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Menlo Park: City Council supports updates to heritage tree ordinanceOn Tuesday, July 16, the Menlo Park City Council adopted recommendations from a task force to update its tree protection...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 4637 Views
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'I will vote to impeach this traitor': Rep. Anna Eshoo supports removing Trump from officeGranted only 30 seconds to speak on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Anna Eshoo did not mince words regarding...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 3555 Views
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Life in a Peninsula hacker house helped inspire tale of techies vs. hippies in 'Burning Man: The Musical'Bay Area native Matt Werner created "Burning Man: The Musical" as a show that's as much about Silicon Valley as it is the...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 5904 Views
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Grants to expand legal services for immigrantsThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation is awarding nearly $1.4 million in grants it says will produce more consultations...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2016There are no comments yet. 4765 Views
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Monkeypox is spreading in the Bay Area. Stanford wastewater data shows the region's hot spots.Evidence of the monkeypox virus has shown up in Bay Area wastewater since mid-June, indicating the presence of infection,...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2022There are no comments yet. 4551 Views
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'Where do we go from here?' documentary film festival explores Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacyTo mark the national holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 2807 Views
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Weather service expects low snow levels through Tuesday afternoonThe National Weather Service is predicting snow in some of the Bay Area's higher elevations. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 2831 Views
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Menlo preschool director changes plea to no contestIn a surprise move, the 55-year-old former director of Menlo Park's Belle Haven childcare center charged with harassing the...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2010There are no comments yet. 6300 Views
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Local health care providers reeling from huge spike in demand for vaccineHealth care providers in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties are reeling from a massive spike in requests for COVID-19 vaccines...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2021There are no comments yet. 5568 Views
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Filing period open for county electionsThe candidate filing period for a place on the Nov. 5 ballot is now open for people hoping to run for the two open school...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019There are no comments yet. 2476 Views
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Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against John WoodellA duel of defamation lawsuits left one standing after a San Mateo County judge ruled in favor of dismissing the claim filed...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2013There are no comments yet. 5556 Views
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Town may regulate commercial use of tennis/sports courtsA regulation is in the works in Portola Valley that would establish criteria to determine when a professional such as a tennis...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2011Last comment by , on Mar 25, 2011 at 6:58 pm | -1 comments | 6311 Views
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