PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley woman shot by intruder
Deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office are searching for a "very tall" man of unknown race in black clothing who reportedly shot a Portola Valley woman in the up... |
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on Oct 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm by Carrie, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
POLICE CALLS
This information is from the Atherton and Menlo Park police departments and the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Under the law, people charged with offenses are considere... |
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on Oct 1, 2008 at 5:30 pm by louise, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Letter: 'Counterproductive' politics at play in Menlo Park?
Of late The Almanac has printed numerous letters espousing the "residentialist" future for Menlo Park, which another letter-writer compared (concerning the El Camino) to Flint... |
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on Oct 1, 2008 at 11:51 am by Big Daddy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
BRING BACK THE BENCH
I'm a frequent visitor to the Menlo Park Library, and every time I go there I am distressed anew to see the apparently homeless black man with all his worldly goods in a few b... |
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on Oct 1, 2008 at 6:46 am by Autumn Stanley, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Car visits Flegel's via front window
The top of a $10,000 inlaid Italian table was showered with broken glass at Flegel's Home Furnishings at 870 Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park after a Jaguar drove into a plate gl... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 8:40 pm by Alice, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton: King family drops lawsuit, will keep Tallwood house, for a price
For $10,000, Charles and Leslie King can resolve their dispute with Atherton over the fate of their new house on Tallwood Court. Although they've spent far more than that in l... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm by grant johnson, a resident of the Menlo Park: Stanford Hills neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Tunnel Vision
Steve Schmidt's Guest Opinion (9/30) highlights, yet again, his vision for a tunnel, and his vision only. At the moment, there is little opposition to evaluating a tunnel ... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 3:24 pm by Carla, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Mountain lions: Deputies patrol trails
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Department has begun deploying deputies on off-road motorcycles on trails in the hills in response to four recent mountain lion sightings in the... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 2:02 pm by Ron, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Is Art Dead In Menlo Park?
Palo Alto has it. So does Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Atherton and Redwood City. What do they have, and many other cities in California that Menlo Park does not have -- that wo... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 9:18 am by budget conscious, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Sept 28, 2008
Hardcover Fiction
1. Story Of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wrobleski
2. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
3. Anathem - Neal Stephenson
4. Uncommo... |
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on Sep 29, 2008 at 12:47 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Willy Wonka' in Portola Valley
Helena Abbott, center, played Willy Wonka, with Alexandra Brieger, left, as Ms. Beauregarde, and Grace Brieger as Josephina Bucket in the Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory's... |
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on Sep 26, 2008 at 2:06 pm by Kelly Brieger, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why are some students falling behind?
The latest STAR — standardized testing and reporting — results are in, and not surprisingly, the Menlo Park City School District's students did very well overall, ... |
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on Sep 26, 2008 at 10:34 am by Amy Cansada, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Bohannon project: what benefits for city?
Menlo Park developer David Bohannon wants to build a 1-million-square-foot hotel and office project off Independence and Constitution drives in eastern Menlo Park. Now, two Ci... |
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on Sep 26, 2008 at 10:31 am by Mackie, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Science whizzes head for national finals
Corte Madera's Christopher Sauer and Jonathan Zdasiuk are now finalists in the national middle school science competition, conducted by the Society for Science & the Public.
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on Sep 26, 2008 at 10:24 am by Elizabeth Root, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
Travel agrees with Vikings; football teams win four
Menlo-Atherton Vikings football teams ranged throughout the Bay Area with great success on Sunday, Sept. 21, winning four of five contests against Pop Warner competitors. Here... |
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on Sep 25, 2008 at 6:39 pm by Jason Mouchawar, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Kelly Fergusson and SB 375 (The Steinberg Bill)
I would like to know whether or not Kelly Fergusson (as well as the other council members) support SB 375. I would like to know how much local planning control and EIR contro... |
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on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:22 pm by steinberg no, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district rejects charter school bid
A bid to start another four-year charter high school, modeled closely on Summit Preparatory Charter High School, was rejected Sept. 17 by the board of the Sequoia Union High S... |
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on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:14 am by K, a member of the Woodside School community |
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Why I'm voting against the High Speed Rail Initiative
California voters are being asked this November to vote on a $10 billion dollar bond to support the initial design of a high-speed rail (HSR) connecting San Francisco and Sacr... |
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on Sep 25, 2008 at 8:34 am by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside Priory teacher hits the books in Africa
In my role as physics teacher at Woodside Priory School, I have thought a lot about teaching a universe of children; not only my students at the Priory. I and other teachers a... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 6:43 pm by Bill Shu, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Zimmerman Ragtime Piano Concert to Benefit Storm Victims
Tues., Oct. 7 at 7:00 p.m. Richard Zimmerman, the grand wizard of ragtime piano, returns from Illinois to perform at the First Baptist Church of Menlo Park at 1100 Middle (cor... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 1:53 pm by Nan Bostick, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Council passes resolution opposing Propositioni 1A
The Menlo Park City council last evening passed on a 3 -1 vote resolution 5826. Voting in favor were, Fergusson, Robinson and Cline. Boyle voted against. Mayor Cohen was rec... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 11:02 am by Morris Brown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Gov. Sarah Palin is coming to Woodside
NOTE: The Woodside trip was cancelled.
Web Link
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on Sep 23, 2008 at 9:54 pm by WarriorSon3, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Red-light runners: Cameras up on El Camino at Glenwood
Another camera system to catch red-light runners has been installed in Menlo Park -- this time at the intersection of El Camino Real and Glenwood Avenue.
Read the full s... |
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on Sep 23, 2008 at 7:19 pm by Pizza Eater, a resident of the Menlo Park: Stanford Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Lennie Roberts to be honored for 30 years of conservation
After many years of consistent, persistent efforts in behalf of preserving hills and open spaces and wild creatures in the county, Lennie Roberts is being honored once again b... |
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on Sep 23, 2008 at 4:25 pm by Mike Ferreira, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Thank you Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce
Who knows what in the world they were thinking, but assuming the candidate doesn't withdraw, it seems like the local Chamber of Commerce has done Menlo Park a favor whether th... |
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on Sep 23, 2008 at 1:10 pm by Bill, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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