https://www.almanacnews.com If it is local and useful, it is on AlmanacNews.com. en-us Copyright 2023 AlmanacNews.com https://almanacnews.com/art/top_logo.png https://www.almanacnews.com Residents are asking Stanford University to better manage its eucalyptus trees along Alpine Road near Highway 280 after a San Jose man was killed last week when one of the trees fell on his van.]]> Three relatively small earthquakes struck near Pacifica early Tuesday less than three minutes apart, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.]]> The Portola Valley Town Council will take the final steps to approve the town's housing element on Wednesday, seeking to wrap up a state-mandated document that was due to state on Jan. 31.]]> Menlo Park residents are fed up with blaring train horns waking babies and rattling their nerves. At a March 24 community meeting, they implored city officials to create a quiet zone along the Caltrain tracks to give them some relief.]]> Yet another big storm is forecast to blow through the Bay Area this week, with the biggest impacts expected throughout the day Tuesday.]]> A 250-foot-wide slide caused by recent heavy rains continues to shut down a stretch of road in both directions on Highway 84 at Portola Road near Woodside. Caltrans officials don't know when fixes will be complete.]]> A 27-year-old man of Menlo Park was arrested early Sunday morning for alleged domestic violence on Coleman Place in Menlo Park.]]> In this week's community briefs, TIDE Academy's design is honored, Boy Scouts to host a pancake breakfast and more.]]> The drought might not be completely done with California, but the state's residents are now free of the strictest water conservation measures put in place by Gov. Gavin Newsom nearly two years ago.]]> Gordon Moore, a pioneering Silicon Valley scientist and leading philanthropist, died on Friday, March 24, at his home in Hawaii, Intel Corporation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation jointly announced. He was 94. ]]> The Peninsula Health Care District Board of Directors announced Thursday, March 23, that Ana Maria Pulido will be its new chief executive officer starting April 10, according to a press release.]]> An annual report illustrates how the increasing cost of living is impacting residents -- and driving them away.]]> Those who work for minimum wage in unincorporated San Mateo County will see their hourly rate rise beginning April 1. The new local minimum is $1 per hour higher than the state's minimum wage, which increased on Jan. 1.]]> Jesus Ivan Cruz Diaz, 29, of San Jose died Tuesday when a tree hit his work van in Portola Valley. His employer has since created a GoFundMe to help the family pay for funeral expenses.]]> Four new sustainability-focused, fair-trade apparel and homegoods stores and a hand-crafted ice cream shop are the newest additions to Town & Country Village, the retail center announced Wednesday.]]> The San Francisquito Creek experienced one of its highest streamflow rates in the history of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Association March 22. Menlo Park is offering assistance to those affected by the storms.]]> The Sequoia Union High School District has a new superintendent: Crystal Leach, who previously served as interim superintendent after Mary Streshly resigned.]]> It's Day Two of an evacuation advisory on the 600-800 block of Patrol Road in Woodside, with 30 homes impacted by a mudslide. ]]> As wildfire season on the West Coast stretches longer each year, with fires scorching through record levels of acreage, scientists at NASA Ames want to utilize drones to help modernize firefighting.]]>