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Moving forward: New CEO plans for Silicon Valley Community Foundation's 2.0 versionFollowing a workplace bullying and misconduct scandal that rocked the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, its new president...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2019Last comment by I can save you some time, on Jun 3, 2019 at 2:01 pm | 1 comment | 4733 Views
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A cure-all for housing -- but cities hate itCalifornia lawmakers are taking aggressive action to address the state's crippling housing shortage in 2019. But despite...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 2, 2019 at 9:00 pm | 28 comments | 8755 Views
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Man attacked in Mountain View Senior Center parking lotA man was taken to the hospital after being attacked in the Mountain View Senior Center parking lot, shortly after finding...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Jun 2, 2019 at 9:55 am | 10 comments | 5688 Views
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Despite Stanford objections, county calls for more housing in campus expansionStanford University would be required to build more than 2,000 housing units and to offer nearly half of them at below market...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Gary, on May 30, 2019 at 1:23 pm | 2 comments | 3459 Views
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Guest opinion: Board of Supervisors should maintain sanctuary policyIn a guest opinion published in the May 24 edition, Nina Randazzo calls on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by A resident, on May 30, 2019 at 8:57 am | 2 comments | 2982 Views
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Mountain View looks to update affordable-housing rulesIn an effort to provide more opportunities to help the city's so-called "missing middle," City Council members last week...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 25, 2019 at 11:04 am | 2 comments | 5891 Views
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County supervisors OK $5M more to help victims of gender-based violenceThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to earmark $5 million in annual, ongoing funding to...
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by “Gender based” violence?, on May 23, 2019 at 10:01 pm | 1 comment | 3707 Views
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Los Altos man pleads no contest to stalking, threatening womanA Los Altos man accused of stalking and threatening a woman over the course of 12 years pleaded no contest to two felonies...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by Uhg, on May 21, 2019 at 4:37 pm | 4 comments | 5466 Views
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Crime brief: three bikes stolen in townhouse burglaryPolice are on the lookout for a suspect who reportedly entered a townhouse complex in Mountain View and stole three expensive...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by MV Resident , on May 20, 2019 at 6:01 pm | 3 comments | 3584 Views
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Crime brief: Burglars strike four cars at Mountain View Icon movie theaterFour vehicles were burglarized Tuesday evening outside of the Icon Movie Theatre in the San Antonio Shopping Center, according...
Original post made on May. 6, 2019Last comment by a MV resident, on May 20, 2019 at 7:17 am | 4 comments | 7042 Views
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Major upgrades transform downtown church into hub of homeless servicesEight years ago, Hope's Corner began providing meals for dozens of homeless and needy residents on Saturday mornings. Now...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on May 17, 2019 at 6:20 pm | 1 comment | 5932 Views
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Arrest in 1970s cold-case murder points to serial killerNearly six months after a Hayward man was charged in another murder that had gone unsolved for decades, DNA evidence has...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Ed, on May 17, 2019 at 6:08 am | 1 comment | 7105 Views
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Mountain View leases land for safe parking, affordable housingCity of Mountain View officials on Tuesday signed a deal to lease and eventually buy an unused property from the Valley Transportation...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by For your dogs to poop in..., on May 16, 2019 at 9:46 pm | 12 comments | 9143 Views
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Caltrain's proposed four-track station could be built in Mountain ViewCaltrain's plan to expand its system could require the agency to construct a four-track segment in Palo Alto -- a proposal...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Doug Pearson, on May 16, 2019 at 7:51 pm | 5 comments | 6435 Views
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Civil rights attorneys protest Mountain View's RV banMountain View's proposed ban on large vehicles has provoked a stern warning from civil rights attorneys who say it would...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019Last comment by scott rodvold, on May 16, 2019 at 6:44 pm | 30 comments | 11383 Views
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Letters to the editor: May 3, 2019Letters to the editor about the Trump administration and the environment, rapid transit buses, pickleball and cyclists on...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on May 16, 2019 at 10:32 am | 2 comments | 3244 Views
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Mobile home residents file appeal over rent controlDespite a setback, Mountain View's mobile home residents are pressing forward with their demand to be included under the...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 11, 2019 at 8:03 pm | 19 comments | 5640 Views
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Fired cop to get $325K settlement from cityMountain View officials have agreed to pay $325,000 to a former city police officer who alleged he was illegally fired by...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by Army Vet, on May 9, 2019 at 6:12 pm | 21 comments | 7850 Views
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How powerful lawmakers are killing California bills — by doing nothingA new California Assembly rule gives committee chairs the power to shelve bills simply by not scheduling them for a hearing....
Original post made on May. 7, 2019Last comment by YIMBY, on May 8, 2019 at 2:37 am | 3 comments | 4009 Views
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EPC opts for less strict constraints on cannabis shopsA Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission meeting ended in disappointment last Wednesday night for some silent protesters...
Original post made on May. 2, 2019Last comment by Rational, on May 7, 2019 at 2:30 pm | 5 comments | 3757 Views
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