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Fan who broke into Steph Curry's home to get an autograph turned himself in, Atherton police sayThe man arrested for allegedly breaking into the Atherton home of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry in October to ask...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2024Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jan 13, 2024 at 4:04 pm | 3 comments | 3206 Views
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Like most California mayors, new Atherton mayor's focus is getting housing plan across the finish lineDiana Hawkins-Manuelian, in her first term as mayor of Atherton, wants to finalize the town's eight-year housing plan. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2024Last comment by ironman33, on Jan 11, 2024 at 12:29 pm | 1 comment | 2303 Views
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Fan breaks into Steph Curry's home to get an autograph, DA's Office allegesThe Curry family nanny and three children were at their Atherton home in October when a fan walked in asking for an autograph...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2023Last comment by BAY408, on Dec 13, 2023 at 7:46 am | 4 comments | 14335 Views
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Atherton strives to meet state mandates on housing plan and still protect town's characterAs a state deadline fast approaches, Atherton is searching for ways to spur residential development that complies with California's...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Dec 4, 2023 at 6:45 pm | 8 comments | 3289 Views
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Police say burglary rates are low in Atherton this year, and credit the town's theft-deterring techThe main takeaway from Atheron police's annual community meeting about crime? Burglaries haven't been eliminated in town,...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2023Last comment by Menlo Lifestyle, on Nov 18, 2023 at 9:09 am | 8 comments | 3431 Views
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Opinion: The income-based electricity bill provision is a mistake that will raise your rates. Let’s not shy away from real solutions.Last year, California passed Assembly Bill 205. Tucked into the bill was a provision requiring the California Public Utilities...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2023Last comment by EPL, on Nov 14, 2023 at 8:53 am | 13 comments | 10189 Views
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Veteran's Day event honors 99-year-old World War II vet from Palo AltoBefore he was ringing up your painting supplies at the now-closed Peninsula Hardware, Charles Scott started his working life...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2023Last comment by Evie F, on Nov 13, 2023 at 1:24 pm | 1 comment | 2444 Views
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Who has to pay for sidewalk repairs? In Atherton's Lloyden Park neighborhood, it's the homeownersLloyden Park homeowners in Atherton faced the full brunt of costly, long-overdue sidewalk repairs in their neighborhood as...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2023Last comment by Thoughtful, on Nov 7, 2023 at 10:44 am | 6 comments | 2581 Views
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Exclusive Atherton club finds itself in crosshairs of housing mandateAtherton is eyeing additional properties, including that of an exclusive social club, for potential new multifamily and workforce...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by CyberVoter, on Sep 29, 2023 at 1:08 pm | 4 comments | 7994 Views
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Hateful speech via Zoom jars Atherton council as online trolling seeks to disrupt public meetingsHate-laden remarks bombarded the Atherton City Council meeting Wednesday night, Sept. 20, in what apparently is part of a...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Sep 25, 2023 at 1:30 pm | 9 comments | 5715 Views
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Two Atherton residences burglarized within one day of each otherTwo homes in Atherton were hit by burglars within a roughly 24-hour period over the weekend. Police say it’s currently...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Aug 23, 2023 at 3:43 pm | 5 comments | 3522 Views
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Atherton police among the first in Bay Area to start using a droneAtherton is one of the first Bay Area cities to add a drone to its police force, signing a contract to use the device for...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2023Last comment by Thoughtful, on Jul 27, 2023 at 10:35 am | 3 comments | 4254 Views
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At town meeting to find new development sites, Atherton residents push back on multifamily housing plansAt a workshop to brainstorm locations for multifamily housing projects, Atherton residents instead unleashed a volley of...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2023Last comment by Meg, on Jul 14, 2023 at 11:13 pm | 25 comments | 5601 Views
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Atherton: Massive oak tree topples over in Holbrook-Palmer ParkA massive heritage oak tree, cordoned off with caution tape for months in Atherton's Holbrook-Palmer Park, fell during the...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2023Last comment by Beth, on Jul 8, 2023 at 4:42 pm | 1 comment | 3512 Views
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Golden State Warriors owner divides and sells Atherton estate for $41MTwo side-by-side properties that were part of the estate of Golden State Warriors owner Joseph Lacob recently sold for a...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2023Last comment by PH, on Jun 30, 2023 at 3:57 pm | 1 comment | 6121 Views
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Atherton police are reviewing arrest after videos circulate of officer pinning down M-A studentThe Menlo-Atherton High School community is calling for accountability after Atherton Police officers were filmed pinning...
Original post made on May. 1, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on May 16, 2023 at 8:53 am | 200 comments | 16199 Views
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Protest planned for Wednesday at M-A in response to officer pinning down studentAfter videos went viral over the weekend of a Menlo-Atherton High School student being pinned down by police near the campus...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Hmmm, on May 3, 2023 at 3:54 pm | 3 comments | 3858 Views
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Atherton fire station off the table in housing element planOne more potential site for residential growth has been nixed from Atherton's eight-year housing plans. Read the full story...
Original post made on May. 3, 2023Last comment by Harold Schapelhouman, on May 3, 2023 at 2:06 pm | 2 comments | 5104 Views
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Atherton council agrees to install EV chargers at Holbrook-Palmer ParkThe Atherton City Council is moving forward with plans to purchase electric vehicle chargers for installation in Holbrook-Palmer...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Apr 27, 2023 at 8:29 am | 3 comments | 4925 Views
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Homelessness, rehabilitation and health care: What to know about Newsom's legacy tourGov. Gavin Newsom starts defining his legacy on a statewide tour that focuses on priorities interrupted by crisis and the...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2023There are no comments yet. 2390 Views
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