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Crime brief: Police looking for man who tried to pull down Mountain View woman's shortsA Mountain View woman told police that a man attempted to pull her shorts down while she was walking through the Waverly...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jun 5, 2019 at 12:47 pm | 3 comments | 4052 Views
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Downtown Mountain View fountain springs back to lifeThe long drought is truly over: The fountain at Mountain View's Civic Center Plaza is now flowing with water once again after...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Peak, on Jun 4, 2019 at 3:55 pm | 3 comments | 4235 Views
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Palo Alto considers safe parking lot for RVs on San Antonio Road siteFollowing the lead of East Palo Alto and Mountain View, two members of the Palo Alto City Council are proposing an overnight...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Carol Rivers, on Jun 2, 2019 at 8:59 pm | 5 comments | 5051 Views
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Mountain View seizes land for reversible bus lane on Shoreline BoulevardMountain View will be spending $4.3 million to acquire a series of parcels along Shoreline Boulevard that are needed to build...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Excellent project, on Jun 2, 2019 at 3:03 pm | 8 comments | 6458 Views
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Letters to the editor: RV ban and SB 50Letters to the editor published in the May 24 edition on the proposed RV parking ban and SB 50. Read the full story here...
Original post made on May. 30, 2019Last comment by It's the parking, on Jun 2, 2019 at 3:03 pm | 31 comments | 4659 Views
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No raise for LASD teachers this yearLos Altos School District officials reached a tentative agreement with their two employee unions that does not include any...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Tech pay , on May 31, 2019 at 9:03 pm | 9 comments | 4717 Views
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Los Altos High students walk out for climate justiceOn Friday, Los Altos High School students staged a walkout to protest climate harm from corporations and the lack of action...
Original post made on May. 28, 2019Last comment by Beautiful, on May 31, 2019 at 11:50 am | 17 comments | 5774 Views
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Voices Around TownAsked in downtown Mountain View. Photos and interviews by Ray Levy-Uyeda. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/05/31/voices-around-town...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Beautiful, on May 31, 2019 at 10:47 am | 2 comments | 2064 Views
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Food trumps hateFeeling unnerved by increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Danielle Tsi started...
Original post made on May. 30, 2019Last comment by Tasty, on May 31, 2019 at 7:14 am | 1 comment | 5249 Views
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Giant apartment project gets Mountain View City Council's blessingThe Mountain View City Council gave final approval on Tuesday to what may be the largest housing project in the city's history....
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by Is it nimbyism?, on May 29, 2019 at 7:57 pm | 24 comments | 13363 Views
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Police seek man who tried to lure 15-year-old girl into carMountain View police are asking for the public's help in finding a man suspected of trying to get a 15-year-old girl into...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Shoot, on May 29, 2019 at 4:28 pm | 1 comment | 3972 Views
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For stressed-out families, local doctors are prescribing a new fix: public parksIt's no secret that getting outdoors is good for people. Bay Area health officials have been at the heart of a growing movement...
Original post made on May. 28, 2019Last comment by Best Backyard Ever, on May 28, 2019 at 2:41 pm | 1 comment | 5048 Views
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OSH returning?Hi. Does anyone know if OSH is returning to its former site? I hear that it is returning under the name Outside Supply Hardware...
Original post made by PA Resident on May. 24, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on May 24, 2019 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 1410 Views
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By pleading guilty in college-admissions scandal, Menlo Park father could face prison timeA Menlo Park father charged with taking part in a nationwide college-admissions scam to get his daughter into a top-ranked...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Better ideas, on May 24, 2019 at 3:22 am | 1 comment | 3938 Views
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Editorial: Time for City Council to show it's serious about housingIt's abundantly clear there's a housing crisis in Mountain View and the Bay Area at large. What isn't clear is what the Mountain...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Dumb Guy, on May 23, 2019 at 5:42 pm | 12 comments | 7317 Views
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School district ready to revoke Bullis Mountain View's charterEfforts to open a new charter school in Mountain View are expected to end unceremoniously next month, as school district...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by Sanity Checks, on May 22, 2019 at 9:31 pm | 19 comments | 5086 Views
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Letters to the editor: Marijuana sales in Mountain View and Myositis Awareness MonthLetters to the editor about marijuana sales in Mountain View and Myositis Awareness Month. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/05/22/letters-to-the-editor-m...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Looking fwd, on May 22, 2019 at 3:05 pm | 3 comments | 5090 Views
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Rent control: City sets increases at 3.5%On May 13, the city's Rental Housing Committee set the annual allowable rent increase for the coming year. Based on inflation...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by 3rdMAW, on May 22, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 2 comments | 4126 Views
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E-scooters could be coming to MVLove them or hate them, e-scooters could soon be wheeling into Mountain View. At a May 13 meeting, a City Council subcommittee...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Please no, on May 21, 2019 at 4:28 pm | 18 comments | 6666 Views
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Ro Khanna makes economic case for Green New DealA rising star in the Democratic Party's progressive faction, South Bay Rep. Ro Khanna spoke on Saturday to promote the Green...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Not again, on May 20, 2019 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 6079 Views
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