Menlo Park

Fire closes Willow Road overpass above 101

August 15, 2018 4:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff A vehicle fire forced the shutdown of Willow Road at the overpass above Highway 101 at 3:22 p.m. today (Aug. 15), the Menlo Park Fire […]

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Nine candidates eye seats on the Ravenswood city school board

August 9, 2018 3:06 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Nine candidates have jumped into the race for three spots on the Ravenswood City school board, which has been criticized for ignoring the […]

Menlo Park

Proposed developments eat up growth allocation that was supposed to last until 2040

August 7, 2018 8:14 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Nearly two years after the Menlo Park City Council approved a new zoning plan for the city’s east side, which was supposed to […]

Two councilwomen are the subject of ethics complaints

August 2, 2018 4:00 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A state ethics agency has received complaints about two Menlo Park city councilwomen over their international trips. Menlo Park resident George Fisher sent […]

Menlo Park

Man who repeatedly burglarized BevMo! has been arrested, police say

August 2, 2018 9:07 am

By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto man who broke into the BevMo! in Menlo Park multiple times has been arrested, police said yesterday (Aug. 1). Melvin James […]

Firefighters would see a 22% raise over five years in proposed contract

August 1, 2018 3:40 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After seven months of negotiations, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s board has released the conditional agreement for its contract with firefighters, which […]

Ron Shepherd pulls papers to run against Peter Ohtaki

July 29, 2018 1:30 pm

Correction: The printed version of this story incorrectly stated that Shepherd wasn’t concerned about the city spending $30 million on a new library. He is concerned about it, and his […]

Drew Combs to take on Kirsten Keith for City Council

July 28, 2018 3:54 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Drew Combs, a Menlo Park Planning Commissioner who nearly won a seat on City Council four years ago, told the Post yesterday that […]

City considers forcing Facebook to open gym to the public

July 18, 2018 12:48 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials are holding closed door meetings to discuss whether Facebook’s gym should be opened to the public. The gym is located […]

Who is running for City Council? A city by city breakdown

July 15, 2018 2:20 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Monday (June 16) marks the opening of the candidate filng period for the Nov. 6 election. Below is a breakdown of who is, […]

Civil grand jury says Menlo Park Fire Protection District needs a plan for growth

July 12, 2018 9:29 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury, in a report released yesterday, asserts that the Menlo Park Fire Protection District has been buying […]

Looks like the old Oasis is going to get a new neighbor

July 6, 2018 11:46 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The closure of the Oasis Beer Garden is not the only change on the 200 block of El Camino Real in Menlo Park. […]

Man stabbed outside Donut Delite

July 3, 2018 8:53 pm

By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police are investigating the stabbing of a man in the parking lot of Donut Delite at 732 Willow Road. The assailant is at […]

From left, tenants Teresa Rivas, Eisabel Coronel, Lilian Flores and Sandra Zamora sit in Zamora’s 430-square-foot apartment at 505 Pierce Road in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood, located about a mile away from Facebook’s expansion on Constitution Drive. Post photo by Emily Mibach.

Tenants squeezed: Rents jump in east Menlo Park as Facebook grows

July 2, 2018 5:31 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After Facebook moved into east Menlo Park in 2011, long-term residents started moving out, said Sandra Zamora, a resident who is facing displacement […]

Housing development on east side met with apprehension

June 24, 2018 12:26 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal to add 94 new apartments to Menlo Park’s east side was met with apprehension by neighbors of the project at last […]