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Climate Crisis Forum: Local Risks, Local Action
Sat May 10 4:30pm, Fireside Rm, Recreation Ctr, Civic Center, 701 Laurel St.
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 Climate Crisis Forum: Local Risks, Local Action
Presented by Menlo Park Green Ribbon Citizens' Committee
Join us on Sat. May 10th for a lively discussion on climate action with Stanford climate scientist Dr. Michael Mastrandrea and technology inventor and local climate action leader Dr. Armand Neukermans. These experts will share their thoughts on how climate change will affect us locally and effective steps we can take to work together to reduce our community's carbon footprint. Outreach efforts need your help to be successful in 2008!
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New Menlo Park Businesses and Economic Development News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Nobel laureate former Vice President Al Gore's nonpartisan Alliance for Climate Protection nonprofit has moved to 800 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Join the "WE" movement now! WE Can Solve It
Tesla Motors' construction of its Northern California Showroom at 300 El Camino Real in Menlo Park is currently underway. If you hadn't yet heard, Tesla Motors is the hottest electric car company on the planet. Welcome to Menlo Park!
Downtown Block Parties continue in 2008! Everyone is invited Wednesdays June 25, August 6 & 20 at 6:00pm to stroll Santa Cruz Avenue with friends, familiy and neighbors. Enjoy food, music, companionship, and Menlo Park's "main street" shops. Held in conjuction with city-sponsored concerts in Fremont Park and Kepler's Author Events. To get involved, email event chairman Brian Flegel. Wed. May 7 at 1pm in Menlo Park.
SRI Auditorium
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park
May 28, 5:30pm
Left Bank Restaurant
635 Santa Cruz Avenue
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bike to Work Day May 15, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Join me for the 14th Annual Bike to Work Day in Menlo Park. Most Energizer Stations are open 7am to 9am.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Downtown / El Camino Real Visioning Continues -- Voice Your Views Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Strong attendance, lively debate, and some great ideas characterized three recent Community Workshops on the future of Downtown and El Camino Real.
Please continue to make your voice heard as the community develops a conceptual plan for the look, feel, and functionality of Menlo Park's central business district that is broadly supported by the community. The following two workshops are upcoming:
Planning Commission Workshop
Mon. May 19, 7pm, Little House, 800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park
Tues. June 10, 7pm, City Council Chambers, 701 Laurel Street, Civic Center
Urban planning speaker series will continue on Wed. May 14, 6pm with
Jim Daisa of Kimberly Horn: "Context-Sensitive Thoroughfare Solutions"
Location: Menlo Park City Counci Chambers, 701 Laurel Street, Civic Center
Menlo Park has hosted six previous speakers in this series. Videos are available by clicking the following link and scrolling half way down the page to Speaker Series. Click on the word "video" following each speaker's name.
For more information and speaker videos, link to:
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Other News: 1. Full Staffing of Police for First Time in Many Years
2. Business Development Specialist Alex Andrade Joins Staff
3. Farewell to Audrey Seymour and Cynthia D'Agosta
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 1. For the first time in many years, the Menlo Park Police Department is fully staffed. Staffing on the Regional Gang Task Force will commence May 14. Traffic Enforcement Motorcycle Patrol is coming soon. Automatic cameras for red light violations at Willow Road and Bayfront Expressway are now operational; warning period will continue to June 5.
2. Welcome aboard to Alex Andrade (Business Development Specialist), who is now working alongside Dave Johnson (Business Development Manager) to retain existing businesses and recruit new ones to keep our city's economy vibrant.
3. Audrey Ramberg, Assistant City Manager, will be leaving May 16. Cynthia D'Agosta, Executive Director of San Francisquito Creek JPA has left to head Committee for Green Foothills. Many thanks to you both for your years of dedication to serving the people of Menlo Park! | |
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