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OTHER ISSUES
After more coronavirus closures, how deep will California's recession go?As the health crisis unfolds, changing state and local health orders have combined with intense financial anxiety and confusion...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 22, 2020 at 10:17 am | 4 comments | 4501 Views
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COVID-19 treatments, vaccines could be ready by early 2021, Fauci tells Stanford MedicineThe prognosis for getting a handle on COVID-19 could be good if the public is responsible for its actions and if scientific...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 21, 2020 at 10:28 am | 3 comments | 4616 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More Turmoil in MVWSDThe agenda for this week's Board meeting has been published. Looking at the personnel report, there is more turmoil in MVWSD....
Original post made by More Turmoil in MVWSD on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by Standing Ovation, on Jul 21, 2020 at 9:02 am | 1 comment | 847 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newsom: Schools in watch-list counties cannot reopen in personGov. Gavin Newsom announced that all schools in counties on the state's coronavirus watch list -- including currently, Santa...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2020Last comment by GoFoolMe, on Jul 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm | 4 comments | 7621 Views
OTHER ISSUES
San Francisco supervisors defend refusal to support Caltrain sales taxSan Francisco supervisors Shamann Walton and Aaron Peskin on Wednesday stood by their refusal to support asking voters in...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by Rodger, on Jul 20, 2020 at 4:33 pm | 6 comments | 4274 Views
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Mountain View schools not expected to reopen in the fall for in-person instructionTwo of Mountain View's public school districts are not planning to have students return to the classroom for in-person instruction...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by Safe and Sane Education, on Jul 20, 2020 at 2:44 am | 28 comments | 17782 Views
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Future plans to move Bullis Charter School put on hold as LASD grapples with reopening schoolsThe Los Altos School District is postponing a major decision on where to permanently place Bullis Charter School, citing...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 18, 2020 at 8:51 pm | 9 comments | 5433 Views
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Los Altos closing downtown streets to help local businessesThe city of Los Altos is implementing a new initiative called Open Streets Los Altos that will partially close downtown streets...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 17, 2020 at 11:31 pm | 3 comments | 3682 Views
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San Jose man dies in car crash on I-280 in Los AltosA man who died in a solo-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 280 in Los Altos Hills on Saturday evening has been identified...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by Deb Gotelli, on Jul 17, 2020 at 9:33 pm | 6 comments | 8231 Views
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Gov. Newsom orders immediate end to indoor dining, other activities due to statewide surge in coronavirusIndoor activities across California must be reined in as the state combats a resurgence of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Gov....
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 17, 2020 at 10:34 am | 13 comments | 5576 Views
RESTAURANTS
No cars in sight: Castro Street closed to traffic for outdoor diningA long stretch of Mountain View's vibrant downtown was cut off to vehicle traffic Monday, marking the beginning of a monthslong...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 17, 2020 at 10:31 am | 113 comments | 24435 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Air district asks employers to 'cut the commute' by expanding remote work optionsThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District along with Santa Clara County asked employers to sign a pledge that extends...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by Ron, on Jul 16, 2020 at 9:50 pm | 4 comments | 3504 Views
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Los Altos appeals court decision ruling the city must allow a downtown housing project to proceedThe city of Los Altos is fighting a trial court judgement earlier this year that ruled the city must allow a 15-unit housing...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 16, 2020 at 12:16 pm | 4 comments | 5624 Views
ELECTIONS
Should the state investigate local police shootings? California rethinks its resistanceIf this state is the nation's laboratory for progressive laws, why has it been unable to keep the police from policing themselves? Read...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 16, 2020 at 11:03 am | 10 comments | 5112 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Silicon Valley's congressional leaders condemn Supreme Court's ruling on contraceptive coverageSilicon Valley's congressional delegation has rebuked the Supreme Court's ruling that will allow employers and universities...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 15, 2020 at 8:44 pm | 6 comments | 3778 Views
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Local businesses reeling as gyms, hair salons are suddenly forced to again shut downMonday marked a big day for Natalie Nepomuceno, a hairstylist who was finally able to reopen in Mountain View. But it didn't...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2020Last comment by Julia, on Jul 15, 2020 at 3:03 pm | 16 comments | 7414 Views
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Flying taxis on the horizon as Mountain View-based company develops autonomous air shuttlesA seemingly fantastical vision of self-piloting, flying cars ferrying people overhead may soon become a reality, as a Mountain...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2020Last comment by sula, on Jul 14, 2020 at 11:11 pm | 11 comments | 11628 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Despite criticism, Mountain View Whisman school board approves $1.2M home loan for superintendentMountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph will get a $1.2 million low-interest loan from the school...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2020Last comment by Middle S Parent, on Jul 14, 2020 at 2:29 pm | 65 comments | 12191 Views
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Guest opinion: Yes to more homesIn an op-ed, Mountain View residents Ilya Gurin and Allen Zheng respond to a recent guest opinion on a housing project at...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 14, 2020 at 12:47 pm | 14 comments | 5913 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Study: High-speed rail could slow down emergency responders on PeninsulaDespite a decade of delays, funding uncertainties and political hurdles, California's embattled high-speed rail project continues...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 13, 2020 at 10:05 pm | 12 comments | 4988 Views
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