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The taste of summerFor the 15th year, Webb Ranch in Portola Valley is welcoming visitors to its fields to take advantage of one of the many...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2019Last comment by Angela Hey, on Jul 15, 2019 at 12:20 pm | 1 comment | 1754 Views
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Judge finds witness tampering in ADA lawsuitTwo defendants have been caught tampering with a witness in a lawsuit against a San Jose law firm that has sued thousands...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by crooksd, on Jul 9, 2019 at 9:31 am | 6 comments | 2702 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Little agreement on sites for Portola Valley affordable housingPortola Valley officials seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place in terms of meeting increasing pressures from Sacramento...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by Invisible Hand, on Jul 8, 2019 at 4:51 pm | 3 comments | 1919 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Guest opinion: Let's tackle the moral crisis of our time: affordable housingPortola Valley planners know that ideal communities have people of all income levels and all ages. If we do not grow, we...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2019Last comment by Homer, on Jul 5, 2019 at 1:59 pm | 8 comments | 1867 Views
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Portola Valley school district’s budget sound, but $1.2 million in cuts may come if parcel tax isn’t renewedThe Portola Valley School District's budget remains healthy, but the district will need to make over $1 million in budget...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2019Last comment by enough, on Jun 29, 2019 at 9:54 am | 3 comments | 1200 Views
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Portola Valley aboard the pickleball bandwagonPortola Valley is among hundreds of communities nationwide that are getting addicted to a sport with the strange name of...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2019Last comment by Monica Williams, on Jun 27, 2019 at 10:26 am | 1 comment | 1251 Views
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Woodside Fire training teaches response to any disasterWith earthquakes, fire, floods, landslides and other disasters at a very real level of possibility in the area, the Woodside...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Jerry Shefren, on Jun 19, 2019 at 1:36 pm | 1 comment | 348 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Guest opinion: Let's tackle the moral crisis of our time: affordable housingIn 1994, my husband and I put a bid on a house in Ladera. The deal never went through, but one of the shocks of my life came...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm | 13 comments | 1405 Views
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Portola Valley winery seeks tasting room permitThe economics of the wine business and preserving open space are a couple of key considerations facing Neely Wine and the...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Idea, on Jun 2, 2019 at 9:33 am | 14 comments | 1145 Views
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Portola Valley winery seeks tasting room permitThe economics of the wine business and preserving open space are a couple of key considerations facing Neely Wine and the...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Housing advocate, on Jun 1, 2019 at 11:47 pm | 4 comments | 1948 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Letter: Tasting room inappropriate for Portola ValleyIt is a bit of a shock to read the article in the May 15 Almanac that the Planning Department of Portola Valley has been...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Lucy Neely, on May 29, 2019 at 9:35 pm | 1 comment | 364 Views
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First Portola Valley School District superintendent Tony Rose rememberedDerek Rose intends to pull up at Portola Valley Town Center on Saturday, May 25, in his father's black '55 T-bird, the one...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by V.K. Marugg, on May 24, 2019 at 12:54 pm | 1 comment | 419 Views
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Ward and Mary Paine: Pioneer preservationists honored with lifetime achievement awardPortola Valley duo Ward and Mary Paine have been key players in preserving tens of thousands of acres of Peninsula hills,...
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by Sandy Welch, on May 23, 2019 at 11:39 am | 1 comment | 1570 Views
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To all, a good knightArmand Neukermans is a brilliant scientist, prolific inventor, successful entrepreneur, dedicated philanthropist and passionate...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2019Last comment by Annie Nunan, on Apr 29, 2019 at 11:01 am | 1 comment | 722 Views
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Cellphone video captures heated MAGA confrontation that went viralEven as a 28-second cellphone video of an explosive April 1 confrontation in Palo Alto over a Make America Great Again hat...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by menlo mom, on Apr 9, 2019 at 7:52 pm | 9 comments | 3674 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Wednesday: Portola Valley council looks at 'Stanford Wedge' housing optionA study session with Stanford University officials on the topic of adding housing to the university's 89 acres of open space...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2019Last comment by Affordable Housing, on Apr 1, 2019 at 5:09 pm | 6 comments | 2393 Views
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Portola Valley school board appoints new trusteeThe Portola Valley School District school board chose district parent Kimberley Morris Rosen as the board's new member at...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2019Last comment by I See Corrupt People, on Mar 30, 2019 at 8:44 am | 2 comments | 2382 Views
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Portola Valley: Alpine Inn has new ownersThe Alpine Inn, the Portola Valley beer garden and burger haven also known as Rossotti's, has new owners: Deke and Lori Hunter...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by Bruce, on Mar 18, 2019 at 4:47 pm | 28 comments | 14553 Views
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Chain restaurant may replace Applewood PizzaIn the aftermath of Applewood Pizza's closure at the end of December, rumors are swirling that a new pizza parlor is planning...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2019Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Mar 15, 2019 at 1:31 pm | 30 comments | 4567 Views
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Stanford removes dam, giving endangered fish room to roamWater is now flowing freely along a 480-foot stretch of San Francisquito Creek after Stanford University removed the aged...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2019Last comment by pvrez, on Mar 7, 2019 at 8:56 am | 1 comment | 2975 Views
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