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Los Altos City Council members face a packed agenda at next Tuesday’s (Nov. 30) meeting, where issues ranging from a downtown theater to the fate of downtown parklets and an
The UCLA climate statistician aims to inform officials' ability to respond to the effects of climate change.
For at least the past 20 years, there has been regular talk about the need to break down silos in conservation. The argument is straightforward: to be successful, the field must be interdisciplinary and inclusive to address the myriad issues that impact a range of stakeholders. For example, protecting an area is rarely as simple […]
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 treeâs fate during their Aug. 19 meeting. âAll we ask for in this is time to consider a third option instead of life or death,â Oakson...
Posted July 14th, 2021 for Yale University Boriana Kalderon-Asael conducts field work at a Middle-Upper Ordovician outcrop near Reedsville, Penn. (Photo by Ashleigh Hood) One of Earth’s greatest mysteries is how it transformed itself, ever so gradually, from a barren ball of rock into a launching pad for life. Earth scientists have spent decades piecing together the relevant clues — identifying and studying the planet’s complex interplay of geological processes, atmospheric dynamics, and chemical cycles. In particular, scientists have studied the roles played by...