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RESTAURANTS
Two sisters open a new Uyghur restaurant in downtown Menlo ParkAlmira and Kalbi Tursungjan grew up in a foodie family. In their home region of east Turkistan, their parents ran a restaurant...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2022Last comment by harvardmom, on Dec 9, 2022 at 7:10 am | 1 comment | 3945 Views
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Convicted Theranos executive Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prisonA federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Theranos president and chief operating officer Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani to a...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Dec 8, 2022 at 7:18 pm | 2 comments | 1322 Views
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Community briefs: Tree lighting, Castro Street traffic signal update and mental health care for the 'missing middle'This week in community briefs, the city of Mountain View puts on its annual tree lighting tradition, the traffic signal at...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2022Last comment by CA Native, on Dec 8, 2022 at 2:37 pm | 4 comments | 3213 Views
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Peninsula residents flock to Mountain View tree lightingDowntown Mountain View filled with cheers last evening as string lights wrapped around the branches of a tree in front of...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2022Last comment by Tina, on Dec 7, 2022 at 4:23 pm | 1 comment | 3276 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County district attorney to leave Twitter due to hate speech, calls on other DAs to follow suitDistrict Attorney Jeff Rosen plans to deactivate his office's Twitter account due to the recent rise in hate speech on the...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2022Last comment by J Randall, on Dec 7, 2022 at 12:41 pm | 5 comments | 2715 Views
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Mountain View City Council slated to vote on Montecito Ave. affordable housing projectA 100% affordable apartment complex that would add 84 units to the city’s below market rate housing stock is slated to...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2022Last comment by AC, on Dec 6, 2022 at 9:15 pm | 1 comment | 2899 Views
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Stanford to investigate university president's research over scientific misconduct allegationsThe review comes after a student news outlet detailed suspected problems with Marc Tessier-Lavigne's research papers. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2022There are no comments yet. 2536 Views
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Man arrested for suspected hate crime against maintenance worker at downtown Mountain View post officeThe suspect allegedly cursed at the victim, yelled racial epithets at her, threatened to attack her and charged at her with...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2022There are no comments yet. 2832 Views
OTHER ISSUES
State officials: Transmission of flu, COVID-19 and RSV is growing 'in every category'Transmission of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus is increasing statewide simultaneously and could lead to...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2022Last comment by J Randall, on Dec 1, 2022 at 6:34 am | 3 comments | 2090 Views
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Meta says it left its Mountain View offices to build a 'best-in-class remote work experience.' Current employees beg to differAccording to Meta content moderators, contracted employees who worked at the company's now-vacated Mountain View office don't...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2022Last comment by Jane , on Dec 1, 2022 at 6:21 am | 10 comments | 118577 Views
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Holiday Fund: Hope's Corner provides food, showers and a supportive community for people in needWhat began as a simple breakfast of cereal and coffee for a couple dozen people has since grown into providing more than...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Nov 27, 2022 at 11:01 am | 3 comments | 3982 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Spare the Air Alert scheduled for FridayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the winter season's first Spare the Air Alert for Friday, calling...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 1410 Views
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Man arrested for indecently exposing himself to walker on Stevens Creek TrailThe 21-year-old man was arrested Monday after he allegedly repeatedly exposed himself to the victim. Read the full story...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2022Last comment by Polomom, on Nov 23, 2022 at 2:58 pm | 2 comments | 3014 Views
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Mountain View minimum wage to increase by highest margin in five yearsPeople making minimum wage in Mountain View may soon see a bump in their paychecks. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, Mountain View...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Nov 22, 2022 at 3:47 pm | 1 comment | 2460 Views
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What’s new with the Housing Element? City staff talks changes made to second draft after state rejected Mountain View’s first attemptMountain View city staff plan to submit their second draft of the Housing Element – a once-every-eight-years process where...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Nov 22, 2022 at 1:31 pm | 18 comments | 2731 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City and school district team up for bike safety workshops for Mountain View studentsThe city of Mountain View's Safe Routes to School program has partnered with the Mountain View Whisman School District to...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2022Last comment by Frank Richards, on Nov 22, 2022 at 1:36 am | 11 comments | 3938 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto partners with Mountain View, other Peninsula cities in planning colossal upgrade to wastewater plantSeeking to reduce the amount of nitrogen that flows into the San Francisco Bay, Palo Alto and its partner cities are preparing...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 3873 Views
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Judge sentences Elizabeth Holmes to over 11 years in prisonA federal judge sentenced Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years and three months in prison on Friday, citing...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Nov 20, 2022 at 12:43 pm | 3 comments | 2111 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former Trustee Juan Aranda has Passed AwayIt was shared at last night's MVWSD school board meeting that former trustee Juan Aranda has passed away. While he passed...
Original post made by Christopher Chiang on Nov. 18, 2022Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Nov 18, 2022 at 2:44 pm | 1 comment | 333 Views
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Five arrested in connection with death of a man in June at a Shoreline Amphitheatre concertAfter months of investigation, Mountain View police have arrested five men in connection with two violent incidents that...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2022Last comment by Juan, on Nov 17, 2022 at 8:48 pm | 3 comments | 7120 Views
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