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WOODSIDE
Peninsula Teen Opera presents "The Magic Flute"
Peninsula Teen Opera presents Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and scenes from famous operas and operettas. Saturday, Janaury 20, 2007, 7:30pm, and Sunday, January 21, 2007, 3:00pm...
 
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on Dec 12, 2006 at 2:15 pm by Peninsula Teen Opera, a member of the Woodside High School community
MENLO PARK
Hearing on EveryDay Math for MP Schools
Controversial new math curriculum focus on calculators, estimations rather than teaching traditional math There’s significant controversy about the school district's decisi...
 
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 9:17 pm by Laura, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
SPORTS
Franchise Hockey Wins Championship!
Franchise Hockey, a roller hockey team of high school boys from the Menlo Park and Atherton communities, won the Division V Championship at Rollin' Ice in San Jose on Saturday...
 
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on Mar 23, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Perryn Rowland, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood
SPORTS
Franchise Hockey wins Rollin' Ice Championship
Franchise Hockey, a boys' high roller hockey team comprised of Menlo-Atherton High School players, won the Division V Winter League Championship at Rollin' Ice in San Jose las...
 
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on Apr 6, 2008 at 5:54 pm by Perryn Rowland, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo-Atherton HS Jazz Band Releases CD
The Menlo-Atherton HS Jazz Band is excited to announce the release of a CD entitled, "One Last Time?". The band toured Europe this summer including gigs at the Montreux Jazz F...
 
Perryn Rowland
 
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 10:42 pm by go jazz band!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
SPORTS
Menlo Atherton HS Roller Hockey Club Wins Championship!
Menlo-Atherton High School’s Franchise Hockey wins League Championship! In an absolutely stunning upset of Gilroy, Franchise Hockey, the Menlo-Atherton High School rolle...
 
Perryn Rowland
 
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on Jun 21, 2007 at 6:54 am by Kyle Reis, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Council to ignore Specific Plan procedures and its Planning Commission
"The April 2, 2013 City Council agenda features a memorandum from Council Members Keith and Cline requesting that the Council place the review of the 500 El Camino Real/Stanfo...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 2:56 pm by Long time resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Are Menlo Park's sidewalks too narrow?
In a response to another question Mom has posted the following: Posted by mom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, 16 hours ago It is frighten...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 6:04 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Why are 30 people allowed to gridlock El Camino every day?
Menlo Park is the only jurisdiction south of Highway 84 that devotes one of the three lanes of ECR to parking - allowing about 30 people to create gridlock for thousands of ot...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 2:22 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
ATHERTON
Where will the Town Manager live and at whose expense?
The Council's 16 January agenda includes this item: 13. WATKINS HOUSE RESIDENCY Report: City Manager Rodericks Recommendation: Direct the Mayor and Vice Mayor to work wit...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Jan 15, 2013 at 9:13 pm by videofan, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Perhaps a better way to improve pedestrian and bike safety
Today, 1 January 2013, many communities in the UK introduced 20 MPH speed limits in areas where cars, pedestrians and bicycles share the same space. Web Link...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Jan 6, 2013 at 8:47 am by Garrett, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
Yes on Measure F - Lying or Delusion??
The just circulated mailer urging a Yes on Measure F states: "Build Atherton's New library - No Cost to Taxpayers". Either the supporters are deliberately lying or they...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Oct 25, 2012 at 2:27 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
ATHERTON
Time for a new direction for our Town Council
Whomever is elected to the Atherton Town Council now is the time for our five elected Town representatives to set a new direction and standard of Town governance. We no longer...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 12:18 pm by Give it a rest, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
What makes Atherton Police department special
All of these San Mateo County police departments provide for the safe disposal of old medications: There are confidential drop-off containers at the following Police Departm...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Oct 11, 2012 at 11:23 pm by Answer, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Time for Menlo Park to outsource police services
With the Police Chief's departure It is time to stop the bleeding - Menlo Park should outsource its police services to the Sheriff. This will substantially reduce the total co...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Aug 19, 2012 at 11:38 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
This is the way that public employee contracts should be negotiated
This is the way that public employee contracts should be negotiated - with the opportunity for public input BEFORE the process begins: The Menlo Park Fire Protection Distri...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 11:12 pm by Joe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood
ATHERTON
A victory for the democratic process
Hi Valerie-   The Mayor and I spoke yesterday about your petition for a special meeting. We will call a special meeting for the exact agenda as you have presented it. I will...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Jul 13, 2012 at 4:51 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Citizens' Petition for a Special Meeting of the Town Council on the new library
The location of the new upgraded Town library has become a very controversial issue. Here is a citizens' petition for a Special Meeting of the Town Council with an agenda that...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Jun 28, 2012 at 6:57 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
A new benchmark for cost of police services
The Woodside Town Council approved a budget that included ■ Sheriff's contract: A council majority approved a three-year $1.45 million law enforcement contract with the ...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Jun 21, 2012 at 3:19 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
ATHERTON
Library in the Park train is leaving the station
Anyone who thinks that the Town Council is even considering getting citizen input on its controversial 3-2 split decision to put the new library in Holbrook Palmer Park should...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:07 am by Council Packets, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood
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...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on May 29, 2012 at 8:13 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Kudos to Facebook; Shame on Menlo Park
Kudos are due to Facebook for simultaneously negotiating with Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and the Menlo Park Fire Protection District (which predates and serves Menlo Park, Ath...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Apr 19, 2012 at 8:03 am by WhoRUpeople, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
Where should the new Atherton library be located?
There have been numerous Forum Topics on the new Atherton library but none which asked the simple question - Where should the new Atherton library re located? I would en...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Apr 2, 2012 at 8:19 am by Flood Park or Menlo College, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
A great three point plan for local government employee pay and pension reform
By Bob Cuddy | bcuddy@thetribunenews.com Pension reforms negotiated over the past several years by San Luis Obispo County and its unions have already saved taxpayers hundre...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Mar 20, 2012 at 6:52 pm by Tim Wulff, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
City of Menlo Park's failure as a Lead Agency
The City of Menlo Park has taken the responsibility as the Lead Agency for the environmental impact review of the proposed Facebook expansion. This expansion involves 6,600 em...
 
Peter Carpenter
 
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on Feb 14, 2012 at 7:37 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
 

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