MENLO PARK
Menlo Park City Council takes on El Camino Real, grade separations
El Camino Real and the Caltrain tracks cut through the heart of Menlo Park, and both are expected to headline the Tuesday, Jan. 29, City Council meetings.
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on Jan 30, 2008 at 4:41 pm by truthiness, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Tap water safe to drink, say local water officials
Following a holiday weekend with reports of unpleasant changes to the smell and taste of local tap water, officials say the water system should be back to normal, and local w... |
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on Jan 30, 2008 at 4:06 pm by Tricia Young, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Menlo council takes on big topics: El Camino, rail grade separations
El Camino Real and the Caltrain tracks cut through the heart of Menlo Park, and both are expected to headline the Tuesday, Jan. 29, City Council meeting.
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on Jan 29, 2008 at 4:35 pm by coolio, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Letter: Can Menlo Park mayor be fair on transit?
Menlo Park Mayor Andrew Cohen has announced that his term will be dedicated to transit and transportation.
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on Jan 28, 2008 at 4:32 pm by Andy fan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo's big basketball win is just fan-tastic
Menlo School Athletic Director Craig Schoof had to rent some bleachers for the Knights' gym for Friday's basketball games with rival Menlo-Atherton. Good thing, because every ... |
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on Jan 28, 2008 at 1:53 am by crochunter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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UPDATE: Theatre investigation related to thefts
A burglary at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre last summer is linked to the investigation of financial crimes that caused the City of Palo Alto to close the beloved institutio... |
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on Jan 27, 2008 at 11:28 am by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Watch global warming Webcast in Menlo Park
The Menlo Park Green Ribbon Citizens' Committee is hosting a live screening of "The 2 percent solution" Webcast on Wednesday, Jan. 30 -- the kickoff event for a nationwide tea... |
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on Jan 27, 2008 at 7:27 am by who\'s paying, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park man arrested in school theft
A Menlo Park man allegedly tried to swipe a frozen chicken from the offices of an East Palo Alto school district Tuesday, apparently not realizing a legion of police officers ... |
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on Jan 24, 2008 at 11:54 am by Cosette, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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MP homeless vets programs win grants
The federal government is funding programs around the country to help military veterans, including in Menlo Park.
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on Jan 23, 2008 at 8:35 pm by August, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Residents report unpleasant taste to tap water
The Almanac has received several reports of unpleasant changes to the smell and taste of local tap water over the last few days, including posts to TheAlmanacOnline.com. So fa... |
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on Jan 23, 2008 at 10:30 am by Feeling Blue, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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MP medical office complex approved
Although Menlo Park City Council members don't like plans to build a medical office complex at the site of the closed Acorn restaurant, they still decided to approve the oft-... |
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on Jan 22, 2008 at 8:10 pm by a pro=growther, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Global Warming --
The recent report from Menlo's GRCC group gave no time to anyone who did not fully share their "doomsday" scenario. There are other views than Al Gore's, believe it or not, a... |
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on Jan 19, 2008 at 10:31 am by greenie, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Drinking water looks white? Still safe to drink.
If local tap water looks white, the cause is air bubbles. This temporary change affects only the appearance of the water. The City’s drinking water continues to meet all Stat... |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 4:49 pm by Denise Johnson-Kula, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Tensions peak over pedestrian bridge
Emotional recollection of traumatizing crimes and frustration with the long-standing isolation of the Belle Haven neighborhood from the rest of Menlo Park vied for center stag... |
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on Jan 11, 2008 at 9:59 am by Bart, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Are pedestrians fair targets for the entitled?
So what does it take to get some traffic cops out on Santa Cruz Avenue during the day, ticketing drivers who seem hell-bent on flattening any pedestrian who might slow their o... |
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on Jan 10, 2008 at 5:56 pm by Still Upright, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Menlo Park mom wins a makeover
Instead of riding her bike to work, picking up the kids at school, or shopping for groceries, Gudrun Enger of Menlo Park will spend a day later this month being pampered.
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on Jan 10, 2008 at 4:55 pm by Wondering, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Another accident at Watkins and El Camino
There was another two vehicle accident at Watkins abd El Camino at 4pm Thursday afternoon 1/3/2008. What kind of traffic mitigation has MP come up with for the Acorn project d... |
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on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:38 pm by Peter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Office project: Neighbors raise traffic fears
Neighbors' concerns about traffic hazards near a proposed medical office complex in Menlo Park will be discussed at the City Council's meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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on Jan 10, 2008 at 8:25 am by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Project Read-Menlo Park Gives Back to Kepler's
During the recent holiday season, nearly two dozen Project Read-Menlo Park tutors and adult learners volunteered more than 200 hours to help Kepler's staff wrap over 1000 purc... |
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on Jan 8, 2008 at 4:57 pm by Roberta Roth-Project Read-Menlo Park, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Capturing Images of Menlo Park
I have been approached by Arcadia Press to publish a book on Menlo Park for their Images of America series, which is essentially pictorial history of the community. There hav... |
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on Jan 3, 2008 at 8:39 pm by Therese, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Editorial: Bike bridge gets a bad rap
The complex and sometimes racially charged tensions between the Menlo Park neighborhoods on the east and west side of U.S. 101 erupted last week during a discussion before the... |
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on Jan 2, 2008 at 4:53 pm by Clodius Pulcher, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Letter: Adopt from Pets in Need this holiday season
We adopted a beautiful five-year-old cat from Pets in Need a few weeks ago and she is a real treasure.
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on Jan 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Letter: Revised calculations on the Derry project
In a recent city-wide e-mail, Menlo Park City Council member John Boyle writes of the newly proposed Derry project: "...our city actually loses more than $2 million worth of f... |
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on Dec 28, 2007 at 11:07 am by 50 year resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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High-speed trains may zip through Atherton, MP
The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board has chosen Pacheco Pass as the preferred California high-speed rail route, meaning passenger trains traveling up to 220 mph betw... |
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on Dec 27, 2007 at 11:28 am by reader, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Commuters get green light on Alameda
The avenue of the fleas — the Alameda de las Pulgas — may be becoming more of a royal road for commuters through West Menlo Park as they acclimate to the new traff... |
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on Dec 26, 2007 at 11:00 am by Been Gone Awhile, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |