OTHER TOPICS Cargill development I am surprised more people aren't upset about the future development out on the salt marshes. Be it in Redwood City or anywhere. It seems to be a very environmentally bad idea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Amy, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on May 27, 2009 at 9:23 am
OTHER TOPICS Letter: Council should oppose huge Cargill project News of Cargill's development plans for 12,000 homes and 30,000 new residents on the Redwood City baylands should attract the attention of Menlo Park's City Council.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 27, 2009 at 7:54 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2010 at 6:43 pm.
OTHER TOPICS A bench on Kings Mountain When our lawyer asked Bill Workman, a retired reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who covered the Peninsula for years, what he wanted in our trust, he said, "I want to pu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 20, 2009 at 3:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 20, 2009 at 3:30 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Part of foreclosure plan in jeopardy Menlo Park's City Council will review tonight three plans aimed at dealing with the foreclosure crisis in the Belle Haven neighborhood. Funding is uncertain for one of the pla... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 20, 2009 at 4:03 am
OTHER TOPICS Caltrain fare increases, cut in service likely Caltrain riders are facing the possibility of a fee hike, a new fee for bringing a bicycle on board, and the elimination of weekend service as the Caltrain Board of Directors ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2009 at 1:29 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2009 at 1:29 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Towns look to influence high-speed rail design As the agency that oversees the high-speed rail project begins to plan how high-speed trains will pass through the Peninsula, local cities and towns are trying to figure out h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 13, 2009 at 1:36 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2009 at 10:30 am.
OTHER TOPICS Fare increases, cut in service likely for Caltrain Caltrain riders are facing the possibility of a fee hike, a new fee for bringing a bicycle on board, and the elimination of weekend service as the Caltrain Board of Directors ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 12, 2009 at 4:40 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2009 at 10:26 am.
OTHER TOPICS Letter: Rail tunnel fantasy should be discarded Peninsula leaders need to give up their fantasy of a 30-mile tunnel for high-speed rail. This proposal is extremely fiscally irresponsible, and neither the state nor the feder... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 12, 2009 at 4:28 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2009 at 4:40 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Local towns look to influence high-speed rail design As the agency that oversees the high-speed rail project begins to plan how high-speed trains will pass through the Peninsula, local cities and towns are trying to figure out h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 12, 2009 at 3:58 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2009 at 3:58 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Guest opinion: League of Women Voters says 'no' on key propositions The League of Women Voters does not concur with The Almanac's recommendations on the May 19 ballot measures, although we agree that the choices are terrible.
Read the full st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 6, 2009 at 9:14 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 12:14 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Senators push for rail oversight, outreach Local officials and residents aren't alone in their concern about a "lack of transparency" and inadequate oversight in the state's quest to build a $40 billion high-speed rail... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 3, 2009 at 3:12 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2009 at 1:49 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Flu: School district urges common sense In response to growing concerns about a swine flu epidemic, the Menlo Park City School District on Monday sent home a list of common-sense recommendations.
Read the full sto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:22 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:22 am.
OTHER TOPICS Editorial endorsements Propositions offer terrible choices
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OTHER TOPICS Tips for healthy travel Dr. Susan Anderson of Woodside, a travel physician, recommends the following tips for people planning major trips.
Read the full story here Web Link.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 28, 2009 at 10:48 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2009 at 10:48 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Services for Cleora Reuscher Flegel on April 29 Cleora (Reuscher) Flegel, who with her husband Arthur Flegel opened Flegels furniture store in downtown Menlo Park some 55 years ago, died Friday night, April 17, at her home ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 22, 2009 at 2:32 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2009 at 2:32 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Update: Teen may have been abducted San Mateo County sheriff's detectives are following up on possible leads in the search for a teenage boy believed to have been abducted from his North Fair Oaks home this week... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 17, 2009 at 12:51 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2009 at 5:08 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Weekend workshop on Sudden Oak Death With Sudden Oak Death (SOD) afflicting forests and neighborhood trees in Portola Valley and Woodside, a three-day training session on recognizing the disease is set to start a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 17, 2009 at 7:23 am
OTHER TOPICS Mandatory water rationing unlikely Officials of both the Menlo Park Municipal Water District and the California Water Service Co. (Cal Water), which also serves local residents, said last week that their agenci... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 15, 2009 at 8:55 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2009 at 11:43 am.
OTHER TOPICS John Angotti April 25th Inspirational Music Concert Please join us at Nativity Church, 210 Oak Grove Ave.,Menlo Park for an Inspirational Musical concert by the world renown John Angotti. Mr Angotti will be accompanied by a lo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Durando, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood, on Apr 14, 2009 at 4:58 pm
OTHER TOPICS The Insanity Behind Prop 8 Proposition 8. Ask any citizen of California or politically minded American, and we will offer up countless opposing viewpoints, opinions, and critiques of this controversial ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Escalus, a resident of another community, on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:05 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:22 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Doctor convicted in Internet prescriptions case A Colorado doctor accused of illegally prescribing anti-depressants to a Stanford student, and a resident of Menlo Park, who later committed suicide has been convicted of prac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:48 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:48 pm.
OTHER TOPICS 1944 Gene Kelly film burns at Stanford Theatre The 1944 film "Cover Girl," starring Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth, caught fire Thursday night about 10 minutes into the film at Stanford Theatre in downtown Palo Alto, forcing... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 1:22 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:12 am.
OTHER TOPICS Shadow of Power Page 66 "The men who crafted the constitution must be doing wheelies in their graves. To the eighteenth-century mind in the Age of Reason, an American Government obsessed with contro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Steve Martini, a resident of another community, on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:40 am
OTHER TOPICS Court throws out city's letter to rail authority In a ruling that Menlo Park Councilman Rich Cline called "kind of a stomach punch," a California Superior Court judge has denied a motion to include a comment letter from the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:23 pm There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2009 at 12:47 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Earthquake reveals newfound fault A small earthquake that rattled parts of the Bay Area Monday morning occurred on a previously unknown fault, according to Jack Boatwright, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geologi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:29 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:54 pm.