Menlo Park
Man shot in Belle Haven neighborhood, suspect at large
By the Daily Post staff A man was shot in the leg last night (Tuesday, June 2) in an argument in the 1100 block of Windermere Avenue in Menlo Park’s […]
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Update: Suspicious package delivered to Facebook doesn’t contain sarin
By the Daily Post staff A suspicious package that arrived at Facebook on Monday set off an alarm for the chemical warfare agent sarin, but further testing by federal officials […]
Menlo Park
Girl nearly drowns in Burgess Pool
By the Daily Post staff A 13-year-old girl was rushed to Stanford Hospital on Friday (June 28) when she nearly drowned after completing a swimming race at Burgess Pool in […]
Menlo Park
Woman killed in Menlo Park house fire identified
By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, JUNE 17 — The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a house fire on N. Lemon Avenue in Menlo Park […]
Menlo Park
Suspected burglar nabbed after call from neighbor
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police arrested a suspected burglar at a construction site in a residential neighborhood on Sunday (June 16), but his collaborator got away. At […]
Menlo Park
Councilwoman often phones it in — from Davos, Dubai, Bogota, etc.
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilwoman Catherine Carlton has called in to five City Council meetings this year. So far, the council has had 15 regular […]
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Menlo Park council rejects call for moratoriums
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council last night (June 11) rejected a proposal to impose a moratorium on commercial development and a second moratorium on […]
Menlo Park
Opinion: Housing moratorium would be a disaster
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Traffic and development in Menlo Park may have reached the tipping point. The two members of the Menlo Park City Council who were […]
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Man arrested for attempted murder following argument in park
A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Menlo Park on Friday (June 7) night, after police said he drove a stolen car at a woman filming […]
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2 councilwomen propose building moratorium
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two Menlo Park councilwomen proposed yesterday a citywide building moratorium, saying they would like the council to solve the traffic and housing problems […]
Menlo Park
Fake money buys real laptop
By the Daily Post staff A Menlo Park man who sold a laptop for $800 was paid mostly in counterfeit bills, a police spokeswoman said. The man had posted his […]
Menlo Park
Personal trainer arrested on suspicion of sex assault of 15-year-old client
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The owner of a Menlo Park boxing gym was arrested today (June 4) on an allegation that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old client, […]
Menlo Park
Office development will offer recreational space for TIDE magnet school next door
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An office project proposed next to a high school on Jefferson Drive in Menlo Park would include playing grounds for the school, the […]
Menlo Park
Former fugitive gets 9 years in prison for hit-and-run death of 6-year-old
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former fugitive has been sentenced to nine years in prison for killing a 6-year-old Menlo Park girl in a hit-and-run accident in […]
Menlo Park
Decision near on bike tunnel under Caltrain tracks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A bicycle and pedestrian tunnel under the railroad tracks in Menlo Park that’s been in the works for 23 years could be completed […]
Menlo Park
Five hospitalized after fiery crash in Menlo Park; man arrested for DUI
By the Daily Post staff Police said they arrested a man for felony DUI following a fiery crash early this morning (May 26) at El Camino Real and Oak Grove […]
Menlo Park
City urged to buy electric police cars
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council has put off purchasing eight new patrol cars for the police department after the council received over 20 […]
Menlo Park
Expert casts doubt on a train tunnel
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford professor who is an expert on train tunnels is throwing cold water on the idea that Menlo Park might be able […]
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SRI testing a robotic cop that can be used for traffic stops
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An engineer at SRI International in Menlo Park has come up with a prototype of a robotic cop who emerges from a police […]
Menlo Park
Local father pleads guilty in college admissions scam
A Menlo Park father pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston today (May 22) to a charge of fraud conspiracy in a college admissions cheating scandal. Peter Sartorio, 54, the […]
Menlo Park
Council to look at bike lane plans that would reduce parking
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council tonight (May 21) will look at two plans that would eliminate 135 street parking spaces in order to […]
Atherton
Student drops lawsuit over M-A wrestling team
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The family of a Menlo-Atherton High School student has dropped a lawsuit that complained about the coaching of the girls wrestling team, including […]
Menlo Park
Boarding house proposed on Willow Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s Planning Commission Monday (May 20) will review plans to build a three-story, 16-bedroom boarding house on Willow Road, near the VA […]
Menlo Park
City council approves removal of trees
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council voted Tuesday (May 14) to approve the removal of seven redwood trees at Ravenswood Avenue and El Camino […]
Menlo Park
Construction of new Pope-Chaucer bridge could start next year or in 2021
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Replacing the Pope-Chaucer bridge as part of a flood control project for San Francisquito Creek would result in an approximately nine-month closure of the […]
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City Council tells Facebook to add housing to Village development
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council members told Facebook officials that they want to see more housing in the company’s 56-acre Willow Village development. Facebook […]
Menlo Park
Cuckoo’s Nest successor asks for a permit to throw creekside parties
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The controversial techie social club the Cuckoo’s Nest may be defunct, but the incubator business that ran the club is now seeking a […]
East Palo Alto
Menlo Park, EPA and Palo Alto councils meet tonight (May 6) to talk about housing
By the Daily Post staff For the first time in recent memory, the city councils of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park will get together to hold a […]
East Palo Alto
New Chaucer-Pope bridge proposed in report on flood prevention projects
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A long-awaited environmental report recommends a new Pope-Chaucer Bridge to prevent another catastrophic flood like the one that hit Palo Alto, East Palo […]
Menlo Park
Cafe closes after third ADA lawsuit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Jason’s Cafe in Menlo Park closed yesterday (April 30) after 11 years in business after the cafe was hit with three Americans with […]
Menlo Park
Man damages cars, yells racial slurs, authorities say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man was arrested after he damaged 10 cars along Bohannon Drive in Menlo Park and called one of the owners a racial […]
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto motorcyclist killed on Highway 101
By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Highway 101 near the Willow Road exit in Menlo Park. Fredrick Mahoni, 34, […]
Amazon
Village Stationers to close after 53 years
This story was first printed in Friday’s Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Unable to survive profitably in the face of high rents and competition from Amazon, […]
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Proposal is designed to give Belle Haven traffic relief
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Belle Haven residents for years have been coming to Menlo Park City Council meetings to complain that during commute hours, they aren’t able […]
Menlo Park
Commission recommends eliminating 135 parking spaces to make way for bike lanes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Complete Streets Commission last night (April 10) recommended eliminating parking along parts of Santa Cruz Avenue and Middle Avenue in […]