Los Altos News

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.

Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District are headed to court Monday, for the latest legal development in their ongoing dispute over the charter school's facilities.

The Los Altos School District has top test scores and a wealth of community resources, but also has its challenges: namely, a tight budget and fears that the district will soon run out of reserve money if the economy doesn't improve, and an ongoing legal dispute with the charter school within its borders.

Mountain View resident David Mitchell has given blood 625 times, starting in 1954 when he joined the military at age 17.

Definition Primary biliary cirrhosis is a disease in which the bile ducts in your liver are slowly destroyed.

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is seeking applicants for four seats on its Measure C Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee to replace departing members.

Palo Alto Online News A shipping delay in this year's seasonal flu vaccine has forced cancellation of a "flu clinic" scheduled for Oct.

Los Altos police on Wednesday continued to search for a man who robbed a Bank of America at gunpoint earlier this week, forcing customers and employees to wait in the back of the building while he took an undisclosed amount of cash.