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OBITUARIES
The Almanac runs obituaries in its news section on people who lived in, or played a prominent role in, Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside. These obituaries ... |
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on Jul 17, 2008 at 12:45 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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New HSR group focuses on Caltrain corridor
A new high-speed rail group on the Peninsula says it's trying to fill a void in the discussion by concentrating on the Caltrain corridor.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
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on May 1, 2011 at 5:11 pm by RayofSunshine, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
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Why deleted isn't really deleted--
I don't know how long it was that I worked and played on computers before I truly understood that when I erased a Word document from my My Documents folder it was not gone for... |
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on May 7, 2008 at 2:36 pm by TechPaul, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Driver, 21, dies in Woodside crash
A 21-year-old man died in Woodside early this morning after his car hit two trees and another vehicle before flipping, a San Mateo County
Sheriff's Office sergeant said.
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on Dec 16, 2009 at 4:11 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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Letter: Why it pays to shop with local merchants
As our budgets are stretched thinner these days and as many of us are pondering how we will manage through the holidays, it's a good time to reflect on how and why our shoppin... |
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on Dec 6, 2008 at 3:15 pm by shopper, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Calling all school board candidates; informational meeting set for Tuesday
A candidate information night for the upcoming election for the Menlo Park City School District board is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, in the district board room at 181... |
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on Jun 9, 2008 at 8:22 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Parkinson's: Not a death sentence
Lynn Fielder remembers the first time she accepted Parkinson's disease as an inseparable part of herself.
Read the full story here Web Link_... |
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on Jun 19, 2008 at 4:34 pm by David DiBenedetto, a resident of another community |
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Lorry Lokey pledges $33 million for stem cell research center
Lorry Lokey of Atherton, has pledged a minimum of $33 million to build a home for Stanford University's Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, the universi... |
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on Oct 8, 2008 at 2:26 pm by Marvelous!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Hidden Villa Teams up with Electronic Recyclers to Host E-Recycling Day on April 26th in Los Altos Hills
This Saturday, April 26th, you can go to Hidden Villa to recycle unwanted computer monitors, televisions, cell phones and other old electronics! Hidden Villa has teamed up wit... |
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on Apr 22, 2008 at 11:17 am by Marc Sidel, a resident of another community |
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Hearings set on EIR for Clos de la Tech Winery
Clos de la Tech, the vineyard west of Skyline Boulevard where T.J. Rodgers, CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, wants to build a winery to produce pinot noir, is entering a new phas... |
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on Aug 29, 2008 at 7:00 pm by Taxpayer, a resident of another community |
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How do parents explain their bad behavior?
I've appreciated the great decline in the number of people driving while yakking on a hand-held cellphone since July. But driving to work this morning, I saw a woman with two ... |
Donna |
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on Nov 17, 2008 at 12:32 pm by Norma, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Neighbors and SFPUC: Move oak tree?
Granny might have to move. Tree advocates and the SFPUC met Tuesday to discuss how to save the 65-foot heritage oak tree standing in the way of the Hetch Hetchy pipeline.
Re... |
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on May 27, 2011 at 4:58 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Barbara Walters to sign her new book at Kepler's Saturday
Broadcaster Barbara Walters will be at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, to sign her book, "Audition: A Memoir."
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on May 30, 2008 at 12:24 am by Robert, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Caltrain rethinks high-speed rail relationship
Bob Doty, director of the Peninsula Rail Program, has traded in his Caltrain ticket for a position with engineering firm HNTB, leaving the transit agency rethinking its relati... |
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on Jan 11, 2011 at 10:44 am by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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More news and photos from Katie Ferrick
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 19, 2009, 10:49 PM |
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on Jan 22, 2009 at 2:51 pm by Sue, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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With a deficit like this ...
Who in their right mind would advocate spending tens of billions of dollars on high speed rail when the state is facing a projected $25 billion budget gap in 2009-2010 alone? ... |
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on Feb 7, 2009 at 9:53 am by Ina Line, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Caltrain staff proposes fare hike
Caltrain is considering increasing its fares to offset fuel costs, an agency spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Caltr... |
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on Aug 9, 2008 at 4:57 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Nurses plan protest at Whitman's Atherton home
Members of the California Nurses Association say that about 1,000 of them will be coming to the Atherton home of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman on Thursday, Ju... |
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on Jul 16, 2010 at 7:26 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Whaler's Cove reopens to public thanks to POST
A cove south of Half Moon Bay that has been closed to the public for more than a decade is being reopened for the enjoyment of nature lovers and beachgoers.
Read the full sto... |
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on Jun 8, 2008 at 11:47 pm by Valerie Goff, a resident of another community |
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Letter: Hard work behind Measure O to enhance parks
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on May 29, 2008 at 10:22 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Letter: It's up to us to bring about change in our country
I am a liberated woman, teacher, mother and grandmother who is very concerned with the future of all children and grandchildren. I am also not fooled by the media blitz of thi... |
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on Sep 20, 2008 at 9:56 pm by Joseph E. Davis, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Hard cases changing tenor of jail population
A year into a cost-reducing measure to selectively relocate some state prison inmates to county jails, the population at the San Mateo County jail is seeing changes to its co... |
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on Oct 15, 2012 at 10:02 am by Bob Cushman, a resident of another community |
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Editorial: Can cities stop a juggernaut?
It was a no-brainer for the Menlo Park and Atherton city councils to join a cost-free lawsuit challenging the route chosen for the high-speed rail project that will be on this... |
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on Aug 19, 2008 at 6:56 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Tutor sentenced in molestation case
A former Menlo Park City School District employee was sentenced Oct. 5 to three years in state prison for two counts of felony child molestation.
Read the full story here ... |
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on Oct 8, 2012 at 6:42 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: Suit was a distraction for rail authority
Aristotle wrote that "the law is reason free from passion."
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 12:00 ... |
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on Jul 9, 2010 at 8:17 pm by ANONYMOUS, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |