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READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Feb 22, 2007 at 7:07 pm
SPORTS PV adult soccer league seeks signups Registration is now open for the 2007 Portola Valley Adult Soccer League spring season. The season starts March 4 and ends June 24. Games are on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Feb 22, 2007 at 6:24 pm
SPORTS Women's adult soccer league sign-ups Beginning and intermediate level teams play refereed games 1-2 times per week for fitness and friendship. Women 23 years and older with all level of skill are invited. March 1... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Feb 22, 2007 at 6:05 pm
WOODSIDE COW offers to hoof bill to webcast council meetings Citizens of Woodside, Inc., the anonymous watchdog organization that runs a Web site/blog at http://www.citizensofwoodside.com/?=node has offered to pay for a year of webcasti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on Feb 22, 2007 at 4:34 pm
ATHERTON Valparaiso roadwork almost done The town's roadwork on Valparaiso Avenue, between El Camino Real and University Drive, could be finished as early as next week, said Duncan Jones, Atherton's public works dire... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on Feb 22, 2007 at 4:12 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2007 at 12:36 pm.
OTHER TOPICS County stuck with BART costs The following Guest Opinion by Steve Schmidt was published in the Almanac's Feb. 21 print edition:
By Steve Schmidt
Finally, there is a deal in the works to settle the ann... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Feb 21, 2007 at 5:51 pm
MENLO PARK Serious concerns about timing of budget surplus disclosure The following letter by Susan Carnahan was published in the Almanac's Feb. 21 print edition:
Editor:
The action by the new 4-1 majority on the Menlo Party City Council (B... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Feb 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm
MENLO PARK Menlo Park utility tax: What's wrong with this picture? The following Guest Opinion by Menlo Park resident Mark Gilles was published in the Almanac's Feb. 21 print edition:
By Mark Gilles
Last Tuesday, the Menlo Park City Coun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Feb 21, 2007 at 5:39 pm
MENLO PARK Council members Cline and Cohen call for "Open Government Initiative" Menlo Park City Council members Richard Cline and Andy Cohen sent a letter to the rest of the council calling for more transparency in how the city does its business. They've ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer, on Feb 21, 2007 at 5:13 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2007 at 6:17 am.
SPORTS Boys golf: M-a vs. Aragon This info is submitted the request of Menlo-Atherton High School's golf coach Buff Giurlani:
Feb. 20, 2007: Pre-season: Menlo-Atherton 203, Aragon 239, at Sharon Heights Gol... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Newsboy, a resident of another community, on Feb 21, 2007 at 12:47 pm
ATHERTON Yo-yo Lady performs for kids at library The Atherton Library will be hosting a program for children with the Yo-Yo Lady, Helane Zeiger on Monday, March 12, 2007 at 4:00 PM. Helane Zeiger is one of the few female yo-... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on Feb 21, 2007 at 12:25 pm
OTHER TOPICS Stanford's Donald Kennedy to speak at Avenidas Feb. 26 This Feb. 21 press release is from Kari Martell of Avenidas, (650) 289-5427:
Donald Kennedy, President Emeritus of Stanford University and Bing Professor of Environmental Sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Newsboy, a resident of another community, on Feb 21, 2007 at 11:57 am
MENLO PARK City Council e-mail log is back up and running Almanac staff writer Rory Brown reports that the Menlo Park City Council e-mail log is back up and running.
City Clerk Silvia Vonderlinden blames several technical problems ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Feb 21, 2007 at 7:41 am
MOVIES Catch Oscar-winner "The Lives of Others" at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park The German film, "The Lives of Others," which won the Oscar for best foreign language film Sunday night, is playing at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park.
For showtimes, go t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer, on Feb 20, 2007 at 4:08 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2007 at 5:50 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Preparing for disaster in La Honda Larry Whitney (chief@lahondafire.org) of the La Honda Fire Department sent the Almanac this notice Feb. 20:
On February 17, the La Honda Fire Department graduated nineteen n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Feb 20, 2007 at 11:39 am
MOVIES Will Scorsese finally win one? Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Goodfellas
Those are just a few films Martin Scorsese should have won an Oscar for, but after 35 years of directing, he still doesn't have an Osca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GiveHimTheOscar, a resident of another community, on Feb 20, 2007 at 10:44 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2007 at 1:36 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents to meet over lack of onsite, after-school child care in Menlo Park school district Katherine Bailey (kjscafe@earthlink.net) e-mailed this message to the Almanac on Feb. 17, 2007:
I wanted to let your newspaper know that there are a growing number of parent... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Feb 19, 2007 at 8:09 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2007 at 12:23 pm.
MENLO PARK MP City Council Email Log Still Not Working What's going on at city hall? - all of a sudden, the email log disappears without explanation and now the link that's been put back up isn't working.
I hate to be a conspir... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Feb 19, 2007 at 5:02 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2007 at 3:29 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Las Lomitas election: Voter registration closes Feb. 20 Here is a Feb. 16, 2007, press release from the San Mateo County Elections Office:
San Mateo County's Chief Elections Officer, Warren Slocum, announced today that ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by News Guy, a resident of another community, on Feb 19, 2007 at 12:23 pm
WOODSIDE If it's not Hetch-Hetchy water, I'm sticking with gin I can't believe how awful the tap water is lately. The cloudiness doesn't bother me as much as the nasty taste. Couldn't the water company warn us so we could stock up on bott... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parched, a resident of the Woodside: Mountain Home Road neighborhood, on Feb 16, 2007 at 3:08 pm
PORTOLA VALLEY What does it mean to you to have Roberts market in Portola Valley? In this week's Almanac, the lead story on page 5 broke the news that George Roberts, owner of Roberts Market & Liquors in Woodside, is seriously considering opening a second s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer, on Feb 15, 2007 at 7:03 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 25, 2007 at 8:31 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Rep. Anna Eshoo's statement opposing the Iraq war escalation Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives today in support of the resolution opposing the escalation of the war in Iraq.
View t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Feb 15, 2007 at 5:07 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2007 at 9:18 am.
AROUND TOWN Hang up and ride Just saw it again: a young kid, maybe 10 or 11, riding his bike on a busy arterial street, helmet on head, and yacking on his hand-held cell phone. Parents around here seem to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by The Peripatetic Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood, on Feb 15, 2007 at 2:49 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2007 at 12:46 pm.
MENLO PARK Priorities Menlo Park is discussing whether or not to proceed with a Utility User Tax (UUT) that on a $200 utility bill would generate about $14 in taxes. According to the National Prior... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Elizabeth Lasensky, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 15, 2007 at 12:59 pm
AROUND TOWN Peninsula Volunteers do a great service The following letter by Amalia Popel was published in the Almanac's Feb. 14 print edition:
Editor:
I came to the U.S. 33 years ago, and found the level of charity and vol... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Feb 14, 2007 at 4:14 pm
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