PORTOLA VALLEY
Hundreds of guns collected at buyback event
It took less than three hours Saturday, Feb. 23, to collect 355 firearms at a three-city gun buyback event in East Palo Alto. The $52,000 for the buyback was raised by the Men... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 7:58 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Mayor Widmer's Verbal Comments Don't Match Hs Press Release
A month after sending out a Press Release to residents that "no contract talks" had taken place regarding compensation reductions to staff, the council has agenda item tonight... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 5:39 pm by Compensation Reduction, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
McKeithen leaves Atherton council seat fighting
She came in fighting, and she's going out fighting. Kathy McKeithen, whose three-term tenure as an Atherton City Council member ends next month, is challenging the new town ma... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 10:45 am by Editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - January 29, 2012
Hardcover Fiction
Art of Fielding - Chad Harbach
Death Comes to Pemberley P D James
Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes
Orphan Master’s Son - Adam Johnson
Night Circus - E... |
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on Jan 30, 2012 at 4:18 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Helen Hausman to retire from community college board
Atherton resident Helen Hausman, a trustee of the San Mateo County Community College District for 23 years, plans to retire from the Board of Trustees on May 1.
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 12:40 pm by Virginia Chang Kiraly, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pearl Harbor Day, no mention in any San Mateo County Newspaper.
How quickly we forget, I don't recall anytime in my life that this day wasn't remembered. Over 2400 Americans were killed 71 years ago today, I have not forgotten. I don't kno... |
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on Dec 8, 2012 at 6:58 pm by resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week Ending 10/9/2011
Hardcover Fiction
1 REAMDE - Neal Stephenson
2 Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh
3 Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
4 Paris Wife - Paula McLain
5 Affair - Lee Chi... |
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on Oct 10, 2011 at 3:02 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton police union letter raises some residents' ire
Some residents are calling it a scare tactic and a "shameful" attempt to misrepresent reality. But the head of the police union insisted that the letter his group mailed to At... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 7:14 pm by Credibility, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Kepler's new opening is more competition for the Atherton Library
About 15 people are working hard to pass Measure F to build a new county library in Atherton. Three members of the Council endorse the library concept, Widmer, McKeithen, and ... |
No need for a county library in Atherton |
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on Oct 25, 2012 at 6:06 am by No need for a county library in Atherton, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Don Horsley has explained the 11% raise is actually a cut
It's to bad he didn't mention this at the Dec 11th meeting. NONE of our regional thinking supervisors mentioned this was a pay cut at the meeting when they approved it. http:/... |
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on Dec 20, 2012 at 11:10 am by Michael Stogner, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
German builder of church organ returns to restore it
The German visitor, eyeing the pipe organ at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park after services on a recent Sunday, was no tourist.
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 7:31 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County Supervisors do it again
They are giving a close friend a raise when we don't even know if he asked for it. So the question is why? There's no public input and only one newspaper wrote about it so far... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 12:11 pm by Michael Stogner, a resident of another community |
OTHER TOPICS
Odd twist in Sequoia Healthcare District race
The Sequoia Healthcare District elections resemble a game of musical chairs this year. Director Jack Hickey, whose third term wouldn't expire until 2014, is still running for ... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 11:33 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Bold downtown plan spurs debate over Palo Alto's growth
As he plans an eight-acre development in Menlo Park, billionaire John Arrillaga has proposed building a theater and four office towers in downtown Palo Alto, which is already ... |
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on Oct 28, 2012 at 10:54 am by Garrett, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Dry bones: Are fossils secreting information about soft tissue? Will X-rays reveal it?
"Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones."
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Jul 6, 2012 at 11:06 am by Monokoora, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hill, Lieber poised for November showdown
Jerry Hill and Sally Lieber cruised to victory at Tuesday's primary election and will now square off in November for a chance to represent a newly formed Senate district in th... |
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on Jun 7, 2012 at 9:18 am by Hank Lawrence, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Local donors give $803,000 to Obama
Individuals listing ZIP codes in the Almanac's area -- Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside -- have given approximately $1.26 million to the Democratic and Republ... |
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on Apr 18, 2012 at 12:37 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
MENLO PARK
Home burglars make off with $15,000 in goods
Burglars hit three homes in three different Menlo Park neighborhoods and stole jewelry, computers and construction equipment for a total estimated loss of $15,000, on Monday, ... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Terminate private school lease,
superintendent recommends
Superintendent Maurice Ghysels recommended that the Menlo Park City School District governing board terminate a private school's lease on a district property two years before ... |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 5:59 pm by gais supporter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: El Camino traffic lights synchronized again
Good news at last: The traffic lights along El Camino Real in Menlo Park are back in sync as Caltrans finishes its final repairs to the signal system.
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 7:07 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Parker resigns from Portola Valley school board
Scott Parker has announced his resignation from the Portola Valley School District board, which he has served on since 2009.
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:52 pm by Orly Taitz, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County Times the peninsula's Hometown Newspaper
Has decided that coverage of the Supervisors vote to increase the County Manager salary and benefits to $300,000 is not newsworthy. This is their way of helping Don Horsley, A... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 2:05 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community |
WOODSIDE
Buck's in Woodside among targets of burglars
Of four burglaries reported late last week, two involved breaking and entering and two showed no obvious clues as to how entry was made, according to reports from the Menlo Pa... |
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 3:57 am by susan smythe, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton tops county in property-value growth
During a period when the average growth rate of San Mateo County's assessed property value is 3.3 percent, Atherton officials are smiling with the news that the town's rate of... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 12:13 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Three people killed in crash identified
The California Highway Patrol has identified the victims of a crash involving a stopped car on Interstate 280 just north of Edgewood Road on Friday afternoon that left three p... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm by tanya, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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