Stanford has been soiling it's own nest for years. And Palo Alto and Menlo Park have allowed it. Yes, Stanford should pay for the negative impacts it inflicts on the surrounding community. I would add that the City Council members should also pay for the negative impact of their allowed overdevelopment.

I could not agree more. Stanford has been a bad neighbor for decades and we have all born the negative impact. They add more buildings without a care for the traffic impact, they buy property to add housing but claim a tax exempt status so the current residents are left to foot pay for the schools and other services. It is time to say no to Stanford, unfortunately the current City Council does not seem capable of that. They have been pro-business and pro-development for years and not pro-residents. Time to vote in a new council that will hold Stanford accountable and care about the impact development has to the residents of Menlo Park. They need to put new office and large housing development on hold until that is figured out.

Thanks for the thoughtful guest editorial.

Stanford provides housing for more of its employees and customers/students that any other public or private entity in the Bay Area.

What percentage of the City of Menlo Park employees are in housing provided by the City? Same question for Palo Alto , San Mateo County and Santa Clara County, Facebook, Google and SRI.

Thank you Karen for your thoughtful opinion. I agree.

We have to take care of each other!