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You won't want to miss Grandparents Day on the Mountain View Patch calendar
Greetings Mountain View! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Intuit's $500K could shape Mountain View's future housing projects
- How a Mountain View team could change the future of space mining
- Why Mountain View is rethinking powerful new police surveillance cameras
Also on today's calendar: Grandparents Day and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Intuit gives $500K to Mountain View's affordable housing fund (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View's affordable housing fund just got a major boost, with local tech giant Intuit donating $500,000 and becoming the first corporate contributor. The city and Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation now hold about $1.58 million, aiming to grow the fund to $5 million for future affordable housing construction, preservation, and homeownership support in Mountain View. 
2. A New Way to Find Resources in Space (seti.org) — From Mountain View, the SETI Institute is leading a NASA‑backed study on using Raman spectroscopy from orbit to scout resources on the Moon, asteroids, and Mars. While focused on space mining's future, the work underscores Mountain View's role in cutting‑edge space research and could eventually influence local aerospace and tech collaborations.
3. Flock built an AI tool that lets police search for people by how they drive (thenextweb.com) — Mountain View is among the communities that have canceled or reconsidered contracts with Flock Safety, whose new AI tool can track people by driving patterns alone. The investigation details how OS Investigate links camera data with other records, raising civil‑liberties concerns and prompting some cities, including Mountain View, to rethink how much surveillance they're willing to deploy.
4. Eighth U.S. Circuit Validates California Law Requiring Obedience to Out-of-State Warrants (metnews.com) — A federal appeals court upheld using out‑of‑state warrants to obtain records from companies like Google, which is headquartered in Mountain View, in a child‑exploitation case. For local readers, it highlights how a Mountain View–based tech giant must honor such warrants nationwide, shaping how user data can be accessed by law enforcement beyond California.
📸 Around Mountain View
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View
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★ Featured events ★
- Grandparents Day →
Animal Assisted Happiness, 999 E Caribbean Dr, Sunnyvale
9:30 am
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- JV Football scrimmage @ Leigh HS
Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
4:00 pm - ASB Freshmen Election paperwork due
Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
4:00 pm - Back to School Dance Party
Los Altos High Mountain View, CA 94040
6:00 pm - Varsity Football Scrimmage @ Leigh HS
Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
6:00 pm - Flag Football, Girls JV @ - Wilcox Jamboree
Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
8:00 am - Flag Football, Girls VR @ - Wilcox Jamboree
Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
8:00 am - Needle Crafts Circle
Mountain View Public Library 2nd Floor Program Room
10:00 am - GMS- Fall Picture Day
Mountain View Whisman School District Graham Middle School, 1175 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94040
8:21 am - Groovin' Fairchild's at Hyatt Centric Mtn. View →
Hyatt Centric Mountain View, 409 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View
6:00 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Thursday August 27
📣 Mountain View Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Principal and Friends Coffee
Los Altos High Mountain View, CA 94040
8:30 am - Atherton Library Yoga at Holbrook-Palmer Park
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
11:30 am - Vintage Media Lab
Palo Alto City Library 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
12:00 pm - Creative Corner
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
3:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- missing black cat update: I found Loki!
I left the back patio door open and he ended up wandering back inside on his own eventually. thank you to everyone for the kind and supportive… (Nextdoor Moffett Boulevard) - Beautiful Male ...
Hummer feeding on the Peruvian lilies at Gamble Garden in Palo Alto a few days ago. I stopped by the garden a few days ago and stayed for a bit… (Nextdoor Shoreline West)
- CBRE Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Program Associate Director MEP/Lab SME in Mountain View. Apply here.
- Valet Living posted a job opening for Service Delivery Manager (Bilingual Required - Eng/Span) - MultiPro Property Solutions in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.
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
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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