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Police officers, community groups, officials recognized for their service in East Palo Alto
MercuryNews.com Peninsula
Feb 01Community groups, members of the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, firefighters and police officers were honored for their service to the East Palo Alto community Tuesday night. »
City council holding special meeting Tuesday on Facebook expansion
KTVU Oakland, San Francisco
Jan 30The Menlo Park City Council will hold a special study session on Tuesday evening to discuss Facebook's plans to expand its headquarters. Representatives from Facebook and the city planning department will make presentations to the council on a range of... »
Week in Crime: Alleged Thief Busted
Palo Alto Patch
Jan 30Friday 11:30 a.m., 2595 East Bayshore Road: An unknown suspect, or suspects, broke into a commercial building and stole items. 11:49 a.m., Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect stole an item, or items, worth more than $400 fr... »
Cops Nab Burglary Suspect
Palo Alto Patch
Jan 25Palo Alto Police arrested a man Monday they believe is connected to a residential burglary reported over the weekend. The man, 20-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Vasquez, of East Palo Alto, was seen walking in the area of Hamilton Avenue and Alester Drive arou... »
Menlo Park's Youth of The Year Named
Menlo Park Patch
Jan 24Tajianna Robinson is this year's representative in the Boys & Girls of the Peninsula's 2012 Youth of the Year competition. She will represent the McNeil Family Clubhouse in the competition against two other finalists from Redwood City and East Palo Alt... »
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Dems Pre-Endorsements Presage Tough 2012
Capital NotesFrom Kqed's John Myers
Jan 23For casual political watchers, it may be hard to believe that small gatherings of diehard Democrats in January will decide who wins races for the Legislature or Congress come November. And yet, in some cases, that's exactly what could happen … Continue... »
Inventive Re-Use
SFMOMA Open Space Blog
Jan 22Terry Berlier is an inveterate recycler and a committed anti-consumerist. Her sculptures repurpose and recombine outmoded technologies and salvaged materials to generate new patterns of perception. She is a perfect fit for Recology, where an unusual ar... »
Like Zagat, AAA Discovers Manresa for the First Time
Grub Street San Francisco
Jan 20Manresa can't catch a break with these populist guidebook people. So, point of information: Manresa opened nine years ago in Los Gatos. They've boasted four stars from the Chronicle and two stars from Michelin for more than half that time, and thus we ... »
Assemblymember Rich Gordon to seek re-election
Inmenlo
Jan 19Assemblymember Rich Gordon announced his candidacy today for re-election to the California State Assembly. “Over the last year, it has been an honor to represent the residents of the Peninsula,” Gordon said. “I am proud of what we have accomplished, in... »
Just How Do You Shop A Thrift Store?
HuffPost New York
Jan 19If you want to get an extreme reaction from someone, mention thrift shopping. You'll either get a "I would never do that!" or an "OMG!... »