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Menlo Park Housing Commission votes to join May 16, 2026 Housing and Community Resource Fair
Summary
The Menlo Park Housing Commission on Dec. 3, 2025 voted unanimously (6–0, one absence) to participate in a city-hosted Housing and Community Resource Fair on May 16, 2026 at the Bell Haven community campus and directed its community engagement ad hoc committee to prepare outreach plans and report back Jan. 7, 2026.
Menlo Park Housing Commission Chair Schwitzer and commissioners voted Dec. 3 to participate in a city‑organized Housing and Community Resource Fair scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Bell Haven community campus.
The vote formalizes staff’s recommendation that the commission support a fair focused on affordable‑housing information, tenant rights and related community services. Management Analyst Ariana Milton told commissioners the event would expand the 2024 fair model — which included nonprofit booths, on‑site signups for the city’s below‑market‑rate (BMR) interest list and third‑party assistance from Housing Inc. — and be framed as a “housing and community resource fair” to attract broader participation from services such as mental‑health, financial‑assistance and childcare providers.
“We’re proposing a 2026 housing and community resource fair that is tentatively scheduled for next year on Saturday, May 16th,…
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