One of these would qualify for the housing element and she could be building affordable housing which she wants everyone else to do in their neighborhood. She owns two adjacent 1/2 acre parcels in Menlo Park. Ohtaki said back then council would seriously weigh the pros and cons and be more analytical in its approach to issues.īetsy Nash, Menlo Park Property magnate is out of touch with Menlo Park and reality.
He was on the council from 2011 to 2019, when he lost to Nash. Ohtaki also says he will be “bringing back common sense” to council. Ohtaki says his priority would be figuring out a way to prevent lot split bill SB9 from causing “uncontrolled development” in the city. Nash says she’s improved things for residents by establishing a weekly newsletter that residents have told her is beneficial and makes them feel connected to the city. She says her three goals if re-elected is to get more housing, and in particular affordable housing, in the city and to meet the state’s requirement that the city zone for 2,946 homes. Nash is running again because, she says, there’s still a lot she wants to get done and it takes time to get momentum as a new council member, and then Covid happened. It runs between Santa Cruz Avenue and Valparaiso Avenue to the city’s border with West Menlo Park and between Santa Cruz and the creek until San Mateo Drive. No one filed to run against District 1 Councilwoman Cecilia Taylor and District 2’s Councilman Drew Combs.ĭistrict 4 is west of El Camino Real, including the city’s downtown and Allied Arts neighborhoods. The two are facing off to represent the city’s District 4, it is the only contested council race this year. Ohtaki said he is against the near-term switch because he says the electric grid right now can’t support the additional demand without pulling power from natural gas-powered plants. She said there is work to help people who want to take out their gas appliances but can’t afford to. Nash says one of her main priorities is the environment and wants people to stop using gas in their homes, but voluntarily. The two also differ over removing natural gas appliances from homes.Ĭity Council approved a Climate Action Plan, which includes the goal “explore policy/program options to convert 95% of existing buildings to all-electric by 2030.” There is no set way to accomplish that goal and the council has debated how aggressively to get residents to make the switch.
“With the pressure of the housing element, we need to make sure future councils cannot change the family friendly character of our neighborhoods,” Ohtaki said. Ohtaki says his support of Measure V is “less about the Flood School project” and more about protecting neighborhoods. She said the two sides that need to be negotiating are the neighbors and the school district. Nash said it’s hard to react to Ravenswood’s plans when no formal application has been filed by the school district yet.
Opponents of the measure say its targeting the former Flood School site at 321 Sheridan Drive, where the Ravenswood School District wants to build between 80 and 90 apartments for district employees.
Ohtaki is for Measure V, the citizens initiative that would require a vote by residents anytime someone wants to rezone a single family house to build anything else, such as apartments. Menlo Park Mayor Betsy Nash is defending her seat on the Menlo Park City Council against former member Peter Ohtaki, who differs with her on removing natural gas from homes and the city’s controversial ballot measure, among other issues facing the city.
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