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Coronavirus central: Santa Clara County records 50 deaths from COVID-19Santa Clara County's total of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,484 on Friday, 42 of which were new. The news of three more death...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2020Last comment by Cool Nurse, on Apr 11, 2020 at 10:33 pm | 1 comment | 15301 Views
AROUND TOWN
Property tax deadline extended in San Mateo CountyThe deadline for San Mateo County property owners to pay their second annual installment of property taxes has been extended...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Cultists On The Loose Again, on Apr 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm | 5 comments | 9839 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Mateo County in 'state of emergency' due to coronavirusSan Mateo County supervisors today (March 10) ratified and extended a proclamation of a state of emergency due to the coronavirus...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by Sharon Jefferson, on Apr 11, 2020 at 8:42 am | 29 comments | 36269 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Eggs are sold out. Hand sanitizer is on backorder. Strained staff is working overtime. Here's how Midpeninsula grocery stores are responding to the coronavirusLocal grocery stores and their employees are on their own front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The precautions they're taking...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2020Last comment by Julie, on Apr 10, 2020 at 10:08 pm | 4 comments | 9196 Views
MENLO PARK
City Council, Please follow the wise leadership being provided by the Town of Atherton and the City of Palo Alto.City Council, Please follow the wise leadership being provided by the Town of Atherton and the City of Palo Alto. ...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Sara T, on Apr 10, 2020 at 12:55 pm | 7 comments | 2386 Views
OTHER TOPICS
In the time of the coronavirus, Zoom and Skype are the new therapist's officeWith local youth sheltering at home, counseling sessions and support groups that used to take place face-to-face in school...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by pearl, on Apr 9, 2020 at 12:44 pm | 1 comment | 5527 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County announces mandatory quarantines, isolation for coronavirus patients and their contactsResidents of San Mateo County who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been ordered not to leave their homes except to...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Reality, on Apr 8, 2020 at 3:14 pm | 11 comments | 13675 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park resident's 'Porchraits' offer snapshots of everyday life during shelter-at-home orderA Menlo Park resident spent her spring break taking photos — from at least 10 feet away — of her neighbors to raise money...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Mauka Side, on Apr 8, 2020 at 1:11 pm | 3 comments | 11299 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo College to offer transfer slots to students of 'challenged' Notre Dame de Namur UniversityMenlo College in Atherton has offered to take in students who attend Notre Dame de Namur University, which may close because...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Lauren John, on Apr 7, 2020 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 7849 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: Civic center construction still on holdAtherton officials are considering resuming construction of a new police station during the shelter-in-place order, but safety...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by False, on Apr 6, 2020 at 7:55 pm | 2 comments | 5048 Views
MENLO PARK
Neighbors helping neighborsEven as the dark shadow of COVID-19 sweeps across our communities, lights of local organizations are popping up as neighbors...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 6, 2020 at 2:17 pm | 1 comment | 6162 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo fire district creates new pandemic response unitIn the wake of placing six emergency workers off duty because of possible exposure to the coronavirus, the Menlo Park Fire...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 6, 2020 at 11:19 am | 10 comments | 6708 Views
AROUND TOWN
Counties change tune on face protection, but not on N95 or surgical masksBay Area public health leaders are now asking residents to cover their faces with a cloth before leaving their homes, heeding...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by bemused, on Apr 6, 2020 at 11:13 am | 13 comments | 7532 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park moves to online permit center amid coronavirus pandemicMenlo Park has moved to an online permit center to handle existing permit applications and ongoing projects while public...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by [email protected], on Apr 6, 2020 at 10:23 am | 1 comment | 4847 Views
MENLO PARK
Coronavirus weekend update: More parks closeA roundup of coronavirus news in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The latest available data shows Santa Clara County has...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2020Last comment by John , on Apr 6, 2020 at 10:22 am | 12 comments | 10013 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park district decides to place parcel tax on March 2021 ballotMenlo Park City School District officials chose not to place a measure to renew or replace an existing parcel tax on the...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 4, 2020 at 10:34 pm | 17 comments | 4606 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Judge sends Atherton mom to prison for college admissions scandalAn Atherton woman who paid more than $500,000 to help her children get into college through a nationwide admissions scandal...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 4, 2020 at 9:23 am | 10 comments | 8650 Views
AROUND TOWN
Safety net for low-income Menlo Park residents spreading widerAs the coronavirus whips across the Bay Area, many low-income residents living on the edge are being put at risk. What's...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by Meg, on Apr 3, 2020 at 8:54 am | 1 comment | 5332 Views
OTHER TOPICS
County rolls out overflow COVID-19 treatment center at San Mateo Event CenterIn a cavernous room at the San Mateo County Event Center, 250 hospital beds lie waiting for an emergency that county officials...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Anneke, on Apr 2, 2020 at 1:52 pm | 1 comment | 6988 Views
MENLO PARK
A pandemic on the rise: Charts reveal how virus has spread at different rates in two countiesThrough a series of charts, track how the coronavirus has infected and killed people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties,...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by sp, on Apr 2, 2020 at 12:18 pm | 8 comments | 12869 Views
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