Menlo Park News

In this Dec. 2, 2009 file photo, Shell gas station attendant Toke Fusi pumps gas for a customer in Menlo Park, Calif.

Most people's idea of a rocking 75th birthday party isn't a 12-mile trek from the East Bay to the Peninsula.

The seat on a key regional transit board that two Menlo Park council members had publicly coveted won't be filled by either one after all.

Construction on a new gymnasium in Menlo Park's Civic Center is already under way, but whether it will feature solar panels is suddenly an open question.

Palo Alto police said they nabbed four teenagers early Monday morning who had allegedly broken into at least five cars and were driving away with several stolen GPS navigation units in hand.

A long-term planning project for Menlo Park's downtown will be the subject of a "scoping session" during the Dec.

Q Why does nobody fix potholes? I don't believe there is no money. Filling holes is relatively cheap.

A federal judge on Thursday put off setting a trial date for a former SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory worker accused of intentionally destroying half a million dollars worth of research.

Ismael Garcia knows the power of a cookie. When Garcia's instructor at the culinary institute where he receives job training told the class some students would be making Christmas cookies for inmates at the San Mateo County jail, Garcia volunteered to be involved.

Menlo Park police said Tuesday they are gathering more information for a potential assault charge against the son of controversial home run king Barry Bonds and expect to resubmit the case to San Mateo County prosecutors by the end of the week.

Menlo Park police arrested two young men on burglary charges following a traffic stop at Bay and Willow roads on Dec.

Hunting for a Christmas gift for the hard-to-please? How about a Chairman Mao tea set, a shadow puppet from Java, or a hand-stitched silk quilt from Vietnam? These exotic goodies are available at the Rice Republic, a shop featuring Asian furniture, artifacts and accessories, which opened the day after Thanksgiving at 564 Oak Grove Ave., in downtown ...

Drive a fancy car, sip some vintage wine and smoke an expensive cigar. For many, that's not a bad way to spend a day.

Cole Kawaja, 2, of Portola Valley and grandmother Jane Morton, of Portola Valley, and their dog, Max, shop for a Christmas tree at the Webb Ranch Santa's Village in Portola Valley Thursday December 10, 2009.

Menlo Park police are conducting undercover operations and increasing patrols in some areas in response to a spike in property crime across the city.

It's all aboard for the West Bay Model Railroad Association's annual Christmas show to be held Dec.

The city-sponsored Menlo Park Chorus will share the stage with the Vallombrosa Choir in a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.

New mayor Rich Cline looks to guide Menlo Park with a steady hand through emotional debates over 30-year downtown plan and 1-million-square-foot development project that many feel could shape the future of the city, for better or worse.

Two people were arrested on suspicion of burglary after being caught in Menlo Park with a pickup truck full of stolen property, police said Wednesday.

A Menlo Park property owner who has become increasingly outspoken about the city's downtown plan became the topic of about 15 minutes of discussion at a city council meeting Tuesday night, during which one member stopped just short of calling her a "rotten apple." Los Altos resident Nancy Couperus owns buildings that house six stores on Santa Cruz ...