Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View police arrest Mormon missionary on suspicion of distributing child pornA Utah man and missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was arrested by Mountain View police Wednesday...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2020Last comment by That explains it, on Mar 5, 2020 at 1:44 pm | 1 comment | 7750 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fear, anxiety and Champagne: How the Midpeninsula is preparing (or not) for coronavirusPalo Alto and Mountain View residents appear to be facing their concerns over coronavirus by shopping, emptying the shelves...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by Humble observer, on Mar 4, 2020 at 10:39 am | 5 comments | 8021 Views
AROUND TOWN
The coronavirus has been confirmed in Mountain ViewOfficials at El Camino Hospital confirmed Friday that the county's new case of coronavirus was treated at its Mountain View...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2020Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Mar 2, 2020 at 2:34 pm | 22 comments | 79664 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County to fund team to remove guns from dangerous residentsSanta Clara County will spend nearly a half million dollars on a county gun team in charge of removing guns from people deemed...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Feb 29, 2020 at 8:48 pm | 7 comments | 6273 Views
AROUND TOWN
Governor: Coronavirus changing 'by the hour' in CaliforniaAs the number of coronavirus cases increase, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that California is on high alert and working...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2020Last comment by 45 be heeded, on Feb 29, 2020 at 7:04 am | 7 comments | 8689 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: Yes on Measure TWe believe Measure T is a worthwhile and necessary investment to improve school facilities, expand to handle short-term growth,...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2020Last comment by Wool Over Eyes, on Feb 29, 2020 at 2:39 am | 7 comments | 9485 Views
AROUND TOWN
NTSB: Tesla's Autopilot steered Model X into highway median, causing fatal Mountain View crashA 38-year-old father died from a high-speed crash because his Tesla Model X's Autopilot driving system steered the car into...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by Rossta, on Feb 27, 2020 at 1:38 pm | 5 comments | 10312 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police report: Suspect in Mountain View home invasion blames meth for his delusional behaviorA man arrested last week for allegedly dragging a woman from her Mountain View home told police that he had a severe reaction...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2020Last comment by Actual danger, on Feb 26, 2020 at 2:42 pm | 3 comments | 6236 Views
AROUND TOWN
Theuerkauf Elementary is no longer a majority low-income school. What does that mean for the Mountain View Whisman School District?In under a year, Mountain View's Theuerkauf Elementary School undergone a dramatic demographic shift and no longer has a...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Feb 26, 2020 at 11:51 am | 17 comments | 7546 Views
AROUND TOWN
County social workers say children are suffering from lack of supportThe children of Santa Clara County are suffering because the social service workers of the county are suffering, workers...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by Robyn, on Feb 26, 2020 at 9:05 am | 2 comments | 4262 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mobile home park owner raises $94K to fight Measure DIn a strange twist less than two weeks from election day, a prominent Mountain View mobile home park owner is now pouring...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 25, 2020 at 4:34 pm | 31 comments | 10951 Views
AROUND TOWN
Another setback for Mountain View's ambitious automated transit plansFor more than a decade, Mountain View residents have been hearing about the city's grand, technology-driven transit plans...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2020Last comment by David, on Feb 25, 2020 at 1:03 pm | 21 comments | 20440 Views
AROUND TOWN
If county takes over Mountain View's safe parking lot for homeless vehicle-dwellers, it could stay open 24/7Mountain View's fledgling safe parking program is poised to enlist some much-needed outside help to relocate some of the...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2020Last comment by Mel, on Feb 25, 2020 at 8:06 am | 16 comments | 9371 Views
AROUND TOWN
'This is a miracle': Missing Palo Alto couple found alive, ending weeklong search in which hopes had dimmedSearch and rescue volunteers navigating their way through dense vegetation on Saturday found Palo Alto residents Carol Kiparsky...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2020Last comment by Tommy_G, on Feb 24, 2020 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 4420 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View High School principal resigns to head CCS youth sportsThroughout his career in public education, Mountain View High School Principal Dave Grissom said he never lost sight of his...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2020Last comment by Parent of a soon to be HS kid, on Feb 22, 2020 at 1:34 pm | 1 comment | 6708 Views
AROUND TOWN
'We have no evidence that the virus is circulating': No new coronavirus cases found in Santa Clara CountyNo new novel coronavirus cases have been reported in Santa Clara County and few new details about the virus are known publicly,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 21, 2020 at 8:13 pm | 8 comments | 4407 Views
AROUND TOWN
Update: Man arrested in Monday kidnapping attempt reportedly held another family hostageA man arrested this week for attempted kidnapping in a Mountain View home had allegedly held another woman and her daughter...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2020Last comment by Resident , on Feb 21, 2020 at 7:57 pm | 2 comments | 5476 Views
AROUND TOWN
New tree, same spirit at Mountain View's holiday celebrationA cheerful crowd assembled at the Mountain View Community Tree Lighting Celebration Monday night. The old cedar tree that...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2019Last comment by officesetup11, on Feb 20, 2020 at 4:11 am | 5 comments | 6592 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain suspending weekend service into SF through March to do electrification workCaltrain will temporarily suspend service into the heart of San Francisco on weekends through the end of March to accommodate...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2020Last comment by MV Renter, on Feb 19, 2020 at 3:05 pm | 2 comments | 4157 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police: Man arrested in Mountain View after dragging woman from her homePolice arrested a man who allegedly burst into a San Antonio neighborhood home Monday night and tried to drag a woman by...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Feb 18, 2020 at 3:29 pm | 5 comments | 6702 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.