AROUND TOWN 'Paint the Garden" workshop at Allied Arts An exhibit of "Classic California" landscapes by Kristen Olson of Palo Alto will be on display at the Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park during March. A re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm.
AROUND TOWN Deputy DA 'reproved' by state bar for misconduct A prosecutor in the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office has been "privately reproved" for misconduct by the California State Bar, according to a letter sent to a victi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 15, 2013 at 10:46 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm.
WOODSIDE Woodside ignores SugarDaddie offer A recent offer by a dating website to pay Woodside $11.65 million to rename the town SugarDaddie.com was meant to generate a lot of free publicity for the site and perhaps som... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 15, 2013 at 9:59 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 9:59 am.
MENLO PARK Palo Alto to ban plastic bags at stores, restaurants The era of plastic bags is about to come to an end at shops and restaurants throughout Palo Alto after city officials decided Monday night to greatly expand the city's existin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 14, 2013 at 9:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 9:30 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley: Residents volunteer to tackle
affordable housing issue A group of Portola Valley residents have volunteered to put themselves between a rock and a hard place. They will make recommendations on how the town can plan for and where i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 14, 2013 at 8:16 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 8:16 pm.
MENLO PARK Opponents of Stanford project push for review of Menlo Park specific plan Save Menlo, a grassroots group opposed to Stanford University's proposal to build an eight-acre mixed use complex in Menlo Park, is calling for the council to review the new d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 14, 2013 at 3:04 pm There have been 71 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 7:23 pm.
OTHER TOPICS USGS cancels March lecture due to budget cuts The U.S. Geological Survey has canceled its March 28 lecture, "Preparing for California Climate Change," because the speaker is unable to travel to Menlo Park due to federal b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 14, 2013 at 1:02 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 8:20 am.
WOODSIDE Woodside to open new farmers' market Woodside residents interested in purchasing locally produced food directly from its producers will soon have one more option very close to home: a weekly farmers' market right... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 4:18 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 3:38 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park commissioners question council's decision to overturn their approval of duplex After the Menlo Park Planning Commission unanimously said yes to plans for a duplex at 1976 Menalto Ave., the City Council said no. City officials usually accept such differen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 1:10 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2013 at 1:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Special education director forced out The school board approved the removal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education from her job last night (March 12), but not until the defiant dire... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 12:26 pm There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:39 am.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park council supports five housing sites Menlo Park's race to identify potential sites for new housing moved forward on Tuesday night as all five council members supported staff's selection of five out of 14 sites fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 12:22 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 12:22 pm.
MENLO PARK William Mauel, banker, fundraiser for Rotary club foundation, dies at 99 William H. Mauel, the former vice president and manager of the Wells Fargo Bank office in Menlo Park and a founder of the Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation, died Feb. 28 in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 12:02 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 12:02 pm.
MENLO PARK Tonight: 'Picturing the Cosmos' at Kepler's Art history and the history of science meet in Elizabeth Kessler's new book, "Picturing the Cosmos: Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime."
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MENLO PARK Editorial: Veil of silence over instructor's firing The recent letter to "gymnastics families" from Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre is another in a string of half-hearted efforts taken in the wake of the abrupt and unexpl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 11:21 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 8:53 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley: Artificial grass on town agenda The Portola Valley Planning Commission could make a decision Wednesday, March 6, on a proposal by the Woodside Priory School to install artificial grass on the interior field ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:42 pm.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park silent on extent of gymnastics program review Although Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre released a letter to the community saying he had reviewed to his satisfaction the circumstances of a popular gymnastics instruct... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 12, 2013 at 9:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 9:15 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park: City to pay $518,500 to buy back home Two members of the Menlo Park City Council urged the city to explore criminal charges against a couple who bought a home through the city's below-market-rate housing program, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 12, 2013 at 4:23 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 4:23 pm.
AROUND TOWN Music and Magic in Atherton Wednesday, March 13 at 4:30 pm: Gustafer Yellowgold’s Rock Melon Tour is making a stop in Atherton! Don't miss this unique family concert. For all ages.
Monday, March 18 at... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Mar 12, 2013 at 3:17 pm
MENLO PARK Menlo Park silent on extent of gymnastics program review Although Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre released a letter to the community saying he had reviewed to his satisfaction the circumstances of a popular gymnastics instruct... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 12, 2013 at 2:03 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2013 at 9:14 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park eyes five sites for housing Members of the Menlo Park City Council meet on March 12 with one thing on their minds: updating the city's housing plan.
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ATHERTON The correct standard for falsifying documents under perjury Web Link
"I called the DA because when somebody si... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Penalty of perjury, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Mar 12, 2013 at 12:08 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 9:29 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park: Special ed director faces ouster A battle is brewing over the pending dismissal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education at the end of the school year.
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MENLO PARK another controversy at the DA's office A San Mateo County DA's office prosecutor is disciplined by the California State Bar for misconduct performed while on official San Mateo County business, paid for with taxpay... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by studabaker, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Mar 11, 2013 at 10:43 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 11:31 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Driver killed in head-on collision identified The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta who was killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay on Monday morning (March 11) has been identified as Ishan Tejpal, 20,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 11, 2013 at 3:51 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 7:11 pm.
ATHERTON [VIDEO] Atherton Finance Committee Mar 7 2013 Special Meeting TOWN OF ATHERTON
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