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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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2 hours ago by Garrett, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
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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MENLO PARK
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. Read the full sto...
 
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12 hours ago by Long Time MenloMan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
MENLO PARK
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. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on May 20, 2013 at 1:49 pm by Sad, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Obituaries
Note: Obituaries are based on information provided by families and mortuaries. Read the full story here Web Link posted W...
 
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on May 19, 2013 at 2:38 pm by BW, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on May 9, 2013 at 7:00 am by Grateful Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
Five home burglaries in Menlo Park
Police calls from Menlo Park and Ladera. Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, May 2, 2013, 10:40 PM
 
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on May 7, 2013 at 5:45 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
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
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Planning Commission supports housing plan update -- with changes
Menlo Park got a step closer to updating its housing plan on April 29 after the Planning Commission recommended rezoning four sites as potential locations for high-density hou...
 
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on May 1, 2013 at 5:48 pm by Adina Levin, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Editorial: City has bargaining chips on Stanford project
The protracted debate over the Stanford/Arrillaga application to build up to 450,000 square feet of offices, housing and retail space on eight acres at 300-500 El Camino Real,...
 
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Outrage remains after Stanford changes project
Reaction from those opposed to Stanford-Arrillaga's joint proposal for an 8.43-acre mixed-use complex on El Camino Real in Menlo Park did not waver after the university recent...
 
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:23 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
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