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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent: swift action needed for North Bayshore schoolsMountain View Whisman School District board members agreed last week that it's time to get serious about Mountain View's...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2017Last comment by @ City Council, on Aug 29, 2017 at 2:31 pm | 10 comments | 3550 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Supervisors set aside $6M for teacher housing in Palo AltoThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to set aside $6 million in an affordable-housing fund toward the...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2018Last comment by Dalia Zayas, on Apr 20, 2018 at 9:44 pm | 10 comments | 5110 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV foundation exec resigns after reports of misconductThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation's second-in-command has resigned amid allegations she sexually harassed and abused...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2018Last comment by harvardmom, on Apr 22, 2018 at 5:02 pm | 10 comments | 9008 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force weighs relocating junior high to Mountain ViewAmid intense debate over what kind of school Los Altos School District should plant in Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhood,...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by Maragret Makes Sense, on Jun 19, 2018 at 3:23 pm | 10 comments | 7021 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor: Sept. 7, 2018This week, letters to the editor about RV dwellers, the proposed new school in Mountain View and high school stadium lights. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2018Last comment by For Me, it's all about the RVs, on Sep 18, 2018 at 6:24 am | 10 comments | 4104 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Monta Loma military kids can stay togetherFamilies of military service members will be able to send their children to Monta Loma Elementary next year, despite a recent...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by @ST parent , on Dec 5, 2018 at 7:54 pm | 10 comments | 5247 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District hosts Saturday meeting for input on Bullis Charter SchoolThe Los Altos School District is soliciting public input on how to use a future campus in Mountain View and long-term plans...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by Enrollment, on Oct 6, 2019 at 2:01 pm | 10 comments | 13314 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Probation, community service and a $9,500 fine for Menlo Park parent sentenced in college admissions scamPeter Jan Sartorio of Menlo Park, the first local parent to be sentenced in the nationwide college admissions scam, received...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by Coincidence , on Oct 17, 2019 at 2:50 pm | 10 comments | 6025 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wages for Foothill student employees lag behind local citiesFor the more than 1,000 student employees working campus jobs across the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, getting...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by SRB, on Jan 25, 2020 at 5:09 pm | 10 comments | 3353 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford cancels in-person classes; two students in isolation pending COVID-19 test resultsStanford has become the second major U.S. university to cancel in-person classes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus....
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by poor poor Cuesta, on Mar 8, 2020 at 4:22 pm | 10 comments | 5046 Views
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 | 12652 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 | 7134 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 | 6433 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 | 3959 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 | 7472 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 | 8070 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 | 7126 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 | 7764 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 | 6409 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 | 5963 Views
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