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Home sales: Woodside has week's highest seller at $35M for estate built in 2015A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Woodside recorded the highest sale at $35 million for a seven-bedroom...
Original post made on May. 5, 2021There are no comments yet. 1502 Views
SPORTS
Sequoia District high schools will not take part in CCS playoffs; SCVAL commissioner respondsThe Sequoia Union High School District has made the decision to not take part in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The...
Original post made on May. 4, 2021Last comment by Soccer mom, on May 4, 2021 at 2:17 pm | 1 comment | 2424 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park school district warns of strangers approaching students en route to schoolAs students return to classrooms more regularly, Menlo Park City School District officials are warning families about an...
Original post made on May. 3, 2021Last comment by Mentos, on May 3, 2021 at 6:23 pm | 1 comment | 3465 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Voter Guide: Portola Valley School District asks voters for a smaller parcel tax in special electionPortola Valley voters will decide the fate of a nearly $1 million annual parcel tax this spring. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by Karl, on May 3, 2021 at 11:12 am | 17 comments | 2945 Views
MENLO PARK
Community briefs: a new principal at Oak Knoll School, a Stop Asian Hate march, a talk on media literacy tips and moreIn this week's community briefs, a new principal at Oak Knoll School, a Stop Asian Hate march and rally is set for this weekend,...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by menlo parent, on Apr 30, 2021 at 1:55 pm | 1 comment | 2617 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Coho salmon will soon swim free again thanks to dam-removal agreementA dam that for decades prohibited coho salmon from reaching its spawning habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains will be taken...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by lspw, on Apr 29, 2021 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 2904 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Obituaries: Stephen Norman Hynding, Gary Oliver Maffia, Mary Lou Carlsen, Kirk Broomhead, Antonio Javier Espinosa, Marjorie HausmannThis week in obituaries, read about the lives of Stephen Norman Hynding, 80, Gary Oliver Maffia, 68, Mary Lou Carlsen, 98,...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 2340 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Teens around the world connect over pandemic experiencesLast year, a curious 13-year-old asked her aunt about how people around the world were handling the pandemic. Now, they're...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 2264 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County to resume mass vaccination sites this week as supply increasesStarting Thursday, April 29, San Mateo County will have weekly COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics for anyone who lives or...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 2346 Views
OTHER TOPICS
COVID-19 pandemic drives unexpected housing boom as Midpeninusla buyers seek more spaceAfter briefly going into semi-hibernation for less than two months in early spring 2020 during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns,...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 2930 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Church says worship leader fired over allegations he asked a teen for nude photosMenlo Church fired a worship leader after allegations emerged that he had solicited nude photos online from a teen boy several...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 4340 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Guest opinion: The Energy Innovation Act will cut pollution and put money in our pocketsIn an op-ed, Paula Danz and Mark Reynolds advocate for the passage of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 2307),...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2021Last comment by Ed Kahl, on Apr 26, 2021 at 1:24 pm | 2 comments | 2290 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Let's focus on the fall,' Sequoia principals push back at parents' pressure to reopen more extensively this springSome district parents have been vocal about wanting students back full-time in the fall and even as soon as this spring. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Tragic Loss, on Apr 26, 2021 at 1:02 pm | 20 comments | 3809 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo College to require students to be vaccinated before fall return to campusMenlo College students will return to campus this fall, but first, they'll need to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The private...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2021Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 23, 2021 at 9:21 pm | 2 comments | 2555 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park City Council splits on pilot program to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to homebound seniorsA proposal from Menlo Park Mayor Drew Combs and Councilman Ray Mueller to partner with the county Health Department and Menlo...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 23, 2021 at 6:58 pm | 7 comments | 3125 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Editorial: Vote yes on Measure SIt may seem like deja vu for residents of the Portola Valley district — another spring parcel tax measure, just over a...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by PV Resident, on Apr 23, 2021 at 4:59 pm | 10 comments | 2461 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Community briefs: Petition to save Flood Park trees, local blood drives and a fundraiser for Ann's Coffee Shop ownerIn this week's community briefs, local blood drives, a Fundraiser for the owner of Ann's Coffee Shop, apetition starts opposing...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Alice Newton, on Apr 22, 2021 at 3:02 pm | 1 comment | 2250 Views
AROUND TOWN
The Almanac selected to participate in national journalism projectLike news organizations across the United States, Embarcadero Media — publisher of three newspapers and six community websites...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Jon Castor, on Apr 22, 2021 at 2:25 pm | 1 comment | 2123 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: California needs an equitable strategy for transitioning to all-electric buildingsIn an op-ed first published by CalMatters, Ethan Elkind and Ted Lamm argue why state leaders should develop a strategy for...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2021Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 22, 2021 at 8:18 am | 30 comments | 2491 Views
AROUND TOWN
National, state, Bay Area leaders react to Chauvin verdictTuesday's guilty verdict on all three counts against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2021Last comment by Petra Karenter, on Apr 21, 2021 at 8:28 pm | 1 comment | 2166 Views
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