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MENLO PARK
A harrowing experience with COVID-19Sequoia district advisor Rolando Bonilla shares his experience falling ill with COVID-19 at the same time as losing a family...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2021There are no comments yet. 4374 Views
FICTION
'Where do we go from here?' documentary film festival explores Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacyTo mark the national holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 2230 Views
FICTION
'I will vote to impeach this traitor': Rep. Anna Eshoo supports removing Trump from officeGranted only 30 seconds to speak on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Anna Eshoo did not mince words regarding...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 2962 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford Shopping Center was a hot spot of violations when public health inspectors came callingEighteen stores in the Stanford Shopping Center were fined for violating Santa Clara County COVID-19 health orders over the...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by ln, on Jan 13, 2021 at 11:11 pm | 4 comments | 6334 Views
AROUND TOWN
Facebook's Willow Village now includes giant glass dome, 'High Line' path and moreAt noon on Friday, Facebook and Signature Development Group submitted updated plans for the proposed Willow Village development....
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Iris, on Jan 13, 2021 at 8:26 pm | 3 comments | 7055 Views
AROUND TOWN
New Menlo Park fire station to break ground this monthMenlo Park Fire Protection District plans to demolish its 72-year-old fire station on Alameda de las Pulgas starting Jan....
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021Last comment by Jon Castor, on Jan 13, 2021 at 2:24 pm | 3 comments | 5913 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues via clinic, partnershipsIn San Mateo County, about one-third of the health care workers and long-term care residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021Last comment by acomfort, on Jan 13, 2021 at 12:20 pm | 1 comment | 7954 Views
AROUND TOWN
Legislators increase pressure to open schools as most stay closed this fallA group of state Assembly members has co-authored a bill that would require schools to at least partially physically reopen...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by B , on Jan 12, 2021 at 9:45 pm | 1 comment | 3700 Views
ATHERTON
Crime brief: Atherton police respond to weekend burglaryPolice reported a burglary on Saturday evening in Atherton. It's the latest in a string of burglaries reported in town since...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 12, 2021 at 3:46 pm | 4 comments | 4055 Views
MENLO PARK
Pro-Trump business owner documented at Capitol invasion rally faces backlashSome people are threatening a boycott of a Menlo Park business after it came to light that its owner attended a pro-Trump...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Nanc, on Jan 12, 2021 at 8:36 am | 71 comments | 17734 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Guest opinion: California's plan to bring many students back to school for in-person learning in careful stagesIn an op-ed, Stanford professor and California State Board of Education president Linda Darling-Hammond writes about why...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 3005 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park councilman announces run for Board of SupervisorsWeeks after being sworn in for a third term on the Menlo Park City Council, Councilman Ray Mueller announced on Jan. 5 he...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2021Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Jan 10, 2021 at 12:22 pm | 7 comments | 7806 Views
MOVIES
Holiday Fund: Reimagining sexual health education in a digital worldLike many education-focused organizations, the pandemic and the shift from in-person to distance learning has forced Health...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 3213 Views
AROUND TOWN
County embarks on project to renovate Middlefield Road through North Fair OaksYears in the making, a San Mateo County Public Works project to overhaul a busy half-mile of Middlefield Road through North...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 9, 2021 at 8:58 am | 3 comments | 5104 Views
AROUND TOWN
'I would impeach him.' Rep. Anna Eshoo says Trump 'incited' rioters who stormed the U.S. CapitolU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo was among hundreds of legislators who fled the House floor on Wednesday as thousands of rioters supporting...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 8, 2021 at 7:32 pm | 13 comments | 3975 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Obituaries: A list of local residents who died recentlyThis week in obituaries, read about the lives of Robert Capps, 63, Pat DiSibio, 88, Dorothy Gravelle, 95, Donald Young, 88,...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 2854 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Biennial homelessness count faces delays due to pandemicEvery other year, on one day in January, volunteers across the country come together before dawn to complete a federally...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 2419 Views
OTHER TOPICS
A world turned upside down: Documenting an unreal year in photosThe past 12 months have been unlike any other. As the Almanac’s visual journalist captured this historic year, their images...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 3203 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View high grad is the Bay Area's first female Eagle ScoutIn February 2019, Boy Scouts of America, after 110 years of boys-only programming, for the first time in the organization's...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by Jon Castor, on Jan 7, 2021 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 5185 Views
ATHERTON
New East Palo Alto council member calls for more diverse leadership in Sequoia districtEast Palo Alto Council member Antonio Lopez is asking the Sequoia Union High School District to hire more diverse leaders...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2021There are no comments yet. 7057 Views
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