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New high-speed rail plan faces criticismHigh-speed rail's recent pivot toward the Bay Area may have energized the project's Silicon Valley supporters, but it is...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2016Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 6, 2016 at 7:33 am | 37 comments | 5804 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Political polarization sparks confrontation at Starbucks, triggering online furyIn the latest example of social-media fueled extremism, a heated confrontation over politics in a Palo Alto Starbucks on...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2019Last comment by isaidso, on Apr 8, 2019 at 2:47 pm | 37 comments | 8054 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Fire district candidates say race hinges on micromanagement versus progressThe race for a seat on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board is heating up, with incumbents Virginia Chang Kiraly...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Oct 21, 2020 at 7:49 am | 37 comments | 3045 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County joins lawsuit against Prop 8San Mateo County is among the latest to join the legal fight to try to stop state Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2008Last comment by fecall the supervisors, on Nov 23, 2008 at 11:55 am | 37 comments | 6660 Views
AROUND TOWN
Duboc says pension initiative is a goFormer Menlo Park council member Lee Duboc says "a group of residents" will launch a drive for a ballot initiative, aimed...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2010Last comment by Interested, on Jan 29, 2010 at 9:03 pm | 37 comments | 6351 Views
AROUND TOWN
Carpenter to recuse himself from computer votesPeter Carpenter, a member of the governing board of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, has decided, "in an abundance...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2011Last comment by tolerant, on Aug 7, 2011 at 11:41 am | 37 comments | 7983 Views
AROUND TOWN
Supes may raise county manager's pay to $300,000The Board of Supervisors in San Mateo County is poised to hire on a permanent basis County Manager John Maltbie -- he's been...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2012Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Dec 12, 2012 at 8:20 am | 37 comments | 12598 Views
AROUND TOWN
Trump drives Republicans out of partyAll around town, I find fellow Republicans ready to leave the party, offended at what it has become in recent years, with...
Original post made by former R voter on May. 8, 2016Last comment by Stop the Trolls, on May 18, 2016 at 5:34 pm | 37 comments | 2735 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: Willows residents press city to fight cut-through trafficDrivers cutting through the Willows neighborhood of Menlo Park to get to U.S. 101 and Bayfront Expressway are creating increasingly...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017Last comment by Apple, on Mar 8, 2017 at 11:45 am | 37 comments | 6922 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sheriff Carlos Bolanos retains his postSheriff Carlos G. Bolanos will retain his position at the top of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, a position he's held...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Jun 12, 2018 at 5:10 pm | 37 comments | 7488 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton tops most expensive real estate listFor the second year in a row, Atherton topped the list for most expensive residential real estate in the country, according...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 15, 2018 at 2:59 pm | 37 comments | 8838 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Video: Romero claims degrees he doesn't have==B Election 2012:== A few seconds from a video of a candidates forum in the 2008 election for City Council in East Palo...
Original post made on May. 26, 2012Last comment by voter, on May 27, 2012 at 11:55 pm | 37 comments | 8866 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
How locals are responding to Trump presidencyLocal public officials and residents are pledging to get involved to organize and act, locally and in concert with communities,...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2017Last comment by resident, on Jan 29, 2017 at 2:50 pm | 37 comments | 8367 Views
ATHERTON
Review board needed to restore trust in Atherton cops, ACIL president saysIs a citizen oversight committee needed to restore confidence in the Atherton Police Department? Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 3, 2010 at 5:54 pm | 37 comments | 9375 Views
ATHERTON
School funding news keeps getting worseLocal elementary school districts have been bracing and adjusting for dramatic funding cuts for the next school year as the...
Original post made on May. 15, 2011Last comment by POGO You are right, on May 30, 2011 at 1:48 am | 37 comments | 6357 Views
WOODSIDE
New rules to phase out gas appliances stoke excitement, anxiety on the PeninsulaWith the Bay Area adopting sweeping new rules to phase out gas-fueled appliances, city and county officials in Menlo Park,...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Mar 29, 2023 at 6:12 pm | 37 comments | 3171 Views
MENLO PARK
Letter: Health care reform foe's rhetoric could backfireRead the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=8576 posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 12:00...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2009Last comment by Steve, on Sep 29, 2009 at 1:49 pm | 36 comments | 5499 Views
MENLO PARK
Woodside house fire extinguishedFirefighters have extinguished a structure fire at around 3:50 p.m. that appears to have burned part of a garage in a large...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2011Last comment by POGO, on Nov 18, 2011 at 9:04 am | 36 comments | 5252 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Keith continues to lead council in reimbursement requestsTurns out you can spend more taxpayer money attending local dinners than on a trip to Ireland: For the third time in a row,...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2013Last comment by WhoRUpeople, on Dec 16, 2013 at 8:06 am | 36 comments | 15058 Views
MENLO PARK
Renovating Menlo Park's city hall may cost up to $1.2 millionSticker shock struck the Menlo Park City Council after staff acknowledged that the projected cost of a city hall renovation...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2014Last comment by SteveC, on Mar 11, 2014 at 3:24 pm | 36 comments | 10441 Views
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