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SFGate

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Popular SF restaurant chain eyes former Left Bank site in Menlo Park

The former Left Bank site closed in June.

Menlo Park, CA · 1d
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hoodline.com

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Doors Guitarist Robby Krieger, 80, Brings Flamenco-Blues Fretwork to Menlo Park

Robby Krieger, the guitarist who helped shape The Doors' sound more than half a century ago, is set to play the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on November 13, with doors opening and the show starting at 8 p.m., according to a listing on the venue's website. At 80 years old, Krieger is still touring behind the catalog he helped write, and this fall brings him back to a region with a personal connection: he attended Menlo School, located in nearby Atherton.

Menlo Park, CA · 1d
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Mountain View Voice

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A mysterious closure rattles Menlo Park

Longtime employees, regulars stunned at abrupt closure of Cook’s Seafood. When news broke on Thursday about the closure of Cook’s Seafood, a 98-year-old fish market and restaurant in Menlo Park, it quickly became the talk of the town. Almanac editor Andrea Gemmet told me that the Sunday Menlo Park farmers market was full of chatter about the closure, and theories were circulating about why Cook’s had closed – and so abruptly.

Menlo Park, CA · 1d
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ABC7 News Bay Area

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Newsom's proposed death row commutations would affect Bay Area's most notorious killers

Newsom's proposed commutations would change death sentences to life without the possibility of parole for inmates, including notorious killers Cary Stayner, Richard Farley, and Richard Allen Davis.

California · 20h

Pleasanton Weekly

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Cook’s Seafood teases possible return

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One week after Cook’s Seafood abruptly announced it had closed its Pleasanton and Menlo Park restaurants, a new flyer posted at the Koll Center Plaza storefront suggests the business could reopen. “To our valued customers, Cook’s Seafood is currently restructuring its operations,” the...

Pleasanton, CA · 20h

SFGate

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El Dorado Hills woman admits decade-long $18M theft from Bay Area boss

The woman bought luxury goods on the boss's card and then sold them for profit.

El Dorado Hills, CA · 1d

CalMatters

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New deadline for phaseout of gas water heaters gives Bay Area homeowners one more year

Up to half of Bay Area households can skip electric water heaters under an updated rule by air regulators. Residents not exempt have one more year to comply.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

ABC7 News Bay Area

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VIDEO: CHP cruiser tumbles down embankment off Hwy. 101 in Santa Clara County

Video shows the patrol vehicle leaving the roadway before tumbling down an embankment. The cruiser sustained major damage in the crash.

Santa Clara County, CA · 22h

The Coconut Mama

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Generationally iconic California seafood institution abruptly closes after 98 years

California’s list of beloved restaurant losses has gained one of its oldest names. Cook’s Seafood, the Menlo Park market and restaurant that served generations of Peninsula families, abruptly closed on…

Menlo Park, CA · 3h

SFGate

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Alameda Co.: Fremont Woman Suspected Of Violently Assaulting Newark Councilmember

A Fremont woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a violent assault on a Newark councilmember, police confirmed Thursday. Councilmember Eve Maria Little posted a heartfelt message on Facebook Thursday outlining an alleged attack that she said happened as she was speaking with constituents on Oct. 25. Article...

Newark, CA · 1d

FoodWorldNews

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Cook’s Seafood Abruptly Closes Its Menlo Park and Pleasanton Locations After 98 Years, Telling Workers by Text Message

Cook's Seafood, a fish market and restaurant that has served Menlo Park since 1928, closed both of its locations on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and employees learned of the closure by text message, TheStreet reported. The closures include the original El Camino Real location in Menlo Park and a second location in Pleasanton that opened in 2025.

Menlo Park, CA · 21h

hoodline.com

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Yiaya Opens Pay-by-Weight Yogurt Shop in Downtown Palo Alto

Yiaya Greek Yogurt opened Oct. 30 at 520 Bryant St., in the former Blue Bin Vintage space. The self-serve shop charges by weight: $1.30 per ounce for frozen yogurt and $1.35 per ounce for fresh Greek yogurt. Social media posts reported waits of up to 40 minutes, according to Palo Alto Online, which interviewed owner Lia L., who asked not to have her last name published. The shop has no indoor seating.

Palo Alto, CA · 1d

bvmsports.com

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Bay Area High School Football Sees Declining Interest

Declining student interest and participation are putting the future of high school football—and the school traditions built around it—at risk. In the Bay Area, some schools have been unable to field teams, while academic pressure may be contributing to the shift in priorities. At Fremont High School, efforts to keep football accessible include making it a no-cut sport and having program members recruit and answer questions from potential players.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

KRON4 News

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11 cited for illegal Dungeness crab fishing at Bay Area beach

(KRON) — Nearly a dozen people were issued citations after California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers responded to a report of people illegally collecting Dungeness crabs at a San Mateo County beach, the agency announced Friday. A concerned citizen reported to wildlife officers that they witnessed a large group of people wading in the […]

San Mateo County, CA · 5h

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘Moment in history’: Bay Area officials move ahead with natural gas water heater ban, with a few changes

The Bay Area Air District will ban the installation of natural gas water heaters starting in 2028, over strong objections of a few of the agency’s board members.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

The Almanac Online

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Booze, ballots and an uncertain future for downtown Menlo Park’s Measure P

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Election night results show Menlo Park’s Measure P — which would require voter approval to redevelop eight city-owned downtown parking lots — trailing by more than 300 votes, with 47.8% in favor (3,474 votes) to 52.2% against (3,799 votes) on election night.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

KRON4 News

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Man convicted in fatal Daly City stabbing granted parole

(KRON) — A man who dubbed himself the “Mayor of San Quentin” was granted parole on Thursday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Michael Connolly, 78, was convicted of stabbing his roommate to death at their Daly City residence in 2001. At a parole hearing conducted at Folsom State Prison, the People […]

Daly City, CA · 6h

SFGate

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Fremont parents score a win in Tesla's bid to increase emissions near a school

Regulators admitted to redaction errors in a review of Tesla's application.

Fremont, CA · 1d