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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 Menlo Voter., on Jan 21, 2022 at 6:43 pm | 41 comments | 3730 Views
ATHERTON
Glass door smashed in Atherton's fifth burglary of 2022Atherton police reported the fifth burglary of the year on Thursday, after someone reportedly smashed a glass door to break...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2022Last comment by MenloVoter., on Jan 21, 2022 at 2:29 pm | 2 comments | 1673 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Elderly women robbed at gunpoint while lunching at Stanford Shopping CenterA man who pointed a handgun at two elderly women stole their purses on Tuesday outside True Food Kitchen, according to police. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2022There are no comments yet. 3097 Views
MENLO PARK
It's Time To Save Menlo Park Outdoor Dining And The Santa Cruz Avenue Community PlazaThe Menlo Park City Council will decide the future of these important community assets on January 25. https://www.almanacnews.com/blogs/p/2022/01/10/help-make-the-temporary-outdoor...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Jan. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 354 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton couple grateful for community support after burglars cause $1 million in damageAfter burglars broke into their home and damaged a faucet, causing flooding while they were away on vacation, an Atherton...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 18, 2022 at 8:09 pm | 5 comments | 8052 Views
AROUND TOWN
Redevelopment galvanizes residents to protect neighborhood treesTejaswini Ravindra is nervous about traveling over the holidays. It's not so much the omicron variant or the trip itself...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2022Last comment by Roxie Rorapaugh, on Jan 18, 2022 at 7:34 pm | 4 comments | 354 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Here's what's changed as California's new COVID workplace rules go into effectUpdated COVID-19 workplace rules went into effect on Friday. Several of the changes increase protections for vaccinated workers. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2022Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Jan 18, 2022 at 12:46 pm | 1 comment | 1721 Views
FICTION
Amid low COVID vaccine rates, more California children hospitalized in omicron surgeThe number of California children diagnosed with COVID-19 during the omicron variant surge has "skyrocketed," challenging...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 1291 Views
MENLO PARK
$7 million in surplus COVID supplies damaged after being left outside amid rainRoughly $7 million in surplus safety equipment and cleaning supplies at the San Mateo Event Center was damaged in recent...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2022Last comment by Anita, on Jan 17, 2022 at 6:17 pm | 3 comments | 1413 Views
WOODSIDE
Housing and development were top of mind in Woodside in 2021Potential new housing and development in town center dominated the conversation in Woodside last year. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2022Last comment by Sunny Storm, on Jan 16, 2022 at 2:00 pm | 4 comments | 1718 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Let's have housing and parking in central Menlo ParkIn an op-ed, Menlo Park Housing Commissioner John Pimentel and Planning Commission member Henry Riggs call on the City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 16, 2022 at 11:48 am | 25 comments | 3609 Views
MENLO PARK
Betsy Nash, Menlo Park's new mayor, lays out her priorities for the yearBetsy Nash, Menlo Park's mayor for 2022, identified three key areas where she's hoping to use her role to make an impact:...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 16, 2022 at 11:40 am | 4 comments | 2018 Views
MENLO PARK
Class action lawsuit claims city must refund residents for years of Menlo Park utility taxesThree Menlo Park residents have filed a class action lawsuit looking for a refund of utility users taxes from the city of...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2022Last comment by mickie winkler, on Jan 16, 2022 at 10:01 am | 10 comments | 3649 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park's city manager resigns just months before her planned retirementMenlo Park's city manager Starla Jerome-Robinson's resignation was announced Friday. The City Council plans to appoint Deputy...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2022Last comment by Frozen, on Jan 13, 2022 at 12:36 pm | 21 comments | 7664 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton welcomes nearly complete new civic center, grapples with burglaries in 2021A new $32 million civic center, a wave of burglaries and state housing mandates were major focuses in Atherton last year....
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2022Last comment by MenloVoter., on Jan 12, 2022 at 8:04 am | 3 comments | 1630 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park briefs: Sidewalk lawsuit settled and how to participate in the city's redistricting processMenlo Park's independent redistricting committee is collecting public input. Also, the city has settled a lawsuit with a...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2022Last comment by Brian, on Jan 11, 2022 at 8:45 pm | 1 comment | 1896 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Governor signs order to prohibit price gouging on at-home COVID testsGov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order this weekend aimed at preventing price gouging on COVID-19 at-home test kits,...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2022Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Jan 11, 2022 at 1:44 pm | 1 comment | 862 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local schools hit with surge of COVID-19 cases as omicron spreadsClasses have been back in session for less than a week after winter break and local schools are reporting record numbers...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2022Last comment by Scott Lohmann, on Jan 10, 2022 at 12:15 pm | 1 comment | 3888 Views
WOODSIDE
Unearthed open space easement provision puts hiccup in Woodside land use measureCañada Corners is designated as a conservation easement, which means the Town Council would need to overturn it for any...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2021Last comment by egoldber, on Jan 10, 2022 at 12:12 pm | 6 comments | 2923 Views
MENLO PARK
Not so fast on availability of parking plazasWhile the Parking Plazas downtown are operated by the City, ownership of the plazas is a checkerboard of lots for former...
Original post made by Use of Parking Plazas for Housin on Jan. 10, 2022There are no comments yet. 195 Views
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