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Menlo Park council OKs Facebook's redrawn plans for office building

Original post made on Nov 8, 2017

Facebook's redrawn plans for its next office building along Bayfront Expressway and Constitution Drive – including a 7-story garage – have been approved by the Menlo Park City Council.

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Posted by In other news
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 8, 2017 at 2:16 pm

"Ms. Carlton was recused because she is consulting for a company that works with Facebook, she said."

Any more information on this?


Posted by Alan
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Nov 8, 2017 at 2:16 pm

"Peter Ohtaki raised concerns about the possibility of added traffic on Chilco Street." Oh, don't be ridiculous; adding an office with a 3500 car garage next to a road that already has standstill traffic won't change anything ... :P


Posted by whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 8, 2017 at 2:44 pm

Just say NO! Enough is enough.


Posted by PBS Newshour on Facebook, etc.
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Nov 8, 2017 at 10:05 pm

Nov 2, 2017 - In California’s Silicon Valley, some residents lament the ways industry giants like Facebook and Google are dominating suburban communities like Mountain View, Menlo Park and Palo Alto, by altering the housing markets, creating traffic problems and bringing in a monoculture of tech workers.

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Posted by Boo
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 9, 2017 at 1:48 pm

She is also Vice President of Public Affairs at CFLD (China Fortune Land Development)


Posted by hmm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 10, 2017 at 4:55 pm

Did Carlton work with this firm when she went to China on Menlo Park's dime?


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