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Deputies' ploy nets burglary suspects in Westridge neighborhood of Portola Valley
Alert observation followed by a little deception -- it was all in a day's work for sheriff's deputies patrolling the Westridge neighborhood in Portola Valley.
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on Mar 15, 2010 at 1:42 pm by Luc, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Megan Mitchell lived for years with bipolar disease
Megan Mitchell, the daughter of Kent and Jo Ann Mitchell of Portola Valley and a graduate of Ormondale, Corte Madera and Woodside High schools, has died, apparently by her own... |
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on Feb 24, 2010 at 8:59 am by A human, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Open question
A Portola Valley committee toured the former Spring Down equestrian facility adjacent to Town Center on Thursday, Feb. 11, as a prelude to three meetings to discuss exactly wh... |
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on Feb 18, 2010 at 10:16 am by Janine O\'Neill, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Portola Valley's only gas station has new owner
Dieter Mees, a Porsche-trained mechanic and the former owner of Palo Alto German car repair specialist D & M Motors, is the new owner of Portola Valley Fuel and will run the g... |
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on Feb 3, 2010 at 8:50 pm by Casper, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
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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 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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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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Noise from the neighbors: Let's talk, says town
Noise from the neighbors and what to do about it will be the focus of one or more community workshops, perhaps a series of Saturday morning coffees, as the town of Portola Val... |
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on Oct 19, 2008 at 10:06 pm by Maggie, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Mountain lions: Deputies patrol trails
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Department has begun deploying deputies on off-road motorcycles on trails in the hills in response to four recent mountain lion sightings in the... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 2:02 pm by Ron, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Portola Valley plans dinner, grand opening
for $20 million Town Center complex
A select group of Portola Valley donors and their family members, 75 residents in all, are receiving invitations to a dinner to recognize their major gifts to the Town Center ... |
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on Sep 3, 2008 at 10:29 am by Chris, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
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Woodside Priory boys keep hoop streak alive
Since the end of the 2006 season, the Woodside Priory boys' basketball team has won 34 straight Private Schools Athletic League games in various ways. On Saturday, the Panther... |
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on Feb 14, 2008 at 11:44 am by A Fan, a resident of another community |
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Roberts market in Portola Valley: Commission postpones action
The Portola Valley Planning Commission on Wednesday night postponed action until Dec. 13 on a conditional use permit for the new Roberts market going in where John's Valley Fo... |
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on Dec 13, 2007 at 10:42 am by TGodfrey, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Combat ritual between two male rattlesnakes in Portola Valley
Click here Web Link to view a video of a combat ritual between two male Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis oreganos) on the Anni... |
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on Jul 29, 2007 at 7:19 pm by Uncle Heavy, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Driver not at fault in bicycle fatality, CHP says
The Sand Hill Road traffic accident that killed bicyclist and Portola Valley resident Rodney Smith apparently happened as a result of Mr. Smith turning from the eastbound bike... |
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on Jul 3, 2007 at 5:10 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Post your memories of Portola Valley town pioneer Robert "Bob" Anderson
For the last 50 years, Robert Anderson gave much of his life to founding and building the town of Portola Valley.
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on Jan 27, 2007 at 10:15 am by Churchgoer, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
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Estate has 'limited market appeal,' says panel
When it came down to it, the excesses and "limited market appeal" of billionaire Larry Ellison's 23-acre Woodside estate are what compelled a property assessment appeals boar... |
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on Dec 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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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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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 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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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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Parker resigns from Portola Valley school board
Scott Parker has announced his resignation from the Portola Valley School District board, which he has served on since 2009.
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 12:52 pm by Orly Taitz, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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