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Portola Valley: Road work to last through June
The stretch of Alpine Road that enters Portola Valley from Ladera is on deck for resurfacing, part of the annual road repair program that starts this year on April 25 and cont... |
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on Apr 22, 2011 at 9:34 pm by Dharma, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Obituary: Laurel Crittenden
Laurel E. Crittenden, who died March 18, grew up in Portola Valley, taught in Portola Valley schools as a substitute teacher, and helped design gardens there from her outpost... |
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on Mar 31, 2011 at 1:41 pm by JoAnn Loulan, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Secrecy surrounds the now-closed Al's Nursery
Al's Nursery, an institution for 51 years in Portola Valley, closed on March 16. The doors of the nursery building at 900 Portola Road were supposed to reopen as the new home... |
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on Mar 26, 2011 at 9:02 am by resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Mountain lion seen in Portola Valley
A mountain lion was spotted near the 500 block of Westridge Drive in Portola Valley at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23,, county emergency officials report.
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on Feb 24, 2011 at 8:33 am by Chris Bay, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Mountain lion spotted in Portola Valley
A mountain lion was spotted in a rural residential neighborhood in Portola Valley on Wednesday night, San Mateo County emergency officials said.
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on Feb 18, 2011 at 11:48 am by JoAnn, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Why some crimes in Portola Valley, Woodside have not been reported
As some residents of Portola Valley have discovered, there's been a mismatch between crimes entered in the records of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office as having happened ... |
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on Feb 2, 2011 at 9:10 pm by Dave Ross, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Friday: Services for Celeste Henzel, 60
Celeste Mariana Schmitt Henzel of Portola Valley, a top ranked real estate agent on the Peninsula, died Nov. 6 of cancer at age 60.
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on Jan 17, 2011 at 4:13 pm by Tina Brewer, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Why doesn't Portola Valley merge with Woodside?
What a waste of taxpayers' money. By consolidating these towns taxpayers could save on duplication of services. |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 11:50 am by sam, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
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Blessings from above at Christ Church
If there are blessings to be had for reducing one's fossil fuel consumption, Christ Episcopal Church in Portola Valley will surely win some over the next 25 years. ==B Photo:=... |
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on Oct 6, 2010 at 10:47 am by LosAltosLocal, a resident of another community |
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Portola Valley blues festival canceled
In its quest for funds to buy and maintain open space within its boundaries, the town of Portola Valley has been raising money every September by means of a blues concert, but... |
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on Oct 5, 2010 at 7:39 pm by PV Volunteer, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Church packed in celebration of Bill Lane
A memorial service was held Friday for longtime philanthropist and former Sunset publisher Bill Lane at Stanford Memorial Church. Photo: Members of the Mounted Patrol of... |
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on Oct 4, 2010 at 12:28 pm by Nate McKitterick, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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Those were the days
Unfortunately we don't know what kind of program these Portola Valley youngsters presented in 1924, although it surely was patriotic. None of the students is identified. Note ... |
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on Jul 26, 2010 at 7:49 am by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
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Shaping the character of Portola Valley
It will never be obvious to the causal observer, but for as long as Portola Valley remains the town it is today, a green, semi-rural, tasteful, hillside enclave of upscale hom... |
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on Jun 23, 2010 at 5:37 pm by Born Portolan, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Making it safer to walk, bike to school
A serious effort is under way to get Portola Valley students to walk or bike to and from Ormondale and Corte Madera schools, and to get their parents out of their roles as cha... |
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on Jun 1, 2010 at 8:28 pm by old PV, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Missing Portola Valley boy and his girlfriend return home
A 12-year-old Portola Valley boy and his 15-year-old Palo Alto girlfriend returned home safe this afternoon after being reported missing Thursday, according to the San Mat... |
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on Apr 12, 2010 at 5:15 pm by Ranch Gal, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Woman found under bridge was daughter of former Portola Valley mayor; service Feb. 20
A memorial service for Megan Mitchell, 34, the daughter of former Portola Valley mayor Kent Mitchell and Jo Ann Mitchell, will be held at noon Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Famil... |
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on Feb 12, 2010 at 1:29 pm by Sympathetic Resident, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Feb 8, 2010 at 1:29 pm by More Info, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Jan 26, 2010 at 3:50 pm by Steve, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Dec 29, 2009 at 1:54 pm by Richard Tryce, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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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.
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on Dec 8, 2009 at 7:16 am by Vern Rogers, a resident of another community |
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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... |
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on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:34 am by Kari, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:42 pm by Ghizela Tamas, a resident of another community |
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Friday: March marks HIV awareness
An HIV Awareness March will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in East Palo Alto.
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on Oct 14, 2009 at 1:54 am by stdslove, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Oct 13, 2009 at 4:55 pm by KimsNeighbor, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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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.
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on Oct 8, 2009 at 11:19 pm by WIldcat, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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