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The cost of COVID-19 drug remdesivir: $2,340 to $3,120 per patientGilead Sciences, the manufacturer of an experimental antiviral drug used to shorten COVID-19's effects, announced on Monday...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2020Last comment by Steve Taffee, on Jul 1, 2020 at 5:18 pm | 1 comment | 1924 Views
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Coroner's Office identifies San Jose woman killed in Highway 280 crashA fatal solo-vehicle crash was reported Monday afternoon on southbound Interstate Highway 280 in unincorporated San Mateo...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2020Last comment by jdonsky, on Jun 30, 2020 at 1:36 pm | 2 comments | 6781 Views
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Longtime Almanac lifestyle editor Jane Knoerle dies at 95Jane Hazelton Knoerle, who worked as a staff writer and lifestyle section editor for The Almanac for four decades and served...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2020Last comment by Sue Dremann , on Jun 26, 2020 at 11:01 pm | 6 comments | 3246 Views
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County supervisors OK hundreds of new Tasers for Sheriff's Office, voice support for Black Lives MatterThe San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to both pass a resolution in support of the Black Lives...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jun 26, 2020 at 8:48 am | 1 comment | 5033 Views
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Home sales: $4.1 million Menlo Park home is the week’s highest sellerA complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Menlo Park recorded the highest sale at $4.1 million for a recently...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2020There are no comments yet. 4588 Views
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Menlo Park's police chief was publicly accused of using a racial slur in ethics training. Here's the story.During a town hall meeting Thursday evening to discuss policing in Menlo Park, Housing Commissioner Karen Grove said she'd...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss , on Jun 25, 2020 at 11:08 am | 50 comments | 8396 Views
MENLO PARK
Driver dies after vehicle hit by lumber truck on Highway 280 in WoodsideA Freeway Service Patrol driver died Tuesday afternoon in a crash on southbound Interstate Highway 280 in Woodside, a spokesman...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2020Last comment by pearl, on Jun 24, 2020 at 4:45 pm | 6 comments | 4056 Views
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Despite calls for action, Palo Alto is in no rush to expand Foothills Park accessWeeks after pledging to promote inclusion, the City Council abruptly postponed considering a proposal that many say would...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2020Last comment by Jonathan Brown, on Jun 24, 2020 at 3:04 pm | 2 comments | 1925 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Online or on-campus? High school district debates how to reopen in the fallThe Sequoia Union High School District is still in wide-ranging discussions over reopening its schools in the fall, Superintendent...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2020Last comment by Sarah, on Jun 24, 2020 at 12:46 pm | 3 comments | 4606 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cañada College launches investigation into student’s video mocking George FloydCañada College released a statement Friday, June 19, condemning a video filmed and posted online by one of its students...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2020Last comment by Yet More Nonsense, on Jun 23, 2020 at 3:08 pm | 3 comments | 2896 Views
MENLO PARK
Letter to the editor: Racism alive and 'well'In a letter to the editor in the June 19 edition, Menlo Park resident Patty New writes about an incident in which a biracial...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2020Last comment by Former Resident, on Jun 23, 2020 at 1:06 pm | 5 comments | 2950 Views
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Obituaries: Cindy Ann Piacentini Battaglia, Kathryne Blair, William Brulé Johnson, Paul Eugene Stoft, Jo-Ellen VarnerThis week in obituaries, read about the lives of Cindy Ann Piacentini Battaglia, 55, Kathryne Blair, 80, William Brulé Johnson,...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2020Last comment by Birdnscrap, on Jun 22, 2020 at 3:36 pm | 1 comment | 1730 Views
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County funds evacuation planning and management online toolSan Mateo County residents will soon benefit from a new online management tool to help them evacuate in wildfires, tsunamis...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 22, 2020 at 12:09 pm | 1 comment | 2415 Views
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Teens lead Black Lives Matter protest in Menlo ParkHundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Menlo Park, Palo Alto and East Palo Alto last week as part of a national...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by EHK, on Jun 21, 2020 at 6:05 pm | 7 comments | 1199 Views
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Guest opinion: Please open Foothills Park to allIn a guest opinion, Cupertino resident Geoff Paulsen, who is a member of the family that owned the property that became Foothills...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2020Last comment by Jo McClean, on Jun 21, 2020 at 12:44 pm | 3 comments | 3239 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park teen pleads no contest to drive-by robbery of senior woman near Daly CityLast week, a 19-year-old from Menlo Park pleaded no contest to charges related to a February robbery of a senior citizen...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by JACK, on Jun 18, 2020 at 10:19 pm | 4 comments | 5061 Views
MENLO PARK
A new vision for public safety services in Menlo ParkRecommendations: 1 - Separate criminal offenses from other public safety service functions, 2 - Establish a new Menlo...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jun. 18, 2020Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Jun 18, 2020 at 9:23 pm | 5 comments | 438 Views
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Guest opinion: It's time to listenIn an op-ed, Menlo-Atherton High student Daniel Paul Roman, who helped organize a Black Lives Matter protest in Menlo Park...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2020Last comment by BlueState, on Jun 18, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 4 comments | 2290 Views
MENLO PARK
San Mateo County gives green light to open more businesses and activitiesEffective immediately, a wide range of San Mateo County businesses and activities, from barbershops to gyms, are allowed...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by Brian, on Jun 17, 2020 at 11:19 pm | 3 comments | 5319 Views
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Surveys show heavy drinking, sexual violence persist at StanfordNew survey results show a large number of students have reported binge drinking and disproportionately high rates of sexual...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 2322 Views
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