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Community briefs: 40-year-anniversary of Shoreline, connecting over police accountability and ‘Best of Mountain View’This week in community briefs, Mountain View is preparing to celebrate 40 long years of its regional Shoreline park, local...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 11, 2023 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 2947 Views
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City, school districts hold joint meeting ahead of high-stakes negotiations over Shoreline tax moneyThe city council and two local school boards sat down for a rare joint meeting on Monday, Sept. 18, as the three entities...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 2, 2023 at 5:00 pm | 16 comments | 7250 Views
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School board signals interest in signing new agreement with city on school fieldsMountain View Whisman board members showed interest in reaching a new deal for the joint operation of school fields, potentially...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 22, 2023 at 3:48 pm | 1 comment | 5370 Views
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Another Spare the Air alert issued for Friday due to wildfire smokeThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended a Spare the Air alert through Friday due to wildfire smoke that...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 21, 2023 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 3166 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board votes to fence off parts of Monta Loma despite disagreements over the processThe Mountain View Whisman school board voted at a Thursday, Sept. 7, meeting to fence off portions of Monta Loma Elementary...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2023Last comment by LG, on Sep 10, 2023 at 2:52 pm | 7 comments | 4942 Views
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School board signals support for fencing at Monta Loma, vote planned for Sept. 7The district is on the precipice of making a formal decision to fence off part of Monta Loma after three years of divisive...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2023Last comment by jordydog1, on Sep 8, 2023 at 2:50 pm | 3 comments | 3509 Views
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Mountain View students return to campuses for the first day of schoolMountain View Whisman is also looking to spend the upcoming school year addressing the lasting effects that the pandemic...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 30, 2023 at 11:34 am | 3 comments | 5320 Views
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High school district projects property tax growth will keep its finances healthy for 2023-24 budgetThough the state is facing a budget crunch, the picture for local schools appears brighter, with the Mountain View Los Altos...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 30, 2023 at 9:38 am | 1 comment | 3117 Views
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Empty desks: Getting chronically absent students back to class is no easy featSince the pandemic hit in 2020, fewer students are attending classes across California, but in one Midpeninsula school district,...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2023Last comment by harvardmom, on Aug 30, 2023 at 12:28 am | 1 comment | 3092 Views
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Mountain View Whisman board prepares to vote on installing fences at Monta LomaAfter nearly three years of discussion and disagreement, the Mountain View Whisman school board is poised to take a vote...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 24, 2023 at 12:23 pm | 11 comments | 6464 Views
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Critics pan state's justification for threatening Stanford University professor over breach of data contractIn its first public statement, the California Department of Education defended its right to pursue a breach of a data partnership...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 23, 2023 at 2:01 pm | 2 comments | 3784 Views
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El Camino Health Care District and El Camino Health give $11 million to support local health programsEl Camino Health Care District and El Camino Health recently announced a little over $11 million in awarded grants to improve...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 17, 2023 at 12:02 pm | 1 comment | 4309 Views
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After delays, Freestyle Academy's new building open to MVLA students this yearWith the start of school a week away, the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District is preparing to unveil Freestyle...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2023 at 11:32 am | 2 comments | 4981 Views
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Mountain View Whisman projects deficit spending, shrinking reservesThe Mountain View Whisman School District is forecasting that it will see budget deficits in each of the next three school...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 13, 2023 at 6:01 pm | 1 comment | 3360 Views
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Big staffing shake-up as Mountain View Whisman announces new administrators, principalsThe Mountain View Whisman School District announced several new administrators across five schools in the district for the...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 5, 2023 at 5:32 pm | 2 comments | 5435 Views
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City of Mountain View, school districts sign short term agreement to share Shoreline property tax moneyThe city of Mountain View and local school districts came to a short-term agreement on Tuesday over how much money local...
Original post made on May. 31, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 21, 2023 at 6:01 pm | 13 comments | 5200 Views
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MVLA Adult School celebrates its graduating Class of 2023Students celebrated their graduation from the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District's Adult School in a ceremony...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 14, 2023 at 5:16 pm | 1 comment | 2216 Views
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Years in the making, MVLA approves ethnic studies courseThe school board voted this week to formally approve an ethnic studies course for all freshmen starting this fall, but the...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2023Last comment by Jeanine Valadez, on Jun 9, 2023 at 1:48 am | 3 comments | 2893 Views
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Mountain View Whisman considers changing school boundaries in response to housing growthAs more housing gets built locally, the Mountain View Whisman School District is considering redrawing school attendance...
Original post made on May. 22, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 8, 2023 at 6:03 pm | 23 comments | 10693 Views
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Media literacy would be required for California K-12 students under new billRecognizing fake news, being savvy about social media and resisting cyberbullying would be a required part of California...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 8, 2023 at 3:44 pm | 1 comment | 1879 Views
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