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SCHOOLS & KIDS
As COVID cases fall, school districts are dropping outdoor mask mandatesFor the first time in two years, Menlo Park students are seeing each others' faces on playgrounds around campus. With the...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2022Last comment by Heather L Zimmerman, on Feb 18, 2022 at 11:50 am | 2 comments | 3831 Views
WOODSIDE
A grassroots movement to preserve nature turns 50When you see the foothills, mountains and Baylands of the Peninsula, you may think about the hiking, biking or riding trails...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2022Last comment by Jon Castor, on Feb 17, 2022 at 3:31 pm | 2 comments | 4187 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Those mounds of dirt and rocks along I-280 are illegally dumped debris that's costing Caltrans $1M a yearHundreds of mounds of leaves, dirt, tree stumps and construction debris are being illegally dumped on Caltrans property in...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2022Last comment by diesel, on Feb 17, 2022 at 12:21 pm | 4 comments | 4938 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bus drivers stage a sick-out in East Palo Alto in the midst of labor negotiationsAll four of the Ravenswood City School District's bus drivers called in sick on Friday morning, Feb. 11, as their union negotiated...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2022Last comment by Hmmm, on Feb 16, 2022 at 6:56 pm | 1 comment | 3758 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents lose patience over school mask mandateSince state health officials decreed the end of the mask mandate for restaurants and grocery stores last week, frustrated...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2022Last comment by menlo mom, on Feb 15, 2022 at 5:29 pm | 5 comments | 2936 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County to keep indoor mask mandate for nowSanta Clara County's indoor mask mandate will stay in place when the state lifts its indoor masking requirement next week,...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2022Last comment by menlo mom, on Feb 15, 2022 at 1:34 pm | 5 comments | 3247 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Confused by the new lane signage on U.S. Highway 101? Here's what you need to knowDrivers along U.S. Highway 101 are facing a dizzying array of signs and lane markings between state Route 237 in Mountain...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2022Last comment by tt, on Feb 15, 2022 at 9:50 am | 8 comments | 7278 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Let's have housing and parking in central Menlo ParkIn an op-ed, Menlo Park Housing Commissioner John Pimentel and Planning Commission member Henry Riggs call on the City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2022Last comment by Iris, on Feb 15, 2022 at 8:17 am | 32 comments | 7070 Views
WOODSIDE
Guest opinion: Woodside's mountain lions prefer duplexesFormer Town Council member Daniel Yost said Woodside should find creative ways to meet its state housing goals rather than...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by Duffy Price, on Feb 14, 2022 at 12:59 pm | 5 comments | 4248 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park disbands housing plan's community outreach committeeA committee tasked to publicize and perform outreach to local residents about the city's future housing plans was dissolved...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by JOlson, on Feb 14, 2022 at 9:30 am | 2 comments | 3465 Views
ATHERTON
Filoli catches the eye of Antiques Roadshow producerWith a large outdoor space, pleasant weather and a history of filming on the property, Woodside's Filoli estate checked all...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2022Last comment by Filoli Staff, on Feb 14, 2022 at 7:20 am | 2 comments | 7412 Views
OTHER TOPICS
With $500 worth of allegedly stolen bras under his clothes, a man is arrested at Stanford Shopping CenterA sharp-eyed Victoria's Secret worker at Stanford Shopping Center on Feb. 10 helped nab two people from southern California...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by Observer, on Feb 12, 2022 at 5:23 pm | 1 comment | 6352 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park resident who stabbed store clerk to enter substance abuse programA Menlo Park man who stabbed a 7-Eleven store clerk will enter a local substance abuse program as part of a plea deal entered...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 12, 2022 at 2:49 pm | 1 comment | 2715 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Rare sighting of an Oriental turtle-dove has birders flocking to a Palo Alto neighborhoodA bird sighted last week only for the third time in California has hundreds of birders flocking to a Palo Alto neighborhood...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2022Last comment by Resident , on Feb 12, 2022 at 5:41 am | 1 comment | 4521 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shooting injures man at Stanford Shopping Center parking lotA shooting at a Stanford Shopping Center parking lot left a man with hand and foot injuries on Thursday night, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 11, 2022 at 5:12 pm | 1 comment | 4962 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park without the blare of train horns? Study of 'quiet zone' on Caltrain line moves forwardMenlo Park is officially exploring what it would take to establish a "quiet zone" along a section of the Caltrain corridor...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Julie , on Feb 11, 2022 at 4:08 pm | 8 comments | 8261 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside decides it's not a mountain lion habitat, allows developers to propose housing under SB 9Facing legal action and national scrutiny, the Woodside Town Council backpedaled on claiming a townwide exemption from a...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2022Last comment by Pat, on Feb 8, 2022 at 5:09 am | 5 comments | 10159 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside freezes SB 9 projects, citing an exemption for mountain lion habitatsThe town of Woodside is blocking new housing from being built under a new state law, arguing the residential growth would...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2022Last comment by gtspencer, on Feb 7, 2022 at 1:59 pm | 40 comments | 58756 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside boys play league soccer leaders toughThe Woodside High boys soccer team gave league leader Burlingame a good battle but fell short, 1-0, on a late goal in a Peninsula...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2022Last comment by dummy, on Feb 6, 2022 at 11:59 am | 1 comment | 1962 Views
MENLO PARK
How to access Meta Park, Menlo Park's newest public open spaceMeta's new 2.2-acre park is now open to the public from sunrise to 8 p.m. Local community members can access the park by...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2022Last comment by Alan, on Feb 1, 2022 at 6:49 pm | 1 comment | 5685 Views
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