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MENLO PARK
Unions file lawsuit to keep pension initiative off ballotTwo employee unions filed a lawsuit today (June 23) against the city of Menlo Park and a resident involved in the effort...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2010Last comment by R.GORDON, on Jul 2, 2010 at 2:41 pm | 79 comments | 9171 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voter Guide: Measure W would fund rebuilding of fifth district schoolBeing an elementary school principal can't be easy even under normal circumstances, but it's likely that Encinal School Principal...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2013Last comment by PF, on Nov 3, 2013 at 6:39 pm | 79 comments | 16846 Views
AROUND TOWN
Double Standard on Misoginist AttacksRush Limbaugh was correctly chastized for his misogynistic comments regarding Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown law sudent, who...
Original post made by Double Standard on Mar. 7, 2012Last comment by Refugee employed in the US, on Feb 1, 2017 at 2:31 pm | 79 comments | 8590 Views
AROUND TOWN
President Obama dines with supporters in AthertonPresident Obama thanked his supporters Wednesday night at a $35,800-a-head dinner at the Atherton home of Doug and Lisa Goldman....
Original post made on May. 22, 2012Last comment by Liking to fire people, on May 27, 2012 at 8:01 pm | 79 comments | 10462 Views
AROUND TOWN
Petitioners protest Planned Parenthood clinic's openingIt's become as predictable as dawn and dusk: Where a Planned Parenthood clinic opens, there will be protests. And the protest...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Dec 11, 2013 at 4:37 pm | 79 comments | 23553 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: Layoffs delayed while talks continueThe town of Atherton agreed on Thursday (June 9) to delay its planned layoff of 13 employees until July 15 while it negotiates...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2011Last comment by Thelma, on Jun 14, 2011 at 12:15 am | 79 comments | 7326 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: City officials, developers react to specific plan initiativeResponse from city officials and developers to a potential ballot initiative on the Menlo Park downtown/El Camino Real specific...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 15, 2014 at 8:14 am | 78 comments | 14873 Views
MENLO PARK
After tax defeat, 'transparency' is theme of Menlo Park school district board meetingIn the aftermath of the failure to pass two parcel tax measures on May 3, the board of the Menlo Park City School District...
Original post made on May. 11, 2016Last comment by HelloHanalei, on May 12, 2016 at 10:56 pm | 78 comments | 7144 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Superman' hits Woodside High SchoolWoodside High School is cast in an unflattering spotlight this week with the nation-wide opening of the documentary "Waiting...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2010Last comment by Ano Nymous, on Oct 21, 2010 at 9:47 pm | 78 comments | 18057 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax measure in Menlo Park City School District moves toward board approvalAs two members of the Menlo Park City School District's governing board finished up their terms Wednesday night, Nov. 30,...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Dec 20, 2016 at 1:46 pm | 78 comments | 8816 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letter to the editor: Closing Santa Cruz Avenue to make space for restaurants is a bad ideaIn a letter, a Menlo Park resident writes why she's opposed to a proposal to close Santa Cruz Avenue to allow restaurants...
Original post made on May. 17, 2020Last comment by George Fisher, on Jun 12, 2020 at 8:22 pm | 78 comments | 11539 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: A reluctant 'no' recommendation on parcel tax measuresThe Menlo Park City School District's parcel tax measures contain a fatal flaw: They have no sunset clause, and that's why...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on May 1, 2016 at 3:05 pm | 77 comments | 10483 Views
OTHER TOPICS
David Frum: The Conservative Case for Voting for Clinton; "I appreciate that Donald Trump is too slovenly and incompetent to qualify as a true dictator""To vote for Trump as a protest against Clinton’s faults would be like amputating a leg because of a sliver in the toe;...
Original post made by MacArthur on Nov. 3, 2016Last comment by LA Rams????, on Sep 21, 2017 at 8:27 pm | 77 comments | 3782 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: 60 show up for outreach meetingAbout 60 people came to the Atherton community outreach meeting on Monday night, Feb. 22, and while most wanted to know about...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2010Last comment by Watching the cops, on Mar 4, 2010 at 11:11 pm | 77 comments | 7870 Views
ATHERTON
How a Menlo Park man, out on a walk, wound up handcuffed in AthertonMenlo Park's Dick Winant said he was out to get a better view of the night sky on the Sharon Hills golf course. Soon, though,...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by caroline V, on Mar 28, 2017 at 11:12 am | 77 comments | 14019 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Council splinters on grade separationsThe Menlo Park City Council's answer to the nearly $400 million question: "One grade separation, or three, at Menlo Park's...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Clem, on Oct 19, 2017 at 3:20 pm | 76 comments | 9490 Views
MENLO PARK
Four face off in Menlo Park fire board electionFour people are vying for two seats on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board. We asked them about issues ranging...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2020Last comment by Beth, on Oct 20, 2020 at 6:17 am | 76 comments | 12735 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Crunching the numbers on funding our schoolsWe went house hunting years ago with a fixed budget. We looked at similarly priced houses in six local school districts....
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2017Last comment by Jennifer Bestor, on Feb 2, 2017 at 12:12 pm | 75 comments | 10309 Views
MENLO PARK
BevMo rallies for second try at Menlo Park storeThree years after shelving plans for a Menlo Park store, Beverages & More (BevMo) is back. The alcohol retailer has filed...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2010Last comment by Janet Medlin, on Sep 27, 2010 at 1:36 pm | 74 comments | 10042 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo council will review Stanford plan April 16Stanford University said it will have the latest revision of its proposed eight-acre mixed-used complex ready next week --...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 11, 2013 at 2:29 pm | 74 comments | 9492 Views
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