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Are you afraid of...public speaking?Have no fear! Join Mountain View Toastmasters for our annual Halloween Open House at the Mountain View Community Center,...
Original post made by Jasmine A on Oct. 21, 2021There are no comments yet. 141 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Newsom declares statewide drought emergencyGov. Newsom has expanded the California drought emergency from 50 counties to statewide. He didn't order mandatory water...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Oct 20, 2021 at 5:18 pm | 2 comments | 1955 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Scaling back the scope of policing in Mountain View can make our city saferIn a guest opinion, Kelsey Josund calls on the city of Mountain View to remove police from schools as school resource officers...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2021Last comment by Nora S., on Oct 20, 2021 at 9:58 am | 19 comments | 4326 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A death at the Opportunity Center raises questions about security and careJeffrey Cutter's death in his apartment at Palo Alto's Opportunity Center on June 12 has raised questions for his mother,...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 20, 2021 at 8:10 am | 4 comments | 4247 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mayor for a Day: Mountain View students tell city what they'd do if they were in changeThird grader Aanya Raychaudhuri has been thinking about climate change for as long as she can remember, so when she heard...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2021Last comment by Joan MacDonald, on Oct 19, 2021 at 2:18 pm | 1 comment | 3404 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two-alarm fire in Mountain View prompts evacuation of Crestview HotelA fire broke out Monday night in a small strip mall in Mountain View near the border of Sunnyvale, forcing an evacuation...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2021Last comment by Joan MacDonald, on Oct 19, 2021 at 2:11 pm | 1 comment | 4692 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View's future public safety building projected to cost $134MFor two decades, Mountain View has endeavored to build a new headquarters for the city's police and fire departments, grappling...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2021Last comment by HAB, on Oct 17, 2021 at 10:49 pm | 6 comments | 4314 Views
AROUND TOWN
New poll finds 71 percent of Bay Area residents think quality of life has declinedBay Area residents grappling with the high cost of living, growing homelessness and high taxes say the quality of life has...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2021Last comment by tecsi, on Oct 17, 2021 at 1:13 pm | 5 comments | 4617 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Judge to weigh in on Mountain View's RV parking ban next weekA federal court judge could soon decide the fate of Mountain View's ban on RV parking, addressing a legal challenge against...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2021Last comment by lan, on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:41 pm | 11 comments | 5263 Views
AROUND TOWN
Five-story condos proposed along Middlefield Road, adding more housing to East Whisman neighborhoodA developer is looking to turn a vacant lot on Middlefield Road into high-density condos, adding to the growing number of...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2021Last comment by SRB, on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:05 pm | 36 comments | 6313 Views
OTHER ISSUES
California pulls the plug on gas-powered leaf blowers under new lawNearly three decades after Peninsula cities began implementing bans on gas-powered leaf blowers, the effort has found a foothold...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2021Last comment by minor character, on Oct 16, 2021 at 1:37 pm | 4 comments | 4612 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Skewed demographics cause MV Whisman to consider prioritizing low-income students at choice schoolsOnly 7% of Stevenson students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, versus a district average of 29%. That's in stark contrast...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 15, 2021 at 10:03 am | 6 comments | 3583 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View will extend its downtown street closure to 2023, with future plans to make it permanentEncouraged by strong public support for a lively and pedestrian-friendly downtown, the Mountain View City Council agreed...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2021Last comment by gretchen, on Oct 14, 2021 at 4:28 pm | 9 comments | 8377 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pandemic induces staff shortages at local schoolsMidpeninsula school districts are having trouble finding people to fill a variety of positions, including substitute teachers,...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2021Last comment by James Thurber, on Oct 14, 2021 at 2:47 pm | 1 comment | 3034 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View Whisman approves $481K contract to design Monta Loma overhaulThe Mountain View Whisman School District approved a $481,000 contract last week to design an overhaul of the outdoor space...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2021Last comment by Chris Bedford, on Oct 14, 2021 at 12:03 pm | 10 comments | 3775 Views
AROUND TOWN
Yes, we're in a drought — but it's no longer a temporary emergencyCalifornia's declining water supply, the current drought and global warming could lead to serious and unrecoverable environmental...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2021Last comment by AB, on Oct 14, 2021 at 12:31 am | 2 comments | 2860 Views
AROUND TOWN
Grenade causes evacuation in Los AltosResidences in a Los Altos neighborhood were evacuated by police on Monday after a potentially live hand grenade was found...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2021Last comment by Croc Dundee, on Oct 12, 2021 at 2:14 pm | 1 comment | 4156 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis adds admissions preferences for low-income students after sharp questioning about school's lack of diversityThe Santa Clara County Board of Education on Oct. 6 approved changes to the Los Altos school's admission preferences that...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on Oct 10, 2021 at 2:40 pm | 10 comments | 4847 Views
ELECTIONS
Tesla to move headquarters from Palo Alto to AustinElon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., confirmed Thursday afternoon what many have long suspected: The electric vehicle and energy...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Oct 8, 2021 at 4:01 pm | 3 comments | 2463 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Plan for lifting mask mandate announced by Bay Area health officersThe counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and the City of Berkeley...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Oct 7, 2021 at 8:49 pm | 2 comments | 4178 Views
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