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Leslie Lambert talks of life after brain injury
On waking up in the morning, those of us in normal good health have abilities that are all but instinctual: knowing how to get dressed; how to make breakfast; navigating the w... |
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on Jul 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm by KC, a resident of another community |
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Leslie Lambert: 'You are a different person'
On waking up in the morning, those of us in normal good health have abilities that are all but instinctual: knowing how to take a shower, for example, or how to get dressed; h... |
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 11:42 am by Danna, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Editorial: Stoplights not best option for Ladera
County supervisors did the right thing July 10 when they put the brakes on a Department of Public Works recommendation to seek funding to install stoplights on Alpine Road at ... |
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:34 pm by Margaret, a resident of another community |
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Former Portola Valley superintendent offered plea bargain on felony charges
Tim Hanretty, the former superintendent of Portola Valley schools who is charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the school district, has been offered a plea bargain by ... |
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on Jul 23, 2012 at 2:30 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Supes give red light to Ladera traffic lights
The county has put the brakes on a controversial proposal to spend $500,000 to install traffic lights on Alpine Road at two intersections in Ladera -- at La Mesa and La Cuest... |
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on Jul 17, 2012 at 2:26 am by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Portola Valley examines 'affordable housing'
A team of Portola Valley officials spent two hours Wednesday night (July 11) fielding questions and comments from an audience of about 100. The goal of the evening: discuss th... |
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on Jul 13, 2012 at 10:40 am by Wants furter info, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Donated stock takes a dive
The town of Portola Valley has begun selling 100,000 shares of stock that were donated to the town to reserve naming rights for the renovated baseball field at Town Center.
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on Jul 12, 2012 at 6:48 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley housing plan faces opposition
In an opening salvo, critics unloaded on the Portola Valley Town Council on June 27 over the town's plans to buy a property at 900 Portola Road, where homes affordable to mode... |
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on Jul 10, 2012 at 10:12 am by PVfan, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley meets on affordable housing site
The Portola Valley Town Council plans to meet in closed session at 5 p.m. Monday, July 2, to discuss the terms for acquiring the 1.68-acre parcel at 900 Portola Road, the form... |
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on Jul 5, 2012 at 4:32 pm by Lane-Jacobson, a resident of the Woodside: Family Farm/Hidden Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley plans affordable housing project
The town of Portola Valley is negotiating to buy the 1.68-acre site of the former Al's Nursery at 900 Portola Road and build a group of homes affordable to people of moderate ... |
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on Jun 27, 2012 at 8:04 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley teachers oppose furlough plan
School board meets Wednesday, June 20. As the Portola Valley School District struggles to slash more spending for the next fiscal year, a key concern of a number of pare... |
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm by Chutzpah and Hubris, a resident of another community |
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Portola Valley schools: $2 million in budget cuts
In the face of an unexpected fiscal crisis that came to light in April, Portola Valley school district officials are proposing a budget for the next fiscal year that cuts $2.1... |
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on Jun 15, 2012 at 9:26 am by Member, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Lawsuit settled in cyclist's death on Alpine Road
A settlement is at hand in a wrongful death lawsuit over the November 2010 death of Los Altos Hills 47-year-old bicyclist Lauren Ward after her collision with a tractor-traile... |
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on Jun 2, 2012 at 10:06 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley schools: Budget crisis to lead to better oversight policies
This is an expanded version of an article published earlier. Already struggling to address a projected deficit of $854,000 in the next school year, the Portola Valley ... |
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on May 26, 2012 at 10:00 am by s&s\'s parent, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Ford Field fundraising drive looks promising
The goal seems within reach of finding $588,000 to begin a project to renovate Ford (baseball) Field at 3399 Alpine Road in Portola Valley in time for the spring 2013 baseball... |
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on May 16, 2012 at 12:29 pm by Tim Goode, a resident of the Menlo Park: Stanford Weekend Acres neighborhood |
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Update: CHP investigators mum on key details of fatal truck-bike accident
Investigators for the California Highway Patrol have now concluded that Lauren Ward, 47, was not responsible for her death on Nov. 4, 2010, in a collision with a tractor trail... |
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on May 11, 2012 at 5:20 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley schools: Possible misappropriation of funds uncovered
The Portola Valley School District is seeking a loan from the county education office to cover a projected, unexpected deficit after auditors found evidence of the possible mi... |
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on May 4, 2012 at 1:44 pm by Interested onlooker, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Angie Howard says so long
Her name doesn't appear on the outsides of any of the three graceful one-story wood-paneled buildings that rise in Portola Valley's Town Center complex, but their orderly cons... |
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on May 3, 2012 at 12:59 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Portola Valley: Raising money for Ford Field
Wednesday: The Portola Valley Town Council will review this week a progress report on fundraising for a proposed $540,000 renovation of Ford (baseball) Field. The meetin... |
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on Apr 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm by HeadScratcher, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Celebrating 50 years of friendship
They met at age 4. Fifty years later, Peter Katz and Bob Holland are celebrating five decades of friendship with 150 of their nearest and dearest on Saturday, April 21, at Por... |
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on Apr 20, 2012 at 5:21 pm by YOUNG VOICE, a resident of another community |
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Scholar with a cause
Sarah Mummah is beyond doubt a determined woman. She recalls that as a Stanford student, when a professor was discussing disparities in education and health between affluent p... |
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on Apr 19, 2012 at 12:42 pm by Billy Lee, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Fundraising campaign begins for Ford Field
Community fundraising has begun for a $540,000 project to rehabilitate Ford Field, the Little League baseball diamond at the corner of Alpine Road and Westridge Drive in Porto... |
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on Apr 15, 2012 at 12:03 am by Some perspective, a resident of another community |
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Truck that struck wires caused power outage
A truck that hit low-hanging wires appears to have been the cause of a power outage that affected more than 1,700 customers in Portola Valley on Monday (April 9).
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on Apr 11, 2012 at 12:08 pm by los trancos resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Combating fire
Firefighters from Menlo Park, Fremont and South San Francisco joined in fire-combat training drills at the Baylands Structural Collapse Training Center in Menlo Park on Tuesda... |
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on Apr 4, 2012 at 4:36 pm by Marianne, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Firefighters plan wildfire drills in Portola Valley
Firefighters from all over San Mateo County will converge on the Spring Down open space just south of the Portola Valley Town Center in the second week of April to engage in... |
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on Apr 1, 2012 at 2:40 pm by Bolivar, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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