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MENLO PARK
Guild Theatre construction temporarily narrows El Camino to one laneLocals, brace for traffic. Construction work at the Guild Theatre site is narrowing sections of El Camino Real and Ravenswood...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by pogo, 14 minutes ago | 2 comments | 828 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton signs off on Caltrain proposal to permanently close its train stationThe Atherton City Council decided on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to accept a proposal from Caltrain to permanently close the town's...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, 5 hours ago | 21 comments | 8760 Views
MENLO PARK
Council agrees to pay up for study of fully elevated grade separation optionIn the ongoing discussion of how best to separate at-grade rail crossings, the Menlo Park City Council took a small step...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Reality Check, 18 hours ago | 17 comments | 1946 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local Restaurant and Small Biz Recommendations?Some years ago there was a great thread here that primarily focused on restaurants. The primary commenters were Menlo Voter,...
Original post made by Hmmm on Dec. 23, 2019Last comment by Menlo Voter., 18 hours ago | 18 comments | 1646 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
New Portola Valley mayor embraces thoughtful changeAs a professional energy consultant, new Portola Valley Mayor Jeff Aalfs is well-positioned to help write new rules to make...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Dave Ross, on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:43 am | 10 comments | 2057 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Founder of Menlo Park Academy of Dance, RoseAnn Sayler, dies at 96RoseAnn Sayler, a longtime Menlo Park resident who founded the Menlo Park Academy of Dance and participated in the city's...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by PeninsulaGirl, on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:29 am | 3 comments | 1630 Views
WOODSIDE
Remembering Woodside circa 1966Years after an idyllic experience at Woodside Elementary School, 35 members of the class of 1966 have written about their...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2020Last comment by Mark Hughes, on Jan 19, 2020 at 7:44 am | 1 comment | 1530 Views
MENLO PARK
Longtime teaching assistant is the 'rock star' of Trinity SchoolBim Cleland is one of the first teachers to arrive at Trinity School in Menlo Park every day. His daily, wide-ranging schedule...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by Sheena , on Jan 17, 2020 at 9:19 pm | 1 comment | 2124 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Auto burglars hit 10 vehicles in Ladera shopping center Wednesday eveningTen vehicles were reported burglarized in the parking lot of the Ladera shopping center on Wednesday evening (Jan. 15), according...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by PV Res, on Jan 17, 2020 at 8:24 pm | 8 comments | 2816 Views
MENLO PARK
Senate Bill 50 returns -- and so does Peninsula's housing debateResponding to local concerns about the top-down mandates of his contentious bill, SB 50, state Sen. Scott Wiener in early...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by thought, on Jan 17, 2020 at 5:24 pm | 14 comments | 1668 Views
WOODSIDE
Judge may order PG&E to hire more tree trimmers, removersA federal judge announced in San Francisco Thursday that he is considering ordering PG&E to hire and train enough workers...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by pogo, on Jan 17, 2020 at 3:35 pm | 2 comments | 851 Views
ATHERTON
Is Atherton Town Council too embarrassed to share minutes and video of its meeting?At its 18 Dec meeting the Town Council discussed its so called Fiscal Review of the Fire District (a separate public agency...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 11, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 17, 2020 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 248 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton Caltrain station may close permanentlyCaltrain is proposing to permanently close the Atherton train station, which currently operates only on weekends, according...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 16, 2020 at 2:19 pm | 21 comments | 3615 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park takes on second Greystar proposal to add hundreds of apartments citywide in under a monthMenlo Portal, the tentative name for a second project of developer Greystar to build hundreds of apartments on Menlo Park's...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020Last comment by Belle Haven Resident, on Jan 15, 2020 at 7:07 pm | 28 comments | 4750 Views
SPORTS
Menlo Park to reevaluate locking up public tennis courtsMenlo Park, unlike many neighboring cities (with the exception of Atherton), keeps its public tennis courts under lock and...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Jack Whitey, on Jan 15, 2020 at 1:01 pm | 2 comments | 4652 Views
AROUND TOWN
The fight isn't over yet for Feldman's Books, Menlo Park's last used bookstoreFor many local bookworms, Menlo Park is synonymous with a certain institution in town that starts with F and has "book"...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Progress, on Jan 15, 2020 at 9:23 am | 8 comments | 3757 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ex-sheriff's deputy Lopez loses bid to dismiss charges, toss evidenceAn effort to dismiss charges in a long-standing case against retired San Mateo County Sheriff's deputy Juan Pablo Lopez fell...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 14, 2020 at 7:20 pm | 19 comments | 2180 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
All Five preschool receives national accreditationThe National Association for the Education of Young Children recently accredited All Five preschool, making it the only preschool...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Sandy, on Jan 14, 2020 at 6:29 pm | 1 comment | 1932 Views
ATHERTON
ATHERTON - PLAYING WITH FIREFor many years, the Atherton City Council has toyed with the idea of leaving the Fire District and instead either providing...
Original post made by Observer II on Jan. 13, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 14, 2020 at 5:57 am | 1 comment | 197 Views
MENLO PARK
Slocum leads San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 2020San Mateo County District 4 Supervisor Warren Slocum began a second term as president of the Board of Supervisors on Jan....
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2020Last comment by Thank you Warren, on Jan 13, 2020 at 8:22 pm | 1 comment | 2326 Views
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