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🌱 Patch AM: How “Yoga Play” will kick off Los Altos Stage Company’s 2026 season
Also check out New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel on the Los Altos Patch calendar
Morning Los Altos! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How “Yoga Play” will kick off Los Altos Stage Company’s 2026 season
- Will Los Altos’ vice mayor become Santa Clara County’s next assessor?
Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Los Altosfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Los Altosfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 45 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 55, low: 48.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Los Altos Stage Company Will Present YOGA PLAY By Dipika Guha (broadwayworld.com) — Los Altos theatergoers can look forward to Los Altos Stage Company opening 2026 with the comedy “Yoga Play” at the Bus Barn Theater in town. The show skewers wellness capitalism through the story of a yoga-wear CEO in crisis, with evening and Sunday matinee performances plus a pay-what-you-can preview and tickets starting at $25. 
• Santa Clara County voters to decide next assessor in Tuesday run-off election (localnewsmatters.org) — Los Altos residents will help choose Santa Clara County’s next assessor today, with Los Altos Vice Mayor and current assistant assessor Neysa Fligor facing Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar in a countywide run-off. Polling places, vote centers, and official drop boxes are open, and voters can still return ballots in person or by mail.
📸 Around Los Altos
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Altos
★ Featured events ★
- New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel
Hyatt Centric Mountain View, 409 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View
7:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos - Los Altos Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos - 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 - Paintings Exhibit
Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos - Arts Los Altos Downtown Walking Tour
Los Altos Chamber of Commerce , 169 State Street , Los Altos
5:00 pm - Sing in the choir!
Foothills Congregational Church , 461 Orange Ave , Los Altos
10:00 am - David Green speaking on "Everything, Everyone"
Foothills Congregational Church , 461 Orange Ave , Los Altos
10:00 am - Doug Young plays at Foothills
Foothills Congregational Church , 461 Orange Ave , Los Altos
11:00 am - Widow and Widowers Association Meetings; Visitors Welcome
460 S El Monte Ave , Los Altos
1:30 pm - 2026 Climate Action Summit, sponsored by Los Altos Rotary
Los Altos Community Center , 97 Hillview Ave , Los Altos
11:45 pm
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
Sunday January 4
Tuesday January 6
Saturday January 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Is this your cat?
We’ve noticed a few visitors lately so we left out some cat food. Not sure if it is a stray. (Nextdoor Creston Los Altos) - A pair of Sandhill Cranes call out with deep, resonant bugles to distant cranes.
These calls help maintain contact and reinforce pair bonds. Moments later, the cranes take flight, continuing to call as they fly. This pair was in… (Nextdoor Grant Park)
- SBM Management posted a job opening for Day Porter in Mountain View. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Driver in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mountain View
- Year in Review: Taking a look back at 2025 in Mountain View (mv-voice.com)
- Quote of the Day by Apple's Steve Jobs: ‘Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't…' (19fortyfive.com)
- TSMC's average wafer prices increased by over 15% each year since 2019, report suggests — gross profit margins increase by 3.3x in 2025 alone, facing no real challengers (tomshardware.com)
Palo Alto
- 13 highly anticipated Silicon Valley eatery openings in 2026 (paloaltoonline.com)
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