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Santa Clara County launches COVID-19 vaccination site at Mountain View's community centerIn short order, the Mountain View Community Center has transformed from a recreational space to a hub for mass vaccinations,...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2021Last comment by MV neighbor, on Mar 4, 2021 at 6:19 am | 7 comments | 22152 Views
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Santa Clara County enters the red tier on Wednesday, loosening public health restrictionsMovie theaters, gyms and restaurants can reopen in Santa Clara County starting Wednesday, after county officials announced...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2021Last comment by JS, on Mar 3, 2021 at 2:25 pm | 1 comment | 4722 Views
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Highway 101 shut down as Mountain View police investigate 'medical emergency'Traffic on northbound Highway 101 is shut down at Old Middlefield Way in Mountain View this morning as police crisis negotiators...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2021Last comment by Chaz9132, on Mar 2, 2021 at 6:14 pm | 2 comments | 27084 Views
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Mountain View leads the way in hiring women firefighters, report findsFewer than 1 in 20 firefighters are women across Santa Clara County, raising questions of gender bias, discrimination and...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 2, 2021 at 3:44 pm | 2 comments | 5162 Views
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Plans to densify Mountain View apartment complex wins council supportA majority of Mountain View City Council members supported plans to significantly boost the size of a large apartment complex...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2021Last comment by marknn, on Feb 24, 2021 at 11:43 pm | 7 comments | 7436 Views
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Sheriff's Office reforms 'use of force' emergency response policies in Santa Clara CountyTasked with reforming Santa Clara County law enforcement, the Sheriff's Office presented a number of changes it has made...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 3262 Views
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Santa Clara County unveils plans for a $233M psychiatric hospital serving kids and adultsIn a bid to create desperately needed psychiatric hospital beds for children and teens in crisis, Santa Clara County officials...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2021Last comment by RandomNimby, on Feb 24, 2021 at 3:08 pm | 2 comments | 13098 Views
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Ex-Stanford researcher allegedly tied to Chinese military faces more chargesChen Song, a former Stanford visiting researcher who was arrested for visa fraud last summer, faces additional charges in...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 22, 2021 at 5:10 pm | 1 comment | 3184 Views
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New name, new rules: Foothills Park is in for more changesAfter opening Foothills Park to the broader public in December, the City Council is preparing to consider new visitor limits,...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2021Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on Feb 18, 2021 at 10:25 am | 2 comments | 5536 Views
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Guest opinion: Dear Gov. Newsom: Don't ignore the disabled in distributing vaccineIn a guest opinion, Mountain View resident Jennifer Panighetti pens a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to the decision...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2021Last comment by 3rdMAW, on Feb 11, 2021 at 1:21 pm | 3 comments | 5510 Views
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Mountain View faces $1.5M deficit amid prolonged COVID-19 recoveryYears of economic prosperity and hefty surpluses have come to an end in Mountain View, with the latest projections showing...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2021Last comment by gcoladon, on Feb 11, 2021 at 12:16 pm | 6 comments | 8558 Views
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Teacher housing plan moves ahead in Palo AltoAs Palo Alto lags on its affordable housing supply, Santa Clara County is advancing its plan to build apartments for teachers...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 8, 2021 at 9:04 am | 3 comments | 5807 Views
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Google submits plans to build 7,000 homes in North Bayshore, the largest project in city's historyGoogle is poised to redevelop 120 acres of Mountain View into dense, urban neighborhoods packed with 7,000 new homes, next...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 8, 2021 at 8:36 am | 8 comments | 25389 Views
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Are modular homes the answer to Bay Area's affordable housing demand?Prefabricated homes aren't new, but they've become an increasingly popular answer to the Bay Area's affordable housing crisis. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Feb 5, 2021 at 5:52 pm | 4 comments | 8835 Views
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State's largest COVID-19 vaccination site set to open at Levi's StadiumThe largest COVID-19 vaccination site in the state is opening at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara early next week, officials...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 5, 2021 at 2:47 pm | 2 comments | 5749 Views
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Man arrested after allegedly strangling victim in downtown Mountain ViewA 45-year-old man was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of attempted murder after officers say he pinned someone to the...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2021There are no comments yet. 9949 Views
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Gary Wesley, attorney and longtime Mountain View watchdog, dies at 68For decades, Gary Wesley was tireless in his role as a legal and policy watchdog in Mountain View, even when it didn't make...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2021Last comment by MV neighbor, on Feb 3, 2021 at 6:20 am | 3 comments | 8343 Views
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Mountain View mayor pledges to leave no one behind during the pandemicThe annual transition in Mountain View's leadership has been anything but normal this year. Shortly after being sworn in...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2021Last comment by Lenny Siegel, on Feb 2, 2021 at 5:50 pm | 3 comments | 6503 Views
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Rain expected to return to the Bay Area this weekAfter a brief respite from the last week's atmospheric river soaking, the Bay Area may see showers again this week, forecasters...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Feb 1, 2021 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 3104 Views
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Radio silence: As police encrypt dispatch transmissions, questions build on the public's right to knowPolice departments throughout the Midpeninsula are following Palo Alto police, which on Jan. 5 abruptly announced it would...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2021Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jan 30, 2021 at 8:07 am | 2 comments | 7944 Views
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