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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
A familiar face takes on Woodside fire chief role
For his entire firefighting career, Tom Cuschieri has spent his days in the hills of the Midpeninsula. Now, he's taking on his biggest role to date as the Woodside Fire Protection District's 14th fire chief.[Wednesday, July 12, 2023]
Big spending in town budgets for storm damage, housing and wildfire mitigation
Damage from winter storms, the high cost of planning for housing growth and fire mitigation work are hitting the annual budgets of Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside this fiscal year.[Thursday, July 13, 2023]
Police: Atherton seniors were conned out of $80K this week
Atherton police are warning residents about recent financial scams preying on seniors, two of which were recently reported in town, with losses totaling $80,000.[Tuesday, July 11, 2023]
At town meeting to find new development sites, Atherton residents push back on multifamily housing plans
At a workshop to brainstorm locations for multifamily housing projects, Atherton residents instead unleashed a volley of criticism about the state housing mandates forcing the town to plan for something other than single-family homes.[Thursday, July 6, 2023]
Atherton: Massive oak tree topples over in Holbrook-Palmer Park
A massive heritage oak tree, cordoned off with caution tape for months in Atherton's Holbrook-Palmer Park, fell during the weekend of June 30.[Wednesday, July 5, 2023]
Celebrating July 4th with roping, riding and a barbecue at the 71st annual Woodside Junior Rodeo
Families gathered at the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County on Kings Mountain Road in Woodside on July 4 for the annual junior rodeo.[Wednesday, July 5, 2023]
Portola Valley resident's lawsuit over town's environmental reviews is on hold until fall
A Portola Valley resident's threatened lawsuit against the Town Council and Planning Commission if they don't rescind their votes approving environmental studies for the town's housing and safety plan, has been delayed again.[Wednesday, July 5, 2023]
Stanford researchers aim to answer the question: 'How do you improve air quality in schools?'
Ravenswood City School District classrooms were outfitted with sensors as part of a five-year Stanford University study into the indoor air quality of K-12 schools in hopes of helping mitigate the health impacts of wildfire smoke.[Friday, July 7, 2023]
Eva Kastan Grove, longtime local philanthropist and social worker, dies at 87
Eva Kastan Grove, a local philanthropist who co-founded the Grove Foundation, died on May 31 after a short but fierce illness, according to her family.[Monday, July 3, 2023]
Longtime Ladera resident and Planned Parenthood advocate Shirley Sneath Kelley dies at 96
Shirley Sneath Kelley, a longtime Ladera resident and exuberant supporter of sports and charities, died in her sleep April 9 at The Sequoias in Portola Valley, her home of about 10 years. She was 96.[Monday, July 3, 2023]