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Boys Varsity Baseball: M-A Falls to Menlo, 10-6

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:41:06 PDT

Menlo-Atherton fought valiantly in the later innings but was unable to overcome an early nine-run deficit, losing to Menlo 10-6 at M-A on Tuesday afternoon, March 16. Ryan Chilcoat had two hits and a walk for the Bears, while Andy Brodbeck drove in two runs with a double in the 6th inning. Jeff Keller raised his batting average to an eye-popping .647 and his on-base percentage to .700 with a single and three walks. Myles Brewer and Chace Warren each drove in a run for the Bears, whose overall record fell to 2-3. Warren also pitched effectively in relief, limiting Menlo to one run and two hits over 2 2/3 innings as M-A staged its late-game rally. M-A returns to action on Saturday afternoon, March 20, against Washington High School (San Francisco).

Woodside: Bell tolls for Jackling house

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:21:25 PDT

Uphold Our Heritage, the preservation-oriented group trying to save Woodside's historic Jackling house, has been dealt another blow. A San Mateo County Superior Court judge has overruled Uphold's objections to plans by Apple Corp. chief executive Steve Jobs, the owner of the 82-year-old mansion, to destroy it and replace it with a modern home. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=9318 posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 12:00 AM

Analysis: Results are in, but what to make of Bohannon poll?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:19:48 PDT

For the second time in a year, a poll has indicated strong support among Menlo Park voters for one of the largest single land development proposals in the city's history. The motivations of the company that commissioned the poll — and the question of whether it will have any bearing on the project's prospects — remain a mystery. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=9316 posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 12:00 AM

Bohannon offers peek at survey

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:10:44 PDT

David Bohannon has disclosed to The Almanac the results of a public opinion poll his company commissioned regarding a land development proposal in the eastern reaches of Menlo Park. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=9315 posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 12:00 AM

Union negotiations at impasse

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:49:36 PDT

Menlo Park city officials continue to meet with representatives from the city's largest union in mediation sessions over stalled contract negotiations. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6265 posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8:49 AM

Hold-up at Willow Road gas station

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:48:49 PDT

Two men armed with handguns held up three employees at the 76 gas station on Willow Road Monday night. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6270 posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 11:05 AM

Mountain lion sighting in Atherton

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:08:47 PDT

A mountain lion sighting was reported at a home on Park Lane in Atherton late Sunday night, police said. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6269 posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 10:47 AM

Who is prospering from Prop 13?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:06:57 PDT

Proposition 13 has been called California's "third rail" -- as in, untouchable. When billionaire Warren Buffet was serving as candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's economic adviser during the 2003 gubernatorial race, he touched it. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6271 posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 11:28 AM

High school board OKs security cameras

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:54:51 PDT

The Sequoia high school district's Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the installation of surveillance cameras in local public high schools, including Menlo-Atherton and Woodside. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=2940 posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:00 AM

Open Letter to Warren Buffett

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:24:32 PDT

The following is a letter that Menlo Park resident Jennifer Bestor wrote to billionaire Warren Buffett concerning her research on the tax burden shift, favoring commercial property owners, resulting from the passage of California Proposition 13. Read the full letter here: http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6256 posted Monday, March 15, 2010, 11:05 AM

Kepler's Bestsellers - Week of 3/8/10

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:50:06 PDT

Hardcover Fiction 1 Murder In The Palais Royal Cara Black 2 Help Kathryn Stockett 3 Man From Beijing Henning Mankell 4 3 Weissmanns Of Westport Cathleen Schine 5 Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson 6 Gate At The Stairs Lorrie Moore 7 Infinities John Banville 8 Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver 9 Zeitoun Dave Eggers 10 Too Much Happiness Alice Munro Hardcover Nonfiction 1 Power Of Half Kevin Salwen 2 Lift Kelly Corrigan 3 Committed Elizabeth Gilbert 4 What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Tina Seelig 4 Willie Mays James Hirsch 6 Freefall Joseph Stiglitz 7 Silk Parachute John Mcphee 8 What The Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell 9 Good Soldiers David Finkel 10 Drive Daniel Pink Paperback Fiction 1 Cutting For Stone Abraham Verghese 2 Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson 3 White Tiger Aravind Adiga 4 Let The Great World Spin Colum McCann 5 Earth Abides George Stewart 6 Little Bee Chris Cleave 7 Reliable Wife Robert Goolrick 8 Shanghai Girls Lisa See 9 Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout 10 Murder In The Marais Cara Black Paperback Nonfiction 1 Value Of Nothing Raj Patel 2 Possessed Elif Batuman 3 Food Rules Michael Pollan 4 Mountains Beyond Mountains Tracy Kidder 5 J K Lassers Your Income Tax 2010 J K Lasser 6 Golden Gate Gardening Pam Peirce 7 How We Decide Jonah Lehrer 8 Omnivores Dilemma Michael Pollan 9 In Defense Of Food Michael Pollan 10 Three Cups Of Tea Greg Mortenson

Wednesday: School board to discuss M-A lights

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:19:12 PDT

The question of lights at the football field at Menlo-Atherton High School returns to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District for a discussion on Wednesday, March 17. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6252 posted Monday, March 15, 2010, 10:09 AM

Report of mountain lion near Woodside

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:11:52 PDT

A mountain lion was spotted in the Teague Hill Open Space Preserve near Woodside this morning (March 12), the third time in 10 days that a cougar has been seen in the same area, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6247 posted Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:57 PM

World Affairs Council program: International Humanitarian Law

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:43:05 PDT

From: Ralph Kuiper <rkuiper@earthlink.net> To: WAC Consolidate 3 <rkuiper@earthlink.net> Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 4:21:16 PM Subject: World Affairs Council Peninsula Chapter Event Announcement for Mar 17 Greetings, The following is the program brief for the event on this coming Wednesday, March 17 with a panel of experts discussing �International Humanitarian Law: Applications in the Field.� We collaborate every year with the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross to present a program to educate and inform the public on this important international subject. The events are always informative, interesting and thought provoking. I hope you can attend. Mark your calendars for the next event with a panel of International Journalists from the Knight Fellows Program at Stanford on April 14 at the same time and location. Regards, Ralph Kuiper Sponsored by the Peninsula Chapter World Affairs Council of Northern California, Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the Los Altos Public Library Wednesday, March 17, 2010 �International Humanitarian Law: Applications in the Field� Expert panel and practitioners in International Humanitarian Law International Humanitarian Law governs the Law of War and is codified in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and in the three additional protocols added later. This year�s seminar focuses on applications in the field of International Humanitarian Law, or IHL. The panelists will provide a historical and legal background and will discuss how compliance is achieved, who implements and accomplishes its provisions, and how it is enforced. Their personal experiences provide the lens for viewing the issues and challenges at present and in the future. Lori Shoemaker is a Post-Doctoral Scholar in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford Medical School and has a long history in IHL and Disaster Relief with the Canadian Red Cross and worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Uganda, Yugoslavia, and Albania. Monica Toole is currently a criminal defense trial attorney in the Bay Area and worked as a Chambers Intern at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania as well as in Trial Chamber III on Munyeshyaka, Bucyibaruta, Kayishema(Fulgence), Zigiranyirazo, and Karemera cases. Galit Raguan is currently a JSD candidate at Berkeley School of Law and was an attorney for the International Law Department of the Israel Defense Forces from 2007 to 2009 where she worked with foreign militaries and organizations to develop legal dialog related to laws of armed conflict. Location: Los Altos Youth Center 1 South San Antonio Rd., Los Altos Refreshments: 7:00 pm, Free Admission Program: 7:30 - 9:00 pm For information: World Affairs Council, (415) 293-4600, www.itsyourworld.org <http://www.itsyourworld.org> or Los Altos Public Library: (650) 948-7683, www.santaclaracountylib.org/losaltos

How to dispose of prescription drugs

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:42:38 PDT

Don�t flush prescription drugs down the toilet or drain unless the label or accompanying patient information specifically instructs you to do so. For federal guidelines on how to dispose of prescription medications, click here: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/pdf/prescrip_disposal.pdf For San Mateo County information, click here: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/health/menuitem.f44138fe5f6ec63d74452b31d17332a0/?vgnextoid=8c635069590a0210VgnVCM1000001d37230aRCRD&cpsextcurrchannel=1 If you have more local information on this topic, please post it in the comment box below.

Team 100 from Woodside High School wins FIRST Robotics San Diego Regional

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:20:21 PDT

Our Woodside High School robotics team won the FIRST Robotics Regional in San Diego Saturday, March 6. There were 49 teams competing, some from as far as Hawaii, Alaska and Michigan. The robot has earned the name "Hammerhead". Having won this competition, they have now qualified for the national competition in Atlanta Georgia which takes place in mid April.

Boys Varsity Baseball: M-A Evens Season Record with 9-4 Victory over San Mateo

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:18:46 PDT

Menlo-Atherton took full advantage of six walks, four hit batsmen, and four San Mateo errors to bury the Bearcats 9-4 on Saturday afternoon, March 13, at M-A. Jeff Keller led an eight-hit M-A attack with a triple, double, 2 RBI, and two runs scored. Michael Abramson, Chase Warren, Nils Gilbertson, Kyle Zirbes, and Cam Rowland also drove in runs for M-A, which evened its season record at 2-2. Gilbertson pitched four strong innings to earn the victory, scattering seven hits while striking out three and giving up just three earned runs. Zirbes pitched three scoreless innings of relief, striking out two San Mateo batters. M-A shortstop Casey Eason helped preserve the victory when he made a diving stab on a vicious line drive and then flipped to teammate Chris Gow to double the San Mateo runner off second base in the 5th inning. M-A returns to action on Tuesday afternoon, March 16, against Menlo.

County holds free H1N1 clinics

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:35:26 PDT

San Mateo County officials will hold several free H1N1 vaccination clinics through the end of the month after high turnouts at clinics in February. New cases of the H1N1 virus have dwindled, but county officials say they are remaining vigilant. There have been 10 H1N1-related deaths and 95 people hospitalized with the virus in the county since last year, officials said. Among the clinics planned is one on Tuesday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at St. Anthony�s Padua Church at 3500 Middlefield Road in North Fair Oaks. A list of clinic times and locations is available at http://www.smhealth.org/flu/vaccines

At Woodside High: Murder mystery drives musical comedy

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:59:59 PST

Fans of just about every theater genre should find something to like in Woodside High School's upcoming production of "Curtains," a musical comedy whodunit that will have its Peninsula premiere at Woodside High School's Performing Arts Center on March 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=9262 posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:00 AM

My View: Our so-called lives -- Is techno-chatter replacing relationships?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:55:16 PST

About the author: Samantha Bergeson of Portola Valley is a freshman at Menlo School in Atherton. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=9280 posted Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 12:00 AM

Robotics Team 100 Hoping to Repeat San Diego Win at Silicon Valley Regional March 19-20

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:13:33 PST

Laura Rhodes, mentor, FIRST Robotics Team 100, submitted this story. The aspiring young scientists and engineers of Team 100, the Wildhats � a collaboration of Woodside, Carlmont, and Sequoia High Schools � WON the San Diego FIRST Robotics Regional Championship on Saturday March 6th. They shared this achievement with their two alliance partners, Team 294 from Redondo Beach, CA and Team 359 from Waialua, HI. Twenty-three students represented Team 100 in San Diego where they competed against 48 teams from all over California, as well as from Hawaii, Alaska, Michigan, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. Their 2010 robot, "HammerHead" was one of the most versatile robots at the competition - it successfully kicked soccer balls the length of the field, excelled in ball control, traveled over the steep bumps and suspended itself from the tower at the end of the match to gain bonus points. This win, an accomplishment requiring many late nights and weekends of labor, has earned Team 100 a spot in the FIRST Championships competition in Atlanta, Georgia on April 15 -17 where they will compete against all the other Regional winners. Team 100 will be competing again this coming week at the Silicon Valley Regional, trying to repeat their victory in San Diego. Other SF Peninsula robotics teams competing are 253 (Mills), 751 (Woodside Priory), 840 (Aragon), 766 (Menlo-Atherton), 2144 (Sacred Heart), 114(Los Altos), 8 (Palo Alto), 192 (Gunn), and 1700 (Castilleja). FIRST brings the excitement of a sporting event to science and technology via robotics competitions. Fifty teams will be competing in the FIRST Robotics Silicon Valley Regional at the Event Center at San Jose State University on Friday March 19 and Saturday March 20. This is a great family event and is free and open to the public. Qualifying matches will take place between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday and on Saturday morning beginning at 9:00 a.m. The final elimination matches will be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 on Saturday. Each year, the robotics team, which consists of students from Woodside, Carlmont and Sequoia High School, enters the FIRST Robotics Competition. This program provides a fascinating real-world engineering experience for the students and helps them discover the value of education and careers in science, technology, and math. Students have the opportunity to learn first-hand about mechanics, electronics, fabrication, programming, animation, web-site design, and more, as part of this club. Go to http://www.usfirst.org to find out more information about the FIRST robotics competition and the details about the Silicon Valley Regional.

Superintendent search limited to insiders

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:12:32 PST

The field of candidates for the next superintendent of the Sequoia Union High School District has significantly narrowed less than a month after Superintendent Patrick Gemma announced plans to retire at the end of June. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=9311 posted Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 12:00 AM

St. Raymond excels at academic decathlon

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:34:52 PST

St. Raymond School in Menlo Park beat all but one of its competitors in the 14th annual Academic Decathlon, held Saturday (March 6) at St. Pius School in Redwood City. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6240 posted Thursday, March 11, 2010, 6:36 PM

Downtown parking: Change brewing

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:17:49 PST

A consulting firm outlined possible changes to downtown parking rules in Menlo Park at a meeting attended by some 35 residents and business owners Thursday, March 11. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6245 posted Friday, March 12, 2010, 11:27 AM

The bell tolls for Steve Jobs' Jackling house

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:01:21 PST

A San Mateo County judge has given Apple Corp. chief executive Steve Jobs the green light to demolish the Jackling house, a Spanish colonial style mansion that preservation-minded people have been trying to save for years. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=6243 posted Friday, March 12, 2010, 11:35 AM