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Menlo Park City Council Candidates Converge for the Almanac’s Forum ↗

“I’m a product of the American Dream, and I want that same dream within reach for every family in Menlo Park.”

— Wonman Lee

Election 2026: Development issues define city council races in Menlo Park ↗

A look at all three council races. In District 1: bringing Willow Village, or something like it, back to Belle Haven; more programs at the Belle Haven Community Center; opening the Dumbarton corridor to bikes and buses to Caltrain; and an end to illegal dumping.

Menlo Park Council District 1 race: Candidate's goal is more housing and retail ↗

“They’ve (residents) just been asking for the basics, a grocery store, pharmacy, bank, a sit-down restaurant, you name it. We don’t have that available to us, and Willow Village was that promise. That was going to be the commercial center paired with housing.”

— Wonman Lee

Council candidate pushes housing and commercial growth in Belle Haven ↗

“I want not just my family but all families in Belle Haven to be able to walk on a weekend, for example, to a breakfast place, order a plate of waffles and enjoy their time.”

— Wonman Lee