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Big donations fuel school bond campaignCompanies with a hand in Bay Area construction projects have provided most of the financing for the campaign to pass a new...
Original post made on May. 4, 2018Last comment by @Robyn, on May 5, 2018 at 11:40 am | 4 comments | 6620 Views
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Ortiz to head Rental Housing CommitteeEvan Ortiz, who helped lead the Mountain View campaign for rent control, will now be taking the helm of the city's Rental...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on May 2, 2018 at 5:46 pm | 12 comments | 5018 Views
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A breath of fresh air in fight against lung cancerDoctors at El Camino Hospital broke new ground in the fight against cancer last month, debuting a new robot-guided procedure...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2018There are no comments yet. 11270 Views
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Preparing for the worstIf an armed suspect walked onto a school campus in Mountain View prepared to open fire, would the city be ready? Read the...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Apr 27, 2018 at 12:48 am | 1 comment | 2455 Views
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RHC member accused of bias for being a tenantA Mountain View landlord is seeking the resignation of Rental Housing Committee member Emily Ramos based on concerns that...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 26, 2018 at 1:05 pm | 21 comments | 4468 Views
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Rent control adversaries spar at City HallTuesday's City Council meeting turned into a heated standoff between groups feuding over a new effort to weaken the Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 25, 2018 at 12:27 pm | 71 comments | 9009 Views
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Rent control foes launch initiative campaignMajor changes to Mountain View's rent control law could go before voters this fall. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/04/06/rent-control-foes-launc...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 15, 2018 at 2:37 pm | 13 comments | 3707 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Measure V not too costly Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/04/13/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2018Last comment by Landlord lies, on Apr 13, 2018 at 8:46 am | 1 comment | 2404 Views
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Congresswoman grills Zuckerberg on data securityRep. Anna Eshoo was among those in Washington who confronted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about data insecurity on April...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2018Last comment by Ahem, on Apr 12, 2018 at 9:47 pm | 2 comments | 5727 Views
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League of Women Voters to host event on news credibilityAn event this Monday co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Council of PTAs will host an event...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2018Last comment by student, on Apr 8, 2018 at 8:50 pm | 1 comment | 4027 Views
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Two arrested for allegedly forging rent control petition names in PacificaTwo campaign workers who helped defeat a rent control measure in Pacifica are now facing an array of criminal charges for...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2018Last comment by The Business Man , on Apr 7, 2018 at 7:23 pm | 8 comments | 2081 Views
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Councilwoman draws fire for political adA new online political ad that paints Mountain View's rent control program as a huge mistake is triggering a swift backlash...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2018Last comment by The Business Man , on Apr 2, 2018 at 6:52 am | 61 comments | 9227 Views
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MV to start taxing, regulating short-term rentalsAfter years of dithering, Mountain View is getting ready to start regulating and taxing the local cottage industry of Airbnb...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2018Last comment by @Teacher, on Apr 1, 2018 at 10:49 pm | 42 comments | 10134 Views
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Mobile home residents ready to sue city over rent controlMountain View's Rental Housing Committee could soon be headed back to the courtroom over a decision to exclude tenants at...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Ignorance is bliss, on Mar 29, 2018 at 8:39 am | 10 comments | 11129 Views
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Rick Perry praises SLAC employees during visit to national labIf you're a scientist at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, you can change the...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2018Last comment by Shut down Perry, on Mar 29, 2018 at 4:34 am | 1 comment | 4028 Views
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Appellate court justices to decide if Persky recall stays on June 5 ballotThree justices in the state's 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the option to recall Santa Clara County Superior...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2018Last comment by Tragedy, on Mar 22, 2018 at 11:09 am | 17 comments | 4682 Views
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Councilman drops out and a candidate steps forwardEarlier this week, Councilman Ken Rosenberg surprised his colleagues by announcing that he would not seek a seek a second...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2018Last comment by True, on Mar 21, 2018 at 1:18 pm | 25 comments | 8276 Views
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Letter to the editor<B>Regarding the principal changes Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/03/09/letter-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2018Last comment by @ Chris Chiang, on Mar 10, 2018 at 10:27 pm | 6 comments | 3274 Views
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Elevated lead levels found in Theuerkauf waterA water fountain at Theuerkauf Elementary is blocked off after tests by the city of Mountain View revealed lead concentrations...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2018Last comment by John, on Mar 1, 2018 at 11:57 am | 5 comments | 7550 Views
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Bullis seeks to open school for low-income kidsOne of the highest-performing charter schools in the state has quietly staked out plans to create a second school in Santa...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2018Last comment by Too Much misinformation, on Feb 28, 2018 at 2:31 pm | 19 comments | 6957 Views
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