Menlo Park
Decision near on bike tunnel under Caltrain tracks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A bicycle and pedestrian tunnel under the railroad tracks in Menlo Park that’s been in the works for 23 years could be completed […]
Menlo Park
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Five hospitalized after fiery crash in Menlo Park; man arrested for DUI
By the Daily Post staff Police said they arrested a man for felony DUI following a fiery crash early this morning (May 26) at El Camino Real and Oak Grove […]
Menlo Park
City urged to buy electric police cars
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council has put off purchasing eight new patrol cars for the police department after the council received over 20 […]
Menlo Park
Expert casts doubt on a train tunnel
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford professor who is an expert on train tunnels is throwing cold water on the idea that Menlo Park might be able […]
Menlo Park
SRI testing a robotic cop that can be used for traffic stops
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An engineer at SRI International in Menlo Park has come up with a prototype of a robotic cop who emerges from a police […]
Menlo Park
Local father pleads guilty in college admissions scam
A Menlo Park father pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston today (May 22) to a charge of fraud conspiracy in a college admissions cheating scandal. Peter Sartorio, 54, the […]
Menlo Park
Council to look at bike lane plans that would reduce parking
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council tonight (May 21) will look at two plans that would eliminate 135 street parking spaces in order to […]
Atherton
Student drops lawsuit over M-A wrestling team
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The family of a Menlo-Atherton High School student has dropped a lawsuit that complained about the coaching of the girls wrestling team, including […]
Menlo Park
Boarding house proposed on Willow Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s Planning Commission Monday (May 20) will review plans to build a three-story, 16-bedroom boarding house on Willow Road, near the VA […]
Menlo Park
City council approves removal of trees
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council voted Tuesday (May 14) to approve the removal of seven redwood trees at Ravenswood Avenue and El Camino […]
Menlo Park
Construction of new Pope-Chaucer bridge could start next year or in 2021
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Replacing the Pope-Chaucer bridge as part of a flood control project for San Francisquito Creek would result in an approximately nine-month closure of the […]
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City Council tells Facebook to add housing to Village development
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council members told Facebook officials that they want to see more housing in the company’s 56-acre Willow Village development. Facebook […]
Menlo Park
Cuckoo’s Nest successor asks for a permit to throw creekside parties
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The controversial techie social club the Cuckoo’s Nest may be defunct, but the incubator business that ran the club is now seeking a […]
East Palo Alto
Menlo Park, EPA and Palo Alto councils meet tonight (May 6) to talk about housing
By the Daily Post staff For the first time in recent memory, the city councils of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park will get together to hold a […]
East Palo Alto
New Chaucer-Pope bridge proposed in report on flood prevention projects
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A long-awaited environmental report recommends a new Pope-Chaucer Bridge to prevent another catastrophic flood like the one that hit Palo Alto, East Palo […]
Menlo Park
Cafe closes after third ADA lawsuit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Jason’s Cafe in Menlo Park closed yesterday (April 30) after 11 years in business after the cafe was hit with three Americans with […]
Menlo Park
Man damages cars, yells racial slurs, authorities say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man was arrested after he damaged 10 cars along Bohannon Drive in Menlo Park and called one of the owners a racial […]
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto motorcyclist killed on Highway 101
By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Highway 101 near the Willow Road exit in Menlo Park. Fredrick Mahoni, 34, […]
Amazon
Village Stationers to close after 53 years
This story was first printed in Friday’s Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Unable to survive profitably in the face of high rents and competition from Amazon, […]
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Proposal is designed to give Belle Haven traffic relief
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Belle Haven residents for years have been coming to Menlo Park City Council meetings to complain that during commute hours, they aren’t able […]
Menlo Park
Commission recommends eliminating 135 parking spaces to make way for bike lanes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Complete Streets Commission last night (April 10) recommended eliminating parking along parts of Santa Cruz Avenue and Middle Avenue in […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park pulls the plug on red-light cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The red-light cameras in Menlo Park, which send motorists tickets for $480, will be shut off at the end of this month. City […]
Menlo Park
City Council to consider fate of red-light cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council tonight (April 9) will consider possibly dropping its controversial red-light camera operator, and if it does, that would […]
Menlo Park
Local parents agree to plead guilty in college admissions scheme
A total of 13 parents — including actress Felicity Huffman and two parents from Menlo Park — have agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges in the nationwide college admissions […]
Atherton
Fire agencies in a tug-of-war over money they get from ambulance company
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When there is a medical emergency, local firefighters are the first to respond and stabilize the patient. Then AMR will take them to […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park father to take plea bargain in college admissions scandal
An entrepreneur from Menlo Park became the first of the 33 parents charged in the college bribery scandal to agree to plead guilty, disclosing the deal today (April 3) as […]
East Palo Alto
7 developments would add 40,000 jobs but only 11,424 homes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Mid-Peninsula will possibly see a 10.1 million-square-foot increase in office space in coming years. That number comes from just seven projects proposed […]
East Palo Alto
Ousted Ravenswood superintendent speaks out
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Gloria Hernandez-Goff told the Post yesterday (March 21) that she knew she would be fired as superintendent of the Ravenswood City School District […]
East Palo Alto
Ravenswood superintendent Hernandez-Goff forced out — will get $160,678 in severance
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Embattled Ravenswood City School District Superintendent Gloria Hernandez-Goff — who lost a no-confidence vote by teachers, put her son on the district’s payroll […]
Menlo Park
Holy Toledo! Ex-Peru president arrested for drunkenness in west Menlo Park
From staff and wire reports Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, wanted in his home country in connection with Latin America’s biggest graft scandal, was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of […]
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
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 […]