Egan track team runs away with middle school championship
The Egan Junior High School track team had a successful day at the Silicon Valley Middle School Championships May 19, with the Egan seventh-grade girls finishing first and the eighth-grade boys in second. Egan sent 27 athletes to participate at the county track meet in...
Mountain View announces cause behind tree decline
The city of Mountain View removed more than 30 trees near the Mountain View Public Library and Pioneer Park in early July due to poor condition. After laboratory testing, the city announced on Sept. 23 that this decline was caused by a previously used herbicide...
Beloved Rinconada Court oak taken down
Monday morning, workers contracted by the City of Los Altos began removing the 200-year-old oak tree that is the dominant feature of Rinconada Court in Los Altos. As previously reported by the Town Crier, in July, a Level 3 Risk Assessment arborist recommended “removing...
Concerns over playground surfacing reach city council
Parents, children and other community members spoke out at the Sept. 22 Los Altos City Council meeting, voicing concerns over the potential use of poured-in-place (PIP) rubber playground surfacing material in Shoup and Grant parks. At issue is a Sept. 15 Parks, Arts, Recreation and...
Los Altos City Council votes to place parking plaza citizens’ initiative on November ballot
Left with the choice to either adopt directly into law the “Los Altos Downtown Parking Plaza Ordinance” or put the citizen initiative on the ballot on Nov. 3, Los Altos City Council chose the latter during the June 23 council meeting. Chambers were packed and...
Two days remain until election filing deadline
With just days remaining until the Aug. 7 deadline to file paperwork with the county Registrar of Voters, here’s a rundown of the prospective candidates in each race we’re monitoring at the Town Crier.Los Altos City Council, now moving to district-based elections, has two...
Buddhist Temple celebrates 120 years
A large photo display was part of the 120th anniversary celebration of the Watsonville Buddhist Temple Saturday. Speakers, a proclamation from the City of...
