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Strumming to its own beat: Gryphon Stringed Instruments goes goldFor half a century, Palo Alto's Gryphon Stringed Instruments has been a hub for acoustic music lovers. Read the full story...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by PeaceLove, on Sep 27, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 1879 Views
ELECTIONS
Council waives more rules to stoke North Bayshore housingThe city's trial balloon for housing in North Bayshore is experiencing another bout of turbulence. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 27, 2019 at 2:48 pm | 6 comments | 3517 Views
AROUND TOWN
Catching up with Molly TuttleAward-winning musician Molly Tuttle, who grew up in Palo Alto, will be back in her old home town next week. Read the full...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by Martha, on Sep 27, 2019 at 8:11 am | 2 comments | 2493 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County supervisors to fund $500K Planned Parenthood lost to abortion gag ruleThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to backfill funding Planned Parenthood lost due the Trump administration's...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2019Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, on Sep 26, 2019 at 10:42 pm | 5 comments | 3928 Views
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City Council rejects plans to replace Milk Pail with eight-story office buildingThe Mountain View City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to sink a proposal for an eight-story office building in the San Antonio...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019Last comment by Jean, on Sep 25, 2019 at 10:30 pm | 54 comments | 9832 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman School board balks at safe parking program for homeless studentsMountain View Whisman school board members rejected the idea of offering homeless students a safe parking program at one...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Sep 25, 2019 at 8:39 pm | 13 comments | 6579 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guild Theatre to close ThursdayLandmark's Guild Theatre, a single-screen movie theater that's been in Menlo Park since 1924, is set to officially close...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Croc Dundee, on Sep 25, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 1 comment | 1868 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police: Mountain View teen says armed men robbed him in vaping sale gone awryA Mountain View teen told police that he was robbed last week in an apparent set-up at Whisman Park, and was forced to withdraw...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by parent, on Sep 24, 2019 at 5:33 pm | 3 comments | 6055 Views
ELECTIONS
Council waives more rules to stoke North Bayshore housingA 635-unit housing project on Pear Avenue is the first in a wave of new residential projects envisioned for North Bayshore,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 24, 2019 at 1:48 pm | 3 comments | 3040 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Rape is not a punishment for getting drunk.' Chanel Miller speaks out during her first interview about being sexually assaulted by Brock TurnerChanel Miller was at the center of one of the most high-profile sexual assault cases in recent years. Until now, the world...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by A Fog, on Sep 23, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 3674 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor: Teacher lawsuit, climate change, CaltrainA collection of recent letters to the editor about a lawsuit filed against Mountain View Whisman School District, climate...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019Last comment by Sean Murphy, on Sep 23, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 6 comments | 3565 Views
MOVIES
She's a brick houseFour years after its television finale, "Downton Abbey" returns to the big screen for a reunion movie that will likely delight...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by The new Murder she wrote, on Sep 23, 2019 at 1:57 pm | 7 comments | 3182 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County sets hearings on Stanford general-use permitLaunching into the final phase of the review process for Stanford University’s application for a permit to add development...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Josh, on Sep 22, 2019 at 10:23 pm | 1 comment | 2896 Views
AROUND TOWN
Protesters follow Trump to Los Trancos, near Portola ValleyPresident Trump's fundraising luncheon today (Sept. 17) ended up being in Los Trancos Woods near Portola Valley, but protesters...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Home of the Sharpie *President, on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:30 pm | 13 comments | 3961 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local students walk out as part of worldwide Climate StrikeAbout 50 Los Altos High School students walked out of class and marched to Mountain View City Hall shortly before 10:30 a.m....
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by deny climate change, on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:20 pm | 35 comments | 5029 Views
ELECTIONS
Crime brief: home looted in Sylvan Park burglaryPolice are investigating a home break-in earlier this month in the Sylvan Park neighborhood, where a thief reportedly smashed...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Josh, on Sep 22, 2019 at 5:33 pm | 1 comment | 2817 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View man arrested after alleged attempted robberyPolice arrested a 35-year-old Mountain View man on Sept. 2 after he allegedly held a downtown restaurant employee at knifepoint...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob , on Sep 22, 2019 at 6:42 am | 5 comments | 3032 Views
ELECTIONS
Higher rent cap shot down by councilThe Mountain View City Council hammered out a list of proposed updates intended to add flexibility to the city's rent control...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 21, 2019 at 6:14 pm | 23 comments | 6133 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Federal rule change could leave thousands of county residents without foodThree million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance programs under new rules proposed by the Trump administration,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Tracy Weatherby, on Sep 20, 2019 at 11:17 pm | 3 comments | 3551 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher claims Mountain View Whisman district failed to prevent rape, assaultsA former Theuerkauf Elementary School teacher filed a civil suit last month against the Mountain View Whisman School District,...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Gaby, on Sep 20, 2019 at 8:19 pm | 30 comments | 14654 Views
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