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ATHERTON
Atherton residents demand town fight state housing mandateWith potential changes, like a zoning overlay for townhouses, Atherton residents are feeling distressed about their town...
Original post made on May. 4, 2022Last comment by Law ‘n Order, on May 12, 2022 at 11:27 am | 88 comments | 25128 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 11470 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 8655 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 22083 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 34557 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park fire district hires 20 firefighters this yearThe Menlo Park Fire District hired 20 firefighters and firefighter paramedics this year, marking "the largest, single most...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2016Last comment by Zephyrab, on Apr 18, 2017 at 4:27 am | 86 comments | 14201 Views
MENLO PARK
Fergusson previously warned re Brown ActAccording to an article in today's online SJ Mercury news, Fergusson and other council members were warned in Dec 2009 about...
Original post made by Bob on Jan. 15, 2011Last comment by poster, on Jan 23, 2011 at 10:14 am | 85 comments | 5997 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park ballot initiative seeks to put single-family rezoning to a voteAn initiative proposed by local group Menlo Balance seeks to make the rezoning of single-family homes in Menlo Park require...
Original post made on May. 27, 2022Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 2, 2022 at 9:06 am | 85 comments | 11109 Views
ATHERTON
Update: Atherton wrestles with questions over Marsala's loan requestAbout 30 Atherton residents showed up for a special City Council meeting Friday afternoon, March 26, to discuss alleged improprieties...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2010Last comment by Jon Buckheit, on Mar 31, 2010 at 9:34 pm | 85 comments | 9903 Views
MENLO PARK
More discussion of Menlo Park school district parcel tax and budget cutsA marathon Nov. 9 meeting wasn't long enough for the board of the Menlo Park City School District to decide on the details...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 22, 2016 at 7:12 pm | 84 comments | 7184 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Palo Alto kids likely to get head-of-line privilege (more or less) to attend M-AThe high school district board is leaning strongly toward giving East Palo Alto eighth-graders a preference that would put...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 2, 2013 at 9:51 am | 84 comments | 9632 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Occupy Wall Street is a DNC ruse to divert attention away from Obama's Failed PresidencyThe current Occupy Wall Street movement is the best illustration to date of what President Barack Obama's America looks like....
Original post made by Occupy Wall Street Critic on Feb. 12, 2012Last comment by He is a lulu, on Jul 1, 2017 at 1:32 pm | 84 comments | 8130 Views
AROUND TOWN
Should adults permit supervised underage drinking?There have been a number of Forum threads that resulted from a recent incident in Menlo Park involving underage drinking...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Dec. 3, 2011Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Dec 18, 2011 at 12:36 pm | 84 comments | 9491 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Initiative ballot arguments releasedThe arguments that have been filling the air at city meetings for months are now officially on the Nov. 4 ballot. Those for...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Aug 27, 2014 at 9:15 am | 83 comments | 7642 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo school district board to appoint new trusteeThe Menlo Park City School District board will appoint a replacement for member Mark Box, who announced his resignation from...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2011Last comment by POGO, on Jun 9, 2011 at 8:00 pm | 83 comments | 17372 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hundreds of Filoli volunteers may quit if forced to sign new agreementAt Woodside's historic Filoli estate, many of the 1,300 volunteers, who do everything from selling tickets to building the...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2015Last comment by Barbara Wood, on Feb 22, 2015 at 4:38 pm | 83 comments | 20200 Views
ATHERTON
Another whitewash by "Mr. Clean"?The following is a text of a letter I received from Atherton Police Chief Mike Guerra in response to my citizen's complaint...
Original post made by John P Johns on Mar. 13, 2011Last comment by Bob, on Mar 19, 2011 at 4:30 pm | 82 comments | 9979 Views
MENLO PARK
Who are Menlo Park fire district's highest-paid staff?The number of Menlo Park Fire Protection District employees whose compensation surpassed $300,000 continued to increase in...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 5, 2019 at 2:53 am | 81 comments | 10288 Views
ATHERTON
Editorial: Permanent solution needed for noisy planesSurely there is a way for the Federal Aviation Administration to address the sea-change in noise impact caused by a small...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2013Last comment by Jetman, on Dec 23, 2014 at 9:15 pm | 81 comments | 28962 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo parking a factor in closing of Boutique 4After five years in business in downtown Menlo Park, Boutique 4 has closed at 809 Santa Cruz Ave., according to Tamara Michel,...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2011Last comment by Colleen Anderson, on Feb 18, 2011 at 10:42 am | 80 comments | 9388 Views
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