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East Palo Alto and Menlo Park police used crisis-de-escalation techniques to try to diffuse a situation with a mentally ill...

Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019
Last comment by whatever, on Sep 22, 2019 at 4:36 pm | 1 comment | 804 Views

Oak + Violet showcases seasonal, simply prepared dishes and the bounty of Golden State produce. Read the full story here...

Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019
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Students at Oak Knoll School in Menlo Park were among the estimated tens of thousands of Bay Area students who participated...

Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019
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Meet the new industrial pollution, a jobs-housing balance so skewed that it prices people out of their homes, triggers kids'...

Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019
Last comment by Lynne Bramlett, on Sep 19, 2019 at 10:03 pm | 3 comments | 1315 Views

The city of Menlo Park has released an "online open house" with an interactive map where people can weigh in on the projects...

Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019
Last comment by Andrew, on Sep 18, 2019 at 12:06 pm | 2 comments | 2536 Views

Atherton will not be the destination of President Donald Trump as he makes his political fundraising visit to the Bay Area...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
Last comment by Welcome Trump and Protesters, on Sep 17, 2019 at 5:28 pm | 25 comments | 4618 Views

Skyline Boulevard near Alpine Road will be closed for about two to three hours today (Sept. 12) due to downed electrical...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Friday because of elevated levels of smog...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
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Portola Valley will be continuing a long tradition on Saturday when the town comes together for its annual picnic. Read...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
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When it comes to the climate crisis, are massive "megacities" part of the problem, or part of the solution? According to...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
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With a predicted high of about 94 degrees in Menlo Park today, the National Weather Service has declared a heat advisory...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
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Bay Area air district officials issued a third straight Spare the Air alert for Saturday (Sept. 14) and expanded an air quality...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
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Fremont Park could have been christened Muttville Menlo Park on Sunday, Sept. 8, as canines big and small converged to take...

Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019
Last comment by , on Sep 13, 2019 at 6:14 pm | 1 comment | 1490 Views

What am I missing here? If China and the U.S. reciprocate on a 5& tariff, where does the money go? Don't both China and...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Sep. 6, 2019
Last comment by crib, on Sep 13, 2019 at 1:27 pm | 18 comments | 426 Views

On a recent Sunday morning, hundreds of visitors flocked to the same destination: Alice's Restaurant. The scene wasn't unique...

Original post made on Sep. 12, 2019
Last comment by katie murdock, on Sep 12, 2019 at 5:32 pm | 1 comment | 2510 Views

With a snip of a pair of comically large scissors, directors and staff at the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District...

Original post made on Sep. 10, 2019
Last comment by resident, on Sep 11, 2019 at 11:00 am | 2 comments | 2158 Views

Why do the communities of North Fair Oaks, East Palo Alto and Belle Haven experience greater environmental health problems...

Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019
Last comment by Rev. Dr. Eileen Altman, on Sep 5, 2019 at 1:16 pm | 1 comment | 2247 Views

Without Ladera resident Lennie Roberts' 50 years of work with the Palo Alto-based Committee for Green Foothills, it's safe...

Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019
Last comment by Joyce Hoving, on Aug 30, 2019 at 1:16 pm | 1 comment | 4179 Views

The seven redwood trees that for years grew above a parking garage and were the focus of a public outcry earlier this year...

Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019
Last comment by life and death, on Aug 30, 2019 at 11:20 am | 1 comment | 1672 Views

Each Labor Day weekend, a beautiful redwood grotto off Skyline fills with local artists and volunteers for a three-day fair...

Original post made on Aug. 29, 2019
Last comment by whatever, on Aug 29, 2019 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 1480 Views

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