Atherton
Fire board to become a landlord
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District board last night scrapped a proposal to have its own employees live in a $3.2 million West […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park
Developer Chase Rapp wins approval for three buildings in Menlo Park
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission has given the go-ahead to developer Chase Rapp to build three new buildings at the corner of Santa […]
Menlo Park
Councilwoman defends trip to China
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilwoman Kirsten Keith has broken her silence on her controversial trip to China. At Tuesday’s (May 8) City Council meeting, Keith […]
Menlo Park
Serial ADA litigant sues Jeffrey’s Hamburgers
By the Daily Post staff Jeffrey’s Hamburgers in Menlo Park is the third business in the city to be sued by serial Americans with Disabilities Act litigants in a five-month […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park City Council considering term limits
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council tonight (May 8) will discuss going to the voters with two questions: Should council members have term limits? And […]
Menlo Park
After Keith’s trip to China, council wants to review travel policy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Following Menlo Park Councilwoman Kirsten Keith’s controversial trip to China, two of her peers on the council want to review the council’s travel […]
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Councilwoman’s husband held Facebook stock when she voted on company’s expansion
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilwoman Catherine Carlton’s husband owned stock in Facebook when she voted in favor of the company’s expansion along Constitution Drive but […]
Atherton
Power cut in Atherton and west Menlo Park to rescue 2 car crash victims
Power has been restored to 3,444 utility customers in Atherton and west Menlo Park after the grid was shut down this morning so firefighters could rescue two men trapped in […]
East Palo Alto
Pressure grows to oust Ravenswood superintendent
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Allegations of mishandling funds, nepotism and disrespecting employees are among the reasons parents, employees and residents are giving for why the school board […]
Menlo Park
The Oasis building may be historic
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer While the future for the Oasis seems dark for now, it’s possible the building that houses the recently closed burger and beer joint […]
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High school district wants money from Facebook because of expected enrollment growth
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Union High School District is seeking funds from developers, including Facebook, that are rapidly putting up new buildings on Menlo Park’s […]
In the news
Local politicians visit China; mayor felt he was used as ‘window dressing’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Mayor Lenny Siegel said he felt that he and other local officials were used as “window dressing” during a trip to […]
Menlo Park
Planning commissioners ask: How bad must traffic get to halt development?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some Menlo Park Planning Commissioners are wondering whether it is time to tell the City Council to halt development on the city’s east […]
Menlo Park
Uber driver pulled gun on riders, had a concealed carry permit, police say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An Uber driver pointed a gun at some passengers who took too long to get into his car, according to Menlo Park police. […]
East Palo Alto
Angry parents keep children home to protest principal’s removal
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Scores of parents kept their kids home from Belle Haven Elementary in Menlo Park yesterday (April 4) to protest the superintendent’s removal of […]
Menlo Park
Proposal for the Dutch Goose to run the Oasis fizzles out
By the Daily Post staff Property owner Dan Beltramo has put the kibosh on a proposal for the Dutch Goose to take over the Oasis Beer Garden, which closed earlier […]
Menlo Park
Felon who fired assault rifle in backyard gets a year in jail
This story was originally published Thursday, March 15, in the Daily Post By the Daily Post staff A Menlo Park man who shot an assault rifle in his backyard because […]
Menlo Park
Last call for The Oasis — beloved Menlo Park pizza, burger and beer joint closes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Memories and beer were flowing when Menlo Park’s beloved Oasis Beer Garden served its last burgers, pizzas and beers last night after the […]
Menlo Park
Councilman’s plan to give schools $1 million gains steam
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on March 2. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A dozen parents from the Menlo Park City School District are […]
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How Facebook can be a good neighbor
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s ironic that at the same time Facebook is proposing a massive expansion that will worsen the housing-jobs imbalance on the Peninsula, the […]