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OTHER ISSUES
Supervisors denounce xenophobia as Asian American groups report more harassmentResponding to a reported increase in violence and harassment aimed at Asian Americans during the pandemic, the county passed...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Apr 8, 2020 at 3:17 pm | 2 comments | 6851 Views
OTHER ISSUES
In war against coronavirus, researchers fast-track tests of Ebola drugAn antiviral drug that one Palo Alto woman has credited in her recovery from a severe case of COVID-19 in March is undergoing...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Common sense, on Apr 7, 2020 at 2:20 pm | 1 comment | 6143 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the editor: Firearms dealer restrictions, remote learning, feeding those in needLetters to the editor on remote learning, the temporary closure of Eddy's Shooting Sports and concern about ensuring those...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2020Last comment by Billy Bob, on Apr 7, 2020 at 1:37 pm | 7 comments | 5818 Views
ELECTIONS
A month after Super Tuesday, some votes are still being countedRemember the primary elections last month? Since then, a global pandemic has struck, leading to lagging local vote counts....
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Apr 7, 2020 at 1:34 pm | 5 comments | 4751 Views
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Real Estate Matters: Coronavirus crisis reshapes spring real estate marketAs with so many other sectors of the economy, the Midpeninsula's real estate market has been upended by the state's stay-at-home...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Kate Palo Alto, on Apr 7, 2020 at 12:07 am | 1 comment | 5707 Views
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Coronavirus weekend update: More parks close, Santa Clara County cases reach 1,148A roundup of coronavirus news in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The latest available data shows Santa Clara County has...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2020Last comment by Hey..., on Apr 6, 2020 at 4:58 pm | 9 comments | 8353 Views
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Weeks into the pandemic, county public health officials say testing for COVID-19 still falls shortCounty public health officials say too few people are being tested for the coronavirus, and that it falls on private labs...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 6, 2020 at 4:29 pm | 3 comments | 5699 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: 5 ways to help our community right nowIn an op-ed, Midpeninsula residents Sarahi Espinoza-Salamanca, Melanie Bielefeld, Mary Jane Marcus and Barbara Weinstein...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2020Last comment by Mirror, on Apr 6, 2020 at 7:56 am | 5 comments | 5242 Views
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Voice wins 14 California Journalism AwardsThe Mountain View Voice took home 14 awards among all California weekly newspapers in its circulation category in the California...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by Jeff Foxworthy, on Apr 6, 2020 at 5:50 am | 5 comments | 6954 Views
ELECTIONS
Donation page launched to help Mountain View businesses weather coronavirus crisisIn normal times, Hotel Strata on El Camino Real is packed during the week, sold out without a single room available. Now...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by Cat C, on Apr 5, 2020 at 5:12 pm | 7 comments | 11947 Views
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Would-be arrestees will get citations instead, to prevent jail crowdingSanta Clara County law enforcement will issue citations instead of making arrests for a handful of offenses to promote safety...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Apr 5, 2020 at 11:55 am | 3 comments | 8783 Views
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A pandemic on the rise: Charts reveal how virus has spread at different rates in two countiesThrough a series of charts, track how the coronavirus has infected and killed people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties,...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Gilroy Runner, on Apr 5, 2020 at 7:58 am | 12 comments | 10562 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Counties change tune on face protection, but not on N95 or surgical masksBay Area public health leaders are now asking residents to cover their faces with a cloth before leaving their homes, heeding...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by Sophie88, on Apr 5, 2020 at 7:22 am | 7 comments | 9057 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Volunteers help Stanford search for COVID-19 clues in blood samplesHundreds of volunteers from throughout the county on Friday and Saturday participated in a Stanford survey that could help...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2020Last comment by Sonya, on Apr 4, 2020 at 5:21 pm | 1 comment | 11995 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Woman arrested after slamming stolen car into Walgreens and police carA San Jose woman was arrested Tuesday night after she got into a car and, when surrounded by police, struck the front of...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Apr 4, 2020 at 4:46 pm | 6 comments | 32621 Views
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County jails to begin releasing inmates to reduce spread of coronavirusSanta Clara County will release inmates and place them in involuntary home detention in an effort to reduce the jail population...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Apr 3, 2020 at 1:22 pm | 4 comments | 14957 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Help Eliminate the Digital Divide for MV ChildrenOne opportunity that came up in last night's Mountain View Whisman school board meeting is that students don't have laptops....
Original post made by Christopher Chiang on Apr. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 1287 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Judge sends Atherton mom to prison for college admissions scandalAn Atherton woman who paid more than $500,000 to help her children get into college through a nationwide admissions scandal...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2020Last comment by a Wharton Ol' Seoul, on Apr 2, 2020 at 9:33 am | 4 comments | 8579 Views
OTHER ISSUES
California Grocers Association urges people to stop hoarding goodsThe California Grocers Association has a message for people flocking to the grocery stores to stock up on supplies amid the...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by indefensible rhetoric, on Apr 2, 2020 at 9:10 am | 10 comments | 6850 Views
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Please Wear Masks When OutWent to the market yesterday, over half the people still aren't wearing masks, especially workers, and I saw several families...
Original post made by Christopher Chiang on Apr. 2, 2020There are no comments yet. 1456 Views
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