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ATHERTON
Filoli catches the eye of Antiques Roadshow producerWith a large outdoor space, pleasant weather and a history of filming on the property, Woodside's Filoli estate checked all...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2022Last comment by Filoli Staff, on Feb 14, 2022 at 7:20 am | 2 comments | 4760 Views
OTHER TOPICS
With $500 worth of allegedly stolen bras under his clothes, a man is arrested at Stanford Shopping CenterA sharp-eyed Victoria's Secret worker at Stanford Shopping Center on Feb. 10 helped nab two people from southern California...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by Observer, on Feb 12, 2022 at 5:23 pm | 1 comment | 5086 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park resident who stabbed store clerk to enter substance abuse programA Menlo Park man who stabbed a 7-Eleven store clerk will enter a local substance abuse program as part of a plea deal entered...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 12, 2022 at 2:49 pm | 1 comment | 1868 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Rare sighting of an Oriental turtle-dove has birders flocking to a Palo Alto neighborhoodA bird sighted last week only for the third time in California has hundreds of birders flocking to a Palo Alto neighborhood...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by Resident , on Feb 12, 2022 at 5:41 am | 1 comment | 3369 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shooting injures man at Stanford Shopping Center parking lotA shooting at a Stanford Shopping Center parking lot left a man with hand and foot injuries on Thursday night, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 11, 2022 at 5:12 pm | 1 comment | 3643 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park without the blare of train horns? Study of 'quiet zone' on Caltrain line moves forwardMenlo Park is officially exploring what it would take to establish a "quiet zone" along a section of the Caltrain corridor...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Julie , on Feb 11, 2022 at 4:08 pm | 8 comments | 4369 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside decides it's not a mountain lion habitat, allows developers to propose housing under SB 9Facing legal action and national scrutiny, the Woodside Town Council backpedaled on claiming a townwide exemption from a...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2022Last comment by Pat, on Feb 8, 2022 at 5:09 am | 5 comments | 3992 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside freezes SB 9 projects, citing an exemption for mountain lion habitatsThe town of Woodside is blocking new housing from being built under a new state law, arguing the residential growth would...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2022Last comment by gtspencer, on Feb 7, 2022 at 1:59 pm | 40 comments | 51117 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside boys play league soccer leaders toughThe Woodside High boys soccer team gave league leader Burlingame a good battle but fell short, 1-0, on a late goal in a Peninsula...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2022Last comment by dummy, on Feb 6, 2022 at 11:59 am | 1 comment | 910 Views
MENLO PARK
How to access Meta Park, Menlo Park's newest public open spaceMeta's new 2.2-acre park is now open to the public from sunrise to 8 p.m. Local community members can access the park by...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2022Last comment by Alan, on Feb 1, 2022 at 6:49 pm | 1 comment | 3552 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Lawsuit alleges San Mateo court imposes improper charges for traffic violationsAn unusual lawsuit filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Alameda County names the Superior Court of San Mateo County as...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2022Last comment by Rick Moen, on Feb 1, 2022 at 4:05 pm | 1 comment | 2325 Views
MENLO PARK
Downtown Menlo Park road closures are here to stay — for nowThe street closures that have, for many residents, made downtown Menlo Park more pedestrian friendly amid the threat of COVID-19...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Samuel Y, on Feb 1, 2022 at 9:12 am | 9 comments | 4982 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park biotech company opens COVID-19 testing siteA Menlo Park biotech company is offering drive-thru COVID-19 tests and will be open to the public daily. Read the full...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2022Last comment by Avellino, on Feb 1, 2022 at 8:43 am | 2 comments | 5072 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Ravenswood district in talks to lease two of its propertiesThe Ravenswood City School District hopes to finalize longterm lease agreements to develop two of its sites and use the revenue...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2022Last comment by JOlson, on Jan 31, 2022 at 6:45 pm | 5 comments | 4692 Views
AROUND TOWN
Newsom injects $6.1B to speed shift to zero-emission vehiclesStanding outside the Ford Greenfield Labs in Palo Alto on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke about his vision for fast forwarding...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by CyberVoter, on Jan 31, 2022 at 5:45 pm | 4 comments | 2294 Views
MENLO PARK
New public park and bike bridge now open at Meta headquartersA new public park and a bridge for people to walk or ride bicycles across Bayfront Expressway near Meta's expanded headquarters...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2022Last comment by [email protected], on Jan 31, 2022 at 4:42 pm | 2 comments | 2814 Views
MENLO PARK
New nonprofit aims to bring more public art to downtown Menlo Park"If you build it, they will come" is rarely applied to art, but it's a key part of the philosophy of Elevate Art Menlo Park,...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Jan. 31, 2022There are no comments yet. 326 Views
FICTION
Bay Area law enforcement grapples with rise in 'ghost guns'Officials in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have reported a significant rise in "ghost guns" over the last few years....
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Brian, on Jan 31, 2022 at 9:17 am | 2 comments | 2727 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Why electrification, now, is counter productiveIn a guest opinion, Menlo Park resident Alexander Cannara touts nuclear power as a reliable clean energy source for California's...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2022Last comment by MenloVoter., on Jan 28, 2022 at 11:40 am | 43 comments | 5112 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Family sues Stanford University, fraternity over son's fentanyl deathThe family of a Stanford University student who died from an accidental fentanyl overdose in January 2020 has filed a lawsuit...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 27, 2022 at 7:32 pm | 1 comment | 2931 Views
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