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Red-light runners: Cameras up on El Camino at GlenwoodAnother camera system to catch red-light runners has been installed in Menlo Park -- this time at the intersection of El...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2008Last comment by Pizza Eater, on Sep 23, 2008 at 7:19 pm | 45 comments | 11326 Views
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High-speed rail wins legal battleAn effort by Peninsula cities to stop California's high-speed-rail project came to a screeching halt this week when a Sacramento...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2013Last comment by POGO, on Mar 9, 2013 at 8:07 am | 44 comments | 10278 Views
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CIA report on Russian hacking of election - bipartisan calls for investigationThe one guy who doesn't agree? The same guy who turns down intelligence briefings - trump. From today: TRUMP: "I don’t...
Original post made by Intelligence Plaza on Dec. 11, 2016Last comment by why?, on Dec 20, 2016 at 1:56 am | 44 comments | 2804 Views
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Donald Trump says Antonin Scalia might have been murderedCBS News report: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-considers-theory-scalia-might-have-been-murdered/...
Original post made by Donald on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Mar 13, 2016 at 4:42 pm | 43 comments | 3134 Views
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Anna Eshoo takes up chloramine questionCongresswoman Anna Eshoo has arranged a meeting in early September between local opponents of the water additive chloramine...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2007Last comment by Robin, on Feb 23, 2012 at 7:29 am | 42 comments | 21412 Views
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Eshoo shares details of health care proposalU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, talked about the need for health care reform, the status of the current proposals and...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2009Last comment by Get your head out of the sand, on Sep 1, 2009 at 7:54 pm | 42 comments | 7962 Views
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Recommendation for health care reformI suggest Obama, Reid and Pelosi commission a one-page bill. It would simply amend the Medicare Act in two ways: to remove...
Original post made by Malcolm Dudley on Jan. 27, 2010Last comment by TrumpCare, win or lose, is the road to Medicare for all, on Mar 15, 2017 at 11:22 am | 41 comments | 5685 Views
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Guest opinion: Time for action on gun violenceAnother gun spree killing. This time a house of worship, last time a movie theater, and before that a shopping mall, a campus,...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2012Last comment by POGO, on Aug 25, 2012 at 8:55 am | 41 comments | 5754 Views
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In high-speed rail battle, Peninsula residents may have found their GoliathThose who would like to see the high-speed rail line run in a tunnel or a trench, rather than on a berm, as it passes through...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2009Last comment by progress, on Sep 24, 2009 at 5:15 pm | 41 comments | 8983 Views
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Horsley says rising economy led him to end his $1 salaryIn explaining his decision to collect his $120,000 annual salary after two years of working for $1 a year, San Mateo County...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2013Last comment by Sarah, on Jan 14, 2013 at 8:57 am | 41 comments | 9561 Views
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County approves spending $1 million to search for airport noise solutionsSan Mateo County supervisors have authorized spending more than $1 million in response to the wave of complaints made about...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by Rational, on Jul 18, 2017 at 11:27 am | 40 comments | 10172 Views
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Saturday: Cash paid for unwanted gunsLaw enforcement officials are offering cash for guns, no questions asked, on Saturday, May 5, between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m....
Original post made on May. 4, 2018Last comment by Michael G.Stogner, on May 13, 2018 at 6:21 pm | 40 comments | 4509 Views
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Man dies in collision in AthertonA 61-year-old man died Monday after he was struck by a car while walking across El Camino. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2020/10/26/man-dies-in-collis...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2020Last comment by Enough, on Oct 31, 2020 at 10:00 pm | 40 comments | 13681 Views
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If China or Iran did it to us....70 times we've raised the debt limit since Nixon, 7 times under Bush with votes from Boenher McConnell and Cantor. What's...
Original post made by Nicholas Kristof on Jul. 24, 2011Last comment by can't believe I am reading t, on Sep 26, 2014 at 11:44 am | 39 comments | 5984 Views
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Democrats Support the Demise of IsraelHere are the Senate Jewish Democrats in support of the Iranian nuclear deal. — Michael Bennet [D-CO] — Barbara Boxer...
Original post made by Former Democrat now Independent on Sep. 6, 2015Last comment by Schmidt, on Jul 9, 2017 at 3:59 pm | 39 comments | 3370 Views
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Wednesday: Staff recommends Atherton not pass water-restriction lawsSaying it is not the town's job to enforce Cal Water's drought restrictions, Atherton's city manager has recommended that...
Original post made on May. 19, 2015Last comment by pogo, on May 21, 2015 at 4:24 pm | 38 comments | 8899 Views
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Sequoia Healthcare District on YoutubeOn Feb. 24, 2016, the Sequoia Healthcare District uploaded a video to YouTube entitled: "5th graders choreograph and dance...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Mar. 8, 2016Last comment by Stop the Trolls, on Mar 11, 2016 at 3:02 pm | 38 comments | 2692 Views
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Guest opinion: Why we oppose pass/no pass grading for Sequoia district studentsIn a guest opinion, a group of Sequoia Union High School District parents explain why they oppose the school board's recent...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2020Last comment by Let students choose, on May 7, 2020 at 3:52 pm | 38 comments | 12913 Views
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Gov Romney explains how he differs from George W BushA question asked many times and never answered in the popular forum "Can anyone tell me: why Mitt Romney?" (3199 views, 127...
Original post made by Wally on Oct. 17, 2012Last comment by reality-based observer, on Nov 9, 2012 at 12:47 pm | 38 comments | 18513 Views
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Political polarization sparks confrontation at Starbucks, triggering online furyIn the latest example of social-media fueled extremism, a heated confrontation over politics in a Palo Alto Starbucks on...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2019Last comment by isaidso, on Apr 8, 2019 at 2:47 pm | 37 comments | 8147 Views
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