AROUND TOWN
Local residents hold fundraiser for Harris
Two local residents held a fundraiser Saturday, March 13, that netted $8,000 for the campaign of Kamala Harris, a candidate for California attorney general. ==B Photo:== India...
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ATHERTON
Tonight: Atherton looks at police oversight
The Atherton City Council is set to take up the question of who should police the police at the Wednesday, March 17, meeting. A presentation by police Chief Mike Guerra about ...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Momentum grows in threat to sue school district
The district attorney will not go to battle for Peter Carpenter, the open-government crusader and Atherton resident, who is trying to force the Sequoia Union High School Distr...
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SPORTS
M-A Boy's Varsity Lacrosse
Burlingame High School defeated Menlo-Atherton Tuesday evening 10-4.
Zander Rohn led with two goals...Ryan Johnston and Drew Uphoff each had one. Leading with assists was ...
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ATHERTON
Atherton Police Lieutenant Position "On Hold"
After conducting a nationwide search to fill the vacant Atherton Police Lieutenant job, the position is now "on hold", with no mention in council packets about the results of ...
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ATHERTON
Town of Atherton Buys Almanac's Silence
In this week's (March 17) Almanac the Town of Atherton in the single largest advertiser with ads on page 3 (quarter page), 14 (half page) and 16 (half page).
After a scathi...
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WOODSIDE
Woodside: Bell tolls for Jackling house
Uphold Our Heritage, the preservation-oriented group trying to save Woodside's historic Jackling house, has been dealt another blow. A San Mateo County Superior Court judge ha...
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MENLO PARK
Bohannon offers peek at survey
David Bohannon has disclosed to The Almanac the results of a public opinion poll his company commissioned regarding a land development proposal in the eastern reaches of Menlo...
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MENLO PARK
Union negotiations at impasse
Menlo Park city officials continue to meet with representatives from the city's largest union in mediation sessions over stalled contract negotiations.
Read the full story he...
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OTHER TOPICS
Hold-up at Willow Road gas station
Two men armed with handguns held up three employees at the 76 gas station on Willow Road Monday night.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.p...
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AROUND TOWN
Mountain lion sighting in Atherton
A mountain lion sighting was reported at a home on Park Lane in Atherton late Sunday night, police said.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who is prospering from Prop 13?
Proposition 13 has been called California's "third rail" -- as in, untouchable. When billionaire Warren Buffet was serving as candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's economic advise...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school board OKs security cameras
The Sequoia high school district's Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the installation of surveillance cameras in local public high schools, including Menlo-Atherton a...
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MENLO PARK
Open Letter to Warren Buffett
The following is a letter that Menlo Park resident Jennifer Bestor wrote to billionaire Warren Buffett concerning her research on the tax burden shift, favoring commercial pro...
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AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week of 3/8/10
Hardcover Fiction
1 Murder In The Palais Royal Cara Black
2 Help Kathryn Stockett
3 Man From Beijing Henning Mankell
4 3 Weissmanns Of Westport Cathleen Schine
5 Girl W...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wednesday: School board to discuss M-A lights
The question of lights at the football field at Menlo-Atherton High School returns to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District for a discussion on Wednesday, March ...
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OTHER TOPICS
Report of mountain lion near Woodside
A mountain lion was spotted in the Teague Hill Open Space Preserve near Woodside this morning (March 12), the third time in 10 days that a cougar has been seen in the same...
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OTHER TOPICS
How to dispose of prescription drugs
Don’t flush prescription drugs down the toilet or drain unless the label or accompanying patient information specifically instructs you to do so.
For federal guidelines on ...
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