Stanford Dish area remains closed due to fire danger Menlo Park, posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 4, 2007 at 11:09 pm
The Dish area in the Stanford foothills, popular with hikers and joggers, will remain closed at least through July 8 because of extreme fire danger. Some 200 acres in the area burned last week.
Posted by Bob Dobson, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood, on Jul 4, 2007 at 11:09 pm
So what caused the fire? "Human activity" doesn't tell us much. Was it a carelessly tossed cigarette? Arson? Whoever caused it should be penalized harshly. Their boneheaded move is preventing the rest of us from using the area.