Heavy Machinery Makes Way for the New San Antonio Campus
Los Altos, CA · October 6, 2026
Expect summer to make a sudden encore this afternoon. You'll want to finish your outdoor errands early before the heat settles across the valley.
The Lead
Earthmovers and trenchers are reshaping the 11.7-acre parcel at California Street and Showers Drive, where the Los Altos School District is advancing construction on its new San Antonio campus. Following extensive site preparation over the summer, crews are now laying utility lines and forming building pads for an 85,000-square-foot facility designed to house up to 600 students from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade.
The project also brings significant neighborhood recreation: through a funding partnership with neighboring Mountain View, the footprint integrates a two-acre public park alongside shared natural turf athletic fields and a full gymnasium. For district families who followed years of site selection debates, watching heavy machinery pour the first foundations marks a tangible turning point. General contractors expect framing to rise above the construction fences before winter rains arrive.
Local Pulse
Objective Design Standards Survey Opens for Input City Hall Planners are collecting neighborhood feedback this month to shape clear visual guidelines for future multi-family infill developments across town.
Fire Crews Clear Critical Foothill Evacuation Routes Safety Roadside contractors are actively thinning brush along scenic arterials to maintain clear transit paths ahead of peak fire season.
Downtown Farmers Market Nears Final Fall Dates Community State Street farm stands offer late-season produce and hot meals each Thursday afternoon before packing down for winter.
Today's Outlook
- High 92°F · Low 59°F — Clear
- Keep sunscreen handy and dress light for an unusually scorching, cloudless afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
Bilingual Spanish-English Music and Movement Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 10:30–11:15 AM · Free Lively songs and rhythm exercises designed for active toddlers.
Bilingual Mandarin Family Storytime Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 1:00–1:30 PM · Free Dual-language stories and fingerplays for young children and parents.
Youth Commission Regular Meeting Duxbury Conference Room (26379 Fremont Rd), Los Altos Hills, 7:00–8:00 PM · Free Student leaders discuss civic projects and local youth priorities.
Tomorrow
Kids LEGO Club Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 1:00–2:30 PM · Free
Homework Help for Grades K–6 Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 4:00–5:30 PM · Free
Thursday
Toddler Storytime Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 10:30–11:00 AM · Free
Downtown Los Altos Farmers' Market State Street, 4:00–8:00 PM · Free
Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 4:30–6:30 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Adobe Creek
- Originating on Black Mountain before winding toward the baylands, Adobe Creek gave Adobe Systems its name when co-founder John Warnock lived along its banks in 1982. Look down from the University Avenue bridge, where local kids once reeled in 27-inch steelhead.
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