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Los Altos Hills - Historical
Scrapbook Digital Archive - Book 02 |
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Image of Book Cover - for
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1/6/1961 |
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Foothill College traffic snarl
subsides - Council junks railway to create expressway -LAH withdraws from
Matadero mosquito district - William Taaffe dies - Policy on shelters sought
- LAH names new treasurer - School trustees protest sewer charges - Traffic
tie-ups on routes to Foothill College |
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1/18/1961 |
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Neary annex plan hit, LAH
protest presented - Writer Alan Temko of Architectural Forum Magazine says
hills should be saved - LAH residents convince council to postpone proposed
milliom dollar sewer project |
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1/24/1961 |
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Council mobbed 500 people
protest sewers - Mountain View Los Altos Merger proposed - Neary annex move
held up - Neary issue hearing postponed |
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4/6/1961 |
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Priorities set on
county-level plan for expressways -
Start on expressway condemnation approved - LAH annex plan for Neary quarry
ruled invalid by court |
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8/4/1961 |
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Annex vote set for June, Blandor
Way and Magdalena - Expresway proposal opposed - Five street names opposed in
LAH - Foothil College President urges LAH council to recognize planned Serra
Freeway - LAH supports purchase of railway by Santa Fe as opposed to Southern
Pacific - Average homeowner to pay $5 for sewer |
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8/24/1961 |
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Foothil College finally ready -
Council OK's plans for new water tank - Hills resident asks control of
firearms - Road repair set in LAH - LAH quarry operations suit continued over
question of Ethel Neary |
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9/26/1961 |
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Foothil College traffic moves
slowly, stream of vehicles floods in Junior College parking lot -pictures - LAH planning more pathways
round school on West Fremont - County traffic committee gives LAH new status
as non-expressway city - LAH planning
new pathways round school on West Fremont - LAH Council summary - LAH to
select new mayor at special meeting |
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12/26/1961 |
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LAH Freeway dispute, funds held
back for road plan - Speed limit cut on three LAH streets - LAH mayor Clayton
seeks assembly post - LAH gets ultimatum to sign Serra freeway pact, loss of
road funds threatened |
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1/26/1962 |
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LAH will sign freeway pact if
horse crossings provided - Zoning to control Hills areas discussed - LAH
Council summary - LAH studies plan for tree planting - LAH ponders status of
three roadways Charles Ave Josepha Ave and O'Keefe - El Monte widening costs
cut - El Monte widening faces LAH protest |
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1/25/1962 |
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Snow in LAH pictures - LAH may
sign freeway pact - Former LAH mayor Fowle to seek re-election - Horse shot
after falling into well - Mayor forms committee to study speed limit - El
Monte widening possible in summer |
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3/4/1962 |
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Reick quits council race
alleging Fowle is member of ACLU, supposedly associated with communist
conspiracy - Southern Pacific to abandon rail line from Los Altos to Palo
Alto - Arid LAH residents eye Palo Alto water -40 LAH residents protest Serra
freeway, Foothill expressway and widening of El Monte |
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4/4/1962 |
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Three seek election to LAH
council, incumbents Clayton and Fowl and Shanafelt new face - Shanafelt seeks
traffic solution to Foothill College - Altos Expressway plan hit - Downtown,
Rancho and Loyola Corners businness districts doomed if local roads forced to
close. |
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4/5/1962 |
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Tucker, publisher of Los Altos
News apologizes to Fowle for unfair and unwarranted news story |
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4/9/1962 |
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Full-page advertisement to
re-elect Fowle to LAH Town Council |
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4/9/1962 |
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Full-page advertisement to
re-elect Fowle to LAH Town Council - After four years, LAH Council finally
approves Freeway pact - Fowle receices council support |
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4/10/1962 |
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Sample Ballot Municipal Election
- LAH Mayor Clayton re-elected as mayor for 2-year term and Deputy Mayor
Sherlock re-elected as deputy mayor for 2-year term |
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After 4 year battle, LAH
approves freeway agreement and County Expressway wins nod |
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1/2/1962 |
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Article from "California
Highways and Public Works" by Jack Grasberger, Senior Highway Engineer
about Junipero Serra Freeway |
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5/2/1962 |
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Typewritten critique of above
(immediately previous) article with extensive background on how Junipero
Serra Highway came into being |
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7/2/1962 |
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Foothills in Focus - what to do
with our last frontier? Foothills in Focus - How should area be developed -
Picture view of hills from Palo Alto including Black Mountain |
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7/5/1992 |
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Foothills in Focus - Owners
split over development - aerial photo showing Page Mill and Alpine Roads,
Arastradero Road and Palo Alto County Club area |
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8/30/1962 |
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City protests freeway plans,
will create havoc - Heavy opposition set against state officials - County and
City agree on Expressway plans - Council favors repainting of bridge
monstrosity |
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8/23/1962 |
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LAH 10 square miles of success -
Ex-mayor Fowle calls LAH oasis - with accompanying pictures |
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10/2/1962 |
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Sun-browns hillsides and the
good life - Foothill Expressway meets Altos opposition - School termed
"pawn" in sewer beef |
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12/17/1962 |
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LAH planner sees slim chance for
Baptist church project at Fremont and Manuella - LAH holds zoning line |
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4/22/1963 |
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County and Southern Pacific file
against ruling that stalled Foothill Expressway - Serra Freeway plans delayed
by ruling - ICC clears way for Foothill Expressway - LAH bans more churches -
Water firm blasts rationing by city - LAH may hire own policemen |
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10/1/1963 |
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Newsletter of Committee for
Green Foothills "Green Footnotes"
Power Lines in foothills - regional planning - Skyline highway to become scenic
boulevard |
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10/1/1963 |
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Membership renewal reminder from
Committee for Green Foothills |
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1/8/1963 |
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Sherlock LAH counilman succumbs
at 50 - Power line on ballot - Planner warns "go easy" on pathways
- Town Hall phones picking up music - LAH rejects subdivision which refuses
pathway near Robleda Paloma and Fremont - |
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4/10/1963 |
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LAH vice mayor succumbs - Bowler
appointed to council - County to appeal rail line rule - Appeal likely on
ruling to kill Expressway project - Altos to appeal ruling by ICC - |
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2/20/1963 |
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Picture "Strictly
Scenic" pond near Elizabeth
Avenue after recent rains - Summary of Los Altos council actions |
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5/15/1963 |
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Altos Chamber of Commerce to
sponsor community horse show at Fremont Country Club |
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6/5/1963 |
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Picture "Strictly
Scenic" Old barn near Altamont
and Taaffe |
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7/3/1963 |
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Picture "Strictly
Scenic" Prospect Avenue, Summitwood Road, Monahan subdivision (? LAH ?) |
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1/28/1964 |
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Vasona Line decision due today -
Tracks but no trains - Judge OK' s abandoning line - LAH council bans
peddlers - Residents of LAH back law banning house-to-house peddlers |
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3/26/1964 |
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Swedish immigrant Jansson
stubborn fight is LAH best chance for water, lived on seven acres at 27440
Sherlock road |
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2/6/1964 |
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Political flier to retain Vasona
Branch Line - Committee for preservation of public transportation Vasona Branch Line commuters |
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6/30/1964 |
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LAH vote Horse Path ordinance
approved - Roadways seen as key |
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3/18/1964 |
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NBC television takes a look at
Foothill College - Letter to editor from League of Women voters providing
some facts about proposed Foothill Expressway |
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4/15/1964 |
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Judge clears tracks for Altos
Expressway - Vasona line to go - Council veterans re-elected Henley Aiken
Bowler. Defeated were Wright and Carmichael |
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Sketch map of Junipero Serra
freeway, rapidly becoming a reality |
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Sketch - New design bridges over
freeway to blend with LAH Hills - sketches show overpasses for Mora Drive, St
Josephs, El Monte and Magdalena |
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4/8/1964 |
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Photograph of Westwind Farm
(Barn) with cows in pasture |
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10/2/1967 |
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Typewritten pages of LAH
Ordinance 127 adopting Uniform Building Code 1967 edition (4 pages covering
13 sections) Unanimous approved by Benson Aiken Davey Fowle Henley |
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2/9/1965 |
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Construction due to start on
freeway in LAH - Action taken to block Page Mill Quarry - LAH council opposes
plans for cluster homes |
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4/15/1965 |
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Cities intensely interested in
Stanford land use plan - sketch map showing intended uses |
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4/17/1965 |
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LAH Mayor faces ouster vote over
alleged involvement in Page Mill Quarry - Clayton booted out as mayor -
Bellucci shelves plan to expand country club |
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4/21/1965 |
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Lawsuits loom over LAH fight
over mayors ouster - Councilman blasts firing of mayor - LAH mayor ouster
sought - Bledsoe joins probe of mayor Clayton |
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5/27/1965 |
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LAH mayor ousted, legal battle
brews - LAH apartments opposed by councilman - LAH residents seek to save
rural setting - Hawley opposed to recall of ousted mayor - LAH council
removes threat of fire |
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5/4/1965 |
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Councilman Henley calls for
Grand Jury investigation of Clayton quarry Page Mill Road - Clayton protests
he is victim of groundless charges - LAH vote on ouster criticised -Three
councilmen prepared to vote for Grand Jury investigation |
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5/8/1965 |
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LAH recall threatened of Clayton
and Aiken - Aiken says he may be target of recall - LAH faces court contest
over status of councilman Bowler - Recall petition set against Clayton and
Aiken |
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5/13/1965 |
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Clayton faces recall petition
-Residents plan suit against councilman - Clayton planned sale of quarry -
Investigation by Grand Jury asked in LAH hassle |
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5/17/1965 |
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Report to LAH council by
Councilmen Henley Fowle Bowler about facts that triggered removal of Clayton
as mayor |
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7/21/1965 |
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Letter to residents from Los
Altos Hills Association accompanying questionnaire postcard about maintaining
minimum one acre zoning and soliciting membership. |
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5/20/1965 |
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Committee lacks group for probe
- LAH committee named to probe Clayton affair - Save LAH committee named as
front for Clayton - Mrs Jack Davey named to Republican panel. |
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5/19/1965 |
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Report reveals details of
Clayton controversy - LAH mayor set to fight ouster move - Probe demanded in
LAH mayor dispute |
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5/27/1965 |
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LAH group hurls charges against
developers - Suit challenges status of Councilman Bowler - Ewing appointed to quarry probe - LAH
threatened by new crisis one acre minimum zoning - Letter from Dawson
responding to Kendall about snub by public sentiment and democracy rule of
majority |
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6/3/1965 |
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Mayor election asked in LAH
dispute -LAH citizens issue warning about zoning - LAH council opposes
cluster housing plan - More fireworks expected in LAH Council conflict |
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Republican club blamed for
trying to undermine confidence in city - Fowle likely choice as mayor LAH -
Henley SJ attorney is new mayor - Probe of Clayton still on - Bledsoe named
to probe board - Action due on tract - LAH urges Palo Alto about Sunset Petroleum
Lands (Arastra property later Enid Pearson Arastradero Preserve) |
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6/8/1965 |
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LAH selects new mayor Henley -
Henley wins mayors post in LAH in stormy session - Hawley opposed to recall of ousted mayor
- LAH councilman Aiken aims $270,000 libel slander suit a resident - LAH
councilmen oppose cluster housing |
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6/23/1965 |
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Libel defendant tells surprise -
LAH people seek good government answering issues in survey - LAH councilman
files $270,000 suit - Bowker named first deputy mayor - LAH council rapped as
too soft on tract plans by Palo Alto |
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7/7/1965 |
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Bowler elected duputy mayor LAH
- Hills councilman wants battle against Palo Alto tract development (Arastra
property, also Enid Pearson Arastradero preserve) - Cluster housing stirs ire
at LAH meeting |
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8/2/1965 |
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Letter from Jannsen to LAH
council about pending libel threat stifling public comment and suggesting
moatorium on council meetings until threat is removed |
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8/10/1965 |
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Follow-up letter from Janssen
because previous letter misinterpreted and filed - re-stating the questions
to LAH council |
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8/15/1965 |
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Electronics museum for Foothill
college - New LAH subdivision to have sewers - LAH resident Janssen protests pressure - Adobe Creek Lodge
planned to open to general public |
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6/10/1965 |
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Dry LAH make area potential
tinderbox - letter to editor from Towle about
interpretation of ordinances and cluster housing |
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8/17/1965 |
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Supervisors to check on quarry -
LAH to require sewers for new subdivisions -LAH councilmen decline stand on
libel suits - LAH resident Katz establishes Pharmaceutical development unit
of Syntex |
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6/24/1965 |
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LAH Mayor Henley has right background to keep
cool in searing brand of town politics - sabotage, conflict of interest, zone
busting |
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8/19/1965 |
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Foothill College prepares for
record influx - LAH Treehouse on La Loma Drive |
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2/9/1966 |
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Doctors wife Weisbart enters LAH
contest - LAH residents blast proposal for roadway through Moody Area
(Central Drive connector) - Towle and Davey to enter council race - Political
fires burn bright in LAH - Macadam not answer in LAH - Through road opposed
for LAH - Developers behind the move (letter to editor by central drive
resident) |
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3/9/1966 |
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LAH roads spur dispute about
connecting Moody Road to Page Mill via Central Drive - for fire safety or for
developers? |
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3/26/1969 |
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Sewer money due back -Report on
Adobe Lodge roundly criticided - LAH unit opposes relaxing of zoning laws -
Picture of Adriano winery in LAH destroyed by freeway construction |
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4/14/1966 |
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Serra freeway eliminates famed
winery of Adriano - Election perils job of LAH manager |
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4/9/1966 |
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Former LAH mayor Clayton named
as quarry buyer by Taaffe - Clayton faces quiz about quarry deal - Councilman
Bowler says council not actively considering ousting manager Salfen |
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4/7/1966 |
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Hot LAH election splits new,
old, citizens - Clayton, Fowle, Davey,
Towle, Weisbart - County residents want sewer service and may annex to LAH
area near Summerhill road |
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4/8/1966 |
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Clayton ousted in LAH, Fowle and
Davey in - LAH campaign rocked on
quarry issue. |
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5/5/1966 |
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View lot off Elena owned by LAH
manager Salfen is graded, new LAH crisis brews - Council may oust manager
Salfen - Salfen resignation accepted by
LAH council |
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2/3/1967 |
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ABAG merits debated - LAH sewer
connection to Palo Alto closer to reality - 20% LAH tax cut unlikely -
Eastman and Benson in council race to replace
Bowler who resigned because allegedly illegaly holding office as non-resident. |
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2/3/1967 |
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Cathcart suit results in court
order halting council appointment to replace Bowler who resigned from council
because allegedly illegaly holding office as non-resident. - LAH mayor Henley
wins re-election - LAH budget calls for 20% tax reduction |
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5/3/1967 |
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Septic tank authority retained
for study of LAH in hope of showing sewers un-necessary - LAH tour conducted
by Health Department, open sewer danger here |
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5/10/1976 |
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55 acres in LAH given by
Byrne to Nature Conservancy - Plan for
new road and cluster development draws fire , would extend Central Drive to
Moody Court, draws fire. - New controversy in LAH, Katz expresses dismay at
violation of democratic principles at
annual meeting Los Altos Hills Association concerning Bellucci membership
application in order to be able to vote. |
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5/24/1967 |
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Town Hall Report by LAH City
Manager Lowell Morse |
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5/10/1967 |
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A park for Los Altos Hills?
(Front Page article in Town Crier with picture) |
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5/9/1967 |
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Press Release from Nature Conservancy Western Regional Office
by Huey Johnson re donation of 55 acres by Byrne to Nature Conservancy |
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11/29/1967 |
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LAH sewers Pro and Con -
potential compromise to upgrade septic tank law |
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7/18/1967 |
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LAH delays sewer plan - Letter
to editor by Fava "Lets retain our countryside" - picture of San
Mateo-Hayward Bridge under construction |
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1/1/1968 |
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LAH buys Byrne land for park and
open space - Historic land buy for LAH - Sewer session to be held to study
financing of a trunk sewer down Altamont |
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1/11/1968 |
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Petitons re sewers beame
political issue according to Corbett - Variance prompts LAH ordinance study -
5 sewer plans heard in LAH - Hills Association Spencer backs recall campaign against Fowle, Davey
and Henley |
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1/5/1968 |
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LAH Council gets new sewer plan
to install trunk in Altamont basin -
Flyer from Citizens against recall - Editorial column about sewer and open
letter that calls for recall, says allegations not necessarily true |
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1/16/1968 |
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And the sewer issue rages
on - Building ban on steep lots OK'd -
LAH leader Spencer quits as head of Hills Association after criticism on
recall - LAH reports 66 new homes in 1966 - What to do with Byrne Preserve, Town
Manager Morse outlines 8 rules - LAH tops
county wage earners according to county planning research |
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1/10/1968 |
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LAH City Manager Morse completes his first year and evaluates it |
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1/13/1968 |
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Letter to editor - Is recall of
councilmen justified? - Editorial comment, look who is playing politics, -
Town Hall report - Truck ban ordinance criticised |
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1/17/1968 |
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LAH recall movement
faltering? School District vacancy
deadline settled - Steep Lot ordinance re-enacted - Davey nabs second council
post - Editorial "Recalling the recall" as LAH association call the
kettle black - Swimming pool variance
OK'd in LAH - LAH may get septic tank law tonight. |
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1/17/1968 |
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Septic tank ordinance for LAH -
Sewers, a fifth plan - LAH recall seen as threat to town - Editorial The time
has come to speak by two silent councilmembers Aiken and Benson |
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1/24/1968 |
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400 in LAH sign recall petition
- Recall endorsement by LAH Association not unanimous - Bloc voting denied in
LAH - Editorial column, is resignation of LAH Association President Spencer a
subterfuge for running for Council? |
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Two-page pamphlet from Citizens
Against Recall giving alleged reasons for recall followed by "the
truth" |
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1/24/1968 |
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Hills planners were busy during
1967 with 8 subdivisions 13 variances 5 permits and 4 preliminary hearings -
LAH dissidents want all seats - Mrs Fowle on Democrat Committee - Minckley
elected head of Planning Board, Lachenbruch vice chairman and Dawson secretary
- Editorial, if recall movement gains momentum then LAH Association should be
renamed Burchard Society |
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1/24/1968 |
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LAH council incumbents Ross and
Benson will see re-election -
Anti-recall group sets meeting - LAH Association President quits post - Busy
year for LAH planners |
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1/31/1968 |
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Nominations for council election
are now open - Town Hall Report by City Manager Morse |
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1/31/1968 |
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Altamont area sewers backed -
Septic Tank permit issued for LAH home - Three quit LAH Association Miller,
Ronsieck, Olgiati, and Shriver took
over as President - Recall failing according to Davey |
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2/5/1968 |
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LAH folk long for quiet old days
- Recall signatures to be challenged - Sewers another study session - Altos
group LAH Association raps sewer report - LAH recall petition under study by
town staff |
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2/8/1968 |
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Recall petition filed at LAH
city hall (picture) - Second LAH council member survives recall petition try
- LAH council minority get papers - Two LAH councilmen recall status cloudy |
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1/31/1968 |
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Byrne Park handsome acquisition
for LAH (Picture), now the town has it, what are they going to do with it? |
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1/31/1968 |
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LAH cautiously studies what it
should do with new park (byrne Preserve) (Pictures and map) |
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2/8/1968 |
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LAH wants action on permits for
septic tanks - Temporary Septic Tank permits will be issued by County Health |
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2/8/1968 |
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Anti-recall group uncovers old
parallels Packard says - 25
anti-recall disidents quit LAH
Association - a plaque for Town Hall commemorating original donors of land
for town hall - Startling prognostication about future individual homes each
having sewage treatment, but meanwhile
Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto moving ahead with plans
secondary sewage treatment plants |
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2/8/1965 |
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Two LAH recall petitons fail,
one target left. - Why drag out LAH recall effort - Filing deadline near but
no one seeks office - Hearing slated on LAH sewer district - LAH seeks same
goals despite feud |
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2/9/1968 |
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Town Hall irregularities charged
by recall group - Davey is only one left on recall drive - Sufficient signatures lacking - Town Hall report |
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1/19/1968 |
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Health official blasts septic
tank law delay - No county control
vowed byland owners - LAH woman Davey on social plan board - Slope density ordinance urged - Pathway
committee needs more members - Only
one candidate in LAH |
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2/21/1968 |
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Tepid OK for ABAG despite
embezzlement probe - LAH resident
Marshall criticizes council for pushing sewer asessment - Letter to editor by
Fava, LAH worth fighting for - Seven seek LAH post - LAH urges revamp of ABAG |
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2/28/1968 |
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Continuing the sewer opera - LAH
makes offer on Little League Fields - Candidates praise slope study - LAH
directs county to issue septic tank permits |
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2/28/1968 |
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Town Hall Report - Orphanage
expansion approved - LAH recall needs more signatures - Sewer district
resolutions receive narrow approval -
173 names added to recall list |
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3/6/1968 |
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Davey is sole councilman to face
voters in recall election - LAH
council approves sewer line to Palo Alto - LAH and Palo Alto move to sewer
accord - Joint meeting Council and Planning Commission scheduled on LAH slope
density - Palo Alto sewer pact approved |
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3/2/1968 |
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More names for recall petition
(picture) - A sewer district without a fight? - Recall petition being checked
- Letter to editor by Fava, Land is key heritage to pass |
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3/6/1968 |
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Recall still likely - O'Keefe
residents oppose buying 8 acres of freeway land for baseball - Foes of
Councilman Davey force recall election - City Manager to seek legislative
help about petition snafu |
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3/20/1968 |
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Davey to face recall election -
Recall petitions believed large enough to force vote - Town Hall Report - Recall election to be
incorporated in June 4 primary ballot - Big Issue in LAH is slop density,
drainage and park acquisition |
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3/20/1968 |
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Recall will have to be a special
election - Sloop density problems
uncovered in joint meet - LAH okays
new study on lot sizes - Open space land bid favored - Editorial comment,
Washed Out meeting of LAH Association because only 3 of 7 candidates agreed
to speak |
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3/27/1968 |
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Showdown on Los Altos sewer
dispute in Fremont Hills area expected - LAH target of safer road group -
Bids on LAH sewer project far below estimated costs - Recall election recommended to be
considated with June primary - Some sewer finance misconceptions |
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3/27/1968 |
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Report on candidates night
sponsored by Committee for Green Foothills - Only part of sewer fees told -
LAH slope density progress - Town Hall
Report by town manager |
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Seven Candidates statements
Aiken Benson Bowler Dawson Helgesson Melchor Welsh |
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3/28/1968 |
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Candidates agree drainage -
Davey recall slated for primary ballot - LAH council OK's recall vote -
Anti-sewer forces seek decisive win at hearing but more protests needed |
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3/29/1968 |
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LAH OK's interim law to limit slope lot sizes (slope
density) - LAH sewer contract let after 2-year battle - Two Sewer assessment
districts approved in LAH, Altamont
basin and Fremont Hills - Staff to
study sewer line re-imbursement - Cooperation and Planning are Melchor's aims
- Bowlwer concerned about areas roads - Protest about Fremont Hills sewer
district loses - |
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4/4/1968 |
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Dawson promises effort - Letter
to editor by Fava LAH hearing appalling - Suit filed to block sewers - Recall
on June ballot - LAH election reflects sewert controvery - Milestone first
LAH sewers |
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4/3/1968 |
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Helgesson cites efficiency and
economy as objectives - Welsh stresses
teamwork and leadership - LAH picnic and town meeting in Byrne Preserve -
Aiken renews plaedge to keep rural environment - LAH council decides to fight
sewer suits - LAH delays decision on Human Relations Board - LAH council
approves tentative map for Foothill College subdivision - editorial comment supports new blood for
LAH Dawson and Welsh - Eight more days to file for opposition to Davey |
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4/4/1968 |
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Hills race seven vie - Poll shows 25% LAH voters favor recall -
Benson stresses citizens - LAH open space land buy studied 8 acre O'Keefe
property - LAH building on increase - Win or lose the LAH lawsuit will cost $$$$
- Councilman Fowle named as Chairman of McCarthy campaign for president in
Los Altos but will get no support from democrat Cranston who remains neutral |
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4/5/1968 |
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LAH candidates Benson Helgesson
Aiken urge halt to community strife -
Picnic in the hills - LAH bike paths
urged by planning commission |
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4/10/1968 |
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LAH noise abatement committee
makes recordings of 280 noise - Legal moves in taxpayer lawsuit - Thanks to issues, large voter turn-out
expected - LAH poll shows majority
opposes Davey recall but evenly divided on sewers |
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4/17/1968 |
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Voter turn-out numbers by
precinct - LAH mayor chosen by
unanimous vote - Delay in permit for
7th-Day Adventist Church - Editorial column about possible harmony in LAH
after election - Spending most money
does not always work in elections -
LAH approves resolution calling for formation of Human Relations Conciliation
Council - Relations council supported |
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4/20/1968 |
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LAH anti-sewer forces triumph -
Incumbents Aiken Benson and Helgesson victorious - Sewer district opponents
win - Defamation suit droped by Mayor |
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4/24/1968 |
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Corbet lone recall challenger -
LAH mayor supports anti-commuter tax bid - LAH council okays Police study -
Aiken is new LAH mayor |
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4/24/1968 |
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Editorial comment, why wasn't
press notified of election - City councilmen need new support - LAH deputy
mayor Davey awarded honor - Out with the old voting bloc, in with the new -
Mayor Henley steps down after 9 yrs with unanimous vote commending years of
service and is presented with inscribed 5ft length of sewer pipe- LAH councilman Fowle named to McCarthy team |
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4/10/1968 |
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Lawsuit (over sewer assessment)
hearing is doubtfull - Retiring mayor presented with inscribed length of
sewer pipe (Picture) - Anti-sewer council votes for sewers and suit dropped -
Air of praise soured by sewer spirit - New sewer policy for LAH |
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4/18/1968 |
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LAH Council in mess over
sewers - LAH council votes to continue
its sewer program - Who has hacked our skyline? (Picture) |
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4/24/1968 |
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Town Hall Report - LAH
referendum lawsuit dropped - LAH to hire a planner - Ye olde monster tale
(LAH at King Arthur's Court) - LAH to double the budget without tax rate hike |
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5/8/1968 |
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Philco-Ford lauds LAH councilman
Davey - New LAH zone of "Open Space Preserve" proposed - Noise bill
gets backing - LAH hires planning consultant - Town Hall Report - Benson gets
number two post on council - Davey
gets "Citizen of the Year" award |
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5/1/1968 |
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President of Nature Conservancy
from Washington DC checks out Byrne Park (Pictures) |
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5/3/1968 |
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Byrne Park's first official use
is town picnic (Picture) LAH employs
planning firm - Unanimity reigns in LAH council |
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5/8/1968 |
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What to do about ABAG? - Cartoon Ocean of Political and Social
Change - LAH candidates to debate - LAH building report issued - Record budget in LAH but no tax rate hike |
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5/8/1968 |
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Byrne property a little wide
open space (picture) - 15 horses loose
and run wild in LAH - Systematic vandal hits LAH cuts holes in fences
(Picture) - Sewer policy stalled |
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5/8/1968 |
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LAH refuses to extend time limit
for subdivision projects - Budget pleases town manager Morse with no tax rate
hike - Sweet mystery of life, relationship between LAH and Health Department
over sewers becomes sweet and understanding - LAH adopts new sewer
policy - At last new septic law OK'd |
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5/22/1968 |
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LAH sewer policy endorsement
seen - Combination of tanks and sewer
lines for LAH - Homeowners protest drainage assessments - New court fightover sewers |
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5/23/1968 |
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Verbal bout precedes LAH policy
vote on sewers - LAH recall candidate
Corbett shuns meet - LAH to have
written meeting minutes in addition to tape recording - Editorial LAH should repudiate recall
attempt - LAH council to consider pay raises |
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5/24/1968 |
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No debate before June 4 vote for
opponents in LAH - Bike path master plan OK'd for LAH - LAH budget under fire - Planning Commission
urges engineer to study 56 lot proposal for Deer Park acres |
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5/22/1968 |
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LAH opponents take their stands
Davey and Corbett (Pictures) |
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5/22/1968 |
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LAH recall election - Shoot out
in LAH - Town Hall Report - |
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5/27/1968 |
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Two in LAH share same platform
for final and only time - Roads create
rural dilemma in LAH - Editorial, Recall in LAH unwarranted -
LAH showdown on Tuesday |
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5.27/68 |
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Recall election to draw LAH
voters to polls - Rose Hill Estates lose bond extension - Protest group
over-ruled and budget approved - LAH resident blasts managers salary |
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6/5/1968 |
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Davey recall fails - Davey
campaign flyer |
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11/27/1968 |
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The hunt is on for new City
Manager for LAH - Town Hall
Report - LAH to get first cop but he
has no powers - Failure of sewer plan seen |
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12/4/1968 |
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Crime reports needed - LAH free
land is still growing as land swapped to add to Byrne Preseve |
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11/27/1968 |
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First unanimous LAH sewer
district - Mayor charges inaccurate reporting of sewer costs - Committee to
evaluate Sheriff's office |
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11/26/1968 |
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LAH gets 28 acre park for $6,500
- The best things in life are free
- Problems accompany free park |
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12/4/1968 |
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Unique tract-park project
progresses - Zero assessment for LAH maybe |
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12/10/1968 |
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Lahr named LAH acting manager
- Morse to remain as consultant |
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12/6/1968 |
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Editorial comment, Wanted, LAH
Police Department - LAH hires ex-manager as advisor - Protesters left out of
LAH sewer district |
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12/4/1968 |
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Byrne Park still growing (map)
- A try to swap Byrne Park heights
fails? |
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12/25/1968 |
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Parkside subdivision still not
settled (swap land on Moody Court for Altamont Rd) - LAH subdivision creates
puzzle for council - LAH appropriates $3000 to settle sewer hassle |
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12/17/1968 |
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Stella Walker earns new post -
Developer offers 10 acres for park in LAH swap - $3000 payment OK'd in sewer
dispute - Nature Conservancy changed their minds over Byrne land swap |
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12/11/1968 |
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Town Hall Report - Open letter
to reidents from Town Manager as last such report from him |
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1/1/1969 |
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LAH stays rural, took several
significant steps this year to preserve rural nature - Happy 1969 picture of
Byrne Park - January 16 deadline for sewer payments |
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1/1/1969 |
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Article "The
conservationist" discusses local creeks and bicycle pathway system |
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1/1/1969 |
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Los Altos ahead of 10 year plan
- Maintaining rural character big job for LAH - Crime rise in LAH stirs new
awareness |
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1/8/1969 |
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Major task facing LAH is
approval of Parkside subdivision and associated park corridor - No committee
for bikes - LAH will help with sewer planning - sliding scale developed for
hillside construction (landslide risk) - LAH bike licensing law sought |
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IMG_0465.JPG |
1/8/1969 |
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Will LAH support recreation
plan? - Editorial comment, Each to his own slavery - LAH council Okays use
permit for cottage - Subdivision
improvements win approval - LAH Building inspector Clayton Smith to become
next City Manager |
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1/8/1969 |
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Free holes and trees for LAH
citizens (pictures) |
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IMG_0468.JPG |
1/15/1969 |
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LAH new code enforcement officer
Maudlin (picture) - LAH bicyclists can buy non-mandatory licenses - LAH
council backs off on supporting school recreation - Town Hall report by Lahr
new Town manager |
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IMG_0469.JPG |
1/15/1969 |
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LAH man Steinberg heads architects
- Foothill College in dire
financial straights - Still no action on Parkside subdivision - LAH to lose
commissioners - El Caminito cow trail in LAH off limits to vehicles -
Caretaker cottageOK'd on small lot |
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Picture - dawn over Altamont |
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1/22/1969 |
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Commissioner Magleby leaving -
LAH manager interviews continuing - Editorial Arena financing plan snagged -
Editorial Recreation program has merit
- Plea for more withdrawals from sewer program stalled - Secretary at LAH town hall Munzell to
receive more help |
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1/29/1969 |
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They all laughed but Bellucci -
Voluntary bicycle licensing - LAH people irked at stadium - Supervisors delay hearing on sewer
project - LAH planners discuss private
roads criteria - There's a better way to do it (Law enforcement in LAH) |
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IMG_0473.JPG |
1/29/1969 |
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U.S. Funds to be sought for LAH
sewer project - Town Hall Report - LAH youngsters to get recreation program -
Business license costs passed on to customer - McReynolds new planning
commissioner |
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2/6/1969 |
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Munzell secretary at town hall
has new radio - LAH secretary would rather be a singer - LAH council has soft
heart for gardeners - LAH backs study for county conventiopn center -
Editorial, College made scapegoat for complex problem |
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IMG_0475.JPG |
2/5/1969 |
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LAH has harsh words for Foothill
College, stadium use criticised - LAH backs study for convention center - Editorial about communication gap on LAH
council - LAH will form own sewer
district - LAH supports property tax
reform |
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2/12/1969 |
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Adobe Creek plan known soon -
Non-fans in LAH of Foothill stadium use - LAH kicks in for arena and
convention center study - LAH council for tax reform - Commission considers
LAH study o General Plan |
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2/12/1969 |
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Still trying for a truck ban -
New LAH residents valued at $$$$ - LAH planners select new officers Perkins
Lachenbruch - LAH may revise license fee requirement - Town Hall Report |
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IMG_0479.JPG |
2/12/1969 |
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LAH urged to join in Sheriff's
Police plan - LAH engineer says let them keep holes in roads - Pacific Grove
man Fritschle is new town manager - Council members to spend a day in
Sacramento |
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2/19/1960 |
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This is earthquake country
(Picture) - Palm reader's plight returned to planners - New sewer district
supported - LAH to county
communications hook up OK'd |
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2/19/1969 |
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Big Tent in LAH (Picture) Beth
Am new temple in LAH |
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Pictures of new Temple Beth Am
and Rabbi Akselrad |
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2/26/1969 |
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New LAH city manager Fritschle
who trained Morse succeeds him - New
Town Manager (Pictures) |
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2/26/1969 |
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7th sewer district? - All they
got was a toothache (sewer policy) - LAH nervous about bond rates - LAH $3.8
million sewer project gets ABAG nod - School district trustees dismayed at
being sewer entrepreneurs |
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3/5/1969 |
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LAH council firm on sewer
policy - Town Hall Report - He's
beginning to look more like a policeman - At last Sewer district set - LAH
general plan revision approved - Los
Altos sewer district formed |
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3/5/1969 |
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At last Los Altos sewer district
set - LAH general plan revision
approved - LAH mayor replaces pathway
chairman - Truck ban on LAH section of 280 campaign continues - Sewer problem not licked - Dirty story -
landslide on Anacapa - Davey reappointed to League of Women Voters Home Rule
Committee |
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3/12/1969 |
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The Hills are alive with horses
- Mayor Aiken says he is happy - Federal aid for Los Altos sewer assessment
district - Town Hall Report -A county
Slope law - Sex education, law says mares and stallions not to engage within
400 ft of roadway unless behind shield fence |
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IMG_0489.JPG |
3/12/1969 |
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LAH keeps trying for truck ban
on 280 - Residents living next to Foothill College better get used to stadium
yells - Good interest rate for LAH on sewer bonds |
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3/12/1969 |
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The committee way is part
of LAH formula for success - LAH urges
tax reform - "No parking
today" Foothill College is source of parking problems caused by events
at Foothill College |
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3/12/1969 |
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LAH council considers horse
control law - Bullis sewer still angers school trustees - Bulldozer to rescue
cars on Anacapa Drive (Picture) |
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3/19/1969 |
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Chief executive Fritschle starts
LAH job - Closing of Adobe Lodge in a few years asked by LAH - Planners set
fee hike for filing maps - Bellucci report hearing slated - LAH joins
communications network |
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3/26/1969 |
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Adobe Lodge owner objects to
plan - LAH committee to study horse laws - Four LAH residents fight
neighbor's donation of Central Drive - LAH hopefull about second low-interest
bid - Little League has High Hopes for $75,000 park in LAH |
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3/19/1969 |
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New Space Science Center at
Foothill College (Pictures) |
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3/26/1969 |
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A flat "NO" for Adobe
Creek Lodge plans - Bellucci plans a matter of taste - Hearing on new park and Central Drive set |
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3/26/1969 |
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Editorial, Keep out the
bulldozers about private roadfs in LAH - Mud slides can still occur in LAH -
LAH sets hearing date amidst confusion over Central Drive road abandonment -
It was a busy year for LAH planners |
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4/4/1969 |
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Sewer district in watershed area
urged by health officials - Four property owners on Central Drive challenge
illegal subdivision - Junipero 280 truck ban studied - Sewer District 8 Adobe
Creek Basin notification under way - Talk about wild boars causes picnic
cancellation at Adobe Creek Lodge - Trail plans eyed at meeting - Dr Johnson
gives talk on LAH soil - Ordinance aimed at meetings in LAH to require they
provide traffic and safety coverage |
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4/9/1969 |
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Lohman heads drive for $75,000
for Little League park - LAH aide Lahr appointed to new position as assistant
manager - Planners to hear geologist tell mud slide problems in LAH - Central
Drive issue is still alive - Filing fees will cost more |
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4/16/1969 |
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City of Los Altos fire losses
are down but LAH losses are up - Town Hall Report - Engineering geologist may
help solve LAH troubles - |
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4/23/1969 |
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Leave creek basin alone - Fund
drive for new diamonds scheduled for Little League - LAH to honor new
officials Fritschle and Maudlin - Model solution to keep motor cycles off
Central Drive |
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4/16/1969 |
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LAH Little League tryouts coming
- Letter to editor by Spencer pleased with Wheeler deal donating Central
Drive to LAH - In LAH more sewers and rage over new sewer district - LAH considerrs horse regulation again |
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4/26/1969 |
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Los Altos offers school district
a sewer deal - Adobe Lodge charges denied - Lawsuit threatened over
subdivision - State Agency to probe LAH land plan - Class about Open Space in LAH |
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IMG_0506.JPG |
4/30/1969 |
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$213,000 lawsuit against LAH -
Planners approve pair of requests for variances - Progress report on fund
drive for Little League - Aiken appointed second term as Mayor - Realtor
Lemon takes new partner Bellucci |
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4/23/1969 |
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LAH eyes permits for horses, -
Mayor and deputy re-elected - Burning ban is questioned - Planners agree with
applicant Hinton denial - Taaffe
grading Little League fields (Picture) - Horse Law meeting - Reservation of
sewer rights endorsed |
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4/23/1969 |
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Shaky topsoil spells trouble -
LAH may face big suits - Adobe Creek Lodge issue unanswered by LAH |
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4/23/1969 |
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Sewer game is all the rage,
investment gamble - Adobe Creek Lodge
remains a puzzle - Letter to editor suggest memorial park - LAH Little
Leagues new money raisers Bethel Sege and Tearse |
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4/30/1969 |
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Second good interest rate for
sewer bonds - Hot line to cut LAH
crime urged - Central Drive back on agenda again - Central Drive status to be determined -
LAH families bond together on Little League - Can City and Town co-operate? |
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4/23/1969 |
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Foothill Collegeall out on noise
- Serious problem in LAH underfoot if engineering soil tests required for all
new development - |
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4/28/1969 |
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Town Hall Report - Week for
beautification established in LAH - Mayors pitch opens play (Picture) -
Further review ordered on Adobe Creek Lodge study - Vehicles cut off from one
acre of central drive |
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Image of Book Cover - for
identification purposes only - (no text) |
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