AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Los Altos California. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/los-altos-ca 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/los-altos-ca https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:53:30 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-menendez-booker-lujan-ocasiocortez-casar-grijalva-lead-bicameral-push-against-expansion-of-title-42-and-proposed-asylum-transit-ban-31524890-calexico-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-menendez-booker-lujan-ocasiocortez-casar-grijalva-lead-bicameral-push-against-expansion-of-title-42-and-proposed-asylum-transit-ban-31524890-calexico-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the Community Wildfire Protection Act, a bill to ensure https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-daines-introduce-bill-to-ensure-communities-with-high-wildfire-risk-qualify-for-federal-mitigation-grants-31523890-san-diego-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-daines-introduce-bill-to-ensure-communities-with-high-wildfire-risk-qualify-for-federal-mitigation-grants-31523890-san-diego-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on yesterday’s mass shootings in Half Moon Bay and https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-on-mass-shootings-in-half-moon-bay-oakland-31523893-whittier-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-on-mass-shootings-in-half-moon-bay-oakland-31523893-whittier-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 MONTEREY, CA — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) as well as Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), Jared https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-panetta-huffman-carbajal-applaud-nearly-30-million-in-federal-funding-for-emergency-poststorm-california-highway-and-road-repair-31523886-burbank-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-panetta-huffman-carbajal-applaud-nearly-30-million-in-federal-funding-for-emergency-poststorm-california-highway-and-road-repair-31523886-burbank-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has introduced the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act, a bill to authorize $1 https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-introduces-bill-to-address-root-causes-of-homelessness-31523888-compton-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-introduces-bill-to-address-root-causes-of-homelessness-31523888-compton-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Jared Huffman (both D-Calif.) today introduced the West Coast Ocean Protection Act to https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-huffman-introduce-bill-to-permanently-ban-offshore-drilling-along-west-coast-31523897-eureka-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-huffman-introduce-bill-to-permanently-ban-offshore-drilling-along-west-coast-31523897-eureka-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HALF MOON BAY – Governor Gavin Newsom will travel to Half Moon Bay today to meet with victims’ families, local leaders and community https://www.americantowns.com/news/today-governor-newsom-to-travel-to-half-moon-bay-31524099-beverly-hills-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/today-governor-newsom-to-travel-to-half-moon-bay-31524099-beverly-hills-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 CALIFORNIA — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (all D-Calif.) applauded the U.S. Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-lofgren-applaud-usda-for-prioritizing-california-wildfire-mitigation-projects-31524892-whittier-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-lofgren-applaud-usda-for-prioritizing-california-wildfire-mitigation-projects-31524892-whittier-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) have introduced the Fighting Homelessness Through Services https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-introduce-bill-to-address-root-causes-of-homelessness-31524894-compton-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-introduce-bill-to-address-root-causes-of-homelessness-31524894-compton-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of four Court of Appeal Justices: Justice Tracie L. Brown as Presiding https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-announces-judicial-appointments-13123-31527805-santa-monica-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-announces-judicial-appointments-13123-31527805-santa-monica-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600      Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, and Senator Portantino Announce Legislation to Strengthen California’s Public https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-takes-action-to-strengthen-californias-gun-safety-laws-31528442-modesto-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-takes-action-to-strengthen-californias-gun-safety-laws-31528442-modesto-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-introduce-resolution-recognizing-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day-31528503-oxnard-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-introduce-resolution-recognizing-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day-31528503-oxnard-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—The Senate today passed unanimously a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-national-trafficking-and-modern-slavery-prevention-month-resolution-31528510-pomona-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-national-trafficking-and-modern-slavery-prevention-month-resolution-31528510-pomona-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement calling for the immediate flow of supplies to the people https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-on-azerbaijans-blockade-of-nagornokarabakh-31525577-oceanside-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-on-azerbaijans-blockade-of-nagornokarabakh-31525577-oceanside-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the bipartisan American Music Fairness https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-blackburn-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-ensure-artists-are-paid-for-their-music-across-all-platforms-31529245-claremont-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-blackburn-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-ensure-artists-are-paid-for-their-music-across-all-platforms-31529245-claremont-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600