Twelve hours after announcing that the return of eighth-graders would be delayed by a week, Los Altos School District Superintendent Jeff Baier emailed parents and staff Thursday night (Jan. 14) to inform them that the reopening of junior high schools is now indefinitely on hold after a change in state guidance.
Local leaders condemned the crowd of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday and forced lawmakers to evacuate, disrupting...
Modeled after Time Magazine’s annual honor, the Town Crier’s Los Altans of the Year, now in its 26th year, recognizes local residents who have spread goodwill through their good deeds, enhancing Los Altos’ reputation as a community.
Everyone included in the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which encompasses a broad array of health-care workers, is now eligible to get vaccinated.
Individuals aged 75 and older in Santa Clara Count...
Update 1/13: The city council approved Kilger's hi...
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo called the mob storming ...
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Mountain View leaders celebrated city achievements and residents’ perseverance through a trying 2020 as the city council Jan. 12 appointed a new mayor...
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Twelve hour...
The Los Altos/Mountain View branch of the American Association of University Women is scheduled to commemorat...
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Los Altos native Cheryl Owiesny, the women’s soccer coach at De Anza College, is being honored at this wee...
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Car commercials, automobile ads, sellathons and four-wheeled dream machines are cramming the airwaves these days with heaps of happy families on the r...
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Most of us have heard the phrase...
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After being forced to close her...
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Dr. John Doiron Jr., formerly of Los Altos Hills, passed away in Palm Springs, CA on December 24, 2020 at the age of 90. John was born in Lawrence, MA...
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Although the pandemic has canceled many travel plans and events...
Mountain View leaders celebrated city achievements and residents’ perseverance through a trying 2020 as the city council Jan. 12 appointed a new mayor and vice mayor, and welcomed two newly elected council members.
A Mountain View man faces attempted murder charges following the stabbing of another resident earlier this week.
Twelve hours after announcing that the return of eighth-graders would be delayed by a week, Los Altos School District Superintendent Jeff Baier emailed parents a...
As pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, eighth-grade history teacher Katie Mather started getting emails from students, checking to see if she was watching the news.
They wanted to make sure she knew that “the Capitol was being overtaken by an angry mob,” said Mather, who teaches at ...
The Los Altos/Mountain View branch of the American Association of University Women is scheduled to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion with a Zoom presentation 2-3 p.m. Jan. 22.
When it comes to the pioneers who built Silicon Valley, they weren’t only men. Women made a significant contribution, and the Los Altos History Museum is scheduled to spotlight the innovators in the webinar “Women in Tech: Then and Now,” set for 5 p.m. Thursday.
Los Altos native Cheryl Owiesny, the women’s soccer coach at De Anza College, is being honored at this week’s United Soccer Coaches Convention, held digitally due to the pandemic.
Kai Jarmon’s playing career may be over, but the University of Texas at Austin senior isn’t leaving football behind. The next ch...
Car commercials, automobile ads, sellathons and four-wheeled dream machines are cramming the airwaves these days with heaps of happy families on the road to nowhere. The avalanche of extras in these new mechanical magic carpets include everything from advanced autonomics to zero-interest payments un...
The recent events in Washington, D.C., were a low point for our democracy. Partisan politics and demonizing others was at the core of this travesty.
Over two years ago I posed the question, “Who is our nation’s worst traitor, Donald Trump or Benedict Arnold?”
Most of us have heard the phrase, “Sitting is the new smoking.” The implication, of course, is that sitting too much is actually harmful to your health. What might surprise you, howe...
As COVID-19 numbers continue to soar, and ICU capacity drops below 15%, many counties have imposed tighter quarantine restrictions. Steps taken to slow the surge in infections are having an alarming impact on the number of Americans reporting feelings of social isolation and loneliness.
After being forced to close her salon for a third time during the pandemic, Shear Therapy owner Stephanie James has tweaked her business model to keep her downtown Los Altos shop af...
When Lisa DeNeffe, who runs a photography studio, realized her lease was expiring this month at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto after eight y...
Dr. John Doiron Jr., formerly of Los Altos Hills, passed away in Palm Springs, CA on December 24, 2020 at the age of 90. John was born in Lawrence, MA on December 18, 1930 to John and Flora Doiron. Dad was a very accomplished student and athlete throughout his academic years. He graduated Central Ca...
Christine (Chris) Camp passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on December 13, 2020, after a 1 ½ year battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Chris was born in Palo Alto, California in 1950 to Rutur and Solveig Thor. She was the third of four daughters. She graduated from Stanford Univer...
Palo Alto Players’ online production of the two-person musical “...
Opera San Jose’s production of “Three Decembers,” which opened last month in a digital format, has been extended through ...
In the annals of holiday Zoom events, the 60-church “The Bay Area Blessing” carol m...
Baha’i writings offer the following reflection.
Although the pandemic has canceled many travel plans and events for the holidays, a variety of local activities are still on the calendar, some virtual and others in person but socially distanced. A rundown of hol...
The holidays can be a frenetic mix of stress and festivities, where mounting bills, social obligations and long lines intermix with family gatherings, spiritual activities and sparkling lights.