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It's April - You Know What That Means!Besides Easter in April (at least, this year) and taxes in April, what else does April mean for locals? It's the anniversary...
Original post made by Hmmm on Apr. 17, 2014There are no comments yet. 2295 Views
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Incumbent Coroner Foucrault Faces ChallengerRobert Foucrault, longtime San Mateo County Coroner , faces a challenger this year. Some may remember that in 2006 a...
Original post made by Good for Dalton on Apr. 28, 2014There are no comments yet. 2926 Views
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Los Altos Rotary Fine Art in the Park-May 17, 18Enjoy a stroll in the park viewing original fine art and unique gifts created by more than 170 fine artists from around the...
Original post made by Marlene Cowan on Apr. 30, 2014There are no comments yet. 2820 Views
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Secrets of a Used BookCreate your own keepsake box, a perfect gift to make for Mother's Day! Atherton Library is hosting this 2 part craft workshop...
Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 1, 2014There are no comments yet. 2138 Views
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Menlo Park: Judge tosses Woodell suit over evidence destructionJohn Woodell's defamation lawsuit against two Menlo Park fire board directors has been dismissed on grounds that he deliberately...
Original post made on May. 28, 2014There are no comments yet. 3586 Views
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Summer Learning at Your LibraryBetween the months of June and August, children and teens can visit their local library to pick up their learning log. The...
Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 29, 2014There are no comments yet. 1930 Views
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PORAC Endorses a JudgeAs the only Supervisor candidate interested in eliminating Prosecutorial Misconduct, I was impressed with the strong endorsement...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Jun. 1, 2014There are no comments yet. 2338 Views
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Upcoming Programs at Atherton LibraryThursday, June 12 at 4 pm: Musical Storytime for all ages Saturday, June 14 at 1 pm: Learn how to make a butterfly habitat...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jun. 10, 2014There are no comments yet. 2038 Views
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Upcoming Programs at Atherton LibraryFriday, June 27th at 7 pm: Family Movie Night featuring "Epic." Monday, June 30th at 3 pm: Fratello Marionettes performs...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jun. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 2249 Views
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Backpack and School Supply DriveAtherton Library is partnering with Children's Fund of San Mateo County for a backpack and school supply drive for low-income...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jul. 2, 2014There are no comments yet. 2235 Views
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Save Menlo to ask City Council to throw them into the briar patchPlans are afoot for Save Menlo to appear before the City Council Tuesday night and ask the Council to adopt the deeply flawed...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jul. 13, 2014There are no comments yet. 2262 Views
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Family Movie NightAtherton Library is hosting a showing of "Frozen" on Friday, July 25 at 7 pm. Come dressed as your favorite Frozen character...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jul. 24, 2014There are no comments yet. 2179 Views
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Upcoming Programs at Atherton LibraryThursday, August 14 at 4 pm- Family Musical Storytime for all ages. Friday, August 15, from 1:30 to 3 pm- Summer Learning...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Aug. 12, 2014There are no comments yet. 1949 Views
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Programs at Atherton LibraryWednesday, August 27 at 6:30 pm- Sensational Summer Salads. A cooking demonstration and nutrition Q and A for adults. Thursday,...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Aug. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 1864 Views
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Development and more housing = more clogging trafficLike the discussion of the Facebook development, traffic jams on Marsh road and around the Dumbarton Road area, the same...
Original post made by gunste on Sep. 8, 2014There are no comments yet. 1846 Views
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Measure M is a gamble - with very poor oddsThe Specific Plan involved 6 years of community wide input and discussion. Measure M was written by two people and unnamed...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Sep. 18, 2014There are no comments yet. 2071 Views
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Why Measure M would adversely impact our schoolsMeasure M seeks to limit office space and instead encourages large number of larger residences. Here is an interesting look...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Sep. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 1845 Views
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When disaster strikesAfter many years of dealing with disaster response and disaster recovery one of the things I have learned is that a key to...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 6, 2014There are no comments yet. 1891 Views
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A Tale of Two Web Sites - and a flagrant violation of the lawHere is the No on Menlo web site: http://menloparkdeservesbetter.nationbuilder.com Note the posting of the "Paid for...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 7, 2014There are no comments yet. 2028 Views
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Measure M is an attack on representative government and civic involvementMeasure M would destroy the ability of the elected City Council to negotiate better projects for the benefit of the entire...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 11, 2014There are no comments yet. 1984 Views
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