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Tesla repays federal loan nine years early
Tesla Motors has wired the U.S. Department of Energy nearly a half a billion dollars, paying off the entire loan it was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2010 with i... |
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on Jun 18, 2013 at 12:29 am by Lisa, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
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Police calls: armed robbery on Menalto Avenue
Crime reports from Menlo Park and West Menlo Park.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 12:23 AM |
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on Jun 17, 2013 at 9:46 pm by Ladera Resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Refuge restaurant opens in Menlo Park
It's all about pastrami and Belgian beer at "The Refuge" restaurant in San Carlos. Owner and chef Matt Levin is now bringing his popular concept to Menlo Park, opening a secon... |
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 6:16 am by MenloFolks, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District alters health insurance subsidies for Directors and employees
There is something suspicious about the Sequoia Healthcare District's flip flop on policy regarding health insurance benefits.
At their April 3, 2013 board meeting http://... |
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on Jun 13, 2013 at 4:38 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Parents push for Mandarin immersion program
With China on a path to becoming the largest economy in the world, the interest in teaching children in the United States the Mandarin language is also growing apace. And give... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 10:38 pm by Willows Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Palo Alto man in wheelchair struck in hit and run
A man in a wheelchair was struck by a car in a hit and run on University Avenue Saturday morning. The suspect is still at large, according to police.
Read the full story he... |
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on Jun 6, 2013 at 3:21 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Police calls: Generator, paint sprayers missing from Atherton construction site
Crime reports from Atherton, Ladera, Woodside and Menlo Park.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 7... |
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on Jun 6, 2013 at 2:29 am by construction news, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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HeartSafe - Saving Lives or Life Support for the Sequoia Healthcare District
Initiated by Stephani Scott, then CEO of the Sequoia Healthcare District in 2005, the HeartSafe Program has provided anecdotal stories for the District which fill it's website... |
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on Jun 4, 2013 at 1:44 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Grand Jury report on Sequoia Healthcare District and LAFCo
I invite interested readers to attend the next Board Meeting of the Sequoia Healthcare District on June 5, 2013. See: Web Link... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 6:40 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Police calls: Bag burgled from black BMW
Crime and accident reports from Ladera, Woodside, Menlo Park, and West Menlo Park.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thu... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 11:06 am by amazed, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Dedicating a fraction of the 1% County ad-valorem property tax to special districts
Supporters of Parks and Open-space have sought dedicated funds for their pet projects. Sales taxes were tried and failed to get voter approval. What is generally not underst... |
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on Jun 1, 2013 at 2:32 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Lawsuit filed over car collision with horses on I-280
A lawsuit has been filed by Menlo Park physician Dr. Jean W. Gillon over an incident in the early morning darkness of Dec. 29, 2012, when a Mercedes Benz she was driving colli... |
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on May 28, 2013 at 1:11 am by Steel Magnolia, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Letter: Most scientists agree about climate change
A review of 12,000 papers on climate change, in the May 15 issue of the "Environmental Research Letters," found that 97 percent of scientists attribute climate change to huma... |
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on May 27, 2013 at 3:37 pm by gosh it sprinkled today so NO WARMING, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Suicide or murder? Attorneys duel in closing arguments
Did Parima Parineh commit suicide in the bedroom of her Woodside home on April 13, 2010, or was she shot and killed by her husband, Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh, who is charged... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 8:23 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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President Obama has had a tough week
This week will mark the 37th time House Republicans have tried to repeal Obamacare. If Republicans really wanted to do away with Obamacare they should just endorse it as a con... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 10:07 am by C Parker, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District defends its community mission as political foes aim to pull the plug on it
This article by Renee Batti in 2002 provides some insight into this decade long struggle. Web Link |
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on May 22, 2013 at 10:02 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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San Mateo County announces boundary adjustment meetings
County residents interested in deciding how the new supervisorial district lines are drawn have five opportunities this summer to make their voices heard at meetings with the ... |
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on May 21, 2013 at 12:28 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Fire marshal leaving Menlo Park Fire Protection District
Geoff Aus, long-time Menlo Park Fire Protection District fire marshal, is changing employers, but not job titles – he has accepted a position as fire marshal for the Lawr... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 1:05 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Obituary: Imogene Woodruff, 94,
longtime dance instructor
Imogene Woodruff, who taught ballroom dance and cotillion classes to generations of Midpeninsula residents, died on March 14, one day short of her 95th birthday. She had been ... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 6:05 pm by Nostalgic Dancer, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood |
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Lawsuit filed over collision with horses on I-280
A lawsuit has been filed by Menlo Park physician Dr. Jean W. Gillon over an incident in the early morning darkness of Dec. 29, 2012, in which a Mercedes Benz she was driving c... |
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on May 16, 2013 at 6:46 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Saturday: Friends of Edgewood Park celebrate
The Friends of Edgewood Park will celebrate their 20th anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Bill and Jean Lane Education Center at Edgewood Park, 6 Old Stage... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 1:46 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Saturday: Raising mental health awareness
The Mental Health Awareness Project, founded by Lisa Pamphilon of Menlo Park, will hold an inaugural event on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Menlo Park City C... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 12:21 pm by Sheri, a resident of another community |
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Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free
This is an idiom which I probably picked up during my Navy days in the fifties. Aside from it's male chauvinist interpretation, it has applicability to many things in life. ... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 2:36 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Update: Mountain lion kills three goats
A mountain lion killed three dwarf goats in a fenced enclosure on Tripp Court in Woodside on Nov. 14, but the chances of the goats' owner finding and killing the lion have dim... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 8:23 pm by C, a resident of another community |
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Six people injured in shooting
Six people were shot and injured in East Palo Alto on Sunday afternoon near a McDonald's restaurant on University Avenue, according to a fire official.
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on May 6, 2013 at 10:01 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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