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Guest opinion: Celebrating two years of clean energyIn a guest opinion, Mountain View Vice Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga writes about the success of Silicon Valley Clean Energy. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2019Last comment by Marcin Romaszewicz, on Apr 30, 2019 at 10:24 am | 4 comments | 4013 Views
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Suspect in Sunnyvale crash may have targeted Muslims, authorities sayThe suspect who drove into eight people in Sunnyvale Tuesday evening may have targeted some of them because he believed they...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2019Last comment by BDBD, on Apr 29, 2019 at 10:02 am | 1 comment | 3829 Views
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Obituary<B>Dittmer Bubert Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/04/26/obituary posted Friday, April...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Apr 29, 2019 at 7:27 am | 1 comment | 2395 Views
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TheatreWorks to receive Tony AwardTheatreWorks Silicon Valley will receive the Regional Theatre Tony Award for 2019, founder and Artistic Director Robert Kelley...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2019Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Apr 28, 2019 at 7:11 pm | 2 comments | 6225 Views
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Suspect in Sunnyvale crash charged with 8 counts of attempted murderThe Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office on Thursday charged 34-year-old Isaiah Peoples with eight counts of attempted...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2019Last comment by Jake O., on Apr 26, 2019 at 4:58 pm | 3 comments | 5239 Views
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Embrace the noiseLike many residents living in the Bay Area, I have spent decades wondering what's wrong with the bottom of my radio dial. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by dollarbin, on Apr 26, 2019 at 10:16 am | 1 comment | 4786 Views
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Car strikes 8 pedestrians in Sunnyvale, driver arrestedRead the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/04/24/car-strikes-8-pedestrians-in-sunnyvale-driver-arrested...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2019Last comment by Max Hauser, on Apr 25, 2019 at 8:04 am | 13 comments | 7964 Views
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VTA offers free transit on ThursdayOn Thursday, April 25, the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA) wants to treat you to your commute. Read the full...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2019Last comment by James Thurber, on Apr 24, 2019 at 2:26 pm | 2 comments | 4056 Views
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SyWest courts mobile home neighbors of Gateway developmentGoogle and SyWest, both major property owners of a disputed North Bayshore site targeted for redevelopment since 2013, are...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2019Last comment by Thorton, on Apr 23, 2019 at 4:00 am | 1 comment | 6173 Views
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Council to send rent control back to votersRent control may be enshrined in Mountain View's charter, but its future is uncertain. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/04/12/council-to-send-r...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 20, 2019 at 8:08 am | 22 comments | 3161 Views
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City leaves cannabis businesses high and dryPotential pot businesses in Mountain View have been left high and dry by the City Council, which delayed a scheduled lottery...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2019Last comment by Lenny Siegel, on Apr 19, 2019 at 10:32 pm | 22 comments | 8714 Views
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City takes $8M hit on North Bayshore park feesSeeking to bring down the high cost of building housing in North Bayshore, Mountain View City Council members voted last...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 19, 2019 at 7:09 pm | 2 comments | 4941 Views
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Coroner IDs Mountain View pedestrian killed in El Camino collisionA woman who was struck and killed on El Camino Real has been identified as a 59-year-old Mountain View resident, according...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2019Last comment by Stop already, on Apr 18, 2019 at 6:31 pm | 17 comments | 6897 Views
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Crime brief: woman arrested allegedly hitting boyfriend with carA 37-year-old San Jose woman was arrested Saturday after she allegedly hit her boyfriend with a car following a domestic...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by Jake O., on Apr 17, 2019 at 3:55 pm | 2 comments | 3605 Views
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Woman killed after being struck by vehicle on El Camino RealA woman was killed Saturday night after she was struck by a vehicle on the westbound El Camino Real, according to Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2019Last comment by Risky behavior, on Apr 14, 2019 at 3:04 pm | 4 comments | 6301 Views
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State legislation could make cannabis more accessible in cities, counties that have banned retailersNew state legislation authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, could make cannabis more accessible throughout...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2019Last comment by Makes sense, on Apr 14, 2019 at 5:53 am | 3 comments | 3656 Views
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County supes seek to chip away at sanctuary policyThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday afternoon to consider a policy that allows an arms-length working...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2019Last comment by Hans(sel) & Gretel, on Apr 13, 2019 at 3:02 pm | 5 comments | 4870 Views
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Manhunt? Fire? Building inspection? It's OK to use a drone, says Mountain View councilSeeking a new vantage point to solve everyday challenges, the Mountain View City Council gave the green light Tuesday evening...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Apr 12, 2019 at 2:32 pm | 4 comments | 4706 Views
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Report: Bay Area has nation's third-highest homeless populationThe nation's third largest population of homeless people, roughly 28,000, reside in the Bay Area, and most of them are unsheltered,...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Sophie Mutter, on Apr 12, 2019 at 1:36 pm | 6 comments | 3973 Views
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Los Altos home values soar, but school district budget is tightThe last decade marked a boom time for local schools and cities, with many benefiting from enviable property tax growth and...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by Politics, on Apr 9, 2019 at 10:13 am | 16 comments | 8150 Views
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