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MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Caltrain protesters call for agency to pass affordable housing policyClustered together on the crisp evening of Oct. 29, protesters gathered around the Menlo Park Caltrain Station with a specific...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2019Last comment by Robert Raburn, on Nov 3, 2019 at 3:13 pm | 1 comment | 3092 Views
MOVIES
Prep football: Locals heading for home down the stretchPalo Alto, Gunn and Woodside all play their final home game of the season Friday. Menlo-Atherton was also scheduled to do...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by well, *there* it is, on Nov 3, 2019 at 12:50 pm | 2 comments | 682 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Californians unwilling to subsidize land owners' wildfire prevention, Stanford poll findsYears of devastating, back-to-back wildfires coupled with recent power shutdowns have not convinced Californians to fund...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Nov 2, 2019 at 6:25 pm | 2 comments | 4360 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside looks at green building mandates, affordable housing goalsThe Woodside Town Council has rejected for the time being California development rules that allow local governments to pass...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Jon Castor, on Nov 1, 2019 at 9:09 pm | 1 comment | 1600 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park school board approves 5% raise for teachersMenlo Park City School District teachers will see a 5% pay hike this school year after the school board unanimously approved...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Nov 1, 2019 at 1:47 pm | 3 comments | 1403 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside crash leaves driver in critical conditionA driver was taken to Stanford Hospital in critical condition with severe head injuries after losing control of his vehicle...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Who done what?, on Nov 1, 2019 at 9:30 am | 4 comments | 3206 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guild Theatre to close ThursdayLandmark's Guild Theatre, a single-screen movie theater that's been in Menlo Park since 1924, is set to officially close...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Judy A, on Nov 1, 2019 at 8:22 am | 28 comments | 4442 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woodside to repair Old La Honda Road bridgeThe Woodside Planning Commission has approved an environmental review and conditional use permit for a project to repair...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by The First Bridge, on Oct 31, 2019 at 1:59 pm | 1 comment | 1273 Views
AROUND TOWN
The fight isn't over yet for Feldman's Books, Menlo Park's last used bookstoreFor many local bookworms, Menlo Park is synonymous with a certain institution in town that starts with F and has "book"...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Alma Reads, on Oct 30, 2019 at 8:27 pm | 5 comments | 2596 Views
MENLO PARK
La Entrada PTA seeks book fair donationsThe La Entrada Middle School PTA is asking for donations of "gently" used and new books, art and activity kits, games and...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by menlo mom, on Oct 30, 2019 at 12:25 pm | 1 comment | 803 Views
AROUND TOWN
Update Sheriff Deputy Juan P. Lopez in Court todayI still call Juan Lopez deputy because he was force out. Today is SSF Court in front of Judge Elizabeth Lee San Mateo...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Oct. 25, 2019Last comment by Holly L., on Oct 30, 2019 at 3:30 am | 6 comments | 314 Views
OTHER TOPICS
PG&E warns another power shutoff will begin Tuesday nightThe fourth planned power shutoff this month is expected to begin locally around 11 p.m. tonight (Oct. 29) and affect 13,209...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Oct 29, 2019 at 8:42 pm | 1 comment | 1714 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo fire board rejects planned limited disaster communication system rolloutThe Menlo Park Fire Protection District board voted not to move ahead with an audio mass alert system for earthquakes, fires,...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 29, 2019 at 11:34 am | 11 comments | 2467 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton council removes penalty cap on building projects that exceed time limitThe Atherton City Council voted on Oct. 16 to eliminate a $250,000 penalty cap on building projects that violate the town's...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by Hmmmm, on Oct 28, 2019 at 8:53 pm | 1 comment | 1101 Views
AROUND TOWN
PG&E to begin restoring power in San Mateo County on Monday, but another shutoff could follow TuesdayPG&E is expected to begin restoring power today (Oct. 28) to nearly 60,000 customers in San Mateo County who lost service...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019There are no comments yet. 9339 Views
WOODSIDE
Day of the Horse in WoodsideDays are rapidly getting shorter and leaves are starting to fall — two sure signs that Day of the Horse is just around...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by crooner, on Oct 28, 2019 at 9:58 am | 1 comment | 407 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Gov. Newsom: PG&E should repay customers affected by public safety power shutoffAfter last week's Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Michael D, on Oct 27, 2019 at 10:56 pm | 8 comments | 1654 Views
OTHER TOPICS
For the love of jamWhen Lin Howery was growing up, her family never bought jam -- they always made it, she says. Now, the Menlo Park resident...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2019Last comment by whatever, on Oct 27, 2019 at 10:43 am | 1 comment | 1895 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Power restored following PG&E shutoff, but a larger blackout could be in store this weekendService has been restored after about 1,000 customers in San Mateo County, including portions of Woodside, lost power around...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2019Last comment by Tragic greed, on Oct 27, 2019 at 8:38 am | 10 comments | 4020 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Mary Margaret 'Moo' Anderson, art collector and philanthropist, dies at 92Mary Margaret "Moo" Anderson, who along with her husband pledged the core of her family's 20th-century American art collection...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2019Last comment by Nancy Reyering , on Oct 26, 2019 at 12:06 pm | 1 comment | 1955 Views
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