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Mountain View Voice to remain online-only indefinitelyThe Mountain View Voice will not be resuming its print edition and plans to focus exclusively on online local news coverage...
Original post made on May. 29, 2020Last comment by @Covid-Kid, on May 30, 2020 at 6:02 pm | 10 comments | 7046 Views
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Where is Dr. Sara Cody?Today, Newsom reiterated "he sends out the "how" guidelines". County Public Health officials are "responsible" for the when...
Original post made by Public Health on May. 29, 2020Last comment by Pulitzer, on May 29, 2020 at 8:47 pm | 2 comments | 2040 Views
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Faced with telling toddler daughter she can't hug her grandparents, local doc pens kids' bookHow do you explain to a toddler that she can't hug her grandparents right now? Like many parents of young kids right now,...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by Ken, on May 29, 2020 at 11:04 am | 2 comments | 7114 Views
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First American known to die from COVID-19 grew up in Mountain ViewThe first known coronavirus death in the U.S. has been identified as a San Jose woman who grew up in Mountain View. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2020Last comment by Kelly, on May 28, 2020 at 2:08 pm | 8 comments | 15279 Views
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Fentanyl-related deaths up sharply in county this yearReported fentanyl-related deaths in Santa Clara County nearly tripled from January to May 8 compared to the same period in...
Original post made on May. 22, 2020Last comment by do not drink bleach, on May 23, 2020 at 1:17 pm | 6 comments | 5431 Views
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Under a new name, Palo Alto Housing looks beyond its hometownPalo Alto Housing, a nonprofit developer that has been building affordable housing for 50 years, has changed its name to...
Original post made on May. 22, 2020Last comment by Matthew, on May 23, 2020 at 9:57 am | 2 comments | 7840 Views
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Council picks developer to build affordable housing in downtown Mountain ViewA long stretch of parking in downtown Mountain View could soon transform into a five-story affordable housing complex, complete...
Original post made on May. 21, 2020Last comment by Susan Ferry, on May 23, 2020 at 5:44 am | 3 comments | 11312 Views
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Guest opinion: Time to rally around our small business communityIn an op-ed, Menlo Park resident and local business owner Sara Gaviser Leslie writes why "supporting and celebrating small...
Original post made on May. 16, 2020Last comment by Reader, on May 22, 2020 at 8:56 am | 4 comments | 4915 Views
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Rent control committee caps rent increases at 2.9% for 2020Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee voted 5-0 this month to set the annual cap on rent increases to 2.9%, the lowest...
Original post made on May. 21, 2020Last comment by Vacancy Decontrol, on May 21, 2020 at 10:09 pm | 4 comments | 8315 Views
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Letter to the editor: Will Mountain View please require masks?In a letter to the editor, a Mountain View resident calls on the city to adopt a policy mandating masks in public. Read...
Original post made on May. 17, 2020Last comment by Creature Features, on May 19, 2020 at 11:27 pm | 54 comments | 16098 Views
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'Every seat outside would help.' Cities consider closing streets to traffic to make space for struggling restaurantsMidpeninsula cities are considering temporarily closing downtown streets to traffic to give restaurants and other businesses...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Dave, on May 16, 2020 at 3:50 pm | 12 comments | 7872 Views
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Judge rejects three-story North Whisman hotel, reversing council's approvalA Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled that a developer will have to scale back a three-story hotel approved by...
Original post made on May. 14, 2020Last comment by Joe, on May 16, 2020 at 2:18 am | 14 comments | 9172 Views
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Mountain View balances budget, but stands to lose millions if shelter orders are extendedThe city of Mountain View is projecting a balanced budget this year despite facing the same big losses in tax revenue that...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by SRB, on May 14, 2020 at 1:54 pm | 4 comments | 7309 Views
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Facing financial trouble, Mountain View's downtown businesses turn to delivery botsA new workforce will soon be ferrying goods between downtown businesses and residents in Mountain View during the county's...
Original post made on May. 11, 2020Last comment by Covid-Kid, on May 13, 2020 at 7:35 am | 13 comments | 28245 Views
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Facebook emergency grant aids local journalists during COVID-19 crisisEmbarcadero Media has received a $100,000 emergency grant to sustain its work during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by Bruce Karney, on May 12, 2020 at 4:11 pm | 1 comment | 3233 Views
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Demand for food assistance is soaring. Here's how state, regional and local agencies are stepping up.Across the Peninsula, the need for food support has skyrocketed as unemployment balloons and economic insecurity deepens....
Original post made on May. 7, 2020Last comment by safe housing?, on May 10, 2020 at 2:42 pm | 2 comments | 4326 Views
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Los Altos: Reward offered in connection with slaying of gardenerA $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible...
Original post made on May. 8, 2020Last comment by night walkjng hippie , on May 9, 2020 at 5:01 pm | 6 comments | 6549 Views
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A public safety salute for El Camino's nurses and hospital staffCop cars, motorcycles and fire trucks lined the parking lot outside El Camino Hospital on Wednesday as local police and firefighters...
Original post made on May. 7, 2020Last comment by Even More Ridiculous, on May 9, 2020 at 4:53 pm | 9 comments | 6645 Views
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Mountain View's rent relief program grows to $2.6 million, surpassing other Bay Area citiesThe city of Mountain View has now committed just over $2.6 million in funding to help struggling renters pay for housing...
Original post made on May. 7, 2020Last comment by Thinker, on May 9, 2020 at 9:00 am | 9 comments | 11086 Views
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Fatal crash involving motorcycle reported in Mountain ViewThe California Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal crash involving a motorcycle that occurred Thursday night (May 7) on state...
Original post made on May. 8, 2020Last comment by @resident, on May 8, 2020 at 11:00 am | 2 comments | 5922 Views
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