AROUND TOWN Don Horsley Breaks Campaign promise to Double Dip into the County Coffers Retired sheriff Don Horsley, who opted to forego his county supervisor salary while collecting a $200,000 pension after being elected to the board two years ago, began collect... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Smith, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood, on Dec 27, 2012 at 6:44 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:36 am.
AROUND TOWN Second act for M-A performing arts center Menlo Park may turn to an outside partner to get the most out of the city's $2.6 million investment in the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center (PAC).
Read the full story he... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 26, 2012 at 8:35 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 27, 2012 at 3:28 pm.
AROUND TOWN Dozens return home after water recedes following EPA flooding About 36 people who had reported to an evacuation center due to flooding in East Palo Alto returned home late Sunday night, according to a Red Cross spokesman.
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 24, 2012 at 12:27 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2012 at 11:10 pm.
AROUND TOWN Park Theatre plans take shape in Menlo Park The peeling façade of the long-vacant Park Theatre may give way to a mix of office space and retail, according to owner Howard Crittenden.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 21, 2012 at 11:23 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2012 at 10:28 am.
AROUND TOWN Update: Hazardous materials spill in Menlo Park Firefighters spent more than two hours Wednesday night dealing with a spill of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide at 1140 O'Brien Drive in Menlo Park.
Read the full stor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Eight hospitalized after pesticide exposure Eight people were taken to hospitals after being exposed to a pesticide at a San Mateo County trailer park in North Fair Oaks, a battalion chief said.
Read the full story h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 19, 2012 at 1:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2012 at 1:15 pm.
AROUND TOWN Don Horsley has explained the 11% raise is actually a cut It's to bad he didn't mention this at the Dec 11th meeting. NONE of our regional thinking supervisors mentioned this was a pay cut at the meeting when they approved it. http:/... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael Stogner, a resident of another community, on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:38 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 20, 2012 at 11:10 am.
AROUND TOWN 'Pay raise' actually a cut for county manager A unanimous San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 11 introduced a measure to raise the annual salary of the county manager to $300,000. But while $300,000 is a raise, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 19, 2012 at 11:38 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 20, 2012 at 9:41 am.
AROUND TOWN Infants in the bike lane Today at 12:10 PM when driving down Santa Cruz Avenue, I passed three women within a single block walking alone and pushing infants in strollers and carriages in the bicycle l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anne Hillman, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood, on Dec 18, 2012 at 4:25 pm There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 25, 2012 at 9:44 am.
AROUND TOWN Bohannon making "good faith effort" to develop Menlo Gateway It's the time of year when some list-checking is going on, and the Menlo Park Planning Commission is no exception -- on Dec. 17 the commissioners took a look at whether the Bo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 18, 2012 at 1:44 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 22, 2012 at 1:53 pm.
AROUND TOWN Three people killed in crash identified The California Highway Patrol has identified the victims of a crash involving a stopped car on Interstate 280 just north of Edgewood Road on Friday afternoon that left three p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm.
AROUND TOWN We feel betrayed We feel betrayed by the board, we helped you when you needed us. Translation we feel betrayed by Don Horsley, Adrienne Tissier and Carole Groom. I'm leaving Rose Jacobs Gibson... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Dec 17, 2012 at 11:40 am
AROUND TOWN Paly-Menlo battle to a tie; SHP girls win Prep soccer: Menlo School won the first half and Palo Alto the second, but neither team came away with a victory as the Knights and Vikings played to a 2-2 deadlock duri... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 15, 2012 at 8:54 am
AROUND TOWN New business development manager on board in Menlo Park Jim Cogan starts a new job on Monday (Dec. 17) – he's been hired as Menlo Park's business development manager, according to the city.
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AROUND TOWN Woman sues over alleged Menlo Park dog attack A woman who said she was maimed during a dog attack at Nealon Park has sued the owner of a German shepherd and the rescue organization that adopted out the dog.
Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 13, 2012 at 6:31 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2012 at 8:30 am.
AROUND TOWN San Mateo County Times the peninsula's Hometown Newspaper Has decided that coverage of the Supervisors vote to increase the County Manager salary and benefits to $300,000 is not newsworthy. This is their way of helping Don Horsley, A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Dec 13, 2012 at 10:38 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2012 at 2:05 pm.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park fires high-speed rail lobbyist With a few members declaring themselves unimpressed with the return on their investment in lobbyist Ravi Mehta's Capitol Advocates firm, the Menlo Park City Council voted 3-1 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 12, 2012 at 4:11 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2012 at 4:11 pm.
AROUND TOWN Supes OK 11% raise for county manager As of Dec. 23, John Maltbie, the interim county manager for San Mateo County government since November 2011, will take over as the permanent manager, with an immediate 11 per... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 12, 2012 at 12:21 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2012 at 6:59 pm.
AROUND TOWN San Mateo County Supervisors unanimously approved another 11% increase On December 11th the 5 supervisors approved a 11% raise for John Maltbie. This brings up several questions about the leadership of our 5 supervisors. Why wasn't this issue bro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Dec 12, 2012 at 11:10 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2012 at 11:45 am.
AROUND TOWN German builder of church organ returns to restore it The German visitor, eyeing the pipe organ at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park after services on a recent Sunday, was no tourist.
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AROUND TOWN Atherton: Contractor charged with six felonies A building contractor is due in court on Dec. 20 to enter a plea on felony grand theft and other charges stemming from work he did for an Atherton resident.
Read the full s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 10, 2012 at 12:03 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:34 pm.
AROUND TOWN Pearl Harbor Day, no mention in any San Mateo County Newspaper. How quickly we forget, I don't recall anytime in my life that this day wasn't remembered. Over 2400 Americans were killed 71 years ago today, I have not forgotten. I don't kno... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Dec 7, 2012 at 7:04 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 8, 2012 at 6:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN San Mateo County Supervisors do it again They are giving a close friend a raise when we don't even know if he asked for it. So the question is why? There's no public input and only one newspaper wrote about it so far... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael Stogner, a resident of another community, on Dec 7, 2012 at 12:11 pm
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