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Portola Valley woman has court date for felony DUIKatherine Mumford of Portola Valley is set to appear in court on Oct. 21 on charges of felony drunk driving, misdemeanor...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by Not an Overreaction, 17 minutes ago | 3 comments | 2340 Views
MENLO PARK
Invasion of Overnight SUVsAll, As a long time resident of the peninsula, I have watched for some time with disgust at the number of overnight SUVs...
Original post made by John on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by Who cares, 18 minutes ago | 1 comment | 11 Views
AROUND TOWN
Jury trial for former sheriff's deputy, candidate postponed to Nov. 12Juan Pablo Lopez, a former deputy with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, was granted a postponement of a jury trial...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by Mark, 8 hours ago | 10 comments | 1255 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, known for his 'visionary' business approach, dies at 62Silicon Valley tech executive Mark Hurd, who served as CEO for Oracle and Hewlett-Packard, died Friday at the age of 62,...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by @Rick Moen, 12 hours ago | 2 comments | 1118 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Gov. Newsom: PG&E should repay customers affected by public safety power shutoffAfter last week's Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by InfoWar's special, on Oct 18, 2019 at 5:27 pm | 7 comments | 1005 Views
WOODSIDE
Sequoia teachers receive 3.25% raiseThe Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a 3.25% pay increase and a new contract for members of...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by Teacher's mom, on Oct 18, 2019 at 12:51 pm | 1 comment | 508 Views
MENLO PARK
Protesters at Facebook mourn loss of man who died by suicide and demand answersA week after a Facebook employee died by suicide at company headquarters, people gathered at the social media giant's "thumb...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by Fathima, on Oct 18, 2019 at 11:44 am | 15 comments | 17462 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park grapples with significance of new state housing lawAs Menlo Park's City Council continues to grapple with the challenges of unequal growth in different areas, recently passed...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by Council accountability, on Oct 18, 2019 at 11:14 am | 2 comments | 1685 Views
AROUND TOWN
Newcastle disease sidelines this year's Tour De CoopSince 2012, locals have biked around Silicon Valley every fall to get a peek inside residents' backyard chicken coops. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 199 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No significant movement in local students’ test scoresSan Mateo County students’ standardized test scores remained stagnant during the 2018-19 testing period, but they still...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by Mind The Gaps, on Oct 17, 2019 at 3:01 pm | 1 comment | 821 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Menlo Park woman sentenced to three weeks in prison for role in college admissions scamA 50-year-old Menlo Park entrepreneur who fraudulently claimed her son was black or Latino on college admission applications...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by westridge resident, on Oct 17, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 2621 Views
AROUND TOWN
Traffic alert: Woodside Road closed at Skyline BoulevardWoodside Road from Skyline Boulevard to Portola Road is closed this afternoon (Oct. 17) due to a vehicle accident, according...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by Shocking!!, on Oct 17, 2019 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 463 Views
MENLO PARK
Facebook announces plan to fund new Belle Haven Library and community centerFacebook officials introduced plans to fund a "state-of-the-art" community center in Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2019Last comment by sjtaffee, on Oct 17, 2019 at 2:33 pm | 13 comments | 3380 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley school district surveying community on prioritiesThe Portola Valley School District released an online survey this week to allow residents to provide feedback on priorities...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Promotion, on Oct 16, 2019 at 5:28 pm | 2 comments | 890 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Earthquake felt in many Bay Area cities, including Menlo Park, on Monday nightAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 roughly centered in Contra Costa County was felt in the Menlo Park area...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019There are no comments yet. 2539 Views
MENLO PARK
Work starts on closing 'a critical gap' of Bay TrailConstruction has begun on a new segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail in the Ravenswood Preserve near East Palo Alto. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Oct 15, 2019 at 1:33 pm | 2 comments | 1348 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Home sales for the week of Oct. 7A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Palo Alto recorded the highest sale at $7,020,000 for a five-bedroom,...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2019Last comment by Wow, on Oct 14, 2019 at 4:13 pm | 3 comments | 1390 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: A call for new models to improve the downtown, make staff more accountableSloane Citron's recent guest opinion on the state of the Menlo Park downtown raised many important points. Read the full...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2019Last comment by MPer, on Oct 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 20 comments | 2688 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Local nonprofits sue the EPA over Cargill salt ponds rulingA coalition of local nonprofits is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its head, Andrew Wheeler, over the...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by Alan, on Oct 14, 2019 at 12:47 pm | 3 comments | 2047 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Daisy's Day program provides emergency help to low-income pet ownersDaisy's Day, a veterinary-care program offered by the Palo Alto Humane Society to low-income pet owners, has helped hundreds...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by John Guislin, on Oct 14, 2019 at 12:24 pm | 1 comment | 1115 Views
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