OTHER TOPICS
HSR Creating Battles Between Union and Non-union Contractors
Interesting article about the battle between union and non-union contractors and High Speed Rail. It's clear the HSR Authority wants to push work to the unions at the detrime... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 10:24 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
THE LOCAL DISH
Free Concert Thu, May 2 - Mark Russo and The Classy Cats
Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) presents Mark Russo and the Classy Cats - Swing, Latin & Brazilian Stylings TONIGHT, May 2, at 7 pm in Tateuchi Hall. The concert is ... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 9:54 am by CSMA, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
DA Wagstaffe asks Board of Supervisors to Approve bringing on Al Giannini to help prosecute the Ayres case
In 2010, in their eye-opening report on Prosecutorial Misconduct in California, the Northern California Innocence Project singled out San Mateo prosecutor Al Giannini as one o... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 9:44 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Planning Commission supports housing plan update -- with changes
Menlo Park got a step closer to updating its housing plan on April 29 after the Planning Commission recommended rezoning four sites as potential locations for high-density hou... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 5:48 pm by Adina Levin, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Artificial grass for Priory field still open question
The question is open as to whether the Woodside Priory School, a Catholic boarding school in Portola Valley, will win permission to use artificial grass for the interior field... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 5:33 pm by Redfield Flash, a resident of another community |
WOODSIDE
Motorcyclist dies in Woodside crash
A motorcyclist was killed Saturday night, April 27, in a solo-vehicle accident on Highway 84 (La Honda Road) at Fox Hill Road in Woodside.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 12:51 pm by wes, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
SMC Supervisors, Was a motion made yes or no?
I had asked the Supervisors per email to check their work and motion and second the item properly if they had not done so on April 9, 2013. I thank Matt Grocott and Greg Conlo... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 12:07 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board meets on O'Connor School site
The governing board of the Menlo Park City School District will meet Tuesday morning, April 30, to discuss options for the O'Connor School site, now used by the German-America... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 12:03 pm by Poster, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Almanac wins five statewide awards
The Almanac won five statewide awards in the annual California Newspaper Publishers Association contest.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 11:19 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
WOODSIDE
All set for today's Woodside's May Day Parade?
The 89th May Day parade through downtown Woodside is set for Saturday, May 7, following a fun run and a pancake breakfast at the Woodside Village Church. ==I Photo by Michelle... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 8:33 pm by Kathleen Cheney, a member of the Woodside School community |
AROUND TOWN
"Screen Free Week" Event
The Atherton Library is hosting a parent workshop entitled, "Media, Technology & Early Childhood Development" on Thursday, May 2 at 4 pm. Are you wondering how television, vid... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 4:22 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Menlo council study session tonight: Should homeowners pay for new sidewalks?
To pave or not to pave? Many residents of the Allied Arts neighborhood answer "not," but during tonight's Menlo Park council meeting, the city will examine requiring sidewalk ... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 3:47 pm by Ol\' Homeboy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Service Tuesday for man killed by train
A service for Stephen Lehane, the Menlo Park resident killed by a train last week, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.
Read t... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 2:01 pm by Mew, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Editorial: City has bargaining chips on Stanford project
The protracted debate over the Stanford/Arrillaga application to build up to 450,000 square feet of offices, housing and retail space on eight acres at 300-500 El Camino Real,... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Outrage remains after Stanford changes project
Reaction from those opposed to Stanford-Arrillaga's joint proposal for an 8.43-acre mixed-use complex on El Camino Real in Menlo Park did not waver after the university recent... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:23 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Escaped suspect captured in Mountain View
A domestic violence suspect who escaped from a patrol car in North Fair Oaks on Thursday night was captured Saturday evening in Mountain View, according to the San Mateo C... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 11:13 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Michelle Sutton's firing
It's been a few months since Michelle Sutton was fired from the Gymnastics program. I am worried that the City Manager and City Council have dropped the ball on this one and h... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 3:36 am by Open Your Eyes, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton contniues to demoralize its Officers
Colonel Klunk also known as Chief Flint of the Atherton PD has now decided bringing in a chief from outside Atherton isn't enough. For the first time he's hiring a sergeant f... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:40 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Plastic bag ban at checkout starts
Earth Day (April 22) this year heralds the end of single-use plastic bags at the checkout counter in Menlo Park and 24 other Peninsula cities.
Read the full story here http:/... |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 6:52 pm by neighbor, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Stanford offers lease deal to Menlo Park residents
Stanford is offering a lease-extension proposal to Menlo Park residents in the Stanford Hills and Stanford Creek neighborhoods who are leasing their land from Stanford. The un... |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 5:35 pm by curious, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Resident agrees to $75,000 penalty for felling trees without a permit
Portola Valley resident David L. Douglass has agreed to pay a penalty of $75,000 to head off a potential lawsuit from the town over the felling, without a permit, of at least ... |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 9:16 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Back in bloom
Once again 500 daffodils put on a springtime show at the corner of Woodside Road and Northgate Drive in Woodside.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 10:15 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
AROUND TOWN
Uncounted ballots found from November election
San Mateo County election officials said Thursday that 65 uncounted provisional ballots from November's election were found April 12 in a vault at the department's headqua... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 2:54 pm by provo man, a member of the Woodside High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Low-flying aircraft still trouble local towns
For years, at Peninsula community roundtable discussions with noise-abatement officials, representatives from Portola Valley and Woodside have complained about arriving commer... |
Editor |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 11:47 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Deputies pursue 'reckless' driver over mountainous Woodside roads
A mid-morning car chase involving deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office spilled out on to Interstate 280 north of the Edgewood Road exit, where officers from the... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:24 am by duh, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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