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Recollection of old Atherton PD Case involving officer?Does anyone recall a case, more than 30 years ago, when an Atherton officer killed someone in self-defense and/or in defending...
Original post made by Hmmm on Aug. 9, 2013There are no comments yet. 8539 Views
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LETTERS<B>Letter: What you can do to Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=14460 posted Wednesday,...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2013There are no comments yet. 3613 Views
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Homeless ordinance/law?I read where Atherton City Council is considering and will likely make it illegal for people to sleep in their cars - it...
Original post made by Eliza on Oct. 24, 2013There are no comments yet. 2398 Views
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A wonderful example of local government transparencyhttp://apd.crimegraphics.com/2013/default.aspx Crime Graphics - CitizenRIMS CitizenRIMS GraphicThe Town launched CitizenRIMS...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 30, 2014There are no comments yet. 2736 Views
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County names new environmental health directorHeather Forshey will join the San Mateo County Health System on March 24 as the new director of environmental health. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2014There are no comments yet. 4451 Views
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Time for some transparencyNow that Atherton wants to redivert surpluses into increasing expenses rather than decreasing taxes, as promised, here is...
Original post made by Transparency on May. 19, 2014There are no comments yet. 2547 Views
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Summer Learning at Your LibraryOur Summer Learning Program is in full swing! Children and Teens can pick up a reading log and a free book. After completing...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jul. 16, 2014There are no comments yet. 2316 Views
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Atherton: Public hearing on housing elementA public hearing on Atherton's housing element, a state-mandated plan for providing housing to people of all income levels,...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2014There are no comments yet. 3164 Views
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Widmer and Rancho Palos Verdes issueTake a look at one of the local papers for Rancho Palos Verdes for more info on the City Manager issue with Mr Widmer. http://www.dailybreeze.com According...
Original post made by whatever on Dec. 23, 2014There are no comments yet. 2108 Views
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Atherton et. al sue Caltrain over electrification planA lawsuit has been filed against CalTrain and its electrification plan. The lawsuit can be viewed at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/255220567/Petition-for-Writ-of-Mandate-Atherto...
Original post made by morris brown on Feb. 9, 2015There are no comments yet. 2146 Views
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USC to receive wonderful gift from Atherton familyAccording to the LA Times Mark and Mary Stevens of Atherton "are donating $50 million to a USC brain research institute in...
Original post made by whatever on Mar. 25, 2015There are no comments yet. 2074 Views
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Sonora man struck, killed by train at Atherton stationCounty officials have named a Sonora man as the person who was struck and killed on the Caltrain tracks in Atherton on Sunday....
Original post made on May. 18, 2015There are no comments yet. 3699 Views
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Saturday: Affordable home loan workshopLearn how to join the affordable home loan program administered by HEART of San Mateo County for first-time home buyers at...
Original post made on May. 22, 2015There are no comments yet. 4448 Views
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City Council Intends to Abuse Parcel Tax OrdinanceAtherton's voters passed a parcel tax ordinance 581 that restricts the City Council's ability to assess a parcel tax. The...
Original post made by Disenfranchised taxpayer on Jun. 16, 2015There are no comments yet. 1872 Views
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El Camino Bike Trap - Missing Grate @ EncinalOn SouthBound El Camino, just beyond the Encinal light, a large culvert grate has been missing for at least the past 2 weeks....
Original post made by Richard Vaughan on Sep. 16, 2015There are no comments yet. 1920 Views
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Josh Becker withdraws from Assembly raceMenlo Park resident and venture capitalist Josh Becker announced March 11 that he is ending his [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/02/16/josh-becker-joins-crowded-assembly-rac...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2016There are no comments yet. 5001 Views
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Fire district dedicates new stationA remodeled and larger fire station at 2290 University Ave. in East Palo Alto is set to be dedicated at 11 a.m. Thursday,...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 3002 Views
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Today: Atherton examines privacy issues with dronesOn the agenda for Wednesday's Atherton City Council study session: regulating drones, putting a business license tax on the...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2016There are no comments yet. 4421 Views
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Is It Time for an Atherton Referendum ?The issue of spending up to $50,000 for yet another consultant's report is one report too many. The Atherton City Council...
Original post made by Observer on Oct. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 1561 Views
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Federal revenues from and services to Atherton residentsCongresswoman Eshoo has stated " Our mutual constituents; through their elected officials should be able to have any and...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 2, 2016There are no comments yet. 1640 Views
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