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Association of California Healthcare Districts removes "Guide to Grassroots Advocacy" from its website
In another topic "Why is the Sequoia Healthcare District switching its Workers Comp. Insurance to ACHD's Alpha Fund?" Web Link I ... |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 11:24 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District and MTK Communications
In September of 2009, the Sequoia Healthcare District entered into a $4,200/month contract with MTK Communications, a.k.a. Don Shoecraft, for public relations consulting servi... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 2:48 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Self-publish your book -- and print it in 10 minutes
It's getting easier for writers to get published now that there are so many self-publishing options. Vanity press has largely become an online business, but I found one outlet... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 11:11 am by Alpine Neighbor, a resident of another community |
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Public employees and Social Security
How do public employees escape the inequities of the Social Security system to which most of us have been subjected? Why do taxpayers have to foot the bill for investment los... |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 11:43 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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CalPERS Actuary Warns of Pension Fund Shortfalls
From Daniel Borenstein's column in the Contra Costa Times:
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 2:37 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Louisville Spanks Duke Good
Louisville, totally dominated Duke in this March Madness Thriller. Duke, the school that graduated notorious political figures Richard Nixon and a former Menlo Park Mayor went... |
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on Mar 31, 2013 at 4:43 pm by March Madness, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Healthcare District's website deceiving
For 2012-13FY, The Sequoia Healthcare District website states the following:
Sequoia Healthcare District 2012-13 FY
Total Community Support - $10.6 million
Property Tax... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 11:43 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District Grant Applications oversubscribed
In a press release from District PR guy, Don Shoecraft (a.k.a. MTK Communications Web Link), Grant applications total $3.355 ... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 9:41 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Ronald Ferrando, 59, longtime bus driver for Las Lomitas School District
Ronald Rio Ferrando, a school bus driver for the Las Lomitas School District for 30 years, died Feb. 18 in Menlo Park. He was 59.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 4:17 pm by Bradford Barrett, a resident of another community |
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USGS cancels March lecture due to budget cuts
The U.S. Geological Survey has canceled its March 28 lecture, "Preparing for California Climate Change," because the speaker is unable to travel to Menlo Park due to federal b... |
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on Mar 15, 2013 at 8:20 am by neighbor, a resident of another community |
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Driver killed in head-on collision identified
The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta who was killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay on Monday morning (March 11) has been identified as Ishan Tejpal, 20,... |
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 7:11 pm by Rich, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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High-speed rail wins legal battle
An effort by Peninsula cities to stop California's high-speed-rail project came to a screeching halt this week when a Sacramento County judge upheld the California High Speed ... |
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on Mar 9, 2013 at 8:07 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Italian gluten-free cooking class
Atherton's own Italian Educational Institute (Istituto Educazione Italiana) is offering to teach gluten-sensitive cooks the tricks of making "fabulous and easy Italian dishes,... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:00 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Is the Sequoia Healthcare District courting Half Moon Bay residents?
It has recently come to my attention that the Sequoia Healthcare District 2012 annual report was sent to 2,805 residents of Half Moon Bay. They are not taxpayers of the Distr... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 3:57 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Sister and brother arrested in Woodside burglary
Authorities have arrested a sister and brother in connection with a Woodside burglary with losses in excess of $100,000.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 12:58 pm by interlocking bricks, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood |
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Editoral: City overreacts in censoring emails
Menlo Park's decision to delete a flood of emails sent to the City Council in support of a fired gymnastics instructor raises serious questions about how far a city can go to ... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:48 am by Leftist and laughing, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Sen. Jerry Hill pitches bill to ensure funding for Caltrain electrification
As Caltrain prepares to embark on its long-stalled voyage toward electrification, Sen. Jerry Hill on Friday unveiled a bill that would bring to the project the funding it need... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 1:30 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District - Masters of Deceit
Sequoia Healthcare District CEO, Lee Michelson, in a letter published in today's Daily Post Web Link perpetuates the lie about the Report to the Com... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 11:51 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Parcel taxes
The proliferation of parcel taxes and the large expenditure of public funds used to facilitate their passage renders the majority of unorganized property owners defenseless. T... |
Jack Hickey |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 4:14 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Deputies pull young girls from burning home
San Mateo County sheriff's deputies rescued two young girls from a smoke-filled house in Moss Beach on Monday night.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 8:08 pm by Well done, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District $1.35 Million subsidy of Children's Health Initiative revisited
Below is a link to the minutes of the Sequoia Healthcare District at which they first approved the Children's Health Initiative subsidy.
I invite reader comments about the... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 10:45 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Protesters call on Zuckerberg to 'unfriend ' Christie
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is catching flack for his blossoming friendship with New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie from abortion-rights activists, who staged a ... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 3:13 pm by Thank-ster, a member of the Laurel School community |
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Woodside joins ban on plastic bags at checkout counters
To encourage the use of reusable shopping bags, Woodside will join other local towns and follow the lead of San Mateo County government in banning single-use plastic bags at r... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 1:23 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Real estate: The rebirth of the Eichler
Realtor Monique Lombardelli isn't content just to sell iconic, 1950s-era Joseph Eichler homes. She wants to build them, too -- capturing the midcentury-modern aesthetic by usi... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 4:11 pm by Earle Jones, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Feature story: Beating the flu bug
It was a terrifying way to start the new year. Feeling wiped out and congested, Menlo Park resident Candace Peterson took to her bed, wondering if she had a cold or the flu. A... |
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 1:50 pm by Susan Horstmeyer, a resident of another community |
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