As reported in the July 11, 1973, edition of the Town Crier, bus service arrived in Los Altos early in July 1973 with the initial route of line 42 down El Monte Avenue to Foothill College. The bus driver said 14 passengers had ridden the bus on the first day in its four trips back and forth between Foothill College and Kaiser Hospital.
The buses through Los Altos were initially on what the transit district termed a "flag route." Passengers would stand at a spot suitable for the huge coach to stop and would wave madly at the driver to signal him to stop. Hopping off the bus was managed in a somewhat similar way.
Adobe Creek Lodge owner David Bellucci of Los Altos Hills embarked on a third round in his court battle to keep his lodge operating past its deadline in 1974. He filed a petition to have the case heard before the California Supreme Court, claiming that the District Court of Appeals was wrong in its interpretation of the law
Bellucci was granted a 20-year use permit at the time of the incorporation of the Town of Los Altos Hills. It was the town's only remaining commercial business and its permit was due to expire in 1974.
50 years ago in the Los Altos News
In an editorial commemorating Independence Day in 1948, the Los Altos News editor wrote, "For the sake of physical safety, we can do without firecrackers, but for the sake of our spiritual safety, we can't do without sturdy and vigorous faith in our national heritage.
The Fourth of July ... is the anniversary of the day freedom was born. If anything is worth celebrating, it should be that."
At its July 6, 1948, meeting, the Los Altos Citizens Association concluded that a master plan for this town was an immediate objective in order to establish some measure of uniformity of zoning and to protect the future character and beauty of the ever-expanding Los Altos.
The members authorized president Sidney Treat to appoint a committee to work on such a plan in cooperation with other organizations in the community.
The local summer 1948 recreation program drew a steady stream of youngsters. Beginners' swimming was especially popular and registration was closed for the initial four-week class. Softball, paddle tennis, dramatics and handicrafts were also offered and were well-received.
- Ellen Shaw of the Los Altos History House Association