Los Altos High’s Broken Box Theatre performs first show of the year, “The Hobbit” 

Ananya Kota

Community members gather at vigil in Palo Alto, call for peace in the Middle East

Ananya Kota and Aishani Singh

Mountain View High presents world premiere of “Delay”

Gemma Gentin

Community members gather at rally in Palo Alto, call for release of people held hostage by Hamas

Deven Sharma

Gunn High puts on comedy play “The Play That Goes Wrong”

Deven Sharma

PAUSD board temporarily suspends Zoom commenting following city council “Zoom bombings”

Melinda Huang

PAUSD board passes resolutions against attacks by Hamas and antisemitism 

Grace Gao

Los Altos High ends school early due to power outage

Avni Rajagopal

Here’s what you need to know about construction on MVLA campuses

Avni Rajagopal

PAUSD to implement new late start schedule for increased staff development time

Mateo Espinoza

84 MVLA and PAUSD seniors recognized as semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship Program

Melinda Huang

Students speak out on math issues at PAUSD board meeting

Grace Gao

Los Altos’ street plan promotes safe bike and walking routes 

Cassady Gammons

PAUSD superintendent’s contract extended to 2027

Melinda Huang

Palo Alto libraries expand hours

Grace Gao

Mountain View’s CHAC clinic to go on hiatus due to financial deficit

Ella Persky

Palo Alto City Council approves $1 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year

Mateo Espinoza

PAUSD board approves the 2023-24 PAUSD Promise

Melinda Huang

Freestyle Academy presents annual end of year exhibition

Ella Persky

Controversy over math policies: PAUSD implements new changes following math lawsuit

Grace Gao

MVLA appoints new Los Altos High principal

Grace Gao

Mountain View High announces changes to journalism program

Grace Gao and Avni Rajagopal

Threat prompts Paly students to shelter in place 

Grace Gao

PAUSD approves recommendations to address declining enrollment

Grace Gao

State Street Market introduces new vendor lineup after monthlong closure

Avni Rajagopal

Los Altos High principal to retire at end of school year

Grace Gao

Fletcher Middle School in Palo Alto to offer new sustainability program for all students

Grace Gao

Strong winds cause electricity outages, fallen trees, injuries across Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto

Grace Gao, Gil Rubinstein and Naina Srivastava

Mountain View City Council to present priority projects in council work plan 

Ella Persky

Los Altos History Museum reveals new exhibit showcasing the town’s history and diverse groups

Cassady Gammons

Gunn implements new hall pass system, receives mixed reactions

Dan Honigstein

Gunn High to offer Baking and Pastry class next school year

Grace Gao

Mountain View City Council appoints housing advocate to fill vacant seat

Ella Persky

Gunn High School’s “Game of Throws” juggling festival engages newcomers, veterans alike

Dan Honigstein

Mountain View City Council elects new mayor and vice mayor, swears in councilmembers

Ella Persky

Palo Alto City Council elects new mayor and vice mayor, swears in councilmembers

Grace Gao

Palo Alto middle school bathroom bomb threat resolved

Grace Gao

Bomb threat found in a Palo Alto middle school bathroom

Grace Gao

PAUSD elects board president and vice president, swears in board members

Grace Gao

MVLA elects board president and vice president, swears in board members

Ella Persky

Los Altos gets new mayor, vice mayor, councilmember

Gil Rubinstein

Los Altos High School campus supervisor arrested for alleged sexual assault of minor

Sophia Cheng

New Los Altos resolution creates formal process for flag-raising

Sophia Cheng

MVLA, PAUSD may offer girls flag football starting 2023-24 school year

Dan Honigstein

Election Results 2022

Sophia Cheng and Gil Rubinstein

Mountain View High to offer new career technical education courses

Naina Srivastava

PAUSD board approves recommendation to cut down public comment time

Grace Gao

Climate experts and community members gather for Climate Collaboration Summit

Sophia Cheng

First North County clinic to open in fall 2024

Ella Persky

Palo Alto residents rally in response to school board candidate’s anti-LGBTQ statements

Dan Honigstein

Meet the 2022 Palo Alto City Council candidates 

Samuel Stein

Meet the 2022 Mountain View City Council candidates

Naina Srivastava

Meet the 2022 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District board candidates

Sophia Cheng

Meet the 2022 Los Altos City Council candidates

Gil Rubinstein

Meet the 2022 Palo Alto Unified School District board candidates

Grace Gao

123 MVLA and PAUSD seniors advance as semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship Program

Grace Gao

State bill reveals police military equipment inventories

Gil Rubinstein and Ella Persky

Paly students face sanctions following Gunn football game incident

Grace Gao

Democratic Volunteer Center reopens in-person for midterm elections

Naina Srivastava

1700 Palo Alto residents without power after planned shutoff

Samuel Stein

Palo Alto City Council clears First Congregational Church to implement “safe parking” program

Samuel Stein

PAUSD codifies remote participation recommendations

Grace Gao

Los Altos seeks input on environmental building codes

Gil Rubinstein

25-year law enforcement veteran selected to become Palo Alto police chief

Grace Gao

Los Altos Art and Wine Festival brings back missed feelings of community

Samuel Stein

Stanford monkeypox testing available to Bay Area patients

Grace Gao

25-year law enforcement veteran appointed Los Altos police chief

Gil Rubinstein

Palo Alto Players perform spirited rendition of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”

Avni Rajagopal

Here’s what the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means for Santa Clara County, and what you can do

Naina Srivastava

Los Altos High School appoints new assistant principal

Sophia Cheng

PAUSD board to allow remote public comment beginning next school year

Grace Gao

Thousands gather for SF abortion rights protest, in shock over Roe v. Wade reversal

Naina Srivastava

Santa Clara County sees first probable case of monkeypox

Naina Srivastava

Los Altos annual Juneteenth celebration brings community together

Sophia Cheng

PAUSD board approves controversial ELA curricula

Grace Gao

Palo Alto council drops proposed law that would’ve made hate speech a misdemeanor

Samuel Stein

Los Altos’s Pet Parade makes a return to former glory

Samuel Stein

Mountain View protest draws hundreds in support of abortion rights

Samuel Stein

Return of Mountain View’s teen open mic showcases high school talent

Samuel Stein

PAUSD elementary ELA curriculum spurs debate between teachers, board members, parents

Grace Gao

PAUSD looks to move mental health services to in-house employees

Tomoki Chien and Grace Gao

Here’s how you can register to vote (it’s, like, really easy)

Tomoki Chien

Los Altos High’s Broken Box Theatre Company puts on season finale, celebrates beloved teacher’s retirement

Aanya Mathias

MVLA names new principals for Mountain View, Alta Vista

Tomoki Chien

Palo Alto Police Department to continue radio encryption, despite controversy

Samuel Stein

Flower memorial mourns passing of Los Altos High School student

Tomoki Chien

Gunn’s choir and staff musical leaves audience members blown away

Grace Gao

Here’s what MVLA’s ethnic studies course will look like next year

Tomoki Chien

Assembly bill offers potential solution for hundreds of Mtn. View households at risk of eviction

Naina Srivastava

Gunn students organize picket for Ukraine solidarity

Grace Gao

A week into optional masking, most students continue wearing masks

Tomoki Chien, Naina Srivastava and Melody Xu

Santa Clara County mask mandate ends; local businesses embrace new recommendation

Naina Srivastava

Santa Clara County to lift school mask mandate, following state guidance

Tomoki Chien, Samuel Stein and Naina Srivastava

State to drop masking requirement in schools, alongside universal mandate for the unvaccinated

Tomoki Chien

Santa Clara County expects to drop indoor mask mandate on March 2

Tomoki Chien

Mtn. View principal Jimenez to retire at end of school year, district looks to find next principal “as soon as possible”

Tomoki Chien

Choir serenades Mtn. View High with annual “Singing Valentines”

Carly Heltzel

Palo Alto Police Department to hire more officers; residents express mixed opinions

Samuel Stein

Santa Clara County to keep indoor mask mandate

Tomoki Chien

State to lift general indoor mask mandate next week, but masks will stay in schools

Tomoki Chien

Rise in crime has Altaire residents frustrated and afraid

Samuel Stein

School resource officers will remain at Mountain View High, city council votes

Naina Srivastava

Los Altos High to offer English language development program next school year

Tomoki Chien

Here’s how you can get your free rapid tests and N95 masks

Naina Srivastava

Mountain View High appoints new athletic director

Tomoki Chien

Two new dog parks are coming to Los Altos

Arjun Shah

Pat Burt and Lydia Kou elected mayor and vice mayor of Palo Alto, rotating election system to be considered

Samuel Stein

765 Palo Alto Unified parents volunteer to fill staff absences; superintendent says “we’re staying open”

Tomoki Chien

PAUSD pledges to continue in-person instruction, calls for parent volunteers amid COVID-driven staffing shortages

Melody Xu

CA public health shortens school COVID quarantine to 5 days

Tomoki Chien

MVLA staffing at “critical juncture”

Tomoki Chien

200 MVLA students out on quarantine; district can’t legally switch to remote learning at the moment

Tomoki Chien

In annual review, MVLA schools report shrinking achievement gap in key metrics

Tomoki Chien

Mountain View High’s Dance Spectrum holds winter showcase after two years

Naina Srivastava

First case of Omicron variant detected in Santa Clara County

Tomoki Chien and Naina Srivastava

16- and 17-year-olds now eligible for COVID-19 booster shot

Tomoki Chien

Bridging divides: Palo Alto and Bloomington, Indiana to enter sibling city agreement

Samuel Stein

State Street Market introduces new “after school special” menu

Naina Srivastava

Palo Alto to implement Lyft-like city-run ride sharing service

Samuel Stein

PAUSD opens COVID testing clinic to local community

Melody Xu

Mountain View bans plastic foodware starting 2023

Naina Srivastava

Student activists rally for climate action at Palo Alto council meeting

Samuel Stein

Los Altos, Alta Vista and… Awalt? Meet the small movement to restore Mountain View High’s name

Tomoki Chien

Mountain View council declares “Stage 1” water shortage emergency

Naina Srivastava

Long-time MVLA employee Elvis Lopez appointed director of fiscal services

Samuel Stein

PHOTOS: Homecoming at Los Altos High

Allison Huang and Arya Nasikkar

No Crickets: Palo Alto Teen Art Council’s open mic night returns live

Dana Huch

Bay Area health officers set criteria for removing indoor mask mandate

Tomoki Chien

Chronic absenteeism in PAUSD secondary schools increases by 1.6 percentage points from 2020 levels

Melody Xu

New Los Altos community center opens in grand ceremony

Siddhant Kanwar

California to require COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible K–12 students

Melody Xu

Bomb threat prompts Los Altos High evacuation

Tomoki Chien and Naina Srivastava

MVLA’s mental health resources, explained

Tomoki Chien

City of Los Altos adopts firearm safe storage ordinance

Naina Srivastava

MVLA teachers talk of capping AP courses, union president says

Tomoki Chien

38 MVLA seniors advance as semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship competition

Tomoki Chien

Everything you need to know about the drought, and how it affects Santa Clara County

Melody Xu and Naina Srivastava

Here are some ways teens can get involved in the recall election

Tomoki Chien

Los Altos to reopen city facilities in September

Naina Srivastava

New Los Altos Community Center to open in October

Naina Srivastava

Local author to hold talk on the Chinese American gold rush experience

Avni Rajagopal

MVLA appoints special education administrator, assistant principals

Tomoki Chien

Bay Area counties issue indoor mask mandate

Tomoki Chien

MVLA: Answers to all the COVID back-to-school questions you might have

Tomoki Chien

CDC reverses, recommends fully vaccinated wear masks indoors; CDPH follows suit

Melody Xu

PAUSD to offer remote learning option for 2021–2022 school year

Melody Xu

New Palo Alto teen clinic offers drop-in, accessible mental health care

Naina Srivastava

California mandates universal masking in schools, diverging from CDC guidance

Gil Rubinstein

RV residents file lawsuit against Mountain View to block Measure C

Carly Heltzel

A step back: Santa Clara County recommends indoor masking

Tomoki Chien

Newsom declares drought emergency in Santa Clara County, asks residents to reduce water use by 15%

Tomoki Chien

CDC says vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks

Tomoki Chien

MVLA adopts LCAP, targets inequity over next three years

Tomoki Chien

PAUSD approves 2021–2024 Local Control Accountability Plan, reorganizes Department of Equity and Student Affairs

Melody Xu

Justice Vanguard hosts Juneteenth celebration in Los Altos

Arya Nasikkar

Economy sees full reopening — but some businesses see little practical change

Olivia Hewang and Melody Xu

Hope’s Corner hosts virtual 5K, ‘Five by Five by Five for Hope’

Cedric Chan and Avni Rajagopal

Vaccinated Californians no longer need to wear masks; state lifts majority of COVID-19 restrictions

Tomoki Chien

Local activist group Justice Vanguard to host Juneteenth celebration in Los Altos

Gil Rubinstein

Paly, Gunn to welcome three new assistant principals

Melody Xu

With state grant, MVLA seeks to boost supports for targeted students

Tomoki Chien

Los Altos City Council passes resolution acknowledging activist Moos did not threaten Councilwoman Lee Eng

Gil Rubinstein

PAUSD expands summer school opportunities

Melody Xu

State to keep indoor mask mandate as Santa Clara County drops to yellow tier

Tomoki Chien

Students petition for academic and wellness reform following Mountain View High death

Tomoki Chien

PAUSD to offer vaccinations for students 12 and older this weekend, all vaccine-eligible students by fall semester

Melody Xu

CDC signs off on Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds; state expected to expand eligibility

Tomoki Chien

Proposed 2021–2022 PAUSD bell schedules face criticism

Melody Xu

New Los Altos High School social studies building set to open in the fall

Tomoki Chien

Los Altos to draft ordinance mandating safe storage of personally owned firearms

Gil Rubinstein

Mountain View to pilot universal basic income program with surplus COVID-19 relief funds

Carly Heltzel

Los Altos Councilwoman Lee Eng denies falsely accusing activist Kenan Moos for first time publicly

Gil Rubinstein

Mountain View expands local gun control

Carly Heltzel

Pasallo, Bissonnette tapped for new MVLA district office roles

Tomoki Chien

A week in, here’s what students have to say about MVLA’s hybrid return

Tomoki Chien

As vaccine supply dramatically increases, 62% of eligible Santa Clara County residents have received first dose

Tomoki Chien

PAUSD to allow secondary students on campus four days a week

Melody Xu

More drama: Mediation between Los Altos Councilwoman Lee Eng and activist Kenan Moos terminated

Gil Rubinstein

Los Altos aims to build 2000 affordable housing units by 2031

Gil Rubinstein

Mountain View Council solidifies Public Safety Advisory Board appointments

Carly Heltzel

Hundreds gather for youth-led Mountain View AAPI rally

Carly Heltzel

‘Light at the end of this tunnel’: Gov. Newsom unveils plan to fully reopen state in mid-June

Tomoki Chien and Gil Rubinstein

Los Altos Library opens to 50% occupancy, continues expanded contactless pick up

Gil Rubinstein

Roughly half of MVLA student body set to participate in April hybrid return

Tomoki Chien

State to loosen gathering restrictions as Santa Clara County sees rise in COVID-19 variants

Tomoki Chien

Santa Clara County officials warn of vaccine scarcity as state widens eligibility

Tomoki Chien

CA vaccine eligibility to expand to ages 50 and up on April 1; ages 16 and up on April 15

Tomoki Chien

VIDEO: A look into MVLA’s current in-person learning program

Mia Bassett, Tomoki Chien, Kaitlyn Huang and Cathryn Krajewski

Four days in-person, 3-foot social distancing and I.T. upgrades: Here’s what to expect from MVLA’s hybrid return

Tomoki Chien

PAUSD drafts plans to offer optional remote instruction in fall 2021

Melody Xu

Santa Clara County drops to orange tier

Tomoki Chien

MV council moves one step closer to formation of Public Safety Advisory Board

Carly Heltzel

HHS won’t use Moffett Field as detention center

Gil Rubinstein

Across the board, local leaders unite in condemning anti-Asian violence

Tomoki Chien

CDC says only 3-foot social distancing needed in schools

Tomoki Chien

Mountain View, Palo Alto police release footage of June 2020 K-9 mauling of innocent man

Natalie Arbatman

Los Altos Library opens for limited-capacity service, continues expanded online resources

Gil Rubinstein

San Mateo County bumped to orange tier, Santa Clara expected to follow next week

Tomoki Chien and Jonas Pao

Activists protest possible use of Moffett Field as detention center

Olivia Hewang

Recently promoted Teri Faught on her new role, learning loss, equity and teaching

Tomoki Chien

At last, PAUSD, MVLA high schoolers return to campus

Tomoki Chien, Jonas Pao and Melody Xu

Graduation in the pandemic: three potential plans from the MVLA district

Carly Heltzel

Union president retracts: MVLA April hybrid return not contingent on orange tier

Tomoki Chien

State gives indoor sports the green light

Tomoki Chien

Anticipating vaccinations, MVLA teachers’ union agrees to April full hybrid return if in orange tier

Tomoki Chien and Carly Heltzel

Santa Clara County falls to red tier, heralding a long-awaited return to school

Tomoki Chien

Calls persist for Los Altos Council Member Lee Eng to resign

Gil Rubinstein

“It could be days”: The state of Los Altos’ emergency preparedness, and what you can do to help

Gil Rubinstein

Los Altos seeks input on hiring city manager

Gil Rubinstein

Santa Clara County relaxes masking, distancing restrictions

Tomoki Chien

San Mateo County falls to red tier, Santa Clara poised to follow suit

Tomoki Chien

Foothills Park renamed Foothills Nature Preserve, city to implement annual passes

Olivia Hewang

County allows all outdoor sports competition, among other activities, starting Friday

Tomoki Chien

State guidance permits all outdoor sports competition starting next Friday, but Santa Clara County could hold off

Tomoki Chien

Santa Clara County to expand vaccine eligibility to Phase 1B

Tomoki Chien

New CDC guidance recommends Santa Clara County schools open for full in-person instruction

Cedric Chan and Tomoki Chien

CIF reverses, allows athletes to participate in same-season club and school sports

Gil Rubinstein and Garv Virginkar

PAUSD to make optional in-person return in red tier

Olivia Hewang and Melody Xu

MVLA board approves in-person return in red tier

Tomoki Chien, Carly Heltzel and Olivia Hewang

County to vaccinate residents age 65 and up regardless of healthcare provider or insurance

Gil Rubinstein and Garv Virginkar

MVLA preparing for optional in-person return in red tier

Tomoki Chien

Current plans bare, but MVLA set to implement ethnic studies course in 2022

Tomoki Chien

County walks back 25-foot rule for youth sports, but adds new restrictions

Tomoki Chien

County guidelines could spell disaster for high school sports competition

Tomoki Chien

State lifts regional stay-at-home order

Tomoki Chien and Garv Virginkar

Mountain View opens mass vaccination site

Carly Heltzel

Los Altos Police Department to encrypt public radio channel

Gil Rubinstein

CIF bars athletes from playing same-season club and school sports

Garv Virginkar

SCVAL approves truncated calendar, may have little immediate effect

Tomoki Chien and Garv Virginkar

Palo Alto moves to implement $6 vehicle entry fee at Foothills Park

Olivia Hewang

With COVID on the rise, Los Altos High athletes allege lax safety protocol in sports cohorts

Tomoki Chien

Through fractured distribution process, Santa Clara County officials blast vaccination protocol

Tomoki Chien

In a reversal, new guidance forces LASD to postpone middle school return

Tomoki Chien

Teachers speak out against LASD return at board meeting

Gil Rubinstein

MV Council elects Kamei and Ramirez as mayor and vice mayor

Carly Heltzel

Bay Area stay-at-home order extended as region’s ICU capacity continues to fall

Tomoki Chien

A look into the MV Housing Justice Coalition: activists protecting renters and mobile home owners

Carly Heltzel

As attendance soars, Palo Alto closes entrance to Foothills Park during peak hours

Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang

Newsom proposes to provide schools with $450 per student for in-person instruction

Garv Virginkar

COVID-19 is the projected third leading cause of death in Santa Clara County

Tomoki Chien and Garv Virginkar

VIDEO: Foothills Park opens to non-residents

Tomoki Chien and Cathryn Krajewski

MVLA to begin hybrid return once county hits orange tier

Tomoki Chien

LASD puts in-person learning on pause

Tomoki Chien

PAUSD students suggest changes to District Title IX processes

Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang

“I hate everything about this”: MV City Council approves implementation for Measure C, set to spend nearly $1,000,000 on street signs

Cedric Chan and Carly Heltzel

Bay Area falls under stay-at-home order, effective Sunday

Tomoki Chien

Governor Newsom announces stay-at-home order for regions with ICU capacity below 15 percent

Tomoki Chien

Through biting criticism, MV City Council votes unanimously to form police advisory board

Cedric Chan and Allison Huang

CIF moves earliest start date to January, scraps season one regional and state championships

Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang

MVLA shutters sports cohorts

Tomoki Chien

Santa Clara County announces new COVID-19 restrictions, San Mateo County moves into purple tier

Tomoki Chien

“We went from being thanked to driving by nine year olds with ACAB signs”: MVPD Deputy Chief Chris Hsuing set to take over Dept.

Cedric Chan and Gil Rubinstein

Los Altos City Council votes to remove SROs from LAHS

Gil Rubinstein

Los Altos task force to recommend elimination of SRO program

Gil Rubinstein

Los Altos City Manager resigns

Tomoki Chien

Paly, Gunn scrap in-person return plans

Tomoki Chien

Mountain View may implement community advisory board to oversee Police Dept.

Cedric Chan

Santa Clara County under curfew starting Saturday

Tomoki Chien

CIF competition postponed until further notice: December return may be in jeopardy

Tomoki Chien

Santa Clara County has moved back into the purple tier of coronavirus restrictions

Olivia Hewang and Natalie Wei

A conversation about Los Altos police reform with Council Member Neysa Fligor

Tomoki Chien and Gil Rubinstein

Gunn, PALY to return in person along with PAUSD middle schools in January

Tomoki Chien and Olivia Hewang

LASD staff presents possible reopening plans for sixth through eighth graders

Gil Rubinstein

‘We’ll be hosting our own superspreader’: MVLA administrators present possible plans for in-person return

Tomoki Chien and Natalie Wei

MVLA Superintendent Meyer expresses interest in hiring full-time SRO

Tomoki Chien and Natalie Wei

Demonstrators gather for a ‘count all votes’ rally in Mountain View

Tomoki Chien and Gil Rubinstein

Palo Alto City Council votes to open Foothills Park to all

Tomoki Chien