Weekly Digest for May 10, 2021    

This week's features

• May is Mental Health Month
• Draft urban water management and water shortage contingency plan available
• Final days to apply for Housing Element outreach committee
• 15 mph speed zones coming soon to Menlo Park schools
• PG&E warns of scams targeting customers ahead of tax deadline

Upcoming public meetings and events

• Monday–Friday, May 10-14     
  COVID-19 testing
• Monday, May 10, 7 p.m.
  Planning Commission meeting agenda
• Tuesday, May 11, 5 p.m.
  City Council meeting agenda
• Wednesday, May 12, 7 p.m.
  Complete Streets Commission meeting agenda
• Thursday, May 13, 4 p.m.
  STEAM Class: Camera Obscura
• Friday, May 14, 6 p.m.
  "Shelter-in-Play" Family Trivia Night
• Monday, May 17, 6:30 p.m.
  Library Commission meeting
• View all events
  City calendar

May is Mental Health Month

Half of the people with mental health conditions develop symptoms by age 14. The longer someone waits to get help, the longer their recovery process becomes. It often takes 10 years from the first time someone has mental health concerns until he or she gets a correct diagnosis and proper treatment. Would you wait 10 years to get help if you were experiencing symptoms of cancer or diabetes? So what can you do? You can: 1) Participate in local and countywide Mental Health Month events, 2) Pledge to help stop stigma…Click to continue

Draft urban water management and water shortage contingency plan available

The Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan are a critical part of meeting the long-range water supply needs of Menlo Park Municipal Water customers for both normal and dry year weather conditions. The Urban Water Management Plan serves as the long-term guide to ensure a reliable water supply for the next 20 years, and the Water Shortage Contingency Plan outlines the actions and demand management measures that may be implemented based on various future drought conditions…Click to continue

Final days to apply for Housing Element outreach committee

Over the next 18 months, the City of Menlo Park will be focused on updating its Housing Element and Safety Element of the General Plan, and preparing a new Environmental Justice Element. The City of Menlo Park is seeking residents to serve on the newly created Housing Element Community Engagement and Outreach Committee (CEOC). The CEOC’s overall purpose is to assist the City in ensuring a broad and inclusive outreach and engagement process during the Housing Element update…Click to continue

15 mph speed zones coming soon to Menlo Park schools

Menlo Park is reducing the speed limit to 15 mph in school zones citywide. Streets within a 500-foot radius of a school will now have 15 mph school zones. As part of this effort, crews will install new 15 mph signs during the month of May. A speed limit reduction near schools will improve student safety and raise awareness among drivers. Speed directly affects crash severity and is often the likely cause of a crash. Just a 5 or 10 mph difference in speed can greatly affect vehicle-stopping distance and reduce injury…Click to continue

PG&E warns of scams targeting customers ahead of tax deadline

With just a week left until the 2020 tax year filing deadline May 17, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) warns customers to protect themselves from an increase in scams involving people posing as PG&E employees. According to the IRS, scammers are impersonating utility workers to try to steal financial information from unsuspecting victims to file fraudulent tax returns in their names and then collect their refunds. These imposters can be convincing and are also stealing money from gas and electric customers by…Click to continue