Outside, it may have been a sweltering California afternoon, but inside a darkened room at the Los Altos main library last week, local kids gave their rapt attention to a softer, muted scene.
In serene nighttime sepia tones, a slow-motion video showed a bat curving its body balletically as it hunted a moth, quietly chittering. The packed room of paren...
Even if many Los Altos residents want to be closer to their favorite stores, that does not necessarily mean those retailers want to be closer to them.
According to two local real estate brokers, big-name retailers ...
Concern over reimbursement for costs from the rent control law dominated budget approval discussion at the June 20 Mountain View City Council meeting.
At issue is the cost of implementing of the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act, a charter amendment voters approved last November. The act calls for the creation of a five-member Rental Housing Committee to run the program. The rent control law, limiting rent increases to between 2 and 5 percent per year, took effect after legal challenges...
Multiple petitions and an unofficial newspaper poll reveal that Los Altos residents are warming to the idea of a combination dog and skate park in Lincoln Park.
Reviving a proposal from 2012, Skateworks owner Jason Strubing is advocati...
A group of Los Altos School District parents and community leaders have joined forces to advocate for exploring existing-land solutions to create a 10th school site for the district.
The group recently launched a website, Creative Facilities Solutio...
Senior homeowners who reside in the Los Altos School District may be eligible for exemption from the district parcel tax. The deadline to request an exemption is Friday.
To qualify, homeowners must be age 65 or over, own a parcel of land within dist...
Five Los Altos residents recently received plaques acknowledging their homes’ historical status. Three of the homeowners attended a ceremony at the Los Altos History Museum June 5, where Nomi Trapnell, chairwoman of the Los Altos Historical ...
Don’t tell these guys that the result of the 43rd annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game didn’t matter. Exhibition...
I noticed that the June 7 and 14 issues of the Town Crier featured a series of articles about the dangers of biking to school in south Los Altos.
I would like to bring your attention to one of the most ...
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Leonard L. Helton passed away on June 2, 2017. Leonard is survived by his loving wife of almost 68 years, Anna, his two daughters, Laura Perry and Valarie Sanford, and his three granddaughters, Whitney Sanford, Samantha Sanford, and Anna Perry...
A group of Los Altos School District parents and community leaders have joined forces to advocate for exploring existing-land solutions to create a 10th school site for the district.
The group recently launched a website, Creative Facilities Solutions at creativefacilitiessolutions.org, to explore ...
Even if many Lo...
Don’t tell these guys that the result of the 43rd annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game didn’t matter. Exhibition game or not, local players on the North werenR...
Five Los Altos residents recently received plaques acknowledging their homes’ historical status. Three of the homeowners attended a ceremony at the Los Altos History Museum June 5, where Nomi Trapnell, chairwoman of the Los Altos Historical Commission, recognized and thanked them for their ...
I noticed that the June 7 and 14 issues of the Town Crier featured a series of articles about the dangers of biking to school in south Los Altos.
I would like to bring your attention to one of the most dangerous areas of the city: Cuesta Drive between ...
Amid soaring divorce rates and highly stressed and unhappy mar...
Leonard L. Helton passed away on June 2, 2017. Leonard is survived by his loving wife of almost 68 years, Anna, his two daughters, Laura Perry and Valarie Sanford, and his three granddaughters, Whitney Sanford, Samantha Sanford, and Anna Perry.
Senior homeowners who reside in the Los Altos School District may be eligible for exemption from the district parcel tax. The deadline to request an exemption is Friday.
To qualify, homeowners must be age 65 or over, own a parcel of land within district boundaries and use the parcel as their princi...
After they retired and remodeled their Mountain V...
A character’s admonition to “make not your thoughts your prisons” elegantly echoes the conceptual freedoms found in Pear Theatre’s new play, “What You Will.”
Cl...
Leonard L. Helton passed away on June 2, 2017. Leonard is survived by his loving wife of almost 68 years, Anna, his two daughters, Laura Perry and Valarie Sanford, and his three granddaughters, Whitney Sanford, Samantha Sanford, and Anna Perry.
Gary Anderson is a former member of the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills Senior Commission. Following is his update on local senior services a...
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