POWER OUTAGE for Central Menlo Park due to a vehicle collision at Ravenswood and Laurel St. Please AVOID the area. The outage may affect air conditioning/heating/fans, medical equipment, and electronics. Estimated time for power restoration is 2 p.m. MORE details at https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outage-tools/outage-map/.
City offices are closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Born in 1929, King's actual birthday is Jan. 15.
King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed in 1986.