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PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Raising money for Ford Field
Wednesday: The Portola Valley Town Council will review this week a progress report on fundraising for a proposed $540,000 renovation of Ford (baseball) Field. The meetin...
 
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on Apr 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm by HeadScratcher, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Today: M-A faces Salinas in football playoffs
Menlo-Atherton will get the Central Coast Section semifinals off to an early start when the No. 2-seeded Bears (8-3) play host to No. 6 Salinas (7-4) in Division I action Frid...
 
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on Nov 25, 2011 at 5:12 pm by Bear Fan, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council weighs Stanford project review
Debate has raged since Stanford and developer John Arrillaga first proposed building eight acres of mixed-use office space, retail and apartments on El Camino Real in Menlo Pa...
 
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 7:42 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
New renderings of El Camino housing project
Developer Matt Matteson told the Almanac that it was important to actually build the BMR units instead of paying in-lieu fees, given the city's difficulty in translating those...
 
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 7:52 pm by Frugal, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
County may ask voters to raise sales tax
The county wants your half-cent's worth of opinion on whether to increase the sales tax. After the failure of two tax increases during the June election — only a tax on ...
 
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on Jul 31, 2012 at 10:22 am by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
OTHER TOPICS
Police report gunfire in Menlo Park
Menlo Park police responded to several calls about gunfire at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, in the 800 block of Ivy Drive in Menlo Park. Read the full story here http:/...
 
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on May 14, 2012 at 12:42 pm by Mavis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Private school faces eviction in Menlo Park
Menlo Park City School District staff is recommending that the school board terminate the German-American International School's lease of the district's former O'Connor School...
 
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 4:28 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Mike Nevin R. I. P.
Mike Nevin Excutive Director of Service League of San Mateo County and former Supervisor has passed away this weekend cause was cancer. Web Link...
 
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 2:13 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
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...
 
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on May 26, 2012 at 9:27 pm by James, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
MP's Housing Element Fiasco
Tomorrow night the Council will discuss an agreement to settle a lawsuit regarding the Housing Element, which is more than a decade out of date. The agreement includes payment...
 
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on May 21, 2012 at 3:44 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
High-speed-rail analysis sets stage for more lawsuits
The state agency charged with building California's high-speed rail system approved on Thursday a long-debated environmental analysis for the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles line...
 
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 3:11 pm by Young Voice (2), a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Woodside woman seeks high, high office
Woodside resident and documentary filmmaker Michealene Risley has a June deadline. She needs at least 50,000 people — 5,000 in each of 10 states — to make a secure...
 
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on Mar 19, 2012 at 1:15 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council appoints Facebook liaisons
The latest council appointments came wrapped in an agreement to not allow Facebook to pressure subcommittee members during negotiations over how the social networking company ...
 
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on Oct 21, 2011 at 8:08 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton council to slow compensation cuts
As expected, the newly configured Atherton City Council rescinded its Nov. 28 adoption of a resolution that would cut compensation for 10 unrepresented town employees, while m...
 
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 1:14 pm by Reverse, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Art and Theatre Commission (MP ATC)
Not long ago, The Almanac newspaper ran a front page article on the topic of the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center (MA PAC). The date was June 20, 2012. Part of the a...
 
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 9:49 pm by Jim Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Left Bank hires architect for new steakhouse
The new year will welcome a new Left Bank steakhouse at 898 Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Menlo Park, the former location of Marche restaurant at the corner of University Drive....
 
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 5:55 pm by Downtown Neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
"Stage Door"- Final Curtain Tomorrow Night 11/12
Yearning to make it Big on Broadway. Being tempted to sell out to Hollywood. All the while struggling to survive another day. M-A High School proudly presents, "Stage Door" by...
 
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on Nov 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm by Lyn Napel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Editorial: Council gets earful from Belle Haven
Although enveloped by Menlo Park city limits, the Belle Haven neighborhood often has a hard time identifying with neighborhoods west of the Bayshore Freeway, where property va...
 
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7 hours ago by Garrett, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
VIDEO - City Council Special Meeting of Feb 28, 2012
Town of Atherton City Council Agenda Special Meeting February 28, 2012 Video Broadcast Brought to you by the men and women of the Atherton Police Officers Associatio...
 
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on Mar 3, 2012 at 10:24 am by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park may close housing department
The Menlo Park City Council asked staff Tuesday to move ahead with closing the city's housing department, which reduces the city's housing program to the bare minimum require...
 
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 1:28 pm by Tax Payer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Protests target Arrillaga project in Menlo Park
A small group of residents has a large mission: Save Menlo Park. Their target? The eight-acre, mixed-use complex developer John Arrillaga wants to build on property owned by S...
 
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 8:53 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Con man Gann loose in Bay Area, police say
Good Samaritans beware: A traveling con man has returned to the Bay Area, and may be only too eager to help relieve you of your money and peace of mind, according to police. ...
 
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on Mar 14, 2012 at 4:38 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
Sweet treats abound at Angel Heart Cakes
Business: Opening a bakery is no cakewalk. Just ask Chris Rivera and Debbie Umphreys. Since these Menlo Park moms launched Angel Heart Cakes bakery at Marsh Manor in Red...
 
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on Nov 30, 2011 at 9:19 pm by JF, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood
MENLO PARK
The Almanac launches membership campaign
The Almanac has launched a campaign to secure a healthy future by asking readers to begin paying for a portion of the costs of operating the newspaper and its website, Almanac...
 
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on Jun 29, 2011 at 12:25 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online
AROUND TOWN
Supervisors Horsley & Tissier a missed opportunity for Measure A
The Media Center 5 offers 5 minutes of free video for you to present your ideas, and reasons you want the voters to vote for the measure you put on the ballot. Don Horsley and...
 
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 1:26 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
 

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