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County officials call on women to strike for equality on WednesdaySanta Clara County officials dressed in red this morning called on women and their allies to take the day off on Wednesday,...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2017Last comment by psr, on Mar 8, 2017 at 12:01 pm | 22 comments | 4851 Views
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Two MV residents arrested in drug bustPolice arrested two Mountain View residents last week after a search of their home turned up methamphetamine and a loaded...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by Los AltoserX, on Mar 8, 2017 at 12:45 am | 8 comments | 12419 Views
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Clearing up the hazy rules surrounding dronesAbout 1,000 people with an interest in unmanned aircraft are flocking to the NASA Ames Research Center this week with the...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2015Last comment by @the_punnisher, on Mar 7, 2017 at 1:58 pm | 29 comments | 11850 Views
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UPDATE: Dump truck hits U.S. Highway 101 overpassUPDATE: All lanes of U.S. Highway 101 should reopen by 7 p.m. Friday, but on the Embarcadero Road overpass, the righthand,...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017Last comment by musical, on Mar 7, 2017 at 6:11 am | 2 comments | 5043 Views
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Council seeks to solve some familiar challengesBrainstorming their list of big-ticket priorities for the coming years, Mountain View City Council members on Monday night...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by @whatnonsensd, on Mar 6, 2017 at 4:06 pm | 3 comments | 4781 Views
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City to hire valets for free public parkingLooking to free up some parking space downtown, Mountain View will be taking a page from the Ritz-Carlton by bringing private...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by IVG, on Mar 5, 2017 at 1:15 pm | 20 comments | 7282 Views
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Dump truck hits U.S. Highway 101 overpassA dump truck struck an overpass on U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto on Thursday night, which has closed down two lanes not expected...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by the_punnisher, on Mar 3, 2017 at 4:42 pm | 2 comments | 4667 Views
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Police find burglary suspect in apartment bathroomA transient man who allegedly burglarized a Mountain View business earlier this month has been arrested, according to police. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2017Last comment by Amy, on Mar 2, 2017 at 4:48 am | 5 comments | 6135 Views
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Caltrain gets 3-month extension for electrification projectCaltrain has successfully negotiated an extension of the deadline for contractors to begin construction on a massive electrification...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by the_rehsinnup, on Mar 1, 2017 at 2:57 pm | 7 comments | 6037 Views
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Hoaxes, rumors of local ICE arrests are falseRumors of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent sightings in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park are untrue, ICE...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by @p, on Mar 1, 2017 at 10:57 am | 13 comments | 5707 Views
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Grant seeks citywide goodwillFour of Mountain View's premier tech companies are pooling money to invest in ideas to make the city more compassionate and...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2017Last comment by IVG, on Feb 28, 2017 at 8:08 pm | 14 comments | 6513 Views
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Jewish Community Center reopens following threatening phone callThe Oshman Family JCC campus was closed for about two hours this evening after staff at the facility received a threatening...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by Alan L., on Feb 28, 2017 at 2:39 pm | 4 comments | 5680 Views
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Fear spreads as feds plan to expand deportationsPledges by Mountain View and other Bay Area cities to stand by their immigrant communities could soon be tested under a sweeping...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by JustAnotherCitizen, on Feb 27, 2017 at 12:57 pm | 11 comments | 6872 Views
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Water district plans to use Waverly Park homes for homelessHomeless encampments are a common sight along Stevens Creek in Mountain View. In the southern end of the city near Waverly...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2016Last comment by G.Ocho, on Feb 27, 2017 at 8:08 am | 42 comments | 13272 Views
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County seeks injunction on executive order cutting funds for 'sanctuary jurisdictions'Santa Clara County asked a federal court Thursday to grant a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking an executive order...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2017Last comment by @dude, on Feb 26, 2017 at 9:16 am | 32 comments | 4802 Views
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Oscar-nominated animated shorts 2016The slate of the five animated short films nominated at this year’s Academy Awards unfortunately leaves something to be...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Feb 24, 2017 at 10:22 pm | 1 comment | 7551 Views
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Community brief<B>Community-choice energy Read the full story here http://mv-voice.com/print/story/2017/02/24/community-brief posted Friday,...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by Max Hauser, on Feb 24, 2017 at 1:58 pm | 2 comments | 3252 Views
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How fast is too fast on Stevens Creek?Stevens Creek Trail has turned into a wildly popular travel route for Mountain View residents, serving as both a recreational...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2017Last comment by People Person, on Feb 24, 2017 at 1:43 pm | 32 comments | 8325 Views
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Cities unite for Midpeninsula bike routeIn its most recent survey, the League of American Bicyclists gave accolades to almost every Midpeninsula city, singling them...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2017Last comment by Brian Jones, on Feb 23, 2017 at 8:01 pm | 4 comments | 8096 Views
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Report: More people leaving Silicon ValleyThe 2017 Silicon Valley Index shows that the area's economy, despite a slight slowdown from 2015, continues to chug along...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2017Last comment by @the_punnisher, on Feb 23, 2017 at 6:48 pm | 21 comments | 19125 Views
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