Los Altos resident in custody following felony vandalism, battery arrest Friday

A 26-year-old Los Altos resident is in custody after being arrested in Cupertino early Friday (April 12) morning for allegedly assaulting the driver of a street sweeper, whose truck window shattered after an argument ensued, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. 

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Residents warn council multistory buildings will be the end of Los Altos as they know it

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Foothill college radio station plays more than 100 straight hours of vinyl

When Jennifer Waits first heard about Vinylthon, an annual event that challenges college radio stations nationwide to play only vinyl records, she though...

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LASD parents speak out against BCS deal

Although weeks have passed since the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School reached a tentative agr...

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Save the Date - Week of April 17

May 10

Mother’s Day Wine Stroll, 6-9 p.m. in downtown Los Altos. Information: downtownlosaltos.org.

May 18

Kiwanis Club of Los Altos’ 72nd annual Pet Parade, 10 a.m. in downtown Los Altos. Information: losaltoskiwanis.org.

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Not letting go of his 'egg-o'

A young participant in last year’s spring egg hunt at Hillview Soccer Field snags a big catch. This year’s city of Los Altos-sponsored event is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday on the field, 97 Hillview Ave. Activities will include games, singing, dancing and the egg hun...

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Speedy Spartans are on the run

The Mountain View High baseball team isn’t running away with the SCVAL De Anza Division – rival Los Altos is well on its way to doing that – but the Spartans certainly are running.

Mount...

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Los Altos High continues its dominance on the track and on the baseball diamond

Los Altos High’s track and field season ratchets up a notch next week when the undefeated Eagles host the SCVAL De Anza Division championships.

“The team has worked hard all season, and we ar...

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Letters to the Editor - Week of April 17

Bullis Charter School: Why no outrage?

Outrage abounds. Many are asking why the Los Altos School District camp would negotiate a deal that seemingly surrenders a “jewel” to Bullis Charter School when the charter school apparently gives up nothing.

Let me tell you why I am celebrating. This deal is...

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Other Voices: Los Altos stormwater drainage initiative worth the extra money

A proposed city of Los Altos stormwater drainage fee, subject of a city council public hearing Tuesday, will average approximately $7 per month, or $88 per year per parcel.

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Could stretching actually be making your sciatica worse?

People who suffer from sciatica are often told to stretch their hamstrings or their piriformis to relieve the tightness and get rid of pain. But certain sciatica stretches not only don’t work, they also can be quite harmful.

A client of mine, Susan, 47, had been suffering from what she believed to ...

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Breathe easy: ECH among first to offer lung procedure with no incisions

With two more trials in the pipeline, El Camino Hospital’s Dr. Ganesh Krishna and his team are making history as the fir...

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Transactions for the week of April 17

Los Altos

1436 Brookmill Road, Federici Trust to S. & C. Kim for $2,840,000

1161 Lammy Place, Wilson-Chang Trust to Marshall Trust for $3,500,000

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Reflecting on equal access during Fair Housing Month

April is National Fair Housing Month, and housing advocates aim to remind Americans that all persons have equal access to housing and that fair housing is not an option but the law.

The Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, protects people from discrimination based on race, ...

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Cindy Day Sabin

5/26/1963-3/19/2019 Cynthia Day Sabin, age 55, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 holding hands with her husband and daughter at Sutter Health Hospital (Roseville, California). Born, in Stanford, California, she attended Los Altos High School before graduating from Occidental College ...

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Lorna Micheletti

Cherished for her loving-kindness, Lorna Madge Micheletti of Los Altos Hills, is mourned for her passing on April 1, 2019. She was born in a tent on an Indian Reservation in Bennett, Utah on August 25, 1933. She is survived by her brothers Lyman Ballard of El Verano, California, Nathan Ballard of Sa...

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Cindy Day Sabin

5/26/1963-3/19/2019 Cynthia Day Sabin, age 55, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 holding hands with her husband and daughter at Sutter Health Hospital (Roseville, California). Born, in Stanford, California, she attended Los Altos High School before graduating from Occidental College ...

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Lorna Micheletti

Cherished for her loving-kindness, Lorna Madge Micheletti of Los Altos Hills, is mourned for her passing on April 1, 2019. She was born in a tent on an Indian Reservation in Bennett, Utah on August 25, 1933. She is survived by her brothers Lyman Ballard of El Verano, California, Nathan Ballard of Sa...

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Young actor reaches milestone with 50th PYT performance

Local actor Braden Koch is preparing for his 50th and final performance with Peninsula Youth Theatre.

The Los Altos High ...

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Felder's 'Paris Love Story' continues run in Mtn. View

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s world premiere of “Hershey Felder: A Paris Love Story,” written and performed by piano virtuoso Hershey Felder and directed by Trevor Hay, is set to run through May 5 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.

“Paris” explores the life an...

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Pastor's Perspective: Faith is built on a one-time event – the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Christians don’t base their faith in Jesus on the story of creation in the Bible. Good Christians disagree about where on the scale of literal to allegorical the first few chapters of the Bible are exactly, so it is clear that our faith is not based on that. Our faith isn’t based on the correct vers...

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Foothills Congregational Church hosts Zen book signing May 4

Foothills Congregational Church is scheduled to host a book signing with authors Les Kaye and Teresa Bouza 5-6:30 p.m. May 4 in the church’s Parish Hall, 461 Orange Ave., Los Altos.

Kaye and Bouza are co-authors of “A Sense of Something Greater: Zen and the Search for Balance in Silicon Valley” (Pa...

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Creating the good: Edo Rosenberg: Sculpting tension, harmony and life

Three things artist and Los Altos resident Edo Rosenberg said he would bring to a desert island: water, fishing gear and companionship. ...

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Hidden jewel: Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos provides a sanctuary for the soul

Although the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos has been a place of worship, healing and discovery for 94 years, it remains a mystery to many.

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