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AROUND TOWN
Letter to the editor: Closing Santa Cruz Avenue to make space for restaurants is a bad ideaIn a letter, a Menlo Park resident writes why she's opposed to a proposal to close Santa Cruz Avenue to allow restaurants...
Original post made on May. 17, 2020Last comment by George Fisher, on Jun 12, 2020 at 8:22 pm | 78 comments | 8782 Views
ATHERTON
Community brief: M-A principal Simone Rick-Kennel named 2020 Principal of the YearMenlo-Atherton High School principal Simone Rick-Kennel has been named "Principal of the Year" for the 2019/2020 school year...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by Steven Kryger, on Jun 12, 2020 at 12:31 pm | 1 comment | 2430 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Temperature checks and staggered schedules: State releases guidance on reopening schoolsThe state released on Monday much-anticipated guidance for reopening schools this fall, with officials emphasizing that the...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2020Last comment by Heather, on Jun 12, 2020 at 8:14 am | 4 comments | 5016 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Eshoo takes steps to increase police accountability from the federal level on downU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo this week joined federal lawmakers in proposing major reforms for law enforcement and raising concerns...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2020Last comment by de-fund, refund and reform., on Jun 11, 2020 at 4:49 pm | 4 comments | 1766 Views
MENLO PARK
Facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, Menlo Park council favors keeping child care centers, police dispatchersWith an estimated $12 million shortfall expected in Menlo Park in the upcoming fiscal year, the City Council took its first...
Original post made on May. 21, 2020Last comment by Hard workin' man, on Jun 11, 2020 at 12:23 pm | 26 comments | 5618 Views
AROUND TOWN
'The first big exhale in awhile.' After months of takeout, restaurants reopen for outdoor diningOn the first days Santa Clara and San Mateo counties allowed eateries to reopen for outdoor meals, many people enjoyed their...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by sro, on Jun 11, 2020 at 12:21 pm | 3 comments | 5017 Views
AROUND TOWN
Before second coronavirus wave comes, local doctors work to stock senior care facilities with PPERather than wait around for the government to figure out a way to get personal protective equipment to senior care facilities...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by whatever, on Jun 9, 2020 at 7:51 pm | 1 comment | 2189 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
County officials discuss George Floyd protests during Portola Valley “virtual coffee”Portola Valley Mayor Jeff Aalfs hosted a “virtual coffee” Zoom meeting with local leaders on Thursday, June 4, covering...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by HaHaHa, on Jun 9, 2020 at 4:25 pm | 1 comment | 1471 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Massive march for change calls attention to racism in Midpeninsula areaOn Saturday, thousands flocked to Palo Alto's city hall, where they grabbed onto the momentum of what's now a global movement...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by Brian, on Jun 8, 2020 at 6:57 pm | 7 comments | 3151 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park police arrest four men allegedly breaking curfew, having handgun in carPolice officers in Menlo Park arrested the occupants of two vehicles Tuesday night on suspicion of violating curfew and having...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 8, 2020 at 6:03 pm | 10 comments | 4987 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo firefighters respond to 3 blazes in 3 hours, including another encampment fire in the BaylandsMenlo Park Fire Protection District firefighters responded to three separate fires in three hours Thursday afternoon (June...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2020Last comment by Alan, on Jun 8, 2020 at 2:56 pm | 2 comments | 2753 Views
OTHER TOPICS
New county order to allow outdoor dining, small indoor funerals starting SaturdayOutdoor dining and indoor funerals with up to 10 people present will be allowed in San Mateo County beginning Saturday, June...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 5, 2020 at 3:59 pm | 6 comments | 3473 Views
MENLO PARK
During pandemic, new group takes lead in organizing Menlo Park's volunteer emergency responseUnlike the emergencies that communities are used to preparing for, the recent pandemic has undermined social structures,...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by John Doe, on Jun 5, 2020 at 2:20 pm | 11 comments | 3504 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
These local teens are bringing groceries to the elderly during the coronavirus pandemicA Menlo-Atherton High School student has started a local branch of Zoomers to Boomers, a free grocery delivery service for...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by Protesting in place, on Jun 5, 2020 at 12:59 pm | 9 comments | 3425 Views
MENLO PARK
Eviction bans to continue through June in San Mateo CountyStruggling renters of homes and small-scale storefronts in Menlo Park and some county areas will get a break for at least...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by Rents are already down , on Jun 4, 2020 at 5:32 pm | 5 comments | 4005 Views
MENLO PARK
Layoffs. Reduced police enforcement. A shuttered community center. Bracing for lean times, here's what Menlo Park is cutting.Faced with enormous anticipated budget shortfalls in the upcoming fiscal year, the Menlo Park City Council authorized budget...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Jun 4, 2020 at 5:04 pm | 7 comments | 5832 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County, city of Palo Alto institute curfews starting at 8:30 p.m. TuesdaySan Mateo County is instituting a curfew on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in response to widespread looting and vandalism...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by awatkins, on Jun 3, 2020 at 1:35 pm | 4 comments | 12218 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: What we've lost in the pandemic, and what we'll (hopefully) gainIn an op-ed, Hillview Middle School student Arhaan Gupta-Rastogi reflects on what we've lost in the coronavirus pandemic...
Original post made on May. 31, 2020Last comment by Kristin Stecher , on Jun 2, 2020 at 8:33 pm | 9 comments | 2296 Views
MENLO PARK
Peaceful protest and march for George Floyd draws hundreds in Menlo Park, Palo AltoFor nine minutes, a diverse group of hundreds of masked people knelt on the lawn at Menlo Park's Burgess Park in total silence...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Protesting in place, on Jun 2, 2020 at 1:15 pm | 4 comments | 13408 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park police arrest suspected looters on the way to Stanford Shopping CenterMenlo Park police officers on the lookout for looters arrested two men last night who were allegedly headed to Stanford Shopping...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 13651 Views
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