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Hello Mountain View! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mountain View woman describes fallout from viral Coldplay kiss-cam scandal
  • How MVLA teachers want to fix the new ethnic studies gap
  • How did Mountain View factor into this week’s top hoops performance?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Caroling Party at Ananda Community — Ananda and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a little rain, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
  • Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 58 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'I Made A Bad Decision': HR Manager Caught Embracing Tech CEO At Concert Speaks Out (patch.com) — Mountain View resident and former HR manager Kristin Cabot describes how a viral Coldplay concert kiss-cam moment with her married tech CEO boss upended her life, leading to intense harassment and career fallout. She recounts doxxing, death threats, and fear for her family’s safety, while emphasizing accountability for her actions and the disproportionate backlash she continues to face.
   

• With ethnic studies shortened, MVLA teachers propose a way to fill the gap (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View Los Altos High School District teachers are proposing a new freshman world studies semester to pair with the now one-semester ethnic studies course, aiming to preserve jobs and maintain a cohesive 9th-grade experience. The article also briefly notes recent Mountain View updates, including a farmers market back-up location change, a Graham Middle School principal’s mid-year resignation, and a major intersection signal outage.
   

• Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Arabella Valbuena, Notre Dame-San Jose basketball (eastbaytimes.com) — Mountain View High’s girls basketball team is highlighted as the narrow 45-42 opponent in a standout week that earned Notre Dame-San Jose guard Arabella Valbuena regional athlete-of-the-week honors. Valbuena’s big game against Mountain View, plus strong performances versus Milpitas and Soledad, drove heavy online voting. Local fans can nominate future athletes by emailing stats and results for upcoming polls.
   

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Los Altos

  • Against the grain: State of Mind Public House differentiates with California style, craft, culture (pizzamarketplace.com)
  • High school basketball: Boys' and girls' scores from Thursday, Dec. 18 (latimes.com)
  • Chef Chu's, the Family-Owned Chinese Restaurant that Grew Up With Silicon Valley (kqed.org)

Sunnyvale

  • Busy real estate investor buys another South Bay hotel at low price (mercurynews.com)
  • This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, December 19 – Sunday, December 21 (svvoice.com)

Palo Alto

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