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AROUND TOWN

Coronavirus central: Santa Clara County records 50 deaths from COVID-19

Santa 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, 2020
Last 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 County

The 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, 2020
Last 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 coronavirus

San 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, 2020
Last 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 coronavirus

Local 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, 2020
Last 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, 2020
Last 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 office

With 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, 2020
Last 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 contacts

Residents 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, 2020
Last 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 order

A 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, 2020
Last 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 University

Menlo 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, 2020
Last comment by Lauren John, on Apr 7, 2020 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 7849 Views

ATHERTON

Atherton: Civic center construction still on hold

Atherton officials are considering resuming construction of a new police station during the shelter-in-place order, but safety...

Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020
Last comment by False, on Apr 6, 2020 at 7:55 pm | 2 comments | 5048 Views

MENLO PARK

Neighbors helping neighbors

Even 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, 2020
Last 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 unit

In 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, 2020
Last 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 masks

Bay 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, 2020
Last 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 pandemic

Menlo Park has moved to an online permit center to handle existing permit applications and ongoing projects while public...

Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020
Last comment by [email protected], on Apr 6, 2020 at 10:23 am | 1 comment | 4847 Views

MENLO PARK

Coronavirus weekend update: More parks close

A 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, 2020
Last 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 ballot

Menlo 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, 2020
Last 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 scandal

An 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, 2020
Last 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 wider

As 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, 2020
Last 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 Center

In 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, 2020
Last 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 counties

Through 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, 2020
Last comment by sp, on Apr 2, 2020 at 12:18 pm | 8 comments | 12869 Views
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