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Menlo Park council splits on law to help displaced renters relocate
A proposed law to help renters forced out of their homes for no cause or because they cannot afford major rent increases... Last comment 48 minutes ago | 12 comments

Portola Valley: Alpine Inn has new owners
The Alpine Inn, the Portola Valley beer garden and burger haven also known as Rossotti's, has new owners: Deke and Lori Hunter... Last comment 1 hour ago | 25 comments

Atherton Rail Committee recommends restoring weekday train service
In a split vote, the Atherton Rail Committee recommended that the City Council support resuming weekday train stops in Atherton,... Last comment 6 hours ago | 10 comments

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Photo (0363.JPG). Mona & Bob Armistead and Vista Center Board Member, Joivta Honor attended the 35th Annual Vintage Affaire benefiting Vista Center For Blind & Visually Impaired individuals and their families through evaluation, counseling, education and training, to promote Independence & quality of life. Photo (0364.JPG) Many Atherton people incl. Barbara Peyton and Dave & Lynne & Heppberger enjoyed the wine & chiefs tasting reception before the live auction and gourmet dinner Benefit at a lovely Atherton Estate on Saturday, July 15. The benefit is staffed by local volunteers and the has raised over $8 million in the 34 years. vintageaffaire.org Submitted by bobbi bon on Jul 25, 2017

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Woodside council chooses newcomers for key local government posts
Woodside council leaves two veteran local government volunteers without seats in making appointments to the Architectural and Site Review Board and the Planning Commission. Thursday, 7:14 PM

Ravenswood offers KIPP shared middle school space
The Ravenswood school board unanimously agreed Thursday to preliminarily offer the growing KIPP Community Valiant Prep shared space at the district's new comprehensive middle school next fall, a proposal opposed by both the charter school and teachers and students at the district school. Friday, 9:12 AM

Suspect arrested for Encinal School burglary
Atherton Police Department detectives arrested an 18-year-old San Jose man on Thursday (Feb. 14) for allegedly stealing about $14,000 worth of electronics from Encinal School in December, according to a police press release. Thursday, 4:38 PM

Bridging two worlds
Menlo School senior Santy Mendoza, who will be a first-generation college student at Harvard University this fall, is a current beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, a policy that gives people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children temporary legal status and protection from deportation. Friday, 11:45 AM

West Bay Opera stages rarely performed Verdi work
Local music lovers are in for a treat with the two-weekend staging by West Bay Opera of the rarely performed "I due Foscari" by Giuseppe Verdi, which opens Friday, Feb. 15, in Palo Alto. Thursday, 2:23 PM

Menlo Park council splits on law to help displaced renters relocate
A proposed law to help renters forced out of their homes for no cause or because they cannot afford major rent increases received mixed responses from the Menlo Park City Council on Feb. 12. Wednesday, 1:02 PM | 12 comments

Roughly $640K in repairs underway at La Entrada
Crews have begun repairs at La Entrada Middle School after the school flooded three times over a five-week span late last year, causing about $640,000 in damages. The repair work began in late January and should be completed at the end of March, Las Lomitas Elementary School District officials said. Thursday, 10:54 AM | 3 comments

Newsom scales back high-speed rail plans
California's decadelong dream of building a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles hit a dead end in Sacramento on Tuesday, with Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring his plan to significantly scale back the hugely ambitious but deeply flawed project. Tuesday, 6:48 PM | 14 comments

Three deaths prompt county supervisors' meeting on Taser safety this week
Representatives of the company that manufactures Taser stun guns defended the safety of the devices at a Feb. 11 special meeting of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors held to investigate the use of the electronic control weapons in the wake of three deaths last year. Wednesday, 9:55 AM | 2 comments

Atherton Rail Committee recommends restoring weekday train service
In a split vote, the Atherton Rail Committee recommended that the City Council support resuming weekday train stops in Atherton, despite some members' concerns about a recent state bill that could require new housing to be built along busier transit corridors. Wednesday, 11:58 AM | 10 comments

Home sales
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula. Wednesday, 10:45 AM

Burglars steal cash, thousands of dollars in merchandise from Country Corner deli
Burglars stole cash and thousands of dollars in merchandise in a predawn break-in at the Country Corner deli and convenience store in West Menlo Park late last month. The owners watched the incident as it unfolded at home through a video surveillance feed. Tuesday, 11:58 AM

Update: Power restored to most Portola Valley residents

Ravenswood district could ask KIPP to share middle school site

Atherton: Fair Oaks Avenue rail crossing closed overnight Thursday

Planned county worker strike suspended pending agreement

Portola Valley: Alpine Inn has new owners