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Rental committee considers $160 annual fee on all apartmentsThe cost of Mountain View's experiment with rent control now has a price tag -- about $160 annually for each apartment in...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , on Oct 15, 2017 at 6:16 am | 40 comments | 11180 Views
BOOKS
Downed power lines lead to apartment fireMountain View firefighters extinguished a one-alarm fire at a two-story apartment building in the 400 block of Escuela Avenue...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2017There are no comments yet. 5393 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Petitions ready for rent adjustment requestsMountain View's new system for settling the myriad disputes over the cost of apartment rents is now ready for show time....
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , on Oct 14, 2017 at 3:15 pm | 23 comments | 3899 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Four teens cited for MV car theftA Mountain View woman's car was stolen and ended up in a Sunnyvale impound lot over the weekend after four teens reportedly...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Eric, on Oct 13, 2017 at 12:52 pm | 1 comment | 5046 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City Council paves the way for a San Antonio schoolCalling a neighborhood school and park land a top priority in the San Antonio Shopping Center area, Mountain View City Council...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2017Last comment by Some info, on Oct 12, 2017 at 11:19 pm | 17 comments | 6857 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man arrested for indecent exposure at LandelsA Palo Alto resident was arrested in Mountain View on Saturday after he allegedly exposed himself to a mother and her child...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2017Last comment by Jails can't help him, on Oct 12, 2017 at 9:34 am | 1 comment | 5301 Views
MOVIES
'Columbus' Days"Columbus" is a comedy about a Korean-born man who finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Oct 11, 2017 at 10:06 pm | 1 comment | 3906 Views
AROUND TOWN
Wildfires causing 'unprecedented levels' of air pollutionThe North Bay wildfires are causing "unprecedented levels" of air pollution throughout the Bay Area, regional air quality...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by @Citizen84, on Oct 11, 2017 at 5:09 pm | 2 comments | 6479 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County, employee union announce suit against Trump cancellation of DACASanta Clara County along with SEIU Local 521 announced that they have filed suit in federal court today against the Trump...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Citizen84, on Oct 11, 2017 at 4:53 pm | 3 comments | 5310 Views
OTHER ISSUES
MV firefighters battle North Bay wildfiresMountain View firefighters left early Monday morning to aid in a statewide effort to control massive wildfires burning in...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2017Last comment by Better Ready Than Sorry, on Oct 11, 2017 at 4:11 pm | 4 comments | 3645 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View man arrested on attempted murder chargesPolice arrested a 26-year-old Mountain View man early Monday morning on a slew of charges including attempted murder after...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Jose, on Oct 11, 2017 at 3:02 pm | 1 comment | 6074 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local group fights to protect immigrant rightsFear and anxiety spread among the local immigrant community last week after federal immigration officials conducted a nationwide...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2017Last comment by Love, on Oct 9, 2017 at 5:08 pm | 8 comments | 7157 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New ideas to bring bike-sharing back to Mountain ViewLast year, by just one vote, the City Council decided to let the Bike Share program die off rather than pay $1.1 million...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2017Last comment by Blushing Borrower, on Oct 9, 2017 at 9:48 am | 32 comments | 8264 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google relents on bid for more offices in North BayshoreGoogle officials are now backpedaling on their demands to the council last week for more office space as a condition for...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Oct 6, 2017 at 8:03 pm | 22 comments | 7335 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County supervisors approve bail system reformsThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed recommendations from a final Bail and Release Work Group consensus...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by @Retired man, on Oct 6, 2017 at 4:42 pm | 13 comments | 3647 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Middle-schoolers march for DACACheers erupted from a group of Graham Middle School students and teachers as they marched through downtown Mountain View...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Oct 6, 2017 at 10:36 am | 8 comments | 5908 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google relents on bid for more office space==B An expanded version of an earlier story== This week, Google officials backpedaled on demands for more office space...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , on Oct 5, 2017 at 11:14 pm | 5 comments | 6167 Views
RESTAURANTS
Governor signs CalFresh referral bill by BermanAssembly Bill 323, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman, was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last Monday, allowing counties to...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2017Last comment by Randa , on Oct 5, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 2 comments | 10798 Views
AROUND TOWN
What was Mountain View like in the '70sI am new to the area and am curious what life was like in Mountain View in the 1970s, 1980s and even earlier. I would love...
Original post made by Newbie on Apr. 13, 2008Last comment by Eric Comerford , on Oct 5, 2017 at 9:12 am | 228 comments | 141199 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caregiver takes plea deal in elder sex assault caseAn in-home care provider accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman in Redwood City has taken a plea bargain that will...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2017Last comment by Mark, on Oct 4, 2017 at 3:58 pm | 2 comments | 4443 Views
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