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OTHER ISSUES
MVHS teacher arrested for sending lewd texts to studentA Mountain View High School math teacher was arrested Tuesday morning after school officials say they discovered he sent...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2017Last comment by Disgusted, on Nov 9, 2017 at 2:52 pm | 6 comments | 18710 Views
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Downtown lot eyed for housingIn their pursuit of affordable housing, Mountain View City Council members are looking at the city's largest downtown parking...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2017Last comment by Pro housing, on Nov 9, 2017 at 2:51 pm | 15 comments | 5246 Views
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Mountain View Voice changes policy on naming people who are arrestedConcerned about the lasting impact that online search engines have on individuals arrested for crimes, the Mountain View...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by What's in a name , on Nov 9, 2017 at 2:50 pm | 15 comments | 7213 Views
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Thursday: Meeting tackles future of Moffett Field watchdog groupThe Moffett Field Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) has survived to meet another day. Despite calls to disband, the group...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2017Last comment by Eco friendly, on Nov 9, 2017 at 2:48 pm | 5 comments | 3699 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Editorial: Tom Means should resign from Rental Housing CommitteeBy accepting a consulting job to advocate against another community's rent-control ballot measure, Tom Means has clearly...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 9, 2017 at 10:33 am | 32 comments | 5911 Views
ELECTIONS
Committee member's anti-rent control work draws scrutinyIn Mountain View, some critics see a case of the fox guarding the henhouse at the city's Rental Housing Committee, the panel...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 9, 2017 at 10:32 am | 121 comments | 11816 Views
ELECTIONS
Victim in fatal stabbing was attacked with bicycle and patio chairPolice on Wednesday revealed the weapons used in the violent stabbing attack that killed a 55-year-old man over the weekend:...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2017Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Nov 9, 2017 at 9:40 am | 16 comments | 9457 Views
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Escaped inmate found in Mountain ViewA man who walked out of a correctional facility in Southern California last month was found in Mountain View on Sunday, according...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2017Last comment by Waldo, on Nov 9, 2017 at 7:07 am | 13 comments | 6911 Views
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City Council unhappy with 'boxy' new developmentsMountain View City Council members spoke out last week against boxy, office-like housing projects, calling for a shift in...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Nov 8, 2017 at 9:22 am | 22 comments | 8582 Views
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City cracks down on O'Malley's pubFacing a growing number of complaints about noise and garbage, city officials threw the book at O'Malley's Sports Pub. At...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2017Last comment by TomDarby, on Nov 8, 2017 at 8:52 am | 5 comments | 8115 Views
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Man seriously injured in downtown stabbing SaturdayA Marin County man was arrested for attempted murder Saturday night after he allegedly stabbed another man in downtown Mountain...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2017Last comment by cuesta park neighbor, on Nov 6, 2017 at 5:14 pm | 4 comments | 7640 Views
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Two inmates escapeLaw enforcement agencies are searching for two Santa Clara County inmates who escaped from the Palo Alto courthouse this...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2017Last comment by WHAT?, on Nov 6, 2017 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 1892 Views
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WeWork signs lease for San Antonio officesThe swiftly growing shared-workspace company WeWork announced last week that it had signed a deal to take over all 400,000...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2017Last comment by Garrett, on Nov 5, 2017 at 9:38 am | 2 comments | 6435 Views
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Winter 'Spare the Air' season starts WednesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Winter Spare the Air season starts Wednesday. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2017Last comment by patrick, on Nov 4, 2017 at 2:59 pm | 1 comment | 3341 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools develop new kind of transcriptLocal schools in the Mastery Transcript Consortium are designing a new transcript that emphasizes student work and mastery...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by median tuition?, on Nov 4, 2017 at 1:54 pm | 2 comments | 4729 Views
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A pollution solution that's growing on treesNew published studies from an experiment at Moffett Field is showing dramatic success at using inoculated poplar trees to...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 4, 2017 at 10:49 am | 22 comments | 17192 Views
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Editorial: Tom Means should resign from Rental Housing CommitteeOne year ago this month, Mountain View voters approved Measure V, a rent-stabilization law meant to put the brakes on the...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 3, 2017 at 11:50 pm | 1 comment | 2633 Views
RESTAURANTS
City cracks down on O'Malley's pubFor some, O'Malley's Sports Pub off Old Middlefield Road is one of Mountain View's few remaining melting pots, a true public...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by Angel hernandez, on Nov 3, 2017 at 8:25 pm | 1 comment | 2789 Views
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Hospital's new CEO says patient care is top priorityEl Camino Hospital's new CEO, Dan Woods, says he's still getting used to Silicon Valley after moving into Mountain View from...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by Concerned patient, on Nov 3, 2017 at 4:43 pm | 1 comment | 6599 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Downtown lot eyed for housing, new ideasIn their pursuit of affordable housing, Mountain View City Council members are looking at the city's largest downtown parking...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2017Last comment by Mountain View Old-Timer, on Nov 3, 2017 at 3:31 pm | 21 comments | 5363 Views
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