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Angela Swartz

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.

Recent Work by Angela

Atherton police among the first in Bay Area to start using a drone

Atherton police among the first in Bay Area to start using a drone

Why so many local students are missing so much school

Why so many local students are missing so much school

Read our three-part series on the causes and impacts of chronic absenteeism and how it's impacting students in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto
Empty desks: Getting chronically absent students back to class is no easy feat

Empty desks: Getting chronically absent students back to class is no easy feat

Missing too much school can have lifelong impacts on children
Ravenswood already had a problem with chronically absent students. The pandemic made it worse

Ravenswood already had a problem with chronically absent students. The pandemic made it worse

Warning: This story mentions suicide. Any person who is feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal can call 800-784-2433 to speak with a crisis counselor.
To get frequently absent kids back in school, you need to understand why they aren't coming

To get frequently absent kids back in school, you need to understand why they aren't coming

Researchers say a variety of solutions are needed to tackle the many reasons for missing class
A familiar face takes on Woodside fire chief role

A familiar face takes on Woodside fire chief role

Tom Cuschieri has been with the department for over 25 years
Police: Atherton seniors were conned out of $80K this week

Police: Atherton seniors were conned out of $80K this week

Police chief warns residents to look out for financial scams
Atherton: Massive oak tree topples over in Holbrook-Palmer Park

Atherton: Massive oak tree topples over in Holbrook-Palmer Park

Workers will be saving a section of the trunk for possible reuse, he said.
Longtime Ladera resident and Planned Parenthood advocate Shirley Sneath Kelley dies at 96

Longtime Ladera resident and Planned Parenthood advocate Shirley Sneath Kelley dies at 96

Even in her 80s and 90s, she could be spotted at a San Francisco Giants game, a blues show at Club Fox in Redwood City, or out at Rossotti's Alpine Inn, the place where she first drank beer as a teenager, Bruce said.
Eva Kastan Grove, longtime local philanthropist and social worker, dies at 87

Eva Kastan Grove, longtime local philanthropist and social worker, dies at 87

She and late husband Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel Corporation, created the Grove Foundation
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