Menlo Park
Man arrested on suspicion of groping women at hardware store
By the Daily Post staff A man was arrested after he acted inappropriately toward two women at Ace Hardware in Menlo Park, police said. Police were called to the Ace […]
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Racial slur allegation against police chief involved mobster ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer During Thursday’s town hall meeting on policing in Menlo Park, Housing Commission member Karen Grove accused Police Chief Dave Bertini of using a […]
Menlo Park
Police Chief shocks council members by quitting, says he’s lost their trust
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Police Chief Dave Bertini unexpectedly announced today he was retiring during an online town hall meeting regarding policing, saying he has […]
Menlo Park
What streets should Menlo Park close to accommodate restaurants?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council tonight (June 16) will discuss options for closing off Santa Cruz Avenue in the city’s downtown in order […]
Caltrain
Man, 82, hit by train but is alive
By the Daily Post staff Firefighters extricated a 70-year-old man who was hit by a Caltrain at Oak Grove Avenue in Menlo Park this afternoon (June 12) and dragged under […]
East Palo Alto
Three fires in three hours starts at homeless encampment
By the Daily Post staff Another fire in the homeless encampment off of University Avenue near Bayfront Expressway was one of three blazes put out by Menlo Park firefighters in […]
Menlo Park
Restaurants preparing to reopen
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Beginning Saturday (June 6), San Mateo County residents who want to support local eateries don’t have to just order take out and can […]
East Palo Alto
Nighttime protesters blocked from police station, then they head to Zuckerberg’s house
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Protesters from East Palo Alto walked, biked, skateboarded and drove throughout their town, and made forays into Palo Alto and Menlo Park last […]
Menlo Park
Suspects with merchandise from Walnut Creek looting arrested on their way to Stanford Mall, police say
By the Daily Post staff Two men were arrested as Menlo Park and Palo Alto police last night kept an eye out for potential looters, police said today. Around 7:30 […]
Menlo Park
City hopes to reopen pools by next month
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As temperatures reached into the 90s yesterday (May 26), Menlo Park City Manager Starla Jerome-Robinson told the city council that she is trying […]
Facebook
Three fires in one week at homeless encampment near Facebook
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A grass fire in the homeless encampments along Bayfront Expressway, across from Facebook, cast smoke into Palo Alto and East Palo Alto on […]
Facebook
Facebook is rethinking its commitment to help fund Dumbarton Rail Corridor study
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook may be backing away from funding a study that would bring the Peninsula one step closer to seeing the Dumbarton Rail Corridor […]
Facebook
Facebook scales back village project
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s largest development proposal just got a little smaller. Facebook announced yesterday that it is reducing the office space in its Willow […]
Menlo Park
Councilman: Unions unwilling to give up pay raises
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller said last night (May 19) that he was getting “heartburn” because the city’s unions did not want to […]
Menlo Park
Move to close Santa Cruz Avenue to cars advances
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council yesterday (May 12) gave City Manager Starla Jerome-Robinson the go-ahead to come up with a plan to close […]
Menlo Park
City wants to sell land in order to help budget
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council wants to try to sell property it bought last year in order to boost its coffers that have […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park needs to cut $18 million from budget
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council tonight (May 12) will look at cutting $18.24 million from its budget, including $1.14 million from the administration. Upper […]
Menlo Park
Car bans proposed for Santa Cruz Ave. downtown, Menalto, West Menlo and San Carlos’ Laurel St.
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer City councils in Menlo Park and San Carlos are considering the idea of closing prime downtown streets to cars to allow restaurants to […]
Menlo Park
Art gallery talked out of reopening by police
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Despite publicizing that she would open up her art gallery yesterday (May 5), the owner of Art Ventures Gallery at 888 Santa Cruz […]
Menlo Park
City allows construction to resume on Monday
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park will join all other cities in the Bay Area in allowing construction to start back up come Monday (May 4), City […]