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Aircraft noise over AthertonAtherton residents have been making some noise of their own over the increase in aircraft noise that's resulted from a start-up...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2013Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Sep 18, 2014 at 7:00 am | 497 comments | 75685 Views
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Atherton cop named in report-alteration caseJon Buckheit's battle with the Atherton police department over a falsified police report intensified this week when Mr. Buckheit...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2010Last comment by random googler, on Aug 19, 2011 at 2:17 pm | 131 comments | 9556 Views
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Atherton to outsource two departmentsThe town of Atherton is preparing to outsource its entire building and public works departments, handing 13 of 16 non-management...
Original post made on May. 26, 2011Last comment by POGO, on Jun 5, 2011 at 2:05 pm | 127 comments | 21729 Views
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Atherton pedestrian struck by car dies of injuriesAtherton resident Shahriar Rahimzadeh, 32, died at about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Stanford Hospital of injuries sustained...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 29, 2014 at 2:18 pm | 126 comments | 20752 Views
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Police OutsourcingThe City of San Carlos votes tonight on whether to outsource its Police Department. The Council Agenda is published and includes...
Original post made by Insight on Aug. 31, 2010Last comment by accountability, on Sep 15, 2010 at 11:10 pm | 122 comments | 7250 Views
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Atherton residents sue over football field lightsA group of about a dozen Atherton residents whose homes are near the campus of Menlo-Atherton High School have filed a lawsuit...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2010Last comment by Central Menlo, on Oct 5, 2010 at 5:26 pm | 113 comments | 10829 Views
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Surf Air continues plans to expand local flightsLocal residents and officials who had been trying to meet with Surf Air CEO Jeff Potter since the company announced a major...
Original post made on May. 21, 2015Last comment by Amused observer, on Apr 11, 2016 at 11:58 pm | 107 comments | 11694 Views
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Atherton: Crowd tells county they've had enough of Surf AirSan Mateo County got an earful from a standing-room only crowd of about 185 people who packed a meeting room in Atherton...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2016Last comment by JustMatt, on Nov 15, 2016 at 10:35 pm | 95 comments | 13411 Views
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FBI has its eye on AthertonThe FBI is interviewing Atherton residents and others about town matters, according to a former employee who said he was...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2011Last comment by RG, on Feb 16, 2011 at 10:54 pm | 92 comments | 13958 Views
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Update: Atherton wrestles with questions over Marsala's loan requestAbout 30 Atherton residents showed up for a special City Council meeting Friday afternoon, March 26, to discuss alleged improprieties...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2010Last comment by Jon Buckheit, on Mar 31, 2010 at 9:34 pm | 85 comments | 7982 Views
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Another whitewash by "Mr. Clean"?The following is a text of a letter I received from Atherton Police Chief Mike Guerra in response to my citizen's complaint...
Original post made by John P Johns on Mar. 13, 2011Last comment by Bob, on Mar 19, 2011 at 4:30 pm | 82 comments | 8988 Views
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Editorial: Permanent solution needed for noisy planesSurely there is a way for the Federal Aviation Administration to address the sea-change in noise impact caused by a small...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2013Last comment by Jetman, on Dec 23, 2014 at 9:15 pm | 81 comments | 27237 Views
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Atherton: Layoffs delayed while talks continueThe town of Atherton agreed on Thursday (June 9) to delay its planned layoff of 13 employees until July 15 while it negotiates...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2011Last comment by Thelma, on Jun 14, 2011 at 12:15 am | 79 comments | 6754 Views
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How a Menlo Park man, out on a walk, wound up handcuffed in AthertonMenlo Park's Dick Winant said he was out to get a better view of the night sky on the Sharon Hills golf course. Soon, though,...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by caroline V, on Mar 28, 2017 at 11:12 am | 77 comments | 12981 Views
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Atherton: 60 show up for outreach meetingAbout 60 people came to the Atherton community outreach meeting on Monday night, Feb. 22, and while most wanted to know about...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2010Last comment by Watching the cops, on Mar 4, 2010 at 11:11 pm | 77 comments | 7283 Views
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Atherton wants councilman dropped from lawsuitThe attorney defending Atherton and City Councilman Jerry Carlson in a federal lawsuit filed by Jon Buckheit is attempting...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by POGO, on Nov 19, 2010 at 11:06 pm | 71 comments | 6967 Views
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State board approves charter for EverestA September opening is much more likely now for Everest Public High School, a new charter school that was opposed by the...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2009Last comment by Libertarian, on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:53 pm | 70 comments | 14441 Views
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Neighbors seek injunction to stop M-A lightsAt Menlo-Atherton High School, the light towers are in place over the football field and football season has arrived. Neighbors...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2010Last comment by WhoRUpeople, on Sep 20, 2010 at 10:23 am | 67 comments | 7244 Views
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The Power of UnionsAs a long-time observer of these forums, I read with interest about the retirement of Mike Wassman after the Almanac wrote...
Original post made by Joe D. on Aug. 4, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 10, 2010 at 6:20 am | 65 comments | 5808 Views
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Editorial: Clearing the air in AthertonThe Atherton Police Department has had its problems of late, so it is welcome news that City Manager Jerry Gruber and Police...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2010Last comment by West Side Trucker, on Feb 23, 2010 at 2:02 pm | 61 comments | 7824 Views
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