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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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2026-08-23

Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee has an upcoming meeting…

The Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee will meet on September 11, 2026, to discuss housing and major funding decisions affecting Santa Clara County. This meeting is a key opportunity for oversight on how bond funds are allocated, which impacts affordable housing initiatives relevant to Los Altos Hills residents.

Los Altos Hills recently held both a regular and a special City Council meeting on June 18, 2026, marking the latest local government activity. While no new city meetings are scheduled soon, residents should watch the upcoming county-level Measure A oversight meeting for decisions that could influence housing funding and development in the area. Other ongoing issues in Los Altos Hills include transportation and transit planning, a housing lawsuit, community fiber infrastructure, and wildfire risk management, though no immediate meetings are planned on these topics.

Meeting: Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee • Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Cit…Meeting: Los Altos Hills City Council • Los Altos Hills City Council - Regular MeetingMeeting: Los Altos Hills City Council • Los Altos Hills City Council - Special Meeting
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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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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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Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council
8/27/2026 • 01:30 PM
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
9/22/2026 • 01:30 PM
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Los Altos Hills FY 2025-26 Budget
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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