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Mountain View council fine-tunes plan for housing on downtown parking lotAn untapped parking lot right in the heart of downtown may be the best opportunity Mountain View has ever had to build a...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2019Last comment by yeah that makes sense, on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:46 pm | 22 comments | 6533 Views
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Commission: Too many rules could sink plans for safe parking lotsSetting the stage for a dicey dilemma, the city's Environmental Planning Commission hashed out plans to regulate a series...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by MV dweller, on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:14 pm | 6 comments | 4772 Views
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Commission: Too many rules could sink plans for safe parking lotsSetting the stage for a dicey dilemma, the city's Environmental Planning Commission hashed out plans to regulate a series...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by jordydog1, on Sep 16, 2019 at 5:05 pm | 2 comments | 2392 Views
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LASD accuses Bullis Charter School of discriminatory enrollment practicesThe Los Altos School District sent a strongly worded letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Education demanding that it...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2019Last comment by Private benefit at public cost, on Sep 15, 2019 at 10:38 pm | 40 comments | 14816 Views
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EPA recruits private partners for Mountain View Superfund cleanupEPA officials say they are finding ways to encourage private developers to swiftly clean up and restore polluted land in...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 14, 2019 at 5:23 pm | 9 comments | 7252 Views
OTHER ISSUES
NASA women's leadership summit hosts Pelosi, EshooIt was a mix of corporate executives and political heavyweights, global thought leaders and scientific stars. And by no coincidence,...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2019Last comment by This girl, on Sep 13, 2019 at 2:25 pm | 11 comments | 4690 Views
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Mountain View condo balcony collapses, injuring oneA second-story condo balcony with several people on it collapsed Wednesday evening, leaving one person with minor injuries,...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 13, 2019 at 12:48 pm | 4 comments | 7754 Views
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An epic undertaking to restore Hangar OneNearly 200 feet tall and the length of three football fields, Hangar One at Moffett Field is truly a gigantic structure....
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2019Last comment by It Fades, on Sep 12, 2019 at 5:07 pm | 13 comments | 7136 Views
OTHER ISSUES
$450K in seized assets from opium bust going to Mountain View policeThe Mountain View Police Department is receiving $450,000 for its part in a 2017 drug bust on a opium operation that was...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2019Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Sep 12, 2019 at 3:45 pm | 12 comments | 7104 Views
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Colorful 'Dream' appears in Redwood CityVistors to downtown Redwood City's Courthouse Square this month will notice some new inhabitants -- large, colorful creatures...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2019Last comment by Fred, on Sep 12, 2019 at 1:08 pm | 1 comment | 3034 Views
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NTSB criticizes Caltrans for slow repairs following fatal Tesla crash in Mountain ViewA new report found that Caltrans failed to promptly fix damaged traffic safety equipment on Highway 101, including a barrier...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Cat C, on Sep 11, 2019 at 6:17 pm | 4 comments | 5828 Views
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City reconsiders Google land purchaseMountain View leaders are considering renegotiating a $28 million deal to purchase a North Bayshore office property from...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 11, 2019 at 8:15 am | 17 comments | 17848 Views
ELECTIONS
When a neighborhood's days are numberedWith each passing day, the apartments at 2310 Rock St. increasingly resemble a ghost town. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/09/06/when-a-neighbor...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 9, 2019 at 11:34 am | 22 comments | 2652 Views
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Ukulele lessons, no strings attached at Mountain View LibraryNewbies and regulars converge at free monthly event to play and sing together at the Mountain View Public Library. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Fair, on Sep 9, 2019 at 9:20 am | 1 comment | 8762 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View council swiftly approves drone policy for city staff useThe Mountain View City Council was quick to embrace a new policy Tuesday allowing city employees to use drones, saying the...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by V. Putin, on Sep 8, 2019 at 11:48 am | 5 comments | 6369 Views
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Los Altos father, daughter among dead in Southern California dive boat fireTwo Los Altos residents, a Mountain View High School graduate and her father, are among those who died in a boat fire early...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2019Last comment by neighbor, on Sep 7, 2019 at 5:17 pm | 6 comments | 9384 Views
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Mountain View relaunches cannabis business applications after major changesMountain View is accepting applications to open up to three cannabis businesses in the city, resuscitating a permitting process...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by OK, on Sep 7, 2019 at 6:52 am | 15 comments | 8640 Views
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Foothill College students enrolling this fall offered free books, tuitionCurrently gearing up for the fall quarter, Foothill College has expanded its Foothill College Promise program to offer a...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2019Last comment by ZeroZeroZeroZero, on Sep 6, 2019 at 3:34 pm | 4 comments | 5092 Views
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Local teens organize to combat climate changeLast year, she was a solitary teen protesting on the steps of Sweden's Parliament House, but now Greta Thunberg is inspiring...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by Steve Ly, on Sep 6, 2019 at 7:49 am | 7 comments | 2892 Views
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School board approves 14% pay raise for superintendentMountain View Whisman school board members voted unanimously last week to give Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph a 14% raise. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by Standing Ovation, on Sep 5, 2019 at 3:53 pm | 32 comments | 7929 Views
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