OTHER TOPICS Louisville Spanks Duke Good Louisville, totally dominated Duke in this March Madness Thriller. Duke, the school that graduated notorious political figures Richard Nixon and a former Menlo Park Mayor went... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by March Madness, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2013 at 4:43 pm
OTHER TOPICS CalPERS Actuary Warns of Pension Fund Shortfalls From Daniel Borenstein's column in the Contra Costa Times:
Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2013 at 9:15 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 2:37 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Ronald Ferrando, 59, longtime bus driver for Las Lomitas School District Ronald Rio Ferrando, a school bus driver for the Las Lomitas School District for 30 years, died Feb. 18 in Menlo Park. He was 59.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 25, 2013 at 12:45 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 4:17 pm.
OTHER TOPICS USGS cancels March lecture due to budget cuts The U.S. Geological Survey has canceled its March 28 lecture, "Preparing for California Climate Change," because the speaker is unable to travel to Menlo Park due to federal b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 14, 2013 at 1:02 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 8:20 am.
OTHER TOPICS Driver killed in head-on collision identified The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta who was killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay on Monday morning (March 11) has been identified as Ishan Tejpal, 20,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 11, 2013 at 3:51 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 7:11 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Italian gluten-free cooking class Atherton's own Italian Educational Institute (Istituto Educazione Italiana) is offering to teach gluten-sensitive cooks the tricks of making "fabulous and easy Italian dishes,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:00 am
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.
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.
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.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:37 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2013 at 12:58 pm.
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.
OTHER TOPICS Sen. Jerry Hill pitches bill to ensure funding for Caltrain electrification As Caltrain prepares to embark on its long-stalled voyage toward electrification, Sen. Jerry Hill on Friday unveiled a bill that would bring to the project the funding it need... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 22, 2013 at 1:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2013 at 1:30 pm.
OTHER TOPICS HSR Creating Battles Between Union and Non-union Contractors Interesting article about the battle between union and non-union contractors and High Speed Rail. It's clear the HSR Authority wants to push work to the unions at the detrime... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Feb 21, 2013 at 7:20 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2013 at 10:24 am.
OTHER TOPICS Deputies pull young girls from burning home San Mateo County sheriff's deputies rescued two young girls from a smoke-filled house in Moss Beach on Monday night.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 19, 2013 at 8:08 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 19, 2013 at 8:08 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Woodside joins ban on plastic bags at checkout counters To encourage the use of reusable shopping bags, Woodside will join other local towns and follow the lead of San Mateo County government in banning single-use plastic bags at r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 18, 2013 at 1:23 am
OTHER TOPICS Protesters call on Zuckerberg to 'unfriend ' Christie Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is catching flack for his blossoming friendship with New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie from abortion-rights activists, who staged a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 15, 2013 at 3:20 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2013 at 3:13 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Parcel taxes The proliferation of parcel taxes and the large expenditure of public funds used to facilitate their passage renders the majority of unorganized property owners defenseless. T... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Feb 15, 2013 at 2:22 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2013 at 4:14 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Real estate: The rebirth of the Eichler Realtor Monique Lombardelli isn't content just to sell iconic, 1950s-era Joseph Eichler homes. She wants to build them, too -- capturing the midcentury-modern aesthetic by usi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 15, 2013 at 1:02 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2013 at 4:11 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Owner challenges Menlo Park dog-bite lawsuit A dog rescue organization and a German shepherd owner named in a lawsuit filed over an alleged Menlo Park dog park biting incident have filed their initial responses in San Ma... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm
OTHER TOPICS Sequoia Healthcare District MSR due from LAFCo The last Municipal Service Review for Healthcare Districts was adopted by The San Mateo County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) in April of 2007. See: Web Link.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:12 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2013 at 2:47 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Feature story: Beating the flu bug It was a terrifying way to start the new year. Feeling wiped out and congested, Menlo Park resident Candace Peterson took to her bed, wondering if she had a cold or the flu. A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 10, 2013 at 10:51 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2013 at 1:50 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Gun buyback in San Mateo People can receive up to $100 in cash for a handgun, shotgun or rifle, and up to $200 for an assault rifle at a gun buyback event in San Mateo.
Read the full story here ht... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 25, 2013 at 4:21 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2013 at 12:37 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Zuckerberg to raise funds for Chris Christie Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, will host a campaign fundraiser at his Palo Alto home for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Feb. 13, according to the Wal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 25, 2013 at 1:00 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 25, 2013 at 6:01 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Public employees and Social Security How do public employees escape the inequities of the Social Security system to which most of us have been subjected? Why do taxpayers have to foot the bill for investment los... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Jan 23, 2013 at 11:05 am There have been 177 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2013 at 11:43 am.
OTHER TOPICS Sequoia Healthcare District $1.35 Million subsidy of Children's Health Initiative revisited Below is a link to the minutes of the Sequoia Healthcare District at which they first approved the Children's Health Initiative subsidy.
I invite reader comments about the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2013 at 12:47 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 19, 2013 at 10:45 am.
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