Los Altos
City quietly puts tax on ice after getting poll results
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 […]
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Los Altos School District board hires new superintendent
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 […]
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Teen who died of suspected fentanyl overdose is identified
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 […]
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El Camino bike lanes approved; parking spaces eliminated
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 […]
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City scales back rules for cell antennas amid litigation with AT&T and Verizon
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 […]
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Council considers tax increase for police station
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 […]
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Another police chief is retiring
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 […]
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Council majority wants city to help build new theater
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 […]
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Judgment nears in cell tower fight
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 […]
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Foundation that emphasizes sustainability gets more parking spaces
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Appeals of housing quotas for Palo Alto and Los Altos rejected
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 […]
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Proposed 2-story house divides neighborhood
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. […]
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Dog park to close briefly; Little League to get a home run fence
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 […]
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Foothill College president sacked after battle with faculty
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 […]
Los Altos
Sleepy Tesla driver loses appeal in DUI case
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 […]
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Grenade detonated in Los Altos backyard
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 […]
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Censure policy up for vote
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 […]
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MVLA schools pick two administrators
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 […]
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Los Altos council offers city manager job to Socal city official
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 […]
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No reports of scanners aiding crime – Argument for encryption loses steam
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 […]
Los Altos
Council passes resolution about Lee Eng; she says she’s being canceled due to her race
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 […]
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Resolution proposed in dispute between councilwoman and racial activist
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 […]
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ELECTION: Cupertino district’s parcel tax fails
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 […]
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Mediator can’t settle beef over activist’s texts
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 […]
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Adobe co-founder, Los Altos resident Charles ‘Chuck’ Geschke dies
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 […]
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Off-leash dog park proposed at Hillview Baseball Field
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 […]
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Trash containers set ablaze in Los Altos
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 […]
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Mother sues school district, claiming it didn’t provide services to daughter struggling with depression, anxiety
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 […]
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Lawsuit claims city habitually violates open records law
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 […]
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Civil rights group calls for resignation of councilwoman
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 […]
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Opinion: How did Chris Jordan last four years as city manager?
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 […]
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City council eliminates program that puts police into high school
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 […]
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Chris Jordan gets $183,821 to resign as Los Altos City Manager
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 […]
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Top vote-getter courts opponents in council race
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 […]
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Lee Eng ahead in fundraising in council race, followed by Meadows and Spielman
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. […]