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Atherton tops most expensive real estate listFor the second year in a row, Atherton topped the list for most expensive residential real estate in the country, according...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 15, 2018 at 2:59 pm | 37 comments | 4359 Views
OTHER TOPICS
BioCellection, co-founder win Pritzker Environmental prizeEntrepreneur Miranda Wang and BioCellection, the Menlo Park-based company she co-founded, have been named the winners of...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by Beth, on Dec 14, 2018 at 7:28 pm | 2 comments | 2836 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Police investigating possible homicideMenlo Park police are investigating a possible homicide after a woman was found dead in a house in the 900 block of Valparaiso...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 14, 2018 at 9:56 am | 10 comments | 7257 Views
ATHERTON
Local author cooks up easy entertainingSkylonda resident Erin Gleeson's three "The Forest Feast" vegetarian cookbooks are known around the world -- more than 250,000...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by BerangariaM, on Dec 14, 2018 at 4:31 am | 1 comment | 2044 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council race: Why did incumbents lose?Four years ago, Menlo Park City Council members Peter Ohtaki and Kirsten Keith received the most votes citywide compared...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by urban legend, on Dec 13, 2018 at 12:01 pm | 9 comments | 3715 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: New council members take daisAt a rare standing room-only meeting in the Menlo Park City Council Chambers Tuesday, Dec. 11, the powers of the council...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by really?, on Dec 12, 2018 at 2:17 pm | 3 comments | 2654 Views
WOODSIDE
Tuesday: Woodside council discusses wildfire preventionThe Woodside Town Council will discuss wildfire prevention tonight (Dec. 11) in light of the devastating wildfires in Northern...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by awatkins, on Dec 12, 2018 at 1:21 pm | 6 comments | 848 Views
MENLO PARK
Update: Instagram headquarters deemed safe after bomb threatA building owned by Facebook, located at 200 Jefferson Drive in Menlo Park, has been deemed safe after it was evacuated due...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Jon Castor, on Dec 12, 2018 at 12:29 pm | 2 comments | 2654 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park man rescued from fires pleads guilty to arsonA Menlo Park man rescued from one of two fires he started in Palo Alto last month pleaded guilty to all charges on Tuesday,...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by legal eagle, on Dec 12, 2018 at 11:59 am | 2 comments | 2235 Views
MENLO PARK
Holiday Fund: Upward Scholars offers 'life-changing' educational helpUpward Scholars provides financial and academic support to low-income adults so they can continue their education in community...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Jonathan Fu, on Dec 12, 2018 at 9:18 am | 6 comments | 2242 Views
AROUND TOWN
A Woodside treasureThe Fleishhacker estate in Woodside, recently revealed to be on the market for an unnamed price that local real estate agents...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Calypso41, on Dec 10, 2018 at 9:18 pm | 2 comments | 3195 Views
AROUND TOWN
Longtime aging expert, now 88, heeds his own adviceAt 88 years old, aging expert and retired Stanford University professor Walter Bortz is personally experiencing some of the...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Dave Ross, on Dec 10, 2018 at 12:27 pm | 1 comment | 3587 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Holiday Fund: Upward Scholars offers 'life-changing' educational helpNine months ago, Upward Scholars student Isabel Guerra earned her living cleaning other people's houses. Now, she's an administrative...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Julie, on Dec 10, 2018 at 11:15 am | 2 comments | 321 Views
SPORTS
Menlo Park soccer team advances to AYSO Section 2 tournamentThe Menlo Park U12 Red Bull boys soccer team advanced to this weekend's AYSO Section 2 tournament in Foster City by winning...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Soccer fan, on Dec 8, 2018 at 8:57 pm | 1 comment | 710 Views
AROUND TOWN
County officials certify results for local electionsSan Mateo County election officials released the certified results for the Nov. 6 election on Thursday, Dec. 6. And given...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Dec 8, 2018 at 8:13 pm | 6 comments | 1626 Views
MENLO PARK
Cyclist injured in hit-and-run at Alpine Road and I-280A Palo Alto man riding his bicycle on Alpine Road on Nov. 18 was sent to the hospital with head injuries when someone driving...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2018Last comment by Advice for the other guy, on Dec 7, 2018 at 1:58 pm | 28 comments | 4222 Views
MENLO PARK
Final election results: Pulido, Sobomehin, Fitch win seats on Ravenswood school boardIncumbent Ana Pulido and newcomers Tamara Sobomehin and Stephanie Fitch have officially been elected to the Ravenswood City...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 7, 2018 at 11:51 am | 2 comments | 1078 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Sequoia's 70 Strong partnership with PFS a failureNow that the election is over, Sequoia Healthcare District CEO, Pamela Kurtzman, has revealed that the 70 Strong partnership...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Nov. 29, 2018Last comment by Terms?, on Dec 7, 2018 at 11:39 am | 22 comments | 598 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Red-light camera contract extended to allow in-depth evaluationRed-light cameras in Menlo Park, and the vendor that supplies and operates them, Redflex, will be getting a closer look...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2018Last comment by Walt, on Dec 7, 2018 at 8:47 am | 36 comments | 3066 Views
MENLO PARK
Landmark Theaters bought by Cohen Media GroupLandmark Theaters, which includes the Guild in Menlo Park and the Aquarius Theatre in downtown Palo Alto, has been bought...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2018Last comment by Judy A, on Dec 6, 2018 at 1:48 pm | 2 comments | 2278 Views
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