Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board may change policy on busing EPA kidsA decades-long policy of having East Palo Alto teens take a bus to high school in Woodside or Belmont may come to an end...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2013Last comment by A-town gangsta, on Sep 25, 2013 at 11:18 pm | 10 comments | 11469 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey: Voters would easily approve $294 million bond measure for high schoolsVoters in the Sequoia high school district would likely approve a bond measure to rebuild campuses, including Menlo-Atherton...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Gravy Train, on Apr 29, 2014 at 8:53 am | 52 comments | 11455 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School parcel tax measure passes with 78 percent voter approvalA $360 parcel tax measure in the Menlo Park City School District was approved by 78 percent of voters, county election officials...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2017Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 19, 2017 at 11:06 pm | 56 comments | 11414 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 | 11374 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 | 11371 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two school districts don't plan to offer transitional kindergartenThe bad news for Menlo Park parents whose children will turn 5 between Sept. 1 and Dec. 2 of next year is that neither the...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2013Last comment by cs, on Jan 3, 2014 at 1:30 am | 7 comments | 11354 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike Safety at Laurel Elementary SchoolIs bike safety for children really an issue? To many people it is not, because they feel it is not safe for children to bike...
Original post made by Manfred Kopisch on Feb. 9, 2007Last comment by Manfred Kopisch, on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:57 pm | 70 comments | 11284 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park school board to decide on how to fill vacant seatThe Menlo Park City School District board will decide tonight (Jan. 14) on whether to hold a special election or to appoint...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Jan 21, 2014 at 6:38 pm | 19 comments | 11211 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mark Box resigns from school boardThe superintendent of the Menlo Park City School District is recommending that the school board avoid a costly election and...
Original post made on May. 25, 2011Last comment by Not our MPCSD, on Jun 3, 2011 at 12:52 pm | 29 comments | 10898 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County plans fresh look at Mandarin charter school in Menlo Park districtOnce again a crowd packed a hearing room to listen and speak about the Mandarin immersion charter school that has been proposed...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2015Last comment by palo alto resident, on Jan 11, 2015 at 7:37 pm | 11 comments | 10888 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woman dies after being struck by train in Palo AltoA 19-year-old woman who was struck by a train Friday afternoon near downtown Palo Alto has died, Caltrain has confirmed....
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2016Last comment by SteveC, on Apr 25, 2016 at 1:26 pm | 2 comments | 10866 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Zamora's family to go to England for brain tumor treatmentA Woodside 8-year-old, diagnosed in July with an up-to-now untreatable and always fatal brain tumor, has been accepted into...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2015Last comment by S Allen, on Sep 10, 2016 at 5:50 am | 1 comment | 10728 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Charter school colleagues honor Diane Tavenner with statewide awardDiane Tavenner, co-founder of Summit Prep and Everest public charter high schools, received a leadership award from the state...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2010Last comment by Simple Simon, on Mar 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm | 27 comments | 10689 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voter Guide: Big educational issues face Sequoia board candidatesPerhaps a middle-aged hermit sequestered in the Santa Cruz mountains, someone with uncanny powers and unpleasant high school...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by Mr. Gail Ortega, on Oct 18, 2013 at 12:38 pm | 1 comment | 10614 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What to do about enrollment growth, particularly at Menlo-Atherton High SchoolChanges to open-enrollment policies for the Sequoia Union High School District and tentative revisions to the map assigning...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2013Last comment by oldtimer, on Sep 13, 2013 at 9:49 am | 26 comments | 10527 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Learning by doingHillview Middle School recently completed a week-long hands-on learning program aimed at preparing students for the dramatically...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2014Last comment by $100,000?, on Apr 15, 2014 at 9:40 pm | 5 comments | 10480 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mental health clinic for youth coming to Menlo ParkThree local women who have parented children with mental illnesses, including one who lost a daughter to death by suicide,...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2016Last comment by Paula, on Oct 13, 2016 at 11:04 am | 6 comments | 10359 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: What kind of school district will its new superintendent lead?I like adventure. And when the Menlo Park City School District board put my potential appointment as the district's next...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2016Last comment by Train Fan, on Oct 25, 2016 at 7:24 pm | 34 comments | 10351 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Mateo County Superintendent Anne Campbell sued for failing to act on a child molesterFrom the San Mateo Daily Journal today: "Former Student Sues District Over Janitor Convicted of Groping: Suit Claims Belmont-Redwood...
Original post made by Will it ever stop? on Feb. 28, 2014Last comment by Question, on Jun 21, 2014 at 10:17 am | 8 comments | 10290 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voter Guide: Las Lomitas seeks $60 million for schoolsSixty million dollars is a lot of money. The Las Lomitas Elementary School District is hoping voters think it'll be money...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by A Concerned Voter, on Oct 18, 2013 at 1:39 pm | 2 comments | 10231 Views
Get the most important local news stories sent straight to your inbox daily.
All-day Indian cafe opens in Redwood City with a focus on takeout
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 12,284 views
Menlo Park Now Has A Tremendous Opportunity to Transform Its Downtown
By Dana Hendrickson | 19 comments | 4,538 views
Polar vortexes and clean energy in the Upper Midwest
By Sherry Listgarten | 3 comments | 3,477 views
Premarital and Couples: What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Stay in Vegas
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 2,484 views
Union demands too many:
Open up the schools now!
By Diana Diamond | 12 comments | 2,463 views
Calling all photographers!
Enter your best shots in the Peninsula Photo Contest. Open to anyone who lives, works or attends school within the 650 area code. There are both Adult and Youth divisions and six different categories to submit your digital images. Deadline for entries is March 22.
