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Tuesday deadline to vote on school parcel taxesVoters in the Menlo Park City School District have until Tuesday, May 3, to mail or drop off their ballots, or vote in person,...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on May 4, 2016 at 10:05 am | 105 comments | 7042 Views
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Menlo Park school district picks Maurice Ghysels as superintendentMaurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the elementary school district in Mountain View for five years and, for the last 10...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by Interested Party, on May 26, 2012 at 6:16 pm | 104 comments | 18136 Views
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Guest opinion: Can Menlo Park recover what it lost in specific plan?With the recent downtown Menlo Park project submitted by Stanford University, residents are waking up to the reality of a...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2013Last comment by Gern, on Apr 16, 2013 at 7:06 pm | 103 comments | 15816 Views
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Menlo Park: To sign or not to sign, that is the questionAs Menlo Park waits for a consultant to analyze an initiative to downsize the city's downtown/El Camino Real specific plan,...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Apr 8, 2014 at 4:03 pm | 102 comments | 251510 Views
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Menlo mayor election will be voidedMenlo Park council member Kelly Fergusson said in an e-mail today that the election of mayor and vice mayor two days ago...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2010Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Dec 11, 2010 at 10:19 pm | 101 comments | 7886 Views
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Menlo Park: Stanford 'conflicted' about continuing talks before Measure M is decidedWill they or won't they? Stanford University's abrupt announcement that it would postpone negotiations over its proposed...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2014Last comment by Skip Hilton, on Oct 6, 2014 at 10:10 pm | 100 comments | 11656 Views
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Thoughts on Burgess Pool?Burgess Pool users: How do you like swimming at Burgess Pool? Do you like the programs offered? Do you think the rates are...
Original post made by Sean Howell on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by Ima Yawner, on Jun 22, 2017 at 7:16 am | 100 comments | 12836 Views
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Menlo Teen has advice for RepublicansSequoia High school student Paul Kiraly of West Menlo Park and 10 other youth delegates to the Republican Convention had...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Mar. 20, 2013Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:04 pm | 99 comments | 9246 Views
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Fatal shooting by police officers may not have been recordedOnly two of three Menlo Park police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a burglary suspect on Nov. 11 were wearing...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2014Last comment by t3, on Nov 29, 2014 at 7:13 pm | 96 comments | 15165 Views
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Menlo Park Police want to know all about you!It has come to my attention that the Menlo Park Police are contemplating the purchase of equipment and capacity for capturing...
Original post made by Martin Engel on Jul. 17, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 4, 2013 at 1:54 pm | 95 comments | 12967 Views
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Menlo Park school board declines to oppose city's Measure V ballot measureIn a divided decision, the Menlo Park City School District Board of Trustees will not take a stand against Measure V in the...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Sep 30, 2022 at 9:58 am | 95 comments | 9299 Views
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Menlo Park letting ABAG dictate -- California Declares War on SuburbiaThis article (copied below) which just appeared in the WSJ targets exactly what is happening here in Menlo Park. Our council...
Original post made by Morris Brown on Apr. 14, 2012Last comment by Dues and don'ts, on May 21, 2012 at 1:31 pm | 92 comments | 8925 Views
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Menlo Park City School District gives a raise and bonuses to all employeesIn addition to awarding a 2.5 percent raise to all its employees, the Menlo Park City School District has given all its workers...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2016Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Oct 5, 2016 at 12:05 am | 90 comments | 11339 Views
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Menlo Park specific plan review culminates in medical office cap, minor changesMenlo Park's downtown/El Camino Real specific plan emerged in one piece following its first review: The council decided to...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by WakeUpMenlo, on Dec 21, 2013 at 2:01 pm | 90 comments | 27864 Views
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Save Menlo, meet Menlo Park Deserves BetterAn election season without opposing factions is like throwing a party no one is invited to. As it turns out, Menlo Park doesn't...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Jun 10, 2014 at 4:22 pm | 89 comments | 9785 Views
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Downtown Parking - Call For IdeasWhat can be done to improve parking in the Menlo Park downtown area? Certainly there are ways that can make the experience...
Original post made by What can be done to improve parking in downtown Menlo Park? on Jul. 13, 2014Last comment by George, on Aug 13, 2014 at 9:41 pm | 88 comments | 6810 Views
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Menlo Park: Food truck fight comes to Planning CommissionWhether to allow Off the Grid to bring a changing roster of eight to 12 food trucks to the Menlo Park train station parking...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Jan 13, 2014 at 8:21 pm | 87 comments | 21761 Views
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Sprinklers on MP council agenda in JanuaryMenlo Park's City Council will take a three-week hiatus before its next meeting on Jan. 12. At that meeting, the council...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2009Last comment by Sean Howell, on Jan 8, 2010 at 4:53 pm | 87 comments | 11214 Views
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Bank forecloses on former Gaylord India siteA bank has foreclosed on the El Camino Real property that was the site of the former Gaylord India Restaurant, a Menlo Park...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 7, 2010 at 3:39 pm | 87 comments | 8310 Views
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Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacherCity employees are often reminded that they work for the public -- usually when the public wants the employee terminated....
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2013Last comment by N.D., on Jul 29, 2014 at 2:54 pm | 86 comments | 34099 Views
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