PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley finds buyer for Blue Oaks lots
The town of Portola Valley announced Saturday an agreement on the sale, for $2.88 million, of two properties the town owns on Buck Meadow Drive in the Blue Oaks neighborhood.
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 4:21 pm by Redfield Flash, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Personal trainer released on bail after drug bust
He didn't have a "get out of jail free" card, but Perry Mosdromos is out of custody anyway. The 46-year-old personal trainer recently arrested in a $250,000 drug bust was rele... |
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on Jun 19, 2012 at 3:46 pm by epa, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: volunteers sought for commission seats
The Portola Valley Town Council is seeking volunteers with a serious and sustained interest in the town's residential character for positions on two panels central to the lif... |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:25 pm by Sunshine, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Confusing bike trail leads to accident on Facebook campus
Steven Lowenthal likes to bike to work. But the avid cyclist, who clocks up to 145 miles on weekend bike rides, found his commute to Foster City cut short on Aug.10.
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 10:49 am by agree, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Feature story: Beating the drums for jazz
Most of us forever remember the magical moment when a great passion ignites. For Jon Krosnick, the magic occurred in 1972, when jazz drummer Peter Erskine performed with the S... |
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on Jul 25, 2012 at 5:24 pm by Peter Erskine, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
MP Mongolian BBQ opens in Menlo Park
El Camino Real has a new tenant: MP Mongolian BBQ opened its doors recently in the spot formerly home to Deeelish in Menlo Park, next to Beverages & More.
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on Jul 15, 2012 at 1:57 pm by Roland Kelly, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
ATHERTON
SFist is shocked by the level of crime in Atherton
The popular SFist news blog ran a story today about the shocking level of crime in Atherton: Web Link |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 9:12 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park, Atherton still have
lawsuit against high-speed rail
The state Legislature may have voted to let the high-speed rail train project keep rolling, but that doesn't mean local jurisdictions jumped onboard.
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on Jul 16, 2012 at 7:08 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Best of both worlds for Alain Pinel
After a 10-year absence, Realtor Alain Pinel is back in town. Mr. Pinel, founder of a national real estate company that bears his name, has joined Intero Real Estate Services ... |
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on Mar 9, 2012 at 3:48 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
AROUND TOWN
Sharp rise in sudden oak death disease
The results are in for Woodside and Portola Valley and they are sobering. Biologists are coming to the Portola Valley Community Hall for a 7 p.m. meeting on Friday, Oct. 21, t... |
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on Oct 21, 2011 at 12:07 pm by Joe, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Menlo attorney fighting high-speed rail Central Valley project's launch
(An expanded version of an earlier-published story.) Peninsula cities lost a legal battle last week against the state's high-speed rail project, but another active lawsu... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 7:37 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week Ending 9/25/2011
Hardcover Fiction
1 Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh
2 Reamde Neal Stephenson
3 State of Wonder Ann Patchett
4 Night Circus Erin Morgenstern
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on Sep 27, 2011 at 12:07 am by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
ATHERTON
We Are Going to Have a Party!
At this Wednesday's council an agenda item appears to spend $6,000 to have the town host a party for all employees and volunteers. This is not a huge amount considering they a... |
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on Nov 24, 2012 at 11:02 am by Mayor\'s Party, a resident of the Atherton: other 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 give you his life story in three minutes. He demonstrated his mastery of the elevator p... |
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 4:22 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Editorial: A wake-up call on affordable housing
City Manager Alex McIntyre said it all in his comments about settling a lawsuit with three nonprofit groups that want Menlo Park to get moving on making more sites available f... |
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on May 22, 2012 at 5:14 pm by Belle Haven Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
An abundance of holiday home tours
'Tis the season to check out snazzy houses -- all gussied up for the holidays. Two home tours take place this weekend -- Christmas at Our House, the 23rd annual holiday home t... |
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on Dec 3, 2011 at 11:35 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
ATHERTON
Atherton: Compensation cuts OK'd by council
The town of Atherton's unrepresented employees will take a hit in their total compensation package, as expected, but under a new plan worked out by the employees and the city ... |
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on Jan 22, 2013 at 2:56 pm by MJ, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Facebook stock slumps as new shares hit market
Falling from a debut of $42.05 on NASDAQ, Facebook stock hit a new low of $19.76 per share as the first lockup period ended on Thursday (Aug. 16).
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 2:15 pm by CHANGE, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Zuckerberg weds longtime girlfriend Saturday
Trading his hoodie for a dark suit and tie, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, at their Palo Alto home on Saturday, May 19.
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on May 21, 2012 at 1:08 pm by Menlo Park Admirer, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Atherton Library offers programs on ebooks
Friday, January 13, 11 am to Noon: So You Got a Kindle for Christmas? Bring your Kindle to the library for one on one instruction on how to download ebooks from the library we... |
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 11:08 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: City is ahead of state on pension reform
Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB340, a historic bill reforming California's pension system. This law will save California taxpayers billions and begins the proce... |
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 5:09 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Briefs: Public comment sought
on plastic bag ban report
Those plastic bags at the local grocery store are a step closer to extinction. Menlo Park and 24 other Peninsula cities may restrict the use of single-use carryout bags, and S... |
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on Jul 10, 2012 at 11:45 am by Tigerlily, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Tonight: Corporate center pulled from agenda
Menlo Park's M-2 industrial district may see some development at 151 Commonwealth Drive and 164 Jefferson Drive, but the council will not discuss it tonight as previousl... |
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on Sep 18, 2012 at 2:18 pm by Rachel Grossman, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Election: Candidate filing period opens
As voters cast their ballots for the nation's president on Nov. 6, Menlo Park and Atherton residents will also make choices in races for city council seats and for spots on sc... |
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on Jul 18, 2012 at 6:30 am by Election, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Chowchilla kidnapper
to be released on parole
Richard Schoenfeld, who grew up in Atherton and was imprisoned for nearly 36 years on a 1976 conviction related to the kidnapping of 26 Chowchilla schoolchildren, will be rele... |
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 4:38 pm by Reality Check, a resident of another community |
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