PORTOLA VALLEY Saturday: Bill Lane turns 90 and is still going strong ==I Bill Lane's birthday is on Saturday, Nov. 7 -- not Friday. The editor regrets the error.==
Former Sunset publisher, philanthropist, and Portola Valley town father, Bill L... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:36 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:42 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Almanac editorial: Renew Portola Valley utility tax (This editorial ran in the Oct. 21, 2009, issue of The Almanac.)
For those who volunteer and work for Portola Valley's town government, passage of Measures P, Q and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by News Guy, a resident of another community, on Oct 23, 2009 at 8:53 am
PORTOLA VALLEY Letter: Portola Valley measures support vital services This letter from Jon Silver, former Portola Valley councilman, was published in the Oct. 14, 2009, edition of The Almanac.
In 1964 the forbearers of Portola Valley... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by RHine@AlmanacNews.com, managing editor of The Almanac, on Oct 17, 2009 at 9:00 am
PORTOLA VALLEY Friday: March marks HIV awareness An HIV Awareness March will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in East Palo Alto.
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=5071 posted Wednes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 14, 2009 at 1:54 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2009 at 1:54 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY With dreams of an acting career, Menlo-Atherton grad creates Web series It's a peculiar kind of purgatory, the life of an actor trying to make it in Hollywood. Waiting in lobbies to audition, sitting through workshops with casting directors, hangi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 13, 2009 at 4:55 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2009 at 4:55 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Saturday: Woodside High will rock with robots Students with 36 teams will compete in a one-day robotics competition -- Cal Games for Robotics -- at Woodside High School on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Read the full story here htt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 8, 2009 at 11:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2009 at 11:19 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Council flare-up over controversial postcard An exchange between members of the Portola Valley Town Council exposed the controversy behind a Town Hall decision to mail a postcard on the town's financial condition three m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Aug 19, 2009 at 1:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 19, 2009 at 1:57 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley postcard: Is there a message between the lines? Did Town Hall in Portola Valley inadvertently send a signal of support for the utility user tax? The 4.5 percent tax brings in 10 percent of the town's revenues and is up for ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Aug 13, 2009 at 9:44 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2009 at 9:44 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley will 'Celebrate Africa' on Aug. 23 The African Library Project, a Portola Valley-based nonprofit that collects and ships thousands of books to libraries in Africa, will hold a fundraising event, "Celebrate Afr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Aug 11, 2009 at 9:09 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 11, 2009 at 9:09 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Two days of ticketing targets stop sign, cell phone scofflaws Sheriff's deputies and police from nearby towns descended on Woodside and Portola Valley on two recent days to reinforce rules of the road to cyclists and multi-tasking driver... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jul 7, 2009 at 12:27 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 20, 2009 at 1:05 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Star-gazing event tonight in Portola Valley In tonight's deeper darkness in Portola Valley, people will gather near a soccer field at Town Center to gaze through telescopes at objects in the universe.
Read the full st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 26, 2009 at 12:47 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 12:47 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Public workshop Thursday on Ford Field upgrade The first workshop on upgrading Ford Field in Portola Valley begins with a 7 p.m. walk-around at the field at 3399 Alpine Road on Thursday, June 18. Then, the discussion conti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 12, 2009 at 2:33 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2009 at 2:33 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Uncertainty drove deputies to unholster their guns Residents of the 100 block of Ramona Road in the Los Trancos Woods neighborhood may have seen deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office converging on a house with g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 5, 2009 at 7:47 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Towns face steep hike in costs for services of Sheriff's Office A sharp rise in costs for police patrols in Portola Valley is likely for the budget year that begins July 1, with the increases driven largely by higher costs for benefits pac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 6, 2009 at 12:27 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2009 at 7:46 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY PV Town Center rated among top green projects Portola Valley's new Town Center is one of the top 10 green building projects of the year, according to an environmental committee of the American Institute of Architects.
Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 24, 2009 at 1:35 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2009 at 1:35 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Woodside High grad pleads 'no contest' in fatal accident A prison term may be looming for Keith Benford Knudsen, a Portola Valley native who was behind the wheel of a BMW in a fatal high-speed accident in Portola Valley.
Read the f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:34 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Guest opinion: End Portola Valley's utility taxes On Nov. 3, 2009, Portola Valley voters may face yet another election to authorize four more years of utility taxes. About four years ago, the utility taxes were extended throu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 26, 2009 at 8:54 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2009 at 8:54 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley's one gas station imperiled The recession has come to Portola Valley, a town noted for its comfortable lifestyle for people who are comfortably employed. It may lose its only gas station. ==I Photo: Ron ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 10, 2009 at 9:36 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2009 at 9:00 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley's one gas station imperiled The recession has come to Portola Valley, a town noted for its comfortable lifestyle for people who are comfortably employed. It may lose its only gas station.
Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 6, 2009 at 3:05 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2009 at 1:42 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Obituary: Charlotte Anderson: Noted gardener and community leader Charlotte Anderson, noted gardener, community leader and volunteer in Portola Valley for more than 50 years, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, June 10, at The Sequoias in Port... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 2, 2009 at 12:01 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2009 at 12:01 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley's new Web site is now live Portola Valley's new town Web site went online today. The site is notable for allowing visitors to filter content according to a particular interest, such as tracking town gov... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 2, 2009 at 3:15 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2009 at 3:15 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Reflective dome over hockey rink irks neighbors The dome enclosing Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy's 7,000-square-foot hockey rink is reflecting too much sunlight, say neighbors, including those across the valley in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 17, 2009 at 1:21 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 3, 2009 at 11:42 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Obituary: Military tank collector Jacques Littlefield dies at age 59 Jacques Mequet Littlefield, who assembled one of the largest private collections of military vehicles in the world and championed open space in the mid-Peninsula, died Jan. 7 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:33 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:33 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley bans firing of pellet and air guns In response to the killing of a cat by a pellet gun, the Portola Valley Town Council has outlawed the firing of pellet and air guns -- unless the shooters are defending themse... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2008 at 11:36 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Priory to slash electric bills with solar array The electric bills at Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley should be lower by about 50 percent for the duration of this dry season and for many dry seasons ahead now that ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 5, 2008 at 11:22 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2008 at 11:22 am.
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