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Finding a home for youth mental health clinicAn ambitious plan to open a North County youth mental health center is proving to be a challenge, beset by delays and escalating...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2019Last comment by Sarah1000, on Apr 22, 2019 at 11:25 pm | 4 comments | 4216 Views
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Council to send rent control back to votersRent control may be enshrined in Mountain View's charter, but its future is uncertain. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/04/12/council-to-send-r...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 20, 2019 at 8:08 am | 22 comments | 3160 Views
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City leaves cannabis businesses high and dryPotential pot businesses in Mountain View have been left high and dry by the City Council, which delayed a scheduled lottery...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2019Last comment by Lenny Siegel, on Apr 19, 2019 at 10:32 pm | 22 comments | 8713 Views
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City takes $8M hit on North Bayshore park feesSeeking to bring down the high cost of building housing in North Bayshore, Mountain View City Council members voted last...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 19, 2019 at 7:09 pm | 2 comments | 4940 Views
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Coroner IDs Mountain View pedestrian killed in El Camino collisionA woman who was struck and killed on El Camino Real has been identified as a 59-year-old Mountain View resident, according...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2019Last comment by Stop already, on Apr 18, 2019 at 6:31 pm | 17 comments | 6896 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Measles reported in Google employee at Mountain View campusAn employee working at Google in Mountain View may be among those diagnosed with measles. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/04/17/measles-reported-in-go...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2019Last comment by K Hughes , on Apr 18, 2019 at 3:56 pm | 3 comments | 5751 Views
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Crime brief: woman arrested allegedly hitting boyfriend with carA 37-year-old San Jose woman was arrested Saturday after she allegedly hit her boyfriend with a car following a domestic...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by Jake O., on Apr 17, 2019 at 3:55 pm | 2 comments | 3604 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dodie Alexander, co-founder of CHAC, dies at 88Dolores "Dodie" Alexander, the founder and longtime leader of the Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) in Mountain View,...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by Kal Sandhu , on Apr 17, 2019 at 2:46 pm | 1 comment | 3945 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County's fourth case of measles confirmedThe United States is on pace to have the worst measles outbreak since 1994, with 555 cases across 20 states since Jan. 1...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2019Last comment by Hans(sel) & Gretel, on Apr 16, 2019 at 7:41 pm | 4 comments | 6224 Views
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Council has moral obligation to address housing crisisThe Mountain View City Council did it again: At its April 3 meeting, it sadly approved the demolition of 59 apartments located...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 16, 2019 at 7:39 pm | 11 comments | 2870 Views
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Mountain View council takes aim at RVs leaking sewageThree weeks after declaring a citywide shelter crisis, the Mountain View City Council voted to make it easier to remove some...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by Hans(sel) & Gretel, on Apr 16, 2019 at 7:38 pm | 10 comments | 5809 Views
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Sutter Health to return $30 million to Medicare Advantage for alleged false claimsThe health care provider that operates Palo Alto Medical Foundation has agreed to pay the federal government $30 million...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2019Last comment by Not Surprised, on Apr 15, 2019 at 5:04 pm | 2 comments | 5626 Views
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Woman killed after being struck by vehicle on El Camino RealA woman was killed Saturday night after she was struck by a vehicle on the westbound El Camino Real, according to Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2019Last comment by Risky behavior, on Apr 14, 2019 at 3:04 pm | 4 comments | 6300 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos parents rally against moving Egan for Bullis Charter SchoolA huge crowd of parents slammed a proposal to give the Egan Junior High School campus to Los Altos' growing charter school,...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on Apr 14, 2019 at 3:01 pm | 23 comments | 9077 Views
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State legislation could make cannabis more accessible in cities, counties that have banned retailersNew state legislation authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, could make cannabis more accessible throughout...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2019Last comment by Makes sense, on Apr 14, 2019 at 5:53 am | 3 comments | 3655 Views
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County supes seek to chip away at sanctuary policyThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday afternoon to consider a policy that allows an arms-length working...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2019Last comment by Hans(sel) & Gretel, on Apr 13, 2019 at 3:02 pm | 5 comments | 4869 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents rally against moving Egan to Mountain ViewA huge crowd of parents slammed a proposal to give the Egan Junior High School campus to Los Altos' growing charter school,...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by Charlotte Murphy, on Apr 12, 2019 at 4:07 pm | 3 comments | 2987 Views
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Manhunt? Fire? Building inspection? It's OK to use a drone, says Mountain View councilSeeking a new vantage point to solve everyday challenges, the Mountain View City Council gave the green light Tuesday evening...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Apr 12, 2019 at 2:32 pm | 4 comments | 4705 Views
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Report: Bay Area has nation's third-highest homeless populationThe nation's third largest population of homeless people, roughly 28,000, reside in the Bay Area, and most of them are unsheltered,...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Sophie Mutter, on Apr 12, 2019 at 1:36 pm | 6 comments | 3972 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: A comprehensive approach to addressing homelessnessIn a guest opinion, Mountain View City Council members Margaret Abe-Koga and Lucas Ramirez write about the need for a regional...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Sophie Mutter, on Apr 12, 2019 at 1:28 pm | 5 comments | 3918 Views
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