PORTOLA VALLEY
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... |
Editor |
2007 |
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on Jun 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm by nonya, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Pellet gun use may be restricted in Portola Valley
The Portola Valley Town Council has scheduled a discussion and possible action on an amendment that would add pellet guns to the list of firearms that, with some exceptions, a... |
David Boyce |
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on Oct 20, 2008 at 4:49 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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... |
Editor |
1972 |
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on Dec 30, 2010 at 12:45 pm by Curmudgeon, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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.
Read the f... |
Editor |
1964 |
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on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:34 pm by Concerned Mother, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley's new Web site is now live
Portola Valley's new town Web site went online today. The site is notable for allowing visitors to filter content according to a particular interest, such as tracking town gov... |
Editor |
1958 |
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on Mar 2, 2009 at 3:15 am by Annelise Connell, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Open space district acquires 79 acres
Already rich in open space, the town of Portola Valley is richer still with the gift Tuesday (Nov. 15) to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District of 79 acres of upland m... |
Editor |
1953 |
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on Aug 4, 2012 at 8:07 am by Dave J., a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Obituary: Charlotte Anderson: Noted gardener and community leader
Charlotte Anderson, noted gardener, community leader and volunteer in Portola Valley for more than 50 years, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, June 10, at The Sequoias in Port... |
Editor |
1947 |
1 |
on Mar 2, 2009 at 12:01 pm by Ann Arnold Haley, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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' ... |
Editor |
1939 |
8 |
on Apr 12, 2011 at 5:12 pm by cms, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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 ... |
Editor |
1938 |
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on Sep 3, 2008 at 10:29 am by Chris, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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 ... |
Editor |
1935 |
3 |
on Dec 16, 2009 at 7:01 pm by Martin, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Finding the magic of geo-caching
Hidden throughout California are more than 77,000 caches of small treasures of indeterminate value but high on the fun scale. Finding them using online clues is geo-caching, a... |
Editor |
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on Apr 20, 2010 at 7:35 am by Danna, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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 ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 12:21 am by marty, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Making it safer to walk, bike to school
A serious effort is under way to get Portola Valley students to walk or bike to and from Ormondale and Corte Madera schools, and to get their parents out of their roles as cha... |
Editor |
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on Jun 1, 2010 at 8:28 pm by old PV, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Back to the future for gas station
It was eight months ago that Portola Valley native Ron Ramies sold Portola Valley Fuel, the independent gas station and auto repair shop Mr. Ramies owned for 29 years at Porto... |
Editor |
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on Nov 18, 2010 at 5:21 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
PV council accepts the inevitable on cell phone tower
It may be a faux tree, it may be a tasteful pole, it may even be an objet d'art, but a 50- to 55-foot cell phone tower will rise at the corner of Peak Lane and Golden Oak Dri... |
Editor |
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on Oct 18, 2010 at 6:22 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley seeks pro tennis instructor
The Town of Portola Valley plans to offer group tennis instruction as part of its class offerings beginning in late spring and throughout the summer. If there is significant i... |
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on Mar 11, 2010 at 8:56 am by Correspondent, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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... |
Editor |
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on Apr 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm by Haricot Vert, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Missing Portola Valley boy and his girlfriend return home
A 12-year-old Portola Valley boy and his 15-year-old Palo Alto girlfriend returned home safe this afternoon after being reported missing Thursday, according to the San Mat... |
Editor |
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on Apr 12, 2010 at 5:15 pm by Ranch Gal, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Wednesday: Portola Valley examines huge Cargill plan
Portola Valley's Town Council will consider Wednesday, Nov. 10, the environmental ramifications of a plan to build a major new community on what is now a salt flat off Redwoo... |
Editor |
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on Nov 9, 2010 at 2:49 pm by Willy, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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 ... |
Editor |
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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 |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Blessings from above at Christ Church
If there are blessings to be had for reducing one's fossil fuel consumption, Christ Episcopal Church in Portola Valley will surely win some over the next 25 years. ==B Photo:=... |
Editor |
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on Oct 6, 2010 at 10:47 am by LosAltosLocal, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Obituary: Military tank collector Jacques Littlefield dies at age 59
Jacques Mequet Littlefield, who assembled one of the largest private collections of military vehicles in the world and championed open space in the mid-Peninsula, died Jan. 7 ... |
Editor |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:33 pm by David Dehner, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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... |
Editor |
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on Jun 12, 2009 at 2:33 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
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... |
Editor |
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on Feb 2, 2011 at 5:31 pm by SL, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Letter: Portola Valley measures support vital services
This letter from Jon Silver, former Portola Valley councilman, was published in the Oct. 14, 2009, edition of The Almanac.
In 1964 the forbearers of Portola Valley... |
RHine@AlmanacNews.com |
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on Oct 17, 2009 at 9:00 am by RHine@AlmanacNews.com, managing editor of The Almanac |
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