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Memorial Day 2012 in San Mateo County CA - Memorial Day Parades, Events and more

Here is what is happening for Memorial Day 2012 in San Mateo County, CA. Find the area Atherton events, parades, activities and more for Memorial Day 2012. Acitivites are in...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Willow Rosenthal Helps City Slickers Become Urban Farmers

This local hero turned empty lots into blooming plots to help revitalize a community and created a model that city officials hope will be duplicated nationally. When Willow...

Opening of Runnymede Farm

from:San Mateo County History Museum

The San Mateo County Historical Association will be hosting a “Celebration of Art, History and Nature”. The event will feature a self-guided tour of 115 contemporary...

Journey Through the History of Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service

The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Images of Rail series is Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service by local author Janet McGovern. This pictorial history boasts a...

Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Atherton, California with AmericanTowns Atherton Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over San Mateo County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today and...

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Atherton organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Atherton is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works: when...

An Invitation to our Atherton Community: BLOG ON!

Since this site is all about Atherton, we’d like to get the unique perspectives of local bloggers. If you’ve been blogging, great – send your name, email and a link to your...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Brandon Rohlwing Helps Teens Get Through Tough Times

Brandon Rohlwing was feeling pretty low when he stumbled upon the website ReachOut offering support to anyone questioning the meaning in life. The information he found helped give...

September 11th Memorials - 10th Anniversary Events and Memorials in Atherton

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and while it is a day that recalls great devastation and loss, it is ...

Willows traffic plan hits dead stop in Menlo Park

by Sandy BrundageThe rhetoric was bloodthirsty, for a Menlo Park City Council meeting: One after another public speaker urged the council to kill it. Kill it dead. Kill it good...

Walgreens: One-stop shop for sundries... and alcohol?

by Sandy BrundageNext time you stop at Walgreens, you might be able to pick up a six-pack to go with that aspirin. The drugstore has asked Menlo Park to let it sell beer and wine.

Wednesday: Tip-A-Cop

by Sandy BrundageFor one day only, it's OK to offer money to a police officer -- as long as it's part of the Tip-A-Cop Special Olympics fundraiser at Stacks restaurant...

Wednesday: Time to get serious about bike safety in town

by Dave Boyce The Portola Valley Town Council on Wednesday, June 8, will discuss bicycle safety in town and how to improve it. The council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Historic...

Atherton employees offer concessions to save their jobs

by Renee BattiThe union representing 13 Atherton employees who were given pink slips May 31 will meet with town representatives on June 9 to try to save its members' jobs by...

Arborist questions logic of SFPUC's fears about pipeline damage from oak tree roots

by Sandy Brundage"There is no reason that the pipeline can't be installed, leaving the tree intact and without killing the tree," wrote arborist Barrie Coate in a...

Seventeen-year-old arrested for infant's homicide

by Sue DremannTwo teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, have been arrested, one in connection with the fatal shooting Sunday (June 5) of a 3-month-old boy in East Palo Alto, police...

Waschura places 5th in state with personal best in 1,600m

by AlmanacNews.comAfter winning two races at the Central Coast Section track championships in Gilroy on May 27, Woodside High School's Chris Waschura knocked nearly 11 second...

Class of 2011: Menlo-Atherton High School graduates 388

by AlmanacNews.comMenlo-Atherton High School graduates walk through the "gauntlet," where teachers and staff cheer them at the start of the school's 60 annual...

Update: Cyclist severely injured in solo accident

by Dave BoyceThis is an updated version of a previously posted story. Richard Kadet, 67, of Redwood City crashed his bicycle and was unconscious when he was admitted to Stanford...

Youth, 17, charged with murder in infant's death

by Sue DremannTwo teenage boys, a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old, have been arrested, one charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting at 12:50 a.m. Sunday of a...

Tuesday: Should city survey Willows on traffic?

by Sandy BrundageAs anyone who tracks letters to the council's email list knows, the topic of the Willows traffic plan study comes before the council on Tuesday, June 7 --...

Congratulations to Woodside High grads

by AlmanacNews.comWoodside High School graduates celebrate at the end of the school's 52nd annual commencement on Friday, June 3. Almanac photo by Michelle Le.

Simitian bill boosts charter school oversight

by Chris KenrickState Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has introduced legislation -- favored by charter school interests –- that would boost oversight and accountability for...

Teens catch alleged purse snatcher

by AlmanacNews.comA Menlo Park teenager was chased down and held for police by two 17-year-old Good Samaritans after he allegedly snatched a tourist's purse, according to...

Guest opinion: 'Granny' oak worthy of saving

by AlmanacNews.comAt 300 years of age, they call her "Granny." In truth, she is a healthy, robust middle-ager with others like her having been known to exceed 600 years.

Portola Valley schools celebrate 150 years

by AlmanacNews.comWho would guess that a town that is 45 years old would be home to a school district that began 150 years ago?

Parish stunned by pastor's 'boundary violation'

by Sandy BrundageSt. Raymond parishioners said they felt hurt and betrayed by the actions of their pastor, Father William Myers, after the revelation that the pastor has been on...

Infant killed in East Palo Alto shooting

by AlmanacNews.comEast Palo Alto police are searching for two men suspected of killing a three-month-old infant and seriously injuring his mother and father this morning, a police...

Menlo school district board to appoint new trustee

by AlmanacNews.comThe Menlo Park City School District board will appoint a replacement for member Mark Box, who announced his resignation from the five-member board last week....

Bridging gender gap in science

by AlmanacNews.comMenlo School has launched a pilot program to boost the number of girls who study science, technology, engineering and math -- referred to as STEM. This school...

Youth lacrosse: Grizzlies travel to San Francisco

by AlmanacNews.comThe Menlo Atherton Youth Lacrosse Club will celebrate the conclusion of its inaugural season when the Grizzlies travel to San Francisco on June 5 to play in the...

Saturday/Sunday: Vaulters hold Spring Fest

by AlmanacNews.comMore than 100 vaulters will perform at the Woodside Vaulters Spring Fest competition Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, at the Portola Valley Training Center,...

Sunday: Opera and song at Little Store

by AlmanacNews.com The Little Store will present an evening of opera and song from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at the restaurant, 3340 Woodside Road in Woodside.

Saturday: Simitian to discuss state of education

by Chris KenrickState Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will discuss Gov. Jerry Brown's budget and general trends in an "education update" Saturday in Palo Alto.

A page from our history

by AlmanacNews.comIn 1998, the 130-year-old Commodore James T. Watkins house was moved from 25 Isabella Ave. to 96 Alejandra Ave. in Atherton by new owners David and Rhoda Herron....

Sunday: 'Mildred Pierce' in Menlo

by AlmanacNews.comSalon Menlo will celebrate on Sunday the fictional and cinematic character Mildred Pierce through film clips from the 1945 Joan Crawford film and readings from...

Ladera bank robbery suspect arrested

by Dave BoyceA suspect in the April 4 robbery of the Chase Bank in Ladera was arrested Wednesday in Santa Barbara.

Menlo Park nixes T-Mobile cell tower in park

by Sandy BrundageYou can't hear me now: Menlo Park has yanked T-Mobile's application to mount a cell phone antenna on a light pole in Nealon Park.

Friday: Symphony in Menlo Park

by AlmanacNews.comSilicon Valley Symphony will perform works of Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Rossini and Prokofiev at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,...

Sunday: InnVision garden gala in Atherton

by AlmanacNews.com The annual InnVision garden gala will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at a private home in Atherton. With a theme of "InnVision in...

Saturday: 'Discoveries that rewrote history'

by Caitlin Moyles Stanford professor and archaeologist Patrick Hunt will discuss his book, "Ten Discoveries that Rewrote History," at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 4, in the...

June 4-5: Sunset celebrates weekend

by AlmanacNews.comSunset magazine will hold its 14th annual Celebration Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, on its seven-acre campus at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park.

Portola Valley cancels Saturday's town picnic

by AlmanacNews.comDue to forecasts of stormy weather on Saturday the town of Portola Valley has decided to cancel its town picnic scheduled for that day.

Grand jury recommends Tasers for Menlo Park

by Sandy BrundageMenlo Park is a rarity in San Mateo County, one of only two cities that doesn't arm police officers with Taser guns. The county civil grand jury would like...

Man struck, killed by Caltrain in Mountain View

by AlmanacNews.comA southbound Caltrain struck and killed a man Wednesday night on the tracks south of the San Antonio station in Mountain View.

Mountain lion spotted in Portola Valley

by AlmanacNews.comA mountain lion was spotted near Pony Tracks Ranch in Portola Valley on Wednesday morning, San Mateo County officials said.

Play dates with pets

by AlmanacNews.comIf animals could talk or text, Riley's Place would outrank Justin Bieber in Facebook friends. For now, the volunteer-powered nonprofit leasing space on a...

Officer injured in tussle, police dog bites suspect

by Dave BoyceA Menlo Park police officer was roughed up and a San Jose man bitten by a police dog on Tuesday evening in an incident in the Allied Arts neighborhood.

Cyclist severely injured in crash in Woodside

by AlmanacNews.com A 67-year-old bicyclist from Redwood City was admitted to Stanford Hospital with a severe brain injury requiring emergency surgery on Sunday, May 29. The...

Simitian's bill to limit cough-medicine sales to minors advances

by Gennady SheynerJoe Simitian's bid to ban sales of certain cough medicine to minors easily sailed through the state Senate Tuesday afternoon. Senate Bill 514 specifically...