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AROUND TOWN
Bay Area residents ordered to stay home, starting TuesdayResidents of six Bay Area counties, including Santa Clara and San Mateo, are being ordered to stay at home through April...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2020Last comment by Trump fired the national pandemic team, on Mar 17, 2020 at 6:35 am | 14 comments | 15774 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View announces state of emergency over spread of coronavirusThe city of Mountain View proclaimed a state of emergency Thursday afternoon in response to the new coronavirus, clearing...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Polomom, on Mar 16, 2020 at 3:45 pm | 8 comments | 25842 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Unlimited online access during coronavirus crisisIn order to make available important local information on the coronavirus health emergency to all residents of the area,...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Ron, on Mar 16, 2020 at 8:44 am | 6 comments | 5900 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Coronavirus weekend update: cases jump in San Mateo and Santa Clara countiesA round-up of news about the coronavirus in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. As of March 14, the number of cases in Santa...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2020Last comment by EPA residents , on Mar 15, 2020 at 9:14 am | 6 comments | 20289 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police investigating suspicious Mountain View death after injured woman found in the roadMountain View police are investigating a suspicious death last month in which an elderly woman was found lying in the road...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Donate N95 masks to hospitals , on Mar 14, 2020 at 11:26 pm | 4 comments | 6495 Views
ELECTIONS
The wrong solution to the housing crisisState Sen. Scott Wiener is back again with Senate Bill 902, which if enacted would require the upzoning of residential property...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 14, 2020 at 10:30 pm | 8 comments | 7050 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Supervisors OK universal meal program for hungry kids in Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved establishing a "universal meal pilot program"...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Bernadette, on Mar 14, 2020 at 3:36 pm | 2 comments | 4747 Views
RESTAURANTS
County ramps up restrictions: Gatherings over 100 people banned, smaller events limitedGatherings of 100 or more people are now banned in Santa Clara County, the latest directive issued by Santa Clara County’s...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 14, 2020 at 11:15 am | 5 comments | 4583 Views
ELECTIONS
Trains, buses unfazed by the new coronavirus — despite fewer ridersDespite plummeting ridership and growing anxieties about the new coronavirus, transportation agencies are planning to keep...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by Trump fired the Pandemic Team, on Mar 14, 2020 at 8:13 am | 4 comments | 4644 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County seeks space to provide safe parkingSupervisor Joe Simitian is hosting meetings in Palo Alto today and Mountain View on Thursday as part of the county's effort...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by Sandy831 , on Mar 13, 2020 at 10:58 pm | 11 comments | 5878 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View school districts announce new policies to slow spread of new coronavirusWith 37 cases of the new coronavirus confirmed in Santa Clara County and the county's first death reported today, local schools...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Mountain View Resident, on Mar 13, 2020 at 12:04 pm | 28 comments | 26411 Views
ELECTIONS
Super Tuesday updates: In state Senate race, Becker pulls ahead of GlewUpdated tallies for Measure D, Mountain View council's rent control initiative; Mountain View Whisman School District's Measure...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 12, 2020 at 7:59 pm | 1 comment | 4876 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Dragon presents two shows dealing with family tensions and the AIDS epidemic of the 1980sDragon Productions Theatre Company is keeping busy, offering not one but two full productions currently in addition to its...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by KARLA KANE, on Mar 12, 2020 at 6:31 pm | 2 comments | 3068 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County to pilot free breakfast and lunch program for all kids -- in select high-need schoolsIn Santa Clara County schools that serve a large number of students from low-income families, making parents fill out paperwork...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 12, 2020 at 4:48 pm | 3 comments | 7572 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local tech companies' best defense against the coronavirus — work from homeIn droves, leading Silicon Valley-based tech companies weathering the brewing storm of the new coronavirus have given their...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Mar 12, 2020 at 3:56 pm | 2 comments | 4958 Views
AROUND TOWN
As coronavirus spreads, so do fears of it taking down California's economyAs the stock market tumbled and oil prices collapsed on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom's top economic officials sought to project...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2020Last comment by Stanczyk, on Mar 12, 2020 at 2:51 pm | 4 comments | 4785 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County reports first death due to new coronavirus at El Camino HospitalA woman in her 60s died Monday morning, March 9, from COVID-19 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, the first fatality...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Mannatarora, on Mar 12, 2020 at 4:35 am | 4 comments | 30837 Views
ELECTIONS
Mountain View voters reject Measure D, early results showThe Mountain View City Council's bid to soften the city's rent control law may be bound for defeat, with early results in...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 10, 2020 at 9:34 pm | 39 comments | 19655 Views
AROUND TOWN
How is Mountain View coping with coronavirus? Tech workers sent home, events canceledWith 20 people across Santa Clara County who have tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19), companies and event...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by Truth, on Mar 10, 2020 at 3:03 pm | 9 comments | 29495 Views
AROUND TOWN
Think you have coronavirus? Don't run to the hospital or urgent careSo you think you have the new coronavirus. Hospitals have a word of advice before barging into the emergency room or urgent...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by SVJim, on Mar 9, 2020 at 3:20 pm | 3 comments | 12789 Views
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