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🌱 Patch AM: Why Cuesta Drive’s speed bumps are landing Los Altos drivers tickets
Happening soon: Grandparents Day on the Los Altos Patch calendar
Hey there, Los Altos! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Cuesta Drive's speed bumps are landing Los Altos drivers tickets
- What Los Altos' new "4th-wealthiest suburb" title really means
Also on today's calendar: Grandparents Day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 88, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Rather cloudy and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Drivers continue to maneuver around Cuesta speed bumps (losaltosonline.com) — Drivers on Cuesta Drive in Los Altos are still swerving into oncoming lanes to dodge the staggered speed tables the city installed in 2020, prompting frequent traffic stops by local police. Officials say the design meets fire department requirements, warn that crossing double‑yellow lines can bring serious moving violations, and note there are no current plans to change the bumps. 
• Here are the 10 wealthiest suburbs in America (myrtlebeachonline.com) — Los Altos ranks as the nation's fourth-wealthiest suburb, with average household income topping $417,000 and typical home values around $4.8 million. The ranking, based on federal survey data, highlights how strongly Silicon Valley wealth and high housing costs shape daily life and affordability for local residents.
📸 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
- Sunday Worship →
Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
10:00 am - Labor Day Holiday
Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 - Labor Day; administrative holiday
Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 - Woodland Branch Library Closed for Labor Day →
Woodland Library 1975 Grant Road, Los Altos, CA 94024 - Session 3 - grades due (faculty)
Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 - Session 1 - grades due (faculty)
Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 - Universal Design for Student Success
Santa Clara University Faculty Development Lab (Learning Commons 141)
9:30 am - Widow and Widowers Association Meetings; Visitors Welcome →
460 S El Monte Ave, Los Altos
7:30 pm - Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" →
Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton
7:00 pm - Gilles Vonsattel: Beethoven Piano Sonatas →
Spieker Center for the Arts, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton
4:00 pm - Flamenco de A →
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View
7:00 pm
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
📣 Los Altos Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 24/7 pet hospital?
I'm curious if there's a 24/7 pet hospital in the Bay Area with critical care capabilities that is NOT Medvet, SAGE or VEG? (VEG not board certified… (Nextdoor Loyola/Country Club-Zone 37)
- Los Altos Elementary posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher Pool (TK-8) $225 per day in Los Altos. Apply here.
- SentinelOne, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant General Counsel, CommercialNew in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mountain View
- After 15 years, a Barron Park couple's unusable bathroom gets a makeover (mv-voice.com)
- Revisiting Dolly Parton's Final Full Concert in the Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Times (sfbaytimes.com)
- Tishman Speyer Strikes One of Mountain View's Largest Office Sales in Recent Years (globest.com)
Palo Alto
- After 15 years, a Barron Park couple's unusable bathroom gets a makeover (paloaltoonline.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: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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