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Editorial: No on Mountain View Measure CMountain View's Measure C says it's about road safety. It's not. It's about getting the city's vehicle-dwelling homeless...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 9, 2020 at 1:05 am | 77 comments | 16091 Views
AROUND TOWN
Early results show Measure C heavily favored by votersThe first round of election results Tuesday show an early but comfortable lead for Measure C, Mountain View's prohibition...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 9, 2020 at 12:52 am | 42 comments | 16282 Views
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Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too will close next year to rebuildMountain View's popular Italian restaurant Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too will be taking a hiatus from serving up pizzas...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2020Last comment by florence duval, on Nov 7, 2020 at 9:41 am | 5 comments | 37998 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View Police Chief Max Bosel announces retirement next monthAfter 25 years serving in the Mountain View Police Department, Police Chief Max Bosel announced Friday that he will be retiring...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 6, 2020 at 4:26 pm | 3 comments | 7203 Views
ELECTIONS
Miller, Somersille and Zoglin pull ahead in El Camino Healthcare District raceLongtime incumbents Julia Miller and John Zoglin appear headed for another term, while challenger Dr. Carol Ann Somersille...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 4, 2020 at 4:00 pm | 1 comment | 5163 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Incumbents hold edge in Mountain View-Los Altos high school district raceAs of 9 p.m. on Tuesday, incumbents Sanjay Dave and Phil Faillace held an edge over challenger Laura Teksler in the Mountain...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 4, 2020 at 3:47 pm | 1 comment | 5028 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Berman, Blakely and Chiang take commanding lead in Mountain View Whisman school board raceEarly election results Tuesday night show Laura Ramirez Berman, a former school administrator, leading the pack with a huge...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 4, 2020 at 3:27 pm | 1 comment | 5779 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter to the editor: Renaming Huff ElementaryLetter to the editor on the proposal to rename Huff Elementary School in Mountain View Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2020/08/22/letter-to-the-editor-renam...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2020Last comment by HAB, on Nov 4, 2020 at 12:39 pm | 2 comments | 6590 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: Caltrain Measure RR, Prop 15, county board of education raceLetters to the editor against Caltrain's Measure RR; for and against Prop 15; in support of reelecting Rep. Anna Eshoo; in...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 4, 2020 at 12:30 pm | 1 comment | 3695 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City unveils new Wyandotte Park in a neighborhood starved for green spaceTo virtual and socially distanced fanfare, city officials last week opened the new Wyandotte Park in the Rengstorff area...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 4, 2020 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 5008 Views
AROUND TOWN
New state laws force Mountain View to loosen rules on in-law unitsThe Mountain View City Council took a cleaver to its regulations on accessory dwelling units last week, after a new state...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 4, 2020 at 12:06 pm | 6 comments | 10557 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Baten Caswell for Santa Clara County Board of EducationMelissa Baten Caswell's long history of working for a strong public education system will serve north county well on the...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Nov 4, 2020 at 2:05 am | 27 comments | 11945 Views
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Will charter school politics — and money — influence the local Santa Clara County school board race?With Election Day less than three weeks away, outside money is pouring into the Santa Clara County Board of Education Area...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Nov 3, 2020 at 4:05 pm | 35 comments | 10167 Views
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Guest opinion: Yes on Prop 15 for a healthy California and an inclusive Mountain ViewIn an op-ed, Mountain View City Council members Ellen Kamei and Lucas Ramirez encourage residents to support Proposition...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 3, 2020 at 12:43 pm | 9 comments | 8289 Views
ELECTIONS
Please join 4th grader Mary at 4-5pm on El Camino and Castro St (Mountain View) to hold signs for Biden/HarrisPlease join 4th grader Mary at 4-5pm on El Camino and Castro St to hold signs for Biden/Harris, in masks, social distanced....
Original post made by Mary on Nov. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 1038 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Outgoing Mountain View council members on this year's electionIn an op-ed, outgoing Mountain View City Council members Chris Clark and John McAlister write about this year's council election. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 3, 2020 at 8:51 am | 6 comments | 5531 Views
ELECTIONS
Anxious voters find relief as they cast ballots in personFrom wiping down surfaces to providing answers on ballot security, volunteer election workers put their training into practice...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2020Last comment by MyOpinion, on Nov 2, 2020 at 11:27 pm | 3 comments | 4920 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: What’s behind the smear campaign against Sally Lieber?In an op-ed, Mountain View residents Ronald and Dorothy Schafer question recent mailers claiming that Mountain View City...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2020Last comment by John carpenter, on Nov 2, 2020 at 5:11 pm | 12 comments | 6746 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools slowly begin to reopen in the Los Altos School DistrictTuesday was anything but a normal school day at Egan Junior High School. Attendance as of 9 a.m. was a grand total of three...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2020Last comment by JamesSweeney, on Nov 2, 2020 at 2:24 am | 4 comments | 10855 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fauci talks reopening plans with county officials amid a national surge in COVID-19 casesDr. Anthony Fauci briefed local business leaders Friday on the state of COVID-19 and progress on a vaccine, while praising...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2020Last comment by Geezer, on Nov 1, 2020 at 12:13 pm | 5 comments | 5831 Views
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