Menlo Park News

Mitt Romney kept up his escalating attack on President Barack Obama 's economic policies this morning, calling the administration's investment in Solyndra a "gross waste" during an appearance outside the failed solar plant.

The $1.83 billion budget San Mateo County Manager John Maltbie is recommending for the next fiscal year is $80 million larger than the current one and shows a $28 million deficit.

Menlo Park Mayor Kirsten Keith hosted a Google+ Hangout Thursday night to chat candidly with San Mateo County residents, an act that may set a precedent for local politicians.

Dear City Council Members, This Specific Plan would do irreparable damage to our city.

The risk of a deadly tsunami ravaging the United States is now leading scientists to investigate hazards posed by giant earthquakes off the Alaskan coast.

This Saturday will mark the last show that Palo Alto roots reggae group, Vintage Music Collective will play together.

Ask Nancy Lee's loyal customers why, with a choice of seamstresses, they return to her tidy work space on Crane St.

The energy of a sultry Miami night is coming to Menlo Park on Thursday for an evening of outdoor revelry.

On Friday, June 1, 2012, the SubZERO Festival takes place in downtown San Jose from 6:00 p.m. until midnight.

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NEW YORK - Ashley Cummings had a little mishap while engrossed in "Fifty Shades of Grey" on her way to the San Francisco subway.

MENLO PARK -- New technology means scientists are increasing the likelihood of a large earthquake and landslides in the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe areas.

The majority of a home's water is used for landscaping which increases in warmer weather.

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Where Menlo Park staff saw a win-win, parents saw a lose-lose. The Menlo Park City Council decided on May 22 to give parents a year to make their case as to why the city shouldn't let a nonprofit take over its Belle Haven after-school program.

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Oh, the irony of it all: The very same company that has encouraged millions of "friends" to get all warm and fuzzy online - whether they know each other or not - is now at the heart of a disagreement that could drive a wedge in the long-standing friendship between next-door neighbors, Atherton and Menlo Park.

Veterans facing a tough search for housing in San Mateo County just caught a break.

The Dumbarton Bridge opened two hours earlier than expected Tuesday morning following completion of seismic retrofitting work that necessitated closing the bridge over the holiday weekend, officials announced Monday.