Weekly Digest for April 17, 2023

This week's features

• Community classes – Summer 2023 registration update 
• EQC to discuss zero emission landscape equipment ordinance April 27
• See you at the Peninsula Community Disaster Preparedness fair
• County gun buyback: Turn in a gun. Get cash. No questions.
• April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
• Temporary Caltrain and city shuttle schedule changes

Upcoming public meetings and events

• Monday, April 17, 6:30 p.m.
  Complete Streets Commission meeting
• Tuesday, April 18, Noon
  English Conversation Club
• Tuesday, April 18, 3:30 p.m.
  Think It Ink It: Manga 101 with Carlos Nieto III
• Tuesday, April 18, 6 p.m.
  MP DocFest: Wonder Women!
• Wednesday, April 19, 3 p.m.
  Mystery Readers: Murder at Sea
• Thursday, April 20, 4 p.m.
  Teen Nintendo Switch Gaming
• Thursday, April 20, 5:30 p.m.
  Finance and Audit Committee meeting
• Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m.
  San Francisquito Creek JPA “Upstream” project meeting
• Saturday, April 22, 11 a.m.
  Love Our Earth Festival
• Saturday, April 22, 1 p.m.
  Music with Kimberlye Gold
• Saturday, April 22, 6:30 p.m.
  Trivia night with the Menlo Park Youth Advisory Committee
• Monday, April 24, 7 p.m.
  Planning Commission meeting
• City calendar
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Community classes – Summer 2023 registration update

The City is upgrading its online registration platform for recreation classes, facility rentals, child care enrollment and related services. Residents are encouraged to sign up ahead of the upcoming summer 2023 session. Community classes include fitness, dance, sports, music, drama, art, lifelong learning and more. Registration for summer 2023 opens to Menlo Park residents April 24, 2023, and nonresidents May 1, 2023. Check out our online activity guide and registration system at menlopark.gov/activityguide. The new online registration system includes…Click to continue

EQC to discuss zero emission landscape equipment ordinance April 27

The City of Menlo Park is considering an ordinance that would require all landscaping equipment used in the community to be zero-emission instead of gas-powered in a phased enforcement approach: 1) Use of gas-powered leaf blowers and string trimmers (weed whackers) will not be allowed starting July 2024. 2) Use of other gas-powered gardening equipment such as chain saws, lawnmowers and hedge trimmers would not be allowed starting January 2029. The Environmental Quality Commission will hold a special meeting…Click to continue

See you at the Peninsula Community Disaster Preparedness fair

Disasters can happen to anyone....are you prepared? Learn how to be safe and prepared in case of earthquakes, fires and floods. Join Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1105 Valparaiso Ave., in Menlo Park. Menlo Park Fire, FEMA, Red Cross, USGS, PG&E, CERT, ADAPT, MPC Ready, rEPAct, Stop the Bleed, California Water Service, amateur radio operators, food trucks and many more will be there.  Enjoy Fire engine tours, Safety tips in Earthquakes…Click to continue

County gun buyback: Turn in a gun. Get cash. No questions.

The County of San Mateo and its partners are holding a gun buyback event May 6, 2023. The event will be held at 1050 Mission Road in South San Francisco from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants must transport firearms unloaded in a vehicle trunk or, for trucks and vans, in a locked container. Anyone who turns in a firearm can receive cash: $50 for non-functioning firearms, $100 for handguns, shotguns and rifles and $200 for assault weapons and “ghost guns” as classified by the State of California. Reducing gun violence is a top goal…Click to continue

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April is nationally recognized as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Distracted driving comes in many forms, but texting and cellphone use while driving has become the most prevalent type of distracted driving. Driving distractions is not only using your cellphone to call or text, but also includes eating, drinking and any other activity that takes your eyes off the road. These non driving activities have the potential to distract a person from the primary task of driving and increase the risk of crashing. The statistics are staggering…Click to continue

Temporary Caltrain and city shuttle schedule changes

Caltrain will operate a temporary schedule starting Monday, April 17, 2023, which will last two weeks until Friday, April 28, 2023. On Monday, May 1, 2023, Caltrain service will revert to their normal weekday schedule. The temporary schedule is due to construction and single tracking. Due to construction, Baby Bullets will be suspended and there are significant changes to train schedules and train numbers. The City of Menlo Park runs the M3-Marsh Road Shuttle and M4-Willow Road Shuttle, which connects Menlo Park Caltrain and…Click to continue