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Cargill development
I am surprised more people aren't upset about the future development out on the salt marshes. Be it in Redwood City or anywhere. It seems to be a very environmentally bad idea... |
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on May 27, 2009 at 9:23 am by Amy, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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A bench on Kings Mountain
When our lawyer asked Bill Workman, a retired reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who covered the Peninsula for years, what he wanted in our trust, he said, "I want to pu... |
Editor |
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on May 20, 2009 at 3:30 pm by Dick Lynn, a resident of another community |
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Part of foreclosure plan in jeopardy
Menlo Park's City Council will review tonight three plans aimed at dealing with the foreclosure crisis in the Belle Haven neighborhood. Funding is uncertain for one of the pla... |
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on May 20, 2009 at 4:03 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Fare increases, cut in service likely for Caltrain
Caltrain riders are facing the possibility of a fee hike, a new fee for bringing a bicycle on board, and the elimination of weekend service as the Caltrain Board of Directors ... |
Editor |
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on May 18, 2009 at 10:26 am by Joan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Yet another cyclist dies from Sand Hill Road accident
The Mercury News is reporting that Deborah Johnson, a 54-year old Palo Alto business consultant, died Tuesday after a bike accident on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park on Sunday, ... |
Sean |
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on May 17, 2009 at 2:02 am by Lee, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Caltrain fare increases, cut in service likely
Caltrain riders are facing the possibility of a fee hike, a new fee for bringing a bicycle on board, and the elimination of weekend service as the Caltrain Board of Directors ... |
Editor |
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on May 15, 2009 at 1:29 pm by Martin, a resident of another community |
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Towns look to influence high-speed rail design
As the agency that oversees the high-speed rail project begins to plan how high-speed trains will pass through the Peninsula, local cities and towns are trying to figure out h... |
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on May 15, 2009 at 10:30 am by Yolanda, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Letter: Rail tunnel fantasy should be discarded
Peninsula leaders need to give up their fantasy of a 30-mile tunnel for high-speed rail. This proposal is extremely fiscally irresponsible, and neither the state nor the feder... |
Editor |
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on May 13, 2009 at 4:40 pm by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Local towns look to influence high-speed rail design
As the agency that oversees the high-speed rail project begins to plan how high-speed trains will pass through the Peninsula, local cities and towns are trying to figure out h... |
Editor |
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on May 12, 2009 at 3:58 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: League of Women Voters says 'no' on key propositions
The League of Women Voters does not concur with The Almanac's recommendations on the May 19 ballot measures, although we agree that the choices are terrible.
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Editor |
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on May 8, 2009 at 12:14 pm by Democratica, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
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Senators push for rail oversight, outreach
Local officials and residents aren't alone in their concern about a "lack of transparency" and inadequate oversight in the state's quest to build a $40 billion high-speed rail... |
Editor |
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on May 6, 2009 at 1:49 pm by Frank, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Editorial endorsements
Propositions offer terrible choices
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on May 1, 2009 at 5:19 pm by Kali, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Flu: School district urges common sense
In response to growing concerns about a swine flu epidemic, the Menlo Park City School District on Monday sent home a list of common-sense recommendations.
Read the full sto... |
Editor |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:22 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Tips for healthy travel
Dr. Susan Anderson of Woodside, a travel physician, recommends the following tips for people planning major trips.
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on Apr 28, 2009 at 10:48 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Services for Cleora Reuscher Flegel on April 29
Cleora (Reuscher) Flegel, who with her husband Arthur Flegel opened Flegels furniture store in downtown Menlo Park some 55 years ago, died Friday night, April 17, at her home ... |
Editor |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 2:32 pm by Lee Duboc, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Update: Teen may have been abducted
San Mateo County sheriff's detectives are following up on possible leads in the search for a teenage boy believed to have been abducted from his North Fair Oaks home this week... |
Editor |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 5:08 pm by Another Concerned Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Weekend workshop on Sudden Oak Death
With Sudden Oak Death (SOD) afflicting forests and neighborhood trees in Portola Valley and Woodside, a three-day training session on recognizing the disease is set to start a... |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 7:23 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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John Angotti April 25th Inspirational Music Concert
Please join us at Nativity Church, 210 Oak Grove Ave.,Menlo Park for an Inspirational Musical concert by the world renown John Angotti. Mr Angotti will be accompanied by a lo... |
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 4:58 pm by Richard Durando, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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Court throws out city's letter to rail authority
In a ruling that Menlo Park Councilman Rich Cline called "kind of a stomach punch," a California Superior Court judge has denied a motion to include a comment letter from the ... |
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 12:47 pm by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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The Insanity Behind Prop 8
Proposition 8. Ask any citizen of California or politically minded American, and we will offer up countless opposing viewpoints, opinions, and critiques of this controversial ... |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:22 pm by menlocitizen, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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1944 Gene Kelly film burns at Stanford Theatre
The 1944 film "Cover Girl," starring Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth, caught fire Thursday night about 10 minutes into the film at Stanford Theatre in downtown Palo Alto, forcing... |
Editor |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:12 am by ron genauer, a resident of another community |
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Doctor convicted in Internet prescriptions case
A Colorado doctor accused of illegally prescribing anti-depressants to a Stanford student, and a resident of Menlo Park, who later committed suicide has been convicted of prac... |
Editor |
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on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:48 pm by Clotho, a resident of another community |
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Shadow of Power Page 66
"The men who crafted the constitution must be doing wheelies in their graves. To the eighteenth-century mind in the Age of Reason, an American Government obsessed with contro... |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:40 am by Steve Martini, a resident of another community |
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Earthquake reveals newfound fault
A small earthquake that rattled parts of the Bay Area Monday morning occurred on a previously unknown fault, according to Jack Boatwright, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geologi... |
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on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:54 pm by Richard Hine, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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New Web site better match for 'green' town
In a game of word association, the response "dowdy" doesn't really fit with the words "Portola Valley." "Secluded" maybe, or "exclusive" or "wooded," or "green" for regular re... |
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on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:14 am by Jennifer, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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