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Rep. Jackie Speier looks to lower airplane noise with 5 billsResponding to growing concerns about airplane noise, U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier has proposed a series of bills aimed at improving...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2019Last comment by whatever, on Dec 28, 2019 at 2:30 pm | 3 comments | 3605 Views
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Council takes property near Frog Pond off housing option listAfter hearing from four town committees and a united group of speakers on Dec. 11, the Portola Valley Town Council voted...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Facts?, on Dec 18, 2019 at 1:40 pm | 6 comments | 4816 Views
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Today: Wildfire preparedness, open space, housing on council agendaThe Portola Valley Town Council will consider and create priorities around recently released recommendations from an ad hoc...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2019Last comment by Traveller, on Dec 11, 2019 at 1:36 pm | 2 comments | 3172 Views
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Portola Valley commission incumbents reappointed to new termsThe Portola Valley Town Council on Nov. 13 chose incumbent commissioners Judith Hasko and Nicolas Targ to serve new four-year...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2019Last comment by PV Resident, on Dec 11, 2019 at 11:20 am | 4 comments | 3702 Views
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Portola Valley school district shares new classroom designsParents, community members and administrators gathered at Ormondale School last month to view mock-ups of schematic design...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2019Last comment by 2Much, on Dec 3, 2019 at 9:42 am | 1 comment | 5687 Views
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Esther Litton celebrates 100th birthday, enthusiasticallyTo celebrate a century of life, about 50 friends and relatives of former Portola Valley resident Esther Litton gathered at...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2019Last comment by Danna, on Dec 2, 2019 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 6005 Views
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Guest opinion: Setting the record straight on Neely Wine plansOn Nov. 13 the Almanac published an article titled "Neely Wine's tasting room plans meet further resistance by residents."...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2019Last comment by PV Resident, on Dec 1, 2019 at 8:02 pm | 1 comment | 2099 Views
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Barber retires his clippers after decades at Ladera Country ShopperAs he gathers up his scissors, clippers and combs for the last time at Diane's Salon, Steve Cervelli has a lot to be thankful...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Yvonne Deggelman, on Nov 27, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 3 comments | 5812 Views
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Atherton tops most expensive real estate listFor the third year in a row, Atherton has landed at the top of a list for most expensive residential real estate in the country,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2019Last comment by TomS, on Nov 21, 2019 at 10:05 pm | 2 comments | 7551 Views
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Woodside council rejects challenge by equestrian bridge opponentsThe Woodside Town Council has reversed a ruling by the Planning Commission that denied a conditional use permit for a bridge...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2019Last comment by Happy Trailer, on Nov 11, 2019 at 12:35 pm | 1 comment | 4232 Views
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Portola Valley geophysicist, explorer Sheldon Breiner dies at 82Sheldon Breiner, the Portola Valley resident and open space advocate who used magnetism to find sunken ships and lost cities,...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Michael Von der Porten, on Nov 10, 2019 at 6:04 pm | 8 comments | 8698 Views
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Portola Valley greenlights pursuit of pedestrian, bicyclist safety planPortola Valley's public works department received the go-ahead from the Town Council on Aug. 14 to proceed with a plan for...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2019Last comment by The Fixer, on Nov 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm | 25 comments | 5054 Views
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Gov. Newsom: PG&E should repay customers affected by public safety power shutoffAfter last week's Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Michael D, on Oct 27, 2019 at 10:56 pm | 8 comments | 3997 Views
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Menlo Park woman sentenced to three weeks in prison for role in college admissions scamA 50-year-old Menlo Park entrepreneur who fraudulently claimed her son was black or Latino on college admission applications...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by westridge resident, on Oct 17, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 9008 Views
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Portola Valley school district surveying community on prioritiesThe Portola Valley School District released an online survey this week to allow residents to provide feedback on priorities...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Promotion, on Oct 16, 2019 at 5:28 pm | 2 comments | 3075 Views
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Critical business areas spared PG&E outages in Portola Valley and WoodsideMany streets in Portola Valley and Woodside lost power due to PG&E's precautionary shutoffs at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, but...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by Well John,, on Oct 12, 2019 at 7:35 am | 3 comments | 5132 Views
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'The best version of Rossotti's that it's ever been': A new era begins for historic Alpine InnUpdating a 167-year-old institution isn't easy when generations of customers feel a strong emotional attachment to it, like...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by JoAnn, on Oct 11, 2019 at 5:05 pm | 1 comment | 6458 Views
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Survey: PV school district voters would support parcel tax renewalA survey commissioned by Portola Valley School District has found that voters would support renewal of a parcel tax that...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2019Last comment by Another reason, on Oct 7, 2019 at 10:40 am | 3 comments | 3095 Views
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Trump to lunch in Portola ValleyWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Melanias Handslap, on Sep 17, 2019 at 10:33 pm | 18 comments | 8403 Views
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Bill that would provide overnight parking for homeless community college students pushed to next legislative sessionThe author of legislation that would require California community colleges to open their parking lots overnight to homeless...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2019Last comment by CyberVoter, on Sep 10, 2019 at 12:47 pm | 2 comments | 3373 Views
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