AROUND TOWN Ditch Your Device Week April 29 to May 5 is Ditch Your Device Week (Also known as Screen-Free Week). The Atherton Library is offerering expanded programs during this week.
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AROUND TOWN Menlo Park: Condoleezza Rice says immigration reform essential to strong economy Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice led a bipartisan gathering of elite politicians in Menlo Park on Tuesday to discuss the importance of moving ahead with national... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 24, 2013 at 1:31 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 3:43 pm.
WOODSIDE Woodside council hits back hard on felling trees without a permit It isn't the first five-figure penalty the Woodside Town Council has assessed on a property owner for felling mature trees without first obtaining a $50 permit, but at $26,250... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 24, 2013 at 12:50 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2013 at 12:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS East Palo Alto may sell school land to developer East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District is in talks to sell or exchange many acres of property -- including its own headquarters -- to an office developer.
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MENLO PARK Outrage remains after Stanford changes project Reaction from those opposed to Stanford-Arrillaga's joint proposal for an 8.43-acre mixed-use complex on El Camino Real in Menlo Park did not waver after the university recent... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 24, 2013 at 7:45 am There have been 45 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:23 pm.
ATHERTON How do you feel about paying for Obama's fundraising Just thought you should see the feedback I am getting please stick to your guns. Atherton should set a precedence, and we have the power to do so. The town is looking at renew... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Colleen Anderson, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2013 at 8:09 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:23 am.
MENLO PARK Zuckerberg shares lessons learned This year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and colleague Naomi Gleit taught a 10-week class on entrepreneurship for 18 seventh- and eighth-grade students at the Boys & Girls Club... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 23, 2013 at 5:53 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 4:11 pm.
MENLO PARK Editorial: City has bargaining chips on Stanford project The protracted debate over the Stanford/Arrillaga application to build up to 450,000 square feet of offices, housing and retail space on eight acres at 300-500 El Camino Real,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 23, 2013 at 4:45 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm.
WOODSIDE Tonight: Woodside Town Council to consider fine of $52,500 for tree cutting without a permit The Town Council will consider an appeal tonight (April 23) by a Woodside property owner facing a fine of $52,500 for the felling of six mature bay laurel trees on his propert... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 23, 2013 at 12:58 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2013 at 4:39 pm.
AROUND TOWN Upcoming programs at Atherton Library Thursday, April 25 at 4 pm: Musical Storytime for all ages.
Friday, April 26 at 7 pm: Family Movie Night featuring "Chimpanzee."
Saturday, April 27 11 am to Noon: Paws ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2013 at 11:16 am
ATHERTON Atherton police union letter raises some residents' ire Some residents are calling it a scare tactic and a "shameful" attempt to misrepresent reality. But the head of the police union insisted that the letter his group mailed to At... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 23, 2013 at 11:13 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 7:14 pm.
AROUND TOWN My cousin, my hero! Avid baseball player, 10-year-old Matt Lev, from Portola Valley, was the first in line to get an autograph on his hat and his baseball from his cousin, Braden Bishop, at the S... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 23, 2013 at 10:49 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2013 at 10:49 am.
ATHERTON [VIDEO] April 15 2013 Atherton Council Budget Review TOWN OF ATHERTON
CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 15, 2013
SPECIAL MEETING – 2013/14 BUDGET REVIEW
VIDEO BROADCAST
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MENLO PARK Tonight: Hearing on Menlo Park housing element The Menlo Park Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday night, April 22, on proposed changes to the housing element of the general plan. The meeting starts at 7 p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 22, 2013 at 3:27 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2013 at 1:55 pm.
ATHERTON [VIDEO] April 17 2013 Atherton Council Meeting TOWN OF ATHERTON
CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 17, 2013
REGULAR MEETING
VIDEO BROADCAST
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MENLO PARK Tonight: Public gets chance to learn about and comment on Menlo Park city labor negotiations The Menlo Park City Council will hold a study session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, to give the public the opportunity to learn about the city's negotiations with unions repre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 22, 2013 at 12:13 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2013 at 7:55 pm.
ATHERTON Atherton P.D. to cost taxpayers more than $400K more per year In a development from last week's council meeting that the Almanac has stayed curiously silent on, it was announced that the Atherton police department will cost more than $40... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Oh no..., a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Apr 22, 2013 at 7:35 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 8:12 am.
AROUND TOWN Today: Menlowe Ballet's 'Reverie' The Menlowe Ballet company presents the program "Reverie," featuring the world premiere of "Sweet Sadness" by choreographer Viktor Kabaniaev, at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 21, 2013 at 9:26 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 21, 2013 at 9:26 am.
ATHERTON Atherton Parcel Tax Once again the issue of renewing the Parcel Tax in Atherton is coming in the November election. History does repeat itself and the same discussions will take place as in the l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by History Repeats, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Apr 21, 2013 at 6:16 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2013 at 9:35 am.
AROUND TOWN Man, 19, injured in Menlo Park drive-by shooting A 19-year-old man was injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon in Menlo Park.
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ATHERTON Kudos to Jerry Carlson As Jerry Carlson leaves Atherton, it's appropriate to look back at the Jerry Carlson from 13 years ago, who lobbied against the parcel tax because the town didn't implement pr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Deja vu, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2013 at 4:29 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2013 at 4:32 pm.
AROUND TOWN Plastic bag ban at checkout starts Earth Day (April 22) this year heralds the end of single-use plastic bags at the checkout counter in Menlo Park and 24 other Peninsula cities.
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AROUND TOWN Mae Mays, wife of Willie Mays, dies at 74 Mae Louise Allen Mays, wife of baseball legend Willie Mays for 41 years, died Friday at their Atherton home after a 16-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 74.
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MENLO PARK Our Planning Department and the Stanford Project We've all learned many unpleasant lessons from the Stanford/Arrillaga project, including how the City was apparently misled about Stanford's intentions regarding major plan el... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood, on Apr 19, 2013 at 6:37 pm There have been 68 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 1:07 pm.
OTHER TOPICS 2013 San Mateo County Community Health Needs Assessment I received the following from Lee Michelson, Ceo of the Sequoia Healthcare District:
Here is a copy of the email that went out on Tuesday, just in case, I know of few of you ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Apr 19, 2013 at 2:08 pm