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Santa Clara County seeks temporary wage hike for front-line workersCalling it dangerous work worthy of hazard pay during the pandemic, Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors is looking...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2021Last comment by CovidKid, on Feb 5, 2021 at 9:23 am | 4 comments | 5319 Views
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Despite months to prep, why California lags on COVID vaccinationGov. Gavin Newsom says his administration has been planning for a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign for months. Why have...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Feb 4, 2021 at 2:14 pm | 1 comment | 4343 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View-Los Altos district looks to expand in-person support for studentsThe Mountain View-Los Altos school board directed staff last week to plan to bring more students back to campuses when Santa...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 4, 2021 at 10:34 am | 7 comments | 9480 Views
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Town Square changes announcedSeveral changes to the Mountain View Voice's popular reader forum will be implemented over the next few weeks in an effort...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by home of registered user, on Feb 3, 2021 at 8:34 am | 13 comments | 4996 Views
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Gary Wesley, attorney and longtime Mountain View watchdog, dies at 68For decades, Gary Wesley was tireless in his role as a legal and policy watchdog in Mountain View, even when it didn't make...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2021Last comment by MV neighbor, on Feb 3, 2021 at 6:20 am | 3 comments | 8342 Views
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Mountain View mayor pledges to leave no one behind during the pandemicThe annual transition in Mountain View's leadership has been anything but normal this year. Shortly after being sworn in...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2021Last comment by Lenny Siegel, on Feb 2, 2021 at 5:50 pm | 3 comments | 6503 Views
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Now under the state's 'purple' tier, here's what is and isn't allowed in Santa Clara, San Mateo countiesSanta Clara and San Mateo counties returned to the state's most restrictive COVID-19 level, the "purple" tier, after California...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by Groot, on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:12 pm | 5 comments | 12560 Views
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Rep. Jackie Speier introduces bill for Bay's environmental healthRep. Jackie Speier, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, announced a bill on Thursday that seeks to use federal funding to improve...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Feb 1, 2021 at 2:52 pm | 1 comment | 3384 Views
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Rain expected to return to the Bay Area this weekAfter a brief respite from the last week's atmospheric river soaking, the Bay Area may see showers again this week, forecasters...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Feb 1, 2021 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 3103 Views
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Editorial: We need a real shot in the armWhile talk of ramped-up vaccine distribution is encouraging, it will still take months to get a large swath of the population...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Feb 1, 2021 at 2:22 pm | 2 comments | 4086 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How Mountain View and Los Altos schools are approaching reopeningTwo distinct approaches to reopening schools are playing out in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District and...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by AmyGregory, on Feb 1, 2021 at 2:14 am | 7 comments | 11207 Views
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Radio silence: As police encrypt dispatch transmissions, questions build on the public's right to knowPolice departments throughout the Midpeninsula are following Palo Alto police, which on Jan. 5 abruptly announced it would...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2021Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jan 30, 2021 at 8:07 am | 2 comments | 7943 Views
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Is police information ripe for abuse?While private information might fall into the wrong hands when the public and the press listen to radio transmissions, there...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2021Last comment by Nora S., on Jan 29, 2021 at 5:56 pm | 1 comment | 3572 Views
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but so are failing grades. Here's what the MVLA school board is considering for reopening schoolsWhile COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout Santa Clara County, the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District has...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2020Last comment by AmyGregory, on Jan 29, 2021 at 12:47 pm | 3 comments | 7059 Views
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Santa Clara County opens COVID-19 vaccines to residents age 65 and upSanta Clara County residents 65 years and older are now eligible to get vaccinated, county officials announced Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2021Last comment by Ramone, on Jan 28, 2021 at 11:51 pm | 1 comment | 7073 Views
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Can social media giants stop an insurrection before it happens?As tech companies grapple with how to effectively moderate content to prevent violence, Stanford cyberpolicy experts examined...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2021Last comment by ML Kyle, on Jan 28, 2021 at 7:09 pm | 1 comment | 3910 Views
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Palo Alto banned from bringing back residents-only requirement for Foothills ParkPalo Alto is permanently barred from limiting access to visitors to Foothills Park on the basis of residency under an injunction...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2021Last comment by Golden Catamount, on Jan 27, 2021 at 5:10 pm | 1 comment | 4798 Views
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Fearing displacement, cities and counties scramble to reinstate eviction protectionsFor the third time in less than a year, cities and counties across California are passing a flurry of emergency protections...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2021Last comment by addressing systemic racism, on Jan 27, 2021 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 4382 Views
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State's loosened COVID-19 restrictions spark worries in Santa Clara CountyAs the county gears up its infrastructure to deliver more COVID-19 vaccinations, local leaders on Tuesday expressed concern...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2021Last comment by Bill, on Jan 27, 2021 at 3:54 pm | 1 comment | 4607 Views
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Lawmakers propose extending eviction moratorium until June 30Under a legislative agreement, California would extend its eviction moratorium to the end of June. Landlords would get an...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Jan 26, 2021 at 4:31 pm | 1 comment | 3271 Views
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