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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
Two Portola Valley School District board members resign their seats
There are open seats on the Portola Valley School District governing board after two trustees announced they were stepping down early.[Thursday, September 30, 2021]
Trinity School celebrates six decades with a familiar face, as longtime office manager returns after 20 years
For the first time in about 20 years, Ann Poulson stepped foot on Trinity School's Sand Hill Road campus to celebrate the private school's 60th anniversary with its current students and staff.[Thursday, September 30, 2021]
Ravenswood district to lease out district office, closed school site to help increase teacher pay
The Ravenswood City School District will lease out its district office and an unused school site in Menlo Park to help bolster revenue to increase teacher pay and fund initiatives like early learning programs.[Friday, October 1, 2021]
Atherton: Recent burglaries may be tied to gang involved in winter 2018 spree, police say
Atherton police say that there were were delays in responding to recent break-ins because alarm companies didn't immediately notify the department, and that the incidents may be connected to a burglary spree in town three years ago.[Monday, September 27, 2021]
Testing catches four asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 in Belle Haven School class
Belle Haven School students were quarantined earlier this month after four children in a single classroom tested positive for COVID.[Friday, September 24, 2021]
Two Las Lomitas district board members step down
There are two vacancies on the Las Lomitas Elementary School District Board of Trustees, which has undergone many changes in the last year.[Thursday, September 23, 2021]
The buzz about the beekeeping club at Menlo School
Students are learning about how to care for bees and ecology in a unique club at an Atherton school.[Friday, September 24, 2021]
Menlo Park officials urge greater road safety awareness after two collisions involving young students
School officials and police are warning drivers to be more cautious around schools since the full reopening last month, which has seen two collisions in two weeks involving young bicyclists.[Wednesday, September 22, 2021]
'Back in the saddle': Woodside council resumes in-person meetings
The Woodside Town Council has resumed in-person meetings, but residents can still participate from home.[Thursday, September 23, 2021]
Crime briefs: Burglaries in Atherton, Portola Valley
In this week's crime briefs, Atherton police arrest a woman wearing a resident's necklace and jewelry likely taken in Portola Valley burglary.[Friday, September 17, 2021]