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Charter school-district accord a welcome stepThere was good news earlier this month from the Los Altos School District about the possible signing of a five-year agreement...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2014Last comment by This isn't over, on Aug 1, 2014 at 8:18 am | 34 comments | 8530 Views
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Simitian aims to put county services within reachSanta Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian has a plan to make social services more accessible to North County residents. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2014There are no comments yet. 4698 Views
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City Council race gets crowdedNine residents have indicated that they will run for the Mountain View City Council this fall, and the official filing period...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2014Last comment by Jerry, on Jul 24, 2014 at 4:48 pm | 24 comments | 29420 Views
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City should step up for Milk PailIt is difficult to believe that City Council members and top city officials are backpedaling rapidly when asked how they...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2014Last comment by Ineke, on Jul 22, 2014 at 10:27 am | 114 comments | 22793 Views
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Council deadlocks on San Antonio housing needsCity Council members found themselves considering a change in course Tuesday after a group of residents called attention...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2014Last comment by Fred Flintstone, on Jul 4, 2014 at 12:35 am | 1 comment | 4274 Views
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City Council request for pay raiseIf the City Council wants a pay raise tell them to ask Google, Linked In, Sobrato, Merlone Geier Partners and all the other...
Original post made by Kay Ritchey on Jun. 15, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Jun 17, 2014 at 5:08 pm | 4 comments | 2471 Views
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Open-space bond measure picks up 'yes' votesWith at least 19,000 ballots yet to be counted, the fate of Measure AA, the $300 million bond measure for the Midpeninsula...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2014Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Jun 9, 2014 at 5:02 pm | 1 comment | 6309 Views
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Urban design critic joins debate over city's developmentGoogle's hometown of Mountain View has become a flash point for the debate over Silicon Valley's resistance to allowing new...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by Garrett , on Jun 7, 2014 at 2:55 pm | 21 comments | 9455 Views
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Smith wins county sheriff's race, Sylva secures judgeshipSheriff Laurie Smith was re-elected and Julianne Sylva secured the county judgeship in a low-turnout primary election in...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Jun 5, 2014 at 2:40 pm | 2 comments | 5547 Views
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June 3 election: Voice editorial endorsementsThe Voice recommends the following in the June 3 election: re-elect Sheriff Laurie Smith; yes on Proposition 42; yes on Measure...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2014Last comment by Thanks Voice, on Jun 5, 2014 at 1:56 pm | 14 comments | 9369 Views
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Group shifts referendum effort San Antonio centerCommunity organizers say they will gather signatures for a referendum to stop Merlone Geier's redevelopment of San Antonio...
Original post made on May. 27, 2014Last comment by Hans Wolters, on May 30, 2014 at 12:34 pm | 2 comments | 7035 Views
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State Assembly District 24: For whom to vote?Fellow Mountain View residents, One of the offices we are voting for during the June 3rd Primary Election is for the...
Original post made by Greg Coladonato on May. 28, 2014Last comment by MV Mama, on May 29, 2014 at 8:56 pm | 2 comments | 3697 Views
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Caltrain, bikes and 21st century choicesAll it takes is a trip downtown at 6 p.m. on a weeknight to see the changes. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2014/05/23/caltrain-bikes-and-21st-centu...
Original post made on May. 26, 2014Last comment by Janet Lafleur, on May 28, 2014 at 11:16 pm | 9 comments | 4466 Views
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President greeted by MV mayor, 129th Rescue WingPresident Barack Obama has arrived in the Bay Area today for Democratic fundraisers as well as a speech in Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 9, 2014Last comment by Survival of the fittest, on May 9, 2014 at 7:16 pm | 4 comments | 8700 Views
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67% Council Pay Increase Will Be On November BallotLast night, the Mountain View City Council voted to present a 67% pay increase for itself (from $600 to $1000) to the voters...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Apr. 23, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Apr 25, 2014 at 3:58 pm | 3 comments | 2897 Views
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Council to ask voters for a raiseCity Council members voted Tuesday to trim down a proposed raise in pay for themselves, expressing fear that residents wouldn't...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2014Last comment by Steve, on Apr 24, 2014 at 3:36 pm | 12 comments | 6824 Views
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Election pumps up local volunteersGilda Desimone and Madeline Damianu paced the downtown train station for hours on Monday, urging morning commuters to vote...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2014Last comment by Renee Albera, on Apr 17, 2014 at 6:55 pm | 2 comments | 3676 Views
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Will the Milk Pail survive?To many residents, the Milk Pail market is a charming Mountain View institution, celebrating its 40th year selling affordable...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2014Last comment by Malia, on Apr 3, 2014 at 11:30 am | 56 comments | 18516 Views
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City needs more housing, says 'balanced' growth campaign leaderIt's a City Council election year, but one of the more active political campaigns might not be run by a council candidate....
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2014Last comment by Orest, on Mar 20, 2014 at 12:26 am | 18 comments | 4973 Views
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Get ready, it's a council election yearIt's only February, but at least four candidates have filed statements of interest to run for City Council in the November...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Garrett, on Feb 26, 2014 at 4:34 pm | 88 comments | 31754 Views
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