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MENLO PARK
Commission OKs moving food truck event to Menlo Park Library parking lotSoon, visitors to the Menlo Park Library and Civic Center sports fields may not have to leave the Civic Center to get food...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2016Last comment by bad decision, on Sep 20, 2016 at 5:07 pm | 33 comments | 7220 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Proposal for new office building causes alarm for Willows residentsThe Willows Market in Menlo Park could get a new neighbor. A proposal to build a new single-story, 3,584-square-foot non-medical...
Original post made on May. 10, 2018Last comment by really?, on May 16, 2018 at 8:37 am | 33 comments | 8091 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Yang announces run for Belle Haven's City Council seatGeorge Yang, 42, and a 10-year resident of Menlo Park, has announced his candidacy for Menlo Park's City Council. He lives...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2018Last comment by whatever, on Jul 11, 2018 at 1:36 pm | 33 comments | 7313 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Staff vacancy crisis slows city activityIn a deadpan refrain belying deeper urgency, Menlo Park staff reported to the City Council at its last meeting that because...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Sep 26, 2018 at 2:42 pm | 33 comments | 9149 Views
MENLO PARK
Ravenswood district's plans for 90-unit apartment building faces pushbackMenlo Park residents are divided over an affordable workforce housing proposal for the Ravenswood City School District's...
Original post made on May. 5, 2022Last comment by Marina, on May 24, 2022 at 2:24 pm | 33 comments | 8018 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park City Council tables plan to remove parking on Middle AvenueResidents at the Menlo Park City Council meeting Oct.19 spoke out about the city's plan to remove parking on both sides of...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Nov 5, 2022 at 8:58 am | 33 comments | 4728 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Classroom divide: School district, teachers face push-back on technology in the classroomJohn Davenport was a chalk-and-graphite kind of teacher, but when the Portola Valley School District started offering laptops...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by elle, on Mar 27, 2011 at 5:12 pm | 33 comments | 12875 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Burnetts won't face charges for underage drinkingTwo parents won't be prosecuted for alleged underage drinking at a party held in their Menlo Park home on Nov. 25, the San...
Original post made on May. 16, 2012Last comment by Menlo Voter, on May 24, 2012 at 4:41 pm | 33 comments | 11332 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas district parents want a more diverse teaching staffParents in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District say something needs to be done about the fact that they have only 9...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2016Last comment by Heather Hopkins, on May 8, 2016 at 1:03 pm | 33 comments | 10105 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park asks for underground rail systemAfter some wrangling, Menlo Park's City Council approved the text of a letter to the High-Speed Rail Authority at its meeting...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2009Last comment by taxpayer, on Nov 16, 2009 at 9:24 am | 33 comments | 6700 Views
OTHER TOPICS
The Buffett RuleShould it apply? Let's take a look at one opinion, from a well known politician, commenting on a letter he received from...
Original post made by Double D on Apr. 9, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Apr 19, 2012 at 11:07 am | 33 comments | 8574 Views
AROUND TOWN
Remembering Mike Thompson of KCEAMike Thompson, the longtime on-air host of big band and swing music on the KCEA (89.1 FM) radio station in Atherton, died...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2008Last comment by Phil L., on Apr 27, 2008 at 1:47 pm | 33 comments | 8602 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Spirit unaffected' -- teacher Jason Picetti offers lessons in courage and determinationIs it possible to sum up a life in six words? Jason Picetti, a man who embraces challenge, recently decided to try. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2009Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 25, 2010 at 5:42 pm | 33 comments | 12421 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park council approves Louise Street abandonmentThe fight over Louise Street may head to the courts, which is where some Menlo Park City Council members appear to think...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 9, 2014 at 4:37 pm | 33 comments | 9352 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park may remove bike lane parking on Laurel StreetSome parents pick up their children from school using bikes; others use cars. This has launched a quest by the city of Menlo...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2013Last comment by Common Sense, on Oct 6, 2013 at 9:00 pm | 33 comments | 11852 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton resident donates 65 percent of Save Menlo fundingOne Atherton resident donated 65 percent of the funding during the first half of this year for grassroots coalition Save...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2014Last comment by whatever, on Jul 15, 2014 at 6:22 pm | 33 comments | 14303 Views
AROUND TOWN
Update: Filoli executive talks about moving past recent turmoilFiloli's beleaguered executive director, Cynthia D'Agosta, who had refused to speak to the Almanac since Feb. 15, sat down...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2015Last comment by SteveC, on Apr 1, 2015 at 2:56 pm | 33 comments | 10753 Views
AROUND TOWN
Trump still refuses to release his taxes to you - Eric Trump says: you "people who know nothing about taxes"Do you pay taxes? Then you know something. Does Trump pay taxes? No. He doesn't pay taxes. Eric Trump: "you would have...
Original post made by ol' Farmer John on Aug. 24, 2016Last comment by Westbrook, on Sep 13, 2016 at 11:43 pm | 33 comments | 2782 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton to begin testing license plate readers, security cameras to deter crimeIn response to a rash of 20 residential burglaries in Atherton over a four-month period, the City Council directed town staff...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Let's get real, on Oct 12, 2019 at 6:58 pm | 33 comments | 6290 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
President OutgunnedIf the media would’ve been straight with us, the American citizens, we would not have been in a situation like this, where...
Original post made by Harry Roussard on Sep. 16, 2013Last comment by ObamaCare jobs, on Mar 7, 2015 at 12:29 pm | 33 comments | 7885 Views
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