By With less than a week before the Los Altos School District's Measure A parcel tax election, the Keep Los Altos Schools Strong (KLASS) campaign has received some unique endorsements from a variety of organizations and individuals in the community.

In addition to the League of Women Voters and the city and town councils of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View, the group received endorsements from all 19 former mayors who still reside in Los Altos. Other legislative representatives endorsing Measure A include Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, State Assemblyman Joe Simitian and Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss.

Business and community organizations supporting Measure A include the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, Community Health Awareness Council, Los Altos Cultural Association, Los Altos Rotary, Silicon Valley Realtors and Homeowners PAC, SPLASH and Los Altos Village Association.

School-related endorsements came from all eight PTAs in the district, both Los Altos and Mountain View high school parent groups, the Mountain View-Los Altos PTA Council and the Los Altos Teachers Association.

“Our community has always valued education and supported our local schools. We appreciate the vote of confidence from our community as well as from our parents and teachers,” said Dick Hasenpflug, who serves as co-chairperson of the KLASS campaign with Debbie Torok and Claudia Hevel.