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  Woodside - California
Today, Woodside is among the wealthiest small towns in the United States.
Woodside is also home to Koko, the gorilla who was taught American Sign Language.
Woodside is among the wealthiest areas in the United States.
www.woodside.de   (137 words)

  
 Town of Woodside
Before the Europeans came to explore and settle Alta California, Woodside was home to the Ohlone/Costanoan people.
The Woodside area is distinguished for having been the home of some of the first English-speaking settlers on the San Francisco Peninsula.
In the 1950's, Woodside began to feel the effects of San Mateo's growing population as 555 new houses were constructed.
www.woodsidetown.org /history.html   (827 words)

  
 Woodside, California Homes for Sale - MLS Real Estate Listings
People looking to move to Woodside, California might be interested to know that this city is consistently on the list of the wealthiest small towns in America, where homes have sold for $3 million and up, and sometimes in the tens of millions.
Woodside is located adjacent to both Stanford and Silicon Valley and the sheer beauty of the town itself contributes to its high costs.
Woodside has a deep acknowledgment of its culture and history- from its original inhabitants (the Ohlone tribe) to the Gold Rush which led to the town’s founding, to the rise of Silicon Valley.
www.relohomesearch.com /NorthAmericaCity/CA/Woodside.aspx   (361 words)

  
 Woodside California Profile and Resource Guide, City or community of Woodside, California Facts, Information, ...
The population of Woodside is approximately 5,035 (1990).
The distance from Woodside to Washington DC is 2568 miles.
Woodside is positioned 37.42 degrees north of the equator and 122.25 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /cacountywoodside.htm   (396 words)

  
 Woodside (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woodside is a neighborhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Woodside, County Durham is a village in County Durham
Woodside, London is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon, South London
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woodside   (206 words)

  
 The History of Woodside Village Church
In 1849, during the California Gold Rush, 20-year-old Mathias Alfred Parkhurst purchased 127 acres of timberland and called it “Woodside.” That is the name that stuck.
Woodside continued as a center of the timber business until that business began to decline towards the end of the century.
Woodside has lately been restored to its position as a premier wine area, especially by the products of Woodside Vineyards, property of one of our church members.
www.wvchurch.org /OurHistory/tabid/7936/Default.aspx   (502 words)

  
 Offshore - Woodside is California dreaming
The project calls for Woodside's gas supplies from North Western Australia to be converted into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and then delivered off the coast of California via ship.
Woodside is currently considering several sites off the coast of California.
Once a location is found and a permit application is filed, Woodside will seek approval from federal, state and local agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard and the California State Lands Commission, before the project proceeds.
www.offshore-mag.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Article_ID=246064   (282 words)

  
 Woodside CA Real Estate. Woodside realty & homes for sale. MLS listings
Nestled among the redwood-covered mountains along the coastal ridge of the San Francisco Peninsula, Woodside is home to many Silicon Valley professionals and is one of the country’s most exclusive communities, where 88% of the homes are owner-occupied.
Woodside is one of the wealthiest small towns in the United States.
At the K-8 and elementary level, Woodside schools are on par with the other school districts in the Silicon Valley, meaning they score high on the API and are generally outstanding.
www.arjanihomes.com /local-city_details-2685-Woodside-CA   (422 words)

  
 Woodside, California Filoli Gardens -  San Mateo County Vacation
Woodside is a town that locals consider a desirable place to live, thanks to the forested surroundings, extensive horse and bike trails, and close proximity to San Francisco Airport, San Jose Airport, and corporate offices in nearby Silicon Valley south of the community.
What's unique about Woodside is its dry, warm climate during summer months, thanks to the Santa Cruz mountains that separate it from the ocean less than 20 miles away.
Woodside is 5.5.miles southwest of Redwood City and approx.
www.beachcalifornia.com /woodside-california.html   (540 words)

  
 Woodside Vacation Rentals, Hotels, Weather, Map and Attractions
Woodside was ranked as the sixth richest community in America, per capita, in the 2000 census, and ranked number 17 in Worth Magazine’s list of the 250 richest towns in 2002.
Woodside is also home to Koko, the gorilla who was taught sign language.
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www.californiavacation.com /regions/Woodside-California.html   (498 words)

  
 CalTrade Report - Another Hat in the LNG Terminal Ring
Woodside's plans call for the construction of a 28-mile undersea pipeline that would connect a landside facility with an underwater buoy off the coast.
California consumes about 6.4 billion cubic feet, or about 192 million cubic meters, of natural gas a day, with half of that used to fire electrical power plants, according to the California Energy Commission in Sacramento.
Woodside is expected to file the plan for the pipeline and buoy shortly with the three main permitting agencies - the US Coast Guard, the California Coastal Commission, and the California State Lands Commission - while the actual permitting process could take up to two years.
www.caltradereport.com /eWebPages/front-page-1145481348.html   (564 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Woodside Reviewing Off-Shore Options for NatGas Facility in California
Woodside Natural Gas, through its relationship with Woodside Energy Ltd. of Australia, has access to huge gas reserves in North Western Australia that can be delivered to California by ship to meet California's needs.
Woodside's California project would use safe environmentally sensitive technology to convert the shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) back to regular natural gas at sea on board the ship.
Woodside Natural Gas Inc is a wholly owned member of the group of companies owned by Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Woodside is Australia's largest publicly listed independent energy company (market capitalization $19 billion), and one of Australia's most successful explorers, developers and producers of natural gas.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=28667   (550 words)

  
 Woodside's California dream - Business - Business - smh.com.au
WOODSIDE Petroleum reported record annual sales of $2.7 billion yesterday as it unveiled an ambitious plan to ship its liquefied natural gas to the prized Californian market.
Woodside, which abandoned a partnership with a US company to build a $US300 million ($400 million) offshore terminal on an old oil platform last year, now plans to convert its LNG to gas on a dedicated ship.
Woodside's advantage in gaining approval, she said, would be its solid track record of safely making more than 2000 LNG deliveries from the North-West Shelf project it operates in Western Australia.
www.smh.com.au /news/business/woodsides-california-dream/2006/01/19/1137553711060.html   (642 words)

  
 Woodside, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Woodside has a variety of habitat types including California oak woodland and riparian zones.
There is considerable biodiversity present, Woodside being within the California Floristic Province.
Dynasty was filmed at the Filoli Estate (not the interior of the mansion, but the exterior), as were the films The Wedding Planner, The Game, Lolita, George of the Jungle, Heaven Can Wait, and Harold and Maude.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woodside,_California   (1141 words)

  
 Tour For Woodside
You won’t be riding just for the challenge and the scenery, proceeds from the ride will be used to support Woodside High School, a public 9-12 high school in Woodside, California.
The Tour For Woodside is an event staged to benefit the Woodside High School Foundation Endowment.
Woodside High School draws students from some of the most affluent and the most economically deprived communities in the state; many of the programs needed to help students from these areas are simply not funded by the State.
www.tourforwoodside.com /homepage.html   (309 words)

  
 Woodside Vineyards History (650) 851-3144
Woodside Vineyards has been credited with being one of the first wineries to pioneer the "boutique winery" movement in California and we are the oldest winery in San Mateo County.
When other California wine producers were selling their wine in bulk, Rixford was cultivating his La Questa vines that were hand-carried from France and producing wine in the tradition of the famed Chateau Margaux winery.
In addition to winemaking, we have been developing vineyards for residents of Woodside for 12 years.
www.woodsidevineyards.com /history.html   (258 words)

  
 Woodside, California (CA) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, ...
Back to Woodside, CA housing info, San Mateo County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities.
The ratio of number of residents in Woodside to the number of sex offenders is 5475 to 1.
Woodside, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
www.city-data.com /city/Woodside-California.html   (1565 words)

  
 Palo Alto Area Real Estate - Woodside California Homes
A good part of Woodside is zoned for parcels of 3 acres or more.
There are several very pleasant restaurants and a fine market in the little town of Woodside.
Woodside extends up into the hills where prices are usually lower in relation to the required travel distance up narrow winding roads.
www.paloaltoarea.com /wood.html   (108 words)

  
 Woodside, California CA, town profile (San Mateo County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Woodside is a town in San Mateo County, in the San Francisco-Oakland metro area.
Today, Woodside, California, has become familiar to Americans as a seat of Silicon Valley power, the habitat of millionaires plotting the future of the computer and Internet industries, a meeting place where billions of dollars can be lined up for a new investment in the future.
“ Today, Woodside, California, has become familiar to Americans as a seat of Silicon Valley power, the habitat of millionaires plotting the future of the computer and Internet industries, a meeting place where billions of dollars can be lined up for a new investment in the future.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=11098   (638 words)

  
 Woodside, California
Woodside, California, in San Mateo county, is 3 miles S of Redwood City, California (center to center) and 20 miles W of San Jose, California.
Married couples seem to be the rule in Woodside, at least compared to other towns of its size.
Woodside has, of course, a mix of various types of housing.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/california/woodside   (641 words)

  
 Native Plant Garden
When the Woodside Library was built in 1968, the county announced they would fence off the sloping land behind it, but talented members of the Woodside Atherton Garden Club had a better idea, and with vision and hard work, they created the Woodside Library Native Plant Garden.
Now California species flourish in a redwood grove, an oak woodland setting, a sunny chaparral area for plants that need well-drained soil in winter and dry summers, and a small section for coastal plants.  Garden specimens have labels with botanical and common names, and the library keeps a book with relevant photos and further information.
The Matijila Poppy grows 8 feet tall, with gray-green leaves and large white crinkly petaled flowers with  bright yellow stamens.  Native to southern California, it is found inland along the coast in dry washes and canyons below 4,000 feet, often with chaparral.
www.woodsideathertongc.com /wagclibrarygarden.html   (405 words)

  
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 Woodside California rejects fluoridation
Residents in the wealthy town town of Woodside are apparently prepared to take care of their teeth themselves.
Woodside's Town Council, in a 6-1 vote on Tuesday, told San Francisco utilities officials that the town doesn't want fluoride added to its water.
Fluoridation opponent Billie Barewald, a nurse who lives in Mountain View, said she hopes Woodside's vote will encourage other towns to oppose fluoridation.
www.fluoridealert.org /news/473.html   (362 words)

  
 Woodside Management Group - Home
Woodside Management Group is a well established, full service property management company.
Woodside Management Group understands that as an owner, each client has specific financial objectives, as well as performance expectations of its service providers.
Woodside properties are staffed with experienced, professional, and goal-oriented teams whose primary concern is the economic interest of the client.
www.woodside-management.com   (156 words)

  
 WD Handbook 07
Because entrance into the University of California is highly competitive, all students are encouraged to complete more than just the required units.
STAR is composed of two separate exams: the California Standards Tests (in English) and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) to assess students with the most significant disabilities.
The state of California offers the opportunity to students who are 16 years of age or who are second semester sophomores to prove their proficiency in basic skills through the California High School Proficiency Examination.
www.woodsidehs.org /docinfo/handbook07.htm   (9231 words)

  
 Welcome to Woodside Vineyards (650) 851-3144
Woodside Vineyards is one of the oldest, smallest California wineries, boasting estate wines that are carefully nurtured from vineyard to bottle.
We cultivate vines in Woodside's unique climate and soil.
Our careful management of each stage of the process from growing to bottling produces the highest quality and vintage character year after year.
www.woodsidevineyards.com   (248 words)

  
 Woodside Terrace Redwood City | Independent Living | Assisted Living
Woodside Terrace offers exceptional independent living, assisted living, and supportive services for seniors.
Surrounded by beautifully manicured grounds in the lovely San Francisco Bay area, Woodside Terrace is the ideal place to call home.
If you’re looking to simplify your life but still remain active and engaged, Woodside Terrace is the place to be.
www.aboutwoodsideterrace.com   (255 words)

  
 Filoli Gardens Woodside, California -  San Mateo County Vacation
Filoli Gardens is a 654-acre estate in Woodside, California.
Even though it's slightly tucked away, Filoli Gardens and Estate is known throughout the world for its magnificent gardens that are recognized for their historic significance and beauty.
The design for the classic garden was a collaboration between the Bourn family and Bruce Porter, who was known for his garden designs incorporating parterres, terraces, lawns and pools.
www.beachcalifornia.com /filoli-gardens-woodside.html   (482 words)

  
 Woodside High School Test Scores - Woodside, California - CA
California uses parent education level, poverty level, student mobility, student ethnicity and other data to identify similar schools.
In 2006-2007 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts and math in grades 2 through 11; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11.
The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/ca/6954   (1637 words)

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