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MENLO PARK
It's unofficial: Jerome-Robinson named new Menlo Park city managerThe Menlo Park City Council wants to appoint Interim City Manager Starla Jerome-Robinson to the position permanently, the...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 23, 2019 at 12:31 pm | 5 comments | 7780 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shed fire draws firefighters to Los Trancos Woods last nightA burning shed adjacent to a guest house at 20 Ciervos Road in Los Trancos Woods brought firefighters in from Woodside, Redwood...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2019Last comment by Kraft in Jupiter, on Feb 22, 2019 at 9:11 pm | 3 comments | 3386 Views
AROUND TOWN
Middlefield Road office building gets go-aheadA small office building proposed for the high-traffic area near the intersection of Middlefield and Willow roads in Menlo...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2019Last comment by Just wait, on Feb 22, 2019 at 1:36 pm | 4 comments | 3991 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: License-plate cameras show some criminal-tracking valueA license-plate-reading camera in Portola Valley played a role in an ongoing investigation, a Sheriff's Office captain told...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2019Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 21, 2019 at 6:40 pm | 7 comments | 3848 Views
MENLO PARK
Progress on the Bay TrailLook at the plans for the Bay Trail and it's easy for a cynic to laugh it off as a pipe dream -- 500 contiguous miles of...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2019Last comment by Alan, on Feb 21, 2019 at 4:24 pm | 4 comments | 8549 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: New deputy director hired to lead city's housing effortsRhonda Coffman has been hired as Menlo Park's new deputy community development director overseeing housing, Interim City...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2019Last comment by Mark L, on Feb 21, 2019 at 2:10 pm | 1 comment | 4253 Views
FICTION
Portola Valley civic volunteer, pilot Bud Eisberg dies at 74Arthur Charles "Bud" Eisberg, a resident of Portola Valley and a town volunteer in civic affairs was also a pilot, a sailor...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Tom Vlasic, on Feb 21, 2019 at 11:06 am | 3 comments | 5820 Views
ATHERTON
Menlo Park: Man pleads no contest to 2011 Kelly Park sex assault chargeA 27-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a teen eight years ago in a public bathroom in Menlo Park has pleaded...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2019Last comment by Kevin, on Feb 20, 2019 at 4:51 pm | 1 comment | 4633 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon ValleyDespite a sizzling economy and an influx of wealth, Silicon Valley remains a bastion of inequality, with more residents now...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2019Last comment by Awatkins, on Feb 20, 2019 at 2:22 pm | 7 comments | 7518 Views
MENLO PARK
Newsom scales back high-speed rail plansCalifornia's decadelong dream of building a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles hit a dead end in...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2019Last comment by Martin Engel, on Feb 20, 2019 at 8:36 am | 24 comments | 5488 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bridging two worldsMenlo School senior Santy Mendoza, who will be a first-generation college student at Harvard University this fall, is a current...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2019Last comment by Congratulations , on Feb 16, 2019 at 9:52 pm | 1 comment | 5803 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council splits on law to help displaced renters relocateA proposed law to help renters forced out of their homes for no cause or because they cannot afford major rent increases...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by Jen Mazzon, on Feb 16, 2019 at 10:34 am | 15 comments | 9303 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Consider Option B for Menlo Park's grade separation projectBefore the train leaves the station on the Menlo Park rail grade separation decision, the City Council will open up its options...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2019Last comment by Reality Check, on Feb 16, 2019 at 5:26 am | 40 comments | 5982 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton Rail Committee recommends restoring weekday train serviceIn a split vote, the Atherton Rail Committee recommended that the City Council support resuming weekday train stops in Atherton,...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by Martin, on Feb 15, 2019 at 9:36 am | 10 comments | 5848 Views
AROUND TOWN
Roughly $640K in repairs underway at flooded middle schoolCrews have begun repairs at La Entrada Middle School after the school flooded three times over a five-week span late last...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2019Last comment by Another bond?, on Feb 14, 2019 at 12:54 pm | 3 comments | 4379 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood district could ask KIPP to share middle school campusMore specific ideas for how to accommodate KIPP Valiant Community Prep's request for more facilities coalesced at a school...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by willowschool1969, on Feb 13, 2019 at 10:02 pm | 1 comment | 3719 Views
AROUND TOWN
Three deaths prompt San Mateo County supervisors' meeting on Taser safteyRepresentatives of the company that manufactures Taser stun guns defended the safety of the devices at a Feb. 11 special...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Feb 13, 2019 at 4:52 pm | 2 comments | 4479 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Planned county worker strike suspended pending agreementA strike planned this week by San Mateo County employees has been averted by a tentative agreement between the county and...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2019Last comment by Scruggs, on Feb 12, 2019 at 4:57 pm | 1 comment | 2574 Views
AROUND TOWN
Town hall on teacher housing set for Feb. 13As local school districts grapple with how to help teachers struggling to afford to live in the communities in which they...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2019Last comment by Teachers Pet, on Feb 12, 2019 at 3:55 pm | 2 comments | 3550 Views
AROUND TOWN
Supervisor to propose gun safety law on TuesdaySan Mateo County Supervisor David J. Canepa plans to introduce an ordinance at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting that...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by Gun in Home, on Feb 12, 2019 at 9:53 am | 28 comments | 4356 Views
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