MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council votes 4-1 on new city manager contract
Menlo Park City Council meetings can be packed full of surprises, but the Jan. 24 meeting proceeded much as expected — with one exception.
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 2:51 pm by Concerned resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: other 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.
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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
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... |
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on May 24, 2012 at 8:47 am by someone, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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California High Speed Rail project loses support of the California Sierra Club
The California Sierra Club has been one of the biggest supporters of the High Speed Rail project --- until now.
Today they released a letter:
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on Jan 13, 2012 at 5:33 pm by Morris Brown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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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 |
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Man robbed at knifepoint in Jack Lyle Park
If you go walking after midnight, keep an eye out. Late Wednesday night, two men robbed a third who was strolling through Jack Lyle Park in Menlo Park.
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on Nov 9, 2012 at 4:20 pm by get a clue, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Willows Celebration Supporting Ray Mueller for Menlo Park City Council
Menalto Cleaners and Cafe Zoe
in the Willows will be having a party
supporting Ray Mueller for Menlo Park City Council,
outside Cafe Zoe on Saturday, September 8th from... |
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on Sep 6, 2012 at 4:46 pm by E. Gary Smith, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
School parcel tax vote likely in Portola Valley
Voters are likely to be asked this spring to renew and boost the Portola Valley School District's parcel tax, which last year raised close to $1 million for the two-school dis... |
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on Jan 21, 2013 at 10:04 am by Over-Reach, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Lights, Camera, Action.... Menlo Park is on TV
Recently the Menlo Park Historical Association (MPHA) hosted the Clock Tower - 25th Year Anniversary Celebration. The Clock Tower, built in 1987 was designed by famed and loca... |
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on Jul 2, 2012 at 7:46 am by Jim Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
American made: Woodside's Adolph Rosekrans restores farming implements from the days of the horse-drawn plow
It requires a leap of imagination to visualize it now, but there was a time when growing crops commercially in the United States meant entering the domain of draft horses and ... |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 1:01 pm by Borut Prah, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Scale back Stanford's 'bloated' development plan for El Camino
I knew this day would come.
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on Feb 2, 2013 at 7:13 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Two-alarm fire blazes through East Palo Alto home
A 9-year-old boy who was playing fort in the garage accidentally started a fire that gutted the family home after he dropped a candle onto a mattress, Menlo Park fire official... |
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on Aug 14, 2012 at 8:17 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Portola Valley council 'neutral' on Alpine trail
Expanded version of story posted earlier. The Town Council of Portola Valley on Sept. 28 rejected the advice of George Mader, the town planner for 40 years and currentl... |
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on Oct 4, 2011 at 3:51 pm by Poster , a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Resident agrees to $75,000 penalty for felling trees without a permit
Portola Valley resident David L. Douglass has agreed to pay a penalty of $75,000 to head off a potential lawsuit from the town over the felling, without a permit, of at least ... |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 9:16 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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HSR KILL IT NOW....AB1455
Taxpayers pay attention to the bill mentioned in this article.
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on Mar 19, 2012 at 10:46 am by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Guest opinion: Mayor's letter upsetting for police supporter
On Oct. 31 we received a letter dated Oct. 18 from "The Mayor" (no name) of Atherton.
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 1:45 pm by More Spending, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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 ... |
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on May 29, 2012 at 7:33 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Update: Girl, 6, killed on her way to school
A 6-year-old girl was killed Wednesday morning (Sept. 28), the second traffic fatality in less than three hours within a two-block area in East Palo Alto.
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 7:43 am by annoyed, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
'Pay raise' actually a cut for county manager
A unanimous San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 11 introduced a measure to raise the annual salary of the county manager to $300,000. If the board approves the measu... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 4:25 pm by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
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Suspect in armed robberies arrested after all-day standoff
A suspect in five armed robberies in the Redwood City area was arrested Thursday night after a day-long standoff with police at a home in North Fair Oaks.
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on Aug 19, 2012 at 1:31 pm by Tony, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Facebook revenues grow 32 percent
Menlo Park-based social-media giant Facebook reported revenues of $1.18 billion in its first quarterly earnings report Thursday, a gain of 32 percent over the year-ago period.... |
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on Jul 27, 2012 at 6:11 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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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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on Jun 7, 2012 at 2:32 pm by A recent victim also, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Chris Paine returns with 'Revenge'
It's time to celebrate the electric car, according to Chris Paine, a Portola Valley native and documentary film director who visited Palo Alto's Aquarius movie theater Saturda... |
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on Nov 12, 2011 at 7:26 am by UH OH, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Local youth rugby season begins with first practice.
If you’re driving or walking by Ronald McNair Middle School Football field located at 2033 Pulgas Avenue on Monday evenings you may notice young boys and girls running around ... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 11:41 pm by Uhila Makoni, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton: Compensation cuts OK'd, but reconsideration likely
The vote may have been unanimous, but the outcome of the Atherton City Council's approval of compensation changes for 10 unrepresented town employees is far from certain.
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 4:16 pm by BenchMark, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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