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11/16/2025

A fire broke out at a North Fair Oaks hat and boot boutique on Middlefield Road Saturday morning. The business sustained damage, but there were no reported injuries.

A fire broke out at a North Fair Oaks hat and boot boutique on Middlefield Road Saturday morning. The business sustained damage, but there were no reported injuries.

11/14/2025

TIDE Academy in Menlo Park is at risk of closing, with the Sequoia Union High School District's board planning to make a decision by the end of February.

TIDE Academy in Menlo Park is at risk of closing, with the Sequoia Union High School District's board planning to make a decision by the end of February.

11/14/2025

A neighborhood disagreement over a family's application to install six, 15-foot-tall tennis court lights in their backyard came to an end last week after a split Pleasanton City Council voted not to uphold the Planning Commission's previous approval of the project.

A neighborhood disagreement over a family's application to install six, 15-foot-tall tennis court lights in their backyard came to an end last week after a split Pleasanton City Council voted not to uphold the Planning Commission's previous approval of the project.

11/12/2025

Sequoia High addresses use of racial slur in schoolwide campaign

On Thursdays, Sequoia High School staff members can be spotted wearing the same black T-shirts across campus. On the front it says, “Never Say the N-word,” but as they turn around a bold red message faces the students: “This word is not acceptable at our school. This word will not be used at S...

11/11/2025

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is advancing plans to turn its main fire station and training grounds into a $120 million campus slated to be the city’s largest public safety developments in decades.

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is advancing plans to turn its main fire station and training grounds into a $120 million campus slated to be the city’s largest public safety developments in decades.

11/10/2025

Path Mentors was born out of dissatisfaction with the toxic high-pressure environment of college admissions. The team of nearly 100 Ivy-League, Stanford and MIT mentors from a wide range of professions including technology, finance, medicine, science, film, design, animation, law, and more.helps high school students stand out without burning out. (From our partner, Path Mentors)
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11/08/2025

A Menlo Park man who allegedly carved the letter “R” into several downtown Redwood City business windows, causing more than $60,000 in damage, has been declared incompetent to stand trial and committed to a state mental hospital.

A Menlo Park man who allegedly carved the letter “R” into several downtown Redwood City business windows, causing more than $60,000 in damage, has been declared incompetent to stand trial and committed to a state mental hospital.

11/05/2025

Stanford mechanical engineer Renee Zhao is developing new devices to treat disease – like a tiny robot that can travel through the vascular system to shrink blood clots in the brain. (From our partner, Stanford University)

Meet the tiny robots that can swim through the vascular system to shrink blood clots in the brain.

11/05/2025

A new state law will require Menlo Park and parts of Atherton to allow much taller housing developments near the Menlo Park Caltrain station — up to 75 feet within a quarter-mile and 95 feet immediately adjacent to the station.

A new state law will require Menlo Park and parts of Atherton to allow much taller housing developments near the Menlo Park Caltrain station — up to 75 feet within a quarter-mile and 95 feet immediately adjacent to the station.

10/30/2025

Bat with rabies found at Portola Valley Town Center

A bat found near Little People’s Park playground at the Portola Valley Town Center on Oct. 24 has tested positive for rabies, according to San Mateo County Health. As of Thursday afternoon, there had been no reports of people or other animals exposed to the fatal disease.

10/29/2025

Supervisors narrowly decide on long-term appointment of sheriff

In a split decision, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors moved forward with the option to make a long-term appointment for the next sheriff during a special meeting on Tuesday.

10/29/2025

Trial of former college chancellor accused of steering contracts, taking gifts set to begin

Former San Mateo Community College District Chancellor Ron Galatolo’s trial on 23 felony counts alleging he steered construction contracts to favored vendors in exchange for valuable gifts and then failed to disclose them is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Oct. 29.