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First water from new Bay Tunnel reaches Crystal SpringsThe first water to come through the newly completed Bay Tunnel reached the Crystal Springs Reservoir on Wednesday (Oct. 15)...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2014Last comment by Mr Bubble, on Oct 19, 2014 at 7:27 am | 5 comments | 7738 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: History professors discuss Trump and Hitler comparisonAbout 35 people came to Kepler's Books in Menlo Park on March 23 for an hour of conversation with radio veteran Angie Coiro...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2016Last comment by InDerFuerhersFace, on Apr 3, 2016 at 7:35 pm | 15 comments | 7738 Views
FICTION
Innocence - a work of fictionInnocence Every Tuesday we would meet in the park. It wasn’t much of a park, but it was equidistant between our...
Original post made by Anonymous on Dec. 22, 2006There are no comments yet. 7737 Views
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San Mateo County cities fume as Stanford rebuffs their funding requestsIn a stinging rebuke, a coalition of San Mateo County cities has issued a statement Friday criticizing Stanford for rejecting...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Oct 23, 2019 at 3:40 pm | 8 comments | 7735 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 | 7732 Views
MENLO PARK
Youth club aims to bring bike shop to Belle HavenA youth-led bike shop in Belle Haven that would provide employable skills for local teenagers and promote bicycle use in...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2014Last comment by Jayanta, on Feb 15, 2014 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 7730 Views
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Amid vaccine scarcity, San Mateo County to focus on hardest-hit communitiesSeeking to reduce COVID-19 infections and deaths in some of its hardest hit communities, San Mateo County is shifting away...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2021Last comment by An MA parent, on Mar 19, 2021 at 10:38 am | 2 comments | 7729 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton puts study of El Camino lane reduction on holdAtherton's City Council has decided to put off a study of reducing the number of lanes on El Camino Real while waiting to...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2015Last comment by Westside Trucker, on Feb 24, 2015 at 10:54 am | 31 comments | 7729 Views
AROUND TOWN
Artisan Shop has new home at Allied Arts GuildThe Artisan Shop, which first opened at Allied Arts Guild in 2006, has a sunny new location. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2014Last comment by Mrs. Teddy Heinrich, on Mar 10, 2014 at 9:06 am | 1 comment | 7728 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. 7725 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Business: Village Stationers, Accent Arts to leave California AvenueTwo of California Avenue's independent retailers, whose stores have contributed to the small-town charm that has long characterized...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2015Last comment by Duffy, on Nov 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm | 2 comments | 7723 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Cell phone tower proposal for Portola Valley will be hard to defeatPortola Valley residents with homes near a proposed cell phone antenna at Golden Oak Drive and Peak Lane in the Westridge...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2010Last comment by Marshall @ Intero, on Apr 20, 2010 at 8:54 am | 8 comments | 7722 Views
MENLO PARK
Tesla sedan drives into Menlo ParkSometimes considered a figment of the imagination, the new Tesla Model S sedan proved to be real, according to the journalists...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2011Last comment by R.Gordon, on Oct 13, 2011 at 2:20 pm | 15 comments | 7720 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 | 7720 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Sequoia Healthcare District Pension Plan unfunded liabilityIn this age of overextended retirement benefits, the Sequoia Healthcare District pension plan goes unnoticed. Fact is, CHW...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Jan. 9, 2014Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Nov 10, 2016 at 11:35 am | 8 comments | 7718 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council reviews cut-through traffic study for Stanford complexJust in time for the November elections, a study of potential neighborhood cut-through traffic associated with Stanford University's...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2014Last comment by Do the arithmetic, on Oct 3, 2014 at 12:09 am | 37 comments | 7714 Views
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Woodside resident to make 600th blood donationWoodside resident Alden Tagg will make his 600th blood donation, through a process known as apheresis, at the Stanford Blood...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2013Last comment by Atherton resident, on Apr 1, 2013 at 5:07 pm | 1 comment | 7714 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley to buy 'affordable' housing siteThe Portola Valley Town Council has agreed to buy a 1.68-acre site for housing that would be affordable to people of moderate...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2012Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Sep 20, 2012 at 6:53 am | 22 comments | 7714 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park restores deleted public emailsIn the wake of outrage over the deletion of public emails sent to the City Council, the city of Menlo Park has now decided...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2013Last comment by The Public, on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:54 am | 17 comments | 7713 Views
MENLO PARK
To balance next year's budget, Menlo Park council considers cutting child care programsFacing an expected shortfall of $12.7 million in a sea of uncertainty in the upcoming fiscal year, the Menlo Park City Council,...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Can't go backwards!, on May 21, 2020 at 10:13 am | 49 comments | 7713 Views
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