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ATHERTON
Atherton: Tentative police contract announcedThe town of Atherton and its police department, operating without a contract since Sept. 30, have agreed on a tentative three-year...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2013Last comment by gracecur123, on Oct 10, 2013 at 3:17 pm | 5 comments | 36115 Views
MENLO PARK
Rock on, Readers' ChoiceReaders pick their favorite local restaurants, shops and services. ==B Photo:== Klara Turner, owner of Los Salonez in Menlo...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2011Last comment by Of course it's rigged, on Jan 14, 2012 at 11:37 pm | 61 comments | 35799 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Digging in: The local food movement in our yards and on our platesSarah Machado climbs into the back of her truck at the Menlo Park Farmers' Market and emerges with four small pots of chives...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2008Last comment by Joan, on Jul 29, 2008 at 9:39 pm | 1 comment | 35059 Views
MENLO PARK
Bicyclist severely injured in Menlo Park collisionMenlo Park police are investigating a collision that left a bicyclist with life-threatening injuries Monday morning. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2013Last comment by Guest, on Apr 11, 2014 at 3:40 pm | 23 comments | 34384 Views
MENLO PARK
Changes ahead for Menlo Park Presbyterian ChurchOne hundred and forty years ago, the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church first took shape in a small building on Santa Cruz Avenue....
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2014Last comment by Edward, on Oct 23, 2016 at 10:34 pm | 45 comments | 34241 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Specific plan initiative goes to ballotVoters will have a chance to determine the fate of a grassroots group's proposed changes to Menlo Park's downtown/El Camino...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2014Last comment by Brian, on Jul 22, 2014 at 3:43 pm | 50 comments | 34206 Views
AROUND TOWN
Deputy police chief named to new county postThe San Mateo Police Department's loss is San Mateo County's gain, as the city's longtime deputy police chief Michael Callagy...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2013Last comment by Lurker, on Oct 17, 2013 at 3:42 pm | 2 comments | 34123 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: Clear choices in fire board raceIn this election in the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, five candidates are vying for three seats, including one being...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 23, 2013 at 7:23 am | 19 comments | 33931 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park fire district candidate forumThe League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County is sponsoring a candidate forums for the Menlo Park Fire Protection...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 18, 2013 at 1:41 pm | 68 comments | 33203 Views
AROUND TOWN
Three emergencies leave two men dead, snarl trafficThree emergencies dramatically slowed north-south traffic through Redwood City and Atherton on Friday, including two incidents...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2013Last comment by What a ... , on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:49 pm | 20 comments | 32982 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Mateo County in 'state of emergency' due to coronavirusSan Mateo County supervisors today (March 10) ratified and extended a proclamation of a state of emergency due to the coronavirus...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by Sharon Jefferson, on Apr 11, 2020 at 8:42 am | 29 comments | 32419 Views
MENLO PARK
Planning Commission gives BevMo a thumbs upIt seems like only yesterday that a faction of Menlo Park residents and alcohol merchants rose up against allowing a Beverages...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Feb 9, 2013 at 11:19 am | 6 comments | 32111 Views
MENLO PARK
Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacherCity employees are often reminded that they work for the public -- usually when the public wants the employee terminated....
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2013Last comment by N.D., on Jul 29, 2014 at 2:54 pm | 86 comments | 31578 Views
OTHER TOPICS
High-speed-rail 'safeguard' bill signed into lawLegislation spearheaded by state Sen. Jerry Hill that makes it next to impossible for the California High-Speed Rail Authority...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2013Last comment by peninsula resident, on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:41 pm | 7 comments | 31548 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia high school district board studies enrollment options for Ravenswood kidsA thread emerged last night from the tangle of priorities facing the Sequoia Union High School District as the board discussed...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2013Last comment by Further Clarification, on Oct 17, 2013 at 1:51 pm | 101 comments | 31324 Views
AROUND TOWN
Election: Clarke releases answers to union questionsHow much influence the labor unions should have on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board is the hot-button issue...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 26, 2013 at 1:16 am | 22 comments | 31163 Views
MENLO PARK
The Almanac 2012 Readers' Choice Awards<B>We are the champions Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=13098 posted Wednesday, August...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2012Last comment by KT, on Aug 21, 2012 at 4:55 pm | 1 comment | 31104 Views
AROUND TOWN
DA Wagstaffe asks Board of Supervisors to Approve bringing on Al Giannini to help prosecute the Ayres caseIn 2010, in their eye-opening report on Prosecutorial Misconduct in California, the Northern California Innocence Project...
Original post made by Lurker on Apr. 19, 2013Last comment by Michael G Stogner, on May 2, 2013 at 9:44 am | 11 comments | 30814 Views
AROUND TOWN
Obituary: Rudy W. Driscoll Jr., 47, WoodsideRudy W. Driscoll Jr., 47, a Woodside resident who served until last week on the local school board, died on June 16. He was...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2015Last comment by Weasel, on Apr 15, 2016 at 8:54 pm | 4 comments | 30007 Views
MENLO PARK
Panel of Contributors: Nothing to fear from Dumbarton railThe proposal to operate six trains in each direction on weekdays between Union City (or Newark) over the Dumbarton rail bridge...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2007Last comment by opposed, on Jul 30, 2007 at 9:19 am | 28 comments | 29283 Views
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