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4 days ago · Menlo Park could revisit Civic Center, parks for housing amid opposition to using downtown parking lots Menlo Park’s Civic Center area and public parks could return to the table as possible sites for residential development in the wake of the recent storm of opposition to potentially building houses on city-owned parking lots downtown.
Tolls on 7 Bay Area bridges, already increasing in January, will …
Dec 19, 2024 · The regional body that sets toll rates for the Bay Area's seven state-owned bridges voted this week to raise tolls by another $1.25 to $3 for two-axle vehicles, starting in 2026, introducing a "tiered" tolling rate.
Year in review: Council faces contentious topics and town sees …
Dec 26, 2024 · Woodside’s Raymundo Road property, photographed on May 17, 2023, is included on the town’s 2023-31 housing plan. Photo by Angela Swartz. While residents asked the council to reconsider other housing locations in town with concerns about developing on environmentally sensitive land, wastewater and fire evacuation, …
Measure A explained: The charter amendment that could let supes …
Dec 27, 2024 · This proposed charter amendment is not unprecedented in the state of California; several other counties, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Francisco counties, have charter provisions that grant their supervisors the authority to remove a sheriff for certain causes.. Voters can begin mailing in their ballots on Feb. 3.
Menlo Charity Horse Show comes to an end after 51 years
Jan 7, 2025 · Karl Cook, who helped the U.S. Olympic Jumping Team clinch the silver medal in the 2024 Olympics, and Natalie Dean, who was shortlisted for the team, competed at the show as juniors.Olympians Will Simpson, Guy Thomas and Peter Breakwell have also competed at the show. “It hits a lot of people,” Rischman said. “We’re talking about grooms (stablehands), we’re talking about trainers, we ...
Education in 2024: Preparing for changes and rising tensions
Dec 29, 2024 · Teachers, faculty, students, and parents carried signs and marched in front of La Entrada Middle School on the morning of Oct. 23, 2024, as part of the Las Lomitas Education Association’s (LLEA) strike for higher wages and a better contract.
Chanukah Village in Portola Valley - The Almanac
Dec 24, 2024 · A child makes a menorah during the Chanukah Village event in Portola Valley on Dec. 15, 2024. Courtesy Lulu Jane Photography. The Portola Valley and Woodside communities came together to celebrate Chanukah at this year’s Chanukah Village on Sunday, Dec. 15, in Triangle Park in Portola Valley.
County to launch 'extraordinary audit' into Las Lomitas district’s ...
Jan 11, 2025 · Board President Paige Winikoff did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the extraordinary audit. The extraordinary audit comes after the District Attorney’s Office launched its own investigation into Las Lomitas’ credit card usage, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe confirmed to this news organization. “[The investigation] relates to expenditures on a district credit card ...
Menlo Park to contribute $1M to teacher housing project
Nov 22, 2024 · The Menlo Park council voted 3-2, with Mayor Cecilia Taylor and Council member Betsy Nash dissenting, to commit $1 million of the city’s Below Market Rate Housing Fund to aid in the construction of 88 units dedicated to providing affordable housing to …
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Diana Diamond Diana Diamond is a long time, experience journalist who has been a staff member of the San Jose Mercury News, serving on its editorial board and has been editor of the Daily News and the Daily Post.