MENLO PARK
Oregon jury convicts M-A grad in rape case
Gregory Sako, a graduate of Hillview Middle School and Menlo-Atherton High School, was sentenced Tuesday, May 19, in Benton County, Oregon, to eight years and four months in s... |
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on Nov 11, 2009 at 8:02 pm by sam, a resident of another community |
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Menlo Park: Andy Cohen reflects on year as mayor
It's been a month since Heyward Robinson took over for Andy Cohen as Menlo Park's mayor, but Mr. Cohen hasn't found himself longing for the gavel.
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on Jan 15, 2009 at 3:23 pm by Gaelstrom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park Council to ignore Specific Plan procedures and its Planning Commission
"The April 2, 2013 City Council agenda features a memorandum from Council Members Keith and Cline requesting that the Council place the review of the 500 El Camino Real/Stanfo... |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 2:56 pm by Long time resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Daughter alleges misconduct in father's arrest
The daughter of Menlo Park resident William Burnett, an assistant professor at Stanford University, is alleging police misconduct in connection with his arrest on suspicion o... |
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on Dec 13, 2011 at 7:56 pm by believer in science, a resident of the Woodside: Mountain Home Road neighborhood |
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District attorney won't prosecute Councilwoman Kelly Fergusson on Brown Act violation
Menlo Park Councilwoman Kelly Fergusson will not face criminal charges for a Brown Act violation, the district attorney's office announced on Tuesday.
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on Feb 6, 2011 at 8:38 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Tuesday: Council to consider pension petition
Menlo Park's City Council will consider whether to adopt a "pension reform" initiative circulated by Menlo Park residents at its meeting Tuesday, May 18. The meeting begins at... |
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on May 21, 2010 at 7:42 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Caltrain horns getting louder
Locals who have complained recently that horn blasts from Caltrain locomotives have gotten louder aren't imagining things.
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on Aug 28, 2009 at 10:31 am by Belmont Resident, a resident of another community |
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SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE - THE MENLO PARK MYTH
Imagine my surprise when I saw my daughter's picture in the Menlo Park activity guide under the page marked "School Age Child Care".
The TRUTH is that there currently is NO... |
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on Sep 21, 2007 at 11:33 am by Work is bad, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: New Stanford-Arrillaga plan cuts medical office space by 74 percent
As promised, this week Stanford delivered an overview of the latest revisions to its plan for El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 10:03 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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another controversy at the DA's office
A San Mateo County DA's office prosecutor is disciplined by the California State Bar for misconduct performed while on official San Mateo County business, paid for with taxpay... |
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on Mar 14, 2013 at 11:31 pm by onbekendebron@gmail.com, a resident of another community |
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Menlo Park eyes below-market rental housing
Menlo Park has its eye on a Willow Road apartment complex that might be purchased for use as below-market-rate rental housing -- something that currently doesn't exist in Menl... |
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on Apr 30, 2012 at 8:08 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Editorial: Downtown between a rock and hard place
Menlo Park's already controversial downtown plan got even more so with the recent release of the draft environmental impact report on the project.
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:37 am by denver example, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Fate of heritage tree rests with Menlo council
After voting to spend city funds to design a home around a controversial 70-foot heritage redwood tree, the Menlo Park City Council will decide the tree's fate at its meeting ... |
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on Jan 31, 2011 at 12:31 pm by Concerned Neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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What's wrong with downtown Menlo Park?
Santa Cruz Avenue is looking pretty dowtrodden these days with so many stores closed down and boarded up, while downtown Palo Alto and Redwood City are more vibrant than ever.... |
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on May 7, 2009 at 10:13 am by Squirrell, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Lee Duboc: Who is speaking for the taxpayer?
On Friday, former Menlo Park councilwoman Lee Duboc sent out the message below on the topic of rising public employee salaries and benefits. The e-mail was sent to those who s... |
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on Jan 29, 2009 at 9:55 pm by Hank Lawrence, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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What's become of former council coalition?
The relative ease with which Kelly Fergusson and Andy Cohen won re-election on Nov. 4, preserving the Menlo Park City Council's 4-1 "majority," begs the question: What has bec... |
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on Nov 19, 2008 at 9:00 pm by Not worth it., a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Global Warming / Climate Change -- other views
Menlo Park under the leadership of Mayor Fergusson spent practically her whole term in office trying to make MP becoming a model green city. Other views were shunted aside by... |
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on Feb 14, 2008 at 1:39 pm by Bob, a resident of another community |
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Woodside house fire extinguished
Firefighters have extinguished a structure fire at around 3:50 p.m. that appears to have burned part of a garage in a large two-story house at 900 Espinosa Road off Highway 8... |
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on Nov 18, 2011 at 9:04 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Letter: Health care reform foe's rhetoric could backfire
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Sep 29, 2009 at 1:49 pm by Steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Does Menlo Park really need Flood Park?
Despite a staff report questioning whether Menlo Park truly needs more open space, the Parks and Recreation Commission voted 5-0 to recommend the city move forward with acquir... |
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on Nov 28, 2011 at 3:42 pm by Jason Primuth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Tunneling dropped as Midpeninsula rail option
Deep tunnels and covered trenches have been dropped as alternatives for the Palo Alto/Midpeninsula portion of the state's high-speed-line under he latest plan from the Califor... |
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on Aug 12, 2010 at 3:34 pm by martin engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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After covering mortgage payments, city takes possession of below-market-rate condo
An unusual case in which the city of Menlo Park paid mortgage installments and homeowners association fees on a below-market-rate condominium unit for over two years ended wit... |
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on Feb 27, 2010 at 10:02 pm by pull the plug, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Six candidates welcome fire district challenges
Labor talks are stalled, firefighters are working without a contract, morale is low, and financial concerns are causing capital improvement projects and other spending to be p... |
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on Nov 3, 2009 at 11:40 am by observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Massive two-story building proposed to dwarf Oak Knoll School neighbors
In its headlong rush to break ground on a monstrous NEW 2 story bldg. at Oak Knoll School, backing on Oak Avenue and dwarfing it's neighbors, Menlo Park School District finall... |
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on May 9, 2007 at 5:43 pm by Concerned Menlo Park Neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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New Mayor
Well, it did not take long for the new spirit of openness and cooperation touted by Menlo Park’s incoming Mayor Kelly Fergusson and Vice Mayor Andy Cohen to come to an end. T... |
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on Jan 12, 2007 at 2:08 pm by Finance Geek, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |