Menlo Park
Fire kills one person on Madera Avenue
Two people died in an apartment fire in Menlo Park early Sunday morning. The Menlo Park Fire District said it responded to a reported house fire at 3:17 a.m. at […]
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Becker won’t run for House, decides to stay in state Senate
State Sen. Josh Becker, who had been considering a run for the House seat Anna Eshoo is giving up, said today he has decided to stay in the state Senate. […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park City Council snubs community icon Onetta Harris
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council, in a snub to supporters and relatives of local icon Onetta Harris, has decided to put a generic name […]
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Meta ending food market now that Willow Village has been approved
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook parent Meta is ending a subsidized food market in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood next month, and Vice Mayor Cecilia Taylor is […]
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Menlo Park fire to donate surplus engine to Maui
In a 3-2 vote, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board last night voted to donate a surplus 2009 fire engine to the Maui Fire Department, which lost a fire […]
Belmont
‘Body builder’ arrested after erratic behavior and fighting with police; seven officers injured
Seven police officers were injured while struggling with a man described as a “body builder,” first in Belmont and then in Menlo Park, authorities said. An initial call came to […]
Menlo Park
State shuts down BevMo!
This story first appeared in the Friday morning (Sept. 8) print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post […]
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State wants more housing on Menlo Park’s high-income west side
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s housing plan for the next eight years doesn’t put enough housing in higher-income areas on the west side of the city […]
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2 political leaders come out against the Sunset Tower proposal
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer State Senator Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, and San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller yesterday voiced their opposition to the proposed project at the […]
Atherton
M-A teen files claim after he is roughed up by police
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A famed Oakland civil rights attorney, John Burris, is representing a teenager who was seen in a viral video being taken to the […]
Menlo Park
Owner of Sunset campus, who intends to build massive towers, is the son of Putin’s former energy minister
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The son of Russia’s former Energy Minister under President Vladimir Putin controls the LLC that owns the former Sunset Magazine property in Menlo […]
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Exclusive: Developer wants to replace Sunset campus with four buildings, one taller than Hoover Tower
Developer Oisin Heneghan has applied to build a hotel, apartment and office tower, larger than the Hoover Tower to replace the former Sunset Magazine buildings in Menlo Park. […]
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Tree trimming company fined $72,500 over wood chipper death
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The business that employed a tree trimmer who was pulled into a wood chipper in Menlo Park is facing $72,500 in fines from […]
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Despite surplus, city is considering new taxes
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials are talking about putting a tax on the 2024 ballot even though the city generated a $28 million surplus last year. […]
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City of Menlo Park runs a $28 million surplus
Originally published May 15, 2023 By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent Publication: Daily Post (Palo Alto, CA) Page: 1 Word Count: 681 The city of Menlo Park received $110 million […]
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Skimmer found on ATM at Bank of America branch
By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Police are investigating a card skimmer that was found on an ATM at Bank of America on Santa Cruz Avenue. The […]
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Menlo Park to narrow part of Middlefield Road
Published May 4, 2023 By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials are taking a new approach when it comes to reducing traffic lanes on streets. Instead of […]
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Man convicted of killing arborist Kathleen Anderson gets 26 years to life
This story was originally published in Friday morning’s print edition of the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the Daily Post in the mornings at […]
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Neighbors defend Bar the dog, who was declared ‘dangerous’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Eleven neighbors went to City Council to defend a golden retriever and his human family who are suing the city of Menlo Park […]
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Transient allegedly uses Duraflame log to set seminary’s statue on fire
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man is accused of setting a fire at the base of a statue at the entrance of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo […]