PORTOLA VALLEY Our man in China In anticipation of the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, Sheldon Breiner, a resident, a geologist and an active member of the Portola Valley community, has posted online slide sho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer, on Jul 30, 2008 at 3:10 pm
AROUND TOWN Supes plan panel to probe misconduct Spurred by renewed attention to a visit by Sheriff Greg Munks to a Las Vegas brothel more than a year ago, San Mateo County supervisors appear ready to authorize a new panel t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 30, 2008 at 1:51 pm
MENLO PARK Young street trees plowed over by vehicles Few would use the term "mean street" to describe the sunny business district on the Alameda de las Pulgas in West Menlo Park, but for some of the sycamore trees struggling to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 30, 2008 at 1:44 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 30, 2008 at 1:44 pm.
OTHER TOPICS BART vs. Dumbarton Rail debate gets testy The dust has settled, and round one in a fight for scarce Bay Area transit dollars goes to Dumbarton Rail supporters.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 30, 2008 at 9:20 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 2, 2008 at 10:13 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Digging in: The local food movement in our yards and on our plates Sarah Machado climbs into the back of her truck at the Menlo Park Farmers' Market and emerges with four small pots of chives for a waiting customer. It's a sunny Sunday mornin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 29, 2008 at 9:39 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 29, 2008 at 9:39 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Tour de Menlo hits road Aug. 16 Area cyclists are invited to participate in the fifth annual Tour de Menlo, a scenic, fully supported and redesigned bike ride, on Saturday, Aug. 16, over a 65-mile metric cen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 29, 2008 at 5:03 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2008 at 12:35 pm.
ATHERTON Puppet Show at Atherton Library Special Wednesday program, August 6 at 7 pm: Dad & Me @ the Library, featuring Puppet Art Theatre.
A special program just for dads and kids (moms are welcome, too!) Sponsor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by DeAnn Okamura, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Jul 29, 2008 at 3:17 pm
SPORTS Three women with Woodside Vaulters head to world vaulting championships Three vaulters from the Woodside Vaulters equestrian vaulting club will represent the United States at the World Vaulting Championships in Brno, Czech Republic, this summer.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 29, 2008 at 1:22 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 29, 2008 at 1:22 pm.
WOODSIDE Woodside school suspends Spanish for grades 1-4 Primary grade students at Woodside Elementary School will get extra time for music and physical education next year because they won't be taking Spanish classes.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 28, 2008 at 2:40 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 1, 2008 at 9:52 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New bi-lingual spanish preschool Hi folks,
My toddler's preschool has a few openings and I wanted to help get the word out since high quality places are so hard to find.
It's called Mi Escuelita, or My Li... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Shameless plug for Spanish Preschool, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jul 28, 2008 at 2:32 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 10, 2009 at 10:49 am.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Bestsellers - July 27, 2008 Hardcover Fiction
1. Goodnight Bush - Eric Origen
2. Story Of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
3. Moscow Rules - Daniel Silva
4. America America - Ethan Canin
5. Unac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jul 28, 2008 at 11:19 am
SPORTS Hillview champs Caption with picture in print edition: This Hillview Middle School sixth-grade girls basketball team, coached by Paulette Gottuso, finished its season undefeated March 13 when... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 27, 2008 at 8:48 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 27, 2008 at 8:48 pm.
MENLO PARK High Speed Rail promoters knocking on your door We have been asked by several locals “ who are these young people coming around, knocking on our doors and promoting the High Speed Rail project?”
They are college student... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Morris Brown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on Jul 26, 2008 at 12:06 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 28, 2008 at 8:49 am.
OTHER TOPICS Eshoo holds telephone town hall meetings Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, is taking advantage of a service that blends two communication technologies, the robo-call and the teleconference, to conduct interactive live t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 26, 2008 at 8:14 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 26, 2008 at 8:14 am.
MENLO PARK Update: Len Materman named to head creek authority Len Materman, an environmental-policy specialist, has been named the new executive director of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (JPA).
Mr. Materman emerged... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 25, 2008 at 5:31 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 25, 2008 at 5:31 pm.
MENLO PARK In Business: Taking the kids to work The challenge is eating the cake and still having it.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=6592 posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 24, 2008 at 4:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2008 at 4:17 pm.
AROUND TOWN Sheriff Greg Munks promotes two officers San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks has elevated Lt. Mark Wyss to captain, and Sgt. Ed Barbarini to lieutenant, the office announced Tuesday.
Read the full story here http... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 23, 2008 at 4:55 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 10, 2008 at 9:10 am.
AROUND TOWN Theatre in the Woods stages 'Freedomland' "Freedomland" by Amy Freed will preview on July 26 and Aug. 2. It opens on Aug. 3, and runs Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 31, outdoors in the woods at 2170 Bear Gulch Roa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 23, 2008 at 2:28 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Letter: Protesting the protesters who picketed KKR Yesterday (July 17) the building in which I work was picketed by the SEIU. They were protesting the tax status (capital gains) of another company (KKR) that has offices in the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 23, 2008 at 1:06 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 23, 2008 at 1:06 pm.
MENLO PARK Where's the excitement in Menlo Park council race? It's almost the end of July, and there's little to no controversy on the Menlo Park City Council election front.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 22, 2008 at 9:26 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm.
MENLO PARK City pays $1.48 million for police overtime The mass exodus of police officers from the city from 2005 to 2007 took a serious toll on the understaffed police department, according to the testimony of Menlo Park cops, ci... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 22, 2008 at 2:58 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 26, 2008 at 10:40 pm.
SPORTS Little League Fall Ball Registration The Alpine/West-Menlo Little League has opened registration for Fall Ball. The fall season runs September through early November and is development program to allow players to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by jimschott, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Jul 22, 2008 at 8:20 am
ATHERTON Atherton targets road, drainage fixes Atherton will trim one police officer position, but the town is poised to pull off a balanced budget with a particularly large sum going toward capital improvements, such as r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 21, 2008 at 5:15 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2008 at 10:53 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Bestsellers - July 20, 2008 Hardcover Fiction
1. Story Of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
2. Goodnight Bush - Eric Origen
3. Enchantress Of Florence - Salman Rushdie
4. Steer Toward Rock - Fae N... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:40 pm
MENLO PARK MP looks at quick, cheap plan to add adult-sized soccer field The Menlo Park Parks and Recreation Commission voted 4-0 vote July 16 to move ahead with plans to fill most of the Burgess Park dirt baseball diamond with grass to accommodate... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 20, 2008 at 3:27 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 20, 2008 at 10:35 pm.
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