Portola Valley
Portola Valley has a new city manager
This story first appeared in Saturday morning’s Daily Post. If you want to get the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings. Portola Valley’s town council has […]
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After car kills Mountain Lion in Portola Valley, wildlife workers rescue 3 cubs
Wildlife workers have rescued three lion cubs whose mother was killed by a car on Portola Valley Road. The cubs, who are about 3 months old, are now at the […]
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Amid financial crisis, candidates run for Portola Valley council
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately state Helen Wolter’s opinion of financing options. BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer Portola Valley Town Council will have a […]
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Wealthy community’s town government running out of money
This story originally appeared in the Oct. 16 edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings. Our competition […]
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State revokes Portola Valley’s housing plan
By Braden CartwrightDaily Post Staff Writer The town of Portola Valley has had its housing plan revoked by the state for allegedly failing to allow housing as the plan described. […]
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Firefighting plan may pit neighbor against neighbor
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Woodside Fire Protection District might soon require property owners to clear plants from parts of their property to help protect their neighbor’s home […]
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Burglary suspect caught in Portola Valley
A 34-year-old East Palo Alto man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a Portola Valley home, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. At 5 a.m. Friday, deputies […]
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120 fires a year linked to homeless encampments; another one happened two days ago
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City fire official said yesterday that the city sees an average of 120 fires a year due to homeless encampments, and […]
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ELECTION: Portola Valley approves school parcel tax
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Update, May 8: Portola Valley voters have overwhelmingly approved a school parcel tax. Measure S needed two-thirds of the vote for passage. It […]
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Planning Commission to review Stanford’s plans in Portola Valley
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Portola Valley Planning Commission on Wednesday (Jan. 20) will review plans for a housing development proposed by Stanford not far from the […]
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Residents in the hills were ready to evacuate
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Portola Valley resident Jeanne McGinnis packed her family’s documents and got her cats’ medicine and carriers ready to go when the forecast called […]
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Black Lives street mural removed over confusion, city official says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Manager Melissa Stevenson-Diaz said tonight (July 27) that the city removed the Black Lives Matter mural on Broadway in front of […]
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Portola Valley residents complain to council about Stanford housing proposal
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some Portola Valley residents are upset that a proposal by Stanford to build 37 homes near the Alpine Inn on Alpine Road is […]
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Showdown tonight over Stanford housing proposal
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A showdown is expected tonight (May 27) between the Portola Valley Town Council and a community group that is perturbed over Stanford’s plans […]
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Child molestation suspect arrested — Update
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man has been arrested on charges accusing him of molesting his girlfriend’s daughter over the span of three years, the […]
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Man robbed on Los Transcos Road
By the Daily Post staff A man was robbed on Los Trancos Road in Portola Valley, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said today (April 14). Just before 3 p.m. […]
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Windy Hill shut down, hikers didn’t observe social distancing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Windy Hill Nature Preserve has been shut down because too many people went hiking and didn’t stay at least six feet from each […]
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Parole denied for Chowchilla kidnapper
State officials again rejected parole yesterday (Oct. 8) for the last of three Peninsula men convicted of kidnapping a bus full of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and burying them in […]
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The Prolific Oven is closing at end of month
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Prolific Oven — the downtown Palo Alto pastry and coffee mainstay that has baked the cakes for many weddings, birthdays and other […]
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Truck driver dies after crashing into Palo Alto fire truck on Highway 101
One man has died after a box truck rear-ended a Palo Alto fire truck that was responding to a crash at 4:30 this morning on southbound Highway 101, south of […]