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ATHERTON

Hateful speech via Zoom jars Atherton council as online trolling seeks to disrupt public meetings

Hate-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, 2023
Last 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 proposal

The 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, 2023
Last 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 element

Menlo 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, 2023
Last 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 tree

Throughout 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, 2023
Last 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 years

Menlo 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, 2023
Last 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 Netanyahu

Palo 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, 2023
Last 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 desk

A 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, 2023
Last 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 materials

SLAC 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, 2023
Last 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, 2023
Last 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 another

The 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, 2023
Last 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 residents

A 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, 2023
Last 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 license

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has temporarily banned BevMo! in Menlo Park from selling alcohol,...

Original post made on Sep. 8, 2023
Last 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 neighborhood

Menlo 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, 2023
Last comment by PH, on Sep 13, 2023 at 2:15 pm | 4 comments | 2609 Views

MENLO PARK

History of the Redevelopment Agency of Menlo Park

https://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, 2023
Last 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 84

Two 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, 2023
Last 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 County

The 2023 county History Makers dinner will honor Woodside resident Jamis MacNiven, founder of Buck's restaurant who made...

Original post made on Sep. 5, 2023
Last 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 council

The 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, 2023
Last 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 Park

After 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, 2023
Last 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 lease

Stanford 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, 2023
Last 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 streets

Menlo Park is moving forward with the city’s “streetaries” program, which allows for restaurants to expand outdoor...

Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023
Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Aug 31, 2023 at 9:09 pm | 16 comments | 4204 Views
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