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Mountain Lion Spotted in Woodside
A mountain lion was spotted Wednesday night just outside of Woodside, San Mateo County emergency officials said.
Superintendent resigns as DA probes school finances
Tim Hanretty has resigned as superintendent of the Portola Valley School District while an investigation is conducted into suspected "financial irregularities" in the accounts of the Woodside School District when he served as that district's finance officer.
Election: Late donations poured in for bond measure
In the two weeks before and one week after the Nov. 8 election, corporate donors gave $68,500 to promote Measure H, a $564 million bond measure for the San Mateo County Community College District, according to campaign finance reports released Jan.
Woodside World: Audio Production a 'Life-Changing' Class
Audio Production: Not a Class for Easy Credits Woodside High School's audio production class has shaped the futures and dreams of many of its students.
Visitors get up close view of new critter housing at The Horse Park
The equine housing at The Horse Park at Woodside is visible from both Sand Hill and Whisky Hill Roads.
Winter sports don't need to mean snow and ice. Polo is the game to play in Indio, Calif., where warm desert days mean fun in the sun.
Sequoia High to Reach Enrollment Capacity Next Year
Leaders of the Sequoia Union High School District find themselves again faced with the challenge of finding ways to stretch existing resources in a fashion that will properly accommodate a continuously expanding student population.
Supe: CHS is the Only School in the Dark
A As the discussion of installing lights on the athletic field at Carlmont High School gets underway Thursday night at a town hall meeting, district and city officials are speaking out on the proposed project.
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Special-needs student goes missing
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Feb. 1: Woodside preschool enrollment opens
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Residents denied appeal to change school districts
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Parolee pleads no contest in Hillsborough slaying
Bradley Kleiman, 31, entered his plea Friday in San Mateo County Superior Court while pretrial motions were being heard in his trial in Redwood City.
Julia Belanoff: so many talents, so little time
It takes Julia Belanoff 15 minutes to walk home from school, and that is what she gets - 15 minutes to herself before she is whisked off to her voice coach or dance class or theater rehearsal.
California investment firm spurns Seattle area for rural Clark...
When Ken Fisher, CEO of Fisher Investments, was looking to open new offices for his California-based money-management firm a few years back, he quickly identified income-tax-free Washington state as a potential location.
Grand jury knocks Woodside building-permit process
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Top 5: Biggest Silicon Valley software companies
This week the Business Journal published a list of the Top 25 Largest Software Companies in Silicon Valley*. The list was ranked by the most recently completed four quarters of revenue, as full fiscal year data was not yet available for some companies on the list.
Ten-year dispute over Mounted Patrol activities in Woodside ends peacefully
A dispute that began 10 years ago over activities at the 23-acre Mounted Patrol grounds in Woodside was finally put to rest this week.
Photos: Two-Alarm Fire Evacuates RWC Trailer Park
A A two-alarm fire just off Highway 101 in Redwood City caused the residents of the LeMar Trailer Park to evacuate.
Pizarro: Woodside students make a statement with movie tickets
A remark by filmmaker George Lucas -- that major studios weren't interested in making "Red Tails," the movie he produced about the Tuskegee Airmen -- prompted history teacher Stacey Sempson and the eighth graders at Woodside Elementary School to make a date at the movies.