Holy shit, now Kevin, who's over time, says that if the city move forward with the plan tonight, he and his compatriots in the business community (he owns a coffee bar downtown) will sue the city. So again: he's says he's not opposed, but if the city goes through with this, he'll sue. Amazing. - ThreadSky

cafedujord.bsky.social • 164 days ago

Holy shit, now Kevin, who's over time, says that if the city move forward with the plan tonight, he and his compatriots in the business community (he owns a coffee bar downtown) will sue the city.

So again: he's says he's not opposed, but if the city goes through with this, he'll sue.

Amazing.

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cafedujord.bsky.social•164 days ago

Next up is a man named Vasile. He says he moved to this town because it’s quiet and it’s nice.

"My kids cannot afford to live here, but we should not destroy this town for them. Don’t ignore the residents who built this town."

Guys. He literally did the Michael Jordan "fuck them kids" bit!!!

cafedujord.bsky.social•164 days ago

Shawn, a 29 year old renter, says he’s lived in Menlo for 4 years, loves it here, and that the city desperately needs housing. He and his wife rent, but they’re committed to the community, and the housing crisis is crushing them.

cafedujord.bsky.social•164 days ago

Next is @adinalevin.bsky.social! She lives downtown and loves doing so because it means she doesn't need a car. Hard to think of a better place for this than downtown, and city owned sites allow for deeply affordable units to be built. Urges support.

cafedujord.bsky.social•164 days ago

Now we've got Mike, a downtown resident of 30+ years. Says many shops are boarded up, and that building low-income housing won't help, it'll make it worse. Says low-income families aren't going to be buying champagne at Draegers or nice rugs our couches.

Jesus, dude. What the fuck.

cafedujord.bsky.social•164 days ago

Mike says that the city is trying to ram this through, and that, hilariously, this timeline is unfair to market-rate developers. Says the council is losing the trust of the community. He tells the council that if they go through with this, a lot of them will get voted out.

People cheer.

cafedujord.bsky.social•164 days ago

A man named Royce says he wants to add his voice to those asking for more housing. Says all of us in California have a duty to support more homes. He's a renter, wasn't planning on staying long term, but fell in love with the city.

Says he hopes people will act in good faith going forward.

skyywise.bsky.social•164 days ago

Draegers is fine.
Aren't there like 3 oriental rug stores in downtown Menlo Park?

costcoofficial.bsky.social•164 days ago

first of all when I was a below median income oak creek resident, I definitely still shopped at draegers (because I’m bad with money) so take that MIKE