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Los Altos Hills - Historical
Scrapbook Digital Archive - Book 04 |
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Image of Book Cover - for
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5/14/1969 |
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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 |
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5/14/1969 |
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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) |
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5/14/1969 |
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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 |
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5/20/1969 |
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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 |
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5/24/1969 |
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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 |
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5/28/1969 |
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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 - |
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5/28/1969 |
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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 |
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6/4/1969 |
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Strictly scenic - photo of dirt
road on Summerhill near El Monte |
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6/2/1969 |
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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 |
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6/11/1969 |
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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 |
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6/23/1969 |
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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 |
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6/11/1969 |
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More police patrol hours
recommended - LAH Law Enforcement committee against own police dept. -
Cleanup Week set for June 27-29 - Bldg. permits increase |
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6/25/1969 |
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Editorial on LAH Open Space by
Claude Look |
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6/25/1969 |
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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 |
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6/26/1969 |
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Tom Maudlin, LAH Code
Enforcement officer quits - Portola Valley tax rate set at $.25/$100 - LAH
resident, Gus Vetal, drowns in well |
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7/2/1969 |
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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 |
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7/2/1969 |
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Photo: Clean-up group for Moody Court with
Florence Fava, Anne and Don Spencer - Tom Maudlin, code enforcer, resigns -
Steve Stefanki wins tennis title |
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7/9/1969 |
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Discussion of LAH budget woes -
Councilman John Fowle speaks out for tax increase - LAH poplulation up 200 to
6,675 - Plumbing permits |
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7/8/1969 |
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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 |
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7/9/1969 |
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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 |
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7/19/1969 |
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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 |
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7/23/1969 |
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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 |
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7/29/1969 |
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Photo: Page Mill/Arastradero Roads - Palo Alto
cuts new road near LAH border - Horsemen protest horse permit requirements
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7/23/1969 |
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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 |
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7/26/1969 |
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Editorial on LAH police
force - Editorial on budget |
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7/30/1969 |
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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 |
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8/13/1969 |
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Hearing for Central Drive
development - Bike licenses from Town Hall - City Manager Fritschle's Report |
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8/31/1969 |
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Pool service ordinance passed -
LAH to amend zoning plan - LAH o.k.s KPGM antenna - Property improvements to
prevent mudslides |
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8/13/1969 |
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Antenna guidelines for LAH - LAH
backs county bond measures in 9/16/69 election - LAH fire station plan
stalled |
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8/27/1969 |
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New fee system for horse owners
- Obituary, Sidney Treat, LAH founding father - Palo Alto Hills development
discussed |
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8/27/1969 |
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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 |
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8/20/1969 |
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David Jansson discusses electric
cars - Editorial: Conservation concerns for LAH |
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9/1/1969 |
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Licenses for LAH horses -
Mediation needed for fire protection costs - LAH Planning Commissioners
questioned on Adobe Creek Lodge |
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9/3/1969 |
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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 |
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9/16/1969 |
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City Manager Fritschle's Report
- Meeting on Stanford development to be held - LAH o.k.s police pact |
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9/10/1969 |
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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 |
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9/11/1969 |
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LAH may get leash law to curb
dangerous dogs |
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9/19/1969 |
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Picture: O'Keefe Lane - LAH may use Los Altos police
force |
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9/17/1969 |
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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 |
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9/19/1969 |
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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 |
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9/24/1969 |
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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 |
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9/24/1969 |
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LAH and Palo Alto battle over
future of Arastradero Road - Planners ok street survey - Palo Alto Foothillls
development proposals |
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9/30/1969 |
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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 |
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10/1/1969 |
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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 |
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10/8/1969 |
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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 |
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10/9/1969 |
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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 |
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10/15/1969 |
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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 |
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10/13/1969 |
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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 |
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10/15/1969 |
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LAH rejects widening of
Arastradero Road - Sewer rights offer in Hills - LAH Manager Fritschle's
report on roads, sewer and leash law |
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10/15/2009 |
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Edith Eaton, Letter to Editor on
Esther Clark Park - Officials discuss police service for LAH - 6 mile stretch of I280 to open |
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10/22/1969 |
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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 |
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10/23/1969 |
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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 |
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10/23/1969 |
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Map of I280 - Opening of I280
segment accompanied by band, antique cars and airplane cutting ribbon -
Editorial on I280 |
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10/28/1969 |
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Planning Commission recommends
leash law - Bike licenses available - Town's anti-solicitation law upheld -
Adobe Creek Lodge investigated for code violations |
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10/29/1969 |
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$5 million needed to fix
drainage in LAH - Attorney investigating Adobe Creek Lodge code violations -
Sewer capacity deadline nears |
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10/29/1969 |
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Bullis School sewer line - LAH
asks for more landscaping along I280 - Town Hall Report by Manager Fritschle
- Suit filed over Coyote Hill development |
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11/5/1969 |
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Secrecy in investigation of
Adobe Creek Lodge - Foothills development revenue amount challenged - SFO
traffic rerouted over LAH |
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11/4/1969 |
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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 |
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11/5/1969 |
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Leash law urged in LAH - Map and
list of 20 owners of property in proposed foothills development |
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11/12/1969 |
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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 |
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11/12/1969 |
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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 |
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11/12/1969 |
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Ordinances to control loose dogs
-Sewer project ok'd for District # 4 - LAH studies crime figures - Suit
claims freeway bldg. weakened home site |
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11/29/1969 |
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Sewer District #4 created -
Owners will have to control dogs - Horse and stable ordinance to be reviewed
- Consultants criticize Palo Alto foothills project |
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12/3/1969 |
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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 |
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12/3/1969 |
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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 |
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12/10/1969 |
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Policy on foothill development
needed - Ordinance to establish drainage fund - Joint planning meeting could
be contentious |
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12/3/1969 |
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New fees for drainage fund -
Horsemen's objections create delay |
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12/10/1969 |
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Possible regulation of horses
and stables - LAH wants control of Kaiser Ridge -LAH worries about
Cupertino's sphere of influence |
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12/11/1969 |
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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 |
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12/17/1969 |
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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 |
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12/24/1969 |
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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 |
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12/26/1969 |
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Developers will pay drainage
costs - LAH endorses sphere of influence to Kaiser Ridge - Photo: Dick Chamberlin President, Trails Committee |
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1/1/1970 |
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Can LAH maintain it's rural
character? - Los Altos seeks maturity in 70's |
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1/9/1970 |
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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 |
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1/9/1970 |
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Mall proposed for St. Joseph's
Seminary site - Oppostition resolution
on Cupertino mall "premature" |
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1/14/1970 |
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Money sought for Little League
purchase - Drainage fees changed - Merchants asked to fight center |
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1/14/1970 |
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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 |
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1/15/1970 |
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Tactics proposed to block
Cupertino mall - Opposition issues on mall |
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1/21/1970 |
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600 residents attend mall
meeting - Church leasing mall land for revenue - LAFCO won't act yet on mall |
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1/24/1970 |
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LAH council asked to fight
Cupertino mall - Horse ordinance brings debate |
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1/21/1970 |
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Editorial: Voice opposition to
mall to Archbishop McCucken - Photo:
Catholic land for mall development |
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1/25/1970 |
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Photo: Skies over LAH filled with cement plant
dust - Keep LAH rural - Cupertino council stops mall development |
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1/27/1970 |
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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 |
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1/27/1970 |
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Photo: LAH 14th birthday, Mrs. Davey, Mayor Aiken
and Florence Fava |
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1/28/1970 |
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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 |
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1/28/1970 |
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Planning Commissioner Dawson
wants halt to development - Blue Ribbon Commission to develop long-range
fiscal plan - Town Hall Report by Manager Fritschle |
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1/28/1970 |
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Hazards cited in foothills
development - Cities meet to discuss development of mall site - Cupertino now
wants mall site for residential development |
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1/29/1970 |
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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 |
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2/4/1970 |
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Photo: LAH 14th birthday with Florence Fava, Mayor
Aiken, Walter Benson, Mary Davey, Les Helgesson - LAH planners debate
future |
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2/4/1970 |
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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 |
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2/4/1970 |
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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 |
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2/4/1970 |
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Hills planners reminisce -
Photo: LAH hillside - LAH Crime
Committee reports |
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2/4/1970 |
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Friends of Foothill questionaire
- Burglars loot LAH home - Beautify your mailbox |
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2/11/1970 |
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Photo: Cement plant near LAH - Kaiser Cement plant
on list of polluters - LAH Noise Abatement Committee to send out questionaire |
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2/11/1970 |
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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 |
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2/11/1970 |
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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 |
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2/6/1970 |
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Council denies private security
patrol - Grabowski, Weisbart and Miller run for council seats - Bike pathway
proposals too costly |
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2/18/1970 |
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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 |
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2/23/1970 |
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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 |
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2/25/1970 |
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Results of foothills survey show
concerns over development - Town Hall Report by Manager Fritschle - Ted
Kluzek hired as asst. city manager |
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2/25/1970 |
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LAH hires private police patrol
for 90 days - LAH asks Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFC) to delay
sphere of influence decision |
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2/27/1970 |
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Copy of "Statement of
Investments" form |
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2/27/1970 |
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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 |
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3/4/1970 |
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Photo: Roble Ladera Drive - Master plan needed for
LAH pathways |
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3/11/1970 |
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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 |
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3/11/1970 |
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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 |
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3/11/1970 |
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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 |
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3/25/1970 |
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Photo: Council candidate Stan Grabowski and wife -
Council candidate Grabowski will battle urbanization if elected -Llahr
rehired as consultant - Sewer District 6 issues |
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3/5/1970 |
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Photo: Council candidate Priscilla Weisbart and
family - Council candidate Weisbart concerned about council bickering |
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3/11/1970 |
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Private security patrol
successful - Photo: John Edwards,
Wells Fargo security patrol - Two more LAH burglaries - Lower bid for sewer
project |
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3/11/1970 |
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Photo: Little League registration with Eddie
Casey, Barry Bell, Joan Case |
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3/4/1970 |
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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 |
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3/18/1970 |
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Editorial on LAH lifestyle -
Resident deputy sheriff suggested for LAH |
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3/19/1970 |
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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 |
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3/18/1970 |
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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 |
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3/25/1970 |
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Debate continues on police
services - Questionnaire on town issues to be mailed to residents - LAH ban
on mini-bikes protested |
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4/1/1970 |
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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 |
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4/1/1970 |
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Candidates photos and answers to
League of Women Voter questionnaire - Property purchased from owners for
sewer line easements |
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4/1/1970 |
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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 |
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4/7/1970 |
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Candidates discuss campaign
issues - LAFC approves moratorium on foothills development |
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4/2/1970 |
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Central Drive traffic issues -
LA/LAH police merger stalls on financing issue |
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4/8/1970 |
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Central Drive traffic proposals
- Police, taxes top issues in election |
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4/8/1970 |
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Letters to editor on election -
Law Enforcement Committee recommends county patrol services |
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4/9/1970 |
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LAH council race |
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4/9/1970 |
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Photo: Mr. and Mrs. John Fowle -
John Fowle retires from council work |
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4/15/1970 |
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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 |
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4/15/1970 |
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Daughters of Charity want
convent in LAH - LAH citizens willing to pay more taxes for police protection |
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4/15/1970 |
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Candidate information from Stan
Grawbowski |
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4/15/1970 |
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Candidate information from
Priscilla Weisbart |
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4/15/1970 |
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Candidate information from Diana
Miller |
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4/15/1970 |
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Candidate informaton from Mary
Davey |
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4/14/1970 |
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Answers to League of Women
Voters questionnaire from Mary Davey and Stan Grabowski |
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4/15/1970 |
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Sewer district down the drain
due to costs - Los Altos Sanitary Sewer Project to begin construction - LAH
Council election ballot |
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4/15/1970 |
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Photo: Scott Goldsmith receiving
"Beautification Award" - Further study called for on convent zoning
- Local election results - Grabowski
and Davey elected to LAH Council |
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4/20/1970 |
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Photo: John Fowle retires from
LAH Council - John Fowle to be honored at dinner - Results of LAH/LA council
elections by precinct |
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4/22/1970 |
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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 |
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4/29/1970 |
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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 |
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4/29/1970 |
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Photo: Kaiser Permanente quarry - Editorial on
county flood control methods - Town Manager Fritschle's report on LAH open
space |
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4/30/1970 |
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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 |
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5/2/1970 |
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Councilwoman Davey accuses 3
council members of unannounced meeting - Contentious council meeting - LAH
Plannng Commission budget spent for year |
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5/6/1970 |
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Accusations of council members
meeting unannounced - Walter Benson new LAH mayor - LAH committees warned of
lack of preparation for meetings |
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5/6/1970 |
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Closed door committee meeting
criticized - Sewer payments to Palo Alto running out - Sewer connections
threatened - Low-cost housing project for Coyote Hill rejected |
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5/6/1970 |
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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 |
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5/13/1970 |
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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 |
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5/13/1970 |
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More debate over closed LAH
meeting - Mayor Aiken's departing remarks - No decision reached on closed
meeting - LAH staff given 10% raises |
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5/13/1970 |
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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 |
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5/17/1970 |
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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 |
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5/20/1970 |
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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 |
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5/20/1970 |
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Options for widening Arastradero
Road - New water rates - LAH council opposes Coyote Hill development - LAH
population at 6850 - Freeway noise studied |
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5/27/1970 |
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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 |
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5/27/1970 |
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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 |
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6/3/1970 |
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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 |
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6/10/1970 |
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Planning commission debates
costs - Decals for LAH security discussed - Davey not reappointed to Santa
Clara Planning Committee |
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6/17/1970 |
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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 |
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6/16/1970 |
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Photo: Barbara Eastman appointed to San Francisco
Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board - Questionnaire to LAH residents on
budget |
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6/24/1970 |
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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 |
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7/7/1970 |
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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 |
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8/8/1970 |
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Poll shows support for police
patrol - New engineering department for LAH - New business fees for LAH - No
open space tax imposed |
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7/21/1970 |
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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 |
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7/15/1970 |
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Auto decal idea not implemented
- Poll shows LAH wants to keep rural feel - Budget approved will have deficit |
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7/8/1970 |
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1893 map of Hale Ranch
subdivision - No Oriental barn for LAH resident |
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7/27/1970 |
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Ross Aikens resigns council -
LAH council will request Foothill Expressway repaving |
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7/27/1970 |
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Photo: La Cresta Drive, LAH - Expansion of Town
Hall approved - LAH Country Club has new pool - Aikens resignation rejected |
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7/22/1970 |
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Photo: 62 year old teahouse at Foothill College |
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7/29/1970 |
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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 |
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7/29/1970 |
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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 |
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8/6/1970 |
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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 |
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8/8/1970 |
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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 |
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8/5/1970 |
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Photo: 1910 photo of Japanese Tea Garden on
Griffin estate - Noise test for Foothill Expressway |
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8/13/1970 |
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Foothill College trustees won't
sell pagoda - Photo and article:
Bullis School sculpture, Golden Bear, by Benny Bufano |
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8/8/1970 |
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Parkside subdivison approved
after 2 years of planning - Funds sought for pathway on Fremont Road -
Aiken's resignation creates vacancy on council |
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8/4/1970 |
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Parkside development denied
variances - LAH considers new fire code - Funeral held for LAH resident
Eugenia Andriano - More study needed on Foothill Expressway noise |
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8/12/1970 |
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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 |
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Jun-70 |
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LAH opinion survey |
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Aug-70 |
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LAH Association newsletter |
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8/5/1970 |
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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 |
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8/2/1970 |
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LAH could double population |
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8/26/1970 |
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Holding capacity map - Concern
over loss of trees during development - Fremont pathway studied - Committees
clash over paths and trails |
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9/2/1970 |
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Photo: historic memorabilia items to be saved -
LAH council meeting notes - Ross Aiken to resign Oct. 31 - Photo: Jack Davey |
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9/9/1970 |
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Photo: comic representation of LAH/Los Altos
councilmen with beards and moustaches |
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9/23/1970 |
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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 |
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9/23/1970 |
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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 |
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9/23/1970 |
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LAH gets noise relief with
Foothill Expressway resurfacing - 90 days to get funds for teahouse
restoration |
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9/24/1970 |
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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 |
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9/24/1970 |
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Stanley Corbett appointed to
council - Land Resources will sell its LAH lots for subdivision |
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9/30/1970 |
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Details of LAH council meeting
appointment of Corbet |
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9/7/1970 |
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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 |
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9/30/1970 |
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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 |
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10/14/1970 |
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Photo: Jerry Crabtree, LAH first town engineer -
LAH discusses town police force - Photo:
underground utilities project begins. Shown: Mayor Benson and Murl Fritschle |
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10/14/1970 |
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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 |
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10/14/1970 |
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Photo: Santa Clara County smog - Photo: Calvin Flint retires |
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10/20/1970 |
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Councilwoman Davey censured for
leaking confidential info. - Photo:
Councilwoman Davey - Photo:
Robin Faisant receives community service award |
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10/21/1970 |
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Foothill College pagoda to be
restored not sold - Photo: Dr. Calvin
Flint - Council censures Councilwoman Davey |
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10/21/1970 |
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Photo and article: LAH attorney, Robin Faisant, receives
community award |
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10/21/1970 |
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Pot and Announcement: Robin Faisant receives community award |
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10/28/1970 |
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LA/LAH parks insufficient as
studied by county - Councilwoman Davey censured - Councilwoman Davey warns
council about unannounced meetings |
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10/28/1970 |
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Councilwoman Davey warns council
about unannounced meetings - Parkside developer, Alan Lambert, withdraws
offer of 12 acre lots - Minibike ban may be repealed |
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10/1/1970 |
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LAH Association newsletter |
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11/3/1970 |
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Minibike ban repeal stalled
- Mary Davey and council members
continue disagreements - Councilwoman Davey castigates council |
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11/4/1970 |
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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 |
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11/11/1970 |
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Lively debate over minibikes in
LAH meeting - Committees work for trees and noise abatement - Utility pole
stays put - LAH resident asulted by bulldozer |
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11/11/1970 |
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Town Crier editorial on
minibikes - LAH council approves Rhus Ridge subdivision |
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11/25/1970 |
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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 |
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11/18/1970 |
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Regional park sitrict favored -
Volunteer reserve police force for LAH? - Burglars also make mess during
robbery |
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11/29/1970 |
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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 |
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12/2/1970 |
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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 |
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12/2/1970 |
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Photo and article: looking for ruins of Juan Prado Mesa |
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12/4/1970 |
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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 |
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12/9/1970 |
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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 |
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12/13/1970 |
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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 |
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12/16/1970 |
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Council unanimously approves county regional
park project - Noisy vehichles in LAH prompt meeting with judge - New public
address system for council |
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12/16/1970 |
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Confederation de la Raza Unida
files suit against LAH for one-acre zoning |
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12/18/1970 |
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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 |
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12/22/1970 |
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Confederation de la Raza Unida
lawsuit threatens rual feel of LAH - LAH will fight Confederation de la Raza
Unida lawsuit |
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12/23/1970 |
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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 |
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12/30/1970 |
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Open space issue may be on
ballot - Open space plan for LAH - LAH wants recycling program - Planning
commissioners study Page Mill Road subdivision |
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12/28/1970 |
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Lawsuit brings financial woes
for LAH - Council meetings may be aired over Foothill College radio - Five
presidents being interviewed for Foothill College superintendent position |
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12/30/1971 |
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Council working together against
lawsuit - Councilman Grabowski threatens lawsuit over Brown Act - Materdero
Oaks subdivison needs more study -
Conservationists against apartment complex in LAH |
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12/30/1971 |
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Jack Ybarra, community
orgainizer, behind Confederation de la Raza Unida lawsuit - Photo: Judith Muller, LAH secretary, with
seedlings for residents |
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