Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
WOODSIDE
Winemaker Tom Mudd dies at 65A celebration of the life of Cinnabar Winery founder and longtime Woodside resident Henry Thomas "Tom" Mudd is set for 5...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2007Last comment by dean chavers, on Mar 6, 2014 at 9:47 pm | 2 comments | 11220 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside, Portola Valley: Parasite is killing band-tailed pigeonsBand-tailed pigeons in Woodside and Portola Valley are dying. A parasite -- avian trichomoniasis -- is making its way through...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Feb 6, 2015 at 9:31 am | 3 comments | 11160 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Bag ban goes back to drawing boardThe Town Council in Woodside is doing some trailblazing as it moves the town toward a presumably greener future. The council...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2013Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Mar 1, 2013 at 3:53 pm | 9 comments | 11134 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: One-way traffic likely for months on storm-damaged section of Hwy. 84Erosion from recent storms has weakened part of Highway 84 in the hills above Woodside. A 75-to-100-foot section located...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2017Last comment by Rich Lee, on Jan 18, 2017 at 4:21 pm | 8 comments | 11098 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Murder suspect arrested last night after second Skyline slayingSheriff's deputies arrested a man fleeing the scene of a second fatal stabbing on Skyline Boulevard last night, and have...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by Fwiw, on Jun 21, 2019 at 12:45 pm | 6 comments | 10998 Views
WOODSIDE
Update: Former Portola Valley superintendent faces jail time, even with restitutionFormer Portola Valley schools superintendent Tim Hanretty is still likely to serve jail time even if he avoids state prison...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by Some Things Never Change, on Aug 2, 2012 at 2:33 pm | 2 comments | 10972 Views
WOODSIDE
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 | 10921 Views
WOODSIDE
Lightning-sparked fires prompt evacuation warnings in La Honda, Skylonda areas Wednesday eveningWith an estimated 10,000 acres burned and 1,000 San Mateo County residents evacuated as of Wednesday, a series of coastside...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 20, 2020 at 1:41 pm | 2 comments | 10818 Views
WOODSIDE
Feb. 10-11: Big changes ahead at Woodside, M-A high schoolsThe Sequoia Union High School District will host community meetings at Woodside and Menlo-Atherton high schools on Monday...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2014Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Feb 10, 2014 at 3:42 pm | 16 comments | 10780 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Crash near Fogarty Winery leaves one dead, one with major injuriesA crash that left one person dead and one with major injuries was reported Friday night on Skyline Boulevard near the Thomas...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020Last comment by theater goer, on Jul 6, 2020 at 7:50 pm | 5 comments | 10763 Views
WOODSIDE
Storm alerts for Woodside, Atherton, Menlo ParkHere are the most recent storm alerts from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and Atherton and Menlo Park police departments....
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2017Last comment by La Hondan, on Feb 13, 2017 at 10:32 am | 20 comments | 10693 Views
WOODSIDE
Tuesday: Woodside council hears appeal of $212,500 tree-felling fineThe Woodside Town Council will hear an appeal from a resident on Tuesday, June 14, requesting relief from a fine of $212,500...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2016Last comment by Woodsider Lifer, on Jun 15, 2016 at 10:04 am | 17 comments | 10594 Views
WOODSIDE
Fire crews, aircraft fight fire near WoodsideFire crews along with aircraft were continuing to fight a vegetation fire today in the hills near Woodside, east of Skyline...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2017Last comment by Marilyn Voelke, on Sep 14, 2017 at 1:58 pm | 3 comments | 10499 Views
WOODSIDE
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 | 10458 Views
WOODSIDE
bicyclist killed by car in Woodside Sept 18I heard a brief news report that a bicyclist was hit and killed by a car in Woodside this afternoon. Anyone have more details?...
Original post made by resident on Sep. 18, 2013Last comment by Renee Batti, on Sep 18, 2013 at 4:49 pm | 1 comment | 10421 Views
WOODSIDE
'Noon ride' of cyclists stop for safety clinicAbout 75 cyclists on the well-known "noon ride" voluntarily stopped their lunchtime workout on Jan. 23 in Portola Valley...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2014Last comment by Hmmm, on Feb 22, 2014 at 2:46 pm | 11 comments | 10164 Views
WOODSIDE
Former Jackling home focus of exhibitThe former home of copper baron Daniel C. Jackling may have been demolished, but in Woodside it is not forgotten. A new exhibit,...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2012Last comment by GOLLY, on Jun 13, 2012 at 5:40 pm | 5 comments | 10090 Views
WOODSIDE
Fixing Woodside's 'structurally deficient' bridgesFor at least 100 years in the rural community that is now Woodside, three two-lane, single-span bridges -- on Kings Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2012Last comment by Donald, on Dec 8, 2012 at 5:29 pm | 5 comments | 10067 Views
WOODSIDE
Noise from low-flying aircraft still troubles townsFor years, at Peninsula community roundtable discussions with noise-abatement officials, representatives from Portola Valley...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2012Last comment by Grant, on Dec 4, 2012 at 9:13 am | 2 comments | 10002 Views
WOODSIDE
Charges being weighed in weekend weapons incident at Woodside ElementaryProbation department authorities in San Mateo County are weighing whether to charge two teens with a misdemeanor for having...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2014Last comment by Hmmm, on Apr 9, 2014 at 12:36 am | 10 comments | 9957 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Almanac Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
State Street Market plans overhaul of its eateries as it cuts ties with Bon Appétit, triggering layoffs
By The Peninsula Foodist | 10 comments | 3,433 views
Doing more with the natural spaces we have
By Sherry Listgarten | 3 comments | 1,924 views
How to Replace a Dry Red - Dry January Ends
By Laura Stec | 7 comments | 1,242 views
“ . . . We have no way of knowing when our time is up . . .”
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,071 views
