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Seeking a reprieve from loud horns, Menlo Park residents push for Caltrain quiet zoneMenlo Park residents are fed up with blaring train horns waking babies and rattling their nerves. At a March 24 community...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2023Last comment by Dave Boyce, 11 hours ago | 15 comments | 3641 Views
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Ravenswood school district ready to ink development deal for Flood School housingThe Ravenswood City School District board is expected to approve a contract with a developer this week to build dense housing...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2023Last comment by PH, 21 hours ago | 45 comments | 3623 Views
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Interim shelter programs are heralded as the homelessness solution that California’s been waiting for. So why aren’t they working?Underlying the challenges that interim shelters face in getting their residents housed is something that no shelter or city...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2023Last comment by Running hard to stay in place, 21 hours ago | 1 comment | 906 Views
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Menlo Park's deficit spending, expected to be in the millions, shrinks to $15KMenlo Park's budget outlook this year is much better than its prior gloomy predictions, with a new report showing that an...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023Last comment by MP Father, on Mar 30, 2023 at 1:03 pm | 1 comment | 1192 Views
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City accuses residents of breaking the law without any evidenceDear Ms Chen, I am in receipt of your letter of March 20, 2023. First, I find it disturbing that the City would send...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Mar. 23, 2023Last comment by New Menlo Park Resident, on Mar 30, 2023 at 11:36 am | 11 comments | 451 Views
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Menlo Church leadership acknowledges abuse from decades agoA Menlo Park megachurch is apologizing for several instances of abuse from decades earlier at the evangelical Presbyterian...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023Last comment by AMarkum, on Mar 30, 2023 at 6:27 am | 1 comment | 3750 Views
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Middle Plaza's retail development offers local luxuryWith Menlo Park's downtown poised for revitalization, eyes are turning to the luxurious Middle Plaza development at 500 El...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2023Last comment by MP Father, on Mar 29, 2023 at 10:48 pm | 1 comment | 3538 Views
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Menlo Park should rethink nixing parking on Middle AvenueThe primary objective of Menlo Park's Middle Avenue Project is to improve the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians, and last...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Mar. 17, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Mar 24, 2023 at 3:46 pm | 1 comment | 458 Views
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District: Menlo Park's $2.5 million endowment won't be enough to offset enrollment costs from Stanford's new faculty housing projectMenlo Park school board officials say the $2.5 million endowment slated to cover the costs of extra students from Stanford's...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2023Last comment by Iris, on Mar 17, 2023 at 9:45 am | 28 comments | 12452 Views
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Peninsula cities pummeled by weather-induced power outagesLarge swaths of the Midpeninsula were still without power on Wednesday, with outages blamed on the gusty storm that toppled...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2023Last comment by MP Father, on Mar 15, 2023 at 12:51 pm | 1 comment | 7160 Views
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Middle Avenue parking gets no love from Menlo Park councilThe Menlo Park City Council voted to remove street parking from Middle Avenue in 3-2 vote with Council member Drew Combs...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2023Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Mar 9, 2023 at 7:19 pm | 13 comments | 1161 Views
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Menlo Park city employee arrested on charges of grand theft, embezzlementA Menlo Park employee has been arrested on felony theft and embezzlement charges after he was allegedly caught stealing city-owned...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2023Last comment by Don, on Mar 6, 2023 at 6:12 pm | 3 comments | 5073 Views
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Tim Sheeper wins bid to keep running Burgess PoolThe Menlo Park City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 28, to give Tim Sheeper the contract to manage Burgess Pool and the...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2023Last comment by Menlo Park Resident, on Mar 4, 2023 at 4:05 pm | 2 comments | 791 Views
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SRI Parkline redevelopment moving forward with master plan that could include up to 800 unitsSRI is willing to consider up to 800 units of housing for its Parkline development as the Menlo Park Planning Commission...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 28, 2023 at 6:26 pm | 11 comments | 4708 Views
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In Menlo Park, storm recovery means stopping traffic on Highway 101 to fix toppled power linesOn Thursday, recovery efforts were still underway in Menlo Park, as this week's windy winter storm toppled trees and power...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023Last comment by JC, on Feb 23, 2023 at 6:53 pm | 9 comments | 4810 Views
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Menlo Park sends housing element to the state for round twoThe Menlo Park City Council got its housing element in under the wire, certifying and adopting it Jan. 31 on a 4-1 vote,...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2023Last comment by Private citizen , on Feb 21, 2023 at 10:36 am | 23 comments | 4535 Views
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Former community college chancellor's hearing for public corruption charges reset for March 22Following a series of delays, former San Mateo County Community College District Chancellor Ron Galatolo is due in court...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2023Last comment by Tawake, on Feb 18, 2023 at 1:50 pm | 2 comments | 3045 Views
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Does Replacing All Street Parking On Middle Avenue With Bike Lanes Actually Make Sense?Does Replacing All Street Parking On Middle Avenue With Bike Lanes Actually Make Sense? . What About Removing Most of...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Feb. 15, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 15, 2023 at 9:45 pm | 1 comment | 423 Views
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Menlo Park: Protest against police brutality set for Saturday afternoonOakland-based advocacy group Tha Hood Squad is holding a peaceful protest against police brutality at 1010 El Camino Real...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2023There are no comments yet. 2833 Views
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Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce dissolves and joins countywide groupMenlo Park's Chamber of Commerce has amalgamated into the San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 10, 2023 at 7:02 pm | 2 comments | 2015 Views
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