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AROUND TOWN
Aircraft noise: Rep. Eshoo asks constituents to voice concernsActing on numerous complaints by her constituents regarding an increase in aircraft noise, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2015Last comment by Jetman, on Jul 28, 2015 at 11:05 pm | 38 comments | 7221 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: We need the Green New DealOur world will become a much more hazardous place unless we stop climate change. The Green New Deal (GND) is a plan to stimulate...
Original post made on May. 5, 2019Last comment by Pnu Walker, on May 21, 2019 at 10:14 am | 38 comments | 6216 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Opinion: Republican takes on the debt-ceiling issueThe July 20 Guest Opinion piece by Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat, requires a fair and balanced response. The title of her essay...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2011Last comment by David Dellinger, on Aug 11, 2011 at 10:34 pm | 38 comments | 11217 Views
ATHERTON
Tonight: Contentious rezoning issue in AthertonThe Atherton Planning Commission will review possible changes to the town's zoning code that will allow bigger houses on...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2010Last comment by Marie Antoinette, on May 1, 2010 at 6:44 pm | 38 comments | 5572 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Residents' letter raises alarm over Stanford housing proposalA group of 250 Portola Valley residents is demanding that the town Planning Commission adopt a group of Woodside Fire Protection...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2020Last comment by Mary Hufty, on Mar 3, 2020 at 3:42 pm | 38 comments | 8101 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley residents create a PAC to unseat Town Council incumbents in battle over housing planAmid tensions over the town's housing plans, a group is suing Portola Valley for alleged violations of the state's open meeting...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2022Last comment by Clevenger, on Jun 30, 2022 at 7:12 pm | 38 comments | 9667 Views
MENLO PARK
What's wrong with downtown Menlo Park?Santa Cruz Avenue is looking pretty dowtrodden these days with so many stores closed down and boarded up, while downtown...
Original post made by Downtown on Apr. 10, 2007Last comment by Squirrell, on May 7, 2009 at 10:13 am | 37 comments | 7376 Views
MENLO PARK
What's become of former council coalition?The relative ease with which Kelly Fergusson and Andy Cohen won re-election on Nov. 4, preserving the Menlo Park City Council's...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2008Last comment by Not worth it., on Nov 19, 2008 at 9:00 pm | 37 comments | 3273 Views
MENLO PARK
Lee Duboc: Who is speaking for the taxpayer?On Friday, former Menlo Park councilwoman Lee Duboc sent out the message below on the topic of rising public employee salaries...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2009Last comment by Hank Lawrence, on Jan 29, 2009 at 9:55 pm | 37 comments | 6303 Views
MENLO PARK
Fate of heritage tree rests with Menlo councilAfter voting to spend city funds to design a home around a controversial 70-foot heritage redwood tree, the Menlo Park City...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2011Last comment by Concerned Neighbor, on Jan 31, 2011 at 12:31 pm | 37 comments | 6043 Views
MENLO PARK
Editorial: Downtown between a rock and hard placeMenlo Park's already controversial downtown plan got even more so with the recent release of the draft environmental impact...
Original post made on May. 30, 2011Last comment by denver example, on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:37 am | 37 comments | 8074 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park eyes below-market rental housingMenlo Park has its eye on a Willow Road apartment complex that might be purchased for use as below-market-rate rental housing...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2012Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 30, 2012 at 8:08 pm | 37 comments | 9316 Views
MENLO PARK
another controversy at the DA's officeA San Mateo County DA's office prosecutor is disciplined by the California State Bar for misconduct performed while on official...
Original post made by studabaker on Mar. 11, 2013Last comment by [email protected], on Mar 14, 2013 at 11:31 pm | 37 comments | 4206 Views
MENLO PARK
Specific plan just doesn't workIt really is obvious to many who have put in time to participate and now, see the results of the Specific Plan, this plan...
Original post made by morris brown on May. 10, 2014Last comment by Dana Hendrickson, on May 30, 2014 at 12:27 pm | 37 comments | 3653 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council reviews cut-through traffic study for Stanford complexJust in time for the November elections, a study of potential neighborhood cut-through traffic associated with Stanford University's...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2014Last comment by Do the arithmetic, on Oct 3, 2014 at 12:09 am | 37 comments | 7714 Views
MENLO PARK
Yes on M saves the specific plan; no on M implodes it• Unless restricted by Measure M, Greenheart and Stanford seek to develop over 80% of the Plan maximum non-residential...
Original post made by George c. Fisher on Oct. 11, 2014Last comment by undecided on M, on Oct 14, 2014 at 8:56 pm | 37 comments | 3636 Views
MENLO PARK
How to go gas-free? Two new reports lay out possible paths to phase out natural gas in Menlo Park buildingsAs Menlo Park tries to reach its ambitious goal of converting buildings citywide to electric power, two new reports were...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2021Last comment by Enough, on Aug 20, 2021 at 8:13 pm | 37 comments | 8073 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas district says it's working hard to diversify teaching staffParents concerned about the lack of diversity in the teaching staff of the Las Lomitas school district heard this week about...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2016Last comment by Act NOW!, on Jun 18, 2016 at 11:41 pm | 37 comments | 11463 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park City School District board leaning toward March parcel tax electionThe board of the Menlo Park City School District is leaning toward putting a parcel tax measure on the ballot in March, but...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 12, 2016 at 1:49 pm | 37 comments | 5184 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Bicyclist dies after accident on Woodside RoadRichard Kadet, 67, of Redwood City died June 9 from injuries suffered in a May 29 bicycle accident on Woodside Road near...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2011Last comment by POGO, on Jun 17, 2011 at 10:00 pm | 37 comments | 10758 Views
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