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Mountain View lays out $81 million plan for El Camino RealA new streetscape plan lays out $81 million in future improvements for El Camino Real with much of that funding expected...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2019Last comment by Sane Biker, on Nov 9, 2019 at 4:18 pm | 18 comments | 13624 Views
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If you haven't turned 70 yet, don't retireA Stanford University study on the financial benefits of delaying retirement until age 70 found that seniors can gain a significant...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Bill, on Nov 9, 2019 at 8:26 am | 11 comments | 7324 Views
ELECTIONS
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Stanford like Google, on Nov 8, 2019 at 5:57 pm | 1 comment | 3706 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district drops plans to relocate Freestyle AcademyThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is giving up on plans to move Freestyle Academy, a cutting-edge art and...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Putting Children First, on Nov 8, 2019 at 12:28 pm | 2 comments | 5332 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No more offices without new homesThe Mountain View City Council voted Tuesday night to approve the East Whisman Precise Plan, a comprehensive strategy to...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Former MV resident, on Nov 8, 2019 at 8:40 am | 23 comments | 19548 Views
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Man arrested in connection to Mountain View Kohl's theft found with stolen police gearA San Francisco man was arrested outside of the Kohl's in Mountain View on Friday last week after he was found with a U-Haul...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Nov 7, 2019 at 5:19 pm | 2 comments | 5068 Views
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Sales of e-cigarettes banned in unincorporated Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in the unincorporated parts...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Typical County action, on Nov 7, 2019 at 4:11 pm | 2 comments | 3966 Views
OTHER ISSUES
State attorney general sues Facebook over privacy violations probeCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra went to court in San Francisco Wednesday in a bid to force Facebook Inc. to provide...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Humble observer, on Nov 7, 2019 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 3479 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District enrollment drops as charter school expandsLos Altos School District's enrollment has declined for the fifth year in a row, driving down the district's total enrollment...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Pathological privileged, on Nov 7, 2019 at 8:22 am | 12 comments | 6692 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Late for the bell no more: School districts seek to delay start timesStudents in Mountain View's public schools could be getting an extra half-hour of shut-eye each morning, as school districts...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by kehlar, on Nov 6, 2019 at 4:04 pm | 5 comments | 5607 Views
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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 Alternatives, on Nov 6, 2019 at 12:52 am | 8 comments | 2074 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Smoke from Ranch Fire drifts into Bay AreaAn air quality advisory due to smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County has been extended through Wednesday. Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 3402 Views
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Pay raises for city manager, city clerkThe Mountain View City Council approved pay raises for City Manager Dan Rich and City Clerk Lisa Natusch. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Nov 5, 2019 at 9:22 pm | 6 comments | 4527 Views
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Mountain View looks to an e-scooters future as bike share programs languishThe City Council on Tuesday night endorsed the idea of a pilot program that would allow scooter share companies to bring...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Nothing but problems in other cities, on Nov 5, 2019 at 5:04 am | 25 comments | 8879 Views
ELECTIONS
'Two sides of the same coin': Stanford study shows link between achievement gap and racial disparities in school disciplineA new Stanford University study has documented a direct link between unequal rates of achievement and unequal rates of discipline...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by Cfrink, on Nov 5, 2019 at 1:17 am | 8 comments | 4527 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County supervisors vote to expand school mental health programs for troubled kidsSanta Clara County's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to find new ways to link children and teens with mental health...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Sarah1000, on Nov 4, 2019 at 3:00 pm | 2 comments | 5451 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No Halloween for Vargas ElementaryGhouls, witches, zombies and sundry spooky frights won't be making an appearance at the new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by mvrenter, on Nov 3, 2019 at 2:31 pm | 22 comments | 8311 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View police investigating string of 20 smash-and-grab vehicle burglariesResidents along Ferguson Drive in the Whisman Station neighborhood woke up to broken glass and smashed car windows Tuesday...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Frank Richards, on Nov 3, 2019 at 2:17 pm | 12 comments | 7216 Views
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El Camino completes new $96M mental health care facilityHospital leaders, politicians and community members celebrated the completion of El Camino Hospital's state-of-the-art mental...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by @ Lewis , on Nov 2, 2019 at 8:36 pm | 6 comments | 7988 Views
ELECTIONS
Stanford abruptly withdraws application for campus expansionStanford University abruptly abandoned on Friday its contentious plan to expand its campus by 3.5 million square feet, citing...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Jake, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:39 pm | 1 comment | 4144 Views
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