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Local school officials 'confident' they can remain open amid omicron surgeIt felt like déjà vu on Saturday when Menlo School students got an email saying classes would be held remotely for a week....
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2022Last comment by Ronen, on Jan 5, 2022 at 11:33 pm | 1 comment | 3876 Views
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Elizabeth Holmes verdict: Guilty of four counts of defrauding investors through failed blood-testing companyFormer Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of four counts of defrauding investors and not guilty of four...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2022Last comment by Anne, on Jan 4, 2022 at 12:37 pm | 1 comment | 3081 Views
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New Santa Clara County order mandates COVID vaccination, boosters for workers in high-risk settingsWith the lightning-speed spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant, Santa Clara County health officials on Tuesday issued a...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2021Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 29, 2021 at 8:01 pm | 2 comments | 3734 Views
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San Mateo County Supervisors considering waiving parking fees for all county park visitorsA proposal to consider waiving parking fees at San Mateo County parks for low-income households has spurred the county to...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2021Last comment by TR, on Dec 27, 2021 at 2:26 pm | 1 comment | 4658 Views
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Pets in Need board member assumes interim executive director rolePets in Need, the troubled nonprofit animal shelter weathering upheaval after the deaths of seven puppies in its care, has...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2021Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 25, 2021 at 2:57 pm | 2 comments | 2965 Views
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College district paid over $200K in legal fees for former chancellorThe San Mateo County Community College District paid over $200,000 in legal fees for Ron Galatolo, the former chancellor...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2021Last comment by Brad, on Dec 23, 2021 at 11:18 pm | 2 comments | 4702 Views
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Menlo Park: Police cite five adults for providing alcohol to minorsPolice arrested five people on Thursday, Dec. 16, for giving minors alcohol. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2021/12/18/menlo-park-police-cite-five-adult...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2021Last comment by pogo, on Dec 22, 2021 at 6:35 am | 5 comments | 3055 Views
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Mullin nets Speier's endorsement in race for her Congress seatState Assembly member Kevin Mullin received a big boost in his bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress on Monday, when he received...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2021Last comment by MenloVoter., on Dec 9, 2021 at 10:17 am | 2 comments | 2855 Views
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Judge rules sexually violent convict can be housed in East Palo AltoA man with a history as a "sexually violent predator" will be released from prison to a residence in East Palo Alto over...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2021Last comment by Brian, on Dec 6, 2021 at 8:32 pm | 2 comments | 4278 Views
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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Final prosecution witnesses describe misleading statementsAn Arizona dentist about to leave the country for two years of missionary work in 2015 had to be tested four times for prostate...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2021Last comment by PacoTacoMan, on Nov 30, 2021 at 4:37 am | 1 comment | 2826 Views
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Bay Area district attorneys form alliance against organized retail theftIn response to recent organized theft schemes seen across the Bay Area this week, seven Bay Area district attorneys created...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2021Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Nov 27, 2021 at 9:26 am | 1 comment | 3526 Views
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San Mateo County Board of Supervisors president running for U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier's seatSan Mateo County Board of Supervisors President David Canepa on Saturday announced his bid for the 14th Congressional District...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2021Last comment by pearl, on Nov 22, 2021 at 3:19 pm | 2 comments | 4691 Views
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San Mateo County Sheriff ends ICE transfers, effective immediatelyThe San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office will stop responding to release requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2021Last comment by Enough, on Nov 16, 2021 at 8:12 am | 14 comments | 5304 Views
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Most hazardous highway: Peninsula's I-280 listed as deadliest in California for wildlifeMore wildlife have been killed by vehicles along Interstate 280 between Cupertino to San Bruno over the past five years than...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2021Last comment by Margot Rawlins, on Nov 15, 2021 at 12:21 pm | 1 comment | 4539 Views
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San Mateo County sheriff, immigration rights activists go head-to-head at TRUTH Act forumA group of residents and local advocates will gather on Wednesday to protest the voluntary transfer of convicted immigrants...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2021Last comment by Enough, on Nov 10, 2021 at 9:56 am | 11 comments | 7503 Views
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Small plane makes emergency landing at The Horse Park in WoodsideA small plane made an emergency landing Sunday afternoon at a horse park in Woodside, fire officials said. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2021Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 8, 2021 at 10:38 pm | 3 comments | 4896 Views
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Two employees sue Mark Zuckerberg and companies for discrimination, sexual harassmentTwo former employees of Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan have filed lawsuits claiming they were subjected to racial,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 6057 Views
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New three-year police contract approved in Menlo ParkMenlo Park police officers will each receive $2,000 lump sum payments as part of a new police contract the City Council approved...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2021Last comment by Anne Miller, on Oct 29, 2021 at 1:27 pm | 4 comments | 3165 Views
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California pulls the plug on gas-powered leaf blowers under new lawNearly three decades after Peninsula cities began implementing bans on gas-powered leaf blowers, the effort has found a foothold...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2021Last comment by Willows Dad, on Oct 22, 2021 at 3:30 pm | 7 comments | 7671 Views
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Local nonprofit leader co-authors first book for children about the harms of gasolineMenlo Park resident Janelle London advocates for the environment as leader of a nonprofit to make America gas-free and Menlo...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2021Last comment by Enough, on Oct 19, 2021 at 8:02 pm | 3 comments | 3240 Views
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