Collection - Los Altos Hills Town Newsletters

All the newsletter images in this collection (except for those in the first entry "Town Hall Reports") were derived from images that were scanned from hard-copy originals by Archive.org with the help of a grant from the town of Los Altos Hills. Those original PDF scans may be seen at https://archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Alosaltos&sort=-publicdate&page=1

Those PDF files were re-processed for purposes of this collection to make them easier to read via a standard web-browser, and a brief "Table of Contents" was added for each newsletter

This collection of newsletters dates from the earliest records we have through 2003. (There appear to be some some gaps where particular newsletters are missing, but we cannot be sure they ever actually existed as we don't have copies). Newsletters published since 2003 were originally created as digital files. Those are available as PDF files elsewhere on the Town's Website.

 
Usage Tip:   While the Newsletters in this collection are not machine-searchable (they are scanned images of paper documents rather than actual files containing text) you can do a text search over the text contained on this page - including the summarized "Table of Contents" for all the newsletters as shown in the list below.

Assuming that you are using a desk-top computer with any one of the common web browsers - hit CNTRL-F while this screen is being displayed to bring up a search box. Type the character string you want to search for in that box and hit Return. If your search string is matched anywhere in the body of this screen, the "hit" (or possibly multiple hits) will be highlighted showing you in which newsletters your item of interest occurs. You can then choose to click on the entry for that newsletter to read the actual article of interest.

For example if you search for the string "bullis" (without the quotation marks) you should be able to see that there are over half-a-dozen hits - including the one in this sentence.

With other types of devices (Tablets, Smart Phones) other mechanisms may be available depending on the type of device and operating system.

 
List of Available Newsletters:
1967-68 Six "Town Hall Reports" originally published as short articles in the Town Crier
1976 (Exact date unknown) Town Council Proceedings ♦ Anza Park ♦ Westwind Farm ♦ Little League ♦ Mid-Peninsula Park District ♦ Comments before Council ♦ Town Historian ♦ Legislative Review Committee ♦ Sewer Assessment District ♦ New City Clerk and City Treasurer ♦ Rewards against vandalism ♦ Councilman exonerated ♦ Police Protection ♦ Pinewood School ♦ Town Planner resigned ♦ Town budget and property taxes ♦ Town Road and Pathway Equipment storage area.
Early 1977 (Exact date unknown) Zoning and Land Uses listed ♦ Town maintenance responsibilities ♦ Spring clean-up program ♦ Capital Improvements ♦ Westwind Barn ♦ Water rationing ♦ Water saving suggestions ♦ Burglary prevention ♦ Committee and Commission vacancies ♦ Council agendas and minutes ♦ History Room ♦ Office Hours ♦ Monthly Meetings ♦ Community Playground project.
Late 1977 (Exact date unknown) Fall clean-up program ♦ Street-sign vandalism ♦ Word to the wise about buildings settling ♦ committee vacancies advertised ♦ 1977-78 Town budget ♦ Pie charts ♦ Planning Commissioners brief intro (Stewart ♦ Carico ♦ Perkins ♦ Dochnahl ♦ Kuranoff ♦ Lachenbruch ♦ vanTamelen) New parcourse at Foothill College ♦ Crime Corner ♦ Fire Danger ♦
Early 1978 (Exact date unknown) Property Tax - limitations ♦ Per capita expense breakdown ♦ Storm damage ♦ Little League ♦ Little League Field named Stan Troedson Field ♦ Watch Alert ♦ Dirt Bike Heaven ♦ Rules for vehicles using private property ♦ Westwind Barn Open House ♦ Dogs astray ♦ Schedule of Town Meetings ♦ Building activity trends with graph ♦ Revenue versus Expense graph over the years
October 1978 Message from Mayor Hillestad ♦ Fall clean-up program ♦ Historical Society happenings ♦ 1978-79 Budget with pie charts ♦ Motor-cycle barricades ♦ Perkins appointed to vacant city council seat ♦ New Planning Commissioner Reeves ♦ List of Town Committees ♦ Recycling Center "People Who Care" ♦ First Aid course ♦ Availability of Disaster shut-off key ♦ Horsemen's Association scheduling classes on horse care ♦ Westwind Riding for the Handicapped ♦ Free County trapping service
March 1979 Mayor's Safety Awareness Run ♦ Burglary Prevention ♦ Spring Clean-up ♦ Springtime notes from Little League ♦ Planning Seminar on State Laws for Councilmembers and Commissioners ♦ Path News - policies adopted for pathway design & maintenance ♦ Trees - guidelines for successful tree planting ♦ LAH Disaster Council call for volunteers with specific skills ♦ Changes at Town Hall ♦ Noise & Noise Abatement Committee ♦ Committee vacancies
June 1979 Meet Mayor McReynolds ♦ Citizen Alert - residents robbed at gunpoint ♦ "Thank You" Letter from Westwind to residents ♦ School update - Bullis not closing for at least one more year ♦ Historical Society asks help on street naming ♦ How high the hills in town? ♦ New pathway link Edgerton to The Forks ♦ New Planning Commissioner Rydell ♦ Newsletter contribtions urged ♦ 1978 Traffic Information ♦ Running - LAH Mayor's Safety Awareness Run.
August 1979 Meet the Town Staff ♦ Fall clean-up program ♦ Hints from Environmental Design Committee on preserving beauty and privacy ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ Bicycle Safety ♦ Chamber of Commerce Services ♦ How Old The Hills? ♦ Reduce Fire Hazards ♦ From the desk of the Building Official ♦ Noise Booklet available ♦ Westwind Update - new Board of Directors.
March 1980 Message from Mayor McReynolds ♦ Invitation to opening of new Corporation Yard Barn - Get acquinted Barn Dance ♦ Meet the staff (Planning & Engineering Dept) ♦ History of Hills Little League ♦ Westwind 4H Riding for the Handicapped ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ Reminder from Pathway Committee ♦ How Extensive The Hills? ♦ Horsemen's Association Info ♦ Town's 25th Anniversary next year - suggestions solicitied ♦ Committee Vacancies ♦ Arastradero Road Bicycle & Equestrian Path Project ♦ Notice from Public Works Committee about Drainage ♦ Burglar Alarm Ordinance.
July 1980 Message from Mayor Nystrom ♦ Pathway News ♦ Meet the staff ♦ Fremont Road bikeway ♦ Tennis Court Policy ♦ Staff changes ♦ Vantrans program ♦ How Horsey The Hills? ♦ Town's 25th Anniversary - planning underway ♦ Historical Society happenings ♦ Commissions & Committees ♦ Planning Commission ♦ Environmental Design Committee ♦ Noise Abatement Committee ♦ Pathway Committee ♦ Public Works Committee ♦ Traffic & Public Safety Committee ♦ Understanding How It Works - Glossary ♦ City Staff ♦ Councilmember portraits ♦ City Government ♦ Agenda ♦ Addressing City Council ♦ Horsemen's Association ♦ Westwind 4H Riding For The Handicapped ♦ Planning Commission Report ♦ Roof Rats - how to deal with the problem ♦ Changes at Westwind.
October 1980 Police & Fire Protection ♦ Fall clean-up program ♦ Westwind 4H - Little Barn opened by Frank Duveneck ♦ Our Flag - Display it - Rspect it - Do's and Don'ts ♦ Orchids & Onions awards by Architects Association - LAH Municipal Facilities Building nominated as "Orchid" ♦ Pathway Committee ♦ Public Works Committee ♦ Traffic & Public Safety Committee ♦ Understanding How It Works - Glossary ♦ City Staff ♦ Councilmember portraits ♦ City Government ♦ Agenda ♦ Addressing City Council ♦ New manager at Westwind John Wild ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ Committee Vacancies ♦ VANTRANS Program ♦ Vote to nominate honorees at town's 25th anniversary celebrations ♦ How wet the hills? ♦ 1980 Census ♦ Flags being designed for town's 25th anniversary ♦ Selecting photos for 25th anniversary calendar ♦ Pathway News
January 1981 Anniversary Banquet - sold out! ♦ Program for Anniversary Banquet ♦ Hillestad & Nystrom showing new town flag ♦ new Town Flags available for $50 ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ How hooked up the hills? ♦ Town Building Official Ed Murphy injured while stripping fruit from trees for Medfly Program ♦ Medfly update ♦ Medfly statistics ♦ Committee vacancies ♦ Police - Fire - Public Safety - Article discussing alternatives in view of Prop 17 ♦ Budget and Population comparison for Fire, Police, and Public Safety, comparing Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and Rohnert Park ♦ Fire loss comparison City of Los Altos versus Los Altos Fire District ♦ Happenings at Westwind ♦ Two new 4H Groups at Westwind ♦ Excerpts describing theory & operation of a Public Safety Department - City of Rohnert Park
May 1981 Landscaping suggestions from Environmental Design Committee ♦ Note from the Pathway Committee ♦ Anniversary Banquet (Report) ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ Country Fair ♦ Parade ♦ Exhibition ball game Old versus New Generation ♦ Country Kitchen at Little League Fields ♦ Jazz Band & Wine Tasting at Barn near Little League (Corportation Yard) ♦ Happenings at Westwind Barn ♦ Committee Vacancies..
October 1981 Penfold appointed chief of Public Safety - duties listed ♦ Debris cleanup day scheduled ♦ Councilwoman Hillestad trip to Portugal ♦ Landscape suggestions from Environmental Design Committee ♦ Note from Pathway Committee ♦ Booklets available from Town Hall ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ Westwind Happenings ♦ Town photographs solicited by Kellog about 25th town anniversary ♦ Reminder about LAFCO meeting on Public Safety for LAH
April 1982 Historical Society plans walk-around of former Adobe Creek Lodge ♦ Planning Commission studies update to General Plan and Housing Element ♦ Spring Clean-up planned ♦ Little League announces Parade and County Fair events ♦ Noise Abatement Committee advises Eucalyptus for noise and pollution control ♦ Horsemans Association Happenings ♦ Public Safety Proposal discussed ♦ Pancake Day Planned ♦ Westwind Barn Notes ♦ Notes from Pathway Committee ♦ Booklets available at Town Hall ♦ Los Altos Hills in the 70's - streets - storm drains - sewers - parks & open space ♦ Parks & Recreation - Baseball & Soccer Fields - Riding Facilities ♦ Public Facilities ♦ Planning ♦ Bids to be accepted for 20 Matadero Creek lots
April 1983 New Manager's Message (Ann Hinshaw) ♦ Town Parade ♦ Message from the Mayor - Town Manager replaced - Matadero Creek Subdivision - S curves Fremont Road ♦ Safety Committee ♦ Pathway Committee ♦ Matadero Creek Subdivision - all lots sold ♦ EDPR Environmental Design Parks and Rec Committee ♦ Historical Society ♦ Recycling Center at Foothill College ♦ Westwind Barn Flea Market ♦ Footnotes - Standing Committee on Finance - PG&E to explain outages - False Alarm Ordinance - Committee Vacancies - Tips for parents - Weed Control ♦ Clean-up Day ♦ Town Hall clean-up for Reception ♦ Parade Route Map
December 1983 Christmas present of 2000 trees and shrubs for residents ♦ Message from Mayor van Tamelen ♦ Wasting Away - Solid Waste Management Authority formed with Los Altos and Cupertino ♦ Recycling Center to close ♦ Joint Awards Luncheon winners announced ♦ Town Treasurer Pearl Croy passed away ♦ Christmas festivities at Westwind Barn ♦ Prepare for winter storms ♦ New building official - David Linebarger ♦ Drainage in Los Altos Hills ♦ Financial Report - in good shape after sale of Matadero Creek building sites ♦ Photo of winners of Joint Awards ♦ Thank You from Pathways Committee ♦ Call for volunteers to paint Town Hall ♦ Subcommittee on Disaster Preparedness seeks volunteers ♦ Community Relations Committee seeks volunteers - including for new Historical Preserve ♦ Agricultural equipment a reminder of Town's past ♦ Horsemen's Association is alive and well ♦ Historical Society Happenings
September 1984 Improved finances let town complete road projects ♦ New City Manager Scarborough eager to tackle Town's Problems ♦ New City Engineer Enright ♦ Mayor Allison's Message - Biggest problem is reconciling differing expectations of what town should be ♦ LAH to have a "Good Neighbor" float in Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ Welcome to "Dial an Agenda" ♦ 50 Mile Pathway System needs clearing ♦ Appeal for Town Volunteers on various committees ♦ Editorial on Town Funding of Newsletters ♦ Fall clean-up scheduled ♦ New Town Ring open to the public ♦ Residents urged to form Neighborhood Crime Watch ♦ Crime Statistics for LAH and smilar communities over last few years ♦ Questionnaire for residents
December 1984 LAH gives away 3000 tree seedlings ♦ Westwind seeks donations for Santa Clause Exchange. Questionnaire results ♦ Questionnaire shows residents like the town the way it is ♦ Some council responses to questionnaire ♦ Code violations unacceptable ♦ History Library honors Mollie Squires ♦ Community Service Volunteer Awards with photo - Perkins ♦ Carico ♦ Couperus ♦ Sandis ♦ Stutz ♦ Adopt a tree for Christmas ♦ Farm Tools sought for Museum Without Walls ♦ LAH offers help - financial support for non-town services Parks & Recreation - Libraries - Community Health Council - LA Senior Center - Community Services Agency ♦ Fiesta de las Amigos set - Float for Festival of Lights Parade ♦ Hams play big part in disaster planning ♦ Barn Dance Big Success raises funds for Barn Maintenance ♦ Volunteer needed to succeed Throop on Library Commission
April 1985 Council considering site development changes ♦ Mayor's message - Easier to fight City Hall than to run it ♦ Edith Avenue bridge nears completion ♦ Lot owners can get Newsletter ♦ Town Manager's message - Citizen Committee structure provides strength and effectiveness ♦ How you should handle Law Enforcement problems ♦ 911 is for emergencies ♦ Spring Clean-up Day ♦ Community Services Agency issues report at annual lunch ♦ 4H Riding Program at Westwind Barn gives handicapped children confidence ♦ Doctors and Nurses needed ♦ Pathway Picnic Planned ♦ Foothill College plans cultural extravaganza ♦ Town Committees need volunteers
September 1985 Task force recommends fire-retardant roofs and greenbelts ♦ Liddicoat Fire aftermath with picture ♦ Mayor's Message - Residents must consider fire protection ♦ Town volunteers restoring Ruble-Eschenbruecher House - Ed Barnes & Areli Ahrens ♦ Intercity run and breakfast scheduled ♦ Fall clean-up day scheduled ♦ Sealing pathways dangerous and illegal ♦ Special students at Morgan Hill can help with community projects ♦ Water District candidates Alexander - Mathiesen - Sorensen ♦ Marjorie Kellog named Art Curator ♦ Carrington Circle street named ♦ Town offers new service for prospective home buyers ♦ Two local issues on November ballot - Zoning to permit Recreational Clubs and Library Tax
March 1986 Residents get involved in emergency preparedness ♦ Town plans 30th birthday celebration ♦ Celebration in conjuction with opening of Heritage House ♦ Tax override allows libraries to extend hours ♦ Kaufman replaces Kuranoff on Planning Commission ♦ Van Tamelen and Tryon win uncontested seats on Council ♦ Environmental Design & Protection Committee seeks landscape design expert ♦ Spring clean-up day scheduled ♦ Council adopts new controls on construction ♦ Flea Market operations monthly ♦ Parcourse circles Foothill campus ♦ Emergency Radio system KNIP on Foothill Campus ♦ Handicapped Riding Program to present horse show
June 1986 Hearings to begin on urgency ordinance about house size ♦ LAH has a Leash Law too ♦ Animals turn decks into maternity wards ♦ Recent City Council actions ♦ Issues coming before City Council ♦ Commies have vacancies ♦ Liddicoat - Town's worst fire one year ago ♦ Building continues in the hills - numbers shown ♦ Improvements planned for Fremont Curve ♦ Town plans dedication ceremony of Heritage House on 30th anniversary ♦ Members of City Council Fuhrmann ♦ Rydell ♦ Dronkert ♦ Tryon ♦ Van Tamelen
October 1986 Message from Mayor Van Tamelen ♦ Town has reserves for rainy day ♦ Recent City Council actions ♦ City adopts new building regulations ♦ Flier for Old Fashioned Christmas to be held at Westwind Barn ♦ Questions about zoning revisions ♦ Bill Siegel appointed to City Council ♦ Town Staff ready to help you (Picture) ♦ Scouts collect newspapers ♦ Students address newsletters ♦ LAH considers ways to meet State housing requirements ♦ Utility tax error being corrected
February 1987 Town tackles drainage and road maintenance ♦ Drainage pipes can cause erosion ♦ Community Relations Committee prepares party for newcomers ♦ Meyerott, Dochnal and Burian win service awards ♦ Plummer joins Council ♦ Reception planned for Duveneck exhibit ♦ Sherrif increases Drunk Driving enforcement ♦ Bullis-Purissima raising funds for playgrounds ♦ LAH roads have many users ♦ Students address newsletters ♦ Building permits needed for home improvements ♦ Cable TV to be offered in LAH
June 1987 Cable Television to serve most LAH residents ♦ Barbara Tryon elected Mayor ♦ Three new houses win design awards ♦ Town improves pathways ♦ LAH adopts road maintenance and drainage plans ♦ Volunteers rebuild horse shelter ♦ Duveneck exhibit continues ♦ Council members are Tryon, Siegel, Dronkert, and van Tamelen ♦ Town seeks Stegner books ♦ Dry grass must be removed ♦ Crime rate drops 35% this year ♦ Recent City Council actions
November 1987 Town considers two major annexations - Quarry Hills and San Antonio Hills West ♦ Mayor Tryon chairs county mayors' conference ♦ Pinewood students show community spirit ♦ LAH incomes rank high in Bay Area ♦ Septic systems require maintenance ♦ Sheriff's Corner - about 4x4 off-roading in LAH ♦ LAH wins Pedestrian Safety Award ♦ December clean-up day scheduled ♦ Duveneck slide-show scheduled ♦ Community to be surveyed on General Plan ♦ LAH owns 20 parcels of land including Byrne Park ♦ Little League Fields and Edith Park
March 1988 Home construction increases in 1987 ♦ Bar chart with 10 Year statistics ♦ Eight people run for City Council - Siegel, Casey, Gaither, Johnson, Jones, Noel, Patmore, Yanez ♦ Emergency Networks ♦ Environmental Design Committee seeks Horticulturalist ♦ Town to inventory assets ♦ Reception for new residents ♦ Residents to be surveyed for General Plan ♦ Clean-up day set ♦ Los Altos Libraries improve services and collections ♦ Two major annexations under review ♦ County Recorder opens new office ♦ Town staff changes - Ekern now Director of Public Works ♦ Attention MCI subscribers about incorrect phone taxes ♦ Indian Exhibit at Town Hall ♦ Sheriff's Corner - Burglars active
June 1988 Election winners take seats - Siegel, Casey, and Johnson ♦ Theatre evening for LAH at Foothill Community Arts ♦ Some homes have ample water while others may lose landscaping ♦ Table of water usage ♦ Small tax levied for vector control ♦ North County Library tax reduced ♦ Sheriff's Corner - Vacation Safety ♦ Many landowners subdivide this year ♦ Bids sought for roads sewers and drains ♦ Westwind Schooling Shows scheduled ♦ Disintegrating delineators not a problem ♦ Lithographs and Murals on display ♦ Community mixer planned
August 1989 Message from new City Manager - Tom Frutchy ♦ LAH Community Survey findings ♦ Conservation of water ♦ Two Free clean-up days scheduled ♦ Summer Fire Safety ♦ Protect our valuable pathway system ♦ Facts about Lyme disease ♦ LAH receives award for Excellence in City Government ♦ Cable TV to start underground construction ♦ Pavement Management Program is in 3rd year ♦ County Emergency Drill ♦ Household toxics drop-off day ♦ Oaks noble and drought tolerant ♦ Recycling in LAH being planned - what are your preferences? ♦ List of Town Hall staff
October 1989 ♦ EARTHQUAKE SUPPLEMENT ♦ Why this update? ♦ Overview ♦ Where to get help ♦ Repairing or rebuilding your home ♦ Questionnaire ♦ How to help others ♦ Onslaught of rainy season ♦ If you have concerns or questions
April 1990 Earth Day is clean-up day in LAH along roads and trails ♦ Disaster Preparedness - Neighborhood efforts ♦ Altamont Path upgrade ♦ Griffin House on National Register of Historic Places ♦ Library expansion under study ♦ Historical Society happenings ♦ Your help is needed - Earthquake essays solicited ♦ Path marathon walkabout planned ♦ Polling Place workers needed ♦ Stylised map/diagram of LAH arteries for clean-up on Earth Day
February 1991 The Drought ♦ May is water awareness month ♦ Evergreen Conservation District ♦ Proper Disposal of Household Chemicals ♦ Notes from Environmental Design Committee - April Earth Day - Trees - Discing ♦ Low interest loans for housing rehabilitation ♦ Building fees waived again for quake damage ♦ Cable TV update ♦ Garbage pick-up scheduled ♦ Septic Tank sludge contamination ♦ Driveways and Pathways hazardous conditions ♦ Vector Control services offered by County ♦ New site analysis process for proposed development in town ♦ Helping Emergency Services find your home - Request by Sheriff and Fire Dept ♦ Staff Changes - Town Manager Frutchy leaving and De Long will be acting ♦ Huntington appointed Town Arborist to develop protection plans for Heritage-designated trees ♦ New Youth Commissioner Dolan appointed ♦ More on Emergency Preparedness ♦ Neighborhood 12 Report
June 1991 Fire Safety and requirement to remove dry brush ♦ Les Jones appointed as City Manager to replace Frutchy ♦ "Tribute To Our Troops" to be held at Moffett Field ♦ Pathway Guidelines - do's and don'ts ♦ March rains allow Purissima Hills Water District to rescind and reduce drought restrictions ordinance ♦ Mid-Peninsula Support Network for Battered Women ♦ Deadline on waiver of fees for earthquake repair ♦ Historical Society Happenings ♦ Chamber of Commmerce Community Calendar ♦ Used book sale for Friends of The Library ♦ Trees are a necessity - not an amenity ♦ John Ann Carlile appointed Exhibit Curator ♦ Repair creeks carefully ♦ Recycling Program Review ♦ Yard waste disposal ♦ Copper Sulphate from LAH is damaging the Bay ♦ Avoid dumping chlorine and concrete in storm drains ♦ Progress report on Library expansion ♦ Animal Regulations ♦ Community volunteers needed ♦ Emergency Preparedness - Neighborhood 12 Report
September 1992 Our Council Matters - members are Tryon Johnson Dauber and Siegel ♦ Calling all innovators and hobbyists to help with Town Float ♦ Kiss'n Cousins - what's new in Los Altos ♦ High on our roofs - Class A or Class B Fire rating required ♦ Meet Town staff - featuring Manager Les Jones and Town Clerk Pat Dowd; rest of staff listed ♦ First "S'Bring in The Hills" unqualified success ♦ Your call for Fun and Duty - to town committees ♦ Ham Radio operators needed ♦ Neighborhood coordinators needed ♦ Just a Litter Letter! ♦ Dollar wise - Hard on the budget ♦ Mail Box vandalism ♦ The Patter of Big Feet on Purissima ♦ Residents Reply Card ♦ Come celebrate Annual Pathway Days ♦ Maps of Hills Pathway routes based around Westwind Barn
December 1992 Landscape for a more fire-safe home ♦ Election to be held June 2 to fill three City Council seats ♦ Wood smoke in Bay Area - a burning issue ♦ Dial for Council Agenda ♦ Neighborhood coordinators needed ♦ Thank you for saving water ♦ Household Toxics drop-off ♦ LAH residents receive earthquake assistance ♦ Clean-up days scheduled ♦ "Sbring" in the Hills ♦ Historian's notes on Heritage Preserve ♦ LAH 36th Birthday in January - Looking back in history ♦ Chamber of Commerce schedule of activities ♦ Pathway posts and markers to be installed ♦ Budget Recap 1984-1992 ♦ Graph statistics of new home construction in LAH ♦ Unsung Hero Dr Frank Martin ♦ Staff changes - Bill Ekern (Director Public Works) left and Linda Niles is new Town Planner
March 1993 Coming Soon - S'Bring in The Hills 1993 ♦ Garbage Rate increase necessary ♦ Garbage Rate numbers ♦ Plant your plants and show your flowers ♦ Coming soon - a Dry Garden contest ♦ City Engineer and Public Works Director Jeff Peterson and City Planner Linda Niles ♦ Volunteer Committee Openings ♦ Town Pathways Day ♦ Your assistance needed updating the General Plan Housing Element ♦ Real Estate directional signs come down ♦ Our new Parade Float ♦ Meet our neighbors - Mel and Sally Hawley ♦ Ensure street addresses visible ♦ Driveway roughening project at Pathway Crossings ♦ What's new in Los Altos - Library dedication and improvements on Main Street and Community Plaza ♦ Safeguarding your home ♦ Improving Street Names and correcting street addresses ♦ Lots and Building Permit numbers for 1991-1992 ♦ State Budget effect on local revenues ♦ Residents Reply card ♦ Anniversary year for Little League and Bobby Sox ♦
September 1993 Pathways Day coming up ♦ Town contracts for animal control services ♦ Council Matters - Revising ordinances on basements and floor area - Subdivision of Neary Quarry - Development of Packard land - Update of General Plan - Guidelines for Committees - Design Guidelines - Update to LAH Handbook ♦ Storm Water run-off consciousness ♦ Town Budget ♦ New path under construction from Frampton Court via Fernhill Drive and Camino Hermosa ♦ News from Purissima Hills Water District ♦ Pathways and school safety ♦ Adopt a road ♦ Safety Committee Volunteers invited ♦ Historical perspectives - Griffin House ♦ Community Calendar ♦ Where can we recycle in LAH? ♦ Holiday Float volunteers needed ♦ Residents Reply Card ♦ Factoid
September 1994 Shumate Estate to be opened to public in benefit for Griffin House ♦ LAH "Pathways Day" to be held in October ♦ Insight into town's zoning ordinances ♦ Community Calendar ♦ Invitation to attend third annual "Celebrate Los Altos" ♦ Town Float available for sponsorship ♦ Adobe Creek clean-up scheduled at Edith Bridge / De Anza Park ♦ Westwind Barn - Beyond the Gait ♦ Los Altos Library - Record reached - Measure A - Self Checkout Machine - and new Art Exhibit ♦ Meet your neighbors - Brad Lyman Family ♦ Spring Greeting event to greet newcomers ♦ Outreach replaces Vantrans for disabled - need a ride? ♦ Did you know? - Trip linking ♦ Composter project mulches forward successfully ♦ Secondary Dwelling survey draws exceptional response ♦ Level of Building Permits is stable ♦ Page Mill Road to be resurfaced ♦ Best things in life are still free - Compost from Yard Waste available to residents ♦ Wildlife Watch ♦ Pet Ordinance ♦ Residents' Survey Reply Card ♦ Town Talent Bank ♦ Remember to Vote!
March 1995 Residents Secondary Dwelling Survey - Response in record numbers ♦ Westwind Barn - what's new? ♦ Council appoints sub-committee to streamline building permit process ♦ Bike commute day scheduled ♦ Community Calendar ♦ More composters available ♦ Wildflowers and mowing - fight erosion ♦ Bell rings at Town Hall - New phone system installed ♦ Mountain Lions on "Guest List" ♦ Dog vaccination clinics each wednesday ♦ Household hazardous wasre drop-off schedule ♦ LAH recognizes commissioners and committee members at dinner ♦ Junk Mail - Tired of it? ♦ Home Security Systems becoming worthwhile ♦ Meet our neighbors - Dan Alexander ♦ Meet our City Manager - Jeff Peterson ♦ Newcomers invited to Spring Greeting '95 ♦ Hidden Villa celebrates Gold and Siver ♦ Town Council - Dauber - Siegel - Casey - Hubbard - Johnson ♦ Pathways Day scheduled ♦ LAMP - New Los Altos Mediation Program ♦ Business Licenses reminder ♦ Let's not pollute our Bay! ♦ California Oak Trees - Pest update - How to recognize and control ♦ Property Taxes - where does the money go? ♦ Safety Alerts for Joggers and Mailbox bombers ♦ LAH Horsemen's Association ♦ Did You Know? - Council and Planning Commission meeting schedules ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ "Farm-Ours" Market
October 1995 New Fire Station under construction for LAH ♦ Arf! Arf! Bang! Bang! Noise nuisances and town code ♦ Los Altos Library teaches how to use the Internet ♦ Calendar of Events ♦ Meet our new staff - Planning Director Curtiss Williams - Public Works Manager Ed Taylor ♦ Our Town Hall - Past and Future ♦ Preparing for S'Bring in The Hills 1995 Dinner/Dance ♦ Meeting Our Neighbors - The De Christoforos ♦ Town Hall heads for the Superhighway ♦ Technology Improvement Committee ♦ Your input is needed ♦ Yard Waste Program ♦ Good Fences still make Good Neighbors (Answers to questions about fences) ♦ Spring Greeting 1995 ♦ Wedding Bells at Town Hall ♦ The next earthquake - Are you prepared? ♦ Is your street Public or Private (List of streets) ♦ Computer Survey Form ♦ Reply Form - Views solicitied on proposal for Bullis School gymnasium/Auditorium with some cost covered by bond issue
April 1996 Oil Paintings and Sculpture Exhibit at Town Hall ♦ S'Bring In The Hills - make a date for May 18th ♦ On being a community - celebrating LAH 40th anniversary ♦ Community Calendar ♦ Opportunities for volunteers ♦ Home Computer Survey - Results ♦ Pathways Day scheduled for June 1st. ♦ Heritage House "protects" the Sheriff ♦ Under-rated Utility - our Septic Systems - how do they work - malfunctions - maintenance - Do's & Dont's ♦ What's new at Westwind Barn ♦ Horsemens Association Event Calendar ♦ New faces at Town Hall - Kiersa Haller (Receptionist) and Carol Ferrel (Finance Director) ♦ LAH Fire Prevention Plans ♦ Neighborhood Emergency Network and Emergency Phone Numbers ♦ LAH Fire Prevention Plans ♦ Neighborhood Emergency Network and Emergency Phone Numbers ♦ Resident's Reply Card - Reminder about "S'Bring in The Hills" ♦ Full-page flyer about "S'Bring in The Hills" - Spring Party with dancing and full bar facilities
October 1996 Possible new Fire Contract to improve services ♦ Pathways Day honoring Fran Stevenson ♦ Editor's Corner - City Hall becoming Internet-wired ♦ Community Calendar ♦ Cartoon ♦ Town Accomplishments reported by City Manager ♦ Readers invited to donate pathway easements ♦ Griffin House stabilization under way ♦ Town's new computer database ♦ Free compost at Westwind ♦ LAH Historical Society grant for Farm Shed project ♦ Mountain Lion Alert ♦ What's new at Westwind ♦ S'Bring in The Hills a great success ♦ Art exhibit at Town Hall by Phyllis Janklow ♦ Oils Paintings and Sculpture by Hake and Chomenko ♦ Safety and Emergency Preparedness Report ♦ Outdoor Lighting Regulations Q & A ♦ Meet Our Staff ♦ Jeanne Evilsizer recognized for 20th year ♦ LAH Historical Society invites new members ♦ Recognize your volunteers? Ethel Blank - Rosemary Meyerott - Jim Steiner - Dave Milgram ♦ Town Parade Float accepting sponsorship ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Reader's feedback ♦ Town's Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 1996-1997
April 1997 Art Exhibit Town Hall - Truman sculpture exhibit and Barnes collage/painting ♦ Council to review Master Path Plan for off-road paths ♦ Editor's corner - Becoming better wired - Town has website ♦ Community Calendar ♦ Spring Greeting Party ♦ Westwind News ♦ Improved Fire and Emergency Medical Services ♦ Household Hazardous Waste Disposal ♦ Home composting course ♦ Home Rehabilitation Loans available ♦ Old car disposal ♦ Pathways Day ♦ Town Financial Report ♦ Notice to Residents - Site Development Policy ♦ Recognize Your Volunteers? - Ernest - Fank - Burnell - Hake ♦ Community Volunteer Openings ♦ Rudy - a Personality for All Seasons ♦ Factoids about Los Altos Hills ♦ Ultrasonic device saves animals ♦ Underground tank owners alert! ♦ Explore and help maintain pathways ♦ Residents Reply Card ♦ Invitation to Spring Greeting ♦ Page Mill Corridor Off-Road Master Plan Pathway Map
October 1997 Friendly Skies? Public hearings scheduled about Moffett Field ♦ Public Hearing scheduled on Master Path Plan Review ♦ Town's Housing Element to be reviewed ♦ Town's accomplishments for 1996 - 1997 ♦ Community Calendar ♦ Planning Commission changes - Finn and Doran departed leaving Cheng - Gottlieb - Jinkerson - Schreiner and Stutz ♦ Fire prevention initiative - chipping program - more hydrants - and goats ♦ Pathways Day - mark your calendars ♦ Household Hazardous Waste Disposal ♦ Friend's Café open in Library ♦ LAH Emergency Access Roads ♦ Neighborhood Emergency Network ♦ Volunteer Service Awards - call for volunteers ♦ Heritage Trees ♦ Welcome to new Town Staff Jim Rasp Director Public Works ♦ Baby boom at Town Hall ♦ New art exhibits at Town Hall by Carol Hake and Ginger Summit ♦ Building Permits up 75% ♦ Volunteers needed ♦ Chamber of Commerce ♦ Mediation available ♦ Trees - are they really the solution? ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Reader's Feedback
April 1998 Spring Town Picnic announced - all are invited ♦ Fire prevention measures underway ♦ Wolfgang Panosky - Director Emeritus of SLAC to speak at Historical Society Meeting ♦ City Manager's report - El Nino damage - Annual Report on Solid Waste - Housing Element - General Plan update - Parcel Database ♦ Building Department audit - Project Reviews - Quarry Hills Subdivision - Montessori School at Morgan Manor - New residences being built ♦ Planning Department update - Circulation Element ♦ In Memoriam Mary Stutz ♦ Ask The Staff - What are the rquirements for neighborly construction? ♦ Art Exhibits in Town Hall Chambers - Bonnie Epstein and Carole Brown ♦ Meet new Town Hall Staff Beth Ebben ♦ Picnic Reminder May 1st ♦ Changes in Solid Waste Service - More recycling - Yard waste collection - Purissima drop-off yard closes - Compost to be made available - Clean-up days revised ♦ Flyer for Town Picnic ♦ Picnic Registration Form
August 1998 Spring Family Picnic - a great success ♦ Scenic Town Roads: Circulation plan updated ♦ City Manager's Report (Peterson)- Landslide projects on Edgerton La Cresta and Natoma ♦ Quarry Hills Sub-Division ♦ Environmental Design and Spraying ♦ Moon Lane improvements ♦ La Paloma Drainage Basin ♦ Project Reviews ♦ Streets ♦ Paths ♦ Fire and Emergency Access Roads ♦ City Manager's Report (Peterson)- Landslide projects on Edgerton La Cresta and Natoma ♦ Quarry Hills Sub-Division ♦ Environmental Design and Spraying ♦ Moon Lane improvements ♦ La Paloma Drainage Basin ♦ Project Reviews ♦ Streets ♦ Paths ♦ Fire and Emergency Access Roads ♦ New Editor's Message - Duffy Price ♦ Pavement Management Program out to bid ♦ Paramedics on duty 24 hours ♦ Trashy Factoid ♦ Art Exhibits at Town Hall - Artists Jan Beyer; Misun Ko; and Ann Rinehart ♦ Town Budget Highlights ♦ Newcomers Club welcomes new members ♦ Pathways Day scheduled ♦ Reply Card ♦ Scenes from Town Picnic
November 1998 Guided Pathway Walks ♦ Family Spring Picnic ♦ Circulation Element Public Meeting Scheduled ♦ City Managers Report - Quarry Hills Subdivision - La Paloma Drainage Project - Elmberg subdivision on Taaffe Road - Housing Element - Matadero Creek Development Standards - Project Reviews - Sewers - Streets - Storm drains - Town Web-page ♦ YMCA Red Triangle award for Sid Hubbard (Picture of three attendees) ♦ Drop off in yard waste disposal ♦ Know your neighbors pumpkins (Zunino) ♦ What's new at the library ♦ Free mediation services available ♦ Editor's Message ♦ Check your smoke detector ♦ Letter To The Editor from George Dill ♦ If you enjoy the outdoors - join the Pathways Committe ♦ Art Show Invite - Struthers - Duhring - Schiff - Balmori ♦ December Holiday Events ♦ Poem by Ralph Vetterlein "My Neighbor's Trees" ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Picture about "Know Your Neighbor's Pumpkins" with Zunino children
March 1999 Community Calendar ♦ LAH Spring Picnic ♦ LAH to establish new Public Utilities Committee ♦ Council Meeting night changed to 1st and 3rd Thursday of month ♦ City Manager's Report - Personnel - Fire Hydrant Testing - Sewers - Sun Country Cable - Public acceptancs of Private Streets - Quarry Hills Subdivision - General Plan Update - Modification of Site Development process - Packard Property - Project reviews ♦ Planning Director's Report ♦ Cellular phones - avoid delays with emergencies ♦ Meet new assistant planner Shaunn O'Conner ♦ Help maintain pathways ♦ Fire Hazards ♦ Garbage in LAH - samples collected by Sharyn Brown along Page Mill - filled 5 large garden waste bags ♦ City Council revisits priorities for 1999 ♦ Art Show Invite - Kirsten Stein and Anna Wu ♦ Two National Awards for Los Altos Library ♦ What's new at Westwind Barn ♦ Firemen and Paramedics deliver help fast ♦ Hikers and Horses welcome at picnic (Picture Kay Stella and John Harpootlian) ♦ Flyer - Invitation To Spring Picnic
June 1999 City Manager Jeff Peterson resigns ♦ City Manager's Report - LeFevre/Eshner subdivision - Sun Country Cable - Council Chambers - General Plan update - Packard property - Matadero Creek subdivision - Project Reviews ♦ Planning Director's Report - Fast Track process ♦ Beautify LAH - Goal of the Utilities and Information Systems Committee ♦ New Town Engineer Ola Balogun replaces Sheryl Proft ♦ Editor's Message - Replies to March Newsletter and Youth Commissioner Patrick Neal appointed ♦ LAH County Fire Protection - Prevention is the name of the game ♦ Get Smart Slow Down!! ♦ In Memoriam Tom Griffiths ♦ Art Show Invitation - Amelia Kroll exhibition ♦ New Landscape Guide ♦ Should the Town regulate exterior color of new homes? ♦ Mayor Johnson accepts commemorative award for Sister Cities program from Dr Bill Sun ♦ Medical Information vials - what are they?
September 1999 Color board and policy to be reviewed ♦ Notice of Public Forum on color board ♦ City Manager's Report - Condition of Town Hall Buildings - Tree Ordinance - Search for City Manager - Service Response Request System - Paths - Streets - Y2K Program - Packard Property - PacBell Easement - ♦ Project Reviews ♦ Planning Director Report - Fast Track Process approved - Class A Fire-Safe Roofing required - Pavement and Storm Drain improvements for FY98/99 - Clean Streets Campaign ♦ Growing Kids in the Garden - Profile of Vince and Diane Zunino ♦ Art Invitation - Ken Knyper exhibition of Opera Renderings ♦ Park in LAH? ♦ Pathways Day - Join us for a walk in the hills ♦ People with disabilities - Need a ride? ♦ Committee Openings ♦ Free mediation service available
December 1999 Yesterday Today and Tomorrow - next month is LAH 44th anniversary ♦ City Manager's Report - Pathway Fees - Land Use Element - Building Permits for Quarry subdivision - Associate Planner position filled Carl Cahill - Swale between Altamont Rd and Central Drive - Bi-Monthly Garbage Pick-up ♦ Garbage goes well ♦ Special Election planned as a result of Bill Siegel's retirement ♦ Planning Director's Report - Update of Land Use Element in General Plan ♦ In the future a new Town Hall? ♦ Editor's Message ♦ City Manager's Goal - Bring neighbor's together - Horesemen's Association alive and well in LAH ♦ Art Exhibit Invitation - Mary Cox watercolors and Lydia J?aleevic Sculpture ♦ Rudolph's Resurrection (photo) ♦ Westwind Barn welcomes Town Officials ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Original Rudolph ♦ Photo Town Hall Staff 1999-2000 ♦ City Clerk Pat Dowd two decades with the town ♦ Jeanne Evilsizer record 23 years with the town ♦ Clyde Noel - "Our Man About Town" ♦ Annual Recognition of Town Volunteers ♦ 1999 Kid Power grows giant pumpkins in LAH ♦ Mary Stutz Pathway Dedicated
March 2000 First Spring Picnic of the Millennium ♦ Volunteer conservation water guidelines adopted ♦ Announce Special Election March 7 ♦ City Manager's Report - Capital Improvements - Mid-Year Budget - Future Bullis School Construction Activity - Franchise Services Complaints ♦ New Fire Hydrant and Water Main Program increases protection ♦ Garbage Service update ♦ Planning Director's Report - Update of Land Use Element in General Plan ♦ Free Mediation Sevices Available ♦ Editor's Message ♦ Omission Correction - Janet Vitu ♦ Opinion by Resident Patty Woolsey about Stray Dogs killing pets ♦ Community Volunteers needed ♦ New programs at library ♦ Earth Day Announcement ♦ Election Day Results available over the Internet ♦ Art Exhibit Invitation - Mel Lapides Wire Sculpture and Barabara von Haunalter Water Color Paintings ♦ Pathways walk before Spring Picnic ♦ Horsemen's Association sponsors Family Dog Show ♦ Town Clean-up Day ♦ Farewell to Bill Siegel ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Announce Spring Family Picnic
September 2000 LAH Crime Statistics - As Good As It Gets ♦ City Manager's Report (Interim Bob Quinlan) - Plan you work then work your plan! ♦ Recycling lids available ♦ In Memoriam Joan Earnest ♦ Westwind Barn - New Manager LeeAnne Kraus ♦ Editor's Message ♦ Public Works - San Jose Conservation Corps working on town pathways ♦ Horsemanship alive and well - Horseman's Association sponsored classes at Town Ring filled up ♦ Bicycle Safety Tips (correction by Les Earnest and others) ♦ Environmental Factoid ♦ Art Exhibit Invitation - Margie Miller Utzinger Animal Decoration - Gerhard Miller Paintings - David Gerhard Utzinger Paintings ♦ Santa Clara County Cities Association Recognizes Founder Bob Johnson ♦ Volunteers needed ♦ Free Mediation Services Available ♦ General Election - Reminder to vote. Warning Alert- Mail Theft Checks
December 2000 Founder of Purissima Hills Water District Robert Buss Retires from Board ♦ City Manager's Report ♦ Westwind 4H needs volunteers ♦ Message from our Deputies - Goal of Sheriff's Office is Community Policing ♦ Public Works in The Hills ♦ Are you using the Town's Web Site? ♦ Public Hearing on Ordinance Changes and Zoning for Constrained Lots ♦ New Planning Director Carl Cahill appointed ♦ Art Exhibit Invitation - William Carter Photography and Sharon Chinen Three-Dimensional Forms ♦ Thanks to Resident Rebecca Hickman - organiser of Ohlone Camp ♦ Volunteerts Needed ♦ Editor's Message ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Boy Scouts attend Council Meeting (Photo) ♦ Pathway Adventures - History Walk route suggestion ♦ Los Altos Library Events
March 2001 Fire Prevention - clean up with care ♦ Spring Family Picnic scheduled for June 3 ♦ Town Hall Report by Acting City Manager Carol Ferrel - Maureen Cassingham offered the job of Town Manger - Receptionist Kiersa Witt leaving - In Remembrance Senator Alan Cranston - Dan Dana - Robert Quinlan ♦ Message from Sheriff - 911 how it works best ♦ Planning Director's Report ♦ Meet our new planners Angelica Herrera and Matt Weintraub ♦ High Speed Internet Connections in Los Altos Hills - Some Options ♦ Art Exhibition at Town Hall - Marika Takada Glass Sculpture and Marilyn Powell Paintings ♦ Town Staff walkers Jeanne Evilsizer ♦ Kiersa Witt and Lani Smith ♦ Spring Pathway walk ♦ Constructing new picnic area at Westwind and Byrne Preserve ♦ Sign up for town's email alert list ♦ New committee to study Lot Unit Factor (LUF) ♦ Town initiates energy conservation efforts ♦ LAH Recreation Programs - Dog Hike ♦ Artist Workshop sessions ♦ Ohlone Camp sessions ♦ Dressage ♦ Equine Therapy and Pacific Ridge Pony Club at Westwind ♦ Annual Recognition Town Volunteers
June 2001 LUF Committee Report ♦ New ordinance addressing MFA/MDA Minimums for small lots ♦ Town Survey results available ♦ City Manager's Report - Budget status - Town Hall Building status - City Engineer recruitment status - IT needs assessment and goal setting - Council/Staff retreat ♦ Introducing new City Manager - Maureen Cassingham ♦ Planning Director's Report ♦ Public Works Report - Reconstruction of Elena ♦ Editor's Message - Switzerland in our backyard ♦ Kids Camps in the Hills ♦ Skyhawks Basketball - Baseball - Soccer ♦ Fire Safety Precautions ♦ Volunteers needed ♦ Update on Fire Hydrants and Water Mains programs ♦ Art Exibit invitation - art by Gunn High School students ♦ Beware - Tick season is here ♦ Sheriff's Corner - Deputy Jeff Hunter ♦ Update on undergrounding of utilites ♦ Recreation for seniors - Golf Croquet ♦ Farewell to Ethel Blank - Art Exhibit Curator ♦ Pathway Adventure Series 3 - route description and sketch map ♦ Urban Farmer - Vince Zunino ♦ In Memoriam Alan Cranston ♦ Town sponsors Newcomers Reception for 150 ♦ Spring Family Picnic a big success
September 2001 A New Town Hall for the 21st Century ♦ Grading Moratorium ♦ City Manager's Report - Engineering/Public Works Office moves - Foothill College Team Building ♦ New City Engineer and Director of Public Works - Min-tze Cheng ♦ Planning Director's Report ♦ Keep your dogs on a leash ♦ Editor's Message - Involved Citizens LAH greatest resource ♦ Horsemanship Program a great success ♦ 4H Handicap Program - volunteers needed ♦ LAH Lifestyle - enjoying Byrne Park "a-back" ♦ Sheriff's Corner - Deputy Louis Valdez ♦ Art Exhibit Invitation - Faith Duhring Ceramics and Jean Struthers Paintings ♦ Pony Club Halloween Horse Show - all kids invited ♦ Hoedown Event ♦ Croquet is OK! ♦ 325 Gallons a day per household? Really? ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ New Byrne Preserve picnic area community project ♦ Pathway Adventure Series No 1 ♦ Join in-town Pathway hikes ♦ General Fund Revenues and Expenditures - Numbers and Pie Charts ♦ Identity Theft - what is it? More information about this crime - Tips for prevention ♦ Inside Town Hall - Financial Director Carol Ferrel resigns ♦ Productivity on the increase with new babies arrived ♦ New Office Specialist Victoria Wright ♦ New Engineering Assistant Phu Nguyen ♦ Found - a small watch ♦ PG&E update
December 2001 Public Safety - Who is on the Disaster Council and what does it do? ♦ Terrorism and Emergency Response ♦ Safe pathways walk ♦ City Manager's Report - Town's Insurance and ABAG Plan - Foothill College Briefing on Measure E ♦ Update on new Administrative Services Director Sarah Joiner ♦ Conferencing to begin at Taaffe House ♦ Public Works and Engineering Report ♦ Planning Department Report ♦ Progress Report on New Town Hall ♦ Library Report ♦ Parks and Recreation - Kids Play Park to be installed at Little League Fields ♦ Community Volunteers Needed ♦ America's Fund for Afghan Children ♦ 325 Gallons a day per person? Really! ♦ A Proclamation in Support of the President of The United States of America ♦ Pathways Report - Caroling in The Hills ♦ Share the Roads and Pathways ♦ Art Students paint pumpkins ♦ Dedication of Newsletter - To Citizens whose lives were lost in the terrorist attack September 11th.
March 2002 Spring Family Picnic scheduled for June 2 ♦ Mediation Program (Description - what - why - how) ♦ City Manager's Report - Defensive Drivers Training for staff - Review of Emergency Operation Center Supplies - Town Hall Evacuation Drill ♦ Welcome new Administrative Services Director Sarah Joiner ♦ Planning Director's Report - Study completed of building height vs. setbacks - study started on Carports and Garages ♦ Reminder - Pathways are not a parking strip ♦ Earth Day Celebration planned for Westwind on April 21st ♦ Historical Society special event - view a Paleoparadoxia Skeleton ♦ Summer Fun in The Hills programs - Ohlone and Westwind camps - Baseball - Basketball - Soccer - Flag Football ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Earth Day Announcement with Live Big Cats ♦ Pathways Adventure Series Number 3 Matadero Creek Pathway Loop ♦ Pathway Report ♦ Town's Budget Adopted - Figures and Pie Charts of Revenues and Expenditures ♦ Flier for Los Altos Hills Pathways Run/Walk
June 2002 Design for new Town Hall - Mission Style Beauty ♦ Election Notice ♦ City Manager's Report - Status of Park Bond Act funding - Report on "Job Shadowing" - Connection of Town and Water District's Emergency Communications - New Public Safety Officer Steve Garcia and and new Associate Engineer Richard Chen ♦ New Assistant Planner Debbie Pedro ♦ Planning Director's Report ♦ Emergency Communications Committee launches new network ♦ Recent House Burglaries ♦ Volunteers needed ♦ Master Pathway Plan begins first revision in 21 years ♦ Town Website has new look ♦ New position to be created for Parks and Recreation Coordinator ♦ Message from Westwind Barn about upcoming events ♦ Introduction to Croquet Golf ♦ Editor's Message - Now is the time to plant pumpkins ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Special Riders Horseshow planned at Westwind Barn ♦ Volunteer Recognition Dinner ♦ 1st Annual LAH Fun Run ♦ Fire Protection update ♦ Host Families needed for Educatonal Opportunities
September 2002 City Clerk Pat Dowd Retires after 23 years ♦ City Manager's Report - Town Participation in Electric Vehicle Loan Program ♦ Update on PG&E Franchise ♦ Response plan for Housing Element of General Plan ♦ Ham activation procedures near final ♦ New Public Safety Officer Steve Garcia is on board ♦ Planning Director's Report includes recommendation to approve plans for new Town Hall ♦ Welcome new staff Richard Cheng and Johnson Chung ♦ Good Samaritan saves Sassi ♦ Volunteers needed ♦ Remember to vote November 5 ♦ Newcomer welcoming reception ♦ On loan - new electric vehicle for staff ♦ Westwind Summer Fun ♦ Glimpse of Halloween in August ♦ Introduction to Croquet Golf ♦ Newcomer's Club ♦ Resident's Reply Card ♦ Invitation to Newcomer's Club Reception ♦ Celebrate Westwind Barn and Hoedown ♦ Financial Highlights - Pie Charts of General Fund Revenues and Expenditures
December 2002 To Underground or Not To Undeground ♦ City Manager's Report - Update on PacBell DSL project - Town-wide Emergency Training - Update on Radio/Data Interoperability Project - Appointment of new City Clerk Karen Jost ♦ Pollution Prevention keeps our creeks and wetlands happy ♦ Planning Director's Report - Recommendation to approve Pathway Master Plan - Secondary Housing Unit Survey distributed ♦ Welcome new City Clerk Karen Jost ♦ Appointment of new Town Hall Committee - Residents invited to apply ♦ Unanimous Resolution by Town Council in support of Continued Operation of Bullis Purissima Primary School ♦ Farewell to Pat Dowd ♦ Summer in The Hills Recreation Programs ♦ Pathways Report - Caroling in The Hills ♦ Holiday Event at Town Hall - Crafts Food and Caroling ♦ Council Election Results - Kerr and Warshawsky winners ♦ Resident's Reply Card - Survey on undergrounding ♦ Largest pumpkin grown in California from Los Altos Hills
March 2003 New Town Hall - What is your preference - Craftsman / Mission / Rural / Sustainable? ♦ City Manager's Report - Status of Parks and Recreation Supervisor recruitment - Change in PG&E Representative - Appointment to CALID Local Policy Board ♦ Bullis Elementary School voted for closure ♦ Pathways need maintenance? ♦ Planning Director's Report - Goal for new ordinance prohbiting obstruction of views ♦ Editor's Message - New Town Hall Style - what is your preference? ♦ New Pathway Map Committee appointed to produce accurate uptodate map ♦ Undergrounding of Utilities - Resident's Respond ♦ Volunteer openings ♦ Summer in The Hills Recreation Programs ♦ Earth Day Celebration planned at Westwind ♦ Bluebirds return to Los Altos Hills ♦ Town Picnic scheduled ♦ Habitat Restoration at Byrne Preserve ♦ Flier for 2nd Annual Pathways Run
June 2003 Calendar ♦ New Town Hall - Residents prefer rural ♦ Bullis Charter School update ♦ City Manager's Report ♦ Los Altos Sewer Basin Update ♦ Undergrounding Utilities Report ♦ Planning Director's Report ♦ Cahill Family delivers on FAST TRACK ♦ Adobe Creek Watershed Citizen's Group formed ♦ New Open Space Committee appointed ♦ Westwind Barn welcomes new Manager Sarah Mallas ♦ Newsletter statement of purpose ♦ Community Volunteers needed ♦ What is CHAC? ♦ Welcome aboard new Parks & Rec Director Jimmy Forbis ♦ Open Space Educational Event ♦ In Memoriam Richard Lamparter ♦ Westwind Barn Preservation effort underway - New group formed ♦ Antique Farm Equipment Donation ♦ Fun Run Announcement ♦ Annual Recognition of Town's Volunteers - Committee Membership lists ♦ Parks & Recreation Dept - Scheduled summer activities ♦ Pathway News ♦ Maintenance Request Form
September 2003 Underground Utility - Progress Report ♦ Update on State Budget ♦ City Manager's Report - Town Website new features update - Suggestions for Mail and Identity Theft ♦ Local Agency Partnership under Exploration ♦ Negotiating new agreement for Animal Control and Sheltering ♦ Community Emergency Response Team - what is CERT? ♦ Service enhancements with Town Refuse Franchise ♦ New Town Hall Plans are underway ♦ Erratum in previous newsletter ♦ Planning Director's Report - Residential Care Homes - Synthetic Turf - Conservation Easements ♦ Open Sapce Committee participates in workshop ♦ Emergency Communications Committee - New Chairman Abraham takes over from Overstreet ♦ June Town Picnic report ♦ New Public Education Committee appointed ♦ "All That Jazz" event in LAH to benefit Public Education ♦ Fall Recreation Program ♦ Historic Westwind Barn offers diverse programs - Pacific Ridge Pony Club ♦ New Commission and Committee Appointments - Jean and Barbara Mordo - Nancy Ginzton - Craig Jones - Ray Egan - Ed Jones - Jack Trollman - Bob Johnson ♦ Giant Pumpkin in The Hills - weighty ambitions ♦ Flier for Hoedown at Westwind Barn ♦ Budget Message - Town's Financial Highlights in Pie Charts ♦ Form and Reply Envelope for Customer Survey ♦
December 2003 Public Education in Los Altos Hills ♦ Bullis Charter School Open Enrollment ♦ Public Education Committee on data gathering mission ♦ Approved new Town Hall design ♦ City Manager's Report - Street sweeping schedule - Update on Comcast upgrade - New website features coming ♦ Sheriff's corner - Deputy Pete Evangel ♦ Open Letter from Deputy Peter Evangel ♦ Planning Director's Report - Planning Commission met with water district about water conservation and will review definition of Conservation Easement and current Fence Ordinanace ♦ Sheriff's Office - Offers Ride-Along Program for those interested in a career ♦ Westwind Pony Club Halloween Horse-Show ♦ Adobe Creek Watershed - Neighborhood collaborative formed ♦ Pumpkin Riders (picture) ♦ Updating the Master Pathway Map ♦ Profile of Community Relations Committee ♦ Certificate of Appreciation for our Firefighter's Local ♦ CERT Partnership for a safer community ♦ Environmental Design and Protection Committee ♦ Caroling in The Hills ♦ Why underground our utilities? ♦ Celebrate the Winter Holidays
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