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Protesters block highway, set off fireworks to show solidarity with Black Lives MatterHundreds of protesters marched through Menlo Park, Palo Alto and East Palo Alto on Monday to protest police brutality in...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Amy, on Jun 5, 2020 at 2:23 pm | 16 comments | 19787 Views
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George Floyd and 'the moral arc of the universe': insight from MLK's official historianStanford historian Clayborne Carson offers some much-needed clarity and historical perspective surrounding recent protests...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jun 5, 2020 at 12:11 pm | 5 comments | 7459 Views
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Warned of potential looters, some Midpeninsula stores board windows to protect their propertyWith the Midpeninsula already stirred up in recent days over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police,...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by John, on Jun 4, 2020 at 3:27 pm | 9 comments | 12161 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter to the editor: Let's have graduation at Shoreline AmphitheatreIn a letter to the editor, Los Altos resident James Klazura proposes that Shoreline Amphitheatre host modified graduation...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by Alice - Cooper, on Jun 3, 2020 at 6:13 pm | 7 comments | 5634 Views
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PG&E to host wildfire safety webinar WednesdayPG&E is hosting a virtual meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, for San Mateo and Santa Clara County residents...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by Sam, on Jun 3, 2020 at 3:37 pm | 1 comment | 5090 Views
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County supervisors pour $5M into COVID-19 financial relief programA nonprofit-led effort to help the households hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic in Santa Clara County got a shot in...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Jun 3, 2020 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 6699 Views
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Council reluctantly approves razing of 116 rent-controlled apartmentsMore of Mountain View's older, rent-controlled apartments will be demolished to make way for new ownership housing, after...
Original post made on May. 20, 2020Last comment by Tom Halstrom, on Jun 3, 2020 at 9:50 am | 40 comments | 21956 Views
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Weekend demonstrations extend into Monday as Peninsula residents protest death of George FloydHundreds of protesters marched through Menlo Park and into Palo Alto on Monday to protest police brutality in the wake of...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jun 2, 2020 at 12:16 pm | 15 comments | 12771 Views
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Local bans on residential evictions extended into August, but may leave business tenants behindCities and counties throughout California are racing to extend emergency rules prohibiting landlords from evicting tenants...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 1, 2020 at 7:25 pm | 10 comments | 10705 Views
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Target temporarily closes dozens of stores nationwide, including Mountain View locationTarget has temporarily closed dozens of stores throughout the country, including multiple Peninsula locations, following...
Original post made on May. 31, 2020Last comment by Vladimir P, on Jun 1, 2020 at 6:14 pm | 17 comments | 24794 Views
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Mountain View Voice to remain online-only indefinitelyThe Mountain View Voice will not be resuming its print edition and plans to focus exclusively on online local news coverage...
Original post made on May. 29, 2020Last comment by @Covid-Kid, on May 30, 2020 at 6:02 pm | 10 comments | 6980 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deficits rise as Mountain View Whisman spends big on technology, teacher salariesMountain View Whisman School District's deficit spending has more than doubled to $3.3 million this year, following pay raises...
Original post made on May. 26, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 30, 2020 at 3:15 pm | 6 comments | 10407 Views
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Interactive: A by-the-numbers look at the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on daily lifeTo show how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted daily life, we've woven together local, regional and national numbers into...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by , on May 30, 2020 at 11:03 am | 1 comment | 6239 Views
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Life in motionThis year's winning images in the Peninsula Photo Contest expose the power of creativity, patience and anticipation of unexpected...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by BDBD, on May 30, 2020 at 8:54 am | 1 comment | 5974 Views
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Where is Dr. Sara Cody?Today, Newsom reiterated "he sends out the "how" guidelines". County Public Health officials are "responsible" for the when...
Original post made by Public Health on May. 29, 2020Last comment by Pulitzer, on May 29, 2020 at 8:47 pm | 2 comments | 1984 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Facing a shaky financial future, Stanford projects budget cuts, layoffsStanford University, projecting a $267 million loss from the first six months of the coronavirus shutdown, is planning for...
Original post made on May. 29, 2020Last comment by MV Resident, LASD, on May 29, 2020 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 5314 Views
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Faced with telling toddler daughter she can't hug her grandparents, local doc pens kids' bookHow do you explain to a toddler that she can't hug her grandparents right now? Like many parents of young kids right now,...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by Ken, on May 29, 2020 at 11:04 am | 2 comments | 7040 Views
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Mask on, gloves off: How to stay safe as counties loosen restrictionsEven as residents are gradually allowed to step outside, Dr. Jonathan Blum of Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center...
Original post made on May. 27, 2020Last comment by Your numbers are off, on May 28, 2020 at 3:13 pm | 6 comments | 6983 Views
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New Bay Area Community Resources website launchesA group of Stanford students and faculty volunteers has launched a new website where Bay Area residents can find a broad...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by Audrey, on May 28, 2020 at 2:41 pm | 1 comment | 4856 Views
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First American known to die from COVID-19 grew up in Mountain ViewThe first known coronavirus death in the U.S. has been identified as a San Jose woman who grew up in Mountain View. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2020Last comment by Kelly, on May 28, 2020 at 2:08 pm | 8 comments | 15204 Views
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