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Real estate: The rebirth of the Eichler
Realtor Monique Lombardelli isn't content just to sell iconic, 1950s-era Joseph Eichler homes. She wants to build them, too -- capturing the midcentury-modern aesthetic by usi... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 4:11 pm by Earle Jones, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
POST acquires 1,000 more acres of open space
The Peninsula Open Space Trust is richer in open space by nearly 1,000 acres after spending about $13.6 million for three tracts of land in San Mateo County on the western sid... |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 2:04 pm by Suzanne, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Atherton: A Government or a Business? The Answer
The answer expressed by the five members of the Council is that Atherton is a business. In the remarks leading up to the 5-0 vote on the compensation/benefit resolution there ... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 7:52 am by please stop, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A new benchmark for cost of police services
The Woodside Town Council approved a budget that included ■ Sheriff's contract: A council majority approved a three-year $1.45 million law enforcement contract with the ... |
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on Jun 21, 2012 at 3:19 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Round two of Facebook negotiations begin
Negotiations with Facebook over its west campus development are imminent, but first Menlo Park has to decide what to ask for. The City Council takes up that question during it... |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 7:52 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
When rain causes fire
Electrical fires are known for being impervious to water, a truth demonstrated in the rain over nearly two hours early Thursday morning (Nov. 29) at the corner of Princeton Ro... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 8:36 am by Allied but not Arty, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Planning Commission gives BevMo a thumbs up
It seems like only yesterday that a faction of Menlo Park residents and alcohol merchants rose up against allowing a Beverages & More to open at 700 El Camino Real.
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 11:19 am by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
OTHER TOPICS
Those were the days
In the 1920s, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve was the site of scout camps. Here in their uniforms are the unidentified girls of Tent 4, in a photo taken June 12, 1926. ==I Ph... |
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on Nov 26, 2012 at 12:44 pm by Lorraine, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
ATHERTON
APOA respond to Mayor's claims
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The Atherton police produced videos to respond to the Mayor's claims about outsourcing not being discussed. |
Atherton Election |
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on Oct 17, 2012 at 7:56 am by Not funny, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Atherton burglar absconds with $45,800 in jewelry
Atherton police are investigating two home burglaries, including one that involves the reported loss of $45,800 in jewelry.
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on Apr 7, 2012 at 1:24 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Atherton taxpayer money used to lobby for more taxes?
Why do the troika of bullies, Elizabeth Lewis, Jerry Carlson, and Cary Wiest, think it is legal or ethical to use Atherton taxpayer money to "educate" Atherton taxpayers about... |
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on Mar 11, 2013 at 8:54 am by Bill of Rights, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Accused murderer of activist David Lewis set free
The man who confessed to gunning down well-known East Palo Alto community leader David Lewis was set free by the San Mateo County court Tuesday, Feb. 5. Gregory Leon Elarms Sr... |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 11:14 am by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
The House of Stahler: Calling it quits with tonight's 'Zombieland'
Al Stahler is gearing up for his last fright night. This Halloween, he expects hundreds to line up in front of his Valparaiso Avenue home ready to be scared out of their wits.... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 10:52 pm by Gratitude, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Painting valued at more than $100,000 reported missing from Atherton home
A painting valued at more than $100,000 by noted Filipino portraitist and landscape painter Fernando Amorsolo is missing from an Atherton home, according to a report from the... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 10:08 pm by Radioclassics Fan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Search for Walgreens robber continues
It's not Halloween yet, but that didn't stop a man from donning a fake moustache before robbing a Walgreens in Menlo Park on Friday night.
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on Oct 22, 2012 at 11:38 am by resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo Park eyes five sites for housing
Members of the Menlo Park City Council meet on March 12 with one thing on their minds: updating the city's housing plan.
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 11:57 pm by Belle Haven Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
CalPERS Actuary Warns of Pension Fund Shortfalls
From Daniel Borenstein's column in the Contra Costa Times:
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 2:37 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Election 2012: Two county tax measures defeated; one may pass
San Mateo County voters defeated two San Mateo County tax measures on June 5. The vote on Measure T, a tax on rental-car companies, is close.
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 3:31 pm by apex, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Assemblyman Gordon hosts open house
If your social calendar isn't quite full, you might drop by Assemblyman Rich Gordon's open house in Los Altos. The newly elected representative of the new 24th Assembly Distri... |
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on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:58 pm by another menlo voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Memorial Mass for Sister Helen Costello
Befriending flocks of lively teenagers, sitting at the bedside of dying children, providing a place where their parents could stay, visiting criminals in prison. These are jus... |
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on Feb 3, 2013 at 12:23 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
AROUND TOWN
Paws for Tales at Atherton Library
Children ages 5 and up can sign up to read to a trained service dog. Reading aloud helps to build confidence and improve reading skills. The 4th Saturday of each month, there ... |
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on Jan 17, 2013 at 3:26 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County Counsel: Contact Attorney General about disciplined prosecutor
Recently, San Mateo prosecutor Melissa Mckowan was disciplined by the California Bar for unethical behavior on the Dr. William Ayres molestation case. While there have been... |
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on Apr 7, 2013 at 8:23 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
A page from our history
Silas and Olive Holbrook Palmer lived at Elmwood in Atherton until the home burned down in 1958, just a few months after Olive died. The 22-acre estate was given to the town o... |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 1:21 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
OTHER TOPICS
Lost and found dogs confound Menlo Park neighborhood
Here's one for the Sherlock Holmes case file: In Menlo Park, two dogs vanish from a locked house. They're found, two days later, in the bedroom of a vacationing family's locke... |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 11:21 pm by Chris, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Self-made masters
In many professions, badges from a school of some kind are a necessity. Cooking for restaurants is heading that way, says Executive Chef William Ruiz of the Woodside Bakery & ... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 3:34 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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