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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
Unearthed open space easement provision puts hiccup in Woodside land use measure
Cañada Corners is designated as a conservation easement, which means the Town Council would need to overturn it for any development to happen on the plot.[Wednesday, December 15, 2021]
'This has been a long time coming': Atherton celebrates new civic center
Atherton residents gathered Saturday to celebrate a long-awaited addition to the town: a new library and civic center partially funded by donations as well as the town's general fund.[Monday, December 13, 2021]
Community briefs: Sequoia subs get pay raise, new assistant manager in PV, Woodside High junior's video on KQED
In this week's community briefs, Sequoia district subs get a raise, Portola Valley welcomes new assistant city manager and more.[Friday, December 10, 2021]
Portola Valley's Roberta Zarea named 'Superintendent of the Year'
Portola Valley School District's superintendent was named the top district head in San Mateo and San Francisco counties.[Friday, December 10, 2021]
Holiday Fund: Literacy Partners supports reading and online skills in the community
With a new name and expanded clientele, Menlo Park-based Literacy Partners' vision is now helping children and adults in the broader community enhance their reading, writing and related skill[Saturday, December 11, 2021]
Toy trucks, blocks and stuffies, oh my!
Boxes filled with thousands of used board games, books, dolls, Matchbox cars and more lined a driveway in Portola Valley last week. It was distribution day for The Toy Project, a nonprofit started by a local teen with two goals.[Thursday, December 9, 2021]
Portola Valley: Craig Hughes elected mayor
The Portola Valley Town Council this week appointed Craig Hughes to serve as mayor and Sarah Wernikoff to serve as vice mayor for 2022.[Friday, December 10, 2021]
Recount complete, Woodside land use measure still passes
After two days of manually recounting ballots, Measure A has still passed, the county Elections Office said. The Woodside initiative changes land use restrictions on two sites in the Town Center area.[Friday, December 3, 2021]
Recount called for narrowly passed Woodside land use measure
It's not over yet. A Woodside resident has requested a manual recount of the ballots in the narrowly passed Measure A contest.[Monday, November 29, 2021]
Two new members join Portola Valley school board
Aimee Armsby and former trustee Bob Bauer were chosen among five candidates to fill vacancies on the Portola Valley School District governing board.[Monday, November 22, 2021]