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AROUND TOWN
Lots of potentialLots of Love, Mountain View's new safe parking program, has been up and running since July 9. Undoubtedly you have seen multiple...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2018Last comment by Enough Already, on Oct 10, 2018 at 9:33 am | 4 comments | 2492 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Lots of potentialLots of Love, Mountain View's new safe parking program, has been up and running since July 9. Undoubtedly you have seen multiple...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2018Last comment by Public Safety First, on Oct 10, 2018 at 12:26 am | 9 comments | 6508 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Enrollment drops as LASD looks to add a campusEarly enrollment data shows that fewer kids are attending schools in the Los Altos district compared to prior years, shedding...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2018Last comment by OPM, on Oct 9, 2018 at 7:59 pm | 16 comments | 5848 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Playing tackle football is not safeIn an op-ed in the Sept. 28 issue, retired pediatrician and Mountain View resident Sarah Eitzman lays out evidence that indicates...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2018Last comment by Hey, on Oct 9, 2018 at 7:51 pm | 14 comments | 4771 Views
SPORTS
MV man wins gold in world decathlon contestRecently, Los Altos High School track and field coach Miche Hoffer took the top award for his age division in the decathlon...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2018Last comment by Leo , on Oct 9, 2018 at 6:43 am | 2 comments | 5765 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Judge cites lack of evidence in case against police chiefSanta Clara County judge sided with the city of Mountain View and police Chief Max Bosel in a tentative ruling Thursday...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2018Last comment by Howard, on Oct 8, 2018 at 9:45 pm | 6 comments | 7439 Views
ELECTIONS
Bullis board skeptical of San Antonio school plansBullis Charter School board members weighed in with a hearty dose of skepticism Monday night on whether the Los Altos School...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2018Last comment by Vote YING LIU, on Oct 8, 2018 at 2:33 pm | 28 comments | 6066 Views
AROUND TOWN
LASD joins teacher housing partnershipLos Altos School District board members agreed last month to set aside $600,000 for a joint effort to create teacher housing...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2018Last comment by Huh?, on Oct 5, 2018 at 3:02 pm | 1 comment | 5081 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Power outage caused by Mylar balloonsThousands of residents in Mountain View have been on the receiving end of three power outages since late August. Metallic...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2018Last comment by Why continue selling them?, on Oct 5, 2018 at 8:56 am | 8 comments | 6128 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Decision on new school looms over LASDLeaders from Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District are scheduled to meet next week to mend fences and talk...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2018Last comment by psr, on Oct 4, 2018 at 5:18 pm | 13 comments | 5469 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pour one out for BierhausIt's last call for Bierhaus. The popular Castro Street pub must close its doors for good on Friday, Sept. 28, amid a long-simmering...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2018Last comment by Pour 2 out for the dog!, on Oct 4, 2018 at 4:42 pm | 12 comments | 11241 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council backs cross-city housing plansCity leaders throughout Santa Clara County are looking at a new strategy for cross-city housing developments and the ability...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2018Last comment by Step up, Cupertino, on Oct 4, 2018 at 12:36 pm | 11 comments | 6212 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs new fees on developmentsOn Tuesday, Mountain View officials signed off on a new citywide transportation fee, which is expected to raise more than...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2018Last comment by Ben Willet, on Oct 3, 2018 at 11:13 am | 5 comments | 6313 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos police arrest five juveniles after burglary, car chaseFive juveniles were arrested in connection with a residential burglary on Friday afternoon in Los Altos, police said. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2018Last comment by Dan, on Oct 3, 2018 at 4:23 am | 5 comments | 4710 Views
AROUND TOWN
Governor signs net neutrality bill; Justice Department suesCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 822 into law on Sunday, which gives California internet consumers some...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2018Last comment by LikeToWatch, on Oct 2, 2018 at 8:55 pm | 2 comments | 2904 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Mountain View High tackles football player safetyIn an op-ed published in the Sept. 21 issue, Mountain View High athletic director and head football coach Shelley Smith explains...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2018Last comment by MVLAParent, on Oct 2, 2018 at 2:56 pm | 2 comments | 4177 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor<B>School board election Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/09/28/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2018Last comment by Old Time MV Resident , on Oct 1, 2018 at 10:35 am | 6 comments | 2645 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime briefs: home and business burglary arrestsPolice arrested two men this month on burglary charges in separate incidents, one in the business-centric region of Terra...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2018Last comment by Old Time MV Resident , on Oct 1, 2018 at 10:27 am | 2 comments | 3950 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Growing up undocumented in Mountain ViewIn his new book, Jose Antonio Vargas recounts his own story of growing up in Mountain View and living for years with the...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2018Last comment by Speedypaper, on Oct 1, 2018 at 8:12 am | 9 comments | 6350 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hundreds attend vigil for Christine Blasey FordFour corners of a major Palo Alto intersection were filled with people in support of university professor Christine Blasey...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2018Last comment by @Jeff, on Sep 30, 2018 at 6:13 pm | 35 comments | 4607 Views
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