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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Housing planned for old school site
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A developer has applied to build apartments at the former Flood School site in Menlo Park on a property that spurred a ballot measure […]
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City isn’t giving up on natural gas ban despite court ruling
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Despite a court ruling that prompted Menlo Park to stop enforcing a ban on natural gas in new buildings, the city hasn’t given up […]
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Tragedy strikes local family; son of former YouTube CEO found dead, possible drug overdose
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Marco Troper, the son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, died at his UC-Berkeley dorm from a suspected drug overdose, his grandmother told […]
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Tampering cop is hired by Menlo Park
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A high-ranking police officer who allegedly interfered with the findings in an internal investigation of a scandal in the Oakland Police Department now […]
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Menlo Park sued for downgrading Onetta Harris’ name
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has been hit with a lawsuit over its decision to essentially drop Onetta Harris’ name from the soon-to-be-expanded east […]
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City quietly puts natural gas ban on hold
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park, the first city in the area to pass an ordinance largely banning natural gas in new homes and businesses, has quietly […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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‘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 […]
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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 […]