Steve Padovan News Today

The Los Altos Hills City Council last week went with the more “aggressive” option in approving its new climate action plan.

No, Amanda Oakson did not chain herself to a tree. But she considered it. By protesting, erecting signage and lying at the base of Valley Oak No. 273 Thursday, the Los Altos Hills resident attracted the attention of Mayor Kavita Tankha and Council member Linda Swan, who intervened and stopped arborists from chopping it down. Tankha could not be reached for comment Thursday, but Oakson said the mayor told her council members intend to discuss the tree’s fate during their Aug. 19 meeting. â...