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Atherton election: Pro and con views on civic center measureIn a special, mail-only advisory election June 6, Atherton voters are asked whether the town of Atherton should supplement...
Original post made on May. 10, 2017Last comment by Rick DeGolia, on May 16, 2017 at 1:29 pm | 27 comments | 6257 Views
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UPDATE: Councilman's 'improper' conduct on agenda for special Atherton meeting April 7(This is an expanded version of a previously posted story.) A second special Atherton City Council meeting to discuss "alleged...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2010Last comment by Willy, on Apr 9, 2010 at 8:25 am | 27 comments | 5030 Views
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Selecting a City AttorneyWynne Furth has gotten some bad press lately. This is both unfortunate and unfair to Ms. Furth. Wynne Furth was put in...
Original post made by John P Johns on Oct. 16, 2010Last comment by name game, on Oct 17, 2010 at 8:25 am | 27 comments | 3688 Views
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Two pedestrians seriously injured on El CaminoAtherton Mayor Bill Widmer has sent a strongly worded message to Caltrans demanding that improved safety measures be put...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Oct 2, 2012 at 2:56 pm | 27 comments | 10089 Views
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Atherton Police Negotiations -- Status Please?It's been awfully quiet from the APOA and the progress of the negotiations over Atherton's dominating budget item, police...
Original post made by My oh my on Apr. 7, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 11, 2013 at 9:49 pm | 27 comments | 4607 Views
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Jim Dobbie is Atherton's new mayorJim Dobbie was the Atherton City Council's unanimous choice for mayor when it voted on Dec. 15. Mr. Dobbie, who replaces...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2010Last comment by POGO, on Dec 20, 2010 at 11:08 pm | 27 comments | 6650 Views
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Funeral March for a MarionetteThe Marionette: Jerry Carlson The Puppeteer: Elizabeth Lewis The Funeral: The end of Carlson's political career in...
Original post made by Civic Interest on Jun. 5, 2010Last comment by POGO, on Jun 7, 2010 at 6:01 pm | 27 comments | 3578 Views
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Atherton city manager resignsThe Atherton City Council will have to start looking for a new city manager. The current manager, Jerome "Jerry" Gruber,...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2010Last comment by Litigation, on Sep 28, 2010 at 8:16 am | 26 comments | 13963 Views
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Time for a new direction for our Town CouncilWhomever is elected to the Atherton Town Council now is the time for our five elected Town representatives to set a new direction...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 20, 2012Last comment by Give it a rest, on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:18 pm | 26 comments | 4353 Views
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My Criminal Complaint Against Atherton Appointed and Elected OfficialsI received confirmation from the District Attorney that my criminal complaint over public corruption within Atherton is being...
Original post made by John P. Johns, CPA on Apr. 27, 2010Last comment by Thankful one, on May 1, 2010 at 10:59 pm | 26 comments | 5444 Views
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Investigation of police-report alteration limited in scope, Chief Guerra saysCritics of an investigator's report exonerating Atherton police officers of any wrongdoing in the alteration of a police...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2011Last comment by Lurker, on Feb 1, 2011 at 7:23 am | 26 comments | 7529 Views
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East Palo Alto man pulls own gun on robbersA would-be robbery victim in East Palo Alto took matters into his own hands on Wednesday afternoon, scaring away two robbers...
Original post made on May. 24, 2013Last comment by beware evil things like numbers, y'all!!!, on May 30, 2013 at 12:53 pm | 26 comments | 6677 Views
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Atherton staff testify to sexual harassment by public works supervisor Troy HendersonAtherton Sgt. Kristin Nichols and former town employee Lois English testified Tuesday to numerous incidents of sexual harassment...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2009Last comment by songwriter, on Jul 5, 2009 at 2:08 pm | 26 comments | 7497 Views
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Atherton Lawyers Caution Me Against Exercise of My Freedom of SpeechI received a letter yesterday (that was sent to my attorney) from lawyers representing the Town of Atherton stating, in part: "We...
Original post made by Jon Buckheit on Sep. 24, 2010Last comment by falling dominos, on Sep 27, 2010 at 10:50 am | 25 comments | 4153 Views
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Three file for Atherton council race so farIncumbents Jim Dobbie and Jerry Carlson, and town Audit Committee member Bill Widmer have filed papers to run for a seat...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 16, 2010 at 5:13 pm | 25 comments | 8546 Views
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Atherton sees spike in burglariesAtherton police are reporting an uptick in burglaries in town, with 10 taking place over the last two months, totaling a...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2021Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 10, 2021 at 3:59 pm | 25 comments | 6548 Views
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Construction resumes on Atherton civic centerConstruction began again on Atherton’s long-awaited $31.6 million civic center project after a three-week shutdown. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2020Last comment by Petre Carpentre , on Apr 18, 2020 at 7:59 am | 25 comments | 6883 Views
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Atherton moves toward study of reducing lanes on El CaminoAtherton's City Council has asked firms to propose how they would study the effects of reducing El Camino Real in Atherton...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 23, 2014 at 10:00 am | 25 comments | 7068 Views
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Court rejects order to halt Atherton layoffsThe San Mateo County Superior Court this morning denied an injunction to halt the layoff of Atherton employees. The town...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2011Last comment by Dharma, on Aug 12, 2011 at 3:09 pm | 25 comments | 5204 Views
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Voter's Guide: Atherton candidates offer ideas for fixing townFour residents vying for three seats on the Atherton City Council address issues ranging from eliminating the town budget's...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2010Last comment by curious, on Oct 17, 2010 at 10:13 am | 25 comments | 4559 Views
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