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Menlo-Atherton High School's sign as seen from Middlefield Road. Google photo.
Atherton

Menlo-Atherton High School put on lockdown, ex-student detained

September 10, 2025 3:35 pm

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

September 6, 2025 12:02 pm

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

August 20, 2025 10:26 am

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

August 18, 2025 10:03 am

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

August 11, 2025 2:39 pm

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

July 28, 2025 9:53 pm

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

July 16, 2025 7:27 am

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

July 11, 2025 8:32 am

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

July 7, 2025 10:21 am

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

July 3, 2025 10:06 am

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

June 18, 2025 6:05 am

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

June 9, 2025 12:28 pm

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 […]

Menlo Park

Teacher says he was fired after Adam and Eve came up in a classroom discussion

June 3, 2025 5:43 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent A former Hillview Middle School science teacher is suing the Menlo Park City School District for alleged religious discrimination, saying he was fired after a […]

Menlo Park

Group to begin collecting signatures for ballot measure on replacing parking with public housing

June 3, 2025 1:27 am

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A group of Menlo Park residents will soon start collecting signatures for a ballot measure to stop the city’s plans to replace three downtown […]

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Menlo Park

Repairs to decrepit parking lots won’t start until 2027 — mayor’s not happy about that

May 21, 2025 1:12 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Repaving of parking lots 7 and 8 in downtown Menlo Park is a project that businesses and residents have requested for years, and yet it’s […]

Menlo Park

Save Downtown Menlo takes first step in putting city’s plan to eliminate parking on the ballot

May 19, 2025 7:17 am

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A group of Menlo Park residents will begin the process to put a ballot measure opposing the city’s plans to redevelop three downtown parking […]

The Sunset campus in 1951. Photo from the Palo Alto Times.
Menlo Park

Former Sunset HQ deemed historic

May 12, 2025 4:45 pm

This article originally appeared in the Saturday, May 10 edition of the Daily Post. To stay on top of local news, pick up an edition at one of our blue […]

Atherton

Coach killed in collision with Greenwaste truck

May 7, 2025 9:40 pm

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ and EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff A Greenwaste truck fatally struck an employee of La Entrada Middle School while he was riding his bike to work yesterday.  Dylan […]

Atherton

Former ethnic studies teacher sues school district

May 7, 2025 10:09 am

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A former ethnic studies teacher at Menlo-Atherton High School is suing the Sequoia Union High School District for alleged racial discrimination and harassment, saying […]

Menlo Park

Sediment is building up on San Francisco Creek, complicating flood control effors

April 29, 2025 2:38 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A pile of dirt and sand has built up in the San Francisquito Creek by Highway 101, complicating years-long flood control efforts. “Recent higher […]

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