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Portola Valley: State questions town's limits on ADUs for fire safety, council to consider changes to turbulent wildfire committeeAs Portola Valley resumes in-person meetings this week, it will face challenges that include a potential lawsuit over its...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2022Last comment by Mary Hufty, on May 1, 2022 at 2:09 pm | 8 comments | 4434 Views
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San Mateo County Supervisors OK policy for Sheriff's Office use of military equipmentTo comply with state law, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office has developed a military equipment use policy, which the...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by Danna Breen, on Apr 26, 2022 at 1:37 pm | 3 comments | 3562 Views
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Vice chair of Portola Valley wildfire committee member ousted, and town officials won't say whyThe town of Portola Valley removed the Wildfire Preparedness Committee's vice chair on April 5, but is keeping mum about...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2022Last comment by Meg, on Apr 18, 2022 at 2:39 am | 6 comments | 7121 Views
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Report: How the Stanford Wedge project will impact Portola ValleyA long-awaited environmental review of Stanford's proposed housing development found the project would not result in significant...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2022Last comment by PV Resident, on Apr 10, 2022 at 7:20 pm | 12 comments | 6808 Views
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Apartments for adults with disabilities proposed in Portola ValleyA new housing project, aimed at adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities has been proposed in Portola Valley. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2021Last comment by Aimee Armsby, on Dec 12, 2021 at 3:25 pm | 4 comments | 7220 Views
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Woodside Priory completes $6 million staff housing projectStaff moved into six new homes on the Woodside Priory campus this week. Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2021/11/09/woodside-priory-completes-6-million-sta...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2021Last comment by MAJAMES1111, on Nov 9, 2021 at 12:54 pm | 1 comment | 3742 Views
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Portola Valley resident develops model to simulate town evacuationsA naturally curious person with an engineering background, Portola Valley resident Dave Cardinal decided to start tinkering...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2021Last comment by David B, on Oct 26, 2021 at 12:59 pm | 4 comments | 2319 Views
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Air quality advisory issued for Wednesday due to wildfire smokeThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing an air quality advisory for Wednesday due to smoke from wildfires...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021There are no comments yet. 2264 Views
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Kings Mountain Art Fair offers virtual art show experienceThe Kings Mountain Art Fair may be virtual again this year, but the online edition offers some interactive features for visitors....
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 3941 Views
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Air quality advisories through Labor Day due to wildfire smokeThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended air quality advisories through Monday for wildfire smoke in the...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 3333 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Displacement from proposed Stanford Wedge housing project would be 'devastating,' says Alpine Rock Ranch horse boarderStanford University's Portola Terrace development would add 39 housing units to a Portola Valley site, but displace an equestrian...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2021Last comment by MA parent, on Sep 3, 2021 at 1:11 pm | 4 comments | 7218 Views
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Portola Valley residents organize their own ad-hoc evacuation drillA group of Portola Valley residents staged an ad-hoc evacuation drill, saying they want to be prepared if a major fire forces...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2021Last comment by Liz Babb, on Sep 2, 2021 at 1:05 pm | 1 comment | 5835 Views
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'Very scary, very frustrating': Portola Valley homeowners face nonrenewal of homeowners insuranceWith all eyes on wildfire risk in California, especially in wildand-urban interfaces, residents like those in Portola Valley...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2021Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 27, 2021 at 11:45 pm | 6 comments | 12701 Views
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Portola Valley council gives go-ahead for 'long overdue' fire station remodelFire Station 8 in Portola Valley will soon get a facelift after more than two years of planning. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on Aug 18, 2021 at 8:47 am | 1 comment | 5325 Views
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How Woodside, Portola Valley considered appealing their latest housing allocations, but stopped shortPortola Valley and Woodside officials are not happy about huge increases in the number of new housing units they're obliged...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2021Last comment by Neal Mielke, on Jul 31, 2021 at 11:51 am | 6 comments | 8922 Views
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Woodside, Portola Valley brace for wildfire seasonLast 2020, Rita Comes and her daughter watched the "surreal lightning" storm in Portola Valley, then began packing. The CZU...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2021Last comment by Phil Barth, on Jul 18, 2021 at 2:09 pm | 2 comments | 9804 Views
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Thunderstorms may come to Bay Area on Sunday, with chances of dry lightningThunderstorms with chances of dry lightning might make their way to the Bay Area on Sunday and Monday, according to the National...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2021Last comment by Danna Breen, on Jul 16, 2021 at 2:38 pm | 1 comment | 4146 Views
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Community college district pledges to make tuition freeThe San Mateo County Community College District will direct $6.75 million to free tuition for its students. Read the full...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2021Last comment by , on Jul 15, 2021 at 12:26 am | 1 comment | 3940 Views
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Work on new Portola Valley schools classrooms to begin this monthConstruction is beginning June 14 on new buildings part of a $49.5 million Portola Valley School District project. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2021Last comment by pv123, on Jun 4, 2021 at 11:17 am | 3 comments | 4468 Views
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Open space district launches yearslong process to make Portola Valley 'Hawthorns area' publicThe Hawthorns area of the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve is 79 acres of off-limits territory in Portola Valley. But that...
Original post made on May. 25, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on May 25, 2021 at 11:47 pm | 1 comment | 5934 Views
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