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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force weighs relocating junior high to Mountain ViewAmid intense debate over what kind of school Los Altos School District should plant in Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhood,...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by The Compromise, 1 hour ago | 9 comments | 2335 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino drops ER doctor over patient mistreatmentEl Camino Hospital has removed an emergency room physician working at its Los Gatos campus after a video surfaced showing...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by Duane, 2 hours ago | 1 comment | 439 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City rejects bid to remove downtown redwoodsA developer's plans for a large house on Sierra Avenue were defeated after dozens of Old Mountain View residents rallied...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Common sense, 4 hours ago | 31 comments | 2404 Views
ELECTIONS
To help teachers, don't change Measure VAs a long-term resident of Mountain View and a teacher for 45 years, I have grave concerns about the current housing/rental...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, 5 hours ago | 9 comments | 205 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council adopts rules to oust committee membersThe Mountain View City Council on Tuesday approved new rules for reprimanding or removing appointed committee members, including...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Old timer, 6 hours ago | 7 comments | 1310 Views
AROUND TOWN
Switching gears, LASD seeks to condemn Federal Realty siteLos Altos School District officials announced last week that they plan to use eminent domain to acquire land located on the...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Realist, 15 hours ago | 52 comments | 6272 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bay Area: protests over family separation policy set for ThursdaySeveral events are being held in the Bay Area today in conjunction with a nationwide protest against the Trump Administration's...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Some want no borders, 16 hours ago | 18 comments | 2045 Views
BOOKS
Library reopens after major remodelAfter six months of construction, the Mountain View Library has finished a dramatic remodel of its children's wing and other...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by Doug Pearson, 16 hours ago | 1 comment | 1356 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to limit transfersSchool board members tentatively agreed to restrict the free-flow of students between schools in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Weird, 19 hours ago | 47 comments | 2634 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden principal resigns suddenlyCrittenden Middle School Principal Angie Dillman announced her resignation Thursday afternoon, leaving the Mountain View...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Marcus , 21 hours ago | 19 comments | 3062 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Ex-Theranos executives indicted by federal grand juryThe former CEO and COO of embattled blood-testing company Theranos have been indicted by a federal grand jury for an alleged...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by Robyn, 23 hours ago | 2 comments | 1021 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
For at-risk kids, mentors fan the sparkSpark, a Bay Area nonprofit that pairs working professionals with low-income middle school students of color, allow students...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2018Last comment by Ben Stewart, on Jun 18, 2018 at 9:17 am | 3 comments | 986 Views
ELECTIONS
'Miscalculations' blamed for school district's massive budget errorsMountain View Whisman School District officials in March warned that the district was heading into deficit spending over...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Nora S., on Jun 18, 2018 at 1:26 am | 16 comments | 440 Views
AROUND TOWN
LASD shrinks despite concerns over growthFor years, Los Altos School District officials have been aggressively searching for money and land to build a new school...
Original post made on May. 22, 2018Last comment by @Teacher, on Jun 17, 2018 at 8:14 pm | 28 comments | 3916 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council opts to replace apartments with rowhousesAn older cluster of apartments in Mountain View's North Whisman neighborhood will be torn down to build an equivalent number...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Fact check..., on Jun 17, 2018 at 5:59 pm | 26 comments | 3166 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council pushes back on hefty cost of affordable housingA proposed affordable housing project at 950 W. El Camino Real hit a snag last week after Mountain View City Council members...
Original post made on May. 30, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 16, 2018 at 6:06 am | 55 comments | 3669 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City's growth wins praise from housing advocatesThe annual Affordable Housing Week organized by the nonprofit SV@Home was less crisis and more celebration this year -- and...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 16, 2018 at 6:04 am | 16 comments | 1641 Views
ELECTIONS
Council opts to replace apartments with rowhousesAn older cluster of apartments in Mountain View's North Whisman neighborhood will be torn down to build an equivalent number...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 16, 2018 at 6:03 am | 2 comments | 116 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principal selected for future Whisman schoolMountain View Whisman School District officials have announced that Michael Jones, a former administrator in North Carolina...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2018Last comment by More Incompetence, on Jun 15, 2018 at 2:26 pm | 9 comments | 785 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District receives grant funding for electric vehicle chargersSeveral Bay Area locations will install more than 2,000 electric vehicle chargers after the Bay Area Air Quality Management...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 15, 2018 at 12:41 pm | 4 comments | 932 Views
Fine-dining Korean restaurant to open in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 12 comments | 5,787 views
U-Pick at Webb Ranch
By Laura Stec | 1 comment | 1,067 views
Couples: “True love is a decision between the head and the heart . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,046 views
