By Chevron station undergoes upgrades

The Village Chevron station at 401 Main St. will undergo a facelift over the next six weeks.

Owner John Cheng has already begun construction on a new cashier booth near the First Street side of the property. He also intends to upgrade the station’s gas pumps with electronic pumps that accept credit card or bank card payments.

Cheng expects to complete renovations within six weeks. The repair bays will remain open during construction, he said.

Cheng plans to sell candy, sodas and cigarettes in the cashier area, but the city did not grant him a special use permit to operate a food mart from the site, according to a city planning official. The city’s current zoning laws prohibit such an operation at the site without a special-use permit.

Los Altos

Police chief swearing-in

Los Altos

The city of Los Altos is scheduled to swear in new police chief Don Johnson during a ceremony 4 p.m., Sept. 19 at the History Museum Patio, 51 N. San Antonio Road.

Johnson was a captain in the Sunnyvale Public Safety Department before joining the Los Altos Police Department.

He succeeds Lucy Carlton, who will retire from her 10-year post Friday.

Johnson has 22 years of experience in managing, supervising and delivering public safety services. During his career in Sunnyvale, Johnson was in charge of police field services and internal administrative services, as well as captain in charge of fire services.

- Town Crier Staff Report