Express: Foothill-De Anza board moves forward with new election map | State considers order canceling elective surgeries amid COVID surge

2 PM Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Support Local Journalism Top Stories from the Mountain View Voice staff Foothill-De Anza picks election map based on city boundaries by Zoe Morgan The future of elections in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District took shape Monday night, Jan. 10, when the board of trustees selected a single map of election areas to move forward for a final vote next month. Read More » California weighs order canceling elective surgeries as COVID surges by Barbara Feder Ostrov As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California's health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled. Read More » Santa Clara County seeks volunteers to tally unhoused population by Tran Nguyen/San Jose Spotlight/ After canceling the homeless count in 2021, Santa Clara County is looking for volunteers to help gather census data later this month. Read More » Governor signs order to prohibit price gouging on at-home COVID tests by Bay City News Service Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order this weekend aimed at preventing price gouging on COVID-19 at-home test kits, which are in high demand due to the omicron variant surge. Read More » What to know about Newsom's budget blueprint by Alexei Koseff Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use the California budget surplus to confront the crises facing the state, including COVID-19 and climate change. Read More » Blogs: A New Shade of Green The difficult calculation where math and humanity intersect by Sherry Listgarten The US government may not levy a carbon tax yet, but for more than ten years our government has calculated a price for carbon emissions and used it to craft policies. Read More » For more top stories, go to the Mountain View Voice Home Page » Best Bets This week's events Today's events (January 11) Exhibit: 'From Bay to Coast ��� Celebrating Local Beauty' Portola Art Gallery presents "From Bay to Coast ... Celebrating Local Beauty," a show of pastel paintings by Jan Prisco. Go to portolaartgallery.com. Talk: The Climate Diet Stanford University presents an online talk with bestselling author Paul Greenberg, who discusses how we can act to help preserve the ocean. His new book explores simple ways that diet can help the world. Go to events.stanford.edu. Tomorrow's events (January 12) Art talk: Ambreen Butt and Elizabeth Mitchell The Cantor Arts Center hosts an online discussion with artist Ambreen Butt and curator Elizabeth Mitchell. Butt's work is featured in "Paper Chase: Ten Years of Collecting Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Cantor". Go to events.stanford.edu/. Discussion: 'Civil Rights in Early Silicon Valley' In honor of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Los Altos History Museum presents an online program, titled ���Civil Rights in Early Silicon Valley: The Chicana/o Experience," that highlights a less known period of local history. Go to losaltoshistory.org. For more hot picks, go to the Community Calendar » Local Sports Mountain View, Los Altos boys play to scoreless soccer tie by Rick Eymer Mountain View and Los Altos played to a scoreless tie in Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division boys soccer action Monday. Read More » For more sports, go to the Local Sports » Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up to receive Express here. View as a Web Page Express is published by the Mountain View Voice. You received Express because you signed up for it or it is included in your membership subscription. We respect your privacy by never sharing, selling or renting our subscriber email addresses. We welcome your story tips, questions or comments. For advertising information, contact our digital media sales manager. Subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address/preferences Copyright 2022 Embarcadero Media 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto CA 94306