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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
Ravenswood City School District may use bond funds to help pay for new $10M district office
The Ravenswood City School District is in the midst of various real estate transactions and construction projects.[Tuesday, November 21, 2023]
President Biden to meet with China's president at Filoli on Wednesday
The Filoli estate in Woodside is set to host President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, Nov. 15.[Tuesday, November 14, 2023]
Community briefs: Jill Biden in Atherton, new leadership at Peninsula Clean Energy and more
In this week's community briefs, the first lady visits Atherton and two M-A grads visit Stanford to play soccer.[Monday, November 20, 2023]
To fix classrooms and shore up creek bank, Woodside Elementary district set to vote on $36 million bond measure
The Woodside Elementary School District will decide whether to ask voters to approve a $36 million facilities bond measure at a special meeting later this month.[Thursday, November 16, 2023]
Police say burglary rates are low in Atherton this year, and credit the town's theft-deterring tech
The main takeaway from Atheron police's annual community meeting about crime? Burglaries haven't been eliminated in town, but there have been fewer of them since new technology has debuted.[Wednesday, November 15, 2023]
First Lady Jill Biden announces visit to Atherton
First Lady Jill Biden will be in Atherton on Wednesday, Nov. 15, for a presidential reelection campaign event while her husband, President Joe Biden, will be in San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.[Friday, November 10, 2023]
Atherton police: Crash closes El Camino between Wilburn Avenue, Lloyden Drive and Almendral Avenue
A driver crashed into a utility pole early Friday morning, causing a major power outage in Atherton and closing both directions of El Camino Real for hours.[Friday, November 10, 2023]
Ladera residents may sue school district if access to Woodland School campus doesn't improve
Ladera residents are hopeful that the Las Lomitas Elementary School District will restore its access to play areas at Woodland School on weekday afternoons and evenings.[Thursday, November 16, 2023]
Portola Valley school district celebrates completion of $49.5 million building projects
Nearly five years after passing a $49.5 million bond measure to build new facilities and modernize existing ones in the Portola Valley Elementary School District (PVSD), the project is complete.[Thursday, November 9, 2023]
To help its cops cope, Atherton, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park police departments hire joint wellness coordinator
An anonymous donor is funding a wellness coordinator for officers to be shared between the Atherton, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park police departments.[Tuesday, July 25, 2023]