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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman School board balks at safe parking program for homeless studentsMountain View Whisman school board members rejected the idea of offering homeless students a safe parking program at one...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Sep 25, 2019 at 8:39 pm | 13 comments | 7689 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guild Theatre to close ThursdayLandmark's Guild Theatre, a single-screen movie theater that's been in Menlo Park since 1924, is set to officially close...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019Last comment by Croc Dundee, on Sep 25, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 1 comment | 2581 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police: Mountain View teen says armed men robbed him in vaping sale gone awryA Mountain View teen told police that he was robbed last week in an apparent set-up at Whisman Park, and was forced to withdraw...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by parent, on Sep 24, 2019 at 5:33 pm | 3 comments | 6988 Views
ELECTIONS
Council waives more rules to stoke North Bayshore housingA 635-unit housing project on Pear Avenue is the first in a wave of new residential projects envisioned for North Bayshore,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 24, 2019 at 1:48 pm | 3 comments | 3753 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Rape is not a punishment for getting drunk.' Chanel Miller speaks out during her first interview about being sexually assaulted by Brock TurnerChanel Miller was at the center of one of the most high-profile sexual assault cases in recent years. Until now, the world...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by A Fog, on Sep 23, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 4678 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor: Teacher lawsuit, climate change, CaltrainA collection of recent letters to the editor about a lawsuit filed against Mountain View Whisman School District, climate...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019Last comment by Sean Murphy, on Sep 23, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 6 comments | 4365 Views
MOVIES
She's a brick houseFour years after its television finale, "Downton Abbey" returns to the big screen for a reunion movie that will likely delight...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by The new Murder she wrote, on Sep 23, 2019 at 1:57 pm | 7 comments | 4074 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County sets hearings on Stanford general-use permitLaunching into the final phase of the review process for Stanford University’s application for a permit to add development...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Josh, on Sep 22, 2019 at 10:23 pm | 1 comment | 3581 Views
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Protesters follow Trump to Los Trancos, near Portola ValleyPresident Trump's fundraising luncheon today (Sept. 17) ended up being in Los Trancos Woods near Portola Valley, but protesters...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Home of the Sharpie *President, on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:30 pm | 13 comments | 4810 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local students walk out as part of worldwide Climate StrikeAbout 50 Los Altos High School students walked out of class and marched to Mountain View City Hall shortly before 10:30 a.m....
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by deny climate change, on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:20 pm | 35 comments | 6407 Views
ELECTIONS
Crime brief: home looted in Sylvan Park burglaryPolice are investigating a home break-in earlier this month in the Sylvan Park neighborhood, where a thief reportedly smashed...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Josh, on Sep 22, 2019 at 5:33 pm | 1 comment | 3593 Views
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Mountain View man arrested after alleged attempted robberyPolice arrested a 35-year-old Mountain View man on Sept. 2 after he allegedly held a downtown restaurant employee at knifepoint...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob , on Sep 22, 2019 at 6:42 am | 5 comments | 3858 Views
ELECTIONS
Higher rent cap shot down by councilThe Mountain View City Council hammered out a list of proposed updates intended to add flexibility to the city's rent control...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 21, 2019 at 6:14 pm | 23 comments | 7272 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Federal rule change could leave thousands of county residents without foodThree million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance programs under new rules proposed by the Trump administration,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Tracy Weatherby, on Sep 20, 2019 at 11:17 pm | 3 comments | 4384 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher claims Mountain View Whisman district failed to prevent rape, assaultsA former Theuerkauf Elementary School teacher filed a civil suit last month against the Mountain View Whisman School District,...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Gaby, on Sep 20, 2019 at 8:19 pm | 30 comments | 17720 Views
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ACLU threatens lawsuit if Mountain View bans overnight RV parkingCivil rights attorneys are stepping up their warnings that a proposed Mountain View ban on oversized vehicles like RVs will...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2019Last comment by Jonathan Brown, on Sep 19, 2019 at 8:29 pm | 30 comments | 11266 Views
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Trump in Palo Alto foothills for fundraiserPresident Donald Trump is in the Bay Area today for a fundraiser luncheon in the Palo Alto foothills, at the Portola Valley...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by psr, on Sep 19, 2019 at 9:35 am | 16 comments | 7248 Views
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Catalytic converter thefts on the rise in Mountain ViewSeveral catalytic converters have been reported stolen in Mountain View this month, with thieves dismantling or sawing off...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by More cops at night?, on Sep 18, 2019 at 9:57 am | 2 comments | 7042 Views
ELECTIONS
Committee picks apart city's rent control lawSeeing a chance to rework rent control in the 2020 election, the city's Rental Housing Committee took an opportunity to spitball...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 17, 2019 at 5:50 pm | 22 comments | 7712 Views
ELECTIONS
Council eyes tweaks to rent controlAmid plans to draft a 2020 ballot measure, the Mountain View City Council will likely seek greater influence over the city's...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 17, 2019 at 5:49 pm | 52 comments | 10929 Views
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