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Police investigating armed robbery outside SafewayPolice are investigating reports of an armed robbery in a Safeway parking lot last week after the two victims told police...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by Sophie mutter, on Jun 27, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 12 comments | 6457 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to limit transfersSchool board members tentatively agreed to restrict the free-flow of students between schools in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Jun 27, 2018 at 3:47 pm | 52 comments | 8674 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: June 22, 2018This week, letters to the editor about Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary, Measure V and the June 5 election. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Jun 26, 2018 at 12:30 pm | 3 comments | 4383 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Report finds 5K MV homes at risk of collapse in an earthquakeMore than one out of every seven homes in Mountain View may be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake, a nearly five-fold...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2018Last comment by Wayne, on Jun 25, 2018 at 3:10 pm | 15 comments | 9874 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Menlo Park family helps raise more than $16 million to reunite immigrant familiesAfter seeing a striking photo of a 2-year-old child crying after being separated from her family by border patrol agents,...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by @Cuernavaca, on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:58 pm | 14 comments | 5859 Views
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New rental bike services launch in MVStarting Tuesday, hundreds of new "smart bikes" are being rolled out in Mountain View for anyone to rent out. Read the...
Original post made on May. 8, 2018Last comment by Abandonded Lime bike, on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:20 pm | 22 comments | 13344 Views
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School coin drive raises $40,000 for playgroundLocal school kids have collected a small fortune in small change to help pay for a new playground. A student coin drive at...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by ML Kyle, on Jun 25, 2018 at 11:25 am | 5 comments | 4896 Views
ELECTIONS
'Miscalculations' blamed for school district's massive budget errorsMountain View Whisman School District officials in March warned that the district was heading into deficit spending over...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Can't even count?, on Jun 25, 2018 at 4:46 am | 22 comments | 3532 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: To help teachers, don't change Measure VIn an op-ed, teacher Bonnie Malouf writes about her concerns over the current housing/rental market and how it impacts schools. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 24, 2018 at 8:03 pm | 36 comments | 3846 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force weighs relocating junior high to MVAmid intense debate over what kind of school Los Altos School District should plant in Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhood,...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Public Money, on Jun 24, 2018 at 1:58 pm | 4 comments | 2518 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Home salesA complete listing of home sales on the Midpeninsula. Read the full story here https://mv-voice.com/news/2018/06/14/home-sales...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jun 23, 2018 at 8:05 pm | 3 comments | 2817 Views
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MV man identified in fatal motorcycle crashA motorcyclist who was killed in a Tuesday night collision on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale has been identified as a Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by SUNNYVALE, on Jun 23, 2018 at 6:51 pm | 5 comments | 9431 Views
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Sports bar ordered to remove outdoor patioFollowing a string of noise complaints, Mountain View officials are clamping down on O'Malley's Sports Bar, ordering the...
Original post made on May. 10, 2018Last comment by Uh, yah., on Jun 22, 2018 at 2:54 pm | 16 comments | 9035 Views
ELECTIONS
Recall chair seeks attorneys fees from judgeThe chair of the successful effort to unseat Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky is asking him to pay $112,456...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Ralph, on Jun 22, 2018 at 5:25 am | 17 comments | 4363 Views
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City approves rosy budget for new yearPointing to a healthy outlook, Mountain View leaders on Tuesday passed their city budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by Bill, on Jun 21, 2018 at 3:19 pm | 1 comment | 4055 Views
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Switching gears, LASD seeks to condemn Federal Realty siteLos Altos School District officials announced last week that they plan to use eminent domain to acquire land located on the...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Acronym Explainer, on Jun 19, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 53 comments | 12819 Views
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County pitches in for safe parkingMountain View's push to create a safe parking program for people living out of their vehicles is getting some major help...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by Bill H, on Jun 19, 2018 at 9:13 pm | 5 comments | 3976 Views
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Chamber of Commerce CEO stepping downAfter nearly three years on the job, Tony Siress is stepping down from his position as CEO of the Mountain View Chamber of...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Jun 19, 2018 at 5:29 pm | 2 comments | 4067 Views
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Caltrain fares going up July 1Caltrain will add an additional day to its monthly pass rate starting next month, officials with the transit agency announced...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jun 19, 2018 at 3:34 pm | 1 comment | 3868 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force weighs relocating junior high to Mountain ViewAmid intense debate over what kind of school Los Altos School District should plant in Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhood,...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by Maragret Makes Sense, on Jun 19, 2018 at 3:23 pm | 10 comments | 7113 Views
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