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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
Student project highlights the plight of restaurant workers
A Portola Valley student's project touched on the roots of restaurant worker pay and ways to improve their salaries.[Thursday, May 6, 2021]
Early results show Portola Valley School District parcel tax measure leading
Measure S, a parcel tax reduction in the Portola Valley School District, is passing, according to initial election night results.[Wednesday, May 5, 2021]
Menlo Park school district warns of strangers approaching students en route to school
As students return to classrooms more regularly, Menlo Park City School District officials are warning families about an uptick in people behaving suspiciously toward children headed to school.[Friday, April 30, 2021]
Atherton: More license plate readers OK'd, town accepts grant to explore all-electric buildings
The Atherton City Council approves more license plate readers, moves to explore requiring all-electric buildings. Also, Menlo College will break ground in May on a new dorm; progress on the new town Civic Center continues.[Friday, April 30, 2021]
Woodside High principal to retire at end of school year
Woodside Principal Diane Burbank is the second principal to leave her post in the Sequoia Union High School District this year. She has worked as a teacher and principal at schools throughout the Bay Area since 1984.[Monday, April 26, 2021]
Menlo College to require students to be vaccinated before fall return to campus
Menlo College students will return to campus this fall, but first, they'll need to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The private college is making vaccinations mandatory.[Friday, April 23, 2021]
Woodsiders lobby to increase outdoor dining, build community center
Spurred by the increase in outdoor dining during the pandemic, Woodside residents are advocating for more outdoor gathering spaces in town.[Saturday, April 24, 2021]
'Let's focus on the fall,' Sequoia principals push back at parents' pressure to reopen more extensively this spring
Some district parents have been vocal about wanting students back full time in the fall and even as soon as this spring.[Monday, April 19, 2021]
Community briefs: County libraries increase access; $10K scholarship applications open; Menlo Park district receives awards
In this week's community briefs, increased library access, Menlo Park district receives awards, a $10,000 scholarship and more.[Friday, April 16, 2021]
Should Menlo Park parcel tax share ballot with governor's recall election? School district consultants say no
The Menlo Park City School District is pursuing renewing a parcel tax in November, but a consultant is recommending the school board hold off if Gov. Gavin Newsom's recall is on the same ballot.[Thursday, April 15, 2021]