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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Backers of Mandarin immersion program plan charter school in Menlo ParkWith ambitions to open by fall 2015, supporters of a Mandarin-language immersion program who were turned down by the Menlo...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2014Last comment by concerned MPCSD parent and tax payer, on Oct 6, 2014 at 8:56 pm | 63 comments | 30501 Views
AROUND TOWN
Officials investigate Sims fireThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is investigating Sunday's fire at a scrap metal recycling facility in Redwood...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Nov 12, 2013 at 7:59 pm | 5 comments | 30482 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Nearly half of all coronavirus cases in San Mateo County are among Hispanic or Latinx residents. We asked local leaders and experts why.Throughout San Mateo County, and across the U.S., it's becoming increasingly clear that COVID-19 is hitting Latinx communities...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by diesel, on Jul 16, 2020 at 4:48 pm | 11 comments | 30114 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Hidden' earthquake faults underlie PeninsulaThe San Andreas fault might be the iconic expression of the shifting tectonic plates sliding deep beneath Bay Area residents'...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2011Last comment by Ed, on Mar 1, 2011 at 2:22 pm | 9 comments | 30094 Views
AROUND TOWN
A Woodside treasureThe Fleishhacker estate in Woodside, recently revealed to be on the market for an unnamed price that local real estate agents...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Calypso41, on Dec 10, 2018 at 9:18 pm | 2 comments | 30066 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Fergusson joins council raceA familiar name has popped on to the list of contenders for the 2014 Menlo Park City Council election: Kelly Fergusson, who...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2014Last comment by sally, on Aug 13, 2014 at 7:44 am | 57 comments | 29959 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park school board says time isn't right to add Mandarin immersionA standing-room-only crowd of parents and proponents of starting a Mandarin immersion program in the Menlo Park City School...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2014Last comment by Rich, on May 8, 2014 at 12:51 am | 11 comments | 29729 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Alpine Inn has new ownersThe Alpine Inn, the Portola Valley beer garden and burger haven also known as Rossotti's, has new owners: Deke and Lori Hunter...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by Bruce, on Mar 18, 2019 at 4:47 pm | 28 comments | 29517 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Roommate: Alleged hacker said he was paid to attack news siteAlleged Almanac Online hacker Ross M. Colby told a housemate that he had hacked a news website for pay, according to testimony...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jun 6, 2018 at 6:34 pm | 3 comments | 29163 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Artificial grass on town agendaThe Portola Valley Planning Commission could make a decision Wednesday, March 6, on a proposal by the Woodside Priory School...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2013Last comment by PV Resident, on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:42 pm | 1 comment | 29083 Views
ATHERTON
Editorial: Permanent solution needed for noisy planesSurely there is a way for the Federal Aviation Administration to address the sea-change in noise impact caused by a small...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2013Last comment by Jetman, on Dec 23, 2014 at 9:15 pm | 81 comments | 28960 Views
AROUND TOWN
Legal battle erupts over Panzer tank from Littlefield collectionA Seattle company led by Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen has filed a lawsuit in in a dispute over ownership...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2014Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Apr 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm | 7 comments | 28932 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lehman Brothers collapse: Eshoo introduces legislation to repay public entitiesRep. Anna G. Eshoo introduced the Restitution for Local Government Act of 2010 today to help counties and other public entities...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2010Last comment by deficit hawk, on Jan 27, 2017 at 10:28 am | 129 comments | 28821 Views
MENLO PARK
Young Menlo Park couple could face fines of $500 per day for living in driveway RVArlena Bain and Alex Mulholland, 27, moved into an RV at Bain's great-grandmother's Menlo Park home to help out around the...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2019Last comment by Alex , on Nov 22, 2019 at 10:28 am | 24 comments | 28678 Views
AROUND TOWN
Windy weather and a car crash blamed for widespread power outages in Atherton, Menlo ParkPower outages hit affected thousands in neighborhoods throughout the Midpeninsula on Tuesday. In Atherton, roads were closed...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023Last comment by Westbrook, on Feb 25, 2023 at 1:39 am | 22 comments | 28627 Views
ATHERTON
Researchers fit deer with GPS collarsThe state's Department of Fish and Game announced this week that it has successfully completed the first phase of a project...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 22, 2011 at 2:27 pm | 21 comments | 28528 Views
ATHERTON
Lyme foundation raises $500K at Portola Valley benefitThe Bay Area Lyme Foundation raised nearly $500,000 at its second annual LymeAid benefit concert at a Portola Valley home....
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014Last comment by Jerry Seidel, on Jun 12, 2014 at 10:14 am | 2 comments | 28418 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school board OKs shift of East Palo Alto students to M-AIf Menlo-Atherton High School has room, students from East Palo Alto (in the Ravenswood City Elementary School District)...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by Parent, on Oct 18, 2013 at 7:08 pm | 51 comments | 28384 Views
AROUND TOWN
The unfiring of a Menlo Park police officerQuestions linger months after the Almanac broke the story about the arrest, firing and reinstatement of veteran Menlo Park...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2013Last comment by b.giles, on Jun 19, 2013 at 1:09 pm | 53 comments | 28381 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former Menlo Park residents lose home in Camp FireA GoFundMe page has been started to help a longtime Menlo Park family who lost their home as a result of the Camp Fire in...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2018Last comment by Jon Mosby, on Nov 19, 2018 at 3:16 pm | 3 comments | 28175 Views
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