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Community remembers longtime Sacred Heart teacher who died of COVID-19Former Portola Valley resident and longtime local teacher Kermit Holderman died from COVID-19 on March 31. Read the full...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:39 am | 1 comment | 6104 Views
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Guest opinion: Six ideas for helping local businesses during COVID-19 crisisIn a guest opinion, former Milk Pail Market owner Steve Rasmussen offers up six ideas for helping local businesses during...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2020Last comment by Pam, on Apr 21, 2020 at 11:20 pm | 9 comments | 9060 Views
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Evictions put on hold: How city and county rules help out-of-work tenants behind on rentSanta Clara County and several local cities passed emergency laws temporarily banning evictions last week, all of which are...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 19, 2020 at 3:43 pm | 13 comments | 7259 Views
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Eggs are sold out. Hand sanitizer is on backorder. Strained staff are working overtime. Here's how Midpeninsula grocery stores are responding to the coronavirusLocal grocery stores and their employees are on their own front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The precautions they're taking...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2020Last comment by Market store owners/managers, if your workers need masks, on Apr 12, 2020 at 10:47 am | 1 comment | 9027 Views
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Coronavirus weekend update: Peninsula records 350 new cases over past 5 daysSanta Clara and San Mateo saw their totals of coronavirus cases and deaths climb over the past week. As of Friday, Santa...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 11, 2020 at 9:35 pm | 4 comments | 11418 Views
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Can Santa Clara County house 100 homeless students in 100 days? Foothill College joins effortFoothill College announced Wednesday new partnerships that the community college hopes will help Santa Clara County achieve...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2020Last comment by essaywebsites.com, on Apr 9, 2020 at 4:43 am | 2 comments | 6692 Views
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Facebook announces $15M to support small Bay Area businessesWeeks after Facebook announced it would put $100 million into a program to offer grants to small businesses around the world,...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 9, 2020 at 1:46 am | 10 comments | 6364 Views
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A month after Super Tuesday, some votes are still being countedRemember the primary elections last month? Since then, a global pandemic has struck, leading to lagging local vote counts....
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Apr 7, 2020 at 1:34 pm | 5 comments | 4751 Views
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Donation page launched to help Mountain View businesses weather coronavirus crisisIn normal times, Hotel Strata on El Camino Real is packed during the week, sold out without a single room available. Now...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Cat C, on Apr 5, 2020 at 5:12 pm | 7 comments | 11947 Views
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Guest opinion: What the city of Mountain View and others can do to help during the health emergencyIn an op-ed in the March 20 issue, Mountain View resident IdaRose Sylvester writes about the steps she believes the city...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2020Last comment by Restaurant take-out, on Mar 30, 2020 at 6:08 pm | 8 comments | 8835 Views
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City creates $750,000 relief fund to save struggling small businessesThe Mountain View City Council voted to create a special relief fund to save the city's numerous small businesses that have...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2020Last comment by Groot, on Mar 30, 2020 at 5:50 pm | 2 comments | 10486 Views
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Santa Clara County passes ban on evictions to protect renters hard hit by the coronavirusThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to halt evictions that would displace families and...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 30, 2020 at 5:11 pm | 33 comments | 15197 Views
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With ventilators in short supply, companies retool for productionThe state needs at least 10,000 ventilators to meet the expected respiratory-care needs of patients with severe COVID-19...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2020Last comment by Innovators will find a way, on Mar 28, 2020 at 9:36 am | 2 comments | 4715 Views
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Riding on VTA is now free, but please, board at the back of the busMost passengers will board buses through the rear door and fares will not be collected under changes announced Thursday by...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2020Last comment by Trump fired the Pandemic Team, on Mar 25, 2020 at 10:01 am | 5 comments | 6668 Views
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City Council approves $500K emergency relief fund for struggling tenantsThe Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to create a $500,000 renter assistance program to stave off...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 22, 2020 at 8:50 pm | 10 comments | 8224 Views
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The wrong solution to the housing crisisState Sen. Scott Wiener is back again with Senate Bill 902, which if enacted would require the upzoning of residential property...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 14, 2020 at 10:30 pm | 8 comments | 7058 Views
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Trains, buses unfazed by the new coronavirus — despite fewer ridersDespite plummeting ridership and growing anxieties about the new coronavirus, transportation agencies are planning to keep...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by Trump fired the Pandemic Team, on Mar 14, 2020 at 8:13 am | 4 comments | 4652 Views
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Super Tuesday updates: In state Senate race, Becker pulls ahead of GlewUpdated tallies for Measure D, Mountain View council's rent control initiative; Mountain View Whisman School District's Measure...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 12, 2020 at 7:59 pm | 1 comment | 4881 Views
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Mountain View voters reject Measure D, early results showThe Mountain View City Council's bid to soften the city's rent control law may be bound for defeat, with early results in...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 10, 2020 at 9:34 pm | 39 comments | 19660 Views
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Voters back bond measure for community college district while parcel tax falls shortUnofficial election results show a Foothill-De Anza Community College District bond measure with sufficient votes for approval,...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2020Last comment by Never, on Mar 6, 2020 at 1:31 pm | 8 comments | 7540 Views
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