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🌱 Patch AM: Mountain View native goalkeeper lands new deal in Major League Soccer
Spotted on the Mountain View calendar: New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel
What's up Mountain View! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Mountain View native goalkeeper lands new deal in Major League Soccer
- Remember Mountain View’s game-filled, touch-screen restaurant experiment?
- How new truck rules could reshape Mountain View’s AV future
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.
Find out what's happening in Mountain Viewfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy, temps: high: 63, low: 55.
- Saturday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 62 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Chicago Fire FC Acquires Goalkeeper Josh Cohen (oursportscentral.com) — A professional soccer player who grew up in Mountain View, goalkeeper Josh Cohen, has signed with Chicago Fire FC through mid‑2027 with an option year. The 33‑year‑old brings Champions League and Israeli league title experience, plus earlier stints with several U.S. clubs, highlighting a local athlete’s rise to an international‑level career. 
2. 47 Years of Food Trend Predictions: Here's What We Got Right (and So Wrong) (foodandwine.com) — Mountain View gets a fun shout-out in a look back at decades of food predictions, thanks to uWink, a now-defunct high-tech restaurant where diners ordered from touch-screen game consoles. The wider piece revisits everything from insect protein and bottled water booms to bacon desserts and eco-conscious eating, showing which once-wild ideas actually shaped how Americans eat today.
3. California's long wait for autonomous trucks may soon end (freightwaves.com) — Mountain View–based Waymo gets a nod as California inches closer to allowing fully driverless heavy trucks, potentially expanding the state’s autonomous freight network by 2026–27. New DMV draft rules would require at least one million autonomous miles and a phased permitting process before big rigs can operate commercially, reflecting years of cautious public hearings and regulatory fine‑tuning.
4. These were the Mountain View Voice's top 10 stories of 2025 (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View residents can revisit 2025’s biggest local moments, from pickleball battles at Cuesta Park and major Castro Street rail-crossing plans to Google’s shifting development projects and the future of Oktoberfest. The roundup also highlights huge “No Kings” protests, a rare bird sighting on Google’s campus, and a widely read human-interest story about a longtime Rancho San Antonio family facing eviction.
5. NY Times: 'NASA's Largest Library is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts' (infodocket.com) — NASA’s Ames Research Center library in Mountain View is now one of only three NASA libraries left open nationwide after the Trump administration ordered the closure of Goddard’s massive research library. While the shutdown directly hits Maryland, it raises concerns about long‑term access to scientific records and whether remaining centers like Ames will face added pressure to support researchers across the agency.
📸 Around Mountain View
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View
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Other local events
- New Year's Eve Celebration & Dance Party at 4 Star Hotel
Hyatt Centric Mountain View , 409 San Antonio Rd , Mountain View
7:30 pm - T80: Service Project - Lights
Boy Scout Troop 80 of Mountain View CA , 1667 Miramonte Ave , Mountain View
1:00 pm - Girls JV Soccer vs Santa Clara
MVHS Stadium
4:00 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 - Girls Varsity Soccer vs Santa Clara
MVHS Stadium
6:00 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 - Monday Meditation & Mindfulness
Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Saturday January 3
Monday January 5
📣 Mountain View Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Paintings Exhibit
Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos - Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
East Palo Alto Library , 2415 University Avenue , East Palo Alto
10:30 am - Free Meals at the Library / Comida gratis en la biblioteca
East Palo Alto Library , 2415 University Avenue , East Palo Alto
3:15 pm - Arts Los Altos Downtown Walking Tour
Los Altos Chamber of Commerce , 169 State Street , Los Altos
5:00 pm
Friday January 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Nurse visit for home health free —connie dello buono Read on Patch
- San José firefighters respond to a vehicle fire involving two RVs near the Sun Garden Shopping Center, with heavy smoke production and traffic impacts on Alma Avenue, which is brought under control by 11:07 AM.
11:01AM on Dec 30: San José firefighters are responding to a vehicle fire involving two RVs near the Sun Garden Shopping Center, with heavy smoke… (Nextdoor ) - Report of fire in San Jose, California.
11:15AM on Dec 30: Nextdoor user reports seeing big smoke heading back to downtown San Jose around 10:45 AM. (Nextdoor )
- Extended Stay America posted a job opening for Night Guest Laundry Attend-PT-102020 in Mountain View. Apply here.
- Accenture posted a job opening for Senior Designer in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.
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