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Simitian holds 'office hours' Sunday in Menlo Park - The Almanac Online border=

Simitian holds 'office hours' Sunday in Menlo Park - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online
Local residents will have an opportunity to chat with state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, when he holds "sidewalk office hours" at the Menlo Park farmers' …
Tri Valley Herald
San Mateo County Times

Menlo Park adopts $37.8M balanced budget - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
By Mike Rosenberg The Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday night adopted a balanced $37.8 million budget after drawing from reserve funds, getting help from police unions and several months of number crunching. The budget will tap $400000 in reserve …
The Almanac Online
The Almanac Online

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Author events - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Anthony Bourdain. Author of "A Cook's Tour." 7:30 pm May 28. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. $50-$125. 408-864-8820, www.flintcenter.com. Stephanie Trelogan and Katharine Armstrong. Author and illustrator, respectively, …

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City to hold budget Q&A - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
by Sean Howell Responding to heightened interest in how cities are managing their budgets during a time of economic stress, the city of Menlo Park will hold a question-and-answer session about its budget Tuesday, May 26. The meeting will be held in the …

Kindergarten swells; other grades have room - The Almanac Online border=

Kindergarten swells; other grades have room - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
by Andrea Gemmet Enrollment continues to climb in the Menlo Park City School District, as another big wave of kindergartners is set to flood classrooms in the fall. A tough budget year, as well as limited space due to campus construction, …
Rocklin and Roseville Today
The Almanac Online
The Almanac Online

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Emergency responders get toll-violation tickets - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
by Renee Batti Local police and fire service agencies never expected a potted begonia and thank-you card when their crews rushed to the Dumbarton Bridge to handle the car crash, or the man threatening to jump over the rail, or the thug speeding across …

Fitness column: Train your mind as well as your body - San Jose Mercury News border=

Fitness column: Train your mind as well as your body - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Coaching new athletes at SPARTA Performance Science in Menlo Park is exciting. If they work hard and listen well, they make gains fast, improving dramatically every session for the first few months. After a few months, they hit the first significant …

Woman apparently commits suicide by jumping from Dumbarton Bridge … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
By Ben Aguirre, The Argus FREMONT — A woman apparently committed suicide Monday afternoon by jumping from the Dumbarton Bridge and landing on a concrete pier anchor below, fire officials said. The woman's death — the first suicide at the bridge in …

Peninsula solar permit fees vary widely - San Jose Mercury News border=

Peninsula solar permit fees vary widely - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
By Julia Scott ANGEL PEREZ works on solar panels at Newdoll Enterprises in Menlo Park on Thursday. (JOHN GREEN/STAFF ) A company, school or factory considering installing solar panels on its roof might think twice when faced with exceptionally high …

East Palo Alto to restripe crosswalks near where car struck girl, 14 - San Jose Mercury News border=

East Palo Alto to restripe crosswalks near where car struck girl, 14 - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 
By Jessica Bernstein-Wax East Palo Alto will restripe 11 crosswalks near a three-block area that is home to five schools and a Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula clubhouse, and where a 14-year-old girl was struck by a car last year. …
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News