Los Altos Hills - Historical Scrapbook Digital  Archive - Book 04
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IMG_1079.JPG Image of Book Cover - for identification purposes only - (no text)
IMG_1080.JPG 5/14/1969 LAH Planners upset by Mayors directive on fate of Adobe Creek Lodge - Budget for major roads in LAH - Extension granted for plaans for Pool addition at Adobe Creek Lodge
IMG_1081.JPG 5/14/1969 Portion of Central Drive abandoned to ensure it will never be a through road - LAH zones parcel at Purissima and Arastradero as open space before state sells it and offers to buy at cost - Little League season opener (Photo of council members) 
IMG_1082.JPG 5/14/1969 Ordinance for Pool sevicing - Town Hall Report - Open Space zoning recommended for property at Purissima and Arastradero - LAH joins trash clean-up effort - Road repair big item in budget - LAH considers county poollaw - Cutback prposed in LAH Police budget
IMG_1083.JPG 5/20/1969 MAPS area (Moody Rd, Altamont, Page Mill) is source of continuing  controversies about road use, sewers and Adobe Creek Lodge - Same tax rate for LAH budget - 77 permits fees for building and plumbing in LAH this month -  All open burning banned in LAH at end of this month - Legal advertisement about Pool Service Ordinance
IMG_1084.JPG 5/24/1969 Historic status sought for Frenchman's Tower - Byrne Park may have name changed - Burning ban begins - LAH soon to have exact head-count - LAH urged to discourage Private Road building
IMG_1085.JPG 5/28/1969 LAH will draft Private Road rules - LAH edges closer to having own Police protection - Byrne Park not really a park - LAH unhappy with stadium lights and noise at Foothill College - City Manager's mileage allowance computed - 
IMG_1087.JPG 5/28/1969 Moratorium discussed on development of Central Drive  - LAH may tighten variance standards - LAH tax rate proposed to remain at  25 cents per $100 assessed value - Council platform in chambers raised, excuse is to enable council members to see over city managers head
IMG_1088.JPG 6/4/1969 Strictly scenic - photo of dirt road on Summerhill near El Monte
IMG_1090.JPG 6/2/1969 LAH manager prposes 5 man Police Force - Pool service license rejected - Council meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum - City  Manager's report - LAH wants to study issue of own Police Force
IMG_1091.JPG 6/11/1969 Robin Hood type uniform proposed for LAH Police Force to maintain rural character - New directors for LAH Association - Little enthusiasm for own Police Force - Special budget session - Action postponed on swimming pool law
IMG_1092.JPG 6/23/1969 House fire on Canyon road - Joint LA/LAH beautification committee - Horse struck by motorist - More study needed on LAH police dept. - Don Hibner new chairman of Los Altos City Fire Protection District
IMG_1093.JPG 6/11/1969 More police patrol hours recommended - LAH Law Enforcement committee against own police dept. - Cleanup Week set for June 27-29 - Bldg. permits increase
IMG_1095.JPG 6/25/1969 Editorial on LAH Open Space by Claude Look
IMG_1096.JPG 6/25/1969 Tax hike in LAH likely - Council urged not to form own police force - Cleanup Hills this weekend - AWOL mental hospital patient responsible for Canyon Road fire - Budget problems - Moratorium on bldg in Moody/Page Mill Road area
IMG_1097.JPG 6/26/1969 Tom Maudlin, LAH Code Enforcement officer quits - Portola Valley tax rate set at $.25/$100 - LAH resident, Gus Vetal, drowns in well 
IMG_1098.JPG 7/2/1969 Editoral on LAH police force - No tax hike for LAH - Larry Dowson, LAH resident, to donate land for pathway - Los Altos could provide police service for LAH
IMG_1099.JPG 7/2/1969 Photo:   Clean-up group for Moody Court with Florence Fava, Anne and Don Spencer - Tom Maudlin, code enforcer, resigns - Steve Stefanki wins tennis title
IMG_1100.JPG 7/9/1969 Discussion of LAH budget woes - Councilman John Fowle speaks out for tax increase - LAH poplulation up 200 to 6,675 - Plumbing permits
IMG_1101.JPG 7/8/1969 New road cut near Old Trace Road by Palo Alto- Assessment figures needed to pass budget - Hearings set on bldg. moratorium for Moody Road area - Byrne Preserve officially named by council
IMG_1102.JPG 7/9/1969 Charity gambling party raided in Hills - City Manager Fritschle defends budget - LAH Law Enforcement Committee o.k.s police proposal - Los Altos Fire District to build station in LAH
IMG_1103.JPG 7/19/1969 Law Enforcement Committee o.k.s new plan - Highway lands ok'd for open space - Planning committee to study horse issues - LAH to get $2203 extra assesment funds - Councilman Fowle wants tax increase - Noise complaints along Foothill Expressway - Central Drive develpment studied
IMG_1104.JPG 7/23/1969 Snell Lane July 4th party - New sewer district on Altamont Road - LAH defeats tax increase - LAH Assessed Valuation up 11% - Pool service ordinance up for discussion
IMG_1105.JPG 7/29/1969 Photo:  Page Mill/Arastradero Roads - Palo Alto cuts new road near LAH border - Horsemen protest horse permit requirements - 
IMG_1106.JPG 7/23/1969 Tax rate remains same $.25/$100 - Editorial on tax increase - License bikes for $2 - Discussion of horse ownership permits - Plaques and certificates awarded for LAH committee service
IMG_1107.JPG 7/26/1969 Editorial on LAH police force  - Editorial on budget
IMG_1108.JPG 7/30/1969 Horsemen against proposed ordinance - LAH wants help from LA for noise abatement - 6 month building stoppage for Central Drive - LAH objects to Stanford developing 177 acres near border
IMG_1109.JPG 8/13/1969 Hearing for Central Drive development - Bike licenses from Town Hall - City Manager Fritschle's Report
IMG_1110.JPG 8/31/1969 Pool service ordinance passed - LAH to amend zoning plan - LAH o.k.s KPGM antenna - Property improvements to prevent mudslides
IMG_1111.JPG 8/13/1969 Antenna guidelines for LAH - LAH backs county bond measures in 9/16/69 election - LAH fire station plan stalled
IMG_1112.JPG 8/27/1969 New fee system for horse owners - Obituary, Sidney Treat, LAH founding father - Palo Alto Hills development discussed
IMG_1113.JPG 8/27/1969 LAH o.k.s county measures - Planning Commission discusses Adobe Creek Lodge - Palo Alto Planning Commission to go forward with Stanford land development - Moody Road development okayed
IMG_1114.JPG 8/20/1969 David Jansson discusses electric cars - Editorial: Conservation concerns for LAH
IMG_1115.JPG 9/1/1969 Licenses for LAH horses - Mediation needed for fire protection costs - LAH Planning Commissioners questioned on Adobe Creek Lodge
IMG_1116.JPG 9/3/1969 Proposed Stanford development on Coyote Hill - Louis Corbetta's unique home for sale - $1049 cigarette taxes paid to LAH - Picture: Sidney Peter Treat, first mayor of LAH
IMG_1117.JPG 9/16/1969 City Manager Fritschle's Report - Meeting on Stanford development to be held - LAH o.k.s police pact
IMG_1118.JPG 9/10/1969 LAH protests Stanford development on Coyote Hill - LAH residents must clear dry brush - 6 month bldg. moratorium for Central Drive - LAH can't enforce private road, Sherlock Road,  disputes
IMG_1119.JPG 9/11/1969 LAH may get leash law to curb dangerous dogs
IMG_1120.JPG 9/19/1969 Picture:  O'Keefe Lane - LAH may use Los Altos police force
IMG_1121.JPG 9/17/1969 Hills Association will fight Coyote Hill development - Joint LA/LAH beautification effort  - Leash law discussed - Tree meeting for 10/15/69- $1.5 proposed for drainage improvements in LAH
IMG_1122.JPG 9/19/1969 Florence Fava letter to editor on private roads - Tree planting offered by developers of Coyote Hill - LAH discusses hiring Los Altos police force - City Manager Fritschle gets Chief of Police title - Mudslide suit against LAH dropped
IMG_1123.JPG 9/24/1969 Dog restrictions in LAH - Drainage program presented to council - LAH planners continue discussions with Palo Alto on Coyote Hill development - Grading on private roads discussed
IMG_1124.JPG 9/24/1969 LAH and Palo Alto battle over future of Arastradero Road - Planners ok street survey - Palo Alto Foothillls development proposals
IMG_1125.JPG 9/30/1969 Agreements on Coyote Hill development - Planner blasts Mayor Aiken on Coyote Hill development discussions - LAH patrol pact okayed - Coyote Hills development to get traffic study
IMG_1126.JPG 10/1/1969 SDS group against Coyote Hill development - Mayor Aiken backs down on widening road to Palo Alto Hills subdivision - Plaque for Briones adobe house - LAH  Council rejects Arastradero Road widening
IMG_1127.JPG 10/8/1969 David Jansson letter to editor on Sherlock Road - Housing proposal puts LAH and Palo Alto at odds - Proposed moratorium on Palo Alto foothills development fails - Mayor Aiken and Planning Commissioner Dawson at odds over road development
IMG_1128.JPG 10/9/1969 Mayor Aiken finds way to agree with council - Mr. and Mrs. Dawson robbed in home by armed gunmen - Drainage program on LAH agenda - Sewer District 4  meeting set - Chapel in the Hills holds first confirmation
IMG_1129.JPG 10/15/1969 LAH fights Palo Alto on high-density development - Palo Alto to begin debate on foothills development - Herschel Brown of LAH named to board of Children's Health Council - Editorial on LAH uniting with Los Altos
IMG_1130.JPG 10/13/1969 Stanford students attack decision on land use - LAH won't intervene in Ruby Domenic driveway dispute - Picture: Vikki Locey, LAH secretary, engaged - Leash law to be studied - LAH and Palo Alto discuss development and roads
IMG_1131.JPG 10/15/1969 LAH rejects widening of Arastradero Road - Sewer rights offer in Hills - LAH Manager Fritschle's report on roads, sewer and leash law
IMG_1132.JPG 10/15/2009 Edith Eaton, Letter to Editor on Esther Clark Park - Officials discuss police service for LAH - 6  mile stretch of I280 to open
IMG_1133.JPG 10/22/1969 LAH investigates Adobe Creek Lodge and Los Altos CC for operation violations - Pleas to save land marker in Parkside subdivision - Rezoning at Coyote Hill Reasearch Center recommended for preservation - Bike licenses issued in LAH - Sewer financing 
IMG_1134.JPG 10/23/1969 LAH and Palo Alto Planning Commissions to meet on road issues - Palo Alto Civic League wants delay in Palo Alto foothills development - Fight urged against high-density housing in foothills - Wallace Stegner comments on foothills development
IMG_1135.JPG 10/23/1969 Map of I280 - Opening of I280 segment accompanied by band, antique cars and airplane cutting ribbon - Editorial on I280
IMG_1136.JPG 10/28/1969 Planning Commission recommends leash law - Bike licenses available - Town's anti-solicitation law upheld - Adobe Creek Lodge investigated for code violations
IMG_1138.JPG 10/29/1969 $5 million needed to fix drainage in LAH - Attorney investigating Adobe Creek Lodge code violations - Sewer capacity deadline nears
IMG_1139.JPG 10/29/1969 Bullis School sewer line - LAH asks for more landscaping along I280 - Town Hall Report by Manager Fritschle - Suit filed over Coyote Hill development
IMG_1140.JPG 11/5/1969 Secrecy in investigation of Adobe Creek Lodge - Foothills development revenue amount challenged - SFO traffic rerouted over LAH
IMG_1141.JPG 11/4/1969 LAH bans dogs running loose - LAH seeking court action against Adobe Creek Lodge - Duveneck lands to go to Nature Conservancy - David Jansson Lettter to Editor on Sherlock Road - Thomas Marshall Letter to Editor on Stanford development - Trash burning permits issued until end of year
IMG_1142.JPG 11/5/1969 Leash law urged in LAH - Map and list of 20 owners of property in proposed foothills development 
IMG_1143.JPG 11/12/1969 More burglaries occur west of Junipero Serra Freeway - Picture: Alan Cranston and Frank Church - City Manager Fritschle's report - Suit filed against Adobe Creek Lodge
IMG_1144.JPG 11/12/1969 Letter to Editor from David Jansson on Sherlock Road - Court proceedings against Adobe Creek Lodge - 500 autos ticketed at Foothill College football game - More animal control efforts needed
IMG_1145.JPG 11/12/1969 Ordinances to control loose dogs -Sewer project ok'd for District # 4 - LAH studies crime figures - Suit claims freeway bldg. weakened home site
IMG_1147.JPG 11/29/1969 Sewer District #4 created - Owners will have to control dogs - Horse and stable ordinance to be reviewed - Consultants criticize Palo Alto foothills project
IMG_1148.JPG 12/3/1969 Adobe Creek Lodge owner, Bellucci, sues LAH over zoning issues - LAH horse proposals not popular with owners - Photo: students for deer signs, Heidi Hansen, Christine Svedeman, Christine Hansen and Bonnie Schonberg
IMG_1149.JPG 12/3/1969 Joint Palo alto/LAH commissioners meeting on Dec. 10 -Mutual suits for Adobe Creek Lodge - Hills seek extended land influence for barrier - Consultant report critical of foothill development
IMG_1150.JPG 12/10/1969 Policy on foothill development needed - Ordinance to establish drainage fund - Joint planning meeting could be contentious
IMG_1151.JPG 12/3/1969 New fees for drainage fund - Horsemen's objections create delay 
IMG_1152.JPG 12/10/1969 Possible regulation of horses and stables - LAH wants control of Kaiser Ridge -LAH worries about Cupertino's sphere of influence
IMG_1153.JPG 12/11/1969 Planners study future road needs in foothills - Adobe Creek Lodge owner sues LAH - As LAH matures, more growing pains - LAH/Palo Alto commissions study road needs
IMG_1154.JPG 12/17/1969 LAH kidnapping shows need for expanded police patrols - LAH Pathways Committee updating trail map - LAH/Cupertino disputing boundaries - Schroll Drive renamed to MirMirou at request of Larry Dawson
IMG_1155.JPG 12/24/1969 Jack Davey appointed to Gunn HS Foundation - Trash burning ban begins Jan. 1 - LAH, PA discuss widening Arastradero Road - Kaiser Ridge will be LAH/Cupertino boundary - Town Hall Report, Manager Fritschle
IMG_1156.JPG 12/26/1969 Developers will pay drainage costs - LAH endorses sphere of influence to Kaiser Ridge - Photo:  Dick Chamberlin President, Trails Committee
IMG_1157.JPG 1/1/1970 Can LAH maintain it's rural character? - Los Altos seeks maturity in 70's
IMG_1158.JPG 1/9/1970 Photo:  LAH girls get deer crossing sign - LAH buys land for Little League field - Editorial by Don West on environmental issues - Opposition to mall development on LAH/Cupertion border
IMG_1159.JPG 1/9/1970 Mall proposed for St. Joseph's Seminary site - Oppostition  resolution on Cupertino mall "premature"
IMG_1160.JPG 1/14/1970 Money sought for Little League purchase - Drainage fees changed - Merchants asked to fight center
IMG_1161.JPG 1/14/1970 Opposition building to Cupertino mall - First filling date for nomations to LAH council is 1/29/70 - Photo:  Julia Piper LAH representative to Library Board
IMG_1162.JPG 1/15/1970 Tactics proposed to block Cupertino mall - Opposition issues on mall
IMG_1163.JPG 1/21/1970 600 residents attend mall meeting - Church leasing mall land for revenue - LAFCO won't act yet on mall
IMG_1164.JPG 1/24/1970 LAH council asked to fight Cupertino mall - Horse ordinance brings debate
IMG_1165.JPG 1/21/1970 Editorial: Voice opposition to mall to Archbishop McCucken - Photo:  Catholic land for mall development
IMG_1166.JPG 1/25/1970 Photo:  Skies over LAH filled with cement plant dust - Keep LAH rural - Cupertino council stops mall development
IMG_1167.JPG 1/27/1970 LAH horse ordinance may not pass - Foothill housing may include low-income units - Opposition stops Cupertino mall development - Plan urges conservation of Palo Alto foothills
IMG_1169.JPG 1/27/1970 Photo:  LAH 14th birthday, Mrs. Davey, Mayor Aiken and Florence Fava
IMG_1171.JPG 1/28/1970 LAH wants truck ban on I280 - Photo:  wooden baffle on guardrail for I280 noise abatement - LAH council nominations open for filing - Bike path for Purissima Road - Sewer project moves forward after 10 years - $400 sewer fee on new building sites
IMG_1172.JPG 1/28/1970 Planning Commissioner Dawson wants halt to development - Blue Ribbon Commission to develop long-range fiscal plan - Town Hall Report by Manager Fritschle
IMG_1173.JPG 1/28/1970 Hazards cited in foothills development - Cities meet to discuss development of mall site - Cupertino now wants mall site for residential development
IMG_1175.JPG 1/29/1970 Photo: John Fowle won't seek re-election to council - Grabowski enters council race - LAH asst. manager, Dennis Lahr, to resign - Extra $4300 for planning commission use
IMG_1176.JPG 2/4/1970 Photo:  LAH 14th birthday with Florence Fava, Mayor Aiken, Walter Benson, Mary Davey, Les Helgesson - LAH planners debate future 
IMG_1177.JPG 2/4/1970 Photo:  LAH 14th birthday with Vikki Dodd, Murl Fritschle, Ross Aiken, Dennis Lahr, Marge Munson - LAH, LA, Cupertino Councils and Planning Commissions meet to discuss development
IMG_1178.JPG 2/4/1970 LAH needs input on future direction - Mayor wants interim private security patrol - Council delays decision on police patrol - Exiting Councilman Fowle warns of too much self-interest in governing
IMG_1179.JPG 2/4/1970 Hills planners reminisce - Photo:  LAH hillside - LAH Crime Committee reports
IMG_1180.JPG 2/4/1970 Friends of Foothill questionaire - Burglars loot LAH home - Beautify your mailbox
IMG_1181.JPG 2/11/1970 Photo:  Cement plant near LAH - Kaiser Cement plant on list of polluters - LAH Noise Abatement Committee to send out questionaire
IMG_1182.JPG 2/11/1970 Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco still offering land to developers - More burglaries may spark emergency meeting - More funds for LAH planning - Priscilla Weisbart to run for council - Lahr, asst. manager, resigns
IMG_1183.JPG 2/11/1970 Council vacancies - Opposition to mall site - More police protection may meant tax hike - Private patrols approved for LAH - Be an alert neighbor during crime increase
IMG_1184.JPG 2/6/1970 Council denies private security patrol - Grabowski, Weisbart and Miller run for council seats - Bike pathway proposals too costly
IMG_1186.JPG 2/18/1970 Photo:  tree planting at Little League field; Sheldon, Marguerite and Dorac Stine with David Case and Tom Reynolds - Special council meeting to solve burglary problem - "Disclosure of Assets" law troubing to committee members privacy - 3 women and 1 man running for council seats
IMG_1187.JPG 2/23/1970 4 candidates for two council seats - More police protection recommended for LAH - Deadline approaches for filing for election - Less bike path along Purissima because of costs
IMG_1188.JPG 2/25/1970 Results of foothills survey show concerns over development - Town Hall Report by Manager Fritschle - Ted Kluzek hired as asst. city manager
IMG_1189.JPG 2/25/1970 LAH hires private police patrol for 90 days - LAH asks Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFC) to delay sphere of influence decision
IMG_1190.JPG 2/27/1970 Copy of "Statement of Investments" form
IMG_1191.JPG 2/27/1970 Wells Fargo will provide 3 months of LAH patrols - City of Los Altos withdraws from fotthills agreement on city boundaries - Sewer project will cost less - Photo:  Ted Kluzek - LAH rejects costly constuction bids for pathways
IMG_1192.JPG 3/4/1970 Photo:  Roble Ladera Drive - Master plan needed for LAH pathways
IMG_1193.JPG 3/11/1970 Article by Wallae Stegner on proposed foothill development - Site development amendment makes building more difficult - Photo:  William Gross and Mrs. Fank Duveneck, Sr.  - Two more LAH homes burglarized - LAH Planning Commission reaffirms boundary
IMG_1194.JPG 3/11/1970 Sewer assesments announced - Photo:  Mary Davey and family - Mary Davey running for council re-election - Town Hall Report by Manager Fritschle on town budget and revenue
IMG_1195.JPG 3/11/1970 Photo:  Diana Miller and family - Candidate Miller worries about I280 and town staff - LAH sued over mudslide - LAH feels sheriff's deputy should reside in town
IMG_1196.JPG 3/25/1970 Photo:  Council candidate Stan Grabowski and wife - Council candidate Grabowski will battle urbanization if elected -Llahr rehired as consultant - Sewer District 6 issues
IMG_1197.JPG 3/5/1970 Photo:  Council candidate Priscilla Weisbart and family - Council candidate Weisbart concerned about council bickering
IMG_1198.JPG 3/11/1970 Private security patrol successful - Photo:  John Edwards, Wells Fargo security patrol - Two more LAH burglaries - Lower bid for sewer project
IMG_1200.JPG 3/11/1970 Photo:  Little League registration with Eddie Casey, Barry Bell, Joan Case
IMG_1201.JPG 3/4/1970 League of Women Voter's article on foothills' development - Canddates questionnaire respponses too wordy - League Women Voters, Los Altos PTA Councl and Amercan Associaton of Universty Women join forces to improve voter turnout - Candidates speak at meeting
IMG_1202.JPG 3/18/1970 Editorial on LAH lifestyle - Resident deputy sheriff suggested for LAH 
IMG_1203.JPG 3/19/1970 3 of 4 LAH candidates against tax increase - Responsibilties of the 7 LAH town employees - Davey and Aiken debate patrol choices - Sewer assessment raised for building sites
IMG_1204.JPG 3/18/1970 League Women Voters, Los Altos PTA Councl and American Association of University Women join forces to improve voter turnout - Partisanship blocks voting groups from assisting town election - Questionnaire on LAH police services to be compiled
IMG_1205.JPG 3/25/1970 Debate continues on police services - Questionnaire on town issues to be mailed to residents - LAH ban on mini-bikes protested
IMG_1206.JPG 4/1/1970 Poll shows citizens want moratorum on foothills' development - Planning needed for Central Drive area - All candidates want sphere of influence expanded - Convents okayed for zoning ordinances
IMG_1207.JPG 4/1/1970 Candidates photos and answers to League of Women Voter questionnaire - Property purchased from owners for sewer line easements
IMG_1208.JPG 4/1/1970 League of Women Voters promotes local government participation - Foothill development studied - Tax rate drops for fire protection - LAFC approves sphere of influence for LAH and Cupertino
IMG_1209.JPG 4/7/1970 Candidates discuss campaign issues - LAFC approves moratorium on foothills development
IMG_1210.JPG 4/2/1970 Central Drive traffic issues - LA/LAH police merger stalls on financing issue
IMG_1211.JPG 4/8/1970 Central Drive traffic proposals - Police, taxes top issues in election 
IMG_1212.JPG 4/8/1970 Letters to editor on election - Law Enforcement Committee recommends county patrol services
IMG_1213.JPG 4/9/1970 LAH council race
IMG_1214.JPG 4/9/1970 Photo: Mr. and Mrs. John Fowle - John Fowle retires from council work
IMG_1215.JPG 4/15/1970 City Manager Fristchle's report - Council stops action on Sewer Dstrict 6 - LAH won't oppose Alvso airport plans - Photo:  Larry Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. Robin Faisants at Peninsula Stanford Club
IMG_1216.JPG 4/15/1970 Daughters of Charity want convent in LAH - LAH citizens willing to pay more taxes for police protection
IMG_1218.JPG 4/15/1970 Candidate information from Stan Grawbowski
IMG_1220.JPG 4/15/1970 Candidate information from Priscilla Weisbart
IMG_1221.JPG 4/15/1970 Candidate information from Diana Miller
IMG_1226.JPG 4/15/1970 Candidate informaton from Mary Davey
IMG_1228.JPG 4/14/1970 Answers to League of Women Voters questionnaire from Mary Davey and Stan Grabowski
IMG_1231.JPG 4/15/1970 Sewer district down the drain due to costs - Los Altos Sanitary Sewer Project to begin construction - LAH Council election ballot
IMG_1232.JPG 4/15/1970 Photo:  Scott Goldsmith receiving "Beautification Award" - Further study called for on convent zoning - Local election results  - Grabowski and Davey elected to LAH Council
IMG_1234.JPG 4/20/1970 Photo: John Fowle retires from LAH Council - John Fowle to be honored at dinner - Results of LAH/LA council elections by precinct
IMG_1235.JPG 4/22/1970 Grawbowski, Davey win LAH votes - Photo:  Grabowski and Davey sworn in by Ted Kluzek - Ross Aiken won't serve another mayoral term - LA/LAH police talks called off - LAH Planning Commission out of money for the year - Hearing on convent set for May 18th
IMG_1237.JPG 4/29/1970 Tri-City park proposed in foothills - Zoning amendment would allow convents in LAH - Central Drive building moratorum extended - Opposition to Bay sewage dumping poses delays - Tools stolen in home robbery
IMG_1238.JPG 4/29/1970 Photo:  Kaiser Permanente quarry - Editorial on county flood control methods - Town Manager Fritschle's report on LAH open space
IMG_1239.JPG 4/30/1970 3 councilmen meeting in violation of Brown Act - Walter Benson new LAH mayor - City Manager asks for 11% salary increase for staff - Arastradero extension discussed - Los Altos to fight sewage ban
IMG_1240.JPG 5/2/1970 Councilwoman Davey accuses 3 council members of unannounced meeting - Contentious council meeting - LAH Plannng Commission budget spent for year
IMG_1242.JPG 5/6/1970 Accusations of council members meeting unannounced - Walter Benson new LAH mayor - LAH committees warned of lack of preparation for meetings
IMG_1243.JPG 5/6/1970 Closed door committee meeting criticized - Sewer payments to Palo Alto running out - Sewer connections threatened - Low-cost housing project for Coyote Hill rejected
IMG_1244.JPG 5/6/1970 Closed door meeting an accident according to commission member Grable - New ordinance will protect open space, parks and public areas - Fire loss drops in LA/LAH
IMG_1245.JPG 5/13/1970 Continued study of Arastradero traffic and development needed - Exiting Mayor Aiken's recommendations for LAH - LAH council opposes Coyote Hills project - Editorial:  No closed meetings
IMG_1246.JPG 5/13/1970 More debate over closed LAH meeting - Mayor Aiken's departing remarks - No decision reached on closed meeting - LAH staff given 10% raises
IMG_1247.JPG 5/13/1970 Noise Abatement Committee asks for improvements for freeway - Tempers flare on LAH closed meeting - Photo:  Priscilla Weisbart Chairman Planning Commission - Planning Commission budget may be cut
IMG_1248.JPG 5/17/1970 Talks on police protection from Los Altos fall apart - Weisbart new chairman of Planning Commission - Private police patrol continues through June - $505,000 budget for LAH 1970-71 - $2,600 additional from State Department of Finance - Warning signs needed on Page Mill Road near bridge
IMG_1249.JPG 5/20/1970 Mayor Aiken explains comments - Photo:  Florence Fava named town historian - Law Enforcement Committee recommends sheriff's patrol over private - LAH votes to continue private patrol
IMG_1250.JPG 5/20/1970 Options for widening Arastradero Road - New water rates - LAH council opposes Coyote Hill development - LAH population at 6850 - Freeway noise studied
IMG_1251.JPG 5/27/1970 Private patrol services until June 30 - Noise, weed problems for LAH - Page Mill bridge warning signs approved - 1970-71 budge includes new department of engineering and private patrols
IMG_1252.JPG 5/27/1970 ID decals on autos to help prevent crime in LAH - Planning Commission needs to cut budget - Funding ideas for second Los Altos library - Convents approved for LAH
IMG_1253.JPG 6/3/1970 Walter Benson new LAH mayor - Private patrols to continue - Noise meter to judge highway noise - Photo:  Barbara Eastman appointed to San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board - Private sewer crossing of Adobe Creek is illegal 
IMG_1254.JPG 6/10/1970 Planning commission debates costs - Decals for LAH security discussed - Davey not reappointed to Santa Clara Planning Committee
IMG_1255.JPG 6/17/1970 Closed meeting discussed contentiously at council - Business license fees could increase - Sheriff's patrol costs increasing - Photo:  League of Women Voters office opens in Los Altos, Mrs. Alan Chambers, Walter Benson, Pete Lewis Bill Herfurth
IMG_1256.JPG 6/16/1970 Photo:  Barbara Eastman appointed to San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board - Questionnaire to LAH residents on budget
IMG_1257.JPG 6/24/1970 Questionnaire results show residents want more police protection and road maintenance - Old ordinances cleared away - LAH denies oriental type barn for resident - Separate pathways for horse, bikes, and pedestrians studied
IMG_1258.JPG 7/7/1970 Photo:  Murl Fritschle and Bill Fallis of Pacific Telephone - Telephone toll plan - Survey shows residents want town wide-patrol - Tax increase rejected - LAH wants ways to make freeway quieter
IMG_1259.JPG 8/8/1970 Poll shows support for police patrol - New engineering department for LAH - New business fees for LAH - No open space tax imposed
IMG_1260.JPG 7/21/1970 Ross Aiken resigns council seat - Survey shows LAH likes rural feel - No security decals for autos in LAH - Suggestion to repave Foothill Expressway to reduce noise - Move to save teahouse at Foothill College - Tax rate to remain same - Trail and path easements for Daughters of Charity convent - Financial windfall for Foothill College
IMG_1261.JPG 7/15/1970 Auto decal idea not implemented - Poll shows LAH wants to keep rural feel - Budget approved will have deficit
IMG_1262.JPG 7/8/1970 1893 map of Hale Ranch subdivision - No Oriental barn for LAH resident
IMG_1263.JPG 7/27/1970 Ross Aikens resigns council - LAH council will request Foothill Expressway repaving
IMG_1265.JPG 7/27/1970 Photo:  La Cresta Drive, LAH - Expansion of Town Hall approved - LAH Country Club has new pool - Aikens resignation rejected
IMG_1266.JPG 7/22/1970 Photo:   62 year old teahouse at Foothill College
IMG_1267.JPG 7/29/1970 LAH wants to keep rural feel - Ross Aiken resigns council seat -Councilwoman Davey wants $.05 tax increase - Quarry trucks becoing too noisy - I280 proclaimed scenic highway. No billboards allowed - Pink Horse Ranch developer told to clean up debris
IMG_1268.JPG 7/29/1970 LAH passes resolution to request repaving highway for noise control - Daughters of Charity convent approved - LAH seeks town engineer - LAH population doubled since 1960 - New home has no sewer service
IMG_1269.JPG 8/6/1970 Photo:  Florence Fava with Indian relics - Article on Florence Fava's historic work for LAH - Foothill student groups want to save 70 year old pagoda
IMG_1270.JPG 8/8/1970 Photo:  Restoring pagoda with Max Martinez, Angie Portolan, Jerry Benetua - County Board of Supervisors lukewarm on county park plan - Photo:  restoring Foothill college pagoda with Jerry Benetua, Joey Villarreal, Angie Portolan, Benny Menor, Max Martinez
IMG_1271.JPG 8/5/1970 Photo:  1910 photo of Japanese Tea Garden on Griffin estate - Noise test for Foothill Expressway
IMG_1272.JPG 8/13/1970 Foothill College trustees won't sell pagoda - Photo and article:  Bullis School sculpture, Golden Bear, by Benny Bufano
IMG_1273.JPG 8/8/1970 Parkside subdivison approved after 2 years of planning - Funds sought for pathway on Fremont Road - Aiken's resignation creates vacancy on council
IMG_1274.JPG 8/4/1970 Parkside development denied variances - LAH considers new fire code - Funeral held for LAH resident Eugenia Andriano - More study needed on Foothill Expressway noise
IMG_1275.JPG 8/12/1970 Residents don't think council too lenient on variances - LAH resident, Frank Saul, denied permission to name his street "Via Privada" - 1970-71 LAH budget approved - No car decals for LAH - Stanord professor, Robert Girad, wants more land preserved
IMG_1276.JPG Jun-70 LAH opinion survey
IMG_1279.JPG Aug-70 LAH Association newsletter
IMG_1284.JPG 8/5/1970 LAH asks Board of Supervisors to study Foothill Expressway noise - Council will name Aiken's replacement - "Via Privada" will not be name for LAH road - In-lieu fees called "unfair" - Maximum LAH population could readh 13,000
IMG_1285.JPG 8/2/1970 LAH could double population
IMG_1286.JPG 8/26/1970 Holding capacity map - Concern over loss of trees during development - Fremont pathway studied - Committees clash over paths and trails
IMG_1287.JPG 9/2/1970 Photo:  historic memorabilia items to be saved - LAH council meeting notes - Ross Aiken to resign Oct. 31 - Photo:  Jack Davey
IMG_1288.JPG 9/9/1970 Photo:  comic representation of LAH/Los Altos councilmen with beards and moustaches
IMG_1289.JPG 9/23/1970 Photo:  Ross Aiken - Special election to fill council seat discussed - LAH sets meeting on joint city/county planning agency - Councilwoman Davey walks out of meeting in protest - LAH resident, Margorie Evans, sues airlines over noise
IMG_1290.JPG 9/23/1970 Foothill Expressway section to be repaved for noise control - Opposition to appointing Aiken's successor. LAH residents want election - Foothill trustee, Chasuk, against saving pagoda - Student card fees disputed - New surface and speed limits for Foothill Expressway
IMG_1292.JPG 9/23/1970 LAH gets noise relief with Foothill Expressway resurfacing - 90 days to get funds for teahouse restoration
IMG_1295.JPG 9/24/1970 Law Enforcement committee disolved by Mayor Benson - Stanley Corbet III appointed to council - Council appointment at public meeting - Long-range noise study for Foothill Expressway - Barbara Packard wants election called to fill council seat
IMG_1296.JPG 9/24/1970 Stanley Corbett appointed to council - Land Resources will sell its LAH lots for subdivision
IMG_1297.JPG 9/30/1970 Details of LAH council meeting appointment of Corbet
IMG_1298.JPG 9/7/1970 Photo:  Stanley Corbett III - Article on Stanley Corbett III - Jerry Crabtree hired as LAH engineer - Mary Davey appointed to Perham Foundation board - Land Resources will have to follow slope density with new subdivision
IMG_1299.JPG 9/30/1970 Resurfacing and speed limit enforcement will lessen noise on Foothill Expressway - Town police force to be discussed - $80,000 drainage basin payment to Palo Alto needed - Henry Clausen sues PG & E for erecting poles and electric cables on his property
IMG_1300.JPG 10/14/1970 Photo:  Jerry Crabtree, LAH first town engineer - LAH discusses town police force - Photo:  underground utilities project begins. Shown:  Mayor Benson and Murl Fritschle
IMG_1301.JPG 10/14/1970 Pathway Committee feels efforts aren't appreciated - Contentious debate over Jules Eshner subdivision - Variances in exchange for Moody Creek lots - Foothill College Superintendent Flint resigns for retirement
IMG_1302.JPG 10/14/1970 Photo:  Santa Clara County smog - Photo:  Calvin Flint retires
IMG_1303.JPG 10/20/1970 Councilwoman Davey censured for leaking confidential info. - Photo:  Councilwoman Davey - Photo:  Robin Faisant receives community service award
IMG_1304.JPG 10/21/1970 Foothill College pagoda to be restored not sold - Photo:  Dr. Calvin Flint - Council censures Councilwoman Davey
IMG_1306.JPG 10/21/1970 Photo and article:  LAH attorney, Robin Faisant, receives community award
IMG_1307.JPG 10/21/1970 Pot and Announcement:  Robin Faisant receives community award
IMG_1308.JPG 10/28/1970 LA/LAH parks insufficient as studied by county - Councilwoman Davey censured - Councilwoman Davey warns council about unannounced meetings
IMG_1309.JPG 10/28/1970 Councilwoman Davey warns council about unannounced meetings - Parkside developer, Alan Lambert, withdraws offer of 12 acre lots - Minibike ban may be repealed
IMG_1310.JPG 10/1/1970 LAH Association newsletter
IMG_1315.JPG 11/3/1970 Minibike ban repeal stalled -  Mary Davey and council members continue disagreements - Councilwoman Davey castigates council
IMG_1316.JPG 11/4/1970 Ohlone Indian Philip Galvin will give talk on tribal history and culture - Florence Fava and archeology students to dig for artifacts - Councilwoman Davey threatens lawsuit over unannounced meeting - LAH to study County Flood Control proposal - Utility pole, that spoils resident's view, to be moved
IMG_1317.JPG 11/11/1970 Lively debate over minibikes in LAH meeting - Committees work for trees and noise abatement - Utility pole stays put - LAH resident asulted by bulldozer
IMG_1318.JPG 11/11/1970 Town Crier editorial on minibikes - LAH council approves Rhus Ridge subdivision
IMG_1319.JPG 11/25/1970 Councilwoman Davey wants LAH lawsuits named - More LAH subdivisions in planning - Pathway work begins on Fremont road "s-curve" -  Mayor asks Palo Alto to delay development on Coyote Hill
IMG_1320.JPG 11/18/1970 Regional park sitrict favored - Volunteer reserve police force for LAH? - Burglars also make mess during robbery
IMG_1321.JPG 11/29/1970 New horse control ordinance proposed - LAH wants Palo Alto to delay Coyote Hill development - Commune developments in LAH - Teahouse renovation progressing - Photo:  Mayor Benson and City Manager Fritschle with willow tree gifted by SF Symphony 
IMG_1322.JPG 12/2/1970 Foothill college will get daycare center - Noisy drivers in LAH - Flood plains in LAH to be studied - W.H. Magruder appointed to Planning Commission - 2 LAH burlaries take $7500 in goods - Committee created to preserve open space in LAH
IMG_1324.JPG 12/2/1970 Photo and article:  looking for ruins of Juan Prado Mesa
IMG_1326.JPG 12/4/1970 Foothill students excavating for adobe dwelling - Ways to reduce road noise in LAH - Liaison group for Foothill College and LAH - Former Mayor Aiken to design public address system for LAH - LAH council endorses mid-peninsula regional park district
IMG_1327.JPG 12/9/1970 LAH council endorses mid-peninsula regional park district - Sidney Treat, LAH founder, estate probated at $3,384,802 - Mrs. John Fowle announces candidacy for Women's Democratic chairmanship
IMG_1328.JPG 12/13/1970 Council doesn't want to take over Purissima Hills Water District - Trash rate hike irks council - Council backs forming regional park district to preserve foothills - New sign for Adobe Creek Lodge approved - William Macgruder appointed to Planning Commission - Sidney Treat, LAH founder, leaves 3.3 million estate
IMG_1329.JPG 12/16/1970  Council unanimously approves county regional park project - Noisy vehichles in LAH prompt meeting with judge - New public address system for council
IMG_1330.JPG 12/16/1970 Confederation de la Raza Unida files suit against LAH for one-acre zoning
IMG_1331.JPG 12/18/1970 Two payments due for Little League field purchase - Confederation de la Raza Unida calls one-acre zoning "malicious and intentional" - Confederation de la Raza Unida suit threat to zoning patterns - Adobe Creek Lodge land could become apartment complex - Matadero Oaks subdivision needs more planning review
IMG_1333.JPG 12/22/1970 Confederation de la Raza Unida lawsuit threatens rual feel of LAH - LAH will fight Confederation de la Raza Unida lawsuit
IMG_1334.JPG 12/23/1970 Mexican-American groups claim LAH zoning discriminatory - Lawsuit monetary demands may stop Little League field development - Sheriff provides tips for preventing burglaries - Revised maps for Matadero Oaks Creek project
IMG_1335.JPG 12/30/1970 Open space issue may be on ballot - Open space plan for LAH - LAH wants recycling program - Planning commissioners study Page Mill Road subdivision
IMG_1336.JPG 12/28/1970 Lawsuit brings financial woes for LAH - Council meetings may be aired over Foothill College radio - Five presidents being interviewed for Foothill College superintendent position
IMG_1337.JPG 12/30/1971 Council working together against lawsuit - Councilman Grabowski threatens lawsuit over Brown Act - Materdero Oaks subdivison needs more study  - Conservationists against apartment complex in LAH
IMG_1338.JPG 12/30/1971 Jack Ybarra, community orgainizer, behind Confederation de la Raza Unida lawsuit - Photo:  Judith Muller, LAH secretary, with seedlings for residents