http://www.yourstreet.com/news/menlo-park YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Once in a while, I compare Mt. Lebanon to Palo Alto, California, which is one town over from my own hometown of Menlo Park. Palo Alto is wealthier than Mt. Lebanon in absolute terms, and it's larger, but Palo Alto occupies a place in the San Francisco Bay Area (and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752158/adolescent-depression-in-mt-lebanon- Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:28:08 -0700 Peninsula residents braced for the season's first major rain storm Monday afternoon with winds expected to reach 60 mph in some areas today. In Palo Alto, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and Redwood City, city staffers set up sandbag stations but predicted the ground... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743906/peninsula-braces-for-rain,-heavy-winds Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:51:08 -0700 (AP) — Drug and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories said Thursday it will buy heart device maker Evalve Inc. in a deal worth as much as $410 million. Abbott said it will pay $320 million upfront for the Menlo Park, Calif., heart device maker, and another $90... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710943/abbott-to-buy-heart-device-maker Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:37:08 -0700 eduFire, an startup which offers online video classes, apparently has relocated to Menlo Park from Santa Monica, after raising $1.3M in a Series A funding. The firm's web site now lists Menlo Park as its headquarters, after it raised funding from Battery Ventures,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698407/edufire-heads-north,-gains-funding Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:04:08 -0700 People check job listings on computers at JobTrain, an educational and training institution that also offers career counseling and job placement services, in Menlo Park, CA (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Although job losses are less, a 9.7 percent rate is the highest for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6681989/unemployment-breaks-records-at-9-7- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:00:08 -0700 In the Menlo Park/Atherton case against high-speed rail, a judge has ruled that the environmental prep work for the fast train was "inadequate" because it... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6626244/high-speed-rail-ruling-confuses,-but-it-s-some-sort-of-setback Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:04:08 -0700 A Sacramento County Superior Court judge today ruled in favor of Menlo Park, Atherton and environmental groups in a lawsuit challenging the decision to run bullet trains through the Peninsula instead of the East Bay, one of the plaintiffs in the suit said Wednesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6619286/judge-rules-in-favor-of-menlo-park,-atherton-on-high-speed-rail-lawsuit Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:08:08 -0700 Sixteen students are headed off to college this fall with a $3,000 annual scholarship and a mentor thanks to a Menlo Park-based scholarship organization now in its fourth year of helping local youths. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6600877/menlo-park-organization-hands-out-16-scholarships Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:21:08 -0700 Sixteen students are headed off to college this fall with a $3,000 annual scholarship and a mentor thanks to a Menlo Park-based scholarship organization now in its fourth year of helping local youths. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6600920/menlo-park-organization-hands-out-16-scholarships Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:21:08 -0700 Dr. Andrew Willis White Jr., a well-known physician who ran a private family medicine practice for nearly four decades that primarily served Menlo Park and East Palo Alto's African-American communities, died July 15 of complications from Parkinson's disease, his... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6589468/dr-andrew-willis-white-jr-,-menlo-park-physician-dies Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:01:08 -0700 Dr. Andrew Willis White Jr., a well-known physician who ran a private family medicine practice for nearly four decades that primarily served Menlo Park and East Palo Alto's African-American communities, died July 15 of complications from Parkinson's disease, his... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6587852/dr-andrew-willis-white-jr-,-menlo-park-physician-dies Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:28:08 -0700 Dr. Andrew Willis White Jr., a well-known physician who ran a private family medicine practice for nearly four decades that primarily served Menlo Park and East Palo Alto's African-American communities, died July 15 of complications from Parkinson's disease, his... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6582782/dr-andrew-willis-white-jr-,-menlo-park-physician-dies Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:12:08 -0700 As Menlo Park officials begin a months-long downtown parking study, many businesses say they've become increasingly frustrated with overzealous traffic cops and parking time limits that drive customers away. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6581021/menlo-park-merchants-steamed-about-downtown-parking Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:33:08 -0700 As Menlo Park officials begin a months-long downtown parking study, many businesses say they've become increasingly frustrated with overzealous traffic cops and parking time limits that drive customers away. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6572887/menlo-park-merchants-steamed-about-downtown-parking Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:33:08 -0700 A former SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory employee who allegedly destroyed $500,000 worth of research to reverse some 'bad karma' is now a fugitive from justice, federal authorities said Friday. Silvya Oommachen, 32, a research associate at the federal facility... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6553218/alleged-slac-vandal-awol Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:31:08 -0700 The Menlo Park Transportation Commission on Wednesday grilled city staff about traffic predictions for a proposed development featuring a 230-room Marriott hotel, fitness center and office buildings near Highway 101's Marsh Road exit. Specifically, commissioners... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6490408/transportation-commission-grills-menlo-park-staff-on-development-project Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:03:08 -0700 The Menlo Park Transportation Commission on Wednesday grilled city staff about traffic predictions for a proposed development featuring a 230-room Marriott hotel, fitness center and office buildings near Highway 101's Marsh Road exit. Specifically, commissioners... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6490463/transportation-commission-grills-menlo-park-staff-on-development-project Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:03:08 -0700 Four East Palo Alto men have pleaded no contest to a string of robberies and vicious beatings in a single 2008 morning in Menlo Park, a San Mateo County prosecutor said Wednesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6490411/four-suspects-in-2008-menlo-park-robberies,-beatings-plead-no-contest Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:20:08 -0700 Four East Palo Alto men have pleaded no contest to a string of robberies and vicious beatings in a single 2008 morning in Menlo Park, a San Mateo County prosecutor said Wednesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6490468/four-suspects-in-2008-menlo-park-robberies,-beatings-plead-no-contest Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:20:08 -0700 23rd Annual Connoisseurs' Marketplace — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 19, Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park. Enjoy music, food, activities for kids, exhibits and the work of more than 250 artists. 650-325-2818 http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6396863/california-festival-and-show-calendar-july-22,-2009 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:31:08 -0700