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AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Concern over church use of council chambersThe following letter was addressed to the members of the Menlo Park City Council: Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=5558...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2008Last comment by Richard Hine, on Jan 29, 2008 at 3:25 pm | 74 comments | 16398 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: Changes underway at Ravenswood and Alma intersectionA six-month trial of changes to the Alma Street-Ravenswood Avenue intersection starts this week, according to the city of...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2015Last comment by concerned resident, on Jun 25, 2015 at 11:54 am | 74 comments | 10372 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside resident Joy Covey killed in bicycle-van collision on Skyline BoulevardJoy Covey, a former CFO of Amazon and a Woodside resident, was killed Wednesday (Sept. 18) when the bicycle she was riding...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 7, 2013 at 9:17 am | 74 comments | 47385 Views
OTHER TOPICS
FDR's Ghost Is Smiling on Wisconsin's GovernorSomewhere, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is grinning past his cigarette holder at Wisconsin's governor. They are on the same...
Original post made by Patrick McIlheran on Feb. 19, 2011Last comment by Legal Defense Fund, on Jun 22, 2014 at 7:52 pm | 73 comments | 7139 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Over 2 million have signed a Change.Org Petition - Electoral College: Make Hillary Clinton President on December 19Over 2 million have signed a Change.Org Petition - Electoral College: Make Hillary Clinton President on December 19 LINK:...
Original post made by Drastic Dangers Require Drastic Action on Nov. 11, 2016Last comment by JKW, on Nov 20, 2016 at 12:30 pm | 73 comments | 13673 Views
MENLO PARK
Opponents of Stanford project push for review of Menlo Park specific planSave Menlo, a grassroots group opposed to Stanford University's proposal to build an eight-acre mixed use complex in Menlo...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 1, 2013 at 7:23 pm | 72 comments | 5571 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Presbyterian Church votes to change denominationsSpirits were uplifted and hearts were broken after the tally for Menlo Park Presbyterian Church's vote on whether to change...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2014Last comment by Joe67, on Mar 13, 2014 at 12:30 pm | 72 comments | 29616 Views
MENLO PARK
Driver killed by train in Menlo Park is identifedCaltrain has identified the victim of the fatal accident on Monday, Feb. 23, at the Ravenswood Avenue crossing in Menlo Park. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2015Last comment by No Easy Solutions, on Feb 26, 2015 at 7:21 pm | 72 comments | 14717 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: Bicyclist anti-harassment law under considerationMenlo Park is considering whether to implement a bicyclist anti-harassment ordinance at the request of the Bicycle Commission,...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2013Last comment by Resident, on Oct 22, 2013 at 9:56 pm | 72 comments | 12167 Views
AROUND TOWN
Locals seek meeting with FAA over Surf Air, which added 10 round-trip flights this weekLocal officials have requested Federal Aviation Administration representatives meet with them to discuss noise from Surf...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2015Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Aug 14, 2015 at 8:40 pm | 72 comments | 9287 Views
MENLO PARK
Pro-Trump business owner documented at Capitol invasion rally faces backlashSome people are threatening a boycott of a Menlo Park business after it came to light that its owner attended a pro-Trump...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Nanc, on Jan 12, 2021 at 8:36 am | 71 comments | 17930 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Chris Metthews Says the Democrats Could Well Lose 10 Senate Seats in the 2014 Midterm ElectionMSNBC , the Public Relations Arm of the White House, has Chris Matthews waving the White Flag of surrender for the 2014 midterm...
Original post made by Menlo Observer on Mar. 13, 2014Last comment by 'Murican citizens, on Apr 8, 2014 at 1:09 pm | 71 comments | 6276 Views
AROUND TOWN
Why are 30 people allowed to gridlock El Camino every day?Menlo Park is the only jurisdiction south of Highway 84 that devotes one of the three lanes of ECR to parking - allowing...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Feb. 10, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 18, 2013 at 2:22 pm | 71 comments | 6920 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton wants councilman dropped from lawsuitThe attorney defending Atherton and City Councilman Jerry Carlson in a federal lawsuit filed by Jon Buckheit is attempting...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by POGO, on Nov 19, 2010 at 11:06 pm | 71 comments | 7517 Views
MENLO PARK
Stanford drops medical offices from proposed mixed-use complex in Menlo ParkStanford has agreed to make several changes to its proposed eight-acre complex on El Camino Real, Menlo Park council subcommittee...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 26, 2013 at 11:34 am | 70 comments | 14565 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park paid consultant to draft talking points, letters to editor on Measure MInvoices show that the city of Menlo Park paid $5,125 to a consultant for drafting talking points, letters to the editor...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2014Last comment by Cool, calm, collected, on Nov 12, 2014 at 10:32 am | 70 comments | 8478 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: New traffic signal snarls Willows neighborhood in gridlockFor Ana Uribe-Ruiz, a resident of Menlo Park's Willows neighborhood, the last few days have been colored with a hellish sense...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2017Last comment by LMB, on Nov 30, 2017 at 9:52 pm | 70 comments | 13208 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike Safety at Laurel Elementary SchoolIs bike safety for children really an issue? To many people it is not, because they feel it is not safe for children to bike...
Original post made by Manfred Kopisch on Feb. 9, 2007Last comment by Manfred Kopisch, on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:57 pm | 70 comments | 11893 Views
OTHER TOPICS
215,000 jobs. Bush recession finally over?After 800,000 jobs lost in December 2008, the United States has 58th consecutive month of overall job growth in July, the...
Original post made by Katy H on Aug. 7, 2015Last comment by June, on Aug 18, 2015 at 10:27 am | 70 comments | 5735 Views
ATHERTON
State board approves charter for EverestA September opening is much more likely now for Everest Public High School, a new charter school that was opposed by the...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2009Last comment by Libertarian, on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:53 pm | 70 comments | 15263 Views
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