Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 11:45 AM
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Menlo Park: Council approves development agreement for Facebook expansion project
Original post made on Jul 20, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 11:45 AM
Comments (7)
Posted by Menlo Resident
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Jul 20, 2016 at 5:19 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Jul 20, 2016 at 5:19 pm
This is a good call by City Council. Facebook is making a big investment in improving the neighborhood, providing revenue to the city, and providing benefits to the people of Belle Haven.
The gentrification that's happening in Belle Haven is part of housing prices rising everywhere in the Bay Area. It's nothing specific to Facebook, and rejecting this development won't stop it. But we will lose the affordable housing that Facebook is funding and MidPen Housing wants to build.
Let's actually do this and get those benefits. As we've seen in downtown, if you ask for too much, you get weeds.
Posted by whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 21, 2016 at 5:30 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 21, 2016 at 5:30 am
Next steps.
Ballot measure, let the people decide what's good for their city.
Recall vote. Time for a new council that doesn't rubber stamp everything big business wants. Time for a council with concerns about quality of life for the residents of the city.
Posted by Need new council
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 21, 2016 at 8:38 am
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 21, 2016 at 8:38 am
"Whatever" almost got it right when he(she) wrote:
"Next steps.
Ballot measure, let the people decide what's good for their city.
Recall vote. Time for a new council that doesn't rubber stamp everything big business wants. Time for a council with concerns about quality of life for the residents of the city."
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What is needed NOW is:
1. Referendum of the Facebook project and General Plan.
2. Recall of existing council, who have put "quality of life" as a non existent goal of the City.
Removal as quickly as possible, the present City Manager, with many firings of the present City planning staff.
Posted by Old Menlo Park Politics
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 21, 2016 at 9:37 am
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 21, 2016 at 9:37 am
History repeats itself with a throwback to the same old tired Menlo Park political style....next up, the savior of Menlo Park will appear with a plan to save Menlo Park from "greed and destruction" accusing everyone of all sorts if vileness and villany and history will repeat itself....again.
Same old playbook. Same old politics.
Posted by really?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 21, 2016 at 9:57 am
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 21, 2016 at 9:57 am
We've hit the international news!
Web Link
Posted by resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jul 21, 2016 at 12:55 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jul 21, 2016 at 12:55 pm
Good job Ray, and council,
Thanks for thinking ahead,
Give a kid an education and a good start in life and you will see results instead of complaining later.
Thanks FB, This is a win win,
Posted by correction needed
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 21, 2016 at 2:30 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 21, 2016 at 2:30 pm
The council approved the term sheet, not the final development agreement. The story needs corrected.
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