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Mountain View 24 Hour Fitness closes for upgrades, paving way for new Los Altos district schoolThe 24 Hour Fitness on 550 Showers Drive in Mountain View is getting a major upgrade. That could be good news for weightlifters...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2022Last comment by I can't breathe pollution, on Jan 13, 2022 at 8:16 am | 4 comments | 9307 Views
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Violent threat triggers short-lived shelter-in-place order for MVLA students and staffStudents and staff at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools were told to shelter in place Friday morning, Jan. 7, after...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2022Last comment by Nora S., on Jan 8, 2022 at 1:51 pm | 1 comment | 2465 Views
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Mountain View schools hit with surge of COVID-19 cases as omicron spreadsClasses have been back in session for less than a week after winter break and local schools are reporting record numbers...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2022Last comment by Ellie, on Jan 7, 2022 at 5:19 pm | 3 comments | 6332 Views
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Local schools prepare for omicron-fueled surge in COVID-19 casesWith local schools restarting this week after the holiday break, administrators are facing the prospect of trying to keep...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2022Last comment by HAB, on Jan 6, 2022 at 10:02 pm | 2 comments | 3605 Views
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Local school officials 'confident' they can remain open amid omicron surgePublic schools remain open amid omicron wave, while some private schools choose to go remote temporarily. Read the full...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 6, 2022 at 8:16 am | 3 comments | 1433 Views
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Mountain View's minimum wage climbs to $17.10 as cost of living soarsThe city of Mountain View has ratcheted up its minimum wage to $17.10 this year, keeping the city ahead of the curve in a...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 6, 2022 at 8:00 am | 1 comment | 2142 Views
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St. Francis announces 10 additional student-athlete signeesSt. Francis honored 10 additional student-athletes, including five football players, who officially signed a National Letter...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 1009 Views
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Community Briefs: New adult education director, a housing survey and spots on the county's youth boardThis week in community briefs, the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District has picked a new director of its Adult...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 1598 Views
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Community briefs: Interim city attorney picked, schools recruit substitutes and eviction help center scheduledThis week in community briefs, the city of Mountain View has picked an interim city attorney, the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 18, 2021 at 9:30 am | 1 comment | 1724 Views
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School district looks to community for Monta Loma open space designAfter receiving heated criticism about putting up security fences around Monta Loma Elementary School, the Mountain View...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 16, 2021 at 10:24 pm | 3 comments | 1923 Views
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Laura Blakely elected Mountain View Whisman board presidentThe Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted at a Dec. 9 meeting to elect Laura Blakely...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by TomR, on Dec 13, 2021 at 3:27 pm | 1 comment | 738 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View's police advisory board recommends keeping school cops, but under tighter rulesMountain View's Public Safety Advisory Board agreed last week that school resource officers have a place on campus, serving...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2021Last comment by Robyn Jeffries, on Dec 11, 2021 at 12:23 pm | 2 comments | 3297 Views
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Hate crime charges dropped against Mountain View Whisman employee, but misdemeanor DUI, hit-and-run and battery charges remainA Mountain View Whisman School District employee who was put on paid leave in August following a hit and run arrest has been...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2021Last comment by ivg, on Dec 5, 2021 at 9:26 pm | 5 comments | 2687 Views
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Understanding the debate behind California's new math frameworkIn the push to help more students thrive in STEM, California is working to change the way its schools teach math. But the...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2021Last comment by Nora S., on Nov 29, 2021 at 9:48 am | 3 comments | 1819 Views
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Pandemic-induced enrollment plunge persists for second year at local public schoolsAs the pandemic drags on into a second year, enrollment is still down at local schools, an Almanac and Palo Alto Weekly data...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 21, 2021 at 10:12 am | 10 comments | 4648 Views
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Bubb, Monta Loma elementary schools hit with offensive graffitiOffensive and antisemitic graffiti has been found at two Mountain View elementary schools in recent weeks. Other local schools...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2021Last comment by MVFlyer, on Nov 18, 2021 at 9:12 am | 1 comment | 4334 Views
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Bubb Elementary School closed for the day due to bomb, shooting threatPolice were searching Bubb's campus after the school's principal got an email Thursday morning claiming multiple bombs were...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2021Last comment by Ariel DeLaCruz, on Nov 6, 2021 at 12:18 pm | 2 comments | 6123 Views
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'Destructive activities' prompt Mountain View Whisman to add security cameras to school campusesThe Mountain View Whisman School District plans to install security cameras on its campuses next summer in hopes of preventing...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on Nov 3, 2021 at 4:59 pm | 1 comment | 3562 Views
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Peer-led mental health program lets students know they're not aloneFrom setting up panels on suicide prevention to creating social media posts about resources for survivors of sexual violence,...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2021Last comment by smorr, on Nov 1, 2021 at 3:35 pm | 1 comment | 3308 Views
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Much-needed park space is finally coming to Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhoodThe San Antonio area of Mountain View has been starved for green space for years, dominated instead by concrete, high-density...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2021Last comment by Joshua K., on Oct 31, 2021 at 12:24 pm | 3 comments | 12205 Views
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