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AROUND TOWN
OSH - any news on what is planned for the site - and when?I drive by the old OSH (and miss it) and see that it just appears abandoned. I have been trying to find out if anything is...
Original post made by PA Resident on Jan. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 1506 Views
AROUND TOWN
Water district weighs raising taxes or raising water billsA long-standing feud over who should pay a $650 million bill for state water infrastructure reared its head Tuesday, as board...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Jay ess, on Jan 25, 2019 at 9:37 am | 6 comments | 6496 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police seek man suspected of groping women on Stevens Creek TrailMountain View police are asking for the public to keep an eye out for a man who reportedly groped women walking on Stevens...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Nihilist, on Jan 25, 2019 at 9:31 am | 5 comments | 7033 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Shutdown a bad omen for city's capital visitThe Mountain View City Council traditionally sends a delegation out to Washington, D.C., for the annual National League of...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Martin Griss, on Jan 25, 2019 at 7:32 am | 3 comments | 3499 Views
OTHER ISSUES
After outcry to save redwoods, house project is revisedA single-family home project that spurred a citywide debate on preserving redwoods and heritage trees will be coming back...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2019Last comment by more than meets the eye, on Jan 24, 2019 at 7:42 am | 9 comments | 6023 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Congresswomen Speier and Eshoo speak out against shutdownAs the federal shutdown moves past the one-month mark, the toll on federal workers continues to increase and, according...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2019Last comment by Amanda, on Jan 24, 2019 at 7:00 am | 12 comments | 3946 Views
AROUND TOWN
Emboldened by #MeToo, victim comes forward in child sex assault caseA Sunnyvale man suspected of molesting a young child in Mountain View on 50 occasions was arrested last month after the victim,...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2019Last comment by Liberalguns, on Jan 24, 2019 at 12:16 am | 5 comments | 5358 Views
ELECTIONS
Simitian re-elected Board of Supervisors presidentSupervisor Joe Simitian was re-elected Tuesday to head the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors as its president. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2019Last comment by Waldo, on Jan 23, 2019 at 3:24 pm | 2 comments | 3512 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Editorial: Needless shutdown hits homeHere in Mountain View, nearly 1,200 federal employees at NASA Ames Research Center are without work and pay while the longest...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2019Last comment by LOL, on Jan 23, 2019 at 9:36 am | 9 comments | 6883 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Tuesday: Council to vote on Hwy. 237 improvementsThe Mountain View City Council is set to vote Tuesday to approve using $5.5 million toward a project to improve state Highway...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2019Last comment by WhismanWall, on Jan 22, 2019 at 8:20 pm | 3 comments | 5874 Views
RESTAURANTS
A farewell to forksLongtime restaurant critic Dale Bentson pens his final piece for the Voice after 18 years of reviewing Peninsula eateries. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2019Last comment by dollarbin, on Jan 22, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 1 comment | 8306 Views
ELECTIONS
Shutdown stalemate spurs fears of exodus from NASA AmesThe dim prospects of a swift end to the federal shutdown is leading to growing concern that NASA Ames will emerge from the...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2019Last comment by Lawrence Berkeley, on Jan 21, 2019 at 2:36 pm | 9 comments | 11385 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis may be spread across three LASD campusesIn just a few short weeks, the Los Altos School District will need to figure where to put 200 students already enrolled in...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Jan 21, 2019 at 2:14 pm | 40 comments | 9790 Views
BOOKS
The generational feud behind the housing crisisIn his new book, author Randy Shaw makes the case that the Bay Area's housing crisis is primarily a story of boomers refusing...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Jan 21, 2019 at 2:02 pm | 4 comments | 8356 Views
AROUND TOWN
Auto burglaries, car thefts on the riseReports of stolen vehicles and car break-ins rose in Mountain View in 2018 while residential burglaries took a dip, according...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2019Last comment by ButWhy, on Jan 20, 2019 at 7:56 pm | 13 comments | 11350 Views
ELECTIONS
Matichak takes the reinsStepping into her new role as Mountain View mayor, Lisa Matichak could be in store for a year of walking the political tightrope,...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2019Last comment by psr, on Jan 20, 2019 at 4:16 pm | 17 comments | 8415 Views
AROUND TOWN
Reclaiming the BayMore than a square mile of former salt ponds north of Mountain View is set to begin its transformation back into wetland...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by David, on Jan 19, 2019 at 7:33 pm | 5 comments | 9195 Views
ELECTIONS
Regional housing plan splits elected leadersA sweeping package of proposals to preserve and expand the Bay Area's housing stock is making its way to the state Legislature,...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 18, 2019 at 8:25 pm | 15 comments | 6783 Views
ELECTIONS
VTA plan cuts Mountain View routeSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority is asking for public input for its new service plan, which will reduce some routes...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2019Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Jan 17, 2019 at 9:57 pm | 6 comments | 6260 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two newcomers picked to join rent control committeeThe Rental Housing Committee, which administers the city's complex rent control program, will be getting two new members....
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2019Last comment by Yimby #2, on Jan 17, 2019 at 6:41 pm | 1 comment | 5337 Views
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