Atherton News

Art in Action and Zohar Dance Company for its indepenDANCE and Juvie Jazz outreach programs each received $2,000 grants for their work in arts education in San Mateo County schools.

Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder's Office.

Shareholders of a high-risk, residential real estate lending company based in Menlo Park are seeking to liquidate the company's assets and distribute the proceeds after watching the value of their investments ...

The phone rings late one Friday night in Palo Alto's Red Cross office. Matt Moone and Melissa Irvine race each other to the receiver.

Serra at St. Ignatius, 2:30 p.m.; Carlmont at Half Moon Bay, Aragon at Mills, Menlo School vs.

Nancy Packer will discuss the life and works of her mentor, Wallace Stegner, tonight at the Los Altos History Museum.

But in 2004, Saturday Night Live's Wayne and Garth would more likely publish a blog than broadcast a homegrown TV show over the local airwaves.

Lacrosse players may be known for their determination and aggression, but it remains to be seen if those qualities can stand up to the bottom line.

W hen Faxon Dean Atherton, a wealthy businessman from Massachusetts, first rode his horse through pre-Civil War West Atherton, he was attracted to the same natural landscape that current residents enjoy.

Has drifted peacefully away from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. Born October 26, 1922 in Los Angeles, she met her future husband at Beverly Hills High.

Background: Otsuka, 34, grew up in Los Angeles and remained in Southern California through college graduation.

Six former Mercy High School students earned Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction awards by earning three or higher on five or more AP exams, and an average grade of 3.5. The students are Ashley ...

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District has determined that a fatal fire in Atherton on Christmas Eve was caused accidentally.

An Atherton man charged with assaulting a teen girl he met on the Internet pleaded not guilty in San Mateo County Superior Court Wednesday.

For a Bay Area family, an e-mail hoax claiming their daughter was dead created a cyber nightmare.

PERSONAL: Audrey Rust, 59, has become one of the nation's most successful land trust leaders.

Luxury home prices in San Francisco rose 13 percent for the third quarter of 2004 compared to a year ago, but dipped .5 percent from the second quarter, according to a survey released Thursday.

Atherton police, using a defibrillator, resuscitated a man who's heart had stopped beating Tuesday afternoon.

AS THE WAVES crashed below, Jennifer Rycenga was perched on a bluff at Pescadero State Beach on a recent Saturday, scanning the sky and ocean for movement.

Maricela Alvarez called her mother to see how she was doing and to give her an update on her studies.

A California organization will be awarding 45 community groups in the state, including 10 Bay Area groups, with grants for tree-related projects, the organization reports.