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Sunday: Actor performs 'Sermon on the Mount'
Actor Frank Runyeon will present two dramatic performances of "The Sermon on the Mount" at local churches on Sunday, April 22.
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 4:14 pm by YOUNG VOICE, a resident of another community |
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Gates shares optimism, frustrations on poverty
Freshly back from Ethiopia and Zambia, philanthropist Bill Gates Wednesday shared with a Stanford audience his optimism and frustrations in addressing health problems and pove... |
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on Apr 10, 2012 at 8:36 am by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
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Sequoia Healthcare District spends $25,000 for Membership in RWC 2020. Why?
Sequoia Healthcare District used to include Membership in RWC 2020 as an Administrative expenditure in their budget. Last year it was moved to the Healthy Schools Initiative P... |
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on Jan 21, 2013 at 10:59 am by community support up in Emerald, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Voters defeat two county tax measures
San Mateo County voters defeated two San Mateo County tax measures Tuesday. The vote on Measure T, a tax on rental-car company receipts, is close, with "yes" votes exceeding "... |
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on Jun 8, 2012 at 9:54 am by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Swift Boaters reappear - the silly season begins
[portion deleted] Karl Rove promotes another lie "Obama never thanked the military in the bin Ladin operation Web Link
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on May 9, 2012 at 1:01 pm by Cedar, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Will Miracles Never Cease? The San Mateo DA Actually WILL Prosecute Law Enforcement Officers
Links to two articles in which the San Mateo DA is or has prosecuted a law enforcement officer:
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on Dec 27, 2012 at 11:43 am by Higher?, a resident of another community |
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Teacher won't be charged in death of girl, 6
An East Palo Alto schoolteacher who accidentally struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in a crosswalk last year will not be charged with a crime, the San Mateo County Distri... |
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on May 1, 2012 at 3:15 pm by Steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District $1.35 Million subsidy of Children's Health Initiative revisited
Below is a link to the minutes of the Sequoia Healthcare District at which they first approved the Children's Health Initiative subsidy.
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 10:45 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills 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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Facebook revenues grow 32 percent
Menlo Park-based social-media giant Facebook reported revenues of $1.18 billion in its first quarterly earnings report Thursday, a gain of 32 percent over the year-ago period.... |
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on Jul 27, 2012 at 6:11 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Atherton: Paul Baran named to Internet Hall of Fame
Atherton inventor Paul Baran, who died last year, was inducted Monday into the Internet Hall of Fame in Geneva, Switzerland.
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on Apr 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm by RUKiddingMe?, a resident of another community |
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Oracle buys Menlo Park software company
Oracle has announced that its latest buying spree will include Skire, a Menlo Park company founded in 2000 that specializes in construction and facilities management software.... |
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on Aug 14, 2012 at 3:59 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Simitian pushes bill to keep parks open
With a July 1 deadline looming over a budget-cutting plan that would close some 70 of the 270 state parks, two state senators are proposing an alternative that could keep abou... |
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on May 9, 2012 at 12:23 pm by ann, a resident of another community |
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Woodside memories: Mother's advice a life's gift
This morning as I put a pot of water on the stove, Mother's words returned: "Once the water boils, turn it down; it won't get any hotter."
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on May 10, 2012 at 10:31 am by joanna, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Chowchilla kidnapper on parole in Mountain View
One of the three men convicted of kidnapping a bus full of children in Chowchilla, California, is now on parole and living in Mountain View, police said.
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on Jun 25, 2012 at 8:40 pm by Mountain Viewer, a resident of another community |
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Warning on eating wild mushrooms
With wild mushroom growth prompted by seasonal rains, the California Department of Public Health has issued a warning to discourage consumers from precariously collecting ... |
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on Dec 7, 2012 at 10:45 pm by Porcini Harvesting, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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The week that was
A restaurant burglarized, street signs discovered in the back of a van, a skittish mountain lion, and a man in military garb out in public with a rifle and camera.
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on Jul 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm by Gunther, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Menlo Park man drowns in Minnesota
A 75-year-old Menlo Park man was swimming in a Minnesota lake on Saturday afternoon when he went under, according to the Wright County sheriff.
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 2:03 pm by Don, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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State Senate candidates in 30 minutes or less
California State Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) seems like a man who really could tell you his life story in three minutes flat. He demonstrated his mastery of the eleva... |
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on Jul 18, 2012 at 4:36 pm by Bob, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Gordon named 'Recycling Legislator of the Year'
The award reflects Assemblyman Rich Gordon's success in authoring two bills last year that provided incentives for state manufactures to re-use plastic and to stop using landf... |
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 1:37 pm by WhoRUpeople, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: Sequoia Healthcare -- the hospital district that won't die
cTypeface:Bold>Editor's Note: Jack Hickey, a member of the board of the Sequoia Healthcare District, has for many years waged a losing battle to put the district out o... |
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on Nov 11, 2012 at 9:32 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Why did Sequoia Healthcare District give $102,500 to Star Vista?
Star Vista, formerly Youth and Family Enrichment Services (name change courtesy of $55,000 pro bono services of the Taproot Foundation) lists a $102,500 contribution from the ... |
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on Nov 13, 2012 at 12:07 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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$3.2 million granted for Caltrain upgrade
Caltrain's goal of "faster, quieter, more frequent service" using electric trains instead of diesel got another step closer to reality thanks to a federal grant.
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 1:06 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Zuckerberg to raise funds for Chris Christie
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, will host a campaign fundraiser at his Palo Alto home for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Feb. 13, according to the Wal... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 6:01 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Sequoia Healthcare District votes to Spend 100% Of Property Tax Income On Community Service
In an action taken at yesterdays Board meeting, the majority on Sequoia Healthcare District Board of Directors voted to Spend 100% Of Property Tax Income on Community Servic... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 1:43 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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