Adds a public-vote requirement for covered lot transactions, subject to the measure’s exceptions.
Measure P · Menlo Park · Nov 3, 2026
Voter approval for downtown parking lots
Official title: Citizen Initiative to Amend Municipal Code
Requires voter approval before specified dispositions of city-owned downtown parking lots.
At a glance
Land-use rule- Does it raise taxes?
- No new tax.
- Estimated cost or revenue
- Not independently quantified.
- Who pays
- Not yet independently verified.
- Where the money goes
- Local governance or regulation.
- How long
- No sunset verified.
Worth knowing: Unknown costs are not zero.
From the San Mateo County ACRE and the state’s fiscal analysis. Estimates are the state’s, not ours.
Your choice
Saved privately on this device.What your vote does
Leaves those decisions under existing law.
Facts remaining the same under either outcome have not been independently established.
How the money works
TypeLand-use rule
Rate or thresholdNot a new tax-rate measure.
Cost, who pays and where the money goes are in “At a glance” above.
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Why they disagree
Supporters say downtown is already overcrowded and that voters, not the Council alone, should decide whether city parking lots are given up for development.
Residents and Council members at the December 2025 hearing (as reported by Menlo-Atherton Chronicle)The League says it would block planned affordable homes on three downtown lots, put the city’s state-approved housing plan at risk, and invite costly lawsuits, with no expiration date.
League of Women Voters of South San Mateo CountyWho’s funding it
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Sources
- San Mateo County ACRE
November 2026 official measure inventory · 2026 ballot measures or original recommendations
Checked Nov 1, 2026 - City of Menlo Park
November 2026 election · 2026 ballot measures or original recommendations
Checked Nov 1, 2026