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AROUND TOWN
Mountain View seizes land for reversible bus lane on Shoreline BoulevardMountain View will be spending $4.3 million to acquire a series of parcels along Shoreline Boulevard that are needed to build...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Excellent project, on Jun 2, 2019 at 3:03 pm | 8 comments | 6457 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the editor: RV ban and SB 50Letters to the editor published in the May 24 edition on the proposed RV parking ban and SB 50. Read the full story here...
Original post made on May. 30, 2019Last comment by It's the parking, on Jun 2, 2019 at 3:03 pm | 31 comments | 4658 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man attacked in Mountain View Senior Center parking lotA man was taken to the hospital after being attacked in the Mountain View Senior Center parking lot, shortly after finding...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Jun 2, 2019 at 9:55 am | 10 comments | 5689 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman school district spends big on legal feesThe Mountain View Whisman School District cut big checks to law firms this year, spending over $360,000 so far on matters...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2019Last comment by MVWSD can do better, on Jun 1, 2019 at 9:20 pm | 1 comment | 2211 Views
AROUND TOWN
No raise for LASD teachers this yearLos Altos School District officials reached a tentative agreement with their two employee unions that does not include any...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Tech pay , on May 31, 2019 at 9:03 pm | 9 comments | 4716 Views
SPORTS
The whole ball field is a dugoutMcKelvey Park's baseball diamonds are back, and they're looking a little depressed. Now doubling as flood detention basins,...
Original post made on May. 30, 2019Last comment by Depression is no laughing matter, on May 31, 2019 at 8:39 pm | 10 comments | 8173 Views
ELECTIONS
Mountain View City Council appoints own finance director as auditorTo find someone to audit the bookkeeping at City Hall, Mountain View City Council members didn't have to look far. Last week,...
Original post made on May. 28, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 31, 2019 at 3:53 pm | 8 comments | 4666 Views
AROUND TOWN
Los Altos High students walk out for climate justiceOn Friday, Los Altos High School students staged a walkout to protest climate harm from corporations and the lack of action...
Original post made on May. 28, 2019Last comment by Beautiful, on May 31, 2019 at 11:50 am | 17 comments | 5773 Views
AROUND TOWN
Voices Around TownAsked in downtown Mountain View. Photos and interviews by Ray Levy-Uyeda. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/05/31/voices-around-town...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Beautiful, on May 31, 2019 at 10:47 am | 2 comments | 2063 Views
AROUND TOWN
Food trumps hateFeeling unnerved by increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Danielle Tsi started...
Original post made on May. 30, 2019Last comment by Tasty, on May 31, 2019 at 7:14 am | 1 comment | 5248 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Despite Stanford objections, county calls for more housing in campus expansionStanford University would be required to build more than 2,000 housing units and to offer nearly half of them at below market...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Gary, on May 30, 2019 at 1:23 pm | 2 comments | 3460 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: Board of Supervisors should maintain sanctuary policyIn a guest opinion published in the May 24 edition, Nina Randazzo calls on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by A resident, on May 30, 2019 at 8:57 am | 2 comments | 2983 Views
AROUND TOWN
Giant apartment project gets Mountain View City Council's blessingThe Mountain View City Council gave final approval on Tuesday to what may be the largest housing project in the city's history....
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by Is it nimbyism?, on May 29, 2019 at 7:57 pm | 24 comments | 13362 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police seek man who tried to lure 15-year-old girl into carMountain View police are asking for the public's help in finding a man suspected of trying to get a 15-year-old girl into...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Shoot, on May 29, 2019 at 4:28 pm | 1 comment | 3971 Views
AROUND TOWN
For stressed-out families, local doctors are prescribing a new fix: public parksIt's no secret that getting outdoors is good for people. Bay Area health officials have been at the heart of a growing movement...
Original post made on May. 28, 2019Last comment by Best Backyard Ever, on May 28, 2019 at 2:41 pm | 1 comment | 5047 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lawsuit: Theuerkauf teacher says she was fired after reporting sexual harassmentA former Theuerkauf Elementary School teacher filed a lawsuit alleging she was fired in retaliation for reporting a hostile...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by countryroad, on May 27, 2019 at 1:23 pm | 12 comments | 7263 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View looks to update affordable-housing rulesIn an effort to provide more opportunities to help the city's so-called "missing middle," City Council members last week...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 25, 2019 at 11:04 am | 2 comments | 5892 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor<B>RV ban won't accomplish anything Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/05/24/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Gary, on May 24, 2019 at 5:40 pm | 1 comment | 2123 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park woman who paid $15K in college admissions scam pleads guiltyMenlo Park resident Marjorie Klapper pleaded guilty Friday in the national college admissions scam, becoming the fourth parent...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by mv dweller, on May 24, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 1 comment | 4406 Views
AROUND TOWN
OSH returning?Hi. Does anyone know if OSH is returning to its former site? I hear that it is returning under the name Outside Supply Hardware...
Original post made by PA Resident on May. 24, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on May 24, 2019 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 1409 Views
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