Thank you, City Council!

Excellent decision.

Now how do we get this herbicide-free rule applied to all public and private schools (pre-school thru 12th grade), and child and senior day care facilities, tot-lots and playing fields.

And the tough one - private residences, town-homes, condos, apartments commercial and industrial properties.

Quick action hopefully on the schools and playing field section and probably baby-steps on the later.

whatever -- "Quick action hopefully on the schools and playing field section and probably baby-steps on the later."

With an engaged citizenry, that should be possible. The trick is to get the people affected by this to become engaged, and to keep them engaged.

Grassroots organizations should make it possible.

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Congrats on a good decision!
Now, how can we get rid of the "parklet" on Chestnut? How is that astroturf disinfected from baby poo, spilled food & beverages, and waste from the homeless overnighters who set up camp along the perimeters? Who pays to pickup the trash & arrange the chairs every night? Would it be unreasonable to expect people to hang out @ Fremont Park?
Blocking Chestnut @ Santa Cruz creates even more parking lot egress confusion than existed previously. It was supposed to be just for last summer. As a long time (many decades) operator & patron of businesses @ that corner, it's hugely inconvenient, especially for handicapped patrons, not to be able to be dropped off closer to the corner. If you keep the parklet, you need a stop sign on Menlo Ave @ Chestnut. The lanes in the lots are very narrow & people now must use them as if they were streets, to avoid having to exit onto Menlo Ave.

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How do we ban Caltrans' broadcast spraying on our state Highways 280, 84, 35, 1, & 101 ? Thousands of gallons of Glyphosate, Milestone, Activator 90, Gallery 75DF, and Dimension Ultra 40WP were broadcast sprayed ALL along Hwy.280 from San Bruno to San Jose in January, February, March 2017, and for decades. What about protecting our watershed, water sources and public health ? We need to ban these toxic poisons: there ARE bans around schools, in some communities and COUNTRIES!
Please report more on this issue. THANK you, MP City Council, for your leadership on protecting of our health. Thank you to The Almanac for covering this GOOD news !

Many of you have probably come across this dangerous chemical being put into food-raising fields and possibly many other places
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It's time to restore this overpopulated area to a healthy environment, especially the air quality. Nothing will be done about automobile emissions in the near future, but we can demand that our politicians outlaw the use of these chemicals.

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thank you, City Council.

and folks, please inform your gardeners to STOP using Roundup. Hint: if they're applying a spray while wearing gloves and a mask you can assume it's toxic. same goes for all the Pest Control companies that work around town, there are non toxic alternatives that won't release poisons into the ecosystems.

I am greatly relieved that the Menlo Park City Council has decided to ban herbicides from our city parks. As a dog owner, it has been very stressful to pull my dog away from eating grass on the city park lawns. Now, I can feel much safer for my dog. I am sure everyone else will safer too for their pets ,children and themselves.

Thank you city council members for taking this courageous action!