For the week of November 23, 2020

This week's stories

• Support local businesses this Small Business Saturday
• Menlo Park announces funds available for affordable housing
• Dispelling misinformation about the flu vaccine and getting facts
• Menlo Park partners with HdL Companies for economic development services
• Small businesses may be eligible for $250 electricity bill credit

Upcoming public meetings

• Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 p.m.
Housing Commission meeting
• Monday, December 7, 7 p.m.
Planning Commission meeting
• Tuesday, December 8, 5 p.m.
City Council meeting

Upcoming events

• Tuesday, November 24, 10 a.m.
Preschool/Toddler Tuesdays: Nanny Nikki Music
• Thursday and Friday, November 26-27, all day
City Facilities Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday
• Tuesday, December 2, 4 p.m.
Getting Through it All: Trauma Basics
• View all events
City calendar

mother and child at thanksgiving talking via computer with family

Support local businesses this Small Business Saturday

It is usually the big shopping day after Thanksgiving that gets all the publicity, but let’s remember Small Business Saturday, November 28! This holiday season looks a bit different – and it's likely going to be a tough one for small businesses. This season, it is morae important than ever to support our local businesses and shop safely. Check out small businesses in Menlo Park on the Shop Small Map. Local businesses are..Click to continue

Menlo Park announces funds available for affordable housing

To encourage the development of affordable housing, the City of Menlo Park announces the availability of funds for affordable housing projects. Approximately $10 million in below market rate housing funds are available under this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to support the preservation or production of permanent affordable housing. The funding is intended to fill the financing gap between the projected...Click to continue

sequoia belle haven affordable housing complex

Dispelling misinformation about the flu vaccine and getting facts

Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever this year to protect yourself and the people around you from flu, and to help reduce the strain on health care systems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have ever had the flu, you know how sick you can become. There seems to be no shortage of misinformation when it comes to dealing with the flu and the flu shot. 1. Can a flu vaccine give you flu? No...Click to continue

Menlo Park partners with HdL Companies for economic development services

The City Council recently approved a professional services agreement with HdL’s ECONSolutions Division to provide several economic development services. The agreement includes access to HdL’s INSIGHT Market Analytics package that provides consumer demographics, household segmentation, an employment profile, and consumer demand and market supply assessment (gap analysis). Also included is an...Click to continue

Small businesses may be eligible for $250 electricity bill credit

Many small businesses throughout San Mateo County have been struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To support local economic recovery, Peninsula Clean Energy is offering a $250 electricity bill credit for up to 6,000 qualifying small business customers. Peninsula Clean Energy has dedicated $1.5 million to help San Mateo County small businesses. Qualifying businesses will receive a...Click to continue

covid-19 economic impact message on smartphone screen

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