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The town of Woodside is blocking new housing from being built under a new state law, arguing the residential growth would encroach on the habitats of mountain lions, a protected species.

Outgoing Woodside Mayor Brian Dombkowski handed the "official mayoral license plate frames" to Dick Brown this week.

After two days of manually recounting ballots, Measure A has still passed, the county Elections Office said. The Woodside initiative changes land use restrictions on two sites in the Town Center area.

Its not over yet. A Woodside resident has requested a manual recount of the ballots in the narrowly passed Measure A contest.

Since the CZU fires, Cal Fires San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties division, Cal Fire CZU, as well as other county groups have been working on various projects to protect against wildfires. Woodside and Portola Valley have both stepped up their fuel reduction efforts, said Denise Enea, former Woodside Fire Protection District fire marshal and president of Fire Safe San Mateo County, the organization dedicated to protecting property and the environment for county residents in the wildland/urban in...

He said this has improved the accessibility of local government to its citizens, which "can only be a good thing." In-person meetings do provide a better dynamic and more debate, he noted. Speaking of technology, Dombkowski said he would also like to help extend broadband internet connectivity to all corners of Woodside. Other priorities Dombkowski would like to recruit more people to serve on town committees, which can be a challenge in such a small town. "Finding qualified candidates can be ...