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Weekly Digest for October 11, 2021
This week's features
- Serve your community: Apply for the Independent Redistricting Commission
- Programs and services continue during Menlo Park Community Campus construction
- Menlo Park benefits from Peninsula Clean Energy
- Tips for a safe Halloween
- Reimagine SamTrans meeting to share proposed network changes
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Upcoming public meetings and events
- Tuesday, October 12, 10 a.m.
Preschool/Toddler Tuesday: Música con Nathalia / Music with Nathalia
- Tuesday, October 12, 3:30 p.m.
City Council special meeting agenda
- Tuesday, October 12, 5 p.m.
City Council meeting agenda
- Tuesday, October 12, 6 p.m.
Beyond Cultural Competence to Embracing Cultural Humility: The Challenge of Diversity in a Culturally Pluralistic Society
- Tuesday, October 12, 7:15 p.m.
Fiction Book Group: The Water Dancer
- Wednesday, October 13, 10 a.m.
Storytime
- Wednesday, October 13, 6 p.m.
Let's Talk Housing: Why Affordability Matters
- Wednesday, October 13, 7 p.m.
Complete Streets Commission meeting agenda
- Thursday, October 14, 2 p.m.
Cooking Demonstration: A Taste of Oaxaca
- Friday, October 15, Noon
Story Time for Adults
- Friday, October 15, 4:30 p.m.
Teen Creative Writing Club
- Monday, October 18, 6:30 p.m.
Library Commission meeting
- Monday, October 18, 6:30 p.m.
Hung Liu: Golden Gate
- Monday, October 18, 7 p.m.
Planning Commission meeting
- View all events
City calendar
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Serve your community: Apply for the Independent Redistricting Commission
The City of Menlo Park seeks residents to apply for the Independent Redistricting Commission. This is the body that sets the electoral boundaries for City Council districts following the 2020 census. The commission will be comprised of seven members and two alternates. Alternates may not vote, but will participate fully in meetings and must meet all of the same qualifications and standards as other commissioners. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and meet other eligibility requirements. Attachment A of the application outlines the...Click to continue
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Programs and services continue during Menlo Park Community Campus construction
The City of Menlo Park continues to provide services to the community during construction of the new Menlo Park Community Campus facility. The Belle Haven Youth Center (afterschool child care) has temporarily relocated to a portable facility located at the end of Kelly Park. Menlo Park’s Senior Programs have temporarily relocated to the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center with additional space in the Main Library. Many recreation classes and programs have temporarily relocated to space in the Belle Haven Branch Library and…Click to continue
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Menlo Park benefits from Peninsula Clean Energy
Peninsula Clean Energy is San Mateo County’s official electricity provider – generating clean and affordable power and making significant reinvestments back into the community. Since joining Peninsula Clean Energy in 2016, Menlo Park residents and businesses have reduced greenhouse gas emissions from electricity by 96%! By working with Peninsula Clean Energy, we have steadily cut hundreds of thousands of metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by using cleaner electricity. And this has been done while saving residents and…Click to continue
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Tips for a safe Halloween
Costumes, candies, spooky decorations...are you getting ready to celebrate Halloween? As children are excited for the big day, they may easily be distracted. Menlo Park reminds residents to follow these tips for a safe Halloween: Prepare before Halloween and 1) Choose comfortable costumes and shoes that do not restrict movement, 2) Avoid dark-colored costumes, 3) Make sure costumes are fireproof or treated with fire retardant, 4) Use reflective fabric or tape to improve visibility. On Halloween day 1) Turn on exterior lights and remove…Click to continue
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Reimagine SamTrans meeting to share proposed network changes
The Reimagine SamTrans project is an analysis of SamTrans’ bus system in San Mateo County, with the goal of proposing network changes to better the rider experience. Over the last year, SamTrans has proposed various route alternatives that aim to improve efficiency based on factors such as route coverage, frequency and regional connections. Community feedback helped SamTrans staff refine the options over summer 2021, with a preferred network proposal ready for review before deployment in summer 2022. There are minor and…Click to continue
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