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Menlo Park could be new hub for East Bay commuters
- An unused stretch of train tracks on the Caltrain corridor could someday be home to a train station, new housing and amenities within walking distance of local office parks and the Sun Microsystems campus.
- An unused stretch of train tracks on the Caltrain corridor could someday be home to a train station, new housing and amenities within walking distance of local office parks and the Sun Microsystems campus.
Fatigued gym to get in shape
- After more than 30 years, the Burgess gymnasium is showing signs of its age — tiny practice rooms, a failing ventilation system and not enough room for the 8,000 athletes who use it regularly.
- After more than 30 years, the Burgess gymnasium is showing signs of its age — tiny practice rooms, a failing ventilation system and not enough room for the 8,000 athletes who use it regularly.
Sprinklers could be mandatory for new Menlo Park homes
- Four years after refusing to require new and remodeled homes to include fire-dampening sprinkler systems, city leaders are giving the idea a second look.
Menlo Park, San Carlos look to enhance their parklands
- Peninsula cities are going green the old-fashioned way — by focusing on their parks.
- Peninsula cities are going green the old-fashioned way — by focusing on their parks.
Theater revamp a hot ticket in Menlo Park
- Controversial plans to restore and reopen the Park Theater have become one of the most divisive topics in town, earning the City Council plenty of public criticism — and even a Web site calling for the recall of three council members who backed the plan.
- Controversial plans to restore and reopen the Park Theater have become one of the most divisive topics in town, earning the City Council plenty of public criticism — and even a Web site calling for the recall of three council members who backed the plan.
Fire District race heats up in Menlo Park
- Three candidates competing for two seats on the Menlo Park Fire District board are hoping to show voters how they will be able to keep the district in the black and response times down.
ForSight spinoff acquired by QLT Inc.
- Forsight Newco II Inc., a privately-held spinoff of ForSight Labs LLC, has agreed to be acquired by QLT Inc. (QLTI) for $42 million as well as future milestone payments and royalties on net sales of products.
Public uproar, private offer for Park Theatre
- A resident’s brand-new plan to restore Park Theatre could rescue city leaders from controversial plans to buy the building and lease it to another resident to house a long-running dance studio.
- A resident’s brand-new plan to restore Park Theatre could rescue city leaders from controversial plans to buy the building and lease it to another resident to house a long-running dance studio.
Crash kills one; man booked for DUI
- A South San Francisco woman was killed and a Palo Alto man arrested for driving under the influence following a four-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 early Wednesday.
City offers $165K settlement in discrimination case
- The city has reached a $165,000 settlement with three former police officers who accused their manager, a newly promoted sergeant, of discriminatory behavior.
Menlo Park man pleads no contest to wife’s slaying
- On the day his murder trial was to begin, Joseph Eli Morrow defied the advice of his attorney and pleaded no contest to killing his wife 16 years ago in their Menlo Park home.
Menlo Park taxpayer money at center of dispute
- Controversy is brewing over a plan to restore downtown’s Park Theatre — and whether the city should contribute $500,000 to the cause.
- Controversy is brewing over a plan to restore downtown’s Park Theatre — and whether the city should contribute $500,000 to the cause.
Solar EnerTech delays quarterly filing
- An “E” has been added to the stock trading symbol on the OTC Bulletin Board market for Menlo Park’s Solar EnerTech Corp. (SOENE), a solar cell manufacturer, due to a delay in the filing of its Form 10Q-SB for the quarter ending June 30, 2007.
