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MENLO PARK
Council members express 'grave concern' to David Bohannon over focus groupsTwo members of Menlo Park's City Council met with land developer David Bohannon Tuesday to express their "grave concern"...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 21, 2010 at 3:37 pm | 106 comments | 11084 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 7205 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fragile comity unwinds between Everest, districtBoard president's disclosure of charter school enrollment data in proposed guest opinion and to selected school board candidates...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2009Last comment by Fred, on Oct 23, 2009 at 6:34 pm | 105 comments | 15321 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park: School parcel tax ballots arrivingSan Mateo County has started mailing ballots and voter information to registered voters in the Menlo Park City School District,...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 12, 2016 at 9:38 am | 105 comments | 9017 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 18466 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks says "I don't think this guy belongs here."The Guy is Supervisor Candidate Mark DePaula and he asked Sheriff Greg Munks a question. Yesterday at the Beyond Newtown...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on May. 6, 2014Last comment by Mark De Paula, on Apr 21, 2015 at 9:15 am | 104 comments | 11334 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 16065 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 251749 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cause for alarm? How Menlo Park Fire Protection District pays its employeesThe employees of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District had the highest average wages of any California government agency...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 17, 2017 at 9:32 am | 102 comments | 17578 Views
AROUND TOWN
Deputy looking at a steep climb in running for sheriffDeputy Mark Melville of the county Sheriff's Office is on a road less traveled. In the June 5 election, he's running for...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2018Last comment by CONCERNED CITIZEN 2, on Apr 7, 2018 at 1:25 pm | 102 comments | 14684 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 8105 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia high school district board studies enrollment options for Ravenswood kidsA thread emerged last night from the tangle of priorities facing the Sequoia Union High School District as the board discussed...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2013Last comment by Further Clarification, on Oct 17, 2013 at 1:51 pm | 101 comments | 33837 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 13013 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 11859 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Michael goodwin takes the New York Times to the WoodshedThis is one of the better articles on the New York Times embarrassing cheer leading for the Obama Administration. Its obsequious...
Original post made by Gray Lady Down on Nov. 10, 2013Last comment by structured queries , on Mar 1, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 100 comments | 27891 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 9452 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: An open letter from one Sarah to another(The following is an open letter to the Republican vice presidential hopeful.) Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=6827...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2008Last comment by impressed!, on Nov 19, 2008 at 11:06 am | 99 comments | 10231 Views
MENLO PARK
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 | 15393 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Car pins boys against wall in downtown Menlo ParkA warm fall afternoon turned dangerous for two 6-year-old twins when a car jumped a curb, trapping the boys against the wall...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2013Last comment by Pat, on Oct 25, 2013 at 5:16 pm | 96 comments | 43839 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Whitman gives $100,000 to Romney super PACAtherton resident Meg Whitman, a candidate in the 2010 race for governor, gave $100,000 to a super PAC working for Republican...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by Romney is LOSING, on Aug 27, 2012 at 3:53 pm | 96 comments | 9505 Views
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