PORTOLA VALLEY
Why doesn't Portola Valley merge with Woodside?
What a waste of taxpayers' money. By consolidating these towns taxpayers could save on duplication of services. |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 11:50 am by sam, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
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Portola Valley blues festival canceled
In its quest for funds to buy and maintain open space within its boundaries, the town of Portola Valley has been raising money every September by means of a blues concert, but... |
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on Oct 5, 2010 at 7:39 pm by PV Volunteer, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Obituary: Gunther Sorger
Gunther Urban Sorger of Portola Valley, a pioneer in the development of microwave systems for air safety, died peacefully Feb. 10. In 1970 he moved to California to work for t... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 3:47 pm by James Vait, a resident of another community |
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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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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.
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on Mar 9, 2009 at 1:42 pm by Ben Zina, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera 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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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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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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Church packed in celebration of Bill Lane
A memorial service was held Friday for longtime philanthropist and former Sunset publisher Bill Lane at Stanford Memorial Church. Photo: Members of the Mounted Patrol of... |
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on Oct 4, 2010 at 12:28 pm by Nate McKitterick, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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Italian eatery to replace Mike's Cafe in Ladera
Owner Mike Wallau is transforming Mike's Cafe in Ladera into an Italian eatery, but don't call it a ristorante or trattoria. Its new name is Portola Kitchen. The cuisine? Aut... |
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on Oct 13, 2012 at 2:14 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other 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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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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Tonight: Talk on next quake in Bay Area
Tom Brocher, director of the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Science Center, will give a talk Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Portola Valley on lessons learned from the San Francisco ... |
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on Oct 3, 2012 at 4:43 pm by Earle Jones, a resident of the Portola Valley: other 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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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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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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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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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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