Menlo Park
School lockdowns lifted after call of man with a gun
Update 3:35 p.m. — Menlo Park Police issued an update to the incident saying that the man who died was a missing and suicidal person from outside of the county that […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park
Officer, don’t forget your spike strip
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A driver who got flat tires after Menlo Park Police left a spike strip out is now asking the city to pay for his […]
Menlo Park
Supporters of magnet high school angry over possible closure
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Teachers, parents and students of TIDE, a tech-focused magnet school in Menlo Park, yelled their frustrations of the possible closure to the Sequoia Union […]
Menlo Park
Residents to decide next November on whether to build public housing downtown
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has decided to put a citizens initiative to repeal plans for public housing downtown on the November 2026 ballot. Council […]
Menlo Park
Townhouses proposed for Cuckoo’s Nest site
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park may get 50 new townhouses where a former controversial techie social club once operated. Chase Rapp, owner of 68 Willow Road, is […]
Atherton
$160 birthday cake among things superintendent charged to district
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A $160 birthday cake that former Las Lomitas School District Superintendent Beth Polito charged to a district credit card in August 2022 is one […]
Menlo Park
Council decides to ‘kick the can down the road’ and postpones decision on referendum to replace parking lots with public housing
This story was originally printed in the Wednesday, Nov. 5, edition of the Daily Post. Other publications have posted their own versions of the story, but if you want the […]
Menlo Park
Men hit with charges after police sting
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Reporter The three men who traveled to Menlo Park to meet up with a 13-year-old, who was really a police officer, were charged today by […]
Atherton
Menlo-Atherton High School put on lockdown, ex-student detained
Menlo-Atherton High School was put on lockdown this afternoon (Sept. 10) due to a threat to the school and a former student was detained, Atherton police said. Someone called the […]
Menlo Park
Police say suspect attempted to flee cops on a bike
A 42-year-old man on probation for stolen vehicle offenses has been arrested after fleeing police in a stolen car and attempting to escape on a bicycle, authorities said. The Menlo […]
Menlo Park
Smoke shop shuts down under county pressure
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A smoke shop that sparked anger and worry among West Menlo Park residents has permanently closed, county Supervisor Ray Mueller has confirmed. Blazin Gifts’ […]
East Palo Alto
Valley Water holds back funds for preventing floods on San Francisquito Creek
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Valley Water board has voted to wait on funding the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority until getting answers about its plans to […]
Menlo Park
Developer to host meetings about USGS campus
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Presidio Bay Ventures, the development company that bought the USGS campus in Menlo Park will start hosting meetings to determine what to build on […]
Menlo Park
Smoke shop opens in West Menlo Park, gets visit from supervisor
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A new smoke shop in West Menlo Park has drawn mixed reactions from residents and a visit from San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller […]
Menlo Park
Man accused in robbery set up on Facebook Marketplace
Correction: A previous version of this story should have said that David Torres Vasquez, 22, has not been charged yet for the July 11 robbery. BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer […]
Menlo Park
Parents of coach killed in bike crash with garbage truck sue
This story was first published in Thursday’s print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the […]
Menlo Park
City may add overhead string lights to closed street to give it some buzz
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council is doubling down on its decision to keep the 600 block of Santa Cruz Avenue closed to traffic. Council on […]
Menlo Park
Feds say former Sunset site is eligible for historic designation
This story was originally published in the July 2 print edition of the Daily Post. Other media often copies stories in our print edition and post their plagiarized stories online. […]
Menlo Park
Man convicted of assaulting pregnant girlfriend
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A North Fair Oaks man has been found guilty of attacking and paralyzing his pregnant girlfriend in Menlo Park. Michael Anthony Calkins, 34, was […]
Menlo Park
City may rehire PR firm as possible referendum on downtown public housing looms
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent As the city of Menlo Park faces a possible ballot initiative that would force the city to get voter approval before building housing on downtown […]