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12/19/2025

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12/17/2025

Menlo Park faces legal threat over halted Sunset Magazine redevelopment

After Menlo Park said a proposed development at the former Sunset magazine headquarters does not qualify for exemptions under state law, a pro-development law firm is threatening to sue the city if it does not allow the project to continue. “Either the city is ignorant about the law or is deliber...

12/16/2025

West Menlo Park schools on lockdown after authorities say man seen with firearm

Phillips Brooks Elementary School and La Entrada Middle School are on lockdown after two callers reported to the Menlo Park Police Department that they had seen a man with a firearm. One caller said the man was in a field near St. Denise Church and another said the man was in a car. The first […]

12/16/2025

Sequoia Union district faces backlash on potential plans to close TIDE Academy

It was standing room only at the Sequoia Union High School District’s Dec. 10 board meeting, as about 100 TIDE Academy parents, teachers and students showed up trying to protect their school from potential closure.

12/16/2025

Vehicle crashes, catches fire at Woodside Plaza

Redwood City firefighters are currently responding to a two-alarm structure fire after a vehicle crashed into the Hassett Ace Hardware store at Woodside Plaza in Redwood City. First responders received the call around 5:13 p.m. on Dec. 15.

12/16/2025

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12/16/2025

Menlo Park City Council selects Nash as mayor, Wise as vice mayor

Following a year marked by passionate debates over housing in Menlo Park, the Menlo Park City Council completed its annual reorganization, selecting Betsy Nash as the city’s new mayor. She succeeds Councilmember Drew Combs, who has served as mayor since December 2024. In Menlo Park, the mayor’s ...

12/13/2025

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12/11/2025

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12/11/2025

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12/10/2025

Documents detail manhunt ending in West Menlo Park arrest

Around 5 p.m. on Dec 3 , residents in West Menlo Park had to shelter-in place briefly after a man with several felony warrants fled the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. Now, a week after the initial incidents, new documents detail the efforts to apprehend the individual and his crimes.

12/10/2025

TIDE Academy parents rally to save school from closure

Over 30 students and parents stood at the front of TIDE Academy in Menlo Park during a Tuesday morning rally to save the school from a potential closure.