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Ann’s Coffee Shop closing — landlord sells building
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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, […]
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School district plans parcel tax election, but is warned about recall
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City School District is heading toward placing a parcel tax renewal on the ballot, but its political consultant says to […]
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Councilman suggests putting city’s all-electric goal to a vote
Word Count: 486 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller is worried that portions of council’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 are […]
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City’s climate plan targets cars, natural gas; hearing tonight
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent After banning natural gas water heaters, clothes dryers and space heaters in new buildings starting last year, the city of Menlo Park is now […]
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Councilwoman rips county for vaccine rollout
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park Councilwoman Cecilia Taylor said the county’s Covid vaccines should have first gone to hard-hit communities such as her Belle Haven neighborhood. The Belle […]
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Man in homeless encampment shot
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man was shot at the homeless encampment at the Ravenswood Triangle today (March 8), CHP said. Police responded to the Ravenswood Triangle […]
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Should Santa Cruz Avenue remain partially closed to give restaurants outdoor seating?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council tonight (Feb. 23) will decide whether to keep portions of Santa Cruz Avenue downtown closed to cars to allow […]
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Apartments to replace Feldman’s Books
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission tonight (Feb. 22) unanimously approved plans for nine apartments to replace Feldman’s Books after supporters of the bookstore […]
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FedEx truck shears off fire hydrant
By the Daily Post staff A FedEd delivery truck accidentally sheared off a fire hydrant in front of the Anton housing complex in east Menlo Park, sending water into the […]
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City to switch legal firms
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A split Menlo Park City Council has told the city manager to hire a new legal firm to represent the city. The council […]
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City’s non-emergency phone lines are shut down Tuesday night
By the Daily Post staff For the next two Tuesdays, the Menlo Park Police Department’s non-emergency lines won’t be operating, the city announced today (Feb. 1). The outage starts tomorrow […]
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Former Councilwoman Keith asked to leave water agency’s board
This story was originally printed Jan. 21 in the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. […]
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Teen dies in SUV rollover crash
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The 16-year-old driver of the SUV that overturned on Valparaiso Avenue in the Sharon Hills Park neighborhood has died, authorities said today. Michael […]
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Kirsten Keith replaced on regional water board
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council removed a former mayor from her board position representing the city on a regional water agency following an […]
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Las Lomitas School Board trustees pick two new board members after controversy about racial text
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The three remaining Las Lomitas School Board trustees on Friday night (Dec. 18) picked two new board members to join them. … Premium […]
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Another Las Lomitas school board member is under fire
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Parents in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District are trying to recall a school board member for praising another school board member who […]
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Board will pick replacement for trustee whose wife tweeted vulgarity about VP-elect Harris
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Balking at the nearly half-million-dollar price tag to hold an election to get two new members onto the Las Lomitas School Board, the […]
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Las Lomitas school board has another vacancy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Lomitas school board, whose president resigned after his wife tweeted vulgarities about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, has now lost an incoming […]
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Accused killer of Kathy Anderson pleads innocent by reason of insanity
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man accused of killing Menlo Park resident Kathy Anderson pleaded innocent by reason of insanity today (Nov. 9), according to a prosecutor. […]
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Las Lomitas school board president resigns after wife makes vulgar comment about Kamala Harris
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The president of the Las Lomitas Elementary School District in Menlo Park resigned tonight from the school board after his wife used a vulgar […]
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Female robbers hit restaurant customers dining outdoors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When restaurants started putting their tables outdoors to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, nobody expected this to happen. Two women went up […]
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Two months after 7-Eleven stabbing another man pulls knife on clerk
By the Daily Post staff Two months after a man brutally stabbed the clerk of the Menlo Park 7-Eleven, another man grabbed a pack of cigarettes from the same store […]
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Three vying for two seats on Menlo Park school board
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three people are running for two seats on the Menlo Park school board as the district navigates a partial return to classroom teaching. […]
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Two martinis too many — fire board candidate was arrested for DUI
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A candidate for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board was arrested in 2016 for a DUI, a prosecutor said yesterday. When asked […]
Election 2020
No incumbent in council race — 3 candidates vie for votes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A triathlete, a safe routes to school advocate and an Air Force veteran are the three candidates running to represent the Menlo Park […]
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City Council decides half of Santa Cruz Avenue will reopen
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council decided last night (Sept. 8) to completely reopen the westbound side of Santa Cruz Avenue to cars, and […]
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Man arrested for allegedly pulling gun during road rage incident
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man was arrested today (Sept. 8) for allegedly pulling out a gun during a road rage incident on Sand Hill […]
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Man pulls a gun during road rage episode on Sand Hill Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A driver allegedly pulled out a gun during a road rage incident on Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park police said yesterday. On Friday […]
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7-Eleven clerk attacked with knife; suspect arrested
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police have arrested a man they believe stabbed a clerk at the Oak Grove Avenue 7-Eleven during a robbery this afternoon (Aug. 9). […]
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Firefighters rescue kitten after search of home’s heating ducts
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park firefighters rescued a kitten who had crawled into a missing heater register and dropped into ducting beneath a home under construction on Gordon […]
Election 2020
‘Sign-gate’ figures to face one another in Harbor District race
Correction: This story has been revised regarding the description of the events in 2011. By the Daily Post staff The list of candidates who have signed up to run for […]
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City picks retired Pleasanton police chief to serve as its interim chief
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s new interim police chief is Pleasanton’s former top cop, David Spiller, City Manager Starla Jerome-Robinson announced today. Today is Chief Dave […]
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Menlo Park police chief leaves on Thursday, city manager to pick interim replacement
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park is set to have an interim police chief by the end of the week to replace Dave Bertini, who unexpectedly announced […]
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After complaints, council changes plan to close parts of Santa Cruz Avenue
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has changed its plan for the closure of Santa Cruz Avenue after merchants complained it had reduced sales and […]