Weekly Digest for May 22, 2023

This week's features

• May 21-27: National Public Works Week
• Support Menlo Park restaurants during Peninsula Restaurant Week 
• Middlefield striping pilot nearing completion
• Help restore Menlo Park's urban forest post-storm recovery efforts
• Solid waste and water discount program extended through June 30

Upcoming public meetings and events

• Monday, May 22, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
  Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group: 1984, by George Orwell
• Tuesday, May 23, 2023, noon
  English Conversation Club
• Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 6 p.m.
  City Council Meeting
• Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
  Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
• Friday, May 26-Sunday May 28, 2023, 2 p.m. 
  Teen Finals Cram Corner (Menlo Park Library), Teen Finals Cram Corner (Belle Haven Branch Library)
• Saturday, May 27, 2023, 8 a.m. 
  Compost Giveaway
• Monday, May 29, 2023
  Memorial Day-Administrative Offices Closed
• City calendar
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May 21–27: National Public Works Week

Happy National Public Works Week! Public Works is the thread that connects us all, no matter where we live in the world. This year’s theme "Connecting the World Through Public Works,” highlights the way public works professionals connect us through infrastructure and service, enhancing the quality of life for the communities they serve... Click to continue

Support Menlo Park restaurants during Peninsula Restaurant Week

Support Menlo Park Restaurants this week by participating in the third annual Peninsula Restaurant Week through Saturday! Embarcadero Media's Peninsula Foodist and The Six Fifty have come together to bring special menu items from 113 peninsula restaurants.

Participating Menlo Park restaurants include Fey, La Stanza Cucina Italiana, Left Bank Brasserie, Lotus Thai Bistro, Menlo Tavern, Proper Food, Ristorante Carpaccio and SAJJ Mediterranean... Click to continue

Middlefield striping pilot nearing completion

Over the last two weeks, contractors have completed most of the pilot restriping of Middlefield Road. Between about Seminary Drive and Santa Margarita Avenue, there is now a single automobile travel lane in each direction and a center turn lane to access driveways. The pilot used paint, making it possible to reconfigure the striping in the future with minimal impacts to the new pavement... Click to continue

Help restore Menlo Park’s urban forest post-storm recovery efforts

The city experienced some severe storms a few months ago that significantly impacted the community. To address storm damage to public trees and to ensure the safety of the community, the city has been implementing the steps listed below. Residents should consider taking these measures to maintain their own privately owned trees as well... Click to continue

Solid waste and water discount program extended through June 30

The City Council extended the rate assistance program for those suffering financial hardship. The extended program runs through June 30, 2023. Qualified households may receive a 20% monthly discount on solid waste service from Recology San Mateo County and a fixed monthly discount equivalent to 50% of the 5/8 meter service charge on water service from Menlo Park Municipal Water... Click to continue