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Thursday: Portola Valley concert on lawn

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:57:16 PDT

Bundy Browne and the Expresso Rhythm Section will perform Thursday, June 20, at the first of three free summer concerts on the lawn at the Portola Valley Town Center, 765 Portola Road. The concert starts at 6:30 p.m. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13861&e=y posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 10:54 AM

Con man busted in Las Vegas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:52:49 PDT

Bad news: Convicted con man Simon Gann will be returning to the Bay Area. Good news: He should be doing so courtesy of law enforcement. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13872 posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 11:23 PM

Joe Biden drops by Menlo Park

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:33:20 PDT

Caption for photo in print edition: Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=14236 posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:00 AM

Letter: Is it art — or a disgrace?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:48 PDT

Editor: Read the full story here http://almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=14252 posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:00 AM

Upcoming Programs at Atherton Library

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:24:28 PDT

Thursday, June 20 at 3:30 pm: Craft time for ages 3 and up. Make a fish craft with recycled CDs. Friday, June 21 at 7 pm: Movie Night featuring "21 Jump Street" rated R. Saturday, June 22, 11 am to Noon: Children ages 5 and up can sign up to read to a trained service dog. Call the library to register in advance. Saturday, June 22 from 1 to 3 pm: Ice Cream Social and Book Exchange. Bring a book, take a book and have some ice cream in the garden with the Friends of the Library. Atherton Library 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane. 650-328.2422

Menlo Park: Subcommittee delivers update on Stanford-Arrillaga project on El Camino Real

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:52:03 PDT

When last we heard from the Menlo Park council on the proposed eight-acre Stanford-Arrillaga project, a subcommittee had been appointed on April 16 in the hopes of guiding concerned residents and Stanford to a detente. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13871&e=y posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:27 AM

Menlo Park school bond measure officially approved for November ballot

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:31:39 PDT

(Expanded version of earlier story.) There was much agonizing over language but no surprises when the Menlo Park City School District board met Monday night (June 17) and unanimously approved placing a $23 million bond measure on the November ballot. Read the full story here http://www2.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13877 posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 11:45 AM

Tonight: Menlo Park block party features bands, diaper derby, pie-eating contest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:15:39 PDT

Bands, a pie-eating contest and a diaper derby are some of the highlights of the 7th annual Menlo Park summer block party, set for Wednesday, June 19, from 5 to 9 p.m. on downtown Santa Cruz Avenue. Read the full story here http://www2.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13863 posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:37 AM

Woodside seeks better handling of bike tours

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:56:59 PDT

Woodside Town Council members are upset about how deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office handled -- or did not handle -- a June 9 bike tour when hundreds of cyclists passed through town and reportedly jammed the intersection of Woodside and Canada roads for hours. Read the full story here http://www2.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13858 posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:46 AM

Feature story: Envisioning a 'frontier of possibility'

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:22:48 PDT

Hillview Middle School Principal Erik Burmeister blazed new trails during his first year on the job, and promises to continue changing classroom strategies to "prepare kids for their future, not ... for our past." Read the full story here http://www2.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13862 posted Monday, June 17, 2013, 11:27 PM

Onslaught of California oak moths

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:06:31 PDT

California oak moths are fluttering around right now, particularly in pockets of Woodside and Portola Valley. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13814 posted Sunday, June 16, 2013, 8:32 PM

Police calls: armed robbery on Menalto Avenue

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:11:57 PDT

Crime reports from Menlo Park and West Menlo Park. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13813 posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 12:23 AM

Menlo Park market robbed at gunpoint

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:14:33 PDT

A masked man robbed La Michoacana Market in Menlo Park at gunpoint on Saturday. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13856 posted Monday, June 17, 2013, 9:20 AM

All lanes reopened on Hwy. 35 after crash

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:38:44 PDT

All lanes have reopened on State Highway 35 in San Mateo County following an injury accident, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13853 posted Saturday, June 15, 2013, 8:53 PM

Saturday: Peninsula Debutante Ball

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:41:23 PDT

Twenty young women will bow at the 53rd Peninsula Debutante Ball to be held Saturday, June 15, at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13792 posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 12:24 AM

Burglary thwarted by homeowner

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:50:45 PDT

Would-be burglars were interrupted by a homeowner Thursday morning in the 1300 block of Stockbridge Avenue in unincorporated San Mateo County, a sheriff's deputy said. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13847&e=y posted Thursday, June 13, 2013, 11:42 PM

Sacred Heart Prep graduate shot and killed in Oakland

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:37:13 PDT

Aya Nakano, who graduated from Sacred Heart Prepatory in 2008, was fatally shot in North Oakland late Wednesday, an hour before his 23rd birthday, after getting into a confrontation with two suspects who had rear-ended his car, police said. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13846&e=y posted Thursday, June 13, 2013, 8:13 PM

Menlo Park decides to sell below-market-rate house at market rate

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:35:07 PDT

When the Menlo Park council last discussed the below-market-rate house at 25 Riordan Place, council members worried about what condition the property would be in once the city finished buying it back from the two owners. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13849&e=y posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:18 AM

Crews contain house fire in Atherton

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:32:35 PDT

A fire on Thursday in the 100 block of Almendral Avenue in Atherton damaged a pool house, a storage shed, a carport-like shed and about 25 percent of the main house, a firefighter said. Read the full story here http://www2.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13845 posted Thursday, June 13, 2013, 3:10 PM

7 cars broken into in downtown PA and Mall

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:10:46 PDT

http://paloalto.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/seven-vehicles-burglarize-in-palo-alto-wednesday 7 cars broken into in downtown PA and at Stanford Mall on wed. evening during dinner with many laptops stolen. Secure your things! Thiefs about.

Speedy recovery to Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:53:04 PDT

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Freak-Fall-Puts-Menlo-Park-Fire-Chief-Harold-Schapelhauman-in-Wheelchair-211294571.html Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman - Best wishes and we hope to see you back soon!

Sacred Heart Grad Murdered in Oakland

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:54:18 PDT

"A 22-year-old man from Emeryville was shot and killed in North Oakland on his way home from a basketball game late Wednesday after a confrontation with two men who had rear-ended his car, police said. Aya Nakano, who would have turned 23 on Thursday, had left a pick-up basketball game at UC Berkeley and was driving a silver Jeep Cherokee south on Market Street near Stanford Avenue when he was rear-ended shortly before 11 p.m., police said." He was a graduate of Sacred Heart in 2008. Heartbreaking and terrifying. http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Emeryville-man-slain-after-Oakland-crash-4598670.php

Portola Valley report on affordable housing

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:17:01 PDT

In planning for housing affordable to people of low and moderate incomes, as state law requires, a committee of volunteers advised the Portola Valley Town Council to go with second units, below-market-rate homes built in new subdivisions, and on-site employee housing associated with commercial enterprises or institutions. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13840 posted Thursday, June 13, 2013, 11:32 AM

Editorial: Gap year -- a Year of Living Adventurously

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:15:59 PDT

It's not always obvious when we as individuals arrive at a crossroad. Decisions that seem inconsequential at the time can lead to events and situations that can be life-changing. Some crossroads, however, are quite predictable and it is useful to consider the options when we're at one. Personal character could be at stake. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13811&e=y posted Thursday, June 13, 2013, 8:54 AM

Menlo Park weighs privacy versus surveillance

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:54:20 PDT

On the heels of an announcement of the long-awaited Belle Haven police substation, the Menlo Park council found itself mulling over privacy rights versus surveillance. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13821 posted Thursday, June 13, 2013, 8:52 AM