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21 Sep 2019 |
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Historic Bike Ride of Los Altos
A bike around Los Altos where you can discover the history of our most interesting town. We meet at the Los Altos History Museum, bike 8 miles around town to see the best historic sites and homes in Los Altos, hear some stories and finish back at the Museum for an optional lunch and a […]
Continue Reading25 Mar 2019 |
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Try This: Make America…..Rake Again!
Did you know that Los Altos was the first city in the Bay Area to ban gas-powered leaf blowers? The ordinance has been in Los Altos’ municipal code since 1991, but enforcement has been lacking and new residents are often unaware of this law. (Los Altos Noise Ordinance, Health and Safety Chapter 6.16.070) prohibits the […]
Continue Reading23 Sep 2018 |
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Los Altos Historic Bike Tour
Please join us Sept. 23 for an 8 mile bike ride around town to see the best historic sites and homes in Los Altos and hear some stories. We finish at the History Museum with an optional lunch and a chance to see the Museum’s current exhibition, Paint the Town II, Echoes of Our Past. […]
Continue Reading21 Apr 2018 |
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Lawn Be Gone Bike Tour
Join GreenTown Los Altos on a bicycle tour of Los Altos to see for yourself how good drought-tolerant landscaping can look. We start at a private home in north Los Altos, stop at the always popular Living Classroom project at Egan Jr. High School, and visit several nearby homes to talk to homeowners, landscape designers […]
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09 Dec 2012 |
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Margie Suozzo Receives Recognition as Outstanding Volunteer
Margie Suozzo, GreenTown Los Altos co-founder and outgoing Leadership Chair was a recipient of a Los Altos / Los Altos Hills Community Volunteer Service Award on Friday, December 7, 2012, along with several other deserving community members. Below is the introduction about Margie, prepared and delivered by Acterra Board Member and ...
Continue Reading08 Sep 2012 |
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PARK(ing) Day Comes to Downtown Los Altos September 21st!
For the first time ever, downtown Los Altos will be a participant in a worldwide annual event called PARK(ing) Day, which this year falls on Friday, September 21! Click here for more info and come join in the fun!
Continue Reading22 Aug 2012 |
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Los Altos Cleans Up – Businesses and Residents Join City’s Effort to Reduce Waste
While participation in recycling/organics collection programs is a vast improvement over simply throwing everything in the garbage to be landfilled, it’s even better to implement policy and programs that eliminate waste. For example, many local grocery stores reward shoppers for bringing their own bags rather than using disposable ...
Continue Reading29 Jun 2012 |
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LEED Platinum Packard Foundation Building: An Inspiration!
The property will generate 100% of its energy requirements and will harvest 100% of the rainwater that falls on it. These characteristics, among other design elements, are what has earned the Packard headquarters a platinum level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designation by the U.S. Green Building Council. It ...
Continue Reading09 Feb 2012 |
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Los Altos resident shares solar story
By John Bigler, Los Altos resident In April 2006, we decided we were ready to “Go Solar” at our 2900 square foot Los Altos home. Our goal was to reduce our eco-footprint by generating our own electricity. After requesting bids from three different solar companies, we selected Mountain View based Cobalt Power Systems ...
Continue Reading26 Jan 2011 |
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Los Altos City Council Discusses the Lehigh Cement Co. Issue
On January 25th, the Los Altos City Council met to discuss the Permanente Quarry/Lehigh SW Cement Company in the hills south of Los Altos. According to the group NoToxicAir.org, this cement factory releases various chemicals including 1,284 pounds of mercury/year which is the 2nd highest of any cement plant in the US and is over ten ...
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