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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Remembering Randall Fowler, inventor of the digital fingerprint scanner (losaltosonline.com) — A pioneering inventor who helped make today's digital fingerprint scanners possible spent decades living and raising his family in Los Altos, deeply involved in the local community. Randall Fowler's garage-built technology eventually supported national law enforcement databases and everyday device security, but he always kept close ties to Silicon Valley, founding a Mountain View biometrics company and remaining an engaged Los Altos resident until his death in 2025.
• Los Altos plastic surgeon retires after 52 years (losaltosonline.com) — A longtime Los Altos plastic surgeon has retired after 52 years, closing a chapter for patients who've visited his local practice since the 1970s. He reflects on his journey from Holocaust survivor and immigrant child to innovator in facial surgery and laser techniques, and on the teaching legacy that trained many specialists who now practice across the country.
• The Flock Backlash and Growing Revolt Against License Plate Surveillance (northdallasgazette.com) — Los Altos is now part of a growing Santa Clara County coalition pushing back against automated license plate reader surveillance, alongside cities like San Jose and Mountain View. Privacy and immigrant-rights advocates describe how Flock camera data can be shared with federal agencies, and urge residents to use public-records requests, audits, and council testimony to influence local surveillance decisions.
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