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Bay Area: protests over family separation policy set for ThursdaySeveral events are being held in the Bay Area today in conjunction with a nationwide protest against the Trump Administration's...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Sep 10, 2018 at 9:36 am | 27 comments | 6171 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crime brief: Man detained following spare ribs robberyPolice are seeking a warrant for the arrest of a Sacramento man suspected of robbery after he allegedly stole food from a...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by He was rescuing them, on Sep 10, 2018 at 6:53 am | 6 comments | 5525 Views
AROUND TOWN
Orchard Supply Hardware closing all storesJust three years after opening its new Mountain View store, Orchard Supply Hardware's parent company announced Wednesday...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018Last comment by haroon, on Sep 9, 2018 at 8:34 pm | 25 comments | 16240 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council backs mandatory seismic retrofitsA majority of Mountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night that the city should adopt a mandatory seismic retrofit...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by The Successful Businessman, on Sep 9, 2018 at 7:57 pm | 8 comments | 7603 Views
AROUND TOWN
Enthusiasm for homes near Google suddenly stopsDespite early excitement for building 9,850 homes near Google's headquarters, developers are now saying that Mountain View's...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by JohnBlack, on Sep 9, 2018 at 5:10 pm | 31 comments | 28582 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV man takes plea deal in child pornography caseA Mountain View man agreed to plea guilty on Wednesday to producing and distributing sexually explicit images of underage...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by Reader, on Sep 9, 2018 at 11:28 am | 3 comments | 6956 Views
BOOKS
Pear kicks off season with 'Northanger Abbey'There were some carping critics in the lobby at The Pear Theatre following the nearly three-hour performance of "Northanger...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2018Last comment by Mariya, on Sep 9, 2018 at 8:55 am | 1 comment | 3559 Views
ELECTIONS
Housing crisis hangs over council raceMountain View's growing pains became the central theme for six candidates running for the City Council during their first...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by a MV resident, on Sep 8, 2018 at 9:10 pm | 17 comments | 8632 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor<B>Not in my front yard Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/09/07/letters-to-the-editor posted...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Sep 8, 2018 at 12:40 pm | 1 comment | 2468 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man arrested on suspicion of stealing TeslaA 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing a Tesla from a Los Altos home early Tuesday morning, Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2018Last comment by LOL, on Sep 7, 2018 at 6:51 am | 7 comments | 3827 Views
ELECTIONS
Inks joins council race, seeking third termAnother veteran of Mountain View politics is throwing his hat into the ring. John Inks, who left the council in 2016 after...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Sep 6, 2018 at 10:35 am | 31 comments | 8545 Views
ELECTIONS
Kasperzak seeks health care district seatDespite telling himself that he was done with public service after four terms on the Mountain View City Council, Mike Kasperzak...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2018Last comment by Career politicians, on Sep 5, 2018 at 11:26 pm | 12 comments | 7189 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Theranos shutting down permanentlyTheranos Inc., the Palo Alto-based blood-testing company whose former CEO and chief operating officer were indicted by a...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2018Last comment by Star Studded Board, on Sep 5, 2018 at 10:58 pm | 3 comments | 3533 Views
AROUND TOWN
City releases data on homes at risk in an earthquakeThe city of Mountain View released a list of hundreds of addresses of residential buildings that could be vulnerable to collapse...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2018Last comment by AC, on Sep 5, 2018 at 7:34 pm | 10 comments | 12293 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Caltrain receives $19M grant for safety improvementsThe U.S. Department of Transportation has given an $18.7 million grant to Caltrain to implement advanced technology for monitoring...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2018Last comment by MVFlyer, on Sep 5, 2018 at 4:12 pm | 1 comment | 3118 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Pay raises for El Camino executivesEl Camino Hospital's board of directors approved a pay raise for the nonprofit's top staff last week, bumping up the salary...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2018Last comment by KWL, on Sep 5, 2018 at 1:35 pm | 3 comments | 6699 Views
AROUND TOWN
City inspectors force Obon Festival to downsizeThis weekend, thousands of people are expected to flock to the annual Obon Festival, but this year's event will be missing...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2018Last comment by PatrickPat, on Sep 5, 2018 at 12:06 pm | 40 comments | 16796 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County partners with El Camino for teen mental health careChildren and youth from low-income families in Santa Clara County will now have access to a rare niche of intensive after-school...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2018Last comment by Sarah1000, on Sep 5, 2018 at 11:03 am | 2 comments | 6703 Views
ELECTIONS
Complaint alleges conflict of interest for councilmanA series of high-profile Mountain View City Council votes to help establish a new public school campus within city limits...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2018Last comment by Citizen's Arrest, on Sep 4, 2018 at 7:26 pm | 37 comments | 9053 Views
RESTAURANTS
Mountain View's last strawA small crowd gathered around a dirty, 2-liter bottle filled to the brim with shiny plastic objects at the Monterey Bay Aquarium....
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2018Last comment by Whelp..., on Sep 4, 2018 at 4:53 pm | 19 comments | 10631 Views
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