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Menlo Park Mayor Jen Wolosin wants to look at the big picture in 2023Menlo Park's new mayor for 2023 is Jen Wolosin, who promises to prioritize her campaign promises while remaining flexible. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2023Last comment by Rachel, on Jan 21, 2023 at 6:27 am | 2 comments | 2714 Views
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Menlo Park City Council appoints Maria Doerr to District 5 seatThe Menlo Park City Council has a new member. Maria Doerr was appointed to represent District 5 at a special Jan. 9 meeting,...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2023Last comment by Dawn1234, on Jan 19, 2023 at 12:34 pm | 28 comments | 7014 Views
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Despite new housing, enrollment is set to decline in Menlo Park school districtA surprising trend is expected to hit one Menlo Park school district in the next five years: significant enrollment decline,...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2023Last comment by Menlo 2024, on Jan 9, 2023 at 2:18 pm | 8 comments | 4592 Views
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Year in review: Affordable housing, scientific advancement and COVID recovery in Menlo ParkThis year in Menlo Park was about a city reopening, reverting the final constraints of the pandemic and bringing back big...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2023Last comment by Soccer mom, on Jan 3, 2023 at 2:15 pm | 1 comment | 3005 Views
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Flooding in Palo Alto, Menlo Park as water levels at Pope-Chaucer bridge near capacitySan Francisquito Creek overtopped in multiple locations on Saturday morning causing flooding and closing some streets. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2023Last comment by Jlincoln, on Jan 3, 2023 at 1:00 pm | 2 comments | 11988 Views
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Menlo Park agrees to publicly release City Council applications for District 5 seatAfter initially refusing The Almanac's request to release information about people seeking appointment to a Menlo Park City...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2022Last comment by Iris, on Dec 29, 2022 at 2:03 pm | 11 comments | 4219 Views
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See the precincts where Menlo Park's Measure V ballot initiative wonMenlo Park's controversial Measure V was soundly defeated in the Nov. 8 election, with only one area strongly in support:...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2022Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Dec 27, 2022 at 2:34 pm | 4 comments | 4476 Views
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After racing to appoint a new member before the holidays, Menlo Park City Council delays decision until JanuaryThe Menlo Park City Council did not appoint a new District 5 council member as expected Wednesday night. Eleven applicants...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2022Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Dec 27, 2022 at 2:32 pm | 4 comments | 3122 Views
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Menlo Park police arrest man for alleged kidnapping following domestic disputeA Burlingame man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly kidnapped a woman following a domestic dispute in Menlo Park, driving...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2022Last comment by Richard Hine, on Dec 19, 2022 at 2:01 pm | 1 comment | 3320 Views
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Menlo Park City Council approves Meta's Willow Village megaprojectMeta's ambitious Willow Village development in Belle Haven was approved Dec. 6 after two years of collaboration and deliberation...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2022Last comment by Iris, on Dec 12, 2022 at 9:06 am | 1 comment | 6763 Views
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Two sisters open a new Uyghur restaurant in downtown Menlo ParkAlmira and Kalbi Tursungjan grew up in a foodie family. In their home region of east Turkistan, their parents ran a restaurant...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2022Last comment by Lash, on Dec 9, 2022 at 2:01 pm | 1 comment | 5683 Views
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Getting ready to ban gas leaf blowers, Menlo Park works on outreachWhen it comes to phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers, landscape professionals don't have much to say about it, according...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2022Last comment by Stuart, on Dec 5, 2022 at 6:13 pm | 17 comments | 5209 Views
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For the second time in a month, a student is found with gun on the Menlo-Atherton High campusOn Tuesday, for the second time in less than a month, Atherton police arrested a student on suspicion of bringing a firearm...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2022Last comment by Menlo 2024, on Dec 4, 2022 at 7:37 pm | 4 comments | 8224 Views
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Menlo Park City Council wants more concessions from Meta on Willow VillageThe Menlo Park City Council met on Nov. 15 and asked Meta to make concessions on its massive mixed-use Willow Village development...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2022Last comment by Iris, on Dec 3, 2022 at 9:29 am | 6 comments | 3634 Views
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Menlo Park photographer sentenced to 165 years to life for child molestationA Menlo Park photographer who used his access to children to molest several of them over the last 30 years has been sentenced...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2022There are no comments yet. 4558 Views
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New 163-room hotel coming to Menlo Park's Bayfront neighborhoodThe Menlo Park Planning Commission voted on Nov. 14 to approve a 163-room hotel on a bite-sized property near the bay, despite...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2022Last comment by Stuart Soffer, on Nov 24, 2022 at 4:38 pm | 1 comment | 4054 Views
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Menlo Park's Measure V puts the future of zoning in the public's handsOn Nov. 8, Menlo Park voters face a critical question on housing and the longstanding ability of the City Council to make...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Nov 16, 2022 at 3:24 pm | 14 comments | 6334 Views
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Menlo Park's Measure V trailing, with no-votes far ahead in election resultsElection results are showing that Measure V, Menlo Park’s single-family zoning ballot initiative, is failing by a decisive...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2022Last comment by PH, on Nov 13, 2022 at 4:39 pm | 7 comments | 10289 Views
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Environmental review of Meta's huge Willow Village project heads to Menlo Park councilA major mixed-use project proposed by Meta could advance this month, as Menlo Park City Council members consider the environmental...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2022Last comment by PH, on Nov 12, 2022 at 2:02 pm | 1 comment | 4116 Views
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Incumbent Mayor Betsy Nash leads for Menlo Park City Council District 4In a rematch, incumbent Menlo Park Mayor Betsy Nash has a wide lead in the race for Menlo Park City Council District 4 against...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2022Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Nov 10, 2022 at 1:34 pm | 1 comment | 2791 Views
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