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Santa Clara County's COVID-19 testing continues to lagSanta Clara County public health managers have gained significant ground in controlling the coronavirus among vulnerable...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Meow, on Jun 7, 2020 at 1:51 pm | 6 comments | 6695 Views
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New Santa Clara County order allows more stores, restaurants to reopen FridayChurches, retailers and restaurants that offer outdoor dining will be allowed to start welcoming back customers on June 5...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by really inane, on Jun 6, 2020 at 5:00 pm | 11 comments | 16096 Views
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Protesters block highway, set off fireworks to show solidarity with Black Lives MatterHundreds of protesters marched through Menlo Park, Palo Alto and East Palo Alto on Monday to protest police brutality in...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Amy, on Jun 5, 2020 at 2:23 pm | 16 comments | 13807 Views
ELECTIONS
George Floyd and 'the moral arc of the universe': insight from MLK's official historianStanford historian Clayborne Carson offers some much-needed clarity and historical perspective surrounding recent protests...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jun 5, 2020 at 12:11 pm | 5 comments | 4178 Views
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Rental Housing Committee again rejects extending rent control to mobile homesMountain View's Rental Housing Committee voted Monday not to extend the city's rent control protections to mobile home residents,...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Tom Halstrom, on Jun 5, 2020 at 8:00 am | 16 comments | 7407 Views
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Warned of potential looters, some Midpeninsula stores board windows to protect their propertyWith the Midpeninsula already stirred up in recent days over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police,...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by John, on Jun 4, 2020 at 3:27 pm | 9 comments | 8741 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter to the editor: Let's have graduation at Shoreline AmphitheatreIn a letter to the editor, Los Altos resident James Klazura proposes that Shoreline Amphitheatre host modified graduation...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by Alice - Cooper, on Jun 3, 2020 at 6:13 pm | 7 comments | 3981 Views
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PG&E to host wildfire safety webinar WednesdayPG&E is hosting a virtual meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, for San Mateo and Santa Clara County residents...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by Sam, on Jun 3, 2020 at 3:37 pm | 1 comment | 3342 Views
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County supervisors pour $5M into COVID-19 financial relief programA nonprofit-led effort to help the households hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic in Santa Clara County got a shot in...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Jun 3, 2020 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 4759 Views
ELECTIONS
Council reluctantly approves razing of 116 rent-controlled apartmentsMore of Mountain View's older, rent-controlled apartments will be demolished to make way for new ownership housing, after...
Original post made on May. 20, 2020Last comment by Tom Halstrom, on Jun 3, 2020 at 9:50 am | 40 comments | 14919 Views
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Weekend demonstrations extend into Monday as Peninsula residents protest death of George FloydHundreds of protesters marched through Menlo Park and into Palo Alto on Monday to protest police brutality in the wake of...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jun 2, 2020 at 12:16 pm | 15 comments | 9624 Views
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Local bans on residential evictions extended into August, but may leave business tenants behindCities and counties throughout California are racing to extend emergency rules prohibiting landlords from evicting tenants...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 1, 2020 at 7:25 pm | 10 comments | 7620 Views
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Target temporarily closes dozens of stores nationwide, including Mountain View locationTarget has temporarily closed dozens of stores throughout the country, including multiple Peninsula locations, following...
Original post made on May. 31, 2020Last comment by Vladimir P, on Jun 1, 2020 at 6:14 pm | 17 comments | 20029 Views
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Mountain View Voice to remain online-only indefinitelyThe Mountain View Voice will not be resuming its print edition and plans to focus exclusively on online local news coverage...
Original post made on May. 29, 2020Last comment by @Covid-Kid, on May 30, 2020 at 6:02 pm | 10 comments | 4675 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deficits rise as Mountain View Whisman spends big on technology, teacher salariesMountain View Whisman School District's deficit spending has more than doubled to $3.3 million this year, following pay raises...
Original post made on May. 26, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 30, 2020 at 3:15 pm | 6 comments | 7500 Views
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Interactive: A by-the-numbers look at the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on daily lifeTo show how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted daily life, we've woven together local, regional and national numbers into...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by , on May 30, 2020 at 11:03 am | 1 comment | 4130 Views
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Life in motionThis year's winning images in the Peninsula Photo Contest expose the power of creativity, patience and anticipation of unexpected...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by BDBD, on May 30, 2020 at 8:54 am | 1 comment | 3724 Views
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Where is Dr. Sara Cody?Today, Newsom reiterated "he sends out the "how" guidelines". County Public Health officials are "responsible" for the when...
Original post made by Public Health on May. 29, 2020Last comment by Pulitzer, on May 29, 2020 at 8:47 pm | 2 comments | 956 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Facing a shaky financial future, Stanford projects budget cuts, layoffsStanford University, projecting a $267 million loss from the first six months of the coronavirus shutdown, is planning for...
Original post made on May. 29, 2020Last comment by MV Resident, LASD, on May 29, 2020 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 3418 Views
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Faced with telling toddler daughter she can't hug her grandparents, local doc pens kids' bookHow do you explain to a toddler that she can't hug her grandparents right now? Like many parents of young kids right now,...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by Ken, on May 29, 2020 at 11:04 am | 2 comments | 4481 Views
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