Menlo Park
City to switch legal firms
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A split Menlo Park City Council has told the city manager to hire a new legal firm to represent the city. The council […]
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City considers making Facebook build a home for every job it creates
This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Tuesday. Only a fraction of the local news stories covered by the Post appear on this […]
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City wants to stop rent increases before rent cap bill goes into effect on Jan. 1
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council intends to pass an ordinance next week that corrects an unintended consequence of the state’s new rent cap law […]
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Menlo Park moving toward minimum wage ordinance — loophole for unions
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council is moving toward a $15 an hour minimum wage, though companies with union contracts will be able to ignore […]
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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 […]
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Ordinance limiting rent hikes is mysteriously pulled from council agenda
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Why a controversial ordinance on rent increases was pulled before the Menlo Park City Council meeting is unclear, but it might be because […]
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Future of red-light cameras is up in the air
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council last night (Oct 23) extended a contract with a company to operate its red-light cameras for six months, but […]
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Council members criticized over foreign trips
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Councilwoman Kirsten Keith defended herself last night (Sept. 11) over criticism about her trip to China and said it was […]
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Open government violation by a council member delay on library decision
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A open-government violation by a Menlo Park councilwoman will likely sideline the city’s controversial library revamp project until next year. The council was […]
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City considers forcing Facebook to open gym to the public
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials are holding closed door meetings to discuss whether Facebook’s gym should be opened to the public. The gym is located […]
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Councilwoman’s husband held Facebook stock when she voted on company’s expansion
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilwoman Catherine Carlton’s husband owned stock in Facebook when she voted in favor of the company’s expansion along Constitution Drive but […]
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Councilman’s plan to give schools $1 million gains steam
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on March 2. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A dozen parents from the Menlo Park City School District are […]
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City may ask residents to approve an open-ended city charter to speed up election changes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council may soon vote on a new fast-track plan that could dramatically change the way its members are elected. […]
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City revises plan for elections
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park voters won’t get to decide on a City Charter to change how council members are elected until 2020 or even 2022, […]
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Proponent of council districts concerned that newcomers will dilute votes of longtime Belle Haven residents
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proponent of district elections for Menlo Park City Council — to give African Americans and Latinos on the east side a better […]
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Majority of council favors switch to district elections, but other changes could come later
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park voters may be seeing not just one but two election system changes in the coming years. Last night (Oct. 30), the […]
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City moving toward council elections by district
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council, in response to a threatened lawsuit, voted unanimously last night to take the first step toward switching from at-large […]
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Facing a lawsuit threat, city may switch to district elections
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council will meet Oct. 4 to decide what they should do after a lawyer threatened to sue the city if […]
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Menlo Park holds off on allowing marijuana retailers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When retail marijuana becomes legal on Jan. 1, it won’t be in Menlo Park. City Council decided last night (Sept. 12) to wait […]