By New fire station opens in Cupertino

The Santa Clara County Fire Department is scheduled to hold a ceremony for the opening of the new Cupertino fire station at 10 a.m., Oct. 4, at 20215 Stevens Creek Boulevard.

Construction of the new station began in June 1999 adjacent to the old station, which was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.

The new station is 13,000 square feet and includes a tower commerating the old Calli Brothers Company that was located across the street form the original fire station. The front enterancei is designed to display soem of the county’s fire hisotry.

The Santa Clara County Fire Department serves the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills area.

Los Altos

Shoup Park upgrades

The Los Altos Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission is scheduled to hold a meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, at the Garden House at Shoup Park, 400 University Ave., to gather public input on the playground renovations planned for Shoup Park.

Shoup is the first city park in line for a face lift.

For more information, call the Recreation Department at 941-0950.

Los Altos

Police fill ’schools’ position

Peninsula

The Los Altos Police Department this month filled its schools resource officer position, more than a year after it pulled Officer Brent Butler from the position in order to help fill an unprecedented number of patrol vacancies.

Detective Mark Laranjo was assigned to the position. The resource officer provides a police presence at local schools and is involved with traffic and safety education programs.

-Town Crier Staff Report