MENLO PARK Police calls: Flags stolen from Woodside Town Hall Crime reports from Woodside and Menlo Park.
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AROUND TOWN President Hugo Chavez has died. This has just been reported on CNN TV. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Mar 5, 2013 at 2:04 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 1:15 pm.
AROUND TOWN Another lawsuit: Atherton donates $10K to high-speed rail litigation Hoping to set an example for other local communities that will be impacted by construction of the high-speed rail project, the town of Atherton is kicking in $10,000 to suppor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:40 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:40 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Tuesday: Portola Valley volunteers tackle affordable housing issue A group of Portola Valley residents have volunteered to put themselves between a rock and a hard place. They will make recommendations on how the town can plan for and where i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 12:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:32 pm.
MENLO PARK Tuesday: Menlo council to hear Louise Street appeal To people living on Louise Street in Menlo Park, it's a battle over the rights of residents versus developers. For Sam Sinnott, a developer, it's an exercise in frustration. T... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 11:02 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 7:09 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Sequoia Healthcare District continues to collect property tax ___In the 1996 Measure "H" election Web Link in which the Sequoia Hospital District obtained voter approval for the sale of Sequoia Hospital, elec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Mar 4, 2013 at 11:54 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 11, 2013 at 2:14 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park restores deleted public emails In the wake of outrage over the deletion of public emails sent to the City Council, the city of Menlo Park has now decided to restore comments sent about a popular gymnastics ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 3:05 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:54 am.
MENLO PARK Tonight: Glenwood Avenue hotel goes before Menlo Park Planning Commission As plans to convert a senior home into a Marriott Residence Inn move forward, the Menlo Park Planning Commission will take a look at the project's architectural design Monday ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 12:18 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 1:30 am.
AROUND TOWN San Mateo County is reaching out. County manager John Maltbie has set up a website, He is inviting you to give him some ideas on how to spend the $64,000,000 per year in new taxes.
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MENLO PARK child laying in street on Friday??? Could someone please tell me what happened on Friday on the corner of Hobart and Santa Cruz? There was a child laying in the middle of the street and police all around. This... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by concerned parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Mar 2, 2013 at 10:04 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 11:57 am.
SPORTS Menlo School holds off baseball rival M-A Thursday's prep roundup: Menlo School pitcher Austin Marcus limited Menlo-Atherton to two hits and struck out as the Knights posted a 6-3 victory in the Tim Kuehnert Mem... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 2, 2013 at 3:00 pm
MENLO PARK Sequoia Healthcare District boundaries divide Menlo Park During the recent election I discovered an unpublicized fact: Many residents of Menlo Park do not reside in the Sequoia Healthcare District's boundaries.
Registered voter in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Mar 2, 2013 at 11:01 am
OTHER TOPICS Is the Sequoia Healthcare District courting Half Moon Bay residents? It has recently come to my attention that the Sequoia Healthcare District 2012 annual report was sent to 2,805 residents of Half Moon Bay. They are not taxpayers of the Distr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:55 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2013 at 3:57 pm.
OTHER TOPICS High-speed rail wins legal battle An effort by Peninsula cities to stop California's high-speed-rail project came to a screeching halt this week when a Sacramento County judge upheld the California High Speed ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 1, 2013 at 6:43 pm There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2013 at 8:07 am.
AROUND TOWN Remains identified as adult white male The skeletal remains found by a hiker in open space off Skyline Boulevard in mid-February belong to a white male adult believed to be between 54 and 64 years old, according to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 1, 2013 at 5:14 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2013 at 7:38 pm.
AROUND TOWN Today: E-book library event in Menlo Park The Menlo Park Library invites the public to learn how to download and read e-books and audio books from the library, and discover other sources for free e-books. The event ru... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:30 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Sister and brother arrested in Woodside burglary Authorities have arrested a sister and brother in connection with a Woodside burglary with losses in excess of $100,000.
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WOODSIDE Woodside: Bag ban goes back to drawing board The Town Council in Woodside is doing some trailblazing as it moves the town toward a presumably greener future. The council intends to ban single-use plastic bags at checkou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 28, 2013 at 12:49 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2013 at 3:53 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Feature story: It's a wrap for Rita Williams It's no coincidence that award-winning reporter Rita Williams of Portola Valley is retiring from Channel 2 (KTVU-TV) on Feb. 27. She told her boss months ago that she was plan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:09 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:09 am.
AROUND TOWN Atherton donates $10K to high-speed rail litigation Hoping to set an example for other local communities that will be impacted by construction of the high-speed rail project, the town of Atherton is kicking in $10,000 to suppor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:06 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:12 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park deletes emails posted about gymnastics teacher The gymnastics uproar left parents questioning the legalities of the city erasing emails sent to the council, and what role the City Council played in Michelle Sutton's termin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 5:00 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:58 pm.
MENLO PARK It's a wrap for Rita Williams It's no coincidence that award-winning reporter Rita Williams of Portola Valley is retiring from Channel 2 (KTVU-TV) on Feb. 27. She told her boss months ago that she was plan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:03 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:03 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park: El Camino traffic lights synchronized again Good news at last: The traffic lights along El Camino Real in Menlo Park are back in sync as Caltrans finishes its final repairs to the signal system.
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OTHER TOPICS Editoral: City overreacts in censoring emails Menlo Park's decision to delete a flood of emails sent to the City Council in support of a fired gymnastics instructor raises serious questions about how far a city can go to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:33 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher City employees are often reminded that they work for the public — usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pub... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:16 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm.