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OTHER ISSUES
Facing economic pressures, Ada's Cafe makes plea for donationsIn the face of rising rent and labor costs, Palo Alto's Ada's Cafe, which employs adults with developmental disabilities,...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2018Last comment by Darin, on Jul 19, 2018 at 3:02 pm | 10 comments | 5454 Views
ELECTIONS
Campaign drops plans for 2018 rent control measureA proposed ballot initiative to curtail Mountain View's rent control law won't be going on the November ballot -- but it's...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2018Last comment by @george, on Jul 18, 2018 at 6:57 pm | 18 comments | 6356 Views
ELECTIONS
'Google tax' heads to voters in NovemberA new headcount tax aimed at the city's high-profile tech companies will go before voters this November. In a heated Tuesday...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2018Last comment by AdamSmith, on Jul 18, 2018 at 5:36 pm | 11 comments | 6388 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the editor: July 13, 2018This week, letters to the editor on the proposed 'Google tax,' rent control, LASD school plans, bike capacity on Caltrain,...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2018Last comment by LAHS Parent, on Jul 17, 2018 at 7:21 pm | 7 comments | 4393 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman aims for multi-story schoolsFollowing a citywide trend away from single-story suburbia toward taller, denser housing and offices, Mountain View school...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 17, 2018 at 1:06 pm | 28 comments | 7121 Views
ELECTIONS
Report touts Bay Area as mega-powerful region facing challengesSilicon Valley is an economic powerhouse, and some of the cogs that drive it are more functional than others, claims a new...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jul 16, 2018 at 11:34 am | 40 comments | 6189 Views
AROUND TOWN
Teen arrested after alleged stabbingA Mountain View teen is facing charges of assault and criminal threats after multiple disputes with his roommates, including...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2018Last comment by chitheed, on Jul 14, 2018 at 11:28 pm | 11 comments | 6138 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Grand jury calls for denser housingDespite a recent push to build more housing, Palo Alto and other Santa Clara County cities will have to answer to the civil...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 14, 2018 at 10:44 pm | 20 comments | 7236 Views
OTHER ISSUES
How head count tax impacts city's biggest businesses'We don't believe it will force any business to leave town or close up.' Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/07/13/how-head-count-tax-impacts-citys-b...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2018Last comment by Next to nothing, on Jul 14, 2018 at 2:42 am | 2 comments | 2545 Views
BOOKS
Council approves 623-unit Greystar projectA site off of San Antonio Road that appeared destined for a new school campus will instead be rebuilt as a massive commercial...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2018Last comment by mvresident2003, on Jul 13, 2018 at 7:32 pm | 44 comments | 15855 Views
ELECTIONS
Community college board backs away from bond measureSensing a potential political battle brewing, Foothill-De Anza Community College District board members agreed this week...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2018Last comment by Voice of Reason, on Jul 13, 2018 at 10:13 am | 4 comments | 4879 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the editor: June 29, 2018This week, letters to the editor about the Judge Persky recall, a local safety concern and renovations at Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jul 13, 2018 at 7:07 am | 6 comments | 3863 Views
ELECTIONS
WIREd for changeWIRE for Women, an organization founded by a Menlo Park woman that aims to bring more women into public office in San Mateo...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2018Last comment by @LOL, on Jul 11, 2018 at 11:44 am | 3 comments | 3649 Views
ELECTIONS
School board votes to impose strict transfer limitsThe Mountain View Whisman School District school board this month unanimously approved major changes to student transfer...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Jul 10, 2018 at 11:29 pm | 56 comments | 9687 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Affordable housing project carries steep priceA new five-story affordable housing project that would replace a downtown Taco Bell received enthusiastic support from a...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2018Last comment by MyOpinion, on Jul 10, 2018 at 6:27 pm | 43 comments | 19610 Views
AROUND TOWN
Six drug sale arrests at Dead and Company concertPolice arrested six people at Shoreline Amphitheatre last week during back-to-back Dead and Company concerts for alleged...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2018Last comment by Lynn Wood, on Jul 10, 2018 at 2:36 pm | 14 comments | 8978 Views
OTHER ISSUES
The rise and fall of TheranosWall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou's new book tells step-by-step the chilling tale of how the Theranos...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2018Last comment by Robyn, on Jul 10, 2018 at 7:26 am | 1 comment | 8863 Views
RESTAURANTS
Morocco's owner sues landlord over closureThe owner of the now-closed downtown restaurant Morocco's is suing his old landlords, blaming them for driving him out of...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2018Last comment by JAdamson, on Jul 10, 2018 at 12:25 am | 25 comments | 8531 Views
AROUND TOWN
Service resumes after fatal accident on light rail lineThe Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority announced early this (Monday) morning that normal light-rail train operations...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2018Last comment by reader, on Jul 9, 2018 at 6:54 pm | 4 comments | 4608 Views
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A&E briefs<B>SF Mime Troupe returns Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/07/06/ae-briefs posted Friday,...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2018Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Jul 9, 2018 at 1:13 pm | 2 comments | 2493 Views
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