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Labor activists ask county Supes to enforce worker protectionsVictims of wage theft in Santa Clara County asked the Board of Supervisors Monday to properly enforce existing laws designed...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by Need More Info...such as..., on Feb 13, 2019 at 10:07 am | 1 comment | 4224 Views
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MV Whisman board slams Google's proposed school siteMountain View Whisman school board members on Thursday had few positive things to say about Google's plan to place an elementary...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by Is the Board Remotely Qualified?, on Feb 11, 2019 at 5:25 pm | 7 comments | 10281 Views
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VTA to hold meeting on proposed bus changesSome bus routes serving Mountain View could be reduced or eliminated as part of a new service plan proposed by the Valley...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by Show me the money, on Feb 9, 2019 at 8:38 pm | 3 comments | 6420 Views
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Listen in on KZSU’s 'Day of Noise'; Stanford's annual exploration of audio anarchyThe organizers behind Day of Noise, an annual event by Stanford's indie FM radio station 90.1 KZSU, share the history of...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2019Last comment by KFJC LUNCHBUNCH, on Feb 9, 2019 at 1:18 pm | 1 comment | 3020 Views
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Sobrato couple donates $5M to El Camino HospitalIn one of the largest single philanthropic contributions in the hospital's history, El Camino Hospital announced last Wednesday...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Feb 8, 2019 at 10:17 am | 4 comments | 6104 Views
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Police arrest bottle-swinging suspectA 27-year-old Palo Alto man accused of being unruly inside a Mountain View Kohl's before swinging a bottle of alcohol at...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2019Last comment by MV Parents, on Feb 6, 2019 at 4:50 pm | 3 comments | 4291 Views
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LASD votes to put Bullis Charter students at Loyola ElementaryLos Altos School District board members unanimously agreed Monday night to place Bullis Charter School's "overflow" students...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2019Last comment by Loyola Timeline, on Feb 5, 2019 at 12:12 pm | 82 comments | 10903 Views
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Employee shot in carjacking at America's Tire storeA tire store employee was shot and injured Saturday morning in a carjacking in Mountain View, police said. Read the...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2019There are no comments yet. 7858 Views
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Battle for the soul of Mountain ViewThere is a battle underway for the soul of Mountain View. For decades the Mountain View community has treasured diversity....
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by MtViewReader, on Jan 31, 2019 at 4:16 pm | 44 comments | 8893 Views
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Pedestrian killed in crash on El Camino RealA man who was struck Monday night by a vehicle on El Camino Real has died, according to a statement released by the Mountain...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2019Last comment by MV Renter, on Jan 31, 2019 at 2:49 pm | 10 comments | 6284 Views
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Editorial: Thanks for your generosityThe numbers are in: The Voice's 2018 Holiday Fund campaign raised $72,000 from 147 donors. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/01/29/editorial-thanks-for-yo...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2019Last comment by Maher, on Jan 29, 2019 at 5:02 pm | 1 comment | 6544 Views
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OSH - any news on what is planned for the site - and when?I drive by the old OSH (and miss it) and see that it just appears abandoned. I have been trying to find out if anything is...
Original post made by PA Resident on Jan. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 1507 Views
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Water district weighs raising taxes or raising water billsA long-standing feud over who should pay a $650 million bill for state water infrastructure reared its head Tuesday, as board...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Jay ess, on Jan 25, 2019 at 9:37 am | 6 comments | 6497 Views
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Emboldened by #MeToo, victim comes forward in child sex assault caseA Sunnyvale man suspected of molesting a young child in Mountain View on 50 occasions was arrested last month after the victim,...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2019Last comment by Liberalguns, on Jan 24, 2019 at 12:16 am | 5 comments | 5359 Views
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Auto burglaries, car thefts on the riseReports of stolen vehicles and car break-ins rose in Mountain View in 2018 while residential burglaries took a dip, according...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2019Last comment by ButWhy, on Jan 20, 2019 at 7:56 pm | 13 comments | 11351 Views
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Reclaiming the BayMore than a square mile of former salt ponds north of Mountain View is set to begin its transformation back into wetland...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by David, on Jan 19, 2019 at 7:33 pm | 5 comments | 9196 Views
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Two newcomers picked to join rent control committeeThe Rental Housing Committee, which administers the city's complex rent control program, will be getting two new members....
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2019Last comment by Yimby #2, on Jan 17, 2019 at 6:41 pm | 1 comment | 5338 Views
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Police: Man fired handgun in occupied apartmentA Mountain View man suspected of firing a handgun in an occupied apartment and crashing his truck in an attempt to flee has...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2019Last comment by Senior Vet, on Jan 17, 2019 at 5:54 pm | 1 comment | 4659 Views
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Death threats kept terrified victims from seeking help, police sayThe man arrested in Mountain View on suspicion of human trafficking last month allegedly used threats of violence in order...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2019Last comment by tecsi, on Jan 16, 2019 at 12:33 pm | 11 comments | 7245 Views
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Seven arrested following string of apartment mail theftsA lengthy investigation into a major mail theft operation led to the arrest of seven South Bay suspects in recent months,...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2019Last comment by Debra McGibbon, on Jan 14, 2019 at 7:20 pm | 6 comments | 8525 Views
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