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Menlo Park pulls balancing act with budget

Original post made on Jun 1, 2011

For years, council watchers have called for a balanced Menlo Park budget. Now they might finally get what they want, but will it be a case of "be careful what you wish for?"

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 11:48 AM

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Posted by PALLBEAR
a resident of another community
on Jun 1, 2011 at 1:19 pm

If I am not mistaken, wasn't a major company borne in Menlo Park just a few years ago? TESLA MOTORS or engineering which got a half billion dollar loan and then moved to Palo Alto?
They were HEADLINERS for a year on the ALMANAC and it appears that the company is in some kind of financial trouble and is closing by the end of the year, after getting government support.
THIS is news. Why is it not front page stuff with details?
It was a MENLO PARK home story?
Palo Alto seems to have been involved also. Does any of this come back to you?
Could it have any financial involvement with possibly borrowing from your budget when it first started?
No matter what, it is obviously being swept under the deep pile.


Posted by Menlo Voter
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jun 1, 2011 at 3:30 pm

Doesn't sound like they're going out of business to me:

Web Link


Posted by peter carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Jun 1, 2011 at 3:38 pm

peter carpenter is a registered user.

Just chalk up one more point against PALLBEAR/R.Gordon's credibility.


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