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Menlo Park neighborhood hit with auto burglariesMenlo Park police received reports of five auto burglaries that occurred in the same general vicinity during the early morning...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2019Last comment by Concerned, 14 hours ago | 6 comments | 3436 Views
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'Village People' prepare to close up shopVillage Stationers, a family-owned stationery store with locations in Menlo Park and Los Altos, will be closing its doors...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Menlo Mom, on Aug 14, 2019 at 5:49 pm | 9 comments | 2493 Views
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$875,00 Lawsuit Settlement to Sewer General ManagerOh my goodness ! How in the world does one man deserve a settlement of $875,000? That's incredible! Daniel Child was...
Original post made by Observer II on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by Jim Lewis, on Aug 14, 2019 at 1:23 pm | 1 comment | 249 Views
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Ravenswood could embark on districtwide naming processCommunity concern about losing East Palo Alto's recognition of Cesar Chavez with the phasing out of a middle school named...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2019Last comment by ex resident, on Aug 13, 2019 at 5:11 pm | 3 comments | 1622 Views
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Portola Valley rape suspect convicted on all seven countsA San Francisco man was found guilty by a jury in Redwood City on Thursday (Aug. 8) of the forcible rape of his girlfriend...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2019There are no comments yet. 2121 Views
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Customers follow their noses to Michoacán Market's charcoal-grilled chickenWhen Janet and Ruben Robles first started cooking whole chickens to bring in more business to their Menlo Park market, they...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Yummo, on Aug 8, 2019 at 9:59 am | 4 comments | 1669 Views
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Peninsula beekeepers divided on the best way to fight a plagueIt's not a matter of ==I if== but of ==I when== varroa mites will invade a beehive. But what should beekeepers do, if anything,...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2019Last comment by Jon Castor, on Aug 7, 2019 at 3:50 pm | 1 comment | 1579 Views
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Troubled WaterAlmanac reporter Kate Bradshaw spent more than a year following the story of the Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company and...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2019Last comment by Brian, on Aug 3, 2019 at 11:11 am | 24 comments | 2825 Views
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Pay hike for Atherton city managerAtherton City Council members voted on July 17 to award City Manager George Rodericks a pay increase of about 7%, bringing...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2019Last comment by Ok, on Aug 1, 2019 at 10:54 pm | 3 comments | 1301 Views
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Troubled water: Local water company faces allegations of election fraud and company mismanagementThe day he left East Palo Alto to attend his grandmother's funeral across the country, Justin Turner's water was shut off. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2019There are no comments yet. 351 Views
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Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital opens new facility in North Fair Oaks"It's not far, and it's far better," the Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital says in its explanation for its recent move from a...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2019Last comment by East Palo Alto Mom, on Jul 29, 2019 at 4:53 pm | 4 comments | 2072 Views
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Menlo Park school board member trades her post for a teaching positionCaroline Lucas will resign from the Menlo Park City School District board, effective Aug. 1, to take a teaching role within...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 26, 2019 at 11:09 am | 1 comment | 2318 Views
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Man who allegedly assaulted woman in Menlo Park pleads not guiltyA Redwood City man who allegedly grabbed a woman and pinned her against a wall in Menlo Park on Monday (July 22) has pleaded...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 1723 Views
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San Mateo County supervisors consider revised policy following Taser deathThe San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is revising its use-of-force policy, including use of Taser stun guns, following the...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2019Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Jul 24, 2019 at 9:51 am | 3 comments | 2253 Views
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Woodside: Motorcylist killed on Friday identifiedThe motorcyclist killed in a collision with a tow truck on Highway 84/La Honda Road on Friday (July 19) has been identified...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2019Last comment by Joseph, on Jul 22, 2019 at 10:39 pm | 2 comments | 2413 Views
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Skyline murder suspect to receive mental evaluationMalik Dosouqi, the Pacifica man charged with two murders along Skyline Boulevard in June, will be evaluated by doctors about...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019Last comment by Name withheld, on Jul 19, 2019 at 4:36 pm | 3 comments | 1593 Views
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San Mateo County property values reach record highsSan Mateo County's property assessment roll increased for the 2019-20 fiscal year, the ninth consecutive year of upward movement. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2019Last comment by Train Fan, on Jul 19, 2019 at 2:30 pm | 9 comments | 3869 Views
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Atherton: City Council to discuss options for easing traffic in townTraffic mitigation and a proposal for new police body cameras are among the items on tonight's (July 17) Atherton City Council...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2019Last comment by Question, on Jul 19, 2019 at 9:24 am | 4 comments | 1276 Views
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Grand jury: Measles epidemic risk low in San Mateo County, but could be lowerThe threat of a measles epidemic has been drastically reduced since a vaccine for the illness was introduced in 1963, but...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by Randy, on Jul 18, 2019 at 6:33 pm | 2 comments | 1196 Views
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State Sen. Hill holds bill that would lessen secrecy exemptions for clergy who hear reports of child abuseFollowing religious opposition, local State Sen. Jerry Hill opted last week to hold a bill that would end an exemption that...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by whatever, on Jul 18, 2019 at 11:27 am | 1 comment | 1663 Views
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