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
Mountain View students return to campuses for the first day of school
Mountain View Whisman is also looking to spend the upcoming school year addressing the lasting effects that the pandemic had on students, according to Superintendent Ayindé Rudolph.[Wednesday, August 9, 2023]
Accessible playground project set to break ground after years of delays, cost increases and fundraising challenges
Rengstorff Park is set to be home to a Magical Bridge playground, which is designed to be accessible for people of all ages, including those with physical and cognitive disabilities.[Friday, August 4, 2023]
Left in the dark: A planned power outage caused traffic lights to go dark at a major intersection, but no one warned the public
The traffic lights went dark at one of Mountain View's busiest intersections last week, turning the junction into a four-way stop and snarling traffic during the evening rush hour. It turns out that the outage was planned.[Thursday, July 27, 2023]
County opens cooling centers, though local temperatures expected to remain below 90 over the weekend
With hot temperatures hitting the region this weekend, Santa Clara County is opening cooling centers to give people a respite from the heat.[Friday, July 21, 2023]
MVLA faces lawsuit seeking records about ethnic studies program
A Maryland-based legal group is suing the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District aiming to get the district to turn over records related to its ethnic studies program.[Thursday, July 20, 2023]
Traffic signals outage at El Camino Real, Highway 237 intersection causes rush-hour traffic jam in Mountain View
The traffic signals went out at the intersection of El Camino Real, Grant Road and State Highway 237 on Tuesday afternoon, July 18, causing traffic to back up during the evening rush hour.[Tuesday, July 18, 2023]
Mountain View Whisman projects deficit spending, shrinking reserves
The Mountain View Whisman School District is forecasting that it will see budget deficits in each of the next three school years, though that expectation is based on conservative revenue projections.[Thursday, July 13, 2023]
Delays and rising costs hit plans for reversible bus lane on Shoreline in Mountain View
Last week, the City Council approved an extra $683,000 to design the project, as well as a $6 million increase in the eventual construction budget.[Monday, July 3, 2023]
Galen Rosenberg retires as Los Altos High assistant principal, replaced by longtime teacher Derek Miyahara
Los Altos High Assistant Principal Galen Rosenberg retired this summer after nearly 40 years at the school and is being replaced by longtime social studies teacher Derek Miyahara.[Friday, June 30, 2023]
High school district projects property tax growth will keep its finances healthy for 2023-24 budget
Though the state is facing a budget crunch, the picture for local schools appears brighter, with the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District (MVLA) expecting healthy property tax growth this coming year.[Tuesday, June 20, 2023]