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Mountain View Chamber of Commerce picks new CEOThe Mountain View Chamber of Commerce has selected former tech executive Peter Katz as its new CEO. Katz replaces Bruce Humphrey,...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2020Last comment by Local history check, on Jan 19, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 1 comment | 5134 Views
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Mountain View rent control, school bonds on March ballotCity Council-backed changes to rent control and local school bond measures and a parcel tax will all be on the March primary...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 18, 2020 at 10:59 am | 26 comments | 12138 Views
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Two Mountain View auto burglary suspects nabbed while making a getawayTwo Mountain View residents were arrested Tuesday after they were allegedly seen burglarizing vehicles and stealing a package...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Peter, on Jan 16, 2020 at 6:32 pm | 3 comments | 6171 Views
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New Planned Parenthood clinic opens in Mountain ViewMountain View's Planned Parenthood clinic, which shuttered last year to make way for a redevelopment project, has finally...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, on Jan 16, 2020 at 4:43 pm | 3 comments | 6965 Views
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Letters to the editor: Headcount tax, San Antonio school, tall projectsRecent letters to the editor on Mountain View's headcount tax, the proposed new school at San Antonio shopping center and...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 15, 2020 at 3:23 pm | 1 comment | 5601 Views
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New mayor gears up for rent control amendment, RV ban referendumIn 2009, Margaret Abe-Koga took her first turn as mayor of Mountain View. More than a decade later, Abe-Koga returns to the...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2020Last comment by roaksinri, on Jan 15, 2020 at 1:43 pm | 20 comments | 9648 Views
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New year brings new protections for California rentersThe year 2020 could bring a happy -- or at least happier -- new year for California renters, with new protections going into...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2020Last comment by Liz, on Jan 15, 2020 at 11:40 am | 8 comments | 5684 Views
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Guest opinion: Time to collect rent control fees from delinquent landlordsIn a guest opinion in the Jan. 3 edition, Mountain View resident Keating Rhoads writes about the importance of collecting...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Jan 15, 2020 at 10:44 am | 8 comments | 5575 Views
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Mountain View demonstrators demand 'no war' with IranAbout 50 demonstrators gathered in Mountain View Thursday night for a protest, one of many scheduled around the Bay Area,...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2020Last comment by imminent danger?, on Jan 13, 2020 at 6:32 pm | 9 comments | 5587 Views
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Community activist Job Lopez, co-founder of Mountain View Day Worker Center, dies at 75Job Lopez, a vocal social justice advocate who co-founded the Mountain View Day Worker Center, died Jan. 3 from complications...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2020Last comment by Kal Sandhu, on Jan 13, 2020 at 2:24 pm | 1 comment | 8072 Views
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Bad drivers led police to downtown meth houseA Christmas Eve drug bust that led to the arrest of four people at a downtown Mountain View home was the result of a monthlong...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020Last comment by Thoughtful, on Jan 10, 2020 at 3:13 pm | 13 comments | 7077 Views
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State Senate candidates to discuss climate crisisA coalition of local environmental nonprofits have organized a forum to be held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at which local voters...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2020Last comment by Carm, on Jan 8, 2020 at 8:17 pm | 9 comments | 4468 Views
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Mountain View Day Worker Center deftly threads the needle amid increasing changesThe hum of sewing machines underscores the late afternoon bustle of ringing phones and conversation at the Day Worker Center....
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2020Last comment by , on Jan 8, 2020 at 11:29 am | 1 comment | 5395 Views
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The Currys' new home, the mansion where Trump lunched among year's biggest real estate listingsLocal real estate saw many blockbuster transactions and eye-popping price tags this year, from a celebrity couple's $31 million...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by it's now "thousands", on Jan 7, 2020 at 10:40 am | 2 comments | 5070 Views
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Car catches on fire in auto repair shop, causing $300K in damageA car that caught on fire at an auto repair shop in Mountain View early Sunday morning caused an estimated $300,000 in damage,...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by Reader 2020, on Jan 6, 2020 at 4:24 pm | 3 comments | 7882 Views
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Divisive state housing bill wins county supportThe controversial housing legislation SB 50 has won the tentative support of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors,...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 6, 2020 at 12:13 pm | 41 comments | 9417 Views
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Council approves natural gas ban, electric car requirementsDespite some last-minute reservations, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday unanimously gave final approval to a broad...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019Last comment by Bob, on Jan 6, 2020 at 12:10 pm | 13 comments | 11212 Views
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Slammed by critics, VTA strives to fix leadershipPretty much everyone seems to agree that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority desperately needs a leadership fix...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2020Last comment by Steve Ly, on Jan 4, 2020 at 9:03 am | 12 comments | 5847 Views
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Foothill-De Anza board approves duo of tax measures for March 2020 ballotThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District's board of trustees approved two tax measures Monday that could alleviate...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Why 8?, on Jan 3, 2020 at 7:03 pm | 10 comments | 8722 Views
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Two men arrested for alleged vehicle burglaries in Mountain View, neighboring citiesFollowing a citywide search, Mountain View police arrested two Richmond men on Thursday after getting multiple reports that...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2020Last comment by Old Mtn Vjew, on Jan 3, 2020 at 3:22 pm | 5 comments | 6660 Views
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