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Teacher claims Mountain View Whisman district failed to prevent rape, assaultsA former Theuerkauf Elementary School teacher filed a civil suit last month against the Mountain View Whisman School District,...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Long time employee, on Sep 12, 2019 at 11:24 am | 29 comments | 8729 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bill that would provide overnight parking for homeless community college students pushed to next legislative sessionThe author of legislation that would require California community colleges to open their parking lots overnight to homeless...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Sep 4, 2019 at 3:09 pm | 2 comments | 1621 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Staffing shake-up at Bullis Charter SchoolBullis Charter School's board of directors quietly agreed over the summer to transition its longest serving administrator...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by A Tired Parent, on Aug 30, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 32 comments | 5519 Views
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At long last, Mountain View Whisman's new Vargas Elementary School opens its doorsExcitement hung in the air Monday morning as hundreds of kids and parents streamed into the new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2019Last comment by Old Steve, on Aug 27, 2019 at 4:01 pm | 12 comments | 6369 Views
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HOA dispute leaves new school in the darkA dispute between PG&E and a Mountain View homeowners' association means the new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School will...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2019Last comment by MVResident, on Aug 23, 2019 at 7:55 am | 48 comments | 1668 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Behind UC's 'admission by exception' side door: sports, money, diversity — and secrecyWhile it's unclear if admissions by exception played a direct role in the college cheating scandal, it has surfaced as a...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 20, 2019 at 3:41 pm | 1 comment | 1398 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Waldorf School offering new Parent & Infant Classes!Waldorf School of the Peninsula is proud to offer a new monthly Parent & Infant Circle beginning in September as part of...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Vaccines, on Aug 9, 2019 at 3:48 pm | 1 comment | 183 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Mental health doesn't go away over the summer:' Local organizations see spike in demand for servicesLocal youth-counseling organizations are seeing a rise in demand during the summer, a time of the year when many teens and...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019There are no comments yet. 2423 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State launches $50M program for school-based mental healthThe California State Legislature is calling on local school districts to come up with new ways to fill big gaps in mental...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by Ben, on Aug 1, 2019 at 9:42 pm | 2 comments | 3482 Views
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Customers follow their noses to Michoacán Market's charcoal-grilled chickenWhen Janet and Ruben Robles first started cooking whole chickens to bring in more business to their Menlo Park market, they...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2019Last comment by Expensive, on Jul 27, 2019 at 2:59 pm | 4 comments | 1515 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Peninsula Youth Theatre will downsize to stay in Mountain View after rent hikePeninsula Youth Theatre will keep its longtime home on Old Middlefield Way after all, by giving up one of its studios in...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2019Last comment by Mike, on Jul 26, 2019 at 2:23 pm | 3 comments | 1949 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Smooth sailing ahead for high school district budgetThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is projecting a long and prosperous financial future, approving a rosy budget...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 24, 2019 at 9:26 am | 2 comments | 2645 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Despite cuts, school board approves budget with deficit spendingComing down from a period of spectacular growth and booming budgets, the Mountain View Whisman School District adopted a...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Politics, on Jul 10, 2019 at 9:42 am | 12 comments | 2426 Views
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Mountain View Los Altos Pumas soccer team heads to Colorado as semi-finalistsThe Silicon Valley is known for its prowess in the field of tech, but on Friday, July 12, a group of 13-year-olds from Mountain...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by AYSO parent, on Jul 9, 2019 at 6:08 pm | 1 comment | 3166 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local board-game inventor helps Palo Alto summer-school students get in the gameThe days of dreading summer school are in the past for rising fourth-graders at Ohlone Elementary School as a new program...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 8, 2019 at 10:30 am | 1 comment | 2584 Views
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Mountain View Whisman district spends $95k for coaching new budget officerThe Mountain View Whisman school board voted to appoint Stevenson Elementary School Principal Rebecca Westover as the district's...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2019Last comment by another community member, on Jul 5, 2019 at 6:16 pm | 20 comments | 2941 Views
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Los Altos school board approves $155 million land purchase in Mountain ViewThe Los Altos School District's board of trustees voted unanimously to spend $155 million to buy land for a school in the...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2019Last comment by WeWillMissKohl’sInMtnView, on Jun 29, 2019 at 2:38 pm | 5 comments | 2415 Views
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Mountain View-Los Altos board approves policy for stadium lights on high school fieldsThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District's board of trustees unanimously agreed on a plan to install stadium lights...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2019Last comment by Cynthia Greaves, on Jun 14, 2019 at 10:11 am | 2 comments | 1729 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Smiles but sadness as Milk Pail says goodbyeAs a way to say goodbye, Milk Pail owner Steve Rasmussen and his family threw a party as one last hurrah. And the event...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2019Last comment by A resident, on Jun 12, 2019 at 9:11 am | 2 comments | 4387 Views
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Hundreds of Mountain View Whisman students must change schools this fallHundreds of students will be saying goodbye to their old campuses and going somewhere new in the upcoming school year. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by Enrollment Update Stupidity, on Jun 12, 2019 at 12:43 am | 11 comments | 4303 Views
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