life Sciences District is of particular concern. We strongly recommend that no Biosafety Level (BSL)-3 labs be permitted in Menlo Park, and that BSL-4 labs also be excluded. Please see our full comment letter attached.
Respectfully submitted,
Gita Dev, Co-Chair, Sustainable Land Use Committee, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter
Gladwyn d’Souza, Chair, Conservation Committee, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter
Cc: Menlo Park City Council members
James Eggers, Executive Director, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter
Jennifer Chang Hetterly, Campaign Lead, Bay Alive, Sierra Club Loma Prieta
Dave Pine, Chair, Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County
Ray Mueller, Board of Supervisors District 3, San Mateo County
Len Materman, OneShoreline, San Mateo County
Sent by:
Barbara Kelsey
she/her/hers
Chapter Coordinator
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter
3921 E. Bayshore Rd, Suite 204
Palo Alto, CA 94303
barbara.kelsey@sierraclub.org
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