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Middlefield Re-Striping ConcernIs the merging lane when turning East on Marsh from Middlefield going away? With the new painting going on, it looks like...
Original post made by Richard Vaughan on Jul. 14, 2015Last comment by Richard Vaughan, on Jul 14, 2015 at 6:51 pm | 2 comments | 1906 Views
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Outcome of Fatal Accident at Almendral and El CaminoEditor: any follow up on the outcome of the police investigation of this accident that happened last year? Was the driver...
Original post made by Menlo Voter on Jun. 9, 2015Last comment by Barbara Wood, on Jun 11, 2015 at 10:27 am | 3 comments | 1906 Views
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Holiday Fund: Upward Scholars pivots to ensure adult immigrants stay in collegeSince 2010, local nonprofit Upward Scholars has empowered more than 900 students through education, career development support,...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2021Last comment by Linda Prieto, on Jan 5, 2021 at 4:42 pm | 1 comment | 1880 Views
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Atherton Town Council being asked to waste public funds14 April 2017 Dear Town Council Members, Please do not spend $49,500 of the Town of Atherton’s limited tax revenues...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Apr. 15, 2017There are no comments yet. 1832 Views
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Atherton Town Council continues to tilt at windmillsAfter 5years and wasting hundreds of thousands of dollar of Atherton residents' taxes the Town Council is continuing to tilt...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 1, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 13, 2019 at 11:34 am | 13 comments | 1825 Views
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Is Atherton Leaning Toward Brexit ?With so many unexpected twists and turns to the political climate these days, it's natural to consider whether the Town of...
Original post made by Independence on Nov. 11, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 12, 2016 at 12:01 pm | 2 comments | 1803 Views
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Guest opinion: Leadership in AthertonCouncilman Jim Dobbie responds to last week's editorial in the Almanac, which, he says, "is counter to what I am seeing as...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2012Last comment by Poster, on Feb 7, 2012 at 5:52 pm | 1 comment | 1765 Views
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Will Noah's Ark pass by the police gym and cafe?As I write this, Isabella, Almendral, and Selby Lane entrances off El Camino are all completely flooded. Why is the town...
Original post made by Confused on Feb. 20, 2017Last comment by Clarity, on Feb 21, 2017 at 10:11 am | 1 comment | 1756 Views
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Has Atherton Declared WarAt times it seems that the Atherton Town Council and staff have become sue happy. Spending vasts amount of resident's hard...
Original post made by Nervous Nellie on Sep. 28, 2016Last comment by Loser!, on Sep 28, 2016 at 5:57 pm | 1 comment | 1755 Views
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Avoiding a Paradise lostGood Morning Atherton Town Council, Atherton Town Manager, Atherton Police Department Chief, Menlo Park Fire Protection District...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Dec. 17, 2018There are no comments yet. 1717 Views
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Federal revenues from and services to Atherton residentsCongresswoman Eshoo has stated " Our mutual constituents; through their elected officials should be able to have any and...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 2, 2016There are no comments yet. 1702 Views
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Is this how we want our tax dollars spent?Having already spent or caused to be spent $80k of taxpayers’ money on their so-called Fire Services Fiscal Review and...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Mar. 19, 2018There are no comments yet. 1645 Views
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Is It Time for an Atherton Referendum ?The issue of spending up to $50,000 for yet another consultant's report is one report too many. The Atherton City Council...
Original post made by Observer on Oct. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 1621 Views
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Atherton's "concerns" with financial equityFrom the Joint Fire Board/Town Council Meeting Agenda packet regarding the Town's Matrix Study of the Fire District: "...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 20, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 23, 2019 at 9:54 pm | 32 comments | 1608 Views
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Why Atherton Residents Can Trust City Council to Make the Right Choices after Parcel Tax defeatWhy Atherton Residents Can Trust City Council to Make the Right Choices after Parcel Tax defeat With the defeat of the...
Original post made by Elizabeth Lewis on Nov. 14, 2017Last comment by Trust, on Nov 14, 2017 at 9:00 pm | 2 comments | 1569 Views
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Is Atherton Town Council too embarrassed to share minutes and video of its meeting?At its 18 Dec meeting the Town Council discussed its so called Fiscal Review of the Fire District (a separate public agency...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 11, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 17, 2020 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 1501 Views
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ATHERTON - PLAYING WITH FIREFor many years, the Atherton City Council has toyed with the idea of leaving the Fire District and instead either providing...
Original post made by Observer II on Jan. 13, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 14, 2020 at 5:57 am | 1 comment | 1437 Views
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Town to give it's contractor permission to start work at 7 AM and on SaturdayIf you are building a home in Atherton your contractor cannot start work until 8 AM and cannot work on Saturday. However,...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Feb 15, 2020 at 9:53 pm | 3 comments | 1430 Views
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Atherton considers reducing ECR to two lanes"Due to the limited width of El Camino Real in Atherton, reconfiguration of the travel way will be necessary to provide...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by MPer, on Nov 6, 2019 at 12:30 pm | 2 comments | 1318 Views
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