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Mountain View teen develops an app to encourage farmers market-goers to ditch the disposable plasticLast summer, Mountain View teen Akshat Mehrotra started spending his weekends campaigning outside local farmers markets to...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2023Last comment by Local, on Feb 6, 2023 at 2:58 pm | 2 comments | 4427 Views
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Letters to the editor: Traffic safety issues, concerns over plastic pollutionThis week, Mountain View High School student Akshat Mehrotra raises concerns about plastic in the environment, and parent...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2023Last comment by bkengland, on Feb 6, 2023 at 2:40 pm | 1 comment | 2930 Views
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Mountain View planning commission unanimously supports Terra Bella affordable housing projectAlta Housing’s 108-unit, 100% affordable housing project on Terra Bella Avenue in Mountain View gained enthusiastic and...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2023Last comment by Jerry, on Feb 3, 2023 at 9:09 am | 1 comment | 4322 Views
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Mountain View City Council appoints Emily Ann Ramos to fill vacant seatAs it neared 5 p.m. on Jan. 30, dozens of community members trickled into the Mountain View Council Chambers for a meeting...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Feb 2, 2023 at 11:11 am | 15 comments | 5990 Views
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Stanford scrutinized over deputy who drew gun on Black manStanford police are receiving scrutiny after an officer drew a gun on a Black driver over the weekend, an incident that has...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2023Last comment by Another MV Resident, on Feb 1, 2023 at 4:51 pm | 2 comments | 3107 Views
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The Crestview project leaders offer updates on timeline, parking, securityThe Crestview, a housing project in Mountain View that will convert a hotel into 48 affordable units for extremely low income...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 31, 2023 at 11:50 pm | 6 comments | 4010 Views
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Mountain View's first Lunar New Year event draws crowds to welcome the Year of the RabbitSpirits were high at the Mountain View Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 28, as crowds of people came together to celebrate...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 31, 2023 at 6:35 am | 1 comment | 2964 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves zoning changes to add residential and mixed-uses to city's shopping centersThe Mountain View City Council brought the city’s housing element draft one step closer to completion on Jan. 24 by approving...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 30, 2023 at 10:26 pm | 10 comments | 5367 Views
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City Council narrows down pool of applicants for vacant seat to five finalistsThe Mountain View City Council narrowed its pool of applicants for the vacant council seat down to five finalists at a Jan....
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2023Last comment by SRB, on Jan 27, 2023 at 5:14 pm | 9 comments | 3663 Views
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Department of Justice brings major antitrust suit against Google's ad business, seeks divestitureIn the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the DOJ alleges that Google "has corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech industry"...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 27, 2023 at 12:23 pm | 3 comments | 2733 Views
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Mountain View's Housing Element is no longer on track to meet state deadline, city staff sayThe Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) was slated to discuss and recommend adoption of the city’s Housing...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 26, 2023 at 9:07 pm | 34 comments | 3907 Views
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In last-minute surge of applications, 10 people seek a spot on the Mountain View City CouncilFollowing a surge in last-minute applications, a total of 10 residents are now vying for a spot on the Mountain View City...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 26, 2023 at 9:05 pm | 26 comments | 6599 Views
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Shoreline Amphitheatre murder victim died after Hells Angels member allegedly punched him in the head, investigative report showsA Mountain View Police Department investigative report revealed details about the circumstances that led to the June 18 alleged...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2022Last comment by MV Resident, on Jan 26, 2023 at 8:45 pm | 1 comment | 7402 Views
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New trees, revamped play areas could transform Vargas Elementary, Mountain View's smallest public school campusAfter removing nine big pine trees from Vargas Elementary, there's now a wide-reaching plan to add dozens of trees and reimagine...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2023Last comment by DonKeedick, on Jan 25, 2023 at 8:46 pm | 4 comments | 4015 Views
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Terminated Meta content moderators worry about fake news flourishing in their absenceNearly 200 Meta content moderators who used to work at the tech company’s Mountain View office and now work in Fremont...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2023Last comment by J Randall, on Jan 25, 2023 at 6:21 pm | 3 comments | 3834 Views
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Suspect in Half Moon Bay shootings was employee of farm where 5 where shotA man accused of mass shootings at two locations in the Half Moon Bay area on Monday legally purchased the semi-automatic...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2023Last comment by Scott, on Jan 24, 2023 at 8:13 pm | 1 comment | 2449 Views
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Santa Clara County left out of federal relief funds for storm damageSanta Clara County is not one of the seven counties listed in a recent Presidential Declaration of Major Disasters, so residents...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 24, 2023 at 4:03 pm | 2 comments | 4191 Views
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With hours left to apply, applications begin to flow in for open Mountain View City Council seatCity officials told the Voice that Emily Ann Ramos and Michael Kasperzak Jr. have thrown their hats in the ring for the open...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2023Last comment by Free Speech, on Jan 19, 2023 at 12:13 pm | 11 comments | 3906 Views
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With deadline fast approaching, city staff say no one has applied yet for vacant Mountain View City Council seatThe Mountain View City Council decided to fill its vacant seat by appointment, but so far, no one has applied, city officials...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 18, 2023 at 12:18 pm | 11 comments | 3802 Views
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Mountain View kicks off displacement response community outreach meeting seriesIn the past decade, about 1,000 rent-stabilized units have been demolished or redeveloped in Mountain View to make way for...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 18, 2023 at 11:58 am | 4 comments | 2879 Views
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