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CalPERS rules that contract work by retired city of Menlo Park personnel director is illegal
The state's retirement agency took a hard line against a retired city employee collecting a pension while working as a contractor for the past year, and declared former Menlo ... |
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on Jan 21, 2013 at 4:21 pm by concerned, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Banning bags on its own terms
Reluctant to cede control to San Mateo County, the Menlo Park City Council wants to add a clause to the proposed ban on single-use plastic bags that would allow the city to de... |
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on Jan 18, 2013 at 3:28 pm by Cherie, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo Park cop caught with prostitute keeps job [unlocked]
[PLEASE. NO ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD PORN WITH NAMES ON THIS THREAD; YOU JUST GET IT LOCKED THAT WAY, AND THAT IS NOT IN THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS]
Sandy Brundage wrote a good ... |
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on Jan 17, 2013 at 3:38 pm by Confession, a resident of another community |
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Two in custody following car chase and crash
Two suspects in an attempted armed robbery of a jewelry store in North Fair Oaks are in custody and two more are being sought following a car chase and crash in Menlo Park on ... |
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on Jan 17, 2013 at 9:22 am by North Fair Oaks neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Time to review and course correct the Specific Plan
This week's guest editorial by Planning Commissioner John Kadvany asks important questions that the City Council needs to answer.
By all accounts, the Stanford project isn't... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 6:18 pm by time to course correct, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park cop caught with prostitute keeps job
Hearing a knock at the Motel 6 door, a prostitute wearing a black catsuit answered, $20 bills stashed in her cleavage. In the bathroom, Sunnyvale police officers found a veter... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 10:25 am by Holly L., a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Service for Ted Wellings
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan, 11, for Ted Wellings, a longtime resident of Woodside Hills who died of heart failure at his home on Jan. 5. He was 87... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 10:05 pm by Barbara Mason, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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CalPERS nixes interim police chief's extension
Contract issues are troubling Menlo Park lately, with the state's retirement agency refusing to allow an extension of interim Police Chief Lee Violett's employment on the one ... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:39 am by OLD TIMER, a resident of another community |
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Editorial: Petition on El Camino project worth signing
Menlo Park residents who are fed up with the traffic gridlock on El Camino Real should strongly consider signing the petition at SaveMenlo.org that asks Stanford University Pr... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 10:01 am by public benefit needed, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Facebook censors Ghandi Quote and suspends account
Facebook is now the official web site that censors political thought. If you want to post liberal doctrine then Zuckerberg is fine with that. But there is hell to pay if you... |
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on Jan 9, 2013 at 10:25 am by great post, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Menlo Park liquor store robbed at gunpoint
Customers shopping at the Tri-E-Z got more than they bargained for Friday night after two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed both store and shoppers.
Read the full story... |
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on Jan 9, 2013 at 10:24 am by Rex, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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$10,000 in jewelry stolen from Menlo Park home
Police calls: Crime reports from Menlo Park, Woodside and West Menlo Park.
Read the full story here Web Link poste... |
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 2:35 pm by downtowner, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Sobrato development moves ahead
Menlo Park's M2 industrial district on the east side of town probably ranks second on the list of areas the city would most like to see revived, with the empty car lots on El ... |
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 2:21 pm by M-2 for companies, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Morgan Stanley settles claim over Facebook IPO
One of the lead underwriters of Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) will pay $5 million in fines to settle the first regulatory action brought against Facebook financial ... |
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 10:41 am by slap on the wrist, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Possible illegal use of public funds to Keplers
According to an article in the PA Daily news, the City Council has just approved awarding $4500 in grants to some organizations and businesses to subsidize their use of the Pe... |
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on Dec 26, 2012 at 8:22 am by Sandy Brundage, Almanac Staff Writer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Another Menlo oak bites the dust
Very old oak at Valpariso and Delfino took its last breath early Monday morning. Used to be five large old oaks on that street - now only two. |
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on Dec 26, 2012 at 3:14 am by no more acorns, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Arrillaga protest gathers signatures
Save Menlo, a group of community members not thrilled with the massive eight-acre, mixed-use complex developer John Arrillaga wants to build on Stanford's car lots in Menlo Pa... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 3:05 pm by James Madison, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Dance Expressions - Classes for kids through young adults
Hi Menlo Park! Just thought I would share with you my recommendation for the new year. If you are looking for a fun activity for your child..one that promotes being active, in... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 1:02 pm by Dance Mom #2, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Menlo Park police search flower shop
The owner of Cindy's Flowers and Gifts has not had an easy year -- a string of legal troubles culminated last week in the service of search warrants by police investigating co... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 11:56 am by Christine, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood |
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Power back on in Menlo Park
Pacific Gas & Electric says that power has been restored to parts of Menlo Park west of El Camino Real. Power went out at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Allied Arts neighborh... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 11:51 am by Burton, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park Fire Protection District meetings on TV
Perhaps for the first time in history, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District (MPFPD) monthly Board of Director's meetings will be made available to the general public both 1... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 10:26 am by Jim Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Wrong-way driver pleads not guilty
It was a fine Wednesday afternoon in Menlo Park as 26-year-old Efrain Avalos Moreno-Avalos drove along Marsh Road. Trouble was, he was reportedly driving on the wrong side of ... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 2:14 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: New look at grade separations
They aren't sure what they plan to do with the money, if anything, but the Menlo Park City Council decided to ask for county funding to study and possibly build grade separati... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 11:35 am by Adina, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Winter soltice information
Earliest 2012 Sunset: December 4th through 7th 4:50PM
Minimal Daylight 2012: December 16 through 24th 9 hours and 35 minutes
Latest Sunrise 2012: January 1st through 3rd & D... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 10:24 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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SRI proposes big changes to Menlo Park campus
Big changes are in the works for the 63-acre headquarters campus of SRI International in Menlo Park. The nonprofit innovation powerhouse sits a few blocks east of downtown Men... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 9:29 pm by Mike, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |