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Bay Area: One-cent sales tax for transit could be on 2020 ballotBay Area voters may be asked to approve a one-cent sales tax in 2020 that would fund a wide array of transportation projects...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Aug 23, 2019 at 12:41 pm | 1 comment | 1147 Views
MENLO PARK
Council votes to cut 165 street parking spots and add bike lanes on Jefferson and Chrysler drivesIn order to offer safer passage by bike to Menlo Park's new high school, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2019Last comment by MP Resident, on Aug 23, 2019 at 12:30 pm | 3 comments | 1812 Views
MENLO PARK
Thursday: Menlo Park to hold hearing on local minimum wageA proposal by the city of Menlo Park to require all employers in the city to pay employees a minimum of $15 an hour by Jan....
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Aug 22, 2019 at 11:57 pm | 17 comments | 1709 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County property values reach record highsSan Mateo County's property assessment roll increased for the 2019-20 fiscal year, the ninth consecutive year of upward movement. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2019Last comment by oceanflea , on Aug 22, 2019 at 8:10 pm | 10 comments | 4201 Views
MENLO PARK
Saint Frank Coffee and Schmidt family offices open near Menlo Park Caltrain stationMenlo Park is now officially home to the headquarters of the family foundation and office of former Google chairman Eric...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2019Last comment by Tom, on Aug 22, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 10 comments | 4445 Views
MENLO PARK
Public comment period for county's Flood Park project review is openPlans by San Mateo County to renovate Flood Park, a 24-acre park nestled in Menlo Park's residential Suburban Park, Lorelei...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2019Last comment by jimmae, on Aug 20, 2019 at 8:29 am | 1 comment | 2244 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'I don't think there is trust on this board.' Fissures emerge between East Palo Alto school trustees during retreatNine months after an election created new dynamics on the Ravenswood City School District Board of Education, the new and...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2019Last comment by EPA Resident, on Aug 19, 2019 at 2:01 pm | 2 comments | 1749 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley school district to discuss possible parcel tax renewalAs Portola Valley students begin to file into classrooms next week for the start of the school year, school board members...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by TheMostRegressiveTax, on Aug 19, 2019 at 7:03 am | 3 comments | 1425 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
New Portola Valley school superintendent focuses on parcel tax, curriculum and communicationRoberta Zarea has been getting to know the Portola Valley School District since she became its superintendent on July 1....
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2019Last comment by F.D. Wall, on Aug 18, 2019 at 9:01 am | 2 comments | 1990 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Menlo Park woman loses $25K in phone scamA Menlo Park woman was apparently the victim of a phone scam when she mailed $25,000 to an address in New York because she...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 2725 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New Menlo Park high school opens, but construction is ongoingTIDE Academy, a new high school in Menlo Park, opened for the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 14, but construction...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2019Last comment by some guy from atherton, on Aug 17, 2019 at 7:43 pm | 5 comments | 5324 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Teague Hill blaze caused by illegal camp fireAn illegal camp fire was the cause of a wildfire in the Teague Hill Open Space Preserve in Woodside that broke out early...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by resident, on Aug 17, 2019 at 10:25 am | 4 comments | 3114 Views
WOODSIDE
Bay Area mayors call for Senate action on gun safety lawsMore than 20 Bay Area mayors, including four on the Midpeninsula, are among 249 across the country who have signed a letter...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2019Last comment by Remove military style weapons, on Aug 16, 2019 at 2:24 pm | 10 comments | 1842 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Village People' prepare to close up shopVillage Stationers, a family-owned stationery store with locations in Menlo Park and Los Altos, will be closing its doors...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Menlo Mom, on Aug 14, 2019 at 5:49 pm | 9 comments | 2945 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ravenswood could embark on districtwide naming processCommunity concern about losing East Palo Alto's recognition of Cesar Chavez with the phasing out of a middle school named...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2019Last comment by ex resident, on Aug 13, 2019 at 5:11 pm | 3 comments | 1934 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
As KIPP seeks to open new high school, school board expresses reservationsThe national charter school organization KIPP is seeking to expand its presence in San Mateo County with a new high school...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2019Last comment by MP Resident, on Aug 13, 2019 at 3:44 pm | 3 comments | 2387 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Government/business collaboration has led city into a messThe congestion issues we face are a good example of government and business collaborating to pursue their own interests,...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by Whaaaa, on Aug 12, 2019 at 8:15 pm | 11 comments | 1933 Views
MENLO PARK
Alleged Safeway shoplifter who threatened employees arrestedMenlo Park police have arrested a 28-year-old man who allegedly threatened Safeway employees with a knife while shoplifting...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2019Last comment by MP Resident, on Aug 12, 2019 at 4:42 pm | 2 comments | 2047 Views
MENLO PARK
One person seriously injured, another arrested after U.S. 101 collisionOne person was taken to a hospital and another was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a five-vehicle collision on northbound...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2019Last comment by resident, on Aug 11, 2019 at 11:48 am | 1 comment | 2439 Views
MENLO PARK
Woman who embezzled charitable funds from Menlo Park insurance company to serve jail timeA 59-year-old Fremont resident was sentenced Aug. 7 to three months in county jail after pleading no contest to embezzling...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2019Last comment by Steve Taffee, on Aug 9, 2019 at 8:23 pm | 1 comment | 1946 Views
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