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If feds let jobless benefits drop, California Dems may 'backdoor borrow' to extend themDemocrats have found a loophole to help stimulate the economy: "borrowing" federal dollars to continue unemployment benefits. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 6, 2020 at 5:50 pm | 7 comments | 5941 Views
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Santa Clara County lines up appointment-based COVID-19 testing sitesBeginning this week, Santa Clara County will provide appointment-based testing sites on a consistently scheduled, rotating...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2020Last comment by short swabs El Camino Hospital, on Aug 6, 2020 at 2:41 pm | 1 comment | 8978 Views
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Caltrain gets a lifeline after counties strike compromise on tax measureThe Santa Clara County board of supervisors on Tuesday threw its support behind placing a tax measure to fund Caltrain operations...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by Bruno, on Aug 6, 2020 at 11:40 am | 2 comments | 6796 Views
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Guest opinion: Why students need to be taught financial literacy now more than everIn an op-ed, Monta Vista High School senior Parth Asawa writes about the importance of financial literacy among students,...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2020Last comment by personal finance should be required to graduate, on Aug 5, 2020 at 10:04 pm | 4 comments | 7366 Views
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Haiku in the Coronavirus EraBack in March, I posted a "Coronavirus Haiku Challenge" on Nextdoor. It proved to be quite popular over the following weeks...
Original post made by Steve H on Aug. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 1686 Views
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Albuquerque man pleads guilty to sexual assault in 2004 Mountain View caseA man accused of breaking into a motel room and sexually assaulting a woman in Mountain View pleaded guilty Tuesday, prosecutors...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2020Last comment by Pdop, on Aug 5, 2020 at 2:21 pm | 1 comment | 10926 Views
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Despite looming deficit, Santa Clara County supervisors reject sales tax hike for the November ballotThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will not place a sales tax measure on the November ballot this year, after two...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 5, 2020 at 11:34 am | 4 comments | 6553 Views
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Five candidates join the race for El Camino Healthcare District boardThe normally quiet El Camino Healthcare District has some unusual competition this election season, with five candidates...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 5, 2020 at 9:00 am | 7 comments | 13999 Views
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Santa Clara County COVID-19 testing guru quit last job amid pressure to reopen economyThree months ago Dr. Marty Fenstersheib was pressured to reopen the economy in San Benito County. Read the full story...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2020Last comment by Ron Wolf, on Aug 3, 2020 at 8:10 pm | 3 comments | 9210 Views
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Waymo software engineer Paul Roales joins the race for Mountain View City CouncilFrustrated by what he calls a slow-moving bureaucracy that has failed to act with urgency on important issues, Mountain View...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Aug 3, 2020 at 7:52 pm | 6 comments | 13112 Views
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In experiment, Town Square forum commenting will be limited to registered usersStarting August 1, participation in the Mountain View Voice's popular Town Square reader forum will be limited to those who...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 3, 2020 at 11:27 am | 30 comments | 25962 Views
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'Caltrain passengers in great peril': San Mateo County supervisors criticize tax plan from SF supervisorsA sales tax proposed on Tuesday by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors to support Caltrain, which would be assessed in all...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Aug 2, 2020 at 11:55 am | 1 comment | 6788 Views
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Santa Clara County confirms 31 COVID-19 cases across four Costco locations, including Mountain ViewA public health investigation found that at least 31 employees across four Costco locations in Santa Clara County have tested...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by stcatharinescarpetcleaning2020@outlook.com, on Jul 31, 2020 at 7:59 pm | 11 comments | 44263 Views
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Palo Alto leaders could decide Monday whether to open Foothills Park to nonresidentsA thorny issue that has created controversy for decades is about to get a hearing on Aug. 3 before the City Council: whether...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by Rossta, on Jul 31, 2020 at 3:53 pm | 3 comments | 6541 Views
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Head of Menlo Church steps down over 'poor judgment'The senior pastor of Menlo Church has resigned following an outcry over the church board's investigation that some current...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by Ran out of money?, on Jul 30, 2020 at 8:57 pm | 1 comment | 8897 Views
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Open Foothills Park to all? The costs are high, panel saysMore visitors -- regardless of ZIP code -- and the behaviors they exhibit would affect the health of Foothills Park, a panel...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by Hmm, on Jul 30, 2020 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 5475 Views
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Caltrain's future in limbo after Santa Clara County defers tax measureThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to defer the decision for a Caltrain ballot measure to a special...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Fat Cats, on Jul 30, 2020 at 12:13 pm | 26 comments | 8807 Views
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'This is a pandemic of trauma. Everybody is feeling the pain.'As COVID-19 surges in California, some of the state's leading mental health professionals warned of long-lasting psychological...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 29, 2020 at 10:22 pm | 16 comments | 6628 Views
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As the new school year nears, MVLA instructors innovate new ways to bring normalcy to virtual classroomsWith the new school year set to begin Aug. 12, Mountain View Los Altos High School District has come up with two distance...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2020Last comment by Teacher, on Jul 29, 2020 at 6:37 pm | 7 comments | 9897 Views
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Facing closure, downtown Mountain View's Red Rock Coffee asks for community supportMountain View's Red Rock Coffee has been a lot of things to a lot of people, but the downtown institution is in financial...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by GoFoolMe, on Jul 29, 2020 at 9:38 am | 26 comments | 30821 Views
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