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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
School nurses hope worst of the pandemic is behind them
The past two pandemic years felt like a blur to Kristin Coronado, a nurse for the Sequoia Union High School District. "We were just inundated," she said. For Abbe Keane, a local elementary school nurse, the experience was similar.[Friday, March 18, 2022]
Ravenswood district to keep indoor masking rule for at least two more weeks
Masks will remain on at Ravenswood City School District schools for at least the next two weeks, parting ways with other local districts that have lifted mask mandates.[Monday, March 14, 2022]
$50 million construction project kicks off at Ravenswood middle school
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School's campus will undergo a makeover that's expected to be completed in December 2023.[Friday, March 11, 2022]
Bus drivers stage a sick-out in East Palo Alto in the midst of labor negotiations
The Ravenswood school district's four bus drivers called in sick Friday as their union negotiated over pay. Some students were left waiting at bus stops, City Council member Antonio Lopez said.[Wednesday, February 16, 2022]
Filoli catches the eye of Antiques Roadshow producer
With a large outdoor space, pleasant weather and a history of filming on the property, Filoli checked all the boxes for a stop on the Antiques Roadshow, according to producers.[Friday, February 11, 2022]
Filoli catches the eye of Antiques Roadshow producer
With a large outdoor space, pleasant weather and a history of filming on the property, Filoli checked all the boxes for a stop on the Antiques Roadshow, according to producers.[Friday, February 11, 2022]
Woodside decides it's not a mountain lion habitat, allows developers to propose housing under SB 9
Facing legal action and national scrutiny, the Town Council backpedaled on claiming a townwide exemption from a state housing law as a mountain lion habitat, and is now accepting applications for split-lot projects.[Monday, February 7, 2022]
Police suspect Chilean gang members are tied to string of home burglaries
In the town of Atherton last year, 28 families' homes were burglarized, and police are suspecting the culprits could be Chilean gang members operating out of southern California.[Friday, January 28, 2022]
Developers propose affordable housing, lab, offices on Ravenswood land
The Ravenswood City School District hopes to finalize long-term lease agreements to develop two of its sites and use the revenue to fund recent raises for teachers.[Monday, January 24, 2022]
Woodsider hopes to mix up the baking aisle with her new line of tortes
With a swirl of fresh fruit, and layers of raspberry and citrus, Jane Lane tortes are not the typical boxed cake mix. Woodside's Jane Mackey, the woman behind the torte mix, is setting out to shake up the baking aisle.[Wednesday, December 29, 2021]