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Two men grab girl's backpack in Menlo Park
A 15-year-old girl walking along Merrill Street snatched her backpack away from two men who tried to steal it shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, according to Menlo Park police.
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on May 2, 2013 at 3:36 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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First 8 PM or Later Menlo Park Sunset Occurs Tonight
Tonight, May 2, for the first time this year the Sun will set at 8 PM in Menlo Park. And for the next 105 nights Menlo Park will have a sunset of 8 PM or later. On August 16 t... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 11:23 am by River, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Menlo Park Planning Commission supports housing plan update -- with changes
Menlo Park got a step closer to updating its housing plan on April 29 after the Planning Commission recommended rezoning four sites as potential locations for high-density hou... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 5:48 pm by Adina Levin, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: City has bargaining chips on Stanford project
The protracted debate over the Stanford/Arrillaga application to build up to 450,000 square feet of offices, housing and retail space on eight acres at 300-500 El Camino Real,... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Outrage remains after Stanford changes project
Reaction from those opposed to Stanford-Arrillaga's joint proposal for an 8.43-acre mixed-use complex on El Camino Real in Menlo Park did not waver after the university recent... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:23 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Michelle Sutton's firing
It's been a few months since Michelle Sutton was fired from the Gymnastics program. I am worried that the City Manager and City Council have dropped the ball on this one and h... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 3:36 am by Open Your Eyes, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Stanford offers lease deal to Menlo Park residents
Stanford is offering a lease-extension proposal to Menlo Park residents in the Stanford Hills and Stanford Creek neighborhoods who are leasing their land from Stanford. The un... |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 5:35 pm by curious, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Tonight: Hearing on Menlo Park housing element
The Menlo Park Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday night, April 22, on proposed changes to the housing element of the general plan. The meeting starts at 7 p... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 1:55 pm by Iceberg tip, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Zuckerberg shares lessons learned
This year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and colleague Naomi Gleit taught a 10-week class on entrepreneurship for 18 seventh- and eighth-grade students at the Boys & Girls Club... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 4:11 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Residents: Get employee costs under control
Menlo Park City Council members said they wanted to hear what the public thinks about matters they should consider during upcoming labor negotiations. They got what they asked... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 2:33 pm by Don R, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Our Planning Department and the Stanford Project
We've all learned many unpleasant lessons from the Stanford/Arrillaga project, including how the City was apparently misled about Stanford's intentions regarding major plan el... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 1:07 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Tonight: Public gets chance to learn about and comment on Menlo Park city labor negotiations
The Menlo Park City Council will hold a study session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, to give the public the opportunity to learn about the city's negotiations with unions repre... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 7:55 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Update: Menlo council forms subcommittee to guide Stanford project on El Camino
After a discussion that started on Tuesday night and stretched into Wednesday morning, the Menlo Park City Council decided to form a subcommittee to help figure out how to mak... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:47 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Home burglars make off with $15,000 in goods
Burglars hit three homes in three different Menlo Park neighborhoods and stole jewelry, computers and construction equipment for a total estimated loss of $15,000, on Monday, ... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: Can Menlo Park recover what it lost in specific plan?
With the recent downtown Menlo Park project submitted by Stanford University, residents are waking up to the reality of a large development and the impacts brought about by bu... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 7:06 pm by Gern, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Tonight: MP council reviews Stanford project
With many residents expressing opposition to Stanford's development proposal for 300-500 El Camino Real, the Menlo Park City Council will meet Tuesday night, April 16, to revi... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 3:13 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Menlo Teen has advice for Republicans
Sequoia High school student Paul Kiraly of West Menlo Park and 10 other youth delegates to the Republican Convention had some excellent advice for the Republicans. Paul summ... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:04 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Changes in Stanford/Arrillaga project on El Camino please some, not others
While some say Stanford and developer John Arrillaga took a step in the right direction by adding housing and reducing medical office space for its proposed El Camino Real dev... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:01 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Pacifist, Kepler's legend Ira Sandperl dies at 90
Ira Sandperl, a well-known pacifist who worked for decades at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park -- from the 1950s into the 1980s -- died April 13 at his home in Menlo Park. He ... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:40 pm by Earle Jones, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Gardeners arrested on suspicion of burglary
Two men were arrested after a woman arrived home in an unincorporated area of Menlo Park to find them inside her home stealing laptop computers, according to San Mateo Cou... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:10 pm by Don R, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Saturday: Speier hosts gun buyback event
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, who held a gun buyback event in San Mateo County earlier this year, is planning another this weekend.
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:06 pm by Mark Twain Disraeli, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Letter: CalPERs increase could cost $3 million
CalPERS, (the California Public Employees' Retirement System) is on the brink of raising its required contribution rates by 50 per cent over six years beginning next year.
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 3:21 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Destinations: Magical island
Our goal was to see the sun rise behind the row of 15 massive stone busts at Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island, but as we jolted along potholed dirt roads toward our destination ... |
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 1:48 pm by Kathy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park studies housing plan update
Location, location, location: Which neighborhoods -- and by extension, schools -- in Menlo Park should bear the burden of increased housing density?
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 9:13 pm by Margaret Fruth, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: Can Menlo Park recover what it lost in specific plan?
With the recent downtown Menlo Park project submitted by Stanford University, residents are waking up to the reality of a large development and the impacts brought about by bu... |
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 10:29 am by Editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |