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REAL ESTATE: Woodside home sells for $1.1 millionA house on Ware Road in Woodside sold for $1,125,000 on July 21, 2009. The house previously sold for $1,595,000 in October...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2009Last comment by Puzzled, on Aug 28, 2009 at 7:21 pm | 2 comments | 5598 Views
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Woodside roadside attractionLisa Green and her son Evan (in picture) maintain a barnyard habitat of chickens, goats, ducks, geese and a llama in a Woodside...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2009Last comment by Jeannine, on Aug 14, 2009 at 2:06 pm | 1 comment | 7705 Views
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$3 million house raffled to help the homelessBuy a raffle ticket, help the homeless -- and possibly win a $3 million house in Los Altos Hills. That's the pitch in a new...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2009Last comment by R.GORDON, on Aug 13, 2009 at 8:06 pm | 1 comment | 6617 Views
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Mountain lion reported near Phillips LaneA mountain lion was seen in the vicinity of 140 Phillips Lane near Woodside very early Sunday morning, according to an alert...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2009Last comment by Robin Smith, on Aug 11, 2009 at 10:49 am | 2 comments | 6334 Views
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Parents win delay in parking crackdownThe Woodside Town Council is determined to put an end to illegal parking along Woodside Road between Canada and Miramontes...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2009Last comment by Brian, on Aug 10, 2009 at 2:29 pm | 6 comments | 7002 Views
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Woodside's planning director resignsHope Sullivan, Woodside's planning director and assistant town manager, has resigned , said Town Manager Susan George. Ms....
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2008Last comment by R.GORDON, on Jul 25, 2009 at 1:56 pm | 3 comments | 6502 Views
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Woodside council OKs Jackling house dealWoodside's Town Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night for a resolution that approves a contract between Apple co-founder Steve...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2009Last comment by R.GORDON, on Jul 23, 2009 at 1:25 pm | 3 comments | 5734 Views
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Editorial: Solution in sight for Jackling houseSo far, preservationists have not indicated how they feel about a proposal that appears to rescue certain parts of Apple...
Original post made by Poster on Jul. 13, 2009Last comment by R.GORDON, on Jul 15, 2009 at 7:29 pm | 3 comments | 5122 Views
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Two days of ticketing targets stop sign, cell phone scofflawsDeputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and nearby police departments visited Portola Valley and Woodside on...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2009Last comment by Renee Batti, on Jul 8, 2009 at 12:42 pm | 2 comments | 4570 Views
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Woodside road rage leads to pepper spraying and arrestIn the right hands, a can of pepper spray can come in handy. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=4712...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2007Last comment by Anne, on Jul 1, 2009 at 6:06 pm | 14 comments | 7962 Views
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Smythe offers solution to Jackling house dilemmaA Palo Alto venture capitalist and enthusiast of homes designed by architect George Washington Smith may reuse significant...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2009Last comment by R.Gordon, on Jul 1, 2009 at 2:03 pm | 4 comments | 6764 Views
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Woodside weighs demo permit for Steve JobsThe Woodside Town Council on Tuesday, June 23, will consider issuing a second demolition permit for the Jackling house,...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2009Last comment by R.GORDON, on Jun 29, 2009 at 1:15 pm | 8 comments | 6824 Views
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Update: Woodside Town Council reaches tentative agreement on Jackling houseThe Woodside Town Council on a 5-2 vote Tuesday night granted a conditional demolition permit to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2009Last comment by R.GORDON, on Jun 24, 2009 at 4:48 pm | 1 comment | 5962 Views
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Green Academy in works at Woodside HighWoodside High School is planning to install its new Green and Clean Academy in a highly-rated green building that would make...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2009Last comment by R.GORDON, on Jun 18, 2009 at 9:11 pm | 2 comments | 7224 Views
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Woodside: New motion filed in Jackling House litigationWith a new demolition permit in the offing from the Woodside Town Council, defenders of the 1920s-era Jackling House are...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2009Last comment by M.Kelley, on Jun 16, 2009 at 4:37 pm | 6 comments | 7537 Views
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Woodside: Cyclist seeks to heal rifts with driversIt's so easy to elicit sighs of exasperation from officials in towns such as Woodside and Portola Valley and the law enforcement...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2008Last comment by Cyclone, on Jun 15, 2009 at 10:53 pm | 23 comments | 7747 Views
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Woodside: disparate views on historic houseSteve Jobs' bid to tear down a historic mansion in Woodside generated a whole lot of testimony at the April 28 Woodside Town...
Original post made on May. 7, 2009Last comment by R.GORDON, on May 15, 2009 at 1:15 pm | 21 comments | 7229 Views
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Town hears Steve Jobs' bid to demolish mansionWoodside's Town Council heard testimony but delayed a decision Tuesday night on whether to issue a demolition permit to...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2009Last comment by nieghbor, on May 4, 2009 at 8:31 am | 8 comments | 12620 Views
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Woodside: Parade, carnival to celebrate May DayWoodside celebrates Mardi Gras a couple of months late this year, and May Day 24 hours late, but if history is any indication,...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2009Last comment by Vlad, on Apr 28, 2009 at 3:20 pm | 1 comment | 4795 Views
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Is this going to work?If Everest Public High School opens in September with 100 freshmen, as seems increasingly likely, the charter school may...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2009Last comment by woodsider, on Apr 23, 2009 at 8:14 pm | 5 comments | 5007 Views
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