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The Menlo Park City Council has a new member. Maria Doerr was appointed to represent District 5 at a special Jan. 9 meeting, to fill a vacancy left by Ray Mueller who was elected to the county Board of Supervisors.

This year in Menlo Park was about a city reopening, reverting the final constraints of the pandemic and bringing back big events. It was also a year focused on housing, and a divisive affordable housing idea that split residents.

Rezoning, Airbnb rentals and anti-displacement strategies were all hot topics at a Dec. 6 Menlo Park City Council meeting, as city officials weigh changes to its housing element ahead of a looming state deadline.

Metas ambitious Willow Village development in Belle Haven was approved Dec. 6 after two years of collaboration and deliberation with the Menlo Park City Council.

Following Council member Ray Mueller’s election to the San Mateo Board of Supervisors and subsequent resignation, the Menlo Park City Council is seeking applications to finish out his term and represent District 5.

Jinks Rowing Her Way To College Career- Growing up, Cheshire teenager Maggie Jinks recalls looking for a sport to call her own. After trying out basketball, softball, volleyball, fencing, and more, she finished her search in the summer before starting eighth grade.At the Frederick Gunn...

When it comes to phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers, landscape professionals dont have much to say about it, according to outreach efforts by the city of Menlo Park.

Residents at the Menlo Park City Council meeting Oct.19 spoke out about the citys plan to remove parking on both sides of Middle Avenue, with some residents saying it was the first theyd heard of it.

In the race for District 3 of the Board of Supervisors, Menlo Park City Council Member Ray Mueller and San Carlos City Council Member Laura Parmer-Lohan are competing to represent the largest district by area.

If any single Peninsula community is ground zero for the tensions that come with change, it’s Redwood City. The building boom of a decade ago transformed the