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Romney in Woodside for fundraiserDrivers and cyclists may encounter delays of a few minutes Sunday afternoon, July 22, on Portola Road between Woodside and...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2012Last comment by romney cowers from assualtromneyb , on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:24 pm | 175 comments | 14410 Views
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25 bicyclists cited for running stop signSan Mateo County Sheriff's deputies cited 25 bicyclists on charges of failing to come to a stop at a busy intersection in...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2010Last comment by La Hondan, on Sep 24, 2010 at 10:47 am | 166 comments | 44324 Views
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Cyclist's account of Woodside road-rage eventA Portola Valley resident said he was among 100 or so cyclists at the scene of a road-rage incident involving a pickup truck...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2013Last comment by Al Renner, on Sep 18, 2013 at 6:15 pm | 92 comments | 21183 Views
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Woodside resident Joy Covey killed in bicycle-van collision on Skyline BoulevardJoy Covey, a former CFO of Amazon and a Woodside resident, was killed Wednesday (Sept. 18) when the bicycle she was riding...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 7, 2013 at 9:17 am | 74 comments | 45351 Views
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Man, 27, convicted of Woodside burglaries, sentenced to 33 years in prisonJustin Ralph Mitchell, 27, of Redwood City, who was convicted in June of two Woodside residential burglaries, was sentenced...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2014Last comment by Agnes Brydges, on Oct 29, 2014 at 8:29 am | 60 comments | 12233 Views
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Driver: Bicyclists attacked my truck in WoodsideThe driver of a pickup truck says a group of some 50 bicyclists attacked his truck on Canada Road in Woodside on Saturday,...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2013Last comment by John, on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:10 pm | 55 comments | 11184 Views
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Woodside: Reyering to resign from board, accuses town of unmerited ethics investigationA member of the Woodside Architecture and Site Review Board said Thursday (Jan. 26) that she plans to resign from the board...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2017Last comment by ASRB Victim, on Jan 31, 2017 at 2:56 pm | 52 comments | 9592 Views
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Woodside council won't ban July Fourth pig scrambleThe rhetoric was plentiful but one-sided at the Woodside Town Council meeting on Tuesday (March 28) as the public weighed...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2017Last comment by Grey Seal, on Apr 13, 2017 at 2:27 pm | 52 comments | 7355 Views
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Menlo Country Club golf course projectTown of Woodside Public Hearing Notice Notice of Availability/ Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration Public...
Original post made by do you care on Mar. 17, 2012Last comment by john g, on Mar 24, 2012 at 9:49 pm | 48 comments | 11412 Views
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Sprinkler system douses home office fireAn interior sprinkler system extinguished a home-office fire on Buck Court in Woodside before firefighters arrived and before...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2009Last comment by Satire, on Nov 29, 2009 at 7:17 am | 46 comments | 10826 Views
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Friend will remember Ryan Ferrari for his honesty and reliabilityRyan Ferrari, the 21-year-old Woodside man who died in a car crash early on the morning of Nov. 28 in the Woodside Hills...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2009Last comment by Mary White, on Dec 13, 2009 at 5:36 pm | 46 comments | 11108 Views
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Speed TrapOn Wednesday August 20th while driving from my home in Atherton to my office in San Francisco, I was pulled over by a motor...
Original post made by Tom Newon on Aug. 22, 2014Last comment by Old MP, on Aug 25, 2014 at 11:32 am | 42 comments | 4450 Views
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Woodside: Commuters and weekend through traffic are making roads less safe, parents tell councilTraffic rerouting services for commuters threaten pedestrian safety in Woodside, particularly on roads used by children to...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Caleb, on Jun 25, 2018 at 10:26 pm | 41 comments | 6008 Views
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The troubled beauty of Skyline BoulevardThe 26 miles of Skyline Boulevard between Highway 9 in Saratoga and Highway 92 in San Mateo is used by some as an adult playground...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by Bob Garner, on Mar 24, 2014 at 12:36 pm | 40 comments | 21508 Views
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Filoli reaches employee lawsuit settlementFiloli has reached a confidential settlement to a lawsuit alleging age discrimination brought by four employees who were...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by Rita , on Mar 10, 2018 at 1:44 pm | 33 comments | 11141 Views
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Woodside survey shows: Most cyclists stop for stop signsCalifornia law requires bicyclists to stop at stop signs, but many bicyclists regularly and blatantly ignore this rule of...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2015Last comment by Norman, on Apr 4, 2015 at 12:22 pm | 31 comments | 9378 Views
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Woodside man raises reward funds in effort to nab tack-scatterer on Kings Mountain RoadThere are still no leads as to who is scattering carpet tacks on Kings Mountain Road in Woodside, a steep winding route popular...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2015Last comment by Dan S., on Oct 16, 2015 at 12:31 pm | 31 comments | 13067 Views
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Cal Water proposes water budgets for each customerCal Water has asked the state PUC to approve its drought plan, effective June 1, which proposes financial penalties for using...
Original post made on May. 7, 2015Last comment by Alicia2000, on May 12, 2015 at 9:26 am | 30 comments | 11473 Views
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Woodside: If pigs could talk, what would they say about 'pig scramble'?If animals could talk, not just with each other but across species, it might be interesting to hear their views on being...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2016Last comment by Laurie Powell, on Jul 14, 2016 at 1:11 am | 29 comments | 8576 Views
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Woodside Bakery & Cafe to close its doors on March 15The last day of business for the Woodside Bakery & Cafe will be Tuesday, March 15, according to Jan Sweyer, who co-owns the...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2016Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Mar 11, 2016 at 5:58 pm | 28 comments | 8473 Views
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