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Mountain view considers more enforcement and paid parking to solve downtown parking woesCOVID-19 may have taken the edge off of parking problems in downtown Mountain View, but city officials say it's a timeless...
Original post made on May. 12, 2021Last comment by laurasheaclark, 49 minutes ago | 6 comments | 2155 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman students sent home after children test positive for COVID-19Students at three schools in the Mountain View Whisman School District have been ordered to stay home and quarantine this...
Original post made on May. 4, 2021Last comment by ShockedImpactedParent, 5 hours ago | 9 comments | 11171 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara Valley Water District board approves 9.1% rate increaseStarting July 1, 2021 until June 30, 2022, the average county resident will pay an additional $4.30 to $4.82 per month in...
Original post made on May. 12, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, 7 hours ago | 1 comment | 389 Views
AROUND TOWN
County board of education puts Bullis Charter School on notice for failing to enroll needy studentsThe Santa Clara County Board of Education voted 6-1 Wednesday to reprimand Bullis Charter School for what it describes as...
Original post made on May. 6, 2021Last comment by LongResident, 7 hours ago | 17 comments | 6315 Views
OTHER ISSUES
In less than a year, Mountain View builds and opens new 100-unit homeless housing complexCalling it an innovative new approach that can swiftly reduce the Bay Area's growing homelessness problem, Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 6, 2021Last comment by Activist Socialist, on May 11, 2021 at 4:26 pm | 11 comments | 16945 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill-De Anza refinances bonds, saving taxpayers $26.6MTaking advantage of favorable interest rates, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District has refinanced general obligation...
Original post made on May. 11, 2021Last comment by SRB, on May 11, 2021 at 2:13 pm | 1 comment | 608 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: Protect families from homelessness. Extend the eviction moratorium.Miriam Yupanqui, the executive director of Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto, calls on the extension of the eviction moratorium...
Original post made on May. 9, 2021Last comment by Snowgret, on May 10, 2021 at 5:29 pm | 3 comments | 1379 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man arrested following early morning stabbing at Mountain View's Sports Page BarPolice arrested 29-year-old Pleasanton resident Ronald Ferrari in connection with a stabbing that took place early Sunday...
Original post made on May. 10, 2021Last comment by JS, on May 10, 2021 at 2:08 pm | 1 comment | 5895 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rise in hate crimes likely above reported numbersThe number of local hate crimes is low, but the trend line is rising even as most incidents go unreported: That's the message...
Original post made on May. 8, 2021Last comment by , on May 8, 2021 at 1:54 pm | 1 comment | 1443 Views
AROUND TOWN
Longtime Asian American residents reflect on spike in hate incidentsReports of anti-Asian harassment are disturbing, but not surprising, according to longtime Asian American residents of Palo...
Original post made on May. 7, 2021Last comment by Alex M, on May 7, 2021 at 2:45 pm | 2 comments | 1880 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Survey finds persistent minority of residents resistant to COVID-19 vaccinationsA new survey could help Santa Clara County health officials understand what might prevent the remaining roughly 25% of adults...
Original post made on May. 5, 2021Last comment by cb, on May 5, 2021 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 3014 Views
AROUND TOWN
In wake of the pandemic, Mountain View seeks to launch universal basic income pilotCalling it the right time to test the waters on an increasingly popular idea, the Mountain View City Council agreed this...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by Polomom, on May 5, 2021 at 8:49 am | 17 comments | 10697 Views
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Los Altos' Danny Holton says 'shello' from the roadDanny Holton, who grew up in Los Altos, has been traveling over the past year with the oversized peanut-shaped car known...
Original post made on May. 3, 2021Last comment by Susan, on May 3, 2021 at 4:04 pm | 2 comments | 5223 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View hits the brakes on Automated Guideway TransitMountain View's vision of a futuristic transit system to ferry tech employees to and from work is getting canned, at least...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 2, 2021 at 12:42 pm | 6 comments | 5347 Views
ELECTIONS
Overnight closures set for U.S. Highway 101 bridge project in Palo AltoA new bridge over U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto is set to take shape later this week when crews install steel segments of...
Original post made on May. 1, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 1, 2021 at 11:08 am | 1 comment | 3287 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County extends vaccination sites' hours in push to get to herd immunitySanta Clara County health officials are extending hours at their COVID-19 vaccination sites and planning to roll out a major...
Original post made on May. 1, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 1, 2021 at 9:23 am | 1 comment | 3572 Views
OTHER ISSUES
San Jose man files $10M lawsuit against Mountain View after police pull him out of car windowA San Jose man is suing the city of Mountain View for $10 million, alleging police officers illegally arrested him in 2019...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by FrankSki, on Apr 30, 2021 at 8:58 pm | 14 comments | 6781 Views
AROUND TOWN
New housing bills stir familiar oppositionAfter seeing his contentious housing legislation, Senate Bill 50, flounder at the finish line last year, state Sen. Scott...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by ivg, on Apr 30, 2021 at 4:03 pm | 3 comments | 3500 Views
AROUND TOWN
Longtime Mountain View teacher Jonathan Pharazyn dies at 66Jonathan Pharazyn, a former Mountain View teacher and school administrator known for championing the needs of underserved...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by harvardmom, on Apr 30, 2021 at 1:09 pm | 4 comments | 6394 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Chorus uses new technology to make beautiful music together onlineRagazzi Boys Chorus presents its third online concert, "Joy, Awe, and Wonder," on May 2, 4 p.m. featuring a wide-ranging...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by Karen G, on Apr 30, 2021 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 5438 Views
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