MENLO PARK Menlo Park agrees to recycling center Menlo Park's City Council has unanimously agreed to a plan to re-tool the Shoreway Recycling Center in San Carlos. The new facility, which could cost as much as $65 million to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 26, 2009 at 4:00 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2009 at 1:53 pm.
MENLO PARK Short Takes Meet your replacement
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=7620 posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 25, 2009 at 7:30 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2009 at 7:30 am.
MENLO PARK San Mateo County to look at 40,000 homes for possible reassessment of the property value With real estate prices taking a tumble along with the economy as a whole, San Mateo County has started to reassess the value of many residential properties in the county.
Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 24, 2009 at 3:12 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2009 at 2:44 pm.
MENLO PARK City plans to cut projected $1.8 million deficit With Menlo Park facing the prospect of a $1.8 million deficit, city staff has recommended a number of stopgap measures that would allow the city to weather the economic downtu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 24, 2009 at 7:43 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2009 at 7:48 am.
MENLO PARK Lee Duboc: Time for action at the ballot box Former Menlo Park councilwoman Lee Duboc sent the email below to her email group on Feb. 22.
Fellow Residents,
In private sector America, the economy is tumbling, but in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Messenger, a resident of another community, on Feb 22, 2009 at 11:30 pm There have been 64 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2009 at 6:08 am.
MENLO PARK Did negligence kill heritage trees? Two spindly redwood trees peek out over a row of street trees that stretches to the horizon along El Camino Real, fronting on the property of the abandoned Cadillac dealership... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 18, 2009 at 12:29 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2009 at 9:09 pm.
MENLO PARK Editorial: City should reinstate summary minutes Until it is important to find out in a hurry what happened at a City Council meeting, the difference between "summary" and "action" minutes probably would not make much differ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 17, 2009 at 3:17 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2009 at 10:44 am.
MENLO PARK Lee Duboc: Will West Menlo Park child care be privatized? Former Menlo Park councilwoman Lee Duboc sent the email below to her e-mail group on Feb. 16.
From: Menlo Park's Future
Subject: Will West Menlo Pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Messenger, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood, on Feb 17, 2009 at 11:46 am There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2009 at 6:03 pm.
MENLO PARK Looking for cost savings proposals Tough times call for tough decisions. Anyone have any good ideas on where cuts can be made with the least amount of suffering or any ideas that could lead to revenue?
Here ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Proactive Paul, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood, on Feb 16, 2009 at 8:52 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 19, 2009 at 6:15 pm.
MENLO PARK The Menlo Park El Camino Gridlock Mon-Sat 7:30am to 6:30pm El Camino through Menlo Park and the very southern edge of Atherton is gridlock. Why? There's only two lanes each way Valpariso to Middle. Is this due... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stop and stop, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Feb 15, 2009 at 10:25 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2009 at 9:39 am.
MENLO PARK Time for Menlo Park to drop the High Speed Rail lawsuit
We have voted yes for it, the federal government will be making funds available for it in the stimulus package, and now even those who sought to stop the High Speed Rail are... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Roxie, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood, on Feb 15, 2009 at 1:19 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2009 at 6:49 pm.
MENLO PARK Four arrested in Willows stabbing Menlo Park police arrested two men and two juveniles following a fight that occurred just before 4 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 12) in the Willows neighborhood of Menlo Park. The figh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 13, 2009 at 4:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2009 at 4:15 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: Putting a true value on sergeants' pay raise I have no idea how much is reasonable in our lopsided economy for a police officer to earn. I do know that it is important to me that the officer who answers my urgent call is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 11, 2009 at 2:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2009 at 2:30 pm.
MENLO PARK Church granted expanded use of meeting space Menlo Park Presbyterian Church has won approval to increase the number of hours it uses its meeting room in back of the building that houses the ACE hardware store at 700 Sant... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 11, 2009 at 12:11 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2009 at 10:54 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo College assault victim released from hospital; alleged attacker leaves school Donte Snyder, the Menlo College student who was assaulted by a member of the school's football team and another man early on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 29, has been release... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 11, 2009 at 10:18 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2009 at 3:31 pm.
MENLO PARK Councilman Cohen blasts 'action' minutes, colleague Menlo Park Councilman Andy Cohen has changed his mind about the truncated form of meeting minutes the City Council recently approved on a trial basis.
Read the full story her... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 10, 2009 at 9:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2009 at 9:17 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: Minor, but nagging thoughts on Menlo issues I realize that with all that is ailing our country and economy, most local problems are minor. But two nag at me.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.ph... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 10, 2009 at 9:05 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2009 at 10:09 pm.
MENLO PARK Should city subsidize children's center? This is one of the issues the City Council will take up when it considers its policies on setting fees for city services at a study session, set to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Fe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 10, 2009 at 8:55 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2009 at 8:55 pm.
MENLO PARK Stimulus money coming to local towns? Assuming that the massive economic stimulus package gets approved by Congress, will any of that money be headed to the Midpeninsula?
Read the full story here http://www.alman... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 9, 2009 at 5:22 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2009 at 5:22 pm.
MENLO PARK Church seeks expanded use of meeting hall Menlo Park Presbyterian Church is looking to expand its use of a space in the back of the building that houses the ACE hardware store at 700 Santa Cruz Ave.
Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 7, 2009 at 9:43 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2009 at 2:21 pm.
MENLO PARK UPDATE: Assault victim out of the hospital; alleged assailant leaves Menlo College Donte Snyder, the Menlo College student who was assaulted by a member of the school's football team and another man early on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 29, has been release... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 7, 2009 at 1:23 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2009 at 6:59 pm.
MENLO PARK Is someone trying to kill the two heritage redwood trees in front of the old Cadillac dealership? It looks like someone has been removing the bark of the redwood trees at the old Cadillac dealership. Is there an interested party in the property who prefers not having these... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Feb 5, 2009 at 5:09 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2009 at 3:49 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: Owner not responsible for Park Theatre's condition Robert Brooks' letter to The Almanac last week blamed the Park Theatre's owner for its run-down condition. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 5, 2009 at 9:01 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 12:26 pm.
MENLO PARK Councilman reveals his artistic side Local residents will recognize many of the locales depicted in a set of paintings hanging in the Little House Activity Center in Menlo Park: landscapes of the Sierra Nevada, B... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2009 at 8:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 8:21 pm.