Menlo Park Police Department Receives Grant for Traffic Safety
On October 15th, the Menlo Park Police Department received a year-long grant to help enforce road safety measures. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) funded the grant through the National...
View ArticleCurrent Rainfall Still Not Enough
The current storm was predicted to bring us about 3 inches of rain, but so far Menlo Park has only received 1.6 inches of rain, just over than half of what was expected. The average rainfall for...
View ArticleStudents and Families Challenge California’s Tenure Laws in Court
In mid-January, the California Superior Court in Los Angeles opened the case Vergara v. California, a lawsuit that argues that the state’s tenure policy impedes students’ abilities to achieve an...
View ArticleFormer Vice President Al Gore Engages Students in Discussion on Climate Change
Yesterday, former Vice President Al Gore visited the Menlo-Atherton campus to meet with AP Environmental Science (APES) students for a dialogue on the global climate change crisis. Student attendance...
View ArticleCalifornia Residents in Uproar Over UC Admissions
Early in April, UC campuses released their admission statistics for fall of 2014, which revealed an increase in the number of out-of-state and international admits over the past year. This change has...
View ArticleVergara Plaintiffs Triumph, State Appeals
On Aug. 28, Los Angeles Superior Court judge Rolf Treu reached a decision in the Vergara v. California case and ruled that various teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional. These laws include the...
View ArticleCity of Menlo Park Implements System of Fines for Negligent Water Usage
Starting this past spring, governor Jerry Brown declared a sate of emergency in the wake of a devastatingly dry year–the driest year on record since the Gold rush era. As a result of the drought, all...
View ArticleSimone Kennel: Her Life Story and Passion for Education
For 13 years, Simone Kennel has been employed on the M-A campus and worked various jobs. She is an important figure here as a result of her time, dedication, and development of the school through her...
View ArticleAfter Recent Measles Outbreak, More People Are Considering Vaccinations
The recent outbreak of measles has caused many to return to the controversial and widely discussed question of vaccination. California state law requires all children in private and public schools to...
View ArticleMenlo Park’s Irish Connections Strengthened On St. Paddy’s Day
This Tuesday, the Mayor of Galway, Ireland flew 5,000 miles to Menlo Park for St. Patrick’s Day in a celebratory gesture of kinship. The Mayor attended a 7:00 Menlo Park City Council meeting, according...
View ArticleCalifornia Instates New Water Conservation Laws Amid Drought
Legislation passed in March as well as Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order in April represent the state’s latest action to combat the drought. Brown’s administration passed the March laws in response to...
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