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WOODSIDE
Woodside's Carroll Ann Hodges: An 'irrepressible force of nature'A celebration of the life of former Woodside Town Council member Carroll Ann Hodges, who died at the age of 82 on the evening...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by Nancy Reyering, on Mar 20, 2019 at 9:35 am | 1 comment | 2199 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former president of Peru arrested in Menlo ParkA former president of Peru was arrested Sunday, March 17, in unincorporated Menlo Park on suspicion of being drunk in public,...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by really?, on Mar 19, 2019 at 8:18 pm | 3 comments | 3941 Views
AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley makes it easier to add second living unitsFulfilling its goal of encouraging more housing in Portola Valley, the Town Council on March 13 unanimously gave preliminary...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by TomS, on Mar 19, 2019 at 4:52 pm | 7 comments | 2055 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Gates on Ravenswood and AlmaKudos to the City of Menlo Park and to the Menlo Park Historical Association for creating the newly constructed MENLO GATES,...
Original post made by Observer II on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Beth, on Mar 19, 2019 at 4:29 pm | 1 comment | 117 Views
OTHER TOPICS
School board OKs new administrator position despite outcryAfter a bristly back-and-forth between the Las Lomitas Elementary School District school board and a group of parents and...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by Captain Obvious, on Mar 19, 2019 at 1:51 pm | 34 comments | 4933 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo fire board meets Tuesday to discuss board's jobThe Menlo fire district's board meets Tuesday night, March 19, to discuss how the board should best operate and prepare for...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by lnon, on Mar 19, 2019 at 12:55 pm | 1 comment | 971 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Alpine Inn has new ownersThe Alpine Inn, the Portola Valley beer garden and burger haven also known as Rossotti's, has new owners: Deke and Lori Hunter...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by Bruce, on Mar 18, 2019 at 4:47 pm | 28 comments | 11264 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Cargill project in RWC being revisitedCongresswoman Jackie Speier bemoans the recent EPA decision declaring the status of the Cargill salt ponds to be outside...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Mar. 16, 2019Last comment by Yet More Blather, on Mar 16, 2019 at 4:10 pm | 2 comments | 169 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park RFP - Red Light Photo Enforcement SystemNow is is the time to complain to the City of Menlo Park re Red Light Cameras. IF they really were about safety alone they...
Original post made by DC McGlynn on Mar. 1, 2019Last comment by Fremont, CA, on Mar 15, 2019 at 3:42 pm | 50 comments | 2290 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Mountain Mike's Pizza takes over former Applewood spaceThe space that was for decades home to Applewood Pizza in Menlo Park will soon serve pizza again. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by Endless local Pizza places, on Mar 15, 2019 at 3:33 pm | 3 comments | 3302 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Chain restaurant may replace Applewood PizzaIn the aftermath of Applewood Pizza's closure at the end of December, rumors are swirling that a new pizza parlor is planning...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2019Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Mar 15, 2019 at 1:31 pm | 30 comments | 4153 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposed administrator pay bump, new position raise teacher concernsSome Las Lomitas Elementary School District teachers are concerned about a proposal on the school board’s March 13 agenda...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by LLESD teacher , on Mar 15, 2019 at 7:26 am | 34 comments | 6390 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New members bring business experience to Las Lomitas boardTwo new members have taken their seats on the Las Lomitas Elementary School District governing board: Parents Dana Nunn and...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by District parent, on Mar 14, 2019 at 9:48 am | 1 comment | 1546 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain launches Bikes Board First programCaltrain riders with bikes are now allowed to board first onto designated bike cars. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2019/03/12/caltrain-launches-bikes-bo...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by resident, on Mar 13, 2019 at 3:16 pm | 6 comments | 1063 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by lelkins, on Mar 13, 2019 at 12:44 pm | 4 comments | 2386 Views
WOODSIDE
Remembering Woodside: Dolores Degnan's memories of eight decades in the town she lovedDolores Degnan, who died on Feb. 19 at the age of 80, had an extraordinary memory for the details of the many years she spent...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Jeannine, on Mar 12, 2019 at 7:12 pm | 1 comment | 297 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park mayor suggests Sequoia Union absorb Ravenswood school districtThe mayor of Menlo Park has floated an idea with major implications for the Ravenswood City School District: that the Sequoia...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2019Last comment by focus, on Mar 12, 2019 at 4:16 pm | 12 comments | 3295 Views
MENLO PARK
M-A football coach Ravipati announces he's stepping downMenlo-Atherton football coach Adhir Ravipati announced Thursday he will be stepping down to focus on the next chapter in...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2019Last comment by Bear Madre TW, on Mar 11, 2019 at 10:39 pm | 2 comments | 863 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside man killed in Lake County crashDavid James Killilea, 64, of Woodside was killed in Lake County on Feb. 28 when the pickup truck he was driving overturned...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by MaryH, on Mar 11, 2019 at 3:52 pm | 1 comment | 2068 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Laurel School's Creighton recognized out of field of 300 schools' principalsLaurel School Principal Linda Creighton has been honored by the Association of California School Administrators as recipient...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by Meredith , on Mar 11, 2019 at 12:22 pm | 1 comment | 1846 Views
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