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Menlo School & College Project
The people who live near this must be very excited about this project. What does it sound like when property values tank? Menlo College and Menlo School jointly are proposi...
 
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on Jan 6, 2013 at 6:16 am by move over, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Top stories of 2012
The Almanac covers Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside and Portola Valley -- where residents like to think of their hometowns as places that remain true to "village" ideals such as...
 
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on Jan 1, 2013 at 9:45 am by Wasted Library Funds, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton council to slow compensation cuts
As expected, the newly configured Atherton City Council rescinded its Nov. 28 adoption of a resolution that would cut compensation for 10 unrepresented town employees, while m...
 
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 1:14 pm by Reverse, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] DEC 11 Finance Committee Meeting
TOWN OF ATHERTON FINANCE COMMITTEE DEC 11, 2012 SPECIAL MEETING VIDEO BROADCAST The Town of Atherton assumed responsibility for recording Town meetings. The Ather...
 
APOA
 
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on Dec 24, 2012 at 10:28 am by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] DEC 19 Atherton Council Meeting
TOWN OF ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL ATHERTON CHANNEL DRAINAGE DISTRICT DEC 19, 2012 REGULAR MEETING VIDEO BROADCAST The Town of Atherton assumed responsibility for r...
 
APOA
 
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on Dec 23, 2012 at 11:21 am by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Here's what a police department does when service is part of their credo
From the Hillsborough Police Department's Facebook page: Based on the events of today, please take the time to view the following video: “Run.Hide.Fight. Surviving an Activ...
 
Watcher
 
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on Dec 22, 2012 at 7:49 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
ATHERTON
JobTrain students bake cookies for inmates
Spending the holidays in San Mateo County jail just got a little brighter: 15 students in JobTrain's culinary arts program baked 10,000 cookies for the inmates, to be delivere...
 
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on Dec 22, 2012 at 6:17 am by Editor, The Almanac Online
ATHERTON
Atherton: Mayor Widmer Misreads Again on Employee Furlough and Compensation Reductions
The title of the Agenda does not state the item is for reductions and furloughs. Mayor Widmer after the Measure F vote on placing the Library in the Park was resoundingly d...
 
Atherton Council Misread
 
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 4:09 pm by long time resident, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Guest opinion: Ex-mayor questions Atherton's debt projections
Atherton is at a crossroads. We can continue down the road we have been traveling in recent years where we have treated our employees very badly, or we can go down a new road ...
 
Editor
 
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 8:10 am by Right, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
A Fresh Start
Next Wednesday night, a new Atherton council will be seated. Elizabeth Lewis is expected to become mayor. Cary Wiest will bring a new respect for residents and employees to ...
 
JS
 
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 3:21 pm by Nostradums, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton struggles for safer crosswalks
You can't always get what you want. But if the town of Atherton accepts what's on offer by the California Department of Transportation, will it ever get what town officials be...
 
Editor
 
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 2:17 pm by Robert Cronin, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood
ATHERTON
Police: Motorist who struck pedestrians on El Camino was driving on suspended license
ATHERTON: The 89-year-old driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured two pedestrians in an El Camino Real crosswalk in Atherton on Sept. 30 was driving with a licen...
 
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 8:52 pm by Donald, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
Police: Driver at fault for hitting pedestrians
ATHERTON: The 89-year-old driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured two women in an El Camino Real crosswalk on Sept. 30 was speeding and at fault for the accident...
 
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 5:55 pm by Donald, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
Editorial: Atherton tries to get a handle on employee costs
Atherton is moving in the right direction to reduce the town's unfunded liability, with the City Council on Nov. 28 passing a package of compensation adjustments for 10 employ...
 
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 9:35 am by BenchMark, a resident of the Atherton: other 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. Rea...
 
Editor
 
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 4:16 pm by BenchMark, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton Council to Review Brown Act Laws In December
At the December Council Meeting the Atherton Council will review Brown Act Laws. Below is part thread on this topic taken from another thread on the staff compensation reducti...
 
Council Concerns
 
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 12:03 pm by Council Concerns, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton may cut staff compensation
The mayor calls it a wrap-up. The police union is calling it revenge. As the Atherton City Council meets on Nov. 28 for the last time before Councilwoman Kathy McKeithen steps...
 
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 11:37 am by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community
ATHERTON
Atherton: A Government or a Business? The Answer
The answer expressed by the five members of the Council is that Atherton is a business. In the remarks leading up to the 5-0 vote on the compensation/benefit resolution there ...
 
please stop
 
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 7:52 am by please stop, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton Council: Please Ask Us!
The November 28th Council Meeting provided an unusual insight into the closed meeting workings of the Council. At issue was the resolution before the Council on the compensati...
 
please ask
 
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 5:20 pm by Sworn to Uphold, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
APOA Forces Elizabeth Lewis to change her tune
At last night's council meeting, Kathy McKeithen revealed that Elizabeth Lewis (and Jerry Carlson) both voted in favor of the now-controversial furlough/compensation reduction...
 
Union influence at work
 
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 3:08 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Atherton: Charges fly over mailers as election season wraps up
Atherton residents should probably be forgiven if they were confused by a flurry of last-minute campaign materials they received last week, including a letter from the mayor s...
 
Editor
 
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 11:35 am by Forensics, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Announcing the APOA and our mission
Atherton tax paying residents have banded together to form the APOA: Atherton Proponents for Organized Action, We are starting a blog and will fully utilize social medi...
 
APOA
 
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 11:02 am by Anything is possible, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
Union Causes Bill Widmer to Change His Tune on $6,000 Party
After requesting staff work on the $6,000 Party at the end of his term as Mayor and McKeithen's term on the council, Bill Widmer changed his mind Wednesday night and voted no ...
 
Public Influence
 
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 5:28 pm by Dickens, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] Council Meeting November 28 2012
TOWN OF ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 28, 2012 - 7:00 P.M. The Town of Atherton assumed responsibility for recording Town meetings. The Atherton Police Officers Associ...
 
APOA
 
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 3:53 pm by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
ATHERTON
APOA are selfish cowards
How come the APOA didn't start up its "PAC" activities until just recently? Early last year (2011), almost all their co-workers were laid off to deal with Atherton's budget...
 
Hard truth
 
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 2:13 pm by WMD Timing, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
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