Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
OTHER TOPICS
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. 6531 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 12212 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 | 6715 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 3728 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 | 6943 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 | 5552 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 | 5076 Views
OTHER TOPICS
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 | 3541 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 5044 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 3447 Views
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 | 5940 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 | 7194 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 | 1288 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 | 4266 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 | 7919 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. 4322 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 | 6956 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 | 4027 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 | 7485 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 | 7252 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Almanac Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
Analysis/paralysis: The infamous ‘Palo Alto Process’ must go
By Diana Diamond | 7 comments | 2,424 views
Common Ground
By Sherry Listgarten | 3 comments | 2,011 views
The Time and Cost Savings of Avoiding a Long Commute
By Steve Levy | 6 comments | 1,734 views
Planting a Fall Garden?
By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 1,203 views
