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To the lovely young couple hiking at Wunderlich w/baby this just past Monday eveWhy I almost titled this thread "One of the dumbest things that I have ever done": It was getting dark, and a totally...
Original post made by Anonymous on Dec. 5, 2017There are no comments yet. 1417 Views
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Fire Station Monument Plaque found a decade after it “disappeared”A decade after its mysterious disappearance, Fire Station 77 located on Chilco Street in the Belle Haven area of Menlo...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 15, 2019There are no comments yet. 1413 Views
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Celebrating 25 Years of Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedic Services by Menlo FireAfter 12 years of a very difficult and uphill effort, the Menlo Park Fire District became the second Fire Agency in San Mateo...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Dec. 24, 2019There are no comments yet. 1411 Views
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Another excellent Covid 19 Letter from a local mayor- AthertonFrom Rick DeGolia, Mayor of Atherton: Subject: Suggestions regarding the Coronavirus or COVID-19 The health and safety...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Mar. 10, 2020There are no comments yet. 1398 Views
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Bill proposing Bay Area bridge toll increase gets shelvedA bill proposing a $1.50 toll increase for Bay Area bridges for five years to fund public transportation has been shelved,...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2023Last comment by Bill Schmitz, on Aug 22, 2023 at 5:45 pm | 1 comment | 1394 Views
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Film and Discussion: Poor People's Campaign, 2018Event: A film about and discussion of the new Poor People’s Campaign Tuesday May 15, 7-9pm. Mitchell Park Library, 3700...
Original post made by Peninsula/Palo Alto Women's Intl. League for Peace and Freedom on May. 1, 2018There are no comments yet. 1362 Views
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Sheriff Deputy Heinz Puschendof Requesting Recount of Measure WSan Mateo County Sheriff Deputy will be filing for the recount of Measure W ballots. Measure had consistently failed to...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Nov. 27, 2018There are no comments yet. 1324 Views
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ALERT: Menlo Park Small Business Owners and Nonprofits, Apply for New California Grants Immediately Or Be Left Out!On December 4, 2020, Governor Newsom announced a new $500M grant program to help California Small Businesses and nonprofits...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Jan. 1, 2021There are no comments yet. 1304 Views
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Artist Open StudioMay 18-19, join 5 artists at Jan Schachter's studio, 10 -5, 190 Golden Hills Drive, off of Westridge Jane Peterman: Ceramic...
Original post made by Jan Schachter on Apr. 28, 2019There are no comments yet. 1299 Views
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Isn't there a mask and glove requirement for all food store employees and deliverers of groceries and mealsAll too often I observe grocery store employees, restaurant employees, Instacart and meal delivery folks who handle food...
Original post made by Whatever on May. 7, 2020There are no comments yet. 1291 Views
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SMC e-mail Deletion policy put on hold by Mike Callagy.The Policy of deletion of e-mails after 90 days was set to go into effect February 1, 2019. Somebody placed the announcement...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Jan. 30, 2019There are no comments yet. 1290 Views
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How the Town of Atherton proposes to steal from the residents of the Fire DistrictThe Town Council has no shame! These are just some of their proposals for ways in which Fire District funds could be...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on May. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 1269 Views
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Menlo-Atherton High School Stay Strong Banner ProjectSophomore Class Advisors at Menlo-Atherton High School, Amelia Kratzer and Susie Wagstaff, created a Stay Strong Banner Project...
Original post made by Amelia Kratzer on Nov. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 1254 Views
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What happens when Atherton Town Council extends its "fiscal equity" scam to our schools?The Atherton Town Council has for the last six years been conducting a so-called Municipal Services Review of the services...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 29, 2020There are no comments yet. 1234 Views
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Donate to support volunteer firefighters and local fire districts as the CZU Lightening Complex Fire nearly destroys their small communities.This is an initiative of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, your gift via our partner, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Aug. 25, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 29, 2020 at 4:21 pm | 1 comment | 1225 Views
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Ways To Help Save Menlo Park RestaurantsThis is a message for all readers of The Almanac. Please help Menlo Park restaurant owners and their workers survive the...
Original post made by dana hendrickson on Dec. 17, 2020Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Dec 17, 2020 at 12:13 pm | 1 comment | 1214 Views
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Why is California failing so badly to stop the Covid 19 virus?https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/california/ 1 - Lack of Personal Responsibility We took a long walk...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 15, 2020 at 12:44 pm | 2 comments | 1199 Views
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Wed Sep 19 - Blanket Police Traffic EnforcementHello, It's that time of the year. Menlo Park, Atherton and surrounding areas will be blanketed by Police from all over...
Original post made by DC McGlynn on Sep. 16, 2018There are no comments yet. 1196 Views
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Fire Board to deny citizens the right to put items on its agendaFire Board, It has been proposed that this section of the Board policy Manual be removed in its entirety: Agenda...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Sep. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 1180 Views
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"Restore the Arctic, Restore the Climate: Tue. May 21, 1:30-2:30 Little House Distinguished Lecture SeriesIn 2018 Carol Sontag, an RN at the Palo Alto Unified School District and volunteer at Ice911, accompanied researchers from...
Original post made by Judy A on May. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 1168 Views
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