Candidates locked in for LA, MV council races; Hills extends deadline

Local city council races are set to be hotly contested this November, with the deadline passing today for candidates to declare their intent to run in the Nov. 3 election.

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County to provide recurring COVID-19 testing

Santa Clara County provides appointment-based COVID-19 testing on a rotating basis, including at test sites in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mou...

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MVLA admin recommend remote learning through first quarter

Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District administrators are recommending that schools don’t reopen for in-person ...

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Stadium lights at high schools get final approval

Two years in the making, last week the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees approved the installation of stadium lights ...

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Young siblings ‘spawn’ nonprofit to help with pandemic

Two young siblings from Los Altos aren’t just waiting out the pandemic – they are taking action to help others get through it.

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Local arts roundup: Galleries continue to show through pandemic

Gallery 9

Gallery 9 continues to display the work of its artists in its downtown Los Altos storefront window as members discuss the prospect of reopening.

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A sprinter and so much more

While sprinting has become a big part of Michelle Louie’s life – the Menlo School graduate plans to run for Middlebury College next season – it doesn’t define her.

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After completing 1 mission, Fuchs returns to SVU to finish another

Elizabeth Fuchs had an atypical experience as a student-athlete at Southern Virginia University. The Los Altos nati...

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Editorial: Policing forum a good start

We commend the Los Altos City Council for organizing last week’s town hall on policing. The forum offered an opportunity for dozens of speakers to sound off on the troubling issue of racial profiling – a problem arguably reinforced by the recent release of police data indicating that a disproportion...

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A Piece of My Mind: Navigating the minefield of words describing races

When I was a child, my parents moved us from Palo Alto to a small city of about the same size in the segregated South. (It was a bad move, but that’s another story.) My parents were from a part of the country where you were more likely to see an antelope walking down the street than a person of Afri...

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Los Altos chef’s catering business turns personal

Anat Vronsky caters gatherings – weddings, meetings, work lunches. In a time defined by the need to not gather, her cooking has taken a turn toward the home.

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This car is a star

The plan seemed foolproof. I had a 2020 Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge for a weekend, a car that – at extra cost – features a headliner with shooting stars (...

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Transactions for the week of August 5

Los Altos
240 Alta Vista Avenue, Ornstein Family Trust to Faris Family Trust for $5,500,000
1410 Bright Oaks Court, M. Callaghan to S. & D. Kim for $2,437,500
601 Castle Lane, Sangster Family Trust to E. & T. Choi for $3,180,000
1094 Highlands Circle, Sharon Trust to Shah Family Trust for $2,700...

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On the Market: Who should you call to work on your home?

The No. 1 question I get asked is probably: “I need to find someone to help with a project at my house. Whom should I call?”

There are two categories of answers: (1) Is this repair something that would require a permit? or (2) Is it a repair that can be handled by a licensed contractor/repair person?...

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Dan Connelly

Dan Connelly was born in 1951; the son of Frank and Millie. He started school at Montclaire when it was a brand new building. He got a service award for helping teachers: the first of many. He rode his bicycle on a dirt path along the railroad tracks to Loyola corners. He was an altar boy at St. Sim...

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Mary F. Gershuny

January 2, 1924 -July 22, 2020 Beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mary Francis (Pritchard) Gershuny passed away in Mountain View, CA on July 22, 2020. She is survived by her son Darryl Gershuny of Redondo Beach, CA; her daughter Dianne Gershuny of Mountain View, CA; gran...

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Ragazzi Boys Chorus remains strong through COVID-19

The Ragazzi Boys Chorus has sustained itself during the pandemic by altering its teaching methods and expanding into the world of virtual choirs while planning for the future.

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Last chance for virtual dance with Smuin

Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s virtual dance classes are scheduled to run through Sunday.

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Spiritual Perspective: The welfare of the part means the welfare of the whole

"Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul.

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St. Simon pastor retires after 40th anniversary of ordination

Father V. Warwick James, pastor of St. Simon Parish, is set to retire today after 14 years of service at the Los Altos Catholic church.
“I am the most blessed pastor in the world,” James said. “It has given me great joy to serve this community.”
Under his leadership, the pastoral plan was b...

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Tips for outfitting a backyard cooking space

What do the Big Green Egg, the American Muscle Grill and Bull products have in common?

They’...

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Oak students’ efforts lift spirits of seniors in local health center

The coronavirus and its social-distancing implications have left many people lonely and isolated from their loved ones. That includes...

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