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Also, don't miss AutoVino Hosts Cars & Cabernet Toys for Tots Drive on the Menlo Park Patch calendar

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Hey there, Menlo Park! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Menlo Park be forced to fast-track the Sunset towers?
  • How new solar panels will change parking at City Hall soon
  • How the holiday parking pause affects your Menlo Park street

Also on today's calendar: AutoVino Hosts Cars & Cabernet Toys for Tots Drive and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 61, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Pro-development group threatens to sue city for not moving Sunset towers along faster (padailypost.com) — Menlo Park is facing a legal threat from pro-housing nonprofit YIMBY Law over the city’s handling of a proposed 40‑story housing complex at the former Sunset Magazine site on Willow Road. The group argues the city is blocking Builder’s Remedy protections, while officials say the project’s height, environmental impacts, and reduced affordable units require full review.
   

2. Solar panel installation at Menlo Park City Hall (inmenlo.com) — Solar panels are being installed at Menlo Park City Hall, bringing new rooftop arrays and solar carports that will temporarily affect parking and create some weekday construction noise. The work supports the City’s Climate Action Plan and will expand to other public sites, including the Arrillaga Family Gymnastics Center, Belle Haven Child Development Center, and the Menlo Park Library.
   

3. Community Briefs: Firefighters go to Washington State and parking enforcement deferred (almanacnews.com) — Menlo Park residents should know that police are pausing enforcement of the city’s overnight residential parking ban from Dec. 22 through Jan. 4, with ticketing resuming at 2 a.m. on Jan. 5. Meanwhile, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District–led Task Force 3 has deployed firefighters and first responders to help flood victims in Washington State.
   

4. From the coast's tide pools to the Peninsula's marshlands, king tides reveal how wildlife adapt to extreme conditions (almanacnews.com) — King tides are pushing Bay waters deep into Menlo Park’s marshlands, briefly revealing how local wildlife copes with extreme water levels and hinting at future sea level rise. The story follows rangers and naturalists from the coast to Ravenswood, explaining how to safely observe tide pool creatures, waterfowl and endangered marsh species, plus when and where to catch the next big tides and guided walks.
   

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