SUV snaps Los Altos utility pole, cutting power and halting traffic
Update: As of 10:30 a.m. Friday (Oct. 18), Foothill Expressway near the Arboretum Drive intersection in south Los Altos had reopened to traffic, but those traveling northbound were limited to one lane from where Homestead Road and the expressway meet the Foothill-Arboretum Drive intersection. Lanes may continue to close periodically through the d...
Local Arts Roundup: Photographer seeks senior models, and more
Since relocating with her family from France six years ago, Los Altos resident Maud Daujean has fallen in love with the city. And her relationships in the Santa Rita School community led to an unexpected – and so far successful – career as a photographer and videographer.
Her first major project, “Dancing in the City,” captured dancers in various locations in San Francisco. She wants her latest photo project to feature local seniors.
LAUMC hosts annual Harvest Craft Faire
Los Altos United Methodist Church has scheduled its 40th annual Harvest Craft Faire 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the church, 655 Magdalena Ave.
The event will feature a large selection of handcrafted items made by more than 40 artisans, from glass and stuffed pumpkins to pilgrims, Santas, wooden bowls, cutting boards and kitchen items.
Los Alto main library offers U.S. passport services
The Los Altos main library now offers U.S. passport services, one of three Santa Clara County Library District branches to do so.
The expansion to Los Altos comes more than a year after the library district made the services available at the Milpitas and Cupertino libraries. District officials said the program has been “well-received.”
Los Altos facilities test low in chemical levels, high in mold materials
While none of the chemical levels tested in either...
Celebration of life honors Los Altos residents who died in September boat fire
Simply groundbreaking: Ceremony marks the next phase of the journey to new digs
Flint Center replacement plan begins to take shape
Woman arrested after admitting to vandalism of downtown Los Altos post office
An Orange County resident was taken into custody i...
– Today's Weather –
News
SUV snaps Los Altos utility pole, cutting power and halting traffic
11 HOURS AGO | Megan V. Winslow
Schools
BCS extends suspension of enrollment preference
1 DAY AGO | Zoe Morgan
Community
RIP LAHS pumpkin patch
2 DAYS AGO | Eliza Ridgeway - Staff Writer/elizar@latc.com
Pumpkin, with cop
Los Altos High School’s pumpkin patch, a traditional must-see for many local school groups and families,...
Sports
Local families get a kick out of class
2 DAYS AGO | Melody Chen - Town Crier Editorial Intern
Ivan (last name withheld) trains at Kuk Sool Won of Los Altos last week. His sister takes classes there as well.
Six days...
Comment
Other Voices: Los Altos can do better
2 DAYS AGO | Pat Marriott
The Town Crier recently published an article, an editorial and a guest opinion column defending Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan. Council members a...
Special Sections
Local AeroPress inventor takes coffee to 'Go'
9 DAYS AGO | Los Altos Town Crier Staff
Los Altos inventor Alan Adler’s AeroPress is a staple of high-end coffeehouses at points around the globe, and he’s releasing a travel ver...
Business
Los Altos church targeted in ongoing award scam
2 DAYS AGO | Melissa Hartman - Staff Writer/melissah@latc.com
St. Nicholas & St. William Catholic Parish’s teen ministry program “won” the 2019 Best of Los Altos “Church” category,...
People
Wedding: Emma Cummings and Cooper Hitchcock
2 DAYS AGO | Los Altos Town Crier Staff
Emma Cummings and Cooper Hitchcock were married June 29 in San Luis Obispo.
The bride is the daughter of Sue a...
Magazine
Fall events
23 DAYS AGO | Keshav Singh – Town Crier Intern
News
SUV snaps Los Altos utility pole, cutting power and halting traffic
Update: As of 10:30 a.m. Friday (Oct. 18), Foothill Expressway near the Arboretum Drive intersection in south Los Altos had reopened to traffic, but...
Los Altos facilities test low in chemical levels, high in mold materials
While none of the chemical levels tested in either the Los Altos City Hall council chambers or the Los Altos Youth Center were “of any concern,” according to the company contracted to test the air quality testing in both facilities, it did advise city staff in a 98-page report to improve screening f...
Schools
BCS extends suspension of enrollment preference
Bullis Charter School’s enrollment lottery for the 2020-2021 school year is no longer set to inc...
Flint Center replacement plan begins to take shape
Community
RIP LAHS pumpkin patch
Pumpkin, with cop
Los Altos High School’s pumpkin patch, a traditional must-see for many local school groups and families, has been canceled this year to make way for on-campus construction. But other seasonal activities are in full swing – follow the Town Crier on ...
30 years after Loma Prieta earthquake, LA History Museum exhibition looks back, ahead
One person died when a five-story tower at St. Joseph Seminary collapsed in the October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The seminary closed in 1991. The Los Altos History Museum’s latest exhibition, “Our Community Prepares,” focuses on local residents’ response to natural disaster...
Sports
Local families get a kick out of class
Ivan (last name withheld) trains at Kuk Sool Won of Los Altos last week. His sister takes classes there as well.
Six days a week, 8-year-old Ajay Sawant trains at Kuk Sool Won of Los Altos martial arts school, joined by his dad Danny Sawant and grandfather some days. Hav...
Terson's victory tilts tennis match in Spartans' favor
The Mountain View High girls tennis team edged visiting Los Gatos 4-3 Thursday in a match decided by Dasha Terson’s marathon win at No. 1 singles.
Terson, a junior, won the third set on a 10-point tiebreaker, 10-6.
Comment
Letter to the Editor: Keep Egan in place
Keep Egan Jr. High where it is
I appreciate the Town Crier’s analysis of the Los Altos School District’s latest public outreach charrette at Egan Junior High School to find long-term facilities for Bullis Charter School (“Second BCS facilities meeting again draws large, engaged cr...
Other Voices: Los Altos can do better
The Town Crier recently published an article, an editorial and a guest opinion column defending Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan. Council members and residents are accused of “vitriol” and “unfounded accusations” against him.
Los Altos Partners in Progress asks, “Wh...
Special Sections
Local AeroPress inventor takes coffee to 'Go'
Los Altos inventor Alan Adler’s AeroPress is a staple of high-end coffeehouses at points around the globe, and he’s releasing a travel version of the coffee-brewing apparatus this month.
Breweries bring local tastes to LA Beer Stroll
Central Rail Brewing Co. founder Bob Crum serves his brewery’s Hefeweizen at Cranberry Scoop during the Beer Stroll.
The Los Altos Village Association held its third Downtown Los Altos Beer Stroll last month, an event at which Bay Area breweries and cide...
Business
Los Altos church targeted in ongoing award scam
St. Nicholas & St. William Catholic Parish’s teen ministry program “won” the 2019 Best of Los Altos “Church” category, according to an email from the Los Altos Award Program. However, the program is not associated with the city, and little information about it is avai...
Will no-cost trading improve your investment returns?
Charles Schwab & Co. revealed recently that it plans to eliminate online transaction fees for exchange-traded funds, stocks and options. Two days, later TD Ameritrade followed suit, causing brokerage stocks to suffer their worst weekly drop in well over a decade as investors digested the earning...
People
Wedding: Emma Cummings and Cooper Hitchcock
Emma Cummings and Cooper Hitchcock were married June 29 in San Luis Obispo.
The bride is the daughter of Sue and Clyde Cummings of Mountain View, and the granddaughter of the late Bob and Marion Grimm of Los Altos.
Dean Lewis Johnson
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dean Lewis Johnson of Los Altos on October 4, 2019. Dean was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on June 8, 1929. He was the firstborn child of George Lawrence Johnson and Lillian Alice Lewis Johnson. His family moved to Robbinsdale, Minnesota when...
Obituaries
Dean Lewis Johnson
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dean Lewis Johnson of Los Altos on October 4, 2019. Dean was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on June 8, 1929. He was the firstborn child of George Lawrence Johnson and Lillian Alice Lewis Johnson. His family moved to Robbinsdale, Minnesota when...
Lori M. Clarke
1955 - 2019 Lori Marie Clarke, 64, of Santa Maria, CA passed away on August 20th, 2019. Lori was born in Oakland, CA on July 29th, 1955. She attended grade school in Mountain View, CA and junior and senior high schools in Los Altos, CA. Lori married Michael Clarke and lived in Sunnyvale, CA. She wor...
Stepping Out
TheatreWorks SV's 'River' runs through Oct. 27 in MV
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s production of “Mark Twain’s River of Song” is slated to run through Oct. 27 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.
Charting a journey down the Mississippi River, the new musical shares the stories of the mighty river by one of its most famo...
Upstage Theater's 'Radium Girls' lights up MVCPA's SecondStage this weekend
Upstage Theater’s production of “Radium Girls” is set to run this weekend in downtown Mountain View.
Inspired by a true story, D.W. Gregory’s play is set in 1926, when radium was seen as a miracle cure, Madame Curie was an international celebrity and luminous watches were the latest rage. Two girls...
Spiritual Life
Crèche display features 250 nativities
A crèche exhibition is scheduled at the Palo Alto LDS church.
The Palo Alto Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 32nd annual Christmas crèche exhibition is scheduled for display noon to 9 p.m. Dec. 7-11 at 3865 Middlefield Road.
...
My spiritual healing journey
This month, I celebrate my “Jesus Birthday,” 35 years of being born again.
I was raised by my parents in the Catholic Church, where I received my spiritual foundation, believing in the Trinity – God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Magazine
Fall events
Fall is full of local events – from plays to concerts. A rundown of what’s happening when and where follows.&...
Fitness with friends: Finding community at the local gym
When Spa of Los Altos (formerly Lydia Young’s Health Spa) closed nearly a decade ago to make way for the Packard Foundation’s new digs, members scattered. Many had belonge...
Reader Comments
-
Cont'd
3. "LASD devoted significant time to the spurious argument that because LASD is a high-perform... -
@David - agree - the letter is a must read. It's hugely embarrassing for LASD. The County basically ...
