ATHERTON
Atherton Interim City Manager John Danielson has submitted his resignation
PRESS RELEASE
Town of Atherton
January 25, 2012
Atherton Interim City Manager John Danielson has submitted his resignation from the Town of
Atherton. Mr. Danielson's las... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 8:49 am by No surprise, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A fresh perspective on anonymous postings
Web Link
“The reason that many media sites are moving to eliminate anonymous comment... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 8:57 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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A reference point for local public service salaries
JANUARY 24, 2012
Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Passes $100,000
By PUI-WING TAM
Average annual salaries for Silicon Valley technology workers surpassed the $100,000 m... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Jan 24, 2012 at 10:27 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Should adults permit supervised underage drinking?
There have been a number of Forum threads that resulted from a recent incident in Menlo Park involving underage drinking under adult supervision. Since this forum is intended ... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Dec 18, 2011 at 12:36 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Council members to hold illegal secret meetings
From: Peter Carpenter
Date: November 12, 2011 4:26:15 AM PST
To: menlo park city council , "William L. McClure" , Al Serrato
Subject: Item I on the Council's Nov. 15 ag... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 2:38 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Responsibilities of Town Forum posters
The Town Forum can be a useful place to exchange information provided that each individual poster complies with the Forum's stated rule -"Please be respectful and truthful in ... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Nov 5, 2011 at 6:09 am by R,Gordon, a resident of another community |
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Initiative responses to over-reaching by public employee unions
Here are three initiatives being proposed for the consideration by California voters:
ELIMINATES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS FOR TEACHERS, NURSES, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIG... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Oct 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
ATHERTON
As predicted - Garbage rates to have BIG increase
When the current garbage rates were being debated I predicted that the adopted rates would not cover the costs and that next year's rates would have to be even higher. Recolog... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:34 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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How much we owe to those who serve us
Remember every day those who serve us without question or hesitation: Web Link |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Aug 27, 2011 at 10:30 pm by Raymond Mueller, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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How should we honor and remember those who we send away to fight and die for us?
Comments on another Town Forum thread stimulate me to start another thread.
We, as a society, seem very ready to start wars and to then send others off to fight and die in ... |
Peter Carpenter |
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on Aug 24, 2011 at 3:41 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Interim Atherton Police Chief
This is a great appointment - a true professional with no interest in a long term job.
Danielson, Connors and Flint will make a great team. Look for real change soon.
PR... |
peter carpenter |
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on Jul 20, 2011 at 12:30 am by Hmmm, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Fire Board to consider revising its compensation policy at 19 July meeting
MENLO PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL SECTION 5.11
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The Board of Directors of the M... |
peter carpenter |
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on Jul 17, 2011 at 5:20 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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District Attorney fails to enforce the law
Dear Mr. Serrato,
I am amazed that the District Attorney delegates so much of its legal analysis to the County Counsel - why do the taxpayers need both offices?
You an... |
peter carpenter |
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on Jun 15, 2011 at 2:41 pm by Atherton Resident, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Fire and emergency services consolidation proposal
I am a long time advocate of consolidation as a way of increasing both efficiency and effectiveness of public services. Given the challenges facing local governments now is t... |
peter carpenter |
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on May 26, 2011 at 8:30 pm by Just Wondering, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Elementary school consolidation - an idea whose time has come?
The Almanac reports that one more leader adds his name to the consolidation of our elementary schools:
Before casting his vote, Mayor Rich Cline called the need for better ... |
peter carpenter |
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on May 23, 2011 at 8:32 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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The Perfect Storm Revisited - Local elected officials need to pay attention
In December 2008 I wrote the attached Guest Opinion for the Palo Alto Weekly. Now, 2 1/2 years later, in light of the current economic situation I thought it might be useful t... |
peter carpenter |
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on Apr 27, 2011 at 5:48 pm by peter carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Public employee pension reform - what can and should be done?
Numerous Town Forum topic threads have quickly digressed to this issue so let's have that discussion here.
I propose:
1) We start with the assumption that the present pu... |
peter carpenter |
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on Apr 5, 2011 at 9:54 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Excellent report by Menlo Park staff on public employee compensation
The City of Menlo Park staff has done a superb job in preparing the report "Presentation of Information Regarding Employee Compensation and Receipt of Public Comment Relating ... |
peter carpenter |
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on Apr 3, 2011 at 8:33 am by peter carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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How a really smart transit agency deals with bike-to-rail
Metro to lure bike-to-rail commuters
By Ann Scott Tyson, Sunday, March 20, 9:25 PM Washington Post
With packs on their backs, reflective neon straps around their ankle... |
peter carpenter |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 1:38 pm by WhoRUpeople, a resident of another community |
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A great article on "Why we need to get rid of anonymous comments".
Web Link
Two excerpts:
" Anonymity has long been hailed as one of the founding philosophies of the Internet, a critical bulwark prot... |
peter carpenter |
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on Mar 15, 2011 at 7:48 am by peter carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Turning our old garbage system upside down and inside out
Neither the local jurisdictions or Recology have done a very good job of retraining us on managing our waste stream INSIDE the house. The challenge is educating us about how ... |
peter carpenter |
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on Jan 19, 2011 at 4:19 pm by John, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Proud of the Atherton Town Council
I have just returned form a Special Session and the public portion preceding a Closed Session of the Atherton Town Council.
In the Special Session the Council elected its n... |
peter carpenter |
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on Dec 17, 2010 at 9:44 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Open Session before and after labor negotiations
1 - On another thread Open Government has posted:
Posted by open government, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, 2 hours ago
The issue of open g... |
peter carpenter |
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on Dec 14, 2010 at 4:08 am by peter carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Coming to our local agencies soon - big increases in CalPers retirement contributions
PASADENA - The city will have to make up an unexpected shortfall of about $13.2 million through 2014 - including $6.9 million to the general fund - after CalPERS revised its r... |
peter carpenter |
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 4:13 am by peter carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Consolidation - an idea whose time has come?
There have been a number of Town Forum Threads on consolidation. Is now the time to act before our local agencies face bankruptcy? Should we be wise and courageous and proacti... |
peter carpenter |
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on Nov 9, 2010 at 1:32 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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