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Public Safety Crime & Justice City of Los Altos

04/23/2024
A new police chief has been selected for the City of Los Altos and is undergoing vetting and background checks before being named.

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License Plate Readers Active in Los Altos

04/23/2024
License plate readers have been placed and active in Los Altos since March 1 as an assistance in solving crimes.

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Los Altos

Los Altos to Raise Fees

04/03/2024
The Los Altos City Council approved a new fee schedule for building, engineering and planning services after discovering it had been undercharging by up to $1.9M annually.

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Land Use & Development City of Los Altos

Los Altos Downtown Improvements Making Progress

03/26/2024
Los Altos is making incremental improvements to the downtown with new trash bins, e-bike stations, solar lighting and the introduction of "parklets."

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Councilwoman’s Request for a $3,000 Trip Is Rejected

01/28/2024
The Los Altos City Council has denied Councilmember Lynette Lee Eng’s request to go on a $3,000 city-funded trip to a conference in Washington, D.C.

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Demolition of Burned Shopping Center Begins as Fire Officials Look Into Cause of Blaze

01/25/2024
A Los Altos shopping center on El Camino Real that was engulfed by a fire on Christmas Day just entered its first phase of demolition.

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Demolition Delayed for Gutted 4600 El Camino Building

01/16/2024
Although the front portion of 4600 El Camino Real has been cleared for demolition, crews postponed scheduled work. No official reason was given for the delay or when demolition could begin.

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Court Gives Los Altos a Bad Case of Gas

01/16/2024
A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its controversial April 2023 decision that mutes Los Altos’ and other cities’ attempts to require natural gas bans in new construction.

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Land Use & Development Agriculture, Food & Gardening History City of Los Altos

Heritage Orchard to Grow by 300 Apricot Trees as City, Museum Ready Installation

01/16/2024
Los Altos residents will soon be seeing firsthand the progress of Los Altos leaders’ efforts to restore a landmark heritage apricot orchard at the city’s civic center.

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Los Altos Postpones Timeline to Reopen El Camino Real Completely to Traffic

01/13/2024
In a setback to the reopening of El Camino Real to traffic, the city of Los Altos announced that it has postponed its plans to demolish a shopping center building burned out by a massive fire last month.

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Environment Agriculture, Food & Gardening City of Los Altos

Next On Los Altos City Council’s Hot Topic List: Tree Protections

01/03/2024
Los Altos City Council members may again be taking up discussion on updating a tree protection ordinance intended to encourage healthy tree populations under the city’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Elections & Politics County of Santa Clara City of Los Altos

Neysa Fligor selected to Lead Cities Association of SCC

01/03/2024
Los Altos City Councilmember Neysa Fligor has been selected to serve as the next president of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County. Her term will expire in December.

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Education Community Service & Support City of Los Altos City of Mountain View

Holiday Fund: How Mentor Tutor Connection Inspires Local Students in Need of Support

12/29/2023
Students in the MTC mentor program are from vulnerable populations who have significant stressors in their lives that impact their mental health and social and school engagement.

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Elections & Politics City of Los Altos Jonathan Weinberg

New Los Altos Mayor Cites Priorities for Improving City

12/26/2023
Jonathan Weinberg, who was elected to the Los Altos City Council in 2020, was appointed to serve as mayor in 2024. Weinberg, who formerly served on the Parks and Recreation Commission, talks about what lies ahead in the coming year.

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2023: The Year in Review

12/26/2023
Inevitable change—and what to do about it—challenged Los Altos area residents throughout the past year.

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Elections & Politics City of Los Altos

New Los Altos Mayor Cites Priorities for Improving City

12/26/2023
Jonathan Weinberg was appointed Los Altos mayor. Following is a question-and-answer interview with the new mayor for 2024.

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Land Use & Development City of Los Altos

Los Altos Council Green-Lights Controversial Library Expansion Proposal

12/05/2023
Over the impassioned pleas of orchard preservationists, the Los Altos City Council last week approved a new Los Altos main library expansion plan that will use space intended for a heritage apricot orchard.

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Los Altos Drops Police Services Talks with Los Altos Hills

12/05/2023
The majority of the Los Altos City Council agreed that going further in the process to determine the feasibility of such a partnership would involve too much staff time and perhaps cause more headaches when having to answer to a community with different priorities.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Education City of Los Altos

Initial Results Show Strong Support for Los Altos School District Parcel Tax

11/07/2023
The Los Altos School District's parcel tax measure received more than 75% support in the first set of results, well ahead of the two-thirds mark required to pass.

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Los Altos School District Looks to Renew, Expand Parcel Tax on Special Ballot

11/02/2023
Los Altos School District is asking voters to approve renewing and growing an existing parcel tax levy in a special election. Measure A would enact a $295 annual tax on each parcel of land within the district.

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Los Altos Council Decreases App Fees for Special Events

10/17/2023
The cost of holding special events in Los Altos will be lower for some groups as a result of a Los Altos City Council decision.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Land Use & Development Housing City of Los Altos

Housing Element Expected to Clear Another Hurdle

10/10/2023
The Los Altos City Council was scheduled to pass the second reading and adopt a housing element implementation ordinance—a proposal that has prompted residents near Rancho Shopping Center to fret about the fate of supermarkets, coffee shops and other forms of retail.

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A Rundown on Measure A, LASD’s Parcel Tax Renewal

10/10/2023
Residents within the Los Altos School District boundary area may have already received a ballot in the mail for the Nov. 7 special election, which includes only one item – the Measure A parcel tax. If Measure A is adopted, the current parcel tax benefiting LASD, set to expire in 2025, would be renewed at $295 per parcel, a $72 increase from the current rate of $223.

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Los Altos

Los Altos Council to Consider Disciplining Planning Commissioner

09/23/2023
Los Altos City Council will consider removing or disciplining a planning commissioner who requested that council create new rules for the Rancho Shopping Center.

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Housing City of Los Altos

Los Altos’ Housing Element Approved, Adding to Number of Compliant Peninsula Cities

09/19/2023
The city of Los Altos recently announced that the state accepted its plans for future housing growth. The housing element sets the stage for 1,958 new units over the next eight years.

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Economy & Jobs Elections & Politics Government City of Los Altos Lynette Lee Eng

Councilmember Under Fire for Out-of-State Travel

07/13/2023
A Los Altos City Council meeting descended into a shouting match during a discussion about Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng’s trips to out-of-state conferences.

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License Plate Readers to Be Refined

05/16/2023
At a Los Altos City Council meeting, the city agreed to further refine its license plate reader policy in response to feedback from the staff's ALPR regulations review.

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Economy & Jobs City of Los Altos

Los Altos Workers Switch to Four-Day Work Week

05/13/2023
Most Los Altos city employees are working four days a week under a new schedule offered by the city. Under this “4/10” schedule, employees are expected to work for 10 hours a day, in exchange for one day off each week.

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Los Altos Welcomes New City Clerk

05/09/2023
Melissa Thurman has begun work coordinating with businesses, code law, and other responsibilities to keep the Los Altos economy running smoothly.

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Los Altos City Council Reattempts Housing Element Approval

05/02/2023
The Los Altos City Council made a second attempt to gain approval for its housing element, as the city is required to provide data and conditions as part of a state mandate to build more units by 2031. Some portions of the plan were dropped to accommodate the mandate.

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