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FICTION
Fire board candidates respond to flap over adsWith a contract dispute unresolved and an election looming, the union that represents 93 firefighters in the Menlo Park Fire...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2009Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm | 9 comments | 11900 Views
AROUND TOWN
Valentine's Day: Hearts and FlowersLike heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and romantic cards, flowers are an intrinsic part of Valentine's Day, especially roses....
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2013There are no comments yet. 11895 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Restaurant, bakery set to open around ThanksgivingA new restaurant, for the present referred to as "The Bakery in Woodside," is set to open its doors in late November, around...
Original post made on May. 5, 2016Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Jan 18, 2017 at 11:19 am | 12 comments | 11893 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Judge rules assistant controller can run for top postAfter more than four hours of hearing legal arguments, a San Mateo County Superior Court judge this afternoon (March 24)...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2014Last comment by Frank Fortunato, on Mar 24, 2014 at 7:15 pm | 1 comment | 11892 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police prepare for Obama visit to Facebook for 'town hall'Palo Alto police will beef up staff and work with neighboring law-enforcement agencies when President Barack Obama comes...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2011Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Nov 25, 2015 at 2:04 am | 20 comments | 11892 Views
MOVIES
A few minutes with Martin LittonHere's a softball question for an environmentalist: With climate change largely absent from the national consciousness,...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2012Last comment by Nicole, on Sep 12, 2012 at 12:14 pm | 1 comment | 11891 Views
MENLO PARK
Incumbent joins Menlo Park council raceAnd then there were two: Councilwoman Kelly Fergusson has joined the 2012 race for Menlo Park City Council. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2012Last comment by olttimer, on Jun 22, 2012 at 11:05 am | 28 comments | 11890 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Firefighters gain upper hand on 6-alarm apartment building fireA six-alarm fire at a Redwood City apartment building has been contained this morning but firefighters are still working...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2013Last comment by Colleen Anderson, on Oct 19, 2013 at 10:44 am | 8 comments | 11890 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mental health clinic for youth coming to Menlo ParkThree local women who have parented children with mental illnesses, including one who lost a daughter to death by suicide,...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2016Last comment by Paula, on Oct 13, 2016 at 11:04 am | 6 comments | 11886 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas district says it's working hard to diversify teaching staffParents concerned about the lack of diversity in the teaching staff of the Las Lomitas school district heard this week about...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2016Last comment by Act NOW!, on Jun 18, 2016 at 11:41 pm | 37 comments | 11883 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Sequoia Healthcare District subsidy of Nursing ProgramSequoia Healthcare District has been granting $1,000,000/year since 2004 in subsidies to students enrolled in a Baccalaureate...
Original post made by Jack Hickey on Apr. 20, 2012Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Dec 8, 2012 at 9:55 am | 8 comments | 11879 Views
AROUND TOWN
Body of Menlo Park hiker found on Mt. TamalpaisAuthorities used fingerprints to identify a body found this morning (April 12) on a slope of Mt. Tamalpais as the body...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2014Last comment by Julie, on Apr 15, 2014 at 6:58 pm | 31 comments | 11877 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Aerial view of food truck eventBruce Deal sent us this aerial view of the food truck event at the Caltrain parking lot in Menlo Park on Wednesday night,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2014Last comment by fun, on Feb 22, 2014 at 3:55 pm | 12 comments | 11873 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What to do about enrollment growth, particularly at Menlo-Atherton High SchoolChanges to open-enrollment policies for the Sequoia Union High School District and tentative revisions to the map assigning...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2013Last comment by oldtimer, on Sep 13, 2013 at 9:49 am | 26 comments | 11868 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voter Guide: Big educational issues face Sequoia board candidatesPerhaps a middle-aged hermit sequestered in the Santa Cruz mountains, someone with uncanny powers and unpleasant high school...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by Mr. Gail Ortega, on Oct 18, 2013 at 12:38 pm | 1 comment | 11851 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo council split on Bohannon projectMenlo Park Councilman Heyward Robinson supplied a cliffhanger at the City Council meeting Tuesday, May 25, for people who...
Original post made on May. 26, 2010Last comment by get your facts right, on May 28, 2010 at 10:06 pm | 30 comments | 11849 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mansion for sale in Menlo Park at record-breaking $21 millionCommanding prices deemed downright Athertonian, a Menlo Park home is currently listed for sale at $21 million, a record...
Original post made on May. 25, 2018Last comment by ok, on May 29, 2018 at 11:49 am | 9 comments | 11846 Views
AROUND TOWN
Candidate for sheriff in June election arrested in Alameda County last nightJuan Lopez, a deputy in the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and a candidate for sheriff in the June 2014 election, was...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2014Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Dec 17, 2014 at 3:06 pm | 52 comments | 11842 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voting starts for parcel tax election in Menlo Park, Portola Valley school districtsThis week, ballots for parcel taxes in the Portola Valley and Menlo Park City school districts will be hitting mailboxes....
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2010Last comment by Get Real, on Apr 26, 2010 at 3:40 pm | 118 comments | 11827 Views
AROUND TOWN
Big day at La EntradaDressed up for La Entrada's eighth-grade graduation and the dance following are, from left, Emily Westerfield, Victoria Mauett...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2009Last comment by asdf, on Dec 8, 2015 at 9:24 pm | 2 comments | 11825 Views
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