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Teacher layoffs ahead as MP district plans cuts
More than 17 teaching jobs are on the line as the Menlo Park City School District struggles to close a $2 million shortfall for the coming school year. Close to 100 people gat... |
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on May 5, 2010 at 1:39 pm by Steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Lehman Brothers collapse: Eshoo introduces legislation to repay public entities
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo introduced the Restitution for Local Government Act of 2010 today to help counties and other public entities recoup over $1.7 billion lost when Lehman Broth... |
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on May 8, 2010 at 6:22 pm by Stop Eshoo NOW, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Voting starts for parcel tax election in Menlo Park, Portola Valley school districts
This week, ballots for parcel taxes in the Portola Valley and Menlo Park City school districts will be hitting mailboxes. Ballots may be returned any time before 8 p.m. on Ele... |
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on Apr 26, 2010 at 3:40 pm by Get Real, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Fragile comity unwinds between Everest, district
Board president's disclosure of charter school enrollment data in proposed guest opinion and to selected school board candidates widens rift between Everest (charter) Public H... |
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on Oct 23, 2009 at 6:34 pm by Fred, a resident of another community |
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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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on Jan 5, 2011 at 9:17 am by anonymous, a resident of another community |
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Letter: An open letter from one Sarah to another
(The following is an open letter to the Republican vice presidential hopeful.)
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, S... |
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on Nov 19, 2008 at 11:06 am by impressed!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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MP school district seeks $178 parcel tax
Voters will be asked to help the Menlo Park City School District bridge a projected $2 million budget shortfall with a $178 parcel tax. The school board voted Feb. 2 to put a ... |
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on Feb 24, 2010 at 1:36 pm by Alumni Parent, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Menlo school district board to appoint new trustee
The Menlo Park City School District board will appoint a replacement for member Mark Box, who announced his resignation from the five-member board last week. Applications for ... |
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on Jun 9, 2011 at 8:00 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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'Superman' hits Woodside High School
Woodside High School is cast in an unflattering spotlight this week with the nation-wide opening of the documentary "Waiting for Superman," a portrait of a troubled U.S. publi... |
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on Oct 21, 2010 at 9:47 pm by Ano Nymous, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Bike Safety at Laurel Elementary School
Is bike safety for children really an issue? To many people it is not, because they feel it is not safe for children to bike in our streets and thus they don't bike with them.... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:57 pm by Manfred Kopisch, a member of the Laurel School community |
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Guest Opinion: Hillview student says loss of trees, more traffic at Oak Knoll School would damage community
I was horrified to hear of the impending Oak Knoll plan and the implications that it would create.
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on May 22, 2008 at 4:26 pm by Apostrophe Posse, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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School parcel tax ballots due next Tuesday
Voters planning to mail in their ballots for the Menlo Park City School District or the Portola Valley School District parcel tax election need to act soon: Ballots must be re... |
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on May 4, 2010 at 9:16 pm by Blue Collar Public Worker, a resident of another community |
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Ravenswood may cut entire library staff
Peering into a future of hard times, trustees of the Ravenswood City School District, which has schools in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, voted Thursday to slash the staff tha... |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 5:22 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Update: Two local men arrested in child porn sweep
Detectives from a regional Internet-crimes task force have arrested nine men, including Portola Valley resident Stephen Wolf, 64, and Menlo Park resident Charles Vela Reyes J... |
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on Apr 4, 2012 at 7:44 pm by Portola Valley - Stephen Wolf Concerns, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Everest charter high school outflanks school district in surprise move
In its oft-thwarted efforts to find a home in Redwood City, officials of Everest (charter) Public High School have invoked the sovereign right of all public schools and now ha... |
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on Jul 29, 2009 at 6:08 am by Go Everest, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
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Charter schools big issue in school board race
The candidates for the contentious race for two seats on the high school district board race show potential to reshape the district's policies on charter schools, budgets and ... |
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on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:04 am by Concerned Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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District raises concerns about school site
Officials from the Sequoia Union High School District are criticizing the efforts of Everest Public High School to set up operations in Redwood City and open in September.
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on Jun 28, 2009 at 7:40 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Editorial: Superintendent's actions roil school district
For a superintendent who is reputed to be fond of applying the latest business techniques to improve the performance of local school districts, Maurice Ghysels seems to have m... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 6:28 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Editorial: Everest opens auspiciously, despite Sequoia district's obstacles
The founders and leadership team of the area's new charter high school should take a bow. In spite of all the obstacles placed in front of them by Sequoia Union High School Di... |
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on Sep 11, 2009 at 5:07 pm by Concerned Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Letter: Time to reform Proposition 13
How ironic that Silicon Valley, the very center of innovation and creativity envied the world over, is saddled with California's outmoded form of taxation that rewards the sta... |
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on Mar 13, 2012 at 9:37 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Board affirms superintendent choice with unanimous vote
The Menlo Park City School District board unanimously approved a three-year contract Tuesday night that will install Maurice Ghysels as superintendent on July 1 at an annual s... |
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on May 16, 2011 at 7:47 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Sequoia board revises charter school offer
The board of the Sequoia Union High School District voted 4-1 Wednesday (April 1) to approve a revised and "final offer" to Everest (charter) Public High School of a temporary... |
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on Apr 10, 2009 at 2:45 pm by Paul Goeld, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Hills neighborhood |
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Lots of comments, but no changes on Oak Knoll School project
The Menlo Park City Council at its Oct. 7 meeting had the unusual -- and frustrating -- role of hearing all about permits for the upcoming construction project at Oak Knoll S... |
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on Oct 13, 2008 at 10:12 pm by truancy officer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Lawsuit filed after teen
struck in crosswalk
on El Camino Real
A Menlo Park family is suing a motorist and a number of public agencies, including Menlo Park and Atherton, for negligence and the "dangerous condition of public property" as... |
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 11:41 am by Peter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Schools: Trying to get in
A tiny neighborhood near Woodside High School is petitioning to be included in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District.
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 6:08 am by Julie, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Heights neighborhood |
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