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Santa Clara County considers fines for COVID-19 health code violationsNeglecting to wear a mask in public or failing to socially distance could soon carry a hefty fine of up to $500 in Santa...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 11, 2020 at 7:18 pm | 27 comments | 20883 Views
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Bay Area legislators call for Senate to pass stimulus billA group of Bay Area federal legislators on Wednesday called on the U.S. Senate to pass a House-approved COVID-19 stimulus...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 7, 2020 at 5:33 pm | 3 comments | 4133 Views
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Going down? Maybe not. State reports technical glitch led to COVID-19 undercountCalifornia's daily count of COVID-19 cases appears to be falling, but that may be due to underreporting caused by technical...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 6, 2020 at 5:58 pm | 1 comment | 4284 Views
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Caltrain gets a lifeline after counties strike compromise on tax measureThe Santa Clara County board of supervisors on Tuesday threw its support behind placing a tax measure to fund Caltrain operations...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by Bruno, on Aug 6, 2020 at 11:40 am | 2 comments | 5017 Views
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Haiku in the Coronavirus EraBack in March, I posted a "Coronavirus Haiku Challenge" on Nextdoor. It proved to be quite popular over the following weeks...
Original post made by Steve H on Aug. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 922 Views
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Despite looming deficit, Santa Clara County supervisors reject sales tax hike for the November ballotThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will not place a sales tax measure on the November ballot this year, after two...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 5, 2020 at 11:34 am | 4 comments | 4920 Views
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Five candidates join the race for El Camino Healthcare District boardThe normally quiet El Camino Healthcare District has some unusual competition this election season, with five candidates...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 5, 2020 at 9:00 am | 7 comments | 10685 Views
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In experiment, Town Square forum commenting will be limited to registered usersStarting August 1, participation in the Mountain View Voice's popular Town Square reader forum will be limited to those who...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 3, 2020 at 11:27 am | 30 comments | 10456 Views
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Open Foothills Park to all? The costs are high, panel saysMore visitors -- regardless of ZIP code -- and the behaviors they exhibit would affect the health of Foothills Park, a panel...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by Hmm, on Jul 30, 2020 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 3860 Views
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Facing closure, downtown Mountain View's Red Rock Coffee asks for community supportMountain View's Red Rock Coffee has been a lot of things to a lot of people, but the downtown institution is in financial...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by GoFoolMe, on Jul 29, 2020 at 9:38 am | 26 comments | 24597 Views
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Park Users: The grass is not hot lavaWith so many people using our parks it's more important than ever to do what we can to create that needed 6 feet of distance,...
Original post made by Cuesta Stoller on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Yes!, on Jul 24, 2020 at 2:28 pm | 1 comment | 991 Views
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COVID-19 treatments, vaccines could be ready by early 2021, Fauci tells Stanford MedicineThe prognosis for getting a handle on COVID-19 could be good if the public is responsible for its actions and if scientific...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 21, 2020 at 10:28 am | 3 comments | 5196 Views
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Future plans to move Bullis Charter School put on hold as LASD grapples with reopening schoolsThe Los Altos School District is postponing a major decision on where to permanently place Bullis Charter School, citing...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 18, 2020 at 8:51 pm | 9 comments | 6531 Views
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Los Altos closing downtown streets to help local businessesThe city of Los Altos is implementing a new initiative called Open Streets Los Altos that will partially close downtown streets...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 17, 2020 at 11:31 pm | 3 comments | 4445 Views
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San Jose man dies in car crash on I-280 in Los AltosA man who died in a solo-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 280 in Los Altos Hills on Saturday evening has been identified...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by Deb Gotelli, on Jul 17, 2020 at 9:33 pm | 6 comments | 9783 Views
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Gov. Newsom orders immediate end to indoor dining, other activities due to statewide surge in coronavirusIndoor activities across California must be reined in as the state combats a resurgence of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Gov....
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 17, 2020 at 10:34 am | 13 comments | 6126 Views
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Los Altos appeals court decision ruling the city must allow a downtown housing project to proceedThe city of Los Altos is fighting a trial court judgement earlier this year that ruled the city must allow a 15-unit housing...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 16, 2020 at 12:16 pm | 4 comments | 6685 Views
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Local businesses reeling as gyms, hair salons are suddenly forced to again shut downMonday marked a big day for Natalie Nepomuceno, a hairstylist who was finally able to reopen in Mountain View. But it didn't...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2020Last comment by Julia, on Jul 15, 2020 at 3:03 pm | 16 comments | 8578 Views
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Flying taxis on the horizon as Mountain View-based company develops autonomous air shuttlesA seemingly fantastical vision of self-piloting, flying cars ferrying people overhead may soon become a reality, as a Mountain...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2020Last comment by sula, on Jul 14, 2020 at 11:11 pm | 11 comments | 12681 Views
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Guest opinion: Yes to more homesIn an op-ed, Mountain View residents Ilya Gurin and Allen Zheng respond to a recent guest opinion on a housing project at...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 14, 2020 at 12:47 pm | 14 comments | 6556 Views
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