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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Mountain View dog pro helped rescue ‘Google’ on Christmas Eve
  • How growing up in Mountain View helped shape Steve Jobs’ tech vision

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

Find out what's happening in Mountain Viewfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Mountain Viewfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 37.
  • Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 57 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Redditors Join Forces to Find Shelter for Dog Abandoned Near Google's Sunnyvale Office on Christmas Eve (sfist.com) — A Mountain View dog-boarding manager rushed to help a neglected pit bull abandoned outside Google’s Sunnyvale office on Christmas Eve, coordinating with Sunnyvale police and Redditors to get the dog food, warmth, and safety. The dog, nicknamed “Google,” is now with Sunnyvale Animal Control and will be moved to a shelter after its rough past as a likely fighting dog.
   

• Quote of the Day by Steve Jobs: ‘Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't…' (19fortyfive.com) — Mountain View appears here as the formative hometown where Steve Jobs’ adoptive parents settled, placing the city at the heart of his early exposure to what became Silicon Valley. The article traces Jobs’ journey from Mountain View kid to Apple co-founder, his ouster and return, and how his innovations, especially the iPhone, reshaped both everyday life and even U.S. military communications.
   

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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

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💬 Chatter

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  • A big rig truck towing two trailers of gasoline overturned on southbound Highway 101 in San Jose, causing minor injuries to the driver and a gasoline leak into floodwater.
    10:43AM on Dec 25: A portion of southbound Highway 101 in San Jose is closed due to an overturned gasoline big rig truck. (Nextdoor )
  • A tractor-trailer overturned after crashing into a pickup truck on U.S. 101 near San Jose, leading to the highway's closure as hazmat crews cleaned the scene.
    11:43AM on Dec 25: Nextdoor user reports truck overturned and flooding blocking 101S at Hellyer exit. (Nextdoor )
  • SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Mountain View. Apply here.
  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Butcher - Full Time in Los Altos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.

🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos

  • CA's Best Schools 2025: Rankings For Elementary, Middle, High School, College (patch.com)
  • UPDATE: Flash flood warning for San Mateo and Santa Clara counties until Thursday morning (sacbee.com)

Sunnyvale

  • This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, December 26 – Sunday, December 29 (svvoice.com)
  • PG&E restores power for West Valley residents (mercurynews.com)
  • Pea-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms in Bay Area Thursday – gusts up to 40 mph (mercurynews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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