AROUND TOWN
Upcoming programs at Atherton Library
Thursday, April 25 at 4 pm: Musical Storytime for all ages.
Friday, April 26 at 7 pm: Family Movie Night featuring "Chimpanzee."
Saturday, April 27 11 am to Noon: Paws ... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 11:16 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
My cousin, my hero!
Avid baseball player, 10-year-old Matt Lev, from Portola Valley, was the first in line to get an autograph on his hat and his baseball from his cousin, Braden Bishop, at the S... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 10:49 am by randy albin, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] April 15 2013 Atherton Council Budget Review
TOWN OF ATHERTON
CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 15, 2013
SPECIAL MEETING – 2013/14 BUDGET REVIEW
VIDEO BROADCAST
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 9:48 am by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton Parcel Tax
Once again the issue of renewing the Parcel Tax in Atherton is coming in the November election. History does repeat itself and the same discussions will take place as in the l... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 9:35 am by History shouldn\'t repeat, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tonight: 'Design thinking' in Menlo Park schools
Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park will hold a preview showing next Thursday of a PBS documentary, "Extreme by Design," and conduct a panel discussion on how the school dist... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:49 pm by Makes Sense, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Update: Menlo council forms subcommittee to guide Stanford project on El Camino
After a discussion that started on Tuesday night and stretched into Wednesday morning, the Menlo Park City Council decided to form a subcommittee to help figure out how to mak... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:47 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Jerry Carlson to leave Atherton City Council post
Atherton City Councilman Jerry Carlson announced Wednesday night that he will be moving out of town and stepping down from the council, possibly by the end of June.
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 4:08 pm by Greg Conlon, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] April 17 2013 Atherton Council Meeting
TOWN OF ATHERTON
CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 17, 2013
REGULAR MEETING
VIDEO BROADCAST
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 2:36 pm by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Mae Mays, wife of Willie Mays, dies at 74
Mae Louise Allen Mays, wife of baseball legend Willie Mays for 41 years, died Friday at their Atherton home after a 16-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 74.
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 7:19 pm by Patricia Armstrong Watkins, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Man, 19, injured in Menlo Park drive-by shooting
A 19-year-old man was injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon in Menlo Park.
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 5:46 pm by Robert, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Today: Menlowe Ballet's 'Reverie'
The Menlowe Ballet company presents the program "Reverie," featuring the world premiere of "Sweet Sadness" by choreographer Viktor Kabaniaev, at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at th... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 9:26 am by Frances, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County getting a JAIL because of a small group.
There are not that many people in San Mateo County that want a New Jail that we can not afford or the annual $27,000,000 to $40,000,000 in operating cost which translates to S... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 8:16 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Kudos to Jerry Carlson
As Jerry Carlson leaves Atherton, it's appropriate to look back at the Jerry Carlson from 13 years ago, who lobbied against the parcel tax because the town didn't implement pr... |
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on Apr 20, 2013 at 4:32 pm by Deja vu, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
2013 San Mateo County Community Health Needs Assessment
I received the following from Lee Michelson, Ceo of the Sequoia Healthcare District:
Here is a copy of the email that went out on Tuesday, just in case, I know of few of you ... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 2:08 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley affordable housing issue: how to spend $2.88 million from Blue Oaks sale
The issue about affordable housing in Portola Valley has boiled down to this: What should the town do with the $2.88 million it acquired in December from the sale of two topog... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm by PV Homeowner, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Grand jury dings San Mateo County for failing to rein in sooaring pension costs
San Mateo County doesn't have enough money to cover promised retirement costs that could total $2 billion, not the $1 billion estimated by the agency managing employees' pensi... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:47 am by Bob, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Home burglars make off with $15,000 in goods
Burglars hit three homes in three different Menlo Park neighborhoods and stole jewelry, computers and construction equipment for a total estimated loss of $15,000, on Monday, ... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
[VIDEO] Atherton Finance Committee Apr 9 2013 Special Meeting
TOWN OF ATHERTON
FINANCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 9, 2013
SPECIAL MEETING
VIDEO BROADCAST
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 8:49 pm by APOA, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Local NJB champions
Teamwork and talent led to triumph for a local Redwood NJB (National Junior Basketball) team when they were crowned champions of the 93 teams in the fifth/sixth-grade division... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 5:48 pm by bobby joe fred the 16th, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Grand jury slams county on pension fund
In its second report in two years on this topic, the San Mateo County civil grand jury lambastes county officials over a pension plan for county employees that it says is und... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 4:30 pm by Poster, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
All-stars capture national title
Redwood Undisputed, an all-star basketball team of fourth-grade girls representing the Redwood chapter of the Silicon Valley Section for National Junior Basketball, captured t... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 8:15 pm by Victor & Lorie Para, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Should Government websites be searchable?
In my struggle to make the Sequoia Healthcare District more user friendly, I suggested to CEO Lee Michelson that "Searchable pdf format would be smaller and more useful."
His... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 12:00 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
Preserving historic properties in Woodside
In Woodside, there is a list of 22 structures of historic significance to the town. Included are the Albert Shine house, a Victorian built near Canada Road in 1882 using mail-... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 7:28 am by Susan Smith, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Can Menlo Park recover what it lost in specific plan?
With the recent downtown Menlo Park project submitted by Stanford University, residents are waking up to the reality of a large development and the impacts brought about by bu... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 7:06 pm by Gern, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Tonight: MP council reviews Stanford project
With many residents expressing opposition to Stanford's development proposal for 300-500 El Camino Real, the Menlo Park City Council will meet Tuesday night, April 16, to revi... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 3:13 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |