Menlo Park
Opinion: The city where democracy is dying
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The fad in national politics is to talk about how democracy is dying, or how one candidate or the other is going to end […]
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Atherton
Teachers union wins 16% raise over 3 years, strike ends
SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 1:18 p.m. — Teachers in the Las Lomitas School District will return to work tomorrow after reaching a contract that calls for a 16% raise over three […]
Atherton
Teachers picket after negotiations crumble
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer For the first time anyone can remember, the Las Lomitas School District’s 92 teachers are on strike. Despite an attempt at a Hail Mary […]
Atherton
Teachers union rejects 5.5% raise, strike looms
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The Las Lomitas School District is preparing for its teacher’s union to strike on Wednesday after the union turned down the board’s latest offer […]
Menlo Park
Will changing a street to one-way make it safer for kids? Experiment proposed on Coleman Ave.
This story originally appeared in Monday morning’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings. Our competition does — that’s where […]
Atherton
Three seats up for grabs in Las Lomitas District
This story was updated to correct candidate Pooya Sarabandi’s occupation. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer With a possible teachers strike looming and calls for new leadership, three seats are […]
Menlo Park
Parents, students want answers about coach’s leave of absence
Parents and students at Menlo-Atherton High School want to know what happened to the school’s varsity basketball coach, Mike Molieri. Team members and parents spoke at the Sequoia Union High […]
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Finance chief of tech consulting firm accused of embezzling $500,000, spent part of it in a casino
The finance manager of a Menlo Park tech consulting firm was arrested Wednesday on charges of embezzlement and identity fraud for taking $500,000 and spending it in casinos, police said. […]
Menlo Park
Teslas aren’t the patrol cars of the future
This story appeared in the Aug. 26 edition of the Daily Post. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Elon Musk may think that Teslas are the cars of the future, […]
Menlo Park
City eyes very-low-income housing on downtown parking lots
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent City-owned parking lots in downtown Menlo Park could be developed with hundreds of homes for very-low-income residents, according to a study City Council will […]
Menlo Park
Race on for council seat
At first it seemed that the two candidates who had signed up to run for Menlo Park City Council in November would have no opponents in each of their races. […]
Menlo Park
Few applicants for city council seats, one of them has no opinion on Sunset Towers
Update: Since the article below was published, the time period for people to file papers to run for council has closed. In District 3, only one candidate jumped into the […]
Menlo Park
Tall building comes up short, planners say
This story was originally printed on June 24, 2024 in the Daily Post. Menlo Park city planners say the application for what would be the Mid-Peninsula’s tallest building at 50 […]
Caltrain
Caltrain hits and kills teenager on the tracks
A new electric Caltrain hit and killed a teenager in Menlo Park last night. The collision occurred north of the Menlo Park depot, at 9:03 p.m., involving southbound train 268. […]
Menlo Park
Power restored in Menlo Park
UPDATE 6:00 p.m.: Power has been restored to all customers who lost power earlier today. UPDATE 4:29 p.m.: Power has been restored to much of the city, aside from about […]
Menlo Park
Parent group sues school district for records related to documentary on antisemitism
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A national parent group has sued the Sequoia Union High School District for allegedly withholding public records related to a student newspaper’s copyright […]
Menlo Park
More housing added to SRI redevelopment plan
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Contributor SRI has upped the housing in its Parkline Project to 800 units, according to plans under consideration by the city of Menlo Park. But […]
Menlo Park
Car smashes into business
Someone drove through the front glass of Mike’s Camera in downtown Menlo Park this morning and took over $13,000 in cameras and lenses, the store manager said. The break-in happened […]
Menlo Park
Students get film taken off YouTube
The student newspaper at Menlo-Atherton High School has sent a cease and desist letter to a documentarian who used some of the newspaper’s videos, resulting in the film being pulled […]
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Menlo council incumbent won’t run again
Jen Wolosin, who is in her first term on Menlo Park City Council, says she won’t run for re-election this fall, creating a wide open race for council District 3. […]