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Guest opinion: An investment in local higher educationIn a guest opinion, Santa Clara County Democratic Party Chair Bill James writes why he believes residents should vote yes...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by Chris Robell, on Feb 28, 2020 at 6:23 am | 5 comments | 4781 Views
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Santa Clara County man recovers from coronavirusThe Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced Thursday that a man who became the county's first confirmed case...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 27, 2020 at 12:57 pm | 5 comments | 7001 Views
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Santa Clara County workers threaten to strike over failed contract negotiationsHundreds of county workers packed the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors chambers Monday afternoon to address county...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2020Last comment by Side1, on Feb 26, 2020 at 8:48 pm | 3 comments | 4492 Views
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What's in Your Water: Exposing the Pentagon as a "Hidden" PolluterSince the 1970s, the Pentagon has covered up the reckless use of fire-fighting foam containing PFAS “forever” chemicals...
Original post made by Judy Adams on Feb. 23, 2020There are no comments yet. 1577 Views
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Search continues for mountain lion that attacked child at Rancho San AntonioTwo days after a mountain lion grabbed a 6 year old girl at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, the search for the attacking...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by So sad, on Feb 22, 2020 at 4:18 am | 29 comments | 18972 Views
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Mountain View to pay $350K in settlement over forced sexual assault exam of 5-year-oldA Mountain View couple that sued the city after their young daughter was forced to undergo an invasive sexual assault exam...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2020Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Feb 14, 2020 at 12:35 pm | 10 comments | 8700 Views
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Oil tax? Wealth tax? Prop. 13 reform? Senate candidates debate how to pay for new programs for state's youngest residentsCandidates for the 13th Senate district on Sunday weighed in on how to fund improved outcomes for the state's 3 million kids...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Feb 11, 2020 at 2:37 pm | 1 comment | 5644 Views
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As coronavirus epidemic spreads, local woman recounts desperation to get out of WuhanFrom her quarantine at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Palo Alto resident Esther Tiferes Tebeka on Friday pinpointed...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2020Last comment by eliot, on Feb 8, 2020 at 12:24 pm | 2 comments | 5046 Views
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New state bill aims to integrate Bay Area transit into one 'seamless' systemA newly introduced piece of state legislation seeks to integrate the more than two dozen separate and independent Bay Area...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2020Last comment by about time, on Feb 6, 2020 at 4:00 pm | 9 comments | 5006 Views
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Council seeks to strengthen city's gun control lawsDespite California having some of the most restrictive gun control regulations in the country, the Mountain View City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2020Last comment by home of registered user, on Feb 5, 2020 at 7:44 pm | 27 comments | 3752 Views
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Life-saving drug costs have soared. Santa Clara County thinks it has a solution.Three life-saving drugs costing hundreds of dollars a month could potentially be subsidized to patients in Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 4706 Views
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Reporter's notebook: It's hard to say goodbyeIn an opinion piece in the Jan. 24 edition, reporter Mark Noack writes about why he's leaving the Voice and his concerns...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by Time to move on. , on Feb 3, 2020 at 7:48 am | 11 comments | 5762 Views
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Man tests positive for new coronavirus in Santa Clara CountyA man has tested positive for new coronavirus in Santa Clara County, marking the first local case of the disease that has...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2020Last comment by Jennifer , on Feb 1, 2020 at 7:28 am | 1 comment | 7661 Views
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Contentious housing bill SB 50 dies on the Senate floorA last-gasp attempt to resurrect Senate Bill 50, a divisive housing bill that would have relaxed zoning standards for residential...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by Dangerous Bill, on Jan 31, 2020 at 1:58 pm | 4 comments | 4185 Views
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'It's really bad out there' -- Santa Clara County Supervisors create task force to tackle homeless crisisThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a plan to establish a homeless task force and a plan to address...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Jan 30, 2020 at 8:01 am | 2 comments | 4721 Views
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Study: When it comes to polarization across the globe, America leads the wayAmerica’s widening political divide stands out above other nations, according to a new cross-country polarization study...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2020Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Jan 29, 2020 at 10:50 am | 5 comments | 5073 Views
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Condoleezza Rice to helm Hoover Institution at Stanford UniversityFormer U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been chosen as director of Stanford University's Hoover Institution,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2020Last comment by "Bin Laden Determined To Attack Inside the United States", on Jan 29, 2020 at 9:49 am | 4 comments | 4288 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors may create new homeless task forceSanta Clara County could establish a homeless task force to address housing and homelessness concerns in the region. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Jan 29, 2020 at 7:09 am | 1 comment | 3365 Views
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You've just been named California's homelessness czar — what's your first move?Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken grief for failing to fulfill what seems like an achievable campaign promise: appointing a homelessness...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2020Last comment by Get the professional campers off the streets, on Jan 27, 2020 at 1:07 pm | 5 comments | 5668 Views
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Stanford student found dead at fraternity house was LAHS gradThe Stanford University sophomore who was found dead at a the Theta Delta Chi fraternity house last Friday was Eitan Michael...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2020Last comment by Michael Kahan, on Jan 23, 2020 at 8:27 pm | 2 comments | 8731 Views
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