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Federal judge keeps injunction blocking Trump order on sanctuary cities in placeA federal judge in San Francisco Thursday denied a request by President Donald Trump's administration to lift an injunction...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by Zekkular Bulgaris, on Jul 25, 2017 at 10:38 am | 5 comments | 4151 Views
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Eshoo holds town hall meeting SaturdayRep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, will be stopping by the 18th Congressional District to meet with constituents for a town hall...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by Impeach and remove Trump and Spence, on Jul 21, 2017 at 8:01 pm | 1 comment | 3887 Views
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New census shows Mountain View homeless population growingCall it Exhibit A of Silicon Valley's worsening housing crisis – a new Santa Clara County homeless census has found a spike...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by Clarification, on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:45 pm | 37 comments | 15572 Views
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Supervisor Simitian to hold 'sidewalk office hours'Community members can stop by their local farmers' markets this weekend to talk about issues of interest and concern with...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by ChangeMenloWaypoint, on Jul 16, 2017 at 12:25 pm | 6 comments | 3970 Views
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Rental committee set to decide on landlords' profits tonightMountain View's Rental Housing Committee on Monday night is set to decide on "fair rate of return" standards for thousands...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by @Berkeley grad, on Jul 13, 2017 at 1:13 am | 30 comments | 5197 Views
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City budget holds big payday for employeesThe big theme of Mountain View's $125 million budget is the city is due to get a huge windfall -- and officials have already...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by Steve, on Jul 10, 2017 at 4:34 pm | 17 comments | 6302 Views
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Council balks at bulky Avalon Bay projectIn a study session at the April 18 meeting, the City Council reviewed plans to squeeze nearly 350 new apartments into a site...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Jul 10, 2017 at 8:50 am | 25 comments | 8635 Views
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Brock Turner judge responds to recallAaron Persky, the Santa Clara County judge who is facing a recall after his controversial sentencing of former Stanford University...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Jul 7, 2017 at 3:35 pm | 12 comments | 2939 Views
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Calls for North Bayshore housing cap sparks concernAre Mountain View leaders scaling back their ambitious roadmap for housing in North Bayshore? Plenty of public speakers...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by Laura H, on Jul 1, 2017 at 11:15 am | 25 comments | 7196 Views
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Senate bill would slash Medi-Cal coverage in Santa Clara CountyCalifornia politicians and hospital officials are speaking out against the Senate Republican health care bill. Read the...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by A senior Veteran, on Jun 29, 2017 at 5:04 pm | 1 comment | 8310 Views
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Mountain View council rejects downtown hotel planMountain View leaders on Tuesday pulled the plug on negotiations to sell or lease a downtown park so it could be redeveloped...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2017Last comment by Uncommon, on Jun 29, 2017 at 7:53 am | 12 comments | 6885 Views
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Editorial: School districts' tax-exemption flaws are fixableMost school districts that ask voters to approve parcel taxes to help fund their educational programs promise senior citizens...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 26, 2017 at 9:25 am | 2 comments | 2854 Views
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Legislation introduced to allow Caltrain sales taxState legislation introduced Wednesday would allow Caltrain to seek voter approval for a new sales tax to help cover capital...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017Last comment by omvmyr, on Jun 23, 2017 at 3:33 pm | 10 comments | 4845 Views
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Startups push to preserve net neutralityMountain View's tech startups are girding themselves for a big political fight over the data vital to their businesses. Smaller...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2017Last comment by Only money is heard, on Jun 23, 2017 at 11:57 am | 1 comment | 6891 Views
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Rent control committee preps for a flood of landlord petitionsMountain View inched a little bit closer to establishing its new rent-control program and deciding how to settle the myriad...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 19, 2017 at 12:26 am | 14 comments | 5248 Views
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Guest opinion: Consider more land options for new school siteSince the passage of the Los Altos School District's Measure N, 31 months ago, our school board has focused exclusively on...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2017Last comment by Back to the Future(s), on Jun 16, 2017 at 5:26 am | 3 comments | 3681 Views
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Final vote Thursday on school boundariesThe Mountain View Whisman School District inched forward in its years-long effort to redraw school attendance boundaries. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2017Last comment by SAATFmember, on Jun 13, 2017 at 12:28 pm | 3 comments | 6844 Views
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Assembly candidate submits murky donor reportsDinged in the past for failing to report political contributions, Cupertino Mayor Barry Chang could be facing another set...
Original post made on May. 22, 2016Last comment by Dump local liars, on Jun 8, 2017 at 12:12 pm | 9 comments | 6599 Views
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Rent control's origins in New York's dairy dilemmaIt might seem a world away, but Mountain View's current struggle to curb housing costs has a history that dates back to dairy...
Original post made on May. 28, 2017Last comment by @@george_drysdale, on Jun 6, 2017 at 4:23 pm | 21 comments | 6213 Views
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More carpool and express lanes on U.S. Highway 101?How to manage congestion on U.S. Highway 101 in San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County is the focus of two public...
Original post made on May. 27, 2017Last comment by Driver, on May 30, 2017 at 3:49 pm | 7 comments | 4944 Views
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