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Menlo Park ballot initiative seeks to put single-family rezoning to a voteAn initiative proposed by local group Menlo Balance seeks to make the rezoning of single-family homes in Menlo Park require...
Original post made on May. 27, 2022Last comment by Iris, 11 hours ago | 11 comments | 2167 Views
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Atherton: SB 9 applications start to trickle inAtherton has received its first batch of SB 9 applications, with property owners seeking streamlined approval to subdivide...
Original post made on May. 9, 2022Last comment by Jlincoln, on May 26, 2022 at 12:51 pm | 35 comments | 9128 Views
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Menlo Park City Council wants to study impacts of hundreds more housing units on SRI campusAfter getting a request to go bigger on housing, the developer of the 63-acre SRI research campus outlined how the mixed-use...
Original post made on May. 14, 2022Last comment by PH, on May 25, 2022 at 12:30 pm | 3 comments | 2284 Views
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Menlo Park's housing plan outlines ambitious push for more affordable housingThe city released a first draft of its 2023-31 Housing Element which details how it plans to add more than 3,800 housing...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by PH, on May 25, 2022 at 8:35 am | 5 comments | 4760 Views
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Ravenswood district's plans for 90-unit apartment building faces pushbackMenlo Park residents are divided over an affordable workforce housing proposal for the Ravenswood City School District's...
Original post made on May. 5, 2022Last comment by Marina, on May 24, 2022 at 2:24 pm | 33 comments | 5463 Views
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Menlo Park releases draft housing plans for 2023-2031Menlo Park released a draft 2023-2031 Housing Element document, providing a blueprint to build more housing and meet state...
Original post made on May. 13, 2022There are no comments yet. 2005 Views
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Menlo Park City Council member leads in campaign contributions for District 3 Supervisor raceRay Mueller, Menlo Park City Council member, reported the highest number of contributions out of the four candidates in the...
Original post made on May. 3, 2022Last comment by MP Resident, on May 7, 2022 at 2:34 pm | 4 comments | 8962 Views
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Menlo Park police arrest two in shooting; gunfire captured on neighbor's videoPolice arrested two people in connection with a shooting that was captured by a resident's surveillance camera on Monday...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by Reader, on May 3, 2022 at 4:53 pm | 6 comments | 17889 Views
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Nurses at Stanford, Packard hospitals start strike this morningNurses at Stanford and Lucile Packard Children's hospitals went on strike this morning after more than three months of unsuccessful...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2022Last comment by ln, on May 3, 2022 at 1:05 pm | 7 comments | 3025 Views
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Menlo Park struggles to fill city hall vacanciesCity Hall has a 10% vacancy, with 27 jobs open, ranging from entry level to management positions, according to a new report. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2022Last comment by Honest Abe, on Apr 30, 2022 at 10:00 pm | 7 comments | 2236 Views
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Stanford to cut striking nurses' pay, health care benefitsStanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital administrators have announced they will cut off health insurance...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2022Last comment by Karen, on Apr 18, 2022 at 2:05 pm | 3 comments | 2732 Views
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Planning Commission wants to go bigger on housing at SRI campus redevelopment in Menlo ParkMenlo Park's Planning Commission gave an initial nod to the Parkline proposal to transform the aging SRI International campus...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2022Last comment by Westbrook, on Apr 17, 2022 at 5:43 pm | 11 comments | 3603 Views
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The true health costs of gas-powered leaf blowersAs community members and physicians with expertise in child health, we offer our personal views on the health-related hazards...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2022Last comment by lelkins, on Apr 8, 2022 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 890 Views
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Menlo Park district superintendent to resign his post at year's endSuperintendent Erik Burmeister is leaving the top job at the Menlo Park City School District by the end of the year. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2022Last comment by Westbrook, on Apr 6, 2022 at 5:25 pm | 3 comments | 4983 Views
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Report: New Menlo Park research building could accommodate 650 more employeesTartlon Properties plans to bring a new five-story research and development building to an undeveloped portion of an 11.2-acre...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2022Last comment by Alan, on Apr 6, 2022 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 1870 Views
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Police seize 17 firearms from Menlo Park resident allegedly connected to local street gangA Menlo Park resident allegedly connected to a local street gang was arrested for the second time in nine days on suspicion...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Lash, on Mar 31, 2022 at 11:00 am | 1 comment | 5632 Views
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Environmental Committee member is 'disheartened' Atherton tabled ban on gas-powered leaf blowersAtherton is holding off on any further restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers until later this year, amid conflicting opinions...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2022Last comment by CyberVoter, on Mar 22, 2022 at 6:57 pm | 2 comments | 2767 Views
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With reluctance, Menlo Park approves El Camino Real street development near Stanford's Middle Plaza projectIn a reversal, Menlo Park City Council voted to remove parking spots by a strip of El Camino Real businesses to move forward...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2022Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 21, 2022 at 9:34 am | 10 comments | 9890 Views
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Californians used more water as state braces for another dry yearNew data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring the governor's pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought....
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2022Last comment by PammyJ, on Mar 16, 2022 at 12:15 pm | 1 comment | 1178 Views
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City Residents Create Elevate Art Menlo ParkThree residents have announced Elevate Art Menlo Park, a new local nonprofit that brings engaging contemporary art to public...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Mar. 15, 2022There are no comments yet. 197 Views
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