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Former post office manager faces charges
The post office manager of Menlo College is facing charges of credit card and identification theft after an investigation by the Atherton Police Department concluded that she ... |
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on Mar 30, 2012 at 8:08 am by for the record, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Caltrans plans to spray chemicals along Hwy. 84
San Mateo County may have a moratorium on broadcast roadside spraying of herbicides, but that isn't helping some county residents who were informed this week that the Californ... |
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on Nov 17, 2011 at 8:22 pm by Bruce, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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La Entrada School celebrates life of teacher Jason Picetti
A celebration of the life of Jason Picetti was held Saturday, Oct. 22, at La Entrada Middle School in Menlo Park, where he taught. He died Oct. 13 at age 42 after a long illne... |
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on Oct 31, 2011 at 5:29 pm by Latai, a member of the La Entrada School community |
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Bookkeeper sentenced for embezzlement
Ann Ray, 67, a bookkeeper and former resident of Woodside, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 26, to 46 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $6 million for embezzling at lea... |
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on Oct 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm by R.Gordon, a resident of another community |
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Tesla Model S debut draws a crowd
Note: An earlier version of this story said the 17-inch, high-definition display in the center of the dash is a $1,900 option. The display is actually standard in e... |
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on Oct 12, 2011 at 9:13 pm by Poster , a resident of another community |
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Report: High cost of youth gun violence
Gun violence in San Mateo County costs taxpayers an estimated $50 million each year, according to a report on youth and guns released Thursday by county officials and the ... |
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on Sep 30, 2011 at 12:46 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Share your recollections of Sept. 11, 2001
If you wish to share your memories of Sept. 11, 2001, with Almanac readers online, please do so by commenting below.
This may include your story from that day -- your reco... |
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on Sep 6, 2011 at 12:58 pm by Margaret Fruth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: Draeger's makes case against usurping parking plazas
(Editor's Note: The following letter was submitted to the Menlo Park City Council.)
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on Sep 2, 2011 at 9:41 am by Eyes wide open, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Businesses protest Amazon tax resistance
Brick-and-mortar businesses that pay sales taxes are protesting Amazon.com's attempts to get an exemption for Internet sales it conducts in California.
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on Aug 18, 2011 at 5:41 pm by Citizen A, a resident of the Woodside: Mountain Home Road neighborhood |
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M. Kenneth Oshman, tech pioneer and Atherton resident, dies at 71
Silicon Valley pioneer and Jewish community center benefactor M. Kenneth Oshman has died at 71. An Atherton resident, he co-founded ROLM Corp., a telecommunications company, i... |
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on Aug 12, 2011 at 6:31 pm by poster, a resident of another community |
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Letter: Disappointed in Stanford stance on trail
The following letter was written to Stanford President John Hennessy.
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on Aug 11, 2011 at 11:04 am by Trail Fan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Contested election likely in high school district
With more than two weeks left to register as a candidate for public office in the November election, a contested election looks likely in the Sequoia Union High School Distri... |
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on Aug 9, 2011 at 6:26 pm by larry, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
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House OKs debt-ceiling bill; Eshoo votes yes
Ending weeks of partisan bickering over raising the debt ceiling that threatened to plunge the federal government into default, a last-minute deal was approved by the U.S. Hou... |
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on Aug 2, 2011 at 7:38 pm by Joseph E. Davis, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Mountain lion seen walking the links
A mountain lion was seen walking the links on a golf course in unincorporated Burlingame on Sunday morning (July 31), San Mateo County officials said.
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on Aug 1, 2011 at 12:21 pm by Jenny, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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The wilder side of redistricting
A proposed state redistricting plan has added some interesting dynamics to the political representation in the Almanac's circulation area, including possibly two state senato... |
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on Aug 1, 2011 at 5:23 am by Andy Cohen, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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