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MENLO PARK
Proponents reel from withdrawal of Arrillaga offer to help build new libraryAn offer by local philanthropist and billionaire developer John Arrillaga to help the city of Menlo Park build a new main...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2018Last comment by Menlo guy, on Oct 10, 2018 at 1:25 pm | 6 comments | 5792 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Councilman Peter Ohtaki named next mayorMarking the completion of another year, the Menlo Park City Council held its annual chair swap as Councilwoman Kirsten Keith...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2017Last comment by Lynne Bramlett, on Dec 15, 2017 at 11:38 am | 1 comment | 5791 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
TESLA IS GOING PUBLICThis ill fated company which cannot anticipate making money for at least 20 years is just moving so fast that it has announced...
Original post made by R.GORDON on Jun. 29, 2010There are no comments yet. 5791 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas district faces $1.2 million in cutsLas Lomitas School District officials are recommending cost reductions that include a hiring freeze, larger classes, cuts...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2010Last comment by Stanford Hills Resident, on Jun 19, 2010 at 9:21 pm | 23 comments | 5790 Views
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's to charge for author eventsStarting this month, Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park will charge those who don't belong to its rewards program to attend...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 9, 2011 at 10:51 pm | 36 comments | 5790 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Make Menlo Park great again with Trump-linked lobbyist?Hiring a lobbying firm closely associated with President Trump does not sit right with much of the Menlo Park community,...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by Fake News?, on Jan 15, 2018 at 4:55 pm | 35 comments | 5789 Views
MENLO PARK
Monday: Menlo Park school district to discuss principles and new fundingMenlo Park City School District will meet on April 21 to discuss guiding principles and a new school funding model. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2014Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Apr 18, 2014 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 5788 Views
MENLO PARK
Willow Road/U.S. 101 interchange to be closed all weekendThe Willow Road/U.S. 101 interchange between Newbridge Street and Bay Road will be closed for 54 hours, from 10 p.m. on Friday,...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2018Last comment by Jenson, on Oct 5, 2018 at 8:10 am | 5 comments | 5788 Views
MENLO PARK
Time to kill off the Downtown visioning processA letter urging Council to rethink the visioning process was suggested. This downtown visioning process needs much more...
Original post made by Morris Brown on Jun. 1, 2010Last comment by Was it "Political" - NO, on Jun 8, 2010 at 1:03 pm | 22 comments | 5787 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Argument preceded shooting of rehab leader David LewisIn the minutes prior to being fatally shot in the back Wednesday afternoon, East Palo Alto drug-intervention leader David...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2010Last comment by JMasonEPA, on Jun 10, 2010 at 11:22 pm | 3 comments | 5787 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Residents petition council to halt pig scramblesWoodside residents and others opposed to the annual kids-chasing-pigs event at the July Fourth Junior Rodeo put on by the...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2017Last comment by Melodie, on Feb 28, 2017 at 1:29 pm | 19 comments | 5787 Views
MENLO PARK
Report touts Bay Area as mega-powerful region facing challengesSilicon Valley is an economic powerhouse, and some of the cogs that drive it are more functional than others, claims a new...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2018Last comment by Hmmm, on Jul 12, 2018 at 2:52 pm | 4 comments | 5786 Views
AROUND TOWN
Judge upholds settlement in Menlo Park fire director defamation lawsuitA judge has denied a request to nullify the settlement agreement reached in a defamation countersuit between a Menlo Park...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2014Last comment by bizarre, on Jul 11, 2014 at 9:14 pm | 14 comments | 5786 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton voters reject library in parkAfter more than a year spent squabbling about a divided City Council's decision to make Atherton's Holbrook-Palmer Park the...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2012Last comment by Lesson in government, on Nov 8, 2012 at 9:46 am | 6 comments | 5786 Views
MENLO PARK
SRI proposes big changes in Menlo Park campusSRI International proposes a 25-year plan to "revitalize and upgrade" its 63-acre campus without changing the overall size...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2012Last comment by manage traffic, on Dec 10, 2012 at 9:06 am | 9 comments | 5785 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Sharon Green renovations pass round twoThe Planning Commission suggested that the owners of an apartment complex in Sharon Heights find a way to save some of the...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Shawn, on Feb 24, 2014 at 11:17 am | 5 comments | 5785 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Name released for new downtown restaurantThe name for a new restaurant in downtown Menlo Park, set to occupy the site of the former Bradley's Fine Diner, has been...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2017Last comment by ray ban, on Aug 16, 2017 at 8:46 am | 1 comment | 5785 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Phillips Brooks School: No plans for new campusMoving Phillips Brooks School from its current site on Avy Avenue in Menlo Park to 10 acres the school recently bought near...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2007Last comment by Stop Being Negative, on Oct 2, 2007 at 5:31 pm | 1 comment | 5785 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: iPhone heist alleged at Facebook headquartersApproximately 30 iPhones ended up in a silver Lexus rather than remaining in storage at Facebook headquarters on Friday,...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2015Last comment by KW, on Jan 26, 2015 at 12:34 pm | 1 comment | 5784 Views
WOODSIDE
Police calls: Bicycles valued at $11,000 stolen from open garageCrime and accident reports from Woodside, Portola Valley, West Menlo Park and Ladera Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2014/07/02/police-calls-bicycles-value...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2014Last comment by JasonE, on Jul 7, 2014 at 9:57 pm | 3 comments | 5784 Views
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