Tonight: Las Lomitas meeting on growth options
The Las Lomitas School District is holding a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, to discuss options for addressing the district's growth in enrollment that is squeezing space and resources on the district's two campuses.
■ Las Lomitas district faces $1.2 million in cuts.
(Tuesday, 8:19 AM)

Tonight: Menlo council takes up Cargill resolution
Menlo Park council members will consider tonight (Feb. 9) a resolution calling for "full restoration" of salt ponds owned by agribusiness giant Cargill. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. (Tuesday, 8:26 AM)

Tonight: City takes another crack at landscaping ordinance designed to reduce water use
Menlo Park's City Council will continue to grapple with revisions to the city's water-efficient landscaping ordinance in a study session Tuesday, Feb. 9. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. (Tuesday, 8:32 AM)

Today: Meeting to focus on high-speed rail
Residents concerned about the design of the proposed high-speed rail system will have a chance to get a early look at the various design alternatives at a special meeting in Palo Alto Tuesday afternoon.
■ High-speed-rail ridership figures challenged.
(Tuesday, 8:11 AM)

Midwinter market
Daniel Alvi takes a bite of a gala apple on a visit to the Menlo Park Farmers' Market in downtown Menlo Park. The market, sponsored by the Menlo Park Live Oaks Lions Club, is one of the few on the Peninsula to remain open every Sunday year-round. Photo by Michelle Le/ The Almanac. (Sunday, 5:54 PM)

Alvarez case: 'Evil killer' sentenced to death
Convicted cop-killer Alberto Alvarez showed little emotion in a packed Redwood City courtroom Monday morning as a judge handed him a death sentence for the Jan. 7, 2006, murder of East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May. (Tuesday, 1:25 AM)

Wednesday at Kepler's: Randall Smith on 'Frank Quattrone and the Dot-Com Bubble'
Wall Street Journal reporter Randall Smith gives a free talk on his book "The Prince of Silicon Valley: Frank Quattrone and the Dot-Com Bubble" at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday (Feb. 10) at Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. (Tuesday, 8:47 AM)

Spangler closes mortuary in Menlo Park
Spangler Mortuary closed its Menlo Park funeral home chapel at 650 Live Oak Ave. on Feb. 1 after the landlord said the rent would be doubled, Scott Spangler said in an interview. (Monday, 4:09 AM)

Portola Valley Archives
The mansion Herbert Law built in the 1920s for his 5-year-old daughter Patricia in the hills of Portola Valley burned in a horrendous fire in September 1971. The ruins still stand. Courtesy, Portola Valley Archives. (Sunday, 10:57 AM)

Las Lomitas district faces $1.2 million in cuts
Las Lomitas School District officials are recommending cost reductions that include a hiring freeze, larger classes, cuts in or elimination of some enrichment programs, and shrinking the summer school program to mandated classes only.
(Monday, 4:34 PM)

Tuesday: Cafe Scientifique examines water crisis
Richard Luthy, a civil engineering professor at Stanford University, will speak on "Facing Scarcity: The Water Crisis in California" during a Cafe Scientifique presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the SRI International Building at Middlefield Road and Ringwood Ave. in Menlo Park. (Monday, 4:15 AM)

Trial date set for Barry Bonds' son
The 20-year-old son of former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds will stand trial in June on misdemeanor charges stemming from a fight with his mother in Menlo Park last year. (Monday, 4:27 AM)

Ryan Corley achieves Eagle rank
Ryan Corley, a member of Portola Valley's Boy Scout Troop 64 and a sophomore at Menlo School, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and was honored at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony on Jan. 31. (Sunday, 5:32 PM)

Hikes in the open space preserves
Click on the picture or headline for an updated list of free, docent-led hikes and other activities on the preserves of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Photo: A docent-led hike in the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve in early spring. Photo courtesy Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. (Monday, 11:21 PM)

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