PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley Archives The mansion Herbert Law built in the 1920s for his 5-year-old daughter Patricia in the hills of Portola Valley burned in a horrendous fire in September 1971. The ruins still s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 8, 2010 at 1:29 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2010 at 1:29 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley's only gas station has new owner Dieter Mees, a Porsche-trained mechanic and the former owner of Palo Alto German car repair specialist D & M Motors, is the new owner of Portola Valley Fuel and will run the g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 3, 2010 at 6:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2010 at 8:50 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley: Trailhead parking to shrink by 20 percent For hikers who use the Coal Mine Ridge or Windy Hill trails in Portola Valley and drive to the trailhead, the limited parking along upper Alpine Road near Willowbrook Drive is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 26, 2010 at 3:50 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2010 at 3:50 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Storm fills creek at Portola Valley Town Center Storm runoff in Sausal Creek at Portola Valley Town Center may have set a new high-water mark this morning around 10:40 a.m. in a surge that nearly topped a culvert.
Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 21, 2010 at 1:02 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2010 at 1:09 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley: Trailhead parking to shrink 20 percent For hikers who use the Coal Mine Ridge or Windy Hill trails in Portola Valley and drive to the trailhead, the limited parking along upper Alpine Road near Willowbrook Drive i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 19, 2010 at 10:54 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2010 at 12:53 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Wednesday: Portola Valley may decide parking dispute along upper Alpine Road The matter of roadside public parking and how much of it there should be in front of 4860 Alpine Road is the first item of business for the Portola Valley Town Council at its... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 11, 2010 at 1:10 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 22, 2010 at 9:03 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Karin Enstam Jaffe wins 'excellence in teaching' award Karin Enstam Jaffe, who attended Portola Valley schools and graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School, is the recipient of the 2009-2010 Excellence in Teaching award at Sonoma... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 29, 2009 at 1:54 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 29, 2009 at 1:54 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley hikes fees for sports teams Soccer and baseball players can expect to pay substantially more in 2010 for the use of the two baseball and two soccer fields in Portola Valley.
Read the full story here ht... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 16, 2009 at 8:49 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2009 at 9:08 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley loses an icon A new Wednesday morning routine has settled in at Portola Valley Hardware at the corner of Alpine and Portola roads: the absence behind the register of former store owner Hele... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 9, 2009 at 9:04 pm
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley loses an icon A new Wednesday morning routine has settled in at Portola Valley Hardware at the corner of Alpine and Portola roads: the absence behind the register of former store owner Hele... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 8, 2009 at 5:57 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2010 at 12:06 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Virginia Bacon photos of snow on local hilltops "What a joy to wake up this morning and find snow on the local hilltops," says Virginia Bacon of Portola Valley, who sent links to her photos.
Read the full story here http:... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 8, 2009 at 7:16 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 8, 2009 at 7:16 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Amy de Benedicts Offers Presentation on “Reading The Family Dog” This free, one-hour presentation on ‘The Family Dog’ is directed towards pet dog owners, families, and anyone of the general public interested in dogs — and understanding when... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul de Benedictis, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on Dec 4, 2009 at 4:24 pm
PORTOLA VALLEY Hwy. 84 reopens following major-injury crash State Highway 84 in unincorporated San Mateo County has reopened after a motorcycle crashed Monday afternoon (Nov. 30), causing major injuries to its rider, according to the t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 1, 2009 at 12:57 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2009 at 11:16 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Ann Wengert named mayor of Portola Valley Councilwoman Ann Wengert is the new mayor of Portola Valley for the next 12 months.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wedn... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 21, 2009 at 3:43 pm
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley: Spring Ridge winery would add buildings to scenic pasture Spring Ridge winery in Portola Valley proposes to add 23,000 square feet of floor area that would include a greenhouse, an entertainment/cabana building, a guest house/art stu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:34 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:34 am.
PORTOLA VALLEY Saturday: Bill Lane turns 90 and is still going strong 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 Web Link 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 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 16, 2012 at 8:37 am.
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