BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Los Altos City Council tomorrow is scheduled to settle a dispute that pits plans for a new library courtyard against advocates for the adjacent historic […]
Five men wielding a sledgehammer ransacked a smoke shop in Los Altos, police said. The crew targeted Discount Cigarettes Cigars at 4546 El Camino Real in the Los Altos Village […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A bond measure put on the ballot by the Los Altos School District to get Bullis Charter School off of its two middle school […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council is willing to hire a consultant to ask residents to donate to a new downtown performing arts theater, but the […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos Stage Company is asking council tonight (Nov. 12) to pay $5.3 million for a new downtown performing arts theater, hoping to […]
In early election results, Los Altos appears to have re-elected two incumbents to City Council, Sally Meadows and Jonathan Weinberg, and a newcomer, Larry Lang, who wants to improve downtown […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Three immigrant parents with backgrounds in tech are running for two spots on the board of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District. Li […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Councilwoman Sally Meadows says she wants to make the streets of Los Altos safer, even if that means losing some of the city’s […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Mayor Jonathan Weinberg says he wants to focus on building a new police station, but most of council’s time this year has been […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council candidate Ibrahim Bashir says he wants to focus on projects that 80% of residents desire, like playgrounds and a […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council candidate Larry Lang says he might not like all of the laws imposed on cities by the state and […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Planning Commissioner Eric Steinle, who is running for council, says he wants to put roofs over downtown Los Altos to give residents more […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Bullis Charter School has come out against a bond measure put on the ballot by the Los Altos School District to pay for […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Mayor Jonathan Weinberg is renting out his old house to Vice Mayor Pete Dailey. Weinberg said he moved out because his […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council on Tuesday night will pick a map to divide the city into five districts, with a council member elected […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A campaign promoting a $350 million bond measure for the Los Altos School District has raised $48,000, with most of the money coming […]
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Finding a solution for Los Altos’ deteriorating police station should be a high priority for the city, council candidates said during a forum, but the […]
Los Altos police have released a sketch of a man who allegedly hit an 89-year-old man in the head and left him unconscious on the ground, police said. The suspect […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A campaign promoting a $350 million bond measure for the Los Altos School District has raised $48,000, with most of the money coming from […]
The city of Los Altos announced today it has hired a new police chief who is a native of Los Altos and came up through the ranks in the Santa […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Christopher Chiang, often the only “no” vote on the board of the Mountain View Whisman School District, has announced that he is resigning because […]
The following story was first printed in Monday morning’s Daily Post. If you want to stay on top of local news, pick up the Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Nellie Meyer, the superintendent of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District, has announced her retirement while two high-profile lawsuits are pending against […]
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Two managers at Los Altos City Hall were paid three months’ salary to leave their positions and to not sue the city, according […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng has made a second request to take a city-funded trip, testing out a policy that her colleagues […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council has denied Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng’s request to go on a $3,000 city-funded trip to a conference in Washington, […]
A three-alarm fire damaged the white two-story commercial building on El Camino Real next to Chef Chu’s in Los Altos early on Christmas morning. The fire was first reported at […]
The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will return to the company that fired him just days ago, concluding a short but chaotic power struggle that shocked the tech industry […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Councilman Jonathan Weinberg’s push for the City Council to condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks has highlighted the divide between […]
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council will consider removing or disciplining a planning commissioner who requested that council create new rules for the Rancho Shopping […]
John Warnock, the co-founder of Adobe and a pioneer of computer software, and a Los Altos resident, has died at age 82. His vision and passion enabled Adobe to deliver […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A meeting of Los Altos City Council descended into shouting and interruptions during a discussion about Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng’s trips to out-of-state […]
This story was first published in the June 17 edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read the important local stories first, before they’re lifted by our competitors, […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos woman has been arrested for allegedly locking seven dogs in cages with mounds of feces, mold and fur inside. Gretchen […]
By the Daily Post staff Police on Thursday (June 1) arrested a 23-year-old Los Altos man, Ethan Maxwell Greer, on suspicion of possessing child pornography. He was arrested after Los […]
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Most Los Altos city employees are working four days a week under a new schedule offered by the city. Called a “4/10” schedule, […]
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council has approved a request from new police Chief Angela Averiett to buy 48 flashbang grenades, 25 smoke grenades, five […]
By the Daily Post staff A bicyclist is in critical condition after a hit-and-run in Los Altos, police said. He was hit on Saturday at 11:33 p.m. near the intersection […]
This story originally was printed by the Daily Post on Oct. 7. Don’t miss local news stories that affect you. Pick up the Post in the mornings and 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Whether or not Los Altos should pursue a theater for live stage shows downtown is one of the key questions in the race […]
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos City Council will decide tonight (Sept. 6) how far the city should go in banning natural gas heaters, stoves and other appliances to […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Sept. 1, 2022 A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Verizon and AT&T against the city of Los Altos after the City Council […]
A jury has found guilty a Los Altos businessman who was accused of lying to investors about inventing technology that tested for allergies and Covid using only a few drops […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Supporters of the library in Los Altos are trying again to rebuild or expand the Los Altos Library, and they’re considering two different […]
This story was originally printed in the Wednesday, May 18, edition of the Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss important local news stories, pick up a copy of […]
By the Daily Post staff Sandra McGonagle, who has held various leadership positions in the Los Altos School District over the past 12 years, is the school board’s choice for […]
Los Altos High School. File photo. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos High School student who died from a potential fentanyl overdose has been identified as […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer In a sharply divided meeting, Los Altos City Council voted to eliminate street parking on El Camino Real in favor of bike lanes […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Los Altos is backing off its strict rules on cell antennas, but Verizon and AT&T aren’t satisfied with a new […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos City Council is considering a sales tax or property tax measure to fund a new police station. On Tuesday (March […]
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos police Chief Andy Galea is retiring after 12 years with the city and four years as chief. Galea, 66, said he would retire […]
Editor’s note: The theater topic is returning to City Council’s agenda on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Go to item 10 to read the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the city and […]
Word Count: 459 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Verizon and AT&T’s lawsuits against the city of Los Altos are headed for a judgment, and the outcome will have […]
This story originally appeared in Friday’s print edition of the Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss important local stories, get in the habit of picking up the Post […]
This story was originally published Oct. 23 in the print edition of the Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss out on important local stories, get in the habit […]
Word Count: 341 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed two-story house in Los Altos has divided neighbors, with many arguing against the home and swaying its design. […]
Word Count: 415 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The temporary dog park at the Hillview Baseball Field in Los Altos will be closed for two months this winter […]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Thuy Nguyen, the president of Foothill College for the past five years, has been fired by her board after the faculty revolted against […]
Word Count: 386 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The former Los Altos Planning Commissioner who is accused of falling asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla as it […]
By the Daily Post staff A grenade from World War I was detonated in a Los Altos backyard by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad today (Oct. 11). The […]
Word Count: 549 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos City Council will vote on Tuesday (Oct. 12) on a censure policy to admonish council members who […]
This story originally appeared July 29 in the print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at […]
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council has offered the city manager’s job to Gabriel Engeland, who has held the same post in the Los Angeles […]
By the Daily Post staff One of the arguments people make in favor of encrypting police radios is that if police dispatch calls were broadcast over the air, criminals would […]
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng slammed others on council as hypocrites just before they voted 3-2 early this morning to pass a resolution intended […]
BY KYLE MARITN Daily Post Staff Writer On the agenda for Tuesday’s Los Altos City Council meeting is a resolution concerning Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng’s reaction to text messages sent […]
By the Daily Post staff Update, May 7 — The Cupertino Union School District’s Measure A parcel tax has failed. The tax needed two-thirds of the vote to pass, and […]
Word Count: 372 BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer An attempt to mediate the dispute between Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng and activist Kenan Moos has failed. Each […]
By the Daily Post staff Charles M. “Chuck” Geschke, a Los Altos resident who co-founded Adobe Systems and later was kidnapped for four days until he was freed by the […]
The Los Altos City Council will consider an ordinance Tuesday to allow off-leash dogs to run at a community baseball field. The ordinance will approve the creation of the Hillview […]
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer One ore more arsonists set fire to a wooden dumpster and three trash cans on two different days at two separate locations in […]
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The mother of a Los Altos High School student is suing the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District for not providing special education […]
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A lawsuit against the city of Los Altos accuses the city of being a “habitual violator” of state public information law after the […]
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A local civil rights group on Friday (Dec. 4) called for the resignation of recently re-elected Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng after […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I don’t understand how Chris Jordan survived for four years as city manager of Los Altos. Why City Council put up with him […]
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos City Council voted unanimously this morning to eliminate a program that sends a police officers into Los Altos High School after hearing complaints […]
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan announced Wednesday (Nov. 18) he is resigning after four years of leading the city, but he isn’t […]
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Sally Meadows, a Realtor and planning commissioner who got the most votes in the Los Altos City Council race, said she wants to […]
By the Daily Post staff Incumbent Lynette Lee Eng leads the field of Los Altos City Council candidates when it comes to donations, followed by Sally Meadows and Scott Spielman. […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan scheduled a public hearing for the City Council to look at designs for a new Emergency Operations […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Planning Commissioner Sally Meadows has taken the lead in the Los Altos City Council race when it comes to fundraising, with $23,318 in […]
By SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos mother and city environmental commission member Laura Teksler is running against incumbents Sanjay Dave and Phil Faillace for a spot on […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos residents will have at least two new council members after this month’s election — maybe three — which could change the […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer One of the seven Los Altos council candidates said he thinks police should be randomly stopping “suspicious vehicles” in town. “I believe as […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council candidate and Parks and Recreation Commissioner Scott Spielman has out-raised his competitors by a long shot with $19,058 in […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council struck a compromise last night over a push by environmental activists to ban natural gas in new homes. Instead […]
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos has scheduled a vote on a controversial ordinance to ban natural gas in new homes and businesses for next Monday, Sept. 22. On […]
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos City Council has voted 5-0 to drop its appeal of a ruling that said the city broke three state laws and acted in […]
This story was originally published Aug. 27 in the print edition of the Daily Post. To get all the local news, including many stories that won’t appear online, pick up […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council decided last night that a tree house in the yard at 714 Arroyo Road needs to be reduced in […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos family has run into trouble because the city says their kids’ tree house counts as an accessory unit, which makes […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The man accused of shooting a mason in a Los Altos backyard in a possible dispute over a woman pleaded guilty today (Aug. […]
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Los Altos violated three state laws meant to encourage housing development and “acted in bad faith” when it denied an application […]
This story has been updated with new details from police. By the Daily Post staff Los Altos police announced Monday they’ve arrested two men who are suspected of a string […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The nonprofit that procures electric power for customers and sends it to them through PG&E’s lines is offering cities $10,000 to put a […]
TONIGHT, JULY 14 — BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council tonight postponed voting on whether to spend $15,000 in city funds to put a Black […]
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos City Council has voted to file an appeal of a decision by a judge who cleared the way for developers Ted and Jerry […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer It appears likely Los Altos will ban the use of natural gas in new homes and businesses after a state agency ruled that […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Alex Samek, the Los Altos Planning Commissioner member who the CHP said was passed out drunk at the wheel of his Tesla as […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Mayor Jan Pepper said last night (June 9) that hundreds of residents have sent her emails asking for the removal of […]
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