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A noteworthy passionLast month, employees from some of the largest local tech companies gathered at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City. But they...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2019Last comment by Bill Michel, on Nov 19, 2019 at 8:07 am | 7 comments | 5220 Views
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School district shifts gears on paying off new school constructionMountain View Whisman School District officials are switching up how to pay off millions of dollars in construction debt,...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by Another bond measure, on Nov 19, 2019 at 6:08 am | 17 comments | 6587 Views
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Crime brief: Coffee shop employee says thief nabbed his laptop at TargetA man working at a coffee shop inside a Target in Mountain View told police that a thief grabbed his laptop and fled, making...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2019Last comment by Hm, on Nov 18, 2019 at 5:08 pm | 4 comments | 5442 Views
ELECTIONS
Rent control reform measure heads to voters in MarchThe Mountain View City Council on Tuesday night approved final language for a ballot measure changing the city's rent control...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by jack, on Nov 18, 2019 at 4:03 pm | 22 comments | 13692 Views
RESTAURANTS
Mountain View's Le Plonc pairs lesser-known wines with populist foodsLe Plonc, the 18-month-old wine bar on Castro Street in Mountain View, has created a stylish space and accessible menu that...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019Last comment by Happy Hour, on Nov 16, 2019 at 6:39 am | 2 comments | 5839 Views
ELECTIONS
VP Mike Pence tours NASA Ames, talks space exploration and mass shootingsVice President Mike Pence touted big plans for an American-led lunar landing by 2024 during a Thursday appearance at the...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019Last comment by Homework, on Nov 15, 2019 at 9:40 pm | 6 comments | 4948 Views
RESTAURANTS
Your food is here. It's from a restaurant that doesn't exist.Virtual restaurants, which live on mobile delivery apps and operate out of the kitchens of brick-and-mortar restaurants,...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by We are the car-less generation, on Nov 15, 2019 at 1:40 pm | 2 comments | 8022 Views
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Burglary suspects try to evade arrest, crash car outside Mountain View police departmentThree men suspected of burglarizing cars in Mountain View tried to evade arrest in a Mercedes on Wednesday night, but ended...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019Last comment by Dr. Jbm Ssentongo, on Nov 15, 2019 at 11:22 am | 1 comment | 5675 Views
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Tim Bond named TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's next artistic leaderTim Bond has been appointed the next artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the organization announced Tuesday....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by sherber, on Nov 13, 2019 at 9:40 pm | 2 comments | 3302 Views
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Shenandoah military housing site eyed for school, affordable housingMountain View's city leaders are beginning to lay the groundwork for transforming 17 acres of federally owned land into a...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Ok, on Nov 13, 2019 at 5:52 pm | 10 comments | 8046 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Body found in parked car is missing tech CEO last seen in Palo AltoA Utah woman reported missing since Oct. 7, when she was last seen in Palo Alto, and found dead in San Jose late last week...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Lexi, on Nov 13, 2019 at 12:05 pm | 2 comments | 4632 Views
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Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's homeAbout 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by ZeroZero Win, on Nov 13, 2019 at 11:22 am | 9 comments | 6442 Views
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Mountain View City Council backs natural gas ban for all new homesThe Mountain View City Council took a strong stance in battling climate change, unanimously approving new building codes...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by @Gary W, on Nov 12, 2019 at 1:56 pm | 77 comments | 23663 Views
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Inside Stanford's bid to expand -- and how it came undoneThe largest project in Santa Clara County's history got the axe just before noon on Nov. 1, a casualty of fundamental disagreements...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by BDBD, on Nov 12, 2019 at 1:15 pm | 4 comments | 7997 Views
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Guest opinion: Making basic human needs a realityIn a guest opinion, Mountain View resident Michelle Novak calls on tech companies like Google to help come up with solutions...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2019Last comment by member, on Nov 12, 2019 at 9:31 am | 6 comments | 4188 Views
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Letters to the editor: Rent control, test scores, El Camino improvementsLetters to the editor in the Oct. 25 issue about Measure V, El Camino improvements and standardized test scores. Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Judi, on Nov 12, 2019 at 8:16 am | 6 comments | 3557 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Editorial: In the driver's seatWith more cars clogging already jammed roadways and more companies testing self-driving technology, it's essential that Caltrans...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Nov 12, 2019 at 3:07 am | 2 comments | 5709 Views
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A different kind of condo complexIf you didn't know what you were looking at, the Mountain View Cohousing Community appears to be like any other apartment...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2019Last comment by OMV Neighbor, on Nov 10, 2019 at 11:58 pm | 4 comments | 6735 Views
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City unveils wishful vision for North Bayshore gateway siteThe city of Mountain View is drafting plans for a vibrant, dense hub for the "gateway" into North Bayshore, designed to attract...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by That MV Guy, on Nov 10, 2019 at 5:05 pm | 5 comments | 6217 Views
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Spare the Air alerts called for Saturday and Sunday, wood burning bannedA high-pressure system trapping smoke over the Bay Area spurred the air district to issue the winter season's first Spare...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by resident, on Nov 10, 2019 at 11:46 am | 1 comment | 3448 Views
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