Contentious state housing bill punted to 2020
Senate Bill 50, a contentious bill that aimed to encourage more housing near transit, suffered a setback Thursday when the... Last comment 19 hours ago | 4 comments

Menlo Park: Ravenswood redwoods to face ax after council's final ruling
Following a months-long appeal process led by a group of residents seeking to preserve seven redwood trees at the corner... Last comment 20 hours ago | 4 comments

Toddling Through the Silicon Valley
by Cheryl Bac
Piles of artwork
May 19, 2019 | 0 comments

A New Shade of Green
by Sherry Listgarten
A Power Play
May 19, 2019 | 3 comments

Invest & Innovate
by Steve Levy
What Would it Take to Get Tech Companies to Move Jobs Out of the Region and Is This a Good Idea?
May 18, 2019 | 10 comments

The Almanac Readers' Choice ballot is here

It's time to decide what local business is worthy of the title "The Almanac Readers' Choice" — and you get to decide! Cast your ballot online. Voting ends May 27th. Stay tuned for the results in the July 17th issue of The Almanac.

Community role model: Rita Williams conquered 'barriers to success,' and now helps others who face them
Star journalist Rita Williams of Portola Valley retired from her job at KTVU television in 2013, but after a 35-year career in Bay Area TV she was not about to sit still. Monday, 11:44 AM | 1 comments

Cal Fire plans work along Kings Mountain Road next month

Portola Valley may update its 1964-vintage general plan

National Merit Scholarship winners announced

Home sales

Menlo Park fire board meeting gets contentious

Talking trash

Menlo girls win first-ever CCS track and field title; M-A girls win 4x100 relay, 100 meters
As the season unfolded it became apparent Menlo School had a special group of girls track and field athletes. On Friday they showed just how special they are, bringing home the Central Coast Section team championship from Gilroy High.
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Menlo reaches semifinal of CCS Division III baseball playoffs

SHP grad Choy sets the stage for NCAA semifinal tennis win

Pokemon Detective Pikachu

"Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" brings the gigantic global video and card game/anime/comic-book franchise to the big screen in a big way, but it feels more like a sales pitch than a fully realized story. After establishing some mystery involving an in...... Read the full review

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