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MENLO PARK
Community Engagement ManagerIt seems like the best kept secret in town is the newly hired Community Engatement Manager. Has anyone seen her? For a...
Original post made by Just Wondering II on Jul. 3, 2008Last comment by truth, on Jul 18, 2008 at 11:17 am | 41 comments | 5411 Views
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OBITUARIES<i> The Almanac runs obituaries in its news section on people who lived in, or played a prominent role in, Atherton, Menlo...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2008Last comment by Martin Engel, on Jul 17, 2008 at 12:45 pm | 1 comment | 5375 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside director of planning resignsHope Sullivan, Woodside's planning director and assistant town manager, resigned effective June 26, said Town Manager Susan...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2008Last comment by CC, on Jul 17, 2008 at 12:37 pm | 1 comment | 5247 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton mayor eyes annexing the neighborsAtherton mayor Jim Janz is serious about exploring the possibility of annexing unincorporated neighborhoods between the...
Original post made on May. 29, 2008Last comment by Ritchie Rich, on Jul 17, 2008 at 11:47 am | 12 comments | 5933 Views
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Robert Wallace killed in tractor accidentRobert Wallace, 58, of La Honda died Sunday after a tractor he was driving near Alpine Road south of Portola Valley overturned...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2008Last comment by Kerry Woodhams, on Jul 16, 2008 at 8:59 pm | 6 comments | 5684 Views
MENLO PARK
Who is this man? Why is he waiting for a bus?Our roving correspondent and ace photographer came upon a strange sight near The Almanac offices on Friday afternoon. He...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2008Last comment by residentII, on Jul 16, 2008 at 2:32 pm | 3 comments | 4728 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woodside: Layoffs help school balance budgetWoodside Elementary School should be able to eke out a balanced budget for the coming year, largely thanks to staff layoffs...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2008Last comment by , on Jul 15, 2008 at 6:44 pm | 1 comment | 4805 Views
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Leaving car engine running while at the ATMTo the woman in scrubs at the Wells Fargo ATM last week: Ma'am, there is only one reason to leave your car running while...
Original post made by Asphyxia on Jul. 14, 2008Last comment by Reba, on Jul 15, 2008 at 11:09 am | 6 comments | 4507 Views
ATHERTON
Family Service Appoints Atherton Philanthropist Ed Seipp as Lifetime Board MemberEd Seipp, a retired, 90-year-old Atherton resident and major Bay Area philanthropist, recently was appointed as a lifetime...
Original post made by Katherine Chouteau on Jul. 14, 2008There are no comments yet. 5581 Views
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Mileage and Smileage from SlowageCongresswoman Jackie Speier, from our neck of the woods, is an advocate for and has proposed legislation reducing speeds...
Original post made by Martin Engel on Jul. 14, 2008Last comment by Resident, on Jul 14, 2008 at 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 3532 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest Opinion: Council needs to set aside agenda for downtown Menlo visioning projectOne thing I have learned over the years is that anyone who serves on the City Council has good intentions. They just have...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2008Last comment by Martin Engel, on Jul 14, 2008 at 3:48 pm | 5 comments | 6791 Views
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - July 13, 2008Hardcover Fiction 1. Patent Lie - Paul Goldstein 2. No 1 You Know - Michelle Richmond 3. Goodnight Bush - Eric...
Original post made by Susan Lider on Jul. 14, 2008There are no comments yet. 3633 Views
MENLO PARK
Park Theatre - The New StandardGiven how long the Park Theatre has been allowed to be boarded up, combined with covered graffiti, weeds and trash visible...
Original post made by Visioning Committee Observer on Jul. 12, 2008Last comment by Martin Engel, on Jul 13, 2008 at 10:52 pm | 3 comments | 3581 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: City of the future will have to be sustainableMercedes Benz has announced that in seven years it will no longer manufacture cars that run on gasoline. Other car makers...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2008Last comment by get it right, on Jul 12, 2008 at 6:59 pm | 3 comments | 3684 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park resident, veteran, volunteer Mike Salome diesMenlo Park resident Mike Salome is no longer feeling cramps in his toes, a reminder of a bout with frostbite in 1944. The...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2008Last comment by A, on Jul 10, 2008 at 11:49 pm | 2 comments | 4223 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Happy Independence Day to allI'm relatively new to this forum, but appreciate the opportunity it provides. To all of you fellow forum contributors, Happy...
Original post made by tom on Jul. 3, 2008Last comment by Resident, on Jul 10, 2008 at 3:25 pm | 5 comments | 3820 Views
MENLO PARK
Waving flags on whose dime?So what's with the new red-white-and-blue flags hanging along downtown Santa Cruz Avenue? Whose idea were they, and who paid...
Original post made by Wondering on Jul. 2, 2008Last comment by truth, on Jul 10, 2008 at 12:07 pm | 6 comments | 4133 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton residents create their own wildfire escape planAn ad hoc group of Atherton residents, worried about the severe fire season, is disseminating a brochure and map showing...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2008Last comment by Susan Ayers Walker, on Jul 9, 2008 at 3:21 pm | 2 comments | 4734 Views
MENLO PARK
After 30 years on the force, Terri Molakides calls it quitsName a position in the Menlo Park Police Department, and chances are that Terri Molakides has held it. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2008Last comment by Rich Cline, on Jul 9, 2008 at 11:37 am | 5 comments | 6559 Views
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Cops prepare for new cell-phone driving lawsLocal law enforcement agencies are gearing up to begin enforcing the "hands-free" cell phone laws that go into effect Tuesday,...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2008Last comment by not laughing, on Jul 9, 2008 at 8:16 am | 35 comments | 5513 Views
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