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MENLO PARK
Menlo Park school district may take back O'Connor site to address soaring enrollment
In a move described as a "precautionary step," the Menlo Park City School District has sent the tenant of its former O'Connor School site -- the German American International ...
 
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 9:42 am by whatever, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park 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
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
OTHER TOPICS
Zuckerberg donates a fortune to Silicon Valley foundation
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that he is giving nearly $500 million in Facebook stock to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation -- its largest donation ever....
 
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 3:52 pm by monica thompson, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Hills neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Council Considers Grade Separations -- AGAIN!
After ten years of fighting off both Caltrain corridor development and high-speed rail -- which would pay for Caltrain development -- I've given up. That's why whatever the C...
 
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 4:18 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood
ATHERTON
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
AROUND TOWN
Second sister succumbs to injuries from crash
A second sister critically injured in a crash with a California Highway Patrol vehicle on northbound U.S. 101 in Palo Alto on Friday morning succumbed to her injuries Frid...
 
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on Nov 24, 2012 at 12:36 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Tonight: Budget, housing on Menlo Park agenda
As the Menlo Park City Council heads into the final weeks before taking a holiday in July, city officials are reviewing "big picture" items such as the budget and the housing ...
 
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on May 22, 2012 at 1:55 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] Atherton Council Regular Meeting July 2012
TOWN OF ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL ATHERTON CHANNEL DRAINAGE DISTRICT JULY 18 2012 REGULAR MEETING VIDEO BROADCAST The Town of Atherton has assumed responsibility for...
 
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on Aug 16, 2012 at 7:08 pm by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Menlo council, planning commission gearing up for intense four weeks
Menlo Park's City Council this week approved a brutal schedule of meetings for itself in the four-week period from May 22 to June 12 to discuss and take final action on a numb...
 
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on Apr 12, 2012 at 2:20 pm by Get It Done!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Tonight: Irrigating country club golf course
Although you wouldn't necessarily know it from the title of the agenda item, the Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission will review a proposal tonight to put a well in a ...
 
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on Mar 20, 2012 at 10:51 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
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
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: Which way did the food trucks go?
Coca-Cola braised pork steamed buns? Check. Chicken tikka masala burrito? Check. Refrigeration, potable water, clean food practices in food trucks? Not officially checked yet,...
 
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 8:16 am by Foodie, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood
MENLO PARK
International Hunter Derby winner in Atherton
John French, a horse trainer in Woodside, won the $10,000 International Hunter Derby on Aug. 9 during the Menlo Charity Horse Show in Atherton. Dr. Daryl Hoffman, left, of Ath...
 
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on Aug 12, 2012 at 2:44 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
High rents drive demand for home-sharing
Anyone who has tried to find a rental on the Midpeninsula recently knows that rents seem higher than ever locally -- a fact confirmed by a recent study that found San Mateo C...
 
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 7:43 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
'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. But while $300,000 is a raise, ...
 
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on Dec 20, 2012 at 9:41 am by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
How it all started
In 1949 the Peninsula Housing Association began the development of Ladera as a cooperative community. Here the first structures rise on the corner of Aliso Way and La Cuesta D...
 
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on Oct 31, 2011 at 4:18 pm by Arch Conservative, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
We feel betrayed
We feel betrayed by the board, we helped you when you needed us. Translation we feel betrayed by Don Horsley, Adrienne Tissier and Carole Groom. I'm leaving Rose Jacobs Gibson...
 
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 11:40 am by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Obituary: Dorothy Cartan of Menlo Park
Dorothy Mary Bjorkland Cartan of Menlo Park died peacefully at home on Sept. 24. She was 87. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 8:28 pm by Tony Lucio, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
County seeks public comment on plastic-bag ban at checkout counters
With the support of Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Woodside and most other city and town governments in San Mateo County, the county's Department of Environmental Health Services...
 
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 10:03 pm by More Food For Thought, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: City needs to release results of probe
Menlo Park's stance that the results of an investigation into the firing of instructor Michelle Sutton and allegations of a toxic workplace environment within the gymnastics p...
 
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 9:18 pm by Bill, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
S.M.C supervisors Don Horsley,Carole Groom and Adrienne Tissier yank supervisor Dave Pine's presentation on Whistleblower
It was just one week ago that Don Horsley informed us he was establishing the Independent Oversight Board for the new taxes. Now he won't even invest a couple of minutes to he...
 
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 12:34 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park man shot in East Palo Alto Sunday
A Menlo Park man was wounded in a shooting in East Palo Alto Sunday night, Nov. 25. Read the full story here Web Link posted Mo...
 
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 7:28 am by what?, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Sheryl Sandberg is first woman on Facebook's board
Sheryl Sandberg of Atherton has become the eighth member of Facebook's board of directors and the first woman appointed to the position. Read the full story here Web Link....
 
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on Jun 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Loss estimated at $8,735 in theft of purse
Police calls from Menlo Park and Atherton. Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 10:31 AM
 
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on Jun 6, 2012 at 12:06 pm by Suspicious, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood
 

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