MENLO PARK
New Burgess Gym could cost $26 million or more
Menlo Park has an estimated $9 million to spend on a new Burgess Gym, but it appears the city will need more --- a lot more.
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on Mar 30, 2008 at 11:45 am by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park school district grapples with overload of kindergarten signups
Call it too much of a good thing. The Menlo Park City School District's drive to get incoming kindergartners registered early, in February, may have been a little too successf... |
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on Mar 28, 2008 at 9:51 pm by flee or fight, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
City wasting our money again -- Green house offset
On Tuesday the City is going to consider purchasing offset credit for purchasing Green House Gas Emissions.....
What a waste of funds. In my opinion any council member who... |
disgusting |
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on Mar 28, 2008 at 4:02 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Letter: Author responds to critique of high-speed rail
The three rail-related letters published last week show that the authors haven't done their homework. We should keep them after school.
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on Mar 26, 2008 at 1:22 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
General Motors' auto mall plan in Menlo Park is stalled
General Motors' plans to build a Menlo Park auto mall have been put on hold.
A GM spokesperson said the automaker is still committed to building an auto mall on Bayfront Ex... |
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on Mar 21, 2008 at 3:13 pm by give me a break, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Examiner Peninsuala, stop "free" SF Examiner paper
The free "Examiner Peninsula" edition of the San Francisco Examiner keeps getting delivered to our West Menlo Park address, and we can't get them to stop delivering it. ... |
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on Mar 20, 2008 at 7:16 am by ebara, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Editorial: New vision is welcome for El Camino
Menlo Park officials who are making a major effort to get the public involved in a plan to spiff up El Camino Real, the city's main thoroughfare, have to be pleased with the t... |
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on Mar 16, 2008 at 9:47 pm by Donald, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Former Menlo Park city manager Michael Bedwell dies at 77
Michael Allan Bedwell, Menlo Park city manager from 1964 to 1991, died March 9 after a fight with heart and lung problems, the city announced March 13. Mr. Bedwell was 77, and... |
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on Mar 15, 2008 at 11:12 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
MENLO PARK
Menlo cyclist confronts driver who struck her
It's been 15 months since the arrest of an intoxicated Hillsborough man whose pickup truck struck Menlo Park resident and bicycle racer MaryAnn Levenson, severely injuring her... |
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on Mar 13, 2008 at 2:20 am by FairPlay, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
No Derry project without state funds?
The O'Brien Group, the San Mateo-based developer behind the Derry condo-commercial project proposed for downtown Menlo Park, says it needs state funding, or its 108-condo dev... |
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on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:38 pm by Jeremy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
MP council starts budget talks next week
Building more than 1,400 feet of new sidewalks, and redesigning a downtown parking lot. Improving facilities at the Onetta Harris Community Center, and continuing efforts to r... |
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on Mar 10, 2008 at 3:34 pm by Otto Strada, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Derry Project Applies For $3.78mil In Public Money
Quotes from Staff Report #08-033
presented to City Council, March 4, 2008
"The Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Housing Program of the State Housing and Community Deve... |
Oh, When Will It End? |
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on Mar 10, 2008 at 1:51 pm by MPworkingMom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Safety measures approved for Oak Avenue
Neighbors' testimony trumped traffic statistics at the Menlo Park City Council's Feb. 26 meeting, as council members approved a set of safety measures intended to slow traffic... |
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on Mar 6, 2008 at 7:50 pm by or consequences, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park man wins $1 million lottery prize
Francisco Lopez, a resident of Menlo Park and the supervisor of a janitorial service, has won a $1 million lottery prize from a $5 California Millionaire Scratchers ticket, th... |
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on Mar 3, 2008 at 5:02 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
What's Cooking: Spice Hut Bistro spiffs up decor, expands space and menu
Just in time for its first anniversary in Menlo Park, the Spice Hut Bistro has shifted its dining room to the southern end of its home at 625 Oak Grove Ave. at Maloney Lane &#... |
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on Mar 3, 2008 at 11:03 am by Connie, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Police station approved for Belle Haven
After more than three years of delays, it looks like a police station will finally be built in Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood.
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on Mar 2, 2008 at 7:56 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
An Accident Waiting To Happen
I'm writing about a potentially grave situation.
The situation is avoidable, but one may need to be pro-active to address a clear and present danger. What I am referring ... |
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on Mar 2, 2008 at 12:11 pm by Jim Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
M-A students discuss global warming issues
More than 1,500 Menlo-Atherton High School students are expected to participate in discussions this week regarding global warning issues, says M-A spokeswoman Kelly L. Todd.
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on Feb 29, 2008 at 4:53 am by very concerned, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Changes in store for Kelly Field?
The campaign to increase Menlo Park's sports field inventory will pick up this week as the Parks and Recreation Commission discusses reconfiguring Kelly Field and building lig... |
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on Feb 27, 2008 at 7:31 pm by belle haven resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Letter: Why not a quiet zone for Menlo Park?
At the joint City Council study session with Atherton Jan. 29, I requested that formation of a railroad quiet zone for Menlo Park should be considered.
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on Feb 26, 2008 at 10:33 pm by stressed out resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Art In Public Places
Would anyone be interested in having more art offered in Menlo Park? This could be available in many ways, such as dance, music in a variety of forms, theatre, painting, sculp... |
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on Feb 25, 2008 at 10:32 pm by Jim Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Unlocked cars enable thieves in Allied Arts
Unlocked vehicles and darkened streets in Menlo Park's Allied Arts neighborhood apparently presented an opportunity to a thief or thieves on Sunday night, Feb. 17. Six thefts ... |
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on Feb 20, 2008 at 9:04 pm by anon, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Have you had your say on the new gym?
Efforts to build a new Burgess Gym with Menlo Park taxpayers' dollars got off to a confusing start last week, as gym user groups and neighbors were invited to weigh in on what... |
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on Feb 14, 2008 at 2:25 pm by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer |
MENLO PARK
Global Warming / Climate Change -- other views
Menlo Park under the leadership of Mayor Fergusson spent practically her whole term in office trying to make MP becoming a model green city. Other views were shunted aside by... |
another view |
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on Feb 14, 2008 at 1:39 pm by Bob, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Beechwood School wants to buy its site from the city to upgrade the campus
Beechwood, a private K-8 school that enrolls 170 children who live in east Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, pays the city of Menlo Park $1 a year to lease 635,000 square feet of... |
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on Feb 9, 2008 at 9:35 pm by Rachel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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