SPORTS Menlo School holds off baseball rival M-A Thursday's prep roundup: Menlo School pitcher Austin Marcus limited Menlo-Atherton to two hits and struck out as the Knights posted a 6-3 victory in the Tim Kuehnert Mem... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 2, 2013 at 3:00 pm
MENLO PARK Sequoia Healthcare District boundaries divide Menlo Park During the recent election I discovered an unpublicized fact: Many residents of Menlo Park do not reside in the Sequoia Healthcare District's boundaries.
Registered voter in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 am
OTHER TOPICS Is the Sequoia Healthcare District courting Half Moon Bay residents? It has recently come to my attention that the Sequoia Healthcare District 2012 annual report was sent to 2,805 residents of Half Moon Bay. They are not taxpayers of the Distr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:55 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2013 at 3:57 pm.
OTHER TOPICS High-speed rail wins legal battle An effort by Peninsula cities to stop California's high-speed-rail project came to a screeching halt this week when a Sacramento County judge upheld the California High Speed ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 1, 2013 at 6:43 pm There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2013 at 8:07 am.
AROUND TOWN Remains identified as adult white male The skeletal remains found by a hiker in open space off Skyline Boulevard in mid-February belong to a white male adult believed to be between 54 and 64 years old, according to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 1, 2013 at 5:14 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2013 at 7:38 pm.
AROUND TOWN Today: E-book library event in Menlo Park The Menlo Park Library invites the public to learn how to download and read e-books and audio books from the library, and discover other sources for free e-books. The event ru... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:30 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Sister and brother arrested in Woodside burglary Authorities have arrested a sister and brother in connection with a Woodside burglary with losses in excess of $100,000.
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WOODSIDE Woodside: Bag ban goes back to drawing board The Town Council in Woodside is doing some trailblazing as it moves the town toward a presumably greener future. The council intends to ban single-use plastic bags at checkou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 28, 2013 at 12:49 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2013 at 3:53 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Feature story: It's a wrap for Rita Williams It's no coincidence that award-winning reporter Rita Williams of Portola Valley is retiring from Channel 2 (KTVU-TV) on Feb. 27. She told her boss months ago that she was plan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:09 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:09 am.
AROUND TOWN Atherton donates $10K to high-speed rail litigation Hoping to set an example for other local communities that will be impacted by construction of the high-speed rail project, the town of Atherton is kicking in $10,000 to suppor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:06 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:12 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park deletes emails posted about gymnastics teacher The gymnastics uproar left parents questioning the legalities of the city erasing emails sent to the council, and what role the City Council played in Michelle Sutton's termin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:00 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:58 pm.
MENLO PARK It's a wrap for Rita Williams It's no coincidence that award-winning reporter Rita Williams of Portola Valley is retiring from Channel 2 (KTVU-TV) on Feb. 27. She told her boss months ago that she was plan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:03 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:03 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park: El Camino traffic lights synchronized again Good news at last: The traffic lights along El Camino Real in Menlo Park are back in sync as Caltrans finishes its final repairs to the signal system.
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OTHER TOPICS Editoral: City overreacts in censoring emails Menlo Park's decision to delete a flood of emails sent to the City Council in support of a fired gymnastics instructor raises serious questions about how far a city can go to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:33 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher City employees are often reminded that they work for the public — usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pub... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:16 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm.
MENLO PARK Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher City employees are often reminded that they work for the public -- usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:27 am There have been 85 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 7:18 pm.
AROUND TOWN Motorcyclist injured in crash near La Honda A motorcyclist appears to have suffered minor injuries in a four-vehicle crash near La Honda late this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:22 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:22 am.
MENLO PARK Bald eagle briefly annoyed on return to handler Updated and expanded story: A large bald eagle from the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, which had been visiting the Menlo Park area since Saturday, returned to its hand... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 25, 2013 at 8:17 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:35 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Hundreds of guns collected at buyback event It took less than three hours Saturday, Feb. 23, to collect 355 firearms at a three-city gun buyback event in East Palo Alto. The $52,000 for the buyback was raised by the Men... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 25, 2013 at 2:50 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:58 pm.
MENLO PARK Traffic-enforcement drive nets 211 citations More than 200 drivers in San Mateo County received citations last week as part of the county's Saturation Traffic Enforcement Program, which deploys up to 25 motorcycle tr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 25, 2013 at 2:43 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2013 at 3:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Self-made masters In many professions, badges from a school of some kind are a necessity. Cooking for restaurants is heading that way, says Executive Chef William Ruiz of the Woodside Bakery & ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 25, 2013 at 1:55 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 3:34 pm.
MENLO PARK Guest opinion: Proposed Stanford development would deepen housing deficit Stanford's proposed new development on El Camino Real creates even more of a housing deficit for Menlo Park, according to this guest opinion.
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ATHERTON [VIDEO] Atherton Council Feb 2013 Regular Meeting TOWN OF ATHERTON
CITY COUNCIL
ATHERTON CHANNEL DRAINAGE DISTRICT
FEB 20, 2013
REGULAR MEETING
VIDEO BROADCAST
The Town of Atherton assumed responsibility for recor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Feb 25, 2013 at 5:54 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2013 at 5:55 am.
MENLO PARK Trees defeat duplex
in Menlo Park A request to build a duplex on a 112-foot by 54-foot lot in Menlo Park kicked off a round of approvals and appeals, with the City Council finally voting against the project 4-... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 24, 2013 at 4:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2013 at 4:21 pm.
AROUND TOWN Former chief probation officer in county pleads not guilty to possessing child pornography Former San Mateo County Chief Probation Officer Stuart Forrest pleaded not guilty Friday to two charges of possessing child pornography, according to state prosecutors.
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