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THE LOCAL DISH

Jesse Cool wins Trailblazer Award

Restaurateur and organic food pioneer Jesse Ziff Cool received the Trailblazer Award at the 24th annual Leaders & Legends...

Original post made on Jun. 4, 2008
Last comment by Annie Nunan, on Jun 4, 2008 at 11:56 am | 1 comment | 7773 Views

MENLO PARK

Tonight: Menlo eyes traffic management

Changes are coming to Menlo Park's neighborhood traffic management program. Adopted in 2004, the program aims to provide...

Original post made on Feb. 12, 2013
Last comment by pro-democracy, on Feb 17, 2013 at 12:17 pm | 2 comments | 7772 Views

OTHER TOPICS

Atherton: Community meeting on aircraft noise set for Dec. 9

Atherton town officials and representatives of the San Carlos Airport and a new private firm whose flights out of that airport...

Original post made on Dec. 6, 2013
Last comment by gwen, on Dec 7, 2013 at 5:48 pm | 3 comments | 7772 Views

WOODSIDE

Woodside man sentenced to prison for violating bank reporting laws

A Woodside man who admitted that he structured his bank transactions to conceal that he skimmed about $1.5 million in cash...

Original post made on Oct. 9, 2016
Last comment by LJ94062, on Oct 10, 2016 at 5:14 pm | 2 comments | 7771 Views

MENLO PARK

Facebook expansion could exacerbate housing issues, report says

Facebook's expansion – a project that would add two office buildings and a hotel, totaling more than a million square...

Original post made on Jun. 26, 2016
Last comment by Nancyh, on Jun 27, 2016 at 5:03 pm | 4 comments | 7770 Views

AROUND TOWN

Menlo Park: Red-light camera debate continued to Aug. 27

Faced with a clock ticking past midnight and a still-lengthy agenda, the Menlo Park City Council opted on Tuesday to continue...

Original post made on Aug. 21, 2013
Last comment by Robert Cronin, on Aug 26, 2013 at 12:28 pm | 13 comments | 7770 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

High school district board candidate drops out of race, citing need for more elected 'voices of color'

Jacqui Cebrian, a candidate for the Sequoia Union High School District school board Trustee Area E, has announced that she...

Original post made on Sep. 17, 2020
Last comment by Joan, on Sep 17, 2020 at 1:19 pm | 3 comments | 7769 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Hinshaw selected for Menlo school board

Scott Hinshaw, co-president of the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation and an investment banker, was unanimously selected...

Original post made on Feb. 11, 2014
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 15, 2014 at 5:48 pm | 16 comments | 7768 Views

AROUND TOWN

Woodside: Donald Trump comes to town for a fundraiser

Helicopters chopped the air above Woodside on Monday afternoon (Aug. 29) with the arrival on the ground of Republican presidential...

Original post made on Aug. 30, 2016
Last comment by taxpayer and voter, on Aug 30, 2016 at 3:09 pm | 9 comments | 7768 Views

MOVIES

Locked-in mind becomes a butterfly

This is always my favorite time of year for movies -- when most of the best are let out of the gate to contend for an Oscar...

Original post made by MovieGoer on Jan. 1, 2008
Last comment by Joe, on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:21 pm | 2 comments | 7767 Views

AROUND TOWN

'They are back': Latest Atherton burglaries may be tied to 2018-19 crime streak, police say

Recent burglaries in Atherton may be linked to a previous burglary spree, police said at a virtual town meeting Dec. 9 that...

Original post made on Dec. 10, 2020
Last comment by Thoughtful, on Dec 12, 2020 at 9:52 am | 9 comments | 7764 Views

ATHERTON

Atherton council sets special meeting Friday on allegations of improper conduct by councilman

The Atherton City Council is scheduling a special emergency meeting for 2 p.m. Friday, March 26, to look into allegations...

Original post made on Mar. 25, 2010
Last comment by down to earth, on Mar 31, 2010 at 10:04 am | 20 comments | 7763 Views

MENLO PARK

Update: Friday service for Cate Fisher, 19, of Menlo Park

A memorial service will be held Friday, July 22, for Catherine (Cate) Fisher, 19, of Menlo Park, who died July 13 after she...

Original post made on Jul. 20, 2011
Last comment by Amy, on Jul 20, 2011 at 10:12 pm | 2 comments | 7761 Views

MENLO PARK

Menlo Park: St. Anton to start building 394-unit apartment complex

Developer St. Anton Partners is ready to start building its 394-unit apartment complex at 3639 Haven Ave. in Menlo Park....

Original post made on Mar. 12, 2015
Last comment by Frank, on Mar 17, 2015 at 5:33 pm | 7 comments | 7760 Views

WOODSIDE

Woodside: Annual rodeo draws two protest groups

Two protest groups stood along Kings Mountain Road in Woodside at the entrance to the grounds of the Mounted Patrol of San...

Original post made on Jul. 5, 2018
Last comment by Eric Mills, on Jul 10, 2018 at 5:46 pm | 19 comments | 7760 Views

MENLO PARK

Menlo Park wants to hire 9 full-time planners

With an estimated 35 projects in the pipeline, Menlo Park wants to nearly double the size of its planning department. The...

Original post made on Feb. 11, 2013
Last comment by WhoRUpeople, on Feb 15, 2013 at 9:37 am | 27 comments | 7758 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

School board ponders budget, parcel tax choices

Members of the governing board of the Menlo Park City School District continue to struggle with how to balance the district's...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2016
Last comment by Barbara Wood, on Nov 29, 2016 at 5:19 pm | 36 comments | 7758 Views

AROUND TOWN

City manager releases consultant's drafts of letters to editor, talking points

Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre sent the Almanac on Wednesday night (Nov. 12) what he described as documents that consultant...

Original post made on Nov. 13, 2014
Last comment by formerly formerly, on Nov 14, 2014 at 6:50 am | 32 comments | 7758 Views

PORTOLA VALLEY

Portola Valley: Independent analysis of aircraft noise is on

Portola Valley has taken another step along a hard road. The Town Council is proceeding with plans to hire a consultant to...

Original post made on Jun. 25, 2015
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 20, 2015 at 9:50 am | 23 comments | 7758 Views

MENLO PARK

When Will Menlo Park Fix El Camino Real?

It's about time Menlo Park's City Council addressed the incredible traffic congestion on El Camino Real (ECR). It has now...

Original post made by POGO on Dec. 20, 2011
Last comment by really?, on Jan 5, 2012 at 9:28 pm | 65 comments | 7756 Views
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