🌱 Are Los Altos Hills checks among those found in a stolen stash?

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In today's newsletter:

• Are Los Altos Hills checks among those found in a stolen stash?

Also on today's calendar: Sound Bath + Breathwork and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 66, low: 54.
• Saturday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office looks for local mail theft victims (losaltosonline.com) — Los Altos Hills residents are among at least 13 local victims in a recent mail-theft case tied to a November traffic stop in San Jose, where deputies found over 100 stolen checks and mail. Authorities say some items came from USPS collection boxes and residential mailboxes, and they urge people to avoid mailing checks from outdoor boxes and to consider electronic or in-person payments instead.
   

📸 Around Los Altos Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Altos Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Winter Concert No. 2 — Young Chamber Musicians
  Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Cir, Mountain View
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Girls JV Basketball @ Alisal
  Alisal High School , 777 Williams Rd , Salinas
  5:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Basketball @ Alisal
  Alisal High School , 777 Williams Rd , Salinas
  7:00 pm
• Choir Holiday Concert
  Mountain View High , 728 W Fremont Ave , Sunnyvale
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Santa Paws at Dogma!
  Dogma , 149 2nd Street , Los Altos
  12:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Basketball @ Carlmont
  Carlmont High School , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  6:00 pm
• Sound Bath + Breathwork
  Inner Tone , 313 State St , Los Altos
  7:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Bus Barn Theater , 97 Hillview Ave , Los Altos
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Spanish Bilingual Storytime | Hora de Cuentos Bilingue
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  11:00 am
• Theuerkauf Elementary School
  Theuerkauf Elementary School , 1625 San Luis Ave , Mountain View
  12:00 pm
• ESL Conversation Club
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  1:30 pm
• 3D Print and Paint
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  3:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Los Altos Hills PatchAM possible:

• Amara — (650) 486-1703
  A California cuisine restaurant with mediterranean leaning.
• Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air - San Jose — (408) 351-1994
  Serving San Jose & Bay Area – HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All clear following police activity in Menlo Park, California.
  1:22PM on Dec 16: "Avoid the area" for police activity in Menlo Park, California. 1:14PM on Dec 16: Menlo Park Police advise to avoid the area of… (Nextdoor )
• Unhoused and need assistance?
  https://reentry.santaclaracounty.gov/additional-resources/reentry-resource-guide/housing-shelters (Nextdoor Los Altos Hills-Zone 22)

• Robert Half posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Palo Alto. Apply here.
• Amazon posted a job opening for Senior Applied Science Manager, Amazon Sponsored Products & Brands in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos Hills here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palo Alto

• Palo Alto school board green lights multivariable calculus amid community debate (paloaltoonline.com)
• Midpeninsula luxury market sees record-breaking year in 2025 (paloaltoonline.com)
• Traffic lights out at El Camino, Highway 237 intersection in Mountain View (mv-voice.com)

Los Altos

• Los Altos OKs awaited electrification rebate program for residents (losaltosonline.com)

Menlo Park

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