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Portola Valley council agrees to plastic-bag banThe Portola Valley Town Council unanimously agreed on Wednesday to prohibit retailers in town from dispensing single-use...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 7790 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Carriage house demolished at former Roger Reynolds Nursery siteTo clear the way for a new 24-condo complex at 133 Encinal Ave. in Menlo Park, the Victorian-style carriage house that was...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2017Last comment by Bob, on Feb 25, 2017 at 8:18 am | 6 comments | 7789 Views
ATHERTON
Grand jury urges county cities to prepare for crushing pension costsFew budget-eating monsters weigh as heavily on the financial futures of California cities as a notably unsexy pest: pension...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2018Last comment by Roy Thiele-Sardiña, on Aug 9, 2018 at 2:41 pm | 19 comments | 7789 Views
MENLO PARK
Accused murderer of activist David Lewis set freeThe man who confessed to gunning down well-known East Palo Alto community leader David Lewis was set free by the San Mateo...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Feb 9, 2013 at 11:14 am | 6 comments | 7788 Views
AROUND TOWN
Off-duty sheriff's deputy who stole trumpet takes plea dealAn off-duty San Mateo County sheriff's deputy arrested in December 2012 for snatching and later discarding an...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by Downtowner, on Jan 23, 2014 at 10:33 pm | 6 comments | 7787 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Incumbent Karen Tate withdraws from Portola Valley school board electionPortola Valley School District board member Karen Tate, the only incumbent running for one of the three open board seats...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by Jenny Lebsack, on Oct 8, 2017 at 10:21 am | 3 comments | 7785 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: No appeal of decision to allow food trucks at Caltrain stationTen food trucks will roll into the Caltrain station on Feb. 19, when Off the Grid expects to kick off its new weekly event...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2014Last comment by Wall Wall, on Feb 4, 2014 at 12:59 pm | 6 comments | 7781 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Woodside: Council halves fine for three trees felled without a permitIt has become a familiar pattern. A Woodside resident comes to the Town Council to appeal a five-figure fine for having...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2014Last comment by Just curious, on Jun 27, 2014 at 3:15 pm | 5 comments | 7781 Views
AROUND TOWN
When a kiss is not just a kissEncinal School Principal Sharon Burns puckered up to kiss Lily the Pig on Friday afternoon as students watched -- their reward...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2013Last comment by , on Jun 1, 2013 at 11:59 am | 1 comment | 7781 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford study: More than 48,000 Santa Clara County residents have likely been infected by coronavirusThe number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara County could be between 50 and 80 times higher than the officially confirmed...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2020Last comment by Alan, on Apr 20, 2020 at 5:44 pm | 2 comments | 7780 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park councilwoman Kirsten Keith dominates early campaign fundraisingOne potential candidate for Menlo Park's upcoming City Council elections has raised far more money for her campaign than...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2018Last comment by will of the people, on Aug 6, 2018 at 1:07 pm | 8 comments | 7777 Views
AROUND TOWN
New owner applies to remodel $117 million Woodside mansionThe new owner of the mansion at 360 Mountain Home Road in Woodside has applied to the town to redesign parts of the main...
Original post made on May. 15, 2013Last comment by , on May 15, 2013 at 8:18 am | 3 comments | 7777 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eleven-story Menlo Park hotel gets official name: Hotel NiaThe 11-story hotel that is part of the Bohannon Development Corp.'s "Menlo Gateway" project has officially been christened...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2017Last comment by Miguel, on Apr 8, 2017 at 1:37 pm | 8 comments | 7776 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Big new house OK'd despite neighbors' objectionsA controversial plan to demolish a one-story single family home and build a 4,900-square-foot, two-story, Spanish-style house...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2017Last comment by Yellow Dog Real Estate, on Jul 28, 2017 at 7:42 am | 18 comments | 7771 Views
MENLO PARK
Facebook checks real estate elsewhereDust has yet to settle on renovations at Facebook's new Menlo Park headquarters, and while the company doesn't seem to want...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2012Last comment by How True!, on Mar 20, 2012 at 3:02 pm | 44 comments | 7770 Views
OTHER TOPICS
It's official: East Palo Alto files lawsuit against Menlo ParkEast Palo Alto on Dec. 29 filed a lawsuit against Menlo Park over recently adopted changes to Menlo Park's general plan...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2017Last comment by Mid Town , on Jan 29, 2017 at 5:00 am | 1 comment | 7770 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: Are drones a threat to privacy?After discussing a number of safety, noise and privacy concerns — including that drone technology could allow would-be...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2016Last comment by Apple, on Jul 14, 2016 at 2:12 pm | 18 comments | 7770 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park mayor blasts councilwoman for setting up mystery meetingWhile some of what happened at the Menlo Park City Council's closed session last week may remain a mystery, one thing is...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2021Last comment by Iris, on Oct 26, 2021 at 12:31 pm | 36 comments | 7769 Views
MENLO PARK
Stanford Arrillaga project grows by adding housingIs this a case of "be careful what you wish for"? The latest revision of the proposed Stanford-Arrillaga development in Menlo...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 2, 2013 at 1:36 pm | 27 comments | 7768 Views
WOODSIDE
Demolition work has Woodside reviewing mansion's remodelPlans approved in mid-2013 for a significant remodel of a 7,750-square-foot mansion at 360 Mountain Home Road in Woodside...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2014Last comment by fwiw, on Jul 1, 2014 at 5:58 pm | 6 comments | 7767 Views
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