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Menlo Park: St. Patrick's Seminary secretary pleads no contest to felony embezzlementA secretary accused of helping her boss embezzle money from St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park has pleaded no contest,...
Original post made on May. 16, 2014Last comment by SteveC, on May 18, 2014 at 3:31 pm | 3 comments | 9056 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Old Port Lobster Shack owner pleads no contest to tax evasion, grand theftOld Port Lobster Shack owner Russell Deutsch has pleaded no contest to felony tax evasion and grand theft and faces a sentence...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by whatever, on May 1, 2020 at 2:04 am | 6 comments | 9055 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park: More than 200 at hearing on Mandarin schoolMore than 200 people filled the Multi-Use Room at Encinal School on Tuesday (Oct. 14) for a public hearing on the proposed...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2014Last comment by object to James 2, on Nov 3, 2014 at 3:26 pm | 22 comments | 9054 Views
FICTION
Rudy Driscoll to resign from Woodside school boardThe board of the Woodside Elementary School District will appoint a new board member to replace Rudy Driscoll, who is resigning...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2015There are no comments yet. 9053 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Shots fired at officers during police chaseShots were fired at officers in the Willow Road area of Menlo Park during a police chase tonight. No officers were injured,...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2015Last comment by Concerned, on Apr 29, 2015 at 7:50 pm | 1 comment | 9052 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Are Woodside, Portola Valley and Atherton boring?Tired of hearing how our local communities top lists for the most expensive real estate, wealthiest populations or highest...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2016Last comment by POGO, on Jan 27, 2016 at 4:32 pm | 21 comments | 9052 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woodside driver identified in accident that killed Portola Valley cyclistThe driver of the green 1995 Volvo that struck and killed Portola Valley resident and philanthropist Rodney Smith while he...
Original post made on May. 30, 2007Last comment by Lee, on May 17, 2009 at 2:11 am | 18 comments | 9052 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 | 9050 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Concept plans released for Bedwell Bayfront ParkA 2-acre dog park, a non-motorized boat launch, a playground, an amphitheater, outdoor fitness facilities, and wheelchair-accessible...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2017Last comment by Trujillo, on Sep 14, 2017 at 8:28 pm | 27 comments | 9050 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stop signs and cyclists: is there an answer?When a knot of 30 or 40 or even 100 bicyclists passes through Portola Valley and Woodside, as happens regularly, the cyclists...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2010Last comment by La Hondan, on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:07 am | 50 comments | 9046 Views
MENLO PARK
Santa Cruz Avenue sidewalk plan approvedThe Menlo Park City Council has approved a plan to install sidewalks along Santa Cruz Avenue between Olive Street at Hillview...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2015Last comment by facts?, on Mar 20, 2015 at 11:05 am | 32 comments | 9043 Views
AROUND TOWN
Remembering Mike Thompson of KCEAMike Thompson, the longtime on-air host of big band and swing music on the KCEA (89.1 FM) radio station in Atherton, died...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2008Last comment by Phil L., on Apr 27, 2008 at 1:47 pm | 33 comments | 9041 Views
AROUND TOWN
Voters will see parcel tax measure in Menlo Park school districtA ballot measure asking Menlo Park City School District voters to approve a $360 annual parcel tax that would expire after...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2016Last comment by Concerned Citizen, on Jan 28, 2017 at 9:35 am | 26 comments | 9039 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Feature: Menlo Park's Jeff Fisher has argued 31 times before U.S. Supreme CourtBefore the Supreme Court's current Chief Justice John Roberts was a judge, he argued cases before the Supreme Court. According...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2017Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Mar 28, 2017 at 12:08 pm | 2 comments | 9037 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: City reveals $141.6 million spending planTwo new hotels in town and ever-rising property tax revenues promise a rosy fiscal year starting in July, according to the...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by Lynne Bramlett, on Jun 7, 2018 at 8:20 am | 7 comments | 9035 Views
MENLO PARK
No punitive damages in lawsuit over crash that hurt 6-year-old twins on Menlo Park sidewalkA judge has denied a second request to include punitive damages in a lawsuit filed against an elderly driver who crashed...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2014Last comment by parent, on Apr 10, 2014 at 11:41 pm | 7 comments | 9031 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park: Driver dead after single-vehicle crashA man died early Saturday morning (March 4) when a vehicle he was driving left the eastbound lanes of Bayfront Expressway...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2017Last comment by Shellykay, on Mar 6, 2017 at 1:02 pm | 3 comments | 9030 Views
SPORTS
Olympics gold medalist KK Clark reveals all: from her red nail polish to her nicknameOlympics gold medalist KK Clark, a native of Menlo Park and a Sacred Heart Prep graduate, visited her alma mater on Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2016Last comment by Marissa, on Oct 6, 2016 at 6:16 pm | 9 comments | 9029 Views
FICTION
Obama, Socialist-in-Chief, destroys the Free MarketS&P 500 TRADES ABOVE 2,000 POINTS FOR FIRST TIME "NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market has reached another milestone as the...
Original post made by Karl Marx on Aug. 25, 2014Last comment by Jose Jobs, on Sep 6, 2014 at 2:56 pm | 5 comments | 9029 Views
AROUND TOWN
State Senate gives snitch tickets a faceliftThe next time you get a snitch ticket in the mail, you may be able to check off "none of the above" when asked to identify...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2012Last comment by Alan, on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:30 am | 8 comments | 9027 Views
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