Menlo Park: Quick Facts

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Election results: East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, San Mateo city councils • Nov. 3, 2026, 11:55 PM ET (The San Jose Mercury News)

Menlo Park: Cook’s Seafood shutters after 98 years in business • Nov. 2, 2026, 4:57 PM ET (The San Jose Mercury News)

After 98 years of fish and chips, this Bay Area seafood institution has closed both its locations • Oct. 29, 2026, 7:28 PM ET (San Francisco Chronicle)

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