🌱 Patch AM: How will $9 million in cuts reshape Mountain View’s schools?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will $9 million in cuts reshape Mountain View’s schools?

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

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 45.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 55 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School district preparing to cut jobs (padailypost.com) — Mountain View Whisman School District is planning to cut more than 18 full-time district office positions next school year to close a $9 million annual budget gap, largely driven by slowing local property tax growth. Parents are urging the board to delay cuts that might affect student programs, while officials say they’ll prioritize protecting classrooms as Mountain View posts the county’s lowest property value growth.
   

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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

Monday December 29

• Monday Morning Meditation & Mindfulness
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  10:30 am
• Now Read This Book Club - NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  12:00 pm
• Free Meals at the Library / Comida gratis en la biblioteca
  East Palo Alto Library , 2415 University Avenue , East Palo Alto
  3:15 pm
• Monday Meditation & Mindfulness
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Firefighters respond to a gas leak near the intersection of Cottle Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard, prompting temporary road closures.
  4:48PM on Dec 27: Nextdoor user reports fire trucks and taped-off sidewalk at the corner of Cottle and Santa Teresa. (Nextdoor )

• USA Jobs posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Clerk in Mountain View. Apply here.
• Smart & Final posted a job opening for Part Time Retail Associate - 432 Mountain View in Mountain View. 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

• Homestead High students rethink what we wear and what we give (mercurynews.com)
• Love is on the shelves of new Los Altos bookstore (mercurynews.com)
• Local Brownie troop helps nonprofit get holiday gifts ready in Sunnyvale (mercurynews.com)

Palo Alto

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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