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Guided tours: Eco-friendly driveway and parking lotWant to make your driveway or parking areas more eco-friendly? Join the San Francisquito Watershed Council for a free guided...
Original post made by Katie Pilat on Mar. 14, 2007Last comment by Katie, on Mar 19, 2007 at 11:33 am | 2 comments | 8269 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Eshoo shares details of health care proposalU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, talked about the need for health care reform, the status of the current proposals and...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2009Last comment by Get your head out of the sand, on Sep 1, 2009 at 7:54 pm | 42 comments | 8268 Views
AROUND TOWN
Update: Three arrested on burglary charges after Menlo Park pursuitThree men were taken into custody Friday (March 20) following a pursuit sparked by a resident who reported seeing a suspicious...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2015Last comment by Charlie, on Mar 23, 2015 at 1:36 pm | 1 comment | 8267 Views
MENLO PARK
Residents raise issues with Pope-Chaucer bridge projectDespite organizational difficulties and a gym with poor acoustics, Palo Alto and Menlo Park residents clearly voiced their...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2014Last comment by MP Resident, on Jan 31, 2014 at 11:31 am | 8 comments | 8264 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Carriage house demolished at former Roger Reynolds Nursery siteTo clear the way for a new 24-condo complex at 133 Encinal Ave. in Menlo Park, the Victorian-style carriage house that was...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2017Last comment by Bob, on Feb 25, 2017 at 8:18 am | 6 comments | 8264 Views
MENLO PARK
Editorial: Downtown between a rock and hard placeMenlo Park's already controversial downtown plan got even more so with the recent release of the draft environmental impact...
Original post made on May. 30, 2011Last comment by denver example, on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:37 am | 37 comments | 8262 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park without the blare of train horns? Study of 'quiet zone' on Caltrain line moves forwardMenlo Park is officially exploring what it would take to establish a "quiet zone" along a section of the Caltrain corridor...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2022Last comment by Julie , on Feb 11, 2022 at 4:08 pm | 8 comments | 8262 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: An appeal for preservationA volunteer nonprofit group has embarked on a ambitious plan to raise $2.5 million to restore and renovate the Carriage House...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2014Last comment by Dame Support Needed for Town Center , on Jun 30, 2014 at 6:17 am | 11 comments | 8261 Views
MENLO PARK
Sinfully good angel food cakesEspresso-chip cake topped with bittersweet chocolate ganache. Lime coconut cake with coconut frosting. Rosewater cake with...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by Anna, on Oct 11, 2010 at 3:40 pm | 2 comments | 8259 Views
SPORTS
Menlo College changes affiliation, but not goalsComing off its best season in the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference, the Menlo College football team is hoping to build...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2010Last comment by James Madison, on Sep 1, 2010 at 9:04 pm | 1 comment | 8254 Views
MENLO PARK
Stanford Arrillaga project grows by adding housingIs this a case of "be careful what you wish for"? The latest revision of the proposed Stanford-Arrillaga development in Menlo...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 2, 2013 at 1:36 pm | 27 comments | 8253 Views
SPORTS
Junior basketball: Local boys win titleWith a 42-40 victory over Los Gatos, the Redwood Chapter of the National Junior Basketball League's third- and fourth-grade...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2014Last comment by Hoopster, on Mar 23, 2014 at 7:46 am | 2 comments | 8249 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Update: Mom, young children slightly injured in crash near AthertonA woman and three young children were among those slightly injured in a car accident near Atherton this morning, a California...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Carrie, on Oct 5, 2013 at 7:57 am | 8 comments | 8249 Views
AROUND TOWN
'They are back': Latest Atherton burglaries may be tied to 2018-19 crime streak, police sayRecent burglaries in Atherton may be linked to a previous burglary spree, police said at a virtual town meeting Dec. 9 that...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2020Last comment by Thoughtful, on Dec 12, 2020 at 9:52 am | 9 comments | 8247 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton wants councilman dropped from lawsuitThe attorney defending Atherton and City Councilman Jerry Carlson in a federal lawsuit filed by Jon Buckheit is attempting...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by POGO, on Nov 19, 2010 at 11:06 pm | 71 comments | 8247 Views
AROUND TOWN
A farmers' market in downtown Woodside?Skylonda residents and the Woodside Town Council welcomed a farmers' market on Wednesdays at Skyline Boulevard and La Honda...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2013Last comment by Friend, on Feb 8, 2013 at 1:19 pm | 7 comments | 8245 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside school board challenger is 'suspending campaign'Woodside Elementary School District board candidate Joel Hornstein said on Sunday, Oct. 11, that he is suspending his campaign...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2015Last comment by pogo, on Oct 15, 2015 at 8:24 am | 14 comments | 8243 Views
AROUND TOWN
Consolidation of San Mateo County Fire Agencies - Yes or No?In another discussion the issue of consolidation of San Mateo County Fire Agencies was raised. I promised to post your Fire...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 10, 2009Last comment by Rob Silano, on Nov 13, 2009 at 4:52 pm | 13 comments | 8243 Views
MENLO PARK
Pac-12 athletics are back, but not yet at StanfordAlthough the Pac-12 Conference will allow college athletics to resume in November, sports remain on hold at Stanford under...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2020There are no comments yet. 8242 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Obituary: Gunther SorgerGunther Urban Sorger of Portola Valley, a pioneer in the development of microwave systems for air safety, died peacefully...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2010Last comment by James Vait, on Dec 13, 2012 at 3:47 pm | 5 comments | 8239 Views
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