Work continues this week on a streetscape improvement project for San Antonio Road in downtown Los Altos. The contractor is working on the ADA ramps, visual screen, irrigation system and rain garden improvements. Expect temporary lane closures on San Antonio Road during non-commute hours due to the work at the intersections and median islands.  
 

The Los Altos Historical Commission and the Los Altos History Museum have announced the winners of the 29th annual Margaret Thompson Historical Essay Contest. The theme of this year’s contest, “Bear in Mind: The Story of the California Grizzly,” complemented a recent History Museum exhibition.

Local residents have a rare opportunity to tour bomber aircrafts once used in World War II and talk with veterans that piloted them during the national Wings of Freedom tour at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View.

Photo Ellie Van Houtte/Town Crier

As Bullis Charter School students face being split between Egan Junior High and Blach Intermediate schools next year, parents and staff offer input to maintain the school’s mission.

After a two-night strategic planning session last week, Bullis Charter School Principal Wanny Hersey reported that parents continue to support the school’s mission – even in the face of a program split between two campuses next year.

The Los Altos School District, which provides facilities for the charter school, offered the charter school space on two of its campus for the next school year, Egan Junior High and Blach Intermediate schools.

Photo Ellie Van Houtte/ Town Crier With wildfire season looming, firefighters at the El Monte Fire Station in Los Altos Hills participate in annual training exercises.

Wildfire season historically begins in July, but firefighters at the El Monte Fire Station in Los Altos Hills began patrolling the community with a brush engine last week after Santa Clara County warned of the dangers posed by the dry winter and spring.

“The last three months have been really dry,” said Battalion Chief Jim Young of the Santa Clara County Fire Department.