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The Big LiftAfter learning that some 43 percent of third-graders in San Mateo County schools couldn't read proficiently, a coalition of public and private organizations went to work to tackle that and other problems involving low-performing, often disadvantaged kids.
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Bettina Pike excelled at 'building bridges'Tyrone Pike says the best way to honor his wife Bettina Pike, who died on Sept. 5 at the age of 52, is for those who knew and loved her to "pay it forward" by trying to "be more like Bettina" in their lives.
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Good news for Atherton on new libraryThe San Mateo County library system's governing board has agreed to advance the town about $10 million in property tax revenues to help pay the costs of building a new library.
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Jane Goodall visits Woodland SchoolJane Goodall, the world-famous primatologist and anthropologist, visited Woodland School in Ladera last week, spending time with Woodland first-graders who have been involved in her Roots & Shoots youth service program.
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Menlo Park: Staff vacancy crisis slows city activity
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Street Smarts: How do we slow down traffic on neighborhood streets?
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MidPen submits plans for affordable housing project
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Couple's Net
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The Food Party!
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Zucchini Takeover
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Thinking About College
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Let's Talk Internships
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Berman to focus on computer science education at forum
Assemblyman Marc Berman will address the perceived gap between the increasing availability of jobs in technology and skills taught at California public schools at an event in East Palo Alto on Monday. Sunday, 7:11 PM
Atherton offers four-day primer on town government
Former Woodside School Board president Bettina Pike excelled at 'building bridges'
Windy, dry conditions increase fire danger over the weekend
Menlo Park, Atherton: Nearly 200 traffic citations given on extra enforcement day
Sunday: Committee for Green Foothills to host annual fundraiser in Woodside
SCVAL football play begins this weekend; PAL opens next week
League play begins this week in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League with Palo Alto hosting Milpitas in a De Anza Division opener and Gunn hosting Mountain View in an Ocean Division tilt. The Peninsula Athletic League doesn't begin until next week. Menlo-Atherton travels out of state to take on Colorado powerhouse Valor Christian and Sacred Heart Prep plays a Saturday afternoon game at home against San Mateo. Friday, 10:06 AM
Prep report: Local volleyball teams doing just fine
Prep tennis: Priory beats Pinewood in Skyline Division
Fahrenheit 11/9
How do you take aim at the ultimate moving target?
In his political documentary "Fahrenheit 11/9," filmmaker Michael Moore explores the Trump era with two questions: "How the f--- did this happen, and how the f--- do we get out?"
Moore's unabashed...... Read the full review
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