Author Elaine Elinson is scheduled to discuss how freedom and equality have grown in California from the gold rush to the current post-9/11 era 7 p.m. Thursday in the Orchard Room of the Los Altos main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
The event is part of the library’s Silicon Valley Reads 2020 series.
The following free events are scheduled at the Los Altos main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. Events are held in the Orchard Room unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 948-7683 or visit sccl.org/losaltos.
Lawrence Chu Sr. and his family celebrated Chef Chu’s 50 years of culinary acclaim with a Feb. 9 bash at the iconic Los Altos restaurant. The special event, with proceeds benefiting the Los Altos History Museum, drew 104 guests. They dined on 10 courses, plus appetizers and wines from Chef Chu’s own reserve. The courses were designed to reflect those used in family celebration settings and selected from different regions of China. Above, Chu Sr. gathers with family, including daughter Christina Chu, wife Ruth Chu, nephew Tyler Ho and son Larry Chu Jr. The event featured a moving tribute from Chu Sr.’s friend Chuck Geschke, who had guests raise their glasses in a toast to the famous chef. Family and friendships through the generations, coupled with community support, were strong themes throughout the evening, themes that Chu Sr. emphasized as vital to his success and happiness.
The Los Altos Library presents the Great Decisions discussion series 1:30-3 p.m. Mondays through March 23 in the Orchard Room of the main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
Participants will discuss critical global issues facing the U.S. today. Each program session features the screening of a brief film, followed by a group discussion.
Topics include:
To purchase the program’s Briefing Book, visit fpa.org/great_decisions. A limited number of copies are available for checkout at the library.
For more information on the Great Decisions series, call Richard Lopez at 948-7683, ext. 3511, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For more information on library programs, visit sccld.org.
Eleven-year-old Caitlyn Zhu uses her commute to and from school with her mom as a way to voice her opinions on animal rights, environmental issues and an array of other topics.
“I feel strongly about peace and that animal abuse should end,” the Los Altos resident said. “When I felt really passionate about it, I would talk really loudly in the car about it – and no one would really listen.”
The future of space is commercial, according to Bruce Pittman of NASA Ames Research Center, who outlined new plans for the space program in his presentation “How Billionaires Are Changing the Space Program” at the Morning Forum of Los Altos Feb. 4.
Pittman, director of commercial space development at NASA Ames and professor at Santa Clara University, described the exploration achievements of NASA, offering a historical perspective on space travel from its inception to the present day. Beginning more than 200 years ago with the first Industrial Revolution, he discussed the long but steady march of discovery.
