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Portola Valley report on affordable housing
In planning for housing affordable to people of low and moderate incomes, as state law requires, a committee of volunteers advised the Portola Valley Town Council to go with s... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 8:49 am by yello, a resident of another community |
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Webb Ranch to sell produce at farmers' markets
It's nearly summer, but the Webb Ranch fruit and vegetable stand at Alpine Road and Interstate 280 has been dark and empty. The ranch, in business since 1922, is in the proces... |
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on Jun 12, 2013 at 10:06 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Tonight: Portola Valley council to discuss committee report on affordable housing
The Portola Valley Town Council will meet at Wednesday, June 12, to discuss a report from a committee of nine volunteers on how the town should address the controversial topic... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 2:57 pm by louis ebner, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Obama makes another fundraising trip here
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit two Palo Alto homes on Thursday, June 6, to raise funds for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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on Jun 9, 2013 at 4:50 pm by another realist, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Saturday: Portola Valley races to town picnic
Running, walking and everything in between will be fine in the Zots to Tots race on Saturday, June 8, to launch the Portola Valley Town Picnic.
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on Jun 6, 2013 at 1:28 pm by Dave Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Picnicking in Portola Valley like it's 2013
Running, walking and everything in between will be fine in the Zots to Tots race on Saturday, June 8, at the Portola Valley Town Picnic.
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 7:02 pm by JW, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Letter: Contradictory decision on turf field
In its recent 3-to-2 vote, the Portola Valley Town Council overturned the Planning Commission's decision that would allow Woodside Priory School to install artificial turf whe... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 9:24 pm by member, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley council vetoes artificial grass
Expanded version of earlier story. The Portola Valley Town Council by a 3-2 vote overturned a Planning Commission decision allowing the Woodside Priory School to use art... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 5:21 pm by g, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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Saturday: Drought tolerant gardening class in Portola Valley
A garden that tolerates drought? A free two-hour class on how to create such a garden for yourself, and/or how to find and work with someone who can do it for you, will be he... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 4:41 pm by PV Resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley district superintendent resigns
Carol Piraino, who picked up the reins at the Portola Valley School District last year in the wake of her predecessor's abrupt resignation while under investigation for financ... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 10:45 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Can 'green' Portola Valley coexist with artificial grass?
In a town whose general plan puts determined and repeated emphasis on preserving the natural environment and the town's rural character, is there room in that vision for a pla... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 9:51 am by Ref, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley schools parcel tax passes
Semi-official results reported by the county elections office Tuesday night (May 7) show that Measure O, which renews the Portola Valley School District's annual parcel tax fo... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 9:34 pm by Marie, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley green-lights farmers' market plan
The Portola Valley Town Council has given its consent to proceed with plans for an eight-week trial run for a weekly Thursday afternoon farmers' market in Portola Valley. The... |
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on May 7, 2013 at 12:44 pm by pj, a member of the Woodside High School community |
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Artificial grass for Priory field still open question
The question is open as to whether the Woodside Priory School, a Catholic boarding school in Portola Valley, will win permission to use artificial grass for the interior field... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 5:33 pm by Redfield Flash, a resident of another community |
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Portola Valley: Resident agrees to $75,000 penalty for felling trees without a permit
Portola Valley resident David L. Douglass has agreed to pay a penalty of $75,000 to head off a potential lawsuit from the town over the felling, without a permit, of at least ... |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 9:16 am by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley affordable housing issue: how to spend $2.88 million from Blue Oaks sale
The issue about affordable housing in Portola Valley has boiled down to this: What should the town do with the $2.88 million it acquired in December from the sale of two topog... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 1:32 pm by PV Homeowner, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Tonight: Portola Valley meets on affordable housing
Affordable housing in Portola Valley is the topic for a community meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, at the Alpine Hills Swim & Tennis Club at 4139 Alpine Road.
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 1:52 pm by Mary, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Portola Valley volunteers chafe over limits on their affordable housing role
There are many avenues of inquiry into the topic of affordable housing in Portola Valley: Why is the state inserting itself into local affairs? Is socio-economic diversity imp... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm by Fred, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley seeks comment on affordable housing
Affordable housing in Portola Valley -- why it's important and how it should be planned for -- is the topic for a community meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight (March 26) at Woodside... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 10:24 pm by Mark Wilson, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Priory gets green light for artificial grass field
They were eloquent in their opposition to artificial grass. Defenders of a natural grass infield for the new oval running track being proposed for Woodside Priory School in Po... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 8:07 pm by Old MP, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Tonight: Portola Valley hearing on artificial grass at Priory
The Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley is requesting permission to use artificial grass on the field inside a new running track, a controversial notion in a town that va... |
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on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm by carolyn rogers, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Residents volunteer to tackle
affordable housing issue
A group of Portola Valley residents have volunteered to put themselves between a rock and a hard place. They will make recommendations on how the town can plan for and where i... |
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on Mar 14, 2013 at 8:16 pm by Muki Hi, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Artificial grass on town agenda
The Portola Valley Planning Commission could make a decision Wednesday, March 6, on a proposal by the Woodside Priory School to install artificial grass on the interior field ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:42 pm by PV Resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Tuesday: Portola Valley volunteers tackle affordable housing issue
A group of Portola Valley residents have volunteered to put themselves between a rock and a hard place. They will make recommendations on how the town can plan for and where i... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:32 pm by bob, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Feature story: It's a wrap for Rita Williams
It's no coincidence that award-winning reporter Rita Williams of Portola Valley is retiring from Channel 2 (KTVU-TV) on Feb. 27. She told her boss months ago that she was plan... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:09 am by Kathie, a resident of another community |
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