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MENLO PARK
Newly elected Las Lomitas board member steps down, leaving two seats to fillBoard member-elect Jody Leng said she won't assume her seat on the Las Lomitas Elementary School District governing board....
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2020Last comment by Carol Mayer Marshall, on Dec 9, 2020 at 4:20 pm | 2 comments | 5550 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Council creates program to help struggling restaurants offer outdoor diningFor some Menlo Park restaurants that lacked outdoor eating areas when the pandemic struck, help may be on the way. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2020Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Dec 9, 2020 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 5193 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent: Opening Woodside Elementary campus like a '100,000-piece puzzle'Masked first graders lined up in areas marked with orange traffic cones in the Woodside Elementary School parking lot on...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2020Last comment by Sean, on Dec 9, 2020 at 10:46 am | 1 comment | 4181 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sheriff's activities league executive director arrested for alleged fraudThe executive director of the youth-serving San Mateo County Sheriff's Activities League was taken to jail Friday, Dec. 11,...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2020Last comment by , on Dec 8, 2020 at 12:52 pm | 1 comment | 3922 Views
MENLO PARK
Local private school students return to campusStudents at private schools on the Midpeninsula started to make their ways back to classes over the last several weeks. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 3860 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County enters COVID-19 'purple tier,' curfewContinued steeply climbing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have pushed San Mateo County into the state's most restrictive...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 8, 2020 at 9:45 am | 16 comments | 13404 Views
MENLO PARK
Having A “Turkey-Less” Thanksgiving? Or simply need a break from leftovers (again).No Problem. Now through Sunday, November 29 simply order a delicious take-out lunch or dinner from a local restaurant or...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Nov. 24, 2020Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Dec 7, 2020 at 7:05 pm | 1 comment | 696 Views
MENLO PARK
Former mayor pens humor book from alien perspectiveMickie Winkler, a former Menlo Park City Council member and mayor, has released a humor book containing local anecdotes and...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2020Last comment by Steve Schmidt, on Dec 6, 2020 at 4:32 pm | 1 comment | 946 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas parents call for recall of board memberLas Lomitas community members are asking a school board member to step down for not displaying leadership in denouncing racism. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2020Last comment by pogo, on Dec 5, 2020 at 7:10 am | 23 comments | 8728 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park school group aids local families in needMPCSD Helps, a venture started this past spring, has raised $100K, collected thousands of donations. Read the full story...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by Angela Swartz, Almanac Staff Writer, on Dec 4, 2020 at 11:30 am | 2 comments | 3755 Views
AROUND TOWN
State to enter more serious regional stay-in-place order in coming daysIn an attempt to prevent a crisis in hospitals and intensive care units in the coming weeks due to ballooning cases of COVID-19,...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2020Last comment by Enough, on Dec 3, 2020 at 6:58 pm | 3 comments | 8794 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district parents, teachers and students at odds over returning to classroomsAs Sequoia Union High School District officials make plans for a return to in-person learning, teachers say "no." Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2020Last comment by Leila Dowden, on Dec 3, 2020 at 5:25 pm | 3 comments | 6723 Views
AROUND TOWN
Residents launch referendum petition to keep ban on nonresidents at Foothills ParkPalo Alto's recent decision to expand access to Foothills Park by welcoming nonresidents to the exclusive nature preserve...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 3, 2020 at 9:53 am | 7 comments | 3545 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district parents, teachers and students at odds over returning to classroomsSome Sequoia Union High School District students are pleading to return to classrooms next semester, but necessary upgrades...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 1348 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Local private school students return to campusA teacher guides kindergartners into classrooms at Woodland School on Oct. 21 in a video posted on the Portola Valley school's...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2020Last comment by , on Nov 27, 2020 at 3:15 am | 1 comment | 1061 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Virus outbreaks unavoidable as school campuses reopen, experts warnAs schools inch closer to reopening campuses in some parts of California, medical experts are warning that the spread of...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2020There are no comments yet. 1037 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
All the fixings: Sequoia district hands out Thanksgiving meal kits to familiesThe Sequoia Union High School District provided turkey, mashed potatoes, blueberry crumbles and more to families this year...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by nan, on Nov 25, 2020 at 2:26 pm | 1 comment | 3647 Views
MENLO PARK
Former mayor pens humor book from alien perspectiveMickie Winkler, a former Menlo Park City Council member and mayor, has released a humor book containing local anecdotes and...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by conscience, on Nov 25, 2020 at 1:55 pm | 1 comment | 3455 Views
OTHER TOPICS
What county health leaders are doing to bridge COVID-19 testing gapsPeople of color have been the most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and San Mateo County is working on reducing disparities...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by Mark Dinan, on Nov 25, 2020 at 12:23 pm | 1 comment | 4386 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Stanford releases Title IX report as university navigates concerns around new federal regulationsStanford received 92 fewer reports of sexual misconduct in 2019-20 than the prior school year, though the drop is attributed...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by , on Nov 25, 2020 at 2:04 am | 1 comment | 3102 Views
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