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OTHER ISSUES
Bay Area transit riders can now use Clipper on Android phonesBay Area transit riders can now use Clipper via Google Pay and on their Android smartphones to pay fares, the Metropolitan...
Original post made on May. 24, 2021Last comment by ivg, on May 24, 2021 at 8:39 pm | 1 comment | 5061 Views
AROUND TOWN
The Peninsula's most protected trail is delightful. And it's growing. Here's what you need to know.Hidden off a dirt road in the Skylawn Memorial Cemetery in the hills between San Mateo and Half Moon Bay is a pristine trail...
Original post made on May. 24, 2021Last comment by E. Denley Rafferty, on May 24, 2021 at 4:26 pm | 1 comment | 9485 Views
OTHER ISSUES
CDC mask guidance brings confusion to Santa Clara CountyDifferences between federal and local mask rules are creating confusion, frustration and in some cases hostile situations. Read...
Original post made on May. 24, 2021Last comment by MVFlyer, on May 24, 2021 at 2:47 pm | 1 comment | 9095 Views
BOOKS
Living the hyphen: East Palo Alto author looks to her Tongan roots to find a heroTonga Victoria has just released her first novel, "Hyphen American," a fictional book for young adults that weaves Polynesian...
Original post made on May. 21, 2021Last comment by smorr, on May 21, 2021 at 9:10 pm | 1 comment | 6519 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Despite extra shots, Mountain View's mass vaccination site remains packedIf you're signing up to get the COVID-19 vaccine, chances are you're headed to San Jose. That's because smaller vaccination...
Original post made on May. 20, 2021Last comment by Gayle, on May 21, 2021 at 1:05 pm | 2 comments | 7720 Views
AROUND TOWN
County board of education puts Bullis Charter School on notice for failing to enroll needy studentsThe Santa Clara County Board of Education voted 6-1 Wednesday to reprimand Bullis Charter School for what it describes as...
Original post made on May. 6, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on May 21, 2021 at 1:05 am | 26 comments | 13656 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County upgrades to yellow tier as COVID-19 cases drop dramaticallySanta Clara County officials happily announced Tuesday that the county will move to the state's yellow tier on Wednesday,...
Original post made on May. 19, 2021There are no comments yet. 7846 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Still stuck at home: Local schools can't accommodate every child who wants to be back in class full timeNine-year-old Steven Brody desperately wants to be back in his Bubb Elementary classroom four days a week, just like his...
Original post made on May. 14, 2021Last comment by Scott Lamb, on May 19, 2021 at 12:39 am | 24 comments | 9292 Views
AROUND TOWN
Businesses greet loosened CDC mask rule with elation, consternationWhen President Joe Biden hailed new guidance from the CDC for fully vaccinated people last Thursday, his words struck a hopeful...
Original post made on May. 18, 2021Last comment by JS, on May 18, 2021 at 8:03 pm | 1 comment | 5458 Views
ELECTIONS
Three things to know about Gavin Newsom's spending spreeGov. Newsom is proposing to spend California's $100 billion windfall on schools, small businesses, homelessness and more,...
Original post made on May. 16, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on May 17, 2021 at 4:15 pm | 5 comments | 5568 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
St. Francis student makes list of U.S. Presidential ScholarsNine California high school seniors have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars, including three from San Jose and one from...
Original post made on May. 17, 2021Last comment by Community Minded, on May 17, 2021 at 2:29 pm | 1 comment | 7978 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill-De Anza refinances bonds, saving taxpayers $26.6MTaking advantage of favorable interest rates, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District has refinanced general obligation...
Original post made on May. 11, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on May 17, 2021 at 1:35 pm | 3 comments | 4935 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community Comes Together for MVHS PromKatie Johnson and I are brand new advisors for the ASB student leadership class at MVHS, and Prom was the first real event...
Original post made by Sophia Caramagno on May. 17, 2021There are no comments yet. 982 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: Protect families from homelessness. Extend the eviction moratorium.Miriam Yupanqui, the executive director of Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto, calls on the extension of the eviction moratorium...
Original post made on May. 9, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 16, 2021 at 2:29 pm | 4 comments | 5144 Views
OTHER ISSUES
In less than a year, Mountain View builds and opens new 100-unit homeless housing complexCalling it an innovative new approach that can swiftly reduce the Bay Area's growing homelessness problem, Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 6, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 16, 2021 at 1:11 pm | 12 comments | 29445 Views
AROUND TOWN
In wake of the pandemic, Mountain View seeks to launch universal basic income pilotCalling it the right time to test the waters on an increasingly popular idea, the Mountain View City Council agreed this...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on May 16, 2021 at 9:59 am | 18 comments | 15059 Views
RESTAURANTS
Downtown Mountain View restaurant faced multiple closures after health inspectors found rats and cockroaches in the kitchenBiryaniz, an Indian restaurant in downtown Mountain View, has been temporarily shut down three times in the last three years...
Original post made on May. 13, 2021Last comment by Basha, on May 14, 2021 at 7:18 pm | 5 comments | 230190 Views
RESTAURANTS
First-ever Peninsula Restaurant Week kicks off with 102 eateriesFrom May 14-22, more than 100 restaurants, bakeries and eateries of all stripes along the Peninsula are offering prix fixe...
Original post made on May. 14, 2021Last comment by Ray, on May 14, 2021 at 5:48 pm | 2 comments | 14046 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man takes guilty plea after attacking transient in downtown Mountain ViewA 46-year-old man pleaded no contest to assault and theft charges after he attacked a man in downtown Mountain View in February,...
Original post made on May. 14, 2021Last comment by , on May 14, 2021 at 4:26 pm | 1 comment | 5892 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local tech companies brace for gradual return to officeTech companies were among the first to ask employees to work from home during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, their reopening...
Original post made on May. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 6705 Views
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