History of Portola Valley Collection

1874 article

newspaper account of traveling Alpine and Portola roads; logging, Philpot, Kelly, Searsville, cocoonery, Stanto'; s

1964 - PBS description of the year

WGBH production covering events of 1964

2019 year review

Almanac's article about highlights: affordable housing, winery, wildfire

2020 Highlights

Almanac Summary of the year; hard copy in Council files

2021 Public Works Projects

Categorized chart showing year's activities

24-25 Budget Study Packet

Detailed plans for 2024-2025 Revised budget

30th birthday history

Lund review of early area history;

a folder about Town Financial Situation, 2024

Discussions about problems with insufficient funds

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a folder of 23 files; information about the library's history

articles from the Almanac, various programs

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a folder of 23 Green Waste photos

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a folder of demographic graphs

4 charts prepared for Zoom meeting on RHNA, and general plan revision housing

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A folder with Mayor's Messages, 2021

Weekly updates on covid. town events; see covid file for earlier mayor messages

a list of Awards & Proclamations

Some of these are physical objects rather than paper or digital files

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ADU Comments

MIsc. thoughts posted on PV Forum about Auxiliary Dwelling Units

Archives analysis by Couty Library consultants

detailed report on a study of the archives with evaluations and suggestions

Buy buyback program

Council sponsored initiative to raise money to buy back guns

Cal Water Adds New Pipe

Brief report with a link about improved infrastructure

Chinese in old PV

Collection of memories

Clean Energy Vote

Portola Valley Town Council Chooses 100% Renewable Electricity

Coal Mine Ridge

excerpt from Life on the San Andreas Fault telling about the ridge and its inhabitants;

Committees and Commissions fall 2019

List of town volunteers

Contentious Council Meeting Aftermath

Comments from Council members and public about home spacing, fire safety

Council priorities for fiscal yer 2018-2019

Discriminatory Clauses in CC&Rs

Letters regarding them in Westridge and Ladera

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Energy Faire

a folder of photos of exhibits and visitors

Finalcial Issues, 2025

Budget is balanced with difficultly

Financial Issues 2024

Analysis of the sitiation by resident Karen Vatra

Financial Issues Correspondence

Residents discussion about financial problems 2024

First decades of 20th century

memories of John Skrabo and Kata Duznica;

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Folder of Holy Cross Gravestones

Photos of 11 graves: Duzanica, Martinez, Boos, Walsh, Jelich, St. Denis, Beltramo

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Frog Pond

Folder with Breiner photos, miscellaneous letters, clippings scanned from general collection; more available there

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Gaetano photos

brief notes about living close to the land, photos of a successful hunt with pelts on display, a man with a gun, men doing roadwork possibly at Lauriston; Hunting

General Plan Adoption

Excerpt from 7/14/1964 Council Minutes

Geology Committee Minutes 2004

Meeting with Prof. J. Cheney about safety of town center buildings

GIS Base Map via AutoCad

individual parcels, addresses, parcel numbers

Growing up in PV

Nino Gaetano's recollections

Guiding Principles for Frog Pond Property

a brief history and goals for its future

Hazard Mitigation Chart

Compares PV with Woodside evaluations

Historic plaques

Photos of historic plaques around Town with map of location

Historic Resources charter

aims and objectives of the committee;

History Talk

Slide show without commentary giving a survey from Ohlone to modern times;

History thoughts

from author's note in Skip Bogart's Lauriston book;

HR website statement

aims and for the town website;

Incorporation Timeline

summary of the nine years leading to the town's incorporation 1956-1964

July 10, 1974 Country Almanac

the entire issue focusing on the PV 10th anniversary of incorporation

kudos for maintaining open space

editorial in Palo Alto Times lauding Portola Valley residents;

LemmenMeyer inquiry

Response to descendant of early property owner;

letter of reminisces of Elery Brown

Trails, hazel nuts, Corte Madera Creek

Levy, Times archive

letter to director of Palo Alto library indicating interest in obtaining relevant portions of the Palo Alto Times archive;

library history

Article relating libraries from the 1894 school through PVS/Town Center;

Life in 50s, 60s

Interview with Bunny Dawson;

Life on San Andreas Fault, Ch 8

Life on the San Andreas Fault

the entire book

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Life on the San Andreas Fault Ch 1-6

a folder of photos from the history of Portola Valley

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Life on the San Andreas Fault Ch 10-14

a folder of photos from the history of Portola Valley

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Life on the San Andreas Fault Ch 15-16, Extras

a folder of photos from the history of Portola Valley

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Life on the San Andreas Fault Ch 6-9

a folder of photos from the history of Portola Valley

Mader, Windy Hill trails

memo to Goerge Mader on the history of the trails; Hamm,Goat Ranch, Elery Brown, school trails

Mayor Craig Hughes message

Council Plans for 2022

Mayor Derwin's letter

Hanukkah celebration, Brandi DeGarmeaux, Melvin Gaines

Mayor's letter about ADUs

Auxiliary Dwelling Units or guest houses; reasons for updating rules

Mayor's letter about ADUs

Ann Wengert's report on the issues and decision making process

Mayor's Message, Dec. 2020

Updates on covid. town events; see covid file for earlier mayor messages

Memorials and Honorary Recognitions

Message from mayor John Richards

Plans for 2018: housing, safety, community engagement

Minorities

Arrticle relating various immigrant families and comparing to languages of the 1990s;

Nostalgia from Graham Billingham

memories from a 1973 graduate of Corte Madera

Plane crashes

article about 1988 crash in Alpine Hills and another about 1951 and questions; Flora Cantrell, Larry Moon, Martin Ramies

Plaques

1894 School

Plaques

Freeman House

Plaques

Internet Age

Plaques

Mariani Barn

Plaques

Ropeway

Plaques

Whelan

Plaques

Zots, Plaque Donors

Items