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To save affordable housing, Mountain View looks to buy aging apartmentsIn an effort to stave off gentrification and preserve the remaining affordable housing in Mountain View, city officials are...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Oct 29, 2020 at 5:11 pm | 38 comments | 9203 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bay Area schools awarded $12 million to launch campus-based mental health servicesStudents in schools across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties will soon have better access to mental health services located...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2020Last comment by Dennis, on Oct 29, 2020 at 11:31 am | 2 comments | 5813 Views
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With local high schools closed, therapists turn to virtual mental health care for studentsMore than 1 in 5 students in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District rely on mental health counseling available...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2020Last comment by Cierra, on Oct 29, 2020 at 11:14 am | 4 comments | 5931 Views
ELECTIONS
FPPC launches investigation into Mountain View's firefighter PACState election officials launched an investigation Thursday into the Mountain View Fire Fighters Political Action Committee...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Oct 28, 2020 at 8:27 pm | 40 comments | 7927 Views
RESTAURANTS
Unlikely openings: 14 new restaurants launch locally despite COVID downturnRead a list of more than a dozen new restaurants that have opened or are opening soon on the Peninsula, representing an exciting...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 4509 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County supervisors scrap new jail plans in favor of mental health facilityAfter pushing for construction of a new county jail in downtown San Jose for years, Santa Clara County supervisors are...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2020Last comment by addressing systemic racism, on Oct 28, 2020 at 3:59 pm | 2 comments | 2871 Views
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Here's what the state recommends for reopening colleges and universitiesThe California Department of Public Health has released its reopening guidance for higher education institutions, which detail...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2020Last comment by RalphJStinson, on Oct 28, 2020 at 12:35 am | 2 comments | 4000 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Three candidates seek to fill two seats on Mountain View-Los Altos High School boardIn the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District, the elections set three candidates to vie for two elected board seats....
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2020Last comment by AParent, on Oct 27, 2020 at 8:28 pm | 4 comments | 7483 Views
ELECTIONS
Five candidates compete in race for the Mountain View Whisman School District boardThe coronavirus pandemic completely disrupted the way schools operate. Now decisions on when, and how, to reopen schools...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2020Last comment by AParent, on Oct 27, 2020 at 8:23 pm | 16 comments | 8752 Views
AROUND TOWN
Plans underway to restore iconic Hangar One starting next yearA massive effort by Google to restore one of Mountain View's iconic dirigible hangars is expected to begin next year, aimed...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by That MV guy, on Oct 27, 2020 at 4:35 pm | 4 comments | 20121 Views
ELECTIONS
Santa Clara County school board trustee Grace Mah's fundraising tops $300KSanta Clara County school board trustee Grace Mah received a staggering $243,400 in contributions, primarily from charter...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Oct 27, 2020 at 2:50 pm | 13 comments | 5026 Views
ELECTIONS
Supporters of Santa Clara Valley Water District clean water measure raise nearly $340KA clean water and flood protection measure that would extend an existing Santa Clara Valley Water District program indefinitely...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2020Last comment by , on Oct 26, 2020 at 5:37 pm | 1 comment | 3505 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Virus outbreaks unavoidable as school campuses reopen, experts warnAs schools inch closer to reopening campuses in some parts of California, medical experts are warning that the spread of...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2020Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Oct 26, 2020 at 3:45 pm | 1 comment | 3225 Views
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Museum's reopening exhibition invites visitors into a 'Cabinet of Curiosities'The Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto reopened to the public recently with its first in-person, indoor exhibition...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2020Last comment by Chris Lunt, on Oct 26, 2020 at 8:43 am | 1 comment | 1705 Views
ELECTIONS
Facing a lawsuit, Palo Alto plans to permanently expand Foothills Park accessSpurred by a lawsuit from a coalition that includes the ACLU and the NAACP, Palo Alto is preparing to permanently abolish...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 23, 2020 at 2:28 pm | 5 comments | 4209 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bay Area's new growth plan eyes massive housing influx in Silicon ValleyMountain View would be required to plan for more than 11,000 new housing units under a proposal by the Association of Bay...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 23, 2020 at 11:21 am | 4 comments | 4543 Views
AROUND TOWN
Meet the 4 candidates for the Foothill-De Anza Community College District board of trusteesFour candidates are in the race for three open seats on the Foothill-De Anza Community College board. Read the full story...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2020Last comment by JamesSweeney, on Oct 22, 2020 at 12:56 pm | 6 comments | 16015 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Meet the two candidates for Santa Clara County Board of EducationRead profiles of Santa Clara County Board of Education incumbent Grace Mah and challenger Melissa Baten Caswell, who are...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Oct 22, 2020 at 12:19 am | 8 comments | 9982 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City Council approves school fees on an already-dead housing projectAfter years of planning and careful consideration, Mountain View now has a clear strategy for charging developers fees to...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 21, 2020 at 7:16 pm | 5 comments | 6727 Views
ELECTIONS
Bucking California's relaxed guidelines for large venues, Santa Clara County to keep stadiums, theme parks closedProfessional sporting events will not be allowed to have audiences and theme parks will not resume operation anytime soon...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Oct 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm | 11 comments | 3946 Views
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