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Portola Valley seeks comment on affordable housing
Affordable housing in Portola Valley -- why it's important and how it should be planned for -- is the topic for a community meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight (March 26) at Woodside... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 10:24 pm by Mark Wilson, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Tonight: Portola Valley hearing on artificial grass at Priory
The Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley is requesting permission to use artificial grass on the field inside a new running track, a controversial notion in a town that va... |
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on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm by carolyn rogers, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley also bans plastic bags at checkout
The Portola Valley Town Council unanimously agreed Jan. 23 to prohibit retailers in town from dispensing single-use plastic bags at checkout counters.
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on Jan 29, 2013 at 7:38 pm by Margaret, a resident of another community |
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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: Artificial grass on town agenda
The Portola Valley Planning Commission could make a decision Wednesday, March 6, on a proposal by the Woodside Priory School to install artificial grass on the interior field ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:42 pm by PV Resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Can 'green' Portola Valley coexist with artificial grass?
In a town whose general plan puts determined and repeated emphasis on preserving the natural environment and the town's rural character, is there room in that vision for a pla... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 9:51 am by Ref, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Residents volunteer to 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 14, 2013 at 8:16 pm by Muki Hi, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Portola Valley volunteers chafe over limits on their affordable housing role
There are many avenues of inquiry into the topic of affordable housing in Portola Valley: Why is the state inserting itself into local affairs? Is socio-economic diversity imp... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm by Fred, a resident of the Atherton: other 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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Artificial grass for Priory field still open question
The question is open as to whether the Woodside Priory School, a Catholic boarding school in Portola Valley, will win permission to use artificial grass for the interior field... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 5:33 pm by Redfield Flash, a resident of another community |
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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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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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Portola Valley schools parcel tax passes
Semi-official results reported by the county elections office Tuesday night (May 7) show that Measure O, which renews the Portola Valley School District's annual parcel tax fo... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 9:34 pm by Marie, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Saturday: Drought tolerant gardening class in Portola Valley
A garden that tolerates drought? A free two-hour class on how to create such a garden for yourself, and/or how to find and work with someone who can do it for you, will be he... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 4:41 pm by PV Resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley council vetoes artificial grass
Expanded version of earlier story. The Portola Valley Town Council by a 3-2 vote overturned a Planning Commission decision allowing the Woodside Priory School to use art... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 5:21 pm by g, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |