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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) […]
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Battle erupts over open seat on the Menlo Park fire board
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A battle royale has erupted on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board as members attempt to fill a vacancy on the five-member […]
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Arborist says city fired him after he filed a complaint over safety
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former arborist for Menlo Park is suing the city, saying that he was fired in retaliation for reporting unsafe working conditions. Ryan […]
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Menlo College accused of race, sex bias
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A black female professor at Menlo College in Atherton is suing the school, saying she was paid less than her white and male […]
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City moving toward council elections by district
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council, in response to a threatened lawsuit, voted unanimously last night to take the first step toward switching from at-large […]
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Facing a lawsuit threat, city may switch to district elections
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council will meet Oct. 4 to decide what they should do after a lawyer threatened to sue the city if […]
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City approves two major Stanford development projects
Above is an illustration, provided by Stanford, showing its El Camino Real project. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After nearly eight years of planning, proposals and negotiations, Stanford’s […]
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Massive Stanford project for El Camino up for approval; will increase traffic
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer If Stanford’s 8.4-acre project at 500 El Camino Real is approved tomorrow (Sept. 26), local streets may see an added 2,658 cars a […]
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Cop causes 4-car crash but doesn’t get a ticket
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After a Menlo Park police officer rear-ended another driver and caused a chain reaction crash, the city paid two of the victims a […]
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Belle Haven wants its own school district
Belle Haven resident Pam Jones speaks at Monday night’s meeting on education held at the Onetta Harris Community Center in Menlo Park. At right is Mayor Kirsten Keith. Post photo […]
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Menlo Park holds off on allowing marijuana retailers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When retail marijuana becomes legal on Jan. 1, it won’t be in Menlo Park. City Council decided last night (Sept. 12) to wait […]
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City wants time to write marijuana regulations
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council tomorrow (Sept. 12) may vote to temporarily ban the selling and growing of marijuana for commercial purposes. Council will […]
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Man loses home, police blamed in federal lawsuit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man with multiple health issues has been forced to live in his car for almost a year after he was evicted by […]
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Blunt Stanford official unloads on neighbors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Steve Elliott, Stanford’s top real estate executive, was blunt when he responded at a Menlo Park City Council meeting to a request by […]
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Housing in Stanford’s El Camino project exempt from property taxes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City School District will be getting about half of the property taxes it could get if Stanford’s apartments at 500 […]
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Stanford offers Menlo Park $6 million for El Camino project
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford is offering to give $6 million for schools and a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the train tracks in Menlo Park in […]
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Beltramo’s plan to replace store
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An office building and an apartment complex have been proposed for the site of the former Beltramo’s Wines and Spirits in Menlo Park, […]
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Facebook’s “Village” plan raises questions
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook’s proposal to develop a 59-acre business park on Willow Road in Menlo Park into a “Village” with homes, stores and 1.75 million […]
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The wrong way to expand a fire station
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Eminent domain is the nuclear bomb in the arsenal of local government. It’s the power of government to take away somebody’s house or […]