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Los Altos Hills

Los Altos Hills is a town of 8,000 in the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills — Silicon Valley's most deliberately rural enclave, with no shops, no streetlights, and one-acre minimum lots by design. Incorporated 1956, governed by a five-member Council, to preserve seclusion over growth.

CivicCause organizes issues, meetings, elections, and public activity around Los Altos Hills so you can see what is happening locally and how it connects to broader county decisions.

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Daily Summary
2026-10-22

Board of Directors meets tomorrow

The Board of Directors will hold a meeting tomorrow, October 23, 2026. This regional meeting is an important upcoming decision point that could influence policies affecting Los Altos Hills and the broader Santa Clara County area.

Separately, the Children, Seniors, and Families Committee is meeting today, October 22, 2026, providing another county-level forum for issues relevant to local residents. While Los Altos Hills City Council’s last meetings were held on September 17, there are no new city meetings scheduled in the immediate future. Residents should watch the Board of Directors meeting tomorrow for any decisions impacting the region and keep an eye on county committees addressing community needs.

Meeting: Board of Directors • Board of DirectorsMeeting: Los Altos Hills City Council • Los Altos Hills City Council - Regular MeetingMeeting: Los Altos Hills City Council • Los Altos Hills City Council - Special MeetingMeeting: Children, Seniors, and Families Committee • Children, Seniors, and Families Committee
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Community Fiber — Building the Town's Digital Infrastructure
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Los Altos Hills is making a significant long-term investment in community-owned fiber optic internet infrastructure — an unusual civic project that reflects the town's commitment to self-reliance. The Los Altos Hills Community Fiber (LAHCF…
Wildfire Risk & Evacuation Planning — The Town's Most Urgent Existential Threat
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Wildfire is the single greatest physical threat to Los Altos Hills. The Los Altos Hills County Fire District identifies wildfires, earthquakes, power outages, storms, and landslides as the primary hazards facing the community, emphasizing …
Housing Lawsuit — The State vs. a Town Fighting Back
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Los Altos Hills is now the subject of active fair housing litigation — one of the most consequential civic battles in the town's history. The California Housing Defense Fund (CalHDF) filed suit in Santa Clara County Superior Court on April…
Transportation & Transit Future (VTA)
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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is navigating a dual mandate — running a regional transit system while developing affordable housing on underutilized land near stations. Ten VTA projects currently in active developmen…
Federal Funding Threats to County Services
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The county is confronting $70 million in anticipated lost federal funding it will need to backfill, with the Office of Supportive Housing facing the largest losses of $29 million. Federal Medi-Cal cuts are driving multiple departmental sho…

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11/3/2026 November 3, 2026 California General Election
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Member, City Council
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ACA 20: Save for California's Future ActACA 22: Local taxes: limitationAuthorizes bonds for immunology researchCreates loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homesEstablishes additional voter identification and citizenship verification requirements

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Child Abuse Prevention Council
11/4/2026 • 02:00 PM
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Budget Snapshot

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Budget document: FY 2025-26 adopted PDF
This Los Altos Hills budget preview is available for internal and prelaunch review. The all-funds summary currently implies an approximately $2.27M projected gap, revenue comparisons are General Fund-focused, capital output is a high-level category rollup, and city launch status remains coming soon.
Total Budget
$28M
Projected Deficit
$2.3M