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Menlo Park to continue high-speed rail lawsuit
Despite recently announced changes in the plans for high-speed rail in California that lower the price and address other Peninsula cities' concerns, Menlo Park's City Council ...
 
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on Apr 12, 2012 at 10:02 am by R.GORDON, a resident of another community
OTHER TOPICS
Rail authority slammed for lax oversight of contracts
The agency charged with building a high-speed rail system violated state law when it awarded contracts for information-technology services without going through the mandatory ...
 
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 8:32 am by Thomas Paine IV, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood
MENLO PARK
City eases downtown parking rules for holidays
Menlo Park police want to help Santa make his way to your house, so they will loosen up on parking enforcement from Dec. 5 through Jan. 3. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Dec 3, 2011 at 7:40 am by Long Time Menlo Man, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
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
MENLO PARK
The defence of Kelly Fergusson by Heyward Robinson
In another thread, Heyward Robinson writes: "Editor A recent letter from Ed Moritz purports to provide "facts" about Menlo Park Councilmember Kelly Fergusson, even sugge...
 
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 3:59 pm by oldtimer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] Atherton Council Regular Meeting August 2012
TOWN OF ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL ATHERTON CHANNEL DRAINAGE DISTRICT AUGUST 15, 2012 REGULAR MEETING VIDEO BROADCAST The Town of Atherton has assumed responsibility ...
 
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on Aug 16, 2012 at 9:43 pm by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
VIDEO - City Council Special Meeting of Jan 27, 2012
Town of Atherton City Council / Channel Drainage District SPECIAL MEETING Jan 27, 2012 Video Broadcast Brought to you by the men and women of the Atherton Police ...
 
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 10:56 am by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Those were the days
This service station was a fixture on El Camino Real in 1940, soon after the state widened the two-lane gravel road to four lanes. The project pushed back many buildings on th...
 
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on Aug 4, 2011 at 3:23 pm by Caltrain is great infrastructure, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Senate tightens 'snitch ticket' and red-light camera rules
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...
 
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on Jun 5, 2012 at 11:26 am by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Facebook, city to release draft development deal
Facebook and the city of Menlo Park will release this week the terms of a draft development agreement that, when approved, would allow the social networking giant to continue ...
 
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on Apr 10, 2012 at 2:25 pm by Don\'t understand, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Bay Area gas prices skyrocket in past month
Average gas prices in the Bay Area have skyrocketed in the past month, jumping by 51 cents to $4.41 on average per gallon, according to a report released this week by AAA. Re...
 
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on Mar 15, 2012 at 9:41 pm by not just Europe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Outstanding article written in the WSJ by two Stanford Profs
Michael Boskin and John Cogan respectively are professors of economics and public policy at Stanford University. They are also both senior fellows at the Hoover Institution. ...
 
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on Mar 15, 2012 at 4:16 pm by R.GORDON, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week Ending 11/20/2011
Hardcover Fiction 1 House of Silk Anthony Horowitz 2 V Is for Vengeance Sue Grafton 3 Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 4 Sense of an Ending Julian ...
 
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 5:04 pm by Pam Grange, 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
AROUND TOWN
Local's film shows local sights
Menlo-Atherton High School and Burgess skate park are featured in a short film by Zachary Clarence (Menlo-Atherton, 2010), a junior at the College of Fine Arts in Boston Unive...
 
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on Oct 3, 2012 at 12:24 pm by Margo McAuliffe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood
PORTOLA VALLEY
Editorial: Stoplights not best option for Ladera
County supervisors did the right thing July 10 when they put the brakes on a Department of Public Works recommendation to seek funding to install stoplights on Alpine Road at ...
 
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:34 pm by Margaret, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Error in story on climate-change impacts
In the March 28 Almanac and online, there was an error in a Bay City News Service story about a talk given by U.S. Geological Service scientist Tom Suchanek in Menlo Park on M...
 
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on Apr 2, 2012 at 6:31 am by Captain Louis Renault, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park tweaks green initiatives
It's a green time of year, what with all the rain making grass grow and St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The Menlo Park City Council joined in the spirit of the season on March...
 
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 1:35 pm by where\'s the beef?, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Blend For A Cause
On December 11, Piccolo Bella Hair Design along with a blend of local Menlo Park businesses, will host a winter season celebration and beauty fundraiser to generate holiday jo...
 
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on Nov 29, 2011 at 10:21 pm by Janet Lash, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Philz Coffee shop coming to Facebook campus
Employees clocking long hours at Facebook's new Menlo Park campus require fuel in the form of caffeine, of course, so Philz Coffee plans to open up shop there later this year....
 
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on Nov 12, 2011 at 2:10 pm by better coffee, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Five residential burglaries in Menlo Park
Police calls: Crime and accident reports from Menlo Park, Woodside, Portola Valley and Atherton. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Jul 27, 2012 at 9:10 pm by menlomom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Tonight: Forum on El Camino's future
A forum on "Menlo Park and El Camino Real: Past, Present, and Future" will be held in Menlo Park at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 1:00 pm by Directional Guide, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
'I'm happy. Lucky -- alive,' instructor says after small plane makes emergency landing near East Palo Alto
A small airplane made an emergency landing in the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve near East Palo Alto this morning. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Aug 23, 2011 at 1:32 pm by joe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Court denies schools recovery of $20 million in losses from Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
A state appeals court on Thursday approved the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against San Mateo County by 12 county school districts – including the Menlo Park City, Las ...
 
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 9:43 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Police hail Menlo Park woman's actions to catch suspect
Menlo Park police recognized a woman on Tuesday, April 24, for helping to catch a thief in February. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Apr 26, 2012 at 3:09 pm by Ruby Enthusiast, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood
 

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