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Blood bank critically low on Type O-Stanford Blood Center on Monday asked for urgent Type O negative blood donations because of a less than two-day supply remaining...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Stanford Blood Center, on Mar 5, 2019 at 3:10 pm | 4 comments | 3915 Views
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City Attorney announces retirementMountain View City Attorney Jannie Quinn announced she will be retiring later this year, capping a 24-year career with the...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Mar 5, 2019 at 9:22 am | 7 comments | 6340 Views
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Police arrest trail attack suspectMountain View police arrested a man suspected of brutally attacking a woman on Stevens Creek Trail, leaving her with serious...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2019Last comment by Maggie, on Mar 5, 2019 at 8:39 am | 7 comments | 7978 Views
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RHC quashes rent increases on Del MedioIt started nearly a year and a half ago, but the city's most vexing landlord-tenant dispute has finally reached a resolution. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 4, 2019 at 8:29 pm | 38 comments | 7466 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the editor: March 1, 2019This week, letters to the editor about the El Camino Healthcare District's purchase of five medical clinics and the Green...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2019Last comment by psr, on Mar 4, 2019 at 5:54 pm | 2 comments | 3139 Views
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The elephant in the bedroomLos Altos High School sophomore Angelina Lue uses her passion for fashion to help raise awareness of the elephant poaching...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2019Last comment by ewedel, on Mar 4, 2019 at 12:08 am | 2 comments | 8477 Views
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Mountain View auto burglaries reach new heightsThe number of reported vehicle burglaries in Mountain View reached new heights, with December and January the two worst months...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2019Last comment by Bob, on Mar 3, 2019 at 7:50 pm | 12 comments | 8354 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves cuts despite concerns from parents, staffIn a reluctant but unanimous vote, Mountain View Whisman school board members last week approved a long list of cuts to bring...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Shameful, on Mar 3, 2019 at 7:49 pm | 36 comments | 6614 Views
ELECTIONS
MV City Council Poised to Set Bad Precedent and Ignore Our VoteWe are Mountain View residents, businesses and neighbors who have voted overwhelmingly THREE times (1996, 2016 and 2018)...
Original post made by Sam Parker on Feb. 28, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 2, 2019 at 3:44 pm | 3 comments | 1747 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police release sketch of trail attack suspectPolice released a sketch of a man Thursday believed to have assaulted a woman and left her with serious injuries on Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2019Last comment by Signs needed 'ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK', on Mar 2, 2019 at 8:39 am | 1 comment | 7145 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Building a complete communityIn this week's guest opinion, Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino writes in support of Google's North Bayshore...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by Moratorium NOW, on Mar 1, 2019 at 8:35 pm | 4 comments | 3763 Views
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Woman seriously injured following attack on Stevens Creek TrailA woman walking on Stevens Creek Trail was attacked Monday evening by a man who pushed her into the bushes and punched her...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by mikepat, on Mar 1, 2019 at 10:04 am | 6 comments | 13508 Views
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Should police protect Facebook's bikes?Local law enforcement officials have been stopping people riding Facebook bikes, questioning them, and in some instances,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2019Last comment by Lector , on Feb 28, 2019 at 6:09 pm | 26 comments | 9187 Views
ELECTIONS
Supervisor foresees a healthy 2019 for countySupervisor Joe Simitian vowed during his State of the County address Tuesday that health care will be a top priority in 2019,...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2019Last comment by Powerless, on Feb 28, 2019 at 3:28 am | 1 comment | 3829 Views
AROUND TOWN
New coalition plans to invest $540M for affordable housingA coalition of businesses, philanthropies, housing advocates and community and faith leaders announced on Jan. 24 an ambitious...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019There are no comments yet. 2358 Views
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Volatile market eats into El Camino Hospital budgetMassive fluctuations in the stock market are taking a toll on El Camino Hospital's finances, a sign that the record-breaking...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2019Last comment by Albert, on Feb 27, 2019 at 10:34 pm | 7 comments | 6603 Views
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Thursday: Council to meet for annual goal-settingAmong the most important meetings of the year, the City Council will gather on Thursday, Feb. 28, for its first goal-setting...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by William Hitchens, on Feb 27, 2019 at 5:39 pm | 1 comment | 4257 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District seeks applicants for charter school boardThe Mountain View Whisman School District is calling on community members to apply for a leadership position overseeing Bullis...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2019Last comment by ST parent, on Feb 27, 2019 at 5:37 pm | 8 comments | 5349 Views
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Assault with a skateboardA 28-year-old transient man was arrested in the early hours of the morning on Friday, Feb. 22, after he allegedly tried...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2019Last comment by MV Renter, on Feb 27, 2019 at 11:05 am | 8 comments | 4647 Views
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Lime ditches bikes for scooters, leaving cities in limboIn a feat of backpedaling, bike-share companies are swiftly pulling their fleets of rental bikes from Mountain View and a...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2019Last comment by marknn, on Feb 26, 2019 at 9:49 pm | 31 comments | 30888 Views
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