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MV Whisman hires new director of special edhe Mountain View Whisman School District announced that Gary Johnson, an administrator in charge of special education in...
Original post made on May. 24, 2017Last comment by bk05, on May 27, 2017 at 7:41 pm | 4 comments | 6466 Views
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Concern rises over restrictions for grade separationsAs the Valley Transportation Authority prepares to dole out the first portion of the $6 billion Measure B funds, Midpeninsula...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2017Last comment by Dave Simpson, on May 27, 2017 at 1:55 pm | 7 comments | 6044 Views
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Guest opinion: A call for volunteers to help realize visionary planLike many of you, I feel battered by daily reports of what is going on around the world and in our nation's capital. As citizens...
Original post made on May. 26, 2017Last comment by Hypocrisy In Action, on May 26, 2017 at 9:18 pm | 2 comments | 4023 Views
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Los Altos nonprofit awards $60,000The Los Altos Community Foundation (LACF) has donated over $1.7 million to Los Altos community organizations since its founding...
Original post made on May. 17, 2017Last comment by @William Hitchens, on May 17, 2017 at 5:42 pm | 4 comments | 4147 Views
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School district weighs $2.7M plan to close achievement gapEach year, the Mountain View Whisman School District faces a mountain of a challenge: helping close to 1,300 students succeed...
Original post made on May. 12, 2017Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on May 14, 2017 at 5:38 pm | 19 comments | 6011 Views
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Fundraiser for local schools kicks offTwo local education foundations are teaming up to encourage residents to donate to local elementary and middle schools in...
Original post made on May. 10, 2017Last comment by LASD Taxpayer, on May 11, 2017 at 6:37 am | 6 comments | 4937 Views
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CAA drops lawsuit against rent controlThe California Apartment Association has announced it is dropping its legal challenges to rent control measures in Mountain...
Original post made on May. 7, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on May 11, 2017 at 12:08 am | 32 comments | 10880 Views
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Bay Area representatives react to 'Trumpcare'Elected officials throughout the Bay Area reacted with criticism and dismay to the U.S. House of Representatives' narrow...
Original post made on May. 6, 2017Last comment by @Monta Loma, on May 9, 2017 at 4:42 pm | 10 comments | 4618 Views
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Could city tenants get a rent refund?Starting next month, rents on thousands of Mountain View apartments are expected to roll back to 2015 rates as part of the...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2017Last comment by SAMA, on May 8, 2017 at 5:34 pm | 23 comments | 8452 Views
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Measure B voting deadline on TuesdayResidents in the Mountain View Whisman School District have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, to turn in ballots for the Measure...
Original post made on May. 1, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 6, 2017 at 9:43 am | 15 comments | 6041 Views
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Governor signs $52.4 billion gas tax into lawGov. Jerry Brown Friday signed into law a $52.4 billion, 10-year gas tax and new annual vehicle fee intended to pay for fixing...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2017Last comment by I know people at hooli, on May 1, 2017 at 9:26 pm | 6 comments | 4327 Views
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Companies, PTAs fuel Measure B campaignConstruction, engineering and architecture firms remained the top donors for the Mountain View Whisman School District’s...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2017Last comment by Ben, on May 1, 2017 at 8:10 pm | 20 comments | 4879 Views
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Tax measure would hold the line for school fundingStarting this week, Mountain View Whisman School District residents will get to decide whether to continue boosting local...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by Ben, on May 1, 2017 at 8:04 pm | 27 comments | 5801 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Seven reasons to support Measure B Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2017/04/28/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Postmark ballot by May 2, on Apr 30, 2017 at 9:22 am | 3 comments | 3071 Views
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Hard choices await City Council in goal-setting sessionIn one of their most consequential meetings of 2017, elected leaders next week will lay out their grand strategy for Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2017Last comment by resident, on Apr 28, 2017 at 8:37 am | 10 comments | 5082 Views
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Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking sanctuary executive orderA federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in a pair of lawsuits filed by the city of San Francisco and Santa Clara...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2017Last comment by Otto_Maddox, on Apr 26, 2017 at 4:40 pm | 6 comments | 4175 Views
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Judge defers ruling on Trump sanctuary city orderLawyers for Santa Clara County and the city of San Francisco asked a federal judge Friday to block an executive order by...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2017Last comment by Sanctuary, on Apr 18, 2017 at 3:51 pm | 20 comments | 4465 Views
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City Council Refuses To Follow City Charter CSFRAMark Novack sent me an Email based on my questions regarding CSFRA and its date of enforcement, and he stated: “I spoke...
Original post made by The Business Man on Apr. 13, 2017There are no comments yet. 1886 Views
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Gaps in oversight need to be plugged, school board saysIt's been three months since the Mountain View Whisman School District dropped its ill-fated digital math program, Teach...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 13, 2017 at 7:34 am | 10 comments | 4401 Views
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Measure V lawsuit comes to major milestoneThe lawsuit over Mountain View's Measure V will get its first major courtroom hearing next week, and the stakes are huge...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 10, 2017 at 4:03 pm | 33 comments | 8816 Views
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