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MENLO PARK
Education leader Margaret Draper diesMargaret "Marge" Draper, a 40-year Menlo Park resident and a former member of the Menlo Park City School District Board of...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2015Last comment by Marilyn Wong, on Nov 9, 2015 at 9:36 pm | 1 comment | 4231 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tuesday: Sheldon Breiner talks photography and staying fresh behind the lensPortola Valley resident, geophysicist and world traveler Sheldon Breiner is skilled with a camera, a talent he plans to talk...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2015There are no comments yet. 2887 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Jeb! Bush tax plan saves BUSH family MILLIONS!Following the discredited Laffer Curve and further discredited Reagan trickle down economics (that Jeb's own father called...
Original post made by Jeb! Mac on Sep. 11, 2015Last comment by Jeb! Mac, on Nov 9, 2015 at 12:43 pm | 57 comments | 2833 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park mayor paints vibrant future for city"Who would want to live anywhere else?" asked Menlo Park Mayor Catherine Carlton during the mayor's annual "State...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by correction, on Nov 8, 2015 at 8:54 pm | 12 comments | 4535 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Development plan for Roger Reynolds nursery site ruffles neighborsResidents of Stone Pine Lane in Menlo Park were none too pleased when developer Derek "Deke" Hunter presented revised plans...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by Interesting Tidbit, on Nov 8, 2015 at 5:11 pm | 8 comments | 6699 Views
AROUND TOWN
SMC Sheriff Office opened Internal Investigation in Joaquin Jimenez case.The San Mateo County Sheriff Office has opened an Internal Investigation into the behavior of its Gang Task Force Deputies...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Oct. 27, 2015Last comment by Hmmm, on Nov 8, 2015 at 1:52 pm | 10 comments | 3141 Views
MENLO PARK
New initiatives to make Menlo Park more green, bike friendlyThe Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission during its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 28, discussed several topics near and...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2015Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Nov 7, 2015 at 8:31 pm | 50 comments | 6834 Views
AROUND TOWN
Offering helpIn the months after Mackenzie Drazan lost her younger sister, Shelby, to suicide last year, the 20-year-old Woodside resident...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2015Last comment by Samuel Smith, on Nov 7, 2015 at 12:11 pm | 1 comment | 9042 Views
WOODSIDE
Statement by Chris ShawChris Shaw is a write-in candidate for the Woodside Town Council seat in District 3 in the Nov. 3, 2015, election. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2015Last comment by Ruth Mina, on Nov 7, 2015 at 9:23 am | 3 comments | 3343 Views
WOODSIDE
Appeals court upholds Hanretty $2.7 million restitution rulingA state appeals court has upheld the ruling that Tim Hanretty, a former official in both the Woodside and Portola Valley...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2015Last comment by Susan Smith, on Nov 7, 2015 at 1:16 am | 3 comments | 5457 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sheriff Greg Munks announces plans to retire in 2018San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks said he plans to retire in December 2018, at the conclusion of his third four-year term...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 3312 Views
AROUND TOWN
Which neighborhoods are good for trick-or-treating?I'd love to get a sense of the liveliest places to take my kids trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Our street is pretty...
Original post made by alp on Oct. 18, 2008Last comment by Really?, on Nov 6, 2015 at 9:01 pm | 25 comments | 8460 Views
MENLO PARK
Sunset's gardens now closed to the publicSunset Publishing Corp., which has been at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park for 63 years, permanently closed its gardens to the...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2015Last comment by resdient, on Nov 5, 2015 at 11:25 pm | 2 comments | 1491 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Tonight: Public workshop on Caltrans' Hwy. 84 pilot spraying programCaltrans has scheduled a public workshop tonight (Nov. 5) in La Honda about a pilot program to cut back on herbicide spraying...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2015Last comment by Amy, on Nov 5, 2015 at 4:06 pm | 2 comments | 2673 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside candidate identifies funders of campaign mailer, signsChris Shaw, a write-in candidate for the Woodside Town Council, has formed a campaign committee and filed campaign finance...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2015Last comment by Concerned Citizen, on Nov 5, 2015 at 3:56 pm | 1 comment | 4277 Views
MENLO PARK
Public hearing on Caltrain's proposed fare hikeCaltrain will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, to discuss proposals to increase fare by 50 cents each way....
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by Reality Check, on Nov 5, 2015 at 3:32 pm | 7 comments | 3486 Views
MENLO PARK
People: The story behind Menlo Park's Legion of Honor recipientWalter Jaye and his wife Diana seem, at first, like many other couples in Menlo Park. The two met over a game of bridge...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2015Last comment by ann haley, on Nov 5, 2015 at 11:25 am | 1 comment | 4449 Views
AROUND TOWN
Annex West Menlo into Menlo ParkThe Post had a story today about a group of West Menlo residents who wanted to be annexed into Menlo Park. How much will...
Original post made by Bill on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by Morris Brown, on Nov 5, 2015 at 9:08 am | 2 comments | 1192 Views
MENLO PARK
Sequoia Union High School District: DuBois, Jack and Weiner electedCarrie DuBois, Georgia Jack and Allen Weiner were elected Tuesday to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District....
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by choices, on Nov 4, 2015 at 8:15 pm | 3 comments | 3379 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside Town Council: District 3 resultsThe vote count in the contested election for the District 3 seat on the Woodside Town Council shows only votes cast for Nancy...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by Woodsider, on Nov 4, 2015 at 3:24 pm | 2 comments | 4004 Views

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