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Mountain View Mobile Home Alliance hosts first City Council candidate forum
As Nov. 5 draws closer, the Mountain View Mobile Home Alliance (MVMHA) is kicking off the election season’s first City Council candidate forum on Saturday, Aug. 17.
All nine candidates are slated to participate in the forum, offering their take on some of the most pressing issues in the city. This is sure to include topics that hit particularly close to home for Mountain View residents, like the cost of housing.
Community members will have the opportunity to ask questions during the forum, which is being held as a Zoom webinar.
The event is free to the public and will held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Registration for the event is available with this link.
Mountain View Whisman issues remainder of Measure T bonds
The Mountain View Whisman School District issued the remaining $74 million of Measure T bonds last month, two years ahead of the original schedule, according to a district press release.
Voters approved the $259 million bond measure in 2020, which funds a variety of construction projects in the district, including subsidized staff housing, security cameras, solar panels and fencing around schools.
The district completed its bond sales with an overall interest rate of 3.6%, which the press release describes as “far below the original estimate.” The district is among 26 California school districts to receive the highest possible AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s, out of 658 districts which were rated in 2023, according to the release.
“We are proud to have issued our bonds in a prudent, cost-effective manner,” Chief Business Officer Rebecca Westover said in the release. “Our community has always been supportive of our efforts and we are happy to deliver excellent results.”
Center for the Performing Arts seeks volunteer ushers
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is seeking new volunteer ushers.
Ushers take tickets and welcome and seat patrons, according to a city of Mountain View newsletter.
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is located at 500 Castro Street, next to City Hall.
An usher training is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19, according to the city.
For more information, email audienceservices@mvcpa.com.
Saint Francis hires new innovation director
Saint Francis High School in Mountain View has hired Bill Beasley as its innovation director, according to a school press release.
In his new role, Beasley oversees the Innovation @ Saint Francis program and is tasked with growing the program “by bringing industry partners to Saint Francis to offer opportunities for students to work on meaningful projects with real-world applications,” according to the release. Santa Clara University and Adobe are among the entities that have worked with Innovation @ Saint Francis students in the past.
Beasley graduated from Saint Francis in 1982 and has worked as a senior executive at technology and medical device startups. He will continue to work as the part-time president and chief operating officer of Enspectra Health, an emerging medical imaging company that’s part of Fogarty Innovation on the El Camino Health campus in Mountain View, according to the release.
“I look forward to meeting the latest generation of Lancer students and providing them with hands-on learning opportunities with mentors who can provide valuable guidance prior to their entry into the professional world,” Beasley said in the release.
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MVWSD issuing last of Bond money authorized by Voters: It is good that the rate was low / because of AAA rating. BEFORE what I think will be the coming disaster of a Bond Rating Agency downgrade based on 1) misadventure (Shoreline NO Deal/ $5+M) by a Superintendent aided by 2 retreating Board members, (Blakey and Berman have declined to file to run for Trustee again) and 2) probably? maybe?* another decrease in revenue by loosing a Parcel Tax renewal election this November (drop of close to $3M-$5M in General Fund restricted revenue.)
Too bad for our kids public education. Too bad for our community.
/// Good news (to me), Blakely will be Off The BOARD and so her views expressed on the topic of ‘when can we again raise a New Bond?’ will hopefully languish. Blakely expressed the views in a Regular Meeting verbal question about Bonded Indebtedness Limits, where she asked the administration ‘what the limits’ would be for new borrowing.’
BOND MONEY dear non-Politico people IS RESTRICTED! They cannot be used to pay teachers More, pay for More teachers, pay Administrator salaries and ‘insane (IMO)’ “meditation” benefits! BOND MONIES cannot be used for “high needs” student tutoring, or district-wide science field-trips (operations). BOND MONEY cannot be used for … ‘stuff’ that would normally be from GENERAL FUND going into general operations.
BOND money from this sale have to now be Spent/Committed in the next (3?) years and the borrowed money (like a private mortgage) must be spent on various facilities/hardware projects. Please people – this is Basic (odd) California education law, and the similarly restricted wording of the Measure for this bond. [basic school board trustee Civics 1, taught by the CSBA at their conventions and in board leadership seminars and classes]
ALSO I would kindly urge that you ‘at least consider visiting’ the California state PTA recommended/teamed/cooperative site ED100.org. Go down into the Parent leader Guide and study the “School Funding Basics.” Rather than link-it, this is the /plg-school-funding extension to the organization’s Homepage address.
Peace and Love and rule of law