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12/25/2025

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12/23/2025

Woodside prepares for next steps with new town manager, town center update

The town of Woodside began 2025 prepared for a “dynamic” year as Mayor Brian Dombkowski put it. With a state-approved housing element, Town Center Area Plan update and new town manager on the agenda, the town had many things to consider throughout 2025.

12/22/2025

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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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