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Officials identify Mountain View child who drowned, community rallies to support the familyThe investigation is ongoing into the drowning death last week of a 9-year-old Mountain View boy, who officials have identified...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2022Last comment by BDBD, on Jul 15, 2022 at 11:32 am | 1 comment | 6219 Views
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With an eye on town's emissions, Los Altos Hills resident spurs county firefighters to switch to renewable diesel fuelIt started when Los Altos Hills resident Anand Ranganathan proposed a simple way to reduce his town’s greenhouse gas emissions....
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2022Last comment by chris aoki, on Jul 14, 2022 at 5:10 pm | 1 comment | 4158 Views
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Victim's family reacts to arrest in Mountain View cold-case murderThirty years after 25-year-old Laurie Houts was strangled to death in Mountain View, a Bay Area tech CEO has now been charged...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2022Last comment by PK, on Jul 13, 2022 at 2:00 am | 1 comment | 16197 Views
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Man arrested for hate crime in Mountain View after punching another man in the faceA 59-year-old man was arrested in connection with a hate crime inside a Mountain View business on Sunday afternoon after...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2022Last comment by Another MV Resident, on Jul 12, 2022 at 6:33 pm | 2 comments | 4010 Views
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Nine-year-old boy dies after drowning in a Mountain View apartment poolMountain View police are investigating the death of a 9-year-old boy who drowned in an apartment complex pool on Wednesday,...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2022Last comment by biking parent, on Jul 7, 2022 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 7465 Views
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Guest opinion: What Mountain View residents can do amid another severe droughtRight now water conservation is vitally important. Not only are we in the third consecutive year of a drought, but we are...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 6, 2022 at 2:41 pm | 7 comments | 3914 Views
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Great America to eventually close after developer buys landThe owners of the land that's home to California's Great America amusement park in Santa Clara has been sold and the park...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2022Last comment by People Need Water, on Jul 6, 2022 at 8:31 am | 1 comment | 3326 Views
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Mountain View City Council declares stage 2 water emergency, announces restrictionsThe city of Mountain View declared a stage 2 water emergency Tuesday, restricting outdoor irrigation for residents to two...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2022Last comment by People Need Water, on Jul 3, 2022 at 1:43 pm | 3 comments | 4593 Views
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Mountain View City Council votes to remove exemptions from mobile home rent control ordinanceMobile home park owners in Mountain View will no longer have the opportunity to create their own MOUs with their residents...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2022Last comment by scccommenter, on Jun 30, 2022 at 10:11 pm | 5 comments | 7301 Views
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Supreme Court overturns federal abortion rightsThe U.S. Supreme Court reversed the court's Roe v. Wade decision granting women the federal right to an abortion in the United...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2022Last comment by Richt, on Jun 28, 2022 at 5:00 pm | 9 comments | 3246 Views
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The Supreme Court 'bows out' on abortion, former federal judge saysThe Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade will likely call into question further limitations on women's reproductive rights...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2022Last comment by Richt, on Jun 27, 2022 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 2604 Views
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Santa Clara County makes price gouging on infant formula illegalIn response to the nationwide infant formula shortage, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2022Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Jun 23, 2022 at 4:54 pm | 3 comments | 2698 Views
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Bill to remove police radio encryption faces pushbackA bill authored by state Sen. Josh Becker that would restore media access to police radio communications got past the Assembly...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2022Last comment by Alex M, on Jun 22, 2022 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 3041 Views
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Mountain View is confident it can meet state housing targets. Local stakeholders aren't so sure.The city says it's prepared to build 15,100 units in the next eight years, an ambitious target that would exceed state requirements...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Jun 21, 2022 at 7:45 pm | 57 comments | 5894 Views
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Mountain View accepts $100,000 grant for universal basic income programMountain View's guaranteed basic income pilot program will live to see another year, thanks in part to a $100,000 grant secured...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2022Last comment by Ok, on Jun 20, 2022 at 11:46 am | 3 comments | 6512 Views
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Bay Area Toll Authority to seek over $180M in unpaid bridge tolls, late feesThe Bay Area Toll Authority will try to collect more than $180 million in unpaid bridge tolls, which breaks down to about...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2022Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on Jun 14, 2022 at 10:41 pm | 2 comments | 2772 Views
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PG&E warns of possible outages, urges preparation for Friday heatPG&E is encouraging customers around the Bay Area to prepare for excessive heat on Friday that could contribute to power...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2022Last comment by , on Jun 9, 2022 at 2:29 pm | 1 comment | 3416 Views
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Letter carrier uninjured in incident involving gel ball pellet gunThe latest TikTok trend gave a letter carrier a fright Monday afternoon in Mountain View when a teenager shot him with a...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Jun 8, 2022 at 9:39 am | 2 comments | 4140 Views
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Caltrain is back to its regular schedule this week, after construction reduced its serviceCaltrain returns to its regular schedule Monday, May 23, with 104 trains each day following the completion of mid-county...
Original post made on May. 23, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 28, 2022 at 4:30 am | 2 comments | 2400 Views
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Sticker shock as state gas prices soar past $6 a gallonGov. Gavin Newsom addressed the steadily rising cost of living while speaking Wednesday at a Bakersfield clinic after receiving...
Original post made on May. 23, 2022Last comment by James Thurber, on May 23, 2022 at 5:11 pm | 2 comments | 2407 Views
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