communications strategy?
How about telling the truth? How about not telling expensive consultants exactly what the Council and Staff wants in the way of findings? How about, when conducting a study, including all the options? How about not having a strategy other than protecting the current residents who both own homes and rent houses in Menlo Park? How about discontinuing the search for more developers to build office buildings in Menlo Park?

Good Grief! Is this city administration hell bent on destroying Menlo Park and then having a strategy for how to package it? So far, we are heading in that direction. Beware of third term council candidates.

We have deteriorating streets and parking lots, highly paid city manager and staff, no real revenue plan other than buil buil buil, and budget is being allocated for a Washington lobbyist? Really? This is crazy.

A "legislative advocate" for Menlo Park? This may possibly be the worst proposed use of city taxpayer money I have ever encountered.

As a small city, we go directly to our state and national representatives through their local offices. Who else in DC would even want to schedule a meeting with us? And what we would talk about with them that would carry any weight? Holy mackerel! I simply can't even see any possible merit in this idea.

steve taffee