Menlo Park News

The early afternoon of May 5 started out as a special grandmother-and-granddaughter day for 6-year-old "Ashley" and her grandmother, "Susana." The elder woman and her grandchild had planned an outing to Menlo Park for Chinese food and playing at Burgess Park.

Two weeks ago, new posters began appearing at the headquarters of Facebook Inc. The posters proclaimed: "Advertisers are users too*." At the bottom of the page, in smaller font, was the phrase "*no srsly," Internet shorthand for "no seriously." On the eve of Facebook's IPO anniversary Saturday, how the Menlo Park, Calif., company tackles revenue is ... (more)

Items selected are from the daily police logs of the cities listed below. Times shown are when the incidents were reported to the police.

An interim fire chief was named Thursday to take the reins at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District while fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman recovers from injuries sustained from a fall while doing yard work at his home on Saturday, May 11.

When Louis Arenas opened his barbershop in downtown Menlo Park, he wanted it to be an old-fashioned type of place, where customers could feel as if they were returning to another era when they settled in an antique barber chair for a shave or a haircut.

California is the largest market for red light cameras in the country thanks to the fines set by the state running nearly $500 each.

Marking the 10-year anniversary of her graphic novel "City of Ember," Jeanne DuPrau will give a free author talk upon the release of its "deluxe edition." The event is 7 p.m. tomorrow, May 17, at Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

We've rounded up five of the best up-and-coming designers from around the West and asked them to design rooms inspired by iconic Sunset rooms from the 1940s through the '80s. Their rooms will be on display at the Reimagining the Sunset Home exhibit at our annual Celebration Weekend festival in Menlo Park, California, on June 1-2, 2013.

From the east to the west, public agencies in Menlo Park today participated in the Countywide Disaster Exercise known as the Golden Guardian Exercise 2013 in mock simulations of emergency response activities following a catastrophic earthquake, making the city a ground zero of preparedness training.

A lawsuit has been filed by Menlo Park physician Dr. Jean W. Gillon over an incident in the early morning darkness of Dec.

"Mitchell Johnson: Color and Shape," an exhibit of the paintings of Mitchell Johnson of Menlo Park, is on display at the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View through Sunday, May 26.

The City of Menlo Park's Housing Element Steering Committee has proposed to convert the two acres of wooded open space on the west end of Sharon Park to 60 high-density housing units.

Earlier this week, St. Raymond School practiced safety drills under the watchful eye of members of the Menlo Park Police Department.

A session to allow the public to comment on upcoming contract talks between the town and the police union, and potential changes in the city manager's contract, are on the agenda when the Atherton City Council meets on Wednesday, May 15.

It has been 25 years since voters approved funding to replace the outdated interchange where Willow Road meets U.S. 101 in Menlo Park, but on May 7, Menlo Park City Council members tried to finally nudge the project closer to reality by giving a nod to one of the design options suggested by the multi-agency group currently working on the ... (more)

Although no formal action was taken, Menlo Park City School District board members agreed on two key issues they discussed last night : The district must ask voters to pass a bond measure to build new facilities on its O'Connor campus, and the private school that now occupies that campus should be allowed to remain almost a year longer than its ... (more)

After much discussion, the Menlo Park Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 6 that if the city turns over a piece of land in the public right-of-way on Louise Street to adjacent homeowners, it would follow the general plan.

James Franco has been described as a "polygamist of inventiveness" a label given to him by one reviewer of Franco's latest book, A California Childhood , which he came to Kepler's in Menlo Park last night to promote in conversation with his mother, Betsy, an author of children's books who has made numerous appearances at the bookstore herself.

Meet new friends at this fun party at a large upscale restaurant with spectacular high ceilings! $20/door includes dancing to your favorite hits.

Jessica Rancourt emailed InMenlo: " Camp Menlo Mom is gearing up for our second summer of field trips, science and art projects, sports, new parks, and silly fun.