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AROUND TOWN
Consolidating Menlo Park and AthertonBoth Menlo Park and Atherton are facing severe financial difficulties and both suffer from a lack of strong political leadership...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Aug. 28, 2010Last comment by it is what it is, on Sep 2, 2010 at 11:29 pm | 60 comments | 7495 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: King family drops lawsuit, will keep Tallwood house, for a priceFor $10,000, Charles and Leslie King can resolve their dispute with Atherton over the fate of their new house on Tallwood...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2007Last comment by grant johnson, on Sep 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm | 5 comments | 7494 Views
FICTION
CHP reopens U.S. 101, traffic remains heavyThe California Highway Patrol has reopened U.S. 101 in San Mateo this morning after downed lines prompted full closures...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2010There are no comments yet. 7494 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton voters to choose council member, decide on parcel tax renewal in NovemberAtherton voters will choose their new council member after all: The City Council reaffirmed on Wednesday night (July 17)...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 24, 2013 at 10:56 am | 40 comments | 7493 Views
MENLO PARK
Studio Red lobby a scene of destruction after car crashes through front windowModels that took "thousands of hours" to construct were destroyed, but product design and development company Studio Red...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2014Last comment by confounded, on Feb 20, 2014 at 2:53 pm | 9 comments | 7492 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton struggles for safer crosswalksYou can't always get what you want. But if the town of Atherton accepts what's on offer by the California Department of Transportation,...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2012Last comment by Robert Cronin, on Dec 13, 2012 at 2:17 pm | 29 comments | 7492 Views
MENLO PARK
Facebook expansion could exacerbate housing issues, report saysFacebook's expansion – a project that would add two office buildings and a hotel, totaling more than a million square...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2016Last comment by Nancyh, on Jun 27, 2016 at 5:03 pm | 4 comments | 7491 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High student killed by train; school mournsThe 16-year-old male killed by Caltrain Tuesday morning at the East Meadow Drive crossing was a student at Gunn High School,...
Original post made on May. 5, 2009Last comment by pragmatic, on May 6, 2009 at 11:38 am | 6 comments | 7491 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park woman killed in East Palo Alto crashAn allegedly intoxicated woman died when she sped off in a car that crashed into a parked vehicle in East Palo Alto on March...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2018Last comment by Interesting, on Apr 5, 2018 at 8:32 am | 1 comment | 7490 Views
MOVIES
'Youth of the Year' finalists speak outOvercoming neglectful parents and breaking free of a gang were among the stories shared by high school students in a tearful...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2012There are no comments yet. 7490 Views
SPORTS
Local cyclists re-create strenuous Irish ride for 87-year-old fellow riderShaun Brennan, at 87 the senior member of the Geezi (they say it's plural for geezer) bike group, was unable to make his...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by Tremendous!, on Sep 7, 2018 at 6:20 am | 2 comments | 7489 Views
ATHERTON
Longtime Atherton council watcher hopes to exchange audience seat for one on the daisCouncil watcher and longtime Atherton resident John Ruggeiro is the third applicant for the vacant City Council seat, hoping...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2013Last comment by People's Voice, on Jul 4, 2013 at 9:27 am | 5 comments | 7489 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: Fire crews control 2-alarm fire at Stanford Linear Accelerator CenterFire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Menlo Park on Wednesday night. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2014Last comment by Memories, on Jun 26, 2014 at 10:58 pm | 5 comments | 7487 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park councilwoman Kirsten Keith dominates early campaign fundraisingOne potential candidate for Menlo Park's upcoming City Council elections has raised far more money for her campaign than...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2018Last comment by will of the people, on Aug 6, 2018 at 1:07 pm | 8 comments | 7486 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Atherton: Road rage leads to armed robberyAn incident between two motorists on Saturday evening (Dec. 26) that began as road rage in Menlo Park evolved into an armed...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2015Last comment by LYC, on Dec 31, 2015 at 8:09 pm | 14 comments | 7486 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Three bicyclists injured in collision with SUVThree bicyclists were injured, at least one of them seriously, when they collided with an SUV Saturday morning on Portola...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2017Last comment by local, on Aug 7, 2017 at 1:12 pm | 3 comments | 7485 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County could move to less restrictive orange tier next weekA low recent COVID-19 case rate and positivity rate mean San Mateo County could advance to the less restrictive orange tier...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 7484 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo mayor election will be voidedMenlo Park council member Kelly Fergusson said in an e-mail today that the election of mayor and vice mayor two days ago...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2010Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Dec 11, 2010 at 10:19 pm | 101 comments | 7482 Views
MENLO PARK
Housing costs drive longtime resident, WWII veteran out of Menlo ParkA 92-year-old World War II veteran took the dais at the Menlo Park City Council meeting on March 15 to tell how rising housing...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2016Last comment by Joan, on Apr 18, 2016 at 1:41 pm | 26 comments | 7480 Views
MENLO PARK
Closed during coronavirus: Peninsula owners on why they shut down their restaurants completelyWe asked several owners to share their perspectives on closing their businesses, how they're dealing with all the uncertainty...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2020Last comment by Kelly, on Mar 27, 2020 at 1:33 pm | 2 comments | 7480 Views
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