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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara, San Mateo counties start granting waivers to schools and districtsTwo schools and three public districts in Santa Clara County and 14 elementary schools in San Mateo County have been approved...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 7, 2020 at 4:32 pm | 10 comments | 12506 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis adds admissions preferences for low-income students after sharp questioning about school's lack of diversityThe Santa Clara County Board of Education on Oct. 6 approved changes to the Los Altos school's admission preferences that...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on Oct 10, 2021 at 2:40 pm | 10 comments | 6930 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pandemic-induced enrollment plunge persists for second year at local public schoolsAs the pandemic drags on into a second year, enrollment is still down at local schools, an Almanac and Palo Alto Weekly data...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 21, 2021 at 10:12 am | 10 comments | 6286 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 | 3817 Views
SPORTS
It may be time to drop high school footballI read online that the first-year varsity football coach at Los Altos High School was let go after an 0-10 season. Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2012Last comment by Look past your nose, on Jan 27, 2014 at 8:48 am | 10 comments | 7344 Views
SPORTS
The whole ball field is a dugoutMcKelvey Park's baseball diamonds are back, and they're looking a little depressed. Now doubling as flood detention basins,...
Original post made on May. 30, 2019Last comment by Depression is no laughing matter, on May 31, 2019 at 8:39 pm | 10 comments | 7903 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Home sales buck downward trendWhile the median price of a home has decreased in Mountain View over the last year, the number of home sales has gone up. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2008Last comment by Delbert, on Dec 5, 2008 at 7:30 am | 10 comments | 7009 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police: Brittany Brown lied about disappearanceBrittany Brown, the young Mountain View resident who made headlines last year when she disappeared for four days after going...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2009Last comment by Franky, on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:45 am | 10 comments | 7605 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Escuela condo project rejectedIn a strange process Tuesday night, a 14-unit condo project at 574 Escuela Ave. was denied 6-1 by the City Council, even...
Original post made on May. 21, 2009Last comment by Grant, on May 22, 2009 at 8:26 pm | 10 comments | 6291 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Accused soccer coach pleads not guiltyPedro Carbajal, the Mountain View soccer coach who was arrested last February on charges of molesting two girls, pleaded...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2009Last comment by concerned citizen, on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm | 10 comments | 5867 Views
OTHER ISSUES
EDITORIAL: Caltrain hears the noisePerhaps proving that its organization is nimble enough to hear and respond to public concerns, Caltrain announced last week...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2009Last comment by Doc Savage, on Aug 12, 2009 at 6:34 pm | 10 comments | 7778 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Air National Guard gets 50-year lease at MoffettCongresswoman Anna Eshoo announced Wednesday that the 129th Air Rescue Wing of the Air National Guard finally has a "permanent...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010Last comment by the299crew, on Feb 6, 2010 at 10:47 am | 10 comments | 5411 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Eshoo testifies on Lehman Bros. lossesRep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, is testifying Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee on the need for federal...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2010Last comment by naivety, on Apr 26, 2010 at 2:49 pm | 10 comments | 6139 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Union urges no on Foothill-De Anza parcel taxThe local community college district's service workers union is urging voters to reject Measure E, the parcel tax that proponents...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2010Last comment by Hardin, on Nov 2, 2010 at 9:52 am | 10 comments | 5591 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Plenty of ideas for marijuana dispensariesA group of 30 people discussed the city's draft medical marijuana regulations at a City Hall meeting Thursday night, criticizing...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2010Last comment by Carmelo, on Jan 7, 2011 at 4:11 pm | 10 comments | 4262 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Wealthy donor urgently needed to save Hangar One's windowsThe community has little more than a week to raise between $575,000 and $1.2 million to save 4,638 unique corrugated windows...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2011Last comment by SaveHangarOne_dot_org, on Feb 9, 2011 at 5:35 pm | 10 comments | 8802 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Census shows minority population growing in Mountain ViewIn the past decade Mountain View's population has grown by 3,358 -- roughly 4.5 percent -- according to figures released...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2011Last comment by O.C., on Mar 15, 2011 at 2:06 am | 10 comments | 7029 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Could it happen here?The massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that rocked Japan last week has people all over the Bay Area and...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by Steve, on Apr 1, 2011 at 3:31 pm | 10 comments | 14962 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One walls to be removed next weekNext week workers are scheduled to begin removing the siding of Hangar One, the massive and historic hangar at Moffett Field,...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2011Last comment by Jeff, on Apr 22, 2011 at 3:27 pm | 10 comments | 5755 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Purse-snatcher pushes womanA woman told police she was pushed from behind and robbed of her purse at about 7 a.m. on April 27 as she walked in the 500...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2011Last comment by what3333, on May 2, 2011 at 10:20 am | 10 comments | 5470 Views
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