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Menlo Country Club golf course projectTown of Woodside Public Hearing Notice Notice of Availability/ Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration Public...
Original post made by do you care on Mar. 17, 2012Last comment by john g, on Mar 24, 2012 at 9:49 pm | 48 comments | 11629 Views
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Filoli reaches employee lawsuit settlementFiloli has reached a confidential settlement to a lawsuit alleging age discrimination brought by four employees who were...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by Rita , on Mar 10, 2018 at 1:44 pm | 33 comments | 11628 Views
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Contentious hearing: horses vs. bikes at Huddart ParkWith cheering, clapping and catcalls, it sounded more like a football game than an important public hearing, as equestrians...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2013Last comment by another trail runner, on Sep 7, 2014 at 4:25 pm | 5 comments | 11589 Views
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Woodside: Mother of Joan Baez dies at 100Woodside resident Joan Chandos Baez, the mother of famed folk singer and Woodside resident Joan Baez, died at home on Saturday,...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2013Last comment by Gerald Smith , on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 am | 2 comments | 11589 Views
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Driver: Bicyclists attacked my truck in WoodsideThe driver of a pickup truck says a group of some 50 bicyclists attacked his truck on Canada Road in Woodside on Saturday,...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2013Last comment by John, on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:10 pm | 55 comments | 11468 Views
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Friendly persuasionIf films and TV shows about the Old West are any guide, cowboys and ranchers back then persuaded a horse to perform on command...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2013Last comment by Holly W, on Dec 28, 2013 at 6:14 pm | 27 comments | 11370 Views
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Editorial: Bikers deserve a trailThe San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Department is in the middle of a nasty dispute pitting hikers and equestrians against...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2013Last comment by jim sullivan, on Oct 16, 2013 at 7:23 am | 4 comments | 11300 Views
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Woodside: 75 drivers cited for speeding in one daySeventy-five speeding tickets, 15 tickets for "distracted driving" and eight for seat belt violations were issued to drivers...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2014Last comment by matt from the block, on Sep 1, 2014 at 9:06 pm | 27 comments | 11241 Views
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Shirley Temple Black dies at her home in WoodsideShirley Temple Black died Monday night at her home in Woodside. She was 85. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2014/02/11/shirley-temple-black-dies-at-her-ho...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2014Last comment by roc, on Feb 12, 2014 at 8:54 am | 6 comments | 11187 Views
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Sprinkler system douses home office fireAn interior sprinkler system extinguished a home-office fire on Buck Court in Woodside before firefighters arrived and before...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2009Last comment by Satire, on Nov 29, 2009 at 7:17 am | 46 comments | 11170 Views
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Woodside: Restaurant, bakery set to open around ThanksgivingA new restaurant, for the present referred to as "The Bakery in Woodside," is set to open its doors in late November, around...
Original post made on May. 5, 2016Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Jan 18, 2017 at 11:19 am | 12 comments | 11112 Views
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Woodside: Motorcyclist killed in collision with dump truckA motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a dump truck in Woodside on Monday afternoon (Feb. 16), a San Mateo County...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2015Last comment by Freebug, on Feb 26, 2015 at 1:46 pm | 13 comments | 10988 Views
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Woodside has lost its 'Music Man,' Richard GordonThere's an empty music stand in Woodside right now, a conductor's baton waiting to be used. The town's own "Music Man," Richard...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2016Last comment by Julianna , on Nov 15, 2016 at 2:55 pm | 8 comments | 10872 Views
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Woodside: Bag ban goes back to drawing boardThe Town Council in Woodside is doing some trailblazing as it moves the town toward a presumably greener future. The council...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2013Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Mar 1, 2013 at 3:53 pm | 9 comments | 10860 Views
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Filoli head Cynthia D'Agosta is no longer with organizationVolunteers at Filoli, the historic estate located north of Woodside, learned Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 11, via an email that...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2015Last comment by Pocahontas, on Nov 15, 2015 at 4:06 pm | 10 comments | 10759 Views
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Superintendent resigns as DA probes school financesUPDATE: Tim Hanretty has resigned as superintendent of the Portola Valley School District while an investigation is conducted...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2012Last comment by J. De Santos, on Feb 10, 2012 at 5:15 pm | 20 comments | 10756 Views
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Winemaker Tom Mudd dies at 65A celebration of the life of Cinnabar Winery founder and longtime Woodside resident Henry Thomas "Tom" Mudd is set for 5...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2007Last comment by dean chavers, on Mar 6, 2014 at 9:47 pm | 2 comments | 10626 Views
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Woodside, Portola Valley: Parasite is killing band-tailed pigeonsBand-tailed pigeons in Woodside and Portola Valley are dying. A parasite -- avian trichomoniasis -- is making its way through...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Feb 6, 2015 at 9:31 am | 3 comments | 10611 Views
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Woodside: One-way traffic likely for months on storm-damaged section of Hwy. 84Erosion from recent storms has weakened part of Highway 84 in the hills above Woodside. A 75-to-100-foot section located...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2017Last comment by Rich Lee, on Jan 18, 2017 at 4:21 pm | 8 comments | 10596 Views
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Woodside attorney Theodore Zayner named Superior Court judgeWoodside resident and trial attorney Theodore C. Zayner has been appointed as a judge on the Superior Court of Santa Clara...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2010Last comment by Miriam Palm, on Jun 3, 2017 at 2:25 am | 3 comments | 10568 Views
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