Los Altos Town Crier - News Services for Los Altos California and Surrounding Communities Since 1947 http://www.losaltosonline.com Tue, 21 May 2013 00:52:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.losaltosonline.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.losaltosonline.com Los Altos Town Crier - News Services for Los Altos California and Surrounding Communities Since 1947 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46213&Itemid=109 Following are updates on three construction projects, including two already underway on First Street in downtown Los Altos. 100 First St. condominiums Dave Dacus of Lamb Partners, LLC, told... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46214&Itemid=46 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... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46215&Itemid=46 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... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46216&Itemid=46 A group of Fallen Leaf Lane residents say no thanks to the possibility that the regional Stevens Creek Trail would connect through their neighborhood. Seven Fallen Leaf Lane... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46217&Itemid=46 Los Altos Hills for the third consecutive year will spend more money to run West- wind Barn than the barn generates, but the city council is determined to maintain the... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46218&Itemid=46 Commercial burglary May 11, 12:07 p.m., 900 block of Thatcher Court: An unknown suspect entered a residential construction site and cut the lock on a storage container, stealing $8,000 worth... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46219&Itemid=46 Los Altos residents with plans to attend this year’s Stride Ride Festival may want to recheck their summer activities schedule. The second downtown interactive fitness and health... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46221&Itemid=57 Sometimes a book is successful not because it’s exceptionally well written, but because it strikes a nerve with a segment of the population. Such is the case with Michael... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46222&Itemid=57 ‘The Sacramento: A Transcendent River’ (River Bend Books, 2013) By Bob Madgic with Walt Simmons Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46223&Itemid=57 In the book “How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else” (Gotham, 2007), author Michael Gates Gill tells how he fell rather... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46224&Itemid=114 Betty Jean Walker passed away peacefully at her residence at Merrill Gardens, San Jose on Thursday, May 2, 2013, she was 85. She died of natural causes after a two... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46225&Itemid=114 Douglas Stewart McCandless, son of Lenora (Lee) Donnel, died the day after his 51st birthday in Branson, MO. He had lived there the past four years to be near his... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46226&Itemid=114 Marguerite “Marge” Louise Hordness passed away on Feb. 17, 2013, at the age of 95. She was born in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 1917, to Blanche A. and Isaac... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46227&Itemid=56 Los Altos High School’s Future Business Leaders of America members recently competed at the State Leadership Conference in Santa Clara, posting a strong performance despite tough competition. The Los Altos... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46228&Itemid=56 Each Los Altos School District campus boasts an edible and native habitat garden tucked into its playground spaces for the Living Classroom Program, which features hands-on science, math and social... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46229&Itemid=56 The Green MacHHHHine robotics team, with members from Mountain View High School, won the Excellence Award for its division at the VEX Robotics High School World Championships last month at... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46230&Itemid=56 The Loyola School K-Kids Club, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Los Altos, will attempt to set a club record during its eighth annual “Share Old Spectacles” drive. The students... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46231&Itemid=55 As the afternoon sun poured through the sliding glass window, I Velcroed my 9-year-old body against the kitchen wall and felt its warmth drip down my tummy like hot fudge... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46232&Itemid=55 When is a public school meeting open to the public and when is it not? That’s the question we’ve been asking since Doug Smith, Los Altos School District Board of... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46233&Itemid=55 It’s a small universe after all There seems to be a small universe of trail alignments under consideration to connect the existing Stevens Creek Trail portions from Mountain View to... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46234&Itemid=47 Move over gardens and chicken coops, front-yard libraries are writing the next chapter in creative yard use. Bucking the trend toward eReaders, Alexa Morris of Mountain View installed a miniature... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46235&Itemid=47 For San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Scott Tolzien, “paying the rent” means something altogether different from a writing a check for the landlord. Tolzien, speaking at the annual “Champions for... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46236&Itemid=47 The apricot is more than just a fruit to Los Altos native Robin Chapman – it is at the center of her fondest childhood memories. During a golden age in... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46237&Itemid=47 The Los Altos Kiwanis Pet Parade is scheduled 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Los Altos. The annual event showcases pets of a variety of species parading down Main and State... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46238&Itemid=47 The Los Altos Historical Commission and the Los Altos History Museum announced the winners of the 29th annual Margaret Thompson Historical Essay Contest. The theme of this year’s contest,... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46239&Itemid=47 The Los Altos Library has scheduled the presentation “Internet Security Review” 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46240&Itemid=47 Organizing for Action has scheduled a Climate Change Campaign Action Planning Session 6-8 p.m. today at Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. President Barack Obama called on Congress... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46241&Itemid=47 Local advocates proposed a simple concept for improving the vibrancy of downtown Los Altos at a May 9 “Sit and Share” event: outdoor furniture. Robin Katsaros, chief organizer of the... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46248&Itemid=123 Silicon Valley realtors shared their thoughts and ideas on the future of real estate at a National Association of Realtors REThink Initiative Workshop earlier this spring in Santa Clara. MLSListings... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46249&Itemid=123 While the national fiscal nightmare appears to be over and the sentiment on Wall Street remains bullish, persistent problems discourage people from entering the market – declining household income, surging... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100