Menlo Park
Menlo Park school superintendent resigning
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City School District Superintendent Erik Burmeister announced today (April 4) that he is resigning from his post on Dec. 31. In […]
Burglars hit El Cerrito restaurant again
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer El Cerrito, a Mexican restaurant in the Sharon Heights neighborhood of Menlo Park, has been burglarized for the second time in five months. […]
Lawsuit accuses city of improperly collecting utility tax
This story was originally printed in the Wednesday, Dec. 29, edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get all of the local news first, read the print edition […]
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 101 in Menlo Park
A 36-year-old motorcyclist died early this morning (Dec. 28) following a crash with another vehicle along Highway 101 in Menlo Park, the CHP said. The motorcyclist has been identified as […]
Fire board split, proposal to temporarily bring back Schapelhouman voted down
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Board on Dec. 21 unanimously approved the contract for its next fire chief, but two board members suggested that […]
Proposed contract shows new fire chief will make $320,000 a year — more than the previous chief
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Ventura County fire official who has been asked to lead the Menlo Park Fire Protection District will make $320,000 a year — […]
City ready to ban leaf blowers
Word Count: 475 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Come 2024, gardeners or Menlo Park residents doing yard work may not be able to buy or use a gas-powered […]
Man gets year for stabbing 7-Eleven clerk
Word Count: 237 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who stabbed a clerk in the neck, hand and face last year at the 7-Eleven on Oak Grove […]
Attorney warns city that utility tax may be illegal and that residents are due a refund
This story originally appeared on Friday in the print edition of the Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss out on important local stories, get in the habit of […]
City cuts cops then buys the remaining officers Teslas
This story first appeared in Wednesday’s print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
Mueller tries again to save parks
This story first appeared 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 mornings […]
Bike crashes worry parents
Word Count: 1186 This story was originally printed in the Post on Oct. 15. Remember, if you want all of the local news, you’ve got to get the Post every […]
Mayor says meeting called by three council members warrants an apology
This story first appeared in Saturday’s print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]
Ballots go out for Menlo Park school parcel tax
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Ballots are going out this week for the Menlo Park School District’s parcel tax, referred to as Measure B. Measure B is a […]
Group aims to protect city’s parks from development
Word Count: 570 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A group of Menlo Park residents is considering what steps it will take to preserve city parks from development, and […]
Suspect at large after stabbing at party
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police are looking for the man who stabbed another man several times at a party early this morning on the east side. The […]
Mueller wants to put measure on ballot to preserve city parks
Word Count: 302 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller wants the council to place a parks preservation measure on the ballot to keep housing […]
Council puts off decision on 483-home project
Word Count: 192 By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park City Council has put off deciding whether a 483-home project ought to move forward. Objections to the development were brought […]
Opinion: Let the voters decide on a natural gas ban
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The climate change debate is hitting home, literally. Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday (Aug. 31) will discuss the radical idea of prohibiting […]
Council to discuss a potential natural gas ban
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday (Aug. 31) will review a proposal to have residents and building owners replace their gas appliances […]
Doctor charged with possessing child pornography
By the Daily Post staff A Menlo Park doctor appeared in U.S. District Court in San Francisco this morning (Aug. 20) on a charge of possession of child pornography, according […]
Man draws gun on woman during parking dispute, police say
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police today (Aug. 15) arrested a man who allegedly drew a gun on a woman during a parking dispute at Safeway in Menlo […]
Fire board member who said he supported chief called him insubordinate in a private email
This story was originally published Aug. 6 in the Daily Post. To get all of the local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]
Police help man suffering mental health crisis
Menlo Park Police tonight were able to convince a 32-year-old man who was mutilating himself in the middle of a street to drop his scissors so he could be taken […]
City considering ban of natural gas appliances in existing homes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials are considering whether to require residents to remove natural gas appliances from their homes, such as stoves, heaters and dryers, […]
Applicant for fire chief says selection process is unfair
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park Fire Board member told the rest of the board that he’s worried about the fairness and integrity of the search […]
New ‘watchdog’ panel member married to city councilwoman
By the Daily Post staff The new group of civil grand jurors in San Mateo County — a panel that is supposed to investigate local government corruption — includes the husband […]
Retiring fire chief says board member hated him and was trying to undermine him
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In the months leading up to his retirement, Menlo Park Fire District Chief Harold Schapelhouman says he was hated by one of the […]
483-home development approved
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission last night unanimously approved Greystar Real Estate’s proposal to build a 483-home development near Facebook, despite some residents […]
Menlo Park man knifed by an ‘escort,’ cops say
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested after allegedly slashing a man with a knife after he had used an internet service to have a female “escort” come to his home […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]