Friends Of Los Altos & Los Altos Neighborhood Network To Consolidate

Announcement from the Friends of Los Altos and the Los Altos Neighborhood Network:

The Boards of Directors of Friends of Los Altos, Inc. (FOLA) and the Los Altos Neighborhood Network (LANN) announced today that each Board unanimously approved a consolidation of the two organizations. Both Boards believe that joining forces is in the best interest of the Los Altos community, and are enthusiastic about their shared vision for Los Altos.

According to David Casas, current President of both organizations, “Since publishing its first newsletter 14 years ago, the Los Altos Neighborhood Network has served our community well as an independent voice for Los Altos residents. Consolidating with the Friends of Los Altos, Inc. will enhance the values that LANN has stood for over the years and enable the combined organization to more effectively represent Los Altos residents in today’s environment.”

As part of the consolidation, several current LANN Board of Directors members will join the FOLA Board of Directors or Advisors. The monthly LANN newsletter will be discontinued and replaced by brief white papers periodically distributed by FOLA on topics of vital concern to Los Altos residents.

The Los Altos Neighborhood Network (LANN) has been a community-based organization run by volunteers that published a monthly newsletter for the past 14 years. A highly-respected non-profit that has credibility and influence throughout the community, LANN’s mission has been to foster community awareness, influence community leaders, and encourage members to share their voices on issues of importance to the broader Los Altos community.

The LANN newsletter featured in-depth articles focused on important issues such as traffic, schools, downtown development, and many other key topics which affect residents, businesses and those who work in the City. It has served as a public forum where local community issues could be raised and written about, and embodied the spirit of the Los Altos community.

Friends of Los Altos (FOLA) is a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer-run organization comprised of City of Los Altos residents.

Founded in 2013, it was created to ensure that issues of critical importance and decisions with long-lasting impact reflect the values of the broader Los Altos community. Similar to the mission of the City of Los Altos, the organization’s mission is to maintain and foster the City of Los Altos as a great place to live and to raise and educate a family. The organization serves as a bridge within the Los Altos community, and is committed to a balanced, unbiased, fact-based approach focused on continuing fiscal responsibility.

Its goals are to inform our elected officials and our community on issues important to Los Altans, and to advocate for decisions that reflect the values of City of Los Altos residents.

Please visit www.FriendsOfLosAltos.org for more information and to sign up to receive the organization’s periodic emails on topics of vital concern to City of Los Altos residents, or write to Friends of Los Altos, P. O. Box 3314, Los Altos, CA 94024. Articles published in the LANN newsletter are archived on the LANN website www.lannonline.org.