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ATHERTON
Hateful speech via Zoom jars Atherton council as online trolling seeks to disrupt public meetingsHate-laden remarks bombarded the Atherton City Council meeting Wednesday night, Sept. 20, in what apparently is part of a...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Sep 25, 2023 at 1:30 pm | 9 comments | 5248 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ravenswood City School District board to vote next week on 400-unit teacher housing proposalThe Ravenswood City School District is looking to ink an agreement for an affordable housing project that could bring 450...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2023Last comment by PH, on Sep 24, 2023 at 8:42 am | 1 comment | 2255 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park strikes out a third time with its housing elementMenlo Park’s third version of its housing element shows improvement, but it’s not there yet, according to a letter from...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2023Last comment by pogo, on Sep 22, 2023 at 10:19 am | 23 comments | 5876 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After a branch falls in the night, Oak Knoll Elementary School prepares to lose its cherished treeThroughout Oak Knoll Elementary's 72-year history in Menlo Park, children have cavorted beneath the towering oak tree in...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2023Last comment by LynneF, on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:20 pm | 1 comment | 3788 Views
MENLO PARK
Team Sheeper wins contract to operate Menlo Park's city swimming pools for next five yearsMenlo Park City Council approved a contract with Team Sheeper to continue operations at Burgess Pool and take over the new...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2023Last comment by Iris, on Sep 21, 2023 at 9:16 am | 6 comments | 3346 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto resident Offir Gutelzon leads massive Bay Area protest against Benjamin NetanyahuPalo Alto based entrepreneur Offir Gutelzon led a massive, five-part protest Monday, Sept. 18, across San Jose, Fremont and...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2023Last comment by Parent of Los Lomitas and La Entrada grads, on Sep 20, 2023 at 8:40 pm | 3 comments | 3527 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Bill to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California heads to governor's deskA bill by a state legislator from San Francisco to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California has been approved...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2023Last comment by PV Volunteer, on Sep 20, 2023 at 10:56 am | 2 comments | 2261 Views
MENLO PARK
SLAC's powerful new X-ray offers a great leap in scientific research into quantum materialsSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) has spent more than a decade developing an X-ray that can take images of atoms...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Sep 20, 2023 at 8:45 am | 2 comments | 2571 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Letters to the editor for Aug. 18<B>Ideas for tackling Alpine Inn parking problem Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2023/08/18/letters-to-the-editor-for-aug-18...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2023Last comment by diesel, on Sep 18, 2023 at 1:20 pm | 3 comments | 1030 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council opts to end one downtown street closure, while keeping anotherThe Menlo Park City Council decided to keep one lane of downtown Santa Cruz Avenue closed to traffic between Curtis and Doyle...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2023Last comment by tb, on Sep 15, 2023 at 3:01 pm | 18 comments | 5822 Views
AROUND TOWN
Australian tourist charged with manslaughter in wrong-way crash that killed two La Honda residentsA local resident says one detail about the fatal crash on Highway 84 that killed two La Honda residents just doesn't add...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2023Last comment by MenloMike, on Sep 14, 2023 at 11:49 am | 1 comment | 7315 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park BevMo! closes after state suspends its liquor licenseThe California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has temporarily banned BevMo! in Menlo Park from selling alcohol,...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2023Last comment by pogo, on Sep 14, 2023 at 10:46 am | 9 comments | 7125 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Planning Commission OKs 432-unit housing development in Bayfront neighborhoodMenlo Park is moving forward with a 432-unit development and 67-foot-tall development in the Bayfront neighborhood. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2023Last comment by PH, on Sep 13, 2023 at 2:15 pm | 4 comments | 2609 Views
MENLO PARK
History of the Redevelopment Agency of Menlo Parkhttps://www.menlopark.org/DocumentCenter/View/756/The-History-of-RDAs-in-California-and-in-Menlo-Park File this under...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Sep. 3, 2023Last comment by PH, on Sep 7, 2023 at 6:23 pm | 1 comment | 488 Views
WOODSIDE
Two killed in head-on collision near La Honda on Highway 84Two people were killed and two were hospitalized Friday, Sept. 1, after a head-on collision on state Highway 84 near La Honda...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Sep 6, 2023 at 8:05 am | 2 comments | 6432 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woodside's Jamis MacNiven to be honored as this year's History Maker of San Mateo CountyThe 2023 county History Makers dinner will honor Woodside resident Jamis MacNiven, founder of Buck's restaurant who made...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2023Last comment by jimschott, on Sep 5, 2023 at 12:42 pm | 1 comment | 4059 Views
MENLO PARK
$3.5M project to restore landscaping at Willow Road-U.S. 101 interchange gets green light from Menlo Park councilThe landscaping of the highway interchange at Willow Road and U.S. 101, in the works since 2019, was given renewed urgency...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2023Last comment by Jimboreno, on Sep 4, 2023 at 10:01 pm | 7 comments | 3161 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside and Peninsula Girl Scouts broker a solution for bus access to Huddart ParkAfter Woodside’s bus ban on Kings Mountain Road stirred up strong reactions from residents on both sides of the issue,...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2023Last comment by gtspencer, on Sep 1, 2023 at 11:14 am | 3 comments | 2551 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sigma Chi fraternity loses $32 million house after Stanford ends leaseStanford University has ended an 86-year ground lease on its campus with Alpha Omega Housing Corporation (AOHC), the alumni...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2023Last comment by Karl, on Sep 1, 2023 at 11:01 am | 1 comment | 5550 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Council acts to allow future outdoor dining on downtown streetsMenlo Park is moving forward with the city’s “streetaries” program, which allows for restaurants to expand outdoor...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Aug 31, 2023 at 9:09 pm | 16 comments | 4204 Views
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