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How delegates are chosen in CaliforniaThe primary election is important, but the ultimate choice of which candidates will be nominated is in the hands of the...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2008Last comment by Barbara Lee, on Jan 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm | 3 comments | 16784 Views
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Amid outcry over sheriff's Batmobile raid, San Mateo County supervisors ask state attorney general to investigateSupervisors on Aug. 16 asked the state attorney general to make an inquiry into the criminal investigation and prosecution...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2022Last comment by MenloVoter., on Aug 22, 2022 at 7:30 am | 18 comments | 16767 Views
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Guest article: CDC says Lyme disease is much bigger risk than previously thoughtThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that Lyme disease is a much more significant health...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2013Last comment by barb, on Sep 7, 2013 at 6:50 am | 1 comment | 16651 Views
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Symphony finds nearly all assets are missingThe Peninsula Symphony of Northern California has discovered that about $500,000 is missing from its endowment and operating...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2013Last comment by Joel Greene, on Oct 14, 2013 at 4:58 pm | 1 comment | 16638 Views
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San Mateo County, city of Palo Alto institute curfews starting at 8:30 p.m. TuesdaySan Mateo County is instituting a curfew on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in response to widespread looting and vandalism...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by awatkins, on Jun 3, 2020 at 1:35 pm | 4 comments | 16557 Views
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Menlo Park police arrest suspected looters on the way to Stanford Shopping CenterMenlo Park police officers on the lookout for looters arrested two men last night who were allegedly headed to Stanford Shopping...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 16538 Views
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Coronavirus weekend update: cases jump in San Mateo and Santa Clara countiesA round-up of news about the coronavirus in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. As of March 15, the number of cases in Santa...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2020Last comment by Trump fired the national pandemic team, on Mar 20, 2020 at 10:30 am | 13 comments | 16275 Views
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Menlo Park: Rising housing costs threaten private school for low-income familiesEvery morning, Konstance Kirkendoll leaves her San Leandro home at 7 a.m., with her two children, an 8-year-old and a 3-month-old,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2016Last comment by Stop the Trolls, on Apr 15, 2016 at 4:19 pm | 24 comments | 16266 Views
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Atherton volunteers rebuild plane-crash victim's homeFour years after a Tesla employee's plane plummeted into an East Palo Alto neighborhood, destroying Lisa Jones' home and...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2014Last comment by Mary S, on Sep 27, 2014 at 1:00 pm | 15 comments | 16038 Views
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Wednesday in Menlo Park: Kelley brothers at Kepler'sThe whirlwind that is Tom Kelley was heading to San Francisco International Airport for "the ninth city in 10 days" on Oct....
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2013Last comment by Charlie Quimby, on Nov 6, 2013 at 8:23 pm | 3 comments | 15889 Views
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Public employees and Social SecurityHow do public employees escape the inequities of the Social Security system to which most of us have been subjected? Why...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Jan. 23, 2013Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 2, 2013 at 11:43 am | 178 comments | 15770 Views
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Guest opinion: Redevelopment agencies siphon funds from schools (from online archive)What do all the arguments about Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to take funds from redevelopment agencies, including Las Pulgas in...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2011Last comment by Paul Collacchi, on Mar 25, 2011 at 11:25 am | 7 comments | 15503 Views
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Should Sheriff Munks resign, answer questions, or do nothing?San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks and Undersheriff Carlos Bolanos, who had participated in a law enforcement relay run...
Original post made by Richard Hine on May. 1, 2007Last comment by 5150 hired, on Apr 9, 2010 at 6:40 pm | 22 comments | 15453 Views
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Peninsula Healthcare District candidate statements for November electionThere are 4 candidates for 3 seats on the Peninsula Healthcare District Board of Directors in November 2014. Challenger...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Aug. 11, 2014Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Aug 12, 2014 at 11:56 am | 1 comment | 15347 Views
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Park Theatre pre-demolition sale this Saturday and SundayWith Christmas just around the corner, you may be wondering about that special gift for the guy who seems to have everything....
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2013Last comment by Susan, on Nov 4, 2013 at 6:57 pm | 7 comments | 15240 Views
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Menlo Park council looks at buying license plate readers, surveillance camerasAs the Menlo Park Police Department seeks council approval tonight to purchase three automated license plate readers and...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Sep 25, 2013 at 8:57 pm | 23 comments | 15121 Views
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Woodside resident to receive Purple Heart on brother's behalf==B Expanded version of an earlier story.== Woodside resident Teresa Dentino will receive a Purple Heart medal on behalf...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2013Last comment by POGO, on Nov 8, 2013 at 8:29 am | 3 comments | 15055 Views
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Community college district lawsuit alleges 'pay-to-play' in construction projects under former chancellorA 120-page filing lays out some of the alleged financial misdeeds of San Mateo County Community College District leaders...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2023Last comment by Observer, on Feb 14, 2023 at 3:38 am | 4 comments | 14808 Views
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Bill Lane, publisher, philanthropist, Portola Valley fan, dies at age 90Bill Lane, a member of Portola Valley's first Town Council, the town's first mayor, and a philanthropist, longtime environmentalist,...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2010Last comment by David Boyce, on Aug 3, 2010 at 3:41 pm | 7 comments | 14606 Views
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Now under the state's 'purple' tier, here's what is and isn't allowed in Santa Clara, San Mateo countiesSanta Clara and San Mateo counties returned to the state's most restrictive COVID-19 level, the "purple" tier, after California...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by pvrez, on Jan 26, 2021 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 14300 Views
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