A group of residents and businesses is raising money to oppose Menlo Park’s proposed affordable housing developments on downtown parking lots. The group, Save Downtown Menlo, launched a GoFundMe that has raised over $130,000 in less than a month.

“[Donations are] coming from visitors, people in Atherton, Woodside and Portola Valley that use downtown Menlo as their main business and shopping hub,” said Kevin Cunningham, a downtown property owner and an organizer for the legal fund.

Save Downtown Menlo hopes to raise $300,000 to ensure it has “ample resources available for a long legal process.” Funds raised by Save Downtown Menlo will be used in an effort to block the city council’s housing proposal.

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    6 days ago

    Save the cars! Park the unsheltered elsewhere! /s