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. ☕️️
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Today's riddle: Why can't dogs make MRI's? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Recent report finds public money subsidizing concert business including at Concord's Toyota Pavilion, Shoreline Amphitheatre (newsbreak.com) — Mountain View residents may be surprised to learn that the city owns Shoreline Amphitheatre, which a new Vanderbilt report says is part of a nationwide pattern of public subsidies benefiting Live Nation. City officials counter that Live Nation, not taxpayers, pays for upgrades and competitive rent while Mountain View keeps naming rights, as debate grows over how public venues should be managed.
2. Express: City aims to stop ICE detention centers (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View readers are updated on the city's move to block potential ICE detention centers and on two candidates running for Mountain View Whisman School District board seats in November. The email newsletter also notes the death of a prominent local venture capitalist, a Palo Alto restaurant's bankruptcy filing, food ideas and how to find and submit local events.
3. Find spirited Halloween happenings for all ages at these Silicon Valley haunts (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View families have several big ways to celebrate Halloween this year, from the Monster Bash festival at Rengstorff Park to library trick-or-treating and pet-friendly Barks & Boos at The Ameswell Hotel. The wider Silicon Valley roundup also spotlights dozens of nearby parades, haunted hangars, dances, craft nights and adults-only parties, many free or low-cost and running through Oct. 31.
4. Mountain View adopts protections to curtail expansion of ICE detention centers (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View's City Council has enacted an emergency zoning ordinance temporarily blocking any new immigration detention, custodial or processing facilities from being approved within city limits. The 45-day moratorium, which can be extended nearly two years, lets staff craft permanent land-use rules while signaling support for immigrant residents and aligning with regional efforts to limit ICE facilities.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why can't dogs make MRI's?" — Because catscan! (Thank you Bob F. for sending it in!)
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