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Menlo Park fire board meeting gets contentiousThe Menlo Park Fire Protection District board moved forward with a plan for an emergency notification system and agreed to...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by just asking, on May 21, 2019 at 1:14 pm | 7 comments | 2105 Views
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Portola Valley may update its 1964-vintage general planPortola Valley is considering an update to its current general plan, which was adopted in 1964. The plan would take a long-term...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by wall fallacies, on May 21, 2019 at 11:48 am | 3 comments | 943 Views
MENLO PARK
Ester Bugna, historian, library commissioner and lifelong Menlo Park resident, dies at 84Ester Bugna, a dedicated member of the Menlo Park Historical Association and Library Commission until her last days, died...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Tim Johnston3, on May 21, 2019 at 10:17 am | 6 comments | 1634 Views
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Guest opinion: We need the Green New DealOur world will become a much more hazardous place unless we stop climate change. The Green New Deal (GND) is a plan to stimulate...
Original post made on May. 5, 2019Last comment by Pnu Walker, on May 21, 2019 at 10:14 am | 38 comments | 2955 Views
ATHERTON
Home salesA complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Menlo Park recorded the highest home sale at $6.8 million for a...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Renee Batti, on May 20, 2019 at 8:12 pm | 2 comments | 1497 Views
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Talking trashLocal garbage-processing centers face new challenges because of a change in China's policy on accepting recycling, which...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Philip Freeman, on May 20, 2019 at 2:40 pm | 1 comment | 2301 Views
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For stressed-out families, local doctors are prescribing a new fix: public parksIt's no secret that getting outdoors is good for people. Bay Area health officials have been at the heart of a growing movement...
Original post made on May. 11, 2019Last comment by resident, on May 20, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 15 comments | 3567 Views
ATHERTON
Community role model: Rita Williams conquered 'barriers to success,' and now helps others who face themStar journalist Rita Williams of Portola Valley retired from her job at KTVU television in 2013, but after a 35-year career...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Zeni Mallari, on May 20, 2019 at 12:30 pm | 1 comment | 1491 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Contentious state housing bill punted to 2020Senate Bill 50, a contentious bill that aimed to encourage more housing near transit, suffered a setback Thursday when the...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by home owner, on May 19, 2019 at 5:31 pm | 4 comments | 1440 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Ravenswood redwoods to face ax after council's final rulingFollowing a months-long appeal process led by a group of residents seeking to preserve seven redwood trees at the corner...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by home owner, on May 19, 2019 at 5:02 pm | 4 comments | 1907 Views
WOODSIDE
Cal Fire plans work along Kings Mountain Road next monthThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) is planning to begin its major fire suppression project...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by resident, on May 18, 2019 at 5:19 pm | 2 comments | 1229 Views
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National Merit Scholarship winners announcedFive high school students who attend schools in The Almanac's coverage area have been named winners of National Merit Scholarships...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Jane Gill, on May 18, 2019 at 11:16 am | 1 comment | 1580 Views
ATHERTON
Arrest in 1970s cold-case murder points to serial killerNearly six months after a Hayward man was charged in another murder that had gone unsolved for decades, DNA evidence has...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Mar, on May 17, 2019 at 2:32 pm | 2 comments | 1665 Views
MENLO PARK
Nothing to be blu aboutPorta Blu did win me over for the most part: It's a restrained, classy and calm sanctuary with a modern Mediterranean-California...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by jeffrey, on May 17, 2019 at 12:58 pm | 1 comment | 888 Views
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Polito to head Las Lomitas districtWoodside Elementary School District Superintendent Beth Polito will head the neighboring Las Lomitas School District beginning...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by John, on May 15, 2019 at 5:59 pm | 1 comment | 868 Views
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Construction on Portola Valley schools to start this summerThe Portola Valley School District will launch construction projects this summer funded by Measure Z, a $49.5 million bond...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by PV Taxpayer, on May 15, 2019 at 4:44 pm | 2 comments | 1111 Views
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Tonight: Final decision expected on Ravenswood redwoodsAn appeal months in the making over the proposed felling of seven prominent redwood trees at the corner of El Camino Real...
Original post made on May. 14, 2019Last comment by Brian, on May 15, 2019 at 10:00 am | 2 comments | 1761 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SH Prep sending 25 student-athletes to the collegiate levelSacred Heart Prep is sending at least 18 student-athletes to play at the collegiate level for the 10th time in 11 years....
Original post made on May. 14, 2019Last comment by , on May 14, 2019 at 1:20 pm | 1 comment | 504 Views
MENLO PARK
Tonight: Open house to discuss bike/pedestrian rail crossing in Menlo ParkThe city of Menlo Park is moving forward with plans to build a grade-separated bike and pedestrian rail crossing at Middle...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019Last comment by voice of reason , on May 14, 2019 at 2:19 am | 3 comments | 969 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County coalition demands major contributions from StanfordStanford has long been trying to win support from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for its big growth plans. Now...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Janet, on May 13, 2019 at 12:42 pm | 3 comments | 4243 Views
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