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City quietly puts tax on ice after getting poll results

May 21, 2022 2:39 pm

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

April 25, 2022 10:13 pm

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

Teen who died of suspected fentanyl overdose is identified

April 4, 2022 6:00 pm

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

March 25, 2022 8:46 am

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 […]

Los Altos

City scales back rules for cell antennas amid litigation with AT&T and Verizon

March 11, 2022 10:04 pm

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 […]

Los Altos

Council considers tax increase for police station

March 5, 2022 7:36 am

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 […]

Los Altos

Another police chief is retiring

January 29, 2022 12:50 pm

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

November 26, 2021 7:51 am

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 […]

Los Altos

Judgment nears in cell tower fight

November 25, 2021 10:19 am

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 […]

Los Altos

Foundation that emphasizes sustainability gets more parking spaces

November 2, 2021 1:42 pm

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 […]

Los Altos

Appeals of housing quotas for Palo Alto and Los Altos rejected

November 2, 2021 8:04 am

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

November 1, 2021 9:41 am

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. […]

Los Altos

Dog park to close briefly; Little League to get a home run fence

October 31, 2021 3:07 pm

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

October 26, 2021 2:32 pm

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

October 21, 2021 1:39 pm

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 […]

Los Altos

Grenade detonated in Los Altos backyard

October 11, 2021 9:00 pm

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 […]

Los Altos

Censure policy up for vote

October 10, 2021 10:43 am

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 […]

Los Altos

MVLA schools pick two administrators

August 2, 2021 10:26 am

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

June 14, 2021 7:31 pm

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

May 28, 2021 2:31 pm

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

May 26, 2021 2:01 am

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 […]

Los Altos

Resolution proposed in dispute between councilwoman and racial activist

May 22, 2021 2:34 pm

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

May 8, 2021 10:18 am

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

May 3, 2021 4:45 pm

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 […]

Los Altos

Adobe co-founder, Los Altos resident Charles ‘Chuck’ Geschke dies

April 17, 2021 12:07 am

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 […]

Los Altos

Off-leash dog park proposed at Hillview Baseball Field

February 21, 2021 7:38 am

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

February 8, 2021 7:02 pm

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

January 22, 2021 2:19 pm

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

December 26, 2020 12:42 pm

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

December 8, 2020 12:19 pm

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?

December 7, 2020 3:48 pm

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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Los Altos

City council eliminates program that puts police into high school

November 25, 2020 1:42 am

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 […]

Los Altos

Chris Jordan gets $183,821 to resign as Los Altos City Manager

November 21, 2020 11:20 am

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 […]

Los Altos

Top vote-getter courts opponents in council race

November 15, 2020 7:49 am

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

October 24, 2020 3:58 pm

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. […]

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