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Shop and Dine at Open Streets Los Altos
Open Streets Los Altos is continuing through September 28th! Join your favorite downtown restaurants and retailers this Thursday through Sunday for our fourth Open Streets Los Altos. The City will be closing State and Main Streets for businesses to use additional space for outdoor seating and displays. Whether you're walking, biking, or driving your way in, businesses are ready to serve you. If you're ride-sharing and unsure of where to dropped-off let your Uber/Lyft know the official drop-off zones are located at the pins shown on the graphic. Retailers will be open until 8PM so make sure to come out for all your retail needs.
Want to learn more? Visit us here! Socially-distant dining, shopping, and strolling, starts at Open Streets Los Altos, and don't forgot your face covering!
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Do You Want To Better Serve Your Community?
Join a commission! This is one of our largest commission recruitments; there are six commissions that are recruiting. These commissions serve as an advisory body for our City Council and allow for more resident input on crucial policy decisions. The following commissions are recruiting:
- Complete Streets Commission
- Design Review Commission
- Parks and Recreation Commission
- Historical Commission
- Planning Commission
- Library Commission
Applicants must be residents of the City of Los Altos to be considered for an appointment. The deadline to submit application is August 19 and interviews will be scheduled for September 1. For more information, visit www.losaltosca.gov or call 650-947-2720.
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Reach Code Questions
The Reach Codes will be on the City Council's Agenda this September. We understand that there are still many questions surrounding the issue of an all-electric mandate. we want to encourage residents to visit our webpage to get their questions answered. Whether it is to ask a question or to learn more, you can find all the information you need. If you want to learn more, click here: Reach Codes Webpage
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Preventing Litter
Nearly 80 percent of the litter found in our creeks and the Bay is washed, blown or dumped there from land! One piece of litter can end up miles from where it is thrown on a suburban street, polluting our creeks and causing a threat to wildlife. Tips to prevent litter:
- Always throw away disposable masks and gloves in the trash.
- Clean leaves and trash out of your rain and street gutters.
- Bring a bag for trash when picnicking, hiking, or camping.
- Dispose of pet waste in the garbage.
- Keep a trash bag in the car. Collect all trash and dispose of it properly.
- Tie plastic bags in a knot before disposing of them in the trash so they don’t fly out of the bin or the garbage truck. Plastic bags cannot be recycled in residential bins.
- When hauling materials by truck, enclose your loads or cover with a tarp to prevent anything from falling or blowing off the back.
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Contact the Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program to learn about the proper disposal of common household products
Visit the Watershed Watch website for more ideas on how you can make a difference for wildlife and water quality in local creeks, the Bay, and the Ocean.
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History Museum Celebrates Women’s Suffrage with Outdoor Exhibit
One hundred years ago, women fought for, and won, the right to vote. Los Altos History Museum celebrates this milestone with an outdoor exhibit entitled “Rise Up! The Fight for Women’s Suffrage,” on display beginning August 20. Originally slated as a larger exhibition in the main gallery of the Museum, a mini-version of “Rise Up!” will be mounted on the wraparound porch of the J. Gilbert Smith House. Set up as a self-guided tour, visitors may safely browse the large panels of historic photographs and text at any time, while practicing social distancing with others. When Santa Clara County allows the Museum to reopen, the outdoor exhibit will be consolidated with the main exhibition. To learn about upcoming programs and online events, visit the website at losaltoshistory.org and sign up to be on the Museum’s mailing list.
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Los Altos Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
“Los Altos Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage” is the title of a series of programs sponsored by the City of Los Altos, Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos Library, Los Altos Youth Commission, Los Altos Women’s Caucus and Santa Clara County. The public is invited to attend events in person or virtually.
"Women on Wheels," a Community Car Parade Celebration, is set for Women’s Equality Day, Wednesday, August 26, 3:30-5:30 PM. Current and former female Council members will participate in a festive car parade that starts at Lincoln Park, goes through downtown, to Heritage Oaks Park, ending at the Los Altos History Museum. Members of the public can join the parade; advance registration is suggested. Dressing in the costume of a suffragette is encouraged. The museum’s outdoor exhibit, Rise Up! will be on display. For more information about the car parade and the route: https://www.losaltoswomenscaucus.org/
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Have You Filled Out the Census?
You still have through the end of September to do so. 1 in 6 Los Altos residents haven’t filled out the Census. While we have one of the highest response rates in the county at 84.2%, we know we can do better! So spread the word and make sure everyone is counted. Ensure that you are counted and complete the census by visiting www.2020census.gov/en.html.
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Tai Chi for Health
A new online class is now available through the Adult 50+ Program! This popular class, taught by Kathleen McCarty, is designed to increase mobility and stability. These classes will run from August 5 to August 26. There are two different days that the class is offered on:
- Mondays, 10:30am – 11:30 am, $41 members/$49 Non-members
- Wednesdays, 10:30am – 11:30am, $55 members/$65 Non-members
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Adult 50+ Program
Senior Connection Hotline
Recreation and Community Services staff are ready to assist seniors (50+) of the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills communities with COVID-19 updates as well as referrals, resources, and information about what services are available while being safe at home.
Staff is available Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. Call (650) 947-2797 to get connected.
Community Connection Hotline
Recreation and Community Services staff are ready to assist members of the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills communities with Covid-19 updates as well as referrals, resources, and information about what services are available while being safe at home. Staff is available Monday through Friday from 8:00AM – 5:00PM. Call (650) 947-2790 to get connected.
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City-Hosted COVID-19 Testing Site
The City of Los Altos hosted a County of Santa Clara “by-appointment” COVID-19 test site on August 13 at the Los Altos Youth Center. The clinical team tested 620 community members using the short nasal swab method, with test results due back within 3 to 5 days. Several community volunteers supported the staff with line management and other tasks. When the City last hosted a test site in June, the County did not offer appointments and community members had to wait in long lines for their turn to be tested. With a by-appointment testing site, the clinical team was able to get individuals through check-in and testing within 2.5 minutes, making COVID-19 testing easy and convenient.
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City Seeks Volunteers to Support COVID-19 Test Site
The City of Los Altos will host a County “pop-up” COVID-19 testing site at the Los Altos Youth Center, 1 N. San Antonio Road, on September 10. Would you be able to help with line management and other administrative tasks to support the testing staff? Please visit https://bit.ly/LAYCtesting to volunteer for a shift—or more! Volunteers are needed from 8:30AM to 5:00PM to greet people as they arrive for their appointments, and to help manage the line to get people through as efficiently as possible.
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City of Los Altos | (650) 947-2700 | www.losaltosca.gov |
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