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Good morning to you Mountain View! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Mountain View’s new tenant rules and mini-park affect you?
  • How one toy drive is brightening holidays for 250 Mountain View families
  • Which holiday concert is lighting up downtown Mountain View Sunday night?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Tuesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 59 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A morning shower in spots, temps: high: 58, low: 46.
  • Thursday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Express: Mountain View expands tenant protections (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View has approved stronger tenant displacement protections, expanding relocation benefits for residents forced to move, and is also planning a new “mini-park” to add green space in the park-poor Monta Loma neighborhood. The newsletter additionally points readers to a searchable Midpeninsula events calendar hosted by the Mountain View Voice.
   

• Assemblymember hosts toy drive for local nonprofit (mercurynews.com) — A local holiday toy drive is helping Mountain View families this season, with Assemblymember Marc Berman delivering donated toys to Hope’s Corner for distribution to about 250 families. The piece also notes a December promotion at Stanford Blood Center that enters donors into a drawing for Super Bowl tickets at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
   

• Bay Area events calendar for Dec. 19 weekly editions (mercurynews.com) — Mountain View residents can catch the 17th Annual South Bay Holiday Gospel Concert at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts on Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m. The broader calendar also highlights concerts, theater, yoga, kids’ activities, and Christmas celebrations across the South Bay and East Bay, offering plenty of festive options within a short drive.
   

📸 Around Mountain View

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View

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    Wednesday December 17
  • Senior Center/Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center
    Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center , 270 Escuela Ave , Mountain View
    10:00 am
  • Imai Elementary School
    Amy Imai Elementary School , 253 Martens Ave , Mountain View
    2:30 pm
  • GMS-Dance Show
    Graham Middle School , 1175 Castro St , Mountain View
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday December 18
  • Theuerkauf Elementary School
    Theuerkauf Elementary School , 1625 San Luis Ave , Mountain View
    12:00 pm
    • Friday December 19
  • GMS- Principal's Coffee
    Graham Middle School , 1175 Castro St , Mountain View
    8:30 am
  • Holiday Blood Drive
    Downtown Mountain View , 500 Castro Street , Mountain View
    12:00 pm
  • MOVE Mountain View: Shoreline
    MOVE Mountain View's Shoreline Safe Parking lot , 213 Crittenden Lane , Mountain View
    4:00 pm
  • Girls JV Basketball @ Alisal
    Alisal High School , 777 Williams Rd , Salinas
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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    Hey all, this black cat has been trying to get into my place all day yesterday and this morning. Is this someone's cat? (Nextdoor South Whisman)
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🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos

  • Construction Cranes Lift Modular Homes at Los Altos Affordable Housing Project (davisvanguard.org)
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  • Former behavioral therapist gets 17-year sentence for sexually assaulting a girl with disabilities in Riverside (pressenterprise.com)

Sunnyvale

  • Apple sets the stage for fresh South Bay expansion with Sunnyvale deals (mercurynews.com)

Ok Mountain View! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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