Menlo Park
SRI wants to redevelop campus, add 400 homes
This story was originally printed in Wednesday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY EMILY […]
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Former Councilwoman Keith asked to leave water agency’s board
This story was originally printed Jan. 21 in the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. […]
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Cities to meet in the hopes of finding a way to curtail illegal fireworks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Complaints about illegal fireworks popping off have been proliferating both in the mid-Peninsula and across the country, and on Monday, some local officials […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park needs to cut $18 million from budget
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council tonight (May 12) will look at cutting $18.24 million from its budget, including $1.14 million from the administration. Upper […]
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City allows construction to resume on Monday
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park will join all other cities in the Bay Area in allowing construction to start back up come Monday (May 4), City […]
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Construction to resume in most places, but in Menlo Park, it’s still up in the air
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Most cities in the Bay Area will see construction resume on Monday (May 4) when the new stay-at-home order begins, but Menlo Park’s […]
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City to buy land for future fire station on east side
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has decided to buy a piece of land at the corner of Ivy Drive and Willow Road for $3.6 […]
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Councilwoman will call into meeting from Burning Man
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer For perhaps the first time in Menlo Park’s history, a council member will be participating in a meeting from Burning Man in Nevada. […]
Menlo Park
City considers raising minimum wage
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Menlo Park is taking a page from other mid-Peninsula cities as its city council considers raising the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
Opinion
When it comes to neighborhood streets, let’s avoid repeating mistakes
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. — George Santayana This month 17 years ago, the leaders of Menlo Park […]
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Leaders of three cities meet but don’t agree about housing bill SB50
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer At Palo Alto City Hall Monday night, some visiting East Palo Alto City Council members did something unthinkable for many Palo Altans: voice […]
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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 […]
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Menlo Park pulls the plug on red-light cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The red-light cameras in Menlo Park, which send motorists tickets for $480, will be shut off at the end of this month. City […]
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City Council to consider fate of red-light cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council tonight (April 9) will consider possibly dropping its controversial red-light camera operator, and if it does, that would […]
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Menlo Park council rejects ordinance some called ‘rent control’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal many criticized as “rent control” was rejected by Menlo Park City Council last night (Feb. 26) in favor of an ordinance […]
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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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Council now wants three train bridges, not one
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council last night (Jan. 15) effectively reversed the previous council’s decision to build only one bridge for Caltrain in […]
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Whatever happened to Facebook’s Willow Village proposal?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer One of the most talked about issues during the Menlo Park Council race — Facebook’s Willow Village proposal — has not been discussed […]
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Council gets a report on city’s pension liabilities — got $54 million?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council last night (Nov. 13) expressed interest in putting aside more money to pay down its employee pension debt. […]
Menlo Park
Opinion: A candidate with ethics, integrity
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Got an interesting phone call the other night from a reader who was moved by the story we printed about Menlo Park City […]
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Candidate Drew Combs tells allies to stand down
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In a hostile national political climate, one Menlo Park City Council candidate is going in the opposite direction and talked supporters out of […]
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Developers contribute to campaigns of incumbents Keith, Ohtaki
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park council incumbents Peter Ohtaki and Kirsten Keith have both seen bumps in their campaign war chests from developers, according to financial […]
Menlo Park
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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Update: Police identify sign vandal, cite him
By the Daily Post staff Update 3 p.m. Oct. 22 — Mountain View police announced this afternoon that they have cited Job Lopez, 73, for petty theft and vandalism in […]
Menlo Park
Editorial: Our choices for Menlo Park City Council
DAILY POST EDITORIAL If you’re a Menlo Park resident, ask yourself a few questions. Has your life improved in the past few years because of actions by the city government? […]
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City gets complaints about human waste downtown
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Kerry Hoctor, the owner of Village Stationers on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park, arrives at work every morning to see a homeless […]
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Incumbent Keith faces challenge from Combs in Willows district
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Planning Commissioner Drew Combs is looking to unseat two-term councilwoman Kirsten Keith in the race for Menlo Park’s District 2 council […]
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Schools, traffic are issues in Belle Haven council district
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three people are vying to represent Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood — which has not been represented on council in 30 years. Cecilia […]
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Ohtaki’s two challengers want to shake things up
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two people who are hoping to shake things up on Menlo Park’s council are running against two-term incumbent Peter Ohtaki for Menlo Park’s […]
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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 […]