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Officials pledge commitment to 'blended' rail systemA lower price tag, fewer tracks and a fresh commitment to fund rail improvements in north and south California are among...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2012Last comment by truth, on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:02 pm | 11 comments | 12943 Views
AROUND TOWN
Peter Carpenter running for Menlo Park fire boardPeter Carpenter has qualified for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District election on November 5, 2013. Peter Carpenter...
Original post made by Hank Lawrence on Aug. 14, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 20, 2013 at 8:32 pm | 44 comments | 12937 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park sued over car's collision with trainThe aftershocks of a late April afternoon collision continue to ripple through Menlo Park a year later: Two women who had...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by Result?, on Jun 21, 2015 at 4:48 pm | 36 comments | 12928 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park becomes first U.S. city to set goal to be carbon neutral by 2030Menlo Park became the first city in the U.S. to set the ambitious goal of being carbon neutral by 2030 on Tuesday when the...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by James Caldwell , on Jul 25, 2020 at 6:43 pm | 10 comments | 12921 Views
MENLO PARK
Police used city funds to taxi homeless woman to SFIn August of last year, a homeless woman who lives in Menlo Park was sent out of town on a one-way taxi to Ocean Beach in...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Joseph, on Nov 14, 2019 at 8:37 pm | 15 comments | 12889 Views
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Menlo Park: Bicyclist anti-harassment law under considerationMenlo Park is considering whether to implement a bicyclist anti-harassment ordinance at the request of the Bicycle Commission,...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2013Last comment by Resident, on Oct 22, 2013 at 9:56 pm | 72 comments | 12874 Views
MENLO PARK
Former Menlo Park mayor Dee Tolles dies at 79Former Menlo Park mayor Raymond "Dee" Tolles died Monday, Nov. 12, at age 79, leaving behind a legacy of civic involvement...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Geoffrey Shenk, on Nov 27, 2018 at 7:22 pm | 10 comments | 12868 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Carbon dioxide emissions linked to mortalityIn a groundbreaking study, Stanford University researchers have linked the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide to an increase...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2008Last comment by NoMoreBreadAndCircuses, on Jan 8, 2008 at 4:13 pm | 4 comments | 12868 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park BBC deal falls throughKill the social media buzz: A former Facebook executive's plan to reopen the landmark British Bankers Club in Menlo Park...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 20, 2017 at 10:46 pm | 40 comments | 12841 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Norcal Crew event in Menlo ParkNorcal Crew, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of youth through the sport of rowing, will hold its annual...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2012Last comment by , on Dec 2, 2012 at 9:34 am | 1 comment | 12819 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Heaton named to Las Lomitas school boardChristine Marie Heaton, a high school teacher who has two children in the Las Lomitas School District, has been appointed...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Mike Keenly, on Oct 11, 2013 at 1:44 pm | 25 comments | 12803 Views
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Man with semi-automatic weapon protests on Sand Hill==B Update:== There's a man with a gun over there, and what he wants ain't exactly clear. "There" is in the 2800 block of...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2012Last comment by Marshall, on Feb 10, 2012 at 11:21 am | 9 comments | 12803 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside halts work at mansionThe top floors of the three-story mansion at 360 Mountain Home Road in Woodside are reported to be resting on steel beams...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2014Last comment by Why?, on Jul 12, 2014 at 8:56 am | 6 comments | 12794 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen driver involved in fatal Redwood City car crash may face vehicular manslaughter chargesThe 17-year-old driver of a car that collided with another, resulting in the death of two and the injury of four others Friday...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2022Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 11, 2022 at 4:01 pm | 2 comments | 12787 Views
WOODSIDE
Driver: Bicyclists attacked my truck in WoodsideThe driver of a pickup truck says a group of some 50 bicyclists attacked his truck on Canada Road in Woodside on Saturday,...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2013Last comment by John, on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:10 pm | 55 comments | 12782 Views
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'Spirit unaffected' -- teacher Jason Picetti offers lessons in courage and determinationIs it possible to sum up a life in six words? Jason Picetti, a man who embraces challenge, recently decided to try. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2009Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 25, 2010 at 5:42 pm | 33 comments | 12780 Views
ATHERTON
Menlo Park district will apply for waiver to reopen public schoolsThe Menlo Park City School District will apply to California's waiver program in order to reopen elementary schools to kindergarteners...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2020Last comment by parent, on Sep 14, 2020 at 5:15 pm | 10 comments | 12778 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Grand jury says Menlo fire district is not prepared to deal with growthA just-issued grand jury report questions whether the Menlo Park Fire Protection District is prepared to meet the challenges...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2018Last comment by Lynne Bramlett , on Jul 18, 2018 at 5:21 pm | 55 comments | 12760 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Design, name chosen for new school: A second-campus 'Laurel'A single two-story building housing 16 classrooms and larger spaces for music, science and arts instruction will be built...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2014Last comment by confusion, on Mar 18, 2014 at 8:13 am | 27 comments | 12757 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Police investigating possible homicideMenlo Park police are investigating a possible homicide after a woman was found dead in a house in the 900 block of Valparaiso...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 14, 2018 at 9:56 am | 10 comments | 12751 Views
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