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Mountain View Whisman takes an 'extremely conservative' approach to its budget, planning three years of deficit spending
The Mountain View Whisman School District is planning for three years of deficit-spending in its budget, but officials hope that the real financial picture will be rosier and its conservative revenue projections will be proved wrong. Friday, 1:47 PM | 1 comments

Residents rejoice over plan for new city park in Old Mountain View neighborhood
Old Mountain View residents will get their neighborhood's first new park in years, thanks to an agreement between the city and the owner of a historic home. Friday, 12:04 PM | 12 comments

Second suspected case of monkeypox identified in Santa Clara County
Another probable case of monkeypox has been found in a county resident, the county Public Health Department said Thursday. The case is not connected to a previous case announced on June 23. Friday, 10:26 AM

How abortion ruling could affect IVF and embryonic research
The end of federal abortion rights could inspire groups that seek to protect embryos to urge greater limits on in vitro fertilization and embryonic stem cell research, Stanford law professor Hank Greely said. Friday, 1:52 PM

Mountain View City Council votes to remove exemptions from mobile home rent control ordinance
Mobile home park owners in Mountain View will no longer have the opportunity to create their own MOUs with their residents in lieu of rent control. City staff said they gave the idea their best shot, but it just wasn't working. Thursday, 11:02 AM | 5 comments

Oversized vehicles in Mountain View won't be ticketed, towed through end of August
The City of Mountain View announced Thursday that it will not ticket or tow oversized vehicles that fail to comply with the city's Narrow Streets or Bike Lane ordinances through Aug. 30. Thursday, 1:03 PM | 9 comments

Mountain View City Council declares stage 2 water emergency, announces restrictions
The city of Mountain View declared a stage 2 water emergency Tuesday, restricting outdoor irrigation for residents to two days a week, city officials said. Wednesday, 3:39 PM | 1 comments

Santa Clara County supervisors approve agreements for wildfire management in the midst of fire season
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a pair of agreements Tuesday to protect and better manage fire-prone areas in county parks, according to Supervisor Joe Simitian. Thursday, 11:27 AM

Santa Clara County supervisors want to increase fines, enforcement for tobacco sales violations
The punishment for tobacco retailers that are caught illegally selling products to minors in Santa Clara County may soon get a lot stricter. Wednesday, 12:36 PM

Community briefs: Congressional app challenge, kid-focused climate change event and Chinese language academy graduation
This week in community briefs, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo launches an app-making challenge, the city teaches families about climate change, and the Chinese Language Civic Leadership Academy celebrates its first graduating class. Wednesday, 1:27 PM

Peninsula couple Bruce and Davina Isackson sentenced in college admissions scam
A couple who pleaded guilty to charges for securing their daughters' admission to college by paying to cheat on entrance exams and creating false athlete profiles in a national scandal was sentenced in Boston federal court. Wednesday, 10:45 AM | 2 comments

Coronavirus central: FDA formally recommends modified vaccine boosters targeted at omicron subvariants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its formal recommendation Thursday to update the available COVID-19 vaccines to protect against strains of the omicron variant. Friday, 4:58 PM

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