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MENLO PARK
Sunrise SunsetAs we approach the Winter Solstice the following may be of interest: Earliest Sunset of 2014: December 5-7 the sun sets...
Original post made by Hank Lawrence on Dec. 6, 2014Last comment by Matt, on Dec 6, 2014 at 11:54 am | 1 comment | 1908 Views
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The Piggish Truth about Animal CrueltyIt was a surprise to see Ken White, the president of the Peninsula Humane Society, jump in the Pig Scramble debate and take...
Original post made by Christopher Robin on Mar. 24, 2017Last comment by Yet More Of The Same Nonsense, on Mar 24, 2017 at 7:07 pm | 1 comment | 1908 Views
MENLO PARK
Is There A Better Way To Conduct Menlo Park Bike Trials?On December 6, 2016 three council members approved a field trial for the Oak Grove-Crane-University Bike Project and instructed...
Original post made by Dana C Hendrickson on Jan. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 1905 Views
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Trump panders by visiting Mexico before he changed his immigration policies againa selection of Donnie's' finest - and you thought it stopped at "rapists and murderers"? ISIS is operating a training...
Original post made by Love thy neighbor on Aug. 31, 2016Last comment by SQL data, on Aug 31, 2016 at 2:23 pm | 2 comments | 1904 Views
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School parcel taxes on June 7 ballot"Four school districts have placed parcel taxes on the ballot. Moreland, in West San Jose, is asking voters to extend...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on May. 31, 2016There are no comments yet. 1903 Views
MENLO PARK
High Speed Rail Around the World Requires Government Subsidieshttp://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2016/04/high-speed-rail-around-the-world-requires-government-subsidies/#facebook-comments...
Original post made by morris brown on Apr. 19, 2016Last comment by Martin Engel, on Apr 19, 2016 at 2:34 pm | 2 comments | 1901 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Oakland police sex scandal: Criminal charges filed against copsIf this happened: http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/09/sex-scandal-alameda-da-files-charges-against-east-bay-police-officers/...
Original post made by Menlo Voter. on Sep. 9, 2016There are no comments yet. 1901 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Why I will vote for Senator SandersThe reason I want to see Sanders v Trump is because the Donald openly exploits the economic system set up to benefit the...
Original post made by David Smernoff on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by Dee, on Jun 3, 2016 at 10:51 pm | 2 comments | 1900 Views
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Does Measure M freeze ALL the parcels in the Specific Plan area?A new question has arisen regarding the unknown/unintended consequences of Measure M. Section 3.1 of Measure M states...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 20, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 24, 2014 at 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 1899 Views
MENLO PARK
car vs bicycle hit-and-run on Santa Cruz Ave this morning (Saturday 9:46am)I read on the CHP log that a bicyclist was hit by a car on Santa Cruz Ave at 9:46am on Saturday morning (April 29). The bicyclist...
Original post made by parent on Apr. 29, 2017There are no comments yet. 1898 Views
MENLO PARK
interesting article in the Guardian today about the gentrification of eastern Menlo Park"Facebook worker living in garage to Zuckerberg: challenges are right outside your door" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/facebook-cafeteria-workers-wages-zuckerb...
Original post made by resident on Jul. 24, 2017Last comment by how do they make it around here?, on Jul 24, 2017 at 2:30 pm | 2 comments | 1898 Views
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Filoli board relents on volunteer agreement, lets volunteers opt out of 'release clause'Filoli's governing board on Thursday morning sent an email to all volunteers telling them that they would be allowed to "opt...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2015Last comment by volunteer, on Feb 19, 2015 at 12:39 pm | 1 comment | 1896 Views
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Measure M - No EIR, No public hearings, No traffic studyVoters need to know that there was NO EIR done on Measure M, there were NO public hearings and NO traffic study. And the...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Sep. 3, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Sep 4, 2014 at 7:50 pm | 2 comments | 1896 Views
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Former longtime Ladera resident celebrates centennial birthdayEarlier this week, a small number of friends and relatives made their way to Aptos to celebrate the 100th birthday of Jean...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2020Last comment by Linda Craig, on Sep 18, 2020 at 3:43 pm | 1 comment | 1896 Views
MENLO PARK
No 3rd Term for Rich ClineWhen I read Cline's statements to the Almanac yesterday, I was shocked. (they are copied below) I voted and supported...
Original post made by former_Cline_supporter on Oct. 3, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 3, 2014 at 8:06 pm | 2 comments | 1894 Views
OTHER TOPICS
The "Rolling Stone" rape story finally gets some closureWhen "Almanac" blogger Jessica T. posted on her archived "10 to Twins" blog the story titled "Don't fund the Rape Culture...
Original post made by I didn\'t know that on Nov. 4, 2016Last comment by Mot time, on Nov 4, 2016 at 3:21 pm | 1 comment | 1894 Views
MENLO PARK
"Early reactions to Stanford's revised development plans for Menlo Park"Comments are not working on the article Editor - what happened all of yesterday's comments on the article?...
Original post made by whatever on Oct. 1, 2015There are no comments yet. 1893 Views
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Our Country Upside DownOur Country Upside Down Today I saw the American flag flown upside down in my community- Is...
Original post made by A Patriot on May. 16, 2017Last comment by Yet More Of The Same Nonsense, on May 16, 2017 at 2:55 pm | 2 comments | 1893 Views
MENLO PARK
Tis The Season To Be JollyDuring the holiday season, we all get our jollies in different ways. For the City of Menlo Park, they may get their jollies...
Original post made by Scrooge on Dec. 8, 2015Last comment by Tunbridge Wells, on Dec 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm | 2 comments | 1892 Views
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When disaster strikesAfter many years of dealing with disaster response and disaster recovery one of the things I have learned is that a key to...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 6, 2014There are no comments yet. 1891 Views
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