🌱 Patch AM: How did Los Altos schools rank among California’s best for 2025?

What's up Los Altos! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Los Altos schools rank among California’s best for 2025?

Also on today's calendar: David Green speaking on "Echoes" and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 37.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CA's Best Schools 2025: Rankings For Elementary, Middle, High School, College (patch.com) — Los Altos gets a nod in new 2025 school rankings, with Bullis Charter School and the Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District both listed among California’s top performers. The statewide roundup highlights highly ranked elementary, middle, high schools, and colleges, offering context on how local schools stack up against other standout districts and campuses across California.
   

📸 Around Los Altos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Altos

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Sunday December 28

• David Green speaking on "Echoes"
  Foothills Congregational Church , 461 Orange Ave , Los Altos
  11:00 am

Monday December 29

• Monday Morning Meditation & Mindfulness
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  10:30 am
• Now Read This Book Club - NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  12:00 pm
• Monday Meditation & Mindfulness
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Los Altos Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
• Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos

Thursday January 1

• Woodland Branch Library Closed for New Year's Day
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
• Los Altos Library Closed for New Year's Day
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos

Friday January 2

• Paintings Exhibit
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos

Tuesday January 6

• Widow and Widowers Association Meetings; Visitors Welcome
  460 S El Monte Ave , Los Altos
  1:30 pm

📣 Los Altos Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• PALS Classes in Sunnyvale
  Safety Training Seminars , 830 Stewart Dr #133 , Sunnyvale
  9:00 am
• Medi-Cal Enrollment / Inscripción en Medi-Cal
  Cupertino Library 10800 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
  10:00 am
• $19 Bottomless Mimosas – Sunnyvale Brunch Weekends
  Tipsy Putt , 301 W McKinley Ave #150 , Sunnyvale
  11:00 am
• Immigrant Rights Canvas
  Palo Alto Caltrain Station , 95 University Ave , Palo Alto
  1:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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• Cool Aid Air Conditioning and Refrigeration — (800) 266-5243
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• Amara — (650) 486-1703
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A big rig truck towing two trailers of gasoline overturned on southbound Highway 101 in San Jose, causing minor injuries to the driver and a gasoline leak into floodwater.
  10:43AM on Dec 25: A portion of southbound Highway 101 in San Jose is closed due to an overturned gasoline big rig truck. (Nextdoor )
• A tractor-trailer overturned after crashing into a pickup truck on U.S. 101 near San Jose, leading to the highway's closure as hazmat crews cleaned the scene.
  11:43AM on Dec 25: Nextdoor user reports truck overturned and flooding blocking 101S at Hellyer exit. (Nextdoor )

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Butcher - Full Time in Los Altos. Apply here.
• SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountain View

• Holiday Fund: Hope's Corner provides meals and joy to people in need in Mountain View (mv-voice.com)
• Nvidia Taps Groq Inference IP to Scale Global AI Workloads (convergedigest.com)
• Quote of the Day by Steve Jobs: ‘Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't…' (19fortyfive.com)

Palo Alto

• The heroes, villains and biggest stories of 2025 (paloaltoonline.com)

Ok Los Altos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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