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Board endorsements make strange bedfellowsYou'd expect unions to get along with pension reform advocates about as well as cats get along with water. But this year's...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2011Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Oct 23, 2011 at 12:13 pm | 42 comments | 146607 Views
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The Almanac's Readers' Choice 2013 winnersAlmanac readers name their favorite restaurants, shops and services in the 2013 Readers' Choice poll. ==B Photo:== Studio...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2013Last comment by JulieToo, on Jun 7, 2014 at 12:04 pm | 5 comments | 75335 Views
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Supes up ante on Stanford's trail offer==B Update:== The ball, suddenly, is in Stanford University's court. With an expiration date looming for San Mateo County...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2011Last comment by Ladera Resident, on Nov 9, 2011 at 2:12 pm | 6 comments | 64796 Views
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Menlo attorney fighting high-speed rail Central Valley project's launch==B (An expanded version of an earlier-published story.)== Peninsula cities lost a legal battle last week against the state's...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2013Last comment by POGO, on Apr 15, 2013 at 7:37 pm | 11 comments | 59936 Views
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Spencer and Barnum for fire district boardOf the four qualified candidates for the two open seats on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board, we believe incumbent...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 18, 2011 at 8:40 pm | 88 comments | 46642 Views
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Menlo Park: Three people suffer major injuries in solo vehicle crashThree people, identified by a 911 caller as teenagers, were taken to Stanford Hospital with "significant" injuries after...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2021Last comment by Sean Ballard, on Jan 21, 2021 at 11:05 am | 2 comments | 39332 Views
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Search suspended for missing Menlo Park womanWith no new evidence or leads as to the location of a missing Menlo Park woman believed to have been hiking on Mt. Tamalpais,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2014Last comment by resident, on Apr 12, 2014 at 5:25 pm | 3 comments | 38146 Views
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Obituary: Rudy W. Driscoll Jr., 47, WoodsideRudy W. Driscoll Jr., 47, a Woodside resident who served until last week on the local school board, died on June 16. He was...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2015Last comment by Weasel, on Apr 15, 2016 at 8:54 pm | 4 comments | 36395 Views
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Deputy police chief named to new county postThe San Mateo Police Department's loss is San Mateo County's gain, as the city's longtime deputy police chief Michael Callagy...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2013Last comment by Lurker, on Oct 17, 2013 at 3:42 pm | 2 comments | 36334 Views
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Editorial: Clear choices in fire board raceIn this election in the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, five candidates are vying for three seats, including one being...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 23, 2013 at 7:23 am | 19 comments | 36121 Views
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Three emergencies leave two men dead, snarl trafficThree emergencies dramatically slowed north-south traffic through Redwood City and Atherton on Friday, including two incidents...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2013Last comment by What a ... , on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:49 pm | 20 comments | 34719 Views
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Election: Clarke releases answers to union questionsHow much influence the labor unions should have on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board is the hot-button issue...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 26, 2013 at 1:16 am | 22 comments | 33262 Views
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DA Wagstaffe asks Board of Supervisors to Approve bringing on Al Giannini to help prosecute the Ayres caseIn 2010, in their eye-opening report on Prosecutorial Misconduct in California, the Northern California Innocence Project...
Original post made by Lurker on Apr. 19, 2013Last comment by Michael G Stogner, on May 2, 2013 at 9:44 am | 11 comments | 32657 Views
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Officials investigate Sims fireThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is investigating Sunday's fire at a scrap metal recycling facility in Redwood...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Nov 12, 2013 at 7:59 pm | 5 comments | 30361 Views
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'Hidden' earthquake faults underlie PeninsulaThe San Andreas fault might be the iconic expression of the shifting tectonic plates sliding deep beneath Bay Area residents'...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2011Last comment by Ed, on Mar 1, 2011 at 2:22 pm | 9 comments | 29912 Views
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Menlo Park school board says time isn't right to add Mandarin immersionA standing-room-only crowd of parents and proponents of starting a Mandarin immersion program in the Menlo Park City School...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2014Last comment by Rich, on May 8, 2014 at 12:51 am | 11 comments | 29613 Views
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Legal battle erupts over Panzer tank from Littlefield collectionA Seattle company led by Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen has filed a lawsuit in in a dispute over ownership...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2014Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Apr 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm | 7 comments | 28735 Views
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A Woodside treasureThe Fleishhacker estate in Woodside, recently revealed to be on the market for an unnamed price that local real estate agents...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Calypso41, on Dec 10, 2018 at 9:18 pm | 2 comments | 28414 Views
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Windy weather and a car crash blamed for widespread power outages in Atherton, Menlo ParkPower outages hit affected thousands in neighborhoods throughout the Midpeninsula on Tuesday. In Atherton, roads were closed...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023Last comment by Westbrook, on Feb 25, 2023 at 1:39 am | 22 comments | 28343 Views
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The unfiring of a Menlo Park police officerQuestions linger months after the Almanac broke the story about the arrest, firing and reinstatement of veteran Menlo Park...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2013Last comment by b.giles, on Jun 19, 2013 at 1:09 pm | 53 comments | 28131 Views
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