Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Boosting student success after pandemic should be a team effort, panel saysTwo years after California schools reopened their classrooms to in-person instruction following the Covid-19 pandemic, students...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 29, 2023 at 3:29 pm | 1 comment | 1097 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View police arrest former Theuerkauf Elementary teacher for alleged sexual misconductA former elementary school teacher at Theuerkauf Elementary School was arrested on Monday by Mountain View police for allegedly...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 29, 2023 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 3033 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schoolsPushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023Last comment by redhawk524, on Nov 21, 2023 at 9:08 pm | 1 comment | 2915 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposal to rotate Mountain View Whisman school board leaders fails to garner majority supportThe Mountain View Whisman school board rejected a proposal this week to lock in the way it elects its officers, opting instead...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2023Last comment by SRB, on Nov 3, 2023 at 6:42 pm | 2 comments | 3492 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District looks to renew, expand parcel tax on special ballot next weekThe Los Altos School District is asking voters to approve renewing and growing an existing parcel tax levy in a Nov. 7 special...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Nov 2, 2023 at 3:58 pm | 2 comments | 3520 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A shelter dividedAs the Palo Alto City Council prepares to ink a new and more costly long-term contract with the nonprofit Pets In Need to...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2023There are no comments yet. 2296 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Student journalist and former advisor threaten lawsuit over 'de facto censorship' at Mountain View HighThe former advisor of Mountain View High School's student newspaper and one of the student editors-in-chief are threatening...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Oct 28, 2023 at 1:03 pm | 5 comments | 5584 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman teachers and staff to get 4% one-time bonusMountain View Whisman School District teachers and staff will get a 4% salary bonus next month, which the school board unanimously...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 26, 2023 at 5:46 am | 2 comments | 4777 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
UC Berkeley plans to build $2 billion research center at NASA’s Moffett FieldAs part of a joint venture with the University of California at Berkeley and real estate developer SKS Partners, NASA is...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 23, 2023 at 9:51 am | 8 comments | 5816 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newsom approves 'Melanie's Law' requiring fentanyl safety plans in California schoolsMiddle and high school students across California will be protected by a new law requiring life-saving prevention and response...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 18, 2023 at 5:32 pm | 1 comment | 4478 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California districts won't be able to suspend students for 'willful defiance' next school yearBy July of next year, it will be illegal for public schools in California to suspend students for low-level behavior issues...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2023Last comment by sarahdox, on Oct 17, 2023 at 9:26 pm | 3 comments | 5108 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View agrees to extend Shoreline tax agreement with schools, but long-term deal remains unresolvedMountain View City Council members unanimously approved extending a deal that shares property tax revenue from the Shoreline...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 14, 2023 at 11:29 am | 3 comments | 3383 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community briefs: 40-year-anniversary of Shoreline, connecting over police accountability and ‘Best of Mountain View’This week in community briefs, Mountain View is preparing to celebrate 40 long years of its regional Shoreline park, local...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 11, 2023 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 2643 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City, school districts hold joint meeting ahead of high-stakes negotiations over Shoreline tax moneyThe city council and two local school boards sat down for a rare joint meeting on Monday, Sept. 18, as the three entities...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 2, 2023 at 5:00 pm | 16 comments | 6920 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board signals interest in signing new agreement with city on school fieldsMountain View Whisman board members showed interest in reaching a new deal for the joint operation of school fields, potentially...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 22, 2023 at 3:48 pm | 1 comment | 5116 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Another Spare the Air alert issued for Friday due to wildfire smokeThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended a Spare the Air alert through Friday due to wildfire smoke that...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 21, 2023 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 3033 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board votes to fence off parts of Monta Loma despite disagreements over the processThe Mountain View Whisman school board voted at a Thursday, Sept. 7, meeting to fence off portions of Monta Loma Elementary...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2023Last comment by LG, on Sep 10, 2023 at 2:52 pm | 7 comments | 4611 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board signals support for fencing at Monta Loma, vote planned for Sept. 7The district is on the precipice of making a formal decision to fence off part of Monta Loma after three years of divisive...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2023Last comment by jordydog1, on Sep 8, 2023 at 2:50 pm | 3 comments | 3334 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View students return to campuses for the first day of schoolMountain View Whisman is also looking to spend the upcoming school year addressing the lasting effects that the pandemic...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 30, 2023 at 11:34 am | 3 comments | 5020 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district projects property tax growth will keep its finances healthy for 2023-24 budgetThough the state is facing a budget crunch, the picture for local schools appears brighter, with the Mountain View Los Altos...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 30, 2023 at 9:38 am | 1 comment | 2914 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
Backhaus in Burlingame finally opens for the holiday rush
By The Peninsula Foodist | 0 comments | 2,819 views
Burning just one "old style" light bulb can cost $150 or more per year
By Sherry Listgarten | 11 comments | 2,602 views
Fun Things to Do Around the Bay This Holiday – Peninsula Edition
By Laura Stec | 8 comments | 2,417 views
Banning the public from PA City Hall
By Diana Diamond | 25 comments | 1,957 views
Premiere! “I Do I Don’t: How to build a better marriage” – Here, a page/weekday
By Chandrama Anderson | 2 comments | 1,088 views
Support local families in need
Your contribution to the Holiday Fund will go directly to nonprofits supporting local families and children in need. Last year, Voice readers and foundations contributed a total of $84,000.
