Los Altos
Men with a sledgehammer ransack tobacco store
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 […]
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Los Altos schools’ EE bond measure passes, money will allow district to move Bullis
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 […]
Los Altos
Council declines to give $5 million for theater project, but may hire a fundraising consultant
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 […]
Los Altos
Theater proponents to ask Los Altos council for $5 million donation
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 […]
Election 2024
Big spending candidate in Los Altos is losing
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 […]
Election 2024
3 immigrant parents seek spots on high school board
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 […]
Election 2024
Sally Meadows seeks safer streets, even if it reduces rural feeling in Los Altos
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 […]
Election 2024
Jonathan Weinberg favors new Los Altos police station
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 […]
Election 2024
Ibrahim Bashir wants to focus on projects 80% of residents want
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 […]
Election 2024
Larry Lang wants Los Altos to live within the law, avoid lawsuits
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 […]
Election 2024
Eric Steinle wants to put roofs over downtown sidewalks
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 […]
Election 2024
Bullis wants to torpedo school district’s bond issue
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 […]
Los Altos
One councilman rents his home from another councilman
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 […]
Los Altos
Council to carve up the city into districts
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 […]
Election 2024
Contractors who work on schools are backing bond measure campaign
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 […]
Election 2024
Los Altos candidates square off over police station and other issues
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 release sketch of elder abuse suspect
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 […]
Election 2024
Contractors contribute to bond measure
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 […]
Los Altos
Los Altos hires new police chief
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 […]
Los Altos
Lone dissenter to resign from board
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 […]
Los Altos
Town considers unusual park
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 […]
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High school district superintendent to leave amid lawsuits
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 […]
Los Altos
City of Los Altos pays 2 workers to leave their jobs
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 […]
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Councilwoman Lee Eng tries again to get her colleagues to reimburse her travel
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 […]
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Councilwoman’s request for a $3,000 trip is rejected
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, […]
Los Altos
Fire destroys building on El Camino near Chef Chu’s
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 […]
In the news
OpenAI brings back Sam Altman, company’s board is replaced
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 […]
Los Altos
Mideast dispute erupts at city meeting
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 […]
Los Altos
Council to consider disciplining planning commissioner for memo about Rancho Shopping Center
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 […]
Los Altos
John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe, dies at 82
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 […]
Los Altos
Councilwoman under fire for out-of-state travel
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 […]
Los Altos
Group sues district for public records related to ethnic studies
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, […]
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Caged dogs found in smelly house; woman arrested
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 […]
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Los Altos man arrested in child porn case
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 […]
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Los Altos city workers switch to four-day work week
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, […]