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Photo essay: Picturing life under the coronavirusThrough images, we show how Midpeninsula residents and workers are coping with the COVID-19 threat that has disrupted our...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 19595 Views
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State Senate candidates to square off on Feb. 5Seven candidates for California Senate District 13 will go head-to-head in a debate on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2020Last comment by Tom, on Feb 5, 2020 at 8:15 pm | 1 comment | 1623 Views
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VP Mike Pence tours NASA Ames, talks space exploration and mass shootingsVice President Mike Pence touted big plans for an American-led lunar landing by 2024 during a Thursday appearance at the...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2019Last comment by Can't Handle the Truth, on Nov 20, 2019 at 5:27 pm | 15 comments | 4235 Views
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Sunday: Portola Valley Arts Guild hosting social media forumThe Arts Guild of Portola Valley is taking on a topic that involves the intersection between the arts and social science...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 3104 Views
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Filing period open for county electionsThe candidate filing period for a place on the Nov. 5 ballot is now open for people hoping to run for the two open school...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019There are no comments yet. 2018 Views
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Menlo Park: City Council supports updates to heritage tree ordinanceOn Tuesday, July 16, the Menlo Park City Council adopted recommendations from a task force to update its tree protection...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 4034 Views
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State leaders hail decision to drop census citizenship questionPresident Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday dropped its plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census,...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2019Last comment by Tiananmen Square West, on Jul 5, 2019 at 3:57 pm | 18 comments | 2340 Views
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Woodside Glens development rules further honedWoodside planning officials received a boatload of feedback at a study session about a proposal that would have allowed most...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 3361 Views
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Applewood Pizza closes in Menlo ParkThe original Applewood Pizza has closed after decades of business at 1001 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Edward, on Mar 9, 2019 at 4:45 pm | 27 comments | 21562 Views
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Portola Valley civic volunteer, pilot Bud Eisberg dies at 74Arthur Charles "Bud" Eisberg, a resident of Portola Valley and a town volunteer in civic affairs was also a pilot, a sailor...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Tom Vlasic, on Feb 21, 2019 at 11:06 am | 3 comments | 5085 Views
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Weather service expects low snow levels through Tuesday afternoonThe National Weather Service is predicting snow in some of the Bay Area's higher elevations. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 2401 Views
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Guest opinion: Rethinking Stanford's development planIn mid-December, Santa Clara County released the final iteration of the environmental impact report (EIR) assessing the impacts...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2019Last comment by Neilson Buchanan, on Jan 21, 2019 at 1:39 pm | 1 comment | 3118 Views
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Mayor says affordable housing and safety are among prioritiesAhead for 2019, Portola Valley Mayor Ann Wengert cited the importance of moving forward on affordable housing, keeping after...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by , on Jan 15, 2019 at 10:48 am | 1 comment | 3427 Views
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Menlo Park fire district to expand servicesThe Menlo Park Fire Protection District will hold two dedication ceremonies Monday, coinciding with the expansion of services...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 9, 2019 at 10:03 am | 15 comments | 4500 Views
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Three households recognized for welcoming native plants, crittersWhile Portola Valley is not Eden for the plants that dwell there -- they do have pathogens to contend with -- the yards of...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2019Last comment by Friend of Woodside, on Jan 8, 2019 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 3978 Views
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New year brings with it plenty of new lawsA slew of new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1 -- from bills addressing gender issues to new rules banning gun ownership...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2019There are no comments yet. 3014 Views
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Menlo College men's soccer make it three in successionAndres Zimmerman recorded his third shutout, Eric Hegmann scored twice, each time getting an assist from Noa Kerr, and the...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2018Last comment by Mike Johnson, on Sep 24, 2018 at 6:47 pm | 1 comment | 1872 Views
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Of local note: Local athletes add to gold medal collectionsEast Palo Alto Greyhounds' Layla McGee added the 11-12 girls discus throw to her gold medal collection, winning the event...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2018There are no comments yet. 2064 Views
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Surf Air flights down by 85 percent, but noisy legal fight continuesThe skies over the Midpeninsula may have become quieter in the weeks since Surf Air, a commuter airline that uses the county-owned...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2018Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jul 19, 2018 at 12:55 pm | 49 comments | 8973 Views
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Menlo Park school district wants to hear from publicA special meeting to hear public comment on the Menlo Park City School District's long-term financial planning will be held...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 5, 2018 at 9:22 am | 1 comment | 4622 Views
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