Climate Action & the Ravenswood Flooding Challenge
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The City Council's top self-identified priority for FY 2026–27 is climate action — mitigation, adaptation, and resilience — reflecting Menlo Park's genuine and growing physical vulnerability to sea level rise, flooding, and extreme heat. The city's lowest-lying neighborhoods, particularly in the Ravenswood area, sit at or near bay level and are home to a disproportionate share of the city's lower-income and Latino residents — creating an environmental justice dimension to what is already a serious infrastructure challenge. The city is implementing its Environmental Justice Element, one of the first in San Mateo County, which explicitly links climate adaptation to equity. Meanwhile, Presidio Bay's USGS campus project — now in early planning — will need to incorporate significant climate resilience measures given the bayfront site's flood exposure, and the city's parks are showing signs of deferred maintenance that residents have publicly criticized, including the degradation of the pond at Sharon Park.
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