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Park Forest continues to oppose 1704 ECR ProjectThe following public comments were made to the Planning Commission this evening: November 5, 2018 The 1704 ECR Project ...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 5, 2018There are no comments yet. 1148 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park needs to elect their mayorMenlo Park City Council is apparently going to change the way we elect council members in response to a threatened lawsuit. Instead...
Original post made by bruce adornato on Oct. 5, 2017There are no comments yet. 1146 Views
MENLO PARK
Resident group sues city over planned Sharon Road sidewalksA group of residents called Save our Menlo Park Neighborhoods has filed a lawsuit over a recent City Council decision to...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by Nikki Stitt Sokol, on Apr 9, 2021 at 9:29 pm | 1 comment | 1134 Views
AROUND TOWN
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. 1132 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Gates on Ravenswood and AlmaKudos to the City of Menlo Park and to the Menlo Park Historical Association for creating the newly constructed MENLO GATES,...
Original post made by Observer II on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Beth, on Mar 19, 2019 at 4:29 pm | 1 comment | 1131 Views
MENLO PARK
Downtown Christmas Tree LightingI'm a big fan of the holiday lights installed downtown, seen both at Fremont Park and on El Camino Real, near Ravenswood...
Original post made by Observer II on Oct. 18, 2018There are no comments yet. 1126 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. 1124 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. 1111 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. 1108 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. 1084 Views
MENLO PARK
Tour de Menlo ride raises funds for scholarships, Almanac Holiday Fund2018 Tour de Menlo riders helped raise funds for scholarships More than 400 cyclists from all over the Bay Area took...
Original post made by Tom Gibboney on Aug. 21, 2018Last comment by really?, on Aug 21, 2018 at 9:02 pm | 2 comments | 1079 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. 1078 Views
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Redevelopment galvanizes residents to protect neighborhood treesTejaswini Ravindra is nervous about traveling over the holidays. It's not so much the omicron variant or the trip itself...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2022Last comment by Roxie Rorapaugh, on Jan 18, 2022 at 7:34 pm | 4 comments | 1069 Views
MENLO PARK
Petition be circulated to Remove Public Benefit Bonus from ECR-NE Low Density zoneRemove Public Benefit Bonus from ECR-NE Low Density zone The ECR NE-L District is located on the east side of El Camino...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 2, 2018There are no comments yet. 1066 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 | 1049 Views
OTHER TOPICS
thank you for dropping the paywallIt shows you care and are responsible to your readers. Thanks!...
Original post made by Leslie on Mar. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 1044 Views
AROUND TOWN
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. 1043 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. 1043 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Share your experience with Peninsula Clean EnergyDear Almanac readers, I'll be writing a story next month about Peninsula Clean Energy, and am hoping to feature different...
Original post made by Matthew Vollrath on Jul. 9, 2019There are no comments yet. 1038 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park council votes to end library late fees and try expanded scholarship program for recreation servicesOverdue fees at the Menlo Park Library will soon be a thing of the past, following a unanimous vote by Menlo Park's City...
Original post made on May. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 1038 Views
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