Board OKs Oak Knoll campus plan
Despite the Menlo Park City School District's efforts to make some crowd-pleasing changes to the $15 million planned renovation of Oak Knoll elementary school in Menlo Park, a passionate and vocal mass of people gathered at the Thursday, May 8, board meeting, some to lobby for more changes, and others to urge the district to get started on the construction as soon as possible. (Friday, 2:29 PM)

Cookbook authors at
Kepler's tonight, Saturday
Charlie Ayers, founding chef at Google headquarters in Mountain View, will talk about his new book, "Food 2.0: Secrets from the Chef Who Fed Google," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Bruce Brennan and James Ehrlich, authors of "The Hippy Gourmet's Quick and Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating," will appear at Kepler's at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10. (Friday, 1:42 PM)

Prison ahead for shooter in gang-related attack
A San Mateo County jury deliberated for four hours on May 7 before convicting Manuel Enraine Moreno of premeditated attempted murder in a March 2007 gang-related shooting of a teen pedestrian in Menlo Park. (Thursday, 5:02 PM)

Rash of auto burglaries triggers police alert
A "significant increase" in auto burglaries, thefts and vandalism has triggered an alert from the Menlo Park Police Department. (Wednesday, 3:47 PM)

Menlo reaches lacrosse championship match
The Menlo School girls' lacrosse team advanced to the Peninsula Athletic League playoff championship match by routing visiting Pioneer, 20-2, on Tuesday in the semifinals. The top-seeded Knights (11-0, 15-2) will play No. 2-seeded Leland in the league playoff finals Saturday at Menlo-Atherton at 11 a.m. (Wednesday, 7:13 PM)

• Sports scores and game details. (Thursday, 8:50 PM)
• Don't like the news? Post some of your own (Thursday, 8:50 PM)
• Menlo baseball team proves it can win from losing (Saturday, 10:59 PM)
• Road to Coyote Point closed for construction (Saturday, 10:38 AM)
• Scenes from Woodside's 86th May Day parade (Tuesday, 11:35 PM)
• Menlo Park launches photo system to catch red-light runners (Monday, 4:30 PM)
• 'Country Elegance' comes to Woodside in May (Saturday, 10:58 PM)
• Police search for clues in gunshot death of teen (Tuesday, 11:30 AM)
• Bill Youstra top vote-getter in Portola Valley school election (Wednesday, 3:23 PM)
• Firefighters control blaze at Menlo Park home (Tuesday, 11:17 PM)

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