Mountain View Mayor holding virtual town hall
As the city continues working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and responds to calls for police reform, Mountain View’s leaders are holding a townhall…
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Cupertino rolls out COVID-19-era rules for outdoor dining
With the June 1 notice from Santa Clara County’s health officials that outdoor dining could resume four days later, on June 5, local officials were…
Hundreds in Cupertino protest police brutality
A march and protest in Cupertino Saturday raising awareness of police brutality drew hundreds of peaceful demonstrators. It was one of many events in support…
Protest planned for Saturday afternoon in Cupertino
Cupertino is preparing for a protest against police brutality following last week’s killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. While details of the event remain in…
Cupertino council to debate spending $55k to poll hotel tax increase
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a lot of political considerations to the wind. Numerous efforts that three months ago seemed bound for the November ballot…
Santa Clara adds $300k to in-demand small business grant fund
Small businesses in one West Valley city got a bit of good news late Tuesday. The City of Santa Clara’s City Council added another $300,000…
Santa Clara County extends eviction moratorium
With the end of May approaching, many renters and business owners are running into another rent deadline. The loss of income due to the economic…
Town hall Thursday on housing and school enrollment in Cupertino
Cupertino’s back and forth battle over new housing, particularly affordable units, is well documented. The lack of new families in the West Valley community has…
Santa Clara’s small business grant program runs dry
It is no secret that small businesses have been hard hit by the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. Establishments across the West Valley have not…