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PORTOLA VALLEY
Leslie Lambert: 'You are a different person'
On waking up in the morning, those of us in normal good health have abilities that are all but instinctual: knowing how to take a shower, for example, or how to get dressed; h...
 
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 11:42 am by Danna, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] Atherton Council June 29 2012
TOWN OF ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL ATHERTON CHANNEL DRAINAGE DISTRICT JUNE 29, 2012 - 9:30 AM REGULAR MEETING -- CONTINUANCE VIDEO BROADCAST The Town of Atherton has ...
 
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on Jul 3, 2012 at 7:31 pm by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] Atherton Council Special Meeting June 29 2012
TOWN OF ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL ATHERTON CHANNEL DRAINAGE DISTRICT JUNE 29, 2012 - 12:00 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING VIDEO BROADCAST The Town of Atherton has assumed responsi...
 
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on Jul 3, 2012 at 7:27 am by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
This week at Atherton Library
Wednesday, June 27 at 3 pm: Ventriloquist show with Steve Chaney. Ages 3 and up. Thursday, June 28 at 4 pm: Musical storytime for all ages. Friday, June 29 at 7 pm: Fami...
 
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on Jul 2, 2012 at 8:34 pm by Neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton: Got Leadership?
Outwardly,there does not seem to be much difference between Atherton and the Town of Portola Valley. The people seem to be about the same but Atherton seems to like their wal...
 
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on Jun 25, 2012 at 7:04 am by leadership, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
WOODSIDE
Those were the days -- bicycle club in Woodside
The Pedale Alpini Bicycle Club began meeting in Woodside in 1957, when bicycle racing was fading from the American scene. Using 10-speed bicycles and without a coach or sponso...
 
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:53 am by Editor, The Almanac Online
OTHER TOPICS
The week that was
A restaurant burglarized, street signs discovered in the back of a van, a skittish mountain lion, and a man in military garb out in public with a rifle and camera. Read t...
 
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on Jul 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm by Gunther, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Gourmet Food Trucks in Portola Valley Thursday Nights
The Food Trucks From The Mobile Gourmet's website: Thursday Night Dinner, 5:00 pm – 7:00pm, 815 Portola Rd, Portola Valley June 28th: House of Siam,(they had the rea...
 
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on Jun 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm by Andi Mallinckrodt, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Art Commission
Honorable City Council: I would respectfully like to request that you consider placing on the agenda before the end of the year the subject of whether or not this is an ap...
 
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on Oct 10, 2011 at 2:44 pm by Jim Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park man drowns in Minnesota
A 75-year-old Menlo Park man was swimming in a Minnesota lake on Saturday afternoon when he went under, according to the Wright County sheriff. Read the full story here http:...
 
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 2:03 pm by Don, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton: No agreement on city manager
First there were 58, then there were seven. But when the Atherton City Council sat down to consider the qualifications of the top three city manager candidates chosen from the...
 
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on Jul 16, 2012 at 8:29 am by disaster again, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Maid sentenced in residential jewelry thefts
Luz Maria Garcia, a maid for "The Maids" home cleaning service in Redwood City, was sentenced on March 29 to six months in county jail and ordered to pay nearly $33,000 in res...
 
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on Apr 4, 2012 at 5:23 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Kepler's named Small Business of the Year
A longtime Kepler's customer and fan, State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) has named the iconic bookstore the "Small Business of the Year" for the second time. Read the...
 
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 5:41 pm by Earle Jones, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Toddler Dance Party
The Atherton Library will be hosting a program with musician Andrew Gomez, for ages 1 and up. Tuesday, Sept 4, at 10:30 am. This program will kick off the Fall Toddler storyti...
 
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 12:27 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Portola Valley looks for new town manager
The executive recruiting firm of Ralph Andersen & Associates, based in Rocklin, California, is the choice of the Portola Valley Town Council to locate suitable candidates to ...
 
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MENLO PARK
Drug bust leads to recovery of stolen car
Amid the chaos of helping to execute more than 30 search warrants, a local police officer spotted a stolen car on Tuesday. Read the full story here Web Link....
 
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OTHER TOPICS
Gordon named 'Recycling Legislator of the Year'
The award reflects Assemblyman Rich Gordon's success in authoring two bills last year that provided incentives for state manufactures to re-use plastic and to stop using landf...
 
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 1:37 pm by WhoRUpeople, a resident of another community
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Peninsula Bridge now reaches 400 students
Peninsula Bridge, which for 22 years has conducted summer enrichment programs for motivated kids from under-resourced communities, is expanding its operations on the Peninsula...
 
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:55 am by Bebop more, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
State Senate candidates in 30 minutes or less
California State Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) seems like a man who really could tell you his life story in three minutes flat. He demonstrated his mastery of the eleva...
 
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on Jul 18, 2012 at 4:36 pm by Bob, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Caltrain to add six weekday trains
The Caltrain board of directors on Thursday considered a preliminary budget that would add trains to its current weekday schedule, and approved an agreement with the Californi...
 
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on May 6, 2012 at 9:14 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Toddler Dance Party
Toddler Dance Party with Charity Kahn at Atherton Library- Tuesay, April 24 at 10:30 am. Rock ‘n roll with children’s musician Charity Kahn! A fun, interactive program of musi...
 
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on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:18 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Prop 13: The elephant is finally in the room
Calling California's tax system "broken," the head of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation called this week for a re-examination of Proposition 13 and other policies govern...
 
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on Feb 15, 2012 at 10:13 am by CSM, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Court halts suit against Encinal PTO volunteers
(This is an expanded version of an article published earlier.) A lawsuit filed by a former Encinal School basketball coach against the school's Parent Teacher Organiza...
 
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on Feb 13, 2012 at 2:57 pm by Editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
County supervisors ban most roadside herbicide spraying
County residents who have been trying since 2006 to convince San Mateo County supervisors to find non-chemical ways to kill weeds were celebrating on March 13 after the superv...
 
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on May 11, 2012 at 12:53 pm by Carr, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
Elizabeth Lewis, Cary Wiest elected to Atherton council
Elizabeth Lewis swept to a second term on Atherton's City Council on Nov. 6, winning 1,732 votes, with the second council seat going to newcomer Cary Wiest, with 1,230 votes, ...
 
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 8:31 am by Good Effort, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
 

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