Menlo Park News

Once upon a time, there was an abundance of gliding and elegant tableside magicians.2.1

Ensconsed in his studio in Monterey, CA, Fred Slautterback is working to bring the beauty he sees in plastics to a new audience.2.7

Reader Craig Chan wrote that he had frequently seen ground squirrels sitting in various locations on the fence between Interstate 280 and Stanford lands, and asked whether anyone had an explanation.

Nearly six years after a 19-year-old woman reported being raped and robbed after a Halloween party, prosecutors are ready to try a prison inmate linked by genetics to the previously deemed cold case.

Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder's Office.2

Cold-case rape suspect Jose Luis Villeda pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, rape and first-degree robbery today in a San Mateo County Superior courtroom.4

Holistic Living Expo coming to the Palo Alto Hotel, 625 El Camino Real, on Saturday Aug.2

The Sunnyvale, California-based company has offered to swap 100 percent of its China subsidiary, valued at $1 billion, for a stake in Alibaba, according to a Yahoo executive who asked not to be named.2.7

IPolicy Networks named Gajraj Singh vice president of worldwide marketing and Asia Pacific sales.3.1

There's nowhere to go but up, or in this case up and out, for triple jumper Erica McLain.2.7

Disclaimer: ICIA has republished this press release with the original grammar and spelling intact.3.1

Velocity11 introduced the BioCel 1200, the company's newest automated sample processing platform, at the Drug Discovery Technology & Development World Congress in Boston today.2.7

It pays to network. Software and networking companies were able to wolf down a generous helping of venture financing during the spring.3.1

They say the soul of Silicon Valley is reflected in the billboards scattered along the 45-mile stretch of Highway 101 that cuts through the region.4.7

SO. SAN FRANCISCO , Two con men may be working in South San Francisco, South City police report.2.7

At everything but spelling. Your cover letter is an opportunity to showcase your communication skills and your ability to tie your unique experiences to the precise needs of the company.2.7

THEY are Internet upstarts, but they say they can take on Wal-Mart Stores , the world's biggest company.4

One of only two babies who survived a Bay Area outbreak of a rare viral pneumonia 12 years ago is returning to the Peninsula in hopes of a lung transplant.2.7

Greg Rothaus knows he is starring in his own Andy Griffith episode when his son Cody walks two blocks from school and taps on his office window.2.7

Public companies are required by law to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.2.7

Home Front for Aug. 5: MORE ON TREES . . . For those who took the winter 2005 espalier workshop, instructor Alex Fernandez will offer "Fruit Tree Espalier Workshop II" tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Filoli.2.7

Are we living in the Great Age of Disasters? A series of recent natural events has unleashed unimaginable destruction.2.9

Combing wet hair with a fine-tooth comb is a more effective treatment for head lice than over-the-counter chemical products, a new British study finds.1.2

They're calling it paydirt of the most dangerous kind. Geologists here in California have drilled right into an active section of the San Andreas fault near Parkfield which means they can now study earthquakes ...2.7

General Motors Acceptance Corporation , the financial services subsidiary of General Motors Corporation , announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 60 percent equity interest in ...2.7

A Silicon Valley software company says its products will help early adopters of RFID to get value from RFID data with forecasts based on supply chain demand.2.7

It's said a picture is worth a thousand words. And, sometimes, great ideas and inspiration.2.7

As soon as the school year begins, high school seniors must jump into the college application process -- whether they are ready or not.2.7

Hires Carmen Chang to Lead Effort Plans to Open Shanghai Office Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today ...

Investors looking to back an entrepreneur from the dot-com days may want to give Phil Zimmermann a call.2.7

Melissa Pfeiffer, Alison Wing and Pazit Kagel are among a new breed of moms who, during the past two years, have taken an unsentimental turn toward contemporary designs for the nursery.2.7

TOS , Leslie Holst emerged from the Aptos Club's basement on a recent afternoon with packages and papers filling her arms, a datebook overflowing with appointments and strands of strawberry blonde hair escaping ...2.7

Shares of stem-cell-research companies rose Friday, after Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said he supported expanding federal financing of the controversial medical research.2.7