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PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley Planning Commission considering key findings for Neely tasting room permitThe Portola Valley Planning Commission is studying several questions to determine whether it should approve an amendment...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Robin Harper, 1 hour ago | 16 comments | 2047 Views
AROUND TOWN
Federal judge thwarts Theranos leaders' attempt to dump fraud caseA federal court judge in San Jose has declined to throw out the fraud case against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by awatkins, 7 hours ago | 1 comment | 1310 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Supervisors form committee to study proposed health department budget cutsThe San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Jan. 28) took under advisement a plan for budget cuts, income enhancements...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 1866 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
San Mateo County supervisors to tackle health department's $57M budget gapA $57 million budget deficit in the county health department, San Mateo County Health, will be the focus of a Board of Supervisors...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2020Last comment by , on Feb 17, 2020 at 12:11 pm | 1 comment | 4729 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Guest opinion: Why I oppose the Neely wine tasting room planI am writing to express my opposition to the Spring Ridge Conditional Use permit application by the Neely family for expanded...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Sherry, on Feb 17, 2020 at 12:02 pm | 7 comments | 1191 Views
MENLO PARK
City to consider Burning Man sculpture in Fremont ParkThe Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday will consider allowing an 18-foot-tall sculpture that was originally featured at the...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020Last comment by Bob, on Feb 17, 2020 at 9:15 am | 13 comments | 4107 Views
ATHERTON
Violent robbery leaves Stanford student unconscious, cashlessA group of men robbed three Stanford University students on Sunday, knocking one of the students unconscious before fleeing...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 1264 Views
ATHERTON
Town to give it's contractor permission to start work at 7 AM and on SaturdayIf you are building a home in Atherton your contractor cannot start work until 8 AM and cannot work on Saturday. However,...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 15, 2020 at 9:53 pm | 3 comments | 179 Views
OTHER TOPICS
State Senate candidate faces allegations that she violated 'non-coordination' rule with real estate political action committeeA complaint against state Senate candidate Annie Oliva claims she worked with an independent expenditure committee supporting...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Did Jose Becker Lie?, on Feb 15, 2020 at 5:52 pm | 2 comments | 1885 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park school board recommends consultant to help make parcel tax decisionA consulting firm will help leaders of the Menlo Park City School District choose how and when to put a measure before voters...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by moretransparency, on Feb 15, 2020 at 1:25 pm | 18 comments | 2454 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Woodside fire district turns up heat on Stanford housing planThe Woodside Fire Protection District is weighing in on fire hazards it believes could be associated with a proposed Stanford...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2020Last comment by a PV resident , on Feb 15, 2020 at 9:06 am | 16 comments | 3658 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Meet the Midpeninsula's Swedish home bakerIn Emerald Hills, Denise Touhey, a proud Swedish American, churns out trays of pastries each week for her "one-woman show"...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Don Fabiano, on Feb 14, 2020 at 10:43 pm | 1 comment | 533 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Atherton to contact residents about naming rights for civic center projectBy the end of February, the town of Atherton will send all residents letters informing them that it will recognize donors...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020There are no comments yet. 1238 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Oil tax? Wealth tax? Prop. 13 reform? Senate candidates debate how to pay for new programs for state's youngest residentsCandidates for the 13th Senate district on Sunday weighed in on how to fund improved outcomes for the state's 3 million kids...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Cultists On The Loose Again, on Feb 14, 2020 at 12:35 pm | 12 comments | 3547 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fire Board to discuss Atherton's threat to detach from Fire DistrictOver five years ago, the Atherton Town Council made two incredible decisions. First, they appointed themselves as the overseers...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Feb. 13, 2020Last comment by Why bother, on Feb 13, 2020 at 9:21 pm | 1 comment | 397 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley schools parcel tax renewal measure on March ballotPortola Valley School District voters are being asked to renew and approve a rate increase for a parcel tax, which now generates...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2020Last comment by Bill D Wall, on Feb 12, 2020 at 3:32 pm | 1 comment | 1530 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park pastor placed on leave for 'poor judgment'A Menlo Park megachurch recently placed a pastor on leave after learning he allowed a volunteer who admitted an "unwanted...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020Last comment by Rick Moen, on Feb 12, 2020 at 10:50 am | 18 comments | 10672 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New high school to bring German, French and Chinese language instruction under one roofTwo local bilingual schools have partnered to open a new international high school that will offer German, French and Chinese...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020Last comment by Ken, on Feb 11, 2020 at 8:53 pm | 4 comments | 2414 Views
OTHER TOPICS
New state bill aims to integrate Bay Area transit into one 'seamless' systemA newly introduced piece of state legislation seeks to integrate the more than two dozen separate and independent Bay Area...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020Last comment by Bob, on Feb 11, 2020 at 10:13 am | 5 comments | 2039 Views
AROUND TOWN
Is separation ahead for Atherton and the fire district?Town of Atherton officials will begin gathering feedback from residents on the town's 2016 fire services study, which showed...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 10, 2020 at 7:19 pm | 7 comments | 758 Views
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The 34th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 27, 2020. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
