MENLO PARK
Five home burglaries in Menlo Park
Police calls from Menlo Park and Ladera.
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on May 7, 2013 at 5:45 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
ATHERTON
Atherton seeks public input on police contract
With labor talks set to begin soon, Atherton's city manager said he will follow Menlo Park's example and schedule a public discussion of issues that residents think the town s... |
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on May 7, 2013 at 5:04 pm by No intimidation, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Almanac wins 5 statewide awards
The Almanac won five statewide awards in the annual California Newspaper Publishers Association contest, the CNPA announced April 27. The Almanac won first place in its circul... |
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on May 7, 2013 at 2:36 pm by Lurker, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley green-lights farmers' market plan
The Portola Valley Town Council has given its consent to proceed with plans for an eight-week trial run for a weekly Thursday afternoon farmers' market in Portola Valley. The... |
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on May 7, 2013 at 12:44 pm by pj, a member of the Woodside High School community |
MOVIES
One Night Only Movie Screening: THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE
The Anonymous People, is a feature documentary, about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery, and the emerging public recovery movement that will transform ho... |
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on May 7, 2013 at 9:41 am by DD McFarlane, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
OTHER TOPICS
Six people injured in shooting
Six people were shot and injured in East Palo Alto on Sunday afternoon near a McDonald's restaurant on University Avenue, according to a fire official.
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on May 6, 2013 at 10:01 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Those were the days ... in Portola Valley
In the early 1900s, growing strawberries for the San Francisco market was a big business in Portola Valley. In this undated photo, George Nahmens displays a tray of berries. H... |
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on May 6, 2013 at 8:14 am by Lynn, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Mother of Joan Baez dies at 100
Woodside resident Joan Chandos Baez, the mother of famed folk singer and Woodside resident Joan Baez, died at home on Saturday, April 20, just a few days after her 100th birt... |
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on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 am by Gerald Smith , a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Palo Alto may sell school land to developer
East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District is in talks to sell or exchange many acres of property -- including its own headquarters -- to an office developer.
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on May 5, 2013 at 9:20 pm by Zip, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Tesla leaves Menlo Park behind this summer
Tesla Motors is preparing to leave Menlo Park in the rear-view mirror. The electric car retailer recently opened a renovated showroom on San Jose's Santana Row, and also got p... |
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on May 5, 2013 at 6:38 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Today: Kite Day in Menlo Park
The city of Menlo Park Community Services Department will hold its annual Kite Day on Saturday, May 4, from noon to 3 p.m., at Bedwell-Bayfront Park at Marsh Road and Bayfront... |
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on May 4, 2013 at 11:47 am by randy albin, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Son testifies in Woodside murder trial
The son of a Woodside man who is charged with killing his wife in April 2010 testified Tuesday that his mother had been depressed and under stress in the months leading up to ... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 6:29 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park police plan to add ShotSpotter, surveillance tools
Menlo Park landed on a list no one wants to be on, according to a consultant hired to review the police department's operations. The number of reported traffic accidents in th... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 3:24 pm by Sandy Brundage, Almanac Staff Writer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Keystone XL pipeline protest at Facebook
Holding pipes, protesters march toward Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park on May 1 to speak up against CEO Mark Zuckerberg's alleged ties to political ads supporting the Keys... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 10:20 am by petition, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
May 4-5: Six artists exhibit in Menlo Park
Six Peninsula artists -- Alice Weil, Jean Prophet, Julia Munger Seelos, Lynn Montoya, Kim Holl and Frances Freyberg -- will exhibit paintings, jewelery, pottery, textiles and ... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 6:57 pm by neighbor, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Two men grab girl's backpack in Menlo Park
A 15-year-old girl walking along Merrill Street snatched her backpack away from two men who tried to steal it shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, according to Menlo Park police.
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on May 2, 2013 at 3:36 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Tax would help Portola Valley schools
Officials at the two-school Portola Valley district have their hopes riding on a successful outcome of the Measure O election. Note: ==I Ballots must be received by the... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 2:11 pm by PV resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Programs at Atherton Library
Today, Thursday May 2 at 4 pm: Parent Workshop on screen time exposure and young children.
Saturday, May 4, 10 am until 5 pm, while supplies last: Free Comic Book Day.
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on May 2, 2013 at 12:16 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
First 8 PM or Later Menlo Park Sunset Occurs Tonight
Tonight, May 2, for the first time this year the Sun will set at 8 PM in Menlo Park. And for the next 105 nights Menlo Park will have a sunset of 8 PM or later. On August 16 t... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 11:23 am by River, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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.
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on May 1, 2013 at 12:51 pm by wes, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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