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Portola Valley Planning Commission considering key findings for Neely tasting room permitThe Portola Valley Planning Commission is studying several questions to determine whether it should approve an amendment...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Feb 19, 2020 at 9:37 pm | 18 comments | 6115 Views
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Woodside fire district turns up heat on Stanford housing planThe Woodside Fire Protection District is weighing in on fire hazards it believes could be associated with a proposed Stanford...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2020Last comment by a PV resident , on Feb 15, 2020 at 9:06 am | 16 comments | 7914 Views
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Portola Valley schools parcel tax renewal measure on March ballotPortola Valley School District voters are being asked to renew and approve a rate increase for a parcel tax, which now generates...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2020There are no comments yet. 4471 Views
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Neely Wine's tasting room plans meet further resistance by residentsA plan to permit a tasting room and event center at Neely Wine in the middle of Portola Valley met with further caution from...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by les marks, on Jan 21, 2020 at 2:47 pm | 18 comments | 6629 Views
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Portola Valley Alpine Inn beer garden tent to keep the party going year-roundNow that the historic Alpine Inn has reopened after an extensive and expensive remodel, management has come up with a solution...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2020Last comment by Theresa , on Jan 9, 2020 at 1:36 pm | 6 comments | 6445 Views
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Rep. Jackie Speier looks to lower airplane noise with 5 billsResponding to growing concerns about airplane noise, U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier has proposed a series of bills aimed at improving...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2019Last comment by whatever, on Dec 28, 2019 at 2:30 pm | 3 comments | 3669 Views
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Council takes property near Frog Pond off housing option listAfter hearing from four town committees and a united group of speakers on Dec. 11, the Portola Valley Town Council voted...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Facts?, on Dec 18, 2019 at 1:40 pm | 6 comments | 4901 Views
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Today: Wildfire preparedness, open space, housing on council agendaThe Portola Valley Town Council will consider and create priorities around recently released recommendations from an ad hoc...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2019Last comment by Traveller, on Dec 11, 2019 at 1:36 pm | 2 comments | 3233 Views
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Portola Valley commission incumbents reappointed to new termsThe Portola Valley Town Council on Nov. 13 chose incumbent commissioners Judith Hasko and Nicolas Targ to serve new four-year...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2019Last comment by PV Resident, on Dec 11, 2019 at 11:20 am | 4 comments | 3765 Views
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Portola Valley school district shares new classroom designsParents, community members and administrators gathered at Ormondale School last month to view mock-ups of schematic design...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2019Last comment by 2Much, on Dec 3, 2019 at 9:42 am | 1 comment | 5813 Views
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Esther Litton celebrates 100th birthday, enthusiasticallyTo celebrate a century of life, about 50 friends and relatives of former Portola Valley resident Esther Litton gathered at...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2019Last comment by Danna, on Dec 2, 2019 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 6118 Views
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Guest opinion: Setting the record straight on Neely Wine plansOn Nov. 13 the Almanac published an article titled "Neely Wine's tasting room plans meet further resistance by residents."...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2019Last comment by PV Resident, on Dec 1, 2019 at 8:02 pm | 1 comment | 2144 Views
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Barber retires his clippers after decades at Ladera Country ShopperAs he gathers up his scissors, clippers and combs for the last time at Diane's Salon, Steve Cervelli has a lot to be thankful...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Yvonne Deggelman, on Nov 27, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 3 comments | 5904 Views
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Atherton tops most expensive real estate listFor the third year in a row, Atherton has landed at the top of a list for most expensive residential real estate in the country,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2019Last comment by TomS, on Nov 21, 2019 at 10:05 pm | 2 comments | 7683 Views
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Woodside council rejects challenge by equestrian bridge opponentsThe Woodside Town Council has reversed a ruling by the Planning Commission that denied a conditional use permit for a bridge...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2019Last comment by Happy Trailer, on Nov 11, 2019 at 12:35 pm | 1 comment | 4309 Views
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Portola Valley geophysicist, explorer Sheldon Breiner dies at 82Sheldon Breiner, the Portola Valley resident and open space advocate who used magnetism to find sunken ships and lost cities,...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Michael Von der Porten, on Nov 10, 2019 at 6:04 pm | 8 comments | 8856 Views
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Portola Valley greenlights pursuit of pedestrian, bicyclist safety planPortola Valley's public works department received the go-ahead from the Town Council on Aug. 14 to proceed with a plan for...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2019Last comment by The Fixer, on Nov 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm | 25 comments | 5120 Views
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Gov. Newsom: PG&E should repay customers affected by public safety power shutoffAfter last week's Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Michael D, on Oct 27, 2019 at 10:56 pm | 8 comments | 4069 Views
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Menlo Park woman sentenced to three weeks in prison for role in college admissions scamA 50-year-old Menlo Park entrepreneur who fraudulently claimed her son was black or Latino on college admission applications...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by westridge resident, on Oct 17, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 9089 Views
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Portola Valley school district surveying community on prioritiesThe Portola Valley School District released an online survey this week to allow residents to provide feedback on priorities...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Promotion, on Oct 16, 2019 at 5:28 pm | 2 comments | 3135 Views
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