Public asked to help families devastated by fire
Redwood City officials are asking the public to help families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood May 15. (Saturday, 6:35 PM)

Another daytime shooting in East Palo Alto
A young man walking to his car was shot Friday afternoon in East Palo Alto, according to police. (Saturday, 10:52 AM)

Obama to attend June fundraiser in Portola Valley
President Barack Obama will attend a $32,400-a-head June 6 fundraising dinner at the Portola Valley home of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and his wife, Neeru. (Saturday, 10:40 AM)

Monday: Screening of 'Tapestries of Hope'
As part of their senior project at Woodside Priory School, Clara Johnson and Stephanie Brugger are hosting the screening on May 20 of the film, "Tapestries of Hope," a documentary on young rape survivors in Zimbabwe. (Saturday, 11:28 AM)

Tonight: Symphony gives concert in Menlo
Silicon Valley Symphony, directed by Michael P. Gibson, will present its final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 330 Ravenswood Ave. in Menlo Park. (Friday, 9:49 AM)

Sunday: Atherton's 'Evening in Paris'
The Mid-Peninsula League of the San Francisco Symphony will celebrate "An Evening in Paris" with cocktails, floral displays, fine dining and musical entertainment on Sunday, May 19, at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton. (Friday, 8:11 AM)

Prosecutor: Ayres verdict brings relief to victims
After years of legal wrangling, Dr. William Hamilton Ayres, an 81-year-old former San Mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting boys during examinations in the 1990s, has pleaded no contest to the charges against him. (Friday, 8:27 AM)

Interim chief named while injured chief recovers
A former chief of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, Douglas Sporleder, will serve as interm chief while Chief Harold Schapelhouman recovers from injuries sustained from a fall. Chief Schapelhouman underwent back surgery Monday. (Friday, 7:51 AM)

Ormondale principal named
Kevin Keegan, an elementary school principal in the Santa Clara Unified School District, has been appointed the new principal of Ormondale School in Portola Valley. (Thursday, 3:10 PM)

Atherton residents address police contract issues, from outsourcing to pensions
Should the town of Atherton consider outsourcing its police department? If not, how much should the town be willing to pay to keep residents safe, properties secure, and police officers feeling fairly compensated? (Friday, 11:15 AM)

Portola Valley council vetoes artificial grass
Expanded version of earlier story. The Portola Valley Town Council by a 3-2 vote overturned a Planning Commission decision allowing the Woodside Priory School to use artificial grass on a soccer field. (Friday, 8:01 AM)

Plenty of motivation to chase CCS berths at track semis
For some, the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships is just a mere stepping stone to the finals. For others, it's a much different story. Read this and other sports coverage at PASportsOnline.com. (Friday, 10:18 AM)

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• New owner applies to remodel $117 million Woodside mansion (Wednesday, 7:58 AM)
• Atherton city manager gets compensation boost, sort of (Thursday, 11:57 AM)
• Lawsuit filed over collision with horses on I-280 (Thursday, 8:57 AM)
• Fire marshal leaving Menlo Park Fire Protection District (Thursday, 9:18 AM)
• May 23: Service for Henry Blume, engineer, sportsman (Thursday, 9:03 AM)
• Assemblyman seeking summer interns (Thursday, 9:54 AM)
• Menlo Park fire chief recovering from fall (Wednesday, 10:00 AM)
• Menlo Park traffic stop turns into drug bust (Wednesday, 10:03 AM)
• Robert Taylor honored for pioneering work on computers, Internet (Tuesday, 8:35 PM)
• Mitchell Johnson: 'Color and Shape' (Wednesday, 10:26 AM)
• Las Lomitas parents pepper high school district superintendent in forum (Tuesday, 11:49 AM)
• New school campus: Bond measure on ballot as early as November (Tuesday, 11:55 AM)
• Re-designing Willow-101 interchange (Tuesday, 11:37 AM)
• Menlo commission votes on Louise Street issue (Tuesday, 9:26 AM)
• Police calls: Ice skating gear stolen (Tuesday, 9:33 AM)

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