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🌱 Patch AM: Will U.S. sanctions quietly kill Menlo Park’s tallest‑ever tower plan?

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  • Will U.S. sanctions quietly kill Menlo Park's tallest‑ever tower plan?

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📰 News we're reading

• US sanctions against son of Putin ally could halt NorCal skyscraper (amedpost.com) — A massive 39‑story housing and hotel project at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park may be derailed because its Russian owner is now under U.S. sanctions scrutiny. Residents and state officials are already battling over whether the city improperly rejected the plan, which would add hundreds of apartments and the tallest tower between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
   

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