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MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Planning Commission again recommends bike lanes on El Camino RealAfter a lengthy dissection of a 7-0 vote made at a previous meeting to recommend adding bike lanes, but not car lanes, to...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by really?, on Apr 30, 2015 at 7:54 am | 34 comments | 7455 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park police focus on Ravenswood Avenue traffic problemsMenlo Park police have been more visible lately along Ravenswood Avenue, concentrating traffic enforcement efforts there. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2015Last comment by try one-way streets, on Jul 6, 2015 at 4:12 pm | 34 comments | 8542 Views
MENLO PARK
San Carlos Airport noise solutions prove elusiveMore than a year after San Mateo County started a study meant to figure out how to address the noise complaints pouring...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 7, 2017 at 10:53 pm | 34 comments | 10185 Views
MENLO PARK
Brown Act violation may postpone Menlo Park library talks until 2019Due to what is being characterized as an inadvertent Brown Act violation, the Menlo Park City Council could postpone its...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2018Last comment by Flash Gordon, on Sep 5, 2018 at 4:01 pm | 34 comments | 8640 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Why district opposes proposed charter schoolThe county Board of Education is currently reviewing a petition for a new charter school in the Sequoia Union High School...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2008Last comment by Josh, on Dec 11, 2008 at 7:10 am | 34 comments | 7720 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meg Whitman to help fund Summit Public Schools, other charter schoolsMeg Whitman, former eBay CEO and the 2010 Republican nominee for California governor, will help fund 10 new charter high...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2011Last comment by Do Her Fair Share", on Sep 26, 2011 at 5:27 pm | 34 comments | 7308 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: What kind of school district will its new superintendent lead?I like adventure. And when the Menlo Park City School District board put my potential appointment as the district's next...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2016Last comment by Train Fan, on Oct 25, 2016 at 7:24 pm | 34 comments | 11576 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposed administrator pay bump, new position raise teacher concernsSome Las Lomitas Elementary School District teachers are concerned about a proposal on the school board’s March 13 agenda...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by LLESD teacher , on Mar 15, 2019 at 7:26 am | 34 comments | 10775 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Meg Whitman employed illegal alienWow, Whitman lives in Atherton, the Almanac covers Atherton, but doesn't have a thing on he latest news. Anyways, Whitman...
Original post made by John Milton on Sep. 29, 2010Last comment by freddy, on Oct 5, 2010 at 9:02 am | 34 comments | 5439 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Guest opinion: Is the county for corporations or for citizens?Three years ago Warren Slocum was elected to represent District Four on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Before...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2015Last comment by neighbor,, on Oct 17, 2015 at 8:40 pm | 34 comments | 5105 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Change is hard: Filoli enters its second century, but some long for the pastFor 29 years Filoli, the historic Woodside estate owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, celebrated the holiday...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2018Last comment by Erica M., on Mar 18, 2018 at 12:19 pm | 34 comments | 11887 Views
AROUND TOWN
Public employee pension reform - what can and should be done?Numerous Town Forum topic threads have quickly digressed to this issue so let's have that discussion here. I propose: ...
Original post made by peter carpenter on Mar. 23, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 5, 2011 at 9:54 pm | 34 comments | 7240 Views
AROUND TOWN
Supervisor's race: Dave Pine leading, according to election night reportDave Pine has been elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, according to the final election night report by...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by Menlo Voter, on May 9, 2011 at 3:33 pm | 34 comments | 6558 Views
AROUND TOWN
Burnetts say they didn't provide alcoholWilliam and Cynthia Burnett said in an NBC "Today Show" interview Thursday (Nov. 8) that they did not provide alcohol during...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2011Last comment by believer in science, on Dec 13, 2011 at 7:28 pm | 34 comments | 5943 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tonight: Candidates forum on supes raceThe seven candidates for the District 4 seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors have been invited to answer questions...
Original post made on May. 1, 2012Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on May 2, 2012 at 3:15 pm | 34 comments | 6068 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cyclist injured in collision on Alpine RoadA 58-year-old Palo Alto bicyclist was thrown 8 to 10 feet in the air and was injured in a collision with a vehicle on Alpine...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 15, 2013 at 10:54 pm | 34 comments | 7622 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo Judge Joseph C Scott Arrested for DUIThe Palo Alto Daily Post is reporting that Presiding Superior Court Judge Joseph C. Scott was arrested for DUi some weeks...
Original post made by Holly L. on Jun. 7, 2014Last comment by Holly L., on Jun 12, 2014 at 8:43 am | 34 comments | 6797 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Recalling moment of panic on the train tracksIn the aftermath of the recent death of a young driver on the Ravenswood Avenue train tracks, a Menlo Park resident recalls...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by Gertrude, on Apr 8, 2015 at 2:56 pm | 34 comments | 7010 Views
AROUND TOWN
County may put lid on 'noisy aircraft' at San Carlos AirportSan Mateo County has drafted an ordinance that would put a curfew on the hours and numbers of "noisy aircraft" landing or...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by pilot, on May 18, 2017 at 5:33 pm | 34 comments | 12456 Views
ATHERTON
Wednesday: Meg Whitman event in AthertonAtherton resident Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO and California gubernatorial hopeful, is set to appear at a meet-and-greet...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2009Last comment by p got sp, on Oct 8, 2010 at 11:31 am | 34 comments | 7727 Views
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