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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 | 414 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 | 1665 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 | 1918 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 | 4038 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 | 1976 Views
MENLO PARK
MP and Facebook police agreement makes the national newsDaily Mail today has big story re City of MP and Facebook's payment for police dept in in it's area. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7609399/Facebook-accused-privatizing-l...
Original post made by whatever on Oct. 24, 2019Last comment by onesies twosies, on Oct 25, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 5 comments | 289 Views
AROUND TOWN
PG&E confirms power will be cut in portions of Woodside early Thursday morningPG&E confirmed this morning (Oct. 23) that it will move forward with another fire danger-related power shutoff that will...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2019Last comment by Americans favor impeachment 49-43%, on Oct 25, 2019 at 3:19 pm | 9 comments | 2477 Views
MENLO PARK
Invasion of Overnight SUVsAll, As a long time resident of the peninsula, I have watched for some time with disgust at the number of overnight SUVs...
Original post made by John on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by What happened to empathy?, on Oct 25, 2019 at 9:36 am | 23 comments | 1571 Views
AROUND TOWN
PG&E warns of possible power shutoff in Woodside, Portola ValleyPG&E is estimating that San Mateo County customers in 10 communities, including Portola Valley and Woodside, may lose power...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2019Last comment by Do Nothing Owners, on Oct 24, 2019 at 6:09 am | 4 comments | 2378 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Non-stop re-inventionAt the peak of his career as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Jerry Anderson had a heart attack and decided to slow down. But...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2019Last comment by kirkedmondson, on Oct 24, 2019 at 5:20 am | 1 comment | 315 Views
MENLO PARK
Council approves long-term plan to revamp city parksA new multigenerational community campus and library in Belle Haven. A new community fitness center. A renovated children's...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2019Last comment by Happy Resident, on Oct 23, 2019 at 3:42 pm | 4 comments | 1636 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County cities fume as Stanford rebuffs their funding requestsIn a stinging rebuke, a coalition of San Mateo County cities has issued a statement Friday criticizing Stanford for rejecting...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Oct 23, 2019 at 3:40 pm | 8 comments | 5140 Views
AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley woman has court date for felony DUIKatherine Mumford of Portola Valley is set to appear in court on Oct. 21 on charges of felony drunk driving, misdemeanor...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by Actually, on Oct 23, 2019 at 3:09 pm | 9 comments | 3305 Views
AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley school district to put parcel tax renewal on March 2020 ballotA survey commissioned by Portola Valley School District has found that voters would support renewal of a parcel tax that...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2019Last comment by Parcel Tax Comment, on Oct 21, 2019 at 12:06 pm | 2 comments | 1327 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park grapples with significance of new state housing lawAs Menlo Park's City Council continues to grapple with the challenges of unequal growth in different areas, recently passed...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by Mother knows Best, on Oct 21, 2019 at 11:20 am | 6 comments | 2621 Views
AROUND TOWN
Activists seeking new oversight of Sheriff's OfficeActivists in San Mateo County are seeking greater oversight of the Sheriff's Office and asking the county's Board of Supervisors...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Oct 21, 2019 at 9:16 am | 2 comments | 1319 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Peninsula cities, companies explore partnership to tackle traffic congestionTraffic may be a regional problem, but just about every city in the Peninsula has its own local gripes -- and proposed fixes...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2019Last comment by Court Skinner, on Oct 20, 2019 at 8:25 am | 1 comment | 1289 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, known for his 'visionary' business approach, dies at 62Silicon Valley tech executive Mark Hurd, who served as CEO for Oracle and Hewlett-Packard, died Friday at the age of 62,...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by @Rick Moen, on Oct 19, 2019 at 6:00 am | 2 comments | 3192 Views
WOODSIDE
Sequoia teachers receive 3.25% raiseThe Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a 3.25% pay increase and a new contract for members of...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by Teacher's mom, on Oct 18, 2019 at 12:51 pm | 1 comment | 1318 Views
MENLO PARK
Protesters at Facebook mourn loss of man who died by suicide and demand answersA week after a Facebook employee died by suicide at company headquarters, people gathered at the social media giant's "thumb...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by Fathima, on Oct 18, 2019 at 11:44 am | 15 comments | 18616 Views
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