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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park: Driver responds to lawsuit over crash that injured 6-year-old twinsThe 90-year-old driver of a car that reportedly pinned two 6-year-old twin brothers against a wall on Santa Cruz Avenue has...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2013Last comment by Experienced Misdirection, on Jan 26, 2014 at 1:41 am | 95 comments | 68312 Views
AROUND TOWN
Democrat Lobbyist predicts substantial gains for the GOPNeil Dhillon, a Democratic lobbyist and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Government Affairs at the U.S. Department of...
Original post made by Mid Term Elections on Apr. 26, 2014Last comment by Fact Checker - GOP LIES, on Jun 28, 2016 at 6:57 pm | 95 comments | 4594 Views
ATHERTON
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 | 11918 Views
AROUND TOWN
Investigator clears Atherton police in Buckheit caseThe internal affairs investigation of the alteration of the police report detailing the arrest of Jon Buckheit during a domestic...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2011Last comment by Lurker, on Mar 18, 2011 at 7:52 am | 94 comments | 14194 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park letting ABAG dictate -- California Declares War on SuburbiaThis article (copied below) which just appeared in the WSJ targets exactly what is happening here in Menlo Park. Our council...
Original post made by Morris Brown on Apr. 14, 2012Last comment by Dues and don'ts, on May 21, 2012 at 1:31 pm | 92 comments | 7312 Views
AROUND TOWN
DA Wagstaffe: FBI investigation 'manufactured'San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe isn't buying the allegation that his office is being investigated by the...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2011Last comment by Johnny Rocket, on Aug 12, 2011 at 7:02 pm | 92 comments | 8264 Views
ATHERTON
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 | 12821 Views
WOODSIDE
Cyclist's account of Woodside road-rage eventA Portola Valley resident said he was among 100 or so cyclists at the scene of a road-rage incident involving a pickup truck...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2013Last comment by Al Renner, on Sep 18, 2013 at 6:15 pm | 92 comments | 18749 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MP school district seeks $178 parcel taxVoters will be asked to help the Menlo Park City School District bridge a projected $2 million budget shortfall with a $178...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010Last comment by Alumni Parent, on Feb 24, 2010 at 1:36 pm | 91 comments | 7370 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park specific plan review culminates in medical office cap, minor changesMenlo Park's downtown/El Camino Real specific plan emerged in one piece following its first review: The council decided to...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by WakeUpMenlo, on Dec 21, 2013 at 2:01 pm | 90 comments | 25897 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park City School District gives a raise and bonuses to all employeesIn addition to awarding a 2.5 percent raise to all its employees, the Menlo Park City School District has given all its workers...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2016Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Oct 5, 2016 at 12:05 am | 90 comments | 7930 Views
MENLO PARK
Save Menlo, meet Menlo Park Deserves BetterAn election season without opposing factions is like throwing a party no one is invited to. As it turns out, Menlo Park doesn't...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Jun 10, 2014 at 4:22 pm | 89 comments | 7939 Views
MENLO PARK
Downtown Parking - Call For IdeasWhat can be done to improve parking in the Menlo Park downtown area? Certainly there are ways that can make the experience...
Original post made by What can be done to improve parking in downtown Menlo Park? on Jul. 13, 2014Last comment by George, on Aug 13, 2014 at 9:41 pm | 88 comments | 5369 Views
AROUND TOWN
SMC Supervisors placed Sheriff Deputies 3% Raise on Consent AgendaSan Mateo County supervisors approved an agreement with the 352-member Deputy Sheriff's Association without discussion at...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Apr. 29, 2011Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Sep 13, 2011 at 9:09 am | 88 comments | 5100 Views
AROUND TOWN
Spencer and Barnum for fire district boardOf the four qualified candidates for the two open seats on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board, we believe incumbent...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 18, 2011 at 8:40 pm | 88 comments | 44816 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park school board may put two parcel tax measures on ballotThe board of the Menlo Park City School District is considering asking voters to approve two parcel tax measures in a special...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2016Last comment by Ballot Argument, on Feb 10, 2016 at 8:25 am | 88 comments | 7297 Views
MENLO PARK
Sprinklers on MP council agenda in JanuaryMenlo Park's City Council will take a three-week hiatus before its next meeting on Jan. 12. At that meeting, the council...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2009Last comment by Sean Howell, on Jan 8, 2010 at 4:53 pm | 87 comments | 9715 Views
MENLO PARK
Bank forecloses on former Gaylord India siteA bank has foreclosed on the El Camino Real property that was the site of the former Gaylord India Restaurant, a Menlo Park...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 7, 2010 at 3:39 pm | 87 comments | 5579 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Food truck fight comes to Planning CommissionWhether to allow Off the Grid to bring a changing roster of eight to 12 food trucks to the Menlo Park train station parking...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Jan 13, 2014 at 8:21 pm | 87 comments | 18692 Views
MENLO PARK
Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacherCity employees are often reminded that they work for the public -- usually when the public wants the employee terminated....
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2013Last comment by N.D., on Jul 29, 2014 at 2:54 pm | 86 comments | 30863 Views
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