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Menlo Park transportation commissioner resigns, criticizing city staff
Menlo Park Transportation Commissioner Charlie Bourne resigned on May 21 after nearly six years of service, citing Brown Act violations by city staff and attempts to stop the ... |
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10 minutes ago by Somebody, do something, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
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City clerk leaving Menlo Park
Menlo Park needs to break out the recruitment ads once again. City Clerk Margaret Roberts gave two weeks' notice that her last day will be Friday, May 24.
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2 hours ago by Whoa, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Massacre girls win soccer tourney
The Menlo Massacre, an under-10 girls soccer team, defeated San Carlos 2-1, to win the championship game of the El Palo Alto soccer tournament April 28 in Palo Alto.
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on May 22, 2013 at 4:33 pm by Grieved, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Housing update in final stretch
The fact that the housing element staff report came with 26 attachments, lettered from A to Z, predicted it would be a very long night on May 21 as the Menlo Park City Council... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 10:11 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Editorial: Council gets earful from Belle Haven
Although enveloped by Menlo Park city limits, the Belle Haven neighborhood often has a hard time identifying with neighborhoods west of the Bayshore Freeway, where property va... |
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on May 21, 2013 at 5:43 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Red Light Cameras ineffective in reducing violations
This letter was sent to Menlo Park City Council as well as Sgt. Kaufman.
May 20, 2013
Sgt. Sharon Kaufman
Menlo Park Police Dept.
Dear Sgt. Kaufman,
When we talked la... |
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on May 21, 2013 at 8:34 am by Good letter, a resident of another community |
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Teen killed, two others injured in shooting
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night.
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on May 20, 2013 at 1:49 pm by Sad, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Obituaries
Note: Obituaries are based on information provided by families and mortuaries.
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on May 19, 2013 at 2:38 pm by BW, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Stanford-Arrillaga Subcommittee Meetings
On April 17th, thirty days ago, Menlo Park City Councilmembers Kirsten Keith and Catherine Carlton were appointed to a subcommittee to study the Stanford-Arrillaga project and... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 9:53 pm by clarification, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Talk About A Free Ride
When we take a good look at Stanford's proposal on El Camino Real, Menlo Park, residents have to remember that the university's land has been owned since Leland and Jane summe... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 4:03 pm by Gern, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Menlo commission votes on Louise Street issue
Expanded version of a story previously published online.
After much discussion, the Menlo Park Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 6 that if the city turns over a piec... |
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on May 14, 2013 at 9:14 pm by No Easy Solutions, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: A call for civility at council meetings
The April 24 Almanac gave a balanced report on the Menlo Park City Council meeting on April 16, but neglected to report on the tone of the meeting. A number of the speakers wh... |
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on May 11, 2013 at 6:51 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Raising mental health awareness
Lisa Pamphilon of Menlo Park is a mental health advocate, human rights activist, and mother. The empathy she brings to all those roles has been deepened, in part, by having al... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 4:46 pm by K Breisch, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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The Perkins Twins and Jordan Michaela Fowler, Miss Teenage California
The Perkins Twins (Jesse and Christian) returned from the Philippine recently where they are pursuing singing, acting and tennis and caught up with Jordan Michaela Fowler shor... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 5:23 pm by Barney, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Menlo commission votes that turning over city property to neighbors follows general plan
The Menlo Park Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 6 that the proposal to have the city turn over a piece of land in the public right-of-way on Louise Street to adjacent home... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 12:36 pm by grammar, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Facebook gives $20,000 to school fire-safety fund
On a mission to connect school fire alarms to fire stations, the new nonprofit Ring the Bell Fund collected $20,000 from Facebook on May 1.
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on May 9, 2013 at 7:00 am by Grateful Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Letter: Watch out for buses on the Grand Boulevard
At a recent Menlo Park City Council meeting, though residents protested the horrendous traffic impacts expected from Stanford's proposed 8-acre development, no one mentioned a... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 8:30 pm by Dharma, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Five home burglaries in Menlo Park
Police calls from Menlo Park and Ladera.
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on May 7, 2013 at 5:45 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Almanac wins 5 statewide awards
The Almanac won five statewide awards in the annual California Newspaper Publishers Association contest, the CNPA announced April 27. The Almanac won first place in its circul... |
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on May 7, 2013 at 2:36 pm by Lurker, a resident of another community |
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Tesla leaves Menlo Park behind this summer
Tesla Motors is preparing to leave Menlo Park in the rear-view mirror. The electric car retailer recently opened a renovated showroom on San Jose's Santana Row, and also got p... |
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on May 5, 2013 at 6:38 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Today: Kite Day in Menlo Park
The city of Menlo Park Community Services Department will hold its annual Kite Day on Saturday, May 4, from noon to 3 p.m., at Bedwell-Bayfront Park at Marsh Road and Bayfront... |
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on May 4, 2013 at 11:47 am by randy albin, a resident of another community |
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Menlo Park police plan to add ShotSpotter, surveillance tools
Menlo Park landed on a list no one wants to be on, according to a consultant hired to review the police department's operations. The number of reported traffic accidents in th... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 3:24 pm by Sandy Brundage, Almanac Staff Writer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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May 4-5: Six artists exhibit in Menlo Park
Six Peninsula artists -- Alice Weil, Jean Prophet, Julia Munger Seelos, Lynn Montoya, Kim Holl and Frances Freyberg -- will exhibit paintings, jewelery, pottery, textiles and ... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 6:57 pm by neighbor, a resident of another community |
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Two men grab girl's backpack in Menlo Park
A 15-year-old girl walking along Merrill Street snatched her backpack away from two men who tried to steal it shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, according to Menlo Park police.
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on May 2, 2013 at 3:36 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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First 8 PM or Later Menlo Park Sunset Occurs Tonight
Tonight, May 2, for the first time this year the Sun will set at 8 PM in Menlo Park. And for the next 105 nights Menlo Park will have a sunset of 8 PM or later. On August 16 t... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 11:23 am by River, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |