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Safety, preserving 'single-family home environment' among mayor's goalsRick DeGolia, Atherton's mayor for 2020, sat down with The Almanac to outline his goals for the year. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 28, 2020 at 3:45 pm | 2 comments | 4255 Views
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Atherton signs off on Caltrain proposal to permanently close its train stationThe Atherton City Council decided on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to accept a proposal from Caltrain to permanently close the town's...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2020Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Jan 23, 2020 at 6:48 am | 29 comments | 18706 Views
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Is Atherton Town Council too embarrassed to share minutes and video of its meeting?At its 18 Dec meeting the Town Council discussed its so called Fiscal Review of the Fire District (a separate public agency...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 11, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 17, 2020 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 1430 Views
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Atherton Caltrain station may close permanentlyCaltrain is proposing to permanently close the Atherton train station, which currently operates only on weekends, according...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 16, 2020 at 2:19 pm | 21 comments | 7754 Views
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ATHERTON - PLAYING WITH FIREFor many years, the Atherton City Council has toyed with the idea of leaving the Fire District and instead either providing...
Original post made by Observer II on Jan. 13, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 14, 2020 at 5:57 am | 1 comment | 1358 Views
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Man charged with burglary, trespassing in Atherton pleads not guiltyA Vallejo man who allegedly broke into and took items from an Atherton home's garage, where homeowners said they saw him...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2020Last comment by Clunge, on Jan 2, 2020 at 2:21 pm | 1 comment | 5798 Views
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Rick DeGolia is Atherton's new mayorAtherton City Council members last week chose Rick DeGolia to be the town's new mayor and Elizabeth Lewis to serve as vice...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 23, 2019 at 8:18 pm | 2 comments | 27918 Views
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Tonight: Atherton council to choose mayor, discuss fire servicesThe Atherton City Council has a packed schedule for its final meeting of the year when it meets tonight, Dec. 18. The agenda...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2019Last comment by Bob, on Dec 18, 2019 at 9:32 pm | 2 comments | 2912 Views
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Property Tax Revenues to the Town of AthertonProperty Tax Revenues to the Town In November each year (due December 10), property owners pay their 1st installment of...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Dec. 16, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 17, 2019 at 4:52 pm | 4 comments | 2308 Views
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Papin will not return to coach M-A football next yearSteve Papin has been let go as Menlo-Atherton football coach. M-A went 7-4 this past season in Papin’s one year as head...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Coach T, on Dec 17, 2019 at 7:05 am | 1 comment | 3312 Views
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Atherton police host ‘Shop With a Cop’ event for kids in needNine local students spent the morning of Dec. 11 on a holiday shopping spree at Target in Redwood City to pick out gifts...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2019Last comment by Brian, on Dec 13, 2019 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 4965 Views
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Atherton Town Council continues to tilt at windmillsAfter 5years and wasting hundreds of thousands of dollar of Atherton residents' taxes the Town Council is continuing to tilt...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 1, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 13, 2019 at 11:34 am | 13 comments | 1745 Views
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Students gain skills to make change at Menlo School's 'action summit'Over a hundred students from 12 different Bay Area schools, including Menlo-Atherton High, Castilleja in Palo Alto, and Eastside...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 6546 Views
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Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's homeAbout 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Hahaha, on Nov 10, 2019 at 8:28 pm | 10 comments | 8685 Views
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Atherton City Council to examine reducing lanes on El CaminoThe Atherton City Council will review a recommendation today to remove a lane from each side of El Camino Real in town to...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Carl, on Nov 6, 2019 at 6:25 pm | 5 comments | 4673 Views
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Atherton considers reducing ECR to two lanes"Due to the limited width of El Camino Real in Atherton, reconfiguration of the travel way will be necessary to provide...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by MPer, on Nov 6, 2019 at 12:30 pm | 2 comments | 1232 Views
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Atherton committee to weigh off-leash dog park at Nov. 6 meetingAn Atherton committee decided to continue to explore the concept of building an off-leash dog park in Holbrook-Palmer Park...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Dirt pens, on Nov 4, 2019 at 10:13 am | 2 comments | 5051 Views
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Atherton council removes penalty cap on building projects that exceed time limitThe Atherton City Council voted on Oct. 16 to eliminate a $250,000 penalty cap on building projects that violate the town's...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by Hmmmm, on Oct 28, 2019 at 8:53 pm | 1 comment | 3734 Views
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Atherton to host study session on license plate readers, security camerasIn response to a rash of residential burglaries that have plagued Atherton late last year and earlier this year, town staff...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Nothing to see here, on Oct 2, 2019 at 1:34 pm | 6 comments | 4227 Views
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Atherton: Man arrested for allegedly throwing skateboard at driverAtherton police arrested a 30-year-old Menlo Park man for throwing his skateboard at a moving car in an unprovoked attack...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2019Last comment by Cynic, on Oct 1, 2019 at 6:59 am | 6 comments | 4067 Views
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