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Foothill-De Anza board declines to reinstate Thuy Nguyen as presidentThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District board of trustees declined to reinstate Thuy Nguyen as Foothill College's...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 8, 2022 at 3:33 pm | 3 comments | 2489 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman school board approves three-year deal with teachers unionMountain View Whisman's school board formally signed off on a contract agreement with the district's teachers union at an...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 8, 2022 at 3:26 pm | 1 comment | 1694 Views
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Small plane makes hard landing, sustains moderate damage at Palo Alto AirportA small plane sustained moderate damage after making a hard landing at the Palo Alto Airport on Wednesday afternoon, resulting...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 8, 2022 at 2:55 pm | 1 comment | 1524 Views
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Mountain View landlords aren't registering units with the city, prompting calls for more enforcementMountain View's Rental Housing Committee agreed last week to consider new ways to get property owners to register rental...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on Apr 7, 2022 at 3:02 pm | 2 comments | 6678 Views
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As aging population rises, more people turn to hospice for enrichment, comfortFor patients and families accustomed to exhaustive treatments, hospice can feel like giving up, or even hastening death....
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 5, 2022 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 2350 Views
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Foothill College's president wants job back after being placed on paid leave amid rift with facultyFive months after being placed on paid administrative leave amid a rift with faculty members, Foothill College President...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2022Last comment by Robert Prescott, on Apr 5, 2022 at 12:28 pm | 4 comments | 2863 Views
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Los Altos High student dies in a 'potential fentanyl poisoning'A Los Altos High School student has died in what the Mountain View Police Department is calling a "potential fentanyl poisoning"...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2022Last comment by PeaceLove, on Apr 4, 2022 at 11:32 pm | 1 comment | 7672 Views
BOOKS
Mountain View's rental market is recovering from the pandemic, with rents up and vacancies downAfter a spike in vacancy rates and a decline in rental housing costs during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on Apr 4, 2022 at 12:49 pm | 3 comments | 6174 Views
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Teen cited for alleged DUI crash involving police patrol vehicleAn 18-year-old driver was cited for allegedly crashing into a Mountain View police patrol vehicle while under the influence...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2022Last comment by taryn-j-white, on Apr 2, 2022 at 11:02 pm | 1 comment | 3013 Views
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Gov. Newsom makes his offer on gas tax rebateGov. Gavin Newsom has proposed $11 billion in a California tax rebate to offset high gas prices, including $400 debit cards...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 1, 2022 at 7:12 pm | 2 comments | 1841 Views
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Mountain View planning commission backs plans for six-story affordable housing next to Public StorageA mixed-use plan that puts high-density affordable housing next to a compact Public Storage facility won the support of Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2022Last comment by Sheryl , on Apr 1, 2022 at 4:45 pm | 5 comments | 4703 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With the help of an outside mediator, Mountain View Whisman reaches tentative union contractThe Mountain View Whisman School District and its teachers union have reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by , on Mar 31, 2022 at 4:16 pm | 1 comment | 2240 Views
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Alleged stalker of Apple CEO agrees to restraining order, gives up firearmsA woman who allegedly stalked Apple CEO Tim Cook, at one point taking a cross-country drive to find him in his Palo Alto...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by drslb, on Mar 31, 2022 at 3:39 pm | 1 comment | 1960 Views
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Does VTA's leadership need an overhaul? Assemblyman Marc Berman is gathering ideas for how to do itA Silicon Valley legislator wants big changes for the region's major transit agency, and not everyone is on board. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 31, 2022 at 7:41 am | 1 comment | 1781 Views
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Mountain View brings back citywide garage sale following two-year pandemic pauseResidents looking to part ways with old belongings or score an interesting find are in luck. Mountain View announced it is...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2022Last comment by PeaceLove, on Mar 29, 2022 at 3:07 am | 2 comments | 3182 Views
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Omicron BA.2 variant now dominates in local countiesThe BA.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has overtaken other variants in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, wastewater surveillance...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2022Last comment by , on Mar 27, 2022 at 4:23 pm | 1 comment | 7364 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman announces end of indoor mask requirement, though face coverings are still strongly recommendedFor the first time in two years, masks will no longer be required in Mountain View's elementary and middle school classrooms...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 27, 2022 at 9:11 am | 1 comment | 2310 Views
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Former HP employee pleads guilty to defrauding company of $5MA former HP Inc. employee pleaded guilty to charges that she siphoned over $5 million from her employer, using the money...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2022Last comment by Waldo, on Mar 26, 2022 at 7:30 pm | 1 comment | 2710 Views
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Audit finds PG&E isn't doing enough to reduce wildfire threats in CaliforniaAs record-breaking drought fuels another potentially dangerous wildfire season, the state auditor reported Thursday that...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Mar 26, 2022 at 8:12 am | 2 comments | 1403 Views
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Guest opinion: A child died at a dangerous Mountain View intersection. How long will it take us to make it safer?The intersection where a 13-year-old was fatally hit is known to be dangerous, says Mountain View resident James Kuszmaul,...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2022Last comment by Landels Neighbor, on Mar 25, 2022 at 4:54 pm | 30 comments | 10595 Views
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