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AROUND TOWN
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 | 5825 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 | 7089 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 | 1227 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 4152 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 | 7776 Views
OTHER TOPICS
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. 4205 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A and Woodside High School hold virtual ceremonies, car parades for graduatesSeniors at Menlo-Atherton and Woodside high schools celebrated graduation with car parades, Zoom calls and livestreamed speeches. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by isaidso, on Jun 17, 2020 at 12:28 pm | 1 comment | 6748 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community brief: Menlo College hires new Dean of Arts and SciencesPolitical science professor Melissa R. Michelson has been appointed as the new Dean of Arts and Sciences at Menlo College....
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by member, on Jun 17, 2020 at 12:14 pm | 1 comment | 3909 Views
AROUND TOWN
Art 'from the heart': Local muralist Jose Castro creates powerful protest imagery in Redwood CityIf you've been to downtown Redwood City recently, you've noticed the buildings around Courthouse Square covered with some...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2020Last comment by Mike Grimes, on Jun 16, 2020 at 10:56 am | 1 comment | 7229 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Black Lives Matter rally targets Amazon, Facebook in calls for racial justiceA rally against the killing of black people by police echoed through East Palo Alto and Menlo Park on Friday during a rally...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2020Last comment by Belle Haven Resident, on Jun 16, 2020 at 9:09 am | 1 comment | 7099 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park's child care centers to stay, but with rate hikeLocal parents whose children attend the two city-subsidized child care programs in Menlo Park can breathe a little easier...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2020Last comment by Kirt, on Jun 15, 2020 at 4:23 pm | 19 comments | 7224 Views
AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley launches COVID-19 Story ProjectThe Portola Valley Historic Resources Committee is seeking submissions from residents for its COVID-19 Story Project. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2020Last comment by Rick, on Jun 15, 2020 at 2:45 am | 1 comment | 3604 Views
MENLO PARK
Firefighters extricate man trapped under train in Menlo ParkA man who was hit and trapped underneath a train shortly before noon near the Caltrain Menlo Park station was taken to Stanford...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by mechanic, on Jun 14, 2020 at 9:51 pm | 3 comments | 8449 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letter to the editor: Closing Santa Cruz Avenue to make space for restaurants is a bad ideaIn a letter, a Menlo Park resident writes why she's opposed to a proposal to close Santa Cruz Avenue to allow restaurants...
Original post made on May. 17, 2020Last comment by George Fisher, on Jun 12, 2020 at 8:22 pm | 78 comments | 12180 Views
ATHERTON
Community brief: M-A principal Simone Rick-Kennel named 2020 Principal of the YearMenlo-Atherton High School principal Simone Rick-Kennel has been named "Principal of the Year" for the 2019/2020 school year...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by Steven Kryger, on Jun 12, 2020 at 12:31 pm | 1 comment | 5381 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Temperature checks and staggered schedules: State releases guidance on reopening schoolsThe state released on Monday much-anticipated guidance for reopening schools this fall, with officials emphasizing that the...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2020Last comment by Heather, on Jun 12, 2020 at 8:14 am | 4 comments | 8509 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Eshoo takes steps to increase police accountability from the federal level on downU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo this week joined federal lawmakers in proposing major reforms for law enforcement and raising concerns...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2020Last comment by de-fund, refund and reform., on Jun 11, 2020 at 4:49 pm | 4 comments | 3854 Views
MENLO PARK
Facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, Menlo Park council favors keeping child care centers, police dispatchersWith an estimated $12 million shortfall expected in Menlo Park in the upcoming fiscal year, the City Council took its first...
Original post made on May. 21, 2020Last comment by Hard workin' man, on Jun 11, 2020 at 12:23 pm | 26 comments | 8940 Views
AROUND TOWN
'The first big exhale in awhile.' After months of takeout, restaurants reopen for outdoor diningOn the first days Santa Clara and San Mateo counties allowed eateries to reopen for outdoor meals, many people enjoyed their...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by sro, on Jun 11, 2020 at 12:21 pm | 3 comments | 7460 Views
AROUND TOWN
Before second coronavirus wave comes, local doctors work to stock senior care facilities with PPERather than wait around for the government to figure out a way to get personal protective equipment to senior care facilities...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by whatever, on Jun 9, 2020 at 7:51 pm | 1 comment | 4715 Views
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