OTHER TOPICS Caltrans joins spraying moratorium Residents of rural San Mateo County have one less thing to worry about this spring, since the California Department of Transportation has joined the county in agreeing on a mo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 24, 2012 at 8:50 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2012 at 8:50 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Mothers protest Facebook at nurse-in Facebook got a lot of unexpected visitors at its offices around the world Feb. 6, including several dozen at Menlo Park headquarters.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 15, 2012 at 10:17 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:41 am.
OTHER TOPICS Menlo finds itself in unusual position this late in WBAL race Tuesday's girls' soccer: With only four matches left in the regular season, the Menlo School girls' soccer team is sitting atop the West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:26 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:26 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Occupy Wall Street is a DNC ruse to divert attention away from Obama's Failed Presidency The current Occupy Wall Street movement is the best illustration to date of what President Barack Obama's America looks like.
It is an America where the lawless, unaccompl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Occupy Wall Street Critic, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood, on Feb 12, 2012 at 7:30 am There have been 79 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 27, 2012 at 9:40 pm.
OTHER TOPICS FBI file: Steve Jobs a 'driven, reality distorter' A newly released FBI file on Steve Jobs paints a portrait of a driven, complex individual with a "tendency to distort reality" to achieve his goals. The file was gathered in 1... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 10, 2012 at 4:37 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2012 at 1:46 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Atherton woman pleads no contest to DUI A 63-year-old Atherton woman who was arrested for driving under the influence during a chaotic exit from a Menlo Park parking plaza in 2010 pleaded no contest Feb. 3 to two ch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2012 at 9:38 am.
OTHER TOPICS Realtors: Facebook IPO is talk of the town UPDATE with correction: What will happen to the local real estate market when Facebook goes public?
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2012 at 3:01 pm.
OTHER TOPICS New York Times article bashes U.S. Constitution Talk about bait and switch. The title of the article says "We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World".
The reality is that the U.S. Constitution was never... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Hank Lawrence, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Feb 7, 2012 at 7:05 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2012 at 5:43 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Report: Mountain lion spotted near La Honda A mountain lion was reportedly seen Sunday morning near a creek in unincorporated San Mateo County near La Honda, emergency officials said.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 6, 2012 at 1:04 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:25 am.
OTHER TOPICS New division chief joins fire district A former Oakland firefighter who left for Colorado has returned to California as the new operations division chief for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District.
Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2012 at 10:35 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 7, 2012 at 9:10 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Speakers: Don't halt Belle Haven services Rarely does anyone show up to a budget hearing to say "please cut my program." The Menlo Park City Council's Jan. 30 study session was no exception. Oddly enough, several peop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Will town say 'yea' to Willie Mays Way? With the backing of most residents of the street, a local Little League leader wants the town of Atherton to rename Mount Vernon Lane to Willie Mays Way, after one of the stre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:48 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:48 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Today: Simitian gives 'education update' State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will discuss school funding and pending legislation in an "education update" at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, in Palo Alto.
[Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2012 at 4:08 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Letter: Vendetta against Jack Hickey unwarranted The Almanac is perhaps the premier venue for debate in the South Peninsula, and diverse opinions on city planning and high-speed rail have been, for the most part, argued in g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 26, 2012 at 9:52 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:23 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Eshoo finds few surprises in 'exceptional' State of the Union U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, said President Obama threw down a "challenge to the Congress" in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. "He said to the legislative ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 25, 2012 at 1:34 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2012 at 8:07 am.
OTHER TOPICS Rail authority slammed for lax oversight of contracts The agency charged with building a high-speed rail system violated state law when it awarded contracts for information-technology services without going through the mandatory ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 25, 2012 at 8:08 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 25, 2012 at 8:32 am.
OTHER TOPICS County extends spraying moratorium San Mateo County will extend a moratorium on spraying herbicides along 315-miles of county-maintained roads until March 13 while figuring out how to enact recommendations for ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 19, 2012 at 5:03 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2012 at 4:26 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Rich Gordon to seek another term in state Assembly Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, announced Thursday morning that he would seek a second term in Sacramento. Gordon, a veteran San Mateo County supervisor who was elected... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 19, 2012 at 12:17 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2012 at 9:33 am.
OTHER TOPICS Guest opinion: Blight no longer makes right Three weeks ago the California Supreme Court abruptly stopped the redevelopment merry-go-round. While Menlo Park city officials bid unhappy adieu to a subterranean revenue str... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 18, 2012 at 9:13 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 18, 2012 at 11:18 pm.
OTHER TOPICS massive development proposed E of 101; Fire District impact ignored Oh, this is funny. East Palo Alto (which Peter Carpenter has been trying to draw into attacking Menlo Park for the Facebook project) just released its own EIR for something ca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by I. Ron E., a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on Jan 17, 2012 at 8:54 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2012 at 3:46 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Sanitary district settles lawsuit for $1.4 million The two-year dispute is over between water quality watchdog San Francisco Baykeeper and the West Bay Sanitary District, with the district agreeing to pay $1.4 million in atto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 17, 2012 at 5:52 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Today: Commendation ceremony for Carl Clark World War II veteran Carl Clark of Menlo Park will, at long last, be presented an award for his heroic actions 66 years ago aboard a ship bombed by kamikaze planes.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 12, 2012 at 1:53 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2012 at 1:53 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Why Rush Limbaugh supports Romney I couldn't figure it out! Rushbo supporting a Massachusetts Moderate. A real headscratcher.
I get it now.
In 2006 Bain buys Clear Channel. In 2008, Rush Limbaugh inks a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Hill B, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Jan 12, 2012 at 12:36 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 23, 2012 at 4:04 pm.
OTHER TOPICS Ugandan dancers at M-A Traveling halfway around the world, the young dancers and musicians of the Spirit of Uganda return to the Menlo-Atherton High School Performing Arts Center to perform on Sunda... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 10, 2012 at 9:15 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 19, 2012 at 11:11 am.
OTHER TOPICS Remembering Marion Softky from Almanac's early days Marion Softky and I were colleagues for 35 years. She started working for the Almanac in 1969. I came aboard six years later.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 6, 2012 at 1:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2012 at 1:42 pm.