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Seriously, Picnic Tables-That's the help for restaurants?Airports are always Open Interstate Highways are always Open Intrastate Highways are always Open Beaches are Open Farmers...
Original post made by twoshort on Jun. 25, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 25, 2020 at 6:52 pm | 3 comments | 1462 Views
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Letter to the editor: Police department doesn't need more weaponsIn a letter to the editor, Mountain View resident JaneAnne Arnone writes about her opposition to the Mountain View Police...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2020Last comment by Vijay Gupta, on Jun 25, 2020 at 10:45 am | 19 comments | 7096 Views
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Local construction, once brimming with activity, grinds to a haltUp until recently, the Bay Area's construction market was red-hot with activity. Now it's at almost a complete standstill. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 24, 2020 at 9:53 pm | 8 comments | 9381 Views
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Mountain View council expected to close Castro Street this summer to make room for outdoor diningThe Mountain View City Council on Tuesday is expected to vote to close off several blocks of Castro Street to traffic through...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by Kevin Fogarty, on Jun 24, 2020 at 11:47 am | 20 comments | 24892 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Elective surgeries ramp up at Stanford Health Care after few workers found with COVID-19Stanford Health Care is rapidly resuming elective surgeries, diagnostic tests and other procedures, with more than 800 scheduled...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2020Last comment by Obstetrician Sydney, on Jun 23, 2020 at 11:01 pm | 1 comment | 3898 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County votes to adopt new reforms for Sheriff's OfficeThe Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a proposal requiring the Sheriff's Office to implement several...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2020Last comment by 404, on Jun 23, 2020 at 9:49 pm | 1 comment | 5939 Views
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Guest opinion: Mountain View policing needs to changeIn a guest opinion, Leslie and Ana Zeiger, Mountain View residents and members of the Mountain View Coalition for Police...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 23, 2020 at 6:26 pm | 33 comments | 11367 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis Charter School receives $2M in federal COVID-19 relief for small businessesBullis Charter School has been awarded $2 million in forgivable loans through a federal relief program meant to help struggling...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2020Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Jun 23, 2020 at 4:54 pm | 37 comments | 13427 Views
ELECTIONS
Town Hall on race and policing to be held ThursdayIn the wake of protests over George Floyd's killing and calls for change to eliminate racism and police brutality, the Weekly...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2020Last comment by Ok, on Jun 23, 2020 at 3:45 pm | 4 comments | 4837 Views
ELECTIONS
Supreme Court blocks Trump administration's termination of DACAThe Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2020Last comment by Joe Johnston, on Jun 22, 2020 at 9:56 pm | 5 comments | 5149 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Credit/no credit grading system is about reality, not charityDavid Campbell, president of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District Teachers Association, and past president Michelle...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 22, 2020 at 6:57 pm | 3 comments | 7160 Views
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Bay Area religious services slowly return under tight COVID-19 rulesChurches, synagogues and mosques throughout Santa Clara County are taking small steps to return to normal this month, with...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2020Last comment by John Wolfram, on Jun 22, 2020 at 12:34 am | 3 comments | 8068 Views
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Community gathers to learn, reflect at Mountain View Juneteenth celebrationThe afternoon of June 19, beneath a shade canopy erected at Mountain View's Pioneer Park, about 30 people gathered to celebrate...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2020Last comment by thanks Justice Vanguard!, on Jun 21, 2020 at 8:19 pm | 1 comment | 6024 Views
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Local farmers market rancher dies at 64Gary Marchi, a longtime Pescadero rancher who sold beef at farmers markets throughout the Bay Area, died this month in a...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by John & Melissa Patton, on Jun 21, 2020 at 1:51 pm | 5 comments | 11847 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Students to hold Juneteenth celebration in downtown Mountain View todayA coalition of current and former Mountain View-Los Altos High School District students is holding an event celebrating Juneteenth...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2020Last comment by A Time For Change, on Jun 21, 2020 at 10:28 am | 8 comments | 8974 Views
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Plexiglas shields and temperature screenings. Workspace changes won't look too radical, but they may feel invasive.Now more than ever before, employers must think in granular detail about how workers interact within the workplace and how...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by Business?, on Jun 19, 2020 at 4:35 pm | 2 comments | 7063 Views
OTHER ISSUES
How 12 million pounds of food get distributed during a pandemicSince the coronavirus hit the Bay Area, ushering in a shutdown that's ravaging local businesses and spiking unemployment,...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2020Last comment by smorr, on Jun 19, 2020 at 3:41 pm | 1 comment | 6364 Views
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Black Lives Matter rally targets Amazon, Facebook in calls for racial justiceA rally against the killing of black people by police echoed through East Palo Alto and Menlo Park on Friday during a rally...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2020Last comment by Ok, on Jun 18, 2020 at 4:08 pm | 24 comments | 5805 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principal announced for Mountain View High SchoolStarting July 1, Mountain View High School will have a new principal: Michael Jimenez. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2020/06/16/new-principal-announced-for...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2020Last comment by Matt, on Jun 17, 2020 at 7:57 am | 2 comments | 10534 Views
OTHER ISSUES
For county, 1,000-strong group of workers and volunteers will be key to keeping a lid on coronavirusSanta Clara County is looking to ramp up its COVID-19 contact-tracing program, which needs about 1,000 members by July 27. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2020Last comment by Selma, on Jun 16, 2020 at 10:35 pm | 1 comment | 5815 Views
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