OTHER TOPICS 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.
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ATHERTON Will Atherton say 'yea' to Willie Mays Way? With the backing of most residents of the street, a local Little League leader wants the town of Atherton to rename Mount Vernon Lane to Willie Mays Way, after one of the stre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 16 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 12 hours ago.
ATHERTON Atherton officer named in lawsuit retires An Atherton police officer named in a federal lawsuit for his role in a domestic violence incident and the subsequent alteration of a police report has announced his retiremen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 18 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.
WOODSIDE 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 irregularitie... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 2, 2012 at 3:34 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.
OTHER TOPICS 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 peop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm.
AROUND TOWN 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.
Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 2, 2012 at 12:05 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2012 at 12:05 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Will town say 'yea' to Willie Mays Way? With the backing of most residents of the street, a local Little League leader wants the town of Atherton to rename Mount Vernon Lane to Willie Mays Way, after one of the stre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:48 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:48 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley: Two women now on architecture review board The gender ratio on Portola Valley's five-member architecture review board has changed to three men and two women from a male-heavy ratio that has prevailed for much of the pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 1, 2012 at 9:49 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2012 at 9:49 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Voices from 10th grade Menlo-Atherton High School Students The following letters are written by 10th grade students at Menlo-Atherton High School. Any positive feedback about any or all letters would be much appreciated.
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Tee... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Emily Lee, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Feb 1, 2012 at 9:10 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.
THE LOCAL DISH 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.
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ATHERTON Atherton officer named in lawsuit retires An Atherton police officer named in a federal lawsuit for his role in a domestic violence incident and the subsequent alteration of a police report has announced his retiremen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Police nab two Menlo Park men as burglary suspects Palo Alto police chased down and arrested two Menlo Park men who they believe were planning to burglarize a residence in the Duveneck neighborhood Monday night.
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AROUND TOWN Kepler's reveals new details about future The transition team taking Kepler's Books into a new phase of life has revealed a few more details about upcoming changes.
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AROUND TOWN Special-needs student goes missing Authorities in San Mateo County are asking the public's help in finding a 20-year-old special-needs student who went missing from Canada College in Woodside late Tuesday m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 31, 2012 at 8:10 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2012 at 2:12 pm.
ATHERTON Editorial: Atherton struggles without leaders In what appears to be a complete meltdown in communications between the City Council and an interim city manager, Atherton has tapped a deputy city clerk to manage the town wh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:23 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent 11 hours ago.
ATHERTON Why the rush in Atherton city manager shuffle? > This is an expanded version of a previously published article.<
With the town of Atherton scrambling at the 11th hour to secure necessary outside approval to let Interim Ci... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:23 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2012 at 4:32 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park council votes 4-1 on new city manager contract Menlo Park City Council meetings can be packed full of surprises, but the Jan. 24 meeting proceeded much as expected — with one exception.
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MENLO PARK Facebook unveils bike plan Making the streets of Menlo Park and East Palo Alto safer for bicyclists has hit the top of Facebook's community "to do" list. Photo: Members of the Silicon Valley Bike ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 31, 2012 at 12:21 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2012 at 1:26 pm.
ATHERTON Armed man invades Atherton home A man armed with a gun and a knife got away with some $322,000 in jewelry and watches after invading an occupied house in the 200 block of Atherton Avenue in Atherton and conf... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 30, 2012 at 4:44 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:17 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Bestsellers - January 29, 2012 Hardcover Fiction
Art of Fielding - Chad Harbach
Death Comes to Pemberley P D James
Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes
Orphan Master’s Son - Adam Johnson
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MENLO PARK Menlo studies service cuts, tax hikes What to cut and how to cut remains the focus of the Menlo Park City Council, which will hold a study session Monday night to discuss ways to cover a budget gap of at least $1.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 30, 2012 at 1:18 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2012 at 11:14 am.
ATHERTON Firefighters quickly control Atherton fire Firefighters were able to quickly control a two-alarm attic fire at a large two-story home on Isabella Avenue in Atherton Sunday afternoon.
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MENLO PARK Residents denied appeal to change school districts Woodside residents who wanted to have their two streets on the edge of Menlo Park and Redwood City transferred from the Redwood City School District to the Los Lomitas Element... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 29, 2012 at 1:28 am There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.
ATHERTON Atherton deputy clerk named interim manager Deputy City Clerk Theresa DellaSanta is now Atherton's interim city manager. Former manager John Danielson will continue working for the town as a consultant at $12,000 a mont... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 28, 2012 at 11:53 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2012 at 3:04 pm.
ATHERTON VIDEO - City Council Special Meeting of Jan 27, 2012 Town of Atherton
City Council / Channel Drainage District
SPECIAL MEETING
Jan 27, 2012
Video Broadcast
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