Town Crier Staff Report
Town Crier Staff Report
Incumbent Steve Taglio and newcomer Jessica Speiser were the only two candidates to run for the two open four-year seats on the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees. Because they are running unopposed, their names will not appear on the November ballot and they will begin their terms in December.
The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees will take stock of its facilities this year as it plans for the future.
Trustees approved two contracts last week – one with an architectural firm slated to assess the district’s current facilities and another with a consulting firm to research avenues for facilities funding.
The Los Altos School District Board of Trustees last week approved placing a parcel-tax measure on the November ballot, with intent to share the public funds with Bullis Charter School.
The district’s current $193 parcel tax is set to expire in the 2017-2018 school year. The new measure seeks to increase the tax by $30 and extend the parcel-tax collection period for eight years. The district also collects a separate $597 ongoing parcel tax. The November ballot measure requires support from two-thirds of voters to pass.
The Foothill College community is mourning the loss of professor David Moglen, who was shot to death July 28 in San Jose.
The 37-year-old leaves behind a wife and two young daughters.
