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Disputed Los Altos Hills trash talks terminate Marie Godderis/Town Crier File Photo GreenWaste garbage cans lined up on a Los Altos Hills street. Although it certainly won’t preclude complaints going forward, the epic saga of Los Altos Hills’ garbage collection contract seems to have concluded – officially, at least. City Manager Carl Cahill, at the Hills’ Feb. 18 city council meeting, announced the end of attempts to convince San Jose-based GreenWaste Recovery to provide adjustments lowering residents’ monthly rates. “We’re not getting anywhere with GreenWaste,” Cahill s...

Facing pressure from Hills residents, Sheriff’s Office addresses rising burglary rates Courtesy of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office A map of some of the 31 residential burglaries committed in Los Altos Hills in 2020. In 2017, Portland, Ore., television news station KGW8 sent questionnaires to 86 inmates serving time in the Oregon Department of Corrections for burglary-related offenses. Do you typically knock on the front door before breaking into a home or apartment? the media outlet inquired. Yes, we do, all respondents replied. Would hearing a radio or television playing wit...

Los Altos Hills hosts virtual crime forum Urena Crime trends and advice about proactive crime prevention methods are the focus of a forum hosted tonight (Jan. 27) by town of Los Altos Hills staff and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Capt. Rich Urena. The virtual forum, slated to run 6-7 p.m. on the Zoom platform, will include resources and a Q&A session. To join the meeting, visit bit.ly/LAHCrimeForum and enter webinar ID 820 5841 3474 and passcode 94022. Or call (699) 900-6833. Hills residents are invited to send crime-related questions in advance to town management analyst Cody Einfalt ...