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Woodside, Portola Valley brace for wildfire seasonLast 2020, Rita Comes and her daughter watched the "surreal lightning" storm in Portola Valley, then began packing. The CZU...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2021Last comment by Phil Barth, on Jul 18, 2021 at 2:09 pm | 2 comments | 4036 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Thunderstorms may come to Bay Area on Sunday, with chances of dry lightningThunderstorms with chances of dry lightning might make their way to the Bay Area on Sunday and Monday, according to the National...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2021Last comment by Danna Breen, on Jul 16, 2021 at 2:38 pm | 1 comment | 2165 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Community college district pledges to make tuition freeThe San Mateo County Community College District will direct $6.75 million to free tuition for its students. Read the full...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2021Last comment by , on Jul 15, 2021 at 12:26 am | 1 comment | 2235 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Work on new Portola Valley schools classrooms to begin this monthConstruction is beginning June 14 on new buildings part of a $49.5 million Portola Valley School District project. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2021Last comment by pv123, on Jun 4, 2021 at 11:17 am | 3 comments | 2760 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Open space district launches yearslong process to make Portola Valley 'Hawthorns area' publicThe Hawthorns area of the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve is 79 acres of off-limits territory in Portola Valley. But that...
Original post made on May. 25, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on May 25, 2021 at 11:47 pm | 1 comment | 4004 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Editorial: Vote yes on Measure SIt may seem like deja vu for residents of the Portola Valley district — another spring parcel tax measure, just over a...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by PV Resident, on Apr 23, 2021 at 4:59 pm | 10 comments | 2780 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Vote Yes on Measure SIt may seem like deja vu for residents of the Portola Valley School District — another spring parcel tax measure, just...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by PV Resident, on Apr 21, 2021 at 8:03 pm | 2 comments | 633 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Stanford begins clinical trials to expand Pfizer vaccine access to young childrenStanford Health Care has begun laying the clinical groundwork to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to the country's youngest...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2021There are no comments yet. 2559 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
With COVID-19 variants on the rise, Santa Clara County faces race to vaccinateSanta Clara County has seen a rise in residents infected with COVID-19 variants, a sign that efforts to curb the pandemic...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 2032 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Farms founder, longtime Woodside resident Glenn Atkinson dies at 96Glenn Atkinson, founder of Portola Farms founder and an over 45 year Woodside resident Glenn Atkinson died at 96 last month. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2021Last comment by Sandy, on Apr 2, 2021 at 1:08 pm | 1 comment | 2602 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Obituaries: Sally Childs Randall, Robin Quist Gates, Mar Dayag BalmonteThis week in obituaries, read about the lives of Sally Childs Randall, 98, Robin Quist Gates, 93, and Mar Dayag Balmonte,...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2021There are no comments yet. 2228 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Sheriff's Office reports a dog may have been attacked by a mountain lionThe San Mateo County Sheriff's Office reported the second mountain lion attack of a dog within a week of the first in the...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on Mar 26, 2021 at 11:53 pm | 2 comments | 3294 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
After eight months, Portola Valley's weekly BLM demonstrators stay committedBLM protesters in Portola Valley have been gathering for eight months. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2021/02/26/after-eight-months-portola-valleys-weekl...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2021Last comment by Angela Swartz, Almanac Staff Writer, on Mar 1, 2021 at 4:17 pm | 4 comments | 2549 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Smuin Ballet on-demand film series makes a stage out of local landscapesSmuin Contemporary Ballet's Offstage/Onscreen series takes literally the idea that "all the world's a stage" -- or at least...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2021There are no comments yet. 1136 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Spring Down owner gifts equestrian center to Portola ValleyThe Spring Down Equestrian Center will be gifted to the town of Portola Valley in the future. Owner Carol Goodstein says...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2021Last comment by pearl, on Feb 18, 2021 at 3:12 pm | 1 comment | 6716 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
School districts put tax measures on upcoming ballotsTwo school parcel tax measures will go before voters this spring and next fall. The measures aim to maintain current educational...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2021Last comment by MPCSD Public Information Officer, on Feb 8, 2021 at 9:44 am | 13 comments | 4447 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: What to expect in the year aheadHousing and wildfires are top of mind for Maryann Derwin, Portola Valley's mayor for 2021. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2021/02/03/portola-valley-what-...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2021Last comment by Ulrich Aldag, on Feb 4, 2021 at 5:01 pm | 2 comments | 3110 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Letter to the editorStanford Wedge project Read the full letter here https://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2021/01/29/letter-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2021Last comment by Rusty Day, on Jan 30, 2021 at 9:15 am | 1 comment | 614 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Town begins public meeting process for Stanford housing projectPortola Valley kicked off the process of reviewing Stanford's housing project known as the "Stanford Wedge" with a well-attended...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2021Last comment by Rusty Day, on Jan 30, 2021 at 2:19 am | 5 comments | 4977 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Guest opinion: 'A very dangerous place for fire' in Portola ValleyIn an op-ed, Portola Valley resident Rusty Day writes about his concerns about fire hazards stemming from a proposed Stanford...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2021Last comment by Meg, on Jan 26, 2021 at 11:04 pm | 6 comments | 4512 Views
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