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Woodside Election 2015: Anonymous campaign blossoms for District 3 council seatA brief, vigorous — and largely anonymous — get-out-the-vote effort is underway in Woodside on behalf of businessman...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2015Last comment by Et Alia, on Nov 1, 2015 at 8:04 am | 3 comments | 2701 Views
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Tuesday: Woodside council discusses wildfire preventionThe Woodside Town Council will discuss wildfire prevention tonight (Dec. 11) in light of the devastating wildfires in Northern...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by awatkins, on Dec 12, 2018 at 1:21 pm | 6 comments | 2695 Views
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Guest opinion: We must work together to solve county's housing crisisMost residents of San Mateo County who are not policymakers see only a part of the impact of the housing crisis. You might...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2016Last comment by Arrgghhhh !!!!, on Dec 1, 2016 at 3:59 pm | 2 comments | 2616 Views
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Woodside sends housing plan to the state but doesn't adopt itWith three options on the table and a looming state-mandated deadline on Jan. 31, the Woodside Town Council agreed to include...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2023Last comment by Anne Kasten, on Feb 2, 2023 at 4:37 pm | 1 comment | 2577 Views
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Filoli Harvest Festival set for SaturdayThere's such autumn abundance at Filoli (86 Canada Road, Woodside) that the historic estate has added a whole extra day of...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Robert, on Sep 25, 2019 at 12:42 pm | 1 comment | 2549 Views
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Remembering Woodside: Dolores Degnan's memories of eight decades in the town she lovedDolores Degnan, who died on Feb. 19 at the age of 80, had an extraordinary memory for the details of the many years she spent...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Jeannine, on Mar 12, 2019 at 7:12 pm | 1 comment | 2543 Views
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Longtime Woodside firefighter dies at 71John Clifford "Cliff" Andrews, a resident of Woodside and a firefighter with the Woodside Fire Protection District for 33...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2017Last comment by Susan Andrews MacArthur, on Jan 4, 2017 at 9:21 am | 1 comment | 2491 Views
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Sound Familiar? Time for school finance reform.San Carlos schools Superintendent Craig Baker and Chief Operations Officer Robert Porter apparently failed to "comprehend"...
Original post made by Susan Smith on Mar. 22, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Mar 23, 2014 at 9:40 am | 4 comments | 2392 Views
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Woodside council votes to become a five-member body, but a ballot initiative might block itWoodside Town Council will gradually move from a seven- to five-member body, but a resident, feeling the council has ignored...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2022Last comment by Woodsider Lifer, on Apr 14, 2022 at 11:56 am | 1 comment | 2388 Views
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Day of the Horse in WoodsideDays are rapidly getting shorter and leaves are starting to fall — two sure signs that Day of the Horse is just around...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by crooner, on Oct 28, 2019 at 9:58 am | 1 comment | 2378 Views
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Woodside - Where have all the women gone?There is an article in The Almanac titled "Woodside: Where have all the women gone?" One of the allegations is that there...
Original post made by pogo on Mar. 2, 2019Last comment by Names? Names?, on Mar 6, 2019 at 6:03 pm | 15 comments | 2308 Views
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Trump to announce today his tax plan - tax CUTS for BILLIONAIRESTax cuts for billionaires! Tax cuts for Wall Street! Tax cuts for Big Business! Cut regulations that protect Americans! For...
Original post made by Money for BILLIONAIRES on Aug. 8, 2016Last comment by doesn't matter, on Aug 10, 2016 at 12:44 am | 18 comments | 2222 Views
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Editorial: Yes on Woodside's Measure AThe Almanac's Oct. 22 editorial explains the editorial board's rationale for recommending Woodside residents vote yes on...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2021Last comment by Stuart, on Oct 25, 2021 at 11:37 am | 10 comments | 2192 Views
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A tree for all seasonsFloral decorating for the holiday season usually means being limited to holly, ivy, pine and other seasonal evergreens. The...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2019Last comment by WLB, on Dec 12, 2019 at 1:29 pm | 1 comment | 2147 Views
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Woodside School plans major building project next summerRegarding, “Woodside School plans major building project next summer”, The Almanac, September 17, 2014, I would like...
Original post made by Andreas Mede on Sep. 23, 2014There are no comments yet. 2116 Views
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In the year ahead, housing, parking and other infrastructure on Woodside mayor's plateWoodside Mayor Chris Shaw expects a lot of his focus this year to be on state housing mandates, though it wouldn't be his...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2023There are no comments yet. 2107 Views
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Woodside celebrates May Day all dayMay Day is always a bit of a circus in Woodside, starting with the fun run and walk at the library, and the pancake breakfast...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2018Last comment by HorseLover, on Jul 13, 2018 at 12:04 am | 1 comment | 2103 Views
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Mountain lions and housing took center stage in Woodside in 2022Much of the focus in 2022 in Woodside was on state housing mandates and trying to keep the town rural. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2023Last comment by Don Pugh, on Jan 5, 2023 at 12:54 pm | 1 comment | 2093 Views
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Fourth of July celebrations return in person to the PeninsulaEvents across the Peninsula will be taking place in person this year to mark Independence Day. From concerts to fireworks,...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2022Last comment by Eric Mills, on Jul 3, 2022 at 10:05 am | 4 comments | 2091 Views
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Power outages caused some school closures in Ravenswood district this weekStudents are back in classrooms Friday, Feb. 24 following several school closures across the Ravenswood City School District...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2023Last comment by Whatsit, on Feb 27, 2023 at 12:55 pm | 2 comments | 2062 Views
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