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Woodside, Portola Valley councils bestow raises on town managersWoodside and Portola Valley rewarded their town managers with raises in late March, with Woodside's Kevin Bryant receiving...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2019Last comment by awatkins, on Apr 30, 2019 at 1:09 pm | 1 comment | 3897 Views
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Update: Missing Palo Alto woman who berated MAGA hat-wearing man found safeA Palo Alto woman who made national headlines when she verbally assaulted a man wearing a Make America Great Again hat on...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2019Last comment by Sandr Farrell, on Apr 24, 2019 at 10:41 am | 6 comments | 5313 Views
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Fire chief leaving Woodside district with priorities intactWoodside Fire Protection District Chief Dan Ghiorso has a lot to reflect on after his 28 years in the department, with his...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by SFO2HKG, on Apr 17, 2019 at 5:18 pm | 1 comment | 6190 Views
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Woodside's Carroll Ann Hodges: An 'irrepressible force of nature'A celebration of the life of former Woodside Town Council member Carroll Ann Hodges, who died at the age of 82 on the evening...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by Nancy Reyering, on Mar 20, 2019 at 9:35 am | 1 comment | 5817 Views
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Remembering Woodside: Dolores Degnan's memories of eight decades in the town she lovedDolores Degnan, who died on Feb. 19 at the age of 80, had an extraordinary memory for the details of the many years she spent...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Jeannine, on Mar 12, 2019 at 7:12 pm | 1 comment | 2805 Views
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Woodside man killed in Lake County crashDavid James Killilea, 64, of Woodside was killed in Lake County on Feb. 28 when the pickup truck he was driving overturned...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by MaryH, on Mar 11, 2019 at 3:52 pm | 1 comment | 4876 Views
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Woodside - Where have all the women gone?There is an article in The Almanac titled "Woodside: Where have all the women gone?" One of the allegations is that there...
Original post made by pogo on Mar. 2, 2019Last comment by Names? Names?, on Mar 6, 2019 at 6:03 pm | 15 comments | 2474 Views
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Woodside loses a champion: Carroll Ann Hodges diesWoodside resident and former Town Council member Carroll Ann Hodges died at her home Saturday evening, March 2, after a long...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Anne Kasten, on Mar 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 3 comments | 6066 Views
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Woodside: Where have all the women gone?In past decade or two, there were always plenty of women on the Woodside Planning Commission and the Architectural & Site...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2019There are no comments yet. 5070 Views
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Woodside: Home burglar nabbed after a revealing social media rantAn East Palo Alto woman faces felony burglary and robbery charges after walking into an apparent stranger's house in Woodside...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2019Last comment by Hmmm, on Jan 21, 2019 at 5:38 pm | 4 comments | 4896 Views
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Woodside: Vehicle burglary, mail-theft suspect arrestedA 22-year-old Sacramento resident was arrested Saturday on suspicion of stealing items from unlocked vehicles in Woodside...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2019Last comment by Missing Info, on Jan 20, 2019 at 10:52 pm | 1 comment | 3750 Views
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Year in review: Respect for ethics, renters, pedestrians and neighbors in WoodsideThe Woodside Town Council was busy in 2018, acting on ethics code reform, apartment dormers and safe routes to school, among...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2019Last comment by Canada resident, on Jan 2, 2019 at 6:43 pm | 1 comment | 3542 Views
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Fire marshal advises on preventing wildfire destructionFire Marshal Denise Enea advised the Woodside Town Council on steps to take to prevent and curb wildfires, and in the unfortunate...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2018Last comment by Trish, on Dec 20, 2018 at 8:35 am | 2 comments | 5339 Views
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Tuesday: Woodside council discusses wildfire preventionThe Woodside Town Council will discuss wildfire prevention tonight (Dec. 11) in light of the devastating wildfires in Northern...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by awatkins, on Dec 12, 2018 at 1:21 pm | 6 comments | 2908 Views
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Woodside councilmen-elect who ran unopposed talk about prioritiesThe seven-member Woodside Town Council will have four new members when the council reconvenes on Tuesday, Dec. 11. As is...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by Awatkins, on Nov 30, 2018 at 1:51 pm | 3 comments | 5667 Views
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Update: Deputies arrest suspect in Woodside burglarySan Mateo County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested a man suspected in a residential burglary in Woodside on Wednesday,...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2018Last comment by Adam, on Nov 29, 2018 at 9:57 pm | 2 comments | 5538 Views
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Deputies rescue Cupertino man from overturned vehicleA 70-year-old man was found alive in an overturned vehicle down a 30-foot embankment along Highway 84 on Thanksgiving Day...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by Clunge, on Nov 26, 2018 at 6:13 pm | 2 comments | 5080 Views
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A Red Cross volunteer reflects on the many reasons to be gratefulOn Thursday I'll miss Thanksgiving with dozens of friends and family. But when I think about why I'm missing those things,...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2018Last comment by Trish Bubenik, on Nov 22, 2018 at 10:35 am | 1 comment | 4248 Views
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Citizen firefightersA small number of men and women residing in San Mateo County live in daily readiness to take on dangerous and often life-saving...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2018Last comment by Asi Shrim, on Nov 19, 2018 at 12:32 pm | 1 comment | 4988 Views
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Woodside's historic Fleishhacker estate could set a sales record in CaliforniaOne of Woodside's oldest estates, the 75-acre Fleishhacker property known as Green Gables, is for sale. Read the full story...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Former Roberts Bagboy, on Nov 19, 2018 at 8:56 am | 3 comments | 13626 Views
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