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SCHOOLS & KIDS
High schools seek pros for advice on science and tech educationThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is calling on pros from local industries to weigh in on how to best tailor...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by MathBasics, on Nov 13, 2018 at 11:01 am | 4 comments | 5981 Views
ELECTIONS
Kamei coasts to win; other candidates duke it outIt looks like a shake-up is coming to the Mountain View City Council with Planning Commissioner Ellen Kamei taking the lead...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by Angel, on Nov 13, 2018 at 10:04 am | 69 comments | 17449 Views
AROUND TOWN
RHC seeks to streamline petitionsAmid complaints of cases dragging on for more than a year, the Mountain View Rental Housing Committee began brainstorming...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by Prop 10, on Nov 12, 2018 at 11:51 pm | 10 comments | 4243 Views
ELECTIONS
Lets welcome RVs and tiny homes in new micro-trailer parks and then clear all RVs off MV streetsPerhaps the problem isn't RVs, but city laws the prevent free-market responses to the RV situation. If only MV would allow...
Original post made by Christopher Chiang on Nov. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 1400 Views
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Google responds with changes after 'Time's up' protestAfter thousands of Google employees last week walked out of their offices in protest of sexual harassment in the workplace,...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by Local 24yrs, on Nov 11, 2018 at 10:26 am | 2 comments | 4669 Views
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Driverless cars OK'd for local streetsGoogle's autonomous car offshoot, Waymo, announced Tuesday it had received permission from California regulators to begin...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2018Last comment by @mvresident, on Nov 11, 2018 at 10:23 am | 35 comments | 9011 Views
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Unhealthy air quality and fire risk trigger weekend outdoor space closuresDue to poor air quality expected throughout much of the Bay Area through the weekend and fire danger in some areas, a number...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by Be safe, on Nov 11, 2018 at 10:19 am | 3 comments | 5530 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Incumbents lead in LASD school board raceResidents happy with the leadership of the Los Altos School District can rejoice, as incumbents Vladimir Ivanovic and Bryan...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by @DavidR, on Nov 10, 2018 at 9:17 pm | 18 comments | 5729 Views
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Pedestrian killed in collision near GoogleA female pedestrian was hit and killed in a traffic collision at the intersection of Charleston Road and Huff Avenue on Monday...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2018Last comment by @DC, on Nov 10, 2018 at 4:14 pm | 29 comments | 22619 Views
ELECTIONS
Mountain View voters back bonds, progressive policiesIn keeping with past years, Mountain View voters largely leaned left in the Nov. 6 general election, backing spending measures,...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by The Election, on Nov 10, 2018 at 4:23 am | 11 comments | 6639 Views
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Raises for top city staffAt its Oct. 23 meeting, the Mountain View City Council approved raises for its top employees. City Manager Dan Rich, City...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2018Last comment by Your tax dollars at work , on Nov 9, 2018 at 9:20 pm | 15 comments | 4897 Views
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Woman who filed false abuse charges arrested a second timeA 44-year-old woman who allegedly pretended to be the victim of domestic violence in order to steal from unsuspecting men...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Robyn, on Nov 8, 2018 at 4:30 pm | 2 comments | 4278 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Tensions grow between LASD and Bullis CharterLos Altos School District board members on Monday night accused Bullis Charter School of not being forthcoming with its enrollment...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by A concerned LA property owner, on Nov 8, 2018 at 3:37 pm | 66 comments | 11995 Views
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Air quality advisory issued after wildfire in Butte CountyThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory for Thursday and Friday because of a large...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Beavis, on Nov 8, 2018 at 12:32 pm | 1 comment | 4312 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View tax measures coasting to victoryTwo tax measures poised to raise about $7 million in annual revenue for Mountain View won easily on Election Day. Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by night walk8r, on Nov 7, 2018 at 3:35 pm | 1 comment | 6669 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Ortiz to resign from rent control committeeThe chair of Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee, Evan Ortiz announced he will be stepping down from his position at...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by LOL, on Nov 7, 2018 at 12:23 pm | 4 comments | 3823 Views
ELECTIONS
Physicians lead big in health care district raceResidents in the El Camino Healthcare District largely picked candidates with medical degrees over careers in politics, with...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by Oberser, on Nov 7, 2018 at 9:59 am | 2 comments | 4082 Views
ELECTIONS
Walter, Torok and Vonnegut lead in MVLA raceA contested race for the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District school board appears likely to end in a landslide victory...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018There are no comments yet. 4107 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD fires warning shot over Bullis growth plansBullis Charter School officials announced that they are seeking to boost student enrollment by over 20 percent in the coming...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2018Last comment by Maggie, on Nov 6, 2018 at 9:12 pm | 27 comments | 7847 Views
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County supervisors irate over internet throttling during wildfiresSanta Clara County supervisors say more needs to be done to ensure Verizon and other internet services providers never again...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2018Last comment by Things we can agree on, on Nov 6, 2018 at 2:16 pm | 6 comments | 5017 Views
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