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Ladera: Women's clinic to close doors this fall
For decades, Ladera has been home to a women's medical clinic on Alpine Road just east of the Ladera Community Church. But come the fall, when the lease expires, the Portola ... |
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on May 18, 2011 at 12:14 pm by Barbara A Peters, M.D., a resident of another community |
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Real estate: Are private council talks OK?
The Portola Valley town attorney claims a Town Council can discuss background questions about potential real estate transactions in private. An attorney representing Californi... |
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on May 9, 2011 at 1:04 pm by pv resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Road work to last through June
The stretch of Alpine Road that enters Portola Valley from Ladera is on deck for resurfacing, part of the annual road repair program that starts this year on April 25 and cont... |
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on Apr 22, 2011 at 9:34 pm by Dharma, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Second mountain lion spotted in Woodside
A mountain lion was spotted early this morning in Woodside, the second such sighting to occur in the town in as many days, emergency officials said.
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on Apr 19, 2011 at 2:15 pm by cougar, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Town Council ran afoul of open-meeting law, CNPA attorney says
Editor"s note: In an earlier version of this story, the Almanac incorrectly reported that former councilman Richard Merk ascribed the council's skittishness regarding b... |
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on Apr 13, 2011 at 8:46 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Wednesday: Portola Valley looks at benefit package
The Portola Valley Town Council will discuss a recommendation from the Finance Committee that employees in Town Hall start paying out of pocket for part of their dependents' ... |
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on Apr 12, 2011 at 5:12 pm by cms, a resident of another community |
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Fogarty celebrates 30 years of winemaking
When Dr. Thomas Fogarty was looking for land to grow grapes more than three decades ago, there was little property to choose from in and near his hometown, Portola Valley. The... |
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on Apr 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm by Haricot Vert, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Obituary: Laurel Crittenden
Laurel E. Crittenden, who died March 18, grew up in Portola Valley, taught in Portola Valley schools as a substitute teacher, and helped design gardens there from her outpost... |
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on Mar 31, 2011 at 1:41 pm by JoAnn Loulan, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Secrecy surrounds the now-closed Al's Nursery
Al's Nursery, an institution for 51 years in Portola Valley, closed on March 16. The doors of the nursery building at 900 Portola Road were supposed to reopen as the new home... |
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on Mar 26, 2011 at 9:02 am by resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Mountain lion sighted in Woodside
A mountain lion was seen in the vicinity of Farm Road and Woodview Lane in Woodside at approximately 3:30 a.m. Monday, March 21, the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Serv... |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 9:08 pm by pver, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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Can huge quake and tsunami happen here?
"Everyone's nervous," said Sheldon Breiner (photo), a geophysicist at Stanford University and a resident of Portola Valley who said he's gotten lots of questions from neighbor... |
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on Mar 17, 2011 at 5:19 pm by Quaking in me green Irish boots..., a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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Portola Valley: Deer carcass discovered near school; mountain lion suspected
The carcass of a deer that may have been killed by a mountain lion was found near a Portola Valley school Wednesday morning (March 9), San Mateo County emergency officials sai... |
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on Mar 12, 2011 at 9:59 am by sadfsf, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Bike lane all but certain at intersection of Alpine and I-280, where cyclist died
A bike lane design similar to that at Sand Hill Road and Interstate 280 is under consideration for Alpine Road as it approaches I-280. At that intersection, on Nov. 4, cyclist... |
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on Mar 3, 2011 at 4:52 pm by tom turner, a resident of another community |
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Mountain lion seen in Portola Valley
A mountain lion was spotted near the 500 block of Westridge Drive in Portola Valley at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23,, county emergency officials report.
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on Feb 24, 2011 at 8:33 am by Chris Bay, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Mountain lion spotted in Portola Valley
A mountain lion was spotted in a rural residential neighborhood in Portola Valley on Wednesday night, San Mateo County emergency officials said.
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on Feb 18, 2011 at 11:48 am by JoAnn, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Priory proposes synthetic grass for fields
In its bid to resurface three athletic fields with synthetic grass, Woodside Priory, the private Portola Valley Catholic school for grades 6-12, hosted a joint onsite meeting ... |
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on Feb 14, 2011 at 7:09 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Los Trancos Creek not damaged by spill near Alpine Road and I-280, official says
A milky white substance discovered Tuesday night in Los Trancos Creek near the intersection of Alpine Road and Interstate 280 apparently did no damage, a hazardous materials o... |
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on Feb 4, 2011 at 9:28 pm by jcharley, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Why some crimes in Portola Valley, Woodside have not been reported
As some residents of Portola Valley have discovered, there's been a mismatch between crimes entered in the records of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office as having happened ... |
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on Feb 2, 2011 at 9:10 pm by Dave Ross, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Portola Valley planning manager Leslie Lambert recovering from serious head injury
Leslie Lambert, the planning manager for the town of Portola Valley, is on extended medical leave to recover from a serious head injury that came as a result of a fall at home... |
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on Feb 2, 2011 at 5:31 pm by SL, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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Friday: Services for Celeste Henzel, 60
Celeste Mariana Schmitt Henzel of Portola Valley, a top ranked real estate agent on the Peninsula, died Nov. 6 of cancer at age 60.
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on Jan 17, 2011 at 4:13 pm by Tina Brewer, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Family of bicyclist files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a woman fatally struck by a big-rig while riding her bicycle in unincorporated Portola Valley last month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in San Mateo County S... |
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on Dec 30, 2010 at 4:58 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley joins chorus against Cargill project
Another voice -- the Portola Valley Town Council -- has joined the chorus of opposition to a proposal by Minneapolis-based Cargill Salt Corp. and an Arizona developer to conv... |
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on Dec 30, 2010 at 12:45 pm by Curmudgeon, a resident of another community |
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Portola Valley council rejects Cargill development
The Cargill Salt Corp. proposal for a residential community on a salt flat off Redwood City should instead be restored as home for creatures that lived there before it was a s... |
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on Dec 30, 2010 at 12:07 pm by Curmudgeon, a resident of another community |
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Alpine Road fatal crash is third for truck driver
In an unusual set of incidents, the Nov. 4 collision of a bicyclist and a tractor-trailer at the Alpine Road/Interstate 280 interchange was the third time since 2003 that the ... |
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 12:21 am by marty, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Wednesday: Portola Valley may decide parking dispute along upper Alpine Road
The matter of roadside public parking and how much of it there should be in front of 4860 Alpine Road is the first item of business for the Portola Valley Town Council at its... |
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on Nov 22, 2010 at 9:03 am by resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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