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San Mateo County announces mandatory quarantines, isolation for coronavirus patients and their contactsResidents of San Mateo County who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been ordered not to leave their homes except to...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by MP Resident, 7 hours ago | 9 comments | 7415 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park resident's 'Porchraits' offer snapshots of everyday life during shelter-at-home orderA Menlo Park resident spent her spring break taking photos — from at least 10 feet away — of her neighbors to raise money...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Creative Fundraising Idea, 8 hours ago | 2 comments | 5942 Views
MENLO PARK
City Council, Please follow the wise leadership being provided by the Town of Atherton and the City of Palo Alto.City Council, Please follow the wise leadership being provided by the Town of Atherton and the City of Palo Alto. ...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by microbarny, 13 hours ago | 2 comments | 98 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo College to offer transfer slots to students of 'challenged' Notre Dame de Namur UniversityMenlo College in Atherton has offered to take in students who attend Notre Dame de Namur University, which may close because...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Lauren John, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 1726 Views
MENLO PARK
Local small businesses are taking bold new steps to keep their doors open. Help may be on the way.As small businesses along the Peninsula shutter in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the owner of Old World Designs in...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by Steve_J, 17 hours ago | 7 comments | 4704 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: Civic center construction still on holdAtherton officials are considering resuming construction of a new police station during the shelter-in-place order, but safety...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by False, on Apr 6, 2020 at 7:55 pm | 2 comments | 1679 Views
MENLO PARK
Neighbors helping neighborsEven as the dark shadow of COVID-19 sweeps across our communities, lights of local organizations are popping up as neighbors...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 6, 2020 at 2:17 pm | 1 comment | 2543 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo fire district creates new pandemic response unitIn the wake of placing six emergency workers off duty because of possible exposure to the coronavirus, the Menlo Park Fire...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 6, 2020 at 11:19 am | 10 comments | 3157 Views
AROUND TOWN
Counties change tune on face protection, but not on N95 or surgical masksBay Area public health leaders are now asking residents to cover their faces with a cloth before leaving their homes, heeding...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by bemused, on Apr 6, 2020 at 11:13 am | 13 comments | 4537 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park moves to online permit center amid coronavirus pandemicMenlo Park has moved to an online permit center to handle existing permit applications and ongoing projects while public...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by blayneyjim@aol.com, on Apr 6, 2020 at 10:23 am | 1 comment | 2189 Views
MENLO PARK
Coronavirus weekend update: More parks closeA roundup of coronavirus news in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The latest available data shows Santa Clara County has...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2020Last comment by John , on Apr 6, 2020 at 10:22 am | 12 comments | 7077 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park district decides to place parcel tax on March 2021 ballotMenlo Park City School District officials chose not to place a measure to renew or replace an existing parcel tax on the...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 4, 2020 at 10:34 pm | 17 comments | 2215 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Judge sends Atherton mom to prison for college admissions scandalAn Atherton woman who paid more than $500,000 to help her children get into college through a nationwide admissions scandal...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 4, 2020 at 9:23 am | 10 comments | 5445 Views
AROUND TOWN
Safety net for low-income Menlo Park residents spreading widerAs the coronavirus whips across the Bay Area, many low-income residents living on the edge are being put at risk. What's...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by Meg, on Apr 3, 2020 at 8:54 am | 1 comment | 2615 Views
OTHER TOPICS
County rolls out overflow COVID-19 treatment center at San Mateo Event CenterIn a cavernous room at the San Mateo County Event Center, 250 hospital beds lie waiting for an emergency that county officials...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Anneke, on Apr 2, 2020 at 1:52 pm | 1 comment | 3885 Views
MENLO PARK
A pandemic on the rise: Charts reveal how virus has spread at different rates in two countiesThrough a series of charts, track how the coronavirus has infected and killed people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties,...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by sp, on Apr 2, 2020 at 12:18 pm | 8 comments | 9577 Views
MENLO PARK
Construction halted in Menlo Park amid COVID-19 shelter-at-home orderConstruction in Menlo Park must stop immediately due to the statewide shelter-at-home order, the city said in a statement....
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by John, on Apr 1, 2020 at 9:29 pm | 26 comments | 5845 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bay Area extends stay-at-home order to May 3, adds new business restrictionsWith the number of coronavirus cases rising and health systems bracing for a surge of patients, Bay Area health officials...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2020Last comment by whatever, on Apr 1, 2020 at 5:33 pm | 4 comments | 2396 Views
MENLO PARK
Coronavirus central: Cases in Santa Clara, San Mateo counties rise by the dozensSanta Clara County has 646 cases, 72 of which were reported on Saturday and Sunday. The county also reported five more deaths,...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2020Last comment by MidPen is fighting the order, on Apr 1, 2020 at 1:58 pm | 3 comments | 15538 Views
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Editorial: Atherton shows how not to be a good neighborWhen Atherton leaders first began making noises about how the town was paying far more than "its share" in taxes to the fire...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by Fair, on Mar 31, 2020 at 6:40 pm | 48 comments | 2704 Views
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DEADLINE EXTENDED
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 April 10, 2020. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
