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OTHER ISSUES
Reporter's notebook: It's hard to say goodbyeIn an opinion piece in the Jan. 24 edition, reporter Mark Noack writes about why he's leaving the Voice and his concerns...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by Time to move on. , on Feb 3, 2020 at 7:48 am | 11 comments | 5761 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man tests positive for new coronavirus in Santa Clara CountyA man has tested positive for new coronavirus in Santa Clara County, marking the first local case of the disease that has...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2020Last comment by Jennifer , on Feb 1, 2020 at 7:28 am | 1 comment | 7660 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Contentious housing bill SB 50 dies on the Senate floorA last-gasp attempt to resurrect Senate Bill 50, a divisive housing bill that would have relaxed zoning standards for residential...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by Dangerous Bill, on Jan 31, 2020 at 1:58 pm | 4 comments | 4184 Views
ELECTIONS
An investment in local higher educationAll of our excellent local schools deserve our committed financial support, and I urge voters to support measures G and H...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2020Last comment by Community Minded, on Jan 31, 2020 at 10:36 am | 2 comments | 2990 Views
ELECTIONS
For Iowa, every vote counts — even the ones at StanfordOn Monday, one of the first-ever "satellite caucuses" will be held at Stanford's Haas Center for Public Service. It's one...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by absurdly, on Jan 30, 2020 at 3:11 pm | 2 comments | 3733 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rapid spread of coronavirus prompts local organizers to cancel Chinese New Year eventsThe sponsors of two Chinese Lunar New Year fairs in Palo Alto that would have drawn thousands of people have canceled the...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2020Last comment by Another community member, on Jan 30, 2020 at 3:09 pm | 12 comments | 5628 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the editor: Rent control, safe parking, Job LopezRecent letters to the editor on rent control Measure D, safe parking lots, Meals on Wheels, and a story on a local activist's...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 30, 2020 at 11:41 am | 10 comments | 5185 Views
OTHER ISSUES
'It's really bad out there' -- Santa Clara County Supervisors create task force to tackle homeless crisisThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a plan to establish a homeless task force and a plan to address...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Jan 30, 2020 at 8:01 am | 2 comments | 4720 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Study: When it comes to polarization across the globe, America leads the wayAmerica’s widening political divide stands out above other nations, according to a new cross-country polarization study...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2020Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Jan 29, 2020 at 10:50 am | 5 comments | 5072 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Condoleezza Rice to helm Hoover Institution at Stanford UniversityFormer U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been chosen as director of Stanford University's Hoover Institution,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2020Last comment by "Bin Laden Determined To Attack Inside the United States", on Jan 29, 2020 at 9:49 am | 4 comments | 4287 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County supervisors may create new homeless task forceSanta Clara County could establish a homeless task force to address housing and homelessness concerns in the region. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Jan 29, 2020 at 7:09 am | 1 comment | 3364 Views
ELECTIONS
Landlord group vows to drop its rent control initiative if Measure D passesA landlord group's ballot measure that would curtail Mountain View's existing rent control law could lose the support of...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 28, 2020 at 1:35 pm | 27 comments | 11058 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bonds on the ballot: Will billions of dollars help California cope with climate change?Given California's international leadership in addressing climate change, it isn't surprising that voters will be asked this...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jan 27, 2020 at 8:59 pm | 3 comments | 3787 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Longtime school cop bids farewell to Mountain View HighAfter eight years walking the hallways of Mountain View High School, school resource officer Bobby Taylor says goodbye and...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2020Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Jan 27, 2020 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 7025 Views
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Sinjin Jones to become Pear Theatre's new artistic directorTheater artist and teacher Sinjin Jones has been selected as the next artistic director for Mountain View's intimate Pear...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2020Last comment by Great news, support local theater!, on Jan 27, 2020 at 1:32 pm | 1 comment | 4062 Views
OTHER ISSUES
You've just been named California's homelessness czar — what's your first move?Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken grief for failing to fulfill what seems like an achievable campaign promise: appointing a homelessness...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2020Last comment by Get the professional campers off the streets, on Jan 27, 2020 at 1:07 pm | 5 comments | 5667 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD's new Mountain View school won't open until 2025Los Altos School District's new Mountain View school won't open until 2025, following lengthy delays and an ever-evolving...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 27, 2020 at 1:05 pm | 26 comments | 10994 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wages for Foothill student employees lag behind local citiesFor the more than 1,000 student employees working campus jobs across the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, getting...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by SRB, on Jan 25, 2020 at 5:09 pm | 10 comments | 3416 Views
AROUND TOWN
Newsom's big move on homelessness may be just in political time, new poll suggestsGov. Gavin Newsom kicked off 2020 by pledging to plow an extra $1.4 billion into homeless services and proposing a state constitutional...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 24, 2020 at 12:07 pm | 21 comments | 6495 Views
ELECTIONS
State Senate candidate's mom puts $460K toward son's campaignA candidate seeking to represent South San Francisco to Sunnyvale in the state Senate received a major boost when his mother...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2020Last comment by member, on Jan 24, 2020 at 8:51 am | 2 comments | 5409 Views
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