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MENLO PARK
Will the Planning Commissioners sell out to a developerOn June 24 the Planning Commission will conduct its final review of the huge 70 room hotel that is proposed to take the place...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jun. 14, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 25, 2019 at 9:04 am | 40 comments | 3049 Views
MENLO PARK
Tonight: Planning Commission to hold public hearing on Hampton Inn proposalMenlo Park residents concerned that a proposed Hampton Inn hotel would be too big for the neighborhood and wouldn't provide...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 25, 2019 at 9:03 am | 7 comments | 3624 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dance floor therapyThis spring, the Rosener House in Menlo Park launched an experimental therapeutic tango program aimed at improving cognition,...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2019Last comment by Beth, on Jun 24, 2019 at 12:41 pm | 1 comment | 4396 Views
AROUND TOWN
Update: Skyline suspect charged with two murdersThe San Mateo County District Attorney's Office has filed two murder charges and five other felony counts against Pacifica...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2019Last comment by laughing, on Jun 24, 2019 at 11:11 am | 10 comments | 5791 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Murder suspect arrested last night after second Skyline slayingSheriff's deputies arrested a man fleeing the scene of a second fatal stabbing on Skyline Boulevard last night, and have...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Fwiw, on Jun 21, 2019 at 12:45 pm | 6 comments | 11005 Views
OTHER TOPICS
County aiming to avoid Election Day backups with new equipment, more staffVoters in San Mateo County who experienced, in some cases, hours-long waits to cast their ballots this past November should...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2019Last comment by Brent Turner , on Jun 21, 2019 at 9:18 am | 1 comment | 3124 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ex-Stanford sailing coach who accepted nearly $800K in bribes through college admissions scam sentencedStanford University's former head sailing coach John Vandemoer became the first person to be sentenced in the college admissions...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by leland, on Jun 21, 2019 at 9:09 am | 3 comments | 4455 Views
ATHERTON
Two former SHP Gators help USA beat Chile in Women's World CupCarli Lloyd and Julie Ertz each finished off headers into the back of the net off corner kicks and the U.S. women's soccer...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2019There are no comments yet. 2467 Views
ATHERTON
Longtime Atherton resident dies at 105A memorial will be held on Saturday, June 29, for longtime Atherton resident Louis Matas, who died in April at the age of...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by Colleen Anderson, on Jun 20, 2019 at 10:54 pm | 1 comment | 4455 Views
WOODSIDE
Assemblyman Berman holding wildfire town hall SaturdayState Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) is sponsoring a June 22 wildfire town hall meeting in Portola Valley that will...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by awatkins, on Jun 20, 2019 at 8:09 pm | 1 comment | 2863 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council: No moratoriumThe Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday backed away from a proposal to enact a citywide moratorium on nonresidential development...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by Professionals, on Jun 19, 2019 at 10:21 pm | 15 comments | 6348 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Council to mull cannabis banMenlo Park city staff is recommending that the City Council prohibit cannabis business-related land uses and ban growing...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2019Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jun 19, 2019 at 8:35 pm | 9 comments | 2801 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Woodside Fire training teaches response to any disasterWith earthquakes, fire, floods, landslides and other disasters at a very real level of possibility in the area, the Woodside...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Jerry Shefren, on Jun 19, 2019 at 1:36 pm | 1 comment | 2269 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton budget remains healthyThe Atherton City Council will consider approving the town's 2019-20 fiscal year budget at its Wednesday (June 19) meeting,...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 19, 2019 at 12:46 pm | 3 comments | 2783 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Guest opinion: Let's tackle the moral crisis of our time: affordable housingIn 1994, my husband and I put a bid on a house in Ladera. The deal never went through, but one of the shocks of my life came...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm | 13 comments | 3732 Views
MENLO PARK
Editorial: Menlo Park council moves swiftly in the right directionThe Menlo Park City Council last week rejected the idea of a citywide commercial development moratorium as a means to reassess...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Seat at the Table, on Jun 19, 2019 at 7:20 am | 2 comments | 1905 Views
FICTION
Woodside Glens development rules further honedWoodside planning officials received a boatload of feedback at a study session about a proposal that would have allowed most...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 3756 Views
MENLO PARK
New Shooting Gallery on Middlefield at LinfieldAfter three separate attempts to cross Middlefield Road at the flashing light crossing at Linfield in front of the Menlo...
Original post made by Allen Podell on Jun. 17, 2019Last comment by Allen Podell, on Jun 17, 2019 at 10:02 pm | 5 comments | 1551 Views
AROUND TOWN
Girls rock on first Little League all-female team, the RockiesGender equality in sports took a happy step forward on the local baseball field this season as the Menlo Atherton Little...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2019Last comment by Equality?, on Jun 17, 2019 at 8:04 pm | 1 comment | 3419 Views
MENLO PARK
$27K in restitution ordered for man who hacked The AlmanacThe 36-year-old man who hacked and temporarily shut down AlmanacNews.com and other Embarcadero Media websites nearly four...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2019Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jun 17, 2019 at 7:57 pm | 4 comments | 3983 Views
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