Los Altos council votes to eliminate school resource officer program at high school
The Los Altos City Council voted unanimously to eliminate the school resource officer (SRO) program at Los Altos High School by the end of the school year during its meeting on Tuesday (Nov. 24).
Hills resident alerts neighbors, emergency responders to wildfire
It’s not uncommon for crows to convene on Eric Swildens’ rooftop at daybreak. But the flapping and tapping noises that awoke Swildens at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 17) didn’t emanate from a bird.
MVLA prepares to reopen, but plans on hold as COVID cases soar
The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees has started to publicly lay out the details of what a return to in-person classes could look like, but any actual reopening is now on hold because of new restrictions from the state in response to spiking COVID-19 cases.
Paly council affirms opening Foothills Park
Following a Palo Alto City Council decision Monday night (Nov. 16), Foothills Park will open to the general public starting Dec. 17.
Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan resigns two weeks after election
This story was last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Nov. ...
COVID-19 Live Blog: County to step up enforcement over Thanksgiving weekend
Santa Clara County will step up its enforcement of...
Los Altos council member’s claims of threatening messages disputed by local activist group
This story was updated on 11/27 at 7:30 p.m.
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Los Altos restaurants wonder about survival amid another COVID-19 surge
What’s happening might be the worst-case outcome f...
LASD lays out plans to bring older students back
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Los Altos council member’s claims of threatening messages disputed by local activist group
Eric He
This story was updated on 11/27 at 7:30 p.m.
Members of the local activist group Justice Vanguard pushed back against claims by Los Altos City Councilw...
Schools
Let there be lights: Stadium lights at high schools complete, PA systems delayed
Zoe Morgan
Newly installed stadium lights at...
Community
Parade group pivots during pandemic, offers ‘Homage to Holidays’
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Sports
Flax flexes marketing muscles to catch colleges’ attention
Pete Borello
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Other Voices: November, the month of gratitude
Anitha Rajesh
Los Altos resident Anitha Rajesh wrote this reflection on a feeling to share with her family and is sharing it here, too. How is your own household ta...
Special Sections
Los Altos resident Rosel Barowsky combines knitting talent with giving back
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Business
Los Altos council to send letter disapproving of housing allocation figures
Eric He
The Los Altos City Council plans to submit a letter to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) this week to voice its disapproval over proposed...
People
Donald Elliott Willoughby
Los Altos Town Crier Report
Don was born on 11/23/1930, and grew up in Columbia, SC. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Electrical Engineer...
Magazine
To-do list for holiday fun
Sophia Smith
Although the pandemic has canceled many travel plans and events...
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Los Altos council member’s claims of threatening messages disputed by local activist group
This story was updated on 11/27 at 7:30 p.m.
Members of the local activist group Justice Vanguard pushed back against claims by Los Altos City Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng that she had received threatening messages from them during Tuesday's (Nov. 24) council meeting, when the council voted to enact p...
Former sheriff’s rep for Los Altos Hills indicted
A grand jury has indicted the Santa Clara County undersheriff, a former liaison for the town of Los Altos Hills, for an alleged pay-to-play scheme involving concealed firearm (CCW) licenses offered for Apple iPads and San Jose Sharks hockey tickets.
Schools
Let there be lights: Stadium lights at high schools complete, PA systems delayed
Newly installed stadium lights at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools were turned on for the first time last week, illuminating the football fields at both schools.
LASD records first COVID-19 case
The Los Altos School District saw its first diagnosed case of COVID-19 last week, when a first-grader at Almond School tested positive.
Community
Parade group pivots during pandemic, offers ‘Homage to Holidays’
After more than 40 years with nary a cancellation, organizers of the downtown Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade faced the prospect of a second straight h...
MVLA Scholars: Providing tutoring and mentoring for students
• Mission: The mission of MVLA Scholars, a program of Los Altos Community Foundation, is to help local, low-income, first-generation students achieve th...
Sports
Flax flexes marketing muscles to catch colleges’ attention
It wasn’t just his performance on the football field and in the classroom that earned Austin Flax 13 c...
Sports on the Side for Nov. 25
Pinewood grad Jump on team ranked No. 2
The Stanford University women’s basketball team, which includes Pinewood School graduate Hannah Jump, ranks second in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll released earlier this month. Jump is a sophomore shooting guard who played an average of 10.6 minute...
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Other Voices: November, the month of gratitude
Los Altos resident Anitha Rajesh wrote this reflection on a feeling to share with her family and is sharing it here, too. How is your own household taking a moment to do something that feels different this Thanksgiving? Let us know on Facebook or email elizar@latc.com .
“Acknowledging the good that you a...
Editorial: Bad timing for Jordan resignation
Anyone paying attention to Los Altos City Council meetings the past few years could see that City Manager Chris Jordan and the council were not getting along. So perhaps it’s not a surprise to learn of Jordan’s resignation.
Special Sections
Los Altos resident Rosel Barowsky combines knitting talent with giving back
“Live to give” could be Rosel Barowsky’s motto.
Centenarian and Olympian still studies the classics
For BridgePoint at Los Altos resident and centenarian Dr. Paul Makler Sr., healing the body and nurturing the mind have been the guiding principles of h...
Business
Los Altos council to send letter disapproving of housing allocation figures
The Los Altos City Council plans to submit a letter to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) this week to voice its disapproval over proposed housing allocation figures from the state.
Mountain View's Red Rock Coffee gets saved by anonymous investor
When Jean Boulanger, the general manager of Red Rock Coffee in Mountain View, first read the description of the GoFundMe page posted in July to save the sho...
People
Donald Elliott Willoughby
Don was born on 11/23/1930, and grew up in Columbia, SC. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Electrical Engineering while working in radio and television broadcasting. He completed his military service in the U.S. Army Signal Core at Fort Huachuca, AZ and ...
Jean Lozier McGuire
Jean Lozier McGuire passed away peacefully on November 9, 2020 at the age of 97.
She was born January 26, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa to Harve and Daisy Lozier, and had one brother, her beloved Richard.
Extremely intelligent, she earned a degree from Iowa State University where she studied Early Childhoo...
Stepping Out
Smuin concludes virtual fall series
Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s Virtual Fall Dance Series, which bega...
Pear’s ‘Path Back to Me’ opens digitally next week
Mountain View-based Pear Theatre’s 2020-2021 season continues with “The Path Back to Me,” a pair of one-woman shows about reaching for a lifetime aspiration and being surprised by what comes next.
Spiritual Life
Reach beyond racism: Baha’i teachings emphasize unity and diversity
“Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance, it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with ...
New St. Simon pastor’s approach: ‘You need to welcome people to the table’
St. Simon Catholic Parish recently appointed Father Brendan McGuire, a native of Ireland, to serve as its fifth pastor over the course of the church’s 65-year history.
Magazine
To-do list for holiday fun
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...
Sweet memories: The cookie that soothes the tummy
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.
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