An evacuation order due to a gas leak Monday morning in downtown Los Altos has been lifted except for one location that is ...

A gas leak in downtown Los Altos required evacuations on Monday morning, authorities said.

County Supervisor Kathryn Barger conceded this week that county fire department was responsible for "a gap" between when evacuation alerts were needed and actually ordered.

Officials said the leak may have been caused by an oil intrusion from an "abandoned private oil well" under one of the ...