MMANC’s 2026 Summer Symposium, “Collaborative Governance”, will be held Thursday, July 9 at the Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto, CA. Registration will open on Thursday, April 30.
More information including registration, speakers, and the schedule will be released soon!
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Getting to the Lucie Stern Community Center: 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Driving
From San Francisco / Peninsula
Take US-101 South
Exit Embarcadero Rd West
Turn left onto Middlefield Rd
Drive about 0.4 – 0.5 miles; destination is on the right
(Alt option: I-280 South → Page Mill Rd exit → right on El Camino Real → left on Embarcadero → right on Middlefield)
From Oakland
Take I-880 South
Merge onto CA-84 West (Dumbarton Bridge)
Merge onto US-101 South
Exit Embarcadero Rd West
Turn left on Middlefield Rd
Drive about 0.4 – 0.5 miles; destination is on the right
From San Jose
Take US-101 North toward Palo Alto
Take exit for Embarcadero Rd West
Turn left onto Embarcadero Rd
Turn left onto Middlefield Rd
Drive about 0.4 – 0.5 miles; destination is on the right
From Sacramento Area
Take I-80 West toward the Bay Area
Merge onto I-680 South (toward San Jose)
Take CA-84 West (Dumbarton Bridge) toward Palo Alto
Merge onto US-101 South
Exit Embarcadero Rd West
Turn left onto Middlefield Rd
Drive about 0.4 – 0.5 miles; destination is on the right
Transit
Closest Caltrain stations are Palo Alto station and California Avenue station (5-10 minute drive from the Community Center).
Parking
Parking is free at the community center and entrances are located on Middlefield R. and Hopkins Ave. Additional street parking is located on Melville Ave and Harriet St.
The main entrance is located from Middlefield Rd. Walk toward the central courtyard area to enter the community center.

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