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This Eichler is all-electric and features solar panels and new landscaping. As part of the upgrades, a full-sized wine refrigerator was integrated into the kitchen. Courtesy Dennis Mayer Photography and Eichler Home Tour.

Las Lomitas Elementary School District Superintendent Beth Polito announced she will be retiring at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Her five-year tenure as superintendent of LLESD will end on Aug. 30, 2025, according to a district announcement on Wednesday, Oct. 16, obtained by The Almanac.

*|DATE:F j, Y g:i a|* The Las Lomitas Education Association rejected the district's offer of a 5.5% raise.

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The Village Chabad is hosting Chanukah Village from noon to 2 p.m. on Dec. 15 at Triangle Park at the corner of Alpine and Portola roads in Portola Valley. The event is for all ages and will feature live Chanukah jazz music, a kosher food truck, donut bar, menorah lighting, fire truck gelt drop and more.

The holiday spirit was alive and well during city of Menlo Park's tree lighting ceremony at Fremont Park, with artificial snow and lots of lights, on Dec. 6.

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Swimmers do laps at the Belle Haven Pool in Menlo Park on July 2, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.