Facebook proposes changes to its Menlo Park expansion project

As a resident of Menlo Park I'm happy for the jobs in the area and the economic boost Facebook bringns but not too excited about the tall office buildings and hotels which has really marred the skyline for several neighborhoods both in east and west Menlo Park. I hope the planning commission considers this impact and ways to mitigate it by limiting building height, construction noise, and the amount of light shining into the neighborhood at night.

No more rubber stamping. Enough is enough. We are not a company town and don't want to become one. These bigger and taller building are impacting our climate and wind patterns. And do these changes mean more employees eventually, more than originally planned? Out traffic is horrendous, not just off an on the 101 and the Dumbarton corridor but Willow and Marsh west of 101 are becoming permanent traffic jams. Have you tried getting a vet to the VA in time for an appointment? Enough is enough. Remember who you work for City Council and Planning Commission. It's not Facebook and corporate America it's the residents of Menlo Park. Enough is enough already. Tell Facebook to build in someone else's yard.

101 interchange at Marsh needs to be improved.

A five-acre, employee only park?! Mp citizens should have access to that!

I am glad to see that we are finally rising up against the private property regime and their interests. This is just another example of horrors of private ownership and why the system needs to be changed.

I really hope that over the next year MP seriously considers a property appreciation cap. Like rent control, it limits how much property can appreciate during any given year to 1%. This will allow the less fortunate to finally be able to get ahead and save up for a home. There are many similar movements emerging as part of the resistance all over the United States.

I am interested in capping home appreciation at 1% per year. How do we make this possible?

"How do we make this possible?"

You don't.

"I am interested in capping home appreciation at 1% per year. How do we make this possible?"

You buy a home and make a legally binding pledge to never sell it for more than an accumulated annual appreciation of 1%.

And then when you are ready to sell you hold a lottery to determine who gets the windfall from your pledge.

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