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Lawsuit filed after teen struck in crosswalk on El Camino RealA Menlo Park family is suing a motorist and a number of public agencies, including Menlo Park and Atherton, for negligence...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2012Last comment by Peter, on Aug 30, 2012 at 11:41 am | 48 comments | 9507 Views
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Editorial: Support Measure R to finish campus projectsLas Lomitas school district officials are asking voters to support Measure R, a $70 million bond measure on the June ballot...
Original post made on May. 21, 2018Last comment by Train Fan, on Jun 3, 2018 at 2:22 pm | 8 comments | 9498 Views
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School boards expected to oppose Menlo Park residents' attempt to change school districtsResidents of the 31 homes on O'Connor Street in Menlo Park who are attempting to transfer from the Ravenswood City School...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last comment by More to it, on Apr 15, 2015 at 11:50 am | 32 comments | 9473 Views
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How Tinsley program affects studentsWhen students from the Ravenswood school district transfer to other Midpeninsula schools through the Tinsley program, they...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2011Last comment by Former Tinsley Student, on Sep 14, 2014 at 10:55 am | 6 comments | 9440 Views
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Teacher Jason Picetti dies after four-year battle with ALSJason Picetti, who taught math at La Entrada School in Menlo Park until illness forced him to retire, died peacefully early...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2011Last comment by Galvin Family, on Oct 18, 2011 at 1:32 pm | 6 comments | 9387 Views
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Camp Galileo Inspires Next Generation of Educators; Offers 1,000 Summer Camp ScholarshipsQuestion: What would inspire a former Navy submarine officer to detour his plans for medical school, opting instead to pursue...
Original post made by Katherine Chouteau on Mar. 5, 2007Last comment by , on Mar 5, 2007 at 3:46 pm | 2 comments | 9341 Views
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Will German-American school get reprieve?As the decision nears for the Menlo Park City School District board to let the German-American International School know...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2013Last comment by Disconcerted, on Apr 4, 2013 at 7:12 pm | 8 comments | 9318 Views
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Menlo Mandarin charter to get $375,000 grantThe Mandarin immersion charter school that has been proposed in Menlo Park is set to receive a $375,000 grant that will go...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2014Last comment by Parent of teens, on Nov 15, 2014 at 3:05 pm | 23 comments | 9302 Views
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Detectives investigating assault at Oak Knoll SchoolMenlo Park police detectives are looking into a claim by a 17-year-old boy that a girl he planned to meet at Oak Knoll School...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2018There are no comments yet. 9259 Views
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Why is the MPCSD Board Holding a Meeting at a Private Home?I was looking for the agenda for the MPCSD special school board meeting regarding O’Connor School that is scheduled for...
Original post made by A parent who wants to know, \\\\"What are they thinking?\\\\" on May. 27, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 3, 2013 at 5:25 pm | 63 comments | 9227 Views
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Sequoia school board: Thomsen, Sarver winChris Thomsen and Alan Sarver won the election Tuesday for two seats on the board of the Sequoia Union High School District....
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2009Last comment by Bushie lover, on Nov 9, 2009 at 6:03 pm | 23 comments | 9179 Views
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Menlo Park: New east-west bike route trial moves forwardWho knew that a proposal to add some white paint on some roads could induce at least 20 people to wait through hours of...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2017Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Apr 30, 2017 at 10:53 pm | 31 comments | 9171 Views
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Speakers tell school district to go for a parcel tax to avoid cutsMembers of the public almost universally favored another parcel tax, and several suggested asking for enough to avoid budget...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2016Last comment by Interested, on Nov 25, 2016 at 10:37 am | 111 comments | 9137 Views
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Menlo Park: School parcel tax ballots arrivingSan Mateo County has started mailing ballots and voter information to registered voters in the Menlo Park City School District,...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 12, 2016 at 9:38 am | 105 comments | 9132 Views
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Judge sends Atherton mom to prison for college admissions scandalAn Atherton woman who paid more than $500,000 to help her children get into college through a nationwide admissions scandal...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 4, 2020 at 9:23 am | 10 comments | 9129 Views
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Terminate private school lease, superintendent recommendsSuperintendent Maurice Ghysels recommended that the Menlo Park City School District governing board terminate a private school's...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2013Last comment by gais supporter, on Apr 11, 2013 at 5:59 pm | 2 comments | 9124 Views
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Menlo Park: More than 200 at hearing on Mandarin schoolMore than 200 people filled the Multi-Use Room at Encinal School on Tuesday (Oct. 14) for a public hearing on the proposed...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2014Last comment by object to James 2, on Nov 3, 2014 at 3:26 pm | 22 comments | 9051 Views
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Grand jury: County misled public about its financesThe San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury issued a report July 22 that says the county did not publicly report the true condition...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2013Last comment by Concerned Taxpayer, on Sep 9, 2013 at 3:22 pm | 1 comment | 8992 Views
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Woodside: 'Pig scramble' faces local oppositionA tradition at the Woodside July Fourth Junior Rodeo is under fire. A local veterinarian and former humane society medical...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2016Last comment by Rene Rowland, on Jul 1, 2016 at 6:42 pm | 23 comments | 8910 Views
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In East Palo Alto, a microcosm of the state's heated charter school debateAs California's charter school movement booms and polarizes public education, educators, elected officials and researchers...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 8897 Views
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