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Lawsuit alleges San Mateo court imposes improper charges for traffic violationsAn unusual lawsuit filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Alameda County names the Superior Court of San Mateo County as...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2022Last comment by Rick Moen, on Feb 1, 2022 at 4:05 pm | 1 comment | 3717 Views
MENLO PARK
Downtown Menlo Park road closures are here to stay — for nowThe street closures that have, for many residents, made downtown Menlo Park more pedestrian friendly amid the threat of COVID-19...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Samuel Y, on Feb 1, 2022 at 9:12 am | 9 comments | 7329 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park biotech company opens COVID-19 testing siteA Menlo Park biotech company is offering drive-thru COVID-19 tests and will be open to the public daily. Read the full...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2022Last comment by Avellino, on Feb 1, 2022 at 8:43 am | 2 comments | 6853 Views
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Ravenswood district in talks to lease two of its propertiesThe Ravenswood City School District hopes to finalize longterm lease agreements to develop two of its sites and use the revenue...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2022Last comment by JOlson, on Jan 31, 2022 at 6:45 pm | 5 comments | 6703 Views
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Newsom injects $6.1B to speed shift to zero-emission vehiclesStanding outside the Ford Greenfield Labs in Palo Alto on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke about his vision for fast forwarding...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by CyberVoter, on Jan 31, 2022 at 5:45 pm | 4 comments | 3578 Views
MENLO PARK
New public park and bike bridge now open at Meta headquartersA new public park and a bridge for people to walk or ride bicycles across Bayfront Expressway near Meta's expanded headquarters...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2022Last comment by llee@embarcaderopublishing.com, on Jan 31, 2022 at 4:42 pm | 2 comments | 6450 Views
MENLO PARK
New nonprofit aims to bring more public art to downtown Menlo Park"If you build it, they will come" is rarely applied to art, but it's a key part of the philosophy of Elevate Art Menlo Park,...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Jan. 31, 2022There are no comments yet. 736 Views
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Bay Area law enforcement grapples with rise in 'ghost guns'Officials in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have reported a significant rise in "ghost guns" over the last few years....
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Brian, on Jan 31, 2022 at 9:17 am | 2 comments | 4672 Views
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Guest opinion: Why electrification, now, is counter productiveIn a guest opinion, Menlo Park resident Alexander Cannara touts nuclear power as a reliable clean energy source for California's...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2022Last comment by MenloVoter., on Jan 28, 2022 at 11:40 am | 43 comments | 7036 Views
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Family sues Stanford University, fraternity over son's fentanyl deathThe family of a Stanford University student who died from an accidental fentanyl overdose in January 2020 has filed a lawsuit...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 27, 2022 at 7:32 pm | 1 comment | 4629 Views
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John Arrillaga, one of Silicon Valley's top philanthropists, dies at 84John Arrillaga, the billionaire philanthropist who helped develop the modern Silicon Valley before becoming one of its most...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2022Last comment by Harold Schapelhouman, on Jan 26, 2022 at 11:32 am | 1 comment | 7122 Views
ATHERTON
$50K worth of jewelry, other items stolen from Atherton homeSomeone stole $50,000 worth of jewelry and other items from a home in Atherton sometime over the last week, police said. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2022Last comment by Really !, on Jan 25, 2022 at 1:44 pm | 3 comments | 5143 Views
ATHERTON
Glass door smashed in Atherton's fifth burglary of 2022Atherton police reported the fifth burglary of the year on Thursday, after someone reportedly smashed a glass door to break...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2022Last comment by MenloVoter., on Jan 21, 2022 at 2:29 pm | 2 comments | 4451 Views
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Elderly women robbed at gunpoint while lunching at Stanford Shopping CenterA man who pointed a handgun at two elderly women stole their purses on Tuesday outside True Food Kitchen, according to police. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2022There are no comments yet. 5708 Views
MENLO PARK
It's Time To Save Menlo Park Outdoor Dining And The Santa Cruz Avenue Community PlazaThe Menlo Park City Council will decide the future of these important community assets on January 25. https://www.almanacnews.com/blogs/p/2022/01/10/help-make-the-temporary-outdoor...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Jan. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 992 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton couple grateful for community support after burglars cause $1 million in damageAfter burglars broke into their home and damaged a faucet, causing flooding while they were away on vacation, an Atherton...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2022Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 18, 2022 at 8:09 pm | 5 comments | 12458 Views
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Redevelopment galvanizes residents to protect neighborhood treesTejaswini Ravindra is nervous about traveling over the holidays. It's not so much the omicron variant or the trip itself...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2022Last comment by Roxie Rorapaugh, on Jan 18, 2022 at 7:34 pm | 4 comments | 1436 Views
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Here's what's changed as California's new COVID workplace rules go into effectUpdated COVID-19 workplace rules went into effect on Friday. Several of the changes increase protections for vaccinated workers. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2022Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Jan 18, 2022 at 12:46 pm | 1 comment | 3624 Views
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Amid low COVID vaccine rates, more California children hospitalized in omicron surgeThe number of California children diagnosed with COVID-19 during the omicron variant surge has "skyrocketed," challenging...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 2739 Views
MENLO PARK
$7 million in surplus COVID supplies damaged after being left outside amid rainRoughly $7 million in surplus safety equipment and cleaning supplies at the San Mateo Event Center was damaged in recent...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2022Last comment by Anita, on Jan 17, 2022 at 6:17 pm | 3 comments | 2989 Views
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