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Year in review: City pulls a U-turnMountain View pulled a U-turn in 2019, reversing a string of policies and priorities that might have seemed lovely a few...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2019Last comment by uninterested, on Jan 2, 2020 at 11:03 pm | 14 comments | 8269 Views
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City set to launch new headcount taxIn the coming weeks, Mountain View leaders will roll out a new business tax that could eventually net $6 million or more...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 2, 2020 at 1:02 pm | 14 comments | 10194 Views
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Four arrested in bust of suspected Mountain View drug denMountain View police arrested four people last week on drug charges after serving a search warrant on a Old Mountain View...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Jan 1, 2020 at 9:21 am | 18 comments | 13292 Views
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Petition to overturn RV ban succeedsMountain View elected leaders will be forced to retract a citywide large-vehicle ban that was accused of being a thinly veiled...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2019Last comment by russian_redneck, on Dec 31, 2019 at 9:25 pm | 36 comments | 12165 Views
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VTA launches new routes offering more frequent buses and trainsThe Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority launched a new higher-frequency route plan on Saturday, hoping for increased...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2019Last comment by domoh, on Dec 31, 2019 at 9:08 am | 3 comments | 5208 Views
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Students, parents complain that dress codes target, humiliate girlsAfter students and parents protested that school dress codes are outdated, unfair to girls and inconsistent, the Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2019Last comment by AJ, on Dec 28, 2019 at 2:15 pm | 13 comments | 12319 Views
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Vehicle dwellers leery of Mountain View's safe parking programMountain View is ready to dramatically expand its safe parking program as an alternative for those camping out on public...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2019Last comment by Sophie888, on Dec 27, 2019 at 9:34 am | 39 comments | 12863 Views
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After four months, Vargas Elementary finally has electricityA dispute between PG&E and a Mountain View homeowners' association meant Vargas Elementary School opened in August without...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2019Last comment by Ravi Iyer, on Dec 26, 2019 at 7:52 am | 8 comments | 7943 Views
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Air district asks people not to burn wood over Christmas holidayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking residents not to burn wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves over...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2019Last comment by MV resident, on Dec 24, 2019 at 10:33 pm | 4 comments | 4634 Views
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Police chief takes over as Mountain View's interim city managerStarting this week, Mountain View police Chief Max Bosel begins serving as interim city manager, following the departure...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2019Last comment by The Max, on Dec 19, 2019 at 4:57 pm | 2 comments | 5570 Views
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Amid protests, Mountain View council passes RV parking banThe Mountain View City Council passed a sweeping ban that would close off various neighborhoods in the city to oversized...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by JPP, on Dec 19, 2019 at 11:01 am | 34 comments | 16212 Views
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Castro Street's car-free futureAt what some describe as a make-or-break juncture for downtown Mountain View, the city is pressing ahead with plans to steer...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2019Last comment by Greg David, on Dec 18, 2019 at 4:37 pm | 23 comments | 14054 Views
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City proposes all-hours ban on RV parkingThe Mountain View City Council will consider a sweeping ban on oversized vehicles parking along most streets across the city...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by JPP, on Dec 18, 2019 at 8:48 am | 26 comments | 10459 Views
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Council drops plans for human rights analysisSeeing little of value in the practice, Mountain View leaders are dropping plans to adopt a human rights analysis in city...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by It's the corporations, stupid, on Dec 18, 2019 at 7:44 am | 4 comments | 4971 Views
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BevMo! pays $359K consumer protection settlementRetail beverage giant BevMo! will pay $359,000 to resolve a consumer protection lawsuit contending that the company sometimes...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2019Last comment by AJ, on Dec 16, 2019 at 4:58 pm | 3 comments | 4555 Views
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Letters to the editor: Affordable housing, natural gas banLetters to the editor from the Dec. 6 edition on Mountain View's natural gas ban and affordable housing. Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2019Last comment by Gladys, on Dec 14, 2019 at 8:21 pm | 3 comments | 4959 Views
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Mountain View council scrambles to save older apartmentsThe city's good intentions to save a few dozen cheap apartments from demolition nearly ended up backfiring when plans for...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by He's Baaack!, on Dec 13, 2019 at 3:36 pm | 16 comments | 10772 Views
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Police seeking driver who crashed BMW on Highway 101 in Mountain ViewA suspect is still at large after fleeing from police in Mountain View and then crashing a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 early...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Dec 10, 2019 at 8:57 pm | 2 comments | 6958 Views
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Mountain View City Council greenlights seven-story San Antonio office projectMountain View City Council members gave tentative approval to an office project Tuesday night that would add to the latest...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by Resifent, on Dec 10, 2019 at 7:39 am | 18 comments | 14910 Views
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Pop-up artisan market returns to downtown Mountain ViewDowntown shoppers looking for a personal touch during the gift-giving season are in luck. Mountain View's pop-up artisan...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2019Last comment by Eric , on Dec 9, 2019 at 2:26 pm | 1 comment | 9460 Views
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