Category: News
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Cyclists Stop to Help Fallen Equestrian
If anyone knows the cyclists who stopped to help, please contact president@romp.org so we can put you in touch with the grateful equestrians. — original message — My wife was thrown from her horse on Willowbrook Road (Portola Valley) on Sunday at around 10:15am. Some cyclists found her in the road and were kind enough…
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ROMP Founders
I read with interest about the history of ROMP, specifically the part which reads “ROMP can trace its start back to the early 80’s when a group of riders would meet in Los Gatos every Sunday morning for a ride. They would go ‘romping’ on their bikes up in to what is now Sierra Azul…
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Voting Opportunity for folks living on the Midpeninsula Coast
Coastsiders will get to vote this year for the member of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District who represents the Coastside from Half Moon Bay to Monatara. The November election will include Wards 3 and 4 (both in Santa Clara County,) and Ward 7 in San Mateo County. Ward 7 covers portions of Redwood City,…
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Bullet train?
Anybody know if this is still going through Coe? If so, should we all vote no! Thursday, July 10, 2008 – 6:42 AM PDT Report: ‘Bullet’ train route approved Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal The California High Speed Rail Authority has approved the main route for a “bullet” train that would link San…
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Bear mauls teen during 24-hour bike race in Alaska
Bear mauls teen during 24-hour bike race in Alaska 2 hours ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska � A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race was attacked in the dark of night by a bear Sunday and severely injured, but she was able to make a brief 911 call that eventually resulted in her rescue. The…
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Governments spending to buy, preserve open spaces.
USA Today (5/28, Cauchon) reports, “Federal, state, and local governments are boosting spending on open spaces and parks” in a “surprising development” that may “usher in an era of land conservation not seen in decades.” The movement to preserve open space apparently finds “favor among Republicans, Democrats, and voters.” USA Today notes that “new open-space…
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