Dear City Council members,
I am writing to support the adoption of the proposed tenant relocation assistance ordinance (link
[https://www.menlopark.org/1399/Proposed-tenant-relocation-assistance-or]). My support is based on the desire to prevent the
displacement of long time community members being caused by the following factors: 1. The appalling lack of affordable housing for
low income families in Menlo Park
2. The large increases in apartment and single
family home rental rates
3. The relatively small increases in wages for
mid- to low-income families
These 3 factors have created a crisis that has resulted and will continue to result in the displacement and loss to our community
of people who have lived here for many years and who are positive additions to our collective quality of life.
Please consider supporting the proposed tenant relation assistance ordinance as it will incentivize smaller year-over-year rent
increases, forcing out fewer people in the near term and allowing additional time for you to get more affordable housing and other
long term remedies in place.
Thank you,
Jen Mazzon
