Your reporting will be missed.

It was always great to work with you, Mark. I hope you and your family (especially the adorable new one!) benefit from the move, but you will be missed. All the best to you.

-Shonda Ranson
Communications Coordinator
City of Mountain View

Thanks for your kind words!

Thank you to Mr. Noack and every journalists who has ever worked the highly underpaid long hours covering Mountain View.

I wish the MV-Voice would create more subscription tiers for community residents to support the paper, the current lowest tier of $120/year is too high for many residents who would love to pay in order to retain and compensate the journalists that keep MV a thriving local democracy.

Mark, so bummed to hear this. You have been a joy to work with, and are a damn good - no, great - journalist. Thank you for your service to the community. You will be missed.

Mark, I always appreciated your stories and the fairness with which you offered them. Best wishes on your new career.

Mark, No! Say it ain't so !
Seriously Mark, I will very much miss your dedication to getting it right, and your 'style'. I am in one of those 'ghost paper' communities and always count on The Voice for paper-in-hand news. You are gracious in person and a good listener. I was unaware that you family is now 3! Congrats. Sadly for us, you are doing the right thing. I have no doubt that you will be great at your next career. Maybe one day you will be inspiring a new group of young journalists as a teacher or volunteer at some level. Kevin is also valued and I am sure your readers will not be disappointed. Wishing you an amazing future.

Mark, thank you for the service that you have provided to the community.

" The local news business has every temptation right now to regress into a vapid shell, producing nothing but fluff. "

This is all too true for my hometown, and we rely on word of mouth, occasional blog or NextDoor posts, or social media to ne informed residents capable of holding our county and city officials accountable.

I have found some of your stories to be inaccurate and completely biased. More dog whistling click bait than journalism. Smart move to change careers if you want to make a decent wage.

Mark: So sorry to hear that Mountain View will be losing your outstanding reporting.

Strong and independent local journalism is indispensable to the health of communities, and if it cannot be paid for by advertising, must be rely on the support of readers and philanthropists.

Thank you for your service to the community.

All the best to you and your family as you pursue your new career.

I agree w Anthony. Time to move on. At times you got several things wrong about what actually happened in council meetings. Totally misleading on reporting about the RHC. Very little fact checking.