MENLO PARK
Tea Party for three Menlo candidates
As the Nov. 2 elections approach, hype flies fast and furious, and so do the innuendos. Former Menlo Park mayor Gail Slocum announced the Tea Party's support of three candidat... |
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on Oct 16, 2010 at 1:44 pm by serial voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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What's on your wish list for downtown Menlo Park?
There are a number of empty spaces on Santa Cruz Avenue now, including the impressive new building at the site of the old Menlo Camera Shop. If you could hand over the keys to... |
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on Jun 16, 2008 at 10:48 am by home chef, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables 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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Faces of change for Menlo Park
With the passage of the specific plan and the arrival of Facebook, the next city council faces an era of change in Menlo Park. Five residents think they're the right people to... |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 9:19 pm by Menlo Park Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Boyle won't seek second term on Menlo council
John Boyle: No. Heyward Robinson: Yes. Rich Cline: Maybe. So the Nov. 2 race for three seats on the Menlo Park City Council begins.
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on Jul 17, 2010 at 11:11 am by Hank Lawrence, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Contractor working for city of Menlo Park settles lawsuit for $2.4 million
The city of Menlo Park and a contractor have settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $2.4 million, stemming from a 2007 accident in which a bicyclist died.
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on Jun 18, 2010 at 8:23 am by Must have been sleeping, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Union challenges efforts to alter pension system
The union that represents the city of Menlo Park's middle management employees is challenging the city and a group of residents, in the press and in the courts, over efforts t... |
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on Apr 26, 2010 at 4:12 pm by Willy, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Can't park in front of your own home?
One Menlo Park resident received a rude surprise recently, when she was slapped with a $45 ticket for parking in front of her apartment overnight.
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on Jul 3, 2009 at 12:14 am by To Hollis, a resident of another community |
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Facebook checks real estate elsewhere
Dust has yet to settle on renovations at Facebook's new Menlo Park headquarters, and while the company doesn't seem to want to leave any time soon, it's made a cursory check o... |
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on Mar 20, 2012 at 3:02 pm by How True!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Firefighter group yet to divulge spending on campaign endorsement effort
Scores of union-sponsored campaign endorsement signs are visible all over the local landscape, but the state-mandated campaign spending report stating how much has been spent ... |
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on Nov 3, 2009 at 2:01 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Residents denied appeal to change school districts
Woodside residents who wanted to have their two streets on the edge of Menlo Park and Redwood City transferred from the Redwood City School District to the Las Lomitas Element... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 9:34 pm by Trip, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Updated: Menlo fire board gains two newcomers
As of 1 a.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 9), a razor-thin margin separated the two top vote-getters in the election for two open seats on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board ... |
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on Nov 10, 2011 at 3:46 pm by Let\'s move forward, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Letter: Councilman Cohen responds to charge on union fund
In response to a letter from Mary Gilles last week, I received no contribution from any union anticipated or likely to be in negotiation with our city in the four-year term to... |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 7:35 pm by one more, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Menlo Park hires new city manager: Alex McIntyre
Alex McIntyre will replace Glen Rojas as city manager of Menlo Park, the city announced Wednesday. He starts March 5.
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on Jan 24, 2012 at 9:57 am by Concerned resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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Police commander pay bump passes on split vote
Although City Manager Glen Rojas characterized it as a restructuring instead of a pay raise, the end result of a 3-2 vote by the Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday night was t... |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 10:19 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Tesla leaves Menlo Park behind this summer
Tesla Motors is preparing to leave Menlo Park in the rear-view mirror. The electric car retailer recently opened a renovated showroom on San Jose's Santana Row, and also got p... |
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on May 5, 2013 at 6:38 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Pool of Menlo council candidates grows by one
Three candidates for the two seats open on the Menlo Park City Council means it's starting to look like a race after all. Menlo Park firefighter Dave Bragg, a former Marine wh... |
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on Jul 5, 2012 at 12:31 pm by Roy Thiele-Sardiņa, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Volatile public comment on downtown plan
The third session of the Menlo Park Planning Commission's review of the proposed downtown/El Camino Real specific plan inspired more than two hours of volatile public comment ... |
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on Aug 4, 2011 at 9:48 pm by Norman, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park should not welcome Facebook
I just read where our City Manager said he would be delighted if Facebook were to come into the Sun Micro campus.
Why!
Does he think the City is going to enjoy a boost i... |
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on Jan 13, 2011 at 8:34 pm by Doctrine of Relation Back?, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Pension initiative group seeks legal defense funds
The grassroots group that sponsored the Menlo Park pension reform initiative is trying to raise at least $35,000 in private donations to defend the initiative after two public... |
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on Jul 22, 2010 at 6:43 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Community Engagement Manager
It seems like the best kept secret in town is the newly hired Community Engatement Manager. Has anyone seen her?
For a position that should be highly visible, she instead s... |
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on Jul 18, 2008 at 11:17 am by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Editorial: Petition on El Camino project worth signing
Menlo Park residents who are fed up with the traffic gridlock on El Camino Real should strongly consider signing the petition at SaveMenlo.org that asks Stanford University Pr... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 10:01 am by public benefit needed, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park approves new union contract
Despite a flood of emails protesting a time off policy that gives some city employees a minimum seven weeks off a year, no one spoke during public comment as the Menlo Park Ci... |
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on Nov 19, 2011 at 2:37 pm by Menlo Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Next Menlo Park Mayor? Fergusson continues to campaign
Over in the City's e-mail log, Fergusson has posited again a rant condemning Lee DuBoc:
Web Link
Behind the scenes she is trying to rally ... |
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 10:27 pm by glinda, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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City manager working to renegotiate home loan terms
A recent story in a local newspaper about the status of a home loan from the city of Menlo Park to City Manager Glen Rojas inspired speculation on The Almanac's website that M... |
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on Jun 4, 2010 at 3:32 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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