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Atherton police association tactics under fireA number of residents and City Council members are criticizing a pre-election mail and telephone campaign by the Atherton...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2012Last comment by Steve R, on Oct 12, 2012 at 11:45 am | 33 comments | 10398 Views
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Atherton: Group to grapple with aircraft noiseGuaranteed: The snappy response to someone living close to San Francisco International or any other major airport who complains...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 10, 2014 at 8:46 am | 8 comments | 10349 Views
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Police: Driver at fault for hitting pedestriansATHERTON: The 89-year-old driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured two women in an El Camino Real crosswalk...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2012Last comment by Donald, on Dec 12, 2012 at 5:55 pm | 22 comments | 10318 Views
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Pedestrian killed in AthertonA man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Atherton early Friday morning, according to police. Middlefield Road...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2013Last comment by Lost a noble friend, on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:39 pm | 15 comments | 10247 Views
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Atherton Releases Code Complaint on home of Charles MarsalaThe following letter was forwarded to me today. It contains the results of an allegation that the home of Charles Marsala...
Original post made by mike murphy on Jul. 30, 2010Last comment by Hmmmm, on Aug 4, 2010 at 12:37 am | 22 comments | 10222 Views
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Russian Orthodox church celebrates 60 yearsEpiphany, January 19, 2013, was an important day for members of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin, a Russian Orthodox church...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2013Last comment by , on Feb 6, 2013 at 3:09 pm | 2 comments | 10196 Views
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Atherton urges Surf Air to fly at higher altitudesTaking a new approach in efforts to reduce airplane noise over Atherton, the town is sending a letter to the Federal Aviation...
Original post made on May. 27, 2014Last comment by Will Emite, on May 28, 2014 at 8:35 am | 11 comments | 10124 Views
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Atherton city manager wins big raiseJerry Gruber, Atherton's city manager, has been on the job fewer than two years, but clearly, he's won the whole-hearted...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2009Last comment by Jim Blake, on Jul 27, 2010 at 11:23 am | 22 comments | 10089 Views
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Lawsuit against Circus Club alleges age discrimination, retaliationThe former head of maintenance at the Menlo Circus Club who was fired last November is suing the exclusive Atherton club...
Original post made on May. 21, 2014Last comment by suzanne, on May 21, 2014 at 6:55 pm | 6 comments | 10041 Views
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Atherton interim police chief appointedAtherton Police Chief Mike Guerra is leaving on July 15 the post he has held since November 2009, in a department he has...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2011Last comment by Bob, on Jul 12, 2011 at 10:57 pm | 16 comments | 9979 Views
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Atherton whittles down unfunded liability with portion of surplus fundsAtherton's unfunded liability debt will be $2 million lighter with the City Council's decision to apply that portion of the...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2013Last comment by Good move, on Sep 29, 2013 at 8:52 pm | 5 comments | 9932 Views
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Giving Atherton's City Manager the Benefit of the DoubtDear Readers: The following is the text of an e-mail sent to Mr. Danielson, the Mayor and the City Council. I've done...
Original post made by John P Johns on Apr. 15, 2011Last comment by peter carpenter, on Apr 15, 2011 at 9:38 am | 1 comment | 9930 Views
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At Menlo-Atherton, Class of 2006 bids farewellThe Menlo-Atherton High School Class of 2006 on June 8 proceeded to their assigned places on Coach Parks Field decked in...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2007Last comment by Erouh Attiyat, on Nov 13, 2007 at 3:42 am | 1 comment | 9890 Views
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Widmer loses new job before he has a chance to take itThe Rancho Palos Verdes City Council on Monday night, Dec. 22, voted 4-1 to rescind the offer it had made to hire Atherton...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2014Last comment by Interesting..., on Dec 25, 2014 at 7:29 pm | 7 comments | 9874 Views
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Atherton to re-examine Caltrain stops in townAtherton Rail Committee members are backtracking on their recommendation to add service to the Atherton Caltrain station...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2019Last comment by Stephen Inoue, on Feb 8, 2019 at 8:04 am | 9 comments | 9819 Views
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Multiple burglaries, car stolen in Atherton in less than a dayIn fewer than 24 hours earlier this week someone stole a car and bicycles and broke into two homes in Atherton. Read the...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2019Last comment by Citizen, on Feb 1, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 15 comments | 9784 Views
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Atherton council: more spending cuts neededAtherton staff must sharpen their pencils and find more spending cuts to avoid reaching into reserves and the parcel tax...
Original post made on May. 22, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 25, 2010 at 10:03 am | 41 comments | 9781 Views
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Two pedestrians seriously injured on El CaminoAtherton Mayor Bill Widmer has sent a strongly worded message to Caltrans demanding that improved safety measures be put...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Oct 2, 2012 at 2:56 pm | 27 comments | 9699 Views
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Marsala says town owes contractors fee refundsAn e-mail sent out by Atherton Councilman Charles Marsala urging builders to see if the town overcharged for their business...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2008Last comment by Charles Marsala, on May 15, 2009 at 9:59 am | 5 comments | 9674 Views
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Atherton considers lawsuit over rail electrification reportAtherton's City Council has asked for a closed-session meeting with the town's attorney to discuss suing Caltrain over the...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2015Last comment by Robert S. Allen, on Jan 26, 2015 at 7:19 am | 29 comments | 9629 Views
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