'Spare The Air' in effect through Tuesday
The Los Altos area, along with most of the Bay Area, is still suffering from air designated as unhealthy in the wake of the massive Camp Fire in Butte County. A winter “Spare the Air” advisory, which prohibits any wood burning, is in effect through Tuesday (Nov. 20).
Forecasters are expecting the smokey air t...
Classical guitarist Martinez performs free concert Saturday at CSMA
The Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View presents a free concert with classical guitarist Nathan Martinez 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Tateuchi Hall at CSMA, 230 San Antonio Circle.
Martinez plans to perform music from 20th-century France by way of classical guitar. The evening’s program includes works by Claude Debussy, Erik Satie and Maurice Ravel.
The 'no' votes have it in fractious Measure C race
Attendees of the No on Measure C election party mingle inside 359 State St., an empty downtown Los Altos shop previously home to Los Altos Research Center.
When the dust settled from phone calling, door knocking and campaign sign posting, the “no” votes outweighed the “yeses,” as one of Los Altos’ most controversial initiatives in years was heading to defeat in the Nov. 6 election.
Measure C, which would have required any land-use chang...
Incumbents hold strong in LASD, MVLA school board races
Los Altos School District Board of Trustees candidate Vladimir Ivanovic, left, watches election results with Vinai Sirkay, husband of board candidate Vaishali Sirkay, at a Courtyard by Marriott gathering in Los Altos Nov. 6. Ivanovic finished second in the race, allowing him to keep his seat on the board. Vaishali Sirkay won the third open seat.
Incumbents retained their seats on local school boards, and newcomers Catherine Vonnegut and Vaishali Sirkay will also ...
Eagles bound for Saturday's state volleyball finals
How local residents can help wildfire victims
The Los Altos Community Foundation is offering opt...
‘Absolutely ridiculous’ number of vehicles burglarized at MV theater
Hold the phone: Showalter pulling ahead in MV council race
Update: Results released at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday (N...
Good enough to eat: Creativity finds a home at annual Gingerbread House Exhibit
Making her (story) All-female LA council must work together, despite differences
It appears that this is the Los Altos City Council...
MV voters throw out incumbent council members
Editor's update (Wednesday, Nov. 14): The Town Cri...
After study session, LAH officials to weigh competing proposals for town hall expansion
Mayor John Radford...
News
LAH home destroyed in early-morning fire
An early-morning fire Monday destroyed a Los Altos Hills home, but the occupants escaped unharmed.
Firefighters received an initial call apprxoimately 2:30 a.m. to a multi-story home in the 27000 block of Via Ventana. Crews found the house fully e...
Schools
LASD supports teachers with team of instructional coaches
Alison Gentile (left), a STEM instructional support teacher in the Los Altos School District, talks with a second-grade teacher from Santa Rita School about understanding the math standards.
Jill Croft started teaching i...
Community
East Palo Alto Kids Foundation: Serving disadvantaged students
Children enjoy a field trip to the California Academy of Sciences, funded through the East Palo Alto Kids Foundation. The foundation serves approximately 4,000 underserved students in pre-kindergarten thro...
Sports
Eagles bound for Saturday's state volleyball finals
The Los Altos High girls volleyball team beat visiting Cosumnes Oaks ...
Comment
The Villaj Idiut: Greatest of all time?
Maybe Donald Trump is, after all, the greatest president of all time.
For a variety of reasons, he did encourage a record number of voters to engage in the mid-term elections to make sure their voices were heard. To me, that is his biggest accomplis...
Special Sections
Doctors claim remaining seats on El Camino Healthcare District board
As of the Town Crier’s publishing deadline, two doctors had secured the two open seats on the El Camino Healthcare District Board of Directors: Peter C. Fung and George O. Ting.
With 74 percent of the votes counted, Fung led with 25,337 votes,...
Business
Old-fashioned automotive shop revs into 36th year
Jim Davis Automotive last week marked 36 years of operations under owner Jim Davis. Davis, center, is flanked by BJ Correia, left, and Brian Nakai, mechanics at the shop.
A well-loved auto shop that services cars for cust...
People
Mary Jane (Herby) Beck
June 17, 1921 – October 14, 2018. Long time Los Altos resident Mary Jane (Herby) Beck, has passed away after a long battle with dementia, and a short skirmish with pneumonia. She was 97. Mary Jane was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was ...
Magazine
Out and about: Activities for fall and winter fun
Opportunities abound to catch the spirit of the season in the local area. The following roundup includes family-friendly ev...
News
LAH home destroyed in early-morning fire
An early-morning fire Monday destroyed a Los Altos Hills home, but the occupants escaped unharmed.
Firefighters received an initial call apprxoimately 2:30 am. to a multi-story home in the 27000 block of Via Ventana. Crews found the house fully engulfed in flames with surrounding vegetation and t...
Business
Old-fashioned automotive shop revs into 36th year
Jim Davis Automotive last week marked 36 years of operations under owner Jim Davis. Davis, center, is flanked by BJ Correia, left, and Brian Nakai, mechanics at the shop.
A well-loved auto shop that services cars for customers all over the South Bay, including residents ...
Sports
Eagles bound for Saturday's state volleyball finals
The Los Altos High girls volleyball team beat visiting Cosumnes Oaks in four sets Tuesday night (Nov. 13) to advance to...
Community
East Palo Alto Kids Foundation: Serving disadvantaged students
Children enjoy a field trip to the California Academy of Sciences, funded through the East Palo Alto Kids Foundation. The foundation serves approximately 4,000 underserved students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo...
Comment
The Villaj Idiut: Greatest of all time?
Maybe Donald Trump is, after all, the greatest president of all time.
For a variety of reasons, he did encourage a record number of voters to engage in the mid-term elections to make sure their voices were heard. To me, that is his biggest accomplishment so far.
Spiritual Life
Pastor's Perspective: A moment and a message in the aftermath of the synagogue tragedy
Oct. 28 was supposed to be a festival day in our congregation. The sanctuary had been decorated for the day. Two trumpet players were scheduled to play. Our talented organist, who had been on leave, was back. The bells would play and the choir sing. But as I put on my robes that morning, they felt...
People
Mary Jane (Herby) Beck
June 17, 1921 – October 14, 2018. Long time Los Altos resident Mary Jane (Herby) Beck, has passed away after a long battle with dementia, and a short skirmish with pneumonia. She was 97. Mary Jane was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a writer, a poet, a musician, an animal lover...
Schools
LASD supports teachers with team of instructional coaches
Alison Gentile (left), a STEM instructional support teacher in the Los Altos School District, talks with a second-grade teacher from Santa Rita School about understanding the math standards.
Jill Croft started teaching in the Los Altos School District 18 years ago, and ...
Special Sections
Doctors claim remaining seats on El Camino Healthcare District board
As of the Town Crier’s publishing deadline, two doctors had secured the two open seats on the El Camino Healthcare District Board of Directors: Peter C. Fung and George O. Ting.
With 74 percent of the votes counted, Fung led with 25,337 votes, or 38.06 percent. Ting followed with 24,630 votes...
Stepping Out
Broken Box opens comedy Thursday at Eagle Theater at Los Altos High
Los Altos High School’s Broken Box Theatre Company is set to perform its first show of the school year, “Don’t Try to Wake Him, Hand Me the Shovel,” Thursday through Saturday at the school’s Eagle Theater.
In the comedy by Pat Cook, Billingsgate Mansion is rumored to b...
Obituaries
Mary Jane (Herby) Beck
June 17, 1921 – October 14, 2018. Long time Los Altos resident Mary Jane (Herby) Beck, has passed away after a long battle with dementia, and a short skirmish with pneumonia. She was 97. Mary Jane was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a writer, a poet, a musician, an animal lover...
Magazine
Out and about: Activities for fall and winter fun
Opportunities abound to catch the spirit of the season in the local area. The following roundup includes family-friendly events ranging from annual tree-lighting ceremonies ...
Reader Comments
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A similar number of cars were broken into at Stanford Mall on the same day/wkend.
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