MENLO PARK
Allied Arts Guild - Is it Being Sold?
Living near Allied Arts has been an adventure. Just when things look like they’ve settled down, everything changes. What’s this new emphasis on meetings and conferences? Ar... |
Allied Arts Neighbor |
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on Mar 16, 2007 at 2:01 pm by Allied Arts Neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Diagonal vs. 90-degree parking in city's lot
I frequently use the downtown city-owned parking lot behind JZ Cool and Paper Chase, and am curious what other users think about the change last year from diagonal parking to ... |
Renee Batti |
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on Mar 15, 2007 at 10:23 am by Local Parker, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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A vote against new commissioner
This letter by Pat White was published in the Almanac's Feb. 14 print edition:
Editor:
I missed the recent appointment of Charles Bourne to the Menlo Park Transportation ... |
Renee Batti |
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on Mar 13, 2007 at 11:31 am by Margaret Fruth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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Andy Cohen's Feigned Ethics
Strange that Council Member Cohen is spearheading an open government platform. Has anyone ever seen members of Mr. Cohen’s “Kitchen Cabinet” bringing him written documents at ... |
Barf Bag Warning |
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on Mar 10, 2007 at 5:50 pm by AndyAdmirer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Council members Cline and Cohen call for "Open Government Initiative"
Menlo Park City Council members Richard Cline and Andy Cohen sent a letter to the rest of the council calling for more transparency in how the city does its business. They've ... |
Rory Brown |
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on Mar 5, 2007 at 6:17 am by Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo Park Mini Scandal
There are certainly serious concerns about the financial reporting by the City over the last year. This is really a mini scandal, and whether this council wants to investiga... |
LetTheTruthBeKnown |
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on Mar 4, 2007 at 10:41 am by twice disgusted, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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CAN'T MP PATROL OFFICERS TAKE THEIR COFFEE BREAKS AFTER 8AM WHEN THE KIDS ARE SAFELY IN SCHOOL?
I'VE NOTICED WITH REGULARITY THAT MULTIPLE SQUAD CARS ARE PARKED AROUND DOWNTOWN STARBUCKS ON WEEKDAYS AT 8AM. CAN'T WE GET THEM OUT BY THE SCHOOL GROUNDS TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIA... |
juswondering |
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on Mar 2, 2007 at 2:41 pm by jl, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Council member receives donation from project
As reported in tomorrow's newspaper: Web Link
John Boyle received a $750 donation from 75 Willow Road, a property owned by develop... |
Suspicious |
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on Feb 28, 2007 at 9:57 pm by Scott, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Serious concerns about timing of budget surplus disclosure
The following letter by Susan Carnahan was published in the Almanac's Feb. 21 print edition:
Editor:
The action by the new 4-1 majority on the Menlo Party City Council (B... |
Renee Batti |
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on Feb 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
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Menlo Park utility tax: What's wrong with this picture?
The following Guest Opinion by Menlo Park resident Mark Gilles was published in the Almanac's Feb. 21 print edition:
By Mark Gilles
Last Tuesday, the Menlo Park City Coun... |
Renee Batti |
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on Feb 21, 2007 at 5:39 pm by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
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City Council e-mail log is back up and running
Almanac staff writer Rory Brown reports that the Menlo Park City Council e-mail log is back up and running.
City Clerk Silvia Vonderlinden blames several technical problems ... |
Richard Hine |
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on Feb 21, 2007 at 7:41 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
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MP City Council Email Log Still Not Working
What's going on at city hall? - all of a sudden, the email log disappears without explanation and now the link that's been put back up isn't working.
I hate to be a conspir... |
Observer |
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on Feb 20, 2007 at 3:29 pm by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer |
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An Architectural Review Board in MP?
What are your thoughts? It seems to me that some of the debate in MP about housing/building/density really comes down to issues of good vs. bad design. When folks mention "hig... |
Marianne Q. Dean |
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on Feb 19, 2007 at 4:30 pm by SmallTownNeighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Mayor wants to go her own way on Cool Cities
Tonight Mayor Fergusson made it clear that Menlo Park's environmental strategy was not something that is open for public discussion. Rejecting councilmember Boyle, Cohen, a... |
Serious about Global Warming |
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on Feb 19, 2007 at 1:58 pm by Elizabeth Lasensky, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Priorities
Menlo Park is discussing whether or not to proceed with a Utility User Tax (UUT) that on a $200 utility bill would generate about $14 in taxes. According to the National Prior... |
Elizabeth Lasensky |
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on Feb 15, 2007 at 12:59 pm by Elizabeth Lasensky, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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City to spend most of utility user tax revenue on new employee retirement benefits
Today the city issued several staff reports recommending that the UUT tax rate be kept at the maximum rate and that the majority of the funds go to new benefits for city emplo... |
Finance Wonk |
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on Feb 14, 2007 at 1:17 pm by ElectionWatcher, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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East Menlo Park
Im so tired of hearing about how Vanessa Johnson needs to be saved. Ya shes been around a long time. So what. I have seen the way parents that arent "in" with the program are ... |
Just me |
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on Feb 13, 2007 at 9:12 pm by SLM, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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What do people want in a new city manager?
The Menlo Park City Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Feb. 8, so members of the public can tell the council what they want in a new city manager.
The meeting is sch... |
Rory Brown |
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on Feb 11, 2007 at 11:18 am by debunker, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Park fund shouldn't pay for Measure J
The following letter by Brielle Johnck was published in the Almanac's Feb. 7 print edition:
Editor:
The $8,000 cost of putting Measure J on the ballot last November will ... |
Renee Batti |
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on Feb 9, 2007 at 9:35 am by Chris M, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Council questioned on litigant's appointment to Housing Commission
The following letter by Pat White was published in the Almanac's Feb. 7 print edition:
Editor:
The city of Menlo Park named Don Brawner "housing commissioner." The same D... |
Renee Batti |
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on Feb 9, 2007 at 4:54 am by Marianne Q.Dean, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Little House Celebrates Valentine's Day
Enjoy dinner and dancing to Mike Johnson and the Sound Wizards on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Dinner at 5:30 PM, $12 members, $17 others. D... |
Renee |
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on Feb 7, 2007 at 1:50 pm by Renee, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Does MP need a buzzer -- or gong -- to limit the length of remarks by council members?
Menlo Park council members think their meetings are running too long, and many in the public would agree. But the council has decided that a solution is to use a buzzer that w... |
News Guy |
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on Feb 7, 2007 at 11:20 am by resident in waiting, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Blueprint for change in Menlo Park?
The following was published as a guest opinion by Martin Engel in the Almanac's Jan. 31 print edition:
By Martin Engel
A central theme drove last fall's City Council ele... |
Renee Batti |
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on Feb 2, 2007 at 9:44 am by Skeptic, a member of the Hillview Middle School community |
MENLO PARK
Adding a stop sign on Coleman Ave. and Ringwood
I wonder if anyone has had a similar experience: driving down Ringwood (the street that intersects Middlefield and Menlo Atherton High School) ... driving down Ringwood on a ... |
Ann |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 1:43 pm by Ann, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
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Should Menlo Park drop the new tax because of the $3.5 million budget surplus?
Menlo Park City Councilman John Boyle is pushing for a public discussion and re-evaluation of the city's plan to enact, in April, the voter-approved utility users' tax at the ... |
Richard Hine |
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 10:05 am by Ship of fools, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
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