Neighborhoods

Free bicycle helmet fitting for Belle Haven neighborhood kids on October 21

  The Menlo Park Safe Routes to School Program continues its efforts to support families walking and biking in Menlo Park. In partnership with Lucile

Pencil fence on Santa Cruz Avenue brings cheer to those who pass by

We regularly walk to and from downtown along Santa Cruz Avenue and recently checked out the new sidewalk that stretches to Lemon Dr. from Olive

Spotted: Colorful candy chalk art in Ladera

On a recent walk in the Ladera neighborhood, we came upon this colorful candy chalk art looking almost real enough to eat!

You’re invited to pay your respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg right here in Menlo Park

Today, people in Washington DC are paying their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by viewing her casket which is in the Supreme Court's Great

Spotted: Norbert the dino ready to start school

Norbert the Ladera neighborhood dinosaur is all decked to to start school. Alas, a Zoom outage, now fixed, almost impacted the Las Lomitas School District

Big redwood tree destroyed by lightning in the Willows

Emails Mari Chazen, a Willows neighborhood resident since 1995: "We lost an amazing 80 foot redwood tree to a direct lightning strike early Sunday morning.

Scavenger hunts organized by mother and daughter provide some fun in pandemic times

When COVID hit our county and schools were closed, my daughter Olivia and I shared our kitchen table — her with distance learning classes at M-A

Walsh Road siren test to take place on July 30

The semi-annual Walsh Road siren test will take place on 07/30/2020. In the event of a fire or flood, there is a warning siren installed

Bug fogging canisters trigger fire at home in Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park

San Mateo County Public Safety Communications Center (PSC) received a single call from a watchful neighbor who reported smoke coming from a single story home

Spotted: Norbert the dinosaur decked out for Mavericks