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Tonight: What's next for Atherton's civic center?The Atherton City Council was supposed to be awarding the bid for its new civic center at its Wednesday, June 20, meeting...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Walter Sleeth, 57 minutes ago | 2 comments | 1101 Views
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Back to the drawing board for Atherton?Only two of the five contractors Atherton had prequalified to bid on the project to build the town's new civic center complex...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 19, 2018 at 12:17 pm | 13 comments | 3345 Views
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Atherton still looking for police sleeping quartersAtherton continues to search for some place its police officers and dispatchers can sleep between or after 12-hour shifts. Read...
Original post made on May. 31, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jun 14, 2018 at 10:26 am | 34 comments | 2651 Views
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Atherton council approves civic center plansAtherton's City Council on March 21 approved the final construction plans for the civic center and began soliciting bids...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Editor Renee Batti, on Jun 9, 2018 at 9:07 am | 5 comments | 1643 Views
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Atherton council agrees it wants non-park location for water facilityAtherton City Council members haven't yet ruled out putting a massive underground water storage and filtering facility in...
Original post made on May. 19, 2018Last comment by Resident , on May 20, 2018 at 6:45 pm | 7 comments | 1117 Views
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Supervisor candidates cite traffic and housing as prioritiesDan Stegink and Don Horsley are running for San Mateo County supervisor of District 3 in the June 5 primary election. Both...
Original post made on May. 16, 2018Last comment by Portola Valley Resident, on May 16, 2018 at 8:21 pm | 5 comments | 3295 Views
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Park water facility back on Atherton agenda WednesdayAtherton's City Council meets Wednesday, May 16, with an agenda full of items that the council has seen before, including...
Original post made on May. 15, 2018Last comment by Sandy Crittenden, on May 15, 2018 at 3:25 pm | 1 comment | 976 Views
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Glimpse of history: Flood estate artifacts offer a look into the pastPassersby who happen to pause to peer through the opening in the fence fronting Marion and Bob Oster's property in the Lindenwood...
Original post made on May. 10, 2018Last comment by Calypso41, on May 10, 2018 at 6:59 pm | 4 comments | 1928 Views
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Atherton looking for place for officers, dispatchers to sleep between shiftsAtherton is trying to find a new option that would give its police officers and dispatchers a nearby place to sleep between...
Original post made on May. 4, 2018Last comment by Emma, on May 10, 2018 at 10:56 am | 22 comments | 5243 Views
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Today: Atherton council considering overnight officer quartersAtherton's capital improvements budget and whether the town should provide a place for its police officers to sleep between...
Original post made on May. 2, 2018Last comment by Train Fan, on May 3, 2018 at 8:30 am | 9 comments | 1873 Views
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Atherton: Minor injuries in Sunday morning crash that sheared off power poleTwo Menlo Park men involved in a car accident early Sunday morning in which their car sheared off a power pole and struck...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2018Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 28, 2018 at 8:46 pm | 12 comments | 3822 Views
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New emergency warning system testedOne of the joint goals the Atherton City Council and the Menlo Park Fire Protection District's board agreed to in December...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2018Last comment by jim lewis, on Apr 24, 2018 at 1:13 pm | 1 comment | 1299 Views
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Details emerge about investigation of East Palo Alto preschool directorThe director of Ravenswood City School District's preschool was formally disciplined for releasing the wrong child to an...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2018Last comment by Shame on the Supe and Wilson, on Apr 23, 2018 at 5:22 pm | 1 comment | 2318 Views
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Atherton: Minor injuries in Sunday morning crash that sheared off power poleTwo Menlo Park men involved in a car accident early Sunday morning (April 22) in which their car sheared off a power pole...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2018Last comment by Renee Batti, on Apr 23, 2018 at 3:25 pm | 9 comments | 1865 Views
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Atherton not ready to commit to paid-for $13.2 million park water projectWhile Atherton's City Council hasn't quite reached the point of giving back the $13.2 million Caltrans had offered to build...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2018Last comment by Water park, on Apr 23, 2018 at 2:01 pm | 5 comments | 1381 Views
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Saturday: Earth Day in Atherton focuses on advances in nuclear powerAtherton celebrates Earth Day on Saturday, April 21 with a free screening of David Schumacher's documentary "The New Fire,"...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2018Last comment by Elizabeth Lewis, on Apr 20, 2018 at 4:07 pm | 1 comment | 1008 Views
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Atherton now has public clay tennis courtAtherton now has one more claim to fame - a clay tennis court available for public use. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2018/04/05/atherton-now-has-public...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2018Last comment by At the courts, on Apr 15, 2018 at 11:46 am | 5 comments | 1523 Views
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Boy linked to M-A lockdown now with child protective servicesAn Atherton police sergeant said the teen whose "selfie" with a gun led to the lockdown of Menlo-Atherton High School last...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2018Last comment by True?, on Apr 11, 2018 at 1:34 pm | 3 comments | 2472 Views
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Police calls: 450-pound safe stolen from Atherton homeCrime reports for Atherton, Woodside, West Menlo Park and Menlo Park Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2018/04/06/police-calls-450-pound-safe-stolen-from-at...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 6, 2018 at 2:49 pm | 3 comments | 4270 Views
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Residents express opposition to proposed water capture facilityAs Atherton waits for preliminary plans for a water capture facility that could be built in Holbrook-Palmer Park to be completed,...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2018Last comment by Mike, on Mar 28, 2018 at 4:42 pm | 3 comments | 1270 Views
U-Pick at Webb Ranch
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Modern Hospice Care and The Death of Ivan Ilyich
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A community in the sand
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Couples: “It’s Not My Problem. It’s Your Problem.”
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