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New book explains city’s street names
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Nov. 13. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer If you’ve ever wondered who or what a street is named […]
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Growth cap in Menlo Park plan nearly exhausted 14 years early
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Dec. 4. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is already approaching a development cap set […]
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Bats nesting behind mural of St. Francis of Assisi get a wake-up call
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A crew hired to power wash a home in Menlo Park found nearly 100 bats nesting behind a mural of the patron saint […]
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Squirrel almost burns down house
By Bay City News Firefighters in Menlo Park this morning (Dec. 24) responded to a home fire that they believe was started by a squirrel. Firefighters responded at 6:17 a.m. […]
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Proponent of council districts concerned that newcomers will dilute votes of longtime Belle Haven residents
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proponent of district elections for Menlo Park City Council — to give African Americans and Latinos on the east side a better […]
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Cmdr. Dave Bertini named interim Menlo Park police chief
Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre today (Dec. 21) named police Cmdr. Dave Bertini as interim police chief, replacing Robert Jonsen, who was hired as chief in Palo Alto. McIntyre […]
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Menlo fire district to pay $6.6 million for acre on Middlefield
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District announced yesterday (Dec. 20) it has bought an acre of land for $6.6 million from St. Patrick’s […]
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ADA litigant sues Chef Kwan’s, city of Menlo Park; She’s filed 37 suits in 30 months
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A popular Chinese restaurant and the city of Menlo Park have been hit with a lawsuit from a serial Americans with Disabilities Act […]
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Man arrested for stalking girl, 14; his ‘gifts’ included bottles of urine
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park man is in jail after he left flowers, love notes and containers full of his urine for a 14-year-old girl […]
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Proposed Santa Cruz Ave. project faces heavy resistance
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission on Monday (Dec. 11) delayed approving a three-story mixed-use development on Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown, with one […]
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Police issue $11 million warrant for shooting suspect
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police said yesterday (Dec. 7) they have issued an $11 million arrest warrant for the man suspected of shooting and nearly killing a […]
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Plan to ease Willows gridlock approved
Above, vehicles clog the streets near Arnold Way and Durham St. in Menlo Park. Photo from Ana Uribe Ruiz. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council […]
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Growth cap in long-range Menlo Park plan nearly exhausted 14 years early
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is already approaching a development cap set in 2012 for the El Camino Real-downtown area that was intended to […]
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Local toy drive will help North Bay fire victims
The Christmas spirit will be shining bright in Menlo Park today (Dec. 1) with a toy drive for kids who lost their belongings in the Wine Country wildfires and a […]
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Argument over drugs preceded shooting of transient
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A transient was shot several times in Menlo Park after an argument over drugs, according to the Menlo Park police chief. The victim […]
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Man shot several times in Menlo Park, suspect at large
By the Daily Post staff A transient who lives in the marsh area southwest of the Dumbarton Bridge was shot several times tonight (Nov. 22) and is undergoing surgery at […]
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Six-story office building proposed for Menlo Park’s east side
By the Daily Post staff Plans have been submitted for a six-story office building and five-story parking garage along Highway 101 in Menlo Park, across the train tracks from Kelly […]
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Mail truck catches fire
Above is the mail truck that caught fire on Oakhurst Place in Menlo Park. At right is some of the mail that was removed from the truck. Photos provided by […]
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Menlo Park yanks approval for Stanford building on Sand Hill Road
Above is a rendering of the 40,000-square-foot office building that Stanford had hoped to build at 2131 Sand Hill Road. Illustration submitted by Stanford to the city. BY EMILY MIBACH […]
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Traffic complaints to result in ‘No through traffic’ signs in Willows
Above, vehicles clog the streets near Arnold Way and Durham St. in Menlo Park. Photo from Ana Uribe Ruiz. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials, in […]
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Families of Skyline Blvd. crash victims ask for guard rail
By the Daily Post staff The families of the three young men killed on Skyline Boulevard say a guard rail might have saved their lives. Matthew Cruz, 18, of Redwood […]
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Willows residents beg for traffic fix
Above, vehicles clog the streets near Arnold Way and Durham St. in Menlo Park. Photo from Ana Uribe Ruiz. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents of Menlo Park’s […]
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Stanford tries to save approval of new building
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An attorney for Stanford is pushing back against the idea that Menlo Park should yank its approval for a building the university wants […]
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World War II hero’s name may be put on park
Above, Karl Clark and Enna Anulau at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu in December 2016. Photo from the website of the group Spirit of 45. BY […]
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Furor erupts over city proposal to hire lobbyist with Trump ties
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday may approve a $96,000 contract to hire a lobbying firm that is being investigated by Special Counsel […]
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City may rescind approval of Stanford project on Sand Hill Road
Above is a rendering of a 40,000-square-foot office building that Stanford wants to build at 2131 Sand Hill Road. The approval of that project is now in jeopardy. Illustration submitted […]
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Plans for three new buildings submitted for downtown
Above is the building proposed for 1125 Merrill St. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Plans have been submitted for three new buildings at the corner of Santa Cruz […]
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Majority of council favors switch to district elections, but other changes could come later
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park voters may be seeing not just one but two election system changes in the coming years. Last night (Oct. 30), the […]
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Police say robber hit CVS twice — is arrested the second time
By the Daily Post staff and Bay News Service A man suspected of stealing prescription narcotics at gunpoint at a Menlo Park pharmacy returned two days later for another heist […]
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County delays decision on proposed Stanford building near medical center
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The county delayed a new Stanford development yesterday (Oct. 26) after a Menlo Park councilman raised concerns about increased traffic on Sand Hill […]
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Injunction sought in Socal case could stop switch to district elections here
Above, the logo for the nonprofit Project of Fair Representation, which is backing the lawsuit that challenges district election. By the Daily Post staff A federal court case in Southern […]
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Judge issues $3.7 million judgment in Cuckoo’s Nest case, but who will pay?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A judge has issued $3.7 million judgment in the dispute over the now defunct Cuckoo’s Nest social club in Menlo Park, which came […]
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Stanford’s Sand Hill Road project approved after dispute about last-minute demand
Above is a rendering of the 40,000-square-foot office building that was approved for 2131 Sand Hill Road. Illustration submitted by Stanford to the city. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff […]
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Speed limit to fall on two roads in West Menlo Park
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors yesterday (Oct. 17) unanimously approved a proposal to slow traffic on Alameda de las Pulgas and […]
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Planning Commission reluctantly recommends 8-level Facebook garage
Above is an illustration of the proposed garage that Facebook submitted to the city. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission last night (Oct. 16) […]