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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
Former teacher sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for sex acts with minor
A former Palo Alto teacher who pleaded no contest to engaging in sex acts with a minor was sentenced by a San Mateo County judge to six years and eight months in state prison on Jan. 17.[Thursday, January 23, 2020]
Atherton tops most expensive real estate list
For the third year in a row, Atherton has landed at the top of a list for most expensive residential real estate in the country, according PropertyShark.[Thursday, November 21, 2019]
Battery, hate crime reported on Stanford campus
Stanford University deputies are searching for a woman pushed and called another woman an ethnic slur on Stanford University's campus on Thursday, according to Department of Public Safety staff.[Saturday, November 9, 2019]
Spare the Air alerts called for Saturday and Sunday, wood burning banned
A high-pressure system trapping smoke over the Bay Area spurred the air district to issue the winter season's first Spare the Air alerts for Saturday and Sunday.[Saturday, November 9, 2019]
Man gropes girl at concert at Stanford's Frost Amphitheater
Stanford University deputies are searching for a man who groped a girl at Frost Amphitheater on Friday night, according to Department of Public Safety staff.[Saturday, November 9, 2019]
Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's home
About 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture capitalist and investor in the ride-hailing company.[Thursday, November 7, 2019]
Menlo School stages award-winning musical, 'Cabaret'
Menlo School Drama will bring the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical "Cabaret" to its stage to kick off the 2019-20 drama season.[Wednesday, October 30, 2019]
Newcastle disease sidelines this year's Tour De Coop
Since 2012, locals have biked around Silicon Valley every fall to get a peek inside residents' chicken coops. But this year, organizers opted to cancel the tour because of a disease spreading among chickens in California.[Wednesday, October 2, 2019]
Doctor by day, sci-fi novelist by night
Dr. Rick Novak is a published novelist and practicing anesthesiologist. His latest, "Doctor Vita" was published in March.[Thursday, June 6, 2019]
High school district sues charter school organization for $4 million
The Sequoia Union High School District is suing a national charter school organization for the return of a $4 million loan, alleging it has failed to enroll an adequate number of district students in its East Palo Alto charter school, according to an April 22 lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court.[Thursday, May 2, 2019]