🌱 Patch AM: How to get your holiday tree hauled away free in Mountain View

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In today's newsletter:

• How to get your holiday tree hauled away free in Mountain View

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 60, low: 40.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community Briefs: Holiday tree recycling, Rose Filicetti award, county education board picks leaders (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View residents can get their holiday trees picked up for free on compost collection days through Jan. 16, with clear rules for how to prepare trees of different sizes. The Mountain View Whisman School District has also created a new annual community partner award honoring late former trustee Rose Filicetti, while county education leaders representing local districts have chosen new board officers.
   

📸 Around Mountain View

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View

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Monday December 29

• Monday Meditation & Mindfulness
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
• New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel
  Hyatt Centric Mountain View , 409 San Antonio Rd , Mountain View
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• Woodland Branch Library Closed for New Year's Day
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos

Saturday January 3

• T80: Service Project - Lights
  Boy Scout Troop 80 of Mountain View CA , 1667 Miramonte Ave , Mountain View
  1:00 pm
• Boys JV Soccer @ Santa Clara
  Santa Clara High School , 3000 Benton St , Santa Clara
  4:00 pm
• Boys Sophomore Basketball @ Saratoga High School
  Saratoga High School , 20300 Herriman Ave , Saratoga
  4:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Soccer @ Santa Clara
  Santa Clara High School , 3000 Benton St , Santa Clara
  6:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Basketball @ Saratoga High School
  Saratoga High School , 20300 Herriman Ave , Saratoga
  7:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Photography Meetup
  Mitchell Park Library , 3700 Middlefield Rd , Palo Alto
  10:00 am
• BayLUG LEGO® Holiday Show - The Great American Road Trip
  The Museum of American Heritage , 351 Homer Ave , Palo Alto
  11:00 am
• Sunday Blood on the Clocktower (Sunnyvale)
  Radisson Hotel Sunnyvale - Silicon Valley , 1300 Chesapeake Terrace , Sunnyvale
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Monday Morning Meditation & Mindfulness
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Need help rehoming my sister’s cat!
  Please contact her directly if you’re interested or know someone who is! Luna is a sweet, cuddly, and loving cat who turned 12 in July. She was… (Nextdoor Old Mountain View)
• Loose Alaskan Sheppard running across El Camino Real by El Monte.
  The dog look so distressed. If this is your dog you may want to look around that area. (Nextdoor Sierra Vista Park)

• Compass Group, North America posted a job opening for Sous Chef (Crave) in Mountain View. Apply here.
• Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Los Altos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.

🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos

• CAs Best Schools 2025: Rankings For Elementary, Middle, High School, College (patch.com)

Sunnyvale

• Pea-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms in Bay Area Thursday – gusts up to 40 mph (mercurynews.com)
• Western New York Leads The Way In Most Competitive Housing Markets (nationalmortgageprofessional.com)
• Redditors Join Forces to Find Shelter for Dog Abandoned Near Google's Sunnyvale Office on Christmas Eve (sfist.com)

Palo Alto

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-- The Patch AM Team

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