Pharmaca, the wellness and beauty store at 400 First St., called it quits this month after two years in the new development between Cetrella and Safeway in downtown Los Altos.
A retail-only offshoot of an integrative pharmacy founded in Boulder, Colo., Pharmaca’s opening in 2015 drew curious newcomers, but business petered in the months following. The storeR...
GreenTown Los Altos is scheduled to host “It’s Electric,” an electric car and bike showcase, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday on the Downtown Green, the pop-up park on Third Street between Main and State streets.
The event will feature electric cars and bikes, solar companies, advocates of efficient energy consumption and a solar baking demonstration.
He never played for or coached at the school, yet few people can match Joe Schram’s contributions to St. Francis High athletics.
The longtime Los Altos resident, who died Aug. 1 at age 86, devoted more than 40 years of his life to the Lancers. Schram announced games, kept sta...
Los Altos and Los Altos Hills currently share three ZIP codes – 94022, 94023 and 94024 – but Hills Mayor Gary Waldeck is campaigning to secure five digits exclusive to his town. He formally proposed the idea at last month’s Los Altos Hills City Council meeting.
“It turns out, there’s quite a number of people who’d like to do it,” Waldeck said. “There’s a number of people who, I think, are f...
Pear Theatre recently announced its 2017-2018 se...
A young child placed a rose in front of Heat...
Silicon Valley is the bustling hub of America’s technology industry – home to hundreds of startups and high-tech firms, many of them funded by multimillion-dollar investments from venture capitalists.
The Los Altos History Museum’s annual Train Days event is scheduled 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept 16 and 17 at the museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road.
Designed to celebrate model railroading, the event will include elaborate layou...
Homestead High graduate Drew Strotman pitched in relief in last week’s New York-Penn League All-Star Game in Troy, N.Y. Playing for the North All-Stars, he struck out one batter and didn’t allow an...
Regarding the proposed First Street Green:
(1) We don’t need more office space downtown. The development on North San Antonio Road and along the El Camino Real corridor already chokes us.
Multiple celebrations are in order for ...
1033 Dartmouth Lane, Haugh Trust to L. Fei for $3,400,000
2056 El Sereno Avenue, Plunkett Trust to H. Tseng for $2,175,000
Eva Seko Milovina a lifetime resident of Santa Clara Valley, passed away in Cupertino, CA on August 9, 2017.
Mountain View Police Department detectives Tuesday (Aug. 15) arrested two East Bay men who attempted to steal a laptop by causing its owner to fall from a moving vehicle.
San Pablo resident Luis Bravo, 20, and El Cerrito resident Bomani ...
222 Alvarado Avenue, S. Tran to Lang Trust for $5,550,000
682 Arboleda Drive, Owen Trust to Cheng Trust for $2,900,000
Jaimin Bhagat of Los Altos placed second in the boys 14-18 division of last month’s 89th San Francisco Junior golf tournament. The 15-year-old fell to Joshua Lim of San Francisco in the match-play final by a score of 5 and 3. The event took place July...
The Los Altos History Museum’s “Let’s Talk Antiques with Steve Yvaska” event is scheduled 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday under the oaks outside the museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road.
Attendees may bring one antique for a casual evaluation by Yvaska, who writes a column...
May I just throw yet another question out there about the proposed new office building and Green on First Street?
As I walk around town, I ponder anew exactly what “benefits” Los Altos Community Investments is so keen to bring to the ...
A unique collaboration at Stanford is bringing a renewed focus to one of the world’s most followed but misunderstood religions.
Stanford’s Institute on Islam, a collaboration involving the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET) and Stanfor...
Eva Seko Milovina a lifetime resident of Santa Clara Valley, passed away in Cupertino, CA on August 9, 2017.
Local schools could see a boost in their bandwidth next school year after the Santa Clara County Office of Education reported plans to connect districts via high-speed fiber-optic cable.
The project aims to connect most school districts in Silicon Valley to the Office of Education data center using...
Crafting a balanced college list for a high-achieving high school student is one of the most challenging tasks facing juniors and seniors as they contemplate their future.
Pear Theatre recently announced its 2017-2018 season, scheduled to begin next month in Mountain View. It will be Pear’s first season under artistic director Betsy Kruse Craig.
Craig took over last month for founder Diane Tasca, who stepped down after 15 years at the helm.
Eva Seko Milovina a lifetime resident of Santa Clara Valley, passed away in Cupertino, CA on August 9, 2017.
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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