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Los Altos police getting drones
Los Altos is getting a pair of remotely-operated police drones that can collect information before officers arrive on a scene. Council voted unanimously Nov. 18 to approve a five-year, $570,000 […]
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Evacuation lifted for downtown Los Altos
At 10:17 a.m. today (Nov. 3) the city of Los Altos ordered a mandatory evacuation for downtown due to a gas leak. The leak has been reported in Parking Plaza […]
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Los Altos man hit with perjury charges over disappearance of wife, skips court
A Los Altos inventor who allegedly killed his wife in Taiwan blew off a second hearing for the seven felonies he is being charged with. Harald Herchen, 66, refused to […]
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Petting zoo sues senior community
This article has been updated to include a response from The Terraces at Los Altos. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The owner of a mobile petting zoo is suing […]
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Court dismisses Bullis’ racial quota suit
(Read the court order dismissing the suit.) BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Staff Post Writer A judge has dismissed Bullis Charter School’s lawsuit that alleged the Santa Clara County Board of Education […]
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Petition seeks separate bathrooms for men and women
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Los Altos residents are circulating a petition to have separate men’s and women’s restrooms in the renovated library. Architects presented draft plans to the […]
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Fligor announces run for Assessor
Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor announced today (June 26) that she is running to replace Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone, who has endorsed her campaign. Fligor, 50, has […]
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Jesuit Retreat Center celebrates 100 years, honors noted priest who worked to reduce gang violence
The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos, which is celebrating its centennial year, on Thursday awarded its San Inigo Award to Father Gregory Boyle, a Catholic priest of the Jesuit […]
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Did tutor disappear or was she murdered? Trial about to begin
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A tutor in Mountain View who disappeared on a trip to Taiwan with her secret husband is at the center of an upcoming trial. […]
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Parents want Ethnic Studies to be an elective, not mandatory
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Parents are asking the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District to have freshmen take World History instead of Ethnic Studies, which they complained is […]
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Council to pick between a library courtyard or an apricot orchard
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]