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RESTAURANTS
What will it take for local restaurants to recover? Famed Peninsula brewer Dan Gordon sounds the alarm after closing in Palo AltoIn an interview, Palo Alto restaurateur Dan Gordon spoke bluntly about the ripple effects the coronavirus will have on local...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Bill, on Apr 28, 2020 at 12:29 am | 1 comment | 3827 Views
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Coronavirus Central: Second COVID-19 patient dies in Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County's second fatality as a result of COVID-19 was a woman in her 80s who was admitted to the hospital on Monday....
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2020Last comment by drslb, on Apr 27, 2020 at 8:39 pm | 11 comments | 56720 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Living through a major historical momentThe Los Altos History Museum is documenting Santa Clara County residents’ experiences of life during the coronavirus crisis...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by Pearl Kruss, on Apr 27, 2020 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 2849 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: 'Cultural antibodies' to help fight climate changeIn an op-ed, Mountain View resident Fausto D'Apuzzo and Portola Valley resident Lanier Poland argue why, amidst the coronavirus...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2020Last comment by salud!, on Apr 27, 2020 at 9:20 am | 9 comments | 4719 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford made COVID-19 tests available for health care workers. Now, it's considering wider distributionAs the scientific community races to create tests for COVID-19 and end the shutdown, Stanford University is trying to speed...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2020Last comment by member, on Apr 27, 2020 at 9:03 am | 3 comments | 5036 Views
OTHER ISSUES
COVID-19 antibody studies spur debate, skepticismA pair of studies conducted by researchers in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties drew national attention this week with...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Joe, on Apr 27, 2020 at 4:51 am | 14 comments | 5751 Views
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Los Angeles study backs Stanford researchers' conclusion about high prevalence of COVID-19Days after Stanford University researchers suggested that COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County are far more prevalent --...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 24, 2020 at 8:59 am | 17 comments | 12864 Views
ELECTIONS
Community remembers longtime Sacred Heart teacher who died of COVID-19Former Portola Valley resident and longtime local teacher Kermit Holderman died from COVID-19 on March 31. Read the full...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:39 am | 1 comment | 3149 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Home Front: Officials deem real estate an essential; Menlo Park permit center goes virtualA roundup of local home and garden news, including the California Association of Realtors' advice for agents in the field,...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 2298 Views
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Woman swerves to avoid collision, dies in rollover crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Palo AltoA woman who suddenly veered her car away from an oncoming collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto on Monday afternoon...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Apr 22, 2020 at 9:29 pm | 8 comments | 7926 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Former Stanford President Donald Kennedy dies at 88 of COVID-19Stanford University President Emeritus Donald Kennedy, who led the way for massive fundraising efforts and improvements in...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by Stanford dad, on Apr 22, 2020 at 4:03 pm | 1 comment | 3127 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Six ideas for helping local businesses during COVID-19 crisisIn a guest opinion, former Milk Pail Market owner Steve Rasmussen offers up six ideas for helping local businesses during...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2020Last comment by Pam, on Apr 21, 2020 at 11:20 pm | 9 comments | 6829 Views
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Layoffs. Red tape. Anxiety. Small businesses fight to survive pandemic.Small businesses throughout the Midpeninsula are facing painful decisions as they seek to weather the increasingly perilous...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 21, 2020 at 4:31 pm | 8 comments | 5040 Views
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Families raise $20K to help needy residents at laundromats in Mountain View, San JoseIt may seem like an unlikely place to find generosity during a global pandemic, but local laundromats are the focus of a...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by Oscar, on Apr 21, 2020 at 2:34 pm | 1 comment | 10023 Views
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Mountain View triples its rent relief package to $1.6MMountain View will drastically increase its emergency funding for renters who are out of work due to the new coronavirus,...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 21, 2020 at 1:04 pm | 20 comments | 19441 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Mateo County to enforce face masks for the public, essential employeesCounty Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow is now requiring residents and essential employees to wear face coverings when out...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2020There are no comments yet. 1780 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford study: More than 48,000 Santa Clara County residents have likely been infected by coronavirusThe number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara County could be between 50 and 80 times higher than the officially confirmed...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by @mvresident2008, on Apr 20, 2020 at 6:44 pm | 14 comments | 7623 Views
ELECTIONS
Evictions put on hold: How city and county rules help out-of-work tenants behind on rentSanta Clara County and several local cities passed emergency laws temporarily banning evictions last week, all of which are...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 19, 2020 at 3:43 pm | 13 comments | 4729 Views
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Coronavirus weekend update: Mountain View nursing home with COVID-19 cases identifiedLess than 11 healthcare workers and patients at the Mountain View Healthcare Center have tested positive for the coronavirus. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2020Last comment by The source, on Apr 19, 2020 at 9:13 am | 2 comments | 17601 Views
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Reopen California? That's the toughest phase yet, Newsom saysGov. Gavin Newsom said he will not lift his shelter-in-place order until adequate suppression and mitigation measures are...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2020Last comment by Rent assistance IS for landlords, on Apr 18, 2020 at 6:27 pm | 10 comments | 4504 Views
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