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Tonight: Woodside council to hear appeal on realtor's proposal for awningsAwnings will be the subject of a public hearing tonight (Sept. 24) at the Woodside Town Council meeting. Read the full story...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2013Last comment by green fan, on Sep 24, 2013 at 8:51 pm | 1 comment | 15289 Views
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Jackling house settles into dust and debrisThe destruction of the Jackling house on Mountain Home Road in Woodside began Monday, Feb. 14, and while the house is already...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2011Last comment by R.GORDON, on Feb 19, 2011 at 8:17 pm | 18 comments | 14704 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. 22, 2013Last comment by poster, on Nov 22, 2013 at 8:57 am | 1 comment | 14321 Views
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Woodside Community Theatre stages 'The Producers'New faces will be appearing in "The Producers" the last weekend in October and first weekend in November as Woodside Community...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2013Last comment by Darrell, on Oct 20, 2013 at 4:15 pm | 1 comment | 14239 Views
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Woodside School fails in bid to dismiss tenured teacherIt's not easy to fire a teacher in California, especially one with tenure. Woodside Elementary School, a kindergarten to...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2015Last comment by Momto3, on Dec 7, 2015 at 4:34 pm | 15 comments | 14155 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 | 14111 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 | 14088 Views
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Feature: How Woodside couple transformed cattle ranch with 'holistic grazing'Where's the beef? For one company owned by a Woodside couple the answer is in a word: local. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2017/06/25/feature-how-woods...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2017Last comment by Hmmm, on Jul 1, 2017 at 12:14 am | 3 comments | 13859 Views
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Woodside: Long-awaited Village Bakery & Cafe opens MondayA new spot for dinner and drinks in Woodside, The Village Bakery & Cafe, is set to open its doors Monday, July 24. A full...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017There are no comments yet. 13560 Views
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John Bentley sells Woodside restaurantIt's a new era for Woodside's first firehouse. For the past 16 years, the little red building at 2992 Woodside Road has been...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2010Last comment by Jan, on Jul 27, 2010 at 4:28 pm | 8 comments | 13414 Views
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For Woodside High's class of 2015, the future beckonsThe class of 2015 at Woodside High School, following tradition, gave their alma mater a gift: funding for more signs to help...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2015Last comment by CJ, on Jun 8, 2015 at 1:33 pm | 1 comment | 13319 Views
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Woodside couple ordered to pay $5.75 million in construction dispute over $18 million homeArbitrators awarded Palo Alto-based housing contractor Vance Brown Corp. a total of $5.75 million from Woodside homeowner...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2010Last comment by Jury, on Sep 12, 2010 at 1:01 pm | 23 comments | 13168 Views
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Woodside's historic Fleishhacker estate could set a sales record in CaliforniaOne of Woodside's oldest estates, the 75-acre Fleishhacker property known as Green Gables, is for sale. Read the full story...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Former Roberts Bagboy, on Nov 19, 2018 at 8:56 am | 3 comments | 12984 Views
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Horses fleeing North Bay fires find refuge in WoodsideAmong the evacuees from the North Bay fires were many just visiting in the Wine Country, including the 12-horse Grande Liberte...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2017Last comment by judy serie nagy, on Oct 26, 2017 at 11:15 am | 3 comments | 12916 Views
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Woodside School Facilities Bond Open House DatesA note from Dr. Polito copied verbatim from the Woodside School Website: "Facilities Bond As I mentioned in my message...
Original post made by Alfred Woodsider on Aug. 21, 2013There are no comments yet. 12826 Views
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Woodside: Mother of Joan Baez dies at 100Woodside resident Joan Chandos Baez, the mother of famed folk singer and Woodside resident Joan Baez, died at home on Saturday,...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2013Last comment by Gerald Smith , on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 am | 2 comments | 12790 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 | 12770 Views
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Woodside horseback vaulters win national competition; now on to world championshipWoodside happens to be the home of two internationally competitive athletic teams: the Woodside Vaulters and Pacific Coast...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2014Last comment by Susan Frankel, on Aug 11, 2014 at 9:59 pm | 3 comments | 12701 Views
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Woodside: Ex-employees sue Filoli estate, allege age discriminationFour women recently employed at the Filoli estate in Woodside have sued their former employer, alleging age discrimination...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2017Last comment by TruthFollowingHer, on Aug 4, 2017 at 7:51 pm | 23 comments | 12653 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 | 12582 Views
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