I was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Los Altos. What else do you think L.A. Chung stands for?
My first Los Altos event was walking in the Pet Parade in 1962 with my Collie, Laddie. We all went down to the pancake breakfast at Rancho after that. I remember riding my bicycle on Interstate 280 the day before it opened to the public and passing under it to ride up to Maryknoll, before it was a retirement home for priests.
My elementary school was close enough to walk to, and is now Grant Park and community center. I learned how to swim at Los Altos Covington Pool and Los Altos High School in the summers. I learned to ride from Herman Koopmans, following him from Los Altos Hills to Portola Valley.
I've been in journalism since 1980, when I participated in the Maynard Institute's Summer Program for Minority Journalists. I've been a reporter for the Hartford Courant in Connecticut and the San Francisco Chronicle. During a 12-year career at the San Jose Mercury News, I was an editor supervising reporters in community news, weekend breaking news and business. I had a column through which I wrote about local events, the travails of ordinary people fighting City Hall, and the intersection of race, culture and public policy.
Since leaving the Mercury News, I've worked on the Chauncey Bailey Project, the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism and done research Hewlett Foundation projects.
In the old days, once I told people my name, I'd have to quickly add— "No relation to Connie." But no one knows who she is, anymore.
My Beliefs
Always say "Please" and "Thank you." It goes a long way toward making life more civil. Play nicely. Stand your ground if you believe you're right. Admit when you're wrong.
Politics
I believe in sanity, and in public officials striving to do the right thing for the greater good.
I vote in each and every election, and have, at different times in my life, been registered as a Democrat, Independent and Republican.
Religion
My mother raised me at the Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. It's the closest thing to "my" church, even if I don't attend.
Local Hot-Button Issues
Los Altos elementary schools are the top in the state. But maintaining school standards during a very sluggish economic recovery period, with limited and unreliable state funds, will be difficult this year and in the coming years. It will require the school community to reach out to the broader community and make the case for donations and perhaps taxes.
Downtown economic vitality is a deep concern.
Judge Lucas was concerned about whether there was even jurisdiction to take action if Bullis' request were outside of the scope of the original appellate court order.
The Los Altos Police log for Aug. 30, from which we bring you notable and not-so-notable incidents
Plus a new Twitter account for LASD, high praise for Joe Schram and another new Dittmer's fan.
The Daily 3 results are 3, 8 and 6. For the Daily Derby and Fantasy 5, read on.
Saratoga is ranked first in the country, with Cupertino and Los Altos third and fourth. The heavyweights put Santa Clara County on top.
Bullis Charter School asks Superior Court Judge Patricia M. Lucas to compel the Los Altos School District to hand over one of its campuses.
The Los Altos Police log from Aug. 28 also shows two tows at Foothill Crossing, a barking dog warning ticket, and a possible water main break.
Saratoga is ranked first in the country, with Cupertino and Los Altos third and fourth. The heavyweights put Santa Clara County on top.
Saratoga is ranked first in the country, with Cupertino and Los Altos third and fourth. The heavyweights put Santa Clara County on top.
Saratoga is ranked first in the country, with Cupertino and Los Altos third and fourth. The heavyweights put Santa Clara County on top.
As the virus spikes across the country, Santa Clara County Vector Control Division says there is a lot that residents have done, and still can do, to help prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
Santa Clara County is tops in nation with cities taking spots 1, 3 and 4.
Burke-Aaronson is an assistant professor at the University of San Francisco and a registered nurse.
Taglio was appointed in 2011 to fill out the remaining term of Trustee Margot Harrigan, who stepped down after 12 years on the board.
As the virus spikes across the country, Santa Clara County Vector Control Division says there is a lot that residents have done, and still can do, to help prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
The Los Altos Police log's notable and the not-so-notable incidents for Aug. 27.
Satterlee, elected in 2007, is the only City Council member from south Los Altos.
The first-time candidate, longtime resident of Los Altos is running on a platform of transparency, pension reform, and more collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in the city.
The challenger takes on an incumbent of the recently re-drawn District 1, encompassing school districts in Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View and Sunnyvale. It comes just as the focus on Bullis Charter School was heating up.
A voluntary recall of Red Vines' black licorice has been initiated.
