MENLO PARK Menlo Park adds part-time budget director Larry Lisenbee, San Jose's former budget director, has joined Menlo Park part-time, according to a memo sent to city staff.
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MENLO PARK Menlo council will review Stanford plan April 16 Stanford University said it will have the latest revision of its proposed eight-acre mixed-used complex ready next week -- just in time for the Menlo Park City Council to carr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 8:48 am There have been 74 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 11, 2013 at 2:29 pm.
AROUND TOWN Tonight Show spoofs the Associated Press Jay Leno from the Tonight Show had a little fun at the Associated Press' and the Democratic National Party's expense. He said
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AROUND TOWN San Mateo County Counsel: Contact Attorney General about disciplined prosecutor Recently, San Mateo prosecutor Melissa Mckowan was disciplined by the California Bar for unethical behavior on the Dr. William Ayres molestation case. While there have been... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Holly L, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2013 at 6:37 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2013 at 8:23 am.
WOODSIDE Sewer rates to jump for Woodside customers Woodside is semi-rural and most of the town's 2,200 properties use septic tanks in lieu of sewers, but for some 157 properties that do not, the annual cost for sewer service w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 5:42 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 4:47 pm.
ATHERTON Obama to brunch, lunch in Atherton Atherton will have a few extra visitors in town on Thursday, April 4, as President Barack Obama is the guest of honor at two fundraisers.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Parent input sought on special ed director Two meetings are set for this week to seek comments from parents about what leadership characteristics they want to see in the Menlo Park City School District's next director ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:23 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2013 at 5:32 pm.
AROUND TOWN Portola Valley: Clear-cutting of 18 trees Eighteen trees fell recently in a clear-cutting on a lightly forested hilltop at 18 Redberry Ridge in Portola Valley. While woodcutters were on the scene to hear the sounds th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 2, 2013 at 6:23 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2013 at 6:23 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park council weighs Stanford project review Debate has raged since Stanford and developer John Arrillaga first proposed building eight acres of mixed-use office space, retail and apartments on El Camino Real in Menlo Pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 2, 2013 at 10:25 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 7:42 pm.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park school vandalized Vandals didn't steal anything, but they left a calling card -- explicit graffiti spray-painted across the walls of La Entrada Middle School greeted Menlo Park police respondin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:59 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:59 am.
MENLO PARK Gymnastics probe findings
won't be made public The investigation into allegations of a hostile workplace within Menlo Park's gymnastics program will likely take at least one month, but however long it takes, the public wil... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 1, 2013 at 6:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 6:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Woodside resident to make 600th blood donation Woodside resident Alden Tagg will make his 600th blood donation, through a process known as apheresis, at the Stanford Blood Center's new donation center in Menlo Park on Mond... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 1, 2013 at 5:07 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 5:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS St. Patrick's finance director accused of stealing $202,000 and Mercedes from seminary Jennifer Margret Morris, the 57-year-old finance director for St. Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, has been charged in the theft of $202,000 and a 1982 Mercede... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 1, 2013 at 10:43 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:31 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Louisville Spanks Duke Good Louisville, totally dominated Duke in this March Madness Thriller. Duke, the school that graduated notorious political figures Richard Nixon and a former Menlo Park Mayor went... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by March Madness, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2013 at 4:43 pm
OTHER TOPICS CalPERS Actuary Warns of Pension Fund Shortfalls From Daniel Borenstein's column in the Contra Costa Times:
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MENLO PARK Menlo Park Council to ignore Specific Plan procedures and its Planning Commission "The April 2, 2013 City Council agenda features a memorandum from Council Members Keith and Cline requesting that the Council place the review of the 500 El Camino Real/Stanfo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Mar 29, 2013 at 1:44 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2013 at 2:56 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park: Wrong-way drunk driver sentenced A 26-year-old Menlo Park man was sentenced for misdemeanor drunk driving and felony child endangerment in San Mateo County Court on March 27.
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MENLO PARK High rents drive demand for home-sharing Anyone who has tried to find a rental on the Midpeninsula recently knows that rents seem higher than ever locally -- a fact confirmed by a recent study that found San Mateo C... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 29, 2013 at 8:58 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2013 at 7:43 pm.
WOODSIDE Woodside environmentalist Ollie Mayer dies at 94 The Devil's Slide tunnel groundbreaking in 2005 was a triumph for Olive Mayer of Woodside. She wasn't there to cheer the tunnels completion at the party held March 25, 2013, h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 29, 2013 at 8:37 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 29, 2013 at 1:43 pm.
AROUND TOWN Caltrans previews Willow Road interchange redesign The Menlo Park Transportation Commission recently got a look at how Caltrans could redesign the U.S. 101 and Willow Road interchange to improve safety and traffic flow.
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AROUND TOWN The sale (and free exchange) of locally grown food gathers steam The idea of local people eating locally grown food continues to make headlines in Woodside. The Town Council has expressed interest in a public referendum on whether to allow ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 2:28 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2013 at 2:28 pm.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park won't disclose findings of investigation into city's gymnastics program The investigation into allegations of a hostile workplace within Menlo Park's gymnastics program will likely take at least one month, but however long it takes, the public wil... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:14 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2013 at 3:55 pm.
AROUND TOWN Letter: Fee for paper bags is outrageous Some too narrowly focused and overenthusiastic "protectors of the environment" have convinced many Peninsula city councils to enact an ordinance regarding the use of plastic b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 27, 2013 at 3:21 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 12:28 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley volunteers chafe over limits on their affordable housing role There are many avenues of inquiry into the topic of affordable housing in Portola Valley: Why is the state inserting itself into local affairs? Is socio-economic diversity imp... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park approves Glenwood hotel plan The Menlo Park council voted 4-0 Tuesday night in favor of a proposed hotel on Glenwood Avenue.
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