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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford cancels in-person classes; two students in isolation pending COVID-19 test resultsStanford has become the second major U.S. university to cancel in-person classes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus....
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by poor poor Cuesta, on Mar 8, 2020 at 4:22 pm | 10 comments | 5111 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Safe parking program could expand with help from local property ownersIn a March 6 op-ed, Tom Myers of the Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos and Charlie Weidanz of the...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Mar 8, 2020 at 12:55 pm | 7 comments | 5265 Views
AROUND TOWN
Coronavirus looms over local restaurants, slowing businessAs paranoia about the risk of coronavirus spreads, many local restaurants are seeing an impact on their bottom lines, especially...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2020Last comment by MVresident, on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:26 pm | 7 comments | 13341 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Injured man seeks $100K, claiming Mountain View cops used excessive force in pulling him out a car windowThe Mountain View City Council rejected a $100,000 claim from a man arrested by police on a misdemeanor charge who alleged...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2020Last comment by Common Sense, on Mar 7, 2020 at 10:56 pm | 28 comments | 10952 Views
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Man tests positive for novel coronavirus in Santa Clara CountyA man has tested positive for novel coronavirus in Santa Clara County, marking the first case of the disease that has become...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2020Last comment by Annababe, on Mar 7, 2020 at 6:12 pm | 8 comments | 7109 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford creates new coronavirus test that produces fast resultsStanford Health Care has invented a new test for the COVID-19 disease and is using it to verify suspected cases of the illness...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 6, 2020 at 6:38 pm | 6 comments | 10152 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community college district asks voters for new tax, bond funds to upgrade facilities, keep education accessibleVoters in the March 3 election will decide on financing measures G and H by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District....
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2020Last comment by MV Resident, on Mar 6, 2020 at 2:58 pm | 32 comments | 8632 Views
ELECTIONS
Voters back bond measure for community college district while parcel tax falls shortUnofficial election results show a Foothill-De Anza Community College District bond measure with sufficient votes for approval,...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2020Last comment by Never, on Mar 6, 2020 at 1:31 pm | 8 comments | 7536 Views
AROUND TOWN
Safe parking program could expand with help from local property ownersIt can be upsetting to see cars and RVs on the side of the road that serve as homes to our community members. Many of us...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by Polomom, on Mar 6, 2020 at 10:05 am | 1 comment | 2899 Views
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Lawsuits against Mountain View and Sunnyvale allege sewage water leaking into creeks and BayAn environmental watchdog group has filed lawsuits against the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale alleging that their...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by Oh that smell, on Mar 6, 2020 at 8:59 am | 10 comments | 9253 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Coronavirus: In a matter of days, county's total number of cases rises to 9Seven new cases of coronavirus were reported in Santa Clara County over the past four days. Concerns have climbed at Palo...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2020Last comment by Another MV Resident, on Mar 6, 2020 at 8:54 am | 4 comments | 36414 Views
ELECTIONS
How local schools are preparing for the spread of coronavirusIn tandem with news that the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System's Palo Alto hospital is caring for a veteran who...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Mar 6, 2020 at 12:37 am | 1 comment | 2876 Views
ELECTIONS
Measure T school bond appears to be headed to victoryEarly election results Wednesday morning show the Mountain View Whisman School District's $259 million bond measure is headed...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2020Last comment by Richard Michael 909-378-5401, on Mar 5, 2020 at 10:52 pm | 1 comment | 5986 Views
ELECTIONS
Pat Showalter running to rejoin Mountain View City Council in NovemberFormer councilwoman Pat Showalter, who narrowly lost her reelection bid in 2018, is seeking to return to the council for...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 5, 2020 at 8:42 pm | 29 comments | 8062 Views
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Mountain View police arrest Mormon missionary on suspicion of distributing child pornA Utah man and missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was arrested by Mountain View police Wednesday...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2020Last comment by That explains it, on Mar 5, 2020 at 1:44 pm | 1 comment | 7749 Views
ELECTIONS
Glew, Becker lead in early results for contested state Senate raceEarly election results indicate that Republican Alex Glew and Democrat Josh Becker will be moving forward into the November...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Mar 5, 2020 at 4:19 am | 5 comments | 7688 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fear, anxiety and Champagne: How the Midpeninsula is preparing (or not) for coronavirusPalo Alto and Mountain View residents appear to be facing their concerns over coronavirus by shopping, emptying the shelves...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by Humble observer, on Mar 4, 2020 at 10:39 am | 5 comments | 8021 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Read the text. Follow the money. Vote no on D.In a guest opinion in the Feb. 21 edition, Mountain View resident Dave Arnone writes about why he's opposed to Measure D,...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 3, 2020 at 10:47 pm | 9 comments | 5557 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Measure D undermines rent controlIn a guest opinion in the Feb. 21 edition, former Mountain View Mayor Pat Showalter writes about why she is voting against...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 3, 2020 at 10:46 pm | 42 comments | 7407 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: Measure D, school bond and parcel tax initiatives, new artworkLetters to the editor from the Feb. 28 edition touch on the City Council's rent control Measure D, the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 3, 2020 at 10:45 pm | 5 comments | 4464 Views
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