Menlo Park
Homeless digging in, literally
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The homeless living in the marsh southwest of the Dumbarton Bridge have dug out homes for themselves and live underground, Menlo Park police […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park
Demolition of used bookstore draws criticism
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer At a time when Amazon and electronic publishing are causing brick-and-mortar bookstores to close, Menlo Park residents are speaking out about the loss […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park considers options for red-light cameras including possibly dumping them
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council next month may be looking at dropping its controversial red-light camera vendor, and perhaps the program altogether. The […]
East Palo Alto
Proposal to absorb Ravenswood into Sequoia draws reaction
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Local officials yesterday (March 6) reacted to Menlo Park Mayor Ray Mueller’s suggestion that the Sequoia Union High School District absorb the Ravenswood […]
East Palo Alto
Menlo Park mayor proposes having Sequoia High School District absorb Ravenswood district
This story was originally printed in the March 6 edition of the Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal by Menlo Park Mayor Ray Mueller to […]
In the news
Menlo Park, Palo Alto mayors have lunch and talk about issues
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The mayors of Palo Alto and Menlo Park — two city governments that haven’t always been in lockstep — met for the first […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park council rejects ordinance some called ‘rent control’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal many criticized as “rent control” was rejected by Menlo Park City Council last night (Feb. 26) in favor of an ordinance […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park police make an arrest in string of car burglaries
Menlo Park police said today (Feb. 26) that they arrested a South San Francisco man in connection with a string of auto burglaries and vandalism incidents that took place Saturday […]
Menlo Park
Controversy over adding sidewalks to Sharon Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Controversy is beginning to brew over a proposal to build sidewalks along Sharon Road in Menlo Park leading to La Entrada Middle School. […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park picks next city manager
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A familiar face has been selected to be the new city manager for Menlo Park, Starla Jerome-Robinson. Jerome-Robinson comes on board while the […]
Menlo Park
Oasis building up for lease — Beltramos sold it for $8.5 million
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The building that used to house the Oasis burger joint has a new owner who is willing to enter into a lease with […]
Menlo Park
Council split three ways over a proposal some see as rent control
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council appeared last night (Feb. 12) to be divided over a proposal some have labeled as rent control. The […]
Menlo Park
Council looks at proposal that some say amounts to rent control
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A controversial ordinance that critics have called rent control in disguise will go to Menlo Park City Council tonight (Feb. 12). The ordinance […]
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Updated: Facebook unveils new plans for massive Willow Village development
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After disappearing from the public eye for just under a year, Facebook today (Feb. 8) submitted new plans to Menlo Park for its […]
Menlo Park
483 apartments, condos proposed for Menlo Park’s east side
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer One of the nation’s largest housing developers, Greystar, is proposing to build 483 apartments and condos in Menlo Park’s east side, which would […]
Menlo Park
Teen shot while walking his dog in the Willows, shooter at large
By the Daily Post staff A 17-year-old boy was shot in the calf while walking his dog on East O’Keefe Street near Menalto Avenue last night (Feb. 5), police said […]
Menlo Park
Why did man who discovered murder scene return to allegedly take a potted plant?
This story was originally published Jan. 31 in the Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Authorities yesterday (Jan. 30) shed more light on why the man who […]
Menlo Park
Ordinance limiting rent hikes is mysteriously pulled from council agenda
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Why a controversial ordinance on rent increases was pulled before the Menlo Park City Council meeting is unclear, but it might be because […]
Menlo Park
Another crash at troubled rail crossing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s Ravenswood Avenue train crossing is once again an accident scene — just three days after City Council decided how it wanted […]
Menlo Park
Council now wants three train bridges, not one
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council last night (Jan. 15) effectively reversed the previous council’s decision to build only one bridge for Caltrain in […]