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Teacher investigation faces setbackInvestigators are trying to salvage a sexual-assault case against a first-grade teacher at Theuerkauf Elementary School....
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2018Last comment by @ Robyn, on Jan 25, 2018 at 5:49 pm | 5 comments | 7998 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district boosting funds for music and artFor decades, arts and music programs in Mountain View public school has been kept alive through support from nonprofits,...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 25, 2018 at 12:50 pm | 2 comments | 6284 Views
ELECTIONS
Measure to recall judge qualifies for June ballotThe question of whether to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky for his record in sexual-violence...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2018Last comment by Recall the Trump judge, on Jan 25, 2018 at 11:05 am | 4 comments | 3272 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Eshoo: Government shutdown an 'embarrassment'The federal government went into shutdown mode Saturday at midnight after the U.S. Senate failed to get the needed 60 votes...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2018Last comment by psr, on Jan 24, 2018 at 3:59 pm | 8 comments | 3778 Views
MOVIES
In dissent, Eshoo blasts short-term funding billHours after casting her dissenting vote on a bill to fund the federal government until Feb. 8, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2018Last comment by Citizen84, on Jan 24, 2018 at 2:47 pm | 2 comments | 4087 Views
AROUND TOWN
City's partnership with Uber, Lyft stallsLast year, Mountain View officials entered a deal to underwrite the costs of downtown Uber and Lyft rides in exchange for...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by Andy Chow, on Jan 24, 2018 at 12:16 pm | 9 comments | 8251 Views
SPORTS
El Camino joins the fight against opioid crisisAs the death toll for opioid-related deaths climbs throughout the United States, El Camino Hospital officials say they're...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2018Last comment by Sarah1000, on Jan 23, 2018 at 5:25 pm | 2 comments | 5606 Views
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Apple, Google buses damaged on I-280Five charter buses carrying tech workers had windows damaged Tuesday while driving on Interstate Highway 280, according to...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2018Last comment by Darin, on Jan 23, 2018 at 3:16 pm | 7 comments | 6161 Views
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Next winter storm is on the wayAs the latest winter storm fades, the Bay will see more rain Wednesday and Thursday, National Weather Service officials said. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2018Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Jan 23, 2018 at 8:38 am | 1 comment | 3885 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Low rents a bad bargain for cancer-stricken landlordFor years, a Plymouth Street apartment complex has offered the best apartment rates that Mountain View renters could hope...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2018Last comment by esor ekim, on Jan 22, 2018 at 8:39 pm | 26 comments | 11308 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Worries swirl over future San Antonio school siteThe Los Altos School District is planning to move forward on a complicated plan to buy land next to the San Antonio Shopping...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2018Last comment by School Sanity, on Jan 22, 2018 at 7:24 pm | 26 comments | 7822 Views
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Victim identified in Caltrain incidentThe first person fatally struck by a Caltrain in 2018 on Wednesday night has been identified as Mountain View resident Diane...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2018Last comment by ellespeth, on Jan 22, 2018 at 6:22 pm | 3 comments | 6017 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD school deal kicks off major office developmentAs part of a hard-fought effort to bring a new school to the San Antonio area, Mountain View City Council members reluctantly...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by More Fed Up than You, on Jan 22, 2018 at 4:59 pm | 18 comments | 7629 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tens of thousands expected at Bay Area Women's MarchesTens of thousands of people are expected to turn out Saturday in cities across the Bay Area -- and at Stanford University...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Jan 22, 2018 at 10:08 am | 4 comments | 3575 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Civil servants brace for federal shutdownAs the nation teeters on the edge of a government shutdown, the Bay Area's federal agencies are preparing to close down indefinitely....
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jan 22, 2018 at 9:52 am | 12 comments | 5877 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fatality on Caltrain tracks in Mountain ViewA person was fatally struck along the Caltrain tracks in Mountain View Wednesday night. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2018/01/18/fatality-on-caltrain-t...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2018Last comment by Mark, on Jan 19, 2018 at 10:52 pm | 8 comments | 6438 Views
OTHER ISSUES
LASD school deal kick-starts major office developmentAs part of a hard-fought effort to bring a new school to the San Antonio area, Mountain View City Council members reluctantly...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by Demand more and better, on Jan 19, 2018 at 8:26 am | 1 comment | 2538 Views
ELECTIONS
New LASD campus should be a neighborhood schoolMountain View is served by two elementary school districts: Mountain View-Whisman School District and Los Altos School District,...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2018Last comment by Anthony, on Jan 18, 2018 at 7:22 pm | 17 comments | 4144 Views
AROUND TOWN
Coming soonThis promises to be an exciting year for the Midpeninsula food-and-drink scene. Read about some of the much-anticipated and...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2018Last comment by @Eric, on Jan 18, 2018 at 1:54 pm | 3 comments | 5876 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to speak at StanfordU.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to discuss the future of Syria during an event at Stanford University...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2018Last comment by psr, on Jan 18, 2018 at 8:47 am | 2 comments | 4378 Views
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