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MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Huge apartment complexes nearing finishThe 3600 block of Haven Avenue in eastern Menlo Park may look like a daunting mass of building frames, but it will soon become...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2017Last comment by Why Affordable Housing Doesn't Get Built, on Jan 17, 2017 at 4:03 pm | 15 comments | 9260 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park considers policy to help displaced rentersFollowing months of discussion by the public and the Menlo Park Housing Commission, the City Council has scheduled a study...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by small time landlord, on Feb 26, 2019 at 6:07 am | 25 comments | 9260 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ladera: Green bike lanes coming to Alpine RoadGreen-colored pavement is coming to bike lanes along the sides of Alpine Road as they pass under Interstate 280 just east...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2013Last comment by Herb B, on Jul 23, 2013 at 8:25 am | 14 comments | 9260 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park church mourns loss of pastorMembers of the Mt. Olive Apostolic Original Holy Church of God in Menlo Park are mourning the loss of their pastor, Bishop...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by Ella, on Feb 16, 2016 at 12:19 pm | 2 comments | 9260 Views
ATHERTON
Sister Helen Costello of Sacred Heart Schools looks back at her years of ministryIn her office, 88-year-old Sister Helen Costello has an embroidered wall hanging that reads, "Love is in giving with no thought...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2007Last comment by Musette G Buckley, on Jul 18, 2012 at 6:48 am | 5 comments | 9259 Views
ATHERTON
New Facebook exec Nick Clegg buys $9M Atherton homeFormer U.K. deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is now vice president of global affairs and communications at Facebook, and...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Martha, on Jan 25, 2019 at 11:51 am | 8 comments | 9259 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Teens' rainy day kayak excursion interrupted by cops, fire officialsTwo teenage boys kayaked roughly a mile down San Francisquito Creek before they were stopped and pulled out by the Menlo...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2017Last comment by Creeksidekick, on Jan 27, 2017 at 9:03 am | 14 comments | 9257 Views
AROUND TOWN
Filoli estate in Woodside to reopen gardens to the public starting MondayStarting Monday, May 11, visitors can once again enjoy the sights and scents of the 16 acres of gardens at the Filoli estate...
Original post made on May. 11, 2020Last comment by RanchGal, on May 11, 2020 at 4:48 pm | 2 comments | 9254 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Woodside: Real estate icon Frances Bohannon Nelson diesFrances Bohannon Nelson, a resident of Woodside for 55 years and a Peninsula real estate icon and philanthropist, died in...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2013Last comment by ari s perez, on Jun 30, 2015 at 6:04 pm | 3 comments | 9250 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ten Fu restaurant closes in Menlo ParkTen Fu Chinese Restaurant in Menlo Park has been sold to Fey Enterprise LLC of San Mateo. Its owners, Ruth and John Wang,...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2012Last comment by The McQueens, on Feb 16, 2013 at 7:19 pm | 10 comments | 9249 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park scrambles to cover planning staff departuresTwo planners from the city of Menlo Park will be leaving within the next two months, just as the city finds itself facing...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2013Last comment by predictable, on Oct 6, 2013 at 3:35 pm | 8 comments | 9243 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Portola Valley holds town picnic June 6 at new Town CenterThe town picnic on Saturday, June 6, in Portola Valley includes the Zot's to Tot's 2.2-mile run, a car show, carnival games...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2009Last comment by Angela Hey, on Jun 9, 2009 at 10:10 pm | 2 comments | 9239 Views
ATHERTON
Review board needed to restore trust in Atherton cops, ACIL president saysIs a citizen oversight committee needed to restore confidence in the Atherton Police Department? Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2010Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 3, 2010 at 5:54 pm | 37 comments | 9237 Views
SPORTS
Alpine Menlo Pumas win Silicon Valley CupThe Alpine Menlo Pumas won the Girls Under-14 Division of the Silicon Valley Cup over Labor Day weekend. The Pumas are...
Original post made by Richard Hine on Oct. 24, 2006Last comment by lizzy, on Feb 13, 2007 at 8:43 pm | 1 comment | 9235 Views
MENLO PARK
Stanford to pay up to $5 million for bike/ped Caltrain crossing at Middle AvenueAs part of preliminary terms of a development agreement between Stanford and the city of Menlo Park, Stanford officials have...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 31, 2017 at 2:39 am | 29 comments | 9231 Views
MENLO PARK
Locals seeking ways to protect vulnerable groups before Trump takes officeBefore President-elect Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20, some people in Menlo Park are trying to cement protections for...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2016Last comment by pogo, on Dec 1, 2016 at 2:56 pm | 55 comments | 9230 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'Saving Mr. Banks'There's enough spin at work in "Saving Mr. Banks" -- a Walt Disney Pictures account of the making of the 1964 Disney musical...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2013Last comment by K.A., on Dec 30, 2013 at 7:03 am | 4 comments | 9225 Views
WOODSIDE
Little Store closed? Say it ain't so!The Little Store on Woodside Road has been a landmark/community hangout for decades, and I'm so upset that it has closed!...
Original post made by Good Eats on Jan. 26, 2007There are no comments yet. 9222 Views
MENLO PARK
San Carlos Airport noise solutions prove elusiveMore than a year after San Mateo County started a study meant to figure out how to address the noise complaints pouring...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 7, 2017 at 10:53 pm | 34 comments | 9220 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Saturday: 'Story of Courage in Holocaust'Author Marty Brounstein will discuss his book, "Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust," at 11...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2012Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 18, 2012 at 7:40 pm | 6 comments | 9219 Views
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