AROUND TOWN Saturday: Portola Valley picnic, trail dedication Portola Valley holds its town picnic Saturday with some new features: a trail, a club and a shirt.
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AROUND TOWN Police release sketch of stabbing suspect There's a new face wanted by Menlo Park police, who have produced a sketch of one suspect in a stabbing on Monday night, March 26.
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AROUND TOWN Hill, Lieber poised for November showdown Jerry Hill and Sally Lieber cruised to victory at Tuesday's primary election and will now square off in November for a chance to represent a newly formed Senate district in th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 7, 2012 at 9:18 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 7, 2012 at 9:18 am.
AROUND TOWN Exempting CEQA review of the High Speed Rail Project State Senator Steinberg is leading the charge to pass an exemption from CEQA violations for the High Speed Rail project, such that the project could not be stopped due to judg... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Morris Brown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2012 at 4:08 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 6, 2012 at 8:17 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kleiner Perkins: Facts will determine outcome of discrimination lawsuit Calling the period a difficult time at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, veteran partner John Doerr posted a statement about a fellow employee's gender discrimination lawsuit ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 6, 2012 at 12:11 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 6, 2012 at 12:11 pm.
AROUND TOWN Supervisor's race: Slocum, Masur in runoff Political veteran Warren Slocum and Redwood City school board member Shelly Masur were the top two vote-getters Tuesday in the race for the District 4 seat on the five-member ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 6, 2012 at 6:14 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2012 at 2:35 pm.
AROUND TOWN When Lyme disease becomes a nightmare Sherry Cagan of Portola Valley says she nearly died when she ended up in the emergency room with the systemic MRSA staph infection last year.
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AROUND TOWN State Senate gives snitch tickets a facelift The next time you get a snitch ticket in the mail, you may be able to check off "none of the above" when asked to identify who was driving your car when it ran a red light, if... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 4, 2012 at 2:46 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:30 am.
AROUND TOWN Firefighter injured in house fire near Flood Park An attic fire enveloped and seriously burned the hands of a firefighter around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, while he was standing on the roof and using a chain saw to cut a ve... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 4, 2012 at 12:10 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 4, 2012 at 12:10 pm.
AROUND TOWN Possible misappropriation of funds found in Portola Valley schools Already struggling to address a projected deficit of $854,000 in the next school year, the Portola Valley School District has gone into high gear to try to cover an additional... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 2, 2012 at 6:43 am
AROUND TOWN John Maltbie proposes budget with $80,000,000 increase. This budget of $1.83 billion is based on taking $40,000,000 from reserves. It is also based on three new taxes on the ballot passing. If they don't we can add $28,000,000. Inc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner , a resident of another community, on Jun 1, 2012 at 11:17 am
AROUND TOWN Kleiner Perkins: 'Facts will determine outcome of discrimination suit' Calling the last several days a difficult time at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, veteran partner John Doerr posted a statement about a fellow employee's gender discriminati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 31, 2012 at 11:23 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2012 at 12:09 am.
AROUND TOWN Criticism greets new high-speed rail CEO Jeff Morales, the newly hired CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, has been hailed as "exactly the right person to take the helm at this pivotal time." But some cr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 31, 2012 at 9:48 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 6, 2012 at 3:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Belle Haven after-school program buys time Where Menlo Park staff saw a win-win, parents saw a lose-lose. The Menlo Park City Council decided on May 22 to give parents a year to make their case as to why the city shoul... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 31, 2012 at 9:32 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 31, 2012 at 12:41 pm.
AROUND TOWN High-Speed Rail Authority names new CEO The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors announced today that it will hire Jeff Morales as its new CEO.
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AROUND TOWN New county budget: Alpine Road trail could see $2 million improvement John Maltbie, the interim San Mateo County manager, is proposing cutting 234 positions in county government for the 2012-13 budget while at the same time proposing to spend $... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 30, 2012 at 2:38 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2012 at 6:22 am.
AROUND TOWN Police calls: Burglars take guns from Atherton home Crime reports from the Atherton and Menlo Park police departments and the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
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AROUND TOWN More wasted tax dollars - abolish this Health Care District "When the taxpayer-funded Peninsula Health Care District established a loan program to attract new physicians in 2003, officials promoted it as a way to address doctor shortag... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on May 29, 2012 at 8:13 am
AROUND TOWN Facebook IPO draws lawsuits The anticipation over Facebook's May 18 IPO quickly nosedived into dissatisfaction, judging by the multiple class action lawsuits the social networking company now faces.
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AROUND TOWN Rolling along through life Each of us must find the right dance to move us through life with as much grace and satisfaction as we can hope to attain. Will we waltz or swing? Pirouette or prance? Will we... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 26, 2012 at 9:27 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 26, 2012 at 9:27 pm.
AROUND TOWN Atherton man injured in SUV crash An Atherton man in his 60s was in serious but stable condition Thursday after his SUV apparently drifted onto a sidewalk off Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, struck a concrete p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 25, 2012 at 4:35 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2012 at 4:35 pm.
AROUND TOWN Supes candidates square off at forum Six of the seven candidates vying for an open seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors met in Redwood City on Thursday for a forum discussion on some of the issue... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 25, 2012 at 12:22 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2012 at 12:22 pm.
AROUND TOWN Cover story: X-rays at SLAC expose theorems of Archimedes under medieval prayers A modern marriage of ancient wisdom with space-age technology at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is producing new insights into the mind and work of one of the g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 24, 2012 at 8:47 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2012 at 8:47 am.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's launches fundraising campaign Taking Kepler's Books into its new phase of life will cost money, and the transition team behind the revisioning of the iconic bookstore hopes the community will help make it ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 23, 2012 at 7:20 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2012 at 7:33 pm.
AROUND TOWN Sheriff to use seized money to buy plane The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a request by the Sheriff's Office to purchase a $700,000 airplane using money seized during criminal investiga... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 23, 2012 at 3:54 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2012 at 11:50 pm.
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