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From the 1850s to the 1970s, Santa Clara Valley was the center of apricot production, dominated by family-owned orchards. Today, city-owned heritage apricot orchards in the area are remnants of a history that has been preserved.

From the 1850s to the 1970s, Santa Clara Valley was the center of apricot production, dominated by family-owned orchards. Today, city-owned heritage apricot orchards in the area are remnants of a history that has been preserved.

From the 1850s to the 1970s, Santa Clara Valley was the center of apricot production, dominated by family-owned orchards. Today, city-owned heritage apricot orchards in the area are remnants of a history that has been preserved.

Aneesh Raghavan, a member of the Los Altos History Museum Teen Docent program, recently conducted a research project on whether air pollution from vehicle traffic along San Antonio Road has

It’s no secret the Los Altos Heritage Orchard has seen better days.

This week in community briefs, Los Altos history museum dicusses the last of the local orchards in the area; community activists are hosting a Juneteenth event; and a resource foundation on age-related diseases opens a new MV center.

Downtown hosts summer Fun Fridays

The Los Altos Heritage Orchard is one of three remaining orchards in the area – and the oldest, planted in 1901 by J. Gilbert Smith. Following a series of droughts,

A contest will be held to name the pair of red-ruffed lemurs, the first born at the zoo since 2009.

A contest will be held to name the pair of red-ruffed lemurs, the first born at the zoo since 2009.