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MENLO PARK
Letters to the editor: Ending cooperation with ICE & Caltrain noise along the PeninsulaThis week, readers weigh in on San Mateo County's reluctance to work with ICE and the loud and never-ending sound of Caltrain...
Original post made on May. 7, 2023Last comment by ln, on May 9, 2023 at 12:24 am | 3 comments | 3506 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo-Atherton High students hold protest march, call for de-escalation training following teen's arrestOn Wednesday afternoon, over 100 Menlo-Atherton High School students, teachers and community members protested the Atherton...
Original post made on May. 4, 2023Last comment by Steve, on May 6, 2023 at 3:15 pm | 12 comments | 12823 Views
MENLO PARK
Letters to the editor<B>San Mateo makes the right move ditching ICE Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2023/05/05/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on May. 6, 2023Last comment by ABC7 Viewer, on May 6, 2023 at 7:10 am | 1 comment | 923 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woman charged for fatal wrong-way crash on I-280 last weekendA 24-year-old Campbell woman has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other felonies for a wrong-way crash that killed...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023Last comment by Karl, on May 4, 2023 at 9:58 am | 4 comments | 6007 Views
ATHERTON
Protest planned for Wednesday at M-A in response to officer pinning down studentAfter videos went viral over the weekend of a Menlo-Atherton High School student being pinned down by police near the campus...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Hmmm, on May 3, 2023 at 3:54 pm | 3 comments | 3495 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton fire station off the table in housing element planOne more potential site for residential growth has been nixed from Atherton's eight-year housing plans. Read the full story...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Harold Schapelhouman, on May 3, 2023 at 2:06 pm | 2 comments | 4657 Views
AROUND TOWN
Lawsuits accuse San Mateo County of negligence, claim it was aware of sexual abuseA now deceased probation officer who worked with young men and boys is at the center of 10 civil lawsuits recently filed...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by Holly L., on May 3, 2023 at 3:02 am | 2 comments | 5073 Views
AROUND TOWN
Deputies arrested alleged burglar for Portola Valley home break-inA 34-year-old East Palo Alto man was arrested on Friday, April 28, for allegedly breaking into a Portola Valley residence,...
Original post made on May. 1, 2023Last comment by pogo, on May 1, 2023 at 4:00 pm | 1 comment | 3624 Views
MENLO PARK
Tired of train horns, Menlo Park and Palo Alto advance plans for 'quiet zone'Palo Alto and Menlo Park have joined forces to combat a common foe: blaring train horns. But an analysis shows that one of...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 27, 2023 at 1:52 pm | 1 comment | 4270 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton council agrees to install EV chargers at Holbrook-Palmer ParkThe Atherton City Council is moving forward with plans to purchase electric vehicle chargers for installation in Holbrook-Palmer...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 27, 2023 at 8:29 am | 3 comments | 4479 Views
WOODSIDE
Guest opinion: More can be done to protect bicyclists from fatal collisionsOn April 10, bicyclist Lester Legarda was fatally struck by a driver on a Cañada Road, a rural road popular among walkers,...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2023Last comment by Scott, on Apr 24, 2023 at 7:53 pm | 2 comments | 5394 Views
AROUND TOWN
Teeth-clattering potholes get temporary fix after storms pitted already-damaged roadsOn freeways, on-ramps, streets and overpasses, drivers have been dodging large potholes, deep fissures and mosaics of fractured...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2023Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Apr 24, 2023 at 6:44 pm | 1 comment | 2518 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park family fights 'dangerous dog' designation, petitioning court to overturn decision for their golden retrieverThe owners of a three-year-old golden retriever are petitioning the superior court of San Mateo County over a dangerous animal...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 24, 2023 at 4:41 pm | 10 comments | 46327 Views
SPORTS
Menlo Park residents invited to community forum on recent power outagesResidents of Menlo Park are invited to join a forum on Thursday, March 16, to talk about recent power outages. Read the...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2023There are no comments yet. 2980 Views
SPORTS
Peninsula cyclists call for increased safety measures on Cañada Road after Lester Legarda's deathFriends from the local skateboarding and cycling community remember Lester Legarda as kind, optimistic and "a committed rider."...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023There are no comments yet. 5890 Views
OTHER TOPICS
See the innovative wildfire fighting tech being developed at NASA and beyondMore than half of California’s most destructive wildfires have occurred in the past five years, according to NASA. It's...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2023Last comment by Harold Schapelhouman, on Apr 20, 2023 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 4543 Views
AROUND TOWN
'I want us to be known as the STEM place': Moffett Field Museum is on a mission to modernizeStarting on April 12, the Moffett Field Museum began displaying new artifacts on loan from NASA Ames, most notably a moon...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2023Last comment by Alan, on Apr 20, 2023 at 10:06 am | 1 comment | 2599 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After students shout down conservative judge, complaints are filed against Stanford Law School and studentsA public-interest attorney and House of Representatives committee heads have asked for investigations of Stanford Law School...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2023Last comment by Thoughtful, on Apr 20, 2023 at 8:02 am | 2 comments | 4798 Views
MENLO PARK
Friends remember slain Atherton arborist as generous, hard-workingThe friends of Kathy Hughes Anderson, former Atherton arborist who was murdered in her Menlo Park home, don't want her defined...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2023Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 19, 2023 at 2:41 pm | 2 comments | 5719 Views
AROUND TOWN
Inside the wacky ways Peninsula communities are trying to avoid building housingFrom protecting a "mountain lion habitat" to vote-trading allegations, here are five of the most unique approaches that...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2023Last comment by Neighbor, on Apr 18, 2023 at 6:31 pm | 1 comment | 3378 Views
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