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MENLO PARK
Hotel tax: Menlo Park challenges ballot languageBallot review came to a screeching halt in Menlo Park recently when a perusal of the rebuttal to Measure K, the city's proposal...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2012Last comment by POGO, on Sep 7, 2012 at 6:10 am | 13 comments | 8142 Views
MENLO PARK
Wednesday: Menlo Park closing downtown Santa Cruz Avenue to traffic for fitness eventAs part of its efforts to attract more people downtown, the city of Menlo Park is hosting a "Family Fitness Extravaganza"...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2014Last comment by baysider, on Aug 14, 2014 at 9:31 pm | 22 comments | 8139 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Anonymous campaign blossoms for council seatChris Shaw, a write-in candidate, is up against Nancy Reyering for a seat on the Town Council, but to the extent that he...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2015Last comment by Observer, on Nov 11, 2015 at 7:29 pm | 27 comments | 8139 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Submit ideas to Short TakesThe Short Takes editor can always use good ideas for her column. Amusing annecdotes, wacky coincidences, goverment officials'...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Oct. 2, 2006Last comment by , on Oct 2, 2006 at 4:32 pm | 1 comment | 8137 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Council approves Stanford's El Camino Real developmentAfter nearly five years of Menlo Park scrutiny, Stanford University received preliminary approval from the Menlo Park City...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2017Last comment by Scoreboard, on Sep 29, 2017 at 8:41 am | 23 comments | 8136 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 | 8136 Views
OTHER TOPICS
California pulls the plug on gas-powered leaf blowers under new lawNearly three decades after Peninsula cities began implementing bans on gas-powered leaf blowers, the effort has found a foothold...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2021Last comment by Willows Dad, on Oct 22, 2021 at 3:30 pm | 7 comments | 8135 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Occupy Wall Street is a DNC ruse to divert attention away from Obama's Failed PresidencyThe current Occupy Wall Street movement is the best illustration to date of what President Barack Obama's America looks like....
Original post made by Occupy Wall Street Critic on Feb. 12, 2012Last comment by He is a lulu, on Jul 1, 2017 at 1:32 pm | 84 comments | 8132 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woodside: Donald Trump comes to town for a fundraiserHelicopters 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, 2016Last comment by taxpayer and voter, on Aug 30, 2016 at 3:09 pm | 9 comments | 8132 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: County's Measure K is too vague; vote 'no'Over the last several years, an increasing number of San Mateo County residents have come to see the light regarding the...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2016Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Oct 22, 2016 at 7:22 am | 1 comment | 8132 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Firefighters return from Hurricane Harvey rescue effortsSome of the Bay Area firefighters who have been helping with water rescue efforts in Texas in response to flooding from Hurricane...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Sep 8, 2017 at 2:57 am | 5 comments | 8129 Views
WOODSIDE
Worth a LookThe Menlo Park-based dance company Menlowe Ballet, which offers audiences a blend of classical, contemporary and cultural...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2017There are no comments yet. 8126 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 | 8125 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: 15 rental townhouses planned along El Camino RealCurious about what new development is planned for the currently empty lot between the Menlo Park Inn and M&R Automotive...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2016Last comment by J. Adams, on Sep 18, 2016 at 3:06 pm | 20 comments | 8122 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park shooting victim, 19, identifiedA 19-year-old man who was shot and killed in Menlo Park early Saturday morning has been identified by the San Mateo County...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2012Last comment by WOW, on Jun 28, 2012 at 7:28 pm | 3 comments | 8121 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Security camera helps capture alleged package thiefA few days after a security camera captured the theft of a package from the doorstep of a home in the Willows neighborhood,...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2014Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 22, 2014 at 7:51 pm | 15 comments | 8119 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton: Police Chief Ed Flint is retiringAtherton Police Chief Ed Flint will retire effective Oct. 14, the town announced on Sept. 30. Chief Flint had been on leave...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2016Last comment by Scott Barnum, on Oct 3, 2016 at 8:30 pm | 5 comments | 8119 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park officials urge greater road safety awareness after two collisions involving young studentsSchool officials and police are warning drivers to be more cautious around schools since the full reopening last month, which...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Eric Gilbertson, on Sep 25, 2021 at 9:12 pm | 13 comments | 8112 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district starts process to lay off 30 teachersThe Menlo Park City School District's governing board has approved starting the process for laying off the equivalent of...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2017Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Feb 20, 2017 at 12:04 pm | 18 comments | 8111 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: Four reach Eagle Scout statusFour scouts with Menlo Park Boy Scouts of America Troop 109 recently achieved Eagle Scout status. Read the full story here...
Original post made on May. 22, 2014Last comment by Lily, on Jun 6, 2014 at 1:38 pm | 2 comments | 8110 Views
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