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Guest opinion: What kind of a community are we?In a guest opinion in the Oct. 18 issue, former Mountain View Mayor Lenny Siegel writes about why he believes the oversized...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2019Last comment by MVConcernedCitizen, on Oct 22, 2019 at 11:09 pm | 21 comments | 6548 Views
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Burglary call leads police to Mountain View mail theft suspectsA pair of San Jose residents were arrested over the weekend after they were found in possession of counterfeit money and...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Oct 22, 2019 at 10:14 am | 2 comments | 4162 Views
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A scientific star, SOFIA research jet visits NASA AmesThe SOFIA air observatory is making a rare visit to Moffett Field to mark the 80th anniversary of the NASA Ames Research...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by Hermit, on Oct 22, 2019 at 2:04 am | 4 comments | 6490 Views
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Mountain View City Council: Siegel, Matichak declare plans to run in 2020It’s more than a year out, but Mountain View’s 2020 election for City Council is already beginning to take shape. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Oct 20, 2019 at 12:23 pm | 56 comments | 7462 Views
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Mountain View Whisman seeks bond measure in 2020Mountain View Whisman school board members agreed last week to pursue a bond measure in 2020, citing polling data that shows...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by OK, YES, on Oct 19, 2019 at 4:09 am | 11 comments | 4378 Views
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Huge cedar outside City Hall will be cut downSanta Claus will surely be there, along with carolers and free hot chocolate for all, but something will be missing from...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by The Registrant, on Oct 19, 2019 at 4:08 am | 15 comments | 7901 Views
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Return of the cheekbones"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" feels spineless with its tortured semi-tragic antihero turned into a slightly misanthropic...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by Seriously, on Oct 18, 2019 at 8:22 pm | 2 comments | 10894 Views
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Mountain View police officers named in lawsuit over traumatic forced exam of 5-year-old's genitalsA Mountain View family filed a federal lawsuit against the city claiming that Mountain View Police Department officers unlawfully...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by The Registrant, on Oct 18, 2019 at 1:11 pm | 16 comments | 13557 Views
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Mountain View City Council campaign sign vandal sentencedMountain View community activist Job Lopez has reportedly completed his punishment for defacing campaign signs during the...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by Is that Inks?, on Oct 18, 2019 at 10:55 am | 18 comments | 4905 Views
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Santa Clara County employees back on the picket lineSanta Clara County officials made a new offer to union negotiators with Service Employees International Union Local 521 Tuesday...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Oct 16, 2019 at 4:31 pm | 1 comment | 2664 Views
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Work starts on closing 'a critical gap' of Bay TrailConstruction has begun on a new segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail in the Ravenswood Preserve near East Palo Alto. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by Rachel G, on Oct 16, 2019 at 9:57 am | 4 comments | 2713 Views
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Judge dismisses Stanford lawsuit over affordable-housing lawStanford University’s claims against a Santa Clara County inclusionary-housing ordinance that applies to new housing developments...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by Keep Housing Cheap for All , on Oct 15, 2019 at 11:42 am | 2 comments | 4531 Views
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Editorial: Questioning the City Council's RV banThe recent action — and inaction — by the Mountain View City Council regarding vehicle dwellers is disheartening and...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2019Last comment by Sophie888, on Oct 14, 2019 at 8:21 pm | 17 comments | 8274 Views
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Supervisors decline to restart negotiations with Stanford on campus expansionFrustrated by its inability to negotiate a deal with Santa Clara County for a significant campus expansion, Stanford University...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Jake, on Oct 9, 2019 at 5:56 am | 1 comment | 3572 Views
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'Wings of Freedom' plane involved in fatal crashA vintage World War II plane that visited Moffett Field as part of the Wings of Freedom tour was involved in a fatal crash...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2019Last comment by Condolences. , on Oct 5, 2019 at 4:15 am | 2 comments | 5332 Views
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Joe Biden to lunch in downtown Palo Alto to raise campaign fundsDemocratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden will be in Palo Alto on Thursday for a private fundraising...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by quid pro quo donnie, on Oct 4, 2019 at 7:04 am | 8 comments | 3329 Views
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Person struck by Caltrain in Mountain ViewA person was struck by a train Tuesday evening in Mountain View, Caltrain officials said. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/10/02/person-struck-by-calt...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2019Last comment by Meyleen S., on Oct 3, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 3 comments | 8358 Views
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Mountain View man shot during what family thought was a home invasionA Mountain View man in the Terra Bella neighborhood suffered a gunshot wound Thursday night in what police are calling an...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by home of registered user, on Oct 2, 2019 at 1:06 pm | 26 comments | 9971 Views
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Two pedestrians hit, one dead in fatal hit-and-run at Rancho San AntonioSanta Clara County sheriff's deputies arrested a driver that struck two pedestrians in a hit-and-run at Rancho San Antonio...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2019Last comment by More info, on Oct 2, 2019 at 10:56 am | 6 comments | 10410 Views
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More apartments on the chopping blockA cluster of aging apartments right across the street from Waymo's headquarters has become the latest cheap housing headed...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Oct 2, 2019 at 5:24 am | 40 comments | 12257 Views
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