Los Altos

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]