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SPORTS
Menlo Park: Strife on tennis courts leads to threats, police interventionSportsmanship has been in short supply on Menlo Park's tennis courts of late, as clashes over reservations have led to police...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by Nealon Neighbor, on Feb 17, 2014 at 11:19 pm | 14 comments | 20189 Views
AROUND TOWN
Legal battle erupts over Panzer tank from Littlefield collectionA Seattle company led by Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen has filed a lawsuit in in a dispute over ownership...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2014Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Apr 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm | 7 comments | 20172 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school board candidates discuss big issuesIt was an evening of 90-second statements, one after another. The three candidates running for election to the board of...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by CBG, on Oct 14, 2013 at 2:39 pm | 11 comments | 20143 Views
AROUND TOWN
Plan to modernize Caltrain sails through regional commissionCaltrain's stalled effort to electrify its tracks flickered to life Wednesday morning when the Metropolitan Transportation...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2012Last comment by Dr. A. Cannara, on Mar 29, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 3 comments | 20101 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo council set to impose two-tier pension systemAs the bureaucratic gears start turning to verify a citizen-led "pension reform" ballot initiative, Menlo Park's City Council...
Original post made on May. 4, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 10, 2010 at 6:18 am | 190 comments | 20061 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: The Oasis to shutter March 7The Oasis, perhaps the oldest eating establishment in Menlo Park, will close permanently March 7 after 60 years of business,...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2018Last comment by Menlo Voter., on May 6, 2018 at 8:25 pm | 55 comments | 20053 Views
WOODSIDE
The troubled beauty of Skyline BoulevardThe 26 miles of Skyline Boulevard between Highway 9 in Saratoga and Highway 92 in San Mateo is used by some as an adult playground...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by Bob Garner, on Mar 24, 2014 at 12:36 pm | 40 comments | 20000 Views
MOVIES
Public records requests lead to confrontation in Atherton Town HallTwo aggrieved residents and one former employee who successfully sued the town for wrongful termination converged on Atherton...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2010Last comment by Kimberly Sweidy, on Aug 27, 2010 at 3:03 pm | 65 comments | 19891 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Former mayors endorse downtown plan initiativeWe the undersigned are former Menlo Park mayors who have served Menlo Park for a total of 64 years. We come together to...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 10, 2014 at 11:54 am | 264 comments | 19863 Views
SPORTS
Being Bohannon: One of Menlo Park's biggest names talks about his new hotel, his family history, and why developers aren't all that badSitting at the end of a 15-foot-long conference table in his San Mateo office, David Bohannon reads the headline of a newspaper...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2007Last comment by Member, on Aug 15, 2012 at 7:01 pm | 5 comments | 19761 Views
AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley council rejects artificial grass for soccer field at Woodside Priory SchoolThe forces of a plastic modernity were politely shown the door Wednesday night in Portola Valley. After more than two hours...
Original post made on May. 9, 2013Last comment by grass man, on Apr 26, 2015 at 10:16 am | 30 comments | 19754 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Home design doesn't fit neighborhood, commission decidesThe architect of a two-story 3,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style home on Middle Avenue was sent back to the drawing board...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by For guidelines, on Jan 28, 2014 at 1:56 pm | 22 comments | 19670 Views
SPORTS
Guest opinion: Bleachers wrong for Atherton parkIn the fall of 2012, Atherton voted to "Save Our Park" by aborting well-thought-out plans for a library, which might have...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2014Last comment by Now what?, on Feb 5, 2014 at 7:09 pm | 21 comments | 19667 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Planning Commission reviews specific planThe fourth discussion in the ongoing Planning Commission's review of the Menlo Park downtown/El Camino Real specific plan...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 3, 2013 at 9:45 pm | 28 comments | 19639 Views
AROUND TOWN
Readers' Choice awardsIn a league of their own are the folks at Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park, which won for best live music and tied with Cafe Borrone...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by Tee Hee, on Sep 14, 2009 at 11:57 pm | 12 comments | 19586 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Summit Prep: Former student, charged with attempted rape, claims attack was a 'prank'A former student at Summit Preparatory Charter High School, accused of trying to rape a female teacher at knifepoint...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Oct 3, 2013 at 10:50 am | 5 comments | 19585 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'Reborn as a flashy but soppy new adventure directed by and starring Ben Stiller, the film is sentimental claptrap about...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2013Last comment by TMoney, on Feb 21, 2014 at 5:27 pm | 13 comments | 19583 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Sinnott files lawsuit over drivewayThe battle over a Louise Street driveway in Menlo Park has now moved to the courtroom. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2013/11/22/sinnott-files-lawsuit-o...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2013Last comment by pathetic, on Jan 31, 2014 at 11:26 pm | 8 comments | 19545 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Anna Eshoo takes up chloramine questionCongresswoman Anna Eshoo has arranged a meeting in early September between local opponents of the water additive chloramine...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2007Last comment by Robin, on Feb 23, 2012 at 7:29 am | 42 comments | 19257 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voter Guide: Big issues face Sequoia board candidatesPerhaps a middle-aged hermit sequestered in the Santa Cruz mountains, someone with uncanny powers and unpleasant high school...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by Funding 101, on Oct 14, 2013 at 11:10 pm | 5 comments | 19216 Views
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