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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
Sacred Heart Prep awards 154 diplomas to 124th class
Sacred Heart Preparatory graduated 154 students on Friday, May 27.[Tuesday, May 31, 2022]
Ravenswood's Measure I campaign raises $7K, spends $13K
The latest campaign finance reports were released this week.[Saturday, May 28, 2022]
Community briefs: Rotary Club scholarships, going electric and more
In this week's community briefs, Rotary Club of Menlo Park awards students scholarships, a talk on going electric and more.[Friday, May 27, 2022]
COVID-19 cases spike at three local school districts
With the end of the school year nearing, COVID-19 case counts are up in the Sequoia Union High, Menlo Park City and Las Lomitas school districts.[Thursday, May 26, 2022]
Atherton library to celebrate grand opening
Atherton's new library will be open to the public starting June 4.[Friday, May 27, 2022]
Police to increase presence at schools this week in response to massacre at school in Texas
Local police departments plan to deploy more officers around campuses this week.[Wednesday, May 25, 2022]
Community briefs: Woodside Blood drive, high school district college partnership and more
In this week's community briefs, a blood drive, the Sequoia district partners with local colleges to create pathways for its students and more.[Friday, May 20, 2022]
Six years later, garden club's plant sale returns
A little over 100 people came out to the Woodside-Atherton Garden Club's plant sale on May 14. It's the first time the fundraiser that supports the town's Native Garden has been held since 2016.[Friday, May 20, 2022]
Woodside picks counterproposal over commission's draft housing element
With Woodsiders up in arms about potential upzoning of parcels of land, and chasing a deadline to submit housing plans to the state, council members Brian Dombkowski and Chris Shaw teamed up last month to craft a better plan.[Tuesday, May 17, 2022]
Kristen Gracia to head Menlo Park school district
The Menlo Park City School District Board of Trustees appointed district veteran Kristen Gracia as its newest superintendent.[Friday, May 13, 2022]