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Lost and found dogs confound Menlo Park neighborhood
Here's one for the Sherlock Holmes case file: In Menlo Park, two dogs vanish from a locked house. They're found, two days later, in the bedroom of a vacationing family's locke... |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 11:21 pm by Chris, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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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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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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Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association endorses Jack Hickey
Just received this:
Jack,
I wanted you to know that the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association has voted to endorse your candidacy for the Health Care District. Thanks f... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 9:14 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Should Government websites be searchable?
In my struggle to make the Sequoia Healthcare District more user friendly, I suggested to CEO Lee Michelson that "Searchable pdf format would be smaller and more useful."
His... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 12:00 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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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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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... |
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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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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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Sequoia Healthcare District MSR due from LAFCo
The last Municipal Service Review for Healthcare Districts was adopted by The San Mateo County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) in April of 2007. See: Web Link.... |
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 2:47 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Owner challenges Menlo Park dog-bite lawsuit
A dog rescue organization and a German shepherd owner named in a lawsuit filed over an alleged Menlo Park dog park biting incident have filed their initial responses in San Ma... |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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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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Early morning runners be alert
This morning, around 5:30-6:00 am, my mom was running on Ringwood between Bay and Middlefield. She always runs with a flashlight and against traffic. Someone driving a gray ca... |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 3:47 pm by Sandy Brundage, Almanac Staff Writer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Bank robber arrested after teller helps track him
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly robbing a bank in Redwood City on Monday afternoon after a bank teller helped police track him to a nearby Caltrain station, polic... |
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on Apr 7, 2013 at 9:01 am by Sarah, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District continues to collect property tax
___In the 1996 Measure "H" election Web Link in which the Sequoia Hospital District obtained voter approval for the sale of Sequoia Hospital, elec... |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 2:14 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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No drone for San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
Plans are off for the purchase of a small drone aircraft that would have allowed Sheriff's Office deputies to peer down from the sky, night or day, during search-and-rescue o... |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 1:13 pm by ACLU stinks, a resident of the Woodside: other 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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At the top: Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr.
In a time of war but not of national sacrifice, of an official news blackout on photos of the flag-draped coffins of war dead, and of an all-volunteer military, those of us en... |
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 2:21 pm by Keith B, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District alters health insurance subsidies for Directors and employees
There is something suspicious about the Sequoia Healthcare District's flip flop on policy regarding health insurance benefits.
At their April 3, 2013 board meeting http://... |
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 9:44 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Escaped suspect captured in Mountain View
A domestic violence suspect who escaped from a patrol car in North Fair Oaks on Thursday night was captured Saturday evening in Mountain View, according to the San Mateo C... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 11:13 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Does Rich Gordon endorse the Sequoia Healthcare District?
In a recent presentation to the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee this morning, a PowerPoint presentation created by District PR consulting firm, MTK... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 7:32 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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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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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 Volunteers at St. Anthony de Padua Dining Room
"The District has been supporting us through its wonderful Community Services program since 2009." Web Link
Note; prior to 2009, St. Anthony's only... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 12:57 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills 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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Sequoia Healthcare District defends its community mission as political foes aim to pull the plug on it
This article by Renee Batti in 2002 provides some insight into this decade long struggle. Web Link |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 9:22 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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