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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, 15 hours ago | 10 comments | 2624 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 | 1632 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 | 159 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 | 1697 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 | 1101 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 Oct 8, 2019 at 1:26 pm | 12 comments | 541 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 | 1846 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 | 1967 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 | 5210 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. 2478 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 | 7772 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 | 1830 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 | 2074 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 | 1416 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 | 1699 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 | 2728 Views
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Man wanted for killing of Menlo Park woman extradited to U.S. after fleeing to MexicoJaime Cardenas, a former East Palo Alto resident and suspect in the 2011 shooting death of Menlo Park resident Catherine...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019There are no comments yet. 2664 Views
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Teens punch, attempt to rob man at gunpoint on Stanford campusThree teens accused of punching and attempting to rob a man at Stanford University on Monday were arrested by police near...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2019Last comment by Cleaning Society, on Jul 22, 2019 at 10:17 am | 2 comments | 2150 Views
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Atherton house under construction for 40 years will be demolishedA house in Atherton that has been under construction for more than 40 years will be demolished, but delays from utility companies...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2019Last comment by pg&e hater, on Jul 19, 2019 at 10:41 am | 6 comments | 10166 Views
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Residents may be vulnerable if insurance is canceled due to wildfire riskCalifornia's Department of Insurance can help homeowners who lose insurance coverage because of wildfire risk find new coverage,...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2019Last comment by Kevin, on Jul 17, 2019 at 1:59 pm | 2 comments | 2295 Views
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