MENLO PARK
Two women lead charge against BevMo store
Two Menlo Park women -- Maureen Hogan and Barbara Rosasco -- made their case Monday against the BevMo chain's plan to open a store at 700 El Camino Real, noting that it doesn'... |
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on Nov 6, 2010 at 5:15 pm by Matt, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: Making the case for the sergeants' raise
Menlo Park recently gave a substantial pay raise to its police sergeants. This raise has been criticized by The Almanac and a number of residents.
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on Feb 15, 2009 at 5:26 pm by Come Out Of Your Bubble, Hank, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Letter: Council should keep hands out of Bohannon's pockets
The Menlo Park City Council thinks that the Menlo Gateway project by David Bohannon should be put up for vote.
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on Jun 15, 2010 at 8:08 am by what if, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Stanford-Arrillaga plan: Boon or doom?
What's worse than a string of empty car lots? Eight acres of mixed-use office space, retail and apartments, according to the many public speakers and some Menlo Park officials... |
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on Feb 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Campaign signs go missing, and so does cell phone
Who will be elected to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District (MPFPD) Board of Directors is not a question keeping most people awake at night, but some are taking it very, v... |
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on Oct 23, 2011 at 11:40 pm by App Idea, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Mayor Cline - don't bother me with facts or public input
Menlo Park Mayor Cline has just held another secret meeting - with himself. Such a meeting is perfectly legal but unwise. He has decided that Menlo Park will not even consider... |
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on Jul 23, 2010 at 8:49 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo plans to renew Team Sheeper pool contract
Team Sheeper will continue to operate the Burgess pool, and add the Belle Haven pool to its roster, under a revised contract that may head to the Menlo Park council for approv... |
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on Jan 31, 2011 at 10:33 am by Get Real, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Elementary school consolidation - an idea whose time has come?
The Almanac reports that one more leader adds his name to the consolidation of our elementary schools:
Before casting his vote, Mayor Rich Cline called the need for better ... |
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on May 23, 2011 at 8:32 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Exaggerated traffic claims against Measure T -- NO!
In today's Almanac (10/20/2010) is a letter from Planning Commissioner Katie FerricK:
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Exaggerated traffic claims against Measure T
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on Oct 26, 2010 at 8:33 am by narnia, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Report calls Stanford traffic mitigation for Menlo Park 'intolerable'
A report drafted by the transportation commission calls the inequity between the $8.3 million Stanford has proposed giving Palo Alto to mitigate impacts from its upcoming hosp... |
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on Mar 29, 2011 at 10:34 am by peter carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Fergusson leads in MP election fundraising
Kelly Fergusson has opened a wide lead in both fundraising and spending in the race for two seats on the Menlo Park City Council.
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on Nov 3, 2008 at 4:44 pm by 2Shay, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Audio recordings could tell what happened at party
Evidence that may be hard to refute could answer questions about whether there was misconduct by police in their response to a complaint about alleged underage drinking at a p... |
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on Dec 21, 2011 at 7:42 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Fire district disputes Facebook EIR
Lessons learned from the draft environmental impact report for Facebook's upcoming campus development: (1) 9,400 employees can make a lot of traffic. (2) A lot of traffic make... |
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on Dec 20, 2011 at 5:23 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Four of five Menlo council members skipped ethics training
Of the five Menlo Park City Council members who served from 2004 to 2010, only one obeyed state law by attending an ethics training session every two years, according to the c... |
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on Jan 5, 2011 at 2:21 pm by coastside resident, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
First look at Arrillaga's Menlo Park development
An eight-acre span of car lots on El Camino Real will turn into a mixed-use complex of medical offices, offices, retail and housing, if developer John Arrillaga goes forward w... |
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 11:53 am by crony capitalism, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Should Kelly Fergusson have gone to DC
Anyone reading the California Fair Political Practice Act would have to conclud that Council Woman Kelly Fergusson violated it. Fergusson is the Clean Energy Business Developm... |
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on Mar 19, 2011 at 10:36 am by listener, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Neighbors appeal Oak Knoll School permit
Plans for construction on the campus of Oak Knoll elementary school have hit a snag. A group of neighbors is asking the Menlo Park City Council to overturn a city staff decis... |
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on Jan 24, 2011 at 12:39 pm by Geezer Smasher, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Fire board president Peter Ohtaki takes out papers for Menlo Park City Council race
Peter I. Ohtaki, a member of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board since 2007 and its current president, took out candidate papers yesterday afternoon (July 22) for th... |
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on Jul 30, 2010 at 5:31 am by Just Wondering, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Big divide over pay, benefits for firefighters
Menlo Park firefighters have been working for over a year without a contract, and a new one seems nowhere in sight as negotiations stall between the district and the union in ... |
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on Jul 27, 2009 at 5:05 pm by Sustainable Activist, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Community activist tells of terrifying night
A Saturday drive for Chinese takeout turned into a terrifying night in Menlo Park, said Vicki Smothers.
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on Apr 27, 2011 at 9:10 pm by Brian_12, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Letter: Bummed out by Menlo parking tickets
I attended a reunion luncheon with five friends at Carpaccio in Menlo Park recently. We all received parking tickets and we all were outraged that this would happen.
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on Feb 26, 2011 at 6:49 pm by janice, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Measure T opposition solidifies
Being out of office doesn't mean you're out of politics in Menlo Park. A group of former council members and commissioners working alongside current office holders hopes to de... |
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on Sep 23, 2010 at 9:42 pm by E.D., a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Red Light Cameras: A Success Thus Far?
With all the hyperbole and angst displayed in this forum and elsewhere over the new red light camera installed at Ravenswood and El Camino, I thought I'd share my impressions,... |
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on Oct 26, 2008 at 6:39 pm by watchdog, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Duncan's plan for Park Theater rejected by council members
A plan by Menlo Park resident Andy Duncan to have the city buy the Park Theatre building on El Camino Real and lease it back to him for a private dance studio has been reject... |
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on Nov 10, 2007 at 1:15 pm by odd geezer, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Fight for Menlo Park pool contract
The rivalry between two Menlo Park swim clubs has splashed beyond the pool, as Team Sheeper and SOLO Aquatics attempt to out-bid each other to manage the city's swimming pools... |
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on Nov 4, 2010 at 4:35 pm by MKC, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood |