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People in Menlo Park are fighting to block 345+ low income homes from being built on what is currently a parking lot.
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this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2025
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Helpful context. Was wondering why a local business group would be opposed to 700+ new customers - that’s where a lot of the current customers probably park.
At the same time, this is NIMBYism. The Bay desperately needs housing near transit at scale and it’s brutal to see every single project face this kind of resistance.
I grew up in SJ, lived in SF for 10 years, and moved to Detroit last year. My mom is “concerned” about the larger apartment buildings building up near Meridian and Fruitdale because “people won’t be able to see the mountains behind the big buildings”.
Well congrats mom. You got your spot but I and the other people making under 120k/year won’t be there to enjoy them.