2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (915+ words) Attendees packed into the Los Altos Community Center for a Careers in Conservation job fair last week. The scene was emblematic of California's employment market in 2026: job seekers are packed shoulder-to-shoulder and face lines to speak to prospective employers." The…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (271+ words) I've volunteered in different ways for many years, including more than a decade with Habitat for Humanity. I first got involved through Compassion Week, when groups from across our area set aside time to work on community projects together. That…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (243+ words) Following a recent decision to trim expenses by $7.4 million starting next school year, the Mountain View Whisman school board approved laying off at least 20 district office employees and six custodians. This move will reduce staff at the district office level…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (913+ words) With two weeks to go until an expected vote on major budget reductions, Mountain View Whisman's school board on Thursday night got its first chance to discuss the specific programs and positions that administrators were recommending for elimination " and the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1077+ words) The highly anticipated list of budget cuts that Mountain View Whisman administrators plan to recommend to the school board is now public, with proposed reductions ranging from ending the district's subsidized preschool program to halving the number of evening custodians....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (921+ words) Editor's note: Resources for any person who is feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal are listed at the bottom of this article. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors expressed dedication on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to partially funding allcove Palo Alto, a…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (650+ words) A four-story condo development in Mountain View largely sailed through a City Council meeting Tuesday evening despite some opposition from residents who said the project was not a good fit for the neighborhood and did not provide enough parking. In…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1111+ words) The Mountain View City Council reluctantly agreed last week to update the terms of a deal for a long-awaited new school campus, despite concerns that it might not serve students living near it. In a 4-2 vote, the City Council approved…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (532+ words) Families pulling up to Mariano Castro Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 13, were greeted by the school's new principal, Vern Taylor, a former Stanford University cheerleader, waving blue pompoms while directing traffic." As students walked onto the Mountain View campus for…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (800+ words) Mountain View Whisman's school board voted unanimously this week to buy the land beneath the district's subsidized staff housing project for $53.5 million, finalizing a deal that has been under negotiation for six months." At a Thursday, June 10, meeting, board members…...