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Los Altos Tweets About Halloween Costumes and Paranoid Soccer Moms

Los Altans are tweeting about upcoming events like Monday's Halloween Spooktacular, Nov. 5's Bay Area Star Party and the Nov. 11 Holiday Stroll. Don't forget Movember.

From a cool Star Party at Foothill College to non-candy treats for the Halloween event downtown, there was lots to keep tabs on this week.

But it's always nice to remember how beautiful it is here, isn't it? We've got a few reminders of that below.

Oct. 28:

1. clairegiordano Claire Giordano   Silver lining to driving to swim meet at 0-dark 30: sunrise over the Los Altos Hills.

2. RussB Russell Beattie   I had to Trick or Treat in the snow when I was a kid. Now I'm watching my son overheat at his school's Halloween walk. Love California.

3. NASAAmes NASA Ames   11/5 - Bay Area Star Party - Foothill College: @NASA_Lunar co-hosts; telescope viewings, moon rocks and NASA folks! 1.usa.gov/uDkfPe

4. rbucich Rick Bucich   I’ve donated my face to #Movember & men’s health, pls give so it may grow: mobro.co/rbucich

Oct. 27:

5. valcarpenter Valorie Carpenter   Represented Los Altos @ Santa Clara County Library District Board of Directors mtg today and attended League of... fb.me/1h5t7ott0

6. Foothillnews Foothill College   FOOTHILL-DE ANZA Community College District Board of Trustees Seeks student applicant for its Measure C... fb.me/10tdtX43x

Oct. 26:

7. awall26 Ellie Wall   @bvtaylor09 still have #LosAltos weather widget on my computer. love seeing how sunny and warm it is there...

8. belizepost Lorenzo Gonzalez   Los Altos, California’s Foothill College, embarked upon an adventure in the small yet fascinating country of Belize chaacreek.com/belize-travel-…

Oct. 26:

9. rbucich Rick Bucich @ @jonesabi the costume shop in Los Altos has just about everything you could want

10. LosAltosVillage Downtown Los Altos   Holiday Stroll, downtown Los Altos, Friday Night, Nov. 11, 5-9 pm. Sparkling lights, shopping, live music, and more. DowntownLosAltos.org

11. LosAltosVillage Downtown Los Altos   Halloween Spooktacular, Oct 31, Noon to 4 PM. Trick or Treat at participating stores downtown Los Altos. Fun for all. downtownlosaltos.org

Oct. 25:

12. TDMlosaltos TDMlosaltos   Ordering some sweet (non-candy) treats for Los Altos downtown trick-or-treating Monday! Please stop by with the kiddos! Spread the word!!

Oct. 24:

13.  kaykogi Kevin Crouch   by khanacademy Perfect for #worldseries time. Khan Academy determines the minimum velocity of a hit ball to clear the Green Monster bit.ly/sIc1Cr

14. Chentastic1 Eric Chen   I hate Los Altos soccer moms. I'm 10 feet away from the intersection. Don't freak out when I try to creep up to get a better view

Oct. 23:

15. RussB Russell Beattie   Jobs bio has arrived on the Kindle. Sitting down for a quick perusal... Where's the box of tissues? I'm already getting verklempt...

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
mtnview_parent April 12, 2013 at 03:06 am
The only problem with the charter school is that they cause more problem than they solve. TheyRead More want to close Covington, then Blach. So, they don't provide flexibility at all. They keep going to court. This is a case were the remedy is worst than the disease. The original idea is that we have to be creative with the 10th site. Land is scarce, and most likely, we cannot provide the same facility than other school within the district. People are not happy about being moved from their school (with good reason I feel) Solution: provide an inspiring project. May be an immersion program, or a more academic program, or maybe a program to help english learner from K-3. If we don't innovate with a more flexible program, we might just need to redraw the boundaries every 5-7 years. Nobody can foresee the future, but you can build flexibility.
Mitch Caldwell April 11, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Maybe offering a magnet school could help with stability? It can balance out enrollment at otherRead More schools so that attendance boundaries do not have to be redrawn. Isn't the charter school doing that for the LASD district right now?
mtnview_parent April 11, 2013 at 10:36 pm
I saw you had a good discussion on the definition of a neighborhood school. But beyond theRead More definitions, I would like to ask why does palo Alto school District and Cupertino School district have a mix of neighborhood school and some choice school. Those are two high performing district right next to us. Can a choice school be an excellent way to stop the highly disruptive attendance boundary change ? People say I am for statu quo, that I am against change. I feel that family and children need stability, that is why we don't change spouse at the pace the BoT change the attendance boundary. People who want some stability at home (and their school) do make a reasonable request.
Karen Janowski April 22, 2013 at 12:19 pm
And you can join the Drive Less Challenge that starts today and runs for the next two weeks. JoinRead More any time during the 2-week period. Check it out at www.DriveLessChallengeLA.com. Try out some alternative transportation, like bicycling or walking (or even carpooling with other families) with your kids to school, bike to the grocery store for those one or two items or walk to the local coffee shop instead of driving. Take the train on a weekend adventure to San Francisco or light rail to San Jose. It's a good opportunity to try something you might not have done before. Have fun with it!