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ATHERTON
Has Atherton Declared WarAt times it seems that the Atherton Town Council and staff have become sue happy. Spending vasts amount of resident's hard...
Original post made by Nervous Nellie on Sep. 28, 2016Last comment by Loser!, on Sep 28, 2016 at 5:57 pm | 1 comment | 1760 Views
AROUND TOWN
CIty DronesCity employee Derek Schweigart's report presented to the Council in favor of allowing drones at Bayfront park is amateurish...
Original post made by FAA on Aug. 20, 2016Last comment by Bizarro World, on Aug 20, 2016 at 11:53 am | 1 comment | 1759 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ravenswood City School District board to vote next week on 400-unit teacher housing proposalThe Ravenswood City School District is looking to ink an agreement for an affordable housing project that could bring 450...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2023Last comment by PH, on Sep 24, 2023 at 8:42 am | 1 comment | 1759 Views
ATHERTON
Will Noah's Ark pass by the police gym and cafe?As I write this, Isabella, Almendral, and Selby Lane entrances off El Camino are all completely flooded. Why is the town...
Original post made by Confused on Feb. 20, 2017Last comment by Clarity, on Feb 21, 2017 at 10:11 am | 1 comment | 1759 Views
MENLO PARK
The End of CBOSSThe End of CBOSS (Caltrain’s Positive Train Control project) An explosive article has just been published in Clem’s...
Original post made by morris brown on Feb. 25, 2018There are no comments yet. 1757 Views
MENLO PARK
Vancouver adds 15% tax on foreign buyersReduce the impact of foreign buyers driving up real estate costs: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/02/vancouver-real-estate-foreign-house-buyers-tax "Foreigners...
Original post made by Idea on Oct. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 1754 Views
OTHER TOPICS
The Menlo 13% are happy! The first Trump/Ryan action to use ACA repeal to give the RICH a couple tax cutsLocal Trump voters, all 13%, must be ecstatic that the first tax cuts will give the top .01% a $154,000 annual tax break. Drop...
Original post made by UM law professor on Dec. 9, 2016Last comment by 8 pause, on Dec 10, 2016 at 8:54 am | 4 comments | 1751 Views
MENLO PARK
City manager awaits contract renewalThe May 27th Almanac (page 5) has the following article ---------------- Almanac page 5 -- May 27 2015 City manager...
Original post made by Need New City Manager on May. 27, 2015There are no comments yet. 1750 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park fastest growing City in Bay Area, second fastest growing City in the State/www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/01/as-california-grows-menlo-park-and-other-bay-area-cities-see-population-boom/amp/ Per...
Original post made by News Addict on May. 1, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 2, 2017 at 2:32 pm | 1 comment | 1750 Views
MENLO PARK
Almanac endorses No on Measure MThank you to the Almanac editorial staff for the thorough and thoughtful analysis of Measure M. "...the key question...
Original post made by Skip Hilton on Oct. 16, 2014There are no comments yet. 1749 Views
AROUND TOWN
SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital AgeMPCSD Parent Education Presents, "SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age" Movie screening followed by conversation...
Original post made by MPCSD Parent Education on Oct. 3, 2016There are no comments yet. 1749 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Your perspective on the claims of a Trump landslide?13% of MP voted for Trump, 87% against. Yet we see so many Trump supporters in the various threads in our Almanac Town Square....
Original post made by St Bernard on Nov. 30, 2016Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Dec 1, 2016 at 1:12 am | 1 comment | 1745 Views
MENLO PARK
Community garden now offers food for the mind, thanks to local ScoutFive years ago, the Menlo Park Rotary Club and the city joined forces with community volunteers and established a garden...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2019Last comment by ebtrek, on Nov 20, 2019 at 9:10 pm | 1 comment | 1744 Views
AROUND TOWN
EV Expo Saturday 9/10 - Test Drive a Fun, Fast Electric Car!The EV EXPO - A FREE event to explore electric cars, bikes & scooters Menlo Park, Menlo Spark, the City and County of San...
Original post made by Diane Bailey on Sep. 7, 2016There are no comments yet. 1743 Views
MENLO PARK
MENLO PARK - Are Emails Being Ignored ?Over thirty citizens have commented that their emails to the City of Menlo Park are being ignored? That means NO RESPONSE....
Original post made by Menlo Park - Taxpayer on Nov. 17, 2016Last comment by , on Nov 17, 2016 at 1:02 pm | 1 comment | 1742 Views
MENLO PARK
Years in the works, a new plan to tackle Menlo Park's transportation woes gains approvalAfter three and a half years, Menlo Park's comprehensive Transportation Master Plan finally won approval from the City Council...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2020Last comment by Kate Bradshaw - Almanac Reporter, on Nov 20, 2020 at 5:20 pm | 2 comments | 1742 Views
MENLO PARK
LWV Candidate forum turnout dreadfulThe League of Women Voters had its usual Menlo Park candidate forum last evening, and despite what one would expect with...
Original post made by I_was_there on Oct. 10, 2014Last comment by interested, on Oct 10, 2014 at 10:27 am | 3 comments | 1740 Views
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What the Covid 19 crisis looks like close up - may well be exactly what we will see. Please read careful and think how we can be proactive.Testimony of a surgeon working in Bergamo, in the heart of Italy's coronavirus outbreak «In one of the non-stop e-mails...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Mar. 10, 2020There are no comments yet. 1739 Views
MENLO PARK
Measure B is the right solution for the future of Menlo Park's studentsMeasure B is a long-term financial solution that allows Menlo Park City School District (MPCSD) to continue delivering superior...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021Last comment by Public Education Supporter, on Oct 9, 2021 at 9:19 am | 3 comments | 1735 Views
MENLO PARK
Valparaiso Road RepairJust a curious question - When Valparaiso was last resurfaced, Atherton completely re-did the road bed on their side while...
Original post made by Richard Vaughan on May. 30, 2016There are no comments yet. 1734 Views
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