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Angela Swartz joined The Almanac in 2018. She reports on youth and education, and the towns of Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside. Angela, who grew up in San Mateo, previously reported for the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Mateo Daily Journal. She holds a master's degree in investigative reporting from American University. She interned at The Washington Post while completing her master's. She also holds a bachelor's degree in U.S. history and Spanish from University of California, Davis.Stories by Angela
Year in review: Atherton looks to the skies and its civic center grounds in 2018
Atherton had to go back to the drawing table after bids for construction of a new civic center complex came in 40 percent higher than expected earlier this year. Noisy Surf Air flights overhead and testy relations with the fire district that serves the town were other issues of note during 2018.[Sunday, December 30, 2018]
Menlo Park school board member may resign her post
Stacey Jones has announced that she may resign from the Menlo Park City School District board next summer because she and her family are likely to move from the state. The school board has begun discussing how to fill her position should her resignation become official.[Thursday, December 27, 2018]
Atherton police treat kids in need to a holiday shopping spree
It was an experience they could only have dreamed about: Eight local kids were taken on a holiday shopping spree at Target in Redwood City on Dec. 19 to buy gifts for family members, a treat for themselves, and a necessity like a coat or pajamas, thanks to the Atherton Police Department and its nonprofit supporting groups.[Sunday, December 23, 2018]
Wednesday: Atherton to vote on rebidding new civic center project
Atherton will soon decide if it will launch a new bidding process for the project to construct its long-awaited civic center project in early January.[Tuesday, December 18, 2018]
M-A student wins Congressional App Challenge
Anna Quinlan, a senior at Menlo-Atherton High School, won the 2018 18th Congressional District's App Challenge for an insulin pump app she created, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, announced on Dec. 3.[Friday, December 14, 2018]
Woodside School honors award-winning student
The Woodside Elementary School District celebrated eighth-grader Georgia Hutchinson and her award-winning scientific achievement at an assembly last week.[Sunday, December 16, 2018]
Four teachers, four stories
The many area teachers who are struggling to remain in their classrooms while keeping a roof over their heads despite the severe shortage of affordable housing find various strategies to stay in the game - some only temporary.[Thursday, December 20, 2018]
Why are rents so high?
Professor Enrico Moretti of UC Berkeley offers insights on the Bay Area jobs-housing imbalance.[Thursday, December 20, 2018]
Housing insecurity
It has been financially difficult for local teachers to live in the area since housing prices exploded in recent years. Teachers are coping with high housing costs with long commutes, picking up extra jobs and enduring difficult living situations.[Thursday, December 20, 2018]
Holbrook-Palmer Park playing fields closed until mid-January
The playing fields at Holbrook-Palmer Park are closed for annual field maintenance.[Friday, December 14, 2018]