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New mail-in ballot system triggers delays in election results for San Mateo CountyWhen the first, much anticipated vote counts were released by the San Mateo County Elections Office at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Menlo Voter., 13 hours ago | 49 comments | 6037 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Who is Menlo Park? The answer is in our valuesLike many cities in the Bay Area, Menlo Park faces some daunting challenges, from income disparities to traffic congestion....
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by pro Menlo, 13 hours ago | 8 comments | 1428 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Measure W passes with razor-thin marginMeasure W, a half-cent sales tax in San Mateo County, barely cleared the super-majority voter threshold required to pass,...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Zel Miller, 15 hours ago | 55 comments | 1022 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton: Caltrain to hold public meeting on electrificationCaltrain will host a meeting on Monday, Dec. 17, in Atherton to discuss the construction project that will electrify the...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, 22 hours ago | 2 comments | 868 Views
ATHERTON
Authorities identify woman killed on Valparaiso AvenueThe San Mateo County Coroner's Office has identified the woman who was found fatally stabbed in her home in the 900 block...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by Judy, on Dec 15, 2018 at 7:10 pm | 14 comments | 8503 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton tops most expensive real estate listFor the second year in a row, Atherton topped the list for most expensive residential real estate in the country, according...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 15, 2018 at 2:59 pm | 37 comments | 3628 Views
OTHER TOPICS
BioCellection, co-founder win Pritzker Environmental prizeEntrepreneur Miranda Wang and BioCellection, the Menlo Park-based company she co-founded, have been named the winners of...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by Beth, on Dec 14, 2018 at 7:28 pm | 2 comments | 2157 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Who is Menlo Park? The answer is in our valuesA lot of people talk about Menlo Park as if we're collectively headed to hell in a handbasket. I don't see it that way. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2018Last comment by Reality Check, on Dec 14, 2018 at 11:34 am | 2 comments | 323 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Police investigating possible homicideMenlo Park police are investigating a possible homicide after a woman was found dead in a house in the 900 block of Valparaiso...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 14, 2018 at 9:56 am | 10 comments | 5553 Views
ATHERTON
Local author cooks up easy entertainingSkylonda resident Erin Gleeson's three "The Forest Feast" vegetarian cookbooks are known around the world -- more than 250,000...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by BerangariaM, on Dec 14, 2018 at 4:31 am | 1 comment | 1697 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council race: Why did incumbents lose?Four years ago, Menlo Park City Council members Peter Ohtaki and Kirsten Keith received the most votes citywide compared...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by urban legend, on Dec 13, 2018 at 12:01 pm | 9 comments | 2467 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: New council members take daisAt a rare standing room-only meeting in the Menlo Park City Council Chambers Tuesday, Dec. 11, the powers of the council...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by really?, on Dec 12, 2018 at 2:17 pm | 2 comments | 1414 Views
WOODSIDE
Tuesday: Woodside council discusses wildfire preventionThe Woodside Town Council will discuss wildfire prevention tonight (Dec. 11) in light of the devastating wildfires in Northern...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by awatkins, on Dec 12, 2018 at 1:21 pm | 6 comments | 585 Views
MENLO PARK
Update: Instagram headquarters deemed safe after bomb threatA building owned by Facebook, located at 200 Jefferson Drive in Menlo Park, has been deemed safe after it was evacuated due...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Jon Castor, on Dec 12, 2018 at 12:29 pm | 2 comments | 2110 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park man rescued from fires pleads guilty to arsonA Menlo Park man rescued from one of two fires he started in Palo Alto last month pleaded guilty to all charges on Tuesday,...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by legal eagle, on Dec 12, 2018 at 11:59 am | 2 comments | 1271 Views
MENLO PARK
Holiday Fund: Upward Scholars offers 'life-changing' educational helpUpward Scholars provides financial and academic support to low-income adults so they can continue their education in community...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Jonathan Fu, on Dec 12, 2018 at 9:18 am | 6 comments | 1936 Views
AROUND TOWN
A Woodside treasureThe Fleishhacker estate in Woodside, recently revealed to be on the market for an unnamed price that local real estate agents...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Calypso41, on Dec 10, 2018 at 9:18 pm | 2 comments | 2702 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fiscal responsibility, high academic standards are key priorities for new board membersThere will be some new faces looking out from the dais at Menlo Park City School District board meetings starting Dec. 11,...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Kristin, on Dec 10, 2018 at 12:41 pm | 1 comment | 1266 Views
AROUND TOWN
Longtime aging expert, now 88, heeds his own adviceAt 88 years old, aging expert and retired Stanford University professor Walter Bortz is personally experiencing some of the...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Dave Ross, on Dec 10, 2018 at 12:27 pm | 1 comment | 3191 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Holiday Fund: Upward Scholars offers 'life-changing' educational helpNine months ago, Upward Scholars student Isabel Guerra earned her living cleaning other people's houses. Now, she's an administrative...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Julie, on Dec 10, 2018 at 11:15 am | 2 comments | 187 Views
Babka bakery to open Thursday in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 10 comments | 6,765 views
Ten Tips for Teens and Young Adults to Survive a Dysfunctional Family
By Chandrama Anderson | 2 comments | 1,253 views
UCSB's CCS program
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 1 comment | 1,247 views
Farm Bill Passes Congress
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 650 views
