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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Home salesA complete listing of home sales on the Midpeninsula. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2018/02/28/home-sales...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2018There are no comments yet. 2680 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district should rescind home schooling decisionLast month, families with children enrolled in the Mountain View Whisman School District's home schooling Independent Study...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 3, 2018 at 12:17 pm | 3 comments | 5323 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Residents vow to fight teacher housing ideaSeveral nearby residents are pushing back against the idea of converting a large portion of Cooper Park into lower-cost housing...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2018Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Mar 3, 2018 at 11:49 am | 31 comments | 11026 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New city clerk selectedFollowing an intensive search, Mountain View officials on Tuesday night formally approved hiring a new city clerk. Lisa Natusch,...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2018Last comment by Really?, on Mar 3, 2018 at 8:48 am | 11 comments | 4525 Views
AROUND TOWN
Los Altos man arrested for drug sale at La SalsaPolice arrested a Los Altos man last week after he was suspected of selling drugs in a Mexican restaurant near the San Antonio...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2018Last comment by @Resident, on Mar 2, 2018 at 6:25 am | 3 comments | 3785 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Supes approve plans for gun violence, mental health summitThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning unanimously approved the beginning of plans for a summit on...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2018Last comment by LiberalGuns, on Mar 1, 2018 at 5:20 pm | 8 comments | 3689 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local students plan protests in wake of school shootingTeens at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools are planning to stage a walkout on March 14, joining a nationwide call...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2018Last comment by LiberalGuns, on Mar 1, 2018 at 3:40 pm | 19 comments | 1888 Views
ELECTIONS
Elevated lead levels found in Theuerkauf waterA water fountain at Theuerkauf Elementary is blocked off after tests by the city of Mountain View revealed lead concentrations...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2018Last comment by John, on Mar 1, 2018 at 11:57 am | 5 comments | 7549 Views
ELECTIONS
Bullis seeks to open school for low-income kidsOne of the highest-performing charter schools in the state has quietly staked out plans to create a second school in Santa...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2018Last comment by Too Much misinformation, on Feb 28, 2018 at 2:31 pm | 19 comments | 6956 Views
MOVIES
Pedestrian accidents hit 10-year highPedestrian-related collisions rose sharply in Mountain View last year, reaching the highest number of reported accidents...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2018Last comment by pedestrian, on Feb 26, 2018 at 12:10 pm | 10 comments | 2881 Views
ELECTIONS
Conflict over profits and pricing at Del Medio apartmentsFor Freddie Farris, 60, the golden years aren't going quite as planned. After having to leave her postal carrier job due...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2018Last comment by mike rose, on Feb 26, 2018 at 9:39 am | 32 comments | 6543 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former MVLA superintendent's second actBarry Groves admits that he may have failed at retirement, instead winding up in one of the top leadership roles at one of...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2018Last comment by John, on Feb 25, 2018 at 10:09 am | 3 comments | 1883 Views
AROUND TOWN
LASD seeks to buy Old Mill site for new schoolThe Los Altos School District is reviving efforts to acquire land for a new school site near the San Antonio Shopping Center,...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Feb 25, 2018 at 8:46 am | 50 comments | 12261 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students Need Host FamiliesPublic Service Announcement Japanese Students Need Homes in the mid-peninsula area March 24 to April 4 Hosting a foreign...
Original post made by Suzanne Autry on Feb. 24, 2018There are no comments yet. 1638 Views
AROUND TOWN
$1.56 million to study Castro Street closureA controversial plan to close off Castro Street at the Caltrain tracks will get formal scrutiny by Mountain View officials...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2018Last comment by Whismanian, on Feb 23, 2018 at 8:26 pm | 32 comments | 11330 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County files request to find out if 2020 census will ask about citizenshipSanta Clara County has filed a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act to find out whether or not the U.S. Census...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Feb 23, 2018 at 7:49 pm | 3 comments | 3509 Views
ELECTIONS
San Antonio school questions need answersThe Los Altos School District made a commitment to the Mountain View City Council about having public input in the process...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2018Last comment by BCS or Not, on Feb 23, 2018 at 4:52 pm | 3 comments | 2400 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man who planned to kill three doctors diesA Visalia man who planned to murder three doctors, including one from Stanford last May has died, the Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2018Last comment by observer, on Feb 23, 2018 at 12:14 pm | 2 comments | 5778 Views
OTHER ISSUES
State legislator to hold open house on ThursdayAssemblyman Marc Berman, D-Palo Alto, had a "challenging, humbling and exhilarating" first year in office that culminated...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2018Last comment by Bobo, on Feb 21, 2018 at 5:28 pm | 1 comment | 3614 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police seek to reunite residents with burglarized belongingsMountain View police are seeking to return the belongings of dozens of residents after arresting a San Jose woman in possession...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2018Last comment by resident, on Feb 21, 2018 at 1:25 pm | 4 comments | 3933 Views
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