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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher Jason Picetti dies after four-year battle with ALSJason Picetti, who taught math at La Entrada School in Menlo Park until illness forced him to retire, died peacefully early...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2011Last comment by Galvin Family, on Oct 18, 2011 at 1:32 pm | 6 comments | 9213 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Mandarin charter to get $375,000 grantThe Mandarin immersion charter school that has been proposed in Menlo Park is set to receive a $375,000 grant that will go...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2014Last comment by Parent of teens, on Nov 15, 2014 at 3:05 pm | 23 comments | 9211 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Portola Valley man sentenced for tax-evasionPortola Valley resident Christopher B. Berg was sentenced Feb. 27 to a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty in...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2014Last comment by Kristin, on Mar 8, 2014 at 10:41 am | 4 comments | 9210 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Random Acts of Flowers wilts under costly rentAfter about two years of operations in Menlo Park, Random Acts of Flowers, a nonprofit that uses volunteers to recycle, rearrange...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by Angela Hey, on Feb 6, 2018 at 12:58 pm | 6 comments | 9205 Views
AROUND TOWN
Retreat center sues county over plan to reorganize as drug, alcohol rehab facilityThe owners of the Stillpath Retreat Center at 16350 Skyline Blvd. in the unincorporated woods above Woodside are suing San...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by P4ND0R4, on Jul 21, 2016 at 11:13 pm | 10 comments | 9204 Views
ATHERTON
Rash of suspicious incidents in AthertonAtherton police say residents should take precautions in the wake of a series of recent suspicious incidents that appear...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2015Last comment by Memories, on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:33 pm | 8 comments | 9198 Views
FICTION
Letter: Meat production has big role in warmingI was very impressed with Leonardo DiCaprio's powerful documentary "The 11th Hour." Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=4868...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2007Last comment by Jeff, on Sep 11, 2007 at 3:09 pm | 1 comment | 9198 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Healthcare Districts getting politically activeSequoia Healthcare District, on whose Board I have served since 2002, is a dues paying member ($20,000/year) of the Association...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Jul. 16, 2013Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 4, 2014 at 3:06 pm | 8 comments | 9196 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park says 'no thanks' to state affordable housing billMenlo Park "agrees that California is facing a housing affordability crisis; however, this is not the solution." Read the...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2016Last comment by no more, on Jul 12, 2016 at 12:22 pm | 20 comments | 9196 Views
WOODSIDE
Interim pastor aims to help revitalize churchAtheists have a philosophical belief in common with the Rev. Ama Zenya, the interim head of the congregation at the Woodside...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2015Last comment by sj burns, on Dec 20, 2015 at 9:56 pm | 3 comments | 9194 Views
FICTION
Letter: Gateway should watch out for rising tidesIf the Menlo Gateway project is built, it will be submerged under water when global warming causes sea and Bay levels to...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2010Last comment by Mack Truck, on Jan 17, 2017 at 3:16 pm | 14 comments | 9194 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: New Hillview Middle School playing field must be ripped up and rebuiltNeighbors of Hillview Middle School may have hoped for a quiet summer after living through three previous summers of major...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2013Last comment by A little history, on Jul 10, 2013 at 12:21 am | 33 comments | 9186 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park's assessed property value up 12.5 percentThe assessed value of property in Menlo Park grew by 12.5 percent in 2105, a faster rate than that of any other city in San...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2016Last comment by really?, on Jun 29, 2016 at 10:10 pm | 17 comments | 9184 Views
WOODSIDE
In aftermath of mountain lion exemption, Woodside residents question council and staff’s judgmentResidents are criticizing the town of Woodside for trying to block housing development by claiming the town is a mountain...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2022Last comment by Michael, on Mar 1, 2022 at 11:52 am | 53 comments | 9184 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton guts most of multifamily housing from plan it's sending to stateAround 250 people turned out for Atherton City Council's Tuesday meeting to sound off about the town's contentious efforts...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2023Last comment by Menlo Lifestyle, on Feb 14, 2023 at 2:40 pm | 12 comments | 9179 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Menlo Park man accused of sexual assault of minors arrested againRandolph Haldeman, who was arrested last month on allegations of sexually assaulting children and then released on bail,...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2019Last comment by Rick Altman, on Sep 9, 2019 at 8:32 am | 11 comments | 9179 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Detectives investigating assault at Oak Knoll SchoolMenlo Park police detectives are looking into a claim by a 17-year-old boy that a girl he planned to meet at Oak Knoll School...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2018There are no comments yet. 9178 Views
AROUND TOWN
With schools open since fall, local teachers pleaded for priority access to vaccines. Their wish may soon come trueLocal teachers who are already back at work in classrooms have been begging San Mateo County health officials for priority...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2021Last comment by woodsider, on Feb 24, 2021 at 4:26 pm | 3 comments | 9178 Views
OTHER TOPICS
2015 Readers' Choice: The winners are ...You'll see many old favorites – and some newcomers – on the list of winners of the 2015 Almanac Readers' Choice...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2015Last comment by Water, on Aug 3, 2015 at 8:21 pm | 6 comments | 9171 Views
OTHER TOPICS
In high-speed rail battle, Peninsula residents may have found their GoliathThose who would like to see the high-speed rail line run in a tunnel or a trench, rather than on a berm, as it passes through...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2009Last comment by progress, on Sep 24, 2009 at 5:15 pm | 41 comments | 9165 Views
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