MENLO PARK Guest opinion: Making the case for the sergeants' raise Menlo Park recently gave a substantial pay raise to its police sergeants. This raise has been criticized by The Almanac and a number of residents.
Read the full story here ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2009 at 3:48 pm There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2009 at 5:26 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: President's pay freeze: An example for sergeants? Menlo Park Police Chief Bruce Goitia has suggested that the sergeants' dedication to the job might have been in jeopardy if they had not received a substantial pay raise.
Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: A spotlight on the difficult issue of city employee wages, benefits Thank you for putting the spotlight on a difficult issue many would prefer to ignore.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=7514 posted Wed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2009 at 9:38 pm.
MENLO PARK Mr. Robinson went to Washington Menlo Park Mayor Heyward Robinson traveled to Washington, D.C., the weekend before the presidential inauguration in a city-sponsored trip to lobby federal representatives to f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2009 at 3:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 3:19 pm.
MENLO PARK City to revisit tricky intersection The Menlo Park City Council told city staff Jan. 27 to go back to the drawing board to figure out how to improve pedestrian safety at an intersection near Draeger's market wh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2009 at 7:13 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 2:36 pm.
MENLO PARK Man robbed at gunpoint in Willows area A man and a woman in a car cut off a vehicle driven by a 45-year-old East Palo Alto man, then robbed him at gunpoint around 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the intersection o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 2, 2009 at 2:57 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 2:17 pm.
MENLO PARK Update: Football player arrested for assault A football player at Menlo College has been arrested in connection with a potentially deadly assault on another Menlo College student. The incident took place at the intersect... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 31, 2009 at 8:03 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 8:46 pm.
MENLO PARK City may see 24 percent garbage rate hike Menlo Park residents and businesses might be in line for a hike in garbage collection rates of as much as 24 percent.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 30, 2009 at 11:34 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2009 at 8:37 pm.
MENLO PARK Rojas to pay Frank Benest $5,500 for running 2 "facilitation" meetings Is there a listing of all the money that Rojas wants to spend, and where can I see it? So that I can sign up to get some of my money back.
I just read the a story from the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by new guy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2009 at 10:16 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 29, 2009 at 5:21 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Watch: Rosewood Hotel may cut room rates by half Despite the meltdown in the global economy, the Stanford University/Rosewood Hotel is still on track to open this spring.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 29, 2009 at 6:36 am
MENLO PARK Letter: Park Theatre becoming a real eyesore Each time I drive by what used to be the Park Theatre in Menlo Park I get mad.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=7480 posted Wednesday,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 28, 2009 at 9:35 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 12:46 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: Councilman Cohen responds to charge on union fund In response to a letter from Mary Gilles last week, I received no contribution from any union anticipated or likely to be in negotiation with our city in the four-year term to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 27, 2009 at 3:08 pm There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2009 at 7:35 pm.
MENLO PARK Around Town: 'Civil Rights Tales' from those who lived them "Civil Rights Tales," a collection of stories and songs by those who lived through the civil rights movement, will be presented by the storytellers of Stagebridge on Saturday,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 27, 2009 at 2:31 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2009 at 6:44 pm.
MENLO PARK Editorial: Big pay hike a symptom of failed policy Menlo Park's recent approval of a major pay increase for police sergeants has been roundly criticized by many residents, but the real driver of this and a raise for rank-and-f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 27, 2009 at 2:27 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2009 at 8:45 am.
MENLO PARK Letter: Hollow claims of openness by council majority The wisdom of granting the Menlo Park police sergeants a 30 percent raise in the current horrible economic environment is debatable. What is more disturbing is how the city's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 27, 2009 at 2:25 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 7:54 pm.
MENLO PARK Green parking lots in city's future? In reviewing preliminary plans for renovation of a parking plaza between Crane and Chestnut streets at Oak Grove Avenue, the Menlo Park City Council unanimously passed a motio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 27, 2009 at 12:40 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2009 at 12:40 pm.
MENLO PARK City revenues $3.1 million off pace The books have closed on the first half of the current fiscal year, and the outlook isn't exactly rosy for Menlo Park -- though it's also not as bad as it may seem, according ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 26, 2009 at 9:56 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 28, 2009 at 2:54 pm.
MENLO PARK John Boyle left off rail subcommittee Menlo Park Councilman John Boyle was a bit miffed when Mayor Heyward Robinson left him off a two-person subcommittee that will address issues related to the high-speed rail p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 26, 2009 at 9:57 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2009 at 1:28 pm.
MENLO PARK Lee Duboc: Who is speaking for the taxpayer? On Friday, former Menlo Park councilwoman Lee Duboc sent out the message below on the topic of rising public employee salaries and benefits. The e-mail was sent to those who s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 25, 2009 at 8:59 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 29, 2009 at 9:55 pm.
MENLO PARK Council meeting totally devoted to Climate Action. Well the "greenies" led now by Mayor Robinson will devote the whole City council meeting of Jan 27th to:
Presentation of the Preliminary Draft Climate Action Plan
I just... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by not supported by me, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2009 at 11:05 pm
MENLO PARK MP OKs 30 percent pay hike for sergeants Though the economy has taken a nose dive since the city of Menlo Park awarded its police officers a substantial raise in April, the City Council on Jan. 13 signed off on a sim... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 21, 2009 at 1:23 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2009 at 8:17 pm.
MENLO PARK MENLO WATCH: Green parking lots in the city's future? Put the word "green" in front of most anything these days, and you'll get people talking.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=7454 posted... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 21, 2009 at 12:03 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2009 at 1:15 pm.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park cat burglar sent to prison It's at least 30 years in prison for Scott James Froberg, 42, of Santa Cruz, who in September pleaded "no contest" to three residential burglaries in January 2008 — including ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 20, 2009 at 6:09 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2009 at 6:09 pm.
MENLO PARK Letter: Council majority ignored public on police pay increase After receiving 51 individual e-mails and letters from residents last week urging the Menlo Park City Council to reconsider voting for salary raises for eight sergeants in our... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 20, 2009 at 5:50 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2009 at 6:42 am.
MENLO PARK Menlo Park police search for two men who robbed Le Boulanger Menlo Park police are searching for two men in their late teens or early 20s, one armed with a knife, who robbed the Le Boulanger restaurant in downtown Menlo Park on Sunday n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 15, 2009 at 11:37 am
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