Los Altos City Council has recently proposed Rosita Park (401 Rosita Avenue) as a potential 10th LASD school site. This park is vital to our community and shouldn't be considered as an option for a new school site. 

Reasons why Rosita Park should not be considered:

1. Rosita Park is a valuable community resource with recreation classes, tennis lessons, LA/MV Pony Baseball, soccer practices and tournaments, local school events, BBQs, neighborhood gatherings, and daily events in which families bring friends and pets to play and exercise. Los Altos does not have enough parks and must preserve Rosita Park as a vital community gathering place that brings the neighborhood together.

2. In 2012, Los Altos City Council put $2.1 million dollars into renovating Rosita Park to update it from a utilitarian look to a beautiful community park with opportunities for a variety of users. Council members were quoted saying "Rosita Park is the kind of park that we always dreamed of."  While Council Member Val Carpenter stated, "It's the first time in over 20 years the City has invested so much in to redoing a single park."  

3. Within a half-mile radius, of Rosita Park, there are already 4 schools present. Covington Elementary School (located directly behind Rosita Park), Springer Elementary School (located 3 blocks south on Rosita Avenue) and Pinewood Lower and Middle campuses (located on Fremont Road). Our residential streets are already feeling the strain of the school traffic, and to add an additional school would be a tipping point with congestion. 

4. Compared to similar, regional cities, Los Altos has a low park acreage ratio. Per 1,000 residents, Los Altos has approximately 1.57 acres of dedicated parkland. Los Altos ranks below other comparable cities in the Bay Area in terms of park acreage, and therefore, one goal of the city is to increase the amount of total parkland to 60 acres (from 45.45). Removing Rosita Park would contribute to the decline in natural park space in the Los Altos Community. 

5. Rosita Park does not address the main growth for the district along the El Camino corridor.

Please support our community and share your reasons why Rosita Park is not a viable option for the new LASD school site with us and the Los Altos City Council.