OTHER TOPICS
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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30 minutes ago by Potomac Fever, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New school campus: Bond measure on ballot as early as November
Although no formal action was taken, Menlo Park City School District board members agreed on two key issues they discussed last night (May 13): The district must ask voters to... |
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2 hours ago by Another TK Parent, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
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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6 hours ago by Garrett, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park hires consultant to study administration
Now that a $25,000 review of the police department's internal operations is done, Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre has hired a consultant to take a look at the city's adm... |
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7 hours ago by Tin foil hats, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
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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11 hours ago by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Supervisor Dave Pine will ask the Board to Rescind Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Ayres
I have just been informed that San Mateo Supervisor Dave Pine has contacted County Counsel and asked him to prepare a resolution rescinding the Lifetime Achievement Award give... |
Lurker |
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14 hours ago by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
"Myth vs. Reality"
The APOA claims the commonly held notion that Atherton officers have less dangerous jobs than other cops in the bay area is a myth.
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14 hours ago by fat city, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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... |
Roger Jones |
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15 hours ago by Good letter, a resident of another community |
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... |
Editor |
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16 hours ago by Long Time MenloMan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton residents address police contract issues, from outsourcing to pensions
Should the town of Atherton consider outsourcing its police department? If not, how much should the town be willing to pay to keep residents safe, properties secure, and polic... |
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on May 20, 2013 at 10:07 pm by Outvoted, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Butterflies and Edgewood Park
Bill Korbholz is an Edgewood Park volunteer who leads tours and works to advance the survival prospects of the endangered Bay Checkerspot butterfly, which used to thrive up an... |
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on May 20, 2013 at 3:57 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills 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 |
AROUND TOWN
I want a girl like the girls on Fox News
My liberal days are over.
Web Link
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on May 20, 2013 at 1:09 pm by CJ, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Friday shooting: Victim probably shot himself
A 19-year-old man injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto Friday afternoon probably shot himself, Police Chief Ronald Davis said.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on May 20, 2013 at 10:08 am by LMGTFY, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
When regular school doesn't work
The "parental angst" that walks through her door is familiar territory to Rhonda Racine, founder and director of Menlo Park's Lydian Academy, an accredited, one-to-one tutorin... |
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on May 20, 2013 at 9:53 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas parents pepper high school district superintendent in forum
Had public comment been darts, Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent James Lianides would have had puncture wounds aplenty after more than two hours on the stage o... |
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on May 20, 2013 at 9:27 am by Educator, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Heights 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 |
AROUND TOWN
Sunday: Atherton's 'Evening in Paris'
The Mid-Peninsula League of the San Francisco Symphony will celebrate "An Evening in Paris" with cocktails, floral displays, fine dining and musical entertainment on Sunday, M... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 11:52 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
AROUND TOWN
Public asked to help families devastated by fire
Redwood City officials are asking the public to help families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood May 15. ... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 3:51 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
OTHER TOPICS
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 |
AROUND TOWN
Interim chief named while injured chief recovers
A former chief of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, Douglas Sporleder, will serve as interm chief while Chief Harold Schapelhouman recovers from injuries sustained from... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 9:10 am by Tom Owen, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton 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 |
OTHER TOPICS
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 |
AROUND TOWN
Golden Shears celebrates 50th year
When Louis Arenas opened his barbershop in downtown Menlo Park, he wanted it to be an old-fashioned type of place, where customers could feel as if they were returning to anot... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 5:52 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley council vetoes artificial grass
Expanded version of earlier story. The Portola Valley Town Council by a 3-2 vote overturned a Planning Commission decision allowing the Woodside Priory School to use art... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 5:21 pm by g, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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