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Portola Valley to recharge electric cars
The town of Portola Valley is considering collecting $2 an hour to use one of the four electric-vehicle charging stations to be installed at Town Center at 765 Portola Road w... |
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 1:35 pm by Dave Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Council election in Woodside, not Portola Valley
Tradition has held once again in Woodside and Portola Valley. With four candidates running unopposed for the town council this fall in Woodside and two running unopposed in Po... |
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on Sep 2, 2011 at 8:46 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Police calls: Assault at Portola Valley fire station
Crime reports from Portola Valley, Atherton, Woodside and Menlo Park.
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on Aug 16, 2011 at 3:51 pm by Dave Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Jasper Ridge burn set for July 18
A prescribed burn will be held Monday (July 18) on 1.2 acres of grassland in the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, according to a press release from Stanford University.
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on Jul 12, 2011 at 9:35 pm by Stanley Jungleib, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Portola Valley budget would impact traffic patrol
Portola Valley residents and drivers passing through town may, in coming months, experience a new presence on the side of the road: a deputy sheriff on a motorcycle. The Town... |
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on Jun 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm by Dave Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Can huge quake and tsunami happen here?
"Everyone's nervous," said Sheldon Breiner (photo), a geophysicist at Stanford University and a resident of Portola Valley who said he's gotten lots of questions from neighbor... |
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on Mar 17, 2011 at 5:19 pm by Quaking in me green Irish boots..., a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Deer carcass discovered near school; mountain lion suspected
The carcass of a deer that may have been killed by a mountain lion was found near a Portola Valley school Wednesday morning (March 9), San Mateo County emergency officials sai... |
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on Mar 12, 2011 at 9:59 am by sadfsf, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Ceramic tiles proposed for exterior of community hall in Portola Valley
Portola Valley's Cultural Arts Committee wants to decorate the redwood exterior of the town's community hall with ceramic tiles depicting local wildflowers and other scenes an... |
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on Feb 16, 2010 at 2:33 pm by Lee, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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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 ... |
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on Dec 16, 2009 at 7:01 pm by Martin, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Dec 7, 2009 at 11:16 pm by carlos, a resident of another community |
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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... |
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on Jun 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm by nonya, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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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.
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on Mar 9, 2009 at 1:42 pm by Ben Zina, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Council may rue decision to withhold fire map
Home fire insurance rates are a major concern in wooded parts of Portola Valley. The potential impact on fire insurance was a key factor in an April 23 decision by a unanimous... |
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on Jun 4, 2008 at 4:15 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Portola Valley time capsule victim of time
It seems that the buriers of the time capsule at the Town Center in 1968 did not account for the passage time. They used an ordinary coffee can, which has been found and which... |
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on Jan 6, 2008 at 11:54 am by Diane, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Would you take your old house apart instead of having it demolished?
The cover story in the Feb. 7 issue of the Almanac describes efforts by Portola Valley's town government to reuse wood and concrete already on the site of the old town center ... |
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on Feb 9, 2007 at 4:34 pm by Armand Neukermans, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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Dogs on trails
Much of the time, it is cool in Portola Valley when it's hot elsewhere, but there is nothing cool about the ongoing dispute over whether dogs are to be allowed on the rural si... |
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on Jan 24, 2007 at 2:24 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Tonight: Portola Valley meets on affordable housing
Affordable housing in Portola Valley is the topic for a community meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, at the Alpine Hills Swim & Tennis Club at 4139 Alpine Road.
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 1:52 pm by Mary, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Tuesday: Portola Valley volunteers tackle affordable housing issue
A group of Portola Valley residents have volunteered to put themselves between a rock and a hard place. They will make recommendations on how the town can plan for and where i... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:32 pm by bob, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Feature story: It's a wrap for Rita Williams
It's no coincidence that award-winning reporter Rita Williams of Portola Valley is retiring from Channel 2 (KTVU-TV) on Feb. 27. She told her boss months ago that she was plan... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:09 am by Kathie, a resident of another community |
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Portola Valley hearings tied to affordable housing
Tonight: Portola Valley will hold two hearings Wednesday, Dec. 12, that are tied to the town's affordable housing plans.
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 8:44 pm by more to it, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley flooded with volunteers
The cup runneth over for the town of Portola Valley. Seventeen residents, including six incumbents, have applied for seven open seats on the town's two volunteer panels with ... |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 4:44 pm by time to move on, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: volunteers sought for commission seats
The Portola Valley Town Council is seeking volunteers with a serious and sustained interest in the town's residential character for positions on two panels central to the lif... |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:25 pm by Sunshine, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley School District revises budget after county Office of Education rejects it
The Portola Valley Schools Foundation pledges $1.3 million to the school district, allowing it to move into the black. The district is still trying to recover from the financi... |
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on Oct 4, 2012 at 7:54 am by Susan Smith, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
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Portola Kitchen brings Italian cuisine to Ladera
In five weeks time, Mike Wallau has transformed Mike's Cafe, into a rustic Italian restaurant featuring farm-to-table food, much of it grown organically.
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on Aug 26, 2012 at 12:58 pm by Foodie, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Lawsuit filed after Menlo Park teen struck in El Camino crosswalk
A Menlo Park family is suing a motorist and a number of public agencies, including Menlo Park and Atherton, for negligence and the "dangerous condition of public property" as... |
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on Aug 21, 2012 at 1:25 pm by Editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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