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Glenwood hotel wins Menlo Park Planning Commission recommendation
"What is it that's of value here?" asked Menlo Park Planning Commissioner John Kadvany during a review of a proposed hotel on Glenwood Avenue on March 4. The commission agreed... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 3:04 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Menlo Park police arrest three for burglary
Menlo Park Police arrested two men and a youth after discovering stolen items during a traffic stop at 10:52 p.m. on March 5.
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 12:10 am by MPrez, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Young author talks about her new book at Kepler's
Katie Mishra of Menlo Park has always enjoyed reading and writing stories. Now 12, and a seventh-grader at Castilleja in Palo Alto, she is the author of the self-published "G... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 11:28 pm by Danna, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher
City employees are often reminded that they work for the public -- usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pu... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 7:18 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Tuesday: Menlo Park council meets on tech upgrades, duplex appeal
On Tuesday, March 5, the Menlo Park City Council will gather to discuss matters including approving contracts to upgrade the city's phone system and the police department's ra... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:33 pm by Steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Tonight: Glenwood Avenue hotel goes before Menlo Park Planning Commission
As plans to convert a senior home into a Marriott Residence Inn move forward, the Menlo Park Planning Commission will take a look at the project's architectural design Monday ... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 1:30 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Police calls: Flags stolen from Woodside Town Hall
Crime reports from Woodside and Menlo Park.
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 7:30 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Tuesday: Menlo council to hear Louise Street appeal
To people living on Louise Street in Menlo Park, it's a battle over the rights of residents versus developers. For Sam Sinnott, a developer, it's an exercise in frustration. T... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 7:09 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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child laying in street on Friday???
Could someone please tell me what happened on Friday on the corner of Hobart and Santa Cruz? There was a child laying in the middle of the street and police all around. This... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 11:57 am by Sandy Brundage, Almanac Staff Writer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District boundaries divide Menlo Park
During the recent election I discovered an unpublicized fact: Many residents of Menlo Park do not reside in the Sequoia Healthcare District's boundaries.
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: El Camino traffic lights synchronized again
Good news at last: The traffic lights along El Camino Real in Menlo Park are back in sync as Caltrans finishes its final repairs to the signal system.
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 7:07 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Nail salon chain hit with class action lawsuit
A class action lawsuit was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court today against a popular nail salon chain accused of wage theft and
other violations against their employe... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:52 pm by Amata , a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Menlo Park deletes emails posted about gymnastics teacher
The gymnastics uproar left parents questioning the legalities of the city erasing emails sent to the council, and what role the City Council played in Michelle Sutton's termin... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:58 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Bald eagle briefly annoyed on return to handler
Updated and expanded story: A large bald eagle from the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, which had been visiting the Menlo Park area since Saturday, returned to its hand... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:35 am by Sybille, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: Proposed Stanford development would deepen housing deficit
Stanford's proposed new development on El Camino Real creates even more of a housing deficit for Menlo Park, according to this guest opinion.
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:51 pm by blame ABAG, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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It's a wrap for Rita Williams
It's no coincidence that award-winning reporter Rita Williams of Portola Valley is retiring from Channel 2 (KTVU-TV) on Feb. 27. She told her boss months ago that she was plan... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:03 pm by Stu Soffer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: Proposed Stanford development would deepen housing deficit
Stanford's proposed new development on El Camino Real creates even more of a housing deficit for Menlo Park.
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 6:54 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Traffic-enforcement drive nets 211 citations
More than 200 drivers in San Mateo County received citations last week as part of the county's Saturation Traffic Enforcement Program, which deploys up to 25 motorcycle tr... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 3:57 pm by petrified pedestrian, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Trees defeat duplex
in Menlo Park
A request to build a duplex on a 112-foot by 54-foot lot in Menlo Park kicked off a round of approvals and appeals, with the City Council finally voting against the project 4-... |
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on Feb 24, 2013 at 4:21 pm by Political Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Stanford 'rethinking' parts of El Camino plan
Stanford University and developer John Arrillaga are revising their plans for Menlo Park's empty car lots for a third time, according to project representatives.
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 1:02 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Gordon forms housing review committee
About a dozen representatives from cities within Assemblyman Rich Gordon's district will join him on a new committee to review the state's housing element process. He represen... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 3:40 am by old timer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park trees defeat duplex
A request to build a duplex on a 112-foot by 54-foot lot in Menlo Park kicked off a round of approvals and appeals, with the City Council finally voting against the project 4-... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:17 am by whatever, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo council nixes adding 9 full-time planners
The easy question was whether Menlo Park needs more planning staff. The consensus was yes, given the number of incoming projects — at least 35 — expected during th... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 10:55 pm by mistake, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Stanford 'rethinking some parts'
of Arrillaga project on El Camino
Stanford University and developer John Arrillaga are revising their plans for Menlo Park's empty car lots for a third time, according to project representatives.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:00 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Are Menlo Park's sidewalks too narrow?
In a response to another question Mom has posted the following:
Posted by mom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, 16 hours ago
It is frighten... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 6:04 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |