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Jim Plunkett passes the ball to his daughter
Children grow up, go to college, get jobs and move away. Former Raider and Stanford star quarterback Jim Plunkett of Atherton wasn't too pleased with that last one.
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Menlo Park: Condoleezza Rice says immigration reform essential to strong economy
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice led a bipartisan gathering of elite politicians in Menlo Park on Tuesday to discuss the importance of moving ahead with national... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 3:43 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Runner says she was hit by car in Menlo Park
A 61-year-old woman jogging along Ringwood Avenue in Menlo Park was left bruised and shaken after a hit-and-run encounter with a car, she said.
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 9:25 pm by Mark, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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My cousin, my hero!
Avid baseball player, 10-year-old Matt Lev, from Portola Valley, was the first in line to get an autograph on his hat and his baseball from his cousin, Braden Bishop, at the S... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 10:49 am by randy albin, a resident of another community |
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Mae Mays, wife of Willie Mays, dies at 74
Mae Louise Allen Mays, wife of baseball legend Willie Mays for 41 years, died Friday at their Atherton home after a 16-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 74.
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 7:19 pm by Patricia Armstrong Watkins, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Man, 19, injured in Menlo Park drive-by shooting
A 19-year-old man was injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon in Menlo Park.
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 5:46 pm by Robert, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Today: Menlowe Ballet's 'Reverie'
The Menlowe Ballet company presents the program "Reverie," featuring the world premiere of "Sweet Sadness" by choreographer Viktor Kabaniaev, at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at th... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 9:26 am by Frances, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Menlo attorney fighting high-speed rail Central Valley project's launch
(An expanded version of an earlier-published story.) Peninsula cities lost a legal battle last week against the state's high-speed rail project, but another active lawsu... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 7:37 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Excelling in math, reading, and barbering
Erik Burmeister asked for it, and he got it. Hillview School eighth-grader Andrew gives his principal's head a close shave on April 5 while students Madeline, left, and Gaby w... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 5:56 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Atherton: $92,000 in purses missing from home
Atherton police called it grand theft in the April 5 log entry -- and it is definitely grand -- but they say they're investigating it as a residential burglary that may have u... |
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on Apr 14, 2013 at 7:55 am by Susan Smith, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Feature story: Shaping the West
It's a safe bet that few can now say what these four things have in common: asparagus, the sliding glass door, a wilderness vacation, and teaching teenagers to cook. According... |
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 1:45 pm by Debbie Mytels, a resident of another community |
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Former chief probation officer in county pleads not guilty to possessing child pornography
Former San Mateo County Chief Probation Officer Stuart Forrest pleaded not guilty Friday to two charges of possessing child pornography, according to state prosecutors.
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on Apr 10, 2013 at 5:20 am by Lurker, a resident of another community |
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Menlo Park to spend $518,500 to buy back home
Two members of the Menlo Park City Council urged the city to explore criminal charges against a couple who bought a home through the city's below-market-rate housing program, ... |
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 8:14 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Those were the days
What is now the Alpine Inn on Alpine Road in Portola Valley has had a number of names and owners. This 1906 photo shows the roadhouse when it was called The Wunder, owned by G... |
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 5:19 pm by Dolly Adams, a resident of another community |
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Pedestrian robbed of purse in Menlo Park
A late afternoon stroll along a bike bridge in Menlo Park cost a woman her purse, according to police.
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 5:15 pm by Mrs. B., a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park won't disclose findings of investigation into city's gymnastics program
The investigation into allegations of a hostile workplace within Menlo Park's gymnastics program will likely take at least one month, but however long it takes, the public wil... |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 3:55 pm by More investigations?, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Saturday: Free compost in Menlo Park
Time to fertilize? Menlo Park is giving away compost on Saturday, April 6.
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 7:02 pm by HammerHead, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
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President raises funds at two Atherton events
The president got into some trouble at the Goldman home when he referred to California Attorney General Kamala Harris as "by far the best-looking attorney general in the count... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 1:44 pm by insert name here, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Train strikes man in Palo Alto
A 22-year-old Palo Alto man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific Railroad Co. freight train Monday night north of Churchill Avenue, a Caltrain spokeswoman has said.
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 7:25 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Clear-cutting of 18 trees
Eighteen trees fell recently in a clear-cutting on a lightly forested hilltop at 18 Redberry Ridge in Portola Valley. While woodcutters were on the scene to hear the sounds th... |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 6:23 pm by jimmae, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Menlo Park school vandalized
Vandals didn't steal anything, but they left a calling card -- explicit graffiti spray-painted across the walls of La Entrada Middle School greeted Menlo Park police respondin... |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:59 am by so sad, a resident of another community |
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Woodside resident to make 600th blood donation
Woodside resident Alden Tagg will make his 600th blood donation, through a process known as apheresis, at the Stanford Blood Center's new donation center in Menlo Park on Mond... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 5:07 pm by Atherton resident, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Letter: Fee for paper bags is outrageous
Some too narrowly focused and overenthusiastic "protectors of the environment" have convinced many Peninsula city councils to enact an ordinance regarding the use of plastic b... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 12:28 pm by Steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Caltrans previews Willow Road interchange redesign
The Menlo Park Transportation Commission recently got a look at how Caltrans could redesign the U.S. 101 and Willow Road interchange to improve safety and traffic flow.
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 10:11 pm by Mary, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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The sale (and free exchange) of locally grown food gathers steam
The idea of local people eating locally grown food continues to make headlines in Woodside. The Town Council has expressed interest in a public referendum on whether to allow ... |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 2:28 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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