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SRI wants to redevelop campus, add 400 homes
This story was originally printed in Wednesday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY EMILY […]
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Skunk family rescued from deep hole
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA employees have rescued a family of skunks that fell into a deep hole at a construction site in Menlo Park. Three skunks fell into the […]
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No reports of scanners aiding crime – Argument for encryption loses steam
By the Daily Post staff One of the arguments people make in favor of encrypting police radios is that if police dispatch calls were broadcast over the air, criminals would […]
Menlo Park
City releases schedule of re-openings
The city of Menlo Park released a list of types of venues and businesses it will allow to re-open in four phases through December. The city noted in a statement […]
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SRI accused of drowning monkey, breaking a dog’s paw
Word Count: 538 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An animal rights group alleges that SRI International employees broke a dog’s paw and drowned a monkey, and then lied […]
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Menlo Park City Schools to put parcel tax renewal to voters
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City School Board has voted to put a parcel tax renewal on a November ballot, with the possibility of switching to […]
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Haldeman convicted of molesting children, faces more than 100 years in prison
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A jury today found Randy Haldeman guilty of 15 out of 19 felony charges related to child molestation and he could receive more […]
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Apartment complex rejected then approved
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission on Monday (April 26) approved plans to build 105 apartments on the east side, but not before the […]
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Opening arguments today in trial of accused child molester
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Opening arguments in the trial of a west Menlo Park man who is facing nearly 20 counts of child sex abuse begin today […]
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Residents object to proposed Pope-Chaucer ‘super bridge’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some Menlo Park residents last night (April 12) described a proposed new Pope-Chaucer Bridge as a “super bridge” that’s over-designed. The bridge that […]
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Residents sue to stop sidewalks that eliminate parking
This story was first printed in the Daily Post on April 2. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the morning at 1,000 […]
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Ann’s Coffee Shop closing — landlord sells building
This story first appeared in the Friday, April 2, print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the […]
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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. […]