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AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley man dies, unnoticed, in busy Sharon Heights parking lot
A tender memorial has cropped up in an unusual place -- a parking space at the Sharon Heights Shopping Center. Peter Wadri Worogga, a 29-year-old Portola Valley man, was fo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 5:59 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2007 at 8:03 pm.

MENLO PARK
Editorial: Finally, a deal on Derry
About a month ago, we castigated the Menlo Park City Council in this space for its failure to embrace dense housing projects downtown, despite the "green" aspirations espoused... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:38 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:38 pm.

MENLO PARK
Henry Riggs behind utility tax survey
The mystery has been solved behind an anonymous survey targeting Menlo Park's utility tax. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=763 READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 8:56 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2007 at 5:12 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A Principal Denise Plante's remarks to the Class of 2007
Below are the remarks of Menlo-Atherton High School Principal Denise Plante in speaking to the graduating seniors of the Class of 2007 on June 7, 2007 in Atherton, CA. ***... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer, on Jun 11, 2007 at 5:23 pm

OTHER TOPICS
Troubled by two serious bike accidents
Last week's Almanac contained two more tragic stories of cyclist deaths due to apparently careless car driving. Beyond the obvious personal tragedies, they are each troubling... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Tim Rochte, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Jun 11, 2007 at 4:42 pm
There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 2, 2007 at 8:44 pm.

MENLO PARK
Guest opinion by former MP councilman Steve Schmidt: Time to support Dumbarton Rail
On March 14, 2007, Mayor Kelly Fergusson and City Council member Heyward Robinson held the first Green Cities Task Force meeting in Menlo Park. Hopes have been running high th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 10, 2007 at 10:28 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 14, 2007 at 12:59 am.

MENLO PARK
An Anonymous Questionnaire about the Utility Tax
The other day, my wife and I each received an email containing a questionnaire pertaining to Measure K, the UUT. The questionnaire was sent anonymously, signed only by the na... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on Jun 10, 2007 at 2:47 pm
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2007 at 4:51 pm.

MENLO PARK
Fixing the Many Problems at Allied Arts – All Talk and No Action
It’s clear from the postings on the Almanac Forum, local articles, and the buzz in grocery stores and neighborhood associations that everyone in Menlo Park is concerned about ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by It’s NOT Inevitable, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Jun 10, 2007 at 1:16 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2007 at 6:18 pm.

PORTOLA VALLEY
Dogs on leash on Coalmine Ridge
In response to Leashed dogs on Coalmine Ridge Tails , The Almanac 6/6/07, I would like to say that I am distressed at the dissension that has developed among the residents of ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by caeol jacobs, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood, on Jun 9, 2007 at 12:12 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 4, 2007 at 9:09 am.

OTHER TOPICS
Come see the Soap Box Derby Races today (first time in Silicon Valley)
Join us! Mountain View hots the first annual Soap Box Derby races TODAY and TOMORROW (6/9-10) at the 100 block of Dana Street in Mountain View. Kids, including many kids from ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Renata Stachura, a resident of another community, on Jun 9, 2007 at 6:57 am

SPORTS
Menlo Atherton Little League Championships (Pitching Machine Division)
Menlo Atherton Little League - Pitching Machine Division held their championship game on Sunday June 3 at Burgess Field. The championship game was the result of a two week ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Alan Bogomilsky, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood, on Jun 8, 2007 at 12:17 pm

THE LOCAL DISH
The perfect rootbeer float
Is Ladera the place to go for the best rootbeer floats? I'm a bit of rootbeer float snob, having spent a large portion of my formative years sucking down floats at the Red... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on Jun 6, 2007 at 4:33 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2009 at 12:27 am.

PORTOLA VALLEY
Chipper helps reduce fire season danger
Woodside Fire Protection District's annual chipper program is in full swing. Free of charge, the District offers the use of its wood chipper to residents who go through the tr... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on Jun 6, 2007 at 4:18 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2007 at 10:51 pm.

MENLO PARK
Allied Arts Guild is a Ghost Town
Last week my girlfriends and I visited the Allied Arts Guild. It was like walking through a ghost town. The only thing missing was tumbleweeds blowing through the deserted g... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Avid Gardner, a resident of another community, on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:24 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2007 at 5:02 pm.

SPORTS
Perkins Twins Help Kick off New Basketball Program in Oakland
Twins, Jesse and Christian Perkins of Menlo Park were invited as two of the premier local basketball players, to help launch the biggest basketball training partnership in Nor... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Tarny Perkins, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Jun 5, 2007 at 9:36 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 22, 2009 at 7:55 pm.

MENLO PARK
What do you think of the new Derry project?
A compromise has been reached on the Derry condo-commercial project by the O'Brien Group, the project developer; and Menlo Park Tomorrow, the residents group who led a referen... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer, on Jun 5, 2007 at 4:17 pm
There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 10, 2007 at 6:48 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Colleagues, students say M-A teacher Jim MacKenzie will be missed in his retirement
Classroom B2 at Menlo-Atherton High School will have the same number on the door next fall, but longtime inhabitant Jim MacKenzie — an M-A graduate, an M-A parent and, for 25 ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 5, 2007 at 12:07 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2007 at 7:30 am.

MENLO PARK
New plan proposed for Derry project
It's taken a while, but the developer behind the Derry condo-commercial project and the Menlo Park residents group that led a successful referendum campaign against it have a... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 5, 2007 at 9:18 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2007 at 8:20 am.

MENLO PARK
Derry Referendum settlement agreement to be announced
At tonight's (Tuesday June 5th), City council meeting, a proposed settlement to the Derry project referendum will be announced. If this agreement is approved by the City thou... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Morris Brown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on Jun 5, 2007 at 3:39 am

AROUND TOWN
Line dancing with soul
To see an audio slide show of Juanita Croft's Soul Line Dance class, click the link below. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=740 READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 4, 2007 at 12:27 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2009 at 9:26 am.

AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 06/03/07
Hardcover Fiction 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini, Penguin, 9781594489501 2. Requiem for an Assassin, Barry Eisler, Penguin, 9780399154263 3. The Yiddish Polic... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jun 4, 2007 at 11:47 am

SPORTS
Local boys named to PAL all-league golf team
The Peninsula Athletic League has announced their Bay Division All-League Boys 2007 Golf Team, which includes local residents Nick Sako (Soph, M-A), Riley Kriebel (Sr., Menlo)... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Team rep, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Jun 2, 2007 at 8:11 am

OTHER TOPICS
Michael Richards Racist Rant
I am compelled to weigh in on this subject, as I feel race is one of the most compelling and fascinating subjects. Of course, I have seen Richard's out of control resp... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Anonymous, a resident of another community, on May 31, 2007 at 2:45 pm

WOODSIDE
Woodside promotes planning director, hires code officer
From Town Manager Susan George in the latest edition of the Woodsider, the town's newsletter: Planning Director Hope Sullivan has been promoted to Assistant Town Manager an... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on May 31, 2007 at 10:34 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 9, 2007 at 11:05 pm.

FICTION
Uncle
Uncle The boy has little chance of becoming a man. Tall, gangly and uncoordinated, lacking neither emotional nor physical confidence, basic human goals appear out of his... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by The Mentor, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 8:21 am

 
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