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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 | 10950 Views
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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 | 20439 Views
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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 | 9370 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Yes on community college measures G, HThe high cost of living, income inequality and the high cost of a university education have created huge obstacles for young...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2020Last comment by Bad Business, on Feb 24, 2020 at 6:38 pm | 8 comments | 9882 Views
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'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 | 4419 Views
ELECTIONS
At 'pivotal' moment in presidential campaign, Pete Buttigieg makes plea to voters in Palo AltoIn comments to about 200 supporters in Palo Alto on Friday, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg pitched himself as an inclusive,...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Count the ways, on Feb 24, 2020 at 12:31 pm | 27 comments | 5402 Views
ELECTIONS
$259M Measure T bond seeks to solve short-term school needsVoters in the Mountain View Whisman School District are being asked to pass a new bond measure that would tackle the short-term...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by Won’t vote for Measure T , on Feb 24, 2020 at 10:27 am | 19 comments | 8473 Views
OTHER ISSUES
What's in Your Water: Exposing the Pentagon as a "Hidden" PolluterSince the 1970s, the Pentagon has covered up the reckless use of fire-fighting foam containing PFAS “forever” chemicals...
Original post made by Judy Adams on Feb. 23, 2020There are no comments yet. 1576 Views
ELECTIONS
Oh, for Pete's sake! Supporters say vandals are sabotaging Pete Buttigieg campaign signs in Mountain ViewWith just weeks to go before the March primary in California, local supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2020Last comment by Pete or any blue, on Feb 23, 2020 at 11:43 am | 35 comments | 7901 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman finds itself $500K short on developer feesMountain View's first North Bayshore housing project generated $12 million in funding for local schools. But when it came...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2020Last comment by Not voting for T, on Feb 22, 2020 at 5:23 pm | 22 comments | 11709 Views
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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 | 6707 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Search continues for mountain lion that attacked child at Rancho San AntonioTwo days after a mountain lion grabbed a 6 year old girl at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, the search for the attacking...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by So sad, on Feb 22, 2020 at 4:18 am | 29 comments | 18971 Views
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'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 | 4406 Views
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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 | 5475 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: Measure D, Foothill-De Anza measures, Rishi KumarLetters to the editor in the Feb. 14 edition on the City Council rent control Measure D, Foothill-De Anza Community College...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 21, 2020 at 5:53 pm | 33 comments | 6832 Views
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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 | 6591 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A daughter's disability. A mother's ingenuity. And the playground that's launching a revolution.Olenka Steciw Villarreal and Jill Hoffspiegel Asher, the forces behind Magical Bridge, see "all-abilities" playgrounds not...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2020Last comment by Probably74, on Feb 19, 2020 at 9:32 pm | 1 comment | 10814 Views
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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 | 4156 Views
ELECTIONS
State Senate candidates clash over housing policies, PG&E's future at Palo Alto forumSeven candidates vying to succeed state Sen. Jerry Hill clashed Wednesday over housing policies, charter schools and a new...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2020Last comment by Community Minded, on Feb 18, 2020 at 5:40 pm | 6 comments | 7091 Views
ELECTIONS
Meet the 7 candidates who want to represent you in SacramentoWith seven candidates vying to become the next lawmaker for California's 13th Senate district, voters on March 3 will decide...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2020Last comment by Community Minded, on Feb 18, 2020 at 5:25 pm | 7 comments | 7222 Views
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