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SPORTS
California mandates masks againStarting Wednesday, Californians will once again be required to wear masks indoors in public places regardless of vaccination...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Dec 14, 2021 at 2:58 pm | 1 comment | 1507 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Laura Blakely elected Mountain View Whisman board presidentThe Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted at a Dec. 9 meeting to elect Laura Blakely...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by TomR, on Dec 13, 2021 at 3:27 pm | 1 comment | 762 Views
ELECTIONS
Mountain View pushes for tighter traffic rules on North Bayshore tech employersLooking to control future traffic woes caused by massive growth in North Bayshore, Mountain View City Council members approved...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2021Last comment by Michael Menning, on Dec 13, 2021 at 12:26 pm | 17 comments | 7532 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community briefs: Homeless housing grant, student coding event and sending letters to SantaThis week in community briefs, the city got a $5 million grant to support LifeMoves Mountain View, over 80 students participated...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by Robyn Jeffries, on Dec 13, 2021 at 11:56 am | 1 comment | 1856 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Why does California have the highest jobless rate in the country?California has the country's highest unemployment rate. Several factors are contributing, including the state's slow-to-rebound...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by Robyn Jeffries, on Dec 13, 2021 at 11:52 am | 1 comment | 1614 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Demand on Midpeninsula soars for COVID booster shots, as pediatric vaccinations approach 40%With the omicron variant spreading in the Bay Area and a possible fifth-wave surge of cases on the horizon, residents in...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2021Last comment by Tal Shaya, on Dec 11, 2021 at 5:07 pm | 1 comment | 1535 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View's police advisory board recommends keeping school cops, but under tighter rulesMountain View's Public Safety Advisory Board agreed last week that school resource officers have a place on campus, serving...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2021Last comment by Robyn Jeffries, on Dec 11, 2021 at 12:23 pm | 2 comments | 3343 Views
ELECTIONS
Mountain View looks to tax hotels to pay for new city servicesLooking to shore up revenue to pay for homeless services and sustainability efforts, the city of Mountain View is considering...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2021Last comment by Robyn Jeffries, on Dec 11, 2021 at 12:16 pm | 5 comments | 2714 Views
OTHER ISSUES
With money from Google, Mountain View aims to create butterfly habitat at Shoreline ParkMountain View is using a grant from Google to create new habitat for monarch butterflies at the city's Shoreline Park. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2021Last comment by MV Resident, on Dec 11, 2021 at 6:37 am | 4 comments | 3647 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County supervisors approve draft of yellow map for redistrictingAfter hours of fierce debate and controversy, the Board of Supervisors advanced a variation of the yellow map, which is backed...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on Dec 9, 2021 at 6:23 pm | 4 comments | 1944 Views
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Holiday Fund: CSA grapples with high demand for help during the pandemicFor some, the worst of COVID-19 is in the rearview mirror. Case rates are relatively low in Santa Clara County, the economy...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 9, 2021 at 9:49 am | 1 comment | 2550 Views
AROUND TOWN
Feral cats in Mountain View's North Bayshore prompt surge of complaints, raising tough questions about cat coloniesSilicon Valley is home to thousands of stray and feral cats that freely roam creeks, parks and trails. And in Mountain View,...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2021Last comment by Missy Phillips, on Dec 7, 2021 at 1:06 pm | 10 comments | 22578 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tolls going up, fines for violations going down on Bay Area bridgesThe cost to travel over seven of the Bay Area's bridges will increase by $1 on Jan. 1, 2022, while the fine for people who...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2021Last comment by MV Resident, LASD, on Dec 6, 2021 at 8:19 pm | 3 comments | 3734 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hate crime charges dropped against Mountain View Whisman employee, but misdemeanor DUI, hit-and-run and battery charges remainA Mountain View Whisman School District employee who was put on paid leave in August following a hit and run arrest has been...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2021Last comment by ivg, on Dec 5, 2021 at 9:26 pm | 5 comments | 2762 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View acupuncture clinic owner pleads no contest to insurance fraudThe owner of multiple South Bay acupuncture clinics, including one in Mountain View, has pleaded no contest to felony insurance...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2021Last comment by Tal Shaya, on Dec 4, 2021 at 4:04 pm | 1 comment | 6194 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Student COVID-19 vaccine mandate garners local support, though education leaders say many questions remain unansweredThe state is requiring students be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend classes, likely starting in January or July, 2022. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 2267 Views
BOOKS
As Foothill reopens its campus, a quarter of the students return in personClasses are back in session on Foothill College's campus this fall, but the majority of students are still learning remotely...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 2768 Views
AROUND TOWN
Chronic PG&E power outages spoil Thanksgiving for Mountain View residentsA lengthy two-day power outage dashed Thanksgiving plans for residents living along Yorkton Drive in Mountain View last week,...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2021Last comment by quiet_resident, on Dec 1, 2021 at 3:51 pm | 2 comments | 4824 Views
AROUND TOWN
Holmes testifies that Balwani ordered her to 'become a new Elizabeth' or risk failureOn her fourth day on the witness stand on Monday, Elizabeth Holmes described a yearslong abusive relationship with her business...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2021Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Nov 30, 2021 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 1409 Views
AROUND TOWN
Air forecast moderate all weekThe air quality in the Bay Area is expected to be moderate through Thursday, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on Nov 30, 2021 at 12:07 am | 1 comment | 1511 Views
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