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Michaels reopens amid changesClosed since the end of December, Michaels at Shoreline, the bar, restaurant and banquet space, reopened last week under...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by MV Renter, on Feb 14, 2019 at 1:33 pm | 25 comments | 10520 Views
OTHER ISSUES
RHC approves new tenant buyout rulesA package of policies to allow landlords to negotiate side deals with tenants to buy them out of rent-controlled apartments...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2019Last comment by Government takeover, on Feb 14, 2019 at 5:16 am | 17 comments | 6192 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two men arrested for carjacking, shooting teen at tire storePolice arrested two men in connection to a carjacking and shooting at a tire shop earlier this month, according to a statement...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by ShorelineWestDude, on Feb 13, 2019 at 5:26 pm | 5 comments | 6491 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Ten pot businesses apply to open in Mountain ViewAs the deadline closed last week, 10 cannabis businesses applied to open up shop in Mountain View, more than half at a location...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by Angel, on Feb 13, 2019 at 4:14 pm | 22 comments | 13327 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Governor names Stanford professor as state education board presidentLinda Darling-Hammond, a longtime Stanford University education professor, will lead the 11-member state Board of Education,...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by April, on Feb 13, 2019 at 3:38 pm | 1 comment | 3439 Views
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Labor activists ask county Supes to enforce worker protectionsVictims of wage theft in Santa Clara County asked the Board of Supervisors Monday to properly enforce existing laws designed...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by Need More Info...such as..., on Feb 13, 2019 at 10:07 am | 1 comment | 4223 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Civil rights leader sets sights on childhood educationDolores Huerta had a whole lot of advice for young Mountain View Whisman students looking to make a difference in the world. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by Elephant in the room, on Feb 12, 2019 at 3:06 pm | 4 comments | 6165 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino Hospital seeks to buy five South Bay clinicsEl Camino Hospital plans to buy five clinics in Santa Clara County at risk of closure after Verity Medical Foundation filed...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by Rodger, on Feb 11, 2019 at 9:23 pm | 4 comments | 11309 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New coding curriculum ahead for MV Whisman schoolsFueled by a $100,000 grant from Google to introduce computer science into local classrooms, the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by John Panzer, on Feb 11, 2019 at 5:54 pm | 2 comments | 5994 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV Whisman board slams Google's proposed school siteMountain View Whisman school board members on Thursday had few positive things to say about Google's plan to place an elementary...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2019Last comment by Is the Board Remotely Qualified?, on Feb 11, 2019 at 5:25 pm | 7 comments | 10280 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Ken Graham named CEO of MayView following nonprofit's reboundAfter serving a stint as interim CEO during some of the clinic's most trying times, MayView Community Health Center announced...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by mike, on Feb 11, 2019 at 3:51 pm | 1 comment | 4964 Views
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VTA to hold meeting on proposed bus changesSome bus routes serving Mountain View could be reduced or eliminated as part of a new service plan proposed by the Valley...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by Show me the money, on Feb 9, 2019 at 8:38 pm | 3 comments | 6419 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis raises red flags over plan for three-way charter school splitBullis Charter School's board of directors raised a lot of concerns Monday night over the Los Altos School District's plan...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1982June, on Feb 9, 2019 at 2:38 pm | 37 comments | 8599 Views
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Listen in on KZSU’s 'Day of Noise'; Stanford's annual exploration of audio anarchyThe organizers behind Day of Noise, an annual event by Stanford's indie FM radio station 90.1 KZSU, share the history of...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2019Last comment by KFJC LUNCHBUNCH, on Feb 9, 2019 at 1:18 pm | 1 comment | 3019 Views
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Sobrato couple donates $5M to El Camino HospitalIn one of the largest single philanthropic contributions in the hospital's history, El Camino Hospital announced last Wednesday...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Feb 8, 2019 at 10:17 am | 4 comments | 6102 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rental committee considers tenant buyout rulesMountain View's Rental Housing Committee is investigating a new set of rules for landlords to "buy out" their tenants as...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 8, 2019 at 9:14 am | 15 comments | 6752 Views
ELECTIONS
Sutter, Palo Alto Medical Foundation accused of false Medicare claimsThe U.S. Attorney's Office has joined a lawsuit alleging a violation of the federal False Claims Act by Sutter Health and...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by William Berg, on Feb 8, 2019 at 6:03 am | 12 comments | 9400 Views
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Police arrest bottle-swinging suspectA 27-year-old Palo Alto man accused of being unruly inside a Mountain View Kohl's before swinging a bottle of alcohol at...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2019Last comment by MV Parents, on Feb 6, 2019 at 4:50 pm | 3 comments | 4290 Views
ELECTIONS
Stanford researchers say users who drop Facebook less polarized, less informedResearchers at Stanford University last week announced the findings from a study of nearly 3,000 Facebook users showing those...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2019Last comment by Liberalguns, on Feb 6, 2019 at 1:14 pm | 10 comments | 4491 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Spare the Air burn ban in place for MondayA Winter Spare the Air Alert is in place for Monday when burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, indoors...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2019Last comment by jimmae, on Feb 6, 2019 at 8:11 am | 2 comments | 2760 Views
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