Downtown Menlo Park businesses sue the city to stop redevelopment of parking lots into affordable housing. The lawsuit cites public trust concerns, zoning law, and the Surplus Land Act ...

As of 8 p.m., the street remains blocked, and it is unknown what the substance was. Police said no shelter-in-place orders were issued. Menlo Park police sent out a Nixle alert at 5:52 p.m.

A group of downtown business leaders is suing the city of Menlo Park in an effort to block a proposed redevelopment of three parking lots into at least 345 units of affordable housing.. The alliance, ...