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The Menlo Park City Council decided to keep one lane of downtown Santa Cruz Avenue closed to traffic between Curtis and Doyle streets, but will reopen Ryans Lane near longtime Italian restaurant Carpaccio.

Menlo Park’s third version of its housing element shows improvement, but it’s not there yet, according to a letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, rejecting the city’s plan once again.

The Menlo Park City Council is moving forward with zoning changes to dramatically increase building density in future developments, in order to get its housing element accepted by the state.

Amid residents’ concern and confusion over the high-rise builder’s remedy development proposed for the former Sunset Magazine headquarters, a growing group of local elected officials are clear: This project cannot happen in Menlo Park.

Menlo Park is moving forward with the city’s “streetaries” program, which allows for restaurants to expand outdoor dining areas into downtown streets that are closed to traffic.

In this weeks community briefs, read about an Atherton teen honored at the ESPY awards, meet Portola Valleys new town clerk, find out when an Atherton walking path is closed and more.

Taxes on businesses, hotel guests or residents utility bills are under consideration as the Menlo Park City Council looked for ways to boost revenue at a July 11 meeting.

The Menlo Park City Council approved a $76.1 million budget] with a $1 million deficit for the coming fiscal year.

Despite being a minor part of the document, rezoning once again dominated the conversation as the Menlo Park City Council approved the third iteration of its housing element to be sent to the state for approval.

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