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ATHERTON Grand Jury: Leave detective work to managerAtherton City Council members should stop playing private eye and leave personnel investigations in the hands of the city...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2008Last comment by J. Allister, on Jul 30, 2008 at 4:13 pm | 2 comments | 5854 Views
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Puppet Show at Atherton LibrarySpecial Wednesday program, August 6 at 7 pm: Dad & Me @ the Library, featuring Puppet Art Theatre. A special program just...
Original post made by DeAnn Okamura on Jul. 29, 2008There are no comments yet. 4314 Views
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Atherton targets road, drainage fixesAtherton will trim one police officer position, but the town is poised to pull off a balanced budget with a particularly...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2008Last comment by laughing, on Jul 24, 2008 at 10:53 pm | 3 comments | 5280 Views
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Atherton mayor eyes annexing the neighborsAtherton mayor Jim Janz is serious about exploring the possibility of annexing unincorporated neighborhoods between the...
Original post made on May. 29, 2008Last comment by Ritchie Rich, on Jul 17, 2008 at 11:47 am | 12 comments | 6447 Views
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Family Service Appoints Atherton Philanthropist Ed Seipp as Lifetime Board MemberEd Seipp, a retired, 90-year-old Atherton resident and major Bay Area philanthropist, recently was appointed as a lifetime...
Original post made by Katherine Chouteau on Jul. 14, 2008There are no comments yet. 5861 Views
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Atherton residents create their own wildfire escape planAn ad hoc group of Atherton residents, worried about the severe fire season, is disseminating a brochure and map showing...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2008Last comment by Susan Ayers Walker, on Jul 9, 2008 at 3:21 pm | 2 comments | 5010 Views
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Property rights battle takes center stage in Atherton council electionLawsuits, youth sports and property rights were hot topics at a forum for Atherton council candidates sponsored by the Atherton...
Original post made on May. 25, 2008Last comment by Jane Q Public, on May 28, 2008 at 1:29 pm | 3 comments | 4705 Views
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Atherton council race: Dobbie way out front in fundraisingThe special election for the Atherton City Council is two months away, and one candidate has already done some serious fundraising. Read...
Original post made on May. 25, 2008Last comment by D, on May 25, 2008 at 12:42 am | 3 comments | 4782 Views
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Cops arrest M-A students in Atherton burglaryTwo Menlo-Atherton High School students confessed to taking about $2,000 in cash and other items from an Atherton home Tuesday,...
Original post made on May. 22, 2008Last comment by Don't fence me in, on May 22, 2008 at 5:47 pm | 2 comments | 5426 Views
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Election sign-nabber strikes AthertonAtherton resident Alicia Seebold has a "Dobbie for council" sign up in her front yard, but it's no thanks to a sign-nabbing...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2008Last comment by Shocked, on Apr 20, 2008 at 3:27 pm | 5 comments | 6065 Views
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Atherton fails to notify public of new laws, resident claimsFor a couple of 28-year Atherton residents, timing is everything. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=5901...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2008Last comment by Terence Kenney, on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 5178 Views
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Who owns the intersection of MIddlefield and Oak Grove?Who owns the intersetion of Middlefield an Oak Grove? Is it Menlo Park or Atherton? Whoever owns it, PLEASE get a left...
Original post made by Mary on Mar. 6, 2008Last comment by Luz Verde, on Mar 10, 2008 at 2:10 pm | 6 comments | 4574 Views
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Atherton to meet Tuesday on upgrading town facilitiesA community meeting on upgrading Atherton's town hall and other facilities is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Jennings...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2008Last comment by howling, on Mar 2, 2008 at 11:27 am | 8 comments | 4988 Views
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Atherton zoning: basements, floor area limitsThe Town of Atherton is holding an interactive public workshop to discuss the pending Zoning Code update at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,...
Original post made by andrea gemmet on Feb. 27, 2008Last comment by , on Feb 27, 2008 at 5:41 pm | 1 comment | 5381 Views
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Atherton meets Wednesday on town facilitiesA community meeting on upgrading Atherton's town hall and other facilities is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Jennings...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2008Last comment by Oh Please, on Feb 26, 2008 at 10:01 am | 1 comment | 5712 Views
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Caltrain night-time work on tracksCaltrain will perform routine track maintenance at several locations next week, including the town of Atherton. To avoid...
Original post made by andrea gemmet on Feb. 8, 2008There are no comments yet. 4796 Views
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What was going on on Atherton Avenue this morningAll the cars? Tons and tons of cars, what was going on?...
Original post made by Julie on Jan. 17, 2008Last comment by Tricia Young, on Jan 30, 2008 at 4:02 pm | 1 comment | 4422 Views
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What's Up with Water?The water has been cloudy for the past few weeks. Not a big deal; it's bubbles. Within the last 24 hours, it has taken...
Original post made by LindenwoodWater on Jan. 20, 2008Last comment by Richard Hine, on Jan 22, 2008 at 4:54 pm | 8 comments | 5578 Views
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Atherton: Police chief's complaint led to finance director's firingThe revelations just keep coming. Atherton's ex-finance director, John Johns, is seeking $500,000 in a wrongful termination...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2007Last comment by Joe Smith, on Jan 20, 2008 at 11:43 am | 3 comments | 6817 Views
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Saving the world, one school at a timeAbout the author: This story was written by Menlo-Atherton High School senior Elliot Welsh, one of some 600 students who...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2008Last comment by michelle, on Jan 14, 2008 at 11:07 am | 1 comment | 5062 Views
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