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Caltrain's hopes ride on new rail agreement
Caltrain long-deferred dream of electrified tracks could finally become reality under a new proposal between the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the Metropolitan Transpo... |
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 1:57 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Woodside woman seeks high, high office
Woodside resident and documentary filmmaker Michealene Risley has a June deadline. She needs at least 50,000 people — 5,000 in each of 10 states — to make a secure... |
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on Mar 19, 2012 at 1:15 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community |
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Officials pledge commitment to 'blended' rail system
A lower price tag, fewer tracks and a fresh commitment to fund rail improvements in north and south California are among the features that the California High-Speed Rail Autho... |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:02 pm by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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County extends spraying moratorium
San Mateo County will extend a moratorium on spraying herbicides along 315-miles of county-maintained roads until March 13 while figuring out how to enact recommendations for ... |
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on Mar 9, 2012 at 4:26 pm by Carr, a resident of another community |
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Chowchilla kidnapper may be released
One of the three men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them in a quarry in Livermore could be released from prison as soon as May due... |
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on Mar 7, 2012 at 5:57 am by susan smith, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Can't make it to Belgium?
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, March 5, 2012, 9:33 PM |
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on Mar 6, 2012 at 11:33 am by Ryan Williams , a resident of another community |
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Rose Jacobs Gibson recovering from cancer surgery
Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, who represents San Mateo County District 4, is recovering well from breast cancer surgery she underwent on Feb. 24, and is out on medical leave ... |
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on Mar 3, 2012 at 12:13 am by Gratitude, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Motorcycle collides head-on with Lexus
A head-on collision Saturday involving a motorcycle and a car near Skylonda resulted in severe but non-life threatening injuries to the 20-year-old motorcyclist, the Californi... |
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on Feb 28, 2012 at 7:54 am by steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Caltrans joins spraying moratorium
Residents of rural San Mateo County have one less thing to worry about this spring, since the California Department of Transportation has joined the county in agreeing on a mo... |
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on Feb 24, 2012 at 8:50 pm by Amy Shimmick, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
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Anna Eshoo takes up chloramine question
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo has arranged a meeting in early September between local opponents of the water additive chloramine and the federal Environmental Protection Agency ... |
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on Feb 23, 2012 at 7:29 am by Robin, a resident of another community |
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FBI file: Steve Jobs a 'driven, reality distorter'
A newly released FBI file on Steve Jobs paints a portrait of a driven, complex individual with a "tendency to distort reality" to achieve his goals. The file was gathered in 1... |
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on Feb 18, 2012 at 1:46 pm by WELLES, a resident of another community |
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Mothers protest Facebook at nurse-in
Facebook got a lot of unexpected visitors at its offices around the world Feb. 6, including several dozen at Menlo Park headquarters.
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on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:41 am by Kathy, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Realtors: Facebook IPO is talk of the town
UPDATE with correction: What will happen to the local real estate market when Facebook goes public?
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on Feb 15, 2012 at 3:01 pm by PD, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Menlo finds itself in unusual position this late in WBAL race
Tuesday's girls' soccer: With only four matches left in the regular season, the Menlo School girls' soccer team is sitting atop the West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Di... |
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on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:26 pm by Hi, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Report: Mountain lion spotted near La Honda
A mountain lion was reportedly seen Sunday morning near a creek in unincorporated San Mateo County near La Honda, emergency officials said.
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on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:25 am by Rob W, a resident of another community |
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New division chief joins fire district
A former Oakland firefighter who left for Colorado has returned to California as the new operations division chief for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District.
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on Feb 7, 2012 at 9:10 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Speakers: Don't halt Belle Haven services
Rarely does anyone show up to a budget hearing to say "please cut my program." The Menlo Park City Council's Jan. 30 study session was no exception. Oddly enough, several peop... |
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on Feb 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm by Disgusted, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Will town say 'yea' to Willie Mays Way?
With the backing of most residents of the street, a local Little League leader wants the town of Atherton to rename Mount Vernon Lane to Willie Mays Way, after one of the stre... |
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on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:48 pm by G. Jones, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Letter: Vendetta against Jack Hickey unwarranted
The Almanac is perhaps the premier venue for debate in the South Peninsula, and diverse opinions on city planning and high-speed rail have been, for the most part, argued in g... |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:23 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Today: Simitian gives 'education update'
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will discuss school funding and pending legislation in an "education update" at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, in Palo Alto.
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on Jan 27, 2012 at 4:08 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Sanitary district settles lawsuit for $1.4 million
The two-year dispute is over between water quality watchdog San Francisco Baykeeper and the West Bay Sanitary District, with the district agreeing to pay $1.4 million in atto... |
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on Jan 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm by No Spills Ha, a resident of another community |
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Eshoo finds few surprises in 'exceptional' State of the Union
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, said President Obama threw down a "challenge to the Congress" in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. "He said to the legislative ... |
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 8:07 am by Bob, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Rail authority slammed for lax oversight of contracts
The agency charged with building a high-speed rail system violated state law when it awarded contracts for information-technology services without going through the mandatory ... |
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 8:32 am by Thomas Paine IV, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Rich Gordon to seek another term in state Assembly
Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, announced Thursday morning that he would seek a second term in Sacramento. Gordon, a veteran San Mateo County supervisor who was elected... |
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on Jan 21, 2012 at 9:33 am by Menlo Voter, 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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