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City launches RV waste dumping serviceIn recent days, Mountain View launched a new waste dumping service for those living out of motorhomes and RVs parked on the...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by dont go away mad, on Feb 9, 2018 at 6:46 pm | 29 comments | 12025 Views
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Paly removes James Franco artwork following sex-misconduct allegationsPalo Alto High School has painted over a mural and plans to remove other campus artwork by alumnus and actor James Franco...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2018Last comment by Gary's Old Town Tavern, on Feb 5, 2018 at 9:27 pm | 7 comments | 7142 Views
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Council sends mobile home quandry back to RHCAt its Jan. 30 meeting, City Council members voted to write a strongly worded letter to the Rental Housing Committee, reminding...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by The Business Man , on Feb 5, 2018 at 8:27 pm | 22 comments | 5713 Views
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Police arrest two men for threatening officers, drug offensesMountain View police Friday afternoon arrested a man on suspicion of drug offenses and another for allegedly threatening...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2018Last comment by Amy, on Feb 5, 2018 at 5:08 pm | 6 comments | 4196 Views
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School board favors Cooper Park housingResponding to an overwhelming need by local school teachers for more affordable housing, Mountain View Whisman School District...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2018Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Feb 5, 2018 at 9:20 am | 55 comments | 12001 Views
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Amid legal threats, committee backs away from mobile home rent controlSurrounded by legal threats on all sides, Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee on Monday backed away from plans to bring...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2018Last comment by The Business Man , on Feb 2, 2018 at 3:09 pm | 19 comments | 10030 Views
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Council won't insist on new neighborhood schoolDespite concerns about traffic and a desire to bring a local neighborhood school to families living in the San Antonio area,...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2018Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Feb 1, 2018 at 11:44 pm | 37 comments | 8059 Views
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Plan for dedicated El Camino bus lanes fizzles outAfter years of spinning its wheels, the controversial proposal to build dedicated bus lanes along El Camino Real appears...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2018Last comment by Martha, on Feb 1, 2018 at 7:37 pm | 19 comments | 11436 Views
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Google expands program with Howard UniversityThis week, Google officials announced they would dramatically expand a partnership with Howard University to bring more students...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by hsnpoor, on Feb 1, 2018 at 2:19 pm | 1 comment | 3673 Views
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Supervisor Simitian proposes teacher housing in Palo AltoTo help teachers cope with the increasingly high cost of living in the Bay Area, Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jan 30, 2018 at 7:04 pm | 17 comments | 6425 Views
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Caltrain starts annual count of ridersCaltrain started an annual onboard count of riders on Tuesday in order to obtain information for planning improvements,...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2018Last comment by Handful?, on Jan 29, 2018 at 7:34 pm | 11 comments | 4047 Views
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El Camino board appoints two new membersThe El Camino Healthcare District's board of directors agreed last week to add two new people to El Camino Hospital's board...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Jan 28, 2018 at 9:13 am | 2 comments | 4083 Views
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Eshoo: Government shutdown an 'embarrassment'The federal government went into shutdown mode Saturday at midnight after the U.S. Senate failed to get the needed 60 votes...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2018Last comment by psr, on Jan 24, 2018 at 3:59 pm | 8 comments | 3779 Views
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Low rents a bad bargain for cancer-stricken landlordFor years, a Plymouth Street apartment complex has offered the best apartment rates that Mountain View renters could hope...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2018Last comment by esor ekim, on Jan 22, 2018 at 8:39 pm | 26 comments | 11309 Views
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Civil servants brace for federal shutdownAs the nation teeters on the edge of a government shutdown, the Bay Area's federal agencies are preparing to close down indefinitely....
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jan 22, 2018 at 9:52 am | 12 comments | 5878 Views
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Fatality on Caltrain tracks in Mountain ViewA person was fatally struck along the Caltrain tracks in Mountain View Wednesday night. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2018/01/18/fatality-on-caltrain-t...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2018Last comment by Mark, on Jan 19, 2018 at 10:52 pm | 8 comments | 6439 Views
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LASD school deal kick-starts major office developmentAs part of a hard-fought effort to bring a new school to the San Antonio area, Mountain View City Council members reluctantly...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by Demand more and better, on Jan 19, 2018 at 8:26 am | 1 comment | 2539 Views
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to speak at StanfordU.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to discuss the future of Syria during an event at Stanford University...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2018Last comment by psr, on Jan 18, 2018 at 8:47 am | 2 comments | 4379 Views
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What do you do when your landlord is Google?Ever since Google became his landlord last year, the owner of the Sports Page Bar & Grill expects that the tech giant will...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2018Last comment by DC, on Jan 16, 2018 at 8:32 pm | 11 comments | 10828 Views
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Three arrested for ID theft at Hotel AvanteThree Bay Area residents were arrested last week after police found they had checked into Hotel Avante on El Camino Real...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 5178 Views
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