Emily McNally, Photographer
Emily is a senior at Los Altos High School and a photographer for the Post. In addition, she’s a staff photographer and senior writer on the Los Altos High School Talon.
Roughly half of MVLA student body set to participate in April hybrid return
STORY BY TOMOKI CHIEN, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY Just over half the students at Los Altos and Mountain View high schools have opted into the district’s mid-April hybrid return, indicating widespread interest for in-person learning over a year since the pandemic first forced campuses to close. On April 19, the 52.1% of district students set…
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‘A refreshed perspective’: Manresa Bread’s attention to detail definitely isn’t crummy
STORY BY AVNI RAJAGOPAL, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY This story was published by a student in our middle school intro to journalism program. As one of the first bakeries in the Bay Area to mill its own flour, Manresa Bread’s attention to detail has influenced the way it operates from its founding to the recent changes…
‘Startup that helps other startups’: Ava’s Market serves community for 10 years
STORY BY SID KANWAR, PHOTOS BY EMILY MCNALLY This story was published by a student in our middle school intro to journalism program. While walking by Ava’s Downtown Market, a passerby likely wouldn’t give it a second look. But step past the red awning, and customers are met with a unique array of mainly local…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Startup that helps other startups’: Ava’s Market serves community for 10 years
MV council moves one step closer to formation of Public Safety Advisory Board
STORY BY CARLY HELTZEL, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY The Mountain View City Council recommended the appointment of seven civilian community members to the Public Safety Advisory Board during its March 16 study session, the latest development in the city’s effort to streamline police reform. The recommended appointees will be confirmed in a final vote during…
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Across the board, local leaders unite in condemning anti-Asian violence
STORY BY TOMOKI CHIEN, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY Local leaders have united in condemning hate crimes against Asian Americans, just days after the Atlanta-area spa shootings in which a Caucasian suspect killed eight victims, six of whom were Asian women. “I condemn all hate crimes and acts of racism against our [Asian American and Pacific…
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Mountain View, Palo Alto police release footage of June 2020 K-9 mauling of innocent man
STORY BY NATALIE ARBATMAN, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY The Mountain View and Palo Alto police departments Tuesday released bodycam footage from an incident in June in which a Palo Alto police K-9 mistakenly attacked Mountain View resident Joel Alejo. Alejo is suing the City of Palo Alto for $20 million in damages. According to a…
Recently promoted Teri Faught on her new role, learning loss, equity and teaching
STORY BY TOMOKI CHIEN, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY A longtime teacher and administrator in the Mountain View–Los Altos School District, Teri Faught this week assumed the role of associate superintendent of educational services. Faught — who’s served as the district’s distance learning administrator since last summer — fills a vacancy left by Margarita Navarro in February,…
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“It could be days”: The state of Los Altos’ emergency preparedness, and what you can do to help
STORY BY GIL RUBINSTEIN, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY As winter storms ravage much of the United States, many residents in cities like Los Altos lie in wait of “the big earthquake” to come in the next few years. While many envision first responders rushing down their streets with sirens blaring, much of the assistance citizens…
Local professor presents research on Black people in Santa Clara County
STORY BY GIL RUBINSTEIN AND ARI STROBER, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY Local author and historian Jan Batiste Adkins will be speaking at the Los Altos History Museum in a Zoom event on Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. to commemorate the contributions of Black visionaries in the Bay Area. African Americans have a long, yet relatively…
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Gluten-free bakery Sweet Diplomacy brings a community of food lovers often left out, together
STORY BY OLIVIA HEWANG AND MELODY XU, PHOTOS BY EMILY MCNALLY When Melody Hu happened to run out of regular flour while baking muffins at home one afternoon five years ago, she discovered gluten-free, mochiko rice flour to be a perfectly delicious substitute. The result of this accidental discovery is Sweet Diplomacy, a 100% gluten-free…
Antoine’s Cookie Shop serves up nostalgia by the dozen
STORY BY OLIVIA HEWANG AND ARI STROBER, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY In Pixar’s “Ratatouille,” a single bite of the eponymous dish transports the sour-faced food critic, Anton Ego, to a memory of himself as a child, enjoying his mother’s cooking. Seeing a customer experience that involuntary sense of nostalgia is Antoine Tang’s favorite part of…
Continue reading ➞ Antoine’s Cookie Shop serves up nostalgia by the dozen
DeMartini Orchard: Oldest business in Los Altos sticks to its roots
STORY BY DANA HUCH AND GIL RUBINSTEIN, PHOTOS BY DANA HUCH AND EMILY MCNALLY June 26 might just seem like a regular summer Sunday, but here in Los Altos, it’s officially known as DeMartini Day, commemorating the oldest business that still operates in the town today: DeMartini Orchard, a farmstand on the side of San…
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