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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.
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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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Bothun charge dismissed in court
The probation violation charge that resulted from the search of journalist Brian Bothun's Atherton home last October was dismissed in San Mateo County Superior Court this morn... |
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on Jan 25, 2011 at 11:02 pm by Exonerated, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Almanac Deletes all Pro-Bothun Comments
As a newspaper editor, Brian Bothun wrote an article that got an Atherton police chief criminally prosecuted ten years ago.
Police have long memories.
The other night, t... |
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on Oct 10, 2010 at 2:05 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Atherton continues high-speed rail litigation
The fight goes on: Atherton will "continue with legal remedies" to force the state's high-speed rail agency to address the town's concerns in the high-speed rail project's con... |
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on Sep 28, 2010 at 11:06 am by fair view, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Atherton City Council candidate forum set for Sept. 30
Voters will have a chance to hear from Atherton City Council candidates, and contribute to a pool of questions the contestants will field, during a forum set for 7 p.m. Thursd... |
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on Sep 23, 2010 at 7:52 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Update: Wiest files papers for Atherton council race
Cary Wiest, a real estate appraiser and an apparently new resident of the town, filed candidate papers for the Atherton City Council race Monday (Aug. 9), joining incumbents J... |
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on Aug 23, 2010 at 11:21 pm by Colleen Anderson, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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What Atherton Could Have Settled for in the John Johns Case
Here is the inside story of Atherton’s most recent financial catastrophe:
In April 2008, John Johns lost a battle to suspend discovery on his wrongful termination suit aga... |
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on May 1, 2010 at 5:51 pm by drag-net, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Comments by Cowards
I am very sad to see so many anonymous comments on the town square.
I have no problems with people disagreeing with me but the word that is used for people who say nasty thin... |
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on Apr 13, 2010 at 12:34 am by just a thought, a resident of another community |
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Atherton Gets Ready to Settle John Johns Litigation
The Town of Atherton has posted a closed session agenda, the second in the ten days since the last council meeting, to discuss the John Johns litigation. This indicates to me... |
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on Apr 2, 2010 at 12:27 am by mortgage broker, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Marsala's Fate
Charles Marsala asked a resident who was involved in a lawsuit with Atherton for $500,000. What needs to happen now? Should Marsala resign? [PORTION DELETED. Also, note tha... |
Almanac Protecting Marsala |
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on Mar 22, 2010 at 6:21 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Atherton Police Negotiations – Status is right here
Is this "through the looking glass" or what? A letter just received from John Mattes. Cops expect the parcel tax to INCREASE. WOW!!!
April 4, 2013
Dear Atherton Reside... |
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 9:27 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Result of Atherton Destroying Police Complaints
Ed Flint was brought in to Atherton to clean up the police department. Granted, DeVlught is gone. But he wasn't the only problem at the PD.
Last month, the Wiest/Lewis do... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:15 am by Kristallnacht, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Waiting for Backup? It's arrived in the form of George Rodericks.
The Atherton city manager who thinks it's beneath him to live in the city manager's house, George Rodericks, recently included a five and a half year old Almanac article in hi... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 5:19 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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(No) show time
If you build it, they might not come. That is the quandary facing Menlo Park as the city tries to figure out how to use the multi-million dollar Menlo-Atherton High School Per... |
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on Jun 25, 2012 at 11:30 am by Stan, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Atherton may name interim chief Ed Flint 'acting interim manager'
Atherton's Interim City Manger John Danielson is out of the state and unable to return due to medical issues, so the council has been asked to appoint interim Police Chief Ed ... |
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 4:18 pm by Muffy, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Atherton residents create their own library survey
Atherton residents, whose request to the City Council to survey the town about the location of a new library was not approved, have taken matters into their own hands and crea... |
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on Nov 5, 2011 at 5:46 am by 3 to 1, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Atherton residents surveyed on library in park
Atherton residents, whose request to the City Council to survey the town about the placement of a new library was not approved, have taken matters into their own hands and cre... |
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on Oct 29, 2011 at 10:34 am by WaltKelley05, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Town Square's Double Standard
Something doesn't quite seem right about the Town Square.
An anonymous poster going by the initials JT accuses John Johns of perpetrating a hoax and of damaging the reputat... |
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on Oct 1, 2011 at 5:09 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Tonight: Atherton council meets on outsourcing
The Atherton City Council meets tonight (Wednesday, July 20) to consider outsourcing contracts for public works and emergency staffing of the building department despite a jud... |
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on Jul 24, 2011 at 3:15 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community |
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Update: Atherton council backs staff layoffs; union files lawsuit, seeks restraining order
In a closed-session meeting this afternoon (July 12), the Atherton City Council "affirmed the actions of the City Manager in effecting layoffs of personnel," according to a st... |
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on Jul 13, 2011 at 7:35 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Atherton wrestles with donations to police department
Is it legal for the Atherton City Council to require that private donations to the police department be made anonymously?
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jun 23, 2011 at 6:22 am by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Editorial: Why the hurry in Atherton layoffs?
We know there is a sense of urgency in Atherton to bring some stability to the city's growing budget problems. The town has made horrendously bad management and legal decision... |
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on Jun 12, 2011 at 6:53 pm by Arlin Murry, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Menlo Park home invaded, victim assaulted
An early-morning call led Menlo Park police to the scene of a home invasion on Sunday in the 1000 block of Windermere Avenue.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 24, 2011 at 10:40 am by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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What happened to that FBI probe?
Remember a couple of months ago about John Johns claim that FBI agents were interviewing people in Atherton about government corruption? And Peter Carpenter jumped in, to say ... |
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on Mar 30, 2011 at 1:33 am by HR, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Atherton: Investigator says complaints against officers 'unfounded'
For the second time in two months, an outside party hired by the town to conduct an internal affairs investigation has declared that citizen complaints against Atherton police... |
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on Mar 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm by annoyed, a resident of another community |