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Atherton: Lewis tops in campaign spendingElizabeth Lewis not only won a seat on the Atherton City Council in November, but she blew away the competition when it came...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2009Last comment by Louise, on Feb 4, 2009 at 12:40 am | 2 comments | 5374 Views
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District collects taxes, doesn't provide waterResidents of unincorporated Los Trancos Woods and Vista Verde don't seem to be losing sleep over the fact that the Los Trancos...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2009Last comment by , on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:55 pm | 2 comments | 5781 Views
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Atherton meets on high-speed railWondering why Atherton officials are opposing the California High Speed Rail initiative? The City Council is hosting a special...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2008Last comment by Adam, on Jan 17, 2009 at 10:14 pm | 21 comments | 6966 Views
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Town announces workshop on housing elementAtherton released the following announcement: The Town of Atherton is hosting a Public Workshop on the Housing Element...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Oct. 17, 2008Last comment by andrew, on Jan 13, 2009 at 4:38 pm | 1 comment | 4979 Views
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Atherton: Ex-official seeks records on candidate, councilman, staffAtherton's former finance director John Johns is seeking an array of e-mails, memos and other documents in three California...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2008Last comment by Kathleen O'Keefe, on Jan 11, 2009 at 9:08 pm | 5 comments | 6783 Views
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McKeithen, Lewis elected to Atherton City CouncilIncumbent Kathy McKeithen and newcomer Elizabeth Lewis were elected Tuesday to four-year terms on the Atherton City Council....
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2008Last comment by Wendy Surkis, on Nov 5, 2008 at 4:42 am | 4 comments | 4691 Views
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Atherton candidates react to early returnsEarly returns show Kathy McKeithen and Elizabeth Lewis in the lead in a four-candidate race for two seats on the Atherton...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2008Last comment by andrea gemmet, on Nov 4, 2008 at 10:53 pm | 1 comment | 6001 Views
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Why I’m supporting Elizabeth Lewis and David Henig for Atherton Council.All the discussion in the presidential campaign this year is about change, with both sides claiming that they’re...
Original post made by James R. Janz on Oct. 24, 2008Last comment by Thelma, on Nov 2, 2008 at 8:46 pm | 4 comments | 7153 Views
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Town's inaction is political bias.I'm reaching out to other resident's of Atherton because there is a serious problem with how political signs have been handled...
Original post made by Marcus Ogawa on Nov. 1, 2008Last comment by Marcus Ogawa, on Nov 1, 2008 at 9:11 pm | 1 comment | 4929 Views
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McKeithen leads in campaign fundraisingIn the race for two seats on the Atherton City Council, incumbent Kathy McKeithen edged out her challengers as the fundraising...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2008Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Oct 22, 2008 at 11:19 am | 1 comment | 6127 Views
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Atherton: Ex-official seeks $1 million from townJohn Johns, Atherton's former finance director, is seeking $1 million in damages from the town for "malicious prosecution." Read...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2008Last comment by michael stogner, on Oct 17, 2008 at 9:45 pm | 2 comments | 6271 Views
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Atherton: Fifth candidate joins council raceThe race for two seats on the Atherton City Council got a little more interesting. Less than an hour before the 5 p.m. filing...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2008Last comment by Craig Hirst, on Oct 6, 2008 at 9:31 pm | 4 comments | 5309 Views
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Candidate forums set for Atherton, Menlo ParkAtherton candidates to square off on Oct. 2; Menlo Park forum scheduled for Oct. 8. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=2572...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2008Last comment by Kathy Armstrong, on Oct 4, 2008 at 4:28 pm | 22 comments | 7582 Views
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Atherton: King family drops lawsuit, will keep Tallwood house, for a priceFor $10,000, Charles and Leslie King can resolve their dispute with Atherton over the fate of their new house on Tallwood...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2007Last comment by grant johnson, on Sep 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm | 5 comments | 7959 Views
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M-A Bears kick off football seasonThe Bears are big. Even bigger than last year when M-A went 7-0 (11-2 overall) in the PAL and lost to Palo Alto in the CCS...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2008Last comment by Grizzly Sue, on Sep 19, 2008 at 3:20 pm | 2 comments | 6195 Views
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Fire district takes reins on Atherton evacuation planAtherton officials have cleared the way for the Menlo Park fire district to take the lead on disaster and evacuation planning...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2008Last comment by Getting prepared, on Sep 16, 2008 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 5776 Views
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Guest opinion: Walsh Road residents not required to clear bufferI'm not so sure I can successfully sue you if a wildfire ignites your house and then sends embers that burn down my home,...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2008Last comment by Linda Fuego, on Aug 13, 2008 at 12:31 pm | 4 comments | 5883 Views
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Alameda roadwork stalls traffic in AthertonFrom Monday, Aug. 11, through Thursday, Aug. 14, motorists can expect delays and one-way traffic controls on the Alameda...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2008Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Aug 11, 2008 at 10:40 am | 1 comment | 5989 Views
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Atherton Mayor Jim Janz won't run for a third term on councilAtherton Mayor Jim Janz announced Monday, Aug. 4, that he does not plan to run for a third term on the City Council in the...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Aug. 4, 2008There are no comments yet. 5906 Views
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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 | 6474 Views
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