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ELECTIONS
Deputy chief seeks to prepare future MVPD leadersDeputy Chief Chris Hsiung, a veteran officer promoted last week to second in command at the Mountain View Police Department,...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by BJ, on Aug 10, 2019 at 4:18 pm | 2 comments | 6221 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View murder trial stalled over mental competency questionThe criminal case against a man accused of killing a homeless man in downtown Mountain View in 2017 has barely budged this...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2019Last comment by News Commenter, on Aug 10, 2019 at 3:58 am | 1 comment | 6185 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Waldorf School offering new Parent & Infant Classes!Waldorf School of the Peninsula is proud to offer a new monthly Parent & Infant Circle beginning in September as part of...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Vaccines, on Aug 9, 2019 at 3:48 pm | 1 comment | 1398 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Village People' prepare to close up shopVillage Stationers, a family-owned stationery store with locations in Menlo Park and Los Altos, will be closing its doors...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Max Hauser, on Aug 9, 2019 at 9:27 am | 5 comments | 4524 Views
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City launches new registry to rein in AirbnbAfter years of consideration, Mountain View officials are finally ready to begin regulating the fast-growing cottage industry...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2019Last comment by Polomom, on Aug 9, 2019 at 8:33 am | 17 comments | 12072 Views
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Free tuition and textbooks: A new promise for eligible Foothill College studentsFoothill College has expanded its Foothill College Promise, a program that offers two years of free tuition and textbooks...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019Last comment by , on Aug 8, 2019 at 6:30 am | 8 comments | 6973 Views
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Ace Hardware to take over vacant Orchard Supply siteA building once occupied by Orchard Supply Hardware is set to be revived. On Tuesday, Ace Hardware announced it would take...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2019Last comment by Jennifer02, on Aug 8, 2019 at 6:02 am | 21 comments | 21228 Views
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Crime brief: Man attacks employee at Pitbull concert at Shoreline AmphitheatreA San Jose man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly hit an employee at Shoreline Amphitheatre multiple times...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2019There are no comments yet. 5317 Views
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No easy fix for Rancho San Antonio's crowded parking lotsRancho San Antonio is the Peninsula's most popular open space reserve, but limited parking is making it a pain to get there...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2019Last comment by They paved paradise and put up a parking lot, on Aug 7, 2019 at 9:57 am | 35 comments | 12106 Views
OTHER ISSUES
National Night Out hosted at Rengstorff ParkResidents are invited to come out to Rengstorff Park Tuesday to meet cops and firefighters at Mountain View's fifth National...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2019Last comment by Jamie, on Aug 6, 2019 at 4:31 pm | 3 comments | 4009 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Palo Alto police arrest armed man after 29-hour standoffThe man whose 29-hour standoff with the police transformed a quiet block of Charleston Meadows into a hive of police activity...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2019Last comment by well regulated, on Aug 5, 2019 at 3:33 pm | 2 comments | 4300 Views
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New rules could force hospitals to publish prices negotiated with insurersFederal regulators want to give patients a clearer picture of what they will spend during a hospital visit, with a more accurate...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by DC, on Aug 4, 2019 at 8:09 pm | 6 comments | 4151 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Mental health doesn't go away over the summer:' Local organizations see spike in demand for servicesLocal youth-counseling organizations are seeing a rise in demand during the summer, a time of the year when many teens and...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019There are no comments yet. 4858 Views
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UC Berkeley plans huge satellite campus at Moffett FieldNASA Ames and the University of California at Berkeley are spearheading plans for a sprawling new education and research...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by SRB, on Aug 2, 2019 at 1:07 pm | 6 comments | 16894 Views
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Los Altos charity seeks bigger role in Mountain ViewIts name notwithstanding, the Los Altos Community Foundation (LACF) is looking to make some headway into Mountain View. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by MV Resident, on Aug 1, 2019 at 9:43 pm | 2 comments | 4867 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State launches $50M program for school-based mental healthThe California State Legislature is calling on local school districts to come up with new ways to fill big gaps in mental...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by Ben, on Aug 1, 2019 at 9:42 pm | 2 comments | 7752 Views
OTHER ISSUES
No easy fix for Rancho San Antonio's crowded parking lotsRancho San Antonio is the Peninsula's most popular open space reserve, drawing 700,000 visitors each year to its winding...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2019Last comment by Old Steve, on Aug 1, 2019 at 11:34 am | 8 comments | 3165 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hyatt Centric leads race to open new hotels in Mountain ViewMountain View has long lacked sufficient hotel space, but that could soon be changing. Eight new hotels are in the process...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2019Last comment by $600 per night, on Aug 1, 2019 at 10:56 am | 6 comments | 11029 Views
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California steers toward a future of self-driving carsCalifornia is laying the groundwork for the next, slightly scary, phase in its push toward zero-emission transportation:...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019Last comment by Ok, on Aug 1, 2019 at 8:34 am | 4 comments | 3973 Views
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CorrectionThe July 12 item in A&E briefs on Cage the Elephant spelled band member Brad Shultz's last name incorrectly. Read the...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019There are no comments yet. 2035 Views
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