Nurses and others at local Planned Parenthood affiliate vote to form union
Over 400 nurses and other health care staff at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, which operates a clinic in Mountain View, voted to form a union and join Service Employees International Union Local 521, the union said Wednesday.
Former Santa Clara County jail guard convicted of facilitating inmate beating
A Morgan Hill man who worked as a correctional officer at the Santa Clara County Jail was convicted Tuesday of helping inmates attack another inmate and then covering it up, the District Attorney’s Office said.
Mountain View approves temporary closure of 13 downtown parking spots
More than a dozen public parking spots in downtown Mountain View are slated to be temporarily unavailable to make way for a construction project on Castro Street.
Should the state’s tax commission even exist?
Two Midpeninsula residents are facing off for an elected position on California’s tax commission and they’re on opposite sides of a debate about whether the little-known Board of Equalization should exist at all.
City government
Mountain View tightens affordable housing requirements for developers
For decades, Mountain View has required developers to build affordable homes as part of their…
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education
Essential or excessive? California schools grapple with use of i-Ready to support learning
The digital learning platform i-Ready is used by millions of students nationwide. But as concerns about screen time grow, some California parents and teachers say…
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Other local news
Dollars flow into Santa Clara County DA, supervisor races
Money is flowing in two competitive Santa Clara County races less than a month before the June 2 primary election.
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