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Dead Messenger Stands Ready to Testify
Word on the street is that the City Council will be holding a public hearing on allegations of public corruption by a public official.
The purpose of this note is to alert ... |
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on Mar 24, 2010 at 3:39 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Atherton Conflict of, er, Civic Interest League
In all of the pressure being brought by the Atherton Civi Interest League (ACIL) to support the parcel tax, no one has realized that Sharyn Vucinich, officer in the ACIL, has ... |
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on Oct 29, 2009 at 5:32 pm by Jon B., a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton dips into reserves with $17 million town budget
Atherton is trimming staff, cutting expenses, and dipping into its reserve fund to make ends meet in the fiscal year beginning July 1. The $17 million operating and capital i... |
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on Jul 4, 2009 at 11:58 am by Oh ya, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Pedestrian, 15, struck in Atherton crosswalk
A Redwood City girl of about 15 ended up in Stanford Hospital with a broken leg on Monday, April 6, after she was hit by a car at around 12:40 p.m. as she was walking across E... |
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on Apr 21, 2009 at 7:34 pm by Mark Hochor, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Grand Jury rebukes Atherton events rules
If Atherton neighbors have a problem with events on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus, they should take it up with the school district and the town should stay out of it. ... |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:40 am by esquire, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Atherton seeks manager with backbone
Wimps need not apply. That's one of the messages Atherton City Council members want to send to anyone thinking about tossing his or her hat in the ring for the city manager's ... |
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on Mar 7, 2012 at 10:46 pm by John Johns, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Why the rush in Atherton city manager shuffle?
> This is an expanded version of a previously published article.<
With the town of Atherton scrambling at the 11th hour to secure necessary outside approval to let Interim Ci... |
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on Feb 2, 2012 at 4:32 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Opinion: Councilmen make case for layoffs
The town of Atherton has been discussing our current cost structure for delivering services to our residents for many months, and has determined it is not financially stable. ... |
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on Jun 19, 2011 at 3:16 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
ACIL & Atherton should consider better supporting our schools
I recently learned that Atherton Civic Interest League (ACIL) is considering sending money to the Community Coalition on High Speed Rail (CCHSR) while they voted down sending ... |
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 3:49 am by Jim Plummer, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Police warn of 'grandparent scam'
The Atherton Police Department last week issued a warning about a phone scam that targets grandparents -- an operation known as the "grandparent scam" that's being played out ... |
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on Apr 19, 2011 at 11:39 am by Jason, a member of the Laurel School community |
ATHERTON
Tough Questions for the Atherton Police Chief
Dear Readers:
Below is the text of an e-mail exchange between Atherton Police Chief Michael Guerra and me, in regards to the Chief's handling of my personnel complaint.
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John P Johns |
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on Apr 8, 2011 at 9:25 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Atherton Internal Affairs Investigator's Checkered Past
Dear Readers
The following is the text of an e-mail transmitted to the City Manager, Mayor and City Council.
As indicated in the note below, Mr. Pete Peterson, the inte... |
John P Johns |
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on Apr 8, 2011 at 11:00 am by McKeithen Supporter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Telephone pole may have saved cyclist's life
A wooden telephone pole probably prevented major injuries to a bicyclist traveling north on El Camino Real near Watkins Avenue in Atherton Tuesday afternoon when an 81-year-ol... |
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on Dec 3, 2010 at 7:14 pm by Catherine McMillan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Marsala says he won't run again for Atherton council
Atherton City Councilman Charles Marsala, who was recently embroiled in a controversy surrounding his request for a loan from a resident who planned to sue the town, announced... |
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on Jun 5, 2010 at 4:58 am by John P Johns, CPA, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Debunking the Myth of Spot Re-zoning
There has been a call to lessen the draconian restrictions on size and setbacks for lots 10,000 square feet and under in Atherton.
At least one poster has described this in... |
Charlie Parker |
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on May 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm by Size Matters, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton and itsTax Problem
The Santa Clara County employee relations agency values the use of the house at holbrook palmer park by jerry gruber at $50k per year.
Currently gruber pays no taxes on the... |
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on Sep 16, 2009 at 9:29 am by skeptic, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
ATHERTON
High-speed rail: Atherton resident files suit
Accompanied by attorneys Mike Brady and Zachary Tyson, Atherton resident Russell Peterson filed a lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority and Peninsula Corrid... |
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on Sep 7, 2009 at 10:34 pm by John McDonald, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Kathy McKeithen leaves council seat fighting
She came in fighting, and she's going out fighting. Kathy McKeithen, whose three-term tenure as an Atherton City Council member ends next month, is challenging the new town ma... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 1:36 pm by We are all special, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Wait on Labor Contracts for Wiest to be Seated
Last week the council had a closed session meeting for labor contracts, this is to allow agenda item for open session next week.
The council make-up will change in Decembe... |
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Should Atherton become a 'charter' city?
Atherton has begun the process of taking more control over its own fate by changing from a general law city, operating under pre-set state conditions, to a charter city, opera... |
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on May 20, 2012 at 2:55 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton library: Error discovered in draft EIR
The El Camino Real/Watkins Avenue intersection has given Atherton residents a headache for many years. It turns out that it isn't sparing the firm that produced the environmen... |
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on May 7, 2012 at 11:34 am by it gets worse, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton won't book large events in park
Wedding bells will not be ringing in Atherton's Holbrook-Palmer Park next year, after a divided City Council on Wednesday night voted not to allow future bookings of large eve... |
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 1:00 pm by Davena, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Repeat DUI driver pleads not guilty in Menlo case
An Atherton woman charged with six counts of felony drunken driving posted higher bail on Tuesday, and is once again out of custody.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm by Athertonian Mother, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
ATHERTON
John Johns for City Manager
Back in 2007 an Atherton employee did something highly unusual.
When asked to figure out how to save the taxpayers of the Town of Atherton money, by investigating financial... |
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on Mar 20, 2011 at 3:55 pm by Is it any Wonder?, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton: Top choices for city attorney post
An Atherton citizen advisory committee and an ad-hoc committee of two council members have made recommendations to the City Council for filling the post of city attorney.
Re... |
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on Mar 16, 2011 at 4:14 pm by Legal Scholar, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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