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Facebook looks for new homeSocial networking behemoth Facebook is hoping to connect with larger digs, and Menlo Park's Oracle campus is one of several...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2010Last comment by alice, on Dec 4, 2010 at 1:20 pm | 7 comments | 3434 Views
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Gordon to chair subcommittee on transportationNewly elected state Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, has been named chairman of the Assembly budget subcommittee that...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2010Last comment by R.Gordon, on Dec 20, 2010 at 7:15 pm | 7 comments | 2993 Views
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Students bake 10,000 cookies for inmatesSan Mateo County Jail inmates have a truckload of yummy treats coming their way this week -- 10,000, to be exact. For the...
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2010Last comment by Boardermom, on Dec 28, 2010 at 1:13 am | 7 comments | 3364 Views
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Cell phone tower proposed for Nealon ParkMany Menlo Park residents may not know about T-Mobile's plans to install a cell phone tower in Nealon Park. They reportedly...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2011Last comment by A Campanelli, on Feb 8, 2011 at 2:16 pm | 7 comments | 3925 Views
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Menlo update: downtown plan delays; Facebook upgradesMenlo Park residents will wait another four weeks before seeing the environmental impact report for the downtown specific...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2011Last comment by c'mon c'mon, on Mar 8, 2011 at 8:10 pm | 7 comments | 2866 Views
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Menlo Park: Stanford hospital EIR 'defective'After examining the potential traffic snarls presented by the planned Stanford hospital expansion, staff is asking the City...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2011Last comment by The MP Standard, on Apr 6, 2011 at 12:20 pm | 7 comments | 3861 Views
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Today: Candidate forum for supervisor's raceCandidates running for San Mateo County supervisor for District 1 have been invited to participate in a free public forum...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2011Last comment by R.Gordon, on Apr 8, 2011 at 8:36 pm | 7 comments | 9501 Views
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What's with all the Helicopters over West Menlo?Anyone know?...
Original post made by Jennifer on Apr. 18, 2011Last comment by Bird in the sky, on Feb 10, 2015 at 9:00 pm | 7 comments | 4429 Views
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Fire board approves new compensation policyDirectors of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District voted unanimously Tuesday night (July 19) to change the way they look...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2011Last comment by Kudos, on Jul 27, 2011 at 8:28 pm | 7 comments | 3913 Views
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No one-stop shop for alcohol at WalgreensWith far less contention than accompanied BevMo's successful request to sell alcohol on El Camino Real, the Menlo Park City...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Aug 26, 2011 at 11:33 am | 7 comments | 3192 Views
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Walgreens loses appeal to sell beer, wine in MenloWith far less contention than accompanied Beverages & More's successful request to sell alcohol on El Camino Real, the Menlo...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2011Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Sep 3, 2011 at 8:46 am | 7 comments | 2785 Views
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No last call yet for Menlo Park's downtown specific planIt was, perhaps, an optimistic schedule -- three meetings to evaluate the draft downtown/El Camino Real specific plan, then...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2011Last comment by Lessons of 2011, on Oct 3, 2011 at 9:15 am | 7 comments | 3180 Views
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Menlo Park council appoints Facebook liaisonsThe latest council appointments came wrapped in an agreement to not allow Facebook to pressure subcommittee members during...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 21, 2011 at 8:08 am | 7 comments | 3079 Views
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Who do you think is telling the Truth --Woodell or Bernstein?On the evening of Saturday October 15 John Woodell's phone was lost. On the morning of October 17 Chuck Bernstein said he...
Original post made by Opinion Poll on Oct. 29, 2011Last comment by menlo voter, on Oct 29, 2011 at 5:05 pm | 7 comments | 2452 Views
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Letter: Excited by prospect of six-lane El Camino RealI read with pleasure that the city of Menlo Park is still considering the six-lane El Camino corridor. The bottleneck caused...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2011Last comment by against 6 lanes, on Nov 25, 2011 at 10:53 am | 7 comments | 3019 Views
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Eric Hartwig to retire as Las Lomitas district superintendentEric Hartwig, the superintendent of the Las Lomitas School District since 2007, said he plans to retire next June, wrapping...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2011Last comment by Former Student, on Nov 1, 2015 at 10:48 pm | 7 comments | 9106 Views
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Facebook unveils bike planMaking the streets of Menlo Park and East Palo Alto safer for bicyclists has hit the top of Facebook's community "to do"...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2012Last comment by bike rider, on Feb 1, 2012 at 1:26 pm | 7 comments | 7422 Views
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Menlo council cancels two meetingsMenlo Park's gadflies will need to save their public comments until April 17, as the City Council has canceled its next...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2012Last comment by June 5, on Apr 7, 2012 at 9:29 am | 7 comments | 3676 Views
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When background checks miss the markHow a local private school unknowingly hired a teacher with a decades-long history of child molestation allegations. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2012Last comment by Hmmm, on Aug 2, 2012 at 6:46 pm | 7 comments | 4475 Views
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Letter: Menlo failed other cities in negotiationsKudos are due to Facebook for simultaneously negotiating with Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and the Menlo Park Fire Protection...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2012Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 26, 2012 at 12:54 pm | 7 comments | 2726 Views
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