Menlo Park
Police help man suffering mental health crisis
Menlo Park Police tonight were able to convince a 32-year-old man who was mutilating himself in the middle of a street to drop his scissors so he could be taken […]
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City considering ban of natural gas appliances in existing homes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials are considering whether to require residents to remove natural gas appliances from their homes, such as stoves, heaters and dryers, […]
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Applicant for fire chief says selection process is unfair
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park Fire Board member told the rest of the board that he’s worried about the fairness and integrity of the search […]
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New ‘watchdog’ panel member married to city councilwoman
By the Daily Post staff The new group of civil grand jurors in San Mateo County — a panel that is supposed to investigate local government corruption — includes the husband […]
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Retiring fire chief says board member hated him and was trying to undermine him
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In the months leading up to his retirement, Menlo Park Fire District Chief Harold Schapelhouman says he was hated by one of the […]
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483-home development approved
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission last night unanimously approved Greystar Real Estate’s proposal to build a 483-home development near Facebook, despite some residents […]
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Menlo Park man knifed by an ‘escort,’ cops say
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested after allegedly slashing a man with a knife after he had used an internet service to have a female “escort” come to his home […]
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SRI wants to redevelop campus, add 400 homes
This story was originally printed in Wednesday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY EMILY […]
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Skunk family rescued from deep hole
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA employees have rescued a family of skunks that fell into a deep hole at a construction site in Menlo Park. Three skunks fell into the […]
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No reports of scanners aiding crime – Argument for encryption loses steam
By the Daily Post staff One of the arguments people make in favor of encrypting police radios is that if police dispatch calls were broadcast over the air, criminals would […]
Menlo Park
City releases schedule of re-openings
The city of Menlo Park released a list of types of venues and businesses it will allow to re-open in four phases through December. The city noted in a statement […]
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SRI accused of drowning monkey, breaking a dog’s paw
Word Count: 538 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An animal rights group alleges that SRI International employees broke a dog’s paw and drowned a monkey, and then lied […]
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Menlo Park City Schools to put parcel tax renewal to voters
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City School Board has voted to put a parcel tax renewal on a November ballot, with the possibility of switching to […]
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Haldeman convicted of molesting children, faces more than 100 years in prison
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A jury today found Randy Haldeman guilty of 15 out of 19 felony charges related to child molestation and he could receive more […]
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Apartment complex rejected then approved
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission on Monday (April 26) approved plans to build 105 apartments on the east side, but not before the […]
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Opening arguments today in trial of accused child molester
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Opening arguments in the trial of a west Menlo Park man who is facing nearly 20 counts of child sex abuse begin today […]
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Residents object to proposed Pope-Chaucer ‘super bridge’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some Menlo Park residents last night (April 12) described a proposed new Pope-Chaucer Bridge as a “super bridge” that’s over-designed. The bridge that […]
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Residents sue to stop sidewalks that eliminate parking
This story was first printed in the Daily Post on April 2. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the morning at 1,000 […]
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Ann’s Coffee Shop closing — landlord sells building
This story first appeared in the Friday, April 2, print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the […]
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Menlo Park man dies in boating accident
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park man was died after he went overboard on a boat near Point Conception in Santa Barbara County. Jean-Denis Muys, 58, […]