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City considers buying open space district’s offices
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Los Altos wants to buy Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s office at 330 Distel Circle. The district is looking to […]
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City hiring an information officer to deal with reporters
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Thieves ram truck into jewelry store
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Thieves used a stolen truck to smash the front window of a jewelry store on Main Street in Los Altos so they could […]
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Opinion: This story gets weirder and weirder
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The controversy over why Los Altos residents can’t watch their City Council meetings on TV just gets weirder by the day. I’d say […]
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Los Altos joins the parade of cities banning natural gas
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Add Los Altos to the list of local cities that plan to ban natural gas in new homes and businesses. City Council split […]
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Consultant says City Council can’t return to City Hall, but she won’t say why
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council last night suspended the contract of a disability consultant after she told council that they can’t move back to […]
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Los Altos City Council meetings will be televised live again
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos will start broadcasting City Council meetings on cable television tonight, following months of complaints about a blackout from residents. Council meetings […]
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Couple robbed, carjacked in Los Altos; two teens arrested
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos police say they’ve arrested two teenage boys on suspicion of robbing and carjacking a couple in their 60s while they were parking in […]
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Merchants become detectives and track down theft suspect
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Jury recommends death penalty for man who killed Los Altos native
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3,635 PG&E customers lose power after Los Altos auto accident
By the Daily Post staff Traffic came to a standstill on Foothill Expressway during the afternoon rush hour yesterday (Oct. 17), and thousands of residents lost power, when a car […]
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Council chambers passes air test — what was bothering Councilwoman Bruins?
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer There’s nothing wrong with the air in Los Altos City Hall Council Chambers, according to an air quality test the city ordered. The […]
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Opinion: Odor complaint sends city hall into a tizzy
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s been a strange few months at Los Altos City Hall, and I’m sure residents are scratching their heads, trying to figure out […]
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City manager was paid to leave previous job
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan, who has ignited controversy for ignoring a 4-1 council directive, was paid $141,652 to leave his last […]
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City manager clashed with council members in his previous job
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan, who disregarded a 4-1 council decision, has a history of clashing with the council members to whom […]
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Developer sues city over rejected plans for homes
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A developer is suing the city of Los Altos after the City Council rejected a proposal to build two single-family homes in the Montebello […]
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Los Altos father, daughter killed in dive boat fire
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Scott Chan of Los Altos and his adult daughter, Kendra Chan, went on snorkeling trips near the Channel Islands off the coast of […]
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City spends $50,000 on councilwoman’s asthma claims; City manager overrides council decision
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A dispute over Councilwoman Jeannie Bruins’ asthma has cost Los Altos $50,000 and spurred the city manager to override a council majority vote. […]
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‘Boy Next Door Killer’ convicted of murdering Los Altos native
From staff and wire reports A jury has found an aspiring actor who prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer” guilty of fatally stabbing two Los Angeles-area women, including a […]
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Fentanyl exposure sends cop to hospital
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos police officer who was investigating a drug related crime was taken to a hospital yesterday (Monday, Aug. 12) after being […]