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🌱 Patch AM: How will a six-story condo project reshape downtown Los Altos?
Also check out Grandparents Day on the Los Altos Patch calendar
Hello Los Altos! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How will a six-story condo project reshape downtown Los Altos?
- What changes now that Los Altos runs its own crossing guards?
- Looking for community after 60? Meet your neighbors over coffee.
Also on today's calendar: Grandparents Day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Proposal For Housing at 349 1st Street, Los Altos (sfyimby.com) — A six-story, 19-unit condo building is moving forward at 349 1st Street in downtown Los Altos after clearing environmental review, using the state's builder's remedy. The project, a block from Main Street, will include a podium garage, rooftop deck, bike parking, and four deed-restricted homes for low-income households, though construction cost and timing remain unknown. 
• Los Altos brings crossing guards in-house (losaltosonline.com) — Los Altos has taken direct control of its school crossing guard program, hiring guards as city employees under police supervision and ending its private vendor contract. A new agreement with Los Altos School District and other districts shares costs, sets per-location fees, and clarifies that the city will ultimately decide where guards are posted based on safety assessments.
• Local group offers community to single adults over 60 (losaltosonline.com) — Single adults over 60 in Los Altos now have a standing invitation to meet for conversation at Coffee Together, a monthly gathering at Red Berry Coffee Bar on Main Street. Organizer and new resident Heather Kenvin hopes the casual, non-dating meetups will ease loneliness for widowed and divorced locals by offering simple, low-pressure social connection.
📸 Around Los Altos
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Altos
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★ Featured events ★
- Grandparents Day →
Animal Assisted Happiness, 999 E Caribbean Dr, Sunnyvale
9:30 am
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- Widow and Widowers Association Meetings; Visitors Welcome →
460 S El Monte Ave, Los Altos
7:30 pm - Session 6 - grades due (faculty)
Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 - Garden Weeding Party
Santa Clara University The Forge Garden
8:00 am - Custom Chatbots to Support Student Success (Virtual)
Santa Clara University Remote via Zoom
10:00 am - TerminalFour: Working w/ Images & Files
Santa Clara University Zoom Session or In-person: Learning Commons-Lab 206
10:30 am - Hire ME!! Update Your Resume & Get Results
Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
12:00 pm - Junipero Serra and 1776: The West and East Coasts →
Los Altos History Museum, 51 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos
5:30 pm - AVID Family Night
Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
5:30 pm - Sunday Worship →
Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
10:00 am - The Rounder Circle plays at Foothills →
Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
10:00 am - Train Day →
Los Altos History Museum, 51 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos
11:00 am
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Sunday August 23
Sunday August 30
📣 Los Altos Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Baby Bunnies at Play: The latest babies in the "nursery" under the house were very active this morning!
When bunnies are happy, they run zoomies and binky. These guys must be very happy! This went on for hours. Fortunately, they are 100% safe under… (Nextdoor Country Club-Zone 42) - Hello neighbors, we're looking for a reliable local contractor to remodel our home in Los Altos.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions. (Nextdoor Almond-Edith-Jardin)
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Mountain View. Apply here.
- Crescent posted a job opening for Floor Houseperson in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mountain View
- Kiwanis Club of Mountain View celebrates 100 years of service (losaltosonline.com)
- AI-Native Java Developer - R Systems, Inc. - Hybrid in Mountain View, CA, US (dice.com)
- Book Senior Care Services in Mountain View, CA with Pooja L. from $30/hr (care.com)
Palo Alto
- New school superintendent wants to cut administrative jobs (padailypost.com)
Cupertino
- Man Sexually Assaulted Woman In Park: Santa Clara Police (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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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