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Property Tax Revenues to the Town of AthertonProperty Tax Revenues to the Town In November each year (due December 10), property owners pay their 1st installment of...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Dec. 16, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 17, 2019 at 4:52 pm | 4 comments | 2538 Views
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Papin will not return to coach M-A football next yearSteve Papin has been let go as Menlo-Atherton football coach. M-A went 7-4 this past season in Papin’s one year as head...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Coach T, on Dec 17, 2019 at 7:05 am | 1 comment | 3499 Views
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Atherton police host ‘Shop With a Cop’ event for kids in needNine local students spent the morning of Dec. 11 on a holiday shopping spree at Target in Redwood City to pick out gifts...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2019Last comment by Brian, on Dec 13, 2019 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 5252 Views
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Atherton Town Council continues to tilt at windmillsAfter 5years and wasting hundreds of thousands of dollar of Atherton residents' taxes the Town Council is continuing to tilt...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 1, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 13, 2019 at 11:34 am | 13 comments | 1888 Views
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Students gain skills to make change at Menlo School's 'action summit'Over a hundred students from 12 different Bay Area schools, including Menlo-Atherton High, Castilleja in Palo Alto, and Eastside...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 7036 Views
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Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's homeAbout 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Hahaha, on Nov 10, 2019 at 8:28 pm | 10 comments | 9555 Views
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Atherton City Council to examine reducing lanes on El CaminoThe Atherton City Council will review a recommendation today to remove a lane from each side of El Camino Real in town to...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Carl, on Nov 6, 2019 at 6:25 pm | 5 comments | 4885 Views
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Atherton considers reducing ECR to two lanes"Due to the limited width of El Camino Real in Atherton, reconfiguration of the travel way will be necessary to provide...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by MPer, on Nov 6, 2019 at 12:30 pm | 2 comments | 1373 Views
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Atherton committee to weigh off-leash dog park at Nov. 6 meetingAn Atherton committee decided to continue to explore the concept of building an off-leash dog park in Holbrook-Palmer Park...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Dirt pens, on Nov 4, 2019 at 10:13 am | 2 comments | 5335 Views
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Atherton council removes penalty cap on building projects that exceed time limitThe Atherton City Council voted on Oct. 16 to eliminate a $250,000 penalty cap on building projects that violate the town's...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by Hmmmm, on Oct 28, 2019 at 8:53 pm | 1 comment | 4018 Views
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Atherton to host study session on license plate readers, security camerasIn response to a rash of residential burglaries that have plagued Atherton late last year and earlier this year, town staff...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Nothing to see here, on Oct 2, 2019 at 1:34 pm | 6 comments | 4452 Views
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Atherton: Man arrested for allegedly throwing skateboard at driverAtherton police arrested a 30-year-old Menlo Park man for throwing his skateboard at a moving car in an unprovoked attack...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2019Last comment by Cynic, on Oct 1, 2019 at 6:59 am | 6 comments | 4325 Views
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Stephen Curry buys Atherton home for $31 million, report saysStephen and Ayesha Curry purchased a $31 million home in Atherton, according to a Variety media report. Read the full story...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019Last comment by Carlisle, on Sep 23, 2019 at 8:45 pm | 9 comments | 12370 Views
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Two home burglaries in Atherton since FridayBurglars used blunt objects to break into two Atherton homes directly across the street from each other in the last few days,...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 4908 Views
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Is Trump coming to Atherton?Atherton may be the destination of President Donald Trump's Bay Area political fundraising visit on Sept. 17, according to...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2019Last comment by IOKIYAR, on Sep 17, 2019 at 1:00 pm | 44 comments | 11254 Views
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Atherton considering how to raise more civic center project fundsThe Atherton City Council recently asked staff to explore how to raise additional funding for the town's civic center project,...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Sep 17, 2019 at 6:38 am | 2 comments | 4266 Views
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Atherton to begin exploring gas-powered leaf blower restrictionsAfter a study session debate about whether Atherton town staff has the time to explore limiting leaf blower use in town,...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2019Last comment by MEMBERONE, on Sep 12, 2019 at 5:29 pm | 10 comments | 5527 Views
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Atherton committee considering off-leash dog park postpones meetingAtherton's Park and Recreation Committee is considering adding a dog park within Holbrook-Palmer Park. Read the full story...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Bored dogs, on Sep 12, 2019 at 12:27 pm | 3 comments | 4337 Views
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Atherton council wants resident feedback on traffic congestion planTo address traffic congestion, Atherton officials will start by gathering feedback from residents, and staff will study priority...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019Last comment by Edna Randolph, on Aug 1, 2019 at 10:52 pm | 4 comments | 4114 Views
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Road rage incident evolves into armed robbery outside Stanford Shopping CenterA road rage incident between two drivers fueled into an armed robbery in which one of them lost his cellphone at the Stanford...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019Last comment by RanchGal, on Jul 25, 2019 at 12:06 pm | 1 comment | 4747 Views
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