Saturday and Sunday: Open studio in Portola Valley
Florence de Bretagne is holding an Open Studios event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, at 290 Golden Hills Drive in Portola Valley. (Saturday, 1:46 PM)

Man struck by Caltrain dies this morning
A man who was struck by a train in Burlingame early Saturday morning (Aug. 19) has died, Caltrain officials said.
(Saturday, 11:17 AM)

Man suffers head wound in stabbing
A 39-year-old man who was stabbed in the head early this morning in East Palo Alto is expected to survive, according to East Palo Alto police. (Saturday, 1:49 PM)

Facebook goes public
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and employees at the Menlo Park campus applaud the company's public debut on NASDAQ Friday morning. (Friday, 5:34 PM)

Atherton threatens to sue Menlo Park, Facebook
Atherton has threatened to sue Menlo Park and Facebook to get Facebook to pay at least part of the cost of widening Marsh Road at Middlefield Road, but some Atherton residents say that if the town does that, they'll join the opposing side to fight their town to keep their street as it is. (Friday, 11:04 AM)

Saturday, Sunday: USGS open house in Menlo
The U.S. Geological Survey will hold its 10th open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, on its campus at 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park. (Thursday, 10:14 AM)

Saturday: Woodside History Museum event
The Woodside History Museum will hold an information session from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the museum, 2961 Woodside Road, in Woodside. (Thursday, 6:19 PM)

Sunday: 'Otter Run' benefits Oak Knoll School
The 18th annual Otter Run 5K family run will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 20, starting at Oak Knoll School, 1895 Oak Knoll Lane in Menlo Park. (Friday, 7:37 PM)

This weekend: Open Studios
"Oaks and Wildflowers" by Alice Weil is one of the recent works that will be included in the Silicon Valley Open Studios event to be held Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 856 Partridge Ave. in Menlo Park. (Friday, 8:41 AM)

Portola Valley: Tax increase on Wayside Road?
Voters residing on Wayside Road, a steep and winding private road toward the northern end of Portola Valley, have a decision before them in the June 5 election: whether to vote themselves a parcel tax increase of $325 a year to maintain their road. (Friday, 6:51 PM)

Menlo Park Rotary Club awards scholarships
Twenty-three graduating seniors from three local high schools received college scholarships from the Rotary Club of Menlo Park. (Thursday, 9:47 PM)

Monday: Menlo Park's main library closes
The Menlo Park public library on Alma Street closes on May 21 for renovation. When it reopens on June 18, patrons will see a new circulation area and an easier checkout system via radio frequency identification tags, according to the staff. (Friday, 11:06 AM)

Menlo's Chan takes a shot at some tennis history
There have been undefeated players and undefeated teams, squads that won Central Coast Section titles and NorCal championships. The Menlo School boys' tennis program pretty much has done it all. Well, not quite. There's something still left undone. (Friday, 12:15 PM)

A path with a view
Woodside Priory students have their photo taken on the summit of Windy Hill Open Space Preserve. This is the first of a planned yearly day hike adventure for Priory students. Almanac photo by Michelle Le. (Thursday, 12:22 PM)

Thousands expected at Maker Faire
Holistic hula-hoops, robotic dogs, science geeks and craft enthusiasts are all descending on San Mateo this weekend for the 2012 Maker Faire at the San Mateo County Event Center. (Friday, 8:54 AM)

Burnetts won't face charges for underage drinking
Two parents won't be prosecuted for alleged underage drinking at a party held in their Menlo Park home on Nov. 25, the San Mateo County district attorney's office said Wednesday. (Thursday, 11:54 AM)

Menlo Park settles housing lawsuit
Identifying sites for affordable housing just jumped to the top of Menlo Park's priority list, according to a lawsuit settlement agreement released Thursday (May 17). (Thursday, 11:16 AM)

SHP's upset opens door for possible Menlo title repeat
Wednesday's CCS roundup: Menlo School baseball coach Craig Schoof should be feeling pretty good following the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs. (Thursday, 12:06 PM)

East Palo Alto woman pleads not guilty in DUI fatality
An East Palo Alto woman accused of killing another woman in a drunken driving crash last year has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. (Thursday, 12:08 PM)

ELECTION 2012
Click links to see stories on June 5 election.
■ Seven seek single Board of Supervisors seat
■ Peninsula to elect new state senator
■ Three challenge Rich Gordon in Assembly race
■ County tax measures tap visitors' wallets
■ Portola Valley: Tax increase on Wayside Road?
(Saturday, 11:03 AM)

> Links to sports, calendar and more
(Saturday, 11:03 AM)

• Should Atherton become a 'charter' city? (Thursday, 11:30 AM)
• Atherton: Ed Flint named police chief (Thursday, 11:51 AM)
• Update: Atherton gas main leak contained (Thursday, 6:07 PM)
• 34 to graduate from Mid-Peninsula High (Wednesday, 2:57 PM)
• Seven seek single Board of Supervisors seat (Wednesday, 8:51 AM)
• Menlo Park: It was a starry night (Tuesday, 8:57 AM)
• Athertonians may clash in court (Tuesday, 1:42 PM)
• Unlocked front door leads to $7,800 in losses (Tuesday, 8:41 AM)
• Portola Valley: Ford Field fundraising drive looks promising (Tuesday, 10:27 AM)
• Facebook passes Planning Commission (Tuesday, 10:25 AM)
• Those were the days (Tuesday, 8:36 AM)
• M-A boys, Menlo girls win lacrosse playoff titles (Tuesday, 10:40 AM)
• Another tradition bites dust in Portola Valley (Monday, 9:57 AM)

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