Los Altos News

In the past week I've been hissed at, gnawed on and sprayed with profanities. That's what I get for taking on an ornery breed of cat lovers, folks who want to outlaw the practice of declawing cats.

Former custodian James David Carroll, 60, who worked at various elementary schools in Santa Clara County, is scheduled to be sentenced on child pornography charges on Dec.

Seven years after the Santa Clara Valley Water District began talking to residents about how to create a flood protection system along Permanente Creek, a group of Cuesta Park neighbors in Mountain View still want their park left alone.

Robert Rosales stands by his BMW at his home in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

Los Altos School District Superintendent Tim Justus has announced that he will retire at the end of this school year.

Tanhauser Court and Tierra Buena Drive, 7:28 p.m. Wednesday A passenger who bolted out the rear door of a vehicle police were attempting to stop, fired a gun at officers and tried to run off, was caught and arrested.

PG&E's $2.2 billion program to install 10 million "SmartMeters" on homes and businesses throughout California to better monitor energy consumption is off to a rough start.

Projects just outside Sunnyvale borders have caused a stir among city residents feeling the effects.

Gilroy could save millions annually by contracting with the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department for law enforcement services.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is holding a public hearing Nov. 12 regarding the La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve's master plan.

The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District may ask voters to approve a bond to add classroom space and make schools more energy-efficient. Despite the tough economy, district officials say a poll conducted over the last couple of weeks shows local voters seem to support a bond measure the district has been discussing.

Swayed perhaps by the floundering economy, voters threw a wrench into plans by two South Bay school districts to supplement their shaky budgets with an additional tax.

Voters in a handful of local cities and school districts will vote Tuesday to fill council and school board seats and weigh in on proposed taxes.

Peninsula residents headed to the polls today will get to put some new faces on city councils and school boards in Palo Alto, Redwood City, Los Altos and the Sequoia high school district.

The Nov. 3 election will bring at least one new face to a board known for its long-held positions and typically uncontested races.

LOS ALTOS, CA - Slumping mobile phone sales , excess network capacity and the protracted death of traditional telecom technology have greatly undercut the demand for communication equipment this year, according to the Henderson Ventures Forecast Summary.

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge heard additional arguments at a hearing today on Bullis Charter School's lawsuit against the Los Altos School District and indicated he expects to issue a ruling soon.

A man was beaten unconscious and robbed of his wallet while another suffered injuries after being attacked in a downtown Mountain View parking lot late Monday night, police reported.

One year ago this past Sunday, the world's largest airship, the Zeppelin Eureka, sailed through the Golden Gate into San Francisco and began offering flightseeing tours.

The Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco last week trumpeted a study, "Not As Safe As You Think," that insisted public schools underreport campus dangers.