SCHOOLS & KIDS Siegel appointed to fill vacant Las Lomitas district school board seat Jay Siegel, who has a child at La Entrada School and has been an active volunteer on the Las Lomitas Education Foundation, has been appointed to the five-member Las Lomitas Sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 3 hours ago There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
WOODSIDE Sprinkler system douses office fire in Woodside home An interior sprinkler system extinguished a home-office fire on Buck Court in Woodside before firefighters arrived and before the fire had a chance to do any damage to the hou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 19 hours ago There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Guest opinion: The Almanac has an attitude problem Now that the election for the board of the Sequoia high school district is over, I would like to comment upon the very limited coverage that this newspaper gives to our local ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 19, 2009 at 3:57 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 22 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Have you seen this bike? Yesterday while I attended the fall sport award ceremony at M-A my son's and my locked bikes where stolen from the bike cage at M-A. Since my bike is sort of unusual in that i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Manfred Kopisch, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Nov 19, 2009 at 3:04 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 3:06 pm.
OTHER TOPICS The administration's absurd decision to put enemy combatants on trial Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to put the enemy combatants currently held in Guantamano on trial in New York City isn't only absurd, it's dangerous.
In yesterday's... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Amateur Pundit, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Hills neighborhood, on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:59 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS M-A football lights: a permanent fixture? The temporary lights brought in by Menlo-Atherton High for last week's M-A vs. Sacred Heart Prep football game proved so popular that there is an aggressive push taking place ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:42 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:42 am.
ATHERTON High-speed rail planners ramp up communication spending; locals skeptical Critics see the new $9 million public relations contract as an effort to stifle dissent, rather than promote dialogue.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/new... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 19, 2009 at 8:39 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 2:45 pm.
AROUND TOWN Tonight: Atherton may drop road impact fee Tonight's Atherton City Council meeting at Holbrook-Palmer Park could signal the end of the town's road impact fee. Town staff is recommending that the fee, charged to builder... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 18, 2009 at 12:32 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:08 pm.
MENLO PARK Bohannon office/hotel project too big? Not necessarily, Menlo Park City Council says Menlo Park's City Council has directed the city to enter negotiations on a major office/hotel project, setting the stage for a final vote in spring 2010.
[http://www.almanacn... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:48 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 1:39 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Country Club faces uphill battle in opening door for expansion The Menlo Country Club, a private golf course that sits along Woodside Road across from Woodside High School, may be thought of as venerable, given its founding in 1901. If it... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:41 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2009 at 7:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Bursting at the seams If closing a school is the hardest decision a school board ever has to make, then the second most difficult is deciding whether to open a new school. Next month, the Menlo Par... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 4:06 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
MENLO PARK Sexual assault victim 'very uncooperative,' police say The victim of a sexual assault by two men near the footbridge to Palo Alto at the southern end of Alma Street in Menlo Park is being "very, very uncooperative" with investigat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 3:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 3:42 pm.
MENLO PARK Guest opinion: Another option for rail corridor Are there alternatives for bringing a high-speed rail connection from San Jose to San Francisco that won't involve a king's ransom or any major destruction and disruption of P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 3:12 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
MENLO PARK Perceived benefits a fantasy, critics say Critics have argued that perceived benefits associated with the Bohannon project are based on wishful thinking.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 1:56 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Amish Quilt program at Atherton Library Fine Arts Museum's Decent lecturer will discuss Amish Quilts: Geometry and Simplicity, Community and Belief. Friday, November 20 at 7:00 PM. 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane in Athe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Nov 17, 2009 at 1:04 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS POST to sell 4,262 acres near Montara and Moss Beach to National Park Service The Peninsula Open Space Trust plans to sell Rancho Corral de Tierra, a large tract of land surrounding Montara and Moss Beach, to the National Park Service. The 4,262-acre ar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 10:45 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 4:37 pm.
MENLO PARK Armed men invade, rob Menlo Park home Two men armed with semiautomatic handguns confronted a resident outside his home in the 700 block of Pierce Road at around 6:30 p.m. Monday night (Nov. 16), forced him inside ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 6:20 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 6:36 am.
AROUND TOWN A 'total cure' for health care? Ask Harold S. "Hal" Luft about the national health care system, and he will admit: He's been itching to reform it for years. Luft is a nationally known health economist, direc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 16, 2009 at 10:47 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2009 at 10:47 pm.
MENLO PARK Touchy debate over polarizing Bohannon project City's divided history, Bohannon family's Menlo Park ties complicate debate over huge office/hotel project.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_stor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 16, 2009 at 11:04 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2009 at 11:07 am.
MENLO PARK Letter: In favor of low density downtown I have been a Menlo Park resident since 1998 and am a regular shopper and diner in the town.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=8832 poste... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 16, 2009 at 8:02 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 11:57 am.
AROUND TOWN Family: Drowned man was a loving son, brother, The 21-year-old man found dead in a Redwood City swimming pool last week was a loving son and brother who always gave without reserve, family members said.
Read the full stor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 14, 2009 at 6:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 14, 2009 at 6:42 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Menlo College and Menlo School PA System too Loud Curious as to whether other Menlo Park and Atherton residents think the public address system at Menlo College and Menlo School football games etc is way too loud. In my case ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by too loud, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood, on Nov 14, 2009 at 12:19 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 12:47 am.
MENLO PARK Laurel student, 6, dies in hit-and-run crash The 6-year-old Menlo Park girl who died after a hit-and-run accident Thursday has been identified as Lisa Xaiver, a student at Laurel school in Atherton.
■ ==B To view ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 13, 2009 at 4:43 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 11:55 am.
MENLO PARK Defense expert: Officer May broke rules A use-of-force expert for Alberto Alvarez, who is on trial for the murder of East Palo Alto Police Officer Richard May, testified Thursday there was no justifiable reason for ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 13, 2009 at 3:42 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2009 at 3:40 pm.
MENLO PARK Arrest made in Menlo Park sexual assault A man was arrested this morning (Nov. 13) in connection with the sexual assault of a 25-year-old man near the Alma Lane and East Creek Drive footbridge Thursday, Nov. 12, the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 13, 2009 at 12:05 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 6:29 pm.
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