A Neighborhood Candy Counter Built to Last
Los Altos, CA · October 26, 2026
Gray skies are settling over the morning commute, but a quiet Monday leaves plenty of breathing room before tomorrow’s civic docket heats up.
The Lead
Tucked into a leafy corner on Los Altos Avenue, The Sweet Shop continues to stand apart as an uncommon neighborhood fixture. Opened in 2009 by longtime Google human resources executive Stacy Savides—the technology company’s fiftieth employee—the shop occupies a historic property built in the 1940s as the Santa Rita Food Shop and later remembered as Kinder’s Grocery. Savides created the community gathering spot not as a commercial engine, but as an intentional gathering space complete with a courtyard fountain, Swedish fish jars, and soft-serve dispensers. Decades after independent corner groceries vanished across the valley, local students still spill across the patio after school while longtime retirees linger over morning coffee. Staff restock the candy counter this morning following a bustling weekend, keeping one of the area’s few true residential porches humming just as planned.
Local Pulse
Pedestrian Safety Plan Heads to Commission Transit Complete Streets commissioners meet Wednesday at the community center to evaluate pedestrian crossing upgrades and neighborhood school routes.
Council Prepares for Late-October Regular Session City Hall City leaders convene Tuesday evening in council chambers to review regional coordination priorities and upcoming municipal infrastructure contracts.
Pathways Committee Evaluates Off-Road Foothill Linkages Parks Los Altos Hills officials meet tonight at Town Hall to review pedestrian path repairs and proposed trail connectivity.
Today's Outlook
- High 69°F · Low 51°F — Overcast
- Grab a light sweater for your morning errands before the gray skies brighten slightly.
What's On Around Town
Today
Now Read This Book Club Los Altos Library (13 S. San Antonio Rd), Noon–1:30 PM · Free Discuss democracy and literature with fellow neighbors during this midday book session.
Homework Help Los Altos Library (13 S. San Antonio Rd), 4:00–5:30 PM · Free Drop-in study coaching offers quiet academic support for elementary school students.
Pathways Committee Regular Meeting Town Hall (26379 Fremont Rd), Los Altos Hills, 6:30–8:30 PM · Free Hear town reports on neighborhood footpaths and public trail network maintenance.
Tomorrow
- Bilingual Spanish-English Music & Movement Los Altos Library (13 S. San Antonio Rd), 10:30–11:15 AM · Free
- Bilingual Mandarin Family Storytime Los Altos Library (13 S. San Antonio Rd), 1:00–1:30 PM · Free
- City Council Regular Meeting City Council Chambers (1 N. San Antonio Rd), 7:00–8:00 PM · Free
Wednesday
- Toddler Storytime Los Altos Library (13 S. San Antonio Rd), 10:30–11:00 AM · Free
- Story Explorers Book Club Los Altos Library (13 S. San Antonio Rd), 4:00–5:00 PM · Free
- Complete Streets Commission Regular Meeting Los Altos Community Center (97 Hillview Ave), 6:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Shoup Park
- Tucked down University Avenue, this 3.7-acre park holds a lesser-known footnote from 1935: First Lady Lou Henry Hoover cut a broad pink ribbon here to open the town's flower show, celebrating an early Japanese tea garden that once graced Adobe Creek’s banks.
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