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ELECTIONS
Activist and Democratic Socialist John Lashlee joins race for City CouncilWorried that the city is headed in the wrong direction on housing and social justice issues, local activist John Lashlee...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 28, 2020 at 9:19 pm | 6 comments | 8514 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rep. Eshoo, mental health advocates push for suicide prevention legislationThe House Energy and Commerce Committee recently passed three bills related to suicide prevention, which Rep. Anna Eshoo...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Jul 28, 2020 at 3:54 pm | 1 comment | 5259 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County rolls out UBI program for youth transitioning out of foster careSanta Clara County has rolled out the country's first Universal Basic Income program for young adults transitioning out of...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2020Last comment by Ok, on Jul 28, 2020 at 2:33 pm | 1 comment | 6063 Views
RESTAURANTS
Flights landlord sues restaurant CEO for late rentDespite Santa Clara County's ban on evictions amid the pandemic, Flights Restaurant founder and CEO Alexander Hult is being...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 28, 2020 at 12:22 pm | 23 comments | 10867 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two candidates join the race for Mountain View Whisman school boardThe race for the Mountain View Whisman school board is heating up this week, with two new candidates vying to lead the school...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Thida Cornes, on Jul 26, 2020 at 12:02 pm | 14 comments | 10936 Views
ELECTIONS
'On again, off again': State's watchlist creates uncertainty for businessesWith 37 of California's 58 counties under state monitoring, questions have surfaced about what will happen when a county...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2020Last comment by amazing, on Jul 25, 2020 at 10:33 am | 7 comments | 7901 Views
AROUND TOWN
Park Users: The grass is not hot lavaWith so many people using our parks it's more important than ever to do what we can to create that needed 6 feet of distance,...
Original post made by Cuesta Stoller on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Yes!, on Jul 24, 2020 at 2:28 pm | 1 comment | 1649 Views
ELECTIONS
Election roundup: Local races kick off as county officials adjust to the coronavirus pandemicThis week marks the beginning of an unusual campaign season, in which candidate oaths are done via video call and county...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 24, 2020 at 9:15 am | 28 comments | 10931 Views
ELECTIONS
Santa Clara County supervisors propose sales tax to fill $250M deficitSanta Clara County's board of supervisors are looking into a sales tax measure to patch up a massive hole in the county's...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by Bob, on Jul 23, 2020 at 3:59 pm | 6 comments | 5732 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County will no longer seek death penalty, DA saysSanta Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced Wednesday that his office will no longer seek the death penalty,...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jul 23, 2020 at 3:35 pm | 4 comments | 6342 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Coronavirus delays start of high school sports seasonsLocal high school sports teams won't be competing until at least December or January, the California Interscholastic Federation...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jul 23, 2020 at 3:21 pm | 1 comment | 5808 Views
ELECTIONS
Elected officials release statement calling for voters to decide Caltrain fundingA joint statement issued by seven elected officials calls for letting voters decide on funding for the Caltrain service between...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by Wagon Train, on Jul 23, 2020 at 9:23 am | 7 comments | 6266 Views
ELECTIONS
COVID-19 testing could expand with 'specimen pooling'Demand for diagnostic tests has risen to a level that has pushed back California's mass-testing expansion plan due to a strain...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 22, 2020 at 7:29 pm | 4 comments | 5554 Views
OTHER ISSUES
After more coronavirus closures, how deep will California's recession go?As the health crisis unfolds, changing state and local health orders have combined with intense financial anxiety and confusion...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 22, 2020 at 10:17 am | 4 comments | 6800 Views
AROUND TOWN
COVID-19 treatments, vaccines could be ready by early 2021, Fauci tells Stanford MedicineThe prognosis for getting a handle on COVID-19 could be good if the public is responsible for its actions and if scientific...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 21, 2020 at 10:28 am | 3 comments | 6671 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More Turmoil in MVWSDThe agenda for this week's Board meeting has been published. Looking at the personnel report, there is more turmoil in MVWSD....
Original post made by More Turmoil in MVWSD on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by Standing Ovation, on Jul 21, 2020 at 9:02 am | 1 comment | 1816 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newsom: Schools in watch-list counties cannot reopen in personGov. Gavin Newsom announced that all schools in counties on the state's coronavirus watch list -- including currently, Santa...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2020Last comment by GoFoolMe, on Jul 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm | 4 comments | 10092 Views
OTHER ISSUES
San Francisco supervisors defend refusal to support Caltrain sales taxSan Francisco supervisors Shamann Walton and Aaron Peskin on Wednesday stood by their refusal to support asking voters in...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by Rodger, on Jul 20, 2020 at 4:33 pm | 6 comments | 6909 Views
AROUND TOWN
Future plans to move Bullis Charter School put on hold as LASD grapples with reopening schoolsThe Los Altos School District is postponing a major decision on where to permanently place Bullis Charter School, citing...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jul 18, 2020 at 8:51 pm | 9 comments | 9767 Views
AROUND TOWN
Los Altos closing downtown streets to help local businessesThe city of Los Altos is implementing a new initiative called Open Streets Los Altos that will partially close downtown streets...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 17, 2020 at 11:31 pm | 3 comments | 6280 Views
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