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About Angela
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
Woodside decides it's not a mountain lion habitat, allows developers to propose housing under SB 9
Facing legal action and national scrutiny, the Woodside Town Council backpedaled on claiming a townwide exemption from a state housing law as a mountain lion habitat, and is now accepting applications for split-lot projects.
[Monday, February 7, 2022]
COVID-19 levels falling in local schools, but case rates are still elevated
The uptick in COVID-19 cases at local schools that began last month is subsiding, but case numbers have yet to drop down to the levels seen during the fall semester, according to school administrators.
[Thursday, February 3, 2022]
Woodside freezes SB 9 projects, citing an exemption for mountain lion habitats
The town of Woodside is blocking new housing from being built under a new state law, arguing the residential growth would encroach on the habitats of mountain lions, a protected species.
[Wednesday, February 2, 2022]
Bikes, a laptop, 500-gallon water jugs among items taken during burglaries in Atherton, Woodside
Burglars reportedly got away with almost $24,000 in items from an Atherton home, and took two large water tanks worth nearly $2,000 from a home in Woodside, according to law enforcement officials.
[Friday, January 28, 2022]
Community briefs: STEM fair needs judges, baseball field closure and SamTrans student art contest
In this week's community briefs, get your art on a county bus, volunteer to judge a STEM fair and more.
[Saturday, January 29, 2022]
Atherton still looking for someone to operate a cafe in its new library
After having no luck finding anyone to operate a cafe in its new library last spring, Atherton plans to solicit another round of applications. Town staffers say there's renewed interest in the cafe, which might open in the fall.
[Monday, January 31, 2022]
Data shows COVID surge is easing in local schools
School administrators are hopeful that the omicron surge has peaked, but say it might take another week of data to say definitively.
[Friday, January 28, 2022]
$50K worth of jewelry, other items stolen from Atherton home
Someone stole $50,000 worth of jewelry and other items from a home in Atherton sometime over the last week, police said.
[Monday, January 24, 2022]
Ravenswood district in talks to lease two of its properties
The Ravenswood City School District hopes to finalize longterm lease agreements to develop two of its sites and use the revenue to fund recent raises for teachers.
[Friday, January 21, 2022]
On new Portola Valley mayor's plate in 2022: housing, fire safety and improving communication with residents
PV Mayor Craig Hughes is planning for new housing, safety element work and more in 2022.
[Friday, January 21, 2022]