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ATHERTON
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 | 76352 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Former mayors endorse downtown plan initiativeWe the undersigned are former Menlo Park mayors who have served Menlo Park for a total of 64 years. We come together to...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 10, 2014 at 11:54 am | 264 comments | 22812 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Rally opposing Prop 8Several community leaders in San Mateo County, including Supervisor Rich Gordon, will speak at a rally to oppose Proposition...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2008Last comment by Pledge, on Nov 13, 2008 at 12:32 pm | 248 comments | 17612 Views
AROUND TOWN
Judge's order nixes M-A plans for night footballA San Mateo County judge, in a preliminary injunction issued Tuesday, Oct. 5, agreed with a group of Atherton neighbors of...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2010Last comment by Lani, on Oct 12, 2010 at 11:06 am | 230 comments | 10004 Views
MENLO PARK
Did Menlo Park fire district chief put TV show ahead of accident response?There is little or no disagreement from Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman on the facts in an...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 13, 2012 at 8:20 pm | 228 comments | 16787 Views
AROUND TOWN
A Measure M debate: council controlMeasure M includes a provision requiring voters to approve any changes to what the measure puts into place, as well as any...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2014Last comment by Brian, on Oct 1, 2014 at 3:32 pm | 202 comments | 10599 Views
MENLO PARK
Unions sue Menlo Park over pension initiativeTwo labor unions filed a lawsuit in San Mateo County Superior Court on Sept. 15, challenging the legality of Measure L, the...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 3, 2011 at 10:38 am | 198 comments | 13079 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher layoffs ahead as MP district plans cutsMore than 17 teaching jobs are on the line as the Menlo Park City School District struggles to close a $2 million shortfall...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2010Last comment by R R, on Jan 3, 2017 at 2:09 pm | 198 comments | 13819 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo council set to impose two-tier pension systemAs the bureaucratic gears start turning to verify a citizen-led "pension reform" ballot initiative, Menlo Park's City Council...
Original post made on May. 4, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 10, 2010 at 6:18 am | 190 comments | 22249 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial Rebuttal in Support of A & CIt is with disappointment that I read Richard Hine and Renee Batti’s (the Almanac Editor and Associate Editor) editorial...
Original post made by YES on A & C on Apr. 14, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 25, 2016 at 7:59 am | 190 comments | 9268 Views
MENLO PARK
Almanac editorial: No on Measure MWhen they vote on Measure M this fall, Menlo Park residents will be participating in what may be the most consequential ballot-box...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 27, 2014 at 4:36 pm | 188 comments | 14859 Views
AROUND TOWN
Top 2016 pay in Menlo Park Fire Protection District: $387,799A recently released report from the Menlo Park Fire Protection district shows 12 people, including its chief, had total compensation...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2017Last comment by JBCHAM, on May 5, 2017 at 7:35 am | 188 comments | 12759 Views
AROUND TOWN
Parcel tax measures defeated in Menlo Park City School District electionVoters in the Menlo Park City School District appear to have defeated two parcel tax measures according to semi-official...
Original post made on May. 3, 2016Last comment by menlo mom, on May 10, 2016 at 12:57 pm | 183 comments | 14505 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Public employees and Social SecurityHow do public employees escape the inequities of the Social Security system to which most of us have been subjected? Why...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Jan. 23, 2013Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 2, 2013 at 11:43 am | 178 comments | 14202 Views
WOODSIDE
Romney in Woodside for fundraiserDrivers and cyclists may encounter delays of a few minutes Sunday afternoon, July 22, on Portola Road between Woodside and...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2012Last comment by romney cowers from assualtromneyb , on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:24 pm | 175 comments | 14582 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park school board places two tax measures on May ballotIt's official. Two parcel taxes will go to voters in the Menlo Park City School District in a special May 3 mail-in ballot....
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2016Last comment by fwiw, on Apr 11, 2016 at 9:30 pm | 174 comments | 12502 Views
AROUND TOWN
Can anyone tell me: why Mitt Romney?Looking at the polls, President Obama is ahead by larger margins in key battleground states than he was at this time 4 years...
Original post made by Ed Treller on Sep. 21, 2012Last comment by Mt Belle, on Apr 19, 2017 at 4:12 pm | 167 comments | 20541 Views
WOODSIDE
25 bicyclists cited for running stop signSan Mateo County Sheriff's deputies cited 25 bicyclists on charges of failing to come to a stop at a busy intersection in...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2010Last comment by La Hondan, on Sep 24, 2010 at 10:47 am | 166 comments | 44634 Views
MENLO PARK
County will look into San Carlos Airport noise problemsThe San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has created a subcommittee to look at noise and other problems caused by the steadily...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2015Last comment by Jetman, on Nov 2, 2015 at 11:22 pm | 163 comments | 11310 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo voters defeat Measure MMeasure M, the resident-sponsored initiative to change the downtown/El Camino Real specific plan, has been the center of...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 25, 2014 at 12:19 pm | 159 comments | 13709 Views
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