Nearly 1,000 protesters marched to the Mountain View Civic Center Plaza Sept. 5 after the Trump administration announced its decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
A “grandchild” needs bail money. The “police department” requires personal information to rule out identity theft. Now add “EMT helps gang members demand cash” to the ever-growing list of scams locals have grappled with.
The creative writing assignment was two-fold: Personalize a story the teacher had read to the class about a bank robbery and then write something about herself that might be of interest to others. For the latter, Jeanette S. Arakawa wrote about her time in Rohwer internment camp in Arkansas.
Growing up in the Santa Clara Valley, it was impossible to get through a single day without hearing the familiar whistle of a railroad train.
I’m not a boxing fan by any stretch of the i...
Richard Partridge is a physicist by...
The Los Altos Stage Company’s production of “The C...
Ever since Muriel Perkins was 3 years old, she has...
The color green made a triumphant return to the Los Altos council chambers Thursday as the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission voted to recommend the approval of the First Street Green’s commercial design review application to the Planning and...
Los Altos moms Ann Wolff and Christy Flahavan have dedicated much of their time to helping students. Now they are furthering their involvement with the educational system by working for Mentor Tutor Connection, a local nonprofit organization that sup...
The second Silicon Valley Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk is scheduled Saturday at Shoreline Park in Mountain View.
Registration is slated to begin at 8 a.m. and the walk at 9 a.m. just beyond the park gates....
Los Altos resident Kevin Bishop placed fourth in the U23 division of the Aquathlon World Championships last month in Penticton, British Columbia. The graduate of Monta Vista High and Stanford University came ...
Having had the experience of serving on the Los Altos City Council for approximately 12 years, I have reviewed many requests for approval of major projects. However, I have never witnessed the ...
The creative writing assignment was two-fold: Personalize a story the teacher had read to the class about a bank robbery and then write something about herself that might be of interest to others. For the latter, Jeanette S. Arakawa wrote about her t...
Nearly half of all Americans have had their most sensitive personal data stolen from Equifax, one of the country’s three credit-reporting bureaus.
The hack represents the largest single data breach in U.S. history, and we should all be very co...
Abby Damm and Kevin Conner were married June 3 at Holbrook-Palmer Park in Atherton.
The bride is the daughter of Barbara Althoff and Jack Damm of Los Altos Hills. She graduated from Mountain View High School and earned bachelor’s and mas...
The Los Altos Town Crier turns 70 years old this month. Sept. 9, to be exact, was the date of the paper’s first issue – a hand-drawn four-pager filled 10...
Nearly half of all Americans have had their most sensitive personal data stolen from Equifax, one of the country’s three credit-reporting bureaus.
The hack represents the largest single data breach in U.S. history, and we should all be very concerned about the ramifications.
It’s been six years since Pinewood School’s eight-man football team won its first and only league title – and the Panthers had to share it with two other teams.
Coach Matt Irvin is hopeful that this is the year Pinewood breaks through.
Hidden Villa has scheduled “Fiddles & Fun on the Farm: A Country Dance” 4-7 p.m. Saturday in Hidden Villa’s Dana Center, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills.
The family-friendly event will include a farm supper and music and dancing with caller Andy W...
The Palo Alto City Council Aug. 28 voted unanimously in favor of an anti-idling ordinance. The ordinance is expected to be educational in nature – not punitive. That’s because most people erroneously believe that idling is better for their engines...
Members of Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos are scheduled to participate in the CROP Hunger Walk 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Nealon Park, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park.
The walk is a fundraiser for Church World Service, a nonprofit group that feeds the ...
Kristy Charron and Riley Quinlan have announced their engagement to be married in June at St. Michael Church in Pleasanton. The Rev. Gerald T. Wade, S.J., of Bellarmine College Preparatory will officiate.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Steve and Ca...
Yikes Tikes!, a Los Altos preschool, has scheduled an open house 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the school, 1577 Carob Lane.
According to instructors, Yikes Tikes! is a tuition-free co-op providing an “inclusive learning environment” for children ages 2 to just under 5.
Mountain View resident Debbie Nelson recently turned her vacation in Spain a...
The Bayer Ballet Company is scheduled to perform “Sleeping Beauty Suite” Friday through Sunday in downtown Mountain View.
“Sleeping Beauty” features magical fairies and other fairy-tale characters who come to life on stage. It features youth dancers from Bayer, a school of Russian Ballet based in M...
IN MEMORIUM
(1-Year Anniversary)
June 18, 1922 - September 13, 2016
Cupertino, CA.
Bob leaves behind many family members and so many friends, all of whom greatly miss him on this 1 year anniversary of his passing... September 13, 2016.
“Milkshake Bob” was one of his favorite nicknames (from h...
Gary Anderson is a former member of the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills Senior Commission. Following is his update on local senior services a...
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