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ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Single family residential neighborhoods threatened by SB 9Mountain View resident Albert Jeans warns that Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) could erode the density and character of single-family...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2022Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Feb 22, 2022 at 9:41 am | 87 comments | 5710 Views
AROUND TOWN
To stem the tide of evictions threatening Mountain View residents, the city created an eviction help center. So far, it seems to be working.When California's ban on evictions ended Sept. 30 last year, many predicted that an eviction tsunami was coming, forcing...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 21, 2022 at 5:14 am | 1 comment | 3301 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Demonstrators gather to support Mountain View Whisman teachers union in contract dispute with school districtDozens of teachers, parents and students rallied at the corner of Castro Street and El Camino Real Thursday afternoon to...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 19, 2022 at 3:02 pm | 4 comments | 3228 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Be the freedom generation,' said Pence at Stanford College Republicans eventFormer U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged Stanford students to be "the freedom generation" at an event hosted by the Stanford...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2022Last comment by Donna, on Feb 19, 2022 at 8:31 am | 2 comments | 1901 Views
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'SMARTER': Newsom administration outlines future plans for COVID-19Newsom's health secretary outlined a "SMARTER" preparedness plan, including stockpiling masks and tests. But has the state...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2022Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Feb 18, 2022 at 6:24 pm | 1 comment | 1443 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman considers expanding scope of Monta Loma redesignThe Mountain View Whisman district is going back to the drawing board after a proposal to fence off Monta Loma school and...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2022Last comment by Mark, on Feb 18, 2022 at 1:24 pm | 10 comments | 2474 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman reaches agreement on staff contract, but teachers union talks hit an impasseThe Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees approved pay increases for many of its employees – but not...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2022Last comment by A, on Feb 17, 2022 at 9:49 pm | 4 comments | 2317 Views
OTHER ISSUES
For two Mountain View parents, being undocumented added to pandemic hardshipsThe pandemic was hard on everyone, but for households of mixed immigration status, it had additional challenges. A Mountain...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 17, 2022 at 7:52 pm | 5 comments | 3830 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A grassroots movement to preserve nature turns 50When you see the foothills, mountains and Baylands of the Peninsula, you may think about the hiking, biking or riding trails...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 17, 2022 at 7:18 pm | 1 comment | 3056 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New Foothill-De Anza election map changes how voters pick representativesThe monthslong process to overhaul the way elections operate in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District is now complete,...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2022Last comment by Jeff, on Feb 17, 2022 at 2:18 pm | 1 comment | 1179 Views
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Mountain View hires first chief sustainability and resiliency officerMountain View has named Danielle Lee as its first chief sustainability and resiliency officer. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2022Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Feb 16, 2022 at 7:18 pm | 2 comments | 2663 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents lose patience over school mask mandateSince state health officials decreed the end of the mask mandate for restaurants and grocery stores last week, frustrated...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2022Last comment by Nora S., on Feb 16, 2022 at 4:07 pm | 1 comment | 1709 Views
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Man charged for 20 commercial burglaries across Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County prosecutors have charged a man for 20 commercial burglaries, including a smash-and-grab at a jewelry store...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2022Last comment by Karen G, on Feb 16, 2022 at 3:39 pm | 1 comment | 2387 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Racist graffiti discovered at Amy Imai Elementary School last weekLast week, a racist message was found scrawled on one of the columns supporting the solar panel array at Amy Imai Elementary...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2022There are no comments yet. 2265 Views
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With signs up for Mountain View's oversize parking ban, vehicle residents wonder where they'll goThe signs prohibiting oversize vehicles in Mountain View from parking on public streets are being installed in the last area...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 15, 2022 at 7:32 pm | 16 comments | 5365 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Confused by the new lane signage on U.S. Highway 101? Here's what you need to knowDrivers along U.S. Highway 101 are facing a dizzying array of signs and lane markings between state Route 237 in Mountain...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2022Last comment by Lynn Wood, on Feb 15, 2022 at 8:37 am | 2 comments | 12745 Views
SPORTS
With $500 worth of allegedly stolen bras under his clothes, a man is arrested at Stanford Shopping CenterA sharp-eyed Victoria's Secret worker at Stanford Shopping Center on Feb. 10 helped nab two people from southern California...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2022There are no comments yet. 3688 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Understanding the debate behind California's new math frameworkIn the push to help more students thrive in STEM, California is working to change the way its schools teach math. But the...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 14, 2022 at 1:47 pm | 4 comments | 2368 Views
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Those mounds of dirt and rocks along highways are illegally dumped debris that's costing Caltrans $1M a yearHundreds of mounds of leaves, dirt, tree stumps and construction debris are being illegally dumped on Caltrans property in...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 13, 2022 at 2:26 pm | 1 comment | 2632 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman teachers' union negotiations reach an impasse over class sizes and work hoursThe teachers union says that the Mountain View Whisman district has been unwilling to budge on reducing class sizes or setting...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2022Last comment by KittyCatty, on Feb 12, 2022 at 2:33 pm | 7 comments | 3728 Views
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