-
@angelaswartz
Twitter -
Angela Swartz
LinkedIn
About Angela
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
State settles teens' lawsuit, allowing high school athletes to resume indoor competitions
High school athletes will soon be able to resume indoor sports competitions if their county's COVID-19 case rates are below 14 per 100,000, holding them to the same rules as college athletes.[Friday, March 5, 2021]
A harrowing experience with COVID-19
Sequoia and Ravenswood school district adviser Rolando Bonilla shares his experience falling ill with COVID-19 at the same time as losing a family member to the virus.[Monday, January 18, 2021]
'Let them play': Youth sports advocates want return to competition for student-athletes
About 20 student-athletes and their parents gathered in front of Sequoia High School in Redwood City on Jan. 15 to plead with officials to allow them to compete again.[Monday, January 18, 2021]
New East Palo Alto City Council member calls for more diverse leadership in Sequoia district
East Palo Alto City Council member Antonio Lopez is asking Sequoia Union High School District to improve its relationship with his city.[Tuesday, January 5, 2021]
Suspect pleads insanity in killing of former Atherton town arborist
The man charged with the death of Atherton's former town arborist, Kathy Hughes Anderson, in her Menlo Park home two years ago has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.[Wednesday, November 11, 2020]
Authorities investigate homicide in East Palo Alto
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in Martin Luther King Park on Saturday morning.[Saturday, November 7, 2020]
Menlo School to livestream 'Dracula' over Halloween weekend
Menlo School's production of "Dracula" to entertain audiences during Halloween weekend.[Thursday, October 29, 2020]
QuaranTEENS program helps students connect during isolation
QuaranTEENS, a new program from the Menlo Park-based business America Offline, was created in response to the isolation that many teens are facing during the shelter-in-place order.[Tuesday, April 14, 2020]
Most Bay Area schools to remain closed through end of academic year
Public schools in six Bay Area counties, including in Santa Clara County, will remain closed through the end of the school year, county health officers and superintendents of schools have decided.[Wednesday, April 8, 2020]
Priory students will 'rock you' with show inspired by the band Queen
Woodside Priory School will bring "We Will Rock You: School Edition," featuring music from Queen, to the school's stage this week.[Wednesday, March 4, 2020]