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ELECTIONS
Politics cast a cloud over north county representation on the VTAAs Palo Alto prepares to win representation on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board, its council members...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Jan 7, 2021 at 3:21 pm | 2 comments | 3109 Views
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Man takes plea deal in 2018 Mountain View rape caseAn Oakland man has pleaded guilty to raping a woman in her car in Mountain View in 2018, during which he strangled her until...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 3459 Views
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VTA general manager asks Newsom to prioritize transit workers for vaccinationAn appeal to prioritize public transit workers for COVID-19 vaccinations was made Wednesday by Valley Transportation Authority...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2020Last comment by Waldo, on Jan 5, 2021 at 6:13 pm | 2 comments | 2277 Views
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Upset with Google's leadership, tech employees launch a workforce union to fight backA coalition of employees working for Google parent company Alphabet and its subsidiaries announced Monday that they have...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Gayle, on Jan 5, 2021 at 11:53 am | 3 comments | 3990 Views
RESTAURANTS
Mixed reactions accompany South Bay minimum wage increasesPalo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos are among the south bay cities that saw their minimum wage rates increase in the new...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Jan 4, 2021 at 7:44 pm | 6 comments | 7672 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former school board member wins Brown Act case against Mountain View Whisman School DistrictA Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has sided with a former Mountain View School District trustee who filed a lawsuit...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jan 4, 2021 at 5:57 pm | 4 comments | 4702 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newsom announces $450-per-student incentive to reopen schoolsAfter painting a dark forecast for the pandemic earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday offered parents and students...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Jan 4, 2021 at 3:42 pm | 1 comment | 4367 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View tech startup Nuro lands state's first autonomous vehicle permitWith a first-of-its kind permit from the DMV, tech company Nuro can now operate its driverless vehicles for commercial purposes...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 30, 2020 at 7:50 pm | 3 comments | 10181 Views
ELECTIONS
Automatic recounts in Los Altos Hills, Mountain View finish with no change in outcomesThe Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters announced Thursday that automatic recounts of close council races last month in...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 30, 2020 at 3:10 pm | 3 comments | 4589 Views
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'Cancel your travel plans': Santa Clara County urges caution during holidays as COVID-19 cases riseAt an emotional press conference Wednesday on the cusp of Christmas Eve, Santa Clara County health leaders begged the public...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 29, 2020 at 7:35 pm | 14 comments | 19766 Views
ELECTIONS
Judy Moss, Mountain View's first female council member, dies at 96Mountain View's first female mayor and council member, Judy Moss, died this month at the age of 96, leaving behind a legacy...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Dec 29, 2020 at 4:21 pm | 1 comment | 4077 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Newsom: Stay-at-home orders likely to be extended past three-week minimum in much of stateStay-at-home orders in multiple regions across the state are likely to remain in effect past the minimum of three weeks as...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2020Last comment by Victor Bishop, on Dec 27, 2020 at 8:35 pm | 6 comments | 4455 Views
ELECTIONS
San Mateo County Transit District CEO stepping down in AprilJim Hartnett announced that he will leave his post as CEO and general manager of the San Mateo County Transit District, overseeing...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2020Last comment by Bill, on Dec 27, 2020 at 8:33 pm | 2 comments | 3019 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police on search for duo in overnight crime spreePalo Alto police detectives are investigating an early Monday morning crime spree after burglars entered two homes, prowled...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2020There are no comments yet. 6135 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund: CSMA's arts education moves from the classroom to onlineWhen local schools and businesses closed their doors due to COVID-19 in March, the Community School of Music & Arts acted...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2020Last comment by Kyle, on Dec 26, 2020 at 4:02 pm | 1 comment | 2735 Views
ELECTIONS
Eagle-eyed bird-watchers keep 121-year-old tradition alive despite pandemicEvery year since 1900, birders have braved the winter weather to engage in what's considered to be the longest-running citizen...
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2020Last comment by Toni, on Dec 25, 2020 at 12:23 pm | 1 comment | 3614 Views
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Mountain View's COVID-19 cases have nearly doubled in one monthIn some parts of Mountain View, one in 50 people have now contracted COVID-19, hitting a high of cases as the coronavirus...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 24, 2020 at 1:54 pm | 20 comments | 19359 Views
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Best of Mountain View: Books Inc. maintains strong bond with its community of 'bookworms'The local bookstore has kept its phone lines and direct message inboxes on social media wide open to stay in touch with its...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2020Last comment by Lana, on Dec 24, 2020 at 11:34 am | 2 comments | 2565 Views
ELECTIONS
Five things to know about California's new US Senator, Alex PadillaGov. Gavin Newsom's chosen successor to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is a tech-minded voting rights booster, a Latino...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Dec 23, 2020 at 2:52 am | 1 comment | 2370 Views
ELECTIONS
Stanford's resident doctors protest exclusion from first round of COVID-19 vaccinationsWhen Stanford Health Care gave the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday, most of its resident physicians, many of whom...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2020Last comment by Nurses, support staff, Housekeepers?, on Dec 21, 2020 at 4:36 pm | 2 comments | 2586 Views
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