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Noisy pool heaters force Menlo Park council to confront its own rules on ditching gas-powered appliancesThe Menlo Park City Council faced a problem at its May 23 City Council meeting: an environmentally friendly heat pump pool...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jun 2, 2023 at 9:12 pm | 4 comments | 2401 Views
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Menlo Park school district's new wellness ambassadors are friendly, furry and four-leggedThe bell rings and classroom doors swing open, unleashing a flood of students into the hallways of Hillview Middle School,...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2023There are no comments yet. 3271 Views
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One Menlo Park crosswalk accounts for nearly a quarter of pedestrian collisions. The city is trying to fix itMenlo Park’s most dangerous crosswalk is undergoing a pilot program to improve safety. The downtown intersection accounts...
Original post made on May. 30, 2023Last comment by PH, on Jun 1, 2023 at 11:44 am | 4 comments | 7117 Views
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After a stormy winter, Menlo Park residents share strategies for handling extended power outagesMenlo Park residents and city staff gathered Thursday, May 11 for a Menlo Park Community Collaboration meeting focused on...
Original post made on May. 19, 2023Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on May 23, 2023 at 12:36 pm | 16 comments | 3163 Views
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Cities raise concerns about bill that extends streamlined approval for housingSenate Bill 423 would indefinitely extend an existing law that creates a streamlined approval process for housing. Read...
Original post made on May. 19, 2023Last comment by PH, on May 20, 2023 at 4:03 pm | 3 comments | 1653 Views
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Housing advocates: Menlo Park is on the right track with plan for thousands of new unitsThe California Department of Housing and Community Development asked Menlo Park to revise its housing element for a second...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by PH, on May 19, 2023 at 12:08 pm | 21 comments | 3257 Views
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Menlo Park VA plans for 62 units of affordable housing along Willow RoadThe Menlo Park Planning Commission reviewed a proposal for a 62-unit affordable housing building at the Veteran’s Affairs...
Original post made on May. 18, 2023Last comment by LO Resident, on May 18, 2023 at 4:36 pm | 1 comment | 2073 Views
MENLO PARK
'Completely unacceptable': Community members respond to M-A student arrestStudents, current and former staff members, and others expressed disappointment in how an April arrest of a student right...
Original post made on May. 17, 2023Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 17, 2023 at 9:39 pm | 21 comments | 4518 Views
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Judge rules Menlo Park failed to make findings for its utilities tax, and may have to refund the moneyA San Mateo County Superior Court Judge issued a tentative ruling Monday that Menlo Park that favored plaintiffs who claimed...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on May 12, 2023 at 7:39 pm | 15 comments | 12361 Views
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Letters to the editor: Ending cooperation with ICE & Caltrain noise along the PeninsulaThis week, readers weigh in on San Mateo County's reluctance to work with ICE and the loud and never-ending sound of Caltrain...
Original post made on May. 7, 2023Last comment by ln, on May 9, 2023 at 12:24 am | 3 comments | 3010 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>San Mateo makes the right move ditching ICE Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2023/05/05/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on May. 6, 2023Last comment by ABC7 Viewer, on May 6, 2023 at 7:10 am | 1 comment | 642 Views
MENLO PARK
Tired of train horns, Menlo Park and Palo Alto advance plans for 'quiet zone'Palo Alto and Menlo Park have joined forces to combat a common foe: blaring train horns. But an analysis shows that one of...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 27, 2023 at 1:52 pm | 1 comment | 3844 Views
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Menlo Park family fights 'dangerous dog' designation, petitioning court to overturn decision for their golden retrieverThe owners of a three-year-old golden retriever are petitioning the superior court of San Mateo County over a dangerous animal...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 24, 2023 at 4:41 pm | 10 comments | 45587 Views
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Friends remember slain Atherton arborist as generous, hard-workingThe friends of Kathy Hughes Anderson, former Atherton arborist who was murdered in her Menlo Park home, don't want her defined...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2023Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 19, 2023 at 2:41 pm | 2 comments | 5147 Views
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State officials: Menlo Park's adopted housing element misses the markThe Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) asked Menlo Park to revise its housing element, pointing out that...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2023Last comment by new guy, on Apr 13, 2023 at 3:06 pm | 3 comments | 3575 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 MP Resident, on Apr 11, 2023 at 12:24 pm | 58 comments | 4602 Views
MENLO PARK
West Menlo mailbox theft leaves resident with $18K in fraudulent chargesWhen Kate Mulligan dropped checks in the roadside mailbox outside the Menlo Park Avy Avenue post office, she thought her...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2023Last comment by mark wilson, on Apr 7, 2023 at 5:19 pm | 1 comment | 4055 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 Menlo Voter., on Apr 7, 2023 at 7:13 am | 9 comments | 7404 Views
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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, on Mar 31, 2023 at 10:16 pm | 15 comments | 5288 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, on Mar 31, 2023 at 12:20 pm | 1 comment | 3009 Views
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