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CSMA unveils expansion plansThe Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) has been on a mission to spread art and music education to as many children...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2017Last comment by Crossings, on Dec 18, 2017 at 5:01 pm | 1 comment | 7026 Views
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Suspected Stevens Creek Trail flasher arrestedMountain View police arrested a transient man last week after he allegedly exposed himself to people along Stevens Creek...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2017There are no comments yet. 5264 Views
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Fans worry losing track-and-field range could leave a big holeA scrappy club of Olympic athletes is worried that members could lose their practice field due to plans to build thousands...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2017Last comment by Barry Johnson, on Dec 18, 2017 at 10:17 am | 9 comments | 14812 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Polls find support for high school bond measureThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is gearing up for a potential bond measure next year aimed at accommodating...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2017Last comment by Waldo, on Dec 17, 2017 at 10:58 am | 7 comments | 4570 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Minimum wage rises on New Year's DayThe minimum wage for workers in California is going up on New Year's Day, though wages in Mountain View and some other...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2017Last comment by @Hmmm, on Dec 16, 2017 at 8:22 am | 6 comments | 6132 Views
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Body found in Sunnyvale was Mountain View womanA woman whose body was found in the water along the San Francisco Bay Trail in Sunnyvale Thursday has been identified as...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2017Last comment by What??!!, on Dec 15, 2017 at 4:44 pm | 12 comments | 12282 Views
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Local artisans offer a bit of everything at ArtPopNestled between a table of handmade menorahs and a booth of Christmas wreaths, a woman with electric green streaks in her...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2017Last comment by Caitlin Schaller, on Dec 15, 2017 at 2:39 pm | 5 comments | 4923 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher housing at Cooper Park?The Mountain View Whisman School District is taking a close look at building workforce housing at Cooper Park, giving teachers...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Dec 15, 2017 at 7:53 am | 43 comments | 4327 Views
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Millions more considered at risk under new blood pressure guidelinesHigh blood pressure is one of the most prevalent health problems in the United States, and it now affects nearly half of...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2017Last comment by NP, on Dec 15, 2017 at 6:31 am | 1 comment | 10607 Views
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Mountain View firefighters battle Thomas FireTen Mountain View firefighters are battling major fires in Southern California that have burned through hundreds of thousands...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2017Last comment by bob, on Dec 14, 2017 at 3:00 pm | 1 comment | 3979 Views
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Councilman reverses stance on historic buildingsA controversial downtown office proposal to replace two restaurants in adjacent historic buildings was dealt a severe setback...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2017Last comment by Big Picture, on Dec 14, 2017 at 10:10 am | 33 comments | 7547 Views
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City must extend rent control to mobile homesMountain View's rent control protections must be expanded to include the city's mobile homes, according to attorneys working...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2017Last comment by Repeal Rent Control, on Dec 14, 2017 at 9:52 am | 12 comments | 9474 Views
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Fifth Spare the Air alertA fifth consecutive Winter Spare the Air Alert has been issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Tuesday...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2017Last comment by Rockin' Bobby B., on Dec 13, 2017 at 9:33 am | 4 comments | 3096 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD to sell density rights to fund new schoolThe Los Altos School District has been quietly laying the groundwork to shift nearly 600,000 square feet of development in...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2017Last comment by Impact on neighborhoods, on Dec 12, 2017 at 1:39 pm | 9 comments | 7340 Views
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Council backs plans to replace historic restaurants with officesA proposed four-story office project at 938 Villa St. emerged the winner at the Nov. 28 meeting despite treading through...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Shame, on Dec 12, 2017 at 11:27 am | 74 comments | 10258 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Middle schools plan a schedule shake-upMore than 1,500 students in the Mountain View Whisman School District could see their schedules radically change next year,...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2017Last comment by Vouchers for poor families only, on Dec 11, 2017 at 7:21 pm | 13 comments | 5056 Views
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Saturday: Day of the Horse festivities in WoodsideWoodside's annual public celebration of its equestrian heritage -- the Day of the Horse -- takes place Saturday, Oct. 14,...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2017Last comment by Pokey, on Dec 11, 2017 at 11:51 am | 1 comment | 3188 Views
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CHAC faces rising mental health needsFor more than four decades, the Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) has played a critical role in Mountain View by...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by Trudy Palmer , on Dec 9, 2017 at 11:15 am | 2 comments | 5368 Views
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County office of education wins state awardThe Santa Clara County Office of Education has won a Golden Bell Award, a statewide honor bestowed by the California School...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2017Last comment by NVentum, LLC., on Dec 9, 2017 at 10:49 am | 2 comments | 3811 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor<B>Make new campus a neighborhood school Read the full story here https://mv-voice.com/print/story/2017/12/01/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by Stalling Tactic, on Dec 8, 2017 at 11:18 pm | 2 comments | 3529 Views
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