AROUND TOWN Obama to attend June fundraiser in Portola Valley President Barack Obama will attend a $32,400-a-head June 6 fundraising dinner at the Portola Valley home of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and his wife, Neeru... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 39 minutes ago
AROUND TOWN Interim chief named while injured chief recovers A former chief of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, Douglas Sporleder, will serve as interm chief while Chief Harold Schapelhouman recovers from injuries sustained from... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 2 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Supervisor Dave Pine will ask the Board to Rescind Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Ayres I have just been informed that San Mateo Supervisor Dave Pine has contacted County Counsel and asked him to prepare a resolution rescinding the Lifetime Achievement Award give... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lurker, a resident of another community, 7 hours ago There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
MENLO PARK Stanford-Arrillaga Subcommittee Meetings On April 17th, thirty days ago, Menlo Park City Councilmembers Kirsten Keith and Catherine Carlton were appointed to a subcommittee to study the Stanford-Arrillaga project and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Menlo Park Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, 16 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 13 hours ago.
OTHER TOPICS Obituary: Imogene Woodruff, 94,
longtime dance instructor Imogene Woodruff, who taught ballroom dance and cotillion classes to generations of Midpeninsula residents, died on March 14, one day short of her 95th birthday. She had been ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 17 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 17 hours ago.
OTHER TOPICS President Obama has had a tough week This week will mark the 37th time House Republicans have tried to repeal Obamacare. If Republicans really wanted to do away with Obamacare they should just endorse it as a con... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Potomac Fever, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, 18 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.
ATHERTON Atherton: Public addresses police contract issues, from outsourcing to pensions Should the town of Atherton consider outsourcing its police department? If not, how much should the town be willing to pay to keep residents safe, properties secure, and polic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 23 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Ormondale principal named Kevin Keegan, an elementary school principal in the Santa Clara Unified School District, has been appointed the new principal of Ormondale School in Portola Valley.
Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 23 hours ago
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley council vetoes artificial grass Expanded version of earlier story. The Portola Valley Town Council by a 3-2 vote overturned a Planning Commission decision allowing the Woodside Priory School to use art... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 17, 2013 at 10:48 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Prosecutor: Ayres verdict brings relief to victims After years of legal wrangling, Dr. William Hamilton Ayres, an 81-year-old former San Mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting boys during examinations in the 1990s, has pleade... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 17, 2013 at 9:59 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 21 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Saturday: Golden Shears celebrates 50th year Golden Shears barbershop, at 814 Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Menlo Park, will hold a party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, to observe its 50th anniversary. Refreshments and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 17, 2013 at 12:12 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent 40 minutes ago.
ATHERTON Atherton city manager gets compensation boost, sort of With one council member calling the change "outrageous," the Atherton City Council last night (May 15) approved a compensation increase, that by some calculations is a decreas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 16, 2013 at 10:24 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2013 at 10:24 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Lawsuit filed over collision with horses on I-280 A lawsuit has been filed by Menlo Park physician Dr. Jean W. Gillon over an incident in the early morning darkness of Dec. 29, 2012, in which a Mercedes Benz she was driving c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 16, 2013 at 1:35 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2013 at 6:46 pm.
AROUND TOWN Dr. William Ayres pleads guilty to child molestation today Just in: Dr. William Ayres, the court appointed psychiatrist to hundreds of juveniles in San Mateo County, will plead guilty to child molestation today.
Sentencing is Augu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lurker, a resident of another community, on May 16, 2013 at 1:32 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 4:13 am.
MENLO PARK Editorial: Council gets earful from Belle Haven Although enveloped by Menlo Park city limits, the Belle Haven neighborhood often has a hard time identifying with neighborhoods west of the Bayshore Freeway, where property va... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 10:03 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park fire chief recovering from fall After tumbling off a ladder at his San Jose home over the weekend, Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman is on the mend.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 2:05 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 2:42 pm.
FICTION Robert Taylor honored for pioneering work on
computers, Internet Robert W. Taylor, a Woodside resident for 30 years and a visionary in the development of computer networks and modern personal computing, including the availability of informa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm
AROUND TOWN New owner applies to remodel $117 million Woodside mansion The new owner of the mansion at 360 Mountain Home Road in Woodside has applied to the town to redesign parts of the main house and three accessory buildings on this 8.74-acre ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 8:18 am
AROUND TOWN Robert Taylor honored for pioneering work on computers, Internet Robert W. Taylor, a Woodside resident for 30 years and a visionary in the development of computer networks and modern personal computing, including the availability of informa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 1:25 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.
MENLO PARK Menlo commission votes on Louise Street issue Expanded version of a story previously published online.
After much discussion, the Menlo Park Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 6 that if the city turns over a piec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2013 at 2:44 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2013 at 9:14 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Las Lomitas parents pepper high school district superintendent in forum Had public comment been darts, Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent James Lianides would have had puncture wounds aplenty after more than two hours on the stage o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2013 at 1:24 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent 3 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New school campus: Bond measure on ballot as early as November Although no formal action was taken, Menlo Park City School District board members agreed on two key issues they discussed last night (May 13): The district must ask voters to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2013 at 12:21 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent 20 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Tonight: Police contract talks on Atherton agenda A session to allow the public to comment on upcoming contract talks between the town and the police union, and potential changes in the city manager's contract, are on the age... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2013 at 10:10 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Come see "Babes in Arms"! The Grab Bag Theater presents a fantastic production of “Babes in Arms!” The show, with performances on May 24th, 25th and June 1st at 7:00 PM, and May 31st at 6:30 PM, is pro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Logan Walter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on May 13, 2013 at 10:31 pm
AROUND TOWN M-A forum on planning for growth In a public forum at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, in the Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School, officials from the Sequoia Union High School District will be seeking ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 13, 2013 at 11:52 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 9:57 pm.
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