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MV to start taxing, regulating short-term rentalsAfter years of dithering, Mountain View is getting ready to start regulating and taxing the local cottage industry of Airbnb...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2018Last comment by @Teacher, on Apr 1, 2018 at 10:49 pm | 42 comments | 10133 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man arrested for suspected meth dealPolice arrested a 29-year-old Mountain View resident Saturday after he allegedly sold methamphetamine, and cited the man...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2018Last comment by Watch More AMC, on Apr 1, 2018 at 3:34 pm | 5 comments | 5041 Views
AROUND TOWN
County rolls out new child abuse hotlineThe Santa Clara County Social Services Agency announced today a new toll-free 24-hour phone number to report suspected cases...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2018Last comment by Question , on Mar 30, 2018 at 8:37 pm | 1 comment | 3838 Views
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Going nativeCynthia Typaldos hopes her yard, filled with native plants, will be in full bloom in time for an annual garden tour next...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2018Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Mar 29, 2018 at 10:05 pm | 1 comment | 3121 Views
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County jail 'mistakenly' allowed ICE agents access to inmatesU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gained entry into Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office's jail facility and...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Baffled by this, on Mar 29, 2018 at 12:52 pm | 6 comments | 3511 Views
ELECTIONS
Mobile home residents ready to sue city over rent controlMountain View's Rental Housing Committee could soon be headed back to the courtroom over a decision to exclude tenants at...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Ignorance is bliss, on Mar 29, 2018 at 8:39 am | 10 comments | 11128 Views
ELECTIONS
Rick Perry praises SLAC employees during visit to national labIf you're a scientist at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, you can change the...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2018Last comment by Shut down Perry, on Mar 29, 2018 at 4:34 am | 1 comment | 4027 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Driver identified in fiery Tesla crashA driver that died after his Tesla went up in flames Friday morning on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View has been...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2018Last comment by Cleave Frink, on Mar 27, 2018 at 9:15 pm | 11 comments | 21952 Views
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FTC investigating Facebook for alleged privacy violations against usersThe Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook Inc. for alleged privacy violations that may have affected millions...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2018Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Mar 27, 2018 at 3:08 am | 4 comments | 3433 Views
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Housing bill draws pushback from local leadersIt's a piece of legislation being hailed as a surefire way to boost housing construction across California — so why are...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2018Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Mar 26, 2018 at 4:35 pm | 5 comments | 2502 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Waldorf School of the Peninsula High School Open HouseYou are Invited to Our High School Open House Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm at our Mountain View campus,...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Mar. 24, 2018Last comment by How much?, on Mar 25, 2018 at 10:11 am | 1 comment | 1543 Views
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CSA announces $2 million gift to expand senior careThe Community Services Agency this week announced it has received its largest-ever donation, a $2 million gift intended to...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by Arithmetic, on Mar 24, 2018 at 1:41 pm | 2 comments | 7924 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Supervisors OK plan to honor women's suffrageThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion for further conversation in April on a comprehensive...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Mar 23, 2018 at 11:02 pm | 8 comments | 3740 Views
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Car fire closes lanes on Hwy. 101 in Mountain ViewA Sig-alert has been issued after a crash caused a car to catch fire, closing four lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by News watcher, on Mar 23, 2018 at 10:41 pm | 12 comments | 12480 Views
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Supervisors vote to expand Sunnyvale shelterThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved spending $1.15 million to expand a Sunnyvale cold weather...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by OR..., on Mar 23, 2018 at 5:29 pm | 3 comments | 7337 Views
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College-bound students network with Silicon Valley employeesFor two years, the AVID program at the Mountain View-Los Altos School District has helped connect underprivileged students...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by MV Resident, on Mar 23, 2018 at 12:47 pm | 1 comment | 4821 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district could ditch student transfersA group of parents and school staffers are split on whether Mountain View Whisman School District should drop its long-standing...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2018Last comment by Cleave Frink, on Mar 22, 2018 at 9:46 pm | 24 comments | 6922 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Graham students explore their identities through hip-hopAn after-school program at Graham Middle School called Creatrix Institute centers around hip-hop music and culture, and the...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 22, 2018 at 2:24 pm | 2 comments | 5262 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district gears up for full-day preschoolIn the latest move to improve early childhood education in the district, Mountain View Whisman school board members voted...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 22, 2018 at 11:53 am | 12 comments | 7203 Views
ELECTIONS
Appellate court justices to decide if Persky recall stays on June 5 ballotThree justices in the state's 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the option to recall Santa Clara County Superior...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2018Last comment by Tragedy, on Mar 22, 2018 at 11:09 am | 17 comments | 4681 Views
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