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Residents call for equity in high school upgradesAs Mountain View-Los Altos School District officials iron out the final details of a massive plan to upgrade school facilities,...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2018Last comment by psr, on Jan 18, 2018 at 8:37 am | 5 comments | 6549 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Patients go nuts over new allergy therapyLast week marked a major milestone for 8-year-old Amelia, who flew across the country to eat a handful of nuts that, just...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2018Last comment by AJL, on Jan 18, 2018 at 1:11 am | 6 comments | 34304 Views
AROUND TOWN
Power outage affects downtownRoughly 900 PG&E customers are being affected by a power outage reported in downtown Mountain View Tuesday afternoon,...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2018Last comment by Grumpy Old Guy, on Jan 17, 2018 at 2:20 pm | 1 comment | 3877 Views
OTHER ISSUES
What do you do when your landlord is Google?Ever since Google became his landlord last year, the owner of the Sports Page Bar & Grill expects that the tech giant will...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2018Last comment by DC, on Jan 16, 2018 at 8:32 pm | 11 comments | 10827 Views
AROUND TOWN
Downtown hydrant erupts into a geyserResidents in downtown Mountain View got an unexpected show Friday morning, after an accident with a hydrant sent a geyser...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jan 15, 2018 at 4:46 pm | 1 comment | 5246 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board agrees on middle school schedule shake-upDespite misgivings about students losing instructional time for math and other core subjects, Mountain View Whisman school...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2018Last comment by Graham Parent, on Jan 15, 2018 at 4:22 pm | 8 comments | 5294 Views
RESTAURANTS
Bierhaus owner sees trouble brewingMike Finley's downtown beer garden Bierhaus is considered one of Castro Street's most successful businesses. But then why...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by Steve, on Jan 15, 2018 at 3:04 pm | 58 comments | 26271 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police arrest man driving stolen Land RoverA 33-year-old man was arrested in Mountain View last week after the owner of a stolen vehicle spotted him driving it, police...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Jan 15, 2018 at 10:56 am | 4 comments | 4694 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No wood-burning on MondayA Spare the Air alert has been issued for Monday in the San Francisco Bay Area, officials with the Bay Area Air Quality Management...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jan 14, 2018 at 6:55 pm | 1 comment | 3453 Views
ELECTIONS
Judge temporarily halts ending DACA programSanta Clara County together with the Service Employees International Union Local 521 praised a U.S. judge's decision to issue...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2018Last comment by John, on Jan 13, 2018 at 12:48 am | 1 comment | 4767 Views
AROUND TOWN
Longtime Mountain View activist named mayorMountain View's new mayor, Lenny Siegel, first arrived in the Bay Area to study physics as a Stanford undergrad. He never...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2018Last comment by fair turns, on Jan 12, 2018 at 9:06 am | 11 comments | 14401 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Three arrested for ID theft at Hotel AvanteThree Bay Area residents were arrested last week after police found they had checked into Hotel Avante on El Camino Real...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 5177 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
James Franco accused of inappropriate sexual behaviorActor and Palo Alto native James Franco has become the latest high-profile man to face sexual-misconduct allegations. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2018Last comment by Ubob, on Jan 11, 2018 at 7:19 pm | 1 comment | 3058 Views
ELECTIONS
Campaign gathers signatures to place judge recall on ballotIn a milestone for the grassroots effort to unseat Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky for his alleged bias in sexual violence...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2018Last comment by PeterCao786, on Jan 11, 2018 at 11:52 am | 3 comments | 4354 Views
RESTAURANTS
Mountain View man sentenced in high-end wine heistMountain View resident Alfred Georgis was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for his role in a high-end wine heist. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jan 11, 2018 at 10:21 am | 3 comments | 5982 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City considers 471-home project in Sylvan ParkA massive 471-unit apartment project in the city's Sylvan Park neighborhood will be considered this evening by the city's...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by Wow, on Jan 10, 2018 at 6:46 pm | 65 comments | 14030 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman launches online enrollmentThe Mountain View Whisman School District is aiming to make it easier for parents to enroll their children for the upcoming...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by No, on Jan 10, 2018 at 10:42 am | 4 comments | 4698 Views
AROUND TOWN
VTA introduces new fare appThe Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has unveiled a new, free mobile payment app called EZfare. Read the full...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2018Last comment by Reader, on Jan 9, 2018 at 10:17 am | 3 comments | 5981 Views
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Multiple painkillers found in deceased actor John HeardActor John Heard, who was found dead in a Palo Alto hotel room last July, had numerous potent painkillers in his system,...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2018Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Jan 9, 2018 at 9:36 am | 4 comments | 5159 Views
AROUND TOWN
What are MV laws re marijuana use in apartment complexes?When there are shared walls is it legal to light up? One neighbor is making us all miserable by flooding the area with smoke....
Original post made by Jes' Sayin' on Jan. 2, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jan 9, 2018 at 7:07 am | 3 comments | 1646 Views
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