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North Fair Oaks resident Stephen Morse, who was killed on Sept. 9 while riding his Vespa motor scooter in Woodside, was a...

Original post made on Sep. 18, 2018
Last comment by Very sad, on Sep 22, 2018 at 10:20 am | 3 comments | 5020 Views

San Mateo County and the San Mateo County Transit District spent more than $1,000,000 on a campaign designed to garner voter...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Aug. 29, 2018
Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Sep 12, 2018 at 4:44 pm | 11 comments | 681 Views

Surf Air's distinctive blue and white planes may soon disappear from Peninsula skies, but not because of continuing noise...

Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018
Last comment by Ken, on Sep 6, 2018 at 9:14 pm | 55 comments | 11474 Views

Facebook announced on Aug. 28 that it plans to open a Menlo Park "community hub" in early 2019 that will provide a place...

Original post made on Sep. 4, 2018
Last comment by confused, on Sep 4, 2018 at 1:30 pm | 2 comments | 1871 Views

For two years, city managers from Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Redwood City, along with senior staff at Stanford,...

Original post made on Aug. 26, 2018
Last comment by commuter, on Sep 3, 2018 at 11:54 am | 10 comments | 3829 Views

Ice911, a Menlo Park-based nonprofit researching ways to address the current runaway rate of Earth's rising temperatures,...

Original post made on Aug. 28, 2018
Last comment by Q, on Aug 28, 2018 at 12:32 pm | 1 comment | 842 Views

Roads in the Bay Area are the worst in the state and in deteriorating condition, which is costing residents in the region...

Original post made on Aug. 21, 2018
Last comment by resident, on Aug 21, 2018 at 8:54 pm | 3 comments | 1139 Views

In an effort to focus public attention on the dangers of the President Donald Trump's attacks, we join in an unprecedented...

Original post made on Aug. 16, 2018
Last comment by Lynne Bramlett , on Aug 21, 2018 at 8:19 pm | 20 comments | 1981 Views

The two Woodside Fire Protection District medics who were in an ambulance when it was struck from behind in an alleged DUI...

Original post made on Aug. 21, 2018
Last comment by John , on Aug 21, 2018 at 9:27 am | 1 comment | 2209 Views

The recent switch from at-large to election by zones has created an opportunity for concerned individuals to run for 3 lucrative...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Jul. 20, 2018
Last comment by Yet More Of The Same Nonsense, on Aug 18, 2018 at 4:29 pm | 7 comments | 449 Views

A celebration of the life of Portola Valley resident Robert Irwin Segbarth is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Ladera...

Original post made on Aug. 17, 2018
Last comment by Elsie Floriani, on Aug 17, 2018 at 2:34 pm | 1 comment | 1076 Views

Ongoing noon-1 demonstration EVERY FRIDAY on peace and justice issues sponsored by the local Women's Intl. League for Peace...

Original post made by Judy Adams on Aug. 15, 2018
There are no comments yet. 268 Views

In December of 2017, the Sequoia Healthcare District was presented with 3 maps from which to choose the election Zones to...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Aug. 13, 2018
There are no comments yet. 312 Views

If you were to hear about a local group called the Ramen Club, you might picture a passel of people gathered together to...

Original post made on Aug. 13, 2018
Last comment by Stu Soffer, on Aug 13, 2018 at 9:01 am | 1 comment | 1253 Views

The nonprofit Jasper Ridge Farm, located at Webb Ranch in Portola Valley, offers a therapeutic touch to sick kids, lonely...

Original post made on Aug. 13, 2018
Last comment by whatever, on Aug 13, 2018 at 7:42 am | 1 comment | 1917 Views

Two Woodside residents have qualified to run for seats on the Town Council, the race for seats on the board of the Menlo...

Original post made on Aug. 9, 2018
Last comment by Yet More Nonsense, on Aug 12, 2018 at 8:26 am | 9 comments | 1630 Views

As the filing period for candidates in several local races opened on Monday, a number of people picked up the papers they...

Original post made on Jul. 17, 2018
Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Aug 3, 2018 at 3:47 pm | 16 comments | 3219 Views

Residents of parts of Portola Valley and Woodside, already advised to prepare for earthquakes and wildfires, now face a new...

Original post made on Jul. 25, 2018
Last comment by Disgusted, on Jul 27, 2018 at 12:07 am | 6 comments | 2500 Views

A badminton coach arrested last week on suspicion of molesting a minor and sexual assault-related offenses is no longer working...

Original post made on Jul. 22, 2018
Last comment by Current student, on Jul 24, 2018 at 12:33 am | 7 comments | 4934 Views

A just-issued grand jury report questions whether the Menlo Park Fire Protection District is prepared to meet the challenges...

Original post made on Jul. 12, 2018
Last comment by Lynne Bramlett , on Jul 18, 2018 at 5:21 pm | 55 comments | 8589 Views

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