Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
SPORTS
Palo Altan Vincent Zhou nominated to Olympics figure skating teamIt's official: 17-year-old Palo Alto teen Vincent Zhou has been selected for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang,...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2018Last comment by SkateR, on Jan 8, 2018 at 10:15 pm | 4 comments | 8985 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Memorial set for former LAHS football coachFriends and family members are invited to celebrate the life of former Los Altos High School football coach Thomas Burt on...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2018Last comment by PH, on Jan 8, 2018 at 7:02 pm | 1 comment | 6944 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council seeks way to remove rent committee membersMountain View city officials are drafting policies that would allow them to remove members of the city's Rental Housing Committee,...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Shame, on Jan 8, 2018 at 12:03 pm | 32 comments | 6506 Views
ELECTIONS
Get Congress to Impeach and remove Trump (and Pence)Local stories are nice. The quality of life here in Mountain View is partly determined by local decionmakers. But there are...
Original post made by Gary on Jan. 6, 2018There are no comments yet. 2532 Views
AROUND TOWN
Popular eatery worries its days are numberedOn a weekday night on Castro Street, it's hard to find a more popular spot than Bierhaus. After 4:30 p.m. or so, the downtown...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by Dan Sakols, on Jan 5, 2018 at 5:23 pm | 4 comments | 2570 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Memorial set for former LAHS football coachFriends and family members are invited to celebrate the life of former Los Altos High School football coach Thomas Burt Saturday,...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by John, on Jan 5, 2018 at 4:07 pm | 2 comments | 2886 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Car burglary suspect arrestedA 30-year-old Morgan Hill man was arrested in Mountain View early Sunday after he was reportedly seen breaking into multiple...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by Glass, on Jan 5, 2018 at 1:14 pm | 3 comments | 4346 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two arrested after RV search finds guns, drugsPolice arrested two men last week on drug and weapons-related charges after officers found the suspects in an RV containing...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by Irina, on Jan 5, 2018 at 1:08 pm | 14 comments | 5081 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Jose man ID'd in fatal crash with Google busOfficials released the identity of the man who died on Dec. 27 after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a Google...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by cc-r, on Jan 5, 2018 at 11:41 am | 3 comments | 8226 Views
AROUND TOWN
Morning quake shakes parts of the Bay AreaAn earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 shook parts of the Bay Area early this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2018Last comment by tommygee54, on Jan 4, 2018 at 5:24 pm | 1 comment | 6920 Views
AROUND TOWN
Smash-and-grab burglars steal ATM from Michael's at ShorelineMountain View Police are currently searching for suspects in a smash-and-grab burglary who crashed a truck into the Shoreline...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2018Last comment by Rodger , on Jan 3, 2018 at 1:08 pm | 5 comments | 9434 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Need for CSA just keeps growingDay in, day out, the economic desperation that underpins Silicon Valley is evident at the Community Services Agency headquarters,...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018There are no comments yet. 6121 Views
AROUND TOWN
The biggest crime stories of 2017The year drew to a grim close in Mountain View, with a brutal downtown slaying and a young Google engineer discovered dead...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2018Last comment by musical, on Jan 3, 2018 at 3:43 am | 4 comments | 9352 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Second Harvest faces big budget shortfallPlans to bring fresh produce and groceries to low-income families at public schools and other convenient locations may fall...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2017Last comment by rick, on Jan 3, 2018 at 3:09 am | 3 comments | 5155 Views
AROUND TOWN
Update: Motorcyclist dies in crash with Google busA man died Wednesday afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a Google commuter bus in the North Bayshore...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2017Last comment by Dread Pirate Roberts, on Jan 2, 2018 at 3:57 pm | 20 comments | 11709 Views
AROUND TOWN
Spare the air on New Year's DayBay Area residents are being asked to start the new year by sparing the air, as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2018Last comment by parent, on Jan 2, 2018 at 11:09 am | 2 comments | 3192 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Housing relief ahead in 2018?For better or worse, 2017 could be remembers as a pivotal year in Mountain View's a transition to an urban metropolis, with...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2017Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Dec 31, 2017 at 8:45 pm | 24 comments | 8188 Views
AROUND TOWN
VTA weighs transit options for Highway 85In a bid to alleviate congested traffic on one of the Bay Area's busiest highways, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by LongTimeResident, on Dec 31, 2017 at 7:31 pm | 13 comments | 10127 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
2017: Schools brace for explosive housing growthThe city of Mountain View sped forward this year on its housing-rich vision for the future, which largely guided the decisions...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2017Last comment by MVWoman, on Dec 31, 2017 at 2:21 pm | 28 comments | 6924 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Spare the Air alert for next three daysThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued Winter Spare the Air alerts for the final three days of 2017 because...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2017Last comment by LOL, on Dec 31, 2017 at 9:16 am | 3 comments | 3352 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
