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AROUND TOWN
Faced with possible closure, Flegel's asks for help from the communityFlegel’s furniture store has been an institution in Menlo Park's downtown for 69 years, but now it's facing possible closure...
Original post made on May. 11, 2023Last comment by ol' Homeboy, on May 15, 2023 at 8:12 pm | 3 comments | 5298 Views
AROUND TOWN
How will Menlo Park pay for $4M quiet zone along train tracks?At Tuesday night’s Menlo Park City Council meeting, residents came out in droves to support a quiet zone throughout the...
Original post made on May. 11, 2023Last comment by Running hard to stay in place, on May 15, 2023 at 5:40 pm | 13 comments | 3635 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Bicyclists can now report '3 foot rule' violations online in San Mateo CountyThe San Mateo County Sheriff's Office announced bicyclists can now report "3 Foot Rule" violations and other bicycle-related...
Original post made on May. 12, 2023Last comment by M, on May 13, 2023 at 6:07 pm | 19 comments | 7819 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: To reduce inequality, local school districts need to mergeThis week, reader Henry Donald makes the case that the Ravenswood and Menlo Park school districts ought to merge, erasing...
Original post made on May. 6, 2023Last comment by JBS, on May 12, 2023 at 8:16 pm | 17 comments | 5899 Views
MENLO PARK
Judge rules Menlo Park failed to make findings for its utilities tax, and may have to refund the moneyA San Mateo County Superior Court Judge issued a tentative ruling Monday that Menlo Park that favored plaintiffs who claimed...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on May 12, 2023 at 7:39 pm | 15 comments | 12365 Views
AROUND TOWN
José Andrés' restaurant plan at risk as Stanford Shopping Center owner threatens suit over gas banThe owner of Stanford Shopping Center is threatening to sue Palo Alto after the city had indicated that it will not allow...
Original post made on May. 10, 2023Last comment by CyberVoter, on May 10, 2023 at 12:29 pm | 1 comment | 2651 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley resident's LLC threatens to sue if town doesn’t do more environmental analysis on housing plansA Portola Valley resident notified the town of plans to sue if the Planning Commission and Town Council don't rescind their...
Original post made on May. 9, 2023Last comment by Meg, on May 9, 2023 at 3:35 pm | 3 comments | 4394 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is the child care crisis getting worse?Experts say high-quality care is so vital for small children. It's also why the ongoing child care crisis is so worrisome...
Original post made on May. 9, 2023Last comment by Chuck Bernstein, on May 9, 2023 at 1:48 pm | 1 comment | 1666 Views
MENLO PARK
Letters to the editor: Ending cooperation with ICE & Caltrain noise along the PeninsulaThis week, readers weigh in on San Mateo County's reluctance to work with ICE and the loud and never-ending sound of Caltrain...
Original post made on May. 7, 2023Last comment by ln, on May 9, 2023 at 12:24 am | 3 comments | 3012 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo-Atherton High students hold protest march, call for de-escalation training following teen's arrestOn Wednesday afternoon, over 100 Menlo-Atherton High School students, teachers and community members protested the Atherton...
Original post made on May. 4, 2023Last comment by Steve, on May 6, 2023 at 3:15 pm | 12 comments | 12020 Views
MENLO PARK
Letters to the editor<B>San Mateo makes the right move ditching ICE Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2023/05/05/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on May. 6, 2023Last comment by ABC7 Viewer, on May 6, 2023 at 7:10 am | 1 comment | 645 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woman charged for fatal wrong-way crash on I-280 last weekendA 24-year-old Campbell woman has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other felonies for a wrong-way crash that killed...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023Last comment by Karl, on May 4, 2023 at 9:58 am | 4 comments | 5501 Views
ATHERTON
Protest planned for Wednesday at M-A in response to officer pinning down studentAfter videos went viral over the weekend of a Menlo-Atherton High School student being pinned down by police near the campus...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Hmmm, on May 3, 2023 at 3:54 pm | 3 comments | 3010 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton fire station off the table in housing element planOne more potential site for residential growth has been nixed from Atherton's eight-year housing plans. Read the full story...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Harold Schapelhouman, on May 3, 2023 at 2:06 pm | 2 comments | 4008 Views
AROUND TOWN
Lawsuits accuse San Mateo County of negligence, claim it was aware of sexual abuseA now deceased probation officer who worked with young men and boys is at the center of 10 civil lawsuits recently filed...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by Holly L., on May 3, 2023 at 3:02 am | 2 comments | 4238 Views
AROUND TOWN
Deputies arrested alleged burglar for Portola Valley home break-inA 34-year-old East Palo Alto man was arrested on Friday, April 28, for allegedly breaking into a Portola Valley residence,...
Original post made on May. 1, 2023Last comment by pogo, on May 1, 2023 at 4:00 pm | 1 comment | 3128 Views
MENLO PARK
Tired of train horns, Menlo Park and Palo Alto advance plans for 'quiet zone'Palo Alto and Menlo Park have joined forces to combat a common foe: blaring train horns. But an analysis shows that one of...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 27, 2023 at 1:52 pm | 1 comment | 3845 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton council agrees to install EV chargers at Holbrook-Palmer ParkThe Atherton City Council is moving forward with plans to purchase electric vehicle chargers for installation in Holbrook-Palmer...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 27, 2023 at 8:29 am | 3 comments | 4079 Views
WOODSIDE
Guest opinion: More can be done to protect bicyclists from fatal collisionsOn April 10, bicyclist Lester Legarda was fatally struck by a driver on a Cañada Road, a rural road popular among walkers,...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2023Last comment by Scott, on Apr 24, 2023 at 7:53 pm | 2 comments | 4944 Views
AROUND TOWN
Teeth-clattering potholes get temporary fix after storms pitted already-damaged roadsOn freeways, on-ramps, streets and overpasses, drivers have been dodging large potholes, deep fissures and mosaics of fractured...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2023Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Apr 24, 2023 at 6:44 pm | 1 comment | 2150 Views
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