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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
How to register your child for transitional kindergarten at your local school district
Thanks to new state legislation taking effect this fall that requires all school districts to offer transitional kindergarten, local districts have opened up registration to their programs for next school year. Here's how to register.[Thursday, April 28, 2022]
Woodside's May Day parade is back, in time for its 100th anniversary
Woodside May Day is returning on May 7 after a 2-year hiatus.[Friday, April 29, 2022]
Portola Valley: State questions town's limits on ADUs for fire safety, council to consider changes to turbulent wildfire committee
As Portola Valley resumes in-person meetings this week, it will face challenges that include a potential lawsuit over its accessory unit ordinance from the state and find a way to salvage its troubled wildfire committee.[Wednesday, April 27, 2022]
Atherton: Mademoiselle Colette to operate new town center cafe
Local French patisserie Mademoiselle Colette was chosen to set up shop in Atherton's new library. The cafe is expected to open by early fall.[Wednesday, April 27, 2022]
Atherton Earth Day: Electric leaf blower bowling, a VW Beetle converted into a bike and more
Atherton's first Earth Day Festival highlighted ways attendees could be more green.[Tuesday, April 26, 2022]
Menlo College partners with College of San Mateo on transfer program
Business majors attending the College of San Mateo will be qualified to go to Menlo College under a new partnership between the two schools, guaranteeing admission with scholarship options.[Friday, April 22, 2022]
Menlo Park district to look internally for new superintendent to start
The Menlo Park City School District is beginning to interview candidates for the superintendent role next week, one of many administrative roles expected to change in the coming months.[Tuesday, April 19, 2022]
Ravenswood school district to drop its mask mandate outdoors, but will keep indoor masking
Ravenswood remains the only school district in the area that still requires students and staff to wear masks indoors. Its board of trustees, after a lively debate, decided to make outdoor masking optional starting April 18.[Friday, April 15, 2022]
Community briefs: Arbor Day, Sudden Oak Death survey, comic arts fest and more
In this week's community briefs, Atherton to host an Arbor Day, sign up for the Sudden Oak Death survey, take part in the comic arts fest and more.[Thursday, April 14, 2022]
Longtime Ladera resident, author and hiking enthusiast Jean Rusmore dies at 101
Ladera resident Jean Rusmore, an avid hiker and author with a fascination for nature, died on April 1 in Aptos at the age of 101.[Friday, April 15, 2022]