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Storm fills creek at Portola Valley Town Center
Storm runoff in Sausal Creek at Portola Valley Town Center may have set a new high-water mark this morning around 10:40 a.m. in a surge that nearly topped a culvert.
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on Jan 21, 2010 at 1:09 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Portola Valley: Trailhead parking to shrink 20 percent
For hikers who use the Coal Mine Ridge or Windy Hill trails in Portola Valley and drive to the trailhead, the limited parking along upper Alpine Road near Willowbrook Drive i... |
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on Jan 21, 2010 at 12:53 am by Proud PVer, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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Karin Enstam Jaffe wins 'excellence in teaching' award
Karin Enstam Jaffe, who attended Portola Valley schools and graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School, is the recipient of the 2009-2010 Excellence in Teaching award at Sonoma... |
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on Dec 29, 2009 at 1:54 pm by Richard Tryce, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Portola Valley hikes fees for sports teams
Soccer and baseball players can expect to pay substantially more in 2010 for the use of the two baseball and two soccer fields in Portola Valley.
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on Dec 17, 2009 at 9:08 pm by responsible one, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Portola Valley's one gas station imperiled
The recession has come to Portola Valley, a town noted for its comfortable lifestyle for people who are comfortably employed. It may lose its only gas station. ==I Photo: Ron ... |
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on Dec 16, 2009 at 7:01 pm by Martin, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Portola Valley loses an icon
A new Wednesday morning routine has settled in at Portola Valley Hardware at the corner of Alpine and Portola roads: the absence behind the register of former store owner Hele... |
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on Dec 9, 2009 at 9:04 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Virginia Bacon photos of snow on local hilltops
"What a joy to wake up this morning and find snow on the local hilltops," says Virginia Bacon of Portola Valley, who sent links to her photos.
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on Dec 8, 2009 at 7:16 am by Vern Rogers, a resident of another community |
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Hwy. 84 reopens following major-injury crash
State Highway 84 in unincorporated San Mateo County has reopened after a motorcycle crashed Monday afternoon (Nov. 30), causing major injuries to its rider, according to the t... |
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on Dec 7, 2009 at 11:16 pm by carlos, a resident of another community |
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Ann Wengert named mayor of Portola Valley
Councilwoman Ann Wengert is the new mayor of Portola Valley for the next 12 months.
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on Nov 21, 2009 at 3:43 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Portola Valley: Spring Ridge winery would add buildings to scenic pasture
Spring Ridge winery in Portola Valley proposes to add 23,000 square feet of floor area that would include a greenhouse, an entertainment/cabana building, a guest house/art stu... |
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on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:34 am by Kari, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Saturday: Bill Lane turns 90 and is still going strong
Bill Lane's birthday is on Saturday, Nov. 7 -- not Friday. The editor regrets the error.
Former Sunset publisher, philanthropist, and Portola Valley town father, Bill L... |
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on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:42 pm by Ghizela Tamas, a resident of another community |
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Friday: March marks HIV awareness
An HIV Awareness March will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in East Palo Alto.
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on Oct 14, 2009 at 1:54 am by stdslove, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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With dreams of an acting career, Menlo-Atherton grad creates Web series
It's a peculiar kind of purgatory, the life of an actor trying to make it in Hollywood. Waiting in lobbies to audition, sitting through workshops with casting directors, hangi... |
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on Oct 13, 2009 at 4:55 pm by KimsNeighbor, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Saturday: Woodside High will rock with robots
Students with 36 teams will compete in a one-day robotics competition -- Cal Games for Robotics -- at Woodside High School on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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on Oct 8, 2009 at 11:19 pm by WIldcat, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Council flare-up over controversial postcard
An exchange between members of the Portola Valley Town Council exposed the controversy behind a Town Hall decision to mail a postcard on the town's financial condition three m... |
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on Aug 19, 2009 at 1:57 pm by Emma, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Portola Valley postcard: Is there a message between the lines?
Did Town Hall in Portola Valley inadvertently send a signal of support for the utility user tax? The 4.5 percent tax brings in 10 percent of the town's revenues and is up for ... |
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on Aug 13, 2009 at 9:44 pm by PV neighbor, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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Portola Valley will 'Celebrate Africa' on Aug. 23
The African Library Project, a Portola Valley-based nonprofit that collects and ships thousands of books to libraries in Africa, will hold a fundraising event, "Celebrate Afr... |
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on Aug 11, 2009 at 9:09 am by Slam Dunk, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Reflective dome over hockey rink irks neighbors
The dome enclosing Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy's 7,000-square-foot hockey rink is reflecting too much sunlight, say neighbors, including those across the valley in... |
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on Aug 3, 2009 at 11:42 pm by Ian, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Brad Blocker of Portola Valley dies in skiing accident
Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday for Brad W. Blocker, 48, of Portola Valley, who died Friday following a skiing accident at Lake Tahoe. He was a lawyer, athlete, ... |
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on Jun 29, 2009 at 3:02 pm by Patrick McDavid, a resident of another community |
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Star-gazing event tonight in Portola Valley
In tonight's deeper darkness in Portola Valley, people will gather near a soccer field at Town Center to gaze through telescopes at objects in the universe.
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on Jun 26, 2009 at 12:47 pm by dave, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Public workshop Thursday on Ford Field upgrade
The first workshop on upgrading Ford Field in Portola Valley begins with a 7 p.m. walk-around at the field at 3399 Alpine Road on Thursday, June 18. Then, the discussion conti... |
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on Jun 12, 2009 at 2:33 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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Uncertainty drove deputies to unholster their guns
Residents of the 100 block of Ramona Road in the Los Trancos Woods neighborhood may have seen deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office converging on a house with g... |
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on Jun 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm by nonya, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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PV Town Center rated among top green projects
Portola Valley's new Town Center is one of the top 10 green building projects of the year, according to an environmental committee of the American Institute of Architects.
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 1:35 pm by Onnolee Trapp, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Woodside High grad pleads 'no contest' in fatal accident
A prison term may be looming for Keith Benford Knudsen, a Portola Valley native who was behind the wheel of a BMW in a fatal high-speed accident in Portola Valley.
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on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:34 pm by Concerned Mother, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: End Portola Valley's utility taxes
On Nov. 3, 2009, Portola Valley voters may face yet another election to authorize four more years of utility taxes. About four years ago, the utility taxes were extended throu... |
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on Mar 26, 2009 at 8:54 am by Steve Toben, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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