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By pleading guilty in college-admissions scandal, Menlo Park father could face prison timeA Menlo Park father charged with taking part in a nationwide college-admissions scam to get his daughter into a top-ranked...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Better ideas, on May 24, 2019 at 3:22 am | 1 comment | 3937 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County supervisors OK $5M more to help victims of gender-based violenceThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to earmark $5 million in annual, ongoing funding to...
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by “Gender based” violence?, on May 23, 2019 at 10:01 pm | 1 comment | 3708 Views
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Editorial: Time for City Council to show it's serious about housingIt's abundantly clear there's a housing crisis in Mountain View and the Bay Area at large. What isn't clear is what the Mountain...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Dumb Guy, on May 23, 2019 at 5:42 pm | 12 comments | 7316 Views
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School district ready to revoke Bullis Mountain View's charterEfforts to open a new charter school in Mountain View are expected to end unceremoniously next month, as school district...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by Sanity Checks, on May 22, 2019 at 9:31 pm | 19 comments | 5085 Views
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Letters to the editor: Marijuana sales in Mountain View and Myositis Awareness MonthLetters to the editor about marijuana sales in Mountain View and Myositis Awareness Month. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/05/22/letters-to-the-editor-m...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Looking fwd, on May 22, 2019 at 3:05 pm | 3 comments | 5089 Views
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Rent control: City sets increases at 3.5%On May 13, the city's Rental Housing Committee set the annual allowable rent increase for the coming year. Based on inflation...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by 3rdMAW, on May 22, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 2 comments | 4125 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Los Altos man pleads no contest to stalking, threatening womanA Los Altos man accused of stalking and threatening a woman over the course of 12 years pleaded no contest to two felonies...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by Uhg, on May 21, 2019 at 4:37 pm | 4 comments | 5467 Views
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E-scooters could be coming to MVLove them or hate them, e-scooters could soon be wheeling into Mountain View. At a May 13 meeting, a City Council subcommittee...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Please no, on May 21, 2019 at 4:28 pm | 18 comments | 6665 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime brief: three bikes stolen in townhouse burglaryPolice are on the lookout for a suspect who reportedly entered a townhouse complex in Mountain View and stole three expensive...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by MV Resident , on May 20, 2019 at 6:01 pm | 3 comments | 3585 Views
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Ro Khanna makes economic case for Green New DealA rising star in the Democratic Party's progressive faction, South Bay Rep. Ro Khanna spoke on Saturday to promote the Green...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Not again, on May 20, 2019 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 6078 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district ready to revoke Bullis Mountain View's charterEfforts to open a new charter school in Mountain View are expected to end unceremoniously next month, as school district...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on May 20, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 12 comments | 3455 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Audience participationWearing a broad smile, Charlotte listens to librarian Renee Ting singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" at the Mountain...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by , on May 20, 2019 at 8:20 am | 1 comment | 4215 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime brief: Burglars strike four cars at Mountain View Icon movie theaterFour vehicles were burglarized Tuesday evening outside of the Icon Movie Theatre in the San Antonio Shopping Center, according...
Original post made on May. 6, 2019Last comment by a MV resident, on May 20, 2019 at 7:17 am | 4 comments | 7043 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis Charter OKs two-year facilities agreement with LASD, averting standoffThe Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School announced a two-year facilities agreement, buying more time to hammer...
Original post made on May. 12, 2019Last comment by @MartyK, on May 18, 2019 at 1:01 pm | 19 comments | 5119 Views
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The high price of affordable housingIn some ways, it was a perfect deal, but a 71-unit affordable housing project still faced a skeptical audience at a Mountain...
Original post made on May. 2, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 17, 2019 at 8:40 pm | 20 comments | 9748 Views
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Report: Santa Clara County sees big surge in homeless populationNew data released by Santa Clara County shows that homelessness is a rapidly growing problem, with thousands of additional...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 17, 2019 at 8:00 pm | 10 comments | 7350 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Major upgrades transform downtown church into hub of homeless servicesEight years ago, Hope's Corner began providing meals for dozens of homeless and needy residents on Saturday mornings. Now...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on May 17, 2019 at 6:20 pm | 1 comment | 5933 Views
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Council boosts housing loans for city staffersFor more than a decade, Mountain View has offered loans to help its rank-and-file workers pay for buying a home, but the...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Pat on the Stevens Creek Trail, on May 17, 2019 at 6:14 pm | 1 comment | 4421 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Arrest in 1970s cold-case murder points to serial killerNearly six months after a Hayward man was charged in another murder that had gone unsolved for decades, DNA evidence has...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Ed, on May 17, 2019 at 6:08 am | 1 comment | 7106 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor<B>Marijuana sales Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/05/17/letters-to-the-editor posted...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Gary, on May 17, 2019 at 1:14 am | 1 comment | 1997 Views
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