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Critical business areas spared PG&E outages in Portola Valley and WoodsideMany streets in Portola Valley and Woodside lost power due to PG&E's precautionary shutoffs at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, but...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by Well John,, on Oct 12, 2019 at 7:35 am | 3 comments | 5217 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
'The best version of Rossotti's that it's ever been': A new era begins for historic Alpine InnUpdating a 167-year-old institution isn't easy when generations of customers feel a strong emotional attachment to it, like...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by JoAnn, on Oct 11, 2019 at 5:05 pm | 1 comment | 6709 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Survey: PV school district voters would support parcel tax renewalA survey commissioned by Portola Valley School District has found that voters would support renewal of a parcel tax that...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2019Last comment by Another reason, on Oct 7, 2019 at 10:40 am | 3 comments | 3159 Views
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Trump to lunch in Portola ValleyWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Melanias Handslap, on Sep 17, 2019 at 10:33 pm | 18 comments | 8505 Views
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Bill that would provide overnight parking for homeless community college students pushed to next legislative sessionThe author of legislation that would require California community colleges to open their parking lots overnight to homeless...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2019Last comment by CyberVoter, on Sep 10, 2019 at 12:47 pm | 2 comments | 3440 Views
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Menlo Park man accused of sexual assault of minors arrested againRandolph Haldeman, who was arrested last month on allegations of sexually assaulting children and then released on bail,...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2019Last comment by Rick Altman, on Sep 9, 2019 at 8:32 am | 11 comments | 9010 Views
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Portola Valley schools sign crossing guard contractThe Portola Valley School District has entered into an agreement with the Woodside Patrol security service to provide crossing...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2019Last comment by Dave Ross, on Aug 25, 2019 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 3401 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley school district to discuss possible parcel tax renewalAs Portola Valley students begin to file into classrooms next week for the start of the school year, school board members...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by TheMostRegressiveTax, on Aug 19, 2019 at 7:03 am | 3 comments | 3815 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
New Portola Valley school superintendent focuses on parcel tax, curriculum and communicationRoberta Zarea has been getting to know the Portola Valley School District since she became its superintendent on July 1....
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2019Last comment by F.D. Wall, on Aug 18, 2019 at 9:01 am | 2 comments | 5123 Views
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Ladera Preschool closes after 53 yearsA celebration on July 14 commemorated the legacy of the Ladera Community Church Preschool, which has closed after 53 years...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Ian Reed , on Aug 2, 2019 at 12:16 pm | 1 comment | 6074 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Town land purchase for PV affordable housing looks like a longshotAny hopes Portola Valley residents have of the town purchasing land to build affordable housing may be in vain, according...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2019Last comment by Common Sense, on Jul 30, 2019 at 2:41 pm | 5 comments | 4514 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Little agreement on sites for Portola Valley affordable housingPortola Valley officials seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place in terms of meeting increasing pressures from Sacramento...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by Menlo Boomer, on Jul 28, 2019 at 9:55 am | 5 comments | 5035 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Westridge keeping wary eye on new Portola Valley development rulesPortola Valley's Westridge community is expressing concerns about how the city's efforts to create more housing opportunities...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2019Last comment by Inmates are running the asylum, on Jul 27, 2019 at 4:58 pm | 1 comment | 4054 Views
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Menlo Park man, Ladera swim team photographer, accused of sexually abusing boysA Menlo Park man who worked as the Ladera Recreation Center swim team photographer is being accused of of sexually abusing...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2019Last comment by Kaz, on Jul 26, 2019 at 4:31 pm | 3 comments | 9383 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Historic Alpine Inn reopening in Portola Valley soon'Wow — this place looks amazing!" said a neighbor, one of the usual 20 to 30 people who have been stopping by every...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2019Last comment by pearl, on Jul 26, 2019 at 12:54 pm | 5 comments | 3359 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Westridge keeping wary eye on new PV development rulesPortola Valley's Westridge community is expressing concerns about how the city's efforts to create more housing opportunities...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019Last comment by Westridge, on Jul 24, 2019 at 7:40 pm | 1 comment | 2132 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Open houses on Stanford Wedge housing project to be held this weekStanford University is holding a second series of open houses about a proposed housing development on land the university...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019Last comment by Lynne Bramlett , on Jul 24, 2019 at 5:48 pm | 1 comment | 3941 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
The taste of summerFor the 15th year, Webb Ranch in Portola Valley is welcoming visitors to its fields to take advantage of one of the many...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2019Last comment by Angela Hey, on Jul 15, 2019 at 12:20 pm | 1 comment | 4824 Views
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Judge finds witness tampering in ADA lawsuitTwo defendants have been caught tampering with a witness in a lawsuit against a San Jose law firm that has sued thousands...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by crooksd, on Jul 9, 2019 at 9:31 am | 6 comments | 13594 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Guest opinion: Let's tackle the moral crisis of our time: affordable housingPortola Valley planners know that ideal communities have people of all income levels and all ages. If we do not grow, we...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2019Last comment by Homer, on Jul 5, 2019 at 1:59 pm | 8 comments | 5273 Views
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