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Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Sarah1000, on Mar 14, 2019 at 8:08 am | 7 comments | 4289 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County halts online traffic ticket paymentsSanta Clara County Superior Court on Wednesday temporarily halted online payments for traffic infractions and misdemeanors...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Mar 13, 2019 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 3757 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View bicyclist dies after being hit by carA 67-year-old Mountain View man died Sunday after being hit by a vehicle while he rode his bicycle in Los Altos a day earlier,...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1892, on Mar 13, 2019 at 2:23 pm | 17 comments | 15582 Views
AROUND TOWN
William 'Rick' Singer, lead of college admissions scam, had many local connectionsWilliam Singer, the Newport Beach, California man at the head of an elaborate fraud to get students of wealthy families into...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Mar 13, 2019 at 1:42 pm | 1 comment | 5514 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man says thieves broke into his car four times in downtown lotA business owner in downtown Mountain View is frustrated and ready to take action after his car was broken into in the same...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Mtn View Mom, on Mar 12, 2019 at 9:03 pm | 13 comments | 9248 Views
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Stanford coach among dozens indicted in college-admissions scandalA Stanford University coach is among the dozens indicted in a nationwide college-admissions investigation that involved alleged...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Lighthouse Keeper, on Mar 12, 2019 at 8:42 pm | 3 comments | 8413 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: In tackling the housing crisis, cities are stronger togetherIn a guest opinion, Mountain View resident Jeremy Hoffman writes why he is a proponent of the Casa Compact to address the...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2019Last comment by Darin, on Mar 12, 2019 at 11:41 am | 11 comments | 5672 Views
ELECTIONS
In tackling the housing crisis, cities are stronger togetherThe Bay Area's housing crisis is a regional problem. Cities can't solve it alone, and now they don't have to. We have the...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2019Last comment by An Interested Observer , on Mar 11, 2019 at 4:25 pm | 11 comments | 3680 Views
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Maine man arrested after alleged threats to GooglePolice arrested a 33-year-old man whose gripes with Google allegedly spurred him to drive across the country with three baseball...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019There are no comments yet. 6924 Views
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Council: Downtown plan needs an updateThe 30-year-old precise plan guiding all development in Mountain View's bustling downtown will be heading back to the drawing...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2019Last comment by parking issues downtown, on Mar 11, 2019 at 2:39 pm | 16 comments | 6267 Views
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Bird eScooters dumped at Cuesta ParkSo apparently, in the dark of night and without any permit by the city of MV, Bird Scooter has decided to begin running their...
Original post made by Toddler's Mom on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Move them out of the way, on Mar 11, 2019 at 11:36 am | 5 comments | 1553 Views
RESTAURANTS
Woman arrested for alleged vodka robberyA 23-year-old Santa Clara woman was arrested last week after she allegedly stole liquor from a Mountain View strip mall and...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2019Last comment by No Armed guards at dispensaries, on Mar 11, 2019 at 10:50 am | 17 comments | 6495 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County hosts election security event at GoogleplexSanta Clara County will host a free, daylong election security conference Wednesday, March 6, at Google's Mountain View...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2019Last comment by Ouch, on Mar 8, 2019 at 9:27 am | 3 comments | 7480 Views
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Storms cause downed trees and erosion along Stevens CreekRelentless rainstorms over the last month have wreaked havoc on Stevens Creek, causing trees to tumble into the creek bed...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2019Last comment by Flush, on Mar 8, 2019 at 9:12 am | 3 comments | 7317 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district committee will judge enrollment exemptionsMountain View Whisman School District families unhappy with their child's assigned school can take it up with the district...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2019Last comment by Yep on Bubb, on Mar 8, 2019 at 9:08 am | 11 comments | 7288 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Magical Bridge Playground faces funding crunchThe fundraising drive for Magical Bridge Playground in Mountain View is facing a heightened sense of urgency as the deadline...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Love it!, on Mar 8, 2019 at 9:04 am | 27 comments | 13415 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford employee pleads not guilty to trying to kill girlfriendA Stanford University employee pleaded not guilty to charges related to the alleged stabbing of his girlfriend while under...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2019Last comment by William Hitchens, on Mar 7, 2019 at 5:29 pm | 1 comment | 4065 Views
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Mountain View man detained in ICE raidA Mountain View man well known in the Castro neighborhood community was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by mother of two, on Mar 7, 2019 at 4:31 pm | 7 comments | 9905 Views
ELECTIONS
Law and orderI am proud to call Mountain View home and honored to have served both as a mayor and council member to a community I care...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2019Last comment by Fewer in opposition that it seems, on Mar 6, 2019 at 2:23 pm | 53 comments | 7831 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Man arrested for alleged child porn possessionA Los Altos man was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography last week, police said Tuesday. Read the full...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 4140 Views
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