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MENLO PARK
Today: Public workshop on FAA study of San Carlos Airport noiseA fourth public information workshop, designed to provide an update on the progress of a Federal Aviation Administration...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2018Last comment by Dan, on Apr 5, 2018 at 7:06 pm | 15 comments | 1819 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Challenger cites pension liabilities in run against incumbent supervisorSan Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley, whose district includes Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside and Portola Valley, is facing...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2018Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Apr 5, 2018 at 5:48 pm | 13 comments | 2923 Views
MENLO PARK
Complaint against Ravenswood superintendent alleges discriminationThe sudden mid-year removal of a principal credited with turning around a long-struggling elementary school in the Ravenswood...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2018Last comment by Steve_J, on Apr 5, 2018 at 2:35 pm | 14 comments | 2569 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo-Atherton High School on lockdown, school official saysMenlo-Atherton High School in Atherton is reportedly on lockdown, according to a brief statement by M-A Athletic Director...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2018Last comment by concerned parent, on Apr 5, 2018 at 8:35 am | 42 comments | 24983 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park woman killed in East Palo Alto crashAn allegedly intoxicated woman died when she sped off in a car that crashed into a parked vehicle in East Palo Alto on March...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2018Last comment by Interesting, on Apr 5, 2018 at 8:32 am | 1 comment | 4678 Views
MENLO PARK
Tuesday: Facebook's 'Willow Village' gets closer lookWhat's been called the biggest development ever in Menlo Park will be getting a closer look from the Menlo Park City Council...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Fees are not revenue, on Apr 4, 2018 at 1:28 pm | 9 comments | 4003 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community Notebook: Rep. Eshoo to host Social Security town hall meetingRep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, will host a Social Security town hall meeting with Rep. John Larson, D-Hartford, of Connecticut...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2018Last comment by Anna Achoo, on Apr 3, 2018 at 1:01 pm | 4 comments | 1117 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The Well-Balanced Student with Challenge SuccessLLESD Parent Education Series welcomes Challenge Success in "The Well-Balanced Student" on Tuesday, April 17, 6:30pm, Las...
Original post made by Charlene Margot on Apr. 3, 2018There are no comments yet. 72 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Restaurateur family celebrates its last supper after 80-year runTucked behind the dim lights, white tablecloths and elegant wood panels of the dining room at John Bentley's along El Camino...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2018Last comment by Chad, on Apr 2, 2018 at 11:44 pm | 5 comments | 4745 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Council OKs big increases in managers' maximum salariesNext time a bigger city comes courting for talent, Menlo Park's management staff may have more reason to pass up the offer....
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2018Last comment by Salary balloon, on Apr 2, 2018 at 2:43 pm | 27 comments | 3668 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County Harbor Commission Stalls on California Voting Rights ActOn March 21, 2018, the board majority denied the Harbor District an opportunity to comply with the California Voting Rights...
Original post made by Sabrina Brennan on Mar. 28, 2018Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Mar 31, 2018 at 10:18 am | 1 comment | 166 Views
MENLO PARK
Atherton: Middlefield Road bike plan nears completionA $1.3 million plan to add bike lanes on Middlefield Road from Jennings Lane to Ravenswood Avenue is moving toward completion...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2018Last comment by Let it go, let it gooo, on Mar 30, 2018 at 4:41 pm | 13 comments | 1505 Views
AROUND TOWN
Multimillion donation will support Lucile Packard Children's Hospital StanfordWoodside residents and philanthropists Tad and Dianne Taube on Monday committed $20 million to help offset the costs of the...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2018Last comment by Who is Driving the Bus? , on Mar 30, 2018 at 4:01 pm | 1 comment | 1294 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woodside students help feed the hungryWoodside Elementary School students helped pack 10,000 meals to be distributed by Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2018Last comment by Barbara Wood, on Mar 30, 2018 at 1:54 pm | 2 comments | 1181 Views
AROUND TOWN
School board member denies wanting to arm teachersLas Lomitas Elementary School District board member Diane Honda says that reports that she advocated arming teachers during...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2018Last comment by Heather Hopkins, on Mar 30, 2018 at 11:00 am | 13 comments | 2073 Views
MOVIES
Portola Valley doctor adept with scalpel and chiselFor Portola Valley resident and notable plastic surgeon Dr. Burt Brent, the letters BG and AG -- in the manner of BC and...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2018Last comment by Corey Anderson, on Mar 29, 2018 at 1:35 am | 4 comments | 3765 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rick Perry praises SLAC employees during visit to national labIf you're a scientist at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, you can change the...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2018Last comment by resident, on Mar 28, 2018 at 5:12 pm | 1 comment | 1448 Views
ATHERTON
Residents express opposition to proposed water capture facilityAs Atherton waits for preliminary plans for a water capture facility that could be built in Holbrook-Palmer Park to be completed,...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2018Last comment by Mike, on Mar 28, 2018 at 4:42 pm | 3 comments | 1063 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: Gun violence protesters take to streets at 'March for our Lives' eventHandmade posters aloft, an estimated 150 people took to the streets of Menlo Park around noon on Saturday, March 24, to protest...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2018Last comment by Constitution, on Mar 28, 2018 at 3:01 pm | 7 comments | 2190 Views
MENLO PARK
Monday: Proposal for 6-story office building to face reviewA proposed six-story office building, that along with a five-story parking garage is slated to complete a trio of edifices...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by try biking, on Mar 28, 2018 at 2:42 am | 8 comments | 2887 Views
Greek restaurant Taverna opening in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 1 comment | 7,003 views
Food Party! 420
By Laura Stec | 1 comment | 994 views
Expanding the taxation of online sales
By Steve Levy | 6 comments | 847 views
Reader Guest Post: Life's Map
By Aldis Petriceks | 2 comments | 785 views
Couples: . . . “Joy is greater than sorrow,“ . . . “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 515 views
2018 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The 2018 Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.
