Water district officials say McKelvey Park flood basin project nearing completion
Construction crews work last week on the flood detention basin project at McKelvey Park in Mountain View. In a deal with the city, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is funding several park improvements, including new bleachers, sports fields and a mini-park with a playground, in exchange for permission to construct the 18-foot deep basin at the park site. The basin is designed to accommodate a 100-year flood, according to water district officials.
Santa Clara...
LA commission to consider OK for 20-unit condo project
The Los Altos Planning Commission is scheduled Thursday to conduct a design review for a three-story building downtown that includes 20 condominium units and two levels of underground parking.
City staff is recommending approval of developer Jeff Warmoth’s project applications at 425 First St. Up for consideration at Thursday’s public hearing is the tentative design and subdivision map for the project.
PHEV is A-OK: Outlander is well-equipped but has limitations
Wildly popular in Europe, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has now come to the U.S. The 2019 version of the plug-in hybrid delivers only 22 miles of range on a single battery charge, however, which means most Bay Area commuters will have to rely heavily on the gas engine.
I wanted to like the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) GT S-AWC. And, in a lot of ways, I do, and have for some time.
No Open Division for LA baseball; Mtn. View softball wins league title
Two weeks ago, the Los Altos High baseball team looked like a lock to make the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs. A four-game skid followed, however, and – just as coach Gabe Stewart feared – it cost the Eagles an invitation to the top tier of the tournament.
“Due to recency bias, I am not sure if the committee will be able to overlook our recent four-game losing streak and instead focus on the fact we won 21 of our first 22,” Stewart said prior to Sunday̵...
Los Altan pleads no contest to stalking charges
Los Altos resident Matthew Cringle pleaded no cont...
HeyO eatery brings plant-based menu to Castro St.
HeyO smothers its not-...
Sheriff's Office touts new resources to combat crime in Los Altos Hills
Authorities seek additional victims of accused child rapist
A Mountain View man accused of raping a 12-year-ol...
Lockheed Martin engineer inspires local AAUW scholars
The American Associa...
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Los Altan pleads no contest to stalking charges
16 HOURS AGO | Melissa Hartman
Los Altos resident Matthew Cringle pleaded no contest Friday to two felony charges related to the decade-long stalking of a former classmate, accordin...
Schools
MVLA approves 2% teacher raise
6 DAYS AGO | Zoe Morgan - Staff Writer/zoem@latc.com
Local high school teachers are getting a salary bump, but one that falls below historical averages.
The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School Dis...
Community
Rotary Art Show features painter of Chinese legends
6 DAYS AGO | Cindy Bogard-O’Gorman - Special to the Town Crier
“Moon Rising” is among the works of painter Caroline Young. Young is among more than 160 artists scheduled to show their creations at t...
Sports
Eagles excel at CCS semifinal meet
6 DAYS AGO | Pete Borello - Staff Writer/peteb@latc.com
Los Altos High’s Thea Mollerstedt, running in an early-season meet, last week qualified for the CCS finals in three even...
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A mother's birthright
6 DAYS AGO | Jackie Madden Haugh
Tiptoeing into our hotel room just past 1 a.m., with her Bette Davis hazel eyes sparkling brightly, my daughter Jenni instantly became confuse...
Special Sections
Step it up: Dance brings communities together
6 DAYS AGO | Reena Vokoun
Impromptu dancers outside the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts let the music move their feet. Dancing can generate...
Business
Diversify your bonds more than your stocks
6 DAYS AGO | Artie Green
Most 529 college savings plans and 401(k) company retirement plans offer a pretty broad range of U.S. stock mutual funds. There are large-cap funds, s...
People
Joseph Kaspar
-1 DAYS AGO | Los Altos Town Crier Report
Dec.15, 1924 - May 3, 2019 Joe Kaspar, born Joseph Charles Kaspar, passed away on May 3, 2019, at the age of 94. He is survived by his six children: C...
Magazine
Oldest house in Los Altos: Merriman site serves as backdrop for museum fundraiser
27 DAYS AGO | Los Altos Town Crier Staff - Special to the Town Crier
The Winchester-Merriman House on Edgewood Lane is considered the oldest standing home in Los Altos.
Los Altos History Museu...
News
Los Altan pleads no contest to stalking charges
Los Altos resident Matthew Cringle pleaded no contest Friday to two felony charges related to the decade-long stalking of a former classmate, according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Meeker.
Mountain View Police detectives took Cringle, 29, into custody Nov. 19 af...
LA commission to consider OK for 20-unit condo project
The Los Altos Planning Commission is scheduled Thursday to conduct a design review for a three-story building downtown that includes 20 condominium units and two levels of underground parking.
City staff is recommending approval of developer Jeff Warmoth’s project applications at 425 First St...
- Locals appointed to county boards, commissions
- Former employees of healthcare clinics protest at El Camino district board meeting
- Water district officials say McKelvey Park flood basin project nearing completion
- Doing more with less: Limited staff resources dominate Los Altos council, commissions conversation
Schools
MVLA approves 2% teacher raise
Local high school teachers are getting a salary bump, but one that falls below historical averages.
The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a 2% pay increase for teachers last week, along with a 2.85% one-time lump-sum payment.
Los Altos High recognized for sustainability
Students arrive at Los Altos High School last week by bicycle. The large number of students who get to school without using a car is a factor in the school being named a Green Ribbon School.
For years, Los Altos High School has worked to be environmentally friendly. ...
Community
Rotary Art Show features painter of Chinese legends
“Moon Rising” is among the works of painter Caroline Young. Young is among more than 160 artists scheduled to show their creations at this weekend’s Fine Art in the Park event at Lincoln Park in Los Altos.
More than 160 artists are preparin...
Rotary talk addresses end-of-life legislation
Because it can be hard to discuss death and the decisions around it, hospitals and medical staff encourage the use of advance care directives. However, many people still wonder whether their directive for a peaceful death will be respected.
The difficulty in discussing the topic prompted the Rotary...
Sports
Eagles excel at CCS semifinal meet
Los Altos High’s Thea Mollerstedt, running in an early-season meet, last week qualified for the CCS finals in three events.
After going undefeated in the SCVAL De Anza Division and winning the league meet for the first time, the Los Altos High girls continued their strea...
Local swimmers shine at state championships
The St. Francis High girls 400 free relay team – clockwise, from top left, Brooke Schaffer, Sydney Harris, Nicole Oliva and Audrey Holden – placed second at CCS and the state meet.
Los Altos High’s Danielle Carter and St. Francis High’s B...
Comment
A mother's birthright
Tiptoeing into our hotel room just past 1 a.m., with her Bette Davis hazel eyes sparkling brightly, my daughter Jenni instantly became confused when I had an explosive “mommy moment.”
Letters to the Editor: Alzheimer's, Egan, leaf-blowers and more
Support Alzheimer’s legislative action
I am 15 years old, and my grandmother is one of the 5 million Americans living with Alz- heimer’s disease. In order to help patients like her, I developed a diagnostic tool for the early detection of Alzheimer’s that uses machine learning and de-identified pat...
Special Sections
Step it up: Dance brings communities together
Impromptu dancers outside the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts let the music move their feet. Dancing can generate a sense of social connection, energy and camaraderie.
It’s no secret that dancing is good for us. According to research, dancing provides strong...
Study shows adverse childhood experiences may last a lifetime
Many of us prefer to ignore our painful childhood experiences, but a landmark Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kaiser study shows these adverse events are strongly related to the development of a wide range of physical and mental health problems throughout our lifetimes.
The Adverse Child...
Business
Diversify your bonds more than your stocks
Most 529 college savings plans and 401(k) company retirement plans offer a pretty broad range of U.S. stock mutual funds. There are large-cap funds, small-cap funds, value and growth funds, and even sometimes actively managed versus passively managed funds.
When it comes to bond funds, however, man...
How to make yourself safer online
We have allowed for-profit technology corporations access to all our personal data in exchange for some “free services” – data these firms sell to advertisers for massive profits. With our lives online whether we like it or not, taking steps to ensure security grows more important.
The usual respon...
People
Joseph Kaspar
Dec.15, 1924 - May 3, 2019 Joe Kaspar, born Joseph Charles Kaspar, passed away on May 3, 2019, at the age of 94. He is survived by his six children: Charles (Bonnie) Kaspar, Jeannie Solomon, Susan Thompson, Karen (John) Hayden, Roger (Ruth) Kaspar, and Kathy (Fred Konkel) Kaspar. He is also survived...
Doris Anne Spencer
December 31, 1919 – April 22, 2019 Doris Anne Spencer, a long-time Los Altos Hills area resident, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2019. She was 99 years old. Anne was born on December 31, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The daughter of a Baptist minister, Anne was raised with her brother an...
Obituaries
Joseph Kaspar
Dec.15, 1924 - May 3, 2019 Joe Kaspar, born Joseph Charles Kaspar, passed away on May 3, 2019, at the age of 94. He is survived by his six children: Charles (Bonnie) Kaspar, Jeannie Solomon, Susan Thompson, Karen (John) Hayden, Roger (Ruth) Kaspar, and Kathy (Fred Konkel) Kaspar. He is also survived...
Doris Anne Spencer
December 31, 1919 – April 22, 2019 Doris Anne Spencer, a long-time Los Altos Hills area resident, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2019. She was 99 years old. Anne was born on December 31, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The daughter of a Baptist minister, Anne was raised with her brother an...
Stepping Out
PA Philharmonic showcases 3 local musicians
Los Altos resident Cassandra May is set to perform Sunday.
Three students from Los Altos are scheduled to perform at the Palo Alto Philharmonic’s Family Concert 3-5 p.m. Sunday at De Anza College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd.,...
PYT's 'Pirates' closes Sunday in Mtn. View
The Peninsula Youth Theatre production of the Gilbert & Sullivan musical “The Pirates of Penzance” is set to close Sunday at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.
Shows are slated 9:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Spiritual Life
Foothills Congregational hosts Zen presentation, book signing Saturday
Foothills Congregational Church is scheduled to host a presentation and book signing with authors Les Kaye and Teresa Bouza 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday in the church’s Parish Hall, 461 Orange Ave., Los Altos.
Kaye and Bouza are authors of “A Sense of Something Greater: Zen and the Search for Balance in Si...
Exploitation of Asian women topic of May 10 discussion at Union Presbyterian Church
Union Presbyterian Church of Los Altos has scheduled a luncheon featuring a presentation by Bernadette Ashby on the exploitation of women in Asia noon May 10 in the church’s Fellowship Hall, 858 University Ave.
Ashby, who travels each year to Bangkok and Pattaya in Thailand to oversee vo...
Magazine
Oldest house in Los Altos: Merriman site serves as backdrop for museum fundraiser
The Winchester-Merriman House on Edgewood Lane is considered the oldest standing home in Los Altos.
Los Altos History Museum supporters have scheduled a fundraiser, "A Los Altos Garden Party Evening of Memories and Mysteries," 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 14 at the historical Winch...
Fun with elderberry: How to use a native plant in flower, fruit and stem
Antonio Flores, above, plays traditional Native American tunes on his elderberry flute. The “blanks” for elderberry flutes are approximately 8 inches long, cut from a dead dry branch.
In the 1944 movie "Arsenic and Old Lace," the elderberry w...
- Romantic bouquet: The Pierre de Ronsard climber boasts beauty, color and fragrance
- No rules apply: Flower arrangments make magic in the home
- Close to home or farther afield, visit California’s native plants and gardens
- Modern marvel: Nature-focused Los Altos Hills showplace brings the outdoors inside
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