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ELECTIONS
Huge crowd cheers on Trump impeachmentMore than 200 people from across the South Bay flocked to downtown Mountain View on Tuesday evening in a show of support...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2019Last comment by alexprime, on Dec 24, 2019 at 2:36 am | 21 comments | 8232 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the editor: Rent control fees, natural gas ban, March primaryLetters to the editor from the Dec. 20 edition on rent control fees, Mountain View's natural gas ban, President Trump, and...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2019Last comment by Totally bogus, on Dec 23, 2019 at 10:28 pm | 2 comments | 5167 Views
ELECTIONS
Union workers, Santa Clara County fail to reach agreement in mediation talksAfter entering into voluntary mediation Oct. 31, Santa Clara County and its union workers have ended discussions without...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2019Last comment by Transparent CA, on Dec 21, 2019 at 5:30 am | 2 comments | 4670 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View's top employee says goodbyeAfter eight years in Mountain View and more than 30 years in public service, Dan Rich formally hangs up his hat this week...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2019Last comment by MV_Voter, on Dec 20, 2019 at 10:05 pm | 8 comments | 12962 Views
ELECTIONS
Housing advocates deliver signatures to overturn Mountain View's RV banHousing advocates delivered a referendum petition with thousands of voter signatures to Mountain View City Hall late Friday...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2019Last comment by Logic, on Dec 20, 2019 at 10:44 am | 32 comments | 10358 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 5569 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 | 16211 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
ELECTIONS
Speaking to Silicon Valley's wealthiest, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg says democracy must be a value, not just a systemWith less than a year left until the general election, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg outlined his vision...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by @Traitors Among Us, on Dec 18, 2019 at 2:36 pm | 15 comments | 5161 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 10458 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 | 4970 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Alleged Skyline Boulevard killer ordered to Napa State HospitalPacifica resident Malik Dosouqi, 26, who has been charged for a pair of killings on Skyline Boulevard in Woodside in June,...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 4886 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View City Council makes mental health a priority after youth suicidesThe Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to turn youth mental health into a top priority next year,...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 17, 2019 at 10:02 am | 14 comments | 10431 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 | 4554 Views
ELECTIONS
Stanford law professor testifies to Trump's 'abuse of power' in House Judiciary CommitteeStanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan was one of three legal scholars who told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by home of registered user, on Dec 16, 2019 at 3:47 pm | 11 comments | 5965 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 | 4958 Views
BOOKS
Photo essay: A rare find in the Bay Area, chestnuts grow in the hills above Palo AltoAbout 2,500 feet above Palo Alto in the Santa Cruz Mountains, there's a 20-acre farm that nurtures a hard-to-find crop for...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2019There are no comments yet. 5261 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Five hospitalized after hazmat incident at Mountain View robotics companyFive people were hospitalized Thursday after a hazardous materials incident at a robotics company in Mountain View, fire...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2019Last comment by Jane S, on Dec 13, 2019 at 7:44 pm | 2 comments | 8338 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County explores universal basic income for former foster youthSanta Clara County Supervisors are looking into providing a universal basic income for young adults aging out of the county's...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2019Last comment by Carolyn, on Dec 13, 2019 at 6:19 pm | 3 comments | 7204 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 | 10771 Views
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