Zoe Morgan
Staff Writer, Palo Alto Weekly / PaloAltoOnline.com and Mountain View Voice
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About Zoe
Zoe Morgan joined the Palo Alto Weekly and Mountain View Voice in 2021. She covers education, youth and families, with a focus on using data to tell compelling stories. She previously worked as an education reporter at the Los Altos Town Crier.A Mountain View native, Zoe received a dual degree from American University in journalism and public affairs, with a minor in data science. After graduating, she worked at the Grants Pass Daily Courier in Oregon, covering local schools, before returning to California in 2019.
Stories by Zoe
Community Briefs: Spartan Turkey Trot returns in person, Eshoo hosts town hall with Fauci
This week in community briefs, the annual Spartan Turkey Trot returns with in-person and virtual options; Rep. Anna Eshoo hosts a Nov. 9 town hall with Anthony Fauci; and Santa Clara County runs a youth vaccine video contest.[Tuesday, November 9, 2021]
Police determine Bubb Elementary School bomb, shooting threat wasn't credible
After a bomb and shooting threat Thursday morning closed Bubb Elementary School for the day, Mountain View police searched the campus and said the threat was not credible.[Thursday, November 4, 2021]
Community briefs: Voting preregistration event engages high schoolers, city offers eviction aid
This week in community briefs, the city offers an Eviction Help Center; voting preregistration event draws nearly 600 high schoolers; and a free jazz concert in Pioneer Park is planned for Sunday.[Thursday, November 4, 2021]
Peer-led mental health program lets students know they're not alone
From setting up panels on suicide prevention to creating social media posts about resources for survivors of sexual violence, Youth Connect addresses mental health issues that many young people face.[Saturday, October 30, 2021]
'Destructive activities' prompt Mountain View Whisman to add security cameras to school campuses
The Mountain View Whisman School District plans to install security cameras on its campuses next summer in hopes of preventing vandalism and thefts. It's set to hold meetings to get community input.[Thursday, October 28, 2021]
Mountain View High student threatens to bring weapon to campus
The Mountain View High School campus was deemed safe by police after a student threatened to bring a weapon on campus Monday.[Tuesday, October 26, 2021]
Board ousts Foothill College president mid-year amid conflict with faculty
Foothill President Thuy Nguyen is out of a job, with the district's board voting Oct. 25 not to renew her contract. The decision comes during internal strife at the college, including a 'no confidence vote' from the academic senate.[Tuesday, October 26, 2021]
MV Whisman board holds off on prioritizing low-income students at choice schools in time for next fall
The Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees decided to hold off on changing its enrollment system for choice schools in time for next school year, instead opting to follow a longer timeline that district staff proposed.[Friday, October 22, 2021]
Mayor for a Day: Mountain View students tell city what they'd do if they were in charge
Third grader Aanya Raychaudhuri has been thinking about climate change for as long as she can remember, so when she heard about Mountain View's Mayor for a Day essay contest, she saw a chance to make a difference in her community.[Tuesday, October 19, 2021]
Youth's input on state government sought at Assemblyman Marc Berman's town hall Wednesday
Young people have a chance to share their thoughts with state Assembly member Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, at a youth town hall that the California legislator is hosting this Wednesday.[Monday, October 18, 2021]