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Truck driver collides with bicyclist
A drunken truck driver and a drunken bicyclist collided on Saturday night on El Camino Real near Redwood City, leaving the cyclist seriously injured, a California Highway ... |
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on Jun 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: Why county needs district elections
Here's a message for my friends on the Board of Supervisors in response to the decision to block voters from determining how supervisors are elected: Are you kidding?
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on Jul 26, 2010 at 9:07 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Buying online to avoid taxes costs everyone
While economists nationwide argue over whether we have begun to recover from the Great Recession, one financial reality is beyond dispute. Our state is facing the biggest budg... |
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on Mar 3, 2010 at 9:25 pm by Merrill Linmon Roe, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Eshoo bill targeting loud ads passes House
For decades, loud TV commercials have been among the leading complaints to the Federal Communications Commission, says Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park.
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on Dec 18, 2009 at 11:50 am by Willy, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Eshoo opposes Afghan troop surge
Calling Afghanistan "the graveyard of nations," Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, announced Wednesday her opposition to President Barack Obama's plan to increase the number of U... |
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on Dec 8, 2009 at 2:34 pm by Alan Rockman, a resident of another community |
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Tuesday: City eyes tobacco ordinance
Should Menlo Park ban smoking in apartment and condominium units? In parks and gardens? Everywhere within city limits?
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on Nov 2, 2009 at 7:52 am by Wheezy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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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 ... |
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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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High-Speed-Rail Authority extends deadline
The state agency responsible for building a high-speed rail system has extended its deadline for comments after requests from Palo Alto and other communities.
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on Feb 23, 2009 at 4:41 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Family of cyclist Rodney Smith files wrongful death lawsuit
A more detailed picture of the circumstances surrounding the car accident that killed cyclist and former Altera Corp. chief executive Rodney Smith of Portola Valley in May ma... |
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on Jan 2, 2008 at 9:57 am by Peninsula Cyclist, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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County's Measure B questions status quo, Gordon says
For the past couple of decades in San Mateo County, most candidates elected as county supervisor have won the countywide vote and the vote in the supervisor district in which ... |
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on Nov 24, 2012 at 8:03 am by Michael Stogner, a resident of another community |
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San Mateo County supervisors to let voters decide whether 'at-large' elections should stay
A countywide measure that could change the way San Mateo County elects members of its Board of Supervisors appears to be headed for the ballot in the November election.
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on Jun 29, 2012 at 3:14 pm by SRJB, a resident of another community |
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Officials pledge commitment to 'blended' rail system
A lower price tag, fewer tracks and a fresh commitment to fund rail improvements in north and south California are among the features that the California High-Speed Rail Autho... |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:02 pm by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Rich Gordon to seek another term in state Assembly
Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, announced Thursday morning that he would seek a second term in Sacramento. Gordon, a veteran San Mateo County supervisor who was elected... |
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on Jan 21, 2012 at 9:33 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Supes up ante on Stanford's Alpine trail offer
In the five-year poker game between Stanford University and the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors over the fate of a decrepit and unsafe trail on the south side of Alpine... |
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on Nov 3, 2011 at 9:28 am by member, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Portola Valley council neutral on Alpine trail - first post
A majority on the Portola Valley Town Council agreed on Sept. 28 to send a message of neutrality to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors as the board wrestles with wheth... |
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on Oct 15, 2011 at 5:57 pm by Utz, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Police: Outrage over homicides leads to tips
After decades of adhering to a "no-snitch" culture, East Palo Alto residents are coming forward with tips about recent murders as they never have before, East Palo Alto police... |
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on Aug 1, 2011 at 1:43 pm by bob, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Obama throws Boeing under the Airbus
Obama threw Boeing under the Airbus. The recess appointment of a former union lawyer to the NLRB when he could not be confirmed by the Democrat majority Senate, is exactly aim... |
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on Jun 19, 2011 at 8:26 pm by Karl Marx, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Eshoo opposes Obama tax deal
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, is not happy about a White House tax proposal, crafted with Congressional Republicans, that would, contrary to President Obama's campai... |
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on Dec 16, 2010 at 10:57 am by anonymous, a resident of another community |
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Where were you when the Loma Prieta quake struck?
When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck on Oct. 17, 1989, I was on Caltrain, returning to San Francisco to watch the World Series on TV, a historic event itself since the A's a... |
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on Oct 16, 2009 at 11:50 am by AC, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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The bells, my God, the bells!
Is anyone else aware of the severely out-of-tune qualities of the recorded bells that emanate several times a day from the Bethany Lutheran Church at Avy and Cloud Avenues?
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on Jan 29, 2008 at 3:31 pm by laughing, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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What's in the future for libraries?
On the bookcase in Victoria Johnson's San Mateo office is a lackluster librarian action figure dressed in a calf-length, navy blue dress suit. If you push a button, she raises... |
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on Jul 20, 2007 at 11:36 am by Downwardly mobile, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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$10,000,000 Sequoia Healthcare District Nursing Education Program
With 8 years into the program and 2 years remaining, the Sequoia Healthcare District Board of Directors will be meeting at 4:30 P.M. on October 30, 2012 to discuss the program... |
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:48 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Residents revisit Stanford's offer to upgrade trail along Alpine Road
Residents of Ladera and Stanford Weekend Acres gathered last week to reconsider a controversial offer by Stanford University to spend up to $10.2 million to repave and upgrad... |
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on Sep 26, 2011 at 5:42 pm by concerned resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Editorial: Congressional district shift won't hurt Belle Haven
When the boundaries of congressional districts represented by Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier were released by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, howls of protest ... |
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on Aug 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm by Joe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Opponents release poll on Saltworks project
If the decision were up to the participants in a recent survey of 350 residents of Redwood City, they would reject a proposal now under consideration to build some 12,000 new ... |
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on May 26, 2011 at 6:01 pm by AboutEIRs, a resident of the Menlo Park: Stanford Hills neighborhood |
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