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Portola Valley affordable housing issue: how to spend $2.88 million from Blue Oaks sale
The issue about affordable housing in Portola Valley has boiled down to this: What should the town do with the $2.88 million it acquired in December from the sale of two topog... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm by PV Homeowner, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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School parcel tax vote likely in Portola Valley
Voters are likely to be asked this spring to renew and boost the Portola Valley School District's parcel tax, which last year raised close to $1 million for the two-school dis... |
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on Jan 21, 2013 at 10:04 am by Over-Reach, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Obituary: Gunther Sorger
Gunther Urban Sorger of Portola Valley, a pioneer in the development of microwave systems for air safety, died peacefully Feb. 10. In 1970 he moved to California to work for t... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 3:47 pm by James Vait, a resident of another community |
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Learning how to learn
The tiny school, tucked into a ramshackle former insurance office at the back of the Portola Valley Village Square shopping complex, doesn't look from the outside like a showc... |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 10:31 am by Larry Tesler, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Remembering Andrew Garcia
For the past 10 years, the Portola Valley community and surrounding areas have gathered at Triangle Park in Portola Valley for a 5K walk/run/bike on Labor Day to remember the ... |
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on Sep 10, 2012 at 4:18 pm by Bill Ashton , a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Hillview Middle School: New look, new principal
Hillview Middle School's campus will have more than new buildings and landscaping when the school bell rings next month. There will also be a new person behind the desk in the... |
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on Aug 18, 2012 at 7:45 pm by academy survivor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Anthony Andrighetto, 21, was 'terrific athlete'
Anthony C. Andrighetto grew up a Woodside kid in a Portola Valley neighborhood -- Woodside's Family Farm/Hidden Valley is surrounded by Portola Valley -- went to school in Me... |
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 5:33 pm by Elle, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley 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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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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Barn OK, but no vineyard for meadow preserve
Portola Valley: This is an expanded version of a previously posted story.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thurs... |
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on Jan 27, 2012 at 9:04 am by Dave Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Contrasting views of offer to rebuild the Alpine Road trail
Editor's Note: The Board of Supervisors has given Stanford until Dec. 13 to accept three additional options for a total of six alternate Alpine Road trail plans, or very l... |
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on Dec 2, 2011 at 2:33 pm by JB, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Second mountain lion spotted in Woodside
A mountain lion was spotted early this morning in Woodside, the second such sighting to occur in the town in as many days, emergency officials said.
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on Apr 19, 2011 at 2:15 pm by cougar, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Los Trancos Creek not damaged by spill near Alpine Road and I-280, official says
A milky white substance discovered Tuesday night in Los Trancos Creek near the intersection of Alpine Road and Interstate 280 apparently did no damage, a hazardous materials o... |
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on Feb 4, 2011 at 9:28 pm by jcharley, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Nov 22, 2010 at 9:03 am by resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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Ladera barber Aram Chirkanian to put down the scissors after 50 years
After 20 years living on a 38-foot yacht in Redwood City and 50 years cutting men's hair in Portola Valley, Woodside and Ladera -- in that order -- Aram Chirkanian is moving ... |
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on Sep 11, 2010 at 11:23 pm by The Truth, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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Wednesday: Portola Valley to weigh in on Stanford hospital project
Should there be a traffic light at Alpine Road at the Interstate 280 northbound off-ramp? It is one of several questions related to the planned expansion of the Stanford Unive... |
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on Jul 14, 2010 at 2:32 pm by Gunther Steinberg, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Wednesday: Hearing on cell phone tower
The Portola Valley Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing for Wednesday, July 7, on a proposal from T-Mobile West Corp. to install a cell phone tower near the cor... |
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on Jul 11, 2010 at 3:21 pm by Bill, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Portola Valley school board calls special election to fill board seat
Deadlocked over a decision on whom to appoint to a fifth seat on the board of the Portola Valley School District, the board decided Thursday night to call a special election t... |
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on Jan 31, 2008 at 9:24 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
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Portola Valley green-lights farmers' market plan
The Portola Valley Town Council has given its consent to proceed with plans for an eight-week trial run for a weekly Thursday afternoon farmers' market in Portola Valley. The... |
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on May 7, 2013 at 12:44 pm by pj, a member of the Woodside High School community |
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Stanford officials look to solve Searsville dilemma
Stanford University officials are facing a mountain of decisions regarding what to do with Searsville Reservoir, which is slowly filling up with silt, in addition to dealing w... |
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on Jan 20, 2013 at 1:38 pm by Matt S., a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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A pause in Portola Valley's affordable housing plans
Public comment on the proposal to buy a former plant nursery for use as an affordable housing site reflected pro and con arguments, but most speakers opposed it, many of them ... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 10:34 pm by PV Rez, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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Portola Valley millionaire denied bail after 36 years in prison
Fred Woods has been in prison since 1976. Previous to that, he lived on a 79 acre estate at the corner of Portola Road and Alpine Road. ABC News report: Web Link... |
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 1:08 pm by resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Letter: More bike safety, biker courtesy needed
I am a freshman at Woodside High School and a resident of Woodside. I wanted to express a serious concern on some of the major roads in Woodside and Portola Valley.
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on Oct 6, 2012 at 10:17 am by Deegan Adams, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde 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 charging stations now running
Two electric charging stations, each capable of simultaneously recharging the batteries of two electric vehicles, are up and running at the Portola Valley Town Center at 765 P... |
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on Mar 11, 2012 at 6:46 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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