Menlo Park
Plea bargain in rape case prompts lawsuit from victim
This story first appeared in the Daily Post print edition on Dec. 18. If you want to keep on top of important local news stories, pick up the Post in […]
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Historic designation sought for Sunset campus as developer plans to replace it with skyscrapers
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Local historians are seeking an official historic designation for the former Sunset magazine headquarters in Menlo Park — a move that could complicate plans to […]
Menlo Park
School board takes credit cards away from superintendent
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The Las Lomitas School Board has revoked Superintendent Beth Polito’s district credit cards while the District Attorney’s office looks into her spending. Polito has […]
Menlo Park
City hears from opponents at meeting on plans to put public housing on downtown parking lots
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Menlo Park
Council gets an earful from residents and puts off a decision on public housing above Santa Cruz Ave. parking lots
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has put off a decision about putting public housing on parking lots behind the stores on Santa Cruz Avenue after […]
Menlo Park
Opponents of housing plan ask city to hit the brakes
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Opponents of plans to convert three parking lots in downtown Menlo Park into subsidized apartments are getting the word out by putting flyers on […]
Menlo Park
Neighborhood outcry snuffs out smoke shop
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A smoke shop will not be opening at 3536 Alameda de las Pulgas in West Menlo Park, across from the Dutch Goose, following outcry […]
Atherton
Superintendent spent school funds on trips to Disneyland Resort and meals at Fleming’s
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Las Lomitas Elementary School District Superintendent Beth Polito charged Disneyland Resort hotel stays, meals at Fleming’s Steakhouse and rooms at the Four Seasons hotel […]
Atherton
Parent looks into district’s spending
This story was updated to correct the date of a transaction and to include new information. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A stay at a Disneyland hotel, receipts from […]
Menlo Park
Opinion: The city where democracy is dying
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The fad in national politics is to talk about how democracy is dying, or how one candidate or the other is going to end […]
Atherton
Teachers union wins 16% raise over 3 years, strike ends
SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 1:18 p.m. — Teachers in the Las Lomitas School District will return to work tomorrow after reaching a contract that calls for a 16% raise over three […]
Atherton
Teachers picket after negotiations crumble
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer For the first time anyone can remember, the Las Lomitas School District’s 92 teachers are on strike. Despite an attempt at a Hail Mary […]
Atherton
Teachers union rejects 5.5% raise, strike looms
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The Las Lomitas School District is preparing for its teacher’s union to strike on Wednesday after the union turned down the board’s latest offer […]
Menlo Park
Will changing a street to one-way make it safer for kids? Experiment proposed on Coleman Ave.
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Atherton
Three seats up for grabs in Las Lomitas District
This story was updated to correct candidate Pooya Sarabandi’s occupation. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer With a possible teachers strike looming and calls for new leadership, three seats are […]
Menlo Park
Parents, students want answers about coach’s leave of absence
Parents and students at Menlo-Atherton High School want to know what happened to the school’s varsity basketball coach, Mike Molieri. Team members and parents spoke at the Sequoia Union High […]
Menlo Park
Finance chief of tech consulting firm accused of embezzling $500,000, spent part of it in a casino
The finance manager of a Menlo Park tech consulting firm was arrested Wednesday on charges of embezzlement and identity fraud for taking $500,000 and spending it in casinos, police said. […]
Menlo Park
Teslas aren’t the patrol cars of the future
This story appeared in the Aug. 26 edition of the Daily Post. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Elon Musk may think that Teslas are the cars of the future, […]
Menlo Park
City eyes very-low-income housing on downtown parking lots
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent City-owned parking lots in downtown Menlo Park could be developed with hundreds of homes for very-low-income residents, according to a study City Council will […]
Election 2024
Race on for council seat
At first it seemed that the two candidates who had signed up to run for Menlo Park City Council in November would have no opponents in each of their races. […]
Election 2024
Few applicants for city council seats, one of them has no opinion on 50-story Sunset tower
Update: Since the article below was published, the time period for people to file papers to run for council has closed. In District 3, only one candidate jumped into the […]
Caltrain
Caltrain hits and kills teenager on the tracks
A new electric Caltrain hit and killed a teenager in Menlo Park last night. The collision occurred north of the Menlo Park depot, at 9:03 p.m., involving southbound train 268. […]
Menlo Park
Power restored in Menlo Park
UPDATE 6:00 p.m.: Power has been restored to all customers who lost power earlier today. UPDATE 4:29 p.m.: Power has been restored to much of the city, aside from about […]
Menlo Park
Parent group sues school district for records related to documentary on antisemitism
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A national parent group has sued the Sequoia Union High School District for allegedly withholding public records related to a student newspaper’s copyright […]
Menlo Park
More housing added to SRI redevelopment plan
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Contributor SRI has upped the housing in its Parkline Project to 800 units, according to plans under consideration by the city of Menlo Park. But […]
Menlo Park
Car smashes into business
Someone drove through the front glass of Mike’s Camera in downtown Menlo Park this morning and took over $13,000 in cameras and lenses, the store manager said. The break-in happened […]
Menlo Park
Students get film taken off YouTube
The student newspaper at Menlo-Atherton High School has sent a cease and desist letter to a documentarian who used some of the newspaper’s videos, resulting in the film being pulled […]
Menlo Park
Menlo council incumbent won’t run again
Jen Wolosin, who is in her first term on Menlo Park City Council, says she won’t run for re-election this fall, creating a wide open race for council District 3. […]
Menlo Park
Housing planned for old school site
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A developer has applied to build apartments at the former Flood School site in Menlo Park on a property that spurred a ballot measure […]
Menlo Park
City isn’t giving up on natural gas ban despite court ruling
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Despite a court ruling that prompted Menlo Park to stop enforcing a ban on natural gas in new buildings, the city hasn’t given up […]
Menlo Park
Tragedy strikes local family; son of former YouTube CEO found dead, possible drug overdose
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Marco Troper, the son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, died at his UC-Berkeley dorm from a suspected drug overdose, his grandmother told […]
Menlo Park
Tampering cop is hired by Menlo Park
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A high-ranking police officer who allegedly interfered with the findings in an internal investigation of a scandal in the Oakland Police Department now […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park sued for downgrading Onetta Harris’ name
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has been hit with a lawsuit over its decision to essentially drop Onetta Harris’ name from the soon-to-be-expanded east […]
Menlo Park
City quietly puts natural gas ban on hold
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park, the first city in the area to pass an ordinance largely banning natural gas in new homes and businesses, has quietly […]
Menlo Park
Fire kills one person on Madera Avenue
Two people died in an apartment fire in Menlo Park early Sunday morning. The Menlo Park Fire District said it responded to a reported house fire at 3:17 a.m. at […]