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MENLO PARK
Team Sheeper's pool contract comes under new scrutiny from Menlo Park City CouncilIn an unusual move, Mayor Jen Wolosin is bringing Team Sheeper’s new contract to operate public swimming pools at Burgess...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2023Last comment by kbehroozi, 1 hour ago | 4 comments | 913 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Fire Protection District to donate fire engine to Maui Fire DepartmentThe Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board of Directors voted on Sept. 19 to donate a surplus fire engine to the Maui...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2023Last comment by Rob Silano, 5 hours ago | 3 comments | 2282 Views
MENLO PARK
Local elected officials unite in opposition to huge builder's remedy project in Menlo ParkAmid residents’ concern and confusion over the high-rise builder’s remedy development proposed for the former Sunset...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2023Last comment by pogo, 6 hours ago | 16 comments | 4813 Views
MENLO PARK
Zoning changes needed to get Menlo Park's housing element OK'd could allow for up to 100 units per acreThe Menlo Park City Council is moving forward with zoning changes to dramatically increase building density in future developments,...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., 9 hours ago | 14 comments | 4505 Views
AROUND TOWN
Davante Adams returns to East Palo Alto to surprise grandmother on ‘Secret Celebrity Renovation’Paly grad and NFL star receiver Davante Adams returns to East Palo Alto to surprise his grandmother with a home upgrade on...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2023Last comment by TriciaB, 19 hours ago | 1 comment | 969 Views
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 | 3562 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 | 1532 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 | 4927 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 | 3131 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 | 2687 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 | 2850 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 | 1810 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 | 2011 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 | 706 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 | 4921 Views
AROUND TOWN
Australian race car driver charged in fatal La Honda crash is out on bailThe Australian race car driver charged with vehicular manslaughter for a fatal crash on state Highway 84 in San Mateo County...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2023Last comment by Anita, on Sep 15, 2023 at 2:34 pm | 4 comments | 3492 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 | 6671 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 | 6123 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 | 2171 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 | 269 Views
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