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PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley school district surveying community on prioritiesThe Portola Valley School District released an online survey this week to allow residents to provide feedback on priorities...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Promotion, on Oct 16, 2019 at 5:28 pm | 2 comments | 3343 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Earthquake felt in many Bay Area cities, including Menlo Park, on Monday nightAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 roughly centered in Contra Costa County was felt in the Menlo Park area...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019There are no comments yet. 6494 Views
MENLO PARK
Work starts on closing 'a critical gap' of Bay TrailConstruction has begun on a new segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail in the Ravenswood Preserve near East Palo Alto. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Oct 15, 2019 at 1:33 pm | 2 comments | 4518 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Home sales for the week of Oct. 7A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Palo Alto recorded the highest sale at $7,020,000 for a five-bedroom,...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2019Last comment by Wow, on Oct 14, 2019 at 4:13 pm | 3 comments | 3461 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: A call for new models to improve the downtown, make staff more accountableSloane Citron's recent guest opinion on the state of the Menlo Park downtown raised many important points. Read the full...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2019Last comment by MPer, on Oct 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 20 comments | 5052 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Local nonprofits sue the EPA over Cargill salt ponds rulingA coalition of local nonprofits is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its head, Andrew Wheeler, over the...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by Alan, on Oct 14, 2019 at 12:47 pm | 3 comments | 10261 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Daisy's Day program provides emergency help to low-income pet ownersDaisy's Day, a veterinary-care program offered by the Palo Alto Humane Society to low-income pet owners, has helped hundreds...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by John Guislin, on Oct 14, 2019 at 12:24 pm | 1 comment | 3464 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Probation, community service and a $9,500 fine for Menlo Park parent sentenced in college admissions scamPeter Jan Sartorio of Menlo Park, the first local parent to be sentenced in the nationwide college admissions scam, received...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 5716 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton to begin testing license plate readers, security cameras to deter crimeIn response to a rash of 20 residential burglaries in Atherton over a four-month period, the City Council directed town staff...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Let's get real, on Oct 12, 2019 at 6:58 pm | 33 comments | 6699 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Critical business areas spared PG&E outages in Portola Valley and WoodsideMany streets in Portola Valley and Woodside lost power due to PG&E's precautionary shutoffs at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, but...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by Well John,, on Oct 12, 2019 at 7:35 am | 3 comments | 5572 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
'The best version of Rossotti's that it's ever been': A new era begins for historic Alpine InnUpdating a 167-year-old institution isn't easy when generations of customers feel a strong emotional attachment to it, like...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by JoAnn, on Oct 11, 2019 at 5:05 pm | 1 comment | 7167 Views
MENLO PARK
Suspect in 2011 murder of Menlo Park teen to answer chargesA former East Palo Alto man charged with the murder of 19-year-old Cate Fisher of Menlo Park in 2011 was held to answer on...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2019Last comment by Tom, on Oct 11, 2019 at 12:39 pm | 2 comments | 6717 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside Planning Commission refines Glens rules changesThe Woodside Planning Department has worked out a compromise for the Glens neighborhood that it hopes will satisfy people...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Woodside, on Oct 11, 2019 at 10:15 am | 2 comments | 3257 Views
MENLO PARK
Enrollment dip continues in local schoolsEnrollment has dipped again this year in local elementary school districts, which is mostly attributable to families moving...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2019Last comment by MPer, on Oct 11, 2019 at 10:10 am | 4 comments | 5645 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Offshore wind prompts fire watch, possible PG&E shutoffsStrong, dry winds across large areas of Northern and Central California may prompt PG&E to turn off power across 30 counties,...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 11, 2019 at 8:33 am | 9 comments | 4891 Views
WOODSIDE
Update: Portola Valley, Woodside prepare for power shutoffs at noon todayThe Woodside district fire marshal is warning Portola Valley and Woodside residents to prepare themselves and their households...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2019Last comment by whstever, on Oct 10, 2019 at 8:14 am | 8 comments | 6234 Views
SPORTS
Hills residents concerned about spoiling food, cell phone charging in outagesResidents of Portola Valley and Woodside who were to be affected by the PG&E power shutoffs were mostly concerned about food...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 3911 Views
AROUND TOWN
Protesters follow Trump to Los Trancos, near Portola ValleyPresident Trump's fundraising luncheon today (Sept. 17) ended up being in Los Trancos Woods near Portola Valley, but protesters...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by David Smernoff, on Oct 9, 2019 at 3:57 pm | 32 comments | 8871 Views
WOODSIDE
Fire Weather Watch: Power likely to be cut in Woodside, Portola ValleyThe San Mateo County Emergency Alert System announced tonight (Oct. 8) that power shutoffs in Portola Valley and Woodside...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by “Great and Unmatched Wisdom, on Oct 9, 2019 at 8:40 am | 2 comments | 3498 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Inclusivity on the sidelinesMenlo-Atherton's cheerleading teams are striving to be inclusive of all students. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2019/10/04/inclusivity-on-the-sidelines?...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2019Last comment by Jennifer Kaufman, on Oct 7, 2019 at 12:53 pm | 1 comment | 6668 Views
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