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massive development proposed E of 101; Fire District impact ignored
Oh, this is funny. East Palo Alto (which Peter Carpenter has been trying to draw into attacking Menlo Park for the Facebook project) just released its own EIR for something ca... |
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on Jan 20, 2012 at 3:46 pm by Ad Nauseam , a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Ugandan dancers at M-A
Traveling halfway around the world, the young dancers and musicians of the Spirit of Uganda return to the Menlo-Atherton High School Performing Arts Center to perform on Sunda... |
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on Jan 19, 2012 at 11:11 am by Spirit of Uganda, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: Blight no longer makes right
Three weeks ago the California Supreme Court abruptly stopped the redevelopment merry-go-round. While Menlo Park city officials bid unhappy adieu to a subterranean revenue str... |
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on Jan 18, 2012 at 11:18 pm by Aquamarine , a resident of another community |
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How delegates are chosen in California
The primary election is important, but the ultimate choice of which candidates will be nominated is in the hands of the Republican and Democratic party delegates.
The proce... |
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on Jan 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm by Barbara Lee, a resident of another community |
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Today: Commendation ceremony for Carl Clark
World War II veteran Carl Clark of Menlo Park will, at long last, be presented an award for his heroic actions 66 years ago aboard a ship bombed by kamikaze planes.
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 1:53 pm by Brian Belding, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Remembering Marion Softky from Almanac's early days
Marion Softky and I were colleagues for 35 years. She started working for the Almanac in 1969. I came aboard six years later.
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on Jan 6, 2012 at 1:42 pm by Anna Steichen, a resident of another community |
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A Texan proposes a solution to Welfare abuse
The following was published in the Waco Herald Tribune, November 18, 2010 and posted at Web Link... |
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on Jan 6, 2012 at 1:16 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Letter: Get rid of Caltrain and bring in BART
Regarding last week's excellent guest opinion by my colleagues Jim Janz and Mike Brady about Caltrain's survival, while I agree with their several premises, I don't agree with... |
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on Jan 4, 2012 at 11:31 pm by Observer, a resident of another community |
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Lions Club accepts Grants from Healthcare Districts
Lions Club International Foundation on it’s website Web Link says “LCIF helps Lions improve peoples’ lives around the world...” It also state... |
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on Jan 3, 2012 at 4:48 pm by Louise, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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D.A.: Middle-school boys assaulted girls
Five Redwood City middle school boys have been arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault two 12-year-old girls on a school field trip in March, according to th... |
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on Dec 31, 2011 at 3:11 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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State court says yes to RDA shutdown
Menlo Park bids farewell not only to 2011 this week, but also its redevelopment agency (RDA). The California Supreme Court upheld a bill that shut down the nearly 400 RDAs sca... |
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on Dec 31, 2011 at 10:10 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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How do you know it's a police officer?
After a young woman from Atherton was pulled over recently by what turned out to be a police impersonator who stole her car keys, Atherton police advise that there are several... |
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 5:05 pm by concerned, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash
The San Mateo County Coroner's Office has released the name of a man killed in a motorcycle crash on state Highway 1 near Devil's Slide Tuesday afternoon.
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 2:26 pm by srini, a resident of another community |
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Recognition for World War II heroism may be near for Carl Clark
Carl Clark is a survivor, many times over. On Dec. 7, 1941, he was awakened by the sounds of war, and barely escaped serious injury or death as the Japanese strafed his quarte... |
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on Dec 25, 2011 at 4:02 pm by Byron Stout - Kansas, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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SF archdiocese says Myers cannot act as priest
The San Francisco Archdiocese declared the findings of its independent review board (IRB) investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by a Menlo Park priest a "personn... |
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on Dec 24, 2011 at 7:51 am by Local catholic , a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto police desperate for toy donations
On the morning of Dec. 24 East Palo Alto police officers and staff plan to distribute toys to needy families and their children in the community. But just five days before Chr... |
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on Dec 23, 2011 at 10:04 am by GIVING BACK, a resident of another community |
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Griffin defends Sequoia Healthcare District
Kim Griffin, President of the Sequoia Healthcare District Board of Directors defends the District's actions after a scathing front page story involving overpayment of in-lieu ... |
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on Dec 22, 2011 at 6:42 pm by Tsk tsk, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Today: Another 'Spare the Air' day
Yule logs may have to go unburned this holiday weekend if cold, still weather conditions persist across the Bay Area.
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on Dec 21, 2011 at 2:52 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: High-speed rail critics have come a long way
As early as 2003, when Menlo Park was threatened with grade separations that would have achieved what the high-speed rail authority is now threatening to do on the Caltrain co... |
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on Dec 14, 2011 at 7:11 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Charter school would focus on jobs
If you're lucky, as a teen you take a job or an internship that becomes an instructive watershed moment. You think you like baking, so you intern in a bakery and have to show... |
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on Dec 14, 2011 at 7:51 am by Jim Becker, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Caltrans spraying herbicides along Hwy. 84
Despite vociferous protests by county residents, Caltrans was spraying herbicides along Highway 84/La Honda Road early this week.
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on Dec 10, 2011 at 11:09 pm by La Honda Resident, a resident of another community |
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Supervisors to face music on Stanford trail offer
Tuesday: A moment of truth is coming Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. when San Mateo COunty supervisors meet to weigh in a third time on a 2006 offer from Stanford to pay mil... |
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on Dec 8, 2011 at 11:11 pm by Alpine Bicyclist, a resident of another community |
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Last chance to use Stanford money to fix Lower Alpine Road trail
Did you see the article in the "Daily Post" last Thursday? One extension of the article I draw is that the Lower Alpine Road corridor's best chance for improvement depends on ... |
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on Dec 5, 2011 at 8:32 pm by Lovinda Beal, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Two people killed by trains identified
Two of three people who died on Bay Area railroad tracks on Saturday have been identified.
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on Dec 5, 2011 at 3:57 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Lower Alpine Road Endorsement from Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Below is a recent letter from the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. After careful research and thoughtful deliberation, the Silico... |
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on Dec 5, 2011 at 2:21 pm by Shandon LLoyd, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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