Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde, Portola Valley
Residents living in two different neighborhoods at the southern end of Alpine and Los Trancos roads give the same reason for moving there: to get away from the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley.
The Vista Verde Community Association keeps the neighborhood close. Every year the group promotes a progressive dinner at local homes, called "Spring Fling" and puts on a summer potluck at Pony Tracks Ranch. The group also practices first-aid, fire and earthquake emergency exercises on a regular basis, and keeps neighbors informed via e-mail.
Vista Verde's association has joined with the active Los Trancos Woods Community Association to publish a bi-monthly newsletter and directory of residents to keep in touch. Residents of both communities have joined forces for a strong emergency-preparedness program and to combat Sudden Oak Death, a disease killing many oak trees, she says.
The two communities are serviced by the Los Trancos County Water District, which has pioneered conservation methods, a fire-safety initiative and a new wastewater-movement control initiative.
FACTS
FIRE STATION: 135 Portola Road, Portola Valley
LOCATION: between Page Mill and Alpine roads and Los Trancos Road
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Los Trancos Woods Community Association, www.lostrancoswoods.org; Vista Verde Community Association, www.vistaverdeca.org
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: (Eligibility depends on the resident's address)Palo Alto Unified School District --
Lucille M. Nixon School, 1711 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto; Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, 480 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto; Henry M. Gunn Senior High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto
Portola Valley School District --
Ormondale School, 200 Shawnee Pass Road, Portola Valley; Corte Madera School, 4575 Alpine Road, Portola Valley
Sequoia Union High School District --
Woodside High School, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside
SHOPPING: Portola Road, Valley Center (Portola and Alpine roads)
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*Courtesy of PaloAltoOnline.com
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