🌱 Patch AM: How a forgotten Los Altos science project became a high-priced artifact

Greetings Los Altos! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a forgotten Los Altos science project became a high-priced artifact
• How Los Altos High quietly became a model "future-ready" campus

Also on today's calendar: Grandparents Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 78, low: 59.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Steve Jobs' 8th-Grade Science Fair Project Hits Auction Block (hypefresh.com) — Los Altos plays a quiet starring role as Steve Jobs' eighth‑grade science fair project heads to auction, after decades stored at the family's Los Altos home and the famed garage where Apple began. The sale, part of Apple's 50th‑anniversary celebrations, features more than 200 Apple-related artifacts and underscores how early items from that Los Altos garage have become prized collectibles.
   

• Phased Strategies to Achieve Modern Campus Transformations (schoolconstructionnews.com) — If you're connected to Los Altos High School, you'll see your campus held up as a model for phased modernization that improves learning, wellness, and sustainability. The article explains how a decade of carefully sequenced renovations and new buildings created flexible, student-centered spaces while keeping the school operating, and compares that approach with a full campus rebuild in San Pablo.
   

📸 Around Los Altos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Altos

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• Grandparents Day →
  Animal Assisted Happiness, 999 E Caribbean Dr, Sunnyvale
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• JV Football scrimmage @ Leigh HS
  Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
  4:00 pm
• ASB Freshmen Election paperwork due
  Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Football Scrimmage @ Leigh HS
  Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
  6:00 pm
• Back to School Dance Party
  Los Altos High Mountain View, CA 94040
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Flag Football, Girls JV @ - Wilcox Jamboree
  Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
  8:00 am
• Flag Football, Girls VR @ - Wilcox Jamboree
  Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
  8:00 am
• Los Altos vs Los Altos Hills Adult Softball Game →
  Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Rosita Park 401 Rosita Avenue Los Altos, CA 94024
  10:00 am
Sunday August 23
• The Rounder Circle plays at Foothills →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  10:00 am
• Sunday Worship →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  10:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• Widow and Widowers Association Meetings; Visitors Welcome →
  460 S El Monte Ave, Los Altos
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Train Day →
  Los Altos History Museum, 51 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Loucks Avenue!!
  This is such a great picture ! Our street for the last 54years. (Nextdoor Santa Rita Court)
• Hello neighbors!
  Does anyone know of a not too expensive jewelry place for minor repair? I have an anklet that needs some attention. (Nextdoor Oak-Fremont)

• HumanGood posted a job opening for Food Service Worker (Per Diem/On Call) in Los Altos. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountain View

• Intuit gives $500K to Mountain View's affordable housing fund (mv-voice.com)
• Data Scientist, Discover (google.com)
• Eighth U.S. Circuit Validates California Law Requiring Obedience to Out-of-State Warrants (metnews.com)

Palo Alto

• Baylands Golf Links Recognized for Environmental Excellence (thegolfwire.com)

Campbell

• Cockroaches Force Closure Of Eataly Restaurant In NorCal: Inspection Report (patch.com)

Ok Los Altos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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