Portola Valley schools superintendent resigns under cloud of investigation
Tim Hanretty has resigned from his position as superintendent of the Portola Valley School District while an investigation is conducted into suspected "financial irregularities" in the accounts of the Woodside School District, which he previously worked for, according to district officials. (Thursday, 11:01 AM)

Missing student found safe
A missing 19-year-old special-needs Canada College student was found safe early this morning (Feb. 2) after authorities had been searching for him since Tuesday. (Thursday, 8:11 AM)

New division chief joins fire district
A former Oakland firefighter who left for Colorado has returned to California as the new operations division chief for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. (Thursday, 10:56 AM)

Speakers: Don't halt Belle Haven services
Rarely does anyone show up to a budget hearing to say "please cut my program." The Menlo Park City Council's Jan. 30 study session was no exception. Oddly enough, several people did say "raise my taxes." (Wednesday, 4:27 PM)

Hill asks CPUC president to step aside
Assemblyman Jerry Hill on Wednesday (Feb. 1) called on the president of the California Public Utilities Commission to recuse himself from heading an investigation into whether PG&E will pay fines related to the 2010 pipeline explosion in San Bruno. (Thursday, 9:40 AM)

Lane closure on Crystal Springs Road
For the next two weeks, Crystal Springs Road between Polhemus and Skyline will be periodically closed to one lane, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced Feb. 2. (Thursday, 8:29 AM)

Facebook files for $5 billion IPO
Update: Menlo Park-based Facebook Inc. filed for an initial public offering of $5 billion, according to its registration statement filed Wednesday, Feb. 1, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Thursday, 11:31 AM)

M-A boys stay unbeaten despite suffering tie
Wednesday's prep soccer: Menlo-Atherton had to settle for a 1-1 boys' soccer deadlock with host Woodside on Wednesday evening in PAL Bay Division action. The Bears got their goal from junior Alexei Lopes on an assist from senior Alan Propp. (Thursday, 11:00 AM)

Fire occurred at Larry Ellison's former home
The large Japanese pagoda-style home in Atherton where firefighters quickly extinguished an attic fire Sunday was the former home of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. (Tuesday, 5:45 PM)

Former Menlo School coach pleads not guilty
Michael Taylor, a former Menlo School assistant baseball coach, has pleaded not guilty to stealing computers from the Atherton school that had employed him. (Wednesday, 1:33 PM)

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(Wednesday, 11:13 PM)

• Police nab two Menlo Park men as burglary suspects (Tuesday, 9:03 PM)
• Andreessen more than doubles assets (Tuesday, 6:27 PM)
• Kepler's reveals new details about future (Tuesday, 5:57 PM)
• Menlo finds itself in unusual position this late in WBAL race (Wednesday, 9:19 AM)
• Police calls: Burglaries in Woodside, Menlo Park (Tuesday, 10:34 AM)
• Rare falcon dies at Wildlife Rescue Center (Tuesday, 10:38 AM)
• Why the rush in Atherton city manager shuffle? (Tuesday, 10:35 AM)
• Armed man invades Atherton home (Monday, 3:08 PM)

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