The Menlo Park City Council has suspended the city’s Community Funding Grant through spring 2025. Almanac archive photo. At its August 13 meeting, the Menlo Park City Council directed city staff to pause the city’s Community Funding Grant program until spring 2025 to allow time to revise and improve the program. Council members debated whether […]

A man operates a leaf blower in Menlo Park on January 9, 2019. Photo by Dave Boyce. One month after Atherton banned all gasoline-powered leaf blowers, the city is focusing on educating the public about the new ordinance rather than punishing violators. On July 1, Atherton joined Menlo Park, Palo Alto and other cities on […]

The speed limit on Ravenswood Avenue in Menlo Park has been reduced from 30 to 25 mph. Courtesy of the City of Menlo Park. Drivers will have to slow down a bit in Menlo Park as the city implements new, lower speed limits on many streets. At a meeting in May, the Menlo Park City […]

City Council Chambers in Menlo Park on April 20, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. This November, Menlo Park voters will face the question of whether or not to increase taxes on hotels, motels and short-term rentals in the city. Ahead of that ballot measure, the Menlo Park City Council reviewed how much money the city […]