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ELECTIONS
Tackle football is not safeAfter reading with interest the recent guest opinion in the <I>Voice</I></B> by Mountain View High athletic director and...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2018Last comment by Ignatius Reilly, on Sep 28, 2018 at 11:58 am | 3 comments | 2561 Views
AROUND TOWN
200K teens preregistered to vote in CAAs part of National Voter Registration Day, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced today that 209,577 16- and...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Sep 28, 2018 at 1:41 am | 19 comments | 4703 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto students discuss Ford, Kavanaugh testimonyAs Christine Blasey Ford detailed her sexual asault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in Washington...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2018Last comment by zap, on Sep 27, 2018 at 9:16 pm | 1 comment | 4610 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View high tackles football player safetyWhile our Mountain View-Los Altos High School Board of Trustees considers installing stadium lights at our high schools,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Responsible Tax Payer, on Sep 27, 2018 at 6:26 am | 9 comments | 4712 Views
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Guest opinion: Time for direct conversations on Measure NIn an op-ed in the Sept. 21 issue, Bullis Charter School Board of Directors chair and president Joe Hurd calls on Bullis...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2018Last comment by Ruth, on Sep 26, 2018 at 6:50 pm | 5 comments | 3646 Views
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Letters to the editor: Sept. 21, 2018This week, letters to the editor about bike space on Caltrain, the November election, RV dwellers, North Bayshore development,...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2018Last comment by Senior Veteran, on Sep 26, 2018 at 3:19 pm | 3 comments | 4147 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Time for direct conversations on Measure NThere is growing concern over the designation of the $150 million school bond passed in 2014, and rightfully so. Nearly four...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2018Last comment by At-large is the problem, on Sep 26, 2018 at 7:43 am | 24 comments | 4735 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County hikes Stanford fees for affordable housingThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday new policies that require Stanford University to pay higher...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2018Last comment by @@omvmyr, on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:43 pm | 5 comments | 3826 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County denounces proposed immigration rule on public benefitsSanta Clara County officials have denounced a new Trump administration proposal that it says seeks to impose "harsh immigration...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2018Last comment by omvmyr, on Sep 25, 2018 at 8:10 pm | 4 comments | 4057 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Harvesting Mountain View's historyMountain View's agricultural history was celebrated at a festival held Saturday at Heritage Park. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2018Last comment by Gene Cavanaugh, on Sep 25, 2018 at 6:51 pm | 1 comment | 6385 Views
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School board approves pay raises for teachers, adminsThe Mountain View Whisman School District unanimously approved a 5 percent salary increase for its teaching staff and its...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2018Last comment by An Interested Observer , on Sep 25, 2018 at 1:17 pm | 28 comments | 6530 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New state laws aim to boost mental health servicesGov. Jerry Brown has signed several pieces of legislation this month aimed at fixing or improving access to mental health...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:09 am | 2 comments | 6128 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Community to Kavanaugh accuser: 'We are here, and we have your back'Local residents, friends and strangers have rallied around Christine Blasey Ford, who has publicly accused Supreme Court...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 23, 2018 at 11:44 pm | 42 comments | 4712 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher housing proposal gains tractionA proposal to build affordable housing for North County school employees is picking up steam, after one local school district...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Sep 23, 2018 at 6:37 pm | 15 comments | 5398 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Berman to focus on computer science education at forumAssemblyman Marc Berman will address the perceived gap between the increasing availability of jobs in technology and skills...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 23, 2018 at 9:42 am | 1 comment | 3346 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stark achievement gap remains in local schoolsTest scores released this month show a recurring struggle to raise performance among low-income and minority students in...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Wheler brings BCS#2, on Sep 23, 2018 at 8:03 am | 8 comments | 7556 Views
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Saving the fabric of societyThis is a story of a Palo Alto couple who went dumpster diving, and how they discovered the mother lode of thrown-out goods....
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Kathleen Bonte , on Sep 22, 2018 at 9:45 pm | 2 comments | 2670 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Former teacher accuses MVLA supe of lying about free speech dust-upA former Mountain View High School teacher accused Superintendent Jeff Harding of lying to the press about his suspension...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 21, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 7 comments | 6427 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Diocese of San Jose addresses sex abuse allegationsBishop Patrick McGrath will visit Palo Alto this Saturday on behalf of the Diocese of San Jose to hold a listening session...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Maher, on Sep 21, 2018 at 3:43 pm | 2 comments | 3227 Views
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Gov. Brown signs bill extending four-year degree program at community collegesGov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a bill to extend a pilot program that allows the state's community colleges to offer...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by William Hitchens, on Sep 21, 2018 at 2:35 pm | 2 comments | 3591 Views
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