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Blog: Electric Water Heaters Will Soon Be The New Normal
It is increasingly likely that, beginning in 2027, any new water heater you buy will be electric. But there will be exceptions.
Once Again Bistro Vida Brightens Downtown Menlo Park
Ali El Safy, the owner of Bistro Vida and Bar Loretta, and his employees have decorated the future home of the new Downtown 600 Block Public Plaza with a large brightly lighted Holiday tree, a colorful banner and several new benches. For years, Ali El Safy and his team have tirelessly worked to make the…
Blog: One Night, Three Bites – Menlo Park’s Tastiest Holiday Stroll
Dining out is great—but why not elevate?
Adult Playday – San Francisco Ferry Building
Sometimes you just need a day to play – grown-up style.
Downtown Menlo Park Public Art Walk Continues To Grow!
Elevate Art Menlo Park continues to add engaging contemporary art on the exterior walls of buildings in Downtown Menlo Park. The latest one, Untitled (Morning Glory, Nasturtium, and Gardening Tools), was installed on October 27, 2025. Artist Kija Lucas is an artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She uses photography to explore ideas of…
There is an obvious answer to grass vs synthetic at El Camino Park
The obvious answer is to keep it as a synthetic field. But is that the right answer?
Downtown Menlo Park Affordable Housing Plan Faces New Challenges
Map of affordable housing proposed by the City of Menlo Park.
Blog: Palo Alto pays consultant $140,000 for 785 pages of … what?
Palo Alto’s consultant delivered a massive report riddled with errors, inconsistencies, and inexplicable gaps.
Envisioning a Democracy Fair for 6,000
While ninety-nine percent of the people I know oppose President Trump, only about half of them have marched in protest. When I ask them why, tactfully, of course, they look at me sheepishly as if to suggest that, while they abhor the President and everything he stands for, walking down a crowded sidewalk thrusting a…
DIY Coastal Cleanup Day – Oct 11
Join the effort to pick up food trash and litter in your own neighborhood this October.
Blog: Happy Fall Y’all!
It’s time to enjoy peak vegetable season when summer crops sweetly linger while fall crops burst onto the scene. And all those colors! Farmers markets filled with golden butternut squash next to ruby red Jimmy Nardello peppers.
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