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Coronavirus weekend update: Data shows fewer COVID-19 patients in intensive careSanta Clara County reported 2,179 total coronavirus cases, 144 of which are hospitalized, and 113 deaths on Friday. In San...
Original post made on May. 2, 2020Last comment by hatever, on May 2, 2020 at 2:44 pm | 1 comment | 5729 Views
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A Tale of Three Cities and their utilization of citizen volunteers in response to the Covid 19 PandemicHere is what the City of Palo Alto did over a month ago: City of Palo Alto Emergency Services Volunteer Activation Order...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Apr. 26, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 2, 2020 at 9:22 am | 5 comments | 2191 Views
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San Mateo County to reopen trails at some county parks starting MondayTrails at 13 of San Mateo County's 23 parks will be reopened starting May 4, according to an April 28 announcement from the...
Original post made on May. 1, 2020Last comment by Huge Mistake, on May 1, 2020 at 12:34 pm | 1 comment | 9175 Views
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Remdesivir drug trials show patients are recovering from COVID-19Patients are recovering from COVID-19 when they are given the experimental drug remdesivir, according to two separate studies...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by Alan, on May 1, 2020 at 10:22 am | 3 comments | 5121 Views
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Old Port Lobster Shack owner pleads no contest to tax evasion, grand theftOld Port Lobster Shack owner Russell Deutsch has pleaded no contest to felony tax evasion and grand theft and faces a sentence...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by whatever, on May 1, 2020 at 2:04 am | 6 comments | 8728 Views
MENLO PARK
Bay Area extends — and loosens — stay-at-home ordersThe Bay Area's stay-at-home orders will stretch on until at least the end of May, though construction workers, gardeners...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by Public Health, on Apr 30, 2020 at 11:36 am | 6 comments | 4967 Views
ATHERTON
Community briefs: Printing protective equipment, Atherton seeks landscaping exemption, superintendent holds fundraiserCommunity briefs from The Almanac's coverage area, including news about libraries using 3D printers to create personal protective...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2020Last comment by Fires are coming!, on Apr 29, 2020 at 2:33 pm | 3 comments | 4016 Views
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Atherton resident, prominent attorney Margaret Gill dies at 80A groundbreaking corporate lawyer in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, as well as a beloved wife and mother, Atherton resident...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by kbehroozi, on Apr 28, 2020 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 7836 Views
MENLO PARK
Budgets Are an Expression of ValuesCOVID-19 has hit the economy in catastrophic ways and left us with extraordinary uncertainties. While we are still in the...
Original post made by Jen Wolosin on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 28, 2020 at 10:55 am | 1 comment | 1480 Views
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It's official: Becker and Glew to move ahead to November elections in local state Senate raceAt long last, the election results for Santa Clara County have been finalized, which means that the primary results from...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Jack F., on Apr 28, 2020 at 10:11 am | 1 comment | 6933 Views
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State Senate candidate hosts virtual Q&A with elected officials in Mountain View and Menlo ParkState Senate candidate Josh Becker, Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga and Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller met on Zoom...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by Mary Braxton, on Apr 27, 2020 at 6:24 pm | 2 comments | 4801 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district dumping letter grades for credit/no credit grading system during coronavirus crisisSequoia Union High School District trustees voted 3-2 in favor of moving to a credit/no credit grading system for spring...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by M-A Parent, on Apr 27, 2020 at 1:02 pm | 18 comments | 10591 Views
MENLO PARK
Coronavirus expected to cost Menlo Park $8.8 million in lost revenuesThe coronavirus pandemic and the community shutdown that it has caused are expected to cost the city of Menlo Park an estimated...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by Stu, on Apr 26, 2020 at 9:58 pm | 23 comments | 9493 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Employees accuse new high school of mismanagement, empty promises in letter to trusteesTIDE Academy sent a letter of complaint to Sequoia Union High School District trustees in February, outlining concerns that...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by Make it Right, on Apr 26, 2020 at 3:30 pm | 27 comments | 16134 Views
MENLO PARK
Trinity Church leader put on administrative leave after admitting he misused church fundsRev. Matthew Dutton-Gillett, rector at Trinity Church, has been put on administrative leave after admitting that he misused...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by Not a fan, on Apr 26, 2020 at 9:58 am | 13 comments | 11668 Views
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A better or skewed picture? COVID-19 antibody studies spur debateA pair of studies conducted by researchers in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties drew national attention this week with...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2020Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 25, 2020 at 6:48 pm | 1 comment | 6747 Views
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Coronavirus-testing tents pop up on Stanford campus and in Menlo ParkStanford Health Care is gearing up for larger-scale testing of people with COVID-19 symptoms, erecting tents on the Stanford...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2020Last comment by LG, on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:23 pm | 2 comments | 6714 Views
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Atherton woman celebrates 100 years of lifeA longtime Atherton resident is celebrating her 100th birthday today (April 24). Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2020/04/24/atherton-woman-celebrates-100-...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 24, 2020 at 1:46 pm | 2 comments | 5293 Views
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Portola Valley: Council adopts moratorium on eviction of small businessesThe Portola Valley Town Council voted 4-1 at its April 15 meeting to approve an urgency ordinance enacting an eviction moratorium...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2020Last comment by Fiscal Responsibility?, on Apr 23, 2020 at 10:06 pm | 3 comments | 5517 Views
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From recommendation to requirement, San Mateo County to enforce face masks for the public, essential employeesSan Mateo County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow is now explicitly requiring residents and essential employees to wear face...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2020Last comment by COVID-19 Truth, on Apr 23, 2020 at 8:06 pm | 26 comments | 10825 Views
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