MENLO PARK
Young street trees plowed over by vehicles
Few would use the term "mean street" to describe the sunny business district on the Alameda de las Pulgas in West Menlo Park, but for some of the sycamore trees struggling to ... |
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on Jul 30, 2008 at 1:44 pm by Helpful Henrietta, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
High Speed Rail promoters knocking on your door
We have been asked by several locals “ who are these young people coming around, knocking on our doors and promoting the High Speed Rail project?”
They are college student... |
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on Jul 28, 2008 at 8:49 am by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
City pays $1.48 million for police overtime
The mass exodus of police officers from the city from 2005 to 2007 took a serious toll on the understaffed police department, according to the testimony of Menlo Park cops, ci... |
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on Jul 26, 2008 at 10:40 pm by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Update: Len Materman named to head creek authority
Len Materman, an environmental-policy specialist, has been named the new executive director of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (JPA).
Mr. Materman emerged... |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 5:31 pm by Stiedel Rausch, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Where's the excitement in Menlo Park council race?
It's almost the end of July, and there's little to no controversy on the Menlo Park City Council election front.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm by voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Letter: Cyclist says no tunnel needed
Speaking about the City Council deliberations on the downtown visioning project, Reginald Rice says in his July 9 letter that consultants say a bicycle tunnel is "definitely n... |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 12:55 pm by Fiscally fit, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
In Business: Taking the kids to work
The challenge is eating the cake and still having it.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Jul 24, 2008 at 4:17 pm by Great Story!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
MP looks at quick, cheap plan to add adult-sized soccer field
The Menlo Park Parks and Recreation Commission voted 4-0 vote July 16 to move ahead with plans to fill most of the Burgess Park dirt baseball diamond with grass to accommodate... |
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on Jul 20, 2008 at 10:35 pm by Reality Check Please!, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
CALENDAR: Menlo Park street festival continues Sunday
Connoisseurs' Marketplace continues Sunday in downtown Menlo Park. Santa Cruz Avenue is closed to vehicles in the festival zone. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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on Jul 19, 2008 at 10:35 pm by HillbillyHell, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
So, what do we do about it?
If reducing greenhouse gases and dependence on foreign oil is more critical than ever, thinking of new ways to get more people to take public transit is more urgent than ever... |
Rory Brown |
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on Jul 18, 2008 at 11:59 pm by Resident, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Community Engagement Manager
It seems like the best kept secret in town is the newly hired Community Engatement Manager. Has anyone seen her?
For a position that should be highly visible, she instead s... |
Just Wondering II |
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on Jul 18, 2008 at 11:17 am by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Who is this man? Why is he waiting for a bus?
Our roving correspondent and ace photographer came upon a strange sight near The Almanac offices on Friday afternoon. He spotted a man waiting at a bus stop on Avy Avenue in ... |
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on Jul 16, 2008 at 2:32 pm by residentII, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Guest Opinion: Council needs to set aside agenda for downtown Menlo visioning project
One thing I have learned over the years is that anyone who serves on the City Council has good intentions. They just have prior agendas and tend to promote what they perceive ... |
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on Jul 14, 2008 at 3:48 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Park Theatre - The New Standard
Given how long the Park Theatre has been allowed to be boarded up, combined with covered graffiti, weeds and trash visible from the street, is this becoming the new standard f... |
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on Jul 13, 2008 at 10:52 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park resident, veteran, volunteer Mike Salome dies
Menlo Park resident Mike Salome is no longer feeling cramps in his toes, a reminder of a bout with frostbite in 1944. The Nazis had given him and his fellow prisoners of war o... |
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on Jul 10, 2008 at 11:49 pm by A, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Waving flags on whose dime?
So what's with the new red-white-and-blue flags hanging along downtown Santa Cruz Avenue? Whose idea were they, and who paid for them? |
Wondering |
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on Jul 10, 2008 at 12:07 pm by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
After 30 years on the force, Terri Molakides calls it quits
Name a position in the Menlo Park Police Department, and chances are that Terri Molakides has held it.
Read the full story here Web Link=... |
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on Jul 9, 2008 at 11:37 am by Rich Cline, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Can Allied Arts Guild survive?
The Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, with its lush gardens, Spanish Colonial architecture, and a soundtrack of trickling fountains, has been a longtime favorite spot for resid... |
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on Jul 8, 2008 at 12:11 pm by Fred Waring, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Katie's Corner: Here comes the Sugar Shack
The Sugar Shack recently opened its doors in downtown Menlo Park. When I heard about this candy wonderland, I had to go see for myself.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jul 7, 2008 at 1:47 pm by Jaden, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Commission on board with renaming Bayfront Park after Mike Bedwell
If Menlo Park's parks and recreation commissioners get their way, Bayfront Park will have a new name as of Jan. 1: Bedwell Bayfront Park.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
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on Jul 2, 2008 at 7:17 pm by KAL TRAINS, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
How High Speed Rail will affect out local communities
In an article in the new local paper the DAILY POST, Diana Diamond interviews Rod Diridon and writes the following:
On how local communities will be affected…
Locals wou... |
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on Jun 29, 2008 at 9:53 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Gym gift gets council's initial support
All Menlo Park City Council members are jazzed about an anonymous would-be donor's offer to cover the bulk of the costs to build a new Burgess Gym, and at this point, they hav... |
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on Jun 28, 2008 at 2:57 pm by Dhyana Holguin, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
John Arrillaga unveiled as Menlo Park gym donor
Palo Alto billionaire and frequent Stanford University donor John Arrillaga is offering Menlo Park some $8 million or more to build a new Burgess Gym at the city's Civic Cente... |
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on Jun 26, 2008 at 11:32 am by Curious, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Why is Lee Duboc sending unsolicited spam email to people in Menlo Park every week?
Is she planning on running for council again?
Why didn't she have these epiphanies when she was on the council?
She was a spendthrift too. |
Wondering |
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on Jun 24, 2008 at 9:44 pm by And in addition, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Downtown Decorative Flags
On Santa Cruz Avenue, colorful and decorative flags seemed to have popped-up overnight. Where did they come from? Did the City provide them? I must admit they look very nice... |
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on Jun 24, 2008 at 7:05 pm by Downtown Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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