MENLO PARK Drinking water looks white? Still safe to drink. If local tap water looks white, the cause is air bubbles. This temporary change affects only the appearance of the water. The City’s drinking water continues to meet all Stat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Virginia Parks, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Jan 8, 2008 at 1:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 16, 2008 at 4:49 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Best Sellers 1/06/07 Hardcover Fiction
1. World Without End, Ken Follertt
2. People Of The Book, Geraldine Brooks
3. Diary Of A Bad Year, J.M. Coetzee
4. Out Stealing Horses, Per Pette... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2008 at 12:57 pm
OTHER TOPICS Carbon dioxide emissions linked to mortality In a groundbreaking study, Stanford University researchers have linked the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide to an increase in mortality.
Read the full story here ht... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 6, 2008 at 8:19 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2008 at 4:13 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Editorial: Start planning for rail projects now High-speed rail, with its promise of bullet trains running between Northern and Southern California, presents a conundrum for residents who live in the Peninsula communities a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 6, 2008 at 10:39 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 18, 2008 at 11:02 pm.
AROUND TOWN Report local storm news here If you have storm-related news to report, please let us know. You can click on the headline above, and post it in the Comment box below; or call the Almanac at 854-2626, ext. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 5, 2008 at 1:29 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2008 at 1:29 pm.
AROUND TOWN Sudden Oak Death Last year it was the tanoaks; this year it's the live oaks. Oak trees are dying by the dozens in the woods of Woodside, Portola Valley and up across Skyline.
Read the full st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 5, 2008 at 12:16 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2008 at 9:10 am.
AROUND TOWN Atherton chooses city manager Jerome "Jerry" Gruber, a former water department head for the ski-resort city of Big Bear Lake, is poised to become the next city manager of Atherton.
Read the full story her... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 4, 2008 at 11:36 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2008 at 11:36 am.
MENLO PARK Another accident at Watkins and El Camino There was another two vehicle accident at Watkins abd El Camino at 4pm Thursday afternoon 1/3/2008. What kind of traffic mitigation has MP come up with for the Acorn project d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Joe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on Jan 3, 2008 at 10:40 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:38 pm.
MENLO PARK Capturing Images of Menlo Park I have been approached by Arcadia Press to publish a book on Menlo Park for their Images of America series, which is essentially pictorial history of the community. There hav... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Therese, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jan 3, 2008 at 8:39 pm
OTHER TOPICS County agencies prepare for winter storms San Mateo County officials are preparing for imminent winter storms by giving away sandbags and asking residents to remove leaves and other debris from storm drains and catch ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 3, 2008 at 5:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2008 at 5:57 pm.
MOVIES Locked-in mind becomes a butterfly This is always my favorite time of year for movies -- when most of the best are let out of the gate to contend for an Oscar nomination.
I just saw The Diving Bell and the B... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by MovieGoer, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood, on Jan 1, 2008 at 9:30 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:21 pm.
WOODSIDE Obituary Robert McKee
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=5424 posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 1, 2008 at 6:58 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2008 at 9:26 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Best Sellers 12/31/07 Kepler's Best Sellers 12/31/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. World Without End, Ken Follett
3. Out Stealing Horses,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Dec 31, 2007 at 3:23 pm
MENLO PARK Letter: Adopt from Pets in Need this holiday season We adopted a beautiful five-year-old cat from Pets in Need a few weeks ago and she is a real treasure.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 31, 2007 at 1:06 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Death of cyclist who fell on Sand Hill Road ruled 'accidental' Deborah Johnson, the 51-year-old Palo Alto bicyclist who died July 24 in Stanford Hospital after falling off her bike in Menlo Park two days earlier, died accidentally, accord... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 31, 2007 at 6:00 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2008 at 8:33 am.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park: Tensions peak over pedestrian bridge Emotional recollection of traumatizing crimes and frustration with the long-standing isolation of the Belle Haven neighborhood from the rest of Menlo Park vied for center stag... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 27, 2007 at 10:31 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2008 at 9:59 am.
MENLO PARK High-speed trains may zip through Atherton, MP The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board has chosen Pacheco Pass as the preferred California high-speed rail route, meaning passenger trains traveling up to 220 mph betw... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 27, 2007 at 9:57 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 27, 2007 at 11:28 am.
MENLO PARK Editorial: Bike bridge gets a bad rap The complex and sometimes racially charged tensions between the Menlo Park neighborhoods on the east and west side of U.S. 101 erupted last week during a discussion before the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 27, 2007 at 8:49 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2008 at 4:53 pm.
MENLO PARK Commuters get green light on Alameda The avenue of the fleas — the Alameda de las Pulgas — may be becoming more of a royal road for commuters through West Menlo Park as they acclimate to the new traff... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 26, 2007 at 11:00 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2007 at 11:00 am.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Best Sellers 12/23/07 Hardcover Fiction
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. World Without End, Ken Follett
3. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
4. T is for Tres... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Dec 24, 2007 at 1:35 pm
AROUND TOWN Town Square is taking a holiday break We'll be back on January 2. Please return then with your news, views and insights. Happy Holidays. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Dec 21, 2007 at 5:22 pm
AROUND TOWN High-speed rail route through Peninsula chosen The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board on Wednesday chose Pacheco Pass as the preferred California high-speed rail route, meaning passenger trains traveling up to 220... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 20, 2007 at 4:22 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 26, 2007 at 8:54 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park trustees say "si" to Spanish immersion kindergarten Young parents passionate about launching a Spanish immersion program for kindergartners at a Menlo Park school next August finally received the answer they have wanted for a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 20, 2007 at 8:17 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 21, 2007 at 8:43 am.
MENLO PARK Letter: Revised calculations on the Derry project In a recent city-wide e-mail, Menlo Park City Council member John Boyle writes of the newly proposed Derry project: "...our city actually loses more than $2 million worth of f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 19, 2007 at 9:54 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 28, 2007 at 11:07 am.
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