In his time at the Post, Tomo served as editor-in-chief, a beat reporter for the Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District, photographer, webmaster and administrative board member. He previously served as news editor at The Talon, and was also an editor at Los Altos High School’s yearbook. Tomo founded the paper in October 2020 as a junior at Los Altos High School, and departed in July 2022.
Business as usual
Tomoki Chien
PHOTOS: Our 12 favorite moments of the school year
Tomoki Chien, Eason Dong, Allison Huang, Arya Nasikkar and Emily Yao
Publisher’s picks: Our top 3 cookie recipes
Gil Rubinstein
PAUSD looks to move mental health services to in-house employees
Tomoki Chien and Grace Gao
ROUNDUP: Mountain View baseball hands Paly its first league loss
Tomoki Chien, Grace Gao, Allison Huang, Naina Srivastava, Samuel Stein, Melody Xu and Emily Yao
ROUNDUP: Big wins for Gunn girls softball and Paly boys golf
Tomoki Chien, Grace Gao, Allison Huang, Samuel Stein, Melody Xu and Emily Yao
ROUNDUP: MV boys volleyball wins 13th straight, ranked #22 in the nation
Tomoki Chien, Grace Gao, Allison Huang, Samuel Stein, Melody Xu and Emily Yao
ROUNDUP: Paly boys distance runners dominate St. Francis invite; Mtn. View boys volleyball keeps win streak alive
Tomoki Chien, Allison Huang, Melody Xu and Emily Yao
A week into optional masking, most students continue wearing masks
Tomoki Chien, Naina Srivastava and Melody Xu
ROUNDUP: Los Altos, Mtn. View, Paly track see big wins; Mtn. View boys volleyball wins ninth straight
Tomoki Chien, Carly Heltzel, Allison Huang and Melody Xu
ROUNDUP: Spring season underway; winter playoffs come to a close
Tomoki Chien, Carly Heltzel, Allison Huang, Melody Xu and Emily Yao
Santa Clara County to lift school mask mandate, following state guidance
Tomoki Chien, Samuel Stein and Naina Srivastava
The man, the myth, the legend: Seth Donnelly
Samuel Stein
ROUNDUP: Eight local teams advance through CCS playoffs
Tomoki Chien, Allison Huang, Melody Xu and Emily Yao
ROUNDUP: Mtn. View girls soccer remains undefeated, looks to CCS; Paly girls b. ball win streak ends at 18; Spartans top Los Altos in rivalry boys b. ball match
Tomoki Chien, Allison Huang and Naina Srivastava
Santa Clara County to keep indoor mask mandate
Tomoki Chien
ROUNDUP: Paly girls basketball wins 13th in a row; Mtn. View girls tighten stranglehold on De Anza division soccer; Los Altos boys basketball grabs top league spot
Tomoki Chien, Allison Huang and Emily Yao
Mountain View High appoints new athletic director
Tomoki Chien
MVLA staffing at “critical juncture”
Tomoki Chien
First case of Omicron variant detected in Santa Clara County
Tomoki Chien and Naina Srivastava
Snoozing, parking, pooping and eating at school: All off limits thanks to new Instagram accounts
Tomoki Chien, Naina Srivastava and Melody Xu
Paly flea markets are back: Here are some of our favorite vendors
Tomoki Chien and Melody Xu
PHOTOS: Downtown Los Altos Festival of Lights parade
Tomoki Chien and Allison Huang
State Street Market introduces new “after school special” menu
Naina Srivastava
PHOTOS: 18th annual Downtown Los Altos “Holiday Stroll”
Tomoki Chien and Allison Huang
Bomb threat prompts Los Altos High evacuation
Tomoki Chien and Naina Srivastava
MVLA’s mental health resources, explained
Tomoki Chien
The Zone 3 Caltrain stations, ranked
Melody Xu
MVLA: Respuestas para todas las preguntas que podrías tener sobre el retorno a la escuela durante COVID
Rodrigo Sepulveda Sagaseta and Tomoki Chien
Bay Area counties issue indoor mask mandate
Tomoki Chien
MVLA adopta LCAP, y se enfoca en la inequidad educativa durante los próximos tres años
Rodrigo Sepulveda Sagaseta and Tomoki Chien
Con una subvención estatal, MVLA busca incrementar el apoyo para los estudiantes
Tomoki Chien and Rodrigo Sepulveda Sagaseta
Pasallo, Bissonnette elegidos para nuevos puestos del distrito de MVLA
Tomoki Chien and Rodrigo Sepulveda Sagaseta
Una semana después, esto es lo que los estudiantes tienen que decir sobre el regreso híbrido de MVLA
Tomoki Chien and Rodrigo Sepulveda Sagaseta
Aproximadamente la mitad del cuerpo estudiantil de MVLA participará en el regreso híbrido de abril
Tomoki Chien and Rodrigo Sepulveda Sagaseta
Cuatro días presenciales a la semana, distanciamiento de 3 pies y mejoramientos tecnológicos: esto es lo que puedes esperar del regreso híbrido del distrito escolar MVLA
Tomoki Chien and Rodrigo Sepulveda Sagaseta
Hundreds gather for youth-led Mountain View AAPI rally
Carly Heltzel
‘Light at the end of this tunnel’: Gov. Newsom unveils plan to fully reopen state in mid-June
Tomoki Chien and Gil Rubinstein
VIDEO: A look into MVLA’s current in-person learning program
Mia Bassett, Tomoki Chien, Kaitlyn Huang and Cathryn Krajewski
Santa Clara County drops to orange tier
Tomoki Chien
San Mateo County bumped to orange tier, Santa Clara expected to follow next week
Tomoki Chien and Jonas Pao
VIDEO: San Juan Dance brings joy and normalcy in the pandemic
Mia Bassett and Kaitlyn Huang
At last, PAUSD, MVLA high schoolers return to campus
Tomoki Chien, Jonas Pao and Melody Xu
State gives indoor sports the green light
Tomoki Chien
Anticipating vaccinations, MVLA teachers’ union agrees to April full hybrid return if in orange tier
Tomoki Chien and Carly Heltzel
New CDC guidance recommends Santa Clara County schools open for full in-person instruction
Cedric Chan and Tomoki Chien
MVLA board approves in-person return in red tier
Tomoki Chien, Carly Heltzel and Olivia Hewang
Artist of the Month: Dasha Korepanova delights with her whimsical creatures
Dana Huch and Olivia Hewang
State lifts regional stay-at-home order
Tomoki Chien and Garv Virginkar
SCVAL approves truncated calendar, may have little immediate effect
Tomoki Chien and Garv Virginkar
Teachers speak out against LASD return at board meeting
Gil Rubinstein
As attendance soars, Palo Alto closes entrance to Foothills Park during peak hours
Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang
Fashion in the pandemic
Tomoki Chien
COVID-19 is the projected third leading cause of death in Santa Clara County
Tomoki Chien and Garv Virginkar
VIDEO: Foothills Park opens to non-residents
Tomoki Chien and Cathryn Krajewski
LASD puts in-person learning on pause
Tomoki Chien
Persistence, charity and faith: A Mountain View junior builds her own clothing company
Tomoki Chien and Allison Huang
PAUSD students suggest changes to District Title IX processes
Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang
CIF moves earliest start date to January, scraps season one regional and state championships
Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang
MVLA shutters sports cohorts
Tomoki Chien
Los Altos City Council votes to remove SROs from LAHS
Gil Rubinstein
Los Altos task force to recommend elimination of SRO program
Gil Rubinstein
Los Altos City Manager resigns
Tomoki Chien
Paly, Gunn scrap in-person return plans
Tomoki Chien
Santa Clara County under curfew starting Saturday
Tomoki Chien
A conversation about Los Altos police reform with Council Member Neysa Fligor
Tomoki Chien and Gil Rubinstein
Gunn, PALY to return in person along with PAUSD middle schools in January
Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang
‘We’ll be hosting our own superspreader’: MVLA administrators present possible plans for in-person return
Tomoki Chien and Natalie Wei
MVLA Superintendent Meyer expresses interest in hiring full-time SRO
Tomoki Chien and Natalie Wei
Demonstrators gather for a ‘count all votes’ rally in Mountain View
Tomoki Chien and Gil Rubinstein
