The driver of a pest control truck escaped injury Wednesday morning when his pickup flipped, but officials worked into the early afternoon to contain chemicals spilled during the accident.
The single-vehicle accident occurred at approximately 11 a.m. on Alta Tierra Road near the Robleda Road intersection in Los Altos Hills. The road is narrow and steep, and for reasons not yet revealed, the pest control vehicle landed on its side.
About a gallon of chemicals spilled dur...
This week’s heat wave brought smog along with the high temperatures and a close succession of regional Spare the Air alerts.
A former farmhouse could be a step closer to designation as a historical landmark after a Historical Commission meeting last week. The commission discussed recommending that a Craf...
Approximately 80 residents attended last week’s Los Altos Hills City Council Candidate Forum, many hoping to identify who among the five choices is committed to – as the event’s host Hills 2000 advocates – “the continued preservation of the rural ambience of the Hills.”...
The driver of a pest control truck escaped injury Wednesday morning when his pickup flipped, but officials worked into the early afternoon to contain chemicals spilled during the accident.
The single-vehicle accident occurred...
What began as an idea for a Boy Scout ...
Although incarceration can result in great injustice, lawyers at the Northern California Innocence Project have succeeded in uncovering proof of innocence and restoring freedom to many inmates.
Aaron Aguas-Rao, case manager fo...
St. Francis High’...
How to select a councilmember in the Nov. 8 election:
The Los Altos City Council has five members. Three seats are vacant. We need to elect or re-elect three of the six candidates running.
Filoli has scheduled a new volunteer recruitment event 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at Filoli’s Visitor & Education Center, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside.
Attendees can learn about the many volunteer opportunities at Filoli, including house and gar...
February 7, 1924 – September 11, 2016
Resident of Los Altos
Kay passed peacefully away of old age at 92 with her family and caregiver at her son’s house in Los Altos on September 11, 2016. Kay was born in Casper, Wyoming on February 7, 1924 to Earl...
The driver of a pest control truck escaped injury Wednesday morning when his pickup flipped, but officials worked into the early afternoon to contain chemicals spilled during the accident.
The single-vehicle accident occurred at approximately 11 a.m. on Alta Tierra Road near...
St. Francis High’s offense – and defense – outscored Ri...
Although incarceration can result in great injustice, lawyers at the Northern California Innocence Project have succeeded in uncovering proof of innocence and restoring freedom to many inmates.
Aaron Aguas-Rao, case manager for the Northern California Innocence Project, spoke...
How to select a councilmember in the Nov. 8 election:
The Los Altos City Council has five members. Three seats are vacant. We need to elect or re-elect three of the six candidates running.
Bill and Kaye Lawrence, founders of the Rancho Santa Marta orphanage and school for developmentally challenged children in Baja California, are scheduled to speak 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Union Presbyterian Church of Los Altos, 858 University Ave. A light...
February 7, 1924 – September 11, 2016
Resident of Los Altos
Kay passed peacefully away of old age at 92 with her family and caregiver at her son’s house in Los Altos on September 11, 2016. Kay was born in Casper, Wyoming on February 7, 1924 to Earl William Oliver and Annie Catherine (McCagherty) O...
What began as an idea for a Boy Scout Eagle project – which earned Terence Lee a Congres...
Filoli has scheduled a new volunteer recruitment event 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at Filoli’s Visitor & Education Center, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside.
Attendees can learn about the many volunteer opportunities at Filoli, including house and garden self-guided tour docents, weekend tour docents...
The 23rd annual Los Altos Follies, “A Salute to Bloviation, Obfuscation and Trepidation,R...
February 7, 1924 – September 11, 2016
Resident of Los Altos
Kay passed peacefully away of old age at 92 with her family and caregiver at her son’s house in Los Altos on September 11, 2016. Kay was born in Casper, Wyoming on February 7, 1924 to Earl William Oliver and Annie Catherine (McCagherty) O...
As the new school year brings busy times for parents and s...
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